James Carter Etrheridge Sr.of 425 Belle Vernon Apartments died Sunday;Oct.2;1983;at 11 p.m. at the home of his son;James C.Etheridge Jr.;of Monessen. He was 76. Mr.Etheridge was born Oct.12;1906;in Union Springs;Ala.;a son of the late Mitchell and Anna Carlton Etheridge. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by an infant son;two sisters;Emma Gaskill and Exilee Greenwood;and two brothers;Lonnie and Governor Etheridge. Mr.Etheridge;who resided in Lock Four as a child;moved to Belle Vernon in 1927 after his marriage. He was a member of the Speer Street A.M.E.Church;where he served for 30 years as Sunday School Superintendent. He was also a member of the Trustees;the Steward Board and the choir of the church. Mr.Etheridge was a member of the Belle Vernon Golden Agers. Survivors include his wife;Mary Esther Woodson Etheridge;one son;James Carter Etheridge Jr.;of Monessen;a daughter-in-law;Georgianna Etheridge of Monessen;two grandchildren;James Craig Etheridge of Los Angeles;Calif.;and Geri Lee Etheridge of Monessen;two sisters;Anna Beattle of Chicago;Ill.;and Pearl Corbelt of Ohio;two sisters-in-law;Leah Whitesides and Hallie Corley;both of Belle Vernon;one brother-in-law;Jackson Craig Woodson of Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a private memorial service will be held Tuesday afternoon for the family;with the Rev.Milton Roberts;pastor of the Speer Street A.M.E.Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Anna M.Elder of Belle Vernon R.D.1 died Sunday at 11:56 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 84. Mrs.Elder was born Jan.31;1899;in Rostraver Twp.;a daughter of the late John and Lydia Brown Popp. A lifelong resident of Rostraver Twp.;she was preceded in death by her husband;Wilbert Elder;and a daughter;Betty Beckinger. Survivors include two sons;Keith Beckinger of Monongahela and Eugene R.Beckinger of Cortland;Ohio;two brothers;Raymond Popp of New Eagle and Walter Popp of Belle Vernon R.D.1;one sister;Mrs.Joseph (Davona) Hornack of Belle Vernon R.D.1;four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Hhome;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;Aug.10;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Maybell Johnson of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Edward (Ham) Ewell;405 Rostraver St.;Monessen;died Sunday;June 12;1983;at 1:30 p.m. He was 73. Mr.Ewell was born in Connellsville on Dec.26;1909;a son of the late Joseph and Rose Ewell. He served in the U.S.Army and worked for 29 years at the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.Monessen plant until he retired. He is survived by his wife;Alice Quawn Ewell;two daughters;Mrs.Pearl Johnson of Pittsburgh and Patricia Davis of Monessen;a grandson;James Edward Johnson of Pittsburgh;a great-granddaughter;Carmen Johnson of Pittsburgh;two sisters;Mrs.Thelma Wynn of Gates and Mrs.Lola Griffin of Baltimore;Md.;and four step-children;Luther Lytton of New York;ALgie and Mary Lytton of Monessen and Alice Joyner of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.;at the Union Baptist Church in Monessen with the Rev.Oscar Hill officiating. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Draper Funeral Home directors are handling the arrangements.

Eva Eliza Eckert of Ridgeview Terrace;Monongahela R.D.1;died Thursday;Sept.23;1982;at 5:15 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 81. Mrs.Eckert was born Oct.25;1900;in Donora;a daughter of the late Robert W.and Myrtle Davis Sickels. She was a member of Sampson Union Church. In addition to her parents Mrs.Eckert was preceded in death by her husband;Robert W.Eckert;in 1979. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Albert (Ruth) Rue of Sweeney Plan;one sister;Mrs.Ora Biddle of Monessen;two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the James A.Rabe Funeral Home;701 Thompson Ave.;Donora;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home Saturday;Sept.25;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Harlan M.Eck officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James A.Rabe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Alice Eschman;52;of Apartment 309;Reeves Apartments;Warren;Ohio;died Wednesday July 9;1980;in St.Joseph Hospital;Warren;Ohio. Mrs.Eschman;a former resident of Monessen;was born in New Kenington on September 3;1927; a daughter of the late David Igoe and Elizabeth Kiefer Gates;who survives. She was a former member of the First Christian Church of Monessen. Besides her mother;she is survived by one son;William Kerestie of Las Vegas;Nev.;three grandchildren;five sisters;Mary Jane Igoe of Monessen;Gloria Hobenberger of Warren;Ohio;Emma Lou Bettinelli of Donora;Ruth Clark of Wolf Summit;W.Va.;and Elizabeth Smith of Whitehall;four brothers;Thomas in the state of California;David and Robert of Belle Vernon and Alvin R.of Enfield;Conn.;and an aunt;Emma Jane Kiefer of Donora. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen on Friday;July 11;1980;from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services wll be held on Saturday July 12;1980 at 11 a.m. in the Rhome Funeral home Chapel with the Rev.Vernon F.McDormand officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.of Monessen is charge of arrangements.