Katherine H. Dickerson; 69; of
221 Delaware Ave.; Monessen;
died Thursday; Oct. 21; 1993; in
Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll
Township.
Mrs. Dickerson was born Feb.
13;1924; in Charleroi; a daughter
of the late Joseph and Grace
Hubbard Lewis.
She was a retired employee of
Corning Glass Works in
Charleroi.
A resident of Monessen for the
past 49 years; Mrs. Dickerson
had been raised in Cedar Hill;
Tenn.
She was a member of the Mt.
Calvary Baptist Church;
Monessen; serving as vice president of both the Senior Missionaries and Nurses’ Board of
the church.
Surviving are her husband;
John Dickerson; three sons;
John Louis Dickerson of Ridgeway; S.C.;Charles Bubby” Dickerson of Monessen; and
James Gangbuster Dickerson
of Charleroi; four daughters;
Grace Thomas of Monessen;
Shirley Mitchell of Washington;
D.C.; Barbara Frost of
Monessen and Roxane Carolyn
Coles of Memphis; Tenn.; a
brother-in-law; Charles Dickerson of Carroll Township; and
two sisters-in-law; Othelia
Dickerson of Carroll Township
and Louise Turner of Charleroi;
22 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in
the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church;230 Reed Ave.; Monessen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the church with the Rev.Griffin E.Mason;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;is handling arrangements.

Harding (Gator) Dupree;72;of 135 Grata St.;Arnold City;died Wednesday;June 30;1993;in Monongahela Valley Hospital. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City;will be in charge of arrangements.

Eudoxia Doolas; of 520
Charles St.; Speers; died
Wednesday; June 16; 1993; in
Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll
Township; following a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. Doolas was born in
Chios; Greece; a daughter of the
late Nicholas and Irene Mitsos
Popovites.
She had been a Mon Valley
resident for many years.
Mrs. Doolas was a member of
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox
Church; Monessen and the
Ladies Philoptochos Society of
the Church.
In addition to her parents; she
was also preceded in death by
her husband; Pete; in 1960; and
by two daughters; Despina
Doolas; in 1929; and Despina
Ploussas; in 1985. Numerous
brothers and sisters are also
deceased.
Surviving are one daughter;
Mrs. Cono J. (Stella Doolas)
Pezzino (with whom she made
her home) of Speers; four
grandchildren; Mary Ann
Papantonakis of Speers; Mrs.
Steve (Irene) Douglas of
Canonsburg; Gregory Ploussas
of Frehold; N.J.; and Peter
Ploussas of Mine Hill; N.J.; and
nine great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Thursday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Trisagion services will be held at the funeral home Thursday at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday;with Prayers in the funeral home at noon followed by 12:30 p.m.funeral services at St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Nicholas Pastrikos;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in Mrs.Doolas’memory may be made to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen. The Rhome Funeral home Inc.is handling arrangements.

Norma Jean Douro;59;of Charleroi R.D.1 (Fallowfield Township) died Thursday;April 29;1993;at her home. She was born March 1;1934;in Charleroi;a daughter of Isador E.and Florence Luce Verkleeren of Charleroi. Mrs.Douro had attended Coal Center Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents;survivors include her husband;Donald Douro; two sons; Daniel
Edward Douro of Allentown and
John Donald Douro and his wife
Christy of Saginaw; Mich.; one
granddaughter; Rheanna Lynn
Douro; and two brothers; Edward Verkleeren of Belle Vernon R D. and Dr. John
Verkleeren of Carlsbad; Calif
Friends will be received Sunday from noon to 4 and 7 to 9
p m in the Carl J. Spallino
Funeral Home; 819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Miller Lydick and the Rev.Robert Colvin co-officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J. Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sylester Dupree;74;of Grata Street;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died suddenly on Tuesday;April 13;1993;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.DuPree was born June 2;1918;in Dublin;Ga.;a son of the late Purvey and Lenora DuPree. He retired as a steelworker from the former Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Surviving are his stepmother;Aggie Lee Dupree of Belle Vernon;a brother;Harding DuPree of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;two sisters;Rosa McCarthy and Geneva Calloway;both of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents;Mr.DuPree was also preceded in death by two sisters;Mary Ross and Cora Lee Thrasher;and by six brothers;David;Milton;Robert;Lloyd and two brothers who died in infancy. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. with Bishop Freeman Thomas of Pittsburgh officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.