Roy A.Davis of Roscoe died suddenly at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday;Feb.6;1985;in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. He was 45. He was born in Allegheny;New York;Feb.9;1939. Mr.Davis was a member of St.Joseph Roman Catholic Church of Roscoe. He was a partner in Stag Construction and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks;Lodge No.455 of Monongahela. Surviving are his wife;Sandy Yowonske Davis;two sons;Roy A.Davis Jr. of Elco and Robert J.Davis;at home;two daughters;Michele and Jodi;both at home;and one granddaughter. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the L.M.Frye Funeral Home;427 W.Main St.;Monongahela. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday;Feb.9;at 10 a.m. in St.Joseph Roman Catholic Church;Roscoe;with the Rev.Robert Kohuch officiatng. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The L.M.Frye Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Charlotte H. Dawson;66;of 125 Chess St.;Monongahela;died Tuesday;Feb.5;1985;at 5:30 a.m. at Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Friends are being received on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until 11 a.m.;the hour of funeral services at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;with Pastor James Gardner of the Peoples Bible Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Dupree of 672 Empire Blvd.;Brooklyn;N.Y.;formerly of Arnold City;died Monday;Dec.31;1984;at 10:30 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp.;after a lengthy illness. He was 56. Mr.Dupree was born July 12;1928;in Grindstone;Pa.;a son of the late Purvey and Lenora Dupree. He was employed as a garment factory foreman. A World War II veteran of the U.S.Army;he was a Protestant by faith. Surviving are his wife;Barbara Allen Dupree;two sons;Anthony Dupree of Monessen and David Dupree of Pittsburgh;three daughters;Mrs.Beverly Watson of Pittsburgh and Shelly and Donna Dupree;both of Pittsburgh;a step-mother;Aggie Dupree of Belle Vernon;three brothers;David Dupree of Youngstown;Ohio;and Sylvester and Harding Dupree;both of Arnold City;four sisters;Mrs.Cora Thrasher;Mrs.Rosa McCarthey;Mrs.Mary L.Ross and Mrs.Geneva Calloway;all of Arnold City;and one aunt;Mrs.Blanche Cox of Arnold City. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;and until 1 p.m. Friday;the hour of service in the funeral home. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ernest Davis;pastor of the Wayman A.M.E.Church of Monessen;died Friday;Dec.14;1984;at 6:40 p.m.at Mon Valley Hospital. He was 68. Rev.Davis resided at 315 McKee Way;Monessen. He moved to Monessen five years ago from Pittsburgh;where he had been pastor of the Allen Chapel A.M.E. He was born Nov.30;1916;in Caldwell County;N.C.;the son of the late Elis and Emma Hayes Davis. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II and a Methodist by faith. Mr.Davis has pastored at the Kittanning A.M.E.Church;the St.Paul A.M.E.Church;Midland West Bridgewater A.M.E.;Tarentum Bethel A.M.E.and the Allen Chapel A.M.E. He was a member of the NAACP and his charge was the Third Episcopal District of the A.M.E.Churches. He founded the Kiskie Community Chorus;which is still active. Surviving are his wife;Norma Jean Davis;one son;Ernest J.Broadie of Wilkinsburg;three daughters;Mrs.Samuel (Ernestine) Dean of Youngstown;Ohio;Mrs.Gayle (Karen) Crosby of Duquesne and Yvette Davis of Victoria;Tex.;two brothers;James L.Davis of Durham;N.C.and Luke Floyd;also of Durham;two sisters;the Rev.Naomi Taylor of Durham and Mary Morris;also of Dunham;three uncles;Rev.Edward Hayes of Wilkinsburg;N.C.;Rev.Edison Hayes of Roam River;N.C.;and Gordon Hayes of Pittsburgh;one aunt;Ruby;and a host of relatives and friends;two grandchildren and one on the way. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the church;with the Rev.Churchill Carter of Pittsburgh officiating. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James W.Dzonko;Box 35;Dunlevy;died Friday;Oct.19;1984;at 2 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He ws 41. Mr.Dzonko was born in Washington Township on July 18;1943. He was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church and the United Mine Workers of America. He had been employed as a coal miner for Bethlehem Steel in Somerset Twp. He is survived by his father;Michael Dzonko of New Castle;his mother;Ila Kate Hewitt Chalfant of Belle Vernon;his wife;Karen Lynn Hess Dzonko;at home;and two sons;Eric Lee Dzonko and Michael Thomas Dzonko;both at home. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;all day Sunday beginning at 12 noon;on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday until 11 a.m.;the time of the services with Pastor Albert Richards of the Fallowfield Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral home is handling the arrangements.

Burnita Lillian Dews of 121 Branthoover Ave.;Arnold City;died Thursday;Oct.18;1984;in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 60. Mrs.Dews was born Oct.3;1924;in Mongo;a daughter of the late Arthur Walker McCarthy and Lillian McCarthy Barnes. She had been a Belle Vernon resident most of her life. Mrs.Dews was a member of Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;and the Friends Club and Deaconess Board of the church. She had been a former member of the Usher Board of the church. Survivors include her husband;James Dews;two sons;Darrel Wilcox and William Dews;both of Rochester;N.Y.;one daughter;Karen Smith of Brooklyn;N.Y.;a brother;William Barnes of Belle Vernon;a sister;Ernestine Freeman of Monessen;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;on Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. The body will lie in state at the church until services are held there on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Luther Wormack officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral home is handling the arrangements.

George Davenport;Stockdale;died Wednesday;Oct.10;1984;at 3:50 a.m. in Jefferson Hospital. He was 71. Mr.Davenport was born in Pricedale on June 3;1913;a son of the late Andrew and Fannie Webb Davenport. He retired in 1971 from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport plant;where he worked as a machinist. He was Protestant by faith and was a member of the Roscoe Moose Lodge 338 and a life member of both the Roscoe Slovak Club and the Allenport Rod and Gun Club. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Clyde Davenport. Survivors include his friend and companion;Margaret Merryman;a daughter;Shirley Maksin of Elizabeth;three grandchildren;Sherry;Stacy and John Jr;two great-grandchildren;a brother;Elmer of Greenwood;Ind.;a sister;Kathryn Hanchin of Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.;1008 Furlong Ave.;Roscoe;where services will be held on Saturday;Oct.13;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Seth P.Bower;pastor of the United Methodist Church of Roscoe;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Marion E.DeNinno of Dunlevy died Tuesday;Sept.11;1984;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 73. Mr. DeNinno was born Aug.13;1911;in Dunlevy;a son of the late Frank and Angeline Dellafave DeNinno. He was a retired school teacher in the Charleroi Area School District. A Protestant by faith;Mr.DeNinno was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife;Aldine;by one grandson;Robert Smith and by four brothers. Surviving are one stepson;Louis G.Smith of Warren;Pa;three grandchildren;John E.Smith of Lemont Furance;Susan Stasicha of Dunlevy;and Laura Ann Smith of Coal Center;and three great-grandchildren;John E.Smith;Jr;Steven Louis Smith and Anna Marie Smith. Friends will be received at the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;today from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev.Zane Howland;pastor;Dunlevy Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in Mr. Deninno’s memory may be made to the John K.Tener Library;Charleroi of the Dunlevy Methodist Church. The Carl J. Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Maxine (Miss Johnny) Davis of 619
Marguerite Ave.; Monessen; died
Wednesday; July 18; 1984; at 8:55 a m.
in Washington Hospital. She was 76.
She was born Jan. 23; 1908.
Mrs Davis was a retired beautician.
A resident of Monessen for many years;
Mrs. Davis was a Methodist by faith.
She was a member of the Wayman
A M E Church of Monessen. At the age
of 21; she became a member of the Elite
Temple No. 428 of Monessen; which she
served as a temple deputy and was a
faithful member.
She also was a member of the
Virginia Boyer Missionary Society; the
Senior Stewardess Board and was a
past state association president.
She was a member of the Loyal Vice
Daughter Ruler of Alpha Council No. 1
of Pittsburgh.
Mrs Davis was preceded in death by
her husband; Robert.
Surviving are a brother; Clarence
Baity and a nephew; Eddie Baity; both
of Willlmsport; and a devoted friend;
Willie Morgan of Monessen.
Friends are being received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home; 645 McMahon
Ave.; Monessen; and on Friday at the
Wayman A.M.E Church. Monessen;
from 10 a.m. until 1 p m.; the time of the service with Rev.E.E.Davis officiating. Elite Temple services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m.at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.