John F.Davis of Hillman St.;Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;July 26;1978;at 8:30 p.m.in McKeesport Hospital. Mr.Davis was born April 11;1907 in Greensburg. He was retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pitttsburgh Steel Corp.and was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife;Mary Choker Davis;two daughters;Mrs.George (Loretta) Aul and Mrs.Frank (Mary) heilman;both of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Thursday. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Robert H.R.Loughborough Jr.officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John E.Duwall;45;of Rostraver Road;Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Wednesday;Feb.1;1978;at 10:30 a.m. in St.Francis General Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Duwall was born July 19;1932 in Charleroi;a son of Sarah Rankin Vaughn of Belle Vernon R.D.2;who survives;and the late James W.Duwall. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army having served in the Korean Conflict. Mr.Duwall was owner of the Duwall Construction Company in Rostraver Twp. He was a member of the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;Masonic Lodge F&AM 643;Belle Vernon;Monessen Elks;Belle Vernon Moose;Belle Vernon American Legion;and Mon Valley Home Builders Association. In addition to his father;Mr.Duwall was preceded in death by a twin sister;Eleanor;and another sister;Mary. In addition to his mother;survivors include his widow;Eleanor Duwall;a son;John E.Duwall Jr.at home;three daughters;Mrs.Marsha Courie of Solon;Ohio;Dawn Duwall nd Lisa Duwall;both at home; a brother;James W.Duwall of Belle Vernon R.D.2;four sisters;E.Jean Duwall of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Phyllis Smith of Farmington;Mich;Mrs.June Sanders of North Royalton;Ohio;and Mrs.Margaret Jolley of Fayette City. Friends will be received in the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Inc.;Rostraver Twp.;from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Allie A.Clayton officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the St.Francis General Hospital Memorial Fund.

Lillian Crow;82;of Charleroi;died Sunday;Nov.12;2000;in the Washington County Health Center. She was born Aug.5;1918;in Long Brand Borough;the daughter of the late Edger and Ella Williams Crow. Miss Crow was a member of the Howe United Methodist Church in Long Branch. She is survived by a sister;Mrs.Frank (Elenor) Hanning of Ravenna;Ohio;two nieces;Mrs.Frank (Elle Marie) Latour of Roscoe and Mrs.Harry (Linda) Matz;a nephew;Douglas Hanning;and a friend;George Comadena Sr.of Charleroi. In addition to her parents;she preceded in death by three sisters;Margaret Schmid;Nora Hall and June Pascoe. Friends will be received Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL HOME;INC.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m.in the chapel of Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Bernice Staff Carlson; 77; of
Fayette City; died Sunday; Oct.
22; 2000; in Jefferson Center
Hospital; Jefferson Borough.
She was born in Fredericktown
on July 5;1923; the daughter of
the late John and Sarah (Dunn)
Staff. Mrs. Carlson was a
homemaker and a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints in
Monongahela. In addition to
her parents; she was preceded
in death by her husband;
Robert Carlson; on Jan. 3;
2000. She is survived by a son;
Norman Robert Carlson Sr. of
Star Junction; a daughter;
Sally Ann Schneider of
Smithton; a sister; Catherine
Ryan of Charleroi; four grandchildren; Heidi Muziani; Diana
Maksim; Norman Robert
Carlson Jr. and Shauna
Carlson; and nine great-grandchildren. There will be no public visitation. Memorial service
will be held Wednesday at 10
a.m. in the chapel of Belle
Vernon Cemetery; Rostraver
Township; with Elder Glenn R.
Alton officiating. The JAMES
C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME;
INC. in Rostraver Township is
in charge of funeral arrangements.

Julianne Chesney Contz;88;of Fairview Park;Ohio;formerly of the Mon Valley;died Sunday;April 23;2000. Survivors include a brother;James Chesney;and his wife;Marilyn of Temecula;Calif.;and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents;Stephen and Susan Kral Chesney;by two brothers;Alex Chesney and William Chesney;and two sisters;Helen Chesney and Margaret Chesney. A memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m.Thursday;April 27;2000;at St.Angeln Church;Fairview Park;Ohio. The CORRIGAN FUNERAL HOME;Fairview Park;Cleveland;Ohio;is in charge of arrangements.