Kessler Q.Clegg;82;of 814 Washington Road;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Feb.25;1995;in the Willis Nursing Home;Homestead. Mr.Clegg was born July 18;1912;in Clarksburg;W.Va.;a son of the late Robert L.and Myrtle Queen Clegg. He retired in 1977 from the Packard Electric Division of General Motors in Warren;Ohio. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church;Charleroi;Charleroi F&AM Lodge No.615;Washington Council No.1;Royal and Select Master Masons of Washington;McKean Commandery No.80;Knights Templar;Monessen Royal Arch Chapter No.290;Charleroi BPO Elks No.484;and the North American Hunting Club. Mr.Clegg was also a life member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite;the Charleroi Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.167;the Belle Vernon American Legion Post No.659;and the National Rifle Association. He had been a resident of Belle Vernon the past 12 years. Mr.Clegg was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II where he attained the rank of motor machinist mate second class. His wife;Helen B.Glegg;died Aug.31;1988. Two brothers;Roy Garrett Clegg and Elway Van Clegg;are also deceased. Surviving are one sister;Hazel Southworth of North Charleroi and one sister-in-law;Hilda Clegg of Henderson;Nev. He is also survived by five nieces and one nephew. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Monday by Belle Vernon American Legion Post No.659 at 7 p.m.and Charleroi F&AM Lodge No.615 at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Edward Hammitt;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangements.

Norbert R;Cutter;72;of 402 Rostraver Road;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.13;1995;at his residence. Mr.Cutter was born Feb.8;1923;in Monessen;a son of the late Alex and Loretta Keller Cutter. He retired in 1985 from the former Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation;where he was employed as a craneman. Mr.Cutter was a tech sergeant in the U.S.Air Force during World War II;serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was a former squadron commander for the Civil Air Patrol No.605 and has held a private pilot’s license for many years. Mr.Cutter was a member of St.George Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church of Masontown;Fayette County. He was also a member of F&AM Lodge No.643 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.699;both of Belle Vernon. Mr.Cutter was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon. Surviving are his wife;Sophoa Radock Cutter;with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage on Jan.8;1995;two daughters;Mrs.Don (Vicki) Beckman of Rostraver Township and Mrs.Dick (Lorri Jo) Kujawski of Speers;two brothers;Erral Cutter of Bena;Va.;and Vern Cutter of Fayette City;one sister;Rosemeri Adamczyk of Belle Vernon;and two grandchildren;Erika Beckman and Jacob Kujawski. He was preceded in death by a brother;Harold Cutter;in 1984. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m.with the Rev.Svetozar Veselinovich of St.George’s Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church;Masontown;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A placing of the Cross Service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Gilbert E. (Gibby) Coursin;
59; of 134 Jean St.; Belle Vernon; died suddenly Tuesday;
Nov. 15; 1994; at 12:18 p.m. in
Mon Valley Hospital.
He was born April 26; 1935;
in Monessen; a son of the late
Gilbert and Gladys Hixenbaugh Coursin.
He was a lifelong resident of
the Belle Vernon community.
He was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church; Belle
Vernon. For the past 41 years;
he was employed at the
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corp. Allenport Plant; where he
worked as a millwright. He was
a peacetime veteran of the U.S.
Army; having served in the armored division. He was a member of the Fayette City American Legion Post 44; the F&AM
Lodge 649; Belle Vernon.
Survivors include his wife;
Patricia D’Antonio Coursin;
one son and daughter-in-law;
Lance and Michelle Coursin of
McKeesport; one daughter and
son-in-law; Leigh and Scott
Taylor of North Charleroi; one
sister; Mrs. John (Lucille) Rapchak of Belle Vernon; and one
grandson; Dalton Gilbert
Coursin.
Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m.with Dr.George Hickok;pastor of the First Christian Church of Charleroi;officiating and Richard J.D’Antonio co-officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. F&AM Lodge 649;Belle Vernon;will hold services Thursday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. He is also survived by a niece;Janet Rapchak of Belle Vernon. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Theodore Jack Chalfant;65;of 214 Wood St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly Tuesday;Oct.25;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township. Born June 19;1929;in Speers;he was the son of the late Ewing S.and Mildred Fechter Chalfant. A resident of Belle Vernon for 43 years; Mr. Chalfant was a member of First United Methodist
Church.
He was financial secretary
and past president of Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Company
No. 2. and was currently serving as vice president of Belle
Vernon Council. Mr. Chalfant
had over the years served several terms on council.
He was also chairman of the
Christmas Light Fund Committee in Belle Vernon.
He retired in 1991 from U.S.
Steel; where he had served 37
years at the data processing
center.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict.
Surviving are his wife; Uarda
Tiny Gray Chalfant; with
whom he would have celebrated
43 years of marriage on Dec. 22;
five daughters; Cynthia Malaga
and Mrs. Donald (Jacqueline)
DeWitt; both of Charleroi; Mrs.
Ken (Janice) Gray of Dunlevy;
Luann Madden of Belle Vernon
and Mrs. Larry (Nancy) Snyder of Belle Vernon;one brother;Harry K.Chalfant of Pasadena;Calif.;and nine grandchildren;Steven and Chad Madden;Joshua;Jesse and Ryan Gray;Emilee and Robert Lenhart and Shane and Shelly Snyder. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a memorial service will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Direll H Chambers. 85 of
228 Woodland Ave.; Rostraver
Township; died Tuesday; Oct 4;
1994; at 7:32 a.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital.
He was born in Uniontown;
March 3; 1909; a son of the late
Charles and Maude Magee
Chambers.
Mr. Chambers was a member
of the Belle Vernon F&AM
Lodge 643; the Valley of Pittsburgh
and the Shrine Syria
Temple of Pittsburgh. He was
past president of Caravan 17.
A resident of Rostraver
Township for the past 30 years;
he had retired in 1976 from the
Monessen Plant of Wheeling
Pittsburgh Steel; where he was
a pipefitter.
He is survived by his wife;
Rose Karelli Ambrose Chambers;
a son; Edward Chambers
of Dallas; Texas; a daughter.
Beverly Podanic of North Charleroi;
a stepson; Charles Ambrose
of Charleroi; a stepdaughter;
Mrs. Duane (Betty
Ann) Lowe of Brandon; Fla.; 11
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by two
brothers; Denzil Chambers and
Charles Kibler; and one sister
Verda Collins.
Friends will be received Wenesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson
Funeral Home Inc.; 700
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;
where funeral services will
be held Friday at 10:30 a.m.
with Pastor John Kendall of
the Roscoe Church of Jesus
Christ officiating. Burial
will be in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. Ferguson Funeral
Home Inc. is in charge
of the arrangements.