Curtis James Bethem; 72;
formerly of Belle Vernon; died
unexpectedly Thursday; April 17; 1997; at his home in Montgomery; Texas.
Born March 6; 1925; in Charleroi; he was a son of the late
Catherine and Jules Bethem.
Protestant by faith; he was a
1943 graduate of Charleroi
High School.
He was retired from
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corp.; Monessen plant; as
superintendent of maintenance.
Mr. Bethem was a U.S. Army
veteran; having served three
years in New Guinea.
Survivors include his wife;Patricia; a daughter Kimberly Balogna of Aspinwall;two granddaughters;Melinda and Tabatha;three brothers;Ronald and Gordon of Belle Vernon and Darwin of Charleroi;and two sisters;Elaine Binkney of Charleroi and Norma Herst of Gainsville;Ga. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Leonard D.Bethem;in 1951. Funeral services will be in Texas. The Conro Funeral Home in Conro;Texas;is in charge of arrangements.

William Jon Bond; 86; of
Monessen; died Thursday; May
8; 1997; in the Washington
Hospital.
He was born Feb. 8; 1911; in
Charleroi; a son of the late Louis
and Julianna Horvath.
Mr. Bond was a member of
the Belle Vernon United
Methodist Church.
He was a retired steel worker
from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Co.; Monessen Plant.
Surviving are a son; William
J. Bond of Lexington; Ky.; a
step-son; Donald Johnson of
Perryopolis; two sisters; Emma
Dolan of Pittsburgh and Alice
Madeira of Morgantown;
W.Va.; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by his
wife; Kathryn E. Bond; on Aug.
28; 1982; a step-son; Gerald
Johnson in August of 1997; and
a brother; Louis Horvath.
Friends will be received in
the Eley/McCrory Funeral
Home Inc.; 334 Main St.; Fayette
City; Saturday from 7 to 9
p.m.and Sunday from noon to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 11 a.m.;the hour of service in the funeral home with the Rev.S.Miles McConnell officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Madeline M.Neil Burrows;85;of 431 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 14;1997;at 2:20 a.m.in Sphar’s Personal Care Home;Belle Vernon. She was born Nov.22;1911;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Clyde and Millie Williams Neil. Mrs.Burrows was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law;Dorothy and Robert Sterdis of Belle Vernon;with whom she made her home;a son and daughter-in-law;James and Eleanor Burrows of Rostraver Township;two sisters-in-law;Yola Neil and Lois Burrows;six grandchildren;Bob Sterdis;Angela Burrows;Carol Walkush;Donna Shrum;Nancy Baker and James Burrows Jr.;and 11 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;James Burrows;in 1936;three brothers;R.Edward Gillespie;Earl Gillespie and Clyde Neil;and one sister;Sadie Winstone. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m.in the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Frank Sgromolo;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Dorothy E.Biddle;88;of Chesterfirld;Mo.;died Tuesday;March 11;1997;at 3:25 p.m.in Westchester House;Chesterfield. Born Aug.13;1908;in Coal Valley;she was the daughter of the late James Blake and Harriet Ann Byers Wray. Mrs.Biddle lived in Belle Vernon from 1976 to 1996;moving to Chesterfield in November 1996. She was formerly of Monessen. She was a member of First Baptist Church;Monessen;and had worked as a volunteer for the Belle Vernon Meals on Wheels program at the Belle Vernon Hi-rise for several years. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Joseph Biddle;in 1974;one son;Robert Biddle;in 1987;two brothers and two sisters. Surviving are four grandchildren;Debra Biddle of Topeka;Kan.;Joseph Biddle of Shawnee;Kan.;Robin Hall of Ballwin;Mo.;and James Biddle;M.D.;of Ashville;N.C.;and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m.in the funeral home;with Dr.Allen Lee;interim pastor of First Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home.

Doris Irene Bevan;68;of Belle Vernon;formerly of Charleroi;died Wednesday;March 12;1997;in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born Feb.16;1929;in Charleroi;she was the daughter of the late John M.and Phillis Murray Bevan Sr. Miss Bevan was a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church;Charleroi. She was a retired lab technician at Mon Valley Hospital;having 44 years of service. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a brothr;John M.Bevan Jr.;a twin sister;Priscilla Stickle;and a sister;Jane Gray Thomas. Surviving are two sisters and brothers-in-law;Nancy and Raymond Jones of Donora and Marilyn and Joseph Marklewicz of Belle Vernon;and a sister-in-law;Dorothy Bevan of Donora. Friends will be recevied in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery on Saturday;March 15;1997.