William H.Barker;Sr.;78;of Eggers Avenue;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Aug.4;1994;at his home. Born Sept.7;1915;in Monessen;he was the son of the late Albert and Lillian Henry Barker. Mr.Barker was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints;Fayette City. He was retired from the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and from Nix Optical Company;Charleroi. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Elizabeth Hough Barker;who died Dec.17;1976. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law;Albert David and Deborah Barker of Wichita;Kan.;and William H.Barker Jr.of Elizabeth;seven grandchildren;Allyson Barker of Altlanta;Ga.;Ashley Barker of Valdosta;Ga.;Aaron Barker of Pavo;Ga.;and Ann E.;Brian;Adam and Eric Barker;all of Wichita;Kan.;two brothers;Albert (Ted) Barker of Monessen and Edward Barker of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Mary Ellen Henry of Independence;Mo. He is also survived by a very personal friend;Carolyn (Betty) Peters of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday until 11 a.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;when services will be held with Elders Thomas Hamer and William Mines co-officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home.

GRANDCHILDREN – SCOTT BRUCE; DERRICK BRUCE; JOHN T. BRANDON JR.; AND CHRISTINE L. CONRAD. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN – NATHANIEL & DANIEL BRUCE; JOSHUA GEE; MICHELLE WARD; SHANNON BRANDON; AND SARAH CONRAD. ALBERTA DIED IN MON VALLEY HOSPITAL; CARROLL TWP.

Charles H.Bradley;81;of 15 Lavonne Ave.;Fallowfield Township;died Tuesday;June 28;1994;in Kenric Manor;Donora. Born Aug.1;1912;in North Charleroi;he was the son of the late Clyde and Lillian Dennis Bradley. Mr.Bradley was employed for 43 years as a craneman at the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of First Christian Church;Charleroi. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Ora Eisley Bradley;one sister;Nelle Ambrose;and two brothers;Albert and Howard Bradley. Surviving are two sons;Robert A.Bradley of Cleveland;Tenn.;and James D.Bradley of Fallowfield Township;one stepson;Ralph E.Stone of North Charleroi;four grandchildren;Kathy Waldren;Tiffany Bradley;Tracey Lee and Brian Stone;two great-granddaughters;and two brothers;James Bradley of Monessen and David Bradley of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at 10 a.m. Friday;with the Rev.Dr.George Hickok officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.

Charles F.Blacka Sr.;84;of Monongahela;died Friday;April 15;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Nov.8;1909;in Belle Vernon;he was the son of the late Edward E.and Anna Gauden Blacka. A resident of Fairhope for the majority of his life;Mr.Black lived in Monongahela the past seven years. He was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;and served for many years as the fire chief of the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company. He was retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he had been a foreman. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Ethel M.Barnes Blacka;who died Oct.29;1985. Surviving are two sons;Charles F.Blacka Jr.of Monessen and Edward E.Blacka of Plum Borough;a daughter;Gail Koslosky of Carroll Township;one sister;Marybelle Coughanour of Fairhope;six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 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 Monday at 11:30 a.m.with the Rev.William Bailey of the Free Methodist Church;Monongahela;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Dorothy Turney Bell;83;of Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 12;1994;at 10:10 a.m.in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh.  She was born Jan.6;1911;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Joseph and Bessie Edwards Turney.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Bell was a retired kindergarten and elementary school teacher in the Belle Vernon Area School District.  She was a member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the Association of Retired Teachers.  She was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon.  Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law;Kenneth Lee and Patty Ginglardi Belle and Daryl Porter Bell;all of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren;two sisters;Dolores Turney Blair of Perryopolis and Bernice Turney Gaskill of Fort Lauderdale;Fla.;and one brother;David J.Turney of Belle Vernon.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Jay Louis Bell;on Sept.13;1953.  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 Blair-Lowther Funeral Home Inc.;Perryopolis;and Saturday until 11 a.m.;the hour of services in the funeral home with the Rev.James Burton;pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Blair-Lowther Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.  

Robert P. Bellingham; 58; of
Bentleyville R.D.l; formerly of
Belle Vernon; died Wednesday;
March 30; 1994; at 1:50 p.m. in
Mercy Hospital; Pittsburgh.
Mr. Bellingham was born
April 19; 1935; in Rostraver
Township; a son of the late Matthew and Eva Evans Belback.
He retired in 1981 from Duquesne Slag Company in
Rostraver Township; where he
was a heavy equipment
operator.
Mr. Bellingham was a veteran
of the U.S. Navy.
He had been a resident of
Bentleyville the past 10 years.
Mr. Bellingham was a Protestant by faith.
Surviving are his wife; Tina
Metcalf Dunlap Bellingham;
three stepsons; Gregory; Tim
and Jeffrey Dunlap; all of
Bentleyville; one stepdaughter;
Karlyn Dunlap; of Bentleyville;
one sister; Mrs. Bill (Sally Lou)
Barnhart of Strongsyille; Ohio;
and five stepgrandchildren.
Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in
the Leonard J. Parzynski
Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Francis M.Blair officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J..Parzynski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Edward J.Banks;67;of 744 Schoyer Ave.;Pittsburgh;died Thursday;Feb.24;1994;in Rest Haven IV Care Home;Carroll Township. He was born Nov.17;1926;in Gallatin;a son of the late Joseph Banks and Josephine B.Robinson. Mr.Banks worked at Clairton Mill and at U.S.Steel for 10 years. He also worked at Westinghouse Airbrake and was a former employee of Peasant Village. He had spent most of his life in Pricedale;three years in Pittsburgh and the past six months in the personal care home. Mr.Banks was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gallatin. He is survived by his wife;Larese Banks of Pricedale;three sons;Edward J.Banks Jr.of Baltimore;Md.;Lazan Edward Banks of Monessen and Lynn Banks of Charleroi;two daughters;Loretta W.Miles of Pittsburgh and Laverta Miller of Donora;one sister;Doris J.Miller of Charleroi;two brothers;Louis Robinson of Duquesne and Thayer B.Robinson of Baltimore;Md.;four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his step-father;Jonas Robinson in 1963. Friends will be received in the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;1324 Meldon Ave.;Donora;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Alex Kelly officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.