Christopher W.Bakewell of 382 May St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;May 10;1983;at 5:56 a.m.at his home. He was 79. Mr.Bakewell was born March 7;1904;in Brownsville;a son of the late Albert and Rachael Bakewell. He was Protestant by faith. Mr.Bakewell retired in 1969 from Monessen Southwestern Railroad;Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;with 34 years service. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers;Irwin;Jack;Boyd and James;and three sisters;Ruth Hoyle;Beatrice Burd and Helen Theakston. Surviviors include his wife;Gladys Abbott Bakewell;two sons;Jack of Belle Vernon and Bill of Joppatowne;Md.;two daughters;Mrs.Gene (Marilois) Hopes of California;Pa.;and Mrs.Metro (Elaine) Backo of Belle Vernon;three sisters;Mrs.Betty Frost of Centerville;Mrs.Cecil Fulmer of Brwnsville and Mrs.Virginia Whiting of Centerville;12 grandchildren and eight 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday;Dec.12;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Ellen Bricher Biggins of 306 Fell St.;North Belle Vernon;died Friday;Oct.28;1983;at 5 a.m.at Jefferson Health Center following a long illness. Mrs.Biggins was 66. She was born Dec.25;1916;in Greenville;Pa.;to the late John C.and A.Edith Larkin Bricher. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a brother;John Bricher;and a sister;Katherine Killion. Surviving are her husband;John P.Biggins Sr.;;four sons;John P.Biggins Jr.;of North Belle Vernon;William E.of Lowell.Ohio;Michael C.of Flichburg;Mass.;and Christopher Biggins of North Belle Vernon;four daughters;Mrs.John A.(Frances) Gore of Fayetteville;N.C.;Mrs.Joseph E.(Catherine) Dutko of Bristol;Pa.;Beatrice M.Biggins of New York City;N.Y.;and Mrs.Harry (Rosemary) Horner of Brownsville. Also surviving are a brother;Joseph E.Bricher of Winthrop;Maine;three sisters;Mrs.James (Martha) Eastlake and Mrs.Donald (Alice) Baskin;both of Greenville;and Mrs.William (Beatrice) Carberry of Palm Springs;Calif.;15 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Mrs.Biggins had been a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 32 years and was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon where Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will hold services Sunday at 7:30 p.m. On Monday;prayer services will begin at 10:30 a.m.at the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery Chapel. The family suggests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society in Mrs.Biggins’ memory. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Aquilla Barnes of 418 Ridge Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;Oct.17;1983;at 1:40 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township following a lingering illness. He was 85. Mr.Barnes was born Sept.6;1898;in Artemas;Pa.;a son of the late David and Frances Smith Barnes. A Monessen resident for many years;he was a carpenter by trade. Mr.Barnes was a member of the First Christian Church of Monessen;where he served as a Trustee and Elder Emerilus. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Ethel Pearl Barnes in December;1978. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Chester (Gladys) Lear of Venice;Fla.;three sons;Glenn Barnes of Fairhope;Wayne Barnes of Monessen and the Rev.Edward G.Barnes of Maroa;Ill.;16 grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren;and one brother;Robert W.Barnes of Flinstone;Md. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Wednesday;Oct.19;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Conrad G.Auel Jr.officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

John Arthur Biddle;8I2
Harold Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died Friday;Oct.14;1983; at 12:12 p.m. at
his home. He was 57.
Mr. Biddle was born in
Monessen on Sept. 19; 1926; a
son of the late John U. Biddle
and Ora A. Sickels Biddle;
who survives.
A resident of Belle Vernon
for 32 years; he was Baptist
by faith. He served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II
and achieved the rank of soxwain;
having served on the
USS Rlnehart DE196 in both
Europe and Africa.
He was a member of the
Belle Vernon VFW Post 3557
and was employed as a
craneman In the open hearth
department of Wheeling-
Pittsburgh Steel’s Monessen
plant. He was also a member of the USA-AFL-CIO;Local 1229. In addition to his mother;he is survived by his wife;Evelyn June Choker Biddle;a son;Keith Allen Biddle of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.William (Kathleen) Reo of Monongahela and Mrs.Alvin (Susan Lynn) Frick of Belle Vernon;a brother;LLoyd R.Biddle of Eldora;two sisters;Mrs.Jean V.Chuk of Monessen and Mrs.Harry (Lillian) M.Fairley of West Mifflin and two grandchildren;Christy Lynn Reo and Valerie Renee Biddle. Ffriends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Earl M.Lehman;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial services will be held in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests that contributions be made out to either the Rostraver Ambulance Service of the American Heart Association. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling all the arrangements.

John R.Bell of 304 Baltimore St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Sept.15;1983;at 6:40 a.m.in the Waddington Nursing Home.  He was 78.  Mr.Bell was born Sept.26;1904;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Robert and Pearl Baldwin Bell.  He was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion;the VFW of Ebensburg and the Carpenters Union.  Mr.Bell had been a self-employed general contractor.  He served in the U.S.Navy during World War II as a chief petty officer.  Survivors include his widow;Dorothy Gillingham Bell;one daughter;Mrs.LLoyd (Betty) Lazzari of Belle Vernon;one son;Fritzie Frazier of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  There will be no public visitation and funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  If they wish;friends may make memorial contributions to their favorite charity.  The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;is handling arrangements.

Michael Bondi of 112 Alexander Ave.; Monongahela;
(Fisher Heights); died Friday;July 15;1983 in the Washington County
Health Center at 1 p.m. He
was 75.
Mr. Bondi was the son of
the late Joseph and Josephine
Bondi.
He resided in Fisher
Heights for the past five
years; but was formerly of
Belle Vernon. He retired
from the WheelingPittsburgh Steel Corp.;
Monessen plant; in 1957.
In addition to his parents;
he was preceded in death by a
brother; John in 1938; and a
sister; Nellie Mannina.
Survivors include a son;
Joseph (Buddy) Bondi of
Belle Vernon: three sisters;
Mrs. Blackie (Gloria)
Joseph; with whom he made
his home; Mrs. Dwaine
(Dolores) Roberts and Mrs.
Robert (Arlene) Chew; both
of Charleroi: 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday
from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev.Nick Joseph of the South Side Church of Christ;Columbus;Ohio;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.