Emily Smith Brubaker;335 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 7;1981 at 10:05 p.m.in the Brownsville Golden Age Nursing Home. She was 85. Born Jan.7;1895 in Mt.Carmel;Pa.;she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah White. Mrs.Brubaker was a Belle Vernon area resident for over 75 years. Mrs.Brubaker was a member of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her husband;Edward Brubaker;in 1969. Survivors include three sons;Charles Smith of Belle Vernon R.D.2;Jay F.Smith;with whom she resided;and James Smith of Charleroi R.D.;a sister;Mrs.Helen Williams of Elizabeth;27 grandchildren;55 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser;pastor of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

James P.Boord;79;of 1817 Service Lane;Monessen;died at 12:30 a.m.Monday;March 30;1981;in Mon Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Mr.Boord was born July 1;1901 in Monessen;a son of the late Ora and Mary Henline Boord. He was employed as an expeditor with U.S.Steel Corporation’s Irvin Works until his retirement in 1966. A Protestant by faith;Mr.Boord was preceded in death by a daughter;Betty D’Angelis in 1967. He is survived by his wife;Caroline Eisley Boord;at home;two daughters;Mrs.Cornelius (Jean) Baker;of Monessen and Mrs.Albert (Lois) Burley of Dallas;Texas;a son;James E.Boord;of Annapolis;Md.;three sisters;Mrs.Clement (Virginia) Pireaux of Charleroi;Mrs.Donald (Lillian) Ryland of Uniontown and Mrs.Mario (Rebecca)Boniati of Charleroi;three brothers;Harold and Walter Boord;both of Monessen;and Warren Boord of Rostraver Township;13 grandchildren;and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel;with the Rev.Russell E.Vance III;pastor of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Albert W.Bartus of 1006 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;March 17;1981 at 11:15 a.m.in Holly Hills;Fla. He was 69. Born Sept.8;1911 in Rostraver Twp.;he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Fodor Bartus. Mr.Bartus was a retired coal miner and was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;the American Legion and VFW Post No.3557;all of Belle Vernon. Also;Mr.Baruts was a member and past president of the Hungarian Club of Pricedale. Survivors include a daughter;Mrs.Charles (Betty Jane) Ford of Holly Hills;two brothers;Steven Bartus of Donora and John Bartus of Connellsville;a sister;Mrs.Mary Nagy of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.at St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Elsie Bright of 326 Highland Ave.;Monessen;died Tuesday;Jan.27;1981;in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mrs.Bright was 74. Born June 23;1906;in Winston-Salem;N.C.;a daughter of the late Elzir and Lilly Gravely Carter;Mrs.Bright was a Monessen resident for 55 years. Mrs.Carter was a member of the Church of the First Born;Winston-Salem. Survivors include five sons;John Bright Jr.;Roscoe Bright;Leroy Bright;all of Monessen and Benjamin Bright of Springfield;Mass.;two daughters;Mrs.Maurice (Margaret) Robertson of Washington;Pa.;and Mary Ann (Chickie) Owens of Monessen;a brother;Arealous Carter of Pittsburgh;a sister;Mrs.Roy Ross of pricedale;25 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband;John Bright Sr.;in 1977;four sons;Joshway;Ernie;Willis and Elzir and three daughters;Elsie Mae;Lilly and Viola. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.in the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;with Brother Alexander Shelton of the Church of the First Born;Winston-Salem;N.C.;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Michael J.Aldridge;funeral director.

Pamela Bongiorno of Perryopolis;died Thursday;Jan.22;1981;at 8:15 p.m. She was 16. Miss Bogiorno was born Aug.18;1964;in Charleroi;a daughter of Philip Bongiorno of Perryopolis;who survives;and the late Rose Clausi Bongiorno. She was a member of St.John’s Roman Catholic Church in Perryopolis. In addition to her father;Miss Bongiorno is survived by her stepmother;Wanda Bell Bongiorno;two sisters;Phyllis Bongiorno of Norristown;Pa.;and Patricia Bongiorno of Charleroi;two step-sisters;Mrs.John (Susan) Thomson of Pittsburgh and Beth Bell of Perryopolis;and her paternal grandmother;Mrs.Emma Bongiorno Zuraw of Charleroi. In addition to her mother;she was preceded in death by a sister;Paula;in 1962. Friends will be received in the Blair-Lowther Funeral home;Inc.Perryopolis;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and Sunday. A prayer service will be held in the funeral home Monday at 10 a.m.followed at 10:30 a.m.by a Mass of Christian Burial in St.Johns R.C.Church;Perryopolis. The Rev.Frank Lesniowski and the Rev.James D.Tringhese will be the celebrants. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 8:15 p.m. The Blair-Lowther Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.