Lillian V.Bowers;79;of the Belle Vernon Apartments died Saturday;Nov.21;1981;at 11 a.m.in Uniontown Hospital. Mrs.Bowers was born Dec.7;1901;in Jeannette;a daughter of the late John and Annie Thomas Montgomery. A resident of Belle Vernon for over 55 years;she was a retired teacher having taught at Marion Public School. Mrs.Bowers was a member of the First Christian Church;Monessen. Survivors include her widower;Howard F.Bowers;two sons;the Rev.Vernon H.Bowers of Mt.Lebanon and Melvin L.Bowers of Owantonna;Minn.;one brother;James Montgomery of Marion;Ind.;seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Howard E.Bowers of Oak Hill Christian Church;Butler;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Anthony (Tony) Bongiorno;75;of 232 Hoffman St.;Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died suddenly Monday;Oct.19;1981;at 3:30 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Bongiorno was born May 5;1906;in Dunlevy;a son of the late Philip and Mary Arrigo Bongiorno. He was retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Survivors include his widow;Ann Kovatch Bongiorno;one son;Thomas S.Bongiorno of Fairhope;two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;four brothers;Joe Bongiorno of Charleroi;Paul Bongiorno of Ohio;Thomas Bongiorno of Roscoe and Philip Bongiorno of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.Samuel (Bessie) Sutch of Charleroi and Mrs.Walter (Sarah) Osiol of Donora. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday;2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and until 10:30 a.m. Thursday when a blessing service will be held in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Katheryn Haywood Brewer of Perryopolis;R.D.1;died Saturday;Aug.29;1981 in Mon Valley Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was 75. Born Nov.9;1905 in California;Pa.;she was the daughter of the late Robert Emmett and Katheryn Dunseth Haywood. Mrs.Brewer was a retired cook and waitress. She was Protestant by faith. She was preceded in death by her husband;Fred Brewer J.;1977;a son;William;in 1973;a son in infancy and two grandchildren. Survivors include two sons;Emery Brewer of Belle Vernon and Kenneth Brewer of Hopwood;three daughters;Mrs.James (Donna) Moats and Mrs.Richard (Beverly) Heffran;both of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Michael (Linda) Zelesnik of Perryopolis;21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren;a brother;William Haywood of Bera;Ohio;and four sisters;Mrs.Betty Jones of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Martha Venturini of Uniontown;Mrs.Carmine Forte of Ellsworth and Mrs.Harry Hawk Jr.of Connellsville. Friends are being received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Tuesday until 1:30 p.m.;the time of service. The Rev.Bruce Smith;pastor of the First Christian Church of Fayette City;will officiate at the services;to be held in the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Cecil (Buster) Bowlen of 217 McKean Ave.;Charleroi;died Monday;Aug.17;1981;at his home. Mr.Bowlen was born Oct.20;1905;in Fairmont;W.Va.;a son of the late Sarah Hardman and William Bailey Bowlen. A retired brick mason;he was a member of the Methodist Church of Fairmont;W.Va.;and Wheeling (W.VA.) F.O.E.Aeric 344. He was preceded in death by his wife;Julia Valent Bowlen;and a son;William Bowlen. Survivors include one step-daughter;Mrs.John (Philomena) Tillman of Charleroi;and two grandchildren;Tracy and Neil Bowlen;both of New york. Friends are being received in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Wednesday;when services will be held in the funeral home. The Rev.Gerald McCormick;pastor of First United Methodist Church of Charleroi;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

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.