GUYAUX, HOOD, O'GRADY, CONNOR, REED Desire GUYAUX, 67 years old, a well known resident of Sturgeon, died at his home on Saturday evening, December 5. Mr. GUYAUX was born in Belgium but had lived in Sturgeon the past twenty five years. His wife died last October a year ago. He is survived by three sons and four daughters. They are: Leo and Michael GUYAUX of Sturgeon and Gustave GUYAUX of Oakdale, Mrs. Romain DAGUE of Sturgeon, Mrs. KENNEY of Steubenville, Ohio, Mrs. Mattie PHILLIPS of Imperial and Miss Marie GUYAUX of Michigan. Mrs. GUYAUX's funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from his late home in Sturgeon. Interment was made in Robinson's Run cemetery After a romp with a child, John HOOD, aged 69 years, retired to his room at the home of Elizabeth MALONE, Burgettstown, with whom he boarded, Sunday, and a short time later was found dead. Heart trouble is supposed to have been the cause of death. For a man of his years he enjoyed exceptionally good health and apparently was as well as usual yesterday. Saturday he had worked making pit posts. After playing with the child, he locked the door of his room and it is supposed took a nap. When he did not answer summons to dinner, the door was forced and his lifeless body was found. Mr. HOOD was a well-known resident of this section. He was born near Murdocksville and was the son of James and Margaret BURNS HOOD. Until 10 years ago when he moved here, he had resided at the old HOOD homestead. He never married. In politics he was a Democrat. Two brothers and one sister survive: Alexander HOOD, R. D. 1, Burgettstown; George HOOD, R. D. 2, Burgettstown, and Mrs. William BAMFORD of Midway. The funeral services were at the MALONE home Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock and were conducted by the Rev. W. M. HAYS. The interment was in the Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Margaret O'GRADY, aged 65 years, died at 11 o'clock Thursday night, December 3, at her home in Laurel Hill. Mrs. O'GRADY, the wife of Michael O'GRADY, was born in Ireland and came to this country when a young girl. She was married to Mr. O'GRADY 47 years ago and for the past 27 years had made her home in McDonald. She leaves her husband, eight daughters and three sons: Mrs. William ANDREWS, Mrs. Robert PURDY and Mrs. N. SMITH of McDonald; Mrs. George DAUGHERTY of Carnegie, Mrs. Stephen ROGERS of Sheraden, Mrs. HOFFSIS of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Thomas MURRAY of Lille, Pa., Gertrude at home, John of Carnegie, Michael in the state of Nebraska, and James. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Alphonsus' church. Interment was in Noblestown cemetery. H. W. CONNER, aged 45 years, died Friday, December 4, at 6 o'clock p.m., at his home in Cherry Valley after a ten-day illness from pneumonia. He was weigh master at the mine of the Pittsburgh and Eastern Coal company at Cherry Valley. He was well known and respected throughout this district. He leaves a wife and five children, three sons and two daughters. The body was taken to Pottsville for interment Saturday morning. Miss Frances REED, after being confined to bed for three weeks, was taken Sunday, November 29, to St. John's hospital, Pittsburgh, was operated on at 10 a.m. Monday for appendicitis, peritonitis set in, and she died at 11 p.m. Tuesday. The funeral services were held in the Valley church Friday at 3 p.m. Miss REED was born in West Middlesex, January 3, 1881, coming to Imperial when quite young, and for a number of years was the leading dressmaker here. She was of an amiable disposition-always a smile for everyone and willing to help anyone in need. Miss REED is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John REED, two sisters, Mrs. Thomas GILLIGAN and Mrs. Robert BURNS of Imperial, and one brother, Charles, of Coraopolis. Miss REED joined the Valley Church under the Rev. Mr. GRAHAM's pastorate when she ... Remainder missing. *Imperial column