PATTERSON, EVANS, STRAIN, LAWTON, HANNAN, JOHNSTON Miss Bessie PATTERSON died in her home, 86th street, near Riverside Drive, New York, Sunday evening, October 30, 1927. Death came suddenly after an illness of only a few hours. Miss PATTERSON was a member of a well known family and spent her younger days in Burgettstown. Her father, J. L. PATTERSON, was founder and for many years cashier of the old Burgettstown National bank. Miss PATTERSON, who was about 60, was one of America's well-known opera singers, and had been engaged in many concerts in this country and in Europe. She is survived by three sisters: Miss Adda, Miss Mary, and Mrs. Anna SCOTT. All three reside at their home in New York City. The body was brought to Burgettstown for burial in Fairview cemetery on Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Thelma LEHNER EVANS, formerly of Primrose, died in the Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, 1927, after an illness of three weeks. Mrs. EVANS was born in Glendale April 1, 1908. She attended the McDonald high school and was well known. On November 27, 1924, she was united in marriage to Bernard EVANS of Crafton. She enjoyed the friendship of a large circle of acquaintances in Crafton and Carnegie. Mrs. EVANS is survived by her parents, Mr.a nd Mrs. Henry LEHNER of Primrose, an aunt, Mrs. Roy FISHER of Conneaut Park, and an uncle, Louis SEVERINS of Primrose. The funeral will be held from the home of her parents in Primrose this (Friday) morning with services at nine o'clock in St. Alphonsus' church, McDonald. Burial will be in Chartiers cemetery, Carnegie. Word has been received of the death of T. R. STRAIN at Los Angeles, Calif., November 2, 1927. Mr. STRAIN followed farming the greater part of his life and owned a farm at Hanlin Station, this county. He was born and reared in this section. He married Irene AMSPOKER, a teacher of this county, who died four years ago. To this union were born the following children: Anna, who died some years ago; Leon, who resides at 7363 Sprague street, Homewood, Pittsburgh; Mary, the wife of Roy BURDETT of Dennison, Ohio, and Gladys STRAIN, a teacher in Columbus, Ohio. He is also survived by six grandchildren. Burial took place Saturday November 5, in Los Angeles. J. Orr and Paul LAWTON of Hickory last Friday received word of the death of their father, Luther R. LAWTON, who died that morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary TAYLOR, in Larned, Kans. Mr. LAWTON had been in failing health for the last year and his death was not unexpected. Mr. LAWTON was a son of the late Harvey and Sara LAWTON. A sister, Mrs. Sara MINIKEN of Santa Ana, Calif., is the only one surviving of nine. Mr. LAWTON was born near West Middletown October 6, 1849. He married Hettie A. DINSMORE in 1876, living on the farm joining where Mr. LAWTON was born until the year of 1905, at which time he sold his farm and moved to Hickory. In the year of 1911 he moved his family to Larned, Kans. At this time his daughter Luella died in Denver, Colo., and was taken to Larned for burial. Eight years ago he moved back to Hickory, where his wife died four years ago. Since that time, Mr. LAWTON had been making his home most of the time with his daughter, Mrs. Mary TAYLOR. Mr. LAWTON leaves two sons and one daughter, J. Orr and Paul H. of Hickory, and Mary H., the wife of Ralph E. TAYLOR of Larned, Kans. There are seven grandchildren. Burial was in the Larned cemetery beside his daughter. James H. HANNAN, aged 37, was burned to death last Friday morning in the cab of the truck he was driving. The accidnet occurred when HANNAN, who was on his way from Weirton, W. Va., to Pittsburgh for a load of produce, struck the eastbound 8:30 train at the Primrose crossing. When the truck struck the tender of the engine a flame fifty feet high shot up in the air. HANNAN's body was removed from his cab, which was enclosed on all sides, with every stitch of clothing burned off. The train was brought to a standstill at Jumbo, and the marks of impact were found on tender and baggage car. Had the train been brought to a quick stop, the lives of the passengers would have been endangered by the burning gasoline. HANNON was trailing his employer, Basilio CERAVOLO, a produce dealer of Weirton, W. Va., who, riding in another truck with his son, reached Pittsburgh without knowing what had happened to HANNAN. When he did not arrive they telephoned to Weirton, W. Va., where the news of the accident had been received from Steubenville's chief of police, who had been asked to locate the owner of the truck by means of the license number. HANNAN's body was brought to the ROGERS undertaking rooms in Barr street and on Friday evening removed to his home in Smithfield, Ohio. He leaves a wife and one child. In its account last week of the death of Darlington JOHNSTON, The Record omitted to state that in addition to the deceased's own family he was also survived by his brothers, E. R. JOHNSTON of Los Angeles, Calif., and William B. JOHNSTON of Chartiers township, two sisters, Margaret BISHOP and Mary LANNING, both of Houston, and his father, Darlington JOHNSTON Sr., of Houston, a veteran of the Civil war. The following were pallbearers at Darlington JOHNSTON's funeral: James PATTERSON, William JOHNSTON, Ervin ENGEL, Glenn COWDEN, McCarroll ENGEL, Everett PHILLIPS, all nephews of Mr. JOHNSTON.