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Orval H. Dodrill
WIDEN -- Orval Hobert Dodrill, 72, of Widen, Clay County, died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner and bulldozer operator from Marqart-Peerless Coal Co., an Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. Surviving: daughters, Rebecca Jones of Gassaway, Cindy Davis and Tammy Nester of Charleston, Ramona Farley of Widen, Kitty Thaxton of Looneyville, Kathy Smith of Dille; brother, Lloyd Dodrill of Bridgeport; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Strange Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay.

Garnet H. Estep
HIGH SHOALS, N.C. -- Garnet Hope Hayes Estep, 77, of High Shoals died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in Rutherford Hospital. She was born in Kanawha County, W.Va., and was a fabric presser for Mohican Mills. Surviving: son, Jerry Estep of Elkview, W.Va.; daughters, Wilda Sue Marple of Rutherfordton, N.C., Joyce Perkins of Warren, Ohio, Ellen Estep of Vero Beach, Fla.; brothers, Earl Hayes of Lake Well, Fla., Edward and Carmen Hayes of Warren, Mich.; sister, Lejune Williams of Elkview; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, N.C., with the Rev. Norman Clark and the Rev. Ray Williams officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Bronson Holstein
JULIAN -- Bronson Holstein, 73, of Julian, Boone County, died Monday, April 27, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a retired miner from Eastern Associated Coal Co., a member of the VFW, UMW and Redman Lodge and was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Surviving: son, John Holstein of Madison; brother, Joe Holstein of St. Albans; sisters, Kathy Berlin of Charlotte, N.C., Ella Mae Cardenas of Princeton, Jenny Davis of Nitro, Betty Sinopoli of Waxhaw, N.C. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. John Barker officiating. Burial will be in Holstein Cemetery, Lory, with military rites by VFW Post 5578. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Paul D. Jarrell
HURRICANE -- Paul Duane Jarrell, 54, of Hurricane died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He retired from Kroger. Surviving: wife, Cindia Jarrell; sons, Troy of Macon, Ga., Chris of Hurricane; daughter, Tammy Krisher of South Charleston; sister, Linda Martin of Perrysburg, Ohio; one grandson. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association.

Grace Lineberry
Grace Lineberry of Charleston died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in Riverside Nursing Home, St. Albans. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

Charlotte J. Lonsway
MONROEVILLE, Ohio -- Charlotte Jean Harris Lonsway, 46, of Monroeville died Saturday, April 25, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a graduate of Weston (W.Va.) High School and an employee of Faulhaber Co., Monroeville. Surviving: daughters, Jennifer Lewis of Monroeville, Cynthia Greene of Sandusky, Ohio; mother, Priscilla Workman Harris of Horner, W.Va.; sisters, Barbara Marsh of Bellevue, Ohio, Anna Metz of Weston; brothers, Wayne Harris of Arabia, Ga., Dana and Stanley Harris of Weston, George Lake of Burnsville, W.Va.; one grandson. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Floyd Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Wease Day officiating. Burial was to be in Harris Cemetery, Jane Lew, W.Va.

James W. Mollett
LOGAN -- James William Mollett, 67, of Logan died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in Logan General Hospital after a short illness. He was retired from Guyan Machinery and an Air Force veteran. Surviving: wife, Dandridge Mollett; daughters, Adreanne Mollett of Columbia, S.C., Kim Jones of Rahway, N.J., Senora Mollett of Springfield, N.J., Valerie Carper of Logan, Brenda Sherrer of Fairfax, Va., Ernestine Edwards of Melbourne, Fla.; sons, Ronald and Roger Mollett of East Orange, N.J., Mark Mollett of Pennsylvania, Douglass Mollett of Toms River, N.J., Keith Mollett of Newark, N.J., David Mollett of Kansas City, Mo., Raymond Houston of Charleston, Gary Houston of Temple Hills, Md.; brothers, Felix Mollett of Canton, Ohio, Billy Mollett of Newark, Daniel Wilson of Tallahassee, Fla.; sisters, Daisy Ross of Newark, Wilma Horton of Columbia; 15 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Logan, with the Rev. James Moseley Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Guyan Memorial Gardens, Godby. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Chatman Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Lula E. Moore
COWEN -- Lula E. Moore, 93, of Cowen died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in Summersville after a long illness. She was a homemaker and attended Wainville United Methodist Church. Surviving: son, Homer S. Moore of Apple Creek, Ohio; daughters, Anna Mae Moore and Olive Greene of Cowen, Oma Lea Cutlip of Newark, Ohio, Joanne Knapp of Wellington, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home, Cowen, with the Rev. Okey Wayne officiating. Burial will be in Hamrick Cemetery, near Erbacon. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.

Richard D. Ringer
Richard Dodd Ringer, 84, of Charleston died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in CAMC, General Division. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Okey D. Schrader Jr.
MOUNT HOPE -- Okey Dale Schrader Jr., 62, of Mount Hope died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.

Dixie D. Simpson
Dixie Dean Simpson, 89, formerly of Charleston, died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in Mariner Nursing Home, Huntington, after a long illness. She was owner of Dixie Inn and a member of South Park Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Simpson. Surviving: sons, John Simpson of Proctorville, Ohio, Joseph Simpson of Gassaway, William "Bill" Simpson of Lake, Mich.; daughters, Lucille Harter of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., Lois Robinson of Rustburg, Va.; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with Elder Bob Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mary L. Snyder
Mary Lucile Snyder, 77, of Clendenin died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in Shafer's Nursing Home, Clendenin, after a long illness. She attended Brawley United Methodist Church, was a homemaker and was born in Gassaway. Surviving: sons, Michael and Woodrow W. Snyder Jr. of Clendenin; daughter, Linda Ploskunak of South Amherst, Ohio; brothers, Walter and Charles James of Lorain, Ohio, Joe James of Salem, Russell James of Sheffield, Ohio; sisters, Lois Jarvis of Lorain, Irene Greenleaf of St. Marys, Doris Hill of Gassaway; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Mike Evans officiating. Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery, Queen Shoals. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Claude W. Warth
Claude Wallace Warth, 67, of Ravenswood died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a farmer. Surviving: sisters, Margaret Ann Starks of Knoxville, Tenn., Ona Jean Fisher of Hartville, Ohio; three nephews; three nieces. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant View United Methodist Church near Ravenswood with the Rev. Rodney M. McColligan and the Rev. Gerald B. Sayre officiating. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Casto Funeral Home, Evans.

Russell G. Waugh
WESTON -- Russell Gail "Bob" Waugh, 62, of Weston died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired plant supervisor from West Virginia-American Water Co. with 38 years of service, a Methodist, a member and secretary of Odd Fellows Lodge 90, Weston, an associate member of Odd Fellows Lodge 136, Berlin, a member of Stonecoal Fishing Club and an Army veteran of the Korean War. Surviving: wife, Wanda Steele Waugh; sons, Robert and Stanley Waugh of Weston; brothers, Hartzel Waugh of Weston, James Waugh of Jane Lew, Doyle Waugh of Ambridge, Pa., Loyle Waugh of Little Washington, Pa.; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Clifford West officiating. Burial will be in Friendship IOOF Cemetery, Berlin. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home where an Odd Fellows service will be held at 7.

Robert W. Wilson
Robert W. Wilson, 84, of South Charleston died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. He was a retired chief chemical operator from Union Carbide with 34 years of service and a member and elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Charleston. Surviving; wife, Mildred Wilson; daughter, Judy Smith of South Charleston; son, Bobby Wilson of Hurricane; brother, Tom Wilson of Lady Lake, Fla.; sister, Lola Funk of Charleston; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with Pastor Harold Wightman officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 2428 Kanawha Blvd., E., Charleston, WV 25311.

Betty T. Wilt
WESTON -- The Rev. Betty T. Wilt, 63, of Weston died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was an ordained minister in the United Methodist Conference, Pastor of Lumberport United Methodist Church, formerly served in Mansfield Charge, Philippi, Waldeck Charge, Weston, and Good Hope Charge. She was a retired office supervisor from the West Virginia-American Water Co. with 37 years of service, a member and past matron of Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 40, Weston, a member of Parent Volunteers of Polk Creek Elementary School and the Sunshine Foundation, Philippi, and a former member of the Parent Council of Alderson-Broaddus College. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home where an Eastern Star service will be held at 7 p.m.

Carroll Atkinson
WEST HAMLIN -- Carroll "Aunt Carroll" Atkinson, 86, of West Hamlin died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in Morris Memorial Nursing Home. She was born in Hamlin, was a retired employee of Cabell-Huntington Hospital and was a member of Carroll Memorial Community Church. Surviving: brother, the Rev. William Atkinson; nieces, Mary Richmond, Lucy Dailey, Leah Plumley, Dora Atkinson and Nancy Atkinson; nephews, John Roush, Homer Roush Jr., Paul Roush and Bob Atkinson; several great-nieces and great-nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin. Burial will be in Long Rest Cemetery, Route 1, West Hamlin. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Charles S. Backus
STARKE, Fla. -- Charles Steven Backus, 50, of Starke, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Thursday, April 30, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church, Starke, retired from the Florida Army National Guard, was a former Marine and Vietnam War veteran. Surviving: wife, Cathy Backus; daughters, Elizabeth at home, Melissa Gillenwaters of Starke; mother, Jeanette Studebaker Backus of South Charleston, W.Va.; sister, Kay Coiner of Hurricane, W.Va.; brothers Stanley of South Charleston, Roger of Springfield, Ohio, Daniel "Timmy" of Weston, W.Va., Glenn of Sissonville, W.Va.; one grandson. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Archie Tanner Funeral Home, Starke. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Starke.

Leonard E. Baxter
PAX -- Leonard Edward Baxter, 63, of Pax died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. He was born in Robson, was a retired miner from New River Coal Co., Siltex and Bonnie mines, a member of the UMW and Willis Branch Community Church. Surviving: wife, Loraine Wriston Baxter; daughter, Veneea Browning of Willis Branch; sons, Charles and Teddy of Pax, Roger of Martinsburg; sisters, Gracie Caroway of Huntsville, Texas, Dorie Hilbert of Curo, Texas; seven grandchildren. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Willis Branch Community Church with the Rev. Paul Basham officiating. Burial will be in Pax Community Cemetery, Pax. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the church. Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, is in charge of arrangements.

Freda D. Billanti
Freda Delphine Billanti, 79, of East Bank died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a member of East Bank Church of God and a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: sons, Earl Billanti of East Bank, Richard Billanti of Weston; sister, Patricia Bray of East Bank; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with the Rev. Chuck Morgan and the Rev. John Sprouse officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm today at the funeral home.

Francis D. Blaney
BECKLEY -- Francis DeSota Blaney, 82, of Beckley died Thursday, April 28, 1998, at home. He was a retired miner from Eastern Associated Coal Co., Herndon, a member of Local Union No. 9781, Ebenezer Baptist Church, president emeritus of the Men's Civic Club, a member of Masonic Lodge, high priest of the Burning Bush Chapter 2 of the Royal Arch Masons, past potentate of the Senegai Temple of Shriners, Grand Joshua of the Heroines of Jericho of West Virginia, chairman of the DuBois Alumnae Association, auditor of the Congress of Christian Education and president of the New River District No. 2 of the Congress of Christian Education. Surviving: wife, Helen Carter Blaney; daughter, Patricia Edwards of Beckley; sons, Dan of Florence, Ky., Monte of Beckley; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be noon Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 770 S. Fayette St., Beckley, with the Rev. William C. Butts officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Clarence J. Brown
HICO -- Clarence J. Brown, 75, of Hico died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was born at Clifty, was a retired industrial truck operator from Union Carbide, Alloy, and was an Army Medic veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Dorothy Mae Combs Brown; sons, David Michael of Beckley, Clark Alan of Hico; daughter, Karen Paul of Fayetteville; sisters, Dreama Musick of Gauley Bridge, Donna Ellison and Edith Watkins of DeWitt, Mich.; one granddaughter. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with Minister Thomas McClung officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James A. Bucy
WINDERMERE, Fla. -- James Andrew Bucy, 47, of Windermere, formerly of Beaver, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a Baptist, a graduate of Shady Spring (W.Va.) High School, received a bachelor's and master's degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and was an aerospace engineer for Langley-Martin-Marietta with 24 years of service. Surviving: wife, Susan Bucy; stepson, Charles of Windermere; stepdaughter, Melissa of Windermere; sister, Winifred L. Bucy of Beaver; half-sisters, Marla, Rhonda and Lisa of Lancaster, Pa. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Homer L. Childers
ELIZABETH -- Homer L. Childers, 75, of Elizabeth, Wirt County, died Thursday, April 30, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was born in Washburn, Ritchie County, was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired truck driver for the city of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Surviving: sisters, Violet Wells of Canton, Ohio, Wilma Mills of Phoenix, Ariz.; caregivers, Carolyn and Roy Buchanan and Duwayne and Barbara Childers of Elizabeth. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with the Rev. Paul G. Rebelo officiating. Burial will be in King Knob Cemetery, Richie County, with military graveside rites. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Susanne N. Cobb
HURRICANE -- Susanne N. Cobb, 86, of Hurricane died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a nine-year resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: daughter, Sidney Riester of South Charleston; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimers Association. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.