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Warder W. Arnold
POINT PLEASANT -- Warder Wilson Arnold, 86, of Point Pleasant died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant. He was a construction worker and worked for Construction General Labors Local 543, Huntinton. Surviving: friend, Carrie Forshee of Point Pleasant. There will be no service. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Weston.

William F. Berger
William Frank Berger, 50, of Charleston died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in Jackson County. He was a boilermaker with Local 667 and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Surviving: wife, Sharon Rae Berger; sons, Christopher of Charleston, Justin at home; parents, Hobert and Charlotte Clower of Dunbar; brother, George Clower of Dunbar; sisters, Dottie Hardesty of Brooksville, Fla., Heidi Frye of Ranger, Barbara Beane of Dunbar; one grandchild. Private service will be held at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar. The family suggests donations be sent to Vietnam Veterans Combat Group, 5268 DeWitt Road, Apt. 3D, Cross Lanes, WV 25313.

Gail V. Berry
Gail V. Berry, 74, of Charleston died Thursday, April 30, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a retired telemarketer with Nu-Sash Windows, a 65-year resident of Charleston, and a native of Jackson County. Surviving: sons, Clarence Berry of South Charelston, Ronald Berry of Butler, Ind.; daughters, Helen Welch of Cross Lanes, Neola Joseph of Nitro; stepdaughters, Freida Clark of Speed, Karen Taylor of Hurricane, Clarice O'Dell of Amma; mother, Venila Harper of Charleston; brothers, Ronald Harper of Florida, Ray Harper of Charleston; sisters, Gay Harper of Charleston, Lee Akers of Florida; 22 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

Gary M. Brown Jr.
COOKS ADDITION -- Gary Michael Brown Jr., 28, of Cooks Addition, Logan County, died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a long illness. He was a heavy equipment operator formerly employed by Brianco, Rich Creek. He was a member of Landville Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, Krista Brown; son, Dustin Matthew Brown at home; parents, Gary Sr. and Sue Jones Brown of Cooks Addition; sister, Cynthia Paynter of Cooks Addition; maternal grandmother, Jean Jones of Cooks Addition; paternal grandfather, Willard Brown of Greenville. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Landville Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. David Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, and one hour prior to service Sunday at the church.

Irene Buda
RIPLEY -- Irene Buda, 94, of Ripley died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in Eldercare of Ripley after a long illness. She was a retired mailing service supervisor and was a Protestant. Surviving: granddaughter, Cynthia Janek of Spencer. There will be no service or visitation. Burial will be in Linden Hill Cemetery, Middle Village, N.Y. Local arrangements by Casto Funeral Home, Evans.

Walter G. Bullington
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dr. Walter Graham Bullington, 66, of Charlotte, formerly of St. Albans, died Monday, April 13, 1998, in Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, N.C. He was a graduate of St. Albans High School, West Virginia University, West Virginia University of Medicine, and Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Va. He practiced ophthalmology at Charlotte Ophthalmology Clinic for 33 years. He was a member of American Medical Association, North Carolina/South Carolina Medical Society, Mecklenburg County Medical Society, Southern Medical Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the Society of Ophthalmology. He was a member of Providence United Methodist Church, an Air Force veteran and was a member of the Alliance of Air National Guard Flight Surgeons and the Quiet Birdmens. He was a former governor of the North Carolina Central District of Optimist International and was a member and past president of Providence Optimist Club. Surviving: wife, Shirley Boyd Bullington; son, Walter G. Bullington Jr. of Brandon, Fla.; daughters, Valerie B. Sills of Apex, Mich., Michelle P. Wood of Banner Elk; sister, Lyda Anne Moore of Tampa, Fla.; one grandchild. Service was April 17, 1998, in Providence United Methodist Church, Charlotte, with the Rev. Herbert A. Moyer and the Rev. Burton A. Williams officiating. Burial with full military honors was in Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte. The family suggests donations be sent to Bullington Haiti Foundation, c/o Providence United Methodist Church, 2819 Providence Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28211, or Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina, P.O. Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, N.C. 28450. Information submitted by Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, W.Va.

Malcolm C. Buschner
LADY LAKE, Fla. -- Malcolm C. "Bud" Buschner, 66, of Lady Lake, Fla., formerly of Cross Lanes, died Thursday, April 30, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a native of Bonne Terre, Missouri. He was a retired installation engineer with Unioynamics of St. Louis, Mo., former owner of BB's Pizza Place on Sissonville Road and a retired member of the Missouri National Guard. He was a member of the North Lake Presbyterian Church, Lady Lake, the Masons and the Moose lodge. Surviving: wife, Betty Loftis Buschner; son, Rodney Buschner of Boone Terre, Mo.; stepsons, Rodney, Robert, Ben and Gary Loftis of Charleston, Greg Loftis of Dunbar; daughter, Debbie Black of Bonne Terre, Mo.; stepdaughter, Judith Mullen of Cross Lanes; mother, Nelma Buschner of Jefferson City, Mo.; sister, Barbara Brown of Jefferson City Mo.; six grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. John Mason officiating. Burial will be in Florial Hills Garden of Memories, Pocatalico. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to Hospice of Lake and Sumter Inc., 12300 Lake Park Road, Tavares, FL 32778-9660.

Harold D. Chambers
PROSPERITY -- Harold Dean Chambers, 63, of Prosperity died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in a Beckley hospital. He was vice president of Chambers Oil Co., Beckley, and was former owner of Marchants Electronics, Beckley. He was a Protestant and an Army veteran of the Korean War. Surviving: wife, Juanita Baldwin Chambers; son, Mark S. Chambers of Beaufort, S.C.; daughter, Kathy Bailey of Prosperity; mother, Venis Sloan Chambers of Beckley; brother, Alvin Chambers of Beckley; sisters, Betty Mays of Beckley, Linda McInanch of Bloomington, Ill.; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Virgil C. Cook officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.The family suggests donations be sent to The American Heart Association, 1319 Quarrier St., Charleston, W.Va. 25301, or a charity of choice.

William K. Chancey
William "Bill" Keith Chancey, 59, of Charleston died Friday, May 1, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a retired fireman for South Charleston with 20 years service. He was a Marine veteren of the Vietnam War, served in the Coast Guard, was a member of the St. Albans Moose Club and a lifelong resident of the Kanawha Valley. Surviving: wife, Joyce Faye Chancey; daughter, Lisa Lynn Chancey Naylor of Charleston; brother, Hershal A. Chancey of New Port Richie, Fla.; several nieces and nephews A private family service will be 2 p.m. at the Good Shepard Mortuary, South Charleston, with the Rev. Harold Runyan officiating, Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The body will be cremated following the service.

Nicholas S. Collins
MOUNT LOOKOUT -- Nicholas Sayre Collins, infant son of Arthur Collins and Virginia Sayre of Mount Lookout, was stillborn April 29, 1998, in a Beckley hospital. Also surviving: sister, Samantha Collins at home; maternal grandparents, Frank and Carolyn Sayre of Mount Lookout; paternal grandparents, Arthur Collins of St. Albans, Juanita Chapman of Montgomery. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, with the Rev. Edward Garten officiating. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.

Annie M. Cook
BLUE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Annie Mae Cook, 62, of Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, died Thursday, April 30, 1998, inSummers Continuous Care Center, Hinton, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and member of Blue Sulphur Church of God. Surviving: husband, Howard Cook; sons, Arnold Cook of Blue Sulphur Springs, Jay Cook of Covington, Va., Randy Bryant of White Sulphur Springs; daughters, Dorothy VanHoye, Wilma VanHoye, and Sarah Cook of White Sulphur Springs, Anita Grimmett of Tyler Town, Miss.; sisters, Margaret Adkins and Arlene Bryant of Green Sulphur Springs; brothers, Billy Bryant of White Sulphur Springs, Herman Bryant of Springdale, Daniel Bryant of Blue Sulphur Springs; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Blue Sulphur Church of God with the Rev. Frank Jones officiating. Burial will be in McElhenny Cemetery, Grassy Meadows. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service Monday at the church.

Raymond A. Cowan
Raymond A. Cowan, 84, of Culloden, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, May 1, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of Big Island Run Baptist Church, Wirt County, and was a retired truck driver with Kuhn Construction Co. with 38 years of service. Surviving: daughter, Linda Moore of Culloden; sons, Kenneth of Dunbar, Roy Dale and Larry of Charleston; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, with the Rev. Don Myers officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Richard K. Crowl
Richard Keith Crowl, 70, of East Bank died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. He was a retired state mine inspector, former superintendent for Carbon Fuel Co., and a member of East Bank Church of God. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Delores Crowl; sister, Patricia Bray of East Bank. Private graveside service will be Monday in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens. Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

James W. Douglas
BECKLEY -- James Walker Douglas, 77, of Beckley died Wednesday, April 29, 1998, in Americare Pine Lodge, Beckley, after a long illness. Surviving: sister-in-law, Irene Douglas of Richwood; niece, Marilyn Griffith of St. Albans; nephews, Jim Brewster and Mike Douglas of Richwood. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday at West Virginia Memorial Gardens, Calvin, with the Rev. Richard Brown officiating. There will be no visitation. Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, is in charge of arrangements.

Allen Dull
WESTON -- Allen Dull, 88, of Weston died Tuesday, April 28, 1998, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a long illness. He was owner and operator of the former Custer & Dull Dealers and was an employee of Producers Livestock Association, Columbus, Ohio. He was a 14-year member of Bucyrus County Rotary Club and served several years on the board of directors of the Bucyrus County Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Masonic LodgeNo. 377, Rockford, Ohio, and Aladdin Temple Shrine Club, Columbus. Surviving: daughters, JoAnn Dull Wallace of Venice, Fla., Marlene McGuire of Lawrenceville, Ga.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. David Krum officiating. There will be no visitation.

Carl Dunbar Jr.
Carl Dunbar Jr., 73, of Winfield died Friday, May 1, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired Conrail conductor with 38 years' service. He was a member of VFW, DAV, United Transportation Union, an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Surviving: wife, Helen Tyo Dunbar; son, Roger of Sissonville; grandson, Evan Dunbar of Sissonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove.

Neva B. Dunlap
Neva Belle Dunlap, 80, of McCorkle died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in a St. Albans personal care home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and member of Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her son, Theadore "Ted" Akers. Surviving: husband, Noah Dunlap; sons, Mickey Akers of Webbers Falls, Okla., Patrick Dunlap of Parma, Mich., Timothy Dunlap of Moundsville; sisters, Mildred Crago of Nitro, Lucille Tinker of Dearborn, Mich.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Phil Suiter officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Margaret M. Garretson
Margaret M. Dunbar Garretson, 77, of Cedar Grove died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a 30-year member of Cedar Grove Church of God and a longtime resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: husband, Edsel W. Garretson; daughters, Nancy C. Peltz of Walkersville, Md., Marsha K. Burdette of Cedar Grove; sons, Larry L. of Detroit, Dennis C. of Cedar Grove, Jerry W. of Mount Carbon; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove.

Mildred B. Godby
RAINELLE -- Mildred B. Godby, 76, of Rainelle died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a short illness. She was a former cook and waitress. Surviving: daughters, Sharon Engel and Wanda Carelli, both of California, Janice Hostetter of Texas; stepsons, Danny Godby of Florida, Fred Godby of Michigan; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; close friend Margaret Richmond of Rupert. There will be no service. The body will be cremated. Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements.

Mary K. Hunter
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Mary Kathleen Hunter, 77, of Myrtle Beach, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a nursing assistant at St. Francis Hospital. Surviving: son, Larry Hunter of Myrtle Beach; daughters, Karen Copley of Bloomingrose, W.Va., Debbie Casto of Geneva, Ill.; brothers, Herbert Whited of Cross Lanes, W.Va., Dana Whited of Ripley, W.Va.; sisters, Ruth McCallister of Dunbar, Goldie Starcher of South Charleston, W.Va., Myrtle Casto of Fairplain, W.Va., Anna Randolph of Ripley. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley. Burial will be in Fairplain Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Harold R. Lafon
BECKLEY -- Harold Robert Lafon, 68, of Beckley died Friday, May 1, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a factory worker, member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Columbia, Ky., and an Army veteran. Surviving: daughter, Faith Marie Lafon of Kentucky; brother, Daniel Belcher of Hoschton, Ga.; sister, Audrey McKinney of Fayetteville; companion, Tena Crook of Beckley. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Ray Stewart, the Rev. Vic Reasoner, and the Rev. Herbert McKinney Jr. officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, St. Michael, Pa. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Madge O. Lee
SEWICKLEY, Pa. -- Madge Ova Riley Lee, 88, of Sewickley died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in Geriatric Center, Beaver, Pa. She was born in Buckhannon, W.Va., and was a Methodist. Surviving: son, Cilven Lee of Sewickley; daughter, Leona Martin Burkes of Unionville, Pa.; sister, Bernice Riley of Sewickley; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Robert M. Vincent Funeral Home, French Creek, W.Va., with the Rev. David Jessie officiating. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery, Heaston Ridge. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Jeff McCallister, Jr.
MILTON -- Jeff McCallister, Jr., 68, of Milton died Thursday, April 30, 1998, at home. He was retired from the Honeywell Co., a member of the Milton VFW, the American Legion and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean war. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Louise McCallister. Surviving: daughters, Denise Colegrove of Ona, Karen Hedges of Conner, Mont.; sisters, Mildred Wilson and Esther Brooks of Milton; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Milton Funeral Home, Milton. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Virginia F. Myles
ELKINS -- Virginia Frances Rexrode Myles, 85, of Elkins died Thursday, April 30, 1998, in Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins, after a long illness. She was a teacher in the Pocahontas and Fayette county school systems, was member of Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, and was a member of the Women's Club. She held office in the Greenbrier Presbytery and was a member of Circle No. 2 of Presbyterian Women. Surviving: husband, George A. Myles; daughter, June B. Myles of Redding, Conn. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Lohr-Barb-Vance Funeral Home, Elkins. The family suggests donations be sent to Virginia Rexrode Myles Scholarship Fund at West Virginia Wesleyan College, 59 College Ave., Buckhannon, W.Va. 26201, or a charity of choice.