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John H. Blankenship
MABEN -- John H. Blankenship, 84, of Maben, Wyoming County, died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner and a member of the UMW. Surviving: wife, Deloris Hackworth Blankenship; son, William Blankenship of Fairfax, Va.; daughter, Janice Giles of Fairfax; brother, Woodrow Blankenship of Beckley; sister, Pearl Hendricks of Los Angeles, Calif.; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Charles "Butch" Acord officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Pierpoint Freewill Baptist Church.

Carolyn J. Bolinger
BLOOMINGROSE -- Carolyn Joan Bolinger, 56, of Bloomingrose, Boone County, died Thursday, May 7, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a born in Uneeda and was a homemaker. Surviving: husband, Charles Ronald Bolinger; sons, John Charles Bolinger of Ashford, Jerry Ronald Bolinger of Toneys Branch; daughter, Robin Lynn Ratliff of Toneys Branch; brothers, Norman Bentley of Low Gap, Eddie Bentley of Toneys Branch, Robert Bentley of Danville; sisters, Ange Kitty Sparkman of Madison, Connie Hunter of Chicago, Ill.; five grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Fauber Cemetery, Toneys Branch, with the Rev. Richard Justice officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison.

Jennie M. Buckner
Jennie Mae Jones Buckner, 72, of Institute died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in Americare-Putnam Nursing Home, Hurricane, after a long illness. She was a native of McDowell County, a retired counselor from West Virginia State College, Institute, with 35 years of service, vice president of the West Virginia State College Kanawha Valley Alumnae Association, president of the courtesy committee, president of the State High School reunion planning committee and a former member of Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving: husband, Hubert H. "Dooley" Buckner; sons, Lester Maurice "Beau" Buckner of Fort Washington, Md., Lloyd Hubert "Bucky" Buckner of Washington; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the auditorium of the John W. Davis Fine Arts Building, West Virginia State College, with the Rev. Paul J. Gilmer, the Rev. Rupert Evans and the Rev. Braxton Broady officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Dunbar. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the auditorium. Preston Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret A. Chapman
Margaret A. Chapman, 63, of Dunbar died Thursday, May 7, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Brown United Methodist Church and a lifelong resident of Dunbar. Surviving: husband, Ralph A. Chapman; sons, Ralph A. Chapman II of Charleston, Danny Chapman of St. Albans; daughters, Anita Nasby and Patty James of Columbus, Ohio, Vicki Monley and Leslie Gentry of Nashville, Tenn.; mother, Dixie Marion Tucker of Cross Lanes; brothers, Tom Tucker of Texas, Eddie Tucker of Cross Lanes, Bill Tucker of Charleston; sisters, Libby Proctor and Nancy Kocher of Florida, Geri Reveal of Nevada; 15 grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Warren Dove and the Rev. Lee White officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Anna L. Conner
Anna Lee Teets Conner, 78, of Charleston, formerly of Buckhannon and New Smyrna Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, at home after a short illness. She attended New River State College and was a member of Central United Methodist Church, Charleston. Surviving: daughters, Sharon C. Rogers of Dunwoody, Ga., Judy C. Raikes of Delaware, Ohio; son, J. Timothy Conner of Spring, Texas; brother, Leslie Teets of Buckhannon; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, with Jonathan Nettles officiating. Burial will be in Conner Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar WV 25064.

M. Sandra Edmonds
BRADLEY -- M. Sandra Hall Edmonds, 62, of Bradley, Raleigh County, died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Cranberry Community Church and Order of the Eastern Star, Beckley. Surviving: husband, William Franklin Edmonds Sr.; son, William Franklin Edmonds Jr. of Bradley; daughters, Charlotte Ann Stover and Debra Sue Rogers of Bradley, Nancy Kay Frey of Colorado, Carole Jean McVey of Prosperity, Sandy Lynn Plumley of Shady Spring; sisters, Myra Lynn Long of Greensboro, N.C., Donna Cline of Tazewell, Va., Nancy Fields of Chilhowie, Va.; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with Pastor Frank Pittman officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call from 1:30 p.m. Saturday to service time at the funeral home.

Gordon V. Fain
Gordon Valentine Fain, 68, of St. Albans died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a cardio pulmonary technologist for CAMC and St. Francis Hospital, former director of the Occupational Lung Disease Clinic at St. Francis Hospital, an Air Force veteran, member of St. Peters United Methodist Church and a 1952 graduate of Morris Harvey College. He was born in Quinwood. Surviving: son, Maj. James F. Fain at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; daughter, Stephanie J. Fain Graley of St. Albans; sisters, Georgia Fain Miller of St. Albans, Sarah Fain Wolz of South Williamson, Ky.; brothers, Harold Fain of Marfrance, John H. Fain of Newport News, Va.; six grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with the Rev. William Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Fox Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Arthritis Foundation.

Heather Fazzan-Bartram
MEDINA, Ohio -- Heather Lea Fazzan-Bartram, 21, of Medina died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in Medina General Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident, said a hospital spokeswoman. She was a secretary and a Baptist. Surviving: husband, Jason Bartram; daughter, Jordan Lea Bartram; father, Luke Fazzan Jr. of Wadsworth, Ohio; mother, Ann Harvey of Akron, Ohio; paternal grandparents, Luke and Eleanor Fazzan Jr. of Wickliffe, Ohio; maternal grandparents, Robert and Nancy Harvey of Bruno, W.Va.; great-grandmother, Brida Grimmett; sister, Heidi Nicole Fazzan. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, W.Va., with the Rev. Jamie Fortner officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and one hour prior to service Saturday at the funeral home.

Frank A. Fisher Sr.
TULSA, Okla. -- Frank Alva Fisher Sr., 80, of Tulsa, formerly of Marmet, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in St. Simeon's Episcopal Home. He was former owner/operator of Fisher's Esso Service, Marmet, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of Masonic Lodge 27, Scottish Rite Bodies, York Rite Bodies, Beni Kedem Shrine, Odd Fellows, VFW and American Legion. Surviving: son, Frank Fisher Jr. of Tulsa; half brother, Joe Cabell of Decatur, Ala.; two grandchildren. Service will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, W.Va., with the Rev. Fairley McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Boone Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Simeon's Episcopal Home, 3701 N. Cincinnati, Tulsa, OK 74106.

William C. Fisher Sr.
William Cleek Fisher Sr, 80, of Charleston died Friday, May 8, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.

David L. Fletcher
David Lee Fletcher, 37, of Alum Creek died Thursday, May 7, 1998, at Charleston Area Medical Center's General Division from injuries received May 1 in an automobile accident on Corridor G, said a hospital spokesman. He was an employee of Al Marino Heating and Plumbing. Surviving: wife, Laura Fletcher; daughters, Mary and Kimberly at home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fletcher of Alum Creek; sisters, Donna Lude of South Charleston, Ellen McCallister, Patricia Holstein, Melody McCormick, Betty Fletcher and Leasa Fletcher of Alum Creek; brothers, Eddie, Charles Jr., Gary and Kenneth of Alum Creek. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

Emma R. Grubb
BECKLEY -- Emma Ruth Grubb, 77, of Beckley died Thursday, May 7, 1998, at the home of her son in Middlebrook, Va., after a short illness. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.

Mildred L. Gwinn
PROSPERITY -- Mildred Louise Phillips Gwinn, 76, of Prosperity died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Weslyan Chapel, Beckley. Surviving: sons, Danny and Randy B. Gwinn of Beckley, Gary Gwinn of Fairfax, Va., Darrel W. Gwinn of Prosperity; daughter, Darlene K. Blake of Oak Hill; seven grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Vic Reasoner officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

E. Ray Hall
DANVILLE -- E. Ray Hall, 91, of Danville died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison, after a long illness. He was a retired Boone County clerk with 35 years of service, a member of Spencer Chapel United Methodist Church, Hewett, Masonic Lodge 115, Madison, Scottish Rite Bodies, Beni Kedem Shrine, Red Man Lodge, Lory, and was a veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Juanita Hall; son, Paul M. Hall of Bryan, Ohio; daughter, Doris Rae White of Danville; seven grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several stepgreat-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m Saturday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Roger McCauley, the Rev. John Hager and the Rev. Rex Workman officiating. Burial will be in Boone Memorial Park, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Leon Huff
LOGAN -- Leon Huff, 88, of Logan died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was a farmer. There are no known survivors. Graveside service was to be 11 a.m. today at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Alfred W. Hundley
CHARMCO -- Alfred Weston Hundley, 76, of Charmco, Greenbrier County, died Thursday, May 7, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a disabled miner and attended Little Creek Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, Ruth Gipson Hundley; daughters, Kathy Burdette of Hinton, Coleen McCutcheon of Leivasy, Molly Dunn of Charmco, Janice Lowe of Quinwood, Christine Hundley of Ronceverte, Dolly Hundley of Lewisburg; sons, Jeff Hundley of Charmco, Danny Hundley of Rupert, Johnny Hundley of Fenwick; sister, Delma Skaggs of Kilsyth; brothers, Raymond "Tom" Hundley of Kilsyth, Dolph Hundley of Elton; 14 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Jim Nicely officiating. Burial will be in McElhenny Cemetery, Grassy Meadows. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Pauline M. Jarrell
MADISON -- Pauline M. Jarrell, 69, of Madison died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Madison. Surviving: husband, A. Paul Jarrell; son, Michael Jarrell of Madison; daughters, Vickey Stone and Elaine Burns of Madison; sisters, Helen Ferrell of Berea, Ohio, Jo Toth of Sheffield, Ohio, Eleanor Keyes of New Brunswick, Ohio, Ethel Flint of Sylvester; six grandchildren. Graveside service will be noon Saturday at Memory Gardens, Madison, with the Rev. Jim O'Connor officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison. The procession will leave the funeral home at 11:45 a.m. Saturday for the cemetery.

Doris A. Milem
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Doris A. Milem, 63, of Cleveland died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in Lakewood, Ohio. She was a housekeeping employee at Justice Center and a native of West Virginia. Service was to be this evening at Craciun Funeral Home, Cleveland. The body will be cremated.

Lowell D. Newcomer
Lowell D. Newcomer, 65, of Pocatalico, formerly of Boiling Springs, Pa., died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in Riverside Nursing Home, St. Albans, of cancer. He was a self-employed safety inspector/auditor for insurance companies, a member and former president of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Harrisburg, Pa., attended Stonewall Jackson High School and Morris Harvey College, was a member of Abiding Faith Victory Center Church, Sissonville, the VFW and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Surviving: wife, Barbara Morris Newcomer; daughters, Vicky Cottrell of South Charleston, Dawn Stoeffler of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; sons, Lowell D. Newcomer of Dillsburg, Pa., Shawn Newcomer of Carlisle, Pa., Thomas Newcomer of Newville, Pa.; sisters, Evelyn Maddy and Pauline Camp of South Charleston; 10 grandchildren. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Sissonville, with Pastor Paul Bailey and Pastor Rodney Dorsey officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.

Phyllis J. Page
Phyllis Jean Hammond Page, 61, of Cabin Creek died Thursday, May 7, 1998, in Heartland Nursing Home, Charleston, after a short illness. She was a retired secretary from Carbon Fuel Co. with 30 years of service and a lifelong resident of the Cabin Creek area. Surviving: daughter, Paula Page of Indianapolis; mother, Juanita Hammond of Cabin Creek; sisters, Mary Hodge of Chesapeake, Sue Zimmerman of Dunbar, Naomi Hammond of El Paso, Texas; brothers, Albert Hammond of Hernshaw, Kenneth Hammond of Marmet, Darrell Hammond of Centerville, Ohio; one granddaughter. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Robert L. Patterson
ALLEN JUNCTION -- Robert Lee Patterson, 81, of Allen Junction, Wyoming County, died Thursday, May 7, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Worthy B. Pearson
GALLIPOLIS FERRY -- Worthy B. Pearson, 82, of Gallipolis Ferry died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant. He was a retired welder from ACF, Huntington, a farmer and a member of Pleasant Ridge Church, Gallipolis Ferry. Surviving: wife, Garnet Caudill Pearson; son, Freemont Pearson of Coolville, Ohio; daughters, Nancy Kinnaird of Gallipolis Ferry, Rachel Nelson of Leon; stepsons, Robert and Owen Albright of Point Pleasant; brother, Gerald Pearson of Wilmington, N.C.; sister, Bessie Supple of Point Pleasant; seven grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several stepgreat-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. Ronnie Long and the Rev. Dwayne Smith officiating. Burial will be in Bruce Chapel Cemetery, Gallipolis Ferry. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Harold Puckett
LYONSVILLE -- Harold Puckett, 72, of Lyonsville, Nicholas County, died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a Protestant and a retired construction worker. Surviving: wife, Eunice Blankenship Puckett; four grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at White Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev. Alva Blankenship and the Rev. Denver Danberry officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Margaret S. Rayhill
Margaret Skiles Rayhill, 74, of Rand died Thursday, May 7, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. She was a retired clerk from the state Alcohol Beverage Control Commission, a Methodist and a member of Pairs and Spares at Baptist Temple. Surviving: duaghter, Katherine Larese of Belle; sisters, Amma Bailey and Ruby Scott of Dunbar, Esta Pierson and Macel Bowles of Charleston, Florence Bowles of South Point, Ohio; grandson, Marc Larese of Pittsburgh, Pa. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Stevens-Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Albert Alexandrunas officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Robert D. Richardson
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Robert Dozier Richardson, 74, of Ponte Vedra Beach, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Friday, May 1, 1998, in Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. He was a native of Atlanta, Ga., a graduate of Emory University, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Rotary Club and retired from IBM. Surviving: wife, Carroll Richardson; sons, John of Aberdeen, Scotland, Robert of Marathon, Fla., Rob and James of Charleston, Laurence of Nicholasville, Ky.; 10 grandchildren. Memorial service will be Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, Ponte Vedra. An additional memorial service and burial will be at a later date in Atlanta. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice Northeast, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Mandarin, FL.