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Charlene A. Gillispie
Charlene A. Gillispie, 64, of Alum Creek died May 8, 1998, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a short illness.
She was a former employee of Multi-CAP Meals on Wheels, South Charleston, and a lifelong resident of Kanawha County.
Surviving: husband, Harold Gillispie; son, Mark Gillispie of Alum Creek; daughters, Shirley Rhodes of Evans, Christine Gillenwater of Alum Creek, Kathy Gillispie of South Charleston; sisters, Faye Stewart and Nina Mallory, both of South Charleston; brother, Wayne Adkins; three grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Barker Cemetery, Ashford. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Alma Jean Harmon
Alma Jean Harmon, 57, of Charleston died May 9, 1998, at home after a long illness.
Scott Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.
Rebecca McCray Harris
WASHINGTON -- Rebecca McCray Harris, 73, of Washington, formerly of Dunbar, W.Va., died April 29, 1998, in Howard University Hospital after a short illness.
Surviving: sons, Raymond McCray and Eric Harris, both of Washington; daughters, Valarie Green of Washington, Rita Johnson of Fort Washington, Md., Marsha Brown of Suitland, Md.; brother, Isaac McCray of Cleveland; sisters, Eloise Hurley of Columbia, S.C., Emma Jean Pugh of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Mary Parker of Washington; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Service was May 5 at Mentrone Baptist Church, Washington. Burial was in Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Va. Rollins Funeral Home, Washington, was in charge of arrangements.
Burwell P. Harvey
Burwell P. "Burl" Harvey, 68, of Dunbar, formerly of St. Albans, died May 8, 1998, at home of cancer.
Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.
Charlotte Hinkle
Charlotte Hinkle, 85, of South Charleston died May 7, 1998, in Valley Health Village after a long illness.
She was retired from South Charleston Greenhouse and Hamill Floral with 29 years' service and a member of Southern Baptist Church, Palm Bay, Fla., St. Albans Women of the Moose and the Eagles.
Surviving: son, Charles W. Hinkle of South Charleston; sisters, Ernestine M. Grandin of South Charleston, Irene Paris of Gahanna, Ohio; granddaughter, Martie Hinkle of South Charleston.
Memorial graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, with the Rev. Laird Fain officiating. There will be no visitation. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.
Ronald L. Hunter
Ronald L. Hunter, 83, of Dunbar died May 8, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a short illness.
He was retired from Dunbar Glass Co.
Surviving: daughter, Dreama H. Vaughn of Akron, Ohio; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Warren Dove officiating. Burial will be in Moss Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Benjamin Parker Lane
Benjamin Parker Lane, 3-month-old son of John Scott and Deborah R. Lane of St. Albans, died May 8, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a short illness.
Also surviving: brothers, Corey Austin and Jacob Connor Lane, both of St. Albans; paternal grandparents, John W. and Kimberly S. Lane of St. Albans; maternal grandmother, Linda F. Shamblin of Sissonville; maternal grandfather, William T. Shamblin of Putnam County; paternal great-grandmothers, Carolyn M. Lane of St. Albans, Norma M. Callow of Wheeling; maternal great-grandparents, John and Edith Dillard of Gallipolis, Ohio, Dorothy A. Moore of St. Albans.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Cunningham Memorial Park Lower Mausoleum Chapel, St. Albans, with Pastor Mont Herdman officiating. Entombment will be in the mausoleum. Friends may call 30 minutes prior to service at the chapel. Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to International Missions Outreach, P.O. Box 1145, Clendenin, W.Va. 25045.
Elmer O. Lanning
Elmer O. Lanning, 78, of South Charleston died May 9, 1998, at home after a long illness.
He was a native of Granite Falls, Minn., a retired parts clerk from Turnpike Ford, a Lutheran, an Army veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient.
Surviving: wife, Mayola Lanning; daughter, Linda Sue McCallister of Culloden; son, Richard L. of Hurricane; sister, Delilah Marxen of Brainerd, Minn.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with the Rev. William Turley officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Brenda Joy Leake
SMITHERS -- Brenda Joy Leake, 54, of Smithers, Fayette County, died May 9, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness.
B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Mills
OCALA, Fla. -- Margaret "Peg" Mills, 91, of Ocala, formerly of Cross Lanes, W.Va., died May 3, 1998, at the home of her daughter, Connie S. Domcowski of Ocala, after a long illness.
She was a retired West Virginia government employee and a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Cross Lanes Woman's Club and Eastern Star.
Also surviving: brother, Edward Myers of Cleveland; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society was in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Hospice of Marion County, P.O. Box 4860, Ocala, Fla. 34478.
Pauline T. Parsons
Pauline T. Parsons, 81, of St. Albans died May 7, 1998, in Riverside Nursing Home, St. Albans, after a long illness.
She was a retired chef from the Union Carbide cafeteria, Institute, a former chef at Woodrum Tea Room, Charleston, former president of the Ladies Auxiliary American Legion Post 73, St. Albans, member of VFW Auxiliary 6318, St. Albans Women of the Moose Lodge 868, and St. Albans Women's Club Department of Community Service.
Surviving: daughter, Martha J. Bradford of St. Albans; sisters, Mary Lane of St. Albans, Neva Decker of Culloden; brother, James Robert Cummings of Wasco, Calif.; one grandson; two great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. C.T. Bullington Jr. officiating. Entombment will be in Cunningham Memorial Park Lower Mausoleum, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, where a Women of the Moose memorial service will be held at 8:30.
Emmett K. Raines
Emmett K. Raines, 77, of Cabin Creek died May 9, 1998, at home after a long illness.
He was a former laborer for the Division of Highways, a lifelong resident of the Cabin Creek area and a Protestant.
Surviving: daughter, Christine Toppings of Hamlin; sons, Eddie and Steve, both of Chelyan, James of Cabin Creek; sisters, Betty Petty of Giles, June Jarrel of Chesapeake; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Montgomery Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, London, with the Rev. Pete Payne officiating. Burial will be in the memorial park. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the chapel. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.
Hershel Lee Sherman
LANARK -- Hershel Lee Sherman, 82, of Lanark died May 9, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.
Paul R. Spurlock Sr.
Paul Rexford Spurlock Sr., 80, of Charleston died April 13, 1997, at home.
He was a retired truck driver from Teamsters Local 175, a member of Ohio Street Church of God and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Violet Spurlock; sons, Donald Ray of Charlotte, N.C., Glenn Eugene and Robert Joseph, both of Charleston, William Dale of Galena, Ill., Paul Rexford Jr. of Chicago; daughter, Eleanor Crites of Spencer, Ohio; sisters, Sybil Spradling of Charleston, Dimple Hoffman of Davis Creek; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Service and burial were in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, was in charge of arrangements.
Martha J. Stewart
Martha J. Tow Stewart, 71, of Charleston died May 8, 1998, at Marmet Health Care Center after a long illness.
She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Kanawha County.
Surviving: husband, Donald; sons, Brad of Pinch, Steven of Sissonville, Doug of Charleston; daughter, Donna Lou Doughty of Charleston; brothers, Acie Tow of Havelock, N.C., Charles Tow of Winston Salem, N.C.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Robert W. Burdette officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
Woodrow Sutphin
RACINE -- Woodrow Sutphin, 80, of Racine, Boone County, died May 9, 1998, in Titusville, Fla., after a long illness.
He was an auto garage owner, a retired vocational education teacher and a member and deacon of Healing Stream Baptist Church, Seth.
Surviving: sons, Irving and Jerry, both of Titusville; stepsons, Bill and Joseph Meadows, both of Parma, Ohio; stepdaughters, Joan Harris and Kristinia Nelson, both of Bowie, Md., Lena Mae Hamilton of Laurel, Md.; brother, Irving "Sam" of Wooster, Ohio; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Healing Stream Baptist Church, Seth, with the Rev. Phil Nicholas officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet.
Daniel M. Unger
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Daniel M. Unger, 54, of Allentown, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died May 2, 1998, in Manor Care Health Services, Salisbury Township.
He was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School, Charleston, and was a salesman for building and window suppliers for various wholesalers on the East Coast and Canada with 30 years' service.
Surviving: wife, Irene "Renie" Graver Unger; sons, Jeffrey D. of Boston, Daniel M. Jr. of Allentown; daughter, Terri Ruth Unger of Boston; brothers, William M. Jr. of Patterson Creek, W.Va., Stephen H. of Charleston; three grandchildren.
Service was private. Trexler Funeral Home, Allentown, was in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Dream Come True of the Lehigh Valley or the American Cancer Society.
William Russell Wolfe
William Russell "Bill" Wolfe, 82, of Charleston, formerly of Livingston, died May 7, 1998, at home after a short illness.
He was a retired miner from Carbon Fuel and a member of UMW.
Surviving: sons, Roger of Charleston, Douglas of Sundown, Texas; daughters, June of Charleston, Patricia of Hurricane; brothers, Elwood of Standard, Connard of Livingston, Carl of Fairlea; sisters, Wilda, Lita of Standard; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchidlren.
Service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with Minister John Moles officiating. Burial will be in Standard Cemetery. Friends may call 90 minutes prior to service at the funeral home.
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