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Selden Wilson Adkins
STREET, Md. -- Selden Wilson Adkins, 84, of Street died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Mariner Health of Forest Hill.
He was a native of Scarbro, W.Va., a woodshop teacher at Howard Vocational Technical Center, a retired guidance counselor and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Surviving: sons, Mark R. Adkins of Street, David W. Adkins of Wilmington, Del.; daughter, Susan A. Bossert of East Fallowfield, Pa.; brothers, Claude Adkins of Lakeland, Fla.; Larry Adkins of Beckley, W.Va.; six grandchildren.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at McComas Funeral Home, Bel Air. The family suggests donations to your local library.
Nellie Bailey
GASSAWAY -- Nellie Bailey, 92, of Gassaway died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Clutter's Family Home, Exchange, after a short illness.
She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church and the Braxton County Senior Citizens and attended Gassaway United Methodist Church.
Surviving: niece, Dorlene Weihl of Marietta, Ohio; nephew, Roma Booth of Wooster, Ohio.
Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at the Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with the Rev. Robert Horstman officiating. Burial will be in Minnora Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Nancy Messer Booth
DINGESS -- Nancy Messer Booth, 88, of Dingess died Thursday, May 14, 1998, at home.
She was a homemaker.
Surviving: daughters, Opal Whitt and Nellie Strouse, of Westerville, Ohio, Loretta Dillon of Ocala, Fla., Jewell Butcher of Verdunville, Gail Marcum of Dingess; sons, the Rev. Curtis Booth of Columbus, Ohio, the Rev. Willie Booth of Lancaster, Ohio, the Rev. Dan Booth of Worthington, Ohio; 22 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Holden 5&6 Freewill Baptist Church with the Revs. Preston Vance, Jerry Graham and Larry Light officiating. Burial will be in Booth Cemetery, Dingess. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at James Funeral Home, Logan.
Bonnie Jean Brackman
RAINELLE -- Bonnie Jean Brackman, 71, of Rainelle died Thursday, May 14, 1998, at home after a short illness.
She was a homemaker and a member of Highland First Church of God, Rainelle.
Surviving: son, J.L. Brackman of Rainelle; daughters, Ginger Prillaman of Longboat Key, Fla., Mitzi Paukovich of Bradenton, Fla., Tammy Hall of Carthage, N.C.; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle, with the Rev. Vondie Cook officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mary L. Brendel
Mary L. Brendel, 97, of Charleston died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was a member of First Christian Church, Charleston, and the Charleston Women's Club.
Surviving: daughters, Betty Rollins of South Charleston, Lena Upton of Montgomery, Texas; several nieces and nephews.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Gary Hayes and the Rev. John Hayes officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Robert Eugene Burns
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Robert Eugene Burns, 68, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Grantsville, W.Va., died Thursday, May 14, 1998, at his farm, near Grantsville.
He was an Air Force veteran and a former employee of Tuthill Corporation, Fort Wayne.
Surviving: wife, Elsie Louisa Lauchlan Burns; son, Robert E. Burns Jr. of Grantsville; daughters, Donna Lorrain and Linda Irene Burns, of Fort Wayne; sister, Colleen Duskey of Grantsville; one grandchild.
Graveside service will be 5 p.m. Sunday at the Burns Family Cemetery, Grantsville. There will be no visitation. Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Tonnya S. Cogar
SUTTON -- Tonnya S. Cogar, 33, of Sutton died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Surviving: parents, Frank W. and Barbara Cogar of Sutton; maternal grandmother, Maxine Moore of Sutton; brother, Travis Cogar of Sutton.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton. There will be a memorial service with the Rev. Raymond Butcher officiating. There will be no visitation.
David A. Creamer
David A. "Tony" Creamer, 47, of St. Albans, W.Va., died Friday, May 15, 1998, at home after a long illness.
He was a salesman and co-owner of Sun Video in St. Albans. He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, St. Albans, and a lifelong resident of St. Albans.
Surviving: wife, Linda Creamer; sons, Eric of Charlotte, N.C., Kevin of St. Albans; sisters, Barbara Yeager of Dunbar, W.Va., Mary Angela Settle of St. Albans, Rebecca Starks of St. Albans; brothers, Mike of Jacksonville, Fla., Tim of Elkview, W.Va.; one granddaughter.
Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, St. Albans, with the Rev. Patrick McDonough officiating.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, where a rosary will besaid at 7 p.m.
Raymond Cecil Crist
RICHWOOD -- Raymond Cecil Crist, 63, of Richwood died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Richwood Area Community Hospital after a short illness.
He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Richwood, American Legion, Richwood, and the UMW. He was a retired miner from Sewell Coal Co., Nettie, and an Army veteran.
Surviving: wife, Freda Crist; sons, Raymond Crist Jr. of Lewisburg, John Curtis Crist of Richwood; brother, Paul Crist of North Ridgeville, Ohio; sisters, Phyllis Godfrey and Katherine Bunting of Richwood, Helen Hilton and Shelby Rader of Summersville; three grandchildren.
Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Church of the Nazarene, Richwood, with the Rev. Bernard Sims officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Memorial Park, Richwood. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the church. Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, is in charge of arrangements.
Juanita Vickers Dillon
MADISON -- Juanita Vickers Dillon, 74, of Madison died Thursday May 14, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, after a long illness.
She was a homemaker.
Surviving: brothers, Wandell Vickers of Lake Wales, Fla., Harold Vickers of Millers Creek, N.C., James Vickers of Barrett, Auddie Vickers of Springdale, Ark., Billy Vickers of Bald Knob, Jim Vickers of Toledo, Ohio, Terry Vickers of Hayes, N.C.; sisters, Eileen Osborne of Bald Knob, Loretta Hawkins of St. Petersburg, Cecilia Miller of Logan.
Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, with the Rev. Orville Syner officiating. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Park, Turtle Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
William R. Dixon
William Richard Dixon, 77, of Charleston died Thursday, May 14, 1998, at home.
He was a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a graduate of Charleston High School, a Navy veteran of World War II, former state president of the West Virginia Amateur Athletic Union, a volunteer with the Greater Charleston Swimming Association and the American Heart Association, a retired employee from Tincher Dental Laboratories, co-owner of Dental Arts Laboratory, Charleston, a member of Masonic Lodge 7, Washington, and Beni Kedem Temple, Charleston. He attended St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Charleston.
Surviving: wife, Mary Briscoe Dixon; daughters, Deborah Anne Bolton of Poland, Ohio, Lynne Dixon Akers of Charleston; sister, Roberta Akers of Greensboro, N.C.; six grandchildren.
Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Patti Whittington and the Rev. H. Knute Jacobson officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Wilson funeral home.
Levi Dotson
CHAPMANVILLE -- Levi Dotson, 69, of Chapmanville, formerly of Justice Addition, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, at home after a long illness.
He was a retired miner from Island Creek Coal Co. with 36 years of service, a member of the UMW and a member and trustee of Calvary Baptist Church, Chapmanville.
Surviving: wife, Tressie Mounts Dotson; daughter, Judy Elkins of Chapmanville; son, Thomas W. Dotson of Weston; half sister, Iilean Rutherford of Cleveland; two grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, with the Rev. Robert G. Jennings officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to Calvary Baptist Church or the American Heart Association.
Bertha Mae Ewing
BECKLEY -- Bertha Mae Ewing, 90, of Beckley died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in a Beckley hospital.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.
Ishmael J. Eye
Ishmael J. "Ish" Eye, 73, of Laguna Hills, Calif., formerly of Glen Ferris and Mathias, W.Va., died Friday, May 2, 1998, at his home in Laguna Hills after a short illness.
He was a retired supervisor of operations for the Steam Power Plant at Elkem Metals Co., Alloy, W.Va. He was a native of Franklin, W.Va., and a World War II Navy veteran. He was a Methodist. He was a graduate of Mathias High School and attended West Virginia Institute of Technology.
Surviving: wife, Marion Gunnoe Eye; daughter Katrina "Cathy" Eye Dicterow of Laguna Beach, Calif.; sister, Rosamond "Chungy" Moyers of Mathias, W.Va.; brother Neufer Eye of Strasburg, Va.; one granddaughter.
Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at Strasburg Presbyterian Church, Strasburg, Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Pennington Funeral Home Chapel in Gauley Bridge, W.Va. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 23, at Forrest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Huntington, W.Va.
Ruby I. Friend
IVYDALE -- Ruby I. Friend, 79, of Ivydale, Clay County, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness.
She was a homemaker and a member of Ivydale Methodist Church.
Surviving: daughter, Patsy Dickson of Charleston; sisters, Virgie Morris of Ivydale, Anna Mae Deel of Clarksburg, Wanda Spartage and Wilma Muckensturm of Akron; one grandson.
Service will be 10 a.m. Sunday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with the Rev. Herb Vance officiating. Burial will be in Friend Cemetery, Ivydale. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Rhoda Windon Hall
POINT PLEASANT -- Rhoda Windon Hall, 79, of Point Pleasant died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley.
She was a homemaker and a member of Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: daughter, Natalie Jane Feola of Buckhannon; son, Terry Hall of Beckley; six grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Burial will be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
Doris E. Hedrick
Doris Esther Hedrick, 74, of Chesapeake, W.Va., formerly of Elkhart, Ind., died Friday, May 15, 1998, at home after a long illness.
She was a Clay County native, a former machine operator for Statewide Aluminum in Elkhart. She was a Protestant.
Surviving: sons, David Hedrick of Osceola, Ind., Charles Hedrick of Elkhart; daughters, Wilda Sayler of Louisville, Ky., June Alderman of Chesapeake, Rebecca A. Hartman of Geneva, N.Y.; stepdaughter, Louise Hughes of Pinch, W.Va.; brothers, Gilbert Woodrum, of Elkhart, Aris Woodrum of Buffalo, W.Va., Wilbur Woodrum of Rand, W.Va., Ervin Woodrum of Weston, W.Va.; sisters Goldie Goodwin of Kimberly, W.Va., Mamie Hedrick of Mammoth W.Va.; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Prairie Street Cemetery in Elkhart, with the Rev. Cecil Marchem officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Street Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Elkhart. Cook Funeral Home in Cedar Grove, W.Va., is in charge of local arrangements.
Tellie Mae Hughes
BIG CREEK -- Tellie Mae Hughes, 81, of Big Creek died Thursday, May 15, 1998, in Logan General Hospital.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God faith.
Surviving: daughters, Georgia Butcher of Godby, Violet Toppings of Glenville; sons, Harold, Billy Joe and Randy Hughes of Big Creek, Dennie Hughes of Ohio; 19 grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, with the Rev. Roger Frye officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Rev. Eugene W. Kincaid
BEAVER -- The Rev. Eugene W. Kincaid, 65, of Beaver died Friday, May 15, 1998, in a Beckley hospital.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.
Kelly R. Knuckles
Kelly Ray Knuckles, 78, of South Charleston died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness.
He was a retired greens keeper at Kanawha Country Club and a lifelong resident of South Charleston.
Surviving: daughters, Patsy Colley, Wilma Pauley and Ellen Price of South Charleston, Peggy Lockhart of Cross Lanes; brother, Paul Knuckles of South Charleston; sister, Ester Pauley of Alum Creek; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Lee Hamrick officiating. Burial will be in Fox-Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ida Mildred Lee
SOD -- Ida Mildred Lee, 83, of Sod died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness.
She was a retired custodian from the Lincoln County Board of Education with 23 years of service and a member of Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church, Garretts Bend.
Surviving: son, Charles Lee of Sod; sisters, Carolyn Lawrence of Griffithsville, Maxine Keeling of Sod; half sisters, Sharon Ann Fowler of Camp Creek, Margie Basham of Tornado, Karen Vickers of Rock Creek, Linda Jones of St. Albans; half brother, Walter Dunlap of Sod; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. Burial will be in Garrett Cemetery, Barretts Bend. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Dorothy Ellen Lowe
SPENCER -- Dorothy Ellen Lowe, 66, of Spencer died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Americare Nursing Home, Dunbar.
She was retired from Dean Foods and attended the Full Gospel Assembly, Hartford, Mich.
Surviving: mother, Emma Walker Lowe of Spencer; sisters, Shirley Reed and Carolyn Adams of Watervliet, Mich., Marilyn Pagel of Ypsilanti, Mich.
Service will be 11 a.m. Sunday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Garry Bowen officiating. Burial will be in Droddy-Canterbury Cemetery, Walton. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Shirley Jane Malcomb
Shirley Jane Malcomb, 47, of Alum Creek, formerly of Greenview, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, at home after a short illness.
She was owner/operator of Mountain Heritage Co. and a member of the Rappahonnock Christian Center, Tappahonnock, Va., and Women Aglow, Madison.
Surviving: husband, Roger L. Malcomb of Alum Creek; sons, Roger Christopher of Greenview, Nathan Brian of Alum Creek; daughters, Angela Dawn Loving of Richmond, Va., Stephanie Jane Ricks of Callao, Va.; brothers, Virgil and Raymond Adkins, of Logan, Bill Adkins of Bristol, Va., Kelley Adkins of Ripley; sisters, Alice Marcum of Charleston; Pansey Toler of Pineville; stepbrothers, Nathan Marcum of Logan, Veron and Cledus Marcum, of Greenview; stepsisters, Brookie Burgess of Ramage, Audrey of Logan; one grandchild.
Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, with the Rev. William "Mac" Ricks officiating. Burial will be in Malcomb Family Cemetery, Alum Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Hope K. Martin
ALDERSON -- Hope K. Martin, 80, of Alderson died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Columbia Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a short illness.
She was a lifelong resident of Alderson, a member of Grace Bible Church, Asbury, and a homemaker.
Surviving: brother, Garnet W. Kittinger of Talcott; grandchildren, Michelle Christian and Christy Martin of Alderson, four great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Longanacre Funeral Home, Fort Spring, with Pastor Charlie Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Alderson Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Dan W. Mathes
RICHWOOD -- Dan W. Mathes, 58, of Richwood died Wednesday, May 13, 1998 in Richwood Area Community Hospital after a long illness.
He was a native of Elkins, a disabled miner, a Protestant and a member of the North American Hunting and Fishing Club.
Surviving: son, John Mathes of East Palestine, Ohio; brothers, Richard Mathes of Richwood, Charles "Butch" Mathes of Cowen, Shelton "Chuck" Mathes of Corsicana, Texas; sister, Hilda Wright of Cowen; four grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Adams Funeral Home, Cowen, with the Rev. Okey Wayne officiating. Burial will be in Donaldson Cemetery, near Cowen. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
L.N. McCutcheon II
SUMMERSVILLE -- L.N. "Buzz" McCutcheon II, 66, of Summersville died Thursday, May 13, 1998, at home after a long illness.
He was former mayor of Summersville, a graduate of West Virginia Institute of Technology and the American Institute of Banking, former president of the Nicholas County Bank, Summersville, a member of West Virginia Independent Bankers Association, Summersville Lions Club, the Chamber of Commerce, former chairman of the Summersville Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, a member, elder and deacon of Summersville Presbyterian Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Surviving: wife, Joan McAbee McCutcheon; daughters, Maryanne Womack of Atlanta, Susan Turbeville of Delray Beach, Fla., Markey Smith of Winter Haven, Fla.; stepdaughter, Karin Hopkins of Atlanta; stepson, Dana Conner of Burns, Tenn.; sister, Martha McCutcheon Perilli of Summersville; five grandchildren.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Summersville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James Crouch officiating. The Body was cremated. The family suggests donations be sent to Greenbrier Valley Hospice, 610 Church St., Summersville, WV 26651.
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