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Patrick L. Harkins
CASSELBERRY, Fla. -- Patrick L. Harkins, 58, of Casselberry died Friday, May 22, 1998, in Florida Hospital, Orlando, after a long illness. He was president and owner of Golden Eagle Management Inc., a member of Florida Health Care Association and Casselberry Rotary Club. Surviving: wife, Kathleen Marie Gissy Harkins; sons, Patrick Lee Harkins II and John Paul Harkins of Winter Springs, Fla.; two grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Weston, W.Va. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Weston. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, where a rosary service will be held at 8 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Patrick Church Outreach Program, c/o St. Patrick Church, Center Ave., Weston, WV 26542.

Billy Y. Lett
WINFIELD -- Billy Y. Lett, 77, of Winfield died Monday, May 25, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired craft superintendent from Union Carbide, Institute, with 35 years of service, a member of Winfield Baptist Church and HUMP Pilot Association, an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, a lifelong resident of Winfield and a graduate of Winfield High School. Surviving: daughter, Sharon Sue Tucker of Fort Worth, Texas; sons, James Curtis Lett of Winfield, William S. Lett of Fraziers Bottom; five grandchildren; one great-grandson. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Winfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug McComas officiating. Burial will be in Winfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Maurice V. Mann
GREENVILLE -- Maurice V. "Spike" Mann, 76, of Greenville died Sunday, May 24, 1998, at home of cancer. He was a former Monroe County school bus driver with 16 years of service, an Army veteran of World War II, a recipient of the Bronze Star, a former prisoner of war, and a member of the VFW, American Legion, Barbed Wire Chapter of Ex-POWs, DAV and the Ruritan Club. Surviving: wife, Lucille Mann; daughter, Carol A. Conner of Herndon, Va.; son, Robert V. Mann of Greenville; sister, Minta Lou Cheren of Lake Worth, Fla.; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, with the Rev. Mike Pugh, the Rev. Arnold Belcher and the Rev. Carl Edwards officiating. Burial will be in Keaton Cemetery, Greenville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Greenbrier Valley Hospice or the American Cancer Society.

Harmon McCoy
DANVILLE -- Harmon McCoy of Danville died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, in CAMC, General Division. James Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Jane C. McCracken
ROANOKE, Texas -- Jane C. McCracken, 64, of Roanoke died Monday, May 25, 1998, in Grapevine, Texas. She was a native of Charleston, W.Va., and a member of the Antique Airplane Association. Surviving: husband, Ed McCracken; daughter, Carol Matthews of Roanoke; brother, Jim Lilly of Hardeeville, S.C.; three grandchildren. J.E. Foust and Son Funeral Home, Roanoke, is in charge of arrangements.

Orva W. McWhorter
CRESTVIEW, Fla. -- Orva White McWhorter, 93, of Crestview, formerly of Calhoun County, W.Va., died Saturday, May 23, 1998, in Crestview. She was a member of Auburn Assembly of God Church, Crestview. Surviving: sons, Robert F. McWhorter of Morgantown, W.Va., Charles W. McWhorter of Crestview; daughter, Joann Hawkins of Crestview; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Jane Lew, with the Rev. Randall Hughes officiating. Morris Funeral Home, Jane Lew, is in charge of arrangements.

Robert E. Mullins Sr.
Robert Ellis Mullins Sr., 72, of Belle died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. He was a retired truck driver from Perry and Hylton Trucking Co, a member of United Christian Church, Belle, the UMW, was an Army veteran of World War II, a recipient of the Purple Heart and a lifelong resident of the Belle area. Surviving: daughters, Nancy Hunt and Phyllis Harrison of Belle; son, Robert E. Mullins Jr. of Belle; sisters, Lucille Robinette and Patty Kay of Belle, Phyllis Hunt of Rand, Mary Parsons and Dollie Pittman of Charleston; brother, Billy D. Mullins Sr. of Malden; five grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle, with the Rev. John Adkins, Pastor Paul Jameson and the Rev. Randall Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Maggie Perry
LYBURN -- Maggie Perry, 71, of Lyburn, Logan County, died Monday, May 25, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Lyburn Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving: daughter, Brenda Kay Browning of Lyburn; sons, Charles, Danny and Leo Perry Jr. of Lyburn, Roger Perry of Crown; sister, Dean Kitchen of Logan; brother, Paul Vermillion; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Thursday at Lyburn Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Linzel Walls officiating. Burial will be in Hinchman Cemetery, Rita. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and one hour prior to service Thursday at the church. Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia Q. Pierce
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Virginia Quarles Pierce, 90, of Cincinnati died Monday, May 25, 1998, in Ohio. She was a native of Charleston, W.Va., attended West Virginia University, was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and retired from Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati. She was an Episcopalian. Surviving: nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Hodapp Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is in charge of arrangements.

Billy B. Price
RAVENCLIFF -- Billy B. Price, 72, of Ravencliff, Wyoming County, died Monday, May 25, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of World War II serving with the 100th Infantry Division, a retired miner with 23 years of service, a member and former deacon of Glen Fork Baptist Temple and a lifelong resident of Wyoming County. Surviving: wife, Geraldine Powers Price; son, Howard Price of Fyffe, Ala.; daughters, Drucilla Perry of Ravencliff, Anita Swor of Elkview; brothers, Elmer Price of Saulsville, Duane Price of Elizabethton, Tenn., Paul Price of Doylestown, Ohio; sisters, Jean Smith of Elizabethton, Carol Brown of Glen Fork, Mary Buchell of Chiefland, Fla.; 11 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Glen Fork Baptist Temple with the Rev. Lee Swor, the Rev. Randy Majors, the Rev. Larry Halsey and the Rev. Darrell Cox officiating. Burial will be in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, with military graveside rites by the Wyoming County Veterans Honor Guard. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Evans-Evans Funeral Home, Oceana, and one hour prior to service at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to Glen Fork Baptist Temple building fund.

Mary F. Robertson
LESTER -- Mary Frances Robertson, 62, of Lester, Raleigh County, died Saturday, May 23, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Greater New Jerusalem Holiness Temple, Glen White, where she was in the church's Mass Choir and was Sunday school superintendent and president of the Pastor's Aide. Surviving: son, Brian Keith Joyce of Lester; daughters, Revonda Love, Sherry Green, Sharon Evans, Kim Law, Shelia Joyce and Evada Lester of Lester, Jackie Davis of Beckley, Natalie Belcher of Columbus, Ohio, Vanessa Carter of Madison, N.C.; brother, William M. Love of Trenton, N.J.; 11 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Greater New Jerusalem Holiness Temple with Bishop J.A. Hairston and Evangelist Mary A. Fuller officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Elva B. Schneider
Elva B. Schneider, 77, of South Charleston, formerly of Wilmington, Del., died Monday, May 25, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, South Charleston, a Red Cross volunteer and retired from the state ABCC. Surviving: daughters, Joanne Bronikowski of Charleston, Loraine Rohde of Cross Lanes; grandchildren, Christine, Mark and Diane Bronikowski of Charleston. Service will be private. There will be no visitation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 1219 Quarrier St., Charleston, WV 25301. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.

Doris L. Steinhoff
DANIELS -- Doris Lang Steinhoff, 64, of Daniels, Raleigh County, died Monday, May 25, 1998, at home of cancer. She was a retired bookkeeper from a South Carolina jewelry store and was a Baptist. Surviving: sons, Richard H. Steinhoff of Haverhill, Mass., Bruce C. Steinhoff of Irmo, S.C., David A. Steinhoff of Brooklyn, N.Y.; daughters, Barbara S. Reeser of Sumter, S.C., Jennifer L. Steinhoff; four grandchildren. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.

Tyrone Taylor
SHAMROCK -- Tyrone Taylor, 47, of Shamrock, Logan County, died Friday, May 22, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was a member of St. Phillip Missionary Baptist Church, Cora. Surviving: wife, Leslie Hamlett Taylor; daughter, Tyra Taylor of Indianapolis, Ind.; father, Eddie Taylor Sr. of Indianapolis; brothers, Eddie Taylor Jr. of Logan, George Ball of Charleston, David Crump of Buffalo, N.Y.; one grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Phillip Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Johnson III 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.

Okey A. Toney Jr.
SMITHERS -- Okey Alvie Toney Jr., 79, of Smithers died Monday, May 25, 1998, in Montgomery General Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner from Central Appalachian Coal Co., Montgomery, a member of the UMW and an Army veteran. Surviving: wife, Agatha "Duke" Hall Toney; sons, James S. Toney of Salinas, Calif., David Wayne Toney of Smithers; daughter, Karen Sue Lyons of Smithers; brothers, Shirley Toney of Texas, D.L. Toney of Cross Lanes, Billy Gene and Lanny Toney of Gallagher; sisters, Emma Lou Strickland and Nancy Campbell of Gallagher; five grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, with the Rev. Raymond Hudnall officiating. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.

Eugene Vestal
CHICAGO -- Eugene Vestal, 83, of Chicago, formerly of McRoss, Greenbrier County, W.Va., died Friday, May 22, 1998, in a Chicago hospital after a short illness. Grein Funeral Home, Chicago, is in charge of arrangements.

Anna M. Broyles
BRADLEY -- Anna Marie Thompson Broyles, 67, of Bradley died Monday, May 25, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Bradley Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, W.P. "Pete" Broyles III of Maynor, Tom Broyles of Beckley, John M. Broyles of Bradley; sisters, Jean Roland of Waynesboro, Va., Robin Campbell of Brooksville, Fla.; brother, Delbert Thompson of Bradley; three grandchildren. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Daniel Legg officiating. Burial was to be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill.

Wilbur H. Buckland
PETERSTOWN -- Wilbur H. Buckland, 78, of Peterstown died Wednesday, May 27, 1998, at home. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a retired laborer from Celanese Corp. and was a Baptist. Surviving: several nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, with the Rev. Doug Wall officiating. Entombment will be in Birchlawn Abby Mausoleum, Pearisburg, Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Greenbrier Valley Hospice, 203 S. Jefferson St., Suite A., Lewisburg, WV 24901.

Lorena R. Bullock
BECKLEY -- Lorena R. Bullock, 72, of Beckley died Sunday, May 24, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a nurse's aide for Pine Lodge Nursing Home, a member of St. Paul Baptist Temple, Beckley, and a member of the church's senior choir. Surviving: husband, Luther R. Bullock Sr.; sons, Dennis and Chester D. Bullock of Atlanta, Ga., Luther Bullock Jr. of Beckley; daughters, Debbra Hickman of Beckley, Barbara Hickman of Detroit, Mich.; brother, Alonzo Riley of Whipple; sister, Bertha Coleman of Washington; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church with the Rev. Walter Leach and the Rev. A.L. Simms officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Estella E. Chandler
Estella Elizabeth Chandler, 62, of Institute died Friday, May 22, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was an industrial technology professor at West Virginia State College for 33 years and was a construction specialist for Institute. Surviving: daughters, Renee Polk of Austin, Texas, Tracy Chandler of Plantation, Fla.; sisters, Bette Jean McLeod of Bowie, Md., Patrica Grate of Anderson, S.C., Wilma Mayfield of Louisville, Ky. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Davis Fine Arts Building at West Virginia State College, Institute, with the Rev. Jimmie McKnight officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to West Virginia Rehabilitation Foundation (The Easy Street Project), c/o West Virginia Rehabilitation Foundation, P.O. Box 1004, Institute, WV 25112.Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.

Roy D. Dilley
SUTTON -- Roy D. Dilley, 65, of Sutton died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Surviving: wife, Frances Dilley; daughter, Desiree R. Dilley of Sutton; son, Gregory W. Dilley of Sutton; sisters, Ruth, Judy and Susie; brothers, Doyle and Burnell. There will be no service or visitation. Burial was in Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home, Flatwoods, is in charge of arrangements.

Harold D. Dunlap
SUMERCO -- Harold Dean Dunlap, 65, of Sumerco, Lincoln County, died Wednesday, May 27, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He was a carpenter, a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. Surviving: wife, Nina Pauley Dunlap; daughters, Norma Kay Clay of Pine Grove, Carolyn Louise Pauley of Woodville, Barbara Jo Pauley of Alum Creek; sons, Justin Dean and David Gene Dunlap of Sod; mother, Fancy Dunlap of Pine Grove; brothers, Cline, Bill and Charles Dunlap of Pine Grove; sisters, Josephine Pauley and Shirley Smith of Pine Grove; half-brother, Dempsey Lacy of Pine Grove; half-sisters, Cheryl Hughes and Pamela McGilton of Pine Grove; 15 grandchildren. Service will be 11:30 a.m. Friday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Jackie Miller and Pastor Oshel Bell officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, McCorkle. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William W. Earehart
DANIELS -- William W. "Bill" Earehart, 69, of Daniels, Raleigh County, died Monday, May 25, 1998, in University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, after a short illness. He was president of Earehart Chrysler-Plymouth and Earehart Honda and Isuzu, a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, a member of United Methodist Temple, Beckley, a member of the advisory board of The Salvation Army, the board of directors of First National Bank, a member and past president of the Beckley Lions Club, a member of Beckley Moose Lodge, Elks and Black Knight Country Club, a former member of Chrysler-Plymouth advisory board, West Virginia and Raleigh County Automobile Dealers associations and was a sponsor of Earehart Babe Ruth Baseball Team. Surviving: wife, Dorothy Snyder Earehart; son, William David Earehart of Beckley; daughters, Debra Dean Farris of Grandview, Della Diann Prunesti of Beckley; brothers, Charles, Andy and Howard Earehart of Beckley; sisters, Virginia Lee Spencer and Lyda Tingler of Covington, Va., Betty Daniel and Juanita Smith of Beckley, Norma Dakos of Fort Myers, Fla.; eight grandchildren. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Temple with Pastor Dan Johnson, Pastor Mike Atkinson and Pastor Freddie Steele officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to United Methodist Temple Building Fund, 3871 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, WV 25801. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Bankie C. Elliott
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- Bankie C. Elliott, 79, of Chillicothe died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, in Vallie View Alzheimer's Care Center, Frankfort, Ohio. He was a native of Williamson, W.Va., a former miner in West Virginia, a sales representative for Omar Bakery, retired co-owner/operator of Jenny and Bankie's Market and an Army staff sergeant, serving with the 788th Tank Battalion during World War II. Surviving: wife, Virginia B. Florentz Elliott; daughters, Yvonne Madru, Peggy Egan, Debbie Coe and Tina Debord of Chillicothe, Judy Cisco of Waverly, Ohio, Missy Reynolds of Frankfort; son, Bankie "Bo" Elliott of Milan, Mich.; sisters, Opal Hemphill, Wanda Miller and Beatrice Palm of Beaver Falls, Pa.; brother, Manuell Elliott of Waverly; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Fawcett-Oliver-Glass-Palmer Funeral Home, Chillicothe, with the Rev. Gary Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association of Central Ohio, 3380 Tremont Road, Columbus, OH 43221.

Evelyn M. Hall
COLCORD -- Evelyn Mildred Hall, 82, of Colcord died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, in Beckley Hospital. She was a retired teacher from Raleigh and Kanawha counties, a member of Presbyterian Church, Colcord, and a graduate of Morris Harvey College. Surviving: son, Meredith Hall of San Jose, Calif.; sisters, Eleanor Louise Cook and Barbra Jane Tiger of Cleveland, Ohio, Ardith Yvonne Fraley of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beula Green of London, Ohio; brothers, Homer Ashford Phelps of Miami, Kanawha County, Paul Eugene Phelps of Auburn Hills, Mich.; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. The service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Colcord Presbyterian Church, Colcord, with David E. Pettry, CLP, officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville.