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Charles E. Wright
GLEN JEAN -- Charles E. "Chief" Wright, 66, of Glen Jean died Wednesday, May 27, 1998, in Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Forrest H. Kirkpatrick
Ex-steel executive Kirkpatrick dies
WHEELING -- A longtime educator and former vice president at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. is dead at age 92. Forrest H. Kirkpatrick, a dean and distinguished professor at Bethany College, died at Ohio Valley Medical Center on Sunday. Kirkpatrick was well known in academic circles for his development of personnel administration and industrial relations programs. He was a visiting professor at numerous schools, including West Virginia University, Columbia University, New York University, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Pittsburgh. In West Virginia, Kirkpatrick served on the West Virginia University Board of Governors for 12 years and on the state Commission on Higher Education for 10 years. In early 1941, he took a leave from academic work to handle personnel administration at Radio Corporation of America, where he worked for about 11 years. In 1952, he became an officer of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and later a member of the board of directors. He retired in 1970 but continued to serve on the board until 1975. Kirkpatrick also consulted for several federal government agencies, including the U.S. Postal Service, Department of Labor, Civil Service Commission and the Department of State. He also served for several years on the commission in charge of the Armed Forces Education Program. More recently, Kirkpatrick established senior prizes in economics at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College. Friends will be received from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Kepner Funeral Home in Wheeling. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethany Memorial Church in Bethany.

Terry L. Allen
Terry Lee Allen, 55, of Cross Lanes died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a salesman, a member of Cross Lanes United Methodist Church, an Army-National Guard veteran and a member of Nitro Moose Lodge. He was a lifelong resident of Cross Lanes. Surviving: daughters, Tara Slater of Poca, Kristin Allen of Cross Lanes; mother, Selina Frances Allen of Cross Lanes; brother, Robert Lyle Allen of Cross Lanes; two grandsons. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with Minister Marvin Green and the Rev. Asalm Barkat officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Bazil E. Arthur
WEBSTER SPRINGS -- Bazil E. Arthur, 79, of Webster Springs died Sunday, Sept. 13, 1998, in Genesis Health Ventures, Ansted, after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County, a member of Union Valley Union Mission, Diana, an Army veteran of World War II and a former miner and truck driver. Surviving: wife, Maxine V. Arthur; son, Ed Arthur of Carriere, Miss.; daughters, Judy Cockrill of Fort Myers, Fla., Suzanna McCoy of Webster Springs; brothers, Herbert Arthur of Albuquerque, N.M., Shelton Arthur of Akron, Ohio; sisters, Vesta Bender of Fort Smith, Ark., Zollabell Bland of Uniontown, Pa., Zetta Hamrick of Tallahassee, Fla., Elphra Noble of Roanoke, Va.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Dodd-Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, with the Rev. Sam Gray and the Rev. Arlin Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery, Webster Springs. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William R. Cleek
William R. Cleek, 84, of Charleston died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, after a short illness. He was a former employee of DuPont, Belle, with 43 years of service and was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: sister, Pauline Conner of Charleston; nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Dotson officiating. Burial will be in Spriegel Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Elk River Community Education Center.

William W. Dale
William Warren Dale, 85, of Charleston died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. He was a retired bookkeeper from DuPont with 30 years of service, a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Charleston, and Knights of Columbus and was a lifelong resident of Charleston. Surviving: brother, Paul Robert Dale of Jonesboro, Ga.; several nieces and nephews including W.J. Dale of Montgomery, Thomas Orcutt of South Charleston, and I.N. Phillips of Tornado. Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Catholic Church, with the Rev. John H. McDonnell officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, where a Christian prayer service will be held at 8 p.m.

Clora M. Dean
OCALA, Fla. -- Clora Mae Lockard Dean, 85, of Ocala died Sunday, Sept. 13, 1998, in Tampa, Fla., after a long illness. She was a homemaker, charter member of Loudendale Church of the Nazarene and attended South East Church of the Nazarene. Surviving: daughters, Ruth Ann Breedlove of Ocala, Linda Sue Marino of Orlando, Fla.; sons, David Eugene Dean of Anniston, Ala., Donald Edward Dean of Laurinburg, N.C.; brother, the Rev. Dayton Lockard of Charleston, W.Va; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Loudendale Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Vaughn Davis and the Rev. Bob Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Kanawha City.

Ann C. Dickerson
Ann Carolyn Dickerson, 74, of Rand died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a graduate of Monongalia High School, Morgantown, a member of Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church and the Conservettes Club. Surviving: husband, Richard Dickerson; daughters, Rita Dickerson of Rand, Anita Dickerson-Dixon of Atlanta, Ga.; son, Bryan Dickerson of Chicago, Ill.; four grandchildren. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Scott Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. James Jackson. Friends may call after the service at the Dickerson residence.

Betty J. Dorsey
DIXIE -- Betty J. Higginbotham Dorsey, 69, of Dixie died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998, in Montgomery General Hospital after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of Fayette County. Surviving: husband, Leonard Dorsey; daughter, Gerry Barnhart of Lumberport; son, Jimmy Dorsey of Summersville; sisters, Mildred Fleming of Pax, Flossie Crislip of Sutton; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Bill Estep and the Rev. Jimmie Blevins officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glaggow. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Obid B. Duty
MADISON -- Evangelist Obid Brady Duty, 91, of Madison died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner from Robin Hood Mine, Twilight, with 27 years of service, a member of the UMW and Madison Church of Christ and was an evangelist for 52 years, establishing churches in Logan, Boone, Lincoln, Mingo and Wyoming counties. Surviving: sons, Bill Duty of Cumberland, Ohio, John Duty of Madison, Judson B. Duty of Foster; daughters, Wanda Ballard of Foster, Janice Umberger of Princeton; brother, Fred Duty of Ramage; sister, Vonda Brown of Madison; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with Minister David Cabell and Minister Truman Cobb officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Roger L. Fisher
Roger L. Fisher, 74, of South Charleston, formerly of Charleston, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998, in Valley Health Village. He was a former member of Riverlawn Presbyterian Church and of the church choir, a member of the West Side Lions Club, Charleston, a former assistant Boy Scout master, a member of the American Right of Way Association, a former employee of the state Department of Highways, attended Morris Harvey College and was a Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, D. Rojean "Jean" Fisher; sons, Jeffrey L. Fisher of Snellville, Ga., Michael L. Fisher of Pennsylvania; brother, Charles Keith Fisher of St. Albans; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston.

William K. Greathouse
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- William K. Greathouse, 73, of Gettysburg died Sunday, Sept. 13, 1998, at home. He was born in Sutton, W.Va., was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving aboard the LST 307, attended West Virginia Institute of Technology and received a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky. He was an employee of NACA (later becoming NASA) where he published 12 research reports that are still being used throughout the world to design jet engine exhaust systems. He worked for Grumman Aerospace from 1956 to his retirement in 1989 and rose to the position of chief propulsion engineer, helped design aircraft and spacecraft including the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module) and the F-14 Tomcat, in 1979 was awarded a patent for a thrust reverse nozzle for turbofan jet engines and was named Grumman Engineer of the Year. He was preceded in death by parents, Asa Carl and Myrtle Jeanette Diggins Greathouse. Surviving: daughters, Susan Jane Davis of Fort Collins, Colo., Kathy Jean Greathouse of Jackson Heights, N.Y., Christina Lee Greathouse of Fairfax, Va.; son, William Gary Greathouse of Reston, Va.; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, with the Rev. Ernest Metheny officiating. Burial will be in Sutton Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Patricia Green
LESTER -- Patricia Green, 53, of Lester died Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of New Jerusalem Holiness Church, Glen White. Surviving: husband, Alexander Green; sons, Michael and Emmaual of Lester; mother, Ruth Henry Corpening of Lester; sisters, Ann Taylor and Violen Foster of Capital Heights, Md.; brother, Sadrice Foster of Lester. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at New Jerusalem Holiness Church with Bishop Joe Hairston and Elder Fred Simms officiating. Burial will be Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Durgan Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Garnett P. Grubbs
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Retired Colonel Garnett P. Grubbs, 69, of Newport News, formerly of Whitesville, W.Va., died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, in Mary Emaculate Hospital, Newport News, after a short illness. She retired from the Air Force and was a member of Warwich Baptist Church, Newport News, and Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving: brother, Lawrence Grey Grubb of Whitesville; sister, Shirley Ann Rife of Richmond, Va.; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. David Minturn officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Virginia D. Hoffman
Virginia Dare Hoffman of Dunbar, formerly of Miami, Fla., died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was an interpretive naturalist with the Dade County (Fla.) Parks Department. Surviving: son, H. Wayne Hoffman of Miami; brother, Harold Beaver of Florida; sister, Eulah Beaver of Florida. Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church, Dunbar. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lillie Huffman
BEAVER -- Lillie Huffman, 88, of Beaver died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998, at the home of her daughter. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

John D. Hughes
BECKLEY -- John D. Hughes, 75, of Beckley died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. He was a veteran of World War II, a retired miner, a member of American Legion Post 70, Beckley, and First Baptist Church of North Beckley. Surviving: wife, Margaret Martin Hughes; son, Robert Hughes of Beckley; stepson, Alfred Martin of Page; stepdaughter, Mary Fultz of Oak Hill; sisters, Louise Williams, Edith McGhee and Gladys Robinson of Oak Hill; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Durgan Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Andrew J. Durgan Sr., the Rev. Walter Leach, James Cox and Fred T. Simms officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Mildred P. Jacobs
Mildred Pearl Haynes Jacobs, 77, of South Charleston died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker, a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Charleston, and the church choir, a Sunday school teacher and a volunteer for Union Mission, Charleston. Surviving: husband, Wesley C. Jacobs; sons, Leonard F. Jacobs and Carl G. Jacobs of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Sandra Sue Clay of Charleston, Carol J. Morton of Birmingham, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at First Church of the Nazarene, Charleston, with the Rev. Randy Lanham and the Rev. C. Harold Smith officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston.

Johnny Jones
HILLTOP -- Johnny Jones, 68, of Hilltop, Fayette County, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.