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Charlene Cook Stone
QUINLAND -- Charlene Cook Stone, 41, of Quinland, Boone County, died Jan. 8, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Madison.
Surviving: companion, Charles Stone of Alum Creek; sons, David Price of Quinland, Ricky Price of Wharton; mother, Lucy Green of Quinland; brothers, Sherman Cook of Florida, Theodore Cook of Quinland; sisters, Della Kuhn of Turtle Creek, Linda Morrison of Quinland. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with Evangelist Richard Runyon and Evangelist Buster Miller officiating. Burial will be in Mid-Ferrell Cemetery, Bandytown. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William C. Walker
William Clarence "Curly" Walker, 89, of St. Albans died Jan. 3, 1998, in Lexington, Ky. He was a retired engineer in heavy machinery construction work, and was a retired member of Engineers Local 132.
Surviving: wife, Florence Marie Douglas Walker; daughter, Kathleen Marie Davis of Mechanicsville, Va.; granddaughter, Frances Marion of Lexington; three great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Private service was Jan. 6, 1998, in Lexington. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association or American Heart Association. W.R. Milward Funeral Directors, Lexington, was in charge of arrangements.

Frances R. Walters
POINT PLEASANT -- Frances R. Walters, 93, of Point Pleasant died Jan. 10, 1998, in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker, and member of Mount Hope Presbyterian Church, Order of the Eastern Star and White Shrine, both in Mount Hope, and Camp Conley Extension Homemakers, Point Pleasant.
Surviving: daughter, Betty Johnston of Point Pleasant; sons, Robert Walters of St. Albans, William Walters of Puyallup, Wash.; sister, Lucy Rodefer of Charles Town; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. A.D. Ellison Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Virginia Glade White
Virginia Glade White, 88, of Dunbar died Jan. 9, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. Preston Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Monroe Adams
WHITMAN -- Monroe Adams, 95, of Whitman, Logan County, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He retired from Pontiac Motors and Silver Brand Clothes. He was a member and deacon of No. 20 Whitman Community Church.
Surviving: daughters, Gwendolyn C. Adams of Whitman, Bernita D. Adams of Logan; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Joaquine Ooten officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edward F. Bass
WEST COLUMBIA -- Edward F. "Bucky" Bass, 69, of West Columbia, Mason County, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired employee of Lakin State Hospital.
Surviving: daughters, Holly L. Chapman and Kay Boswell of West Columbia; sisters, Nancy Jackson of Point Pleasant, Barbara Cornell of Letart; brothers, Charles Bass, Dick Bass and Ronnie Gale Bass of Point Pleasant; four grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at 3209 Howard Ave., Point Pleasant, with the Rev. Herman H. Jordan and the Rev. Isaiah Crump officiating. Burial will be in Graham Cemetery, New Haven. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today and Tuesday at 3209 Howard Ave., Point Pleasant. Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, is in charge of arrangements.

Glenn A. Bell Jr.
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Glenn Allen Bell Jr., 70, of Phoenix, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Phoenix from an apparent heart attack. He was a retired consultant and former owner of Doors Unlimited, Phoenix.
Surviving: wife, Betty Bell; daughters, Claudia Hudson and Cindy Griffiths of Phoenix; son, Graig Bell of Atlanta, Ga.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service will be held at a later date. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association.

Susan Boyd
CROOKED CREEK -- Susan Boyd, 82, of Crooked Creek died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. She was a homemaker and member of Bright Star Freewill Baptist Church. Survivng: daughter, Darlene Jones of Gahanna, Ohio; son, Marvin E. Faine of Manassas, Va.; sister, Tiny Adkins of Mallory; brothers, Isaac Hunt of Davin, Moses Hunt of Crooked Creek, Virgil Hunt of Floyd, Ky.; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bright Star Freewill Baptist Church, Sunbeam, with the Rev. George Leese and the Rev. Curtis Booth officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at James Funeral Home, Logan, and one hour prior to service Tuesday at the church.

Ira E. Buckalew
Ira E. Buckalew, 84, of Dunbar died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a 50-year member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 466, a longtime member of Dunbar Mountain Mission, a member of Junior Order of Mechanics, Dunbar, and was a 65-year resident of Dunbar. He was preceded in death by wife, Mada F. Buckalew.
Surviving: sons, James C. of Cross Lanes, Ira E. Jr. of Parkersburg; daughter, Mrs. Charles D. Friece of Columbus, Ohio; sister, Marie Landfried of Point Pleasant; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dunbar Mountain Mission with the Rev. Ronald Fisher and the Rev. Billy Lucas officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

Gloria A. Buzzard
MEADOW BRIDGE -- Gloria Ann Buzzard, 71, of Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Rainelle after a short illness. She was a homemaker, a retired clerk from S.S. Kresge Co. and a member of Meadow Bridge United Methodist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Sharon Brown of Vermillion, Ohio, Debra Bumgarner of Meadow Bridge; sons, Keith Barnette and Terry Buzzard of Siler City, N.C., Kenneth Barnette of Cleveland, Ohio, Franklin Barnette of Rainelle; sister, Evelyn Jones of Glen Jean; brother, Robert Surface of Meadow Bridge; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Meadow Bridge United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Lett officiating. Burial will be in Patton Memorial Cemetery, Meadow Bridge. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Grant A. Cantley
LEXINGTON, N.C. -- Grant A. Cantley, 85, of Lexington died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Rowen Medical Center after a long illness. He was a retired mine foreman from Cedar Coal Co., Chelyan, W.Va., a first aid instructor for the state Department of Mines and was a certified Red Cross first aid instructor. He was a member of Jersey Baptist Church, Lexington, and a former member, senior deacon and choir director of Briar Creek Baptist Church, Brounland, W.Va.
Surviving: wife, Io Asbury Cantley; sons, Walter N. of Oxford, N.C., G. Michael of Largo, Fla.; daughters, Dawn Rose of St. Petersburg, Fla., Avonelle Neff of Staney, N.C., Regina Chrest of Lexington; brothers, Homer Cantley of Indianapolis, Ind., Sy Cantley of Proctorville, Ohio, Jack Cantley of Westerville, Ohio; sister, Phyllis Williams of St. Marys, Idaho; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, W.Va., with the Rev. Morris Hollifield officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, Ruthdale, W.Va. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington, N.C., and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. The family suggests memorial contributions to Jersey Baptist Church, P.O. Box 849, Linwood, NC 27299 or Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, NC 27293.

John J. Conley
SMITHERS -- John J. "Junior" Conley, 76, of Smithers, Fayette County, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. He retired from the packing department of Elkem Metals Co., Alloy, with 38 years of service, was an Army veteran of World War II, a retired member of CCC, member of the AFL-CIO and was a lifelong resident of Smithers.
Surviving: wife, Thelma Webb Conley; daughters, Rose Ball of Glenville, Joyce Levenson of Kanawha City; sons, Donald E. Conley of Smithers, John H. Conley of Marmet; sisters, Ada Cottrell of Smithers, Dorothy Summers of Chicago, Ill.; brother, James Conley of West Logan; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Ronnie Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Stoddart H. Gallaher
BECKLEY -- Stoddart H. Gallaher, 86, of Beckley, formerly of Kopperston, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired shop foreman from Eastern Associated Coal, Kopperston No. 2, with 43 years of service, was a 21-year resident of Beckley, a member of Coalton Presbyterian Church and the UMW.
Surviving: wife, Irene Fanning Garcia Gallaher; sons, Richard of Asheville, N.C., Jim of Oxnard, Calif., Ted of Tampa, Fla., Gary of Shady Spring, David and Tom of Beaver, Mike of Clintonville; stepsons, Darrell Garcia and Larry Garcia of Beckley; stepdaughter, Carole Warren of Daniels; sister, Edyth Ross of Pineville; 22 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Roger Pauley officiating. Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James R. Gutcher
MONTGOMERY -- James Robert Gutcher, 62, of Montgomery died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was an auto mechanic for Southern California Edison, a Navy veteran and a seven-year resident of Montgomery.
Surviving: wife, Sharon Jeanne Shaw Gutcher; daughter, Kristina Elizabeth Gutcher of Montgomery; son, James Christopher Gutcher of Montgomery; sister, Sarah Watts of Jefferson City, Mo.; brother, William Gutcher of San Diego, Calif. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Thomas Gravely officiating. Entombment will be in Montgomery Memorial Park Mausoleum, London. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Ray W. Harrison
FENWICK -- Ray W. Harrison, 70, of Fenwick, Nicholas County, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, at home after a short illness. He retired from Island Creek Coal Co., Craigsville, was a member of the UMW, Fenwick Baptist Church and was a lifelong resident of Nicholas County.
Surviving: wife, Pauline Hanna Harrison; daughter, Linda Rae Evans of Climax, N.C.; brothers, Ralph Harrison of Summersville, Carl Harrison of Melbourne, Fla., Clark Harrison of Fenwick; sisters, Verna Wilson, Ethel Jackson and Maxine Harrison of Fenwick, Annabelle Ramsey of Summersville; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fenwick Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Jones and the Rev. Danny Morgan officiating. Burial will be in West Virginia Memorial Gardens, Calvin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, is in charge of arrangements.

Jack O. Havely Sr.
LOWER BURRELL, Pa. -- Jack Owen Havely Sr., 78, of Lower Burrell died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington, Pa. He was employed by Conrail with 33 years of service, was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church, Springdale, Pa., and was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He served in the Naval Reserve, was a member of National Enlisted Reserve Association, past president of Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Fort Pitt Lodge 544 and was a 50-year member of Centennial Lodge Free and Accepted Masons 544.
Surviving: wife, Anne Logue Havely; son, Jack O. Jr. of Charleston, W.Va.; daughter, Jane E. Havely of Lower Burrell; three grandchildren. Service and burial will be private. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Frank F. Gigler Funeral Home, Lower Burrell, PA 35068.

Kathy Lee Hinzman
TANNER -- Kathy Lee Hinzman, 49, of Tanner, Gilmer County, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was employed at the Bureau of Public Debt, Parkersburg, and attended Tanner Chapel Church. Survivng; brother, Kyle Hinzman of Tanner; niece, Lynda Hinzman of Five Forks; nephew, Charles Hinzman of Five Forks. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tanner Chapel Church with the Rev. Alfred Hickman officiating. Burial will be in New Mount Olive Cemetery, Burnt House. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville.

Marvin E. Holcomb
FAYETTEVILLE -- Marvin Edward Holcomb, 64, of Fayetteville died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.

Mary C. Isaac
SCARBRO -- Mary Charlotte Isaac, 91, of Scarbro, Fayette County, formerly of Rand, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and member of African Zion Baptist Church, Malden.
Surviving: aunt, Alice Isaac of Charleston; stepgrandsons, Wilbert McCormick of Beckley, Michael McCormick of Lewisburg; stepgranddaughters, Jacqueline McCormick and Mary Logan of Forestville, Md., Earline Neal of Beckley, Alma Logan and Rosa Canada of Scarbro. Service was to be noon today at Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Delbert Coles and Pastor Earline Neal officiating. Burial was to be in Greenwood Memorial Park.

Ethyle B. Jarvis
WESTON -- Ethyle Bailey Jarvis, 95, of Weston died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at the home of her daughter, Alyce Pertz of Weston, after a long illness. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Weston, past worthy matron of Chapter 40 Order of the Eastern Star, Weston, past regent of DAR and was a member of Teresa Snaith Auxiliary at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital. She was an organist at First Presbyterian Church and Floyd Funeral Home, Weston, with 70 years of service. Also
Surviving: daughter, Elizabeth Walker of Nashville, Tenn.; sister, Margaret Covey of Weston; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Private service will be held Tuesday at Floyd Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. David Krum officiating. Burial will be in Machpelah Cemetery, Weston. The family suggests memorial contributions to a charity of choice.

Willard D. Jett
BECKLEY -- Willard Daniel Jett, 82, of Pinecrest Nursing Home, Beckley, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at the nursing home after a long illness. He was formerly of Richwood.
Surviving: daughter, Sylvia R. Buzzard of Charleston; sons, Luther Thomas of Clendenin, Stephen Andrew of Charleston; brothers, Dale Jett and Arthur Jett of Plymouth, N.C.; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. today at Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Marvin Estep officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to a charity of choice.

Dorothy A. Lewis
RAINELLE -- Dorothy Ann Lewis, 52, of Rainelle died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Sewell Valley Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Tommy E. Lewis; daughters, Nancy Lewis of Rainelle, Tammy Lewis at home; sons, Tommy Jr., Michael and Steven of Rainelle; mother, Delcie Rogers Keen of Charleston; sisters, Cora Belle Elkins and Peggy Mickey of High Point, N.C., Kathy Naylor of Charleston, Bonnie Paxton of Gary, Ind.; brothers, Roger Keen of Richmond, Va., Seldon Keen of Charleston; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Clara B. Lynch
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Clara B. Murphy Lynch, 57, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Clendenin, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in Columbia-St. Petersburg Medical Center after a long illness. She was a Pentecostal and was disabled.
Surviving: son, Carlton Lynch of Elkview; mother, Mary Murphy of Newport News, Va.; sisters, Shirley Caywood of Newport News, Jean Stanis of Groton, Conn.; grandchildren, Brandi Lynch of Malden, Justin Lynch of Elkview. The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Entombment will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney. There will be no visitation. Myers Funeral Home, Elkview, is in charge of arrangements.

Violet B. Martin
Violet B. Martin, 85, of Glasgow, formerly of Deep Water, Fayette County, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a salesperson for G.C. Murphy Co., and Elk Furniture Store. She attended Deep Water Methodist Church and Glasgow United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Curtis Martin.
Surviving: daughter, Shellia Simmons of Glasgow; brother, Lawrence Kilburn of Charleston; sisters, Faye Hall of South Bend, Ind., Mae Coe of Cross Lanes; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. George Bramble officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at O'Dell Funeral Home. Information provided by Myers Funeral Home, Elkview.

Leonard C. McGrew
Leonard C. McGrew, 85, of Charleston died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a native of Ward, a longtime resident of Sissonville, a well tender for Cabot Corp. with 42 years of service and a Protestant.
Surviving: wife, Marie Hudnall McGrew; sons, Jack, Melvin and James of Charleston, Doyle of Goshen, Ind., Charles "Bud" of Ormond Beach, Fla.; daughter, Carolyn Reed of Wheeling; sister, Virginia Martin of St. Marys, Ga.; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, with the Rev. Billy Jackson officiating. Entombment will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Glasgow. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.