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Jo A. Thomas
ASHFORD -- Jo Alice Thomas, 65, of Ashford died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in CAMC Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was an employee of Knights Inn, Kanawha City. Surviving: husband, Eddie Thomas; daughter, Cathy Thomas of Marmet; sister, Betty McDerment of Sellersburg, Ind.; brothers, Stan Harless of Racine, Bob Harless of Hernshaw. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with the Rev. Fairley McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Barker Cemetery, Ashford. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Floyd L. Torrence
Floyd Lee Torrence, 88, of Charleston died Monday, July 31, 2000, at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner from Carbon Fuel with 44 years of service, a member of UMW and American Legion, an Army veteran of World War II and a graduate of Washington High School, London. Surviving: son, Tommy of Columbus, Ohio; nephew, James Hairston of Charleston; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Powell-Jarrett Funeral Home, Charleston, with evangelist Freda Davis officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Charles F. Turley Sr.
Charles Frederick Turley Sr., 65, of South Charleston died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a former employee of Harvey Shreve Ford, was retired from the National Guard and was a member of Spirit Life Church. Surviving: sons, Ronald, Charles Jr., and Jackie, all of South Charleston, James of St. Albans; daughters, Janice Ward of St. Albans, Diane Turley of South Charleston; sister, Thelma Wilmoth of Charleston; brothers, Clarence, Lester and Lee, all of Charleston; several grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, with Pastor Michael Dent officiating. Burial will be in Mount Joy Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Demel E. Walker
PROCIOUS -- Demel E. Walker, 61, of Procious, Clay County, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston. Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge is in charge of arrangements.

Lillie M. Williams
BLOOMINGROSE -- Lillie Mae Williams, 74, of Bloomingrose, Boone County, died Aug. 1, 2000, in CAMC Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a former Bloomingrose postmaster with over 20 years' service. Surviving: husband, Emery Williams; sons, Billy "Dickie" Williams and Paul Deal, both of Bloomingrose; brother, Bruce Kirk of Elyria, Ohio; sisters, Pauline Price of Richlands, Va., Trudie Smith of Florida; two grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with minister Barry Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Kirk Cemetery, Bloomingrose. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Pauline D. Young
Pauline Davis Smith Young, 85, of Charleston, died at Wednesday, Aug. 02, 2000 at Arthur B. Hodges nursing home in Charleston. She attended Hillsboro High School and Charleston General Nursing School. She was a member of the Ann Bailey Daughters of the American Revolution and past President of the Children of the American Revolution. She was a member of Central Methodist Church as well as a homemaker and active in the family business. Surviving: sons, Ralph and Richard of Charleston; one granddaughter, Kimberly Seaflerof Arlington Heights, Ill.; one great-grandson, Robert Seafler of Arlington Heights. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charles-ton. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Ecil M. Arthur
BANCROFT -- Ecil M. Childers Arthur, 86, of Bancroft, Putnam County, formerly of Plymouth, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness. She was a member of Bancroft Church of God Mission. Surviving; husband, the Rev. Carl W. Arthur; daughters, Jacqueline Persinger of Culloden, Carol Carner of Charleston, S.C.; five grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bancroft Church of God Mission with Paul Arthur officiating. Burial will be in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, is in charge of arrangements.

Robert M. Burgess Jr.
RAYMORE, Mo. -- Robert M. Burgess Jr., 83, of Raymore, formerly of Cross Lanes, W.Va., died Monday, July 24, 2000. He was retired from the Union Carbide Tech Center. Surviving: daughter, Jan Ericson of Leawood, Kan.; grandchildren, Christina Hughes of Pattonsburg, Tara Wiley of Columbus, Miss.; three great- grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren. Service will be at a later date at Tyler Mountain Baptist Church, Cross Lanes. The body was cremated. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.

Della M. Canterbury
RIPLEY -- Della M. Canterbury, 66, of Ripley died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a Protestant and, with her husband, former co- owner/operator of Ben's Bakery, Ripley. Surviving: husband, Clarence "Ben" Canterbury; sons, Clarence and Larry, both of Ripley, Gary of Langville, Ohio; brothers, Everette Patterson of Cottageville, Ralph Patterson of Sissonville; sisters, Rotha Boswell of Wilksville, Ohio, Mary Gandee of Ripley, Bertha McFarland of Cleveland, Audine Mansfield of New Matamoras, Ohio; 10 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Ripley Tabernacle with Pastor Mark Siers officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests donations to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

John Conrad
BURNSVILLE -- John "Ray" Conrad, 79, of Burnsville, Braxton County, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at home after a short illness. He was retired from Consolidated Gas, Burnsville, was an Army veteran of World War II, attended Burnsville United Methodist Church and was a member of Burnsville VFW. Surviving: wife, Kathlene Conley Conrad; daughters, Sharon J. Brady of Burnsville, Brenda J. Dancy of Orlando; sister, Minnie McCauley of Orlando; brother, Dale of Lincoln, Neb.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home, Flatwoods, with the Rev. Robert Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens, Heaters. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Belva M. Dolin
MOUNT HOPE -- Belva Mae Dolin, 74, of Mount Hope, Fayette County, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of God, Beckley. Surviving: husband, the Rev. Melvin Dolin; son, Randy of Oak Hill; daughter, Debra Metcalfe of Lake Wales, Fla.; brother, Edward Clay of Page; five grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at First Church of God, Beckley, with the Rev. Vondie Cooke officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Karie G. Dunlap
Karie G. Dunlap, 90, of St. Albans, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was retired from the accounting department at CAMC Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Dunlap. Surviving: niece, Judy Daugherty Dawof Hattiesburg, Miss; nephews, Ted Gresham and Richard Gresham of Charleston. Graveside services will be Saturday at Spring Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Andy Albertiniofficiating. The funeral procession will leave from Bartlett Burdette Cox Funeral Home, Charleston at 10:30 a.m. Friends may call from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Helen M. Elias
NEW HAVEN -- Helen Marie Russell Elias, 94, of New Haven, Mason County, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in Rocksprings (Ohio) Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of West Columbia United Methodist Church. Surviving: daughters, Juanita Roush of New Haven, May Elizabeth "Peachie" Linkous of Chicago; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two step-great- grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; four step-great-great- grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, with the Rev. JoAnn Clevenger officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Carla M. Hoppe
DOROTHY -- Carla Marie Hoppe, 18, of Dorothy, Raleigh County, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at home after a long illness. She was a student at the Academy of Careers and Technology, Beckley, and attended Colcord Presbyterian Church. Surviving: parents, Henry James and Sherry Nan Walker Hoppe of Dorothy; sister, Rebecca Hoppe at home; half sister, Toni Hoppe of Dorothy; half brother, Robert Hoppe of Dorothy; grandmothers, Doris Walker of Ameagle, Margarite Hoppe FiFarek of Saginaw, Mich. Service will be noon Saturday at Colcord Presbyterian Church with David Pettry officiating. Burial will be in Stover Cemetery, Ameagle. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Roy C. Jett
Roy Clinton Jett, 63, of Sissonville died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at home after a short illness. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Eagles Lodge and VFW Post 3066, Sissonville. He was a native of Clio. Surviving: mother, Bessie E. Patton Jett of Sissonville; brothers, Clifford of Sissonville, Carroll of Ravenswood. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Sissonville Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from noon to 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville. The procession will depart the funeral home at 12:45.

Jesse G. King
NEW MARTINSVILLE -- Jesse G. "Buckwheat" King, 78, of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, at home. He was a boilermaker with 48 years of service, an Army veteran of World War II, recipient of the Purple Heart and a member of VFW Post 9738, Guyandotte, and Guyandotte Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, Ilene McKay Hash King; sons, Larry G. of Culloden, Jesse Dale of New Martinsville; daughter, Tamara Ilene Moore of New Martinsville; sisters, Evelyn Bailey of Lesage, Sylvia Allen of Huntington; caregiver, Darrell Gray of New Martinsville; 11 grandchildren. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Grisell Funeral Home, New Martinsville.

Charles C. Martin
RUPERT -- Charles Crawford Martin, 74, of Rupert, Greenbrier County, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner. Surviving: wife, Minnie Blanche Gwinn Martin; daughters, Betty Rodgers of Warren, Mich., Shirley Marsh of Hardy, Va., Margaret Hellebuyck of Romeo, Mich.; sister, Ocie Holliday of Smoot; 10 grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle.

Arthur McCormick
SUMERCO -- Arthur McCormick, 74, of Sumerco, Lincoln County, died Aug. 2, 2000, in Cabell Huntington Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was retired from FMC, South Charleston, was a member of Sumerco Church of God and a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. Surviving: wife, Verda Tackett McCormick; sons, Arthur W., Alan Keith and Mark, all of Sumerco, Eric of Dunbar, Ray of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Carletha Roberts of Alkol, Mona Cobb of Alum Creek, Kathy Green of Sumerco; sisters, Sylvia Watts of Sod, Goldie Vanzan of Deland, Fla., Galada Edwards of Middleton, Md., Geneva Woodall of Maryland, Judy Ann Vickers of St. Albans; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Richard McCallister officiating. Burial will be in Midkiff Cemetery, Sumerco. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Betty J. Morris
Betty Jean Elmore Rose Morris, 63, of Dry Branch, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at the home of her son, Jack Rose of Clendenin, after a long illness. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove is in charge of arrangements.

Lee E. Osborne Jr.
PIPESTEM -- Lee E. Osborne Jr., 79, of Pipestem, formerly of Corliss, died Aug. 3, 2000, in Alleghany Regional Hospital, Low Moor, Va., after a long illness. He was a Methodist, an Army veteran of World War II, a retired engineer from C&O Railway with 33 years of service and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Surviving: wife, Marjorie Jane Walkup Osborne; daughter, Charlotte Ann Osborne Young Persinger of Kalamazoo, Mich.; son, Gary L. of Pittsburgh; grandson, whom he reared, Richard L. Young of Hinton; six additional grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. Graveside service will be in Wallace memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at the funeral home.

Ira L. Potts
GALLIPOLIS FERRY -- Ira L. Potts, 50, of Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at home. He was retired from the state of West Virginia, a former Democratic committeeman and a member of American Legion Post 23, and Moose Lodge 731, Point Pleasant. Surviving: wife, Jewell Potts; daughter, Denise Lopez of Canton, Mich.; brothers, Charles and James, both of Mount Sterling, Ohio, Robert of London, Ohio; sister, Betty Shipman of Worthington, Ohio; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Beale United Methodist Church, Apple Grove, with the Rev. Lee Baird and the Rev. O'Dell Bush officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.

Barbara Pritt
Barbara Pritt, 48, of Fayetteville, Fayette County, died, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at the Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a short illness. Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge is in charge of arrangements.

Willa P. Scites
NEW HAVEN -- Willa Pauline Scites, 93, of New Haven, Mason County, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Overbrook Center, Middleport, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of New Haven United Methodist Church and the Cherokee Homemakers Club, New Haven. Surviving: sons, Joe of New Haven, Kenneth "Jack" Jr. of Ravenswood; daughter, Mary Jane Romig of Keyser; sister, Violet Stanton of New Haven; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at New Haven Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Blair officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Willetta Smith
Willetta Smith, 95, of Charleston died Sunday, July 30, 2000, in Silver Springs, Md. She was a retired Kanawha County schoolteacher, a member of Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, Charleston, a graduate of West Virginia State College and a native of Farmville, Va. Surviving: nieces, Doris Wadell of Detroit, Lucille Carr of Washington; nephews, Hollis T. Carr of Berkeley, Calif., Harold Carr Jr. of Beltsville, Md. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Preston Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Anthony Arrington officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Vacation Bible School Fund, c/o Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church.