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Don D. Stowers
HAMLIN -- Don Delmar "Dee" Stowers, 76, of Hamlin, Lincoln County, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, in the VA Medical Center, Huntington. He was a laborer and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: sons, James Stowers of Flushing, Mich., Russell Wiblen of Hamlin; daughter, Deborah Russell of Nashville, Tenn.; brother, Darvin of East Liverpool, Ohio; sister, Estella Burke of Chesapeake, Ohio; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin. Burial will be in Stowers Cemetery, Griffithsville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Herman W. Strain
SCOTT DEPOT -- Herman W. "Happy" Strain, 96, of Scott Depot died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness. He was a former employee of Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co. Surviving: stepsons, Edmond Mingo of Mableton, Ga., M. Louis Mingo of Smyrna, Ga.; stepdaughter, Betty Sigman of Charleston; seven grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with the Rev. Joe Wolfe officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William E. Terrell
William E. Terrell, 84, of Dunbar died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at home. He was retired from DuPont with 42 years of service and was a member of St. Paul AME Church, Charleston, and the church's trustee board. Surviving: son, William E. Jr. of Detroit; stepson, Clarence C. Brown of Dunbar; sister, Berthaline Robinson of Akron, Ohio; nephew, the Rev. Leon Sullivan of Arizona; 15 grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul AME Church with the Rev. Yolanda Wright officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Preston Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions to the trustee board of St. Paul AME Church.

Johnnie G. Turner
TROY, Mich. -- Johnnie Glen Turner, 67, of Troy died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at home after a long illness. He was a Marine Corps veteran, a Presbyterian and was retired from the Walter P. Chrysler Corp. Surviving: wife, Dr. Bertha Carol Turner, formerly of Fayetteville, W.Va.; daughter, Karen Hughes of Evansville, Ind.; mother, Polly Conley Turner of Floyd County, Ky.; four grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Sunday at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.

Demel E. Walker
PROCIOUS -- Demel Edward Lee "Denny" Walker, 61, of Procious died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a short illness. He was a disabled miner. Surviving: wife, Hilda Edith Truman Walker; daughters, Robin Denise Bird, Barbara Joyce Walker and April Chyenne Walker, all of Procious, Hilda Sue Whitt of Queen Shoals, Janis Lynn Walker of Youngstown, Fla.; sons, Dennis Walker Conrad of Virginia Beach, Va., Junior Lee Walker Evans of Queen Shoals, Edward Lee and Jeremy Dale Walker, both of Procious; sisters, Mary Olive of Sissonville, Cindy Barker and Patsy Lesher, both of Walton, Ludean Toney of Oberlin, Ohio, Carol Evans of Clendenin, Edith Lesher of Pageland, S.C.; brothers, Harley of Pinch, Roy of Fayetteville; 12 grandchildren; five great- grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge, with the Rev. Naaman H. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Adonijah Community Cemetery, Lizemores. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Joel N. Blackwood
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Joel N. Blackwood, 84, of Columbus died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, Ohio. He was a Methodist, Navy veteran of World War II and was a retired regional sales manager for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. He was a Mason, a graduate of Milton (W.Va.) High School and attended Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va. Surviving: wife, Lano Johnson Blackwood; daughter, Rande Ellen Blackwood of Columbus; sister, Mary Handley of Milton. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, with the Rev. Keith Leap officiating. Burial will be in Enon Cemetery, Salt Rock. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family has requested that there be no flowers.

Ashby H. Boyd
Ashby H. Boyd, 76, of Charleston died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, at home after a short illness. He was an Army Air Forces veteran, where he was a turret gunner in a B-24 Bomber, having participated in 40 missions in Europe. Surviving: sister, Jean Rosemary Moore of Charleston; niece, Martha M. Law of Charleston; nephew, Walter Louise Moore of St. Albans; two great-nieces; three great-nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church, Charleston, with the Rev. Robert K. Wood officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston.

Clayborne Campbell
SINKS GROVE -- Clayborne Deaton Campbell, 89, of Sinks Grove died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a short illness. He was a retired Monroe County Vocational Agriculture teacher with 30 years' service, retired dairyman and a charter member of Bluegrass Ruritan Club, Pickaway. He was a graduate of West Virginia University and Berea College, Berea, Ky. He was a member and officer of West Virginia Dairy Herd Improvement Association, West Virginia Teachers Association and attended Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Sinks Grove, where he was a former Sunday school teacher. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and served on the Monroe County Board of Health and the Monroe County Health Center Board of Trustees for 29 years. Surviving: wife, Virginia Callison Campbell; daughters, Ruth Sturgill of Ronceverte, Helen Graves of Sinks Grove; sister, Ellen Eversole of Deputy, Ind.; one grandson. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Deana Armstrong, the Rev. Billy Reed Wickline and the Rev. Doug Fisk officiating. Burial will be in New Lebanon Cemetery, Pickaway. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Groves Funeral Home, Union, and one hour prior to service Sunday at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to Monroe County 4-H Foundation, P.O. Box 238, Union, WV 24983, Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Sinks Grove, or to Berea College.

William B. Caruth Jr.
ATHENS -- William B. Caruth Jr., 60, of Athens, Mercer County, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Duke University Medical Center. He was a native of Mount Hope, W.Va., and received a bachelor's degree in music education from Concord College and a master's degree in music education from Marshall University. He was director of bands and taught music at several West Virginia schools, including Princeton junior and senior highs, Marshall University and Martinsburg High School. Since 1973, he had been assistant professor of music and director of bands at Bluefield State College. He was director of the college jazz ensemble and had performed many local concerts and other events including the West Virginia Jazz Festival. He performed with symphony orchestras in Bluefield, Huntington and Charleston, and also composed and arranged music. Surviving: brothers, James D. Caruth of Kitty Hawk, N.C., Donald T. Caruth of Athens; sisters, Nancy Vandeusen of Columbia, Md., Linda Sockriter of Harbeson, Del.; 11 nieces; two nephews; one great-nephew. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Concord United Methodist Church, Athens, with the Rev. Kevin Gooding officiating. Burial will be in Athens Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Directory, Princeton.

Raphael S. Cavender
The Rev. Raphael S. Cavender of Coopers Creek died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at home after a long illness. He was a clerk with Southern States and was Pastor of Coco Advent Christian Church. He was a member of Coopers Creek Advent Christian Church, West Virginia Genealogical Society, Elkview Has Been Club, Second District Advent Christian Conference and Advent Christian General Conference, where he also served as secretary/treasurer. He was a vice president of Elk-Blue Creek Historical Society and was a graduate of Elkview High School. Surviving: brothers, Holley N. of Coopers Creek, Ted G. of Lake Wales, Fla.; sisters, Verneada Cavender of Charleston, Dorsa M. Cavender of Coopers Creek, Veva C. Humphreys of Dunbar, Neueva Faye C. Bolander of Wausaukee, Wis., Gerta M. Drake of Big Chimney, Loetta G. Moore of Orlando, Fla., Marietta Lilly of St. Albans. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. Nahum O. Balser and the Rev. James G. Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Wilson-Cavender Cemetery, 5 Mile, Coopers Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Kathryn J. Collier
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pastor Kathryn J. Hilliard Collier of Nashville died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, in Nashville. She was a member of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, Charleston, W.Va., and was an assistant project supervisor at the Corps of Engineers. She was a graduate of Victory High School, Clarksburg, W.Va., Emmanuel Bible College and Bethany Theological Seminary. Surviving: husband, Pastor A. Eugene Collier; daughters, Anjenetta Collier Cook and Nichole R. Collier Mason; mother, Bertha Mae Lee Hilliard; sister, Patricia A. Hilliard Carter; brothers, James M. Hilliard Jr., Robert L. Hilliard and Russell E. Hilliard, all of Clarksburg, William B. Hilliard and Joseph A. Hilliard, both of Charleston, Charles H. Hilliard of Akron, Ohio. Service will be noon today at New Metropolitan Christian Missionary Baptist Church, Charleston, with Pastor Johnny Grimes officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood West Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service today at the church. Smith Brothers Funeral Directors, Nashville, is in charge of arrangements.

Edith Crawford
ARENDTSVILLE, Pa. -- Edith Crawford, 88, of Arendtsville, formerly of Webster County, W.Va., died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Gettysburg Hospital. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Surviving: daughter, Joye Green of Arendtsville; sister, Ester Snyder of Webster Springs; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Dodd and Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs with the Rev. James Dailey officiating. Burial will be in Craigsville Cemetery, Craigsville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Macie B. Crites
LITTLE BIRCH -- Macie Barnett Crites, 84, of Little Birch died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and Protestant. Surviving: daughters, Irene Crites of Sutton, Barbara Coffman and Kathy Helmick, both of Little Birch; son, Kenneth L. Crites of Little Birch; sisters, Nettie Groves of Sutton, Betty Hovis of Harmony, Pa.; brother, Oley Barnett of Biloxi, Miss.; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, with the Rev. William Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Barnett Cemetery, near Sutton. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Henrietta S. Hapney
GLEN DANIEL -- Henrietta Sue Hapney, 56, of Glen Daniel, Raleigh County, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. She was a former employee of Eastern Coal Co. and Peabody Coal Co., and was a member of Sundial Assembly of God Church. Surviving: husband, Bernard B.; daughter, Rose Dunbar of Glen Daniel; sons, Raymond Owens of Orland Hill, Ill., Robert Owens of Edison, N.J., Danny Owens of Glen Daniel; stepsons, Ted Hapney of Reedy, John Hapney of Sylvester; sisters, Nellie Walker of Douglasville, Ga., Loretta Jarrell of Glen Daniel; brothers, Howard, Charles and Richard Gray, all of Glen Daniel, Donald Gray of Calmet Park, Ill.; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Sundial Assembly of God Church with the Rev. J.D. Pettry officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 10 p.m. today at the church. Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Robert L. Head
Robert L. Head, 50, of Rand died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in CAMC Memorial Division, after a long illness. J.E. Scott Memorial Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Albert Lee Holsten
DOROTHY -- Albert Lee Holsten, 60, of Dorothy, Raleigh County, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at home after a long illness. He was a member of Pentecostal Freedom Church, Ameagle. Surviving: mother, Dollie Stover Holsten of Dorothy; sisters, Nenna Lively of Colcord, Polly Middleton of Monroe, Mich.; brothers, Charles Holsten of Colcord, Ron Holsten of Dorothy, Roy Douglas of Maple Fork, Danny Douglas of Clear Creek; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. today at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. Cecil McClellan officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call one hour prior to service today at the funeral home.

Richard E. Hunt Sr.
GLEN JEAN -- Richard E. Hunt Sr., 83, of Glen Jean, Fayette County, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, at home after a long illness. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.

Katherine T. Lester
HILLTOP -- Katherine Thaxton Lester, 67, of Hilltop, Fayette County, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in Hilltop Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a homemaker. Surviving: sons, Kenneth Lee Lester Jr. of Ohio, Richard Lester of Sissonville; daughters, Zelda May Lester of Ohio, Carolyn Sue Lester of West Virginia, Sandra K. Lester of Charleston; brothers, Bruce Thaxton and Jerry Thaxton, both of Sissonville. Service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, is in charge of arrangements.

Gordon C. Mace
BIRCH RIVER -- Gordon C. Mace, 64, of Birch River, Nicholas County, formerly of Pinch, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a member and trustee at Powells Mountain Baptist Church, a 20-year Army veteran, having served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was an ACE mechanic. Surviving: wife, Cynthia Elmore Mace; daughters, Victoria Spencer of Birch River, Bonnie Legg of Richwood, Dorene Workman of Edmond, Darleen Daulton of Summersville; sisters, Vivian Osborne, Janet Elmore and Connie Goldsmith, all of Pinch; brothers, Charles Mace and Arthur Mace, both of Charleston; nine grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at West Virginia Memorial Gardens, Calvin, with the Rev. Lynn Schiefer officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service Sunday at the cemetery. White Funeral Home, Summersville, is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret L. Massey
Margaret Lucille SradlingMassey, 85, of Ivydale, Clay County, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in Laurel Nursing and Rehab Center after a long illness. She worked as a credit manager for The Diamond department store, Charleston, and retired as the credit manager for Stern Brothers in Parkersburg. Surviving: sons, Billy V. Cunningham of Elkview, Kenneth G. Winter of St. Albans; sister, Analee Jones of Melbourne, Fla.; five grandchildren; six great- grandchildren. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney with the Rev. Jim Walther officiating. Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, is in charge of arrangements.

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. She was a homemaker, Baptist and lifelong resident of the Kanawha County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew WaitmanElmore and Charity Christine McCune Elmore. Also surviving: husband, Roger A. Morris; daughters, Betty Jo Hill of Bridgeport, Bonnie Hodges of Dry Branch, Barbara Westfall of Elkview; sisters, Virginia Dunlap of Blakeley, Monia Jones and Geraldine Gibson of Big Chimney, Gertrude Spradling of Middleberry, Ind., Roseann Williams of Hurricane; brothers, John Elmore of Dunbar, Jack Elmore of Indiana; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, with the Rev. Garner Williams officiating. Burial will be in Blakeley Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Barbara A. Pritt
FAYETTEVILLE -- Barbara A. Pritt, 48, of Fayetteville, Fayette County, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at home after a short illness. She was born in Montgomery and was a homemaker. Surviving: husband, Mike Pritt; daughter, Brandi Pritt, at home; son, Charley Pritt of Fayetteville; brothers, Frank "Buck" Long of Gauley Bridge, Bill Long and Robert Long, both of Fayetteville, John Long of Richmond, Va.; one granddaughter. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge, with the Rev. Earl Elliott officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Gladys Louise Runion
SETH -- Gladys Louise Runion, 68, of Seth, Boone County, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, from injuries received in an automobile accident on W.Va. 3 at Seth. Surviving: daughters, Sandra Kay Runion and Helen Donna Lafferty, both of Seth; sons, Kevin D. "Duck", James "J.D.", Kermit G., and Ralph "Herby", all of Seth, Jimmy A. of Alabama; sister, Ellen Williams of Prenter; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. David Cook officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Christian Site
RED STAR -- Christian "Ed" Site, 71, of Red Star, Fayette County, formerly of Sundial, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in VA Hospital, Beckley. He was retired from Marfork Coal Mine and was a former employee of General Motors. He was a Navy veteran. Surviving: daughters, Diane Jewel of Waukegan, Ill., Karen Stevens of Kenosha, Wis., Sandra Williams of Cookeville, Tenn.; sister, Marie Webb of Red Star, with whom he made his home; brothers, Howard Collins of Dorothy, Charles Collins of Beckley; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. Jerry Tyree officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas. Military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 3378, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Leona E. Taylor
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Leona Elvira Wilson Taylor, 84, of Orlando, formerly of Fayetteville, W.Va., died Monday, June 5, 2000, in Orlando after a long illness. She was a retired LPN, member of Delaney Baptist Church, Orlando, and Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving: brother, E.J. Wilson of Edgewater, Fla.; sister, Glenna McCloud of Logan, W.Va. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Ron George officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery, Beckwith, W.Va.

Sarah A. Williams
Sarah Ann "Sally" Williams, 82, of South Charleston died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, in Kobacker House, Columbus, Ohio, after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Grace Church of the Nazarene, South Charleston, and a caregiver of the church's Kiddie Kollege day care. She was a life-long resident of the Kanawha Valley and was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence E. Williams. Surviving: daughters, Jean Larckof Wapakoneta, Ohio, Ruth Ann Harper of South Charleston, Kay Thompson of North Ridgeville, Ohio, AliceDeel of Columbus, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.