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Sylvia B. Maynor
MOUNT HOPE -- Sylvia B. Maynor, 81, of Mount Hope, Fayette County died Aug. 15, 2000, at home after a short illness. She was retired from Pinecrest Hospital with 16 years of service, was a former cook at Sand Branch Elementary School and was a member of North Sand Branch Baptist Church. Surviving: son, Dale; daughter, Margaret Ann Davis; sister, Hallie Painter; brother, Damon Williams; caregiver, Debbie Lambert; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with Jerry Tyree and Dean Russell officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25801.

Tommy K. McNew
Tommy K. McNew, 59, of Charleston, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000, at the home of his fiancee, Joanne Czeck. He was born Jan. 11, 1941, in Richmond, Ind., where he spent most of his life. A 1960 graduate of Richmond High School, he had been an employee of Wayne Corp., Stevens Wire Products, and formerly owned McNew's Boat Service. He was a former member of United Auto Workers Local 721, and Steel Workers of America Local 2156. He was a member of Cornerstone Assembly of God, Cross Lanes. Also surviving: children, Tomi "Bear" McNew of Richmond, Terri Reeves of Centerville, Ind., Tami Boyd of Dayton, Ohio, Toni McNew of Portland, Ind.; brother, Mike McNew of New Paris, Ohio; sisters, Vicki Comtois of Massachusetts; Nancy Sartain of Richmond; ten grandchildren; one great- grandchild. Services were Aug. 16, 2000 at Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home, Richmond. Burial was in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Boston. Elk Funeral Home, Charleston was in charge of local arrangements.

Destiny A. Miller
Destiny Annamarie Miller, infant daughter of Chip Niday and Tina Miller of South Charleston, was stillborn Sunday, Aug. 12, 2000, in CAMC Women and Children's Hospital. Also surviving: brother, Timothy Miller at home; sister, Brittney Miller at home; maternal grandparents, David and Sue Miller of South Charleston; paternal grandparents, David Casto of South Charleston, Pam Hathaway of Hurricane. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Samuel Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Lively- Cobb Cemetery, South Charleston. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Bessie M. Monk
SHADY SPRING -- Bessie Mae Monk, 88, of Shady Spring, Raleigh County died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Bradley Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, John H. of Odd, Curtis W. of Shady Spring; daughter, Marie Workman of Beckley; grandchildren, Billy Monk of Dunbar, Wayne Monk of Manassas, Va., Debbie Woods and Robert Workman, both of Beckley; 11 great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with Pastor Daniel Legg officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Amie Newell
Amie Newell, 78, of Dunbar died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in Valley Health Village, South Charleston, after a long illness. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Denver D. Newell and son, Roger D. Newell. Surviving: sisters, MaymeWalker of Columbus, Ohio, Arlene Price of Charleston; brothers, Troy Pauley of Alum Creek, SoderPauley of Florida, Billy Pauley of West Virginia; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 3:30 p.m. Friday at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans with the Rev. Charlie Shafer officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park. There will be no visitation. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Lorraine M. Phelps
SUMMERSVILLE -- Lorraine Mae Phelps, 71, of Summersville died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in CAMC Memorial Division, after a sudden illness. She was a former manager for Circle K. Co., a member of Mountain State Baptist Church, Summersville, and Beta Sigma Phi, secretary and treasurer of the Summersville Optimist Club and president of the Summersville AARP chapter. Surviving: husband, Frank Phelps; sons, Bob of Albuquerque, Roger of Birch River; sister, Corrine Chris of Roanoke; five grandchildren; three great- grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Mountain State Baptist Church with Pastor Jamie Parlette officiating. Burial will be in Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Muddlety. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Waters Funeral Chapel, Summersville.

Maude I. Stover
Maude Inez Stover, 90, of Dunbar died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, at home after a long illness. She was retired from General Electric, Charleston, was a former employee of Charleston Electric and a member of Cross Lanes Bible Church. Surviving: stepdaughter, Dolores Stevens of League City, Texas; sisters, Vesta Pullin of Tornado, Neoma Figgatt of Dunbar; two step-granddaughters. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Cross Lanes Bible Church with Pastor Dan Berger officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar. The family suggests memorial contributions to Cross Lanes Bible Church, 5442 Big Tyler Road, Cross Lanes, WV 25143, or Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Roscoe C. Thorne
HENDERSON -- Roscoe Clarence Thorne, 88, of Henderson, Mason County died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant. He was a retired minister, a former employee of the Mason County Board of Education and had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Surviving: sons, Rex of Point Pleasant, Ralph of Marietta, Ohio; daughters, Eulah Pearson Mays of Parkersburg; sister, Helen Keller of Atwater, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with Pastor Don McMillion officiating. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Henderson. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Henry S. Walker
Henry S. "Butch" Walker, 64, of Dunbar, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was an employee of A&P Grocery stores for more than 30 years. He was a member of Allen's Fork Community Church, served in the Marine Reserves, and was a resident of Dunbar for 16 years. Surviving: wife, Patricia Walker; sons, Timothy S. of Sissonville, Terry Ray and Larry Lee of Dunbar; daughter Crystal Ann Walker of Dunbar; sisters, Norma Campbell of Cross Lanes, Wanda Legg of Charleston; four granddaughters; two step-granddaughters; two great-granddaughters. Friends may call at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Alberta Wallace
MILTON -- Alberta Wallace, 96, of Milton died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington. She was a member of Washington Avenue Church of God Holiness, Huntington. Surviving: sons, Larry and Leonard, both of Milton, Leon of Emmett, Idaho, Carlyle and Bobby, both of Columbus, Ohio, Edsel of Amanda, Ohio; daughters, Reva Wood of Hurricane, Shirley Mount of Gary, Ind., Louise Womack of Crooksville, Ohio, Maxine Chapman of Marion, Ohio, Karla Woodrum of Rockbridge, Ohio; sisters, Thelma Edwards and Welma Simpson, both of Proctorville, Ohio; 51 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton. Burial will be in Milton Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Harry J. Anderson
CAVE SPRING, Ga. -- Harry Junior Anderson, 73, of Cave Spring died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in Rome Medical Center, Cave Spring. He was born in Dutch Ridge, W.Va. Surviving: daughters, Peggy Chambers of Cave Spring, Mary Ann Anderson and Marion Lee Black, both of Michigan; son, Robert Lee Anderson of Michigan; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private graveside service will be in Victor Cemetery, Kanawha County, W.Va. Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home, Cave Spring, is in charge of arrangements.

Wilma G. Carte
Wilma G. Carte, 88, of Nitro died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker, native of Crown Hill, Putnam County, and was a member of Nitro Church of God. Surviving: sons, Edward Carte of Beckley, David Lynn Carte of Nitro; sister, Emma Belle Call of Huntington; nephew, Lonnie "Brother" Kilgore of Nitro; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Nitro Church of God with the Rev. Rob VanFosson officiating. Burial will be in Dudding Cemetery, Nitro. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro.

Muriel Clere
Muriel Clere, 87, of Sharon died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in CAMC General Division, after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: son, Jerry Clere of Morgantown; sisters, Eva Woodrum of Dawes, Juanita Payne of Eskdale; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with the Rev. Byron Hissom officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Marilyn T. Daniell
Marilyn T. Daniell, 64, of St. Albans died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at home from cancer. She was a music teacher in voice and violin, and was a member of Humphrey's Memorial United Methodist Church, Tornado. Surviving: husband, Dr. Paul L. Daniell; son, Dr. Paul T. Daniell of Tornado; mother, Thelma Butman of Toms River, N.J.; sister, Janet Butman of Toms River; two grandchildren. Memorial service will be held at a later date in Humphrey's Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. There will be no visitation. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Fietta Magaline DeMoss
PROCIOUS -- Fietta Magaline DeMoss, infant daughter of Norman K. DeMoss and Joyce M. Walls of Procious, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Also surviving: brother, Perry DeMoss of Montgomery; sisters, Harriet Walls, Anna Walls, Sara Stalnaker and Bethany Walls, all of Procious, Valerie DeMoss of South Carolina; paternal grandmother, Fietta DeMoss of Procious; maternal grandmother, Anna Walls of Procious; three uncles; four aunts. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with Minister Harry Dobbins officiating. Burial will be in DeMoss Cemetery, Procious. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Beulah C. Douglas
Beulah C. Douglas, 80, of Charleston died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in St. Francis Hospital. She was a retired beautician from the Beauty Bar and attended Cathedral of Prayer Baptist Church. Surviving: daughters, Peggy Douglas of Kampala, Uganda, Sally Caldwell of Charleston, Carol Coles of Cross Lanes; son, Darrell Douglas of Lillian, Ala.; sister, Margie Harvey of Beckley; brother, Cecil Campbell of Oak Hill; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, Cross Lanes, with the Rev. Ron Stoner officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Sue C. Fields
NETTIE -- Sue Carol Fields, 41, of Nettie, Nicholas County died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a long illness. She was a member of Mount Urim Baptist Church, Hominy Falls, and was a homemaker. Surviving: daughters, Angela Young of Tennessee, Anna Marie Fields of Nettie; son, Travis Fields of Nettie; mother and stepfather, Georgia Dillon Jones and Lantie Counts of Hominy Falls; sisters, Jeanie Butler of Conway, S.C., Ann Miller of Craigsville, Melody Foster of Nettie; brother, Henry Counts of Hominy Falls; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Urim Baptist Church, Leivasy, with the Rev. Troy George officiating. Burial will be in Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, Carl. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements.

Chester O. Flory
Chester OdellFlory, 65, of Apple Grove, Mason County, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness. He was retired from American Car Foundry (ACF) and attended Barton Chapel Church. Surviving: sons, Michael Odell Flory and Ronald Matthew Flory of Apple Grove; daughters, Tammy Dawn Flory of Apple Grove and Tammy Vinson of Michigan; sisters, Ina Litchfield and Bennie Christy of Apple Grove; brother, William Floraof Apple Grove; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant with the Rev. Isiah Crump and the Rev. Marlin Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Potts Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Martha F. Frye
OAK HILL -- Martha Frances Frye, 76, of Oak Hill died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in VA Medical Center, Beckley, after a short illness. She was a registered nurse, last employed at Oak Hill Hospital, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a graduate of Frankford High School and Laird Memorial Hospital, Montgomery. Surviving: daughter, Janet Frye Steel of Oak Hill; stepsisters, Ann Rodgers of Beckley, Barbara Knuckles of La Plata, Md.; cousin, Jean Bailes of Princeton; granddaughter, Emilie Rebecca Steel. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Jack Barker officiating. There will be no visitation. The family suggests memorial contributions to VA Medical Center (135), 200 Veterans Ave., Beckley, WV 25801. High Lawn Funeral Home, Oak Hill, is in charge of arrangements.

Lulu L. Harless
BIENVILLE, Va. -- Lulu Linger Harless, 93, of Bienville, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, in Clear View Rest Home, Bienville, after a long illness. She was a retired schoolteacher with 33 years of service, having taught in Lewis, Roane and Kanawha counties in West Virginia. She was a graduate of West Virginia University and member of Phi Sigma Alpha. She was a member of Charleston and Kanawha City Homemakers Club. Surviving: daughter, Betty Ann Dotson of Marmet; son, Louis Wade Linger of Front Royal, Va.; sister, Agnes Fultineer of Marietta, Ohio; 12 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Rymer Davis officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

James H. Harper
James Henry Harper, 78, of St. Albans died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was a roofer and had been a resident of St. Albans for 32 years. Surviving: wife, Evelyn Harper; son, James Henry Harper Jr. of St. Albans. There will be no funeral service. Burial will be in West Cemetery, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

Yvonne S. Harris
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Yvonne S. Harris, 40 of Douglasville, formerly of Scott Depot, W.Va., died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, after a short illness. She worked in restaurant management for more than 16 years. Surviving: husband, William Robert Harris Jr. of Scott Depot; daughter, Sara Elizabeth Crawford of Nitro, W.Va.; mother and stepfather, Judy and Vincent Williams of Centralia, W.Va.; father and stepmother, Hansell and Liz Johnson of Florida; sisters, Sara Salisbury of Centralia, Alice Jane Smith of Arequipa, Peru, Rosia Smith of Centralia; brother, Kevin Salisbury of Scheinfurt, Germany; maternal grandmother, Gracie McClure of Scott Depot; several aunts and uncles. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, W.Va., with the Rev. Eddie McClure and Evangelist Richard Runyon officiating. Burial will be in Lively Cemetery, Sod, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Elsie A. Hicks
Elsie Ann Holdren Hicks, 60, of Cross Lanes died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a sales clerk for Sears Roebuck, Charleston, and was born in Mahan. Surviving: daughter, Pamela R. Varney of Cross Lanes; brother, Keith Holdren of Texas; sisters, Karen Williams of St. Charles, Mo., Rilla DePoy of Hollywood, Fla., Sarah Miller of Charleston, Dora Saunders of Cross Lanes; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Hazel Hutchison
RONCEVERTE -- Hazel Hutchison, 68, of Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at home. She was a homemaker. Surviving: husband, Charles Hutchison Jr.; daughters, Evelyn Fortney of Valley Head, Jennie Burns of Blue Ridge, Va.; brother, Herman Donovan of Silver Spring, Md.; granddaughters, Melonie Scott and Rebecca Burns. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Ronceverte, with the Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Burial will be in Greenbrier Memorial Gardens, Lewisburg. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.