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Carol S. Markham
MOUNT HOPE -- Carol Sue Holley Markham, 52, of Mount Hope died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a clerk for Dove's Outlet, Oak Hill, and a member of Laurel Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Lively.
Surviving: husband, Stephen W. Markham Sr.; daughter, Lisa Rena Lovelace of Maple Fork; sons, Stephen W. Jr. of Milton, William of Pax; sisters, Cathy Keaton of Jumping Branch, Connie Turner of Blacksburg, Va.; brothers, Bill Holley of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Bobby Holley of Nallen, Larry Holley of Lively; five grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Harry Miller officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Kelly Lee Masters
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Kelly Lee Masters, 67, of White Sulphur Springs died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in Shenandoah Adult Care Home, Clifton Forge, Va., after a long illness. He was a retired pipe welder and a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Whatcoat United Methodist Church, White Sulphur Springs, the church choir and Plumber and Steam Fitters Union, Roanoke, Va.
Surviving: wife, Katy Keyes Masters; daughter, Linnlette Masters of Callahan, Va.; stepmother, Viva Masters of North Carolina; brother, Milford Masters of Gulfport, Miss; sister, Ruth Mullins of Oregon; half brother, David Masters of Tennessee; half sisters, Joyce Dalton of North Carolina, Rachael Gibson of Texas, Karen Weeks of New Jersey; one grandson. Graveside service will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Mapledale Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, with the Rev. Paul Suttle and Lowell O'Dell officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs. The family suggests memorial contributions to The Sonbeams, c/o Lana Bostic, Whatcoat United Methodist Church, White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986.

Josephine Meyers
PALM BAY, Fla. -- Josephine Meyers, 76, of Palm Bay died Sunday, Dec. 28, 1997, in IHS-Palm Bay. She was a native of Hurricane, W.Va., and a retired office manager from Vacation Villas, Titusville, Fla.
Surviving: son, Robert B. Hardman of Baraboo, Wis.; brother, Karl E. Osborne of St. Albans, W.Va.; sisters, Maxine Greenawald of Reedy, W.Va., Betty Chewning of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home, Palm Bay, is in charge of arrangements.

William Morton
GOSHEN, Ind. -- William "Bill" Morton, 63, of Goshen, formerly of Ward and Cedar Grove, W.Va., died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, at the home of his daughter, Tammy Neil of Goshen, after a long illness. Also
Surviving: sons, Dana and Rick, of Goshen; sisters, Betty Schwab of Charlton Heights, W.Va., Ella Morton, Margaret Whitlock of Charleston, W.Va.; half-sister, Ruth Beard of Belle, W.Va.; half-brother, Franklin Hackworth of Virginia Beach, Va.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Yoder Funeral Home, Goshen, is in charge of arrangements. Information provided by Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, W.Va.

Vada R. Scheidegger
LEESBURG, Fla. -- Vada Raye Scheidegger, 67, of Leesburg died Monday, Dec. 29, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a native of Olcott, Kanawha County, W.Va., a statistician for the West Virginia Department of Mines and an expeditor for the Wallace Company in Houston, Texas. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Leesburg and a member of the Pathfinders Sunday School Class.
Surviving: husband, Howard L. Scheidegger; sons, Richard Scheidegger of Channel View, Texas, William "Bill" Jones of Pasadena, Texas; mother, Mary McCormick of St. Albans, W.Va.; sister, Kay Valmassei of Monroe, Mich. Service will be noon Friday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, W.Va., with the Rev. Skye Alison officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene, 102 Nazarene Drive, South Charleston, WV 25309.

Flossie F. Slone
BECKLEY -- Flossie Frances Miller Slone, 95, of Beckley died Monday, Dec. 29, 1997, in a Beckley care center after a long illness. She was a retired employee of Raleigh Steam Laundry and a Christian.
Surviving: grandson, Roy Frederick Teel of Nitro. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with Pastor Fred Dinkler officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the mortuary.

Eleanor C. Sneed
Eleanor Carson Sneed, 89, of Charleston died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was a Methodist. There are no known survivors. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, with the Rev. Thomas N. Smith officiating. There will be no visitation. Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Jean J. Spalding
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Jean Jackson Spalding, 68, of Melbourne died Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, at home. She was a retired computer analyst for Grumman with 10 years of service, a graduate of the University of Chicago and was a member and elder of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Melbourne.
Surviving: sons, Nick of North Brunswick, N.J., Ken of Los Alamos, N.M.; daughters, Nancy Spalding of Greenville, N.C., Catherine Spalding of Northridge, Calif.; sisters, Barbara Buchanan of Spencer, W.Va., Eloise Thomas of Gay, W.Va.; three grandchildren. Memorial service will be Friday at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The family suggests memorial contributions to Church of the Good Shepherd, 810 West Florida Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901.South Brevard Funeral Home, Melbourne, is in charge of arrangements.

Gail Stover
ARTIE -- Gail Stover, 80, of Artie, Raleigh County, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Helen S. Stutler
Helen Scott Stutler, 83, of Dunbar died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a retired licensed practical nurse and a Catholic.
Surviving: daughter, Shirley Landis of Charleston; grandson, Jonathan Landis of Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home.

Frances M. Sullivan
Frances M. Beitz Sullivan, 79, of Charleston died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She retired from Libby-Owens Glass Plant and Beitz Grocery, Dupont City, was a Protestant and a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Malden.
Surviving: daughters, Peggy Nelson of Gallipolis Ferry, Brenda White of Charleston, Sandra George of Chattanooga, Tenn.; brothers, Ernest Beitz of Dunbar, Kenneth Beitz of Dupont City; 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle. Burial will be in Boone Memorial Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Eleanor Wallace
Eleanor Taylor Wallace of Institute, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in Minneapolis, Minn., after a long illness. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.

Maxine C. Walsh
TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Maxine Chamness Walsh, 75, of Titusville, formerly of New York and Charleston, W.Va., died Monday, Dec. 29, 1997, at home. She was a retired executive nurse from Lord and Taylor Department Store, New York, and was a Baptist.
Surviving: daughters, Janeann C. Cleeman of Titusville, Betty C. Karle of Montgomery, Ala.; sisters, Eileen Perry and Waetta Vandall of Bradley, W.Va.; brothers, Randall Broyles of Beckley, W.Va., Nathaniel Broyles of Lake City, Fla.; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity, W.Va. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. North Brevard Funeral Home, Titusville, is in charge of arrangements.

Leroy D. Whitt
RICHMOND, Va. -- Leroy Daniel Whitt, 76, of Richmond, formerly of Beckley, W.Va., died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in a Richmond hospital after a long illness. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Verona B. Wilson
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Verona Brown Wilson, 67, of Spokane died Friday, Dec. 19, 1997.
Surviving: husband, Joe Wilson; sons, Keith, Buddy and Michael of Spokane; daughter, Debbie Pierson of Spokane; brothers, Joe Brown of Institute, W.Va., Roland Brown of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Adeline Chandler of Institute, Bessie Austin and Cora Epps of West Dunbar, W.Va.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Spokane. Information provided by Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, W.Va.

Jonathan M. Wright
FAYETTEVILLE -- Jonathan Michael Wright, 5, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in Cabell Huntington Hospital after a short illness.
Surviving: parents, William H. and Tammy Smith Wright II of Fayetteville; maternal grandmother, Nancy Smith of Fayetteville; maternal grandfather, Howard Smith of New Jersey; maternal great-grandfather, Dewey Green of New Jersey; paternal grandparents, Bill and Gay Wright of Chelyan; paternal great-grandmother, Irene Wright of Dry Branch. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Lincoln Memorial Chapel of Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, with the Rev. Stan Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from noon to 12:45 p.m. Friday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove. The procession will leave the funeral home at 12:45 p.m. for the cemetery.

GORE, Lonnie Jr. -- Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Glorious Church of God in Christ, Charleston, with Pastor Dorothy Davis and Evangelist Freda Davis officiating. Gore, 65, of Charleston died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997, at home after a short illness. Also
Surviving: sisters: Mary Gore of Pittsburgh, Pa., Irene Clemens of Wilmington, Del. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

SAWYER, Pauline T. -- A memorial service has been changed to 2 p.m. Saturday at Elk Funeral Home, Charleston, W.Va., with the Rev. Bruce Young officiating. There will be no visitation. The body was cremated. Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Roanoke, Va., was in charge of arrangements. Sawyer, 77, of Roanoke, formerly of Charleston and St. Petersburg, Fla., died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, after a long illness. Also
Surviving: halfsister, Karen Sue Taylor of Dunbar, W.Va.

STEPHENS, Cameron C. -- Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle, with the Rev. Lloyd Daubenspeck officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Stephens, 94, of Diamond died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, at home after a short illness.

Ann M. Arthurs
Ann M. Arthurs, 78, of Dunbar died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in Americare Putnam Nursing Center after a long illness. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, Dunbar, a former teacher at Sacred Heart Elementary School, Charleston, and was a homemaker.
Surviving: husband, Joseph E. Arthurs; son, Joseph E. Jr. of Richmond, Va.; sisters, Ruth Smith of Bridgeville, Pa., Janet Adams of Zelienople, Pa.; two grandchildren. Memorial service will be at a later date. The body was donated to the Human Gift Registry, Marshall University Medical School. There will be no visitation. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.

Thurmond Barker
MADISON -- Thurmond Barker, 84, of Madison died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in Boone Health Care Center, Danville, after a long illness. Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Gracie T. Bishop
OAK HILL -- Gracie T. Bishop, 97, of Oak Hill, formerly of Chesapeake, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Chesapeake Church of God.
Surviving: daughters, Virgie Totten of Columbia, S.C., Pauline Kennedy of Oak Hill; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Dairel D. Booth
Dairel Dempsey Booth, 59, of Dawes died Sunday, Dec. 28, 1997, in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. He was a tool and die maker in Ohio.
Surviving: son, Mark Snodgrass of St. Albans; sisters, May L. Fitzwater of Grayson, Ky., Maxine Lawson of Olive Hill, Ky., Lorraine Melton of Fraziers Bottom; brother, Richard Booth of Olive Hill; four grandchildren. The body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

Laura E. Bush
Laura E. Bush, 82, of South Charleston died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was a member of Mountain Heights Church, South Charleston, and a former waitress and cook.
Surviving: daughters, Linda L. Moore of South Charleston, Juanita Allen of Divide, Colo.; sister, Grace Leach of Wabash, Ind.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum, Clintonville, with the Rev. Benjamin Pauley officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements.

Owen Dewayne Clark
DIANA -- Owen Dewayne Clark, 9-day-old son of Freddie and Amanda Green Clark of Diana, Webster County, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. Also
Surviving: maternal grandparents, Gerald "Jingles" and Diana Green of Diana; paternal grandparents, Fred and Rosie Clark of Diana; maternal great-grandparents, Junior and Patty Green of Diana. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Big Run Cemetery, Diana, with Evangelist Don Wine officiating. Morris Funeral Home, Cowen, is in charge of arrangements.

Raymond T. Clark
TAYLOR, Mich. -- Raymond Thayer Clark, 82, of Taylor died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, in Oakwood Hospital Heritage Center after a long illness. He retired from Libby-Owens-Ford Glass with 40 years of service, was a member of LOF Retirees Club and attended Caanan Baptist Church, Taylor.
Surviving: daughter, Margaret Kessinger of Taylor; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Kanawha City, W.Va., with the Rev. Roy Roach officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Cecil R. Conner Sr.
DANVILLE, Va. -- Cecil Ray Conner Sr., 53, of Danville died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in Danville Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was a systems technician for Bell Atlantic with 30 years of service, an Army veteran, a member of Bethel Baptist Church and Bell Atlantic Pioneers.
Surviving: wife, Verna C. Conner; sons, Cecil Ray Jr. of Danville, Cameron Paul at home; daughter, Holly Michelle Conner at home; mother, Ardit L. Conner of Charleston, W.Va.; one grandchild. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Gil Hawks officiating. Burial was to be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.

Freda E. Ferrell
Freda Estola Ferrell, 76, of St. Albans died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a 37-year resident of St. Albans.
Surviving: son, Kenneth of Dunmore; daughter, Sherry Hamman of Chillicothe, Ohio; brother, Emory O. Hartwell of Scott Depot; sisters, Ollie Hughes of Bainbridge, Ohio, Essie Hill of Nettie; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, after which time a graveside service will be held at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, with the Rev. Jackie Miller officiating.

Arlen B. Fisher
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Arlen Billy Fisher, 65, of Grand Prairie died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997, in Grand Prairie. He was born in Given, Jackson County, W.Va. He retired from the Armed Forces, and was a member of the VFW and Moose Lodge.
Surviving: wife, Tokye Fisher; brothers, Rossie Fisher of Hartville, Ohio, Hobart Fisher and Argyle Fisher of Charleston, W.Va.; sisters, Noca Harrison of West Melbourne, Fla., Joyce Harrison of Kenna, W.Va., Crystal Fisher and Joann Fisher of Akron, Ohio. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial was in Emma Chapel Church Cemetery, Liberty, W.Va. Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, Texas, was in charge of arrangements.