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Winoma L. Wilson
RED HOUSE -- Winoma L. "Peggy" Wilson, 86, of Red House died Jan. 23, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane, after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Red House, a homemaker and attended Paradise Church of God Mission.
Surviving: daughter, Carol Sue "Susie" Bowles of Red House; sons, Carl of Charleston, Gary of Red House; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel, Red House, with the Rev. James Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca.

DANIELS-MORRIS, Vivian E. -- Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Baptist Church, Charleston, with the Rev. Lloyd Hill officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the church. Powell-Jarrett Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. Daniels-Morris, 53, of Charleston died Jan. 22, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, after a long illness.

Timothy Wayne Shannon
A Kanawha County sheriff's deputy has lost his two-year battle with brain cancer. Timothy Wayne Shannon, 34, died Sunday at his home in Charleston. Shannon served with the sheriff's department for more than a decade, most recently as a bailiff in the Judicial Annex. Fellow officers recalled Shannon as a good friend and incessant practical joker. "He's been referred to as gentle giant," said Cpl. Bob Sullivan of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department, who has known Shannon's family for nearly 30 years. "He's a real gentle, sweet, nice guy. There wasn't a finer guy, I'll tell you that." Both Sullivan and Deputy Richard Putillion worked with Shannon at the courthouse and went through the police academy with him. At the academy, Shannon was named best officer, an honor voted on by his classmates. "He was one of those type of people -- and there are very few people that you can say this about -- that your life's better for having known," Putillion said. "Everyone's life is richer for having known him. Anyone who knew him was his friend." Shannon gained a reputation around the courthouse as a bailiff with a superior sense of humor after pulling off such pranks as setting mousetraps under desks, placing shoe polish inside trooper's hats and transferring the "thought of the day" phone line to the bailiff's telephone. "He was just a likable, quiet guy who liked to pull pranks on you and joke with you," Putillion said. "He would stick toilet paper to your gunbelt when you came out of the bathroom or you might reach into the mailbox and come out with a handful of mustard." Both men said they saw Shannon in the last month. They said even though Shannon was sick, he tried to stay optimistic. "I saw him just last week, and he kept saying to me, `I'll be back,'" Sullivan said. "He loved being a cop. I think he just basically felt he could help people better that way." Shannon had been married to his wife, Tina, for less than a year when a CAT scan discovered the cancer. But neither the tumor nor the operations nor the chemotherapy prevented Shannon from trying to be a good husband and father to his two stepdaughters. "He loved those kids so much. He really cared about them so much like they were his own," Sullivan said. Shannon, who had previously worked on road patrol, was a member of a law enforcement family. His father is a retired Charleston Police officer and his brother currently serves on the force. Shannon is survived by his wife, Tina; stepdaughters, Danielle andJessica Perry both at home; parents, Robert and Nancy Shannon of Charleston, brother, Mark Shannon of Charleston; twin sister, Kimberly Neil of Charleston; and grandmother, Louise Wolf of Charleston. Shannon was a member of the Charleston Fraternal Order of Police lodge, the Moose lodge, the Elks lodge and the Kanawha County Sheriffs Association. Fidler-Frame Funeral Home in Belle is in charge of funeral arrangements. Services have not been set.

Harold W. Allen
NAPIER -- Harold William Allen, 55, of Napier, Braxton County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a Methodist and a member of the construction union.
Surviving: daughters, Sindy Allen of Sutton, Sandra Allen of Burnsville, Linda Allen and Angie Webster of Martinsburg; mother, Marjorie Conard Allen of Heaters; sisters, Nellie Conard and Carla Byrne of Edenburg, Va., Donna Buckhannon of Flatwoods, Kay Allen of Heaters, Bonnie Allen of Orlando; brothers, Ruben Allen of Edenburg, Glen Allen of Wardensville, Daniel Allen of Napier, John Allen of Flatwoods, Ronnie Allen of Heaters; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home, Flatwoods, with the Rev. Ressie Robison officiating. Burial will be in Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens, Heaters. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Darrell R. Baker
SWEET SPRINGS -- Darrell R. Baker, 47, of Sweet Springs, Monroe County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a farmer, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a Protestant.
Surviving: wife, Karen Hale Baker; son, Steven D. of Sweet Springs; father, Randall R. Baker of Sweet Springs. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Groves Funeral Home, Union, with the Rev. Mark Smearman officiating. Burial will be in Mount View Cemetery, Sweet Springs, with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Post 100. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Betty J. Bell
Betty J. Bell, 72, of South Charleston, formerly of Teays Valley, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at the home of her son, Stephen Zechariah Bell of Winfield, after a short illness. She was an employee of the state Department of Mental Health, a member of First Baptist Church of South Charleston, the JOY Sunday school class, attended Hurricane High School and graduated from Charleston School of Business. Also
Surviving: husband, Hugh Duane Bell; daughter, Julia Ann Nester of Fayetteville; sons, Hugh Duane Jr. of Scott Depot, Eugene Allen of Brighton, Mich.; brother, Joseph Allen Phillips of Yacolti, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, with Dr Richard Sargent officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to First Baptist Church, D Street and Sixth Avenue, South Charleston, WV 25309.

Francis D. Bess
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Francis Douglas Bess, 71, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Nitro, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Winston-Salem. He was a retired employee of Union Carbide Corp.
Surviving: wife, Frances J. Bess; sons, F. Douglas Jr. of Lithonia, Ga., Jack H. Bess of Sugar Land, Texas; daughter, Jane B. Wooten of Winston-Salem; one brother; seven grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Forsyth Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Winston-Salem, with the Rev. Bill Berry officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at the chapel. The family suggests memorial contributions to a charity of choice. Hayworth Miller Funeral Home, Silas Creek Chapel, Winston-Salem, is in charge of arrangements.

Clifford P. Bratcher
BECKLEY -- Clifford "Corky" Patrick Bratcher, 51, of Beckley died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. He was a 20-year resident of Raleigh County, a disabled miner and a member of MacArthur Church of God Worship Center and the UMW.
Surviving: sons, Clifford Jr. of Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jacob "Jake" of Coal City, Allen of Beckley; daughter, Gale Kinser of Harpers Ferry; stepson, Paul Ballard of Mount Hope; stepdaughter, Paulette Graham of Odd; mother, Margie Fay Meadows Bratcher of Fairdale; brother, Rodney "Bubby" of Orlando, Fla.; six grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. John Pack officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Yvonne D. Brown
WESTWICKHAM -- Yvonne D. Brown, 60, of Westwickham, Raleigh County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital after a long illness. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Westwickham, where she was chairwoman of the church program committee, a homemaker, and a member of NAACP.
Surviving: sons, Sherwood Brown Jr. of Beckley, Pendral Jackson of Stafford, Va.; daughter, Sheila Payne of Greenbelt, Md.; brothers, Lawrence Freeman Jr. of Dale City, Va., Kenneth Freeman of Lanark; sister, Anita Reed of Cleveland, Ohio; one granddaughter. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Westwickham, with the Rev. David Moore and the Rev. William Fruit officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Bruce A. Canfield
LITTLE BIRCH -- Bruce Allen Canfield, 15, of Little Birch, Braxton County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, from injuries received in an automobile accident on W.Va. 61 near Cabin Creek, a Kanawha County Sheriff's spokesman said. He was a member of Flatwoods Apostolic Church, Flatwoods.
Surviving: mother and stepfather, Iva Lee and Larry Jackson of Little Birch; father, James Harrison Canfield of Lewisburg; half brother, Luke of Lewisburg. Joint service with his brother, James Emory Canfield, who also was killed in the accident, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Flatwoods Apostolic Church with Pastor Patrick Mason officiating. Burial will be in Barnette Cemetery, Bug Ridge, near Sutton. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the church, Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, is in charge of arrangements.

James E. Canfield
James Emory Canfield, 21, of Miami died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, from injuries received in an automobile accident on W.Va. 61 near Cabin Creek, said a Kanawha County sheriff's spokesman. He was employed by Valley Garden Inc. Landscaping, Charleston, and was a member of Ronda Apostolic Church, Cabin Creek.
Surviving: wife, Stacie Loretta Wilson Canfield; stepdaughter, Carissa Michelle Wilson at home; son, James Robert Canfield at home; mother and stepfather, Iva Lee and Larry Jackson of Little Birch; father, James Harrison Canfield of Lewisburg; half brother, Luke of Lewisburg. Joint service with his brother, Bruce Canfield, who also was killed in the accident, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Flatwoods Apostolic Church with Pastor Patrick Mason officiating. Burial will be in Barnette Cemetery, Bug Ridge, near Sutton. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the church. Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, is in charge of arrangements.

Harley B. Christian
CRAIGSVILLE -- Harley B. Christian, 59, of Craigsville, Nicholas County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a Baptist and a retired miner, having worked for Alum Creek Coal Co. and Consol Coal Co.
Surviving: wife, Nyoka Butler Christian; daughters, Tammy Mullins of Craigsville, Terry Collins of Webster Springs, Kim Wilson of Richwood, Ohio, Jamie Christian and Heather Christian of Cottle; brothers, James Robert and Buck of Craigsville, Delbert of Matherville, Ill.; sisters, Rose Higgerson of Denver, N.C., Ada Mae "Ellie" Garbes of Rock Island, Ill., Georgia Martin of Core, Carol Sue Dodrill of Kentucky; stepbrothers, Coleman Seabolt of Richwood, Johnny Seabolt of Moline, Ill., Ellis Seabolt and Alvin Seabolt of Craigsville, Ron Seabolt, address unknown; four grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at White Funeral Home, Craigsville, with the Rev. George Peyatt officiating. Burial will be in West Virginia Memorial Gardens, Calvin. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jerry L. Clendenin
Jerry L. Clendenin, 63, of Charleston died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. He was a former employee of Guardsman Security at Yeager Airport and retired from American Electric Power Co., North Charles-ton. He was preceded in death by wife, Patty Ann Clendenin.
Surviving: stepdaughters, Karen Comer of Deltona, Fla., Rhonda Capwell of Rhode Island; stepsons, Jeff Mullins and Sam Mullins of Charleston, Richard Mullins of Massachusetts; sisters, Mary E. Hornick of Dunbar, Stella K. Anderson of Charleston, Doris M. Moss of Sissonville; brother, Daniel W. Clendenin Jr. of Dunbar; nine stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elk Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Bruce Young officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Emil K. Cook
FORTVILLE, Ind. -- Emil K. Cook, 58, of Fortville, formerly of Ottawa, W.Va., died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in St. Vincent Hospice Center, Indianapolis, Ind., after a short illness. He was a warehouse manager for Taylor-Blackman Battery Co., with 15 years of service, and an Army veteran.
Surviving: wife, Mary V. Justus Cook; sons, James S., Scott, and Jonathan L. of Indianapolis, Jason K. of Fortville; brother, Max of Ottawa; sisters, Faye Green of Ottawa, Sharon Grant of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, W.Va., with Don Austin officiating. Burial will be in Family Gardens, Madison. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.

Kathryn R. Degler
MADISON -- Kathryn Ruth Degler, 86, of Madison, Boone County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Boone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Danville, after a long illness. She was a member of Madison United Methodist Church and a former employee of Dupont.
Surviving: nieces, Marchanna Baldwin of Turtle Creek, Kathryn Gue of Huntington; three grandnieces; three grandnephews. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Boone Memorial Park, Madison, with the Rev. Tom McDowell officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison. The procession will leave the funeral home at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday for the cemetery.

Lewis H. Fitzwater Jr.
Lewis H. Fitzwater Jr., 79, of Charleston died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired operator from Union Carbide, Purolator Chemical and was a retired shift supervisor for Stauffer Chemical Co. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by wife, Maxine Lucille Fitzwater.
Surviving: daughter, Nancy F. Andrews of Charleston; sons, Patrick H. of Griffin, Ga., Lewis H. "Mike" III of Charleston; brothers, Leslie and Wilbur of Glen Burnie, Md.; seven grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elk Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Gerald Dotson officiating. Burial will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, with military VFW graveside rites. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Children's Therapy Clinic, 2345 Chesterfield Ave., Charleston, WV 25304.

Jack T. Gray
GLEN MORGAN -- Jack Thomas Gray, 64, of Glen Morgan, Raleigh County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. He was a carpenter, having worked for Meadows Construction, Beckley, and J.W. Cook & Son, North Carolina. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Stanaford, and a lifelong resident of Raleigh County.
Surviving: sons, Jeff of Stanaford, David of Lewisburg, Timmy of Indiana; brother, Gerald of Crab Orchard; five grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Gordon Ross officiating. Burial will be in Coal City Community Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ruby Harrison
Ruby Harrison, 86, of Cross Lanes died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Christian.
Surviving: daughters, Gwendolyn Grady of Laceys Spring, Ala., Deloris Jones, Evon Young and Edna Withrow of Charleston, Barbara Barrett of Joelton, Tenn.; sons, Gobel Harrison of Dunbar, Gary Harrison of Charleston; sisters, Edith Cumpston of Dunbar, Luda Dooley of Charleston; brother, George Hinzman of Kenna; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, Cross Lanes, with the Rev. Robert Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ruby A. Hathaway
BADEN, Pa. -- Ruby Agnes Hicks Hathaway, 91, of Baden, formerly of Belington, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Villa Saint Joseph, Baden. She was a schoolteacher, homemaker, and member of Talbott Community Methodist Church.
Surviving: sons, Robert Hall Hathaway of Hurricane, Donald Duane Hathaway of Baden; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lohr-Barb-Vance Chapel, Elkins. Burial will be in Talbott Community Cemetery, Belington. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Harry G. Huffman
McROSS -- Harry Guestin Huffman, 75, of McRoss, Greenbrier County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at home after a long illness. He retired from Westmoreland Coal Co., was a member of the UMW, an Army veteran of World War II, McRoss Baptist Church and was a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corp.
Surviving: wife, Elizabeth Ann Dorsey Huffman; daughters, Drema Mae Huffman of Frenchburg, Ky., Karen Charlene Huffman of Orient Hill; sons, Harry Keith of Gray Court, S.C., Roger Dale of Frenchburg, Walter "Buzzy" Allen of McRoss, Kevin Paul of Rainelle, Scott Earn of Bunker Hill, Randy Guestin of Roanoke, Va.; sisters, Madeline McQuerry and Lillian Bailes of Mount Nebo, Imogene Johnson of Brunswick, Ohio, Hilda McQuain of Hurricane; brothers, Billie Huffman and Delano Huffman of Mount Nebo; 12 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Joey Fields and the Rev. Houston Boothe officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William A. Hundley
MILLVILLE, Pa. -- William August Hundley, 67, of Millville, formerly of Scarbro, W.Va., died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in Millville Hospital after a long illness. He was employed by Koppers Store, Oak Hill, W.Va.,Oak Hill Water Co., Great Lakes Steel Co. in Michigan, River Rouge Body and Frame Co., River Rouge, Mich., and Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich. He was owner of Hundley's Gas Station, Orangeville, Pa., and a member of Scarbro Baptist Church and C. Grant Brittingham Lodge 788, Levittown, Pa.
Surviving: son, William C. "Chuck" of Orangeville; brothers, Thomas M. Hundley and Ollie W. Hundley of Millville; two grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Howard Miller officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Violet M. Kaufman
PETERSTOWN -- Violet M. Kaufman, 85, of Peterstown died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Princeton Community Hospital after a long illness. She was a former employee of Olan Mills and was owner of Quality Crafts of West Virginia. She was a member of Braxton County Senior Citizens and was active in Monroe County Senior Citizens. She was a member of Bender Run Baptist Church.
Surviving: daughter, Mary Jo Ballengee of Peterstown; son, Leroy Kaufman of Princeton; sisters, Stella Newlon of Elyria, Ohio, Leone Frame of Gassaway, Lena Miller of Fresno, Calif.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with Elder Mark Minney officiating. Burial will be in Crooked Fork Cemetery, near Perkins. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.