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Christie W. Cyphers
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Christie Wynette Cyphers, 47, of Williamsburg died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a native of Charleston, W.Va., a cum laude graduate of Emory and Henry College and Marshall Wythe School of Law, interned under William T. Stone, then entered private practice. She was active in many legal organizations.
Surviving: daughter, Jennifer Cyphers of Williamsburg; son, David Cyphers of Williamsburg; mother, Christine Moore Rader of Cross Lanes, W.Va.; sister, Calene Rader of Nashville, Tenn. Service was to be 1 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church, Williamsburg, with the Rev. Stephen Wiley officiating. Burial was to be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Whitings Funeral Home, Williamsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

Billy Dalton
PEMBERTON -- Billy Dalton, 66, of Pemberton died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, is in charge of arrangements.

Harry L. Dotson
FRANKFORD -- Harry L. Dotson, 76, of Frankford died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in Columbia Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea. He was a retired Army captain, having served in World War II and the Korean War, a member of Emmanuel Open Bible Church, Vago, and was a licensed minister with Open Bible Standard Churches.
Surviving: wife, Phyllis Yates Dotson; daughter, Linda Stacey of Frankford; sons, Michael Dotson of Gering, Neb.; sisters, Hilda Napier and Eleanor Thomas of Texas, Shirley Groves of Beckley, Dorothy Napier of Lewisburg, Hazel Meyers of Maryland; brothers, C.E. Dotson of Alabama, Melvin Dotson of Tennessee, Ronnie Dotson of Florida; four grandchildren; four stepgrandsons; three stepgreat-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Lula Collins officiating. Burial will be in Lewis Chapel Cemetery, Vago. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Emmanuel Open Bible Church building fund, Vago.

Gertrude P. Duff
CULVER, Ind. -- Gertrude P. Duff, 86, of Culver, formerly of Hurricane, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in Miller's Merry Manor, Culver, Ind., after a long illness. She was the former owner of Duff's Coffee Shop in Spring Hill, W.Va., and Hurricane. She was born in Kenna, W.Va.
Surviving: son, Charles T. of Culver; brother, Richard Parsons of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Betty Gilkie and Geneva Shackleford of Middleport, Ohio, Gracie Blue of South Charleston, W.Va., Grovie Lanham of Dunbar, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Clarence Edens officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memorial Gardens, Cross Lanes, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Doris L. Duncan
MARION, Ohio -- Doris L. Duncan, 65, of Marion, formerly of Pliny, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in Medical Center Hospital after a long illness.
Surviving: sons, Byrl Lee Wears of Marion, Keith Wears of Pliny; daughter, Sandy Cook of Apple Grove, W.Va. Graveside service was to be 2 p.m. today at Mount Union Cemetery, Pliny, with the Rev. Charles Roush officiating. Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Vernon L. Edwards
ELK RIDGE, Md. -- Vernon Leo Edwards, 56, of Elk Ridge died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in Charleston, W.Va., after a short illness. He was a self-employed mortgage broker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hallie and Edith Pridemore Edwards of Myra, Lincoln County, W.Va.
Surviving: wife, Patricia Edwards of Hunt Valley, Md.; daughters, Melanie Switzer of Essex, Md., Leah Wolf of Christiansburg, Va.; brother, Rich Edwards of Cross Lanes, W.Va.; sisters, Janet Browning of Princeton, W.Va., Jennifer Koerner of Huntsville, Ala.; three grandchildren; 26 nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, W.Va., with Pastor Tim Valentine and Pastor Dan Berger officiating. Burial will be in Edwards Cemetery, near Hamlin, W.Va. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

George F. Fakhoury
BECKLEY -- George Fouad Fakhoury, 39, of Beckley died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. He was a physician with Southern West Virginia Clinic, a graduate of the American University of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, trained at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., and was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, Beckley.
Surviving: wife, Dina Tannous El-Dik Fakhoury; sisters, Gisele Makhlouf and Grace El-Etel of Beirut. Service will be noon Saturday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. William K. Matheny Jr. officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Lebanon. Friends may call two hours prior to service and from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Holly V. Fletcher
HUTTONSVILLE -- Holly Virginia Fletcher, 86, of Huttonsville, formerly of Elkins, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins. She was a graduate of Frankford High School and Davis Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, a registered nurse, a former employee of Davis Memorial Hospital and Memorial General Hospital, Elkins, and a member of Rebekah Lodge 62, Women's Club, Elkins, and First United Methodist Church, Elkins.
Surviving: daughter, Susie Moore of Huttonsville; two granddaughters; one great-grandson. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lohr-Barb-Vance Funeral Home, Elkins, with the Rev. Basil A. Hensley officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to First United Methodist Church building fund, 315 Kerens Ave., Elkins, WV 26241, or Gideon Memorial Bibles, P.O. Box 95, Montrose, WV 26283.

Charlotte M. Foster
GAULEY BRIDGE -- Charlotte Mae Foster, 53, of Gauley Bridge died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Laurel Fork Missionary Baptist Church, Lizemores.
Surviving: husband, Robert S. Foster Sr.; sons, Robert S. Jr. and Timothy Wayne of Gauley Bridge; daughter, Chubetta Pritt of Alta; brothers, Floyd Pritt of Glen, Roy Pritt of Fayetteville, Ronald Pritt of Lizemores, Arch Pritt of Summersville; sisters, Evelyn Samples of Bomont, Lettie Pritt of Fayetteville, Patricia Settle of Pedro, Ohio, Helen Price of Lizemores; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Laurel Fork Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Naaman H. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Fola. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge.

Charles F. Gerwig
SUTTON -- Charles Fredrick Gerwig, 57, of Sutton died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a retired miner and construction worker and an Army veteran.
Surviving: wife, Judith Gerwig; daughters, Kim Self of Linn, Lisa Wine of Copen; son, John of Gassaway; stepdaughters, Christine Bosley of New Mexico, Jennifer Gabany of Mercer, Pa., Holly Bosley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; stepson, Tim Bosley of Aldie, Va.; parents, Fred and Avis Shaver Gerwig of Exchange; sisters, Connie Dodrill of Malta, Ohio, Brenda Jarvis of Fairmont, Carol Wallace of Flemington; brothers, Gary and Mark Gerwig of Exchange; six grandchildren. Graveside service was to be 1 p.m. today at the Fredrick Gerwig Memorial Cemetery, near Exchange, with Pastor Mark Gerwig officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 1750, Weston, WV 26452. Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, is in charge of arrangements.

Jackie Lee Haga
SOAK CREEK -- Jackie Lee Haga, 61, of Soak Creek died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in a Beckley Hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled miner and a member of First Baptist Church, Sophia.
Surviving: sisters, Dorothy Udy of Soak Creek, with whom he made his home, Frances Lambert of Soak Creek. Private service will be at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum, Beckley, with the Rev. Mark Schrade officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, is in charge of arrangements.

Jacklyn M. Harvey
CROWN -- Jacklyn Marie Harvey, 40, of Crown died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: son, Anthony Ray Harvey at home; mother, Gloria Reeves Simpkins of Crown; sisters, Carolyn Griffith and Patricia Blanton of Forest City, N.C.; brothers, Brian Simpkins, Elvis Adkins, Larry Simpkins, Ricky Adkins and Hurston Simpkins Jr. of Crown, Paul Simpkins of Man, Gary Adkins of Charleston, Jason Simpkins of Elkins. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Crown Holiness Church with the Rev. Jimmy Belcher officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Saturday at the church. Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, is in charge of arrangements.

Kathryn Hatfield
LOGAN -- Kathryn "Kitty" Hatfield, 76, of Logan died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Tarita R. Hill
Tarita Rose Hill, 35, of St. Albans died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Beverly Health Care, Glasgow, after a long illness. She was a graduate of George Washington High School.
Surviving: daughter, Brandi Lifford of St. Albans; companion, Cornelius Williams of Charleston;mother, Iva B. Hill of St. Albans; sisters, Brenda Carter and Jackie Cornwell of St. Albans, Drema Rudd of Nitro; brother, Rick Hill of Little Rock, Ark. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with the Rev. Ken Carter officiating. Burial will be in Pauley Family Cemetery, South Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Opal V. Holtsclaw
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Opal Virginia Bray Holtsclaw, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Kanawha City, W.Va., died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in Manor Care Nursing Home, Cincinnati, after a long illness. She retired from The Diamond Department Store, Charleston, W.Va.
Surviving: daughter, Donna Oldrieve of Cincinnati; sons, Charles Holtsclaw of Kentucky, Jim Holtsclaw of Nitro, W.Va.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cunningham Memorial Park Lower Mausoleum, St. Albans, W.Va., with the Rev. David Williams officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the mausoleum. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

Russell E. Kenney
RUPERT -- Russell Edward Kenney, 53, of Rupert died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in Alleghany Regional Hospital, Lowmoor, Va., after a short illness. He was a disabled truck driver.
Surviving: sister, Joann Watkins of Elkins; brother, Stanley Kenney of Bloomingrose. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Robert Watkins officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Anna S. Kidd
Anna S. "Susie" Taylor Kidd, 91, of Hugheston died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hughes Creek First Church of God. She was preceded in death by husband, the Rev. Waid Kidd Sr.
Surviving: sons, Harold of Robson, W.Va., Waid Kidd Jr. of Chesapeake, Va.; daughters, Sue Nichols and Elizabeth Landers of Glasgow, W.Va., Alice Maxwell of Oxford, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hughes Creek Community Church with Pastor Gary Tucker and the Rev. Jay Hill officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Hugh C. Lawrence
LEWISBURG -- Hugh Clifton Lawrence, 90, of Lewisburg died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home, Fairlea, after a long illness. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired from Columbia Gas Co. with 23 years of service.
Surviving: wife, Lula M. Scott Lawrence; daughter, June L. Brown of Alexandria, Va.; sisters, Martha Goodman of Richmond, Va., Mary Philbates of West Point, Va.; brother, Mitchell Lawrence of West Point; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Gene Koger and the Rev. Chuck Peters officiating. Burial will be in Lewis Chapel Cemetery, Vago. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Boyce C. McCormick
Boyce C. McCormick, 57, of Sumerco, Lincoln County, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, from injuries received in an ATV accident on Ridgewood Road in Sod, said a Hamlin State Police detachment spokesman. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

John H. McGraw
MEADOW BRIDGE -- John Herman McGraw, 68, of Meadow Bridge died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a short illness. He was a member of Meadow Bridge United Methodist Church, a church committeeman, a retired staff sergeant from the Army, having served in the Vietnam War, a former employee of McLean Trucking Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and a retired mine foreman.
Surviving: wife, Elizabeth Ann McGraw; daughters, Carol Sears of Meadow Bridge, Judy Gwinn of Rainelle, Mona Petro of Grays Lake, Ill., Trish Rodisel of Vermilion, Ohio; brothers, Rodney of Rainelle, Joe of Huron, Ohio; sister, Rose Schoff of Loraine, Ohio; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Meadow Bridge United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Meadows and the Rev. Bill Lepp officiating. Burial will be in Gwinn Cemetery, Lockbridge. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Benjamin F. Morrison
RICH CREEK, Va. -- Benjamin F. Morrison, 78, of Rich Creek died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in Veterans Care Center, Salem. He was a retired employee of Celanese Corp, Narrows, Va., an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 6000, Narrows, and Christ Fellowship Church, Pearisburg, Va.
Surviving: wife, Mary Frazier Morrison; son, Randy of Pearisburg; daughter, Cynthia Wyland of St. Albans, W.Va.; sisters, Hazel Williams of Atlanta, Ga., Pauline "Polly" Fox of Ansted, W.Va., Mary Buckland of Rich Creek; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be in Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Rich Creek, with Pastor Carl J. Roundtree officiating and military graveside rites. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Broyles-Shrewberry Funeral Home, Peterstown, W.Va.

Howard L. Neal
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Howard Lewis Neal, 61, of Homestead, formerly of Lewisburg, W.Va., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Homestead after a long illness. He was a native of Rainelle, W.Va., and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: daughter, Michelle Neal of Homestead; son, Howard L. II of Homestead; mother, Alva Loudermilk Neal of Lewisburg; brother, Charles L. Neal of Santa Maria, Calif.; one granddaughter. The body was cremated. Branham Funeral Home, Homestead, was in charge of arrangements.

Audie V. Nelson
WHITESVILLE -- Audie Virginia Vealey Nelson, 73, of Whitesville died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was owner of Vealey Furniture Co., Whitesville.
Surviving: husband, William L. Nelson; sons, Heber Vealey of Bloomingrose, Lawrence D. Vealey Jr. of Sylvester; stepdaughter, Virginia Perry of Matheny; stepsons, Roger and Paul Nelson of Peytona, Robert Nelson of Chesapeake; sisters: Donna Tilley of Albuquerque, N.M., Ada Anderson of Princeton; brother, Woodrow Brooks of Pineville; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday 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.

Russell G. Painter
Russell G. "Bunt" Painter, 52, of Charleston died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. He was owner/operator of Jerry's Produce Co., Charleston, a Navy veteran and a native of Walton, W.Va.
Surviving: brothers, Jack of Cross Lanes, Bill of Sissonville; sisters, Carol Hay of Sissonville, Judy Joan Harris of Cross Lanes; nine nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Cantley officiating. Burial will be in Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Pocatalico. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Emma J. Ramsey
HURRICANE -- Emma Jean Ramsey, 69, of Hurricane died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital after a short illness. She retired from the former Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital and was a lifelong resident of Kanawha and Putnam counties.
Surviving: daughters, Murle Ann Perry, Carol S. Ramsey and Mitze Lynn Turner of Hurricane; sons, Jimmy Ramsey and Roger Turner of Hurricane, Eddie Ramsey of Charleston, Ricky Ramsey of St. Albans, Bobby Ramsey of South Charleston; brothers, M.C. Nida of South Charleston, M.W. Nida of Dunbar; sister, Madge Walker of Beaver, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with Pastor Johnny Withrow and Pastor Mike Ramsey officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to service Sunday at the funeral home.