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Irene E. Hoge
Irene Eugena Hoge, 87, of Jackson, Ky., died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Ky., after a long illness. She was a member of Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church and Order of the Eastern Star. She was a graduate of the University of Kentucky. She was employed as bursar of South Western University, Washington D.C., a teacher in Breathitt County, Ky., and was a retired manager of agricultural and soil conservation with 32 years of service.
Surviving: sister, Virginia Hoge Cooper of Bedford, Ky.; several nieces and nephews Service will be 1 p.m. at Winfield Cemetery, Winfield. Burial will follow. The family suggests donations be sent to Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Ky. Information provided by Gatens Funeral Home, Poca.

Joseph B. Humphrey
SCARBRO -- Joseph Bernard "Rudy" Humphrey, 77, of Scarbro died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. He was owner/operator of River Rat Inn, Scarbro, an Army veteran and a Baptist.
Surviving: daughters, Barbara Pack of Scarbro, Sue Kelly of North Carolina; sons, Johnny of Oak Hill, Delby, Ronnie and Joe of Scarbro, Denny of Gatewood; brother, Armon Humphrey of Oak Hill; 21 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Larry Humphrey officiating. Burial will be in Hilltop Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

John C. Johnson
GREENVILLE -- John C. "Smiley" Johnson, 77, of Greenville died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in a Summers County care center. He was a farmer, an Army veteran of World War II, a retired employee of Celanese Corp., served on the Silver-Haired Legislature and the Council on Aging, was a member of Greenville Ruritans and the Wayside Saddle Club and a carrier for the Sunday Beckley newspaper for more than 20 years.
Surviving: sons, Wayne and Maury of Greenville, David of Union; daughter, R. Darlene Johnson of Greenville; brothers, Paul E. and Larry of Greenville, Richard of Union, Marion of Niles, Ohio; sister, Iris Smith of Maryland; seven grandchildren. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, with the Rev. John Sauvage and the Rev. Nathan Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Kathleen M. Johnson
RAINELLE -- Kathleen Marie "Kay" Johnson, 73, of Rainelle died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a long illness. She was a member of Highland First Church of God, Rainelle, and a homemaker.
Surviving: daughter, Carolyn S. Hunter of Rainelle; sons, Charles L. of Rainelle, Jerry A. of Tampa, Fla.; sister, Betty Shawver Shelton of Chillicothe, Ohio; brother, James C. Shawver of Charmco; four granddaughters; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Highland First Church of God with the Rev. Vondie Cook 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 Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Mary E. Knuckles
Mary Elizabeth Knuckles, 74, of South Charleston died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: husband, Kelly Knuckles; daughters, Patsy Colley, Wilma Pauley and Ellen Price of South Charleston, Peggy Lockhart of Cross Lanes; sister, Reba Carmo of Pennsylvania; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will 2 p.m. Monday at Kellers Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee Hamrick officiating. Burial will be in Fox Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

Frank J. Krebs
SEBRING, Ohio -- Frank J. Krebs, 92, of Sebring, Ohio, formerly of Charleston, died Friday Jan. 30, 1998 in Sebring after a long illness. He was born in the village of Szakadath, Hungary, and immigrated to America with his mother, brother and sister. He attended Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, where he received his B.A. degree. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He was a high school teacher and administrator in Carroll and Harrison counties in Ohio. He was superintendent of schools, Southern District, from 1944 to 1949, and employed by the U.S. Office of Education. He was a retired professor from the University of Charleston with 23 years service. He was a member of Dellroy Ohio United Methodist Church, St. Marks United Methodist Church, Charleston, and York and Scottish Rites in Masonry.
Surviving: sister, Rose Folk of Akron, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions be sent to the Frank and Ruth Krebs Scholarship Fund c/o The University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Ave., Charleston, WV 25338.

Terri E. Lilly
FLAT TOP -- Terri Elaine Lilly, 42, of Flat Top died Jan. 27, 1998, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, of cancer. She was a homemaker and a member of Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Ronnie Blaine Lilly; daughters, America Ann-Marie McGinnis of Cool Ridge, Sabrina Lea Lilly at home; sisters, Debra Lilly of Flint, Mich., Barbara Green of Beaver; brothers, David and John Harris of Beckley; one grandson. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring, with Elder Lewis Lester and Elder Jerry McGrady officiating. Burial will be in Freddie Lilly Cemetery, Flat Top. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Stephanie Maliche
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Stephanie Maliche of Dearborn died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Vencor Hospital, Lincoln Park.
Surviving: daughter, Eleanor Maliche of Charleston, W.Va. Service will be 9 a.m. Monday at Voran Funeral Home, Dearborn. Burial will be in St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Boyce C. McCormick
SUMERCO -- Boyce C. McCormick, 58, of Sumerco died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, from injuries received in a four-wheeler accident on Laurel Fork, near his home, according to a State Police spokeswoman. He was a pipefitter, a member of Pipefitters Union Local 521, Huntington, and Moose Lodge, Nitro, and was a Marine Corps veteran.
Surviving: wife, Beverly McCormick; daughters, Shanna Bevel of Homosassa, Fla., Teresa Alford of Sod, Lisa Holbrook of Alum Creek, Tonya Adkins of Tornado; son, Jeff of Sod; brother, J.R. of Charleston; sisters, Fannie Mae Dickens of Sumerco, Bertie Lou Pauley and Patricia Huffman of Charleston, Dorothy Lee Ash of Nitro, Dovie Shaffer of Virginia Beach, Va.; 11 grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Midkiff Cemetery, Sumerco. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edith K. McCune
FAYETTEVILLE -- Edith Kathleen King McCune, 72, of Fayetteville died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Oak Hill. She was a housewife and attended the Church of God.
Surviving: son, Gary McCune of Goldsboro, N.C.; daughters, Sharon Lea Pyatt of Oak Hill, Betty Jo Triplett of Fayetteville; brother, Bernell King of Winslow, Ark.; sisters, Goldie Bess of Fenwick, Dora Lea Davis of Fayetteville, Charlotte Ann Lewis of Akron, Ohio; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Joann Treadway officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Vivian D. Moton
BECKLEY -- Vivian Day Moton, 55, of Beckley died Jan. 25, 1998, at home after a short illness. Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Vada V. Neal
ROBSON -- Vada V. Brown Neal, 81, of Robson died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Surviving: daughters, Virginia Ann McKinney, Louise and Geneva Johnston all of Page, Dreama Taylor of Robson; sons, Cillis of Belle, Kenneth of Page, Monroe of Moore, Okla.; stepson, Ralph Neal of Page; stepmother, Flisty Williams of Fola; sisters, Nonie Ramsey of Duck, Guss Cochran of Bolair, Daisy Hambrick of Rochester, N.Y., Shelia Mullins of Fola; brother, Roy Brown of Rochester; 22 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Connie Simms officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Bickmore. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mary M. O'Dell
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Mary M. O'Dell, 85, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, at home. She was a former employee of Bank One, Charleston, with 35 years of service.
Surviving: daughter, Marilyn Shipman of Caledonia; one grandson; three great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, W.Va. O'Brien-Eggebeen-Gerst Funeral Home, Grand Rapids, is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests donations be sent to the Robert Jeffrey Shipman's Children's Trust, c/o Old Kent Bank, 9325 Cherry Valley Ave, Caledonia, MI 49316, or to Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church, 317 Washington St. West, Charleston, WV 25302.

Alfred F. O'Neal
PACKS BRANCH -- Alfred Franklin O'Neal, 74, of Packs Branch died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after an apparent heart attack. He was a retired truck driver, a Baptist and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: sons, William "Bill" O'Neal of Glen Jean; sisters, Ora Davis of Beckley, Naomi Nichols of Bradley; one granddaughter. Service was to be 11 a.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Ted E. Edwards officiating. Burial, with military rites by VFW Post 3110, will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill.

Dorothy Pemberton
BECKLEY -- Dorothy Pemberton, 69, of Beckley died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, at home after a long illness. Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Charles E. Pishner
LEWISBURG -- Charles Edward Pishner, 51, of Lewisburg died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Columbia Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a short illness. He was a Baptist.
Surviving: stepfather and mother, David and Lena Phillips Withrow of Hines; brother, Vincent Pishner Jr. of Kingsport, Tenn.; stepsister, Debbie Knapp of Alderson. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Paul Legg officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Herman Scaggs
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Herman Scaggs, 64, of Clearwater, formerly of Brunswick, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, at home. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a retired steelworker.
Surviving: wife, Betty Beckelheimer Skaggs; daughter, Diana Lynn Browning of Tampa; sons, David Lee of Pinellas Park, John Arnold of Brunswick, Glen Dale of St. Petersburg; sisters, Leona Dingess and Regina Browning of Chapmanville, W.Va., Lois Wray of Grove City, Ohio; brother, Jimmy of Huntington, W.Va.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchldren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, with the Rev. Sherman Smith officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329.

Wendell L. Seabolt Jr.
FENWICK -- Wendell Leslie "W.L." Seabolt Jr., 47, of Fenwick died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a graduate of Richwood High School, a former electrical engineer, a veteran of the Vietnam War, and a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Fenwick.
Surviving: sons, Christopher Wendell of Summersville, Charles James of Hawaii, Michael Dale of Richwood; parents, Wendell L. and Beverly Swartz Seabolt Sr. of Fenwick; brother, Paul Edward of Richwood; sisters, Mary Jo Seabolt of Nettie, Peggy Seabolt Sanford of Richwood, Jennifer Kristen Seabolt of Morgantown; one granddaughter. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Keith Williams officiating. Burial will be in Taylor Cemetery, Fenwick. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, is in charge of arrangements.

Charles E. Sowers
PETERSTOWN -- Charles E. Sowers, 67, of Peterstown died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in a Pearisburg, Va., hospital. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member and elder of Old German Baptist Brethren Church, Lindside.
Surviving: wife, Eula Belle Hubbard Sowers; sons, Solomon of Rock, Joseph of Mills River, N.C.; daughters, Sarah Cayton and Ruth Urquhart of Peterstown; mother, Mary Elizabeth Booth Sowers of Peterstown; brothers, Daniel of Peterstown, David of New Lebanon, Ohio, Jim of St. Petersburg, Fla., Jerry of Potsdam, Ohio; sisters, Betty Weikle of Peterstown, Lorene Bayer of Brookville, Ohio; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Old German Baptist Brethren Church. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown. The family suggests donations be sent to Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department.

Arthur H. Stickler
HAMLIN -- Arthur H. Stickler of Lower Mud River, near Hamlin, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998. Handley Funeral Home, Hamlin, is in charge of arrangements.

Chancy L. Stroughmatt
GRAYVILLE, Ill. -- Chancy L. Stroughmatt, 91, of Grayville died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in Wabash General Hospital, Mount Carmel. He was a retired tow boat captain from Eastwood Sand & Gravel, Grayville, a former button cutter and a member of Grayville Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: wife, Bea Stroughmatt; son, Jack of Albion; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Service was Jan. 28, 1998, at Sturm Funeral Home, Grayville, with the Rev. Mike Sanders officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Grayville. The family suggests donations be sent to Grayville Presbyterian Church, c/o Rebecca Alcorn, Treasurer, 114 South Second St., Grayville, Ill. 62844. Information provided by Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, W.Va.

Ralph Thomas
GLEN JEAN -- Ralph "R.T." Thomas, 72, of Glen Jean died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. He was a retired miner from New River Co., a Christian and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Surviving: son, Gary Pennington of Glen Jean; sister, Maxine Sydnor of Oak Hill; one granddaughter. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. George Thompson officiating. Burial, with military rites by VFW Post 3110, will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Jesse W. Tomblin
BRANCHLAND -- Jesse W. Tomblin, 69, of Branchland, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, after a short illness. He was retired from ACF Industries with 27 years of service and a member of the Country Roads Saddle Club.
Surviving: wife, Alice Tomblin; daughters, Erica Parsons of Kentucky, Gail Fraley of Pleasant View; sons, Donnie of Ohio, Dareck of Branchland; sisters, Jewel Scott of Arizone, Estie Lacy of Tennessee, Carrie Workman of Harts; brothers, Winford of Tennessee, Luther of Barboursville, Eugene of Harts; several grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Handley Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Jerry Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jennie Toney
BECKLEY -- Jennie Toney, 87, of Beckley died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Lina M. Vest
KINCAID -- Lina Margaret Harrah Vest, 90, of Kincaid, formerly of Chippewa Lake, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, at the home of her daughter, Deloris Fox of Kincaid, after a short illness. She was a homemaker, attended the Kincaid United Methodist Church and was a member of Chippewa Lake United Methodist Church and the Grandmother Club. Also
Surviving: son, Clyde Kincaid of Lorain, Ohio; sister, Verna Price of Maplewood; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Betty Lusk officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.