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John W. Hammar Jr.
HANDLEY -- John W. Hammar Jr., 52, of Handley died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Madison after a short illness. He was a mining superintendent at Eastern Associates with 30 years of service and a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Hansford.
Surviving: wife, Ruth Ann Hammar; daughters, Anita Hammar of Montgomery, Susan Hammar of Smithers; stepson, Patrick Hancock of Shrewsbury; mother, Mary Ellen Hammar of Pratt; brother, Nelson "Butch" Hammar of Bruceton Mills, Bobby Hammar of Pratt; sister, Lyda Slack of Midlothian, Va.; six grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church with the Rev. Walter Mycoff and the Rev. Stan Holmes officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.

Oris U. Jackson
MARLINTON -- Oris Udell Jackson, 74, of Marlinton and Charlottesville, Va., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Marlinton after a short illness. He was a retired barber, Presbyterian, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Phyllis Dunbrack Jackson; daughter, Pamela Jackson Burke of Crozet, Va.; brothers, Alfred of Bristol, Tenn., Howard and Guy of Kinsman, Ohio, Ward of Warren, Ohio, Elmer of Elkins; sisters, Betty Krampe of Kinsman, Evelyn Sparks of Marlinton, Eleanor Hamrick of Mill Creek. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Marlinton Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Randy Benson officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at VanReenen Funeral Home, Marlinton.

Warren G. Jackson
Warren G. Jackson, 69, of Belle died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired lab analyst for DuPont, Belle, with 34 years of service, a volunteer instructor and tax preparer for AARP Programs and was a private pilot. He was a 1946 graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School, attended West Virginia University and West Virginia State College, was a Protestant and a member of Charleston Elks Club 202.
Surviving: wife, Mary H. Jackson; daughter, Cynthia Thompson of South Charleston; stepdaughter, Linda Jonas of Hurricane; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevens-Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Jack Albert officiating. Entombment will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Julia A. Kanakanui
BECKLEY -- Julia Ann Kanakanui, 65, of Beckley died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in Greensboro, N.C. She graduated with honors from Mary Washington College in 1964 with a B.A. in arts and music and taught in public schools for 20 years. She received a master's degree in church music, choral conducting from Scarritt Graduate School in Nashville, Tenn., in 1966, served as music director at Beckley Presbyterian Church from 1969-1980 and again from 1989 until her death. She co-founded Children's House Montessori School in 1969 where she served as administrative director and music teacher, was a member of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians and the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers.
Surviving: husband, Richard D. Kanakanui of Beckley; daughters, Karen Ann Kanakanui of Los Angeles, Calif., Julia Lane Kanakanui of Greensboro, N.C.; sons, David G. Kanakanui of Beckley, Samuel S. Kanakanui of Greensboro; sister, Mary Lu Page of Beckley; three grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Beckley Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Robert Debnam officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Grand Piano Fund, Beckley Presbyterian Church, 203 S. Kanawha St., Beckley, WV 25801.

Nellie Mae Karrick
BOOMER -- Nellie Mae Karrick, 78, of Boomer died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Emmanuel Medical Center, Omaha, Neb., after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Boomer and a member of Boomer Baptist Church.
Surviving: son, Charles E. Karrick of Omaha; sister, Lorine Morgan of Ronceverte; brother, John Dartt of Ronceverte; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, with Pastor Harold Lewis Coe officiating. Entombment will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Retha Mae Keesey
POWELLTON -- Retha Mae Keesey, 69, of Powellton died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of Powellton, a member of Powellton United Methodist Church and a retired sales clerk from Armstrong Public Service District Water Co. with 16 years of service.
Surviving: husband, Edwin E. Keesey; son, Randy A. of Powellton; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Powellton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joe Darlington officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Eliza C. Kimes
MURRAYSVILLE -- Eliza Caroline Salser Kimes, 84, of Murraysville, Jackson County, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, at home. She was a homemaker and member of Coleman Chapel Church, Murraysville.
Surviving: daughters, Irene Salser of Washington, Wood County, Sheila Sams and Janet Boggs of Murraysville, Shirley Miller of Coolville, Ohio; sons, Ira "Junior" Kimes of Parkersburg, Ronald Kimes of Murraysville; brother, Joe Salser of Akron, Ohio; sisters, Ellen Casto of Ripley, Gladys Melrose of Washington, Wood County; 18 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Dick Tennant officiating. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mable L. Leach
HILLTOP -- Mable Lilly "Lill" Leach, 71, of Hilltop, Fayette County, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Dana L. Loftis
Dana L. Loftis, 99, of St. Albans died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the retired owner/operator of West Side Grocery, St. Albans, a member of St. Andrew United Methodist Church, St. Albans, and St. Albans Junior Mechanics. He was a lifelong resident of St. Albans.
Surviving: several nieces and nephews. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Ed Tutwiler and the Rev. Jerry Alderson officiating. Burial was to be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Artemas Lowe
PECKS MILL -- Artemas Lowe, 85, of Pecks Mill died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Logan General Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired barber, a Navy veteran of World War II, member of Mill Creek Church of God and a graduate of Martz Beauty and Barber College, Huntington.
Surviving: wife, Freda Wheatley Lowe; daughter, Janice Barker of Chapmanville; sons, Larry E. Lowe of Little Rock, Ark., Garry Phillip Lowe of Lexington, Ky.; sister, Marjorie Pawlowitz of New York City; brother, Emmett Lowe of Chapmanville; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, with the Rev. Homer Sipple and the Rev. Robert Day officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Gladys O. Miller
FOSTER -- Gladys O. Miller, 88, of Foster, Boone County, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in Community Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, after a long illness. She was born in Peytona, was a homemaker and a member of Rock Creek Church of Christ, Foster.
Surviving: daughters, Helen Barker of Gulf Port, Miss., Joyce Morris of Raeford, N.C., Grace Hager of Columbus; son, Hallie E. Miller Jr. of Chillicothe, Ohio; sisters, Myrtle Arnold of Marietta, Ohio, Pauline Halstead of Charleston, Geraldine Shabdue of Kenna; brothers, Clayton Kirk of Aurora, Colo., Keith Kirk of Peytona; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with Evangelist Gerald Watts officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John W. Mizell Jr.
BECKLEY -- John Wilson Mizell Jr., 52, of Beckley died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was disabled.
Surviving: sons, Ramon Jones of Oxford, Ohio, Hairston Dwayne Hamby of Norfolk, Va.; daughter, Vera Wade of Norfolk; brothers, Rodney of New York City, Michael of Appomattox, Va., Clarence and Mario of Beckley, William of Bedford Heights, Ohio; sister, Marjorie Alexander of Beckley, Patricia Jones of Appomattox. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. O.T. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ethel P. Price
WHARTON -- Ethel Pearl Price, 90, of Wharton, Boone County, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was former owner of Clarence and Pearl Price Grocery Store, a member of Barrett Church of the Nazarene, and Pond Fork CB Club.
Surviving: daughter, Mildred Miller of Barrett; son, Junior of Barrett; sister, Betty Bacon of Oklahoma; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Mervin Smith and the Rev. Harry Sellards officiating. Burial was to be in Hatfield Cemetery, Barrett.

David Putney Jr.
POINT PLEASANT -- David Webster Putney Jr., 30, of Point Pleasant died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, from injuries received in an automobile accident, said a spokesman for the Mason County Sheriff's Department. He was a 1985 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and an employee of Point Pleasant Housing Authority.
Surviving: daughters, Amanda, Shayla and Jessica of Point Pleasant; son, Joshua Putney of Point Pleasant; father, David W. Putney Sr. of Gallipolis Ferry; mother and stepfather, Florence "Sissy" Leach and Donald Leach of Point Pleasant; brothers, Rod and Nathan Putney of Gallipolis Ferry; paternal grandmother, Melvina Johnson of Gallipolis, Ohio. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. William Banks officiating. Burial will be in Mount Union Cemetery, Pliney. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Gladys M. Radcliff
JANE LEW -- Gladys M. Radcliff, 66, of Jane Lew died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a short illness. She was a homemaker and Baptist.
Surviving: sons, Roma of Troy, Bill of Weston; daughters, Joann Boyers and Betty McCord of Weston, Connie Radcliff of Troy, Donna Boyers of Cedarville, Joyce Bishop of Walkersville, Tammy Flather of Ohio, Mary Shackleford of Spencer; brothers, Clarence, Lawrence and Hayward Radcliff of Glenville; 21 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ellyson Mortuary, Glenville, with the Rev. Waitman Sandy officiating. Burial will be in Boilon Cemetery, Indian Fork, Gilmer County. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Paul D. Salisbury
Paul D. Salisbury, 77, of Charleston died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired operator from Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston Plant, with 30 years of service, a member of Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Elnora Pauley Salisbury; daughter, Pamela Sue McBrayer of Kenna; brothers, Rupert and Ronald of South Charleston; grandchildren, Amy Fitz-simmons and Jessica McGrayer; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Skye Alison and the Rev. Merlin Provance officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Stevens-Grass Funeral Home, Malden, is in charge of arrangements.

Willard Shock
MOUNT ZION -- Willard Shock, 82, of Mount Zion, Calhoun County, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, at the home of his daughter, Edna JoAnn Shock of Grantsville, after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a Baptist and a prominent oil and gas producer and driller in West Virginia and Ohio. Also
Surviving: sons, William T. Shock of Millstone, Jack David Shock of Walterboro, S.C., Larry Shock of Charleston, W.Va.; daughters, Bertha Jean Promley of Fort Myers, Fla., Judy Morton of Grantsville, Tammy Moore of South Charleston; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville. Burial will be in Shock Cemetery, near Stumptown. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Sydney L. Thomas
Sydney L. Thomas, 88, of Dunbar died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Beverly Health Care Center, Glasgow, after a long illness. She was a cook at the former Dunbar Cafeteria and Goodrich-Gulf, a member of Christian Advent Church and a 50-year resident of Dunbar.
Surviving: sons, Lowell James Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio, B. Frank Thomas of Columbus, Ohio; brother, Guy McClanahan of Melbourne, Fla.; sisters, May Bailey of Cleveland, Ohio, Helen Asbury of Inverness, Fla.; four grandsons; 12 great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. James Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Melvin G. Wickline
PETERSTOWN -- Melvin G. "Smiley" Wickline, 78, of Peterstown died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in a Pearisburg, Va., hospital. He retired from the Celanese Corp. and was a member of Lindside IPCC.
Surviving: wife, Cora Alice Wickline; sons, Jerry Carlton Reece of Rock Hill, S.C., Thomas C. Wickline of Rich Creek, Va.; daughters, Gertrude Hall and Loretta Hale of Peterstown; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, with the Rev. Verona Tilley and Marvin Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Bradley Cemetery, Lindside. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Maudie C. Wright
UNEEDA -- Maudie Catherine Wright, 87, of Uneeda, Boone County, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and memberof Rock Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Foster.
Surviving: sons, David Allen Wright of Danville, Charles E. Wright and Randy Wright of Titusville, Fla.; daughter, Mary L. Beckett of St. Petersburg, Fla.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, with Ralph Caudill officiating. Burial will be in Gomez Cemetery, Uneeda. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Lorraine M. Alexander
DAYTONA, Fla. -- Lorraine Maddox Alexander, 71, of Daytona, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Hospice Nursing Center, Port Orange, Fla., after a long illness. She was a retired real estate agent from Estille and Greenlee/Cardinal Realty Co., Charleston, a member and past worthy matron of Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 45, grand representative of the state of West Virginia Order of Eastern Star and a member of the American Business Women's Association.
Surviving: husband, Robert "Bob" Alexander; daughter, Nancy Hitchman of South Charleston, W.Va.; brother, Leo Given of Milton, W.Va.; four grandchildren. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Stanley Bell
COWEN -- Stanley "Red" Bell, 69, of Cowen died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a miner, member of the UMW and the American Angus Association, a Baptist and a Soil Conservation farmer.
Surviving: wife, Eltha Bell; sons, James Stanley and Robert Lee Bell of Cowen, John Douglas Bell of Craigsville, Timothy Lee Bell of Raleigh, N.C.; daughter, Linda Falls of Cowen; brother, Clarence Bell of Bolair; sister, Arthela Wilson of Cowen; 11 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Dodd & Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, with the Rev. Okey Wayne officiating. Burial will be in Handschumacher Cemetery, Upperglade. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Alice M. Calvert
SALEM, Mass. -- Alice Morris Calvert, 104, of Salem died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, at Rainbow Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a graduate of Charleston (W.Va.) High School, a volunteer with the Red Cross, rolling bandages during World War II and helping manage kitchens for doctors and nurses in Cheshire, Conn., and assisting with various blood banks. She was a member of Westfield (N.J.) Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: daughter, Julie Calvert Taylor, with whom she made her home; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Murphy Funeral Home, Salem, with the Rev. Katherine Powell officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to Rainbow Nursing Home Activities Program, 210 Lowell St., Peabody, MA 01960 or the American Red Cross, 85 Lowell St., Peabody, MA 01960.

Lena B. Clarkson
GAP MILLS -- Lena B. Terry Clarkson, 81, of Gap Mills died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a retired health service worker from Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home, Sweet Springs.
Surviving: sons, the Rev. George Clarkson of Lewisburg, Julian Clarkson of Gap Mills, Larry Clarkson of Union; daughters, Wilma S. Boggs of Ronceverte, Willa Mae Porterfield of Waiteville, Neca Woods of Sweet Springs, Karen Dowdy of Gap Mills; brother, Franklin Terry of Gap Mills; sisters, Helen Mines of Summerfield, Fla., Mildred McPeak of Mount Laurel, N.J.; 24 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Gap Mills United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gene Koger and the Rev. George Clarkson officiating. Burial will be in Carmel Cemetery, Gap Mills. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Groves Funeral Home, Union, and one hour prior to service at the church.