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Opal C. Crowder
WALTON -- Opal C. Crowder, 89, of Walton died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Surviving: sons, Sonny L. and James L. of Walton; sisters, Mary Lou White of Charleston, Wava Westfall of Seminole, Fla.; three grandchildren. Private graveside service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eventide Cemetery, Spencer, with the Rev. Ray N. Harris officiating. There will be no visitation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society. John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, is in charge of arrangements.

Emmons Cumbridge
Emmons Cumbridge, 90, of Glasgow died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, at home after a long illness. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.

Earl V. Davis
MORRISVALE -- Earl Vance Davis, 88, of Morrisvale died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, at home. He was a retired miner and a member of Morrisvale Missionary Baptist Church, the UMW and Masonic Lodge.
Surviving: sons, Gary of Alkol, J.D. and Earl Jr. of Morrisvale; daughters, Wilma Adkins and Palma Browning of Morrisvale, Sandra Blomstrand of Chicago, Ill., Lois Pauley of Fort Pierce, Fla.; sister, Edith Lawson of Virginia; 18 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Emory Linville and the Rev. Chuck Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Hills Cemetery, Yawkey, with Masonic graveside rites. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Phyllis A. Duckworth
WEST NEWTON, Pa. -- Phyllis Ann Duckworth, 58, of West Newton died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Sutersville, Pa., after a long illness. She attended Sand Run Baptist Church, Bolair, W.Va.
Surviving: mother, Mildred Duckworth of West Newton; brother, Jack Duckworth of Waldorf, Md.; sister, Sharon Robinson of Sutersville. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Adams Funeral Home, Cowen, W.Va., with the Rev. Terry Cunningham officiating. Burial will be in Handschumacher Cemetery, Upperglade, W.Va. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ray Frankum
OAK HILL -- Ray Frankum, 63, of Oak Hill died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center after a short illness. He was a disabled truck driver from Raleigh Junk Yard, a Baptist and a native of North Carolina.
Surviving: wife, Joanne Lorain Tunis Frankum; daughters, Betty Armstrong, Alice Ortiz and Carolina Davis of Oak Hill, Debbie Frankum of Chapmanville, Marcella Frankum of Mississippi; son, Danny Ray Frankum of Mississippi; sisters, Elizabeth Vance and June Nelson of Logan, Betty Muston of Chicago, Ill.; brothers, Gary of Logan, Lester of Oak Hill; five grandchildren. Service was to be 3 p.m. today at High Lawn Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Roger Frye and the Rev. Jimmy Miller officiating. Burial was to be in High Lawn Memorial Park.

Maudeline M. Galford
MARLINTON -- Maudeline Moses Galford, 87, of Marlinton died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital, Charleston. She was a member of Church of the Nazarene, Marlinton.
Surviving: daughters, Janice G. Dorn of Marlinton, Brenda G. Sheridan of Princeton; sons, Elwood C. of Marlinton, Joseph E. of Ashland, Ky.; brother, Joseph L. Moses Jr. of Marlinton; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marlinton Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Wallace Dorn and the Rev. William Sheridan officiating. Burial will be in Cochran Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at VanReenen Funeral Home, Marlinton.

Charles H. Gilchrist
ALUM BRIDGE -- Charles Howard Gilchrist, 59, of Alum Bridge died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a long illness. He retired from Consolidated Freightway, Zanesville, Ohio, was a member of Stonecoal United Methodist Church, a Navy veteran, a member of Masonic Lodge 406, Leesville, Ohio, a member and president of Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants, a board member of Jackson Mill Heritage Foundation, director of the Mining Your History Foundation, a volunteer for the Historic Area Jackson Mill and for Central West Virginia Genealogy and History Foundation, former president of the East Lewis Lions Club, member of Teamsters 637, past patron of Order of the Eastern Star, Leesville, former president of Conotton Valley Athletic Boosters and former treasurer of the Panther Den Booster Club.
Surviving: sons, Michael D. of Mogadore, Ohio, Mark D. of North Canton, Ohio, Joseph C. of Uniontown, Ohio, Sgt. Jene H. of Fort Lewis, Wash.; daughter, Dena Jane Boyer Crider of Millerburg, Ohio; sister, Jane Hope Boger of Akron, Ohio; 15 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. William Dawson officiating. Burial will be in Peterson Cemetery, Weston. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Shirley C. Gipson
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Shirley Carden Gipson, 72, of Pittsburgh died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Vincentian Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a former employee of U.S. Steel Co., a retired employee of the advertising industry and attended Northmont United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh.
Surviving: niece, Carol Downy Fuller of Butler, Pa. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Weston (W.Va.) Masonic Cemetery with the Rev. Martin Wine officiating. There will be no visitation. Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, is in charge of arrangements.

Kyle T. Graley III
LUTZ, Fla. -- Kyle T. Graley III, 19, of Lutz died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, from injuries received in an automobile accident on State Route 41 in Tampa, Fla., said a spokeswoman at the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Mabel N. Gum
CLARKSBURG -- Mabel N. Gum, 91, of Clarksburg died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in United Hospital Center. She was a former presser for Loar and White and a former member of Morris Chapel United Baptist Church.
Surviving: sisters, Ellen Marie and Mary Helen Gum of Clarksburg. Private family service will be Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. William Gum officiating. Burial will be in Morris Chapel Cemetery. Morris Funeral Home, Jane Lew, is in charge of arrangements.

Shera L. Gurtis
CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Shera L. Gurtis, 65, of Centerville, formerly of Charleston and Ravenswood, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in Southview Hospital. She was a member of the Junior Group of Goodwill Industries and Friends of Benham's Grove.
Surviving: husband, Eugene Gurtis; daughters, Jana Lee Gurtis of Santa Fe, N.M., Kathryn N. Howenstine of Randolph, N.J.; sons, Thomas R. Gurtis of Parkersburg, W.Va., Timothy A. Gurtis of Omaha, Neb.; sister, Linda Halloran of Centerville; five grandchildren. A memorial service was Sunday at Routsong Funeral Home, Centerville. Private family burial was held. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Ralph B. Johnson
PRICHARD -- Ralph B. Johnson, 43, of Prichard, Wayne County, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Cabell Huntington Hospital after a short illness. He was an Army retiree.
Surviving: wife, Linda L. Maynard Johnson; daughter, Marian L. Adkins of Kenova; sons, William and Gregory at home; brother, Paul David Johnson of Palm Harbor, Fla.; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Mariah Missionary Baptist Church, Hurricane, with Harold Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Rollins Funeral Home, Kenova, and two hours prior to service at the church.

Carlton L. Jones
CAMDEN -- Carlton Leo Jones, 77, of Camden, Lewis County, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a short illness. He was a carpenter with contractor Claude Cochran and a member of Doyle Chapel United Methodist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Mary Louise Corathers and Connie Sue Moran of Weston; son, Carlton E. Jones of Camden; five grandchildren. Service was to be 1 p.m. today at Floyd Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Russell Furr officiating. Burial was to be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Jane Lew.

Roger R. Knapp
LEON -- Roger R. Knapp, 53, of Leon died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, in Huntington. He was co-owner of Knapp Farms, Leon, a graduate of Point Pleasant High School and attended Harvey Chapel Church, Leon.
Surviving: daughter, April D. Knapp of Leon; stepson, Scott Sayre of Leon; stepdaughter, Jeanie Keefer of Leon; sisters, June Tucker of Niceville, Fla., Sharon Knightstep of Columbus, Ohio, Karen Forbis of Buffalo; brothers, Carl of Point Pleasant, Edward and Darrell of Leon. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. Verlin "Sampy" Hart officiating. Burial will be in Smith Chapel Cemetery, Leon. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 4563, Charleston, WV 25364.

Mable L. Leach
HILLTOP -- Mable Lilly "Lill" Leach, 71, of Hilltop died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Cannelton Assembly of God.
Surviving: sons, Timothy, Rocky and Fermon E. Leach Jr. of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Frances Tucker and Tabatha Arnett of Hilltop, Patricia Nichols of Smithers, Donna Raneah Hickman of Oak Hill, Trena Malpass of Greentown; Goldie Brown of Indore, Pearl Dunaway of Paint Creek; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cannelton Assembly of God with the Rev. John Syner officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the church. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

James M. Lewis
James M. Lewis, 90, of Charleston died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. He was the retired owner of Lewis Supermarket on Lee and Truslow streets for 40 years, a member of St. George Orthodox Church, a lifelong resident of Charleston, a Mason, member of York Bodies and Beni Kedem Shrine, Charleston, and a 60-year member of the Phoenician Club (men's organization).
Surviving: sons, Bobby Lewis of Charleston, Ernie Lewis of Charleston; daughters, Christine Peterson of Minneapolis, Minn., Debbie Bsharah of Charleston; sisters, Edna Hanna, Jeanette Corey and Virginia Lewis of Charleston; brother, Lee Lewis of Charleston; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. George Orthodox Church with Father Olof Scott officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, with Masonic graveside rites. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home where a Trisagion prayer service will be 8:30 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. George Orthodox Church, P.O. Box 2044, Charleston, WV 25327.

Barbara W. McCormick
BUCKNER, Mo. -- Barbara "Jean" Williams McCormick, 60, of Buckner, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a native of Chelyan, W.Va., a graduate of East Bank (W.Va.) High School, a member of First Baptist Church, Buckner, church treasurer and a former accountant for Ronson Manufacturing, Independence.
Surviving: husband, Donald R. McCormick; sons, Mike of Leawood, Kan., Randy of Lees Summit, Mo.; brother, Charles Williams of Marmet, W.Va.; sisters, Marilyn "Marly" Webb and Judy Buttress of Buckner; four grandsons. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Buckner, with the Rev. James Millstead officiating. Burial will be in Buckner Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the church. Brown Funeral Home, Buckner, is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions to First Baptist Church, Buckner, or St. Mary's Hospice.

Mary A. Meador
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. Mary A. Fizer Meador, 88, of Huntersville died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, in Charlotte, N.C., after a long illness. She was a retired employee of C&P Telephone Co., a member of Telephone Pioneers of America, past president and a charter member of the American Business Women's Association, Mountaineer Chapter.
Surviving: daughter, Mary L. McDonald of Huntersville; half-sisters, Ann Waugh of Rainelle, W.Va., Marie Atkins of Middleburg, Fla., Helen Poole of Canon City, Colo., Bettie Cook of Stuart, Fla.; granddaughter, Nickey L. Horner of Wytheville, Va. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va. Friends may call from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston. The procession will leave the funeral home at 2:30 p.m. for the cemetery.

Edmond P. Mollencop
STUART, Fla. -- Edmond P. Mollencop, 86, of Stuart died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, at Hospice of Martin and St. Lucie, Stuart. He was an 18-year resident of Stuart and a retired branch manager for Borden Company in Ohio and West Virginia with 33 years of service. He was a member of Masonic lodges in Ohio and West Virginia.
Surviving: wife, Rosemary Mollencop; sons, Thomas Edmond Mollencop of Charleston, W.Va., Gerald Holt Mollencop of Lake Oswego, Ore; four grandchildren. Memorial service was to be 1:30 p.m. today at Aycock Funeral Home, Jensen Beach, Fla., with the Rev. Les A. Koerselman officiating. Burial was to be in Fernhill Memorial Gardens, Stuart. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice of Martin and St. Lucie, 2030 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL 34996.

George J. Moore
STUART, Fla. -- George Junior Moore, 61, of Stuart, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Martin Memorial Hospital South, Port Salerno, Fla. He was a native of Walton, W.Va.
Surviving: wife, Dorotha E. Moore; sons, Billy R. and Ricky A. Moore of Port Salerno, Kermit W. Moore of Stuart; daughters, Erma Wolfe of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Theresa Rarick of Omaha, Neb., Susan A. and Ashley "Fancy" Moore of Port Salerno; brothers, Eugene Moore of Stuart, Gay Gariland Moore of Maine; sisters, Thelma Rucker of West Virginia, Gertrude Rexroad of Newark, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service was Jan. 20 at Forest Hills Funeral Home, Palm City, Fla., with the Rev. Joe Harper officiating. Burial was in Forest Hills Memorial Park. Information provided by Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, W.Va.

Marcus L. Moore
UNION -- Marcus Littele "Mac" Moore, 81, of Union died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Columbia Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, after a long illness. He was a retired electronics technician from NASA, owner/operator of A&M Army and Navy Surplus, Union, an Army veteran of World War II, a Boy Scout leader and a member of Masonic Lodge, Kensington, Md., and First Baptist Church, Wheaton, Md.
Surviving: wife, Eva Mae Falls Moore; sons, Marcus L. Moore Jr. of Yankeetown, Fla., Alfred Falls Moore of Union, Thomas L. Moore of Boise, Idaho, Edwin A. Moore of Beaver Falls, Pa.; daughters, Carolyn Gregg of Hagerstown, Md., Gale Lea Turco of West Lafayette, Ind.; sisters, Marian Thomas of Damascus, Md., Grace Hughes of West Virginia; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Groves Funeral Home, Union, with the Rev. Bob Ratliff officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Keenan. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jewel W. Morris
LIZEMORES -- Jewel Willis Morris, 55, of Lizemores died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Montgomery General Hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled employee of Leaseways, Detroit, Mich.
Surviving: wife, Doris L. Morris; brothers, Ernest of Victor, Archie and Kenton of Lizemores, Rev. Jadie of Dixie, Wilbern of Marianna, Fla.; sisters, Mayflower Morton of Garden City, Mich., Fonda Mack of Ann Arbor, Mich., Caryn Haynes of Williams Mountain. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge, with the Rev. Gary Walker officiating. Burial will be in Morris family cemetery, Lizemores. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Patricia S. Pignato
ROCKLEDGE, Fla. -- Patricia S. "Pattie" Pignato, 68, of Rockledge died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Westhoff Hospital. She was an employee of Northern Telecom, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Surviving: husband, Nick Pignato; stepson, Nick Pignato of Long Branch, N.J.; daughters, Patricia Young of Charleston, W.Va., Nancy McClellan of Farmingdale, Utah; sister, Bea Fitzwater of Jodi, W.Va.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 7 p.m. today at Florida Memorial Funeral Home, Rockledge. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Brevard Hospice.

Della M. Rhodes
HARMONY -- Della M. Hite Rhodes, 90, of Harmony, Jackson County, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in Eldercare of Ripley after a long illness. She was a homemaker and former clerk at Statts Mill Store.
Surviving: daughter, Mamie B. Hackney of Ripley, Ina K. Westfall of Harmony; brothers, Albert Hite of Ripley, Delmer Hite of Statts Mill; sister, Vada Hite Harris of Kentuck; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Service was Monday at Siniaville United Methodist Church, Statts Mill, with the Rev. Danny Cummings officiating. Burial was in Siniaville Cemetery, Statts Mill. Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, was in charge of arrangements.

Bertha B. Rose
BIRCH RIVER -- Bertha Bell Rose, 62, of Birch River died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Surviving: mother, Glenda Jackson Rose of Birch River; sisters, Avinell Hopkins of Dille, Joann Workman and Kathryn Holmes of Birch River; brothers, Bob and Jerry Rose of Birch River, Vernon Rose of Palermo, Calif. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, with the Rev. Bobbie Harper officiating. Burial will be in Hoover Cemetery, near Birch River. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.


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