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Wilma Elaine Sheppard
SCOTT DEPOT -- Wilma Elaine Sheppard, 51, of Scott Depot died March 27, 1998, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness. She was a secretary at FMC Corp. She was a member of Professional Secretaries International and Marlaing Church of Christ, St. Albans.
Surviving: husband, Raymond Lee Sheppard; brother, Herman Ray Harless of St. Albans; sisters, Lana Meddings, Connie White and Bonnie Widner, all of St. Albans. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with Minister Darrell Bledsoe officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Betty Jane Sizer
Betty Jane Dotson Sizer, 71, of Belle died March 28, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, after a short illness. She was a homemaker and member of Mount Juliet United Methodist Church, Belle. She was a longtime resident of Kanawha County.
Surviving: daughter, Toni Ann Keohan of Moody, Maine; sons, Terry Lee Sizer of Belle, Mark Allen Sizer of St. Albans; granddaughters, Kristina Lynn Monroe of Baltimore, Stefanie Ellen Campbell of Belle. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fidler & Frame Funeral Home, Belle.

Irma Irene Smithers
Irma Irene "Snooky" Smithers, 63, of Charleston died March 27, 1998, at home. She was born in Ironton, Ohio, and was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School. She was retired from the state Tax Department, attended Sixth Street Methodist Church, Charleston, and was a member of the Charleston Moose Lodge.
Surviving: daughters, Kay Foreman of St. Albans, Becky Grogg of Mullens; son, Jack Smithers of Largo, Fla.; sister, Joyce Gunnoe of Charleston; brother, Gary "Satch" Sanders of Indialantic, Fla. Service will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John T. Bostick
BECKLEY -- John T. "Tommy" Bostick, 84, of Beckley died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in Princeton Community Hospital after a short illness. He was an Army-Air Force veteran of World War II and attended Piney View Bible Church.
Surviving: wife, Erma Bailey Bostick; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel of Faith, Prosperity, with the Rev. Cecil Smith officiating. Entombment will follow. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the chapel. The family suggests memorial contributions to Piney View Bible Church, P.O. Box 270, Piney View, WV 25906. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Parvin L. Britton
RED HOUSE -- Parvin L. Britton, 72, of Red House died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in Americare Putnam, Hurricane, after a long illness. He was a retired electrician from Union Carbide, Institute and South Charleston, with 25 years of service, a 21-year resident of Grandview Ridge, and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Dunbar AF&AM Lodge 159 and St. Albans Moose Lodge.
Surviving: wife, Pauline Britton; son, Teddy of Kellys Creek; sisters, Josephine Burdette of Melbourne, Fla., Vitlis Fisher of Kellys Creek; brothers, Charles of Martins Branch, Guy of Cross Lanes, Kenneth of Kellys Creek; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. William Layne Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Sylvia Brumfield
HARTS -- Sylvia Brumfield, 81, of Harts, Lincoln County, died Saturday, March 28, 1998, at home. She was a member of Spirit of Victory Church, Barboursville.
Surviving: daughters, Pat Davis of Harts, Marsha Holton of Salt Rock; sons, Boyce Wiley of Bradenton, Fla., Kenny Wiley of Shipshewana, Ind.; sisters, Alice Ramsey of Charleston, Faye Chinn of Barboursville; brothers, Fletcher Ramey, John Ramey and Don Ramey of Harts; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Tony Vance officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Cemetery, Barboursville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John H. Buckbee
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- John H. Buckbee, 51, of St. Louis died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in St. Louis after a short illness. He was a former resident of Montgomery and Summersville, W.Va., a graduate of Montgomery High School and West Virginia Tech, where he studied printing management, was plant manager of Sayers Inc., St. Louis, and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
Surviving: daughters, Heather Buckbee of St. Louis, Tiffany Applegate of Ozark, Mo.; parents, Bert and Norma Buckbee of Boiling Spring Lakes, N.C.; sisters, Ann Nunnery of Cannelton, Theresa Wilson of Dosewell, Va., Ruth Blair of Rivesville, Va. Memorial service was Friday at Ladue Presbyterian Church, St. Louis. The family suggests memorial contributions to Printer's Alumni Fund at West Virginia Tech, Montgomery. Bucholz Mortuary, St. Louis, is in charge of arrangements.

J. Paul Christian
UPPERGLADE -- J. Paul Christian, 64, of Upperglade, Webster County, died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after an apparent heart attack. He was born in Webster County and was a truck driver and timberman.
Surviving: wife, Anna "Dink" Wright Christian; mother, Lula Wright of Richwood; sisters, Mary Wilson of Florence, S.C., Linda Armentrout of Cowen, Diane Robinson of Summersville; brothers, Denzil Wright and Roger Lee Wright of Cowen. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Adams Funeral Home, Cowen, with the Rev. Okey Wayne officiating. Burial will be in Gadd Cemetery, near Cowen. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Douglas L. Conley
CHAPMANVILLE -- Douglas Lee Conley, 66, of Chapmanville, formerly of Holden, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He was a retired street employee for the city of Logan.
Surviving: sister, Rebecca Marcum of Holden; nieces, Barbara Street of Logan, Betty Lou Stevens of Choctaw, Okla. There will be no service or visitation. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mildred M. Gibson
Mildred M. Gibson, 76, of Culloden died March 28, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a member of West Side United Methodist Church, Charleston, where she was a member of the United Methodist Women.
Surviving: daughter, Linda Carpenter of Culloden; father, Clair McKemy of Nitro; sisters, Ruth Payne of Scott Depot, Shirley Collins of Nitro, Judy O'Connor of Charleston; brothers, Harold McKemy and Curtis McKemy, both of Charleston; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Martin Hallet officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Diabetes Foundation.

Bobby J. Harrison
OMAR -- Bobby Joe Hatfield Harrison, 60, of Omar, Logan County, died Friday, March 27, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was born in Logan.
Surviving: sisters, Carolyn Belcher of Mount Gay, Patty Maynard of Sarasota, Fla. James Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Charlotte M. Hylton
CRAB ORCHARD -- Charlotte M. Hylton, 69, of Crab Orchard died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: sons, Robert T. of Marysville, Wash., Richard D. of Deltona, Fla.; daughters, Patricia Brant of Delanco, N.J., Janice M. Hylton of Riverside, N.J., Deborah L. Brown of Crab Orchard, Norma L. Hylton of Mabscott; brother, James Hopkins of California; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Edward Garten officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Maude Jackson
SCARBRO -- Maude Jackson, 81, of Scarbro, Fayette County, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Cecil E. Jennings
MACARTHUR -- Cecil Edward Jennings, 69, of MacArthur, Raleigh County, died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. He was a former employee of Bartlett Tree Co. and Kayo Oil Co., an Army Medical Corp veteran of the Korean War and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Surviving: brothers, Robert Clarence, Earl Deward, Raymond Lee and Lowery Buford of MacArthur, Jerry Dean of California; sisters, Helen J. Jackson of Daniels, Nellie G. "Dottie" Jennings of Virginia; seven nephews; five nieces. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with David Mullins officiating. Burial will be in Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and one hour prior to service Tuesday at the funeral home.

Roy H. Jones
ST. CHARLES, Ill. -- Roy H. Jones, 82, of St. Charles, formerly of the Charleston, W.Va., area died Sunday, Feb. 15, 1998, in Illinois. He retired from Charleston Carpenter's Local 1207, was a lifelong member of the Advent Christian Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Helen Frances Jones; daughter, Marilyn Kasules of Batavia, Ill.; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. An interment service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va., with Dr. John Roller officiating.

Maxine Kauf
Maxine Kauf, 60, of St. Albans died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Huntington Street Church of God, St. Albans, and a 27-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Surviving: son, Hank Thomas of St. Albans; stepdaughter, Helen Fisher of Mansfield, Ohio; sisters, Phyllis Thomas of St. Albans, Carolyn Sanders of Randall, Wash.; brothers, Harold Shilling, Charles Shilling and Eugene Shilling of St. Albans; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Charles Buzzard and the Rev. Tom Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Erma P. Mims
CRAWFORD -- Erma Pauline Mims, 80, of Crawford, Lewis County, died Friday, March 27, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a long illness. She was a member of Murray Hill Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla.
Surviving: sister, Ernestine Sprigg of Crawford; nieces, Joan Post of Baltimore, Md., Carol Adams of Galveston, Texas; nephews, Lowell Post of Mesa, Ariz., Dallas Post of Weston; five great-nieces; four great-nephews. Graveside service was to be 11 a.m. today at Post Chapel Cemetery, Crawford, with the Rev. Douglas Smailes officiating. Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, is in charge of arrangements.

Narley B. Morris
FAYETTEVILLE -- Narley Benson Morris, 80, of Fayetteville died Friday, March 27, 1998, in a Fayetteville hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled miner, a retired groundskeeper, a Baptist, an Army veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Surviving: wife, Betty Jeffries Morris; sons, Narley Jackson Morris of Hickory, N.C., Gary Dale Morris of Fayetteville; brother, Dewey Marshall of Dothan; sister, Wilma Jeffries of Newport News, Va.; four grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Robert Morey officiating. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with military graveside rites conducted by Oak Hill VFW Post 3110. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Carolyn H. O'Dell
JOWELTON, Tenn. -- Carolyn Holbert O'Dell, 53, of Jowelton died Saturday, March 28, 1998, at home after a long illness.
Surviving: husband, Robert K. O'Dell; son, Robert K. II of White House, Tenn.; daughters, Robin K. Hudgens of Jowelton, Raven K. O'Dell of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; sisters, Nora L. Seabolt of Falling Rock, W.Va., Rosie Rollins of Nitro, W.Va., Wanda Taylor of Walton, W.Va., Christine Newhouse of Parkersburg, W.Va., Nancy Fakhreddin of St. Albans; one grandchild. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Anderson-Garrett Funeral Home, Jowelton. Friends may call from 10 a.m. Tuesday until service time at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Feed the Children, Oklahoma City, OK 73125.

Etta B. Pitzer
LONG BOTTOM, Ohio -- Etta Burleson Pitzer, 86, of Long Bottom, formerly of Beckley, W.Va., died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in a Gallipolis hospital after a long illness. She was a longtime resident of Old Eccles Road, Beckley.
Surviving: son, Clinton R. Pitzer of Long Bottom; daughter, Dicy Tolbert of Mount Alto, W.Va.; brother, Clayton Burleson of Pemberton, Ohio; sister, Rhetti Bowman of Roanoke, Va.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Ronald Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Virginia D. Poling
MILLSTONE -- Virginia D. Poling, 74, of Millstone, Calhoun County, died Friday, March 27, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: husband, Junior Cleo Poling of Millstone; daughter, Carolyn Cain of Millstone; sons, Timothy Cleo Poling and Richard Lee Poling of Millstone; mother, Rosie Falls Hicks of Arnoldsburg; brothers, Darius Hicks of Arnoldsburg, Dayton Hicks of Orma, James Hicks of Mount Zion; sisters, Leota Linehan of Newark, Ohio, Mary Groves of Lockney; five grandchildren. Service was to be 11 a.m. today at Stump Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg. Burial was to be in Poling-Marks Cemetery, Millstone.

Edward A. Qualls
Edward Allen Qualls, 47, of Shrewsbury died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. He was born in Shrewsbury, was a lifelong resident of West Virginia and a member of the Moose Lodge.
Surviving: wife, Nancy Qualls; daughters, Amanda Qualls of Poca, Melissa Qualls and Crystal Qualls of Shrewsbury; stepmother, Ann Denny of Handley; sister, Sue Chunister of Tennessee; brothers, Charles of Cedar Grove, John of Florida. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with the Rev. Sandy Cook officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from noon Tuesday until service time at the funeral home.

Carol J. Rose
AKRON, Ohio -- Carol Jeanette Rose, 51, of Akron died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Akron City Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Grace Baptist Church, Akron, and the church choir.
Surviving: husband, Richard Rose; son, Ernie Rose of Akron; daughters, Terrie Rose, Angela Rose and Megan Rose of Akron; brothers, Mike Channels of Clinton, Ohio, Kenny Channels of Barberton, Ohio; sisters, Bessie Cadle of Clinton, Tressie Milhoff of Barberton, Anne Ingram of Norton, Ohio; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swank Cemetery, Speed, with the Rev. John W. Bowen officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer.

Wilma E. Sheppard
SCOTT DEPOT -- Wilma Elaine Sheppard, 51, of Scott Depot died Friday, March 27, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a secretary at FMC Corp, a member of Professional Secretary International and Marlaing Church of Christ, St. Albans.
Surviving: husband, Raymond Lee Sheppard; parents, Orville R. and Gertrude Tackett Harless of St. Albans; brother, Herman Ray Harless of St. Albans; sisters, Lana Meddings, Connie White and Bonnie Widner of St. Albans. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with Minister Darrell Bledsoe officiating. Burial was to bein Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Clay Skaggs
FAYETTEVILLE -- Clay Skaggs, 84, of Fayetteville died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in an Oak Hill hospital after a short illness. He retired from Union Carbide, Alloy, was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Opal S. Skaggs; son, Kevin Brian Skaggs of Charleston; sisters, Marcella Gill of South Point, Ohio, Dolly Fox of Charleston, Lafalda Fox of Point Pleasant; one grandchild. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with the Rev. David Sneed officiating. There will be no visitation. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.