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Earl Busby
SUTTON -- Earl "Fishhook" Busby, 62, of Sutton, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He retired from Bings Furniture Co. and was a member of Sutton Moose Lodge 825.
Surviving: wife, Patricia Flinchum Busby; son, Patrick R. Matthiae of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughters, Tandra J. English of Imperial Beach, Calif., Trina R. Matthiae of Germantown, Wis., Terri E. Stepp of Charleston; brothers, James Busby of Orange City, Fla., Stanley Busby of Charleston, Fred Garrett of Sissonville; sister, Norma Lee Jones of Riverside, Calif.; six grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Anthony Moss officiating. Graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Braxton County Cemetery, Sutton. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

David E. Cannon Jr.
David E. Cannon Jr., 69, of Charleston died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. He retired from Union Carbide with 43 years of service, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Kanawha Lodge 20 AF&AM, Scottish Rite, Beni Kedem Shrine, Legion of Honor of the Shrine and was past exalted ruler of West Virginia BPO Elks 202. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Moose Lodge.
Surviving: daughter, Leslee Myers of Charleston; sister, Virginia White of Charleston; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Lee White and the Rev. Ron Burnsworth officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, with Masonic graveside rites conducted by Kanawha Lodge 20. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home where an Elks memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Opal Clay
BRANCHLAND -- Opal Clay, 83, of Branchland died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in Lincoln Continuous Center after a long illness. She was a retired schoolteacher from the Logan County Board of Education and a member of McClarity Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School.
Surviving: sisters, Ouida Ellis of Branchland, Eulah Chapman Matheny of Sugar Grove, Ohio; brothers, Fred Davis of Salt Rock, Anderson Davis of Man, Donald Davis and Argy Davis of Branchland. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin, with the Rev. Archie Frazier officiating. Burial will be in Dial Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Lee Cook
PRENTER -- Lee Cook, 61, of Prenter, Boone County, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital. He was a retired miner from Pine Ridge Coal Co. with 27 years of service.
Surviving: wife, Georgia Cook; sons, Mark Lee and Travis Shawn of Prenter; daughter, Kristyn Cook of Prenter; brothers, Lanty Cook of Beckley, Leon Cook of Greenview, Lester Cook of Uneeda; sisters, Lena Bright of Cocoa, Fla., Linda Estep of Charleston, Lou Green of Uneeda, Maxine Workman of Ashford; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Phil Rowe and the Rev. Ray Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Maude R. Crawford
GREENVILLE -- Maude R. Crawford, 98, of Greenville, Monroe County, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in a Pearisburg, Va., hospital. She was a homemaker, a member of Wikel Community Church and a member of Greenville Home Extension Club.
Surviving: sons, Russell of Wikel, Mark of Ballard, Frank of Peterstown; daughter, Hallie Weikle of Peterstown; sister, Louise Riner of Lindside; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, with the Rev. Joe Boland officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Cemetery, Ballard. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Kendall R. Dingess
VERDUNVILLE -- Kendall R. Dingess, 40, of Verdunville died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division. He was a former miner, having last worked for Amherst Coal Co., a member of Teamsters Local 175, UMW, and was a vending technician for Logan Coca-Cola Bottling Co. He was a Baptist.
Surviving: wife, Carrie Kammer Dingess; daughter, Shawna Dingess at home; sons, Kendall Jr. of Logan, Jason and Blake, at home; father, Alfred Dingess of Logan; sisters, Regina Woods and Sandra Newsome, of Logan, Duwanna Bircheat of Chapmanville; brother, Glen Dingess of Logan. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Robert Napier and the Rev. Ron Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Arlene B. Edens
Arlene B. Serls Edens, 40, of Charleston died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a lifelong resident of Charleston and a Christian.
Surviving: husband, Dayton H. Serls; son, Dayton Edward Serls of Charleston; sisters, Phyllis Schliegh of Hagerstown, Md., Elberta Higdon of Scottsville, Va., Patricia Serles and Louise Tolliver, of Charleston, Linda Edens of Ravenswood; brothers, Leon Edens of Kenna, Fred Edens of Sissonville. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Pocatalico, with the Rev. Robert Ray Fields officiating. Burial will be in Floral Hills Garden of Memories. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Terry A. Gill
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Terry Alan Gill, 29, of White Sulphur Springs died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, at home. He was an electrician and was an eight-month resident of White Sulphur Springs.
Surviving: companion, Shannon Weikle of White Sulphur Springs; son, David Gill of Bellwood; parents, Calvin and Wilma Bennett Gill of Bellwood; brother, Gary of Danese. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Dana Gatewood officiating. Entombment will be in Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Jimmie E. Hamrick
WEBSTER SPRINGS -- Jimmie Edward "Diamond Jim" Hamrick, 62, of Webster Springs died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a flanger blacksmith with William B. Pollock Steelmill, Youngstown, Ohio, with 25 years of service, an employee of B&O Railroad and a member of Orndoff and Mount Zion churches.
Surviving: wife, Betty Hamrick; sons, Shandela, Shane and Shannon, of Webster Springs; daughter, Anita Perkins of Webster Springs; mother, Arzona Hamrick of Webster Springs; sisters, Anita Aleshire, Velda Barbe, Brenda Carpenter, Ina Cogar, Lorna McCourt and Wilma Hamrick Owens, of Webster Springs, Belva Langdon of Howard, Ohio, Drema Gray of Medina, Ohio; brothers, Harry, Jerry, Parris and Roger, of Webster Springs, Larry of Medina. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dodd-Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, with the Rev. Quinton Harold Schrader officiating. Burial will be in Lick Run Cemetery, Hacker Valley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Joseph H. Hawks Jr.
BECKLEY -- Joseph Hebie Hawks Jr., 77, of Beckley died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled miner, member of the UMW, VFW, and attended First Assembly of God, Beckley. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Mary Sydenstricker Hawks; sons, Robert Lee, John Wesley, Dennis Ray, Paul David and Phillip Andrew, of Beckley, Michael Wayne of Pineville, William Joseph of Goldsboro, N.C.; daughters, Mary Kay Martin and Kimberly Lynn Fleshman, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; sisters, Margaret Plumley and Wilma Wheeler, of Beckley, Emma Lee St. Clair of Oak Hill; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Luther Hairston officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, with military graveside rites conducted by Sophia-Midway VFW Post 4326. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Cassie P. Haynes
BOONE, N.C. -- Cassie P. Haynes, 92, of Boone, formerly of Hinton, W.Va., died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in Glenstone Health Care, Boone, after a short illness. She attended Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va., taught school in Summers County, W.Va., was a member of the West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees and Miller Memorial Methodist Church, Hinton.
Surviving: daughter, Barbara H. Webb of Boone; granddaughters, Jennie W. Brandt of Denver, Colo., Ann W. Siochi of Fairfield, Calif.; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pivont Funeral Home, Hinton, with Pastor Don Hannah officiating. Burial will be in Greenbrier Burial Park, Hinton. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Summers County Library Endowment Fund.

Teresa Fay Holeston
FOSTER -- Teresa Fay Holeston, 42, of Foster died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison, after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: daughter, Melissa Holeston of Foster; son, Artie Holeston of Foster; parents, Danny and Betty Gunnoe of Foster; sister, Jennifer Wallace of Foster; nephew, J.D. Wallace of Foster. Graveside service was 4 p.m. Sunday at Gunnoe Cemetery, Foster, with the Rev. Denver Hill officiating. Handley Funeral Home, Danville, is in charge of arrangements.

Chad G. Hudnall
RALEIGH -- Chad Gaylen Hudnall, 21, of Raleigh, formerly of Ansted, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department, Hilton Village Baptist Church, a graduate of Midland Trail High School and a graduate of the College of West Virginia Criminal Justice.
Surviving: wife, Beverly Wills Hudnall; father and stepmother, James and Delores Hudnall of Hico; mother and stepfather, Robert and Carol Gipson of Hilton Village; brother, Marty Gipson of Hilton Village; stepbrother, Greg Carrow of Korea; stepsister, Cindy Bibb of Severn, Md.; maternal grandmother, Helen Simms of Hilton Village; paternal grandmothers, Betty Hudnall of Glasgow, Gayle Hudnall of Lookout. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hilton Village Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Eades and the Rev. Gary Walker officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted, and one hour prior to service Wednesday at the church.

Audra L. Hudson
Audra L. Hudson, 64, of Charleston died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Charleston.
Surviving: husband, Hobert Hudson Jr.; daughters, Susie Adkins, Debra Stephens and Joyce Freeman of Charleston; sons, John, Ricky, Goff and Randy of Charleston; sisters, Helen Campbell, Ruth James and Connie Jarvis of Charleston, Phyllis Walker of St. Albans, Annette Douglas of Cleveland, Ohio, Alvalee Romine of Akron, Ohio; brothers, Dennie Leach, Ritchie Leach and Jimmie Leach of Charleston, Cecil Leach of St. Albans, Frank Leach of Dunbar; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elk Funeral Home, Charleston, with Curtis Blake officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Erma S. Huyler
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Erma S. Patton Huyler, 73, of North Fort Myers died Friday, Jan. 2, 1997, in Cypress Manor Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and attended Salvation Army Church, Fort Myers. She was born in Hewett, W.Va.
Surviving: daughters, Patricia Patton of North Fort Myers; son, Patrick E. of Columbus, Ga.; sister, Betty Mae Chase of Columbus; stepdaughter, Elaine Huyler of Springfield, Va., stepson, Wayne Huyler of New Mexico; brothers, Kermit Sansom of Atlanta, Ga., Cecil Sansom of Winter Park, Fla., Virgil Sansom of Bellevue, Ohio; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, W.Va., with Major John Carter officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Madison, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Roena C. Igo
Roena Cain Igo, 77, of Charleston died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was born in Putnam County, was a homemaker and a member of South East Church of the Nazarene, Kanawha City.
Surviving: husband, Sebert Igo; son, James S. Igo of South Charleston; daughter, Libby S. Igo of Coral Gables, Fla.; grandchildren, James E. Igo of Chesterfield, Va., Robin and Joseph W. Igo, of Charleston; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. Mervin Smith officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Frederick E. Kiser
Frederick Earl Kiser, 79, of St. Albans died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a retired pipefitter from FMC Corp., South Charleston, wtih 37 years of service, an Air Force veteran of World War II and a 46-year resident of St. Albans.
Surviving: wife, Jennie Cobb Kiser; daughters, Judith Ann Cameron of Virginia Beach, Va., Jennifer Sisson of Parkersburg; brothers, Carl Kiser of Deltona, Fla., Bill Kiser of Brunswick, Ga.; sister, Marie Crawford of Deltona; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Karin Maxson officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Lukes United Methodist Church, Piano Fund, 702 Hansford St., St. Albans, W.Va. 25177.

Lelia M. Rayburn
BARBOURSVILLE -- Lelia Maxine Rayburn, 81, of Barboursville died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at home. She was a retired restaurant worker.
Surviving: son, Donald of Hurricane; half-sister, Nila Boster of Barboursville; brothers, George Shepherd of Barboursville, Russell Shepherd of Mansfield, Ohio; half-brothers, Junior Bowen and Clifford Bowen, of Barboursville; two grandchildren.. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Henson Mortuary, Pea Ridge, with Minister David Hunter officiating. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Joseph F. Riffe
FOSTER -- Joseph Fred Riffe, 82, of Foster, Boone County, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. He was born in Ashland, Ky., and was a retired electrician from Eastern Peabody Coal Co., and a member of the UMW. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578, the DAV and 449 Bomb Squad Association and was a Protestant.
Surviving: daughter, Barbara Ann Amerson of Foster; brothers, Charlie of Wayside, Bill of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Betty Long of Sylvester; one granddaughter; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, with the Rev. Jack Henry officiating. Entombment will be in Pineview Cemetery Mausoleum, Orgas, with military graveside rites conducted by Daniel Boon VFW Post 5578. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Doris C. Shank
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Doris Childress Shank, 70, of Charlotte, formerly of South Charleston, W.Va., died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, at home. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Durward C. Shank; sons, Bill, serving in the Army in Korea, Bobby and Bart, of Charlotte, Richard of Belmont, N.C.; daughter, Cathy Griffin of Lake Wylie, S.C.; brothers, Carl A. Childress of St. Albans, W.Va., Guy P. Childress Jr. of Minneapolis, Minn.; sisters, Betty O'Daniel of Albany, Ga., Hazel Childress of South Charleston. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hankins-Whittington Funeral Home, Charlotte, with the Rev. Brian Taule officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Harris Hospice Unit of Presbyterian Hospital, P.O. Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233.

Goldie C. Shiller
SWITZER -- Goldie Cotton Shiller, 87, of Switzer died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in Logan General Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Switzer Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving: son, George Albright of Logan; daughter, Glenna Albright Martin of Baltimore, Md.; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Collins-Slater Funeral Home, Switzer. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. riends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Lottie M. Sigman
LIBERTY -- Lottie M. Harrison Sigman, 88, of Liberty died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a 55-year resident of Liberty.
Surviving: daughter, Bettie Riffee of Dayton, Ohio; sons, Mayford Sigman of Liberty, Milford Sigman of Cross Lanes, Merrell Sigman of Red House; brother, Gordon Harrison of Eleanor; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Center Point Community Church, Liberty, with Paul Arthur and Sam Kinser officiating. Burial will be in Center Point Cemetery, Liberty. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Edna Mae Sliger
ONA -- Edna Mae Sliger, 79, of Ona, Cabell County, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington. She was a former employee of BASF Industries and a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church, Ona.
Surviving: daughter, Kristy Scarberry of Ona; son, Thomas R. Sliger of Charlotte, N.C.; one grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, with Pastor Rob-ert Stanley officiating. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.