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Margaret M. Means
Margaret Marie Sissel Means, 72, of Charleston died Tuesday, April 7, 1998, in Beverly Health Care, Glasgow, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a native of Ohio.
Surviving: daughters, Brenda Triggs and Debbie Means of Charleston; sons, William, Freddie and Mike Kinder of Charleston; brother, Roy Sissel Jr. of California; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville. Burial will be in Neeley Cemetery, Hinton. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Okey Mick
GLENVILLE -- Okey Mick, 95, of Glenville died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, at home after a long illness. He retired from John Mansfield Corp., Zelienople, Pa., was a former shipbuilder and miner, constructed wooden oil derricks in Gilmer and surrounding counties, was a retired farmer and a member of Locust Knob Church of Christ.
Surviving: sons, Charles M. Mick of Prospect, Ellis Hayward Mick of Burnsville; daughter, Vala Florence Knauff of Burnsville; sister, Dessie Tomblin of Sand Fork; 15 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Locust Knob Church of Christ with Albert Farley and Gene Miller officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Ellyson Mortuary, Glenville, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Dana R. Mullins
PROCTORVILLE, Ohio -- Dana R. Mullins, 53, of Proctorville died Thursday, April 9, 1998, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W.Va., after a long illness. He was co-owner/operator of Mullins Brothers Machine Shop.
Surviving: son, Adam Joseph Mullins of Huntington; sisters, Jewell Mayo of Holden, W.Va., Juanita Hardesty of Valdosta, Ga.; brother, Raymond Mullins of Stanville, Ky. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington. Burial will be in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Sylvia L. Pickens
ELEANOR -- Sylvia L. Pickens, 87, of Eleanor died Thursday, April 9, 1998, in Sunrise-Putnam Nursing Center after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Gotham Hosiery, Eleanor, and Fletcher Enamel, Dunbar.
Surviving: daughter, Wanda Hescht of Eleanor; stepdaughter, Lorraine Arbaugh of Clarmont, Va.; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; one stepgreat-great-granddaughter. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Joe Fisher and the Rev. Art Hage officiating. Burial will be in Dunbar Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Betty W. Rhodes
Betty W. Rhodes, 72, of Dunbar, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in CAMC, General Division after a long illness. She retired from Charleston National Bank, was a member of Community Chapel Church, Cross Lanes, a native of Derby, England, and formerly of Tyler Mountain.
Surviving: sons, William G. "Bill" Rhodes of Pineville, N.C., David R. Rhodes of Marmet; daughter, Deborah Powell of Cross Lanes; eight grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. William Layne Jr., the Rev. Mark Hess and Michael Rhodes 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.

Celia Rosenberry
BOB WHITE -- Celia Rosenberry, 78, of Bob White, Boone County, died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison. She was a homemaker and a member of Bim Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving: sister, Dorothy Ray of Middlesboro, Ky.; nephews, Nicky Ray of Bob White, Ricky Ray of Middlesboro. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Roger Vance officiating. Burial will be in White Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Kenneth J. Royster
MEADOW BRIDGE -- Kenneth J. Royster, 80, of Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Backus, a retired Fayette County school bus driver with 25 years of service, a farmer, former state president of the National Association of Farmers and a member of the Fayette County Committee of the New River Area Farm Service Agency and Agricultural Soil Conservation Service.
Surviving: wife, Alberta Robinson Royster; daughters, Carmen Dixon and Virginia Royster of Illinois; sons, Bobby Royster of Beckley, Donald Royster of Winchester, Ky., Mickey Royster of Illinois; stepdaughters, Garnetta Graham and Patsy Burton of Lexington, Ky.; foster daughter, Cynthia Mohammed of Kentucky; mother, Florence Mocklin Royster Hullah of Illinois; sister, Lois Logan of Illinois; brothers, Stanley Hullah of Wisconsin, Ivan Hullah of Illinois; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Ruth Goins and the Rev. Jerry Tyree officiating. Burial will be in Harrah Cemetery, Backus. 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.

Lurabell P. Smith
SCARBRO -- Lurabell Powers Smith, 74, of Scarbro died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. She was a former employee of Morton's Glass House on the West Virginia Turnpike, a member of Fairview Methodist Church, a church youth leader and Sunday school teacher, and was a representative to the state Methodist Conference.
Surviving: daughters, Myra Brown of Andover, Ohio, Dianna Taylor of Covington, Va., Charlene Stover of Muncie, Ind., Adona Pugh of Oak Hill; sister, Dorothy Jean Hongisto of Cabot, Pa.; nephew whom she raised, Harry Powers of Greenfield, Ind.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Betty Lusk officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Fairview Methodist Church Benevolent Fund, Route 1 Box 75, Scarbro, WV 25917.

A. Lee Stewart Jr.
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. -- A. Lee Stewart Jr., 68, of Kill Devil Hills died Thursday, April 9, 1998, in Sentara-Norfolk General Hospital after a short illness. He was a printer, a native of Summersville, W.Va., a graduate of Sutton (W.Va.) High School and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: son, Alan of Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Rebecca of Phoenix, Ariz.; brother, Perry Stewart of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Mary Ellen Townsend and Jean Downey of Columbus. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Twiford Funeral Home, Manteo, N.C.

Draper C. Strader
WESTON -- Draper Clay "Runt" Strader, 84, of Weston died Thursday, April 9, 1998, in Holbrook Nursing Home, Buckhannon, after a long illness. He retired from West Virginia Glass Specialty Co., was former president of Eagles Aerie 2481 and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Surviving: sons, Elwood Strader of Jackson's Mill, Lee and Gary Strader of Weston; daughters, Clara Atchison and Betty Buckhannon of Weston; brother, John Strader of Jane Lew; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Robert A. Heater officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, with military graveside rites. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Janice S. Swain
Janice S. Swain, 59, of South Charleston died Thursday, April 9, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was office manager for Swain Steel Co. and a member of the National Honor Society.
Surviving: husband, Ted Swain; daughter, Katherine M. Fields of Columbus, Ohio; sons, T. James Swain of Kendallville, Ind., John E. Swain of South Charleston; mother, Violet Rentas of Williamstown, Ky.; sisters, Barbara Pennella of Bartlesville, Okla., Joyce Jarrett of Holden, Shurley Mutters of Florence, Ky., Judy Piecuch of Avoca, Mich.; brother, Gordon Anderson of Williamstown; six grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Roy Roach officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Lewis N. Sykes
Lewis N. Sykes, 35, of Charleston died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in Heartland Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a member of New Life Full Gospel Church, Charleston, and a former employee of The Marriott.
Surviving: wife, Debra Blackmon Sykes; son, Matthew Singleton of St. Albans; stepson, Robert Cunningham of Memphis, Tenn.; stepdaughters, Melanie and Doris Cunningham of Charleston; sisters, Ernestine Sykes of Charleston, Rosemary Sykes of Texas; brothers, Joseph and Robert Sykes of Texas, Jan and Dwayne Sykes of Charleston; two stepgrandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, with Pastor Jim Leggs officiating. Burial will be in Meadow Haven Memorial Park, Ingram Branch. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Ethel E. Taylor
OAK HILL -- Ethel Elouise Taylor, 73, of Oak Hill died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, at the home of her son, William R. Taylor of Oak Hill, after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. Also
Surviving: daughter, Martha Ann Taylor of Gauley Bridge; son, Roger Allen Taylor of Fuquay Varina, N.C.; half-sisters, Peggy Darlington of Goldsboro, N.C., Helen Faye Taylor of Montgomery, Betty Louise Waugh of Loudonville, Ohio; half-brothers, James Kenneth Taylor of Page, Larry Allen Taylor of Robson; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge, with the Rev. Michael Angelona officiating. Burial will be in Eads Cemetery, Montgomery Heights. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Sarah M. Thomas
Sarah M. "Sallie" Thomas, 63, of Route 8, South Charleston died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and an active member of the Baptist church.
Surviving: husband, Carlotte G. Thomas; sons, Jack E. Thomas of Dunbar, William C. Thomas of Elkview; daughters, Beverly Ann Seidman of Dunbar, Carla Faye Settles of Owen, Ky.; brothers, Thomas E. Dunlap of South Charleston, William S. Dunlap of Rochester, Mich.; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. The body was donated to the Human Gift Registry at West Virginia University. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Independent Baptist Church, Ruth, with the Rev. Gene Pauley officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to Trinity Independent Baptist Church, Ruth, or South Ruffner Baptist Church, Kanawha City.

Ersie J. Thompson
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ersie Jean Thompson, 62, of Ashland, formerly of Cabin Creek, W.Va., died Thursday, April 9, 1998, at the home of her son, Raymond F. Johnson of Ashland. She was the retired manager of Cabin Creek Solo gas station with 13 years of service and a member of Wings of Faith Church of God, Ashland. Also
Surviving: daughter, Beverly L. Rishel of Ashland; son, Ronald Gene Johnson of Bailey Lakes, Ohio; stepdaughter, Sharon Sue Roberts of Chesapeake, W.Va., brothers, William Staton of Shelby, Ohio, Bob Staton of Florida; sister, Margaret Hensley of Florida; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Chesapeake Assembly of God, Chesapeake, W.Va., with Pastor Ted Risner officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London, W.Va. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Charles R. Tincher
AGANA, Guam -- Charles Robert Tincher, 57, of Agana, formerly of St. Albans, W.Va., died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1997, in Saipan after a short illness. He was manager for Pacific Technical Services, Guam, a charter member of the American Legion, Guam, a member of Gun Beach Memorial VFW Post 10237, Tumon, Guam, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
Surviving: daughters, DeJuhan "Dee" Kirkbride of McDonough, Ga., Melanie Giles of Riverdale, Ga., Renae Slagle of Apopka, Fla; sons, Robert White of Kissimmee, Fla., Chuck Tincher of Whitehall, Ohio, Joseph Tincher of Honolulu; stepfather and mother, Sam and Ruth Buckland Tincher Eggleton of Scott Depot, W.Va.; brother, Wayne Tincher of Scott Depot; 15 grandchildren. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, Cross Lanes, W.Va., with the Rev. William D. Layne Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens with military rites by VFW Post 8129, Charleston, W.Va. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Charles L. Wooddell
Charles Lee Wooddell, 76, of Charleston died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He was president and founder of Delwood Equipment Co., attended First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, was a Naval aviation officer during World War II, a graduate of Charleston High School, attended the University of Cincinnati and was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Instrument Society of America.
Surviving: wife, Mary Caroline Evans Wooddell; sons, Charles Lee Wooddell Jr. of Doylestown, Pa., Davis Evans Wooddell of Charleston; brother, James R. Wooddell of Lynchburg, Va.; five grandchildren. Memorial service will be at a later date. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or a charity of choice. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Reva P. Yates
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. -- Reva Pinkney Yates, 76, of Christiansburg, formerly of Greenbrier County, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in Alleghany Regional Hospital, Low Moor, Va., after a short illness. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Christiansburg, Order of the Eastern Star, Christiansburg, and former commander of the DAV Auxiliary, Christiansburg.
Surviving: husband, Leonard H. Yates; sons, Edward M. Yates of Hinton, W.Va., Leonard A. Yates of Glen Allen, Va.; daughter, Patricia Sue Symons of Charlottesville; brothers, Calvin McMillion of Waldorph, Md., Austin McMillion of Ronceverte, W.Va.; sisters, Alma Frey and Hilda McDowell of Lewisburg, W.Va., Hazel Moore of Fort Washington, Md.; six grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dough Kanney and the Rev. Chuck McHose officiating. Burial will be 3 p.m. Saturday in Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at McCraw Funeral Home, Lewisburg, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Huston Adkins
ONA -- Huston Adkins, 71, of Ona died Thursday, April 9, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a former employee of FMC Corp.
Surviving: wife, Sue Francis Adkins of Ona; sons, Jerry Adkins of Crete, Ill., Phillip Adkins of Sumpter, S.C., Joseph Adkins of Tinley Park, Ill.; daughters, Anita Vasquez of Milton, Brenda Cain of Ona; sister, Juanita Pauley of Huntington; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Monday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, with the Rev. Richard L. Black officiating. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.

Francis L. Barker
OAK HILL -- Francis Lee Barker, 72, of Oak Hill died April 9, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center after a long illness. He was a neon light technician for outdoor advertising and was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Surviving: brother, Ellis H. Barker Jr. of Oak Hill. There will be no service or visitation. The body was cremated. Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, is in charge of arrangements.

James T. Barker
COSTA -- James Truman Barker, 87, of Costa, Boone County, died Thursday, April 9, 1998, in Boone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Danville, after a long illness. He was a retired miner from Armco Steel Corp. and a member of Masonic Lodge 115, Scottish Rite Bodies, Beni Kedem Temple and UMW.
Surviving: sons, Darrell Barker of Avon, Ind., Donald Barker of Danville, Ind., Jack Barker of Peytona; daughters, Frances Chapman of Dania, Fla., Carolyn Sandidge of Newport News, Va.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, W.Va., with the Rev. Paul Burke officiating. Burial will be in Kinder Cemetery, Costa. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Karl H. Bashlor
SUTTON -- Karl Henry Bashlor, 66, of Sutton died Friday, April 10, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was retired from A&P Tea Co., Cleveland, with 23 years of service, a member and deacon of Gassaway Baptist Church, a native of Charleston and a pastor in West Virginia and Florida.
Surviving: wife, Maxine Sarah Groves Bashlor; daughters, Sharon Sue Williams of Cleveland, Margaret Ellen Watters of Ravenna, Ohio, Janet Marie McClung of Orlando, Fla.; sons, Karl Michael Bashlor of Alto, Mich., James Lee Bashlor of Cleveland, Gary Howard and Lawrence Frederick Bashlor of Dover, Ohio; mother, Betty Louise Coffman Henessey of Charleston; sister, Carol Sullivan of Charleston; brothers, Eddie, Richard and Norton Brooks Bashlor of Charleston; 15 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Gassaway Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Stump officiating. Burial will be in Braxton County Cemetery, near Sutton. Friends may call from 7 to 10 p.m. today at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Pat E. Bland
LEWISBURG -- Pat Elwood Bland, 66, of Lewisburg died Wednesday, April 8, 1998, in the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, after a short illness. He was a lifelong resident of Greenbrier County, attended Lewisburg United Methodist Church, was a Korean War veteran and was retired from The Greenbrier.
Surviving: wife, Hallie Coffman Bland of Lewisburg; sons, Harrell Bland with the Air Force in Washington, Richard Bland of Fairbanks, Alaska, Kevin Bland at home; brothers, Cecil Bland of Scotts, Michigan, David Bland of Tampa, Florida, Paul Bland of Germantown, Ohio; half brother, Darrell Bland of Akron, Ohio; stepbrother, James Bland of Christiansburg, Virginia. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, at Longanacre Funeral Home, Fairlea with the Rev. Julian Sulgit and the Rev. Patricia Jarvis officiating. Burial will be in Coffman Cemetery, Lewisburg. Friends may call 6 p.m. to 9 p.m Sunday, at the funeral home.

Jason E. Booth
WHITMAN -- Jason E. Booth, 21, of Whitman, Logan County, died Friday, April 10, 1998, at home.
Surviving: parents, Eddie and Debra Adkins Booth of Chapmanville; maternal grandparents, Lyle and Anna Adkins of Whitman; paternal grandmother, Gertrude Booth of Omar; brother, Chris Booth of Whitman. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Glenn White Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.