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Esther L. Burnside
WESTON -- Esther L. Burnside, 83, of Weston died Monday, April 13, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a homemaker and member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Jackson's Mill.
Surviving: husband, Donzil S. Burnside; daughter, Brenda Ransinger of Weston; son, Ronnie L. of Weston; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Floyd Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Cletus C. Hudkins Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Jane Lew. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Edna Corbett
ARACOMA -- Edna Corbett, 82, of Aracoma, Logan County, died Friday, April 10, 1998, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a member of Cole Street Missionary Baptist Church, Aracoma, where she was a member of the choir, a member of Eastern Star and past member of Sunset Gospel Singers.
Surviving: sons, Otis Lee Corbett of Arizona, Waverly Corbett of Logan; daughter, Yvonne Corbett of Logan; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Cole Street Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Jones officiating. Burial will be Guyan Memorial Gardens, Godby. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Pond Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Quillie E. Crook
SHADY SPRING -- Quillie Edward Crook, 80, of Shady Spring died Monday, April 13, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner from Slab Fork Coal Co. with 42 years of service, a member of the UMW, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Perry Memorial United Methodist Church, Shady Spring. He was a lifelong resident of Shady Spring.
Surviving: wife, Mary Ellen Whitt Crook; sons, Lloyd W. of Grandview, Ronnie Q. and Don T. of Blue Jay Six; Darlene R. Keesee of Beaver; brother, T.A. Crook Jr. of Blue Jay Six; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Perry Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tim Allen and the Rev. Luther Hairston officiating. Burial will be in Crook family cemetery, Blue Jay Six. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring, and one hour prior to service Thursday at the church.

Ethel V. Cummings
INTERCESSION CITY, Fla. -- Ethel Virginia Cummings, 97, of Intercession died Saturday, April 11, 1998, in Kissimmee, Fla., after a long illness. She was formerly of Charleston, W.Va.
Surviving: sons, Roger W. of St. Albans, W.Va., Roland E. of Hurricane, W.Va.; daughters, Ruby E. Hicks of Intercession, Ruie Maxine Levis of Groton, Conn., Reba Marie Hughes of Kissimmee; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Jim Baker officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, W.Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Lillian R. Dean
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Lillian Roberts Dean, 80, of Myrtle Beach died Saturday, April 11, 1998, at home. She was a care worker for eldery shut-ins and a schoolteacher.
Surviving: sons, John of Del City, Okla., James of Myrtle Beach, S.C., David of Portsmouth, R.I.; sisters, Anna Jean Treece and Ruth Davena of Waverly, Ohio; four grandchildren. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Philip's Lutheran Church, Myrtle Beach. The family suggests no flowers or donations. McMillon-Small Funeral Home, Myrtle Beach, is in charge of arrangements.

Carrie A. Farrar
LEWISBURG -- Carrie A. Farrar, 92, of Lewisburg died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in Broadus Hospital, Phillipi. She was owner/operator of Art Craft Beauty Room, Lewisburg, served as a Red Cross nurse's aide during World War II, was a life member of Lewisburg United Methodist Church, a member of Rebecca Lodge and a charter member of American Legion Auxiliary Lewisburg Unit 69.
Surviving: son, Ashby E. Craft of Beverly; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Julian Sulgit officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Richard M. Hanna
NETTIE -- Richard Michael "Mike" Hanna, 46, of Nettie, Nicholas County, died Monday, April 13, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a former miner for Sewell Coal Co., Nettie, a member of the UMW and Nettie Baptist Church.
Surviving: wife, Irene Hanna; daughter, Melody Radcliff of Richwood; son, Richard Michael Jr. of Holcomb; stepdaughter, Crystal Brooks at home; mother, Nita Hanna of Nettie; sisters, Charlotte Ashley and Elizabeth Viar of Evington, Va., Mildred Evans of Fenwick Mountain, Deloris Lowe of Fairview, Connie Caldwell of Nettie, Jackie Symes of Franklin; brothers, Bill Hanna of Craigsville, David Hanna of Fenwich Mountain. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nettie Baptist Church with the Rev. Dave Acree and the Rev. Bill Martin officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today and one hour prior to service Wednesday at the church. Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, is in charge of arrangements.

Clayton G. Hicks
MALLORY -- Clayton G. Hicks, 50, of Mallory, Logan County, died Monday, April 13, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a retired sawer, formerly employed by Gilbert Lumber Co., and was a member of House of Prayer, Gilman Bottom.
Surviving: wife, Carrie Fields Hicks; son, Clayton Jr. of Cyclone; daughters, Sharon Mayhorn and Crystal Adkins of Campus, Debra Mills and Pam Hawkins of Mallory, Bridget Hicks and Joyce Christian at home; mother, Ethel Bailey Hicks of Newhall; sisters, Jean Hicks of Wytheville, Va., Goldie Crawford of St. Paul, Va., Gracie Hicks of Newhall, Gaynell Whitt of Cucumber; one grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, with the Rev. Donnie Sparks and the Rev. Walter Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Clyde Hughes
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Clyde Hughes, 78, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Norton, Ohio, died Saturday, April 11, 1998, in St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, after a short illness. He was a retired employee of B.F. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio, with more than 38 years of service and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Akron.
Surviving: wife, Jean Keaton Hughes; daughter, Eppie Greene of St. Petersburg; brother, Dorton Keaton of Akron; sister, Vesta Martin of Athens, Tenn.; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, W.Va., with the Rev. Michael E. Hall officiating. Burial will be in Prudence Chapel Cemetery, Minnora, W.Va. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Marie Jackson
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Marie Jackson, 85, of Columbus, formerly of Beckley, W.Va., died Tuesday, April 7, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a member of St. Matthew AME Church, Beckley, and was a stewardess.
Surviving: daughters, Norma Jackson, Laura Morton and Rose Curry of Columbus; sons, Ray and Don of Columbus, Robert of Beckley; sister, Elouise Taylor of Queens, N.Y.; 35 grandchildren; 79 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew AME Church with the Rev. Abner Wright officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Grover C. Kidd
Grover Cleveland Kidd, 72, of Charleston died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. He was a self-employed plumber and carpenter and a lifelong resident of the Kanawha Valley.
Surviving: companion, Julia Pridemore; sisters, Virginia Thomas of Iron Gate, N.C., Rosalie McGhee of Charleston, Shirley Via of Sissonville, Wanda Schaff of Raleigh, N.C.; brothers, Howard Goff, George Goff, Carl Goff, William Goff and Clarence Goff of Charleston, Ronald Goff of Mobile, Ala., Joseph Goff of Ripley, Cecil Goff of Phoenix, Ariz., Raymond Goff of New Fane, N.Y. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Loudendale Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Roach officiating. Burial will be in Comer Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston.

Sara L. Lanton
ROSEDALE -- Sara Lea Wright Lanton, 31, of Rosedale, Braxton County, died April 12, 1998, at home after a short illness. The body was sent to the state medical examiner's office in South Charleston to determine the cause of death, said a spokesman for the medical examiner. She was owner/operator of Wright's Convenient Store, Rosedale, a 1984 graduate of Braxton County High School and a Protestant.
Surviving: husband, Kim Lanton; daughter, Elizabeth Ann Cadle at home; son, Joshua Aaron Cadle at home; parents, Boyd and Deloris Putnam Wright of Rosedale; maternal grandmother, Vena Putnam Clark of Rosedale; brothers, Mark Wright of Gassaway, Patrick Wright of Rosedale. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with Pastor Perry Haag officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Byrne D. Leftwich
Byrne D. Leftwich, 87, of Campbells Creek died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. He was a retired miner from Ogble Norton Coal Co. and Hatfield Campbells Creek Coal Co., a former employee of Wells Fargo Co., a member of the UMW, attended Coal Fork United Methodist Church and was a member of Charleston Lodge 1444 Loyal Order of the Moose. He was a lifelong resident of Campbells Creek.
Surviving: wife, Ruth Elkins Leftwich; daughter, Diana Hill of Dupont City; son, Steven D. of Campbells Creek; sisters, Helen Pfanstiel of Charleston, Rena Snidow of Marmet; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stevens-Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Earl Cochran officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Marjorie M. Love
HUNTINGTON -- Marjorie McFadden Love, 80, of Huntington died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in Cabell Huntington Hospital after a long illness. She was chief executive officer of C.M. Love and Co. Hardware, former member of Junior League, Junior League Garden Club, Ivy Club, Rotary Anns, PEO Chapter M and an active member of First Presbyterian Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and member of the Women's Club.
Surviving: daughters, Sally Breece and Nancy Pommerenck of Huntington; son, Daniel V. Love Jr. of Durham, N.C.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service was to be 1 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, with Dr. Ernest T. Thompson officiating. Burial was to be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. The family suggests memorial contributions to Huntington City Mission or First Presbyterian Church. Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements.

Ernest L. Lovejoy
ELKRIDGE -- Ernest L. Lovejoy, 62, of Elkridge, Fayette County, died Saturday, April 11, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired truck driver from Raleigh Junk, Riverside, with 18 years of service, and a lifelong resident of Elkridge.
Surviving: companion, Patricia Blevins; daughters, Vickie Taylor of Weirsdale, Fla., Connie Hudnall of Gauley Bridge; sons, Jimmy of Columbia, Jerry and Andy of Elkridge; mother, Macel Brown Lovejoy of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Peggy Stewart of Grand Rapids, Mich., Elsie Bently of Haines City, Fla., Tressie Young of Winston-Salem, N.C., Nelda Tucker of Cleveland, Macel Young of Powellton; brothers, Algie Lovejoy of Ocala, Fla., Damon Lovejoy of Grand Rapids, Robert Lovejoy of Elkridge; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Greg Francis officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Grace McDonald
DAVIN -- Grace McDonald, 73, of Davin, formerly of Mallory, died Sunday, April 12, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and member of Greenbranch Free Will Baptist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Linda Montgomery of Davin, with whom she made her home, Doris Paynter of Mallory; sister, Gladys Mascaro of Richie County; brothers, Oley Biship and Joseph Carl Bishop of Richie County; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Claypool United Methodist Church, Davin, with the Rev. John McClung and the Rev. Clarence Fortner officiating. Burial will be in Claypool Cemetery, Davin. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Shirley P. McKown
LOOKOUT -- Shirley Powell McKown, 93, of Lookout, Fayette County, died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in a Fayetteville personal care home after a long illness. She was a retired teacher and principal from the Calhoun County and Fayette County Board of Education, a graduate of Morris Harvey College, a member and Sunday School teacher at Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Lookout, a member of Longdale Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Farm Bureau Association, Farm Women's Club, Fayette County Homemakers Club, Fayette County Retired Teachers Association, and National Education Association.
Surviving: daughters, Lou M. Lilly of Oak Hill, Marty S. Booth of Vienna; sons, Robert E. of Fayetteville, Theodore R. of Painesville, Ohio, Paul of Charleston, Edward P. of Savannah, Ga., Franklin of St. Cloud, Fla.; sisters, Eva Burton of Parkersburg, Amy Hathaway of Grantsville, Lucille Wilmouth of Millstone, Emma Neal Montgomery of Columbia, S.C.; brothers, William G. Powell of St. Albans, Rue Powell of Arnoldsburg; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted, with the Rev. Roy Crist officiating. An additional service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Alberts Chapel United Methodist Church, Sand Ridge, with the Rev. McBee officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted, where an Eastern Star Service will be at 7:30 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Lookout, WV 25868 or Alberts Chapel United Methodist Church, c/o Mary McKee, Millstone, WV 25261.

Homer S. Morton
Homer S. Morton, 67, of Cedar Grove died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired miner from Union Carbide Mines, Sanderson, a Navy veteran of the Korean War, member of the board of directors of Cedar Grove Fire Department, a 33-year resident of Cedar Grove and a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church where he was a deacon and Sunday school superintendent.
Surviving: wife, Jean Truman Morton; daughters, Karen Eskew of Cedar Grove, Mary Murray of Denver, N.C.; sisters, Ottovie Ramsey of Kenna, Arlene Slusher of Bedford, Ind., Dena Fitzwater of Dixie, Flora Jo Kilburn of Kanawha Falls; brother, Arthur of Lizemores; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Toler officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, and one hour prior to service at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to Cedar Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box B, Cedar Grove, WV 25039.

Leonard M. Ramsey
MADISON -- Leonard M. "Jake" Ramsey, 76, of Madison died Sunday, April 12, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner from Westmoreland Coal Co. with 30 years of service, a member of the UMW, an Air Force veteran of World War II, owner of Ramsey Dairy Queen and L&G Video and Tanning Center, Danville, and was a member of Danville Church of Christ.
Surviving: wife, Gladys Ramsey; sons, Darnell and Barry of Danville; daughters, Drema Ison of Julian, Peggy Roberts of Anderson, S.C.; niece, Judy Tapley Hall of Madison; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with Evangelist Buster Miller and Evangelist Kenneth Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Danville Church of Christ, Danville, WV 25053.

Ann S. Ruff
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Ann Stacy Ruff, 51, of White Sulphur Springs died Sunday, April 12, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a graduate of St. Mary's School of Nursing, Huntington, an employee of Greenbrier Clinic, White Sulphur Springs and a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, White Sulphur Springs.
Surviving: husband, William W. Ruff Jr.; father, Luther C. Stacy of White Sulphur Springs; brothers, Tom Stacy of Frankford, Bill Stacy of White Sulphur Springs; sister, Peg Stacy of White Sulphur Springs; three nieces. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs, with the Rev. Ray Conrad officiating. Burial will be in Carmel Cemetery, Gap Mills. There will be no visitation. The family suggests memorial contributions to Greenbrier Valley Hospice, Lewisburg, WV 24901.

Paul E. Runyon
WHARTON -- Paul Edward Runyon, 73, of Wharton, Boone County, died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He retired from Eastern Associated Coal Co., was a member of the UMW and Wharton Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, treasurer and Sunday School teacher.
Surviving: wife, Virginia Runyon; son, James A. of Charlotte, N.C.; sisters, Ruth Walker and Geneva Walls of Wharton; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Don McKinney and the Rev. John Rollins officiating. Burial will be in Vickers Cemetery, Haddleton. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ezzel M. Shamblen
BLOOMINGROSE -- Ezzel M. "Weasel" Shamblen, 82, of Bloomingrose, Boone County, died Friday, April 10, 1998, at home. He was the retired manager of the North American Coal company stores with 50 years of service, serving 30 years at Prenter and 20 years at Powhatan Point, Ohio.
Surviving: daughter, Patricia Sue Vickers of Mililani, Hawaii; sisters, Vona Crowl of Belle, Grova Jones of Ravenswood; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Annie M. Shrewsbury
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Annie Mae Shrewsbury, 63, of Salisbury, formerly of Ghent, W.Va., died Sunday, April 12, 1998, in Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, Concord, N.C., after a long illness. She was a homemaker, member of Cool Ridge Freewill Baptist Church, a three-year resident of Salisbury and a longtime resident of Ghent.
Surviving: son, David of Salisbury; daughters, Revia Elaine Daniels of Charleston, S.C., Sharlotte Peak of Cache, Okla., Rose Mullis of Salisbury; sisters, Ruby Lilly of Flat Top, W.Va., Bonnie Hornsby of Ghent, W.Va., Mary Bell Akers of Dunns, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring, with the Rev. Harold Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Tom Lilly Cemetery, Ghent. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Leona A. Simmons
BECKLEY -- Leona Ann Simmons, 71, of Beckley died Saturday, April 11, 1998, at home after an apparent heart attack. She retired from Raleigh County Board of Education with 18 years of service and was a Baptist.
Surviving: son, Dewayne Simmons of Beckley; daughters, Beverly Meade of Vermillion, Ohio, Sherron Quesenberry of Beckley; sisters, Shirley Diehl of Meadow Bridge, Dorothy Dreger of Detroit, Mich., Eva Thomas of Beaver, Sylvia Walker and Ethel Williams of Daytona Beach, Fla., Omanell Feazell of Beckley; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.