Frederick A. Cool
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Frederick A. Cool, 48, of Westminster died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, in Carroll County General Hospital, Westminster, after a long illness. He retired from Maryland Cup Co., a member of Linwood Church of the Brethren and a member and past president of the Lion's Club, Windsor, Md. Surviving: wife, Patsy Cool; son, Frederick A. Jr. of Westminster; sisters, Betty Colhour of Baltimore, Md., Brenda McIntosh of Summersville, W.Va., Allidene Pletcher and Nancy Tanner, of Morgantown, W.Va.; brothers, Daniel of Flatwoods, W.Va., Murl of LaGrange, Ohio, and Ralph of Bolair, W.Va. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Dodd-Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, W.Va., with the Rev. Robert Keplinger officiating. Burial will be in Cogar Cemetery, Diana, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ocie D. Duty
HOLDEN -- Ocie Dell Duty, 83, of Holden died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, at home. She was a Baptist and a former cook at the Evernam Hotel, Logan. Surviving: sister, Alice Mullins of Logan; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Arson Tackett and the Rev. Glenn White Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Adams Family Cemetery, Harts. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edith M. Ford
SCARBRO -- Edith Marie Thompson Ford, 92, of Scarbro died Sunday, May 25, 1997, in Pine Lodge Health Care Center, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Full Gospel Church, Scarbro. Surviving: sons, Robert Lee of Beckley, David R. of Scarbro; daughters, Patricia Mooney of Tulsa, Okla., Delores G. Hall of Riverton, Wyo.; sister, Hilda Darby of Charleston; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Dorothy Osborne officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Raymond C. Friel
MARLINTON -- Raymond Charles Friel, 72, of Marlinton died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at home. He retired from International Shoe Co., a Navy veteran of World War II and a Methodist. Surviving: wife, Nina Brown Friel; daughters, Peggy Fitzgerald of Green Bank, Barbara Cutlip of Marlinton, Vickie Sharp of Lovingston, Va.; brothers, Oscar of Valley Head, McKinley of Marlinton; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at VanReenen Funeral Home, Marlinton, with the Rev. Jay Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, near Marlinton. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Beatrice G. Fulks
Beatrice Gentle Fulks, 75, of Charleston died Friday, May 23, 1997, in Cedar Ridge Nursing Home after a long illness. Surviving: sisters, Louise Bailey of South Charleston, Bessie McKnight of Akron, Ohio; brothers, Kenneth Fulks of Akron, Paul and George Fulks, of Charleston. Service was Monday at Good Shepherd Mortuary. Burial was in Graceland Memorial Park.

Arnor Higginbotham
Arnor Higginbotham, 88, of Dunbar died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. Preston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia Holz
Virginia Holz, 79, of Charleston died Tuesday, May 27, 1997 in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a Methodist. Surviving: daughter, Sandra Cogan. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangments.

Edith E. Hughes
FOLA -- Edith Edna Hughes, 93, of Fola, Clay County, died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Fola Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, George of Springdale, Ariz., Max of Roswell, N.M., Thomas C. of Akron, Ohio, Warren of Lufkin, Texas, Willow of Gilbert; daughters, Mary G. Brown and Eva June Buckbee, of Fola, France Justus of Mount Sidney, Va., Karen Legg of Valley Fork; sister, Dolly Armstead of Swiss; 34 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 30 great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with the Rev. Wallace Hamrick officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Bickmore. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Hester D. Johnson
COLUMBIA STATION, Ohio -- Hester Deratha Johnson, 87, of Columbia Station, formerly of Charmco, W.Va., died Monday, May 26, 1997, in Medina Nursing Home after a long illness. She was former owner/operator of Johnson's Truck Stop, Charmco. Surviving: daughter, Evelyn Pack of Columbia Station; foster son, Gene Wells of Medina; two grandchildren; three foster great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, W.Va. Burial will be in Woodland Presbyterian Church, Auto, W.Va. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Nelson Johnson
Nelson Johnson, of Rand, died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in Heartland of Charleston after a long illness. Preston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia F. Long
Virginia Faye Long, 68, of Charleston died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at home after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of Charleston and a member of First Church of God, Main Street. Surviving: brothers, Aaron W. Long of Albemarle, N.C., Harold D. Long of Fairfield, Ohio; two nieces. Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Edward Bowman officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, W.Va. 25064.

Lillie M. Meyers
WINFIELD -- Lillie Margaret Meyers, 88, of Winfield died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in Teays Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was a member of First Church of God, Hurricane, a 37-year resident of Winfield and a homemaker. Surviving: son, Raymond Johnson of Detroit, Mich.; daughters, Jearline Runyon of Detroit, Alfea Parker of Howell, Mich., Darline Wiggins of Scott Depot, Dorothy Anderson of Winfield, Edith Frasher of Culloden; 21 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, with the Rev. Roy Young and the Rev. James Hartwell officiating. Burial will be in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Winfield. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edward F. Rader
MIAMI, Fla. -- Edward F. Rader, 49, of Miami died Monday, May 26, 1997, in Florida of cancer. He was a native of Summersville, W.Va., a longtime resident of Miami and a Vietnam veteran. Surviving: wife, Gail Rader; son Edward of Miami; sisters, Helen Williams of Ona, W.Va., Margaret Ann Hicks of Canvas, W.Va. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Waters Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev. Nelson Harris officiating. Burial will be in Craigsville (W.Va.) Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Glenna Mae Ritz
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Glenna Mae Ritz, 77, of Cookeville, formerly of Raleigh, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, in Cookeville General Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Surviving: sons. Kenneth M. Wriston of McKeesport, Pa., Fred Light of Nashville, Tenn.; daughters, Arlene Cribbs of Eagle Lake, Fla., Donna Marie Johnson and Frances McCloud, of Cookeville; sisters, Louise Light of Sparta, Tenn., Hallie Clifford of Indianapolis, Ind., Delores Long of McKeesport; brothers, Ira B. Wriston of Crow, W.Va., Austis L. Wriston of Lewisburg, W.Va.; 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayetteville, W.Va. There will be no visitation. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Sylvia I. Shamblen
Sylvia Irene Schoonover Shamblen, 87, of Charleston died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, in Americare of Dunbar after a long illness. She was a sales representative for a cosmetic company in the Charleston area for a number of years, a member of McKinnon Presbyterian Church and the West Virginia Homemakers Club. Surviving: daughter, Judy Bender of Charleston; brothers, Ralph Schoonover of Cross Lanes, Arch Schoonover of South Charleston, Daniel Schoonover of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sisters, Kathleen Bowen, Christine Williams and Goldie Blake of Charleston, Pauline Parsons of Ripley; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at McKinnon Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ed Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Jackson County. There will be no visitation. Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Vonda K. Shuck
LORAIN, Ohio -- Vonda K. "Bobbie" Shuck, 58, of Lorain died Monday, May 26, 1997, in Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, after a short illness. She was a homemaker. Surviving: husband, George Shuck; sons, George Jr. and Robin of Lorain; stepdaughter, Belinda Kernell of Lorain; sisters, Pauline Deal of Summersville, W.Va., Betty Thompkins of Richmond, Va.; brothers, Robert Barnhouse of Summersville, W.Va., Jim, Teddy and Roger Fowler of Richwood, W.Va.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, with the Rev. James Cash officiating. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Ira M. Smith
PRINCETON -- Ira Mason Smith, 82, of Princeton died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, at home. He was a senior partner in Smith-Lilly Law Firm, Princeton, and a member of the Mercer County, state and American Bar associations. He was a graduate of Princeton High School, Roanoke (Va.) College and West Virginia University College of Law. He was a member of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce Board, served as city attorney for 20 years and was named Citizen of the Year in 1970. He was instrumental in the formation of the Mercer County Saddlebred Association, served as board member for three county banks at various times, was a member of Elks Lodge, Bluestone Club and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Princeton. Surviving: wife, Dorothy Emma Rule Smith; daughters, Sandra Susan Lilly of Princeton, Clair Mason Seagren of Lexington, Ky.; sister, Doris S. Angel of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandsons. Funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Princeton, with the Rev. Larry Wren officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at George W. Seaver Funeral Home, Princeton, where a Christian wake service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Labre Indian School, Ashland, Mont., or Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Princeton.

Charles W. Spearman
Charles William Spearman, 52, of Chelyan died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. He was employed in the parts department of Paul White Chevrolet, Chelyan, was a graduate of East Bank High School and a lifelong resident of Chelyan. Surviving: mother, Maxine P. Spearman of Chelyan; sister, Jayne S. Fischer of Allenhurst, Ga.; four nieces. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle, with the Rev. Jack Albert officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Deborah J. Sweazie
WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Deborah Jean White Sweazie, 43, of Woodbridge died Thursday, May 22, 1997, in a Woodbridge hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Beckley, W.Va., an employee of Bell Atlantic, Arlington, Va., and a member of Mount Zion Church, Arlington. Surviving: husband, Charles R. Sweazie Sr.; sons, Chad R., Christopher R. and Charles R. Jr., of Woodbridge; sisters, Cornelia Ann Reynolds of Southfield, Mich., Blanche Regina Dudley of Alexandria; brothers, Phillip White III of Washington, D.C., Alfred A. White of Raleigh, W.Va. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church, Raleigh, with the Rev. Thomas V. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Clyde E. Thompson
STANAFORD -- Clyde Erwin Thompson, 81, of Stanaford died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. He was a retired miner, a former orthopedic technician for 25 years, a member of the UMW, Masonic Lodge 95, Beckley, and Royal Arch Chapter 38. He was a Methodist. Surviving: wife, Garnette James Thompson; sister, Hazel Armstrong of Eaton, Ga. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Virgil C. Cook officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, with Masonic rites by Lodge 95. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Amelio J. Varrella
KENSINGTON, Md. -- Amelio Joe Varrella, 82, of Kensington and Ivydale, W.Va., died Saturday. May 24, 1997, at his home in Kensington. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Leona M. Kelley Varrella; son, Joseph R. "Joey" Varrella of Ivydale; stepgrandson, James D. Pizza; three stepgreat-grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, Wheaton, Md. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hines Rinaldi Funeral Home, 11800 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, Md.

COPENING, George C. -- Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Grace Bible Church, Charleston, with the Rev. Samuel Jackson and the Rev. Matthew Watts officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Preston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Copening, 48, of Charleston died Monday, May 26, 1997, at home after a long illness.

LOMAX, Lola Hanson "Granny" -- Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at James Chapel, Clintonville, Greenbrier County, with the Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Lomax, 97, of Charleston died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1996, at the home of her son, Layton Whitman of Charleston.

Nelva May Chambers
Nelva May Chambers, 74, of St. Albans died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was a former operator for C&P Telephone, Madison, with 18 years of service and was a 30-year resident of St. Albans. Surviving: daughter, Sally H. Slater of Dunbar; sisters, Zelda Yoder of Almont, Mich., Zeva Toler of Morrisville, Patsy Ann Williams of St. Albans. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Sidney Warner Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Elsie E. Conley
FAYETTEVILLE -- Elsie E. Conley, 78, of Fayetteville died Thursday, May 29, 1997, in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker. Surviving: sons, Brown of Dale City, Va., Les of Oak Hill; daughters, Rida White of Fayetteville, Dremia Stoner of Fort Hood, Texas; sisters, Loraine Harris of Falls Mills, Va., Juanita Leedy of Bluefield, Va.; brother, Douglas Vickers Jr. of Beckley; nine grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with the Rev. James Ballard officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. The family suggests memorial contributions to The Salvation Army, 900 Highland Ave., Bluefield, W.Va. 24701.