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Juanita Reed
Juanita Reed, 68, of Charleston died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. She retired from Kanawha Valley Hospital.
Surviving: son, Gary M. Reed of Clifton Forge, Va.; daughters, Linda Sue Moffatt of Sissonville, Neica Ann Goodwin of Tornado, Bernice Shafer of Clendenin; sister, Daisy Totz of Tampa, Fla.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Marvin Welch officiating. Burial will be in Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Pocatalico. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mary F. Reedy
Mary Florence Reedy, 87, of Charleston died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in Cedar Ridge Nursing Center after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: daughters, Betty Garnes of Charleston, Carolyn Newby of Bend, Ore.; son, Arthur B. of Victoria, British Columbia; sister, Ruby Davis of Charleston; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Hobart Harper officiating. Burial will be in Jenkins Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jamie Robison
LUTZ, Fla. -- Jamie Robison, 16, of Lutz, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, after being struck by a train on his way home from school, said the Pinellas County medical examiner's office in Largo, Fla. He was a student at Moemicken High School, Lutz.
Surviving: stepfather and mother, Brian and Sherry Miller Hurst of Lutz; father, Robert Robison of Williamsport, Pa.; maternal grandparents, Austel and Fay Miller of Charleston. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, W.Va., with the Rev. S.R. Parsons Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Siders Cemetery, Kentuck, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Enoch R. Rust
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Enoch Rector Rust, 85, of Williamstown died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in Marietta Center, Marietta, Ohio. He retired from Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Plant, Charleston, was a member of United Glass and Ceramic Union, joined the union staff in 1946, was second vice president and director of organizing for the union. He was a member of Ralph R. Rocky Masonic Lodge.
Surviving: wife, Mabel Beverly Rust; daughter, Judy McCale of Williamstown; son, David W. Rust of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; brother, Samuel Rust of Nitro; sisters, Viola Lewis of Port Orchard, Wash., Lena Shamblin of Alabama, D. June Limanni of Westerly, R.I., Mae Champlin of Cornish Flat, N.H., Kathleen Clark of Connecticut; two grandsons. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park Chapel, South Charleston. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the chapel. Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna, is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth J. Siligo
WINFIELD -- Ruth Jane Clark Siligo, 82, of Winfield, formerly of Valdosta, Ga., died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in Americare-Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was a homemaker and attended Winfield Baptist Church.
Surviving: sons, Guy D. Pointer of Macon, Ga., William Pointer of Charleston; sisters, Irene Mollohan of Elkview, Sybil Boozenny of California, Ida Perdue of New York; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Doug McComas officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Oreda F. Smith
Oreda F. Smith, 70, of Charleston died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in a personal care home in St. Albans after a short illness. She was a Baptist and lifelong resident of Kanawha County.
Surviving: husband, Kenneth H. Smith; son, Allen "Butch" Smith of Kenna; daughters, Janice Carnes of Cross Lanes, Anita Myers of Charleston; sister, Lena King of Charleston; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Fields officiating. Burial will be in Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Pocatalico. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Virginia M. Smith
NEW HAVEN, Ind. -- Virginia May Smith, 48, of New Haven, formerly of Beckley, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a homemaker, a former waitress and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Beckley.
Surviving: sons, Bryan and Dennis Smith of New Haven; mother, Inez Pitt Richmond of Blue Jay, W.Va.; brothers, Richard and Danny Richmond of Blue Jay, William H. Richmond Jr. of Shady Spring, W.Va.; sister, Linda Nicholas of Glen Morgan, W.Va. Service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. 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.

Rose Ann Stanley
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio -- Rose Ann Stanley, 68, of Gallipolis died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: daughters, Patricia Joyce Erb of Kanauga, Ohio, Jeanette Geraldine Costa of Jacksonville, Fla., Rose Marie Wagner of Clovis, Calif., Delores Jean Hirsekorn of Aliquippa, Pa.; sons, Larry "Junior" Stanley, James R. Stanley and Ronald W. Stanley of Greeneville, Tenn., Worthy Stanley Jr. of Gallipolis, Glen Roger Stanley of Charlotte, N.C., Dennis Stanley of Rutland; sisters, Estaline Boswell, Margaret Smith and Frances Camden of Point Pleasant, Geraldine Lewis of Princeton, W.Va.; 25 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Carmel Church, Gallipolis Ferry, with the Rev. Marlin Campbell and Pastor Dale Vollmar officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.

William Underwood
BECKLEY -- William Underwood, 75, of Beckley died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Willa C. VanKirk
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Willa Collins VanKirk, of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, Asheville, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in the Mountain Area Hospice Hospital, Solace, N.C. She was a native of Grafton, W.Va., a graduate of West Virginia University, a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, retired from DuPont, and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Surviving: daughter, Mary A. VanLeer of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla; sister, Dorothy Steele of Jacksonville, Fla.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be Sunday at St. Giles Chapel, Asheville, with the Rev. Gary Farmer and the Rev. John Southern officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Giles Chapel of Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonsville Road, Asheville, NC 28803 or Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St., Asheville, NC 28801. Morris Funeral Home, Asheville, is in charge of arrangements.

Clarence E. Welch
ROBINSON -- Clarence Eugene "Chicago" Welch, 52, of Robinson, Boone County, was found dead at his home Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, said a spokesman for the Boone County Sheriff's Department. Christopher D. Spears, 19, of Madison has been charged with his death, the spokesman said. He was an oil compounder for E.F. Haughton Oil Co., Chicago, Ill., and was of the Church of God faith.
Surviving: wife, Daffenie Rose McCoy Welch; daughter, Julie Welch of Chicago; stepson, Darrell Wallace of Kistler; sisters, Letha Frye of Mud Fork, Kay Gillenwater of Logan, Shirley Adams of Low Gap, Mae Akers and Mary Smith of Columbus, Ohio; brothers, Charles and Cecil Welch of Columbus, Jim Fox of North Dakota. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Lonnie Gore officiating. Burial will be in Mills Cemetery, Chapmanville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Goldie White
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. -- Goldie White, 93, of Lincoln Park, formerly of Logan, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in Detroit, Mich. Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.