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Richard M. Barnes
FLAT TOP -- Richard Michael Barnes, 30, of Flat Top died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, from injuries received in an automobile accident on U.S. 19 in Raleigh County, a state police spokesman said. He was a former salesman and a lifelong resident of Flat Top.
Surviving: companion, Melissa Bailey of Flat Top; daughter, Tori Michelle Barnes of Flat Top; father, Richard Barnes of Beaver; mother, Susan Rose Barnes of Flat Top; brother, Ray A. Barnes II of Flat Top; sister, Jennifer C. Barnes of Beckley; paternal grandmother, Virginia Barnes of Flat Top. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring, with the Rev. Jack Barber officiating. Burial will be in Barnes Cemetery, Flat Top. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Barbara F. Belcher
Barbara Fay Tyree Belcher, 56, of Coco Road, Elkview, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was an employee of Casci with 18 years of service, a lifelong resident of Kanawha County and a member of Coco Advent Christian Church.
Surviving: husband, Charles E. Belcher; daughter, Lisa V. Belcher of Charleston; brothers, George Tyree of Charleston, Richard Tyree of Cross Lanes, Ray Tyree of Titusville, Fla.; sister, Mina Rhodes of Charleston. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. Raphael S. Cavender officiating. Burial will be in Hughart Cemetery, Legg Fork, Sissonville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Robert L. Canter
WALKERSVILLE -- Robert Leroy "Bob" Canter, 59, of Route 1, Walkersville, Lewis County, died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Buckhannon.
Surviving: wife, Florence Carol Murray Canter; daughters, Wendy Shutt, Robin Farwell and Stephaine Canter, of Colorado, Ann Brady of Duck; sons, Albert B. Canter of Colorado, Robert B. Canter of Iowa, Timothy Gibson of Weston, Roy Moats of Walkersville; sister, Stella Willard of Walkersville; brother, Jack Canter of Widen; half-brothers, John Canter of Charleston, David Canter of Montaoan; half-sisters, Virginia Smith and Jeanne Martinez, of Colorado. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Alkire Funeral Home, Buckhannon, with the Rev. Lonnie Ramsey officiating. Burial will be in Knawls Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Clara A. Coleman
OAK HILL -- Clara Ann Coleman, 80, of Oak Hill died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Greentown.
Surviving: daughter, Crystal Coleman of Hill Top; granddaughter, Carolyn Coleman of Hill Top; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Greentown, with the Rev. Essie Ford and the Rev. David Allen officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara M. Cotton
Barbara M. Cotton, 56, of Institute died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a retired Kanawha County schoolteacher.
Surviving: husband, David E. Cotton Jr.; son, Erech of South Charleston; father, Harry H. Mosby of Institute; sisters, Drema Mosby and Linda Davis of Institute, Dr. Glenna Mosby of Knoxville, Tenn., Alyce Johnson of Reston, Va.; brothers, Harry H. Mosby Jr. of Institute, Charles Mosby of Huntsville, Texas; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Charleston, with Bishop John M. Hairston and Pastor Willie Schofield officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Scott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

William P. DeBarr
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- William Paul DeBarr, 87, of Mount Vernon died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in Mount Vernon. He was a retired glass blower from Dunbar (W.Va.) Glass Co.
Surviving: daughter, Billie Burdette of Mount Vernon; granddaughters, Belinda Savage of Howard, Ohio, Teia Hunter of Mount Vernon. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Flower-Snyder Funeral Home, Mount Vernon. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice of Knox County, 302 East High St., Mount Vernon, OH 43050.

Jacob T. Deitz
BLUE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Jacob "Jake" Tucker Deitz, 90, of Blue Sulphur Springs died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a farmer, a veteran of World War II, a member of Tri-County Memorial VFW Post 6723, Alderson, and was a Methodist.
Surviving: several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alderson Cemetery with the Rev. Sam Groves officiating. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson. The procession will leave the funeral home at 10:30 a.m for the cemetery.

Robert L. Fanning
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Robert Leonard Fanning, 59, of White Sulphur Springs died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Columbia Greenbrier Valley Hospital, Fairlea, after a short illness. He retired from Labor Union 453, Beckley, and was a member of the West Virginia Sportsmen Club.
Surviving: wife, Sarah E. Fanning; daughter, Sherry Fanning of White Sulphur Springs; brothers, Harry B. Fanning of White Sulphur Springs, Daniel P. Fanning of Edgewood, Md., Lonnie E. Fanning of Kingsport, Tenn.; sister, Icie M. Allen of Dale City, Va.; one grandson. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs, with the Rev. Mark DeHaven officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Charles A. Fleck
Charles Allen Fleck, 75, of Alum Creek died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired general laborer.
Surviving: sons, Richard Allen Fleck of Clio, Charles Lee Fleck, Gary Dewayne Fleck of St. Albans, Lesley P. Fleck of Charleston; sisters, Carrie Thomas of Marmet, Lena Mae Pruitt of White Pines, Tenn.; brothers, Ernest Eugene Fleck of Perry, Fla., Joseph Fleck of Nitro; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stevens-Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with Pastor Jack Henry officiating. Burial will be in Fisher Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Henry T. Hamrick
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Henry Taft Hamrick, 89, of White Sulphur Springs died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Alleghany Regional Hospital, Low Moor, Va., after a long illness. He was a schoolteacher with the Greenbrier County school system, a retired employee of The Greenbrier, and was a member of First Presbyterian Church, White Sulphur Springs, where he was a former elder and Sunday school teacher.
Surviving: wife, Nellie Seldomridge Hamrick; daughters, Patricia Morris of Oak Hill, Nellie G. Fogus of Elkton, Va.; sons, Henry L. Hamrick of Maxwelton, Donald E. Hamrick of Virginia; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ben Gurley officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs. The family suggests memorial contributions to First Presbyterian Church, White Sulphur Springs.

Bessie A. Hatfield
SCHMACHER, Canada -- Bessie Armstrong Hatfield of Schmacher, Ontario, Canada, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in Ontario. She was formerly of Hanover, Wyoming County, W.Va., was a nurse at the former Ashford General Hospital in West Virginia, a registered nurse in Schmacher, Ontario, and was in the Army Nurse Corps.
Surviving: husband, Kennie E. Hatfield Sr.; sons, Kennie Jr. of West Palm Beach, Fla., Jack of Ripley, W.Va., Dean of Raleigh, N.C.; daughters, Geraldine Mahoney of Roblin, Ontario, Rachael of Indialantic, Fla., Mary Hatfield of Charleston, W.Va.; brother, Doug Armstrong of Bancroft, Ontario; sisters, Dorothy Needham of Bancroft, Ida Clark of Arizona, Bette Lou Armstrong of Ottawa, Ontario; 12 grandchildren. Service was Sunday at Baragar Funeral Home. Burial was in Armstrong Family Cemetery, New Carlow, Ontario.

Opal M. Jackson
IRELAND -- Opal May Jackson, 60, of Ireland, Lewis County, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a retired cook from the Lewis County Board of Education with 25 years of service.
Surviving: husband, Aurthur Lee Jackson Sr.; son, Aurthur "Archie" Lee Jackson Jr. of Buckhannon; sisters, Doris Jean Hefner of Ireland, Bonnie Wilfong of Warren, Ohio; brothers, Lewis Hefner and Victor Hefner of Weston; one granddaughter; two stepgrandsons. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ireland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Doug Smailes officiating. The body was cremated. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or the Arthritis Foundation. Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, is in charge of arrangements.

Drexel R. Journell
DANVILLE -- Drexel Ray Journell, 57, of Danville died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital. He was a miner.
Surviving: son, Marvin of Danville; daughter, Lynn Marie Journell of Danville; mother, Dorothy Journell of Danville; brother, Ronnie of Danville; sister, Mickey Roberts of Danville. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with Evangelist Truman Cobb officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Effie Knotts
RIPLEY -- Effie Knotts, 81, of Ripley, formerly of Spencer, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in Eldercare of West Virginia, Ripley, after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: sisters, Mary Offutt of Ohio, Minnie Moran of Weston, Sylvia Pursley of Ona; several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Eventide Cemetery, Spencer, with the Rev. Michael E. Hall officiating. Friends may call from noon until 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer.

Marie McGrew
Marie McGrew, 83, of North Charleston died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.

Mildred B. Miller
MADISON -- Mildred "Tillie" Barrett Miller, 87, of Madison, Boone County, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a retired schoolteacher from the Boone County Board of Education with 45 years of service, a member of the Retired Teachers Association, Madison United Methodist Church and was a former 4-H leader.
Surviving: daughter, Diane Payne of Madison; son, Larry Miller of West Grove, Pa.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Boone Memorial Park, Madison, with the Rev. Tom McDowell officiating. The procession will leave Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, at 10:45 a.m. for the cemetery. Friends may call any time at the home of Diane Payne, 308 2nd St., Madison. The family suggests memorial contributions to Madison United Methodist Church.

Mary P. Mullens
CRAIGSVILLE -- Mary P. Mullens, 85, of Craigsville died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a member of Chestnut Flat United Methodist Church, Crupperneck.
Surviving: sons, Lee and Harold of Craigsville; daughters, Retha McGeeney of Craigsville, Louise Eisenhower of Burgaw, N.C., Lenora Steele of Woodridge, N.J., Louella Rybasack of Bayville, N.J.; sister, Ida Bever of Richwood; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Chestnut Flat United Methodist Church, Crupperneck near Craigsville, with the Rev. Larry Russell and the Rev. Jimmy Hypes officiating. Burial will be in Russell Cemetery, Crupperneck. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood.

Mary F. Ratcliff
Mary Francis Ratcliff, 66, of Charleston died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a former employee of Ramada Inn and a lifelong resident of the Kanawha Valley.
Surviving: husband, Thomas Ratcliff; sons, Jack Arizona Clark of Charleston, Charles "Slugger" Lanier of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughters, Robyn McGhee of South Charleston, Mary Francis Lanier of Charleston; brothers, Robert Edwards of Berea, Ohio, Woody Edwards, Tommy Edwards and Fred Means of Charleston; sisters, Peggy Graham of Kentucky, Judy Means of Charleston; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, with the Rev. Frank Goff officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Charles F. Ray
POCA -- Charles F. "Sambo" Ray, 47, of Poca died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was employed by Claxton Smith and Sons, Poca, and was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County.
Surviving: wife, Barbara Crizer Ray; daughters, Wanda Lee Pfost and Yolinda Ray Moore of St. Albans; stepdaughter, Karen Renee Landers of Poca; stepsons, Michael Allen Landers and Steven Wayne Landers of St. Albans; mother, Dorothy A. Ray of Charleston; brothers, William H. Ray and Ernest E. Ray of Charleston; sisters, Dorothy M. Gillispie of Charleston, Brenda J. Silveria of Santa Maria, Calif. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Clarence Edens officiating. Burial will be in Starcher Cemetery, Kanawha Two-Mile, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ella M. Riffle
JANE LEW -- Ella Mae Riffle, 73, of Jane Lew died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a long illness. She was a former rest home employee, a homemaker and was a member and employee of Fraternal Order of Eagles Club, Weston. She was a Methodist.
Surviving: sons, William Jr. of Austin, Texas, Elzie James "Jim" of Glenville, Charles Edward of Cedarville; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; 18 stepgreat-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Weston, with the Rev. Charles Titus officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Ellyson Mortuary, Glenville.

Lennie O. Rose
RAINELLE -- Lennie Olive McClung Rose, 95, of Rainelle died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal, Va., after a short illness. She was a member of Jehovah's Witness Congregation of Rainelle and a homemaker.
Surviving: daughter, Marie Campbell of Front Royal; son, Wade Rose of Rainelle; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with Howard Shaffer officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Corliss. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Gerald R. Rudell
STONEY CREEK, N.C. -- Gerald R. "Jerry" Rudell, 69, of Stoney Creek, formerly of Charleston, W.Va.,died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, N.C., after a short illness. He was a sales engineer for Rockwell-Reliance Corp., attended St. Marks Reformed Church, was a veteran of the Army Special Forces, a former member of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Charleston and Kanawha County Park Commission. He was a graduate of Penn State University.
Surviving: wife, Ruth Sides Rudell; daughter, Kristine Blair of Charleston; son, Roger Rudell of Columbia, S.C.; stepdaughters, Sarah Galvin of San Antonio, Texas., Lisa Adams of Union Cross, N.C.; half-sister, Betty McGinnis of Leechburg, Pa.; three grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Reformed Church with the Rev. Robert M. Disher officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Mark's Reformed Church, 1230 St. Mark's Church Road, Burlington, NC 27215.

Rosalie B. Shirley
GALLOWAY, Ohio -- Rosalie Bell Shirley, 68, of Galloway died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in Doctor's Hospital West, Columbus, Ohio, after a long illness. She was formerly of Lincoln County.
Surviving: husband, James C. Shirley; son, J. Michael Shirley of Lubbock, Texas; daughter, Anita M. Burke of Westerville, Ohio; sisters, AnnaMae Roberts and Alta Fae Harmon of Lake Worth, Fla.; brother, Rev. Carl Lester Bell of Yawkey, W.Va.; one grandson. Service was Thursday at Jerry Spears Funeral Home and Crematorium, Columbus, Ohio, with the Rev. Carl Lester Bell officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to Pilot Dogs of Columbus.

James H. Walker Sr.
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- James Henry Walker Sr., 68, of Chillicothe, formerly of Malden, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a retired operator from Owens-Illinois Glass Go., an Army veteran of the Korean War and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Surviving: wife, Ada Moore Walker; daughter, Karen Snyder of Circleville, Ohio; sons, James H. Jr. and John L. of Circleville; sisters, Nola Elam, Janet Moles, Edna George and Betty Mack of Charleston, W.Va., Gaylene Rose of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; brothers, Lewis "Pete" Walker of Evans, W.Va., Ronald Keith Walker of Charleston; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevens-Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Kermit Cunningham 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.