Vernelle W. Bonsall
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Vernelle W. Bonsall, 70, of Columbia, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Thursday, May 14, 1998. Surviving: husband, George Bonsall; sister, Ann Henderson of Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandchildren. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Bush River Memorial Gardens. Coughman-Harman Funeral Home, Columbia, is in charge of arrangements.

Claude Bowling
SCOTT DEPOT -- Claude Bowling, 64, of Scott Depot, formerly of Nitro, died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane, after a short illness. He was retired owner of Quality Furniture, Nitro. Surviving: wife, Ruth Bowling; daughters, Patty Hatcher of Teays Valley, Carolyn Harmon of Leon, Connie Harmon of Liberty; sons, James Bowling of Poca, Gene Arms of Logan, Ohio; sisters, Zelda Wallace of Ulysses, Ky., Lois Jean May of Monroe, Mich.; brothers, Ernest Bowling of South Wiggins, Miss., Mark Bowling of Louisa, Ky.; 10 grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. Lawrence Slater officiating. Entombment will be in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Red House. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Bill E. Brown
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- Bill E. Brown, 67, of Panama City Beach died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in a Panama City nursing home. He was a native of Logan, W.Va., a graduate of Logan High School and was a former cashier and vice president at the National Bank of Logan with 19 years' service. Surviving: daughter, Sandra Brown Wing of Panama City; sisters, Edna Bias of Logan, Vivian Justice of Charleston; brother, Bob of Logan; one grandchild. Memorial service will be 4 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home, Panama City, with Kenneth Grizzell officiating. The family suggests donations be sent to Palo Alto Church of Christ Daycare Center, 3119 Highway 231, Panama City, Fla. 32405.

Dave Brumfield
HARTS -- Dave Brumfield, 67, of Harts, Lincoln County, died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was a retired employee of C&O Railroad. Surviving: daughter, Becky Brumfield Fleming of Harts; son, David Lee Brumfield of Harts; sisters, Grace Butcher of Man, Lilly Ray of Harts; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Chapman Memorial Freewill Baptist Church, Harts, with the Rev. Kit Meade and minister Greg Mullins officiating. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the church. Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, is in charge of arrangements.

Carla A. Bush
RANDLEMAN, N.C. -- Carla A. Bush, 32, of Randleman, formerly of Weston, W.Va., died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in the University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, after a long illness. Surviving: parents, Jack and Pat Bush of Jane Lew, W.Va.; sisters, Fonda Bean and Deanna Bush of Weston; brother, Jeffrey Lee Bush with the Marine Corps on Parris Island, S.C.; maternal grandmother, Rose Mary Roberts of Parkersburg, W.Va. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, W.Va., with the Rev. Joe Busch officiating. Burial will be in Enon Cemetery, near Grantsville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Arthur A. Carr
CLAY -- Arthur A. Carr, 79, of Clay died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a member of Rogers Fork Baptist Church and a retired miner from Valley Camp Coal Co. Surviving: brother, Willie Carr of Procious. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with the Rev. Paul Parsons officiating. Burial will be in Moore Cemetery, Wallback. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

D. Frank Cox
D. Frank Cox, 70, of Cross Lanes, formerly of Browns Creek, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston. He was retired from Smith Transfer Company, a member of the Teamsters Local 175, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 202, Charleston, a Baptist and a Marine veteran of World War II. He was a 35 year resident of Browns Creek. Surviving: wife, Louise Cox; daughter, Lisa Cox of Cross Lanes; son, Michael Cox of St. Albans; stepsons, Marshall Colebank of Elkview, Harry "Butch" Colebank of Nokesville, Va.; sisters, Helen Schultz of Pliney, Jene Cox of Santa Cruz, Calif.; brother, Jennings Cox of Hurricane; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Joel Harpold officiating. Entombment will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Ada Cross
Ada Cross, 97, of Cross Lanes died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Americare Nursing Home, Dunbar. She was a homemaker and a member of Mace United Methodist Church. Surviving: daughters, Geneva Workman and Marie Galford of Cross Lanes; son, Robert Cross of Hampton, Va.; brother, Wesley Doyle of Slaty Fork; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at VanReenen Funeral Home, Marlinton, with the Rev. Aslan Barkat officiating. Burial will be in Mingo Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Carl D. Davis
WEBSTER SPRINGS -- Carl Duncan Davis, 77, of Webster Springs died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, from injuries received in an automobile accident, said a spokesman from the Webster County Sheriff's Department. He was a laborer, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the VFW. Surviving: wife, Deanna Davis; sons, Carol G., Kevin G. and Richard H. Davis of Wadsworth, Ohio, Dewayne Davis of Webster Springs; brothers, Henry Davis of Hacker Valley, Herbert Davis of Pennsylvania; sisters, Emogene Salisbury of North Carolina, Virginia Douglas of Buckhannon; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Dodd & Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, with the Rev. Sam Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery, Webster Springs. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Dorothy M. DeGraw
NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- Dorothy Mae Byers DeGraw, 62, of New Milford, formerly of Elkview, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 12, 1998, in Englewood Hospital Medical Center after a long illness. She was a homemaker. Surviving: husband, Aitcheson Harvey DeGraw; son, William Edward Byers of Elkview; daughters, Cheryl Lynn Arcodia of Blauvelt, N.Y., Barbara Marie Furo of Hillsdale, Michelle Hayden of Wilmington, N.C.; sisters, Shirley Ann Phillips of Parkersburg, W.Va., Margie Faye Carte of Elkview; 12 grandchildren. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. Lee Swor officiating. Burial will be in Jarrett Cemetery, Elkview. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Myrtle J. DePue
SPENCER -- Myrtle Jane Carpenter DePue, 80, of Spencer died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Roane General Hospital. She was a graduate of Glenville State College, a retired school teacher and a member of Gilboa Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, Bryan F. and Gary A. DePue of Spencer, Harold DePue of Sissonville; sister, June Seabolt of Cleveland; brother, A.B. "Brice" Carpenter of Parkersburg; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with Dick Elliott and the Rev. Mike King officiating. Burial will be in DePue Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to Gilboz Baptist Church Building Fund, Route 1 Box 176A, Reedy, W.Va. 25270.

Deloris J. Estes
HURRICANE -- Deloris Jane Estes, 62, of Hurricane died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a member of Valley of Decision Church, Salt Rock, a lifelong resident of Hurricane and a homemaker. Surviving: son, Wendel; daughters, Helen Carter of Hurricane, Tammy Litton of Scott Depot; sister, Hazel Kozey of Brook Park, Ohio; brothers, Sonny Sovine of Hurricane, Danny Sovine of Culloden; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Service was to be 1:30 today at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Jim Baker officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Joan G. Fridley
Joan G. Fridley, 69, of Charleston died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Ruby's Residential Board and Care, Dunbar, after a long illness. She was a former secretary for Charleston Catholic High School and St. Agnes Catholic School and a member of Sisters of St. Joseph and St. Agnes Catholic Church, Charleston. She was a 63-year resident of Cambells Creek. Surviving: daughters, Eloise Trump of Columbus, Ohio, Lisa Monk of Sissonville, Beth Moss of Jacksonville, N.C.; sons, William J. Fridley and Lawrence Taylor of Charleston; sisters, Theresa Kilgore of Danville, Va., Barbara Norton of Massachusetts, Kathleen Middleton of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, Maurice, William and Arthur Gatens of Charleston, Patrick Gatens of Sissonville, John Gatens of Idaho; eight grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Catholic Church with the Rev. John McDonnell officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church where there will be a Christian wake service at 7:30. Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, is in charge of arrangements.

Joan T. Gwinn
MOUNT HOPE -- Joan Thelma Graff Gwinn, 71, of Mount Hope died Tuesday, May 13, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. She was a retired auditor from the Bank of Mount Hope, a member of Mount Hope Baptist Temple, former editor of the Temple Times, a member of Mount Hope Federated League and DAR and a graduate of Marjorie Webster Business School, Washington. Surviving: husband, John "Jake" Gwinn; daughter, Jan Caye Londeree of Mount Hope; sons, Tom Swift Gwinn of Mount Hope, John C. Gwinn Jr. of Ghent; mother, Jannes Snyder Graff of Mount Hope; brother, Frank "Tom" Graff Jr. of Charleston; sister, Margaret "Peggy" Samples of Pittsburgh; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service will be Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. David McCoy officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. The family suggests donations be sent to Mount Hope Baptist Temple.

Patricia J. Harris
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Patricia Jean Andrews Harris, 58, of Charlotte, formerly of Sandstone, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 12, 1998, in Presbyterian Hospital after a short illness. She was a Baptist, a Food Lion cashier and a homemaker. Surviving: daughter, Tammy Hunt of Charlotte; sons, Dana Harris of Charlotte, Wayne Harris of Lewisburg, W.Va.; sister, Madeline Boone of Hillsdale, W.Va.; six grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, W.Va., with the Rev. Sterling Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Richard L. Harrison
MIMS, Fla. -- Richard L. Harrison, 68, of Mims died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Parrish Medical Center. He was a native of Cedar Grove, W.Va., a manager for McDonnel-Douglas Aerospace Corp., Kennedy Space Center, with 30 years' service and was a Mason. Surviving: wife, Charlotte Harrison; sons, Richard L. Harrison II of Port St. John, Gregory E. Harrison of Mims; sister Judy Short of Georgia; four grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Titusville Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Titusville.

Ida M. Lee
GARRETS BEND, Sod -- Ida M. Lee, 83, of Garretts Bend, Sod, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

David P. Lilly
MABSCOTT -- David Palmer Lilly, 74, of Mabscott died Tuesday, May 12, 1998, at home after a sudden illness. He was a self-employed carpenter, an Army veteran of World War II and a member and trustee of Mabscott Holiness Church. Surviving: son, David Randolph Lilly of Roanoke; daughter, Judith Wickline of Roanoke; brothers, Frank, Aubrey and Luther Lilly of Jumping Branch, Paul Lilly of Oak Hill, Don Lilly of Woodbridge, Va.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mabscott Holiness Church with the Rev. E.G. "Buz" Keller officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Melton Mortuary, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Willard McCoy
WAYNE, Mich. -- Willard McCoy, 82, of Wayne died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in Annapolis Hospital Beyer Center after a long illness. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. with 25 years of service. Surviving: wife, Freda Adkins McCoy; daughters, Lora Young of Garden City, Linda Klingensmith of Newark, Ohio; sons, Quenton McCoy of Garden City, Frank McCoy of Damascus, Va., Orbra McCoy of Westland; sisters, Thelma Manns of Belleville, Easter Sanders of Ithaca, Stella Miller of Salt Rock, W.Va.; brothers, Earnest McCoy of Killen, Ala., Ward McCoy of Ranger, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin, W.Va., with James Mounts officiating. Burial will be in Sanders Cemetery, Ranger. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Ruby V. Michael
COMFORT -- Ruby Vivian Michael, 84, of Comfort died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division. She attended Tony Branch Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving: daughter, Eldean Russell of Comfort; son, Kermit Michael of Comfort; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Drawdy Cemetery, Peytona, with the Rev. Phil Rowe officiating. Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Mark A. O'Dell
OVAPA -- Mark A. O'Dell, 56, of Ovapa, Clay County, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He was a member of Ovapa Church of God and the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union 625 and was a retired welder. Surviving: wife, Carolyn O'Dell; daughters, Lisa Shamblin of Procious, Becky Shamblin of Clendenin; sons, Brian of Scott Depot, Jonathan of Charleston; sister, Alice F. Bragg and Jeanne Perdue of Ovapa, Mary E. Friend of Ripley, Susie Lumus of Ripley; brothers, Ronald of Ripley, Larry of Clendenin; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with the Rev. Richard Talbot officiating. Burial will be in the Church of God Cemetery, Ovapa. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Roger L. Pauley
SOD - Roger Lee Pauley, 62, of Sod died Thursday, May 14, 1998, at home after a short illness. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

Wilma Pinion
BOOMER -- Wilma Pinion, 78, of Boomer died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Montgomery General Elderly Care after a long illness. She was owner of the former Pinion's Market, Alloy, a native of Kimberly, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband Tony S. Pinion. Surviving: son, Jerry Pinion of Lexington, Ky.; daughters, Lou Jones of Gauley Bridge, Jane Evans of Charlton Heights; four grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Montgomery Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, London, with the Rev. Roy G. Crist officiating. Burial will be in the memorial park. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge.