Van F. Hall
HEATERS -- Van F. Hall, 99, of Heaters, Braxton County, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Reka Kniceley's Personal Care Home, Flatwoods, after a long illness. He was a retired farmer, a veteran of World War I, a member of Mount Harmony United Methodist Church, Heaters, Flatwoods-Heaters Lions Club and the Braxton County Farm Bureau. He was a graduate of Sutton High School.
Surviving: several nieces and nephews. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home, Flatwoods, with the Rev. Vaughn James officiating. Burial will be in Sutton Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ronald L. Hissom
Ronald L. Hissom, 65, of Charleston died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital. He was a retired police officer with the city of Charleston Police Department, having been named 1965 Policeman of the Year. He was an Army veteran, serving in the military police, former secretary-treasurer of the West Virginia State Lodge of Fraternal Order of Police, was a member of Capitol City FOP Lodge 74, Charleston Elks Lodge 202, Charleston Moose Lodge 1444 and Charleston Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Surviving: wife, Eleanor J. Hissom; brothers, George B. Hissom of Marmet, Charles L. Hissom of Sissonville, the Rev. R. Byron Hissom of Miami, James R. Hissom of Greendale, Wis.; sisters, Judith Crowder of Hurricane, Carolyn Sue Fitzwater of St. Albans; 16 nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home where BPOE 202 wil conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m.

Lily G. Hopkins
Lily G. Hopkins, 93, of South Charleston died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Valley Health Care Village after a long illness. She was a native of Jackson County, Ohio, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, South Charleston.
Surviving: daughter, Alice Richards of South Charleston; two grandsons; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Cunningham Memorial Park Upper Chapel, St. Albans, with the Rev. Richard Sargent officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park. There will be no visitation. The family suggests memorial contributions to First Baptist Church, 6th Avenue & D Street, South Charleston, WV 25303. Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Emma B. Huybert
BECKLEY -- Emma Betty Huybert, 77, of Beckley died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a graduate of Stoco High School, Lego, and Dr. Brown's Clinical Laboratory, Columbus, Ohio. She received her X-ray technical training from Raleigh General Hospital, was certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technicians, and was a retired supervisory diagnostic radiologic technician from Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, the American Registry of Radiologic Technicians, American Society of Radiologic Technicians and the West Virginia Society of Radiologic Technicians.
Surviving: sisters, Irene Marcinko of Beckley, Ida Lydia Smothers of Lincoln Park, Mich., Elizabeth Davis of Hilliard, Ohio, Deloris Williams of Columbus, Ohio. Graveside service was to be 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, with the Rev. Terry Yahr officiating. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Faust C. Kerns
SANDYVILLE -- Faust C. Kerns, 92, of Sandyville died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a former school teacher and a member of Trace Fork Methodist Church. Suriviving: sons, Paul Eugene of Parkersburg, Dale of Washington, D.C., Creel of Sandyville, David Keith of Fort Worth, Texas, Richard Darryl of Harrisville, Roy Lee of Washington; daughters, Anna Louise Longanacre of Ronceverte, Lora Ann Waskey, Erma Jane Myers and Linda Lou Johnson of Sandyville; 37 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Parchment Valley Baptist Church, Ripley, with the Rev. Donald Hinzman and the Rev. Daniel Stepp officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley.

James A. Kerns Jr.
CLARKSBURG -- James Asa Kerns Jr., 57, of Clarksburg died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in United Hospital Center after a long illness. He was an employee of the state Division of Highways and a Pentecostal.
Surviving: wife, Isabelle Jane Coe Kerns; sons, William Martin and John Thomas of Angiel, N.C., James Arthur of Clarksburg; daughters, Carla Jane Morris of Germantown, Md., Connie Francis Kerns and Ruth Ann McCray of Clarksburg; two grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Lester Boylen officiating. Burial will be in Waldeck Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Clarence R. Kerwood Sr.
BEARDS FORK -- Clarence Robert "Shake" Kerwood Sr., 60, of Beards Fork, Fayette County, formerly of Deepwater and Ward, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at home of cancer. He was a retired employee of the city of Montgomery and West Virginia Institute of Technology. He attended Deepwater United Methodist Church.
Surviving: wife, Brenda C. Ford Kerwood; sons, Clarence R. Jr. of Oak Hill, Jeffery L. at home; daughters, Gladys K. Kerwood of New Tazewell, Tenn., Linda L. Friley of Oak Hill, Julia L. Kerwood at home, Lisa R. Kerwood of Belle; brothers, Paul B., James R. and John L. of Mason; sisters, Flora Eskridge of Kimberly, Iris Barker of Cleveland, Ohio, Grace Harvey of Page; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Randy Black officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Jessie A. Klosski
WRISTON -- Jessie A. Klosski, 89, of Wriston, Fayette County, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Loop Baptist Church, Wriston.
Surviving: daughters, Ruth Harvey Varner of Wriston, Chreda Smith of Oak Hill; sons, Robert Harvey of Eskdale, William R. Bellew of Lake Mary, Fla., Herbert L. Bellew of Fayetteville, Cletis L. Bellew and Daniel Klosski of Barberton, Ohio, Virgil M. Klosski of Lexington, N.C.; sister, Blanche Light of Wriston; brother, Chandler Phillips of Page; 36 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. James Ballard officiating. Burial will be in Arthur Cemetery, Wriston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Lula Belle Knight
TROY -- Lula Belle Knight, 90, of Troy, Gilmer County, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at home. She was a homemaker, a former employee of Crown Coke and Seal, Baltimore, Md., and a Protestant.
Surviving: niece, with whom she made her home, Deborah Posey of Troy; sisters, Ellen Young and Louise Ball of Glenville, Mary Harman of Florida, Frances Bosley of Ohio. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Ellyson Mortuary, Glenville, with the Rev. Ronzel Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Long Shol Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James W. LaMaster
James Wallace LaMaster, 69, of Charleston died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a member of Gauley Bridge Masonic Lodge 64, Scottish Rite Bodies, Beni Kedem Shrine, Moose Lodge 1444, Charleston, Sigma Epsilon fraternity and First Presbyterian Church, Charleston. He was a retired mining engineer, a Navy veteran of World War II and a graduate of East Bank High School, West Virginia Institute of Technology and West Virginia State College.
Surviving: wife, Naomi Faye Scott LaMaster; daughters, Cynthia Ann Haddad of Indianapolis, Ind., Denise Renee Finley of Lexington, Ky.; son, James Michael of Monterville; sister, Vernie Johnson of Chesapeake; eight grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Kanawha City, with the Rev. Daniel Lee Scott officiating. Burial will be in Marmet Cemetery with military graveside rites and Masonic graveside rites conducted by Gauley Bridge Lodge 64. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Joy R. Lewis
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Joy Rice Lewis, 57, of Fort Myers, formerly of Radnor, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. She was a self-employed insurance agent and a member of the Zonta Club, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Surviving: husband, Alan V. Lewis; sons, Jay Mason of Eaton, Pa., Eric Mason of Charlotte, N.C.; stepdaughter, Melinda Springman of Gainesville, Fla.; mother, Verlie Kirk Rice of Radnor; sisters, Jewell Moore of Mansfield, Ohio, June Phelps of St. Albans, W.Va., Brenda Francis of Huntington, W.Va.; two grandchildren. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Grace Gospel Church, Huntington. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105. Heck Funeral Home, Milton, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Lena Lee Lilly
BECKLEY -- Lena Lee Lilly, 78, of Beckley died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a graduate of Montgomery High School, attended Beckley College, was a medical technician and a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, Beckley, and Raleigh County Medical Auxiliary.
Surviving: sons, Fred II of Oakton, Va., Eric of Greensboro, N.C.; daughter, Sandra Lee Fitzmaurice of Stamford, Conn.; sisters, Esther Hendricks of Montgomery, Frances Rappold of Baltimore, Md.; brother, Gildo Pallastrini of Montgomery; five grandchildren. Service will be noon Saturday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Samuel S. Sacus officiating. Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum B, Beckley. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, 614 South Oakwood Ave., Beckley, WV 25801.

Bertha M. McBride
SHADY SPRING -- Bertha M. McBride, 81, of Shady Spring died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a sales clerk for Ammar Brothers Department Store with 18 years of service and a member of Flat Top Missionary Baptist Church.
Surviving: son, James of Prosperity; daughters, Twila Jones of Hampstead, N.C., Betty Meadows of Cool Ridge, Linda Williams of Wilmington, N.C.; sister, Ethel Fitzwater of Crab Orchard; brothers, Paris Greene of Ghent, John Greene of Mabscott, Joseph Howard Greene of Beckley; 14 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Samuel Blaylock officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Helen S. Pate
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Helen S. Pate, 84, of Altoona, formerly of Oak Hill, W.Va., died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in an Altoona hospital after a long illness. She was a former keypunch operator at Alcoa, Cleveland, Ohio, retired owner/operator of Helen's Delicatessen, Oak Hill, and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Kathy R. McConville of Altoona, Betty Campbell of Oak Hill; sisters, Gladys King of Fayetteville, W.Va., Pauline Taylor of Yucca Valley, Calif.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. David White officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.

Jesse C. Patton
BOTHELL, Wash. -- Jesse Carl Patton, 57, of Bothell, formerly of Meadow Bridge, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in Washington after a short illness. He was a graduate of Meadow Bridge High School and Marshall University and received his Ph.D. in chemistry from West Virginia University. He was a former employee of DuPont Corp., Bendix Corp., Allied Signal and was professor of bio-engineering for the University of Washington. He was director of microsensor research at the Washington Technology Center and owned his own research and development firm, Patton Technologies Inc., Bothell. He was a Christian.
Surviving: wife, Nancy Adair Patton; sons, Timothy Carl Patton of Charlotte, N.C., James Bennett; daughters, Cynthia Rene? Patton of Bothell, Sarah Bauer and Kathleen Rademacher; mother, Pauline Surbaugh Bashaw of Leominster, Mass.; brother, Gary Withrow of Crescent Springs, Ky.; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, W.Va., with the Rev. Roy Gwinn officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to a local hospice association.

Agnes E. Powell
WEST HAMLIN -- Agnes Elizabeth Powell, 88, of West Hamlin died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in Mariner Health Care, Huntington.
Surviving: daughter, Mabel Sowards of Hamlin; son, Kerman Powell of Ashburg, N.C.; sisters, Mae Powell of Hamlin, Helen Odle of Corbin, Va.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Ken Simms officiating. Burial will be in Powell Cemetery, Hamlin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Helen F. Sayre
EVANS -- Helen Frances Sayre, 42, of Evans, Jackson County, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, after a long illness. She was a former employee of EconoLodge, Ripley, and Colonial Apartments, Ravenswood, a member of Hickory Grove Church, Kenna, and a homemaker.
Surviving: husband, Allen Dale Sayre; son, Barry Douglas Wolfe of Evans; daughters, Patricia Lynn Hatcher and Michelle Lea Brown of Fairplain; brothers, Sherma Roger Winger of Fairplain, Ronnie Lee Casto of Cleveland, Ohio; sister, Patty Winter of Lowell, Ohio; three grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m., Saturday at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with the Rev. John Edward Smith and the Rev. Lawrence Slater officiating. Burial will be in Longview Cemetery, Evans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Robert A. Shamblin Sr.
HURRICANE -- Robert A. Shamblin Sr., 47, of Hurricane died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in Teays Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hurricane, after a long illness. He was a 25-year resident of Poca, a former timber cutter, a former employee of Claxton Smith Co. and an Army veteran.
Surviving: daughter, Rebecca Simokat of Hurricane; sons, Robert Allen Shamblin Jr. of Poca, Charles Allen Shamblin of Middleport, Ohio; sisters, Helen Parkins and Marie King of Barberton, Ohio, Virginia Goetz of Oklahoma, Ruby Kelley of Ravenna, Ohio, Libby Lantz of Alabama; brothers, Clarence of Black Betsy, Herman of Tunnelton, Lawrence of New Haven, Carl of Ravenna, Danny of Columbus, Ohio, George of Bancroft; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. Carl Arthur officiating. Burial will be in Schowen Cemetery, Bancroft. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

John R. Sturgill
OCEANA -- John Robert Sturgill, 83, of Oceana, Wyoming County, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital from complications of surgery. He was a retired store manager from Island Creek Coal Co. and Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co. in Edwight and Glen Rogers.
Surviving: son, John Robert Jr. of St. Albans; daughters, Pat North of St. Albans, Sandy Huddleston of Kimberly; sister, Edith Couch of Bean Station, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. William M. Hoyle officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Sturgill-Reed Athletic Scholarship Fund, 65 Dogwood Road, St. Albans, WV 25177, which will be administered by the West Virginia University Institute of Technology Golden Bear Athletic Club.

Curtis Tatum
BECKLEY -- Curtis Tatum, 75, of Beckley, formerly of Cunard, Fayette County, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Huntington Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Roy E. Thomas
SUMMERSVILLE -- Roy Edward Thomas, 72, of Summersville died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
Surviving: sons, Edward of Mount Nebo, John Wayne of Gilboa; daughters, Wanda Arthur of Ansted, Jackie Brown and Shirley Thomas of Summersville; sisters, Ettie Hamrick, Maynie Bond and Stella Shaver of Summersville; 10 grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Waters Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev. William Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Russell Cemetery, Craigsville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mamie L. Toler
KOPPERSTON -- Mamie L. Toler, 73, of Kopperston died Thursday at Appalachian Regional Hospital, Man, after a short illness. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Ida W. Tolley
RIPLEY -- Ida Woodfell Tolley, 83, of Ripley died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in Jackson General Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and attended Ripley Tabernacle Church.
Surviving: son, Marvin Tolley of Ripley; daughters, Eurada Young, Reva Kay and Veronica Scyoc of Ripley; sister, Mildred Woodfell of Ohio; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Mark Siers officiating. Burial will be in Fairplain Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Macel M. Tyler
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Macel M. Tyler, 89, of Orlando, formerly of Dunbar, W.Va., died Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in Verranda Nursing Home, Orlando.
Surviving: stepson, Roger Tyler of Charleston, W.Va.; stepdaughter, Rosalane Bare of Charleston; sister, Irene Tyler of Cocoa, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Charles Goddard officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.