James H. Vealey
James H. Vealey, 72, of South Charleston died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Burnwell, a retired maintenance manager from the former Daniel Boone Hotel, an employee of the former FMC Ordnance Plant, South Charleston, and was an Air Force veteran. Surviving: wife, Mary Vealey; sons, Gerald of Beaver, James of Little Rock, Ark., Joe of South Charleston, David of Mobile, Ala., Randy of Morgantown, Ralph of South Charleston; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Private family graveside service was Tuesday at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, was in charge of arrangements.

Donna S. Wallace
Donna Sullivan Wallace, 104, of Hopewell, Va. formerly of Charleston,died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, in Hopewell Convalescent Center after a long illness. She was a retired clerk for Piece Goods Shops, a former employee of the of the A.W. Cox Department Store and a member of the First Church of Nazerene of Hopewell. Surviving: daughter, Mary Gale Richmond of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; son, Charles Lee Wallace of Hopewell, Va.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Stevens and Grass Funeral Home, Malden with the Rev. James McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Merricks Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Eugene H. Watts
FAYETTEVILLE -- Eugene Howard Watts, 85, of Fayetteville died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. He was a self-employed electronics repairman. Surviving: sons, Eugene H. Watts Jr. of Charleston, Tyrone Watts of Minden, Mark Parks of Delaware; daughters, Brenda Brown and Diane Laster, of Delaware, Janice Jones of Texas; brother, William Patterson of East Orange, N.J.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Greentown, with the Rev. A.L. Simms officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may call one hour prior to service Saturday at the funeral parlor.

Wesley T. Whaley
FENTON, Mo. -- Wesley Truman Whaley, 75, of Fenton died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, in Fenton. He was born in South Charleston, W.Va., and was a Marine Corps veteran. He was a retired special agent with the FBI with 28 years of service, and was in charge of the St. Louis office of the FBI from 1973 to 1975. Surviving: wife, Betty C.; daughter, Christie Whaley; sons, Michael and Scott Whaley. Memorial service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Schrader Funeral Home Chapel, Ballwin, with the Rev. Thomas C. Pfizenmaier officiating. The body has been cremated. Friends may call a half-hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.

Selba S. Wetherholt
Selba Sattis Wetherholt, 83, of Sissonville died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a retired shift superintendant with the Union Carbide Plant, Institute. He was a 50 year member of the Ripley Masonic Lodge 16 and of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Pocatalico. He was a native of Jackson County and a graduate of Sissonville High School. Surviving: wife, Sybil Cobb Wetherholt; daughters, Jane Miller of Sissonville, Sally Tate of Greensboro, Ga.; sisters, Bessie Faber and Faye Fisher of Dunbar, Jannease Boggess of Charleston; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Pocatalico, with the Rev. Robert Hill and the Rev. Bill Holtsclaw officiating. Burial, with graveside rites conducted by the Ripley Masonic Lodge 16, will be in Tyler Mountain Memorial Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Pocatalico or Humphreys United Methodist Church, Sissonville.

Noah A. Woodrum
CLEVELAND -- Noah AirisWoodrum, 47, of Cleveland died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, in Cleveland after a long illness. He was born in Charleston and was a disabled laborer. Surviving: wife, Patricia Woodrum; sons, Airis Donley Woodrum of Laona, Wisc., Dean Woodrum and Darren Woodrum of Cleveland; parents, Airis and Wanda Lee Slate Woodrum of Buffalo; sister, Karen Peters of Robertsburg; brother, Gregory Woodrum, of the U.S. Army stationed in Germany; grandchild, Christopher Woodrum of Cleveland. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, with Pastor Rick Legg and the Rev. Jack Garton officiating. Burial will be in Barnette Chapel Cemetery, Liberty. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Shawknee S. Alderman
DRY CREEK -- Shawknee Sue Alderman, 23, of Dry Creek died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997, in Raleigh General Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident on W.Va. 3 in Dameron, said a spokeswoman from the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department. She was a member of Naoma Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving: husband, Opie Dewayne Alderman; sons, Melvin and Travis at home; mother and her fiance, Virginia Leona Chambers Williams and Andrew Dwight Davis of Wooster, Ohio; father and stepmother, Danny Lee and Rosa Lee Cantley Williams of Naoma; brothers, Ronnie Lee Williams of Hickory, N.C., Danny Lee Williams of Whitesville; half-brother, James Andrew Williams of Naoma; half-sister, Brittany Rose Williams of Naoma; paternal grandparents, Harry and Jean Williams of Naoma. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. David Cook officiating. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery, Naoma. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Dorothy P. Carter
Dorothy P. "Pauline" Carter, 78, of Cross Lanes died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, in Americare Dunbar after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a retired cook. Surviving: husband, William Carter; daughters, Geraldine Kiley of Merrillville, Ind., Edith Mae Taylor of Magnolia, Texas; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be Saturday at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, Cross Lanes, with the Rev. William D. Layne Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Laura P. Casto
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Laura P. Casto, 55, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of South Charleston, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, in Hospice Center, Bradenton, after a long illness. She was a hairdresser in the Kanawha Valley for 36 years and was former owner and operator of Sassy Scissors, South Charleston. Surviving: husband, James A. "Jim" Casto; son, James A. of Palm Bay, Fla.; daughter, Jeannette Marshall of Inman, S.C.; brother, Lawrence J. Kelly of Charleston; four grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. William Layne Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Fisher Cemetery, Sissonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.The family suggests donations be sent to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Leeta T. Clemens
BECKLEY -- Leeta T. Clemens, 95, of Beckley died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, in a Beckley care facility. She was a former telephone operator with C&P Telephone Co. and was a retired nurse's assistant from Raleigh General Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Beckley, a volunteer at VAMC, Beckley, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32, and was a member of American Red Cross and Salvation Army. Surviving: sister, Marie C. Huddleston of Beckley; brothers, Charles Clemens of Beckley, Hubert Clemens of Bolt; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. David Carrico officiating. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service Saturday at the funeral home.

Athaleen Crowe
SKELTON -- Athaleen Crowe, 66, of Skelton, Raleigh County, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a short illness. Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Allie R. Higginbotham
Allie Rand Higginbotham, 96, of Glasgow, W.Va., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, at CAMC Memorial Division after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. She was a member of the Glasgow United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women's Society. Surviving: sons, Harold of Glen Dale, W.Va., G.W. "Bill" of Supply, N.C., Gary of Riverside, Calf.; daughters, Sadie Estep of Roanoke, Va., Arlene Smith of Nitro, Pauline Joachim of Jasper, Texas, Helen Miller of Smyrna, Tenn, Opal Hunley of Glasgow, W.Va., Carolyn Slater of Barrington, Ill, Charlotte Perry of Diamond, W.Va; sister, Millie Walton of Orlando, Fla; 22 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove. The family suggests donations be sent to Glasgow United Methodist Church, PO 230 Glasgow, W.Va. 25086

Erma Jividen
RIPLEY -- Erma Parsons Jividen, 88, of Ripley died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, after a long illness. She was a retired cook from Nitro High School, member of Twin City Bible Church, Nitro, and was active in Nitro Senior Citizens. She attended Ripley Tabernacle. Surviving: sons, Arlin Jividen of Pauley's Island, S.C., Lincoln Arthur Jividen of Point Pleasant, N.J.; daughters, Wanda Joan Parsons of Melbourne, Fla., Janet Long of Greensboro, N.C., Sharon Neal of Beckley, Betty J. Sayre of Evans; brothers, Chester Parsons and George Parsons of Given; sisters, Olive Ely and Hazel Carney of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. A private service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with the Rev. Orland Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Given Cemetery. Private family visitation from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to your local church.

Everette W. McClung
SUMMERSVILLE -- Everette W. McClung, 89, of Summersville died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of Reynolds Street Freewill Baptist Church, Summersville, and was a retired employee of state department of transportation. Surviving: wife, Grace Halstead McClung; daughters, Ellen Gregory of Nashville, Tenn., Loretta Grose of Summersville; sons, Walter, Larry, and David of Summersville; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren. Service is 2 p.m. Saturday at White Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev. Arnold Nicholas officiating. Burial will be Mount Gilead Church Cemetery, Pool. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Macel Milligan
WEBSTER, Texas -- Macel Milligan, 88, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, in the Clear Lake Regional Hospital, Webster, Texas, after a long illness. She was a homemaker. Surviving: daughters, Joanie Ellington of South Charleston andCarole Kloese of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Chapel, Charleston, with the Rev. Gerald Ray officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Jane M. Shaffer
Jane M. Shaffer, 68, of Charleston died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was retired from West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commission, a member of Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church, where she was a member of the choir, a lifelong resident of Charleston,a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School, and was a former member of Bream Choir, Charleston. Surviving: husband, Richard C. Shaffer; son, Col. David Shaffer of Somerset, Ky.; daughter, Kathryn S. Thomson of Newport News, Va.; sisters, Mary Lewandowski of Naples, Fla., Julia Hall of Roseboro, N.C.; four grandchildren. Memorial service will be 12:15 p.m. Sunday at Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Robert Osborne officiating. A reception will be held following the service at the church. The family suggests donations be sent to American Cancer Society. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Hazel M. Smith
RANGER -- Hazel Mae Smith, 85, of Ranger, Lincoln County, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, in St. Mary's Hospital after a long illness. She was a retired operator of Smith's Grocery, Ranger, and a member of Ranger Baptist Church. Surviving: husband, Wetzel Smith; daughters, Estelle Maynard of Huntington, Gloria Bell of Hamlin; stepdaughters, Fern Manns of Suffolk, Va., Bonnie Damron of Midlothian, Va., Betty Jo DeVore of Richmond, Va.; sons, Dale Midkiff and Cliff Alan Smith of Ranger, Dwight Midkiff of Inkster, Mich.; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Ranger Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Cyfers and the Rev. Nolan Queen officiating. Burial will be in Sanders Cemetery, Ranger. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin, and from noon until time of service Saturday at the church.

Wilma L. Stanley
Wilma Louise Stanley, 61, of Montgomery died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, at home. Surviving: aunt, Lena Fowler of Pratt; nieces, Lisa Crum and Anita Cox, both of Chesapeake. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Claude R. Miller officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service Saturday at the funeral home.

Jeannette R. Umhoeffer
Jeannette R. Umhoeffer, 85, of St. Albans died Tuesday Dec. 23, 1997, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a retired employee of C&P Telephone with 42 years service. She was a member of the Darington United Methodist Church, South Charleston and attended Baber Agee United Methodist Church, Rocky Fork. Surviving: sister, Josephine Ashworth of Charleston; brothers, Joseph C. Morecraft of Texas City, Texas, Fred H. Morecraft of Bay Town, Texas; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Hill and the Rev. Billy Lanham officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Today at the funeral home.

Merle J. Wheatley
Merle Judy Wheatley, 82, of South Charleston died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, in Valley Health Village, South Charleston, after a long illness. She was a retired Personnel Director of FMC and a member of the Rocklake Presbyterian Church. Surviving: brother, Dr. Carl W. Judy of Ashboro, N.C.; sisters, Dove Judy Meeks of South Charleston, Della Judy Akers of Parkersburg. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with Dr. Carl Judy officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Selba S. Whetherholt
Selba Sattis Whetherholt, 83, of Sissonville died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a retired shift superintendent with Union Carbide, Institute. He was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge 16 and attended Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Pocatalico. He was a native of Jackson County and a graduate of Sissonville High School. Surviving: wife, Sybil Cobb Whetherholt; daughters, Jane Miller of Sissonville, Sally Tate of Greensboro, Ga.; sisters, Bessie Faber and Faye Fisher of Dunbar, Jannease Boggess of Charleston;grandchildren, Joe Miller of St. Albans, Tommy Miller of Franklin, Ky., Kelli LeClair and Kristi Arinzo both of Covington, Ga.; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Pocatalico, with the Rev. Robert Hill and the Rev. Bill Holtsclaw officiating. Burial, with Masonic rites conducted by the Ripley Masonic Lodge 16, will be in Tyler Mountain Memorial Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Pocatalico, or Humphreys United Methodist Church, Sissonville.

Georgia M. Acela
Georgia McVey Acela, 75, of East Bank died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997, in Montgomery General Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker, a member of the Garden Club and the Women's Club. Surviving: daughter, Jane Doss of West Palm Beach, Fla.; son, Charles of East Bank; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. today at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with Ben Myers officiating. The body was cremated. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to the East Bank Garden Club.

Jackie L. Adkins
AMARILLO, Texas -- Jackie Lee Adkins, 59, of Amarillo, formerly of Sissonville, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997. He attended Sissonville High School, He was an Air Force veteran, a warehouse manager in the wholesale plumbing business, and was operator of Cronk Co. He was a retired manager of Wyeth Hardware Co., St. Joseph, Mo. Surviving: wife, Benmarion Adkins; son, Bob of Dallas; daughter, Sharon Miller of Waxahachie, Texas; stepdaughter, Debbie Dominguez of Amarillo; stepsons, Larry Stovall of Panhandle, Texas, Johnny Stovall of Mesquite, Texas; sister, Aravilla Brown of Charleston, W.Va.; brothers, Don Adkins of Dayton, Ohio, Siegal Adkins of St. Albans, Fred Adkins of Charleston; six grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren. Graveside service was Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, in Panhandle Cemetery, Panhandle, Texas, with the Rev. Jim Perkins officiating. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Amarillo, is in charge of arrangements.