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Miscellaneous Kanawha County, West Virginia Obituaries

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Ada C. Cashwell
FAYETTEVILLE -- Ada Cordelia Cashwell died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in Livingston Health Care Center after a long illness. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, Fayetteville, a Sunday school teacher and member of the church's usher board.
Surviving: son, James Cashwell of Upper Marlboro, Md.; brother, James Anderson; two grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Saturday at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. A.L. Sims officiating. Burial will be in Pierce Cemetery, Fayetteville. Friends may call from 10 a.m. Saturday to service time at the church. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.

Venice I. Coleman
Venice Irene Stout Coleman, 66, of Decota died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Carbon Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Clyde Coleman; daughters, Priscilla Higginbotham of Charleston, Kathy Bostic of Quincy; sons, Junior Stout of Carbon, Ronnie Stout of Ohley, David Stout of Decota, Kevin Stout of Quincy; stepdaughter, Delinda Stanley of Holley; stepsons, Billy Coleman of Carbon, Jerry Coleman of Decota; sister, Ethel Hammonds of Bidwell, Ohio; brothers, Buford Williams of Belle, Jimmy Stout of Dallas, Texas; 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with the Rev. Norwood Webb and the Rev. Opal Higginbotham officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jo Ann Corea
NICARAGUA -- Jo Ann Jarrell Corea, 63, of Nicaragua, formerly of Kimberly and St. Albans, W.Va., and Sylmar, Calif., died Wednesday in Nicaragua after a long illness.
Surviving: husband, Emilio Corea; brothers, George Lockman of Deep Water, W.Va., Pat Lockman of Sun City, Calif., Andy Jarrell of Palm Springs, Calif.; sisters, Elouise Coleman of Deep Water, Priscilla Brown of Nitro, W.Va., Clara Prayner of Willowick, Ohio, Hilda Smith of Beards Fork, W.Va., Judy Moye of Beckley, W.Va.; many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Earl Crawford
GRANTSVILLE -- Earl Crawford, 93, of Grantsville died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center after a long illness. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Grantsville, an Army veteran of World War II and was an electrician, plumber and wood crafter.
Surviving: wife, Beulah Miller Crawford; daughters, Earlene Thomas of Chloe, Barbara Whipkey of Mount Zion; son, Bernard Cooper of Eagle, Colo.; sisters, Bea Shaffer of Millstone, Tressie Church of Arnoldsburg, Edra Hoskins of Magadore, Ohio; brother, Don Crawford of Barberton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Grantsville, with the Rev. Carroll McCauley and the Rev. Robert Nicholas officiating. Burial will be in Hur Cemetery, near Mount Zion,with military graveside rites conducted by DAV Post 32, Parkersburg. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville.

Henry A. Cutlip
SUTTON -- Henry Argel Cutlip, 70, of Sutton died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a Methodist.
Surviving: brothers, George of Richwood, Wilber of Hacker Valley. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, with the Rev. Robert G. Dick officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, near Sutton. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Vivian I. DeVol
BECKLEY -- Vivian Irene Williams DeVol, 81, of Beckley, formerly of Akron, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She retired from B.F. Goodrich, Akron, and attended Pax High School.
Surviving: cousin with whom she made her home, Ann Phillips of Beckley; one nephew; several additional cousins. Graveside service will be Saturday at Greenlawn Cemetery, Akron. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.

Doris L. Easter
HURRICANE -- Doris Lillian Easter, 54, of Hurricane died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was an employee of Standard Food Service and a member of Pleasant View Church of God whre she was former choir director.
Surviving: husband, Roy B. Easter; sons, Eric, John and Nathan of Hurricane; mother, Edna A. Stricklin; brothers, Ray and David Stricklin; sisters, Donna Romine, Zula Lake, Joyce Garnes of Hurricane, Pamela Clark of Milton. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. David McCormick officiating. Burial will be on the Easter homeplace, Route 34, Hurricane. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Thelma L. Epling
Thelma Lucas Epling, 83, of Pinch, formerly of Parkersburg and Ridgeview, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at home. She was a homemaker and attended Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Elkview.
Surviving: son, Billy Lucas of Elkview; daughters, Carol Mollohan of Pinch, Shirley Gibson of Charleston; stepdaughters, Delores Ball of Titusville, Fla., Linda Story of Middleburg, Fla.; brother, Ed Hall of Oak Hill; sister, Gwen Kees of Oak Hill; four grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. Lee Swor officiatng. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanahwa Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064, or Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, P.O. Box 625, Elkview, WV 25071.

Hazel Farren
RAINELLE -- Hazel Farren, 84, of Rainelle died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in a Low Moor, Va., hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and former owner of a restaurant and store.
Surviving: daughters, Martha Conner of San Diego, Calif., Faye Doepp of Lockport, Ill.; son, K.C. Farren of Rainelle; brother, Keith Critchley of Rainelle; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Keith Shumaker officiating. Burial will be in Rainelle Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Kameron Lynn Grounds
Kameron Lynn Grounds, 13-day-old daughter of Tim and Katie Grounds of Charleston, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Women and Children's Hospital. Also
Surviving: maternal grandparents, Margaret and Dennis Davis and Michael Allen Stuck, of Charleston; paternal grandparents, Terry and Judy Grounds of Charleston. Private graveside service was to be 2 p.m. today at Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

Judith H. Hamsher
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Judith Haile Hamsher, 58, of Columbus, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Riverside Hospital after a long illness. She was a native of Portsmouth, Va., a graduate of Charleston High School and Ohio University, a licensed medical technologist, served on one of the first heart transplant teams at the Medical College of Virginia and had been employed by the American Red Cross, Johannesman and Miller Laboratories and Doctors Hospital North. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Columbus, the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and the Ohio Association of Blood Banks and was active in Twig 232 and the Festival of Trees.
Surviving: husband, Marcus Hamsher; sister, Nancy Haile Miller. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Covenant Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Tom Albaum and the Rev. William Hunter officiating. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Walnut Creek Mennonite Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schoedinger Northwest Chapel, Columbus. The family suggests memorial contributions to the National Kidney Foundation.

David A. Harper
CLINTONVILLE -- The Rev. David Al Harper, 92, of Clintonville, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a pastor in many churches in Greenbrier, Monroe and Summers counties, and a member of Zion Light Baptist Church, Ronceverte, Masonic Lodge 42, Lewisburg, White Shrine 7, Scottish Rite Bodies, Charleston, and Order of the Eastern Star 38, Montgomery.
Surviving: son, David R. of Clintonville; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McCraw Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Gary Baker officiating. Burial will be in James Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Clintonville,with Masonic rites. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Pete Jackson
PINEY VIEW -- Pete Jackson, 82, of Piney View died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. Private burial was to be today at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Harry C. Jewell
BECKLEY -- Harry C. Jewell, 71, of Beckley died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. He was a native of Culpeper, Va., a retired Army veteran of World War II and a Baptist.
Surviving: wife, Dorothy Logan Jewell; daughters, Brenda Rulapaugh of Stafford, Va., Charlotte Ellison of Beckley, Sue Germann of Dover, Del., Anna McKay of Tennessee, Donna Settle of Oak Hill; son, Gene Settle of Beckley; sister, Edna Hand of Kissimmee, Fla.; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Roger Pauley officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post 4326, Sophia-Midway. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Irene T. Jones
BECKLEY -- Irene Tincher Jones, 53, of Beckley died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Old Grove Chapel.
Surviving: husband, Denny Ray Jones; brothers, Jim Tincher of Oak Hill, Tommy Tincher of North Carolina; sister, Gay Kelley of Crab Orchard. Service was to be 3 p.m. today at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Ronald Adkins officiating. Burial was to be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.

William Marcus
MAPLE FORK -- William "Bill" Marcus, 68, of Maple Fork died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner and a member of the UMW.
Surviving: wife, Doris Davis Marcus; daughters, Loris Warren of Maple Fork, Jeanne Clark; sons, Danny of Maynor, Donald of Maple Fork; mother, Alta Lockhart Marcus of Beckley; sister, Ruby Mills of Beckley; six grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Wayne Nutter officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Wilma M. Marvin
Wilma Marion Marvin, 72, of Alum Creek died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Rock Creek (Ohio) Methodist Church.
Surviving: daughter, Mary Bobbitt of Saybrook, Ohio; sons, Charles Jr. of Alum Creek, William of Roswell, Ga., Walter of Eastford, Conn.; brothers, Wayne and Bernon Sword of Kansas City, Mo.; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Memorial service will be in Rock Creek at a later date. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

Barry O. McCutcheon
NETTIE -- Barry O. McCutcheon, 42, of Nettie, Nicholas County, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, at home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a Nicholas County Sheriff's Department spokesman said. He was an Air Force veteran, a journeyman plumber and welder.
Surviving: sons, Jeremiah and Jedediah of El Dorado, Ark.; mother, Evelyn Sweet McCutcheon of El Dorado; brother, Walter E. "Dub" Staggs of Charlotte, N.C.; sisters, Karry Cooksey of El Dorado, Jane Pennington of Alexandria, Ark., Sue O'Guinn of Warren, Ark. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at White Funeral Home, Summersville. Burial will be in Morris Family Cemetery, Nettie. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Estelle F. Nuzum
SUTTON -- Estelle Fox Nuzum, 89, of Sutton died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a short illness. She retired from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. and was a former employee of Bell Telephone with 37 years of service. She attended Glenville State College, was a member of Christ Church United Methodist, Sutton, Sutton Women's Club and Telephone Pioneers of America.
Surviving: daughters, Mary Lynn Shamblin of Enid, Okla., Martha Jane Donnellan of Clarksburg; son, Robert Lee of Sutton; sister, Vergie Greene of Arnbrust, Pa.; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church United Methodist, Sutton, with the Rev. Ernest Metheny officiating. Burial will be in Sutton Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, is in charge of arrangements.

Charles Page
ALDERSON -- Charles Page, 81, of Alderson died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in White Sulphur Springs Family Care Center after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Alderson, a retired laborer from Greenbrier Milling Co., Alderson, and a memberof Greater Emmanuel Church, Alderson.
Surviving: brother, Robert Page of Alderson; sister, Margaret Page of Alderson; two nieces; one nephew. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, with Bishop David Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Fletcher Cemetery, Alder- son. Friends may call from noon Saturday to service time at the funeral home.

Bessie M. Pennington
OAK HILL -- Bessie Maxine Manning Pennington, 64, of Oak Hill died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Christian.
Surviving: husband, Shirley Basil Pennington; daughters, Dolly Champ and Anita Williams of Oak Hill; sons, Basil Walter, Michael Wayne and Robert Keith of Oak Hill; sister, Leona Arrington of Oak Hill; brothers, Cecil and Bob Manning of Scarbro, Clyde and Dale Manning of Kingston; niece and nephew, whom she raised, C.C. Manning and Loretta Manning of Scarbro; 11 grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Jasper P. Shrewsberry
GHENT -- Jasper Paul Shrewsberry, 77, of Ghent died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. He was a retired miner, a former member of the UMW, former factory worker in Illinois, former owner/operator of Shrewsberry's Grocery, Ghent, and a member of Cool Ridge Community Church.
Surviving: daughter, Patsy William-son of Shady Spring; brothers, Winford and Basil of Ghent, Thomas of Odd, Garland of Glen Morgan, Harry of Chicago, Ill.; sisters, Helen Waddell of Cool Ridge, Gay Fuller of Chicago, Icie May Green of Fletcher, N.C., Olay Cole, Aretta Peters of Grandview; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring, with the Rev. Oppie Lilly officiating. Burial will be in Paris Shrewsberry Cemetery, Ghent. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Tressie E. Stone
Tressie Ellen Stone, 68, of Emmons died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Christian.
Surviving: husband, Joey Stone; daughters, Rosemary Payne of Ridgeview, Dreama Kay Myers of Emmons; son, Authur Stone of Ashford; sisters, Mae Barker, Nellie Barker, Beulah Page and Ruth May of Ashford; five grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with the Rev. F.A. Giles officiating. Burial will be in Barker Cemetery, Ashford. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Anna M. Tuttle
GRANTSVILLE -- Anna Mae Tuttle, 91, of Grantsville died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Miletree Nursing Home, Spencer, after a long illness. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, near Grantsville.
Surviving: caregivers, Clay and Waneta Sturm Jr. of Grantsville; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.


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