Thomas R. Whiting
GLEN WHITE -- Thomas Richard Whiting, 52, of Glen White died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled miner and a member of Glen White Missionary Baptist Church.
Surviving: wife, Bennie McKay Whiting; sons, John Goff of Glen White, Jason Whiting of Piney View; daughters, Mary Goff and LaDonna Walters of Glen White, Becky Harmon of St. Albans, Kim Williams of Beaver; parents, William and Demma Jean O'Neal Whiting Sr. of Piney View; brother, William Whiting Jr. of Maryland; sister, Twila Adkins of Madison; four grandchildren. Service was to be 11 a.m. today at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity, with the Rev. Kenneth Parent officiating. Burial was to be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.

Callie G. Yoder
SEMINOLE, Fla. -- Callie Griffith Yoder, 84, of Seminole, formerly of Chesapeake, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, at the home of her brother, William Gibson of Seminole. She was born in Charleston, W.Va., was a member of Oakhurst United Methodist Church and former co-owner of Griffith's Grocery Store, Chesapeake. Also
Surviving: sister, Ruth Ann Curry of Chesapeake; several nieces and nephews. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, Seminole, is in charge of arrangements.

DURNELL, Paul W. -- Service was to be 11 a.m. today at Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro, with the Rev. Okey Harless officiating. Burial was to be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Durnell, 83, of Nitro died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a graduate of Parkersburg High School. Correction on survivor: daughter, Karen L. Perry of Cape Coral, Fla.

FLUKER, Hattie -- Service will be 11 a.m. Sunday at Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Holden, with the Rev. Charles Johnson III officiating. Burial will be in Guyan Memorial Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the church. Pond Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements. Fluker, 94, of Holden died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in Logan General Hospital after a long illness.

GIBSON, Marissa N. -- Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Powell-Jarrett Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Yolanda Wright officiating. Burial will be in Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Pocatalico. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Gibson, 6, of St. Albans died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at home after a long illness. Also
Surviving: great-grandmother, Carrie Brooks of Charleston.

William E. Adams Sr.
MOUNT HOPE -- William Edward "Bill" Adams Sr., 82, of Mount Hope died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired inspector from A.T. Massey Coal, Richmond, Va., with 31 years of service, a member of Mount Hope United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 103, Mount Hope, Scottish Rites Bodies, Beni Kedem Shrine, Charleston, and Mount Hope Lions Club, a former member of Mount Hope city council and an Air Force veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Helen Jackson Adams; sons, Jerry Franklin and William E. Adams Jr. of Charleston; sisters, Muriel Millard of Kentucky, Barbara Bouchard of Berlin, N.H.; brother, Frederick Adams of Virginia Beach, Va.; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Carl E. Burrows officiating. Burial, with Masonic rites by Lodge 103, will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ethel M. Adkins
BEAVER -- Ethel Marie Adkins, 64, of Beaver, formerly of Cool Ridge, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a former nurses aide at Pinecrest and Raleigh General hospitals and a member of Beaver Church of God.
Surviving: husband, Abraham Lincoln Adkins; son, Dan Richmond of Shady Spring; daughters, Debbie Metz of Shady Spring, Linda Buckner of Asheville, N.C.; brothers, Granville Bragg of Grandview, Clayel Bragg of Paso Robles, Calif.; sisters, Rose Nell Lilly and Glenna Meadows of White Oak, Polly Vest of Cleveland; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring, with the Rev. Jerry Clyburn officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James S. Adkins Jr.
ARMUCHEE, Ga. -- James S. "Big Jim" Adkins Jr., 74, of Armuchee, Ga., formerly of Fayetteville, W.Va., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at home. He was a Navy Sea Bee veteran of World War II, a Methodist, a retired tour foreman from Georgia Kraft with 32 years of service and a member of VFW Post 4911 and American Legion Post 5, Shanklin-Attaway.
Surviving: wife, Virginia F. Adkins; daughters, Patricia Larsen of Armuchee, Jeanette Chambers of Rome; son, Jack J. Adkins of Rome, sisters, Annabell Griswold and Dorothy Haney of Jackson, Mich.; brother, Jack Adkins of Romeo, Mich.; five grandchildren. Service was to be 2 p.m., today at Fred Talley's Parkview Chapel Funeral Home, Rome, with the Rev. Carl M. Alexander officiating. Burial, with military rites by American Legion Post 5, will be in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens. Information provided by Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville.

Stephen P. Ashby
SOPHIA -- Stephen P. Ashby, 53, of Sophia died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a member and usher of First Baptist Church, Sophia.
Surviving: brothers, J.B. of Midway, Lester of Pemberton, Larry of Beckley; sisters, Loretta Horton and Phyllis Lambert, with whom he made his home, of Sophia. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Sophia, with Pastor Jim Mundy officiating. Burial will be in Hot Coal Cemetery, Sophia. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia.

Drucilla F. Barnette
Drucilla Faye Barnette, 75, of Charleston died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a nurse at St. Francis Hospital with 20 years of service and a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Surviving: stepdaughter, Katherine Marks; sister, Elizabeth A. McDorman of Charleston. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Wayne Chambers officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John A. Bellino
POCA -- John Anthony Bellino, 56, of Poca died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane, after a sudden illness. He was owner of the Stag Shop, Nitro, for 30 years, a member of Nitro Businessmen's Association, received his bachelor of science degree in business from Morris Harvey College, a member and eucharistic minister of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Nitro, a member of the liturgy committee, a catichist and sponsor for the Rite of Christian Initiation in adults, and chairperson of the church's usher board.
Surviving: wife, Victoria "Vicci" Bellino; son, Nick at home; stepson, Tim Dagastine of Hurricane; stepdaughter, Tiffini Dagastine of Bancroft; father, John Bellino of Delhi, N.Y.; sisters, Rose Brockway of Stanwood, Mich., Joan LaFever of Delhi, N.Y., Marjorie Peck of Bloomville, N.Y., Debra Hulse of Pensacola, Fla.; two grandsons. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with the Rev. Dean Borgemyer officiating. Burial will be in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church, where there will be a wake service at 8 p.m.. Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests donations be sent to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2219 22nd St., Nitro, WV 25143.

Geneva E. Boggs
MADISON -- Geneva Evajean Boggs, 63, of Madison died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, at home. She was a housewife and attended Bigson Freewill Baptist Church, Van.
Surviving: husband, Emery Boggs; daughters, Lynn Cox of Bluefield, Gay Ellison of Powell Creek; brothers, Charles, Jimmy and LeRoy Adkins of Van, Joey Adkins of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Marie Adkins of Van, Thelma Linley and Shirley Lockard of Columbus, Barbara Workman of Chattanooga, Tenn.; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with Donald Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Family Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Oma L. Canterberry
ALKOL -- Oma Lee Canterberry, 76, of Alkol died Jan. 22, 1998, at home.
Surviving: daughter, Janet Burns of Bob White; sons, Carlos of Alkol, Foster of Griffithsville, Nathan of Lexington, N.C.; sisters, Lou Gene Thompsonand Ada Elkins of Hamlin, Hester Sponaugle of Branchland; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Sunday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Tom Price officiating. Burial will be in Bragg Cemetery, Palermo. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ronald D. Cogar
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ronald D. Cogar, 63, of Cleveland, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a native of Centralia, W.Va., a Protestant and an employee of Royal Appliance Co.
Surviving: wife, Emogene Radcliff; sons, Victor, Mark and Kelly Cogar of Cleveland; daughter, Bonnie Titchenel of Cleveland; father, Fred Cogar of Jane Lew, W.Va., sisters, Norma Smith of Richwood, W.Va., Margie Donato and Elizabeth Burns, both of Willoughby; half-brother, Gus Cogar of Jane Lew, W.Va.; half-sisters, Judy and Charlotte of Jane Lew, Dolly of North Carolina; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. today at Adams Funeral Home, Cowen, W.Va., with the Rev. Okey Wayne officiating. Burial will be in Adkinson Cemetery, Cowen. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.

Effie B. Daniels
SOUTH POINT, Ohio -- Effie B. Daniels, 94, of South Point, formerly of Lincoln County, W.Va., died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W.Va., after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a former member of Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Sod, W.Va.
Surviving: daughters, Rosie Wood of Gallipolis, Pearl Slater of Charleston, W.Va., Arilda Delaney of Ashland, Ky., Lonnie Clark of Apple Grove, W.Va., Christine Hawkins of South Point; 41 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, W.Va., with Pastor Rexal Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Vivian Daniels-Morris
Vivian Eileen Daniels-Morris, 53, of Charleston died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. She was retired from C&P Telephone/Bell Atlantic and attended Liberty Baptist Church, Charleston.
Surviving: husband, Adrin Morris; daughter, Nita Daniels of Charleston; son, Andre Daniels of Charleston; mother, Catherine Daniels of Charleston; sisters, Barbara Jean Daniels, Gail Galloway and Elaine Daniels-Haley of Charleston, Marnetta Daniels of Cross Lanes; brothers, Teddie Daniels of St. Louis, Howard, Calvin, Melvin, Dewayne and Reggie Daniels of Charleston; two grandchildren. Powell-Jarrett Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Richard K. Hale
Richard K. Hale, 47, of Charleston died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He was former owner of Hale's School of Nurses Training, Charleston, attended Bible Center Church, was an Army veteran and a graduate of Charleston High School.
Surviving: parents, Rex and Jeanette Hale of Charleston; sister, Nora Hoffman of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, James of Charleston, Donald of Hurricane. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, with Pastor Pete Faulkner officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests donations be sent to Bible Center Church, 1111 Oakhurst Drive, Charleston, WV 25314.

John R. Hogg
HUNTINGTON -- John Russell Hogg, 87, of Huntington died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in Chateau Grove Personal Care & Retirement Home. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a retired field captain from the West Virginia State Police, retired chief probation officer from Cabell County Circuit Court and a member of Beni Kedem Shrine, Charleston, Scottish Rite Bodies, Masonic Lodge 13, Barboursville, Legion of Honor, Huntington Host Lions Club, Retired State Police Association, Kentucky Colonels, First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, American Legion Post 16, DAV Post 2 and Brooks Bird Club, Wheeling.
Surviving: daughter, Patricia Anderson of Huntington; son, John Paul Hogg of Barboursville; stepdaughter, Paula M. Howat of Baton Rouge, La.; stepson, Robert L. Morris of Huntington; brother, W. Dale Hogg of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; sister, Margaret Hedges of Wellsburg; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, with the Rev. Ernest T. Thompson and the Rev. William A. DePrater officiating. The body was donated to the Human Gift Registry, Marshall University School of Medicine. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests donations be sent to: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 1900 Richmond Road, Lexington, KY 40502, or to Hospice of Huntington.

Alice L. Holstein
Alice L. "Miss Alice" Holstein, 93, of Chesapeake died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in Scott Depot after a long illness. She was a retired Kanawha County schoolteacher and administrator with 41 years of service, a member and youth fellowship director and Sunday school superintendent of Chesapeake United Methodist Church and a member of National Education Association and Delta Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a pioneer educator, spearheading the "ungraded" system of teaching.
Surviving: daughter, Sandra S. Barkey of Charleston; grandchildren, Alisa Lyn Bailey and Timothy Allan Barkey of Charleston, Benjamin B. Barkey of St. Albans; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Chesapeake United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ray Fink officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the church. Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

Agnes H. Hyde
PILGRIM, Ky. -- Agnes Harmon Hyde, 65, of Pilgrim, Ky., formerly of Beckley, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Charlotte, N.C. She was a housewife. Surviving; sons, Richard Harmon of Pilgrim, James H. and Kevin J. Hyde of Charlotte; daughters, Connie Blansette of Cincinnati, Karen Crookshanks of Charlotte; brothers, James, Earl, Ken, John and Mid Harmon of Pilgrim, Ky.,; sisters, Blanche Lengel, Beatrice Louis and Helen Trago of Columbus, Ohio, Effie Harmon of Pilgrim; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Union United Baptist Church with Woodrow Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Shumate Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the church. Richmond-Callaham Funeral Home, Inez, is in charge of arrangements.

Charley M. Jeffery
Charley M. Jeffery, 78, of St. Albans died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in St. Anthony Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla., after a short illness. He was a retired Air Force veteran of World War II with 24 years of service, a former deputy for the Kanawha County Assessor, was retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways, and was a member of Masonic Lodge 153, Charleston, Scottish Rites bodies, York Rites Bodies, Beni Kedem Shrine, and the Royal Order of Jesters Court 111.
Surviving: wife, Dora "Dot" Marcum Jeffery; stepdaughters, Judy Dickerson of St. Petersburg, Lucricia Ward of Wheeling; two grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with Pastor Rodney Campbell officiating. Entombment, with military rites, will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, where there will be a Scottish rites service at 7:30 p.m.

Ethel G. Jeffreys
BECKLEY -- Ethel G. Jeffreys, 84, of Beckley died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.

Arthur O. Justice
ROBSON -- Arthur Olaf Justice, 80, of Robson died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in the VA Medical Center, Beckley, after a long illness. He was a disabled miner, a former employee of Fields Creek Coal Co., Winifrede, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of DAV.
Surviving: wife, Virginia Colleen Taylor Justice; daughters, Virginia Louise Chechak of Navarre, Fla., Deloris Mae Ferguson of Arcadia, Fla.; Clarice Ann Rollins of Robson, Clara Belle Warner of Daytona Beach, Fla.; sons, Denver Ray Justice of Robson, Dennis Lee Justice of Arcadia; brother, Bev Justice of Seibert; 23 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Frank Bounds officiating. Burial, with miliitary rites by VFW Post 3110, Oak Hill, will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Margaret E. Mahan
SEMINOLE, Fla. -- Margaret E. Mahan, 88, of Seminole, Fla., formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in Seminole Nursing Pavilion. She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Charleston.
Surviving: son, George L. of Dallas and Islamabad, Pakistan; grandson, Michael of Dallas. The National Cremation Society, Clearwater, is in charge of arrangements.

Irene E. Miller
TANNER -- Irene E. Miller, 71, of Tanner, Gilmer County, died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was retired from the B.F. Goodrich Co., Grantsville, and was a Baptist.
Surviving: husband, John W. Miller; daughters, Helen Travis of Mineral Wells, Mildred Nelson of Jacksonville, Fla.; sons, Herbert Dale Smith and Delbert O. Collins of Florida; stepsons, John W. Miller Jr. of Baltimore, Carl E. Miller of Lumber Bridge, N.C.; sister, Ruby Holbert of Florida; brothers, Harry Oak Smith of New Mexico, Albert Thurl Smith of South Carolina; 39 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, with the Rev. Alfred Hickman officiating. Burial will be in Hunt Cemetery, Bigbend. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.