Joseph B. Humphrey
SCARBRO -- Joseph Bernard "Rudy" Humphrey, 74, of Scarbro died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. He was owner/operator of the River Rat Inn, Scarbro, an Army veteran and a Baptist.
Surviving: daughters, Barbara Pack of Scarbro, Sue Kelly of North Carolina; sons, Johnny of Oak Hill, Denny of Gatewood, Delby, Ronnie and Joe of Scarbro; brother, Armon of Oak Hill; 21 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Larry Humphrey officiating. Burial will be in Hilltop Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Rose E. Lambert
HAMLIN -- Rose Edith Lambert, 94, of Hamlin died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at home. She was a retired Lincoln County schoolteacher with 47 1/2 years of service and a member of Central United Methodist Church, Hamlin.
Surviving: sister, Effie Adkins of Hamlin; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Russell Adkins and the Rev. Lee Kendricks. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park, Hamlin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Carrie A. Lively
MOUNT HOPE -- Carrie Ardelia Smith Lively, 98, of Mount Hope died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in Hidden Valley Health Care Center, Oak Hill, after a short illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: daughters, Kathleen Goodson Myers of Mount Hope, Delphine Elizabeth Goodson Dotson of Cleveland, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Jerry Pauley officiating. Burial will be in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Abbie G. Mann
BECKLEY -- Abbie Gail Mann, 67, of Beckley died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. She received an art degree from Fairmont State College, was former owner/operator of a Beckley catering service, former operator of the Treasure Trove, Beckley, operator of the Beckley Antique Mall, was a member of Beckley Presbyterian Church and Highland Garden Club and a member and former president of the Beckley Art Group.
Surviving: son, Kevin Dunlap Mann of Beckley; daughter, Kimberly Gail Mann of Daniels; brother, William Richard Dunlap of Sarasota, Fla.; one granddaughter. Service will be noon Wednesday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Robert W. Debnam officiating. Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum B., Beckley. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Beckley Area Foundation, United National Bank Building, Beckley, WV 25801.

Alfred F. O'Neal
PACKS BRANCH -- Alfred Franklin O'Neal, 74, of Packs Branch, Fayette County, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, after an apparent heart attack. He was a retired truck driver, a Baptist and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: son, William "Bill" O'Neal of Glen Jean; sisters, Ora Davis and Naomi Nichols of Bradley; one granddaughter. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Ted E. Edwards officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Rosalie Payne
BECKLEY -- Rosalie Payne, 79, of Beckley died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Second Baptist Church, Beckley, Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 1 and Heroines of Jericho Court 53.
Surviving: daughter, Rosetta Ward of Columbus, Ohio; stepson, Marvel Payne of Rochester, N.Y.; sister, Irene Evans of Cleveland, Ohio; six grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church, Beckley, with Pastor Ronald O. Dyer officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the church. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Alton A. Phillips
Alton Atlee Phillips, 79, of Sissonville died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired farmer.
Surviving: grandchildren, Adrian Pritt of Southport, Fla., Eddie Ray and Ronnie Pettit of Rand, Sharon Grayley of Virginia; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Pocatalico, with the Rev. Billy Casto officiating. Burial will be in Pritt Family Cemetery, Sissonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ruby B. Radtke
NORFOLK, Va. -- Ruby Beatrice Radtke, 56, of Norfolk died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at home. She was a native of Raleigh County, W.Va., a secretary with the Virginia Department of Natural Resources, a Navy veteran and a member of Seebert (W.Va.) United Methodist Church.
Surviving: daughter, Crystal Rogers of Norfolk; brother, Marion R. Morrison of Waynesboro; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at VanReenen Funeral Home, Marlinton, W.Va., with the Rev. Gwinn officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsboro, W.Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Twiford Funeral Home, Elizabeth City, Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Kathleen B. Redden
BLUE JAY -- Kathleen B. Redden, 75, of Blue Jay died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a retired drapery finisher from Richmond Cleaners and Laundry and was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Burgess Redden; sons, Chester C. of Beckley, Charley R. of Raleigh, Clarence E. of Arnett, Roger O. of Blue Jay; brother, Paul C. Lewis of Daniels; sisters, Ester Shuck of Beckley, Louise Cox of Saxon; eight grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Frank Pittman officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Delma P. Richmond
BEAVER -- Delma Pearl Richmond, 77, of Beaver, Raleigh County, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in a Beckley hospital. She was a homemaker, a former employee of Raleigh Steam Laundry, Beckley, and a member of First Baptist Church, Beaver, and Shady Spring Senior Citizens Club.
Surviving: daughter, Linda Richmond of Fort Mill, S.C.; brother, Keith "Snooks" Epperley of Cleveland, Ohio; sister, Alma "Dolly" Lilly of Beckley; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Gerald J. Hersom officiating. Burial will be in Scott Cemetery, Crow. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to First Baptist Church, Beaver.

Timothy W. Shannon
Timothy Wayne Shannon, 34, of Charleston died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired Kanawha County deputy sheriff and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Charleston, Moose Lodge and Elks Lodge.
Surviving: wife, Tina Sue Shannon; stepdaughters, Danielle and Jessica Perry at home; parents, Robert and Nancy Shannon of Charleston; maternal grandmother, Louise Wolfe of Charleston; sister, Kimberly Neil of Charleston; brother, Mark of Charleston. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle, with the Rev. Rick McCracken officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Carris Singleton
STOUTS MILLS -- Carris Singleton, 86, of Stouts Mills, Gilmer County, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a long illness. He was a farmer, a former miner and mail carrier, a retired employee of Weston State Hospital with 21 years of service, a former member of the IOOF Lodge, Burnsville, and attended Dusk Camp Methodist Church.
Surviving: wife, Oleta Christina Post Singleton; daughters, Leragene L. Jesse of Zanesville, Ohio, Rennie R. Johnson of Gilmer County; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ellyson Mortuary, Glenville, with the Rev. Ronzel Roberts and Pastor Bryan Groves officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery, Lewis County. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Vernon R. Smith
MAPLEWOOD -- Vernon Randolph Smith, 71, of Maplewood, Fayette County, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. He was a former employee of Chevrolet, Cleveland, Ohio, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Beckwith Apostolic Church.
Surviving: daughter, Cecilia Crist of Maplewood; sister, Thelma Smith of Cleveland; brother, Theodore of Baton Rouge, La.; two grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Apostolic Church with the Rev. Rick Barker and the Rev. Tim Fox officiating. Entombment will be in Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Ronald A. Steele
CHARLTON HEIGHTS -- Ronald A. "Skinny" Steele, 88, of Charlton Heights died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired Fayette County schoolteacher and administrator, authored and coordinated all federal aid to education programs in the school system, helped start adult education classes, the Licensed Practical Nurses Program and helped establish school health clinics at Glen Ferris, Hilltop and Winona. He received his bachelor's degree in education from New River College and his master's degree in educational administration from Marshall College, was circulation manager for The Collegian at New River College, a former member of the Montgomery Lions Club, and was a member of the West Virginia Association of Retired School Educators, NEA, American Association of School Educators, Fayette County Retired School Personnel, Masonic Lodge 64, Gauley Bridge, and Riverview United Methodist Church, Glen Ferris.
Surviving: wife, Juanita Atkins Steele; son, Rocky of Jacksonville, Fla; grandchildren, Sean and Allison Steele of St. Simons Island, Ga. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Montgomery Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, London, with the Rev. Frank Plass officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park with Masonic graveside rites. The funeral procession will leave Pennington Funeral Home, Gauley Bridge, at 10:30 a.m. for the cemetery. Immediately following the service, the family will receive friends and visitors at a reception in the Fellowship Room of Riverview United Methodist Church, Glen Ferris. The family suggests memorial contributions to Riverview United Methodist Church.

James A. Swain
James A. Swain, 84, of Charleston, formerly of Carbondale, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired miner from Allied Chemical Co., Harewood, a member of UMW Local 7113 and Assembly of God Churches, where he was a deacon.
Surviving: wife, Jessie Swain; daughter, Dorothy Rocque, Emmy Swain, Marjorie Willis and Phyllis McKee; sons, James A. Jr. and Ernest Ray; brother, Alvin; sisters, Carrie Kersey and Evelyn Bryant; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Stephen R. Willis officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ruth L. Thomas
LANHAM -- Ruth L. Thomas, 94, of Lanham, Putnam County, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker, owner of HSB Thomas Store, Lanham, former Lanham postmistress and a charter member of Harmons Creek Church of the Nazarene.
Surviving: daughter, Betty Thomas of Lanham; sons, Garl, Carl and Eddie Thomas of Lanham, Berton Thomas of Charleston; sister, Ernestine McClanahan of Charleston; brother, Robert L. Turner of Charleston; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. O.R. Gunno, Pastor Ralph Workman and Roy Williams officiating. Burial will be in Thomas Cemetery, Lanham. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Myrtle L. Velie
FAYETTEVILLE -- Myrtle Lucille Velie, 82, of Fayetteville, formerly of Charleston and Marmet, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church, Marmet, Marmet Women's Club and was a graduate of South Charleston HighSchool. Surviving; daughter, Martha Jones of Kingsport, Tenn.; son, Tim Velie of Fayetteville; brother, Harry Wilson of Marmet; three grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Marmet, with the Rev. Pete Grandall and the Rev. Kent Lowther officiating. Burial will be in Marmet Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro, is in charge of arrangements.

Phillip J. Wagner
OAK HILL -- Phillip J. "Phil" Wagner, 47, of Oak Hill died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Plateau Medical Center after a short illness. He was a native of Charleston, a self-employed construction worker and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: mother, Leonra McCutcheon Wagner of Oak Hill; sister, Janetta Settle of Oak Hill. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Nancy Cale officiating. Burial will be in Wade Chapel Cemetery, Confidence. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Willie Watkins
CHLOE -- Willie "Bill" Watkins, 70, of Chloe, Calhoun County, died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a farmer and a member of Walnut Methodist Church, near Chloe.
Surviving: wife, Rhea Cooper Watkins; foster son, William Watkins of Chloe; foster daughter, Kathy Wallbrown of Chloe; sisters, Marie Frame of Canal Fulton, Ohio, Wilma Cooper of Akron, Ohio, Dora Oldaker of Oceanside, Calif; brother, Ray Watkins of Akron; five foster grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stump Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg, with the Rev. Walter Watkins and the Rev. Dewey Tanner officiating. Burial will be in Metheney Cemetery, near Chloe. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edmond L. White
JEFFREY -- Edmond Leo White, 58, of Jeffrey, Boone County, died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison, after a long illness. He was a disabled construction worker.
Surviving: sons, Edmond L. White II of Logan, Michael White of Madison, Ohio; daughters, Brenda Susan Tompkins and Grace Marie Pickett, of Sharples, Diane Smith of Jeffrey, Edith Marie Rodriquez and Michelle of Madison, Ohio; mother, Marie White of Jeffrey; brothers, Johnny of Jeffrey, Earl Gene of Goldsboro, N.C., Larry of Sulphur Springs, Texas, David Gene of Wilmington, N.C.; sisters, Patricia Jones of Boaz, Ala., Donna Jo Livingston of Attalla, Ala., Sandra Kay Adkins of Lake, Sharon Bills of Jeffrey, Kathy Aleshire of Hewett. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, with the Rev. Bobby Belcher officiating. Burial will be in Family Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Anna M. Wood
ECCLES -- Anna M. Wood, 81, of Eccles died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Tressie M. Yates
CROW -- Tressie Mae Miller Yates, 92, of Crow, Raleigh County, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Crow Baptist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Mabel Swaim of Mullins, S.C., Virginia Mae Keffer of Independence, Va.; son, Robert J. of Newport News, Va.; granddaughter with whom she made her home, Sue Pate of Crow; six additional grandchildren; 13 great-grandsons, 11 great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Dennis Burks officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

MEEKS, Herbert E. -- Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Jack Comer officiating. Burial will be in Gibson Family Cemetery, Sissonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Meeks, 79, of Sissonville died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, at home.