William G. Arrington
BECKLEY -- William Geppert "Bill" Arrington, 81, of Beckley, formerly of Huntington, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a first-class petty officer with the Navy during World War II, an employee of the engineering department of the Veterans Administration medical centers in Huntington and Beckley with more than 34 years of service and attended Memorial Baptist Church, Beckley.
Surviving: wife, Loretta Maxine Stephenson Arrington; five nieces and one nephew. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, with the Rev. Howerd Miller officiating. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley. The family suggests memorial contributions to Memorial Baptist Church, 1405 S. Kanawha St., Beckley, WV 25801.

Calvin M. Barnett
CANTON, Ohio -- Calvin Mason Barnett, 52, of Canton, formerly of Kanawha County, W.Va., died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, in Aultman Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of Christian Harbor Church, Canton, an employee of Akro and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Surviving: wife, Anna Barnett; son, Jerry of Newville, Pa.; daughters, Tonya Harsh of Canton, Luellen Barnett of Canton; mother, Ruby Workman of Sylvester, W.Va.; maternal grandmother, Lassie Nottingham of Sylvester; brother, Gary Barnett of Pinch, W.Va.; sisters, Rosie Farley of Pinch, Dorothy Estep of Weston, W.Va., Mary Jo Mullins, Kathy Moore, Tina Hayes and Nancy Hill of Quick, W.Va.; seven grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Myers Funeral Home, Elkview, W.Va. Burial will be in Barnett family cemetery, Quick. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Cecil C. Boone Sr.
MOUNT NEBO -- Cecil C. Boone Sr., 77, of Mount Nebo died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner with 44 1/2 years of service, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of the UMW and Mount Urim Baptist Church, Hominy Falls.
Surviving: sons, Cecil C. Jr. of Tennessee, Larry L. of Mount Nebo; sister, Ruby of Ohio, Rosie Hartsook of Williamsburg; brothers, Gary of Crichton, Tommy of Hominy Falls, Ray of Quinwood; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Houston Boothe officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Garland Brewer
GILBERT -- Garland Brewer, 75, of Gilbert died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was a retired self-employed coal operator, a member of Masonic Lodge 167, Kermit, Scottish Rite Bodies, Logan, Beni Kedem Shrine, Charleston, Tug Valley Shrine, Moose Lodge, Williamson, and Gilbert Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: wife, Eva Brewer; son, Gary of Lake Worth, Fla.; daughter, Loretta Vogel of Lake Worth; sisters, Maude Litteral of Jackson, Ohio, Edna Goheen of Wellston, Ohio; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Gilbert Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Don Chichester officiating. Entombment will be in Mount View Memory Gardens, Maher. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to Glibert Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 496, Gilbert, WV 25621. Mounts Funeral Home, Gilbert, is in charge of arrangements.

Revella J. Brown
HAMLIN -- Revella June Adkins Brown, 71, of Hamlin died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a retired schoolteacher.
Surviving: husband, Eugene "Stonewall" Brown; daughters, Jean Conley of Hamlin, Mary Frances Lucas of Akron, Ohio; sisters, Clentis "Dolly" Hazelette of Michigan, Donzella Isaacs of Parkersburg, Frances Reid of Winston-Salem, N.C.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park, Hamlin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ora M. Bulifont
RONCEVERTE -- Ora M. Bulifont, 91, of Ronceverte died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, in Springfield Comprehensive Care Center, Lindside, after a long illness. She was an operator for C&P Telephone with 22 years of service, a member of Ronceverte Baptist Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge and Telephone Pioneers of America.
Surviving: sister, Irene B. Level of Pearisburg, Va.; brothers, Alvin McCormack of Ronceverte, W.T. McCormack of Fairlea. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Cemetery, Ronceverte, with the Rev. Houston Boothe officiating. There will be no visitation. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ronceverte, is in charge of arrangements.

James L. Cadle
James L. Cadle, 55, of Charleston died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a disabled truck driver and mechanic.
Surviving: wife, Betty Cadle; stepsons, James and Albert Martin of Pendleton County, Freddy Martin of Brandywine, Roger Martin of Bullsgap, Tenn.; father, Denver Cadle of Charleston; sisters, Etta Daniels and Patricia Weese of Charleston; six stepgrandchildren. Private family service will be at a later date. The family suggests memorial contributions to Lippert Terrace J.L. Cadle Memorial Fund.Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Carmel C. Chambers
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Carmel C. Chambers, 76, of Port Charlotte, formerly of Danville, W.Va., and New Castle, Del., died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Port Charlotte, after a long illness. He was a retired plant supervisor from DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del., with 32 years of service, a member of Masonic Lodge, Wilmington, the the Elks and Eagles lodges, Port Charlotte. He was preceded in death by wife, Sally Chambers.
Surviving: sister, Elva Roberts of Danville; brother, Leonard Chambers of Danville; one niece; six nephews; several great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. Private graveside service will be at a later date in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va. Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Freda B. Chambers
MADISON -- Freda Ballard Chambers, 79, of Madison died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a retired Logan County schoolteacher with 42 years of service, a member of the Retired School Employees Organization, Madison United Methodist Church, the church choir and Brook Chambers Circle.
Surviving: sister, Vivian Cook of Homestead, Fla.; brother, Julian Ballard of Kennesaw, Ga.; two grandsons. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Ed Hardman and the Rev. Thomas McDowell officiating. Burial will be in Boone Memorial Park, Madison. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Brook Chambers Circle of Madison United Methodist Church, Madison, WV 25130 or Kanawha Hospice Care Inc., 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Jimmie L. Chapman
Jimmie L. Chapman, 61, of Charleston died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a retired construction worker, member of Community Baptist Church and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: daughter, Darlene Baldwin of Washington, D.C.; sisters, Elnora Hill and Kadell Johnson of Charleston. Joint service with his cousin, William Hill, who died Sunday, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Powell-Jarrett Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Boyd Hill officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Barbara K. Circle
Barbara Kay Circle, 70, of Glasgow died Monday, Feb. 2, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a former employee of Berman Jewelers, Charleston.
Surviving: brother, James M. Circle II of Cross Lanes. There will be no service or visitation. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, is in charge of arrangements.

Mildred Coffman
Mildred Coffman, 86, of Charleston died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at home after a long illness. She retired from Kroger with 34 years of service, was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Surviving: husband, William H. Coffman Jr.; sisters, Velma Walker and Arminta Tackett of Charleston; brother, Chester Eary of Charleston. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with Bishop Warren Pennington officiating. Burial will be in Jenkins Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Irvin Durbin
Irvin T. Durbin, 80, of Clendenin died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at home after a short illness. Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, is in charge of arrangements.

Eileen M. Elliott
ENON -- Eileen M. Elliott, 76, of Enon, Nicholas County, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a member of Little Union Baptist Church, Calvin.
Surviving: husband, Ronie Elliott; daughters, Karen Feldman of Troy, Mich., Edna Marie Christian of Matherville, Ill., Margaret Stone of Fruitland, Md.; brother, Dencil Holcomb of Hazel Park, Mich.; sister, Wanda Reedy of Clay; four grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at White Funeral Home, Craigsville, with the Rev. Shawn Frame officiating. Burial will be in Delphi Church Cemetery, Tioga. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Louraine Frantz
MONTGOMERY -- Louraine Frantz, 83, of Montgomery died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a graduate of West Virginia Institute of Technology, a retired Cedar Grove schoolteacher and a member of Montgomery Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: daughters, Patsy Workman of Blacksburg, Va., Ann Frantz-Griffith of Montgomery; son, Richard Alden Frantz of Roanoke, Va.; five grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Claude R. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Kathleen T. Gibson
OCEANA -- Kathleen Toler Gibson, 73, of Oceana, Wyoming County, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, in a Charleston Area Medical Center after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Kopperston Bible Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Andrew Gibson; sons, Dewey of Centerville, Va., William and Eric of Kopperston, Herman of Oceana, Randy of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughters, Bertha Hill of Glen Fork, Vita Reed of Elgin, Ill., Aloma Bowden and Sue Cline of Kopperston, Debbie Kennedy of Beckley, Trona Harrison of Collinsville, Va.; sisters, Stella Gibson of Bald Knob, Anna Ruth Tate of Detroit, Mich., Mary Ellen Stapleton of Madison, Ohio, Velma Brown of North Carolina; 22 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Friday at Kopperston Bible Baptist Church with Pastor Earl Brewer and the Rev. Tom Price officiating. Burial will be in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.

Myrtle C. Hall
Myrtle Catherine Hall, 91, of Ohley died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Surviving: husband, Raymond Hall; daughter, Madeline Baldwin of Chesapeake; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with Bishop Harvey Perry officiating. Burial will be in Marmet Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William Hill
William Hill, 72, of Charleston died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He retired from the city of Charleston and was an Army veteran.
Surviving: son, Will Hill Jr. of Ohio; stepson, June Gray of Charleston; daughters, Tanya Hill of Ohio, Eula Bowles of Charleston; stepdaughters, Sharon Gray of Charleston, Jacqueline Gray of Delaware; brother, Johnny James Hill of Fort Pierce, Fla. Joint service with his cousin Jimmie L. Chapman, who died Tuesday, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Powell-Jarrett Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Boyd Hill officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Dorothy B. Hudson
Dorothy B. Hudson, 95, of Nitro died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a member of Nitro United Baptist Church and a former Sunday school teacher. She was formerly of Adams County, Ohio.
Surviving: daughters, Zella M. Armstrong and Barbara A. McClanahan of Nitro; sons, Charles F. and Donald R. Hudson of Nitro, Frauntz C. Hudson of West Palm Beach, Fla.; sister, Pauline Thompson of Greenfield, Ohio; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Nitro United Baptist Church with Pastor Gail Medley officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, and one hour prior to service at the church.

William A. Johnson
BEARDS FORK -- The Rev. William A. Johnson of Beards Fork, Fayette County, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, at home. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

Eva N. Martin
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. -- Eva N. Martin, 85, of Lehigh Acres, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Florida.
Surviving: nieces, Jackqueline Coyner of Hurricane, W.Va., Hullah Carswithen of Ripley, W.Va.; nephews, Gene Martin of South Charleston, W.Va., Arthur Martin of Charleston; several grandnieces and grandnephews. Service was Wednesday at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home, Fort Myers, with Chaplin Jeannie Roberts officiating. Burial was in Lee Memorial Park. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hope Hospice.

Garnet B. Massie
PROSPERITY -- Garnet B. Massie, 76, of Prosperity, Raleigh County, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at home after a long illness. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Chester C. Meeker
BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Chester Charles Meeker, 89, of Burlington died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in North Carolina. He was a native of Charleston, W.Va., a former employee of Westvaco Chlorine Products (FMC Corp.), a member of FMC Pioneer Club, former member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew of St. John's Episcopal Church, South Charleston, W.Va., and a member of the Church of the Holy Comforter, Burlington.
Surviving: son, John Meeker of Chapel Hill, N.C.; two grandchildren. A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of the health building of Twin Lakes Center, Burlington. The family suggests memorial contributions to All Saints Episcopal Church, 4032 MacCorkle Ave. S.W., South Charleston, WV 25309. Cremation Society of the Carolinas Inc., Raleigh, N.C., is in charge of arrangements.

Evalena Mick
BURNSVILLE -- Evalena Mick, 92, of Burnsville died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Locust Knob Church of Christ, Gilmer County.
Surviving: husband, Okey Mick; sons, Charles Marion Mick of Protersville, Pa., Ellis Hayward Mick of Burnsville; daughter, Vala F. Knauff of Burnsville; sister, Lola Knight of West Union; 24 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston with Roy Pratt and Gene Miller officiating. Burial will be in Locust Knob Church of Christ Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.