Preston G. Shimer
WHITESVILLE -- Preston G. Shimer, 80, of Whitesville died Sun-day, Feb. 8, 1998, in an Oak Hill hospital. He retired from S.J. Graves Co. and Peabody Coal Co., was a member of Whitesville Rotary Club and Colcord Presbyterian Church and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Addie Mae Hornsby Shimer; sons, Preston Leon Shimer of St. Augustine, Fla., G. Keith Shimer of Newberry, Ohio, Gary W. Jarrell of Ripley; sisters, Chloe Martin and Louise Cox of Fairmont, Hazel Shimer of Clarksburg, Mary Jones of Elkins, June Goodwin of Charlottesville, Va., Almeda Huffaker of Lake Worth, Fla., Doris Lyons of Ruckersville, Va.; brothers, Kenneth of Clarksburg, Bayard of Mountain Home, Idaho; five grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, with the Rev. Wade Webb officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville.

Edna N. Smith
MASON -- Edna Nease Smith, 96, of Mason died Monday, Feb. 9, 1998, in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley. She was a homemaker and mem-ber of Broad Run Zion Lutheran Church.
Surviving: daughters, Connie C. Smith of Darwin, Ohio, Marian D. Gregg of Slaughter, La.; sons, Arthur F. and Vernon L., of New Haven; stepdaughter, Phyllis A. Arthur of New Haven; 15 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Broad Run Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. George Weirick officiating. Burial will be in Broad Run Ceme-tery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Russell W. Southers
ETHEL -- Russell Winfred Southers, 71, of Ethel, Logan County, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He retired from Hutchinson Coal Co., was a member of the UMW and was of the Church of God faith.
Surviving: daughters, Loretta Southers of Ethel, Freda Southers Vance of Dingess, Brenda Sorrell of Pennsylvania; sons, Charles and Dennis Southers of Michigan; sisters, Lorine White of Blair, Mildred Burgess of Powell Creek, Emise Browning of Amherst, Ohio; three grandchildren. Service was to be 11 a.m. today at Lily of the Valley Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Sid Moore and the Rev. Gene Goodman officiating. Burial was to be in Preece Cemetery. James Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia K. Spriggs
CHAUNCEY -- Virginia K. Spriggs, 79, of Chauncey, Logan County, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998, in Logan General Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: husband, Robert Spriggs; sons, Larry of Monaville, Micheal of Huntington, Robbie of Switzer; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Collins-Slater Funeral Home, Switzer, with the Rev. Charlie Blankenshipand the Rev. Preston Vance officiating. Burial will be in Chauncey Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Doyle G. Starcher
MOUNT ZION -- Doyle G. Starcher, 59, of Mount Zion, Calhoun County, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998, in Clarksburg Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. He was a driller in the oil and gas industry and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: daughter, Tracy Lynn Starcher; sister, Rebecca Hardway of Duck; brother, Charles of Sandy-ville. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stump Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg, with the Rev. Benjamin Kirby officiating. Burial will be in Gibson Cemetery, Arnoldsburg. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Grace M. Varney
HUNTINGTON -- Grace McCoy Varney, 73, of Huntington died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998, in St. Mary's Hospital. She was a secretary/bookkeeper for Southwestern Community Action with 17 years of service, an employee of Cabway Telco Federal Credit Union and a graduate of Magnolia High School, Matewan.
Surviving: daughters, Betty G. Clay of Huntington, Doris A. Horst of Poca; brothers, Warren McCoy of Huntington, Phillip McCoy of Matewan; four grandchildren. Service will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, with the Rev. Jon Hudnall officiating. Entombment will be in White Chapel Mausoleum, Barboursville. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the mortuary.

Harry D. Wilson
HEATERS -- Harry Duain Wilson, 65, of Heaters, Braxton County, died Monday, Feb. 9, 1998, in Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Gassaway, after a short illness. He was an Army veteran, a retired employee of Corning Glass and a member of the Odd Fellows.
Surviving: wife, Emma Kraus Wilson; daughter, Connie Prince of Falls Mill; mother, Ruth Hosey Prunty of Parkersburg; sisters, Etta Lou Ferrell and Lorene Kemper of Parkersburg; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home, Flatwoods, with the Rev. Bonnie Starkey officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

H. Herman Wise
H. Herman Wise, 83, of St. Albans died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired produce manager, having worked for several area supermarkets, and attended St. Andrew United Methodist Church, St. Albans. He was a 40-year resident of St. Albans.
Surviving: daughter, Barbara Tabor of St. Albans; brothers, Clinton of St. Albans, Claude and Raymond of South Charleston, Bob of Kenova; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Don Howard officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

E. Roy Young
E. Roy Young, 85, of Nitro, formerly of Cross Lanes, died Monday, Feb. 9, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He retired from Appalachian Power Co. with 35 years of service and was a member of McKinnon Presbyterian Church, Charleston.
Surviving: wife, Flora Marshall Young; son, Edward Young of Nitro; sisters, Rosalee Cundiff of Nitro, Violet Windisch of Goshen, Ohio. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. Edward J. Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to McKinnon Presbyterian Church, 4278 W. Washington St., Charleston, WV 25313.

Herman Ashworth
Herman Ashworth, 72, of St. Albans died Wednesday, March 25, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a former bricklayer, a lifelong resident of St. Albans and a member of Lock Seven Church, St. Albans.
Surviving: aunts, Tressie McComas, Monna Hatcher and Nellie Brammer of St. Albans, Demmie Wheeler of Coal Grove, Ohio; uncle, Clifton Racer of St. Albans. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with Pastor Delmar Young officiating. Burial will be in Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Stanley W. Barkley
DURBIN -- Stanley W. Barkley, 81, of Durbin, Pocahontas County, died Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in Pocahontas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of World War II, retired from Sun, Ship and Dry Dock, Chester, Pa., and was a former employee of Interstate Hardwoods and Howes Leather.
Surviving: cousin, Juanita Good of Durbin, with whom he made his home; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Arbovale, with the Rev. Phyllis Cox officiating. Burial will be in Hilltop Cemetery, near Cass. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hilltop Cemetery, c/o Goerge Deike, Cass, WV 24927.

Prince L. Bennett
ALDERSON -- Prince Lester Bennett, 78, of Alderson, formerly of Lindside, died Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in Summers County Continuous Care Center, Hilldale, after a long illness. He was a retired truck driver from Ball Lumber Co., Hinton, with 30 years of service and a Baptist.
Surviving: brother, Emory Bennett of Hinton; sister, Esther K. Falls of Alderson; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, with the Rev. Lawrence Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Smoot. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.

Betty C. Brown
Betty Calhoun Brown, 58, of Charleston died Thursday, March 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. Powell-Jarrett Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Arnold Buckland
MAPLEWOOD -- Arnold Buckland, 75, of Maplewood, Fayette County, died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner, an Army veteran of World War II and a Baptist.
Surviving: wife, Mary Jane Buckland; daughters, Deborah R. Farley and Mary Ellen Barb of Pulaski, Va.; son, Arnold Buckland Jr. of Walkersville, Va.; sisters, Velda Sears of Sanaford, Irene Goins of Backus, Beulah Ackigians of Romulus, Mich., Clarice Williams of Eccles; six grandchildren. Service and entombment will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Wallace Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, Clintonville, with the Rev. Adam Hanshew officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the mausoleum chapel.

Clara E. Cook
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Clara Edith Cook, 77, of Sarasota, formerly of Bandytown, W.Va., died Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in Doctors Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Van (W.Va.) United Methodist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Barbara Kling of Springfield, Va., Helen Snyder of Sarasota; brother, Berlie Harper of Goldsboro, N.C.; sister, Bess Setser of Danville, W.Va.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. David Cyphers officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Madison, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jacob A. Craddock
HAMLIN -- Jacob Allen Neal Craddock, son of Dennie and Misty Craddock of Hamlin, was stillborn Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in Women and Children's Hospital. Also
Surviving: brother, Caleb Craddock at home; maternal grandparents, Robert and Betty Means of Hamlin; paternal stepgrandfather and grandmother, Judy and Mike Hale of Hamlin; paternal grandfather and stepgrandmother, Neal and Janice Craddock of Lake; maternal great-grandmothers, Mabel V. Webb of Hamlin, Louise Means of South Charleston; paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Craddock of Lake. Graveside service was to be 4 p.m. today at Means family cemetery, Tango, with Pastor Carl Lester Bell officiating. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

Earlie Evans
MABSCOTT -- Earlie Evans of Mabscott, Raleigh County, died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Pine Lodge Extended Care Center after a long illness. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Bobby G. Garton Sr.
WESTON -- Bobby Gene Garton Sr., 67, of Weston died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Clarksburg Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. He was a former employee of the state Department of Highways with 14 years of service, a dispatcher for the Weston Police Department, a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Baltimore, Md., and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: wife, T. Geraldine Wright Garton; daughters, Patrica Garton of Weston, Beth Ann Garton of Clarksburg; sons, Bobby Gene Garton Jr. of Huntington, Bruce Alan Garton of South Carolina, Kenneth Arnold Garton and Eugene Stewart Garton of Weston; five sisters; six brothers; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Ronald C. Brown officiating. Burial will be in the West Virginia National Cemetery, Grafton, with military graveside rites by the Grafton VFW Post. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Jonathan D. Harris
BAYSIDE, N.Y. -- Jonathan D. Harris, 26, of Bayside died Tuesday, March 24, 1998, in New York. He was an employee of Long Island Jewish Hospital and attended Queens College.
Surviving: daughter, Raven Melissa Harris of Bayside; father, Roland E. Harris of Columbia, Md.; mother, Mary Sue Harris of Bayside; sister, Anna Johnson of Fort Benning, Ga.; maternal grandfather, Chester Davis of Columbus, Ohio; maternal grandmother, Alice H. Davis of Charleston, W.Va.; maternal great-grandmother, Anna E. Hensley of Charleston; paternal grandmother, Betty Harris of Temple Hill, Md. There will be no service or visitation. Burial will be in John Beane Cemetery, Sissonville, W.Va. Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Clemmie L. Henderson
LOGAN -- Clemmie L. Henderson, 72, of Logan died Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in Logan General Hospital after a short illness. She was a member of Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Holden.
Surviving: husband, Kenneth Henderson of Man; daughters, Susie Harrison of Cleveland, Ohio, Linda Motley of Huntington, Gloria Kelly and Patty Clark of Logan; sisters, Eula West and Beulah West of Logan; brother, Vanderbilt West of Logan; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Chatman Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Rhubert S. Johnson
LOST CREEK -- Rhubert Stansbury Johnson, 89, of Lost Creek, formerly of Bristol, Tenn., died Sunday, March 22, at home. He was a former employee of the state Department of Highways, a retired farmer and a Methodist.
Surviving: several nephews and nieces. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morris Funeral Home, Jane Lew, with the Rev. Ronald Brown officiating. Burial will be in Mount Clare Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Anna Kotora
SPENCER -- Anna Kotora, 87, of Spencer died Wednesday, March 25, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was a retired seamstress for Richman Brothers, Cleveland.
Surviving: sister, Mildred Kotora Snyder of Spencer; nephews, Jeffry G. Snyder of Somerset, Ky., Kim Kotora of Elyria, Ohio, Kenneth Kotora of Las Vegas, Nev., Thomas Holtz of Medina, Ohio; niece, Karen Reeder of Las Vegas. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer. Friends may call after 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Eula S. Lineberry
RIPLEY -- Eula Stanford Lineberry, 76, of Ripley died Thursday, March 26, 1998, at home after a short illness. Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, is in charge of arrangements.

Harry K. Lovejoy
GRIFFITHSVILLE -- Harry Kenneth Lovejoy, 76, of Griffithsville, Lincoln County, died Wednesday, March 25, 1998, Huntington Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was a retired Army staff sergeant and a recipient of the Bronze Star.
Surviving: wife, Sadako Lovejoy; daughters, Kimie Blackhurst of South Charleston, Susan Lovejoy-Compton of Huntington, Mary Lovejoy of Charleston, Karen Snyder of Yawkey; sister, Irene Soweards of East Liverpool, Ohio; brothers, Dorsel Lovejoy of Alum Creek, James Lovejoy of Piqua, Ohio, Walter Lovejoy of Oak Island, N.C., George Lovejoy of Blount; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Rex Cooper and the Rev. Oshell Bell officiating. Burial will be in Lovejoy Cemetery, Palermo, with military graveside rites by VFW Post 4768, Alum Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.