Tyres Ayres
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Tyres "Ham" Ayres, 75, of White Sulphur Springs died Friday, March 27, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a member of Alvon United Methodist Church, VFW Post 4482 and the White Sulphur Springs Lions Club, was retired from Peoples Life Insurance Co. with 21 years of service, was a veteran of World War II, attended Greenbrier Military School and was a graduate of White Sulphur Springs High School.
Surviving: wife, Grey Wyatt Ayres; daughters, Elaine White, Susan Ayres and Shirley Lynch of White Sulphur Springs, Karen Lee of Lynchburg, Va.; sister, Ila Mae McLean of Houston; seven grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Alvon United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Suttle, the Rev. Robert McClintic and the Rev. Buck Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Mapledale Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs, is in charge of arrangements.

Beatrice M. Baker
ALDERSON -- Beatrice M. Baker, 99, of Alderson died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Summers County Hospital, Hinton, after a short illness. She was a member of Alderson Church of God and a homemaker.
Surviving: daughters, Theresa Adkins of Judson, Imogene Phillips, Geraldine Burns of Parkersburg; son, Leo Baker of Lexington, N.C.; sisters, Pearl Martin of Okeechobee, Fla., Gladys Weikel of Fairlea; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Longanacre Funeral Home, Fort Spring, with the Rev. Phillip Combs and the Rev. Anthony Carter officiating. Burial will be in Camp Ground Cemetery, Creamery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Doris T. Bradley
Doris Titcher Bradley, 73, of Cross Lanes, died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a short illness. The was a former employee of C&P Telephone and the Bank of Cross Lanes, a Worthy Matron of Order of the Eastern Star, Nitro, and a member of Cross lanes United Methodist Church.
Surviving: son, Charles Edward Bradley II of Putnam County; daughter, Rene Bradley Fortner of Cross Lanes; brother, Robert Diz Titcher of Tallahassee, Fla.; four grandchildren. Service will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. John Bowyer officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Betty C. Brown
Betty Calhoun Brown, 58, of Charleston died Thursday, March 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was retired from Union Carbide, was a graduate of St. Albans High School and a member of Greater Emmanuel Apostolic Lighthouse Church, Beckley.
Surviving: husband, Michael Brown; daughters, Sonya Page of Charleston, Angela Page of Atlanta, Ga.; son, Lawrence Calhoun of St. Albans; stepsons, Michael Brown of Pittsburgh, Pa., Tony and Shannon Brown of Charleston; sisters, Constance Walton of Indianapolis, Ind., Barbara Calhoun of Charleston, Sandra Bruce of Warrensville, Ohio; brothers, Joseph Calhoun of Warrensville, Maurice Calhoun of Chino, Calif., Malcolm Calhoun of Charleston; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Whosoever Will Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship Church, Charleston, with Bishop David Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church.

Harley C. Butler
Harley C. Butler, 71, of Clendenin died Friday, March 27, 1998, at home after a short illness. He attended First Baptist Church, Clendenin, was a member of Masonic Lodge 126, Clendenin, and the Union of Operating Engineers and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: son, Richard C. Butler of Charlotte, N.C.; daughters, Carolyn Shafer of Pinch, Linda Uldrich of Clendenin; sisters, Violet Melton of Hurricane, Marie Daugherty of Clendenin; brother, Carlos Butler of Perry, Ohio; eight grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Archie Snedegar officiating. Burial, with military and Masonic rites, will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where there will be a VFW service at 7.

Norman H. Campbell
DAMASCUS, Md. -- Norman H. Campbell, 64, of Damascus, formerly of Rainelle, W.Va., died Tuesday, March 24, 1998, in Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, after a short illness. He was a graduate of Meadow Bridge (W.Va.) High School, received his bachelor's degree from Concord College, his master's degree from Marshall University and his doctorate from the University of Maryland, was a retired Maryland schoolteacher, a former Meadow Bridge schoolteacher and a member of Rainelle United Methodist Church.
Surviving: wife, Ava "Lucy" Dixon Campbell; sons, Douglas Campbell of Jacksonville, Fla., Gregory Campbell of Frederick; brother Roy Campbell of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two grandchildren. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Bil Lepp and the Rev. Bennie Kenney officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James Corey
BECKLEY -- James "Jim" Corey, 59, of Beckley died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in a Huntington hospital of cancer. He was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, an Army veteran of the Korean War, received his business degree from Beckley College, was former co-owner/operator of the Rainbow Grill, a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Beckley, and of the church's Parrish Board and was retired from Raleigh General Hospital with 18 years of service.
Surviving: wife, Frances Taylor Corey; sons, James M. of Charleston; Jamel "Jake" Corey of Beckley; daughter, Jeanie Garretson of Pemberton; brother, Fayze G. Corey of Montgomery, Robert S. Corey of Beckley; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Michael Tassos officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home where there will be a Trisagion prayer service at 8.

Edith M. Cunningham
Edith M. Cunningham, 74, of Dunbar died Thursday, March 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was retired from West Virginia State Maternal & Child Health and a member of McKinnon Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: sons, Frank Lynn Ransberger of Colorado Springs, Colo., John Edward Ransberger of Charleston; daughter, Barbara Kay Taylor of St. Albans; stepsons, Kermit V. Cunningham of Dunbar, Jerry V. Cunningham of Scott Depot, Harold C. Cunningham of Hurricane, George R. Cunningham of Ohio; stepdaughter, Delores McClanahan of Charleston; brother, James Boggess of California; sisters, Betty Carson of Ohio, Delores Ramsey of Charleston, Ruth Cooper of Cross Lanes; six grandchildren; 13 stepgrandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McKinnon Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Edward J. Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Keller's Funeral Home, Dunbar.

Esta E. Dodrill
IVYDALE -- Esta E. Dodrill, 96, formerly of Webster Springs, died Friday, March 27, 1998, in Laurel Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ivydale, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and the first women to be elected sheriff of Webster County. She was a member of the Point Mountain Church, near Webster Springs.
Surviving: sons, Dudley of Sutton, Thamer of Ashland, Ky., Harry of Tennessee Ridge, Tenn.; daughters, Kate Payne of Canton, Ohio, Mary Jane Griffey of Grayson, Ky.; brother, Hubert Cowger of Wapakoneta, Ohio; sister, Amy Robinson of Manfield, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Point Mountain Church, near Webster Springs, with the Rev. Jim Waldeck officiating. Burial will be in Point Mountain Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 p.m. until the time of the service at the church. Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, is in charge of arrangements.

Justine Ellison
Justine Ellison, 78, of St. Albans died Friday, March 27, 1998, in Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane, after a short illness. She was a homemaker, a member of First Assembly of God Church, St. Albans, and a lifelong resident of St. Albans.
Surviving: sons, James R. Ellison of St. Albans, Paul David Ellison of Columbia, Md.; brother, James Rogers of Liberty, Ky.; sisters, Jean Richardson of Georgetown, Ky., Janet Wilson of Lexington, Ky., Kathleen Crist of St. Albans; six grandchildren; one great-grandson. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Ron Crum officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mary M. Evans
MESA, Ariz.-- Mary Margaret Newman Evans, 55, of Mesa Ariz., formerly of Southside, W.Va., died Wednesday March 25, 1998, at home. She was a supervisor and cashier at the A&W Root Beer Stand, Mesa.
Surviving: husband, Richard; mother, Virginia Newman of Southside, W.Va.; John Thevenin of Fort Payne, Ala.,; daughters, Sandy Slusher of South Charleston, Sara Woolridge of Tustin, Calif.; stepsons, Matthew and Mark Evans of Columbus, Ohio; stepdaughters, Angie Stokes, Laura Sanin and Melissa Evans of Columbus, Ohio; brother, Waymer E. "Buddy" Newman of Point Pleasant; sisters, Elva Ferguson of Columbus, Ohio, Charlotte E. "Judy" Zwolenski of Lake Side, Calif., Janet Fay Lanier of Southside, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Beech Hill United Methodist Church, Southside, W.Va., with the Revs. Louis A. Hussell and Bobby L. Woods officiating. Burial will be in Beech Hill Cemetery, Southside. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Phyllis Gibson
Phyllis Gibson, 75, of Charleston died Friday, March 27, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. Preston Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Austin R. Gregory
CHESTER -- Austin R. Gregory, 75, of Chester, Hancock County, died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was a retired janitor from Hancock County schools, a clock builder, a member of First United Methodist Church, Chester, a former usher and trustee at the church, a member of American Legion Post 121, Chester, and VFW Post 6450, Chester, an Army veteran of World War II and recipient of two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.
Surviving: sons, Benny Gregory of New Manchester, Buddy Gregory of Chester; daughters, Nancy Grimm of Wellsville, Ohio, Beth Moore and Shelba Kirkbride of Chester, Debbie Ambrose of Georgetown, Pa.; sisters, Evelyn Davis of Athens, Ala., Hattie Gillispie of Newell, Nelva Squires of Flatwood, Margorie Fae Bickle of Columbus, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. today at Arner Funeral Chapel, Chester, with the Rev. Sherman Davidson officiating. Burial will be in Heaters Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. An additional service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home, Flatwoods. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Stockert-Gibson. The famliy suggests donations be sent to either the Multiple Sclerosis Society or the American Heart Association.

Bruce L. Holland
Bruce L. Holland, 64, of Charleston died Thursday, March 26, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a former Kentucky schoolteacher, a retired salesman and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: companion, Heloise Cundiff; son, David Jon Holland of Washougal, Wash.; daughter, Merrillee Holland of Starkville, Miss.; sisters, Donna Proctor of Colorado, Janet Rogers of Kentucky, Betty Tiemeyer of Florida; brother, Earl Holland of Cincinnati; two grandsons. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

Charlye M. Jones
Charlye Mae Jones, 73, of South Charleston died Friday, March 27, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital. Preston Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

John E. Jones
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- John Everett "J.J." Jones, 50, of Rock Hill died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Piedmont Medical Center. He was a member of Odd Fellows Lodge, Madison, W.Va., and UMW.
Surviving: wife, Connie Jones; daughter, Jaime Jones of Rock Hill; mother, Opal Jones of Madison; brothers, Charlie Jones of Candler, Fla., Paul and Tommy Jones of Alkol, W.Va., Roger Jones of Danville, W.Va.; sisters, Lyda Barker of Foster, W.Va., Peggy Setser of Fairdale, W.Va. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Tom Price officiating. Burial will be in Mid-Ferrell Cemetery, Bandytown, W.Va. Friends may call two hours prior to service 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. She was a native of LaFollette, Tenn., a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Ripley, and Order of the Eastern Star 17, Ripley.
Surviving: sons, Gary of Ripley, David of Kenna; daughter, Traci Satterwhite of Apex, N.C.; sisters, Mamie Miller and Anna Clear of LaFollette; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, Ripley, with the Rev. William McMorran officiating. Burial will be in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, and one hour prior to service at the church. The family suggests donations be sent to First Presbyterian Church of Ripley, 210 Cedar Lakes Dr., Ripley, WV 25271.

Nina R. Martin
BECKLEY -- Nina Ruth Martin, 84, of Beckley died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Chapel, Beckley.
Surviving: sons, Larry Carl Martin of Burnsville, N.C., Jerry Taylor Martin of Glen View; daughters, Wanda Ann Taylor of Lady Lake, Fla., Frances Jane Jackson of Clarksville, Tenn., Jeanette C. Meadows of Crystal River, Fla.; sisters, Minnie Baker, Amiee Rinehart, Pansy Mason and Ann Campbell of Beckley; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Service and entombment will be 1 p.m. Sunday in the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum of Faith, Prosperity. Friends may call 90 minutes prior to service at the mausoleum. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, is in charge of arrangements.

Lillian P. Moore
Lillian Paxton Moore of St. Albans died Friday March 27, 1998, at Thomas Memorial Hospital, after a short illness. She was a former elementary teacher with Kanawha County Schools having taught at Highlawn, Dakota, Winifrede and Wevaco elementaries for 33 years. She was a 51 year member of the St. Andrew United Methodist Church, St. Albans, the United Bible Class, the Wesleyan Fellowship and the Order of the Eastern Star 79.
Surviving: sons, Raymond of Columbus, Ohio, Arnold of Cross Lanes; daughter, Barbara Moore of St. Albans; brothers, James Paxton of St. Albans, Roy K. Paxton of Lakeland, Fla.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at the St. Andrew United Methodist Church, St. Albans, with the Rev. Ed Tutwiler officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, with an Eastern Star service at 2:30 p.m., at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans. The family suggests donations be sent to St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 815 Kanawha Terrace, St. Albans, WV, 25177.

Narley B. Morris
FAYETTEVILLE -- Narley Benson Morris, 80, of Fayetteville died Friday, March 27, 1998, in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.

Betty S. Mowry
Betty Susan Monroe Mowry, 80, of Charleston, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died Thursday March 26, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a retired classification management specialist with the United States Department of Defense, Defense Investigate Service, Cleveland, Ohio. She was a 40 year resident of Cleveland, a member of the Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charleston, Presbyterian Women, Tiskelwah Chapter 45, Order of the Eastern Star, a graduate of Charleston High School, A graduate of Morris Harvey College and a graduate of the court reporting class of the Charleston School of Commerce.
Surviving: son, David Mowry of Concord Township, Ohio; brothers, Edward T. Monroe Jr. of St. Albans, Phillip H. and David Lee Monroe of Charleston; sisters, Barbara Riffee of Front Royal, Va., Nancy Harvey of St. Albans, Shirley Monroe of Charleston; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charleston, with the Rev. Lawton Posey officiating. There will be an Eastern Star service 4:45 p.m. Sunday at the Tiskelwah Chapter 45. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston. The family suggests donations be sent to Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 805 Price St., Charleston, WV, 25302.

Grover G. Mullins
MURRAYSVILLE -- Grover Glen Mullins, 54, of Murraysville, Jackson County, died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Camden-Clarke Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was a truck driver, an Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and attended Independent Fellowship Church, Ravenswood.
Surviving: wife, Carolyn Pauley Mullins; daughters, Tammy Mullins of Ravenswood, Crystal Mullins of Murraysville; son, Richard Mullins of Nashville, Tenn.; sister, Gay Justice of Fairfax, Va.; one grandson. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Independent Fellowship Church with the Rev. Allen Stewart officiating. Burial, with military rites by VFW Post 6669, Ravenswood, will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, is in charge of arrangements.

James H. Nutter
SPENCER -- James H. Nutter, 79, of Spencer died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Roane General Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired heavy equipment operator from Quaker State Oil Co., Elkview, an Army veteran of World War II and a Christian.
Surviving: wife, Wanda Spencer Nutter; daughters, Sherry Tallman of Wellsburg, Barbara Tolley of Spencer, Doris Young of Linden; son, Timothy C. Nutter of Spencer; brother, Frank Nutter of Spencer; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with Pastor John W. Ellison officiating. Burial will be in Clover Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.