Dorothy M. Snyder
Dorothy Mae Snyder, 82, of Pinch died Friday, March 27, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Pinch.
Surviving: son, Bill Snyder of Frankfurt, Germany; daughters, Emma Lou Snyder Davis of Street, Md., Debra Lynn Snyder of Big Chimney; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James A. Walther officiating. Burial will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, is in charge of arrangements.

John P. Swint
John Paul Swint, 73, of Charleston died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio, after a long illness. He was retired senior analyst in the works and research lab from DuPont, Belle, with 38 years of service, a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, a graduate of Charleston Catholic High School and the University of Notre Dame. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a recipient of the St. Gregory Medal from the Wheeling Diocese, scout master of Troop 2, Charleston, cub master of Pack 28 and a recipient of the Silver Beaver in scouts.
Surviving: wife, Mary Ann Thomas Swint; daughter, Ann Burke of Pittsburgh, Pa.; sons, Jack and Howard of Charleston; sisters, Sister Agnes de Sales Swint of Wheeling, Bernice Sheets of South Charleston, Elizabeth Power of Boulder, Colo., Marcellene Beckelhiemer of Charleston; brother, Benjamin H. Swint of Charleston; six grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Charleston, with the Rev. P. Edward Sadie officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6:30 to 9 p.m. today at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home where a prayer service will be held at 7:30. The family suggests memorial contributions to Buckskin Council Boy Scouts of America or Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral.

Edris E. Woods
RHODELL -- Edris Edgie Woods, 63, of Rhodell, Raleigh County, died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Surviving: sons, James Elmer "Jimmy" Woods of East Gulf, Billy Ray Woods and Joseph Howard Woods of Chapmanville, Jackie Junior Woods of Hickory, N.C.; daughters, Ruth Ann Woods of East Gulf, Sally Ann Woods of Sophia, Natasha Ann "Tisha" Woods of Besoco; brothers, Posey Green Cook of Chapmanville, James Void Cook and L.K. Cook of Besoco; sister, Argolis Fowler of Chapmanville; half-brothers, Rommie Dingess of Hampshire County, Edward Dingess of Logan; half-sisters, Alene Johnson of Chapmanville, Virgie Ollie of Logan; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Besoco Methodist Church with the Rev. Lewis Higginbotham officiating. Burial will be in Meade Cemetery, Meade. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and one hour prior to service Tuesday, at the church. Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, is in charge of arrangements.

Margie M. Bailey
SAXON -- Margie Marie Bailey, 62, of Saxon, Raleigh County, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Surviving: sons, Danny Bailey of Bolt, Gary Bailey of Saxon, Stevie Bailey of Raleigh; daughters, Kathy Cox and Avis Rowe of Saxon, Carmela Turlin of Beckley, Christie Bowman of Bolt; brothers, Clyde, Frank and Howard Bailey of Fairdale; sisters, Martha Bailey of Elgin, S.C., Freda Goodman of Fairdale; 14 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with Pastor David Cook officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ravenscliff. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mary M. Bailey
CHAUNCEY -- Mary M. Bailey, 57, of Chauncey died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in Logan General Hospital after a Long illness. She was a homemaker an a member of Micco Jesus Church, Micco.
Surviving: husband, Homer Bailey Jr.; sons, Pete of Pine Creek, Ethan, Timothy and Gary of Omar; daughters, Trisha Spurlock of Omar, Pam Bailey of Rosemore; brothers, Floyd Swanner of Omar, Jeff Swanner of Switzer; sisters, Virginia Vance, Sharon McCleese and Debra Dillon of Omar; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Micco Jesus Church with the Rev. Ray Stewart officiating. Burial will be in Chauncey Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Collins-Slater Funeral Home, Switzer, is in charge of arrangements.

Nedra S. Batton
RICHWOOD -- Nedra "Deedie" Stockwell Roberts Batton, 84, of Richwood, formerly of Ohio, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in Nicholas County Health Care Center after a long illness. She was a member of PERI and Calvary United Methodist Church, Richwood, was a retired licensed practical nurse from County Place, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and a former employee of Spencer State Hospital, General Machinery, South Charleston, Cherry River Lumber Co., Richwood, and Summit County Home for the Aged and Twin Pines Nursing Home in Ohio.
Surviving: daughter, Rosalyn Ann Roberts Brown of Nettie; sister, Betty Jo Webb of Oldtown, Md.; one grandson; one great-grandson. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, with the Rev. Jarrold Lanham officiating. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Richwood Cemetery, P.O. Box 548, Richwood, WV 26261.

William O. Blackwell
PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- William Oscar Blackwell, 63, of Painesville, formerly of Elkview, W.Va., died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in Lake County East Hospital after a short illness. He was a Protestant, an Army veteran and a retired employee of General Motors with 38 years of service.
Surviving: wife, Loretta Faye Gandee Blackwell; son, William Joseph of Painesville; daughter, Brenda Kay Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio; mother, Lula Mae Walker Blackwell of Elkview; brother, Ralph of Elkview; sisters, Hazel Hively and Mary Boner, of Elkview; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, W.Va., with the Rev. Rodney Smith officiating. Burial will be in Blackwell Cemetery, Bomont, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Gladys S. Bland
HOLLYWOOD -- Gladys Susan Helvey Bland, 84, of Hollywood, Monroe County, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a retired nurse's aide from Summers County Hospital with 20 years of service and a member of Miller Memorial United Methodist Church, Hinton.
Surviving: brothers, Wade Helvey of Sinks Grove, Virgil and Fred Helvey of Hollywood, Clayton Helvey of Roanoke, Va., Dave Helvey of Wanatchee, Wash.; sisters, Cindy Helvy Howard and Gertrude Helvey Martin of Organ Cave, Nellie Helvey Davidson of Burbank, Calif.; five grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Groves Funeral Home, Union, with the Rev. Mark Smearman officiating. Burial will be in Carmel Cemetery, Gap Mills. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Richard L. Butcher
WESTON -- Richard L. Butcher, 72, of Weston died Monday, March 30, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a Methodist and was self-employed.
Surviving: wife, Elma King Riffle Butcher; son, Richard W. Butcher of Weston; stepson, William Butcher of Sutton; stepdaughters, Joyce McCorkhill and Julie Riffle of Weston; sister, Eva Summers of Stonewood; three grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Floyd Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Robert Heater officiating. Burial will be in Butchersville Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ira L. Champe
BECKLEY -- Ira Lee Champe, 58, of Beckley died Monday, March 30, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, with the Rev. David Allen officiating. Friends may call 30 minutes prior to service at the cemetery. Blue Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Charles A. Clendenin
HINTON -- Charles Alfred "Chucky" Clendenin, 23, of Hinton died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in Princeton Community Hospital, said a hospital spokeswoman. He was a timberman.
Surviving: companion, Jackie Bonds of Nimitz; sons, Matthew Kitts of Florida, Brandon Riley of Nimitz; father and stepmother, Larry A. and Brenda Clendenin of Hinton; stepfather and mother, Thomas and Connie Spinks of Wardensville; stepsisters, Virginia Worley of Hinton, Wendy Ellison of Dayton, Ohio; grandparents, Alfred and Joy Clendenin of Rock Creek, Charles Kelly and Mary Lou Jamerson of Richmond, Va. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Assembly of God Church, Sundial, with the Rev. J.D. Pettry officiating. Burial will be in Clendenin-Persinger Cemetery, Rock Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Kevin R. Dean
Kevin R. Dean, 41, of Charleston died Saturday, March 28, 1998, from injuries received in a shooting in Charleston, a Kanawha County Sheriff's Department spokesman said. He was a welder at the South Charleston Stamping Plant.
Surviving: companion, Kimberly Saddoris; daughter, Angela Joy Pryor of Cocoa, Fla.; mother, Dorothy Dean Fields of Charleston; brothers, Michael S. Dean of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Bruce W. Dean of Muskogee, Okla.; maternal grandmother, Virgie L. Cobb of Charleston; three grandchildren. Service will be private. There will be no visitation. Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Roderick O. Dunlap
SCOTT DEPOT -- Roderick O. Dunlap, 79, of Scott Depot died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, of heart disease. He was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Hurricane, a graduate of South Charleston High School, a World War II veteran and was retired from Union Carbide.
Surviving: wife, Helen Dunlap; daughters, Cynthia Ellis of Scott Depot, Robin Elley of Incline Village, Nev.; sons, David of Aurora, Colo., Douglas of Nitro; sisters, Beulah Pritt of Scott Depot, Prible Butler of South Charleston, Lena Pauley of Dutton, Ala., Reba Angel of Liberty Hill, S.C.; three grandchildren. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Vernon Baptist Church with Pastor Curt Brown officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church.The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Allen Drive, Charleston, WV 25302.

Earlie E. Evans
MABSCOTT -- Earlie E. Evans, 74, of Mabscott died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Americare Pine Lodge Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a retired truck driver from Coca-Cola Bottling Co., a member of Oak Grove Christian Church and a lifelong resident of Mabscott.
Surviving: wife, Margie C. Bragg Evans; stepson, Warren A. Bragg of Shady Spring. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with David Mullins officiating. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Kathleen P. Frantz
FAYETTEVILLE -- Kathleen Pauley Frantz, 77, of Fayetteville died Monday, March 30, 1998, in a Fayetteville care center after a long illness. She was a retired dental assistant and a member of Fayettville United Methodist Church.
Surviving: son, Joseph F. Frantz III of Lookout; brother, Kenneth Pauley of Elkview; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.

Cecil C. Hatfield
BARBOURSVILLE -- Cecil Cameron Hatfield, 84, of Barboursville died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at home. He retired from C&O Railroad.
Surviving: daughters, Sheila Collins of Sarasota, Fla., Katherine Kauflin of Vandalia, Ohio; sisters, Dixie Millins of Madison, Marcella Hager of Ona; two grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one stepgreat-grandson; caregiver, Norma Toney. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Barboursville, with the Rev. Monty Brown officiating. Private graveside service will be at Ridgelawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. The family suggests memorial contributions to First United Methodist Church, Barboursville.

Myrl C. Hatfield
Myrl Cook Hatfield, 83, of South Charleston, formerly of Man, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in Valley Health Village. She was a retired Logan County schoolteacher with 35 years of service, was a member of the WVEA and Bruce McDonald Memorial Methodist Church, Man. She attended Spring Hill Baptist Church.
Surviving: daughters, Pat Kidd of South Charleston, Peggy Farris of Chesapeake, Va.; sister, Anna Hill of Beckley; half-brothers, John and Jerry Cook of Florida; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, with the Rev. Dennis Barnhart officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and one hour prior to service Wednesday at the funeral home.

Charles S. Hayslette
BECKLEY -- Charles S. Hayslette, 58, of Beckley died Friday, March 27, 1998, in a Low Moor, Va., hospital after a long illness. He was a self-employed drywall hanger, a member of Calloway Heights Baptist Church and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: stepson, Carl Hensley of Beckley; stepdaughters, Geraldine Sizemore of Beckley, Peggy Dixon and Wanda Ellis of Virginia; brother, Kyle Hayslette of Arizona; sisters, Geraldine Tincher of Beckley, Mildred Pettrey of Virginia; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with Pastor Bill Parker officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Ollie M. Hoover
LEWISBURG -- Ollie Mae Jackson Hoover, 83, of Lewisburg died Saturday, March 28, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a resident of the Organ cave community for more than 75 years, retired from Leggett Department Store, Lewisburg, with 27 years of service, was a 35-year member and historian of Salem Presbyterian Church, a former Sunday school teacher, member of Circle 2 of the church, a 60-year charter member, treasurer and scrapbook chairman of Organ Cave Extension Homemakers Club, former president and former secretary of the Greenbrier County Extension Homemakers Council, a Greenbrier County Belle, a member of Rainelle Extension Homemakers Club and Highland First Church of God Golden Youth, Rainelle, a 20-year 4-H leader, recipient of the 4-H Meritorious Service Award in 1996, secretary/treasurer of the Lewisburg Satellite Club and a 1934 graduate of Greenbrier High School.
Surviving: daughter, Janet Hoover Johnson of Rainelle; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Salem Presbyterian Church, Organ Cave, with the Rev. William Dent, the Rev. Doyle Kester, the Rev. Houston Boothe and the Rev. David Allen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg.

Margaret B. Hudnall
Margaret Brown Hudnall, 92, of Hansford died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in Marmet Health Care after a short illness. She was a retired Kanawha County teacher and principal with 44 years of service, last serving at John Hansford School, Crown Hill, received her bachelor's degree from Morris Harvey College, master's degree in social science from Marshall College and was a member of Old Kanawha Baptist Church, Pratt.
Surviving: son, Billy Ray Hudnall of Hansford; sister, Maxine Petitt of St. Albans; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Montgomery Memorial Park Chapel, London, with the Rev. Richard Johnson officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to Coleman Booster Class, c/o Old Kanawha Baptist Church, Pratt, WV 25162. Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

Delbert Johnson
RICHWOOD -- Delbert Johnson, 61, of Richwood died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He attended Richwood Church of God, was a member of Richwood Moose Lodge and an Air Force veteran.
Surviving: son, Bruce Eugene Johnson of Spokane, Wash.; brothers, Winford Johnson of Leeds, Ala., Leon Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla., Dana Johnson of Odenville, Ala., Eddie Johnson of Akron, Ohio; sisters, Jo Ann Hall of Marietta, Ga., Carol Bietzel of Cartersville, Ga., Anna Marie Spore of Rome, Ga., Libby Wolfe of Richwood. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, with the Rev. Chris Noel officiating. Burial will be in Buckle Cemetery, Craigsville. Friends may call 90 minutes prior to service at the funeral home.

Charlye M. Jones
Charlye Mae Jones, 73, of South Charleston died Friday, March 27, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, South Charleston, the church's senior choir and pastor's aid, a graduate of Garnet High School, Charleston, and a member of the Women's International Bowling Congress, Charleston Division.
Surviving: brothers, James C., William E. and Lewis A. Duckwyler of South Charleston. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Robert K. Davis officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Preston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lucille C. Lilly
SCARBRO -- Lucille Carmen Patrick Lilly, 83, of Scarbro, Fayette County, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, in an Oak Hill medical center after a short illness. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, is in charge of arrangements.