Dorcus G. Perkins
RAINELLE -- Dorcus Golden Perkins, 83, of Rainelle died Saturday, April 4, 1998, in Rainelle Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born in Kanawha County and was a homemaker.
Surviving: daughters, Lois Walsh of Gettysburg, Pa., Lou Vonne Tyler of Beaufort, N.C.; son, Oakle Durham of Allardt, Tenn.; sister, Agnes Brackman of Alta Vista, Va.; brothers, Lawrence Golden of Clintonville, Vanel Golden of Crichton, Verlin Golden of Quinwood; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. James Yearego officiating. The body will be cremated. There will be no visitation.

Billy O. Sampson
Billy Owen Sampson, 68, of Alum Creek died Saturday, April 4, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was formerly of Nellis, Boone County, retired from U.S. Steel and was a member of the UMW.
Surviving: wife, Betty Erwin Sampson; son, Richard Sampson of Peytona; daughter, Penny Sampson at home; brothers, John and Robert Sampson of Nellis, Cecil Jr. of New Bedford, Mass.; sisters, Betty Toney of Racine, Emma Lou Edwards of Bloomingrose, June Bowling of Drawdy, Greta Sampson of Michigan, Drema Ferris of Nevada; four grandsons. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek.

Helen M. Scaggs
Helen Maxine Scaggs, 77, of Shrewsbury died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. She was a homemaker, lifelong resident of Shrewsbury and a member of Shrewsbury Church of God.
Surviving: husband, Carl C. Scaggs; son, Carl R. of Richland, Ind.; sister, Glenna Belcher of Shrewsbury; three grandsons. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shrewsbury Church of God with the Rev. Sandy Cook officiating. Burial will be in Witcher Cemetery, Witcher Creek. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions to Shrewsbury Church of God, Route 60, Shrewsbury, WV 25015.

Remus G. Scott
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Remus Garfield Scott, 63, of White Sulphur Springs died Saturday, April 4, 1998, in Salem (Va.) Veterans Administration Medical Center after a short illness. He was a Methodist, a former employee of Clark of England and a veteran of the Korean War.
Surviving: wife, Helen Young Scott; sons, John Garfield Scott of Roanoke, Va., Nycoma Grey Scott of White Sulphur Springs; daughter, Diana Kaye Montgomery of Roanoke; sisters, Hazel Gordon of Johnsonburg, Pa., Laura Perine of Elyria, Ohio, Betty Doss of Hillsboro; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs, with the Rev. Lowell O'Dell officiating. Burial will be in Neola United Methodist Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Francis L. Seabolt
RIPLEY -- Francis L. Seabolt, 79, of Ripley died Saturday, April 4, 1998, in Jackson General Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and Protestant.
Surviving: son, Eugene Seabolt of Clendenin; daughters, Betty M. Hays of Cottageville, Shilley Shaffer of Clendenin; brother, Homer Larch of Clendenin; sister, Meck Shultz of South Charleston; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Seabolt Cemetery, Jordan Creek, Elkview, with the Rev. James A. Gunnoe officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview.

Leonard E. Smith
Leonard Edward "Eddie" Smith, 61, of Charleston died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness.
Surviving: sons, Kenneth Booth, Larry Sales of Charleston; daughter, Michelle Logwood of Columbus, Ohio; mother, Lucille Smith of Charleston; sisters, Lorene Yancy of Queens, N.Y., Josephine Reep of Palm Coast, Fla., Ann Brown of St. Albans, the Rev. Maxine Pierce of Columbus, Ohio, Juanita Smith of Charleston; seven grandchildren. Powell-Jarrell Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Shurley E. Stump
WILSIE -- Shurley E. Stump, 78, of Wilsie, Braxton County, died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at home. He was owner/operator of Superior Welding Co., Barberton, Ohio, for 18 years, a retired welder from Babcock and Wilcox Co., Barberton, with 30 years of service, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Marilyn Jennings Stump; daughter, Barbara Ann Naumoff of Orrville, Ohio; sisters, Della Estep of Akron, Ohio, Betty Kemp of Wheeling; brothers, Foster of Akron, Cecil of Walkersville; six grandchildren. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, with the Rev. Larry Conrad officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Nora M. Turner
RICH CREEK, Va. -- Nora Mae Turner, 77, of Rich Creek died Saturday, April 4, 1998, in a Pearisburg, Va., hospital. She was a homemaker and attended Church of the Nazarene, Peterstown, W.Va.
Surviving: husband, Raymond Turner; son, Dewayne Turner of Beckley, W.Va.; daughters, Chearl Blankenship of Christiansburg, Va., Kathy Thornton of Vinton, Va.; six grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Rich Creek. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown.

Odessa R. White
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Odessa Ruth White, 58, of Chattanooga, formerly of Whitesville, W.Va., died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at home. She was a graduate of Tennessee Temple University and served as a missionary wife with Baptist International Missions Inc., in Japan for 33 years. She was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church, Chattanooga.
Surviving: husband, Ron White; daughters, Beth Ann Staab of Oradea, Romania, Nola Jo Rucker of Chattanooga; son, Craig of Chattanooga; mother, Ruth Burnett of Charleston, W.Va.; sister, Barbara Bartlett of West Virginia; brother, William "Bill" Bartlett of Charleston; six grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Grace Baptist Church, Chattanooga, with the Rev. Don Sisk and Pastor Hiroyuki Omote officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East. Friends may call from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Asbury Chapel, Highland Park Baptist Church. Chattanooga Funeral Home, East Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

Hershel C. Williamson
LOGAN -- Hershel C. Williamson, 97, of Logan died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in Logan. He was the retired owner of Terminal Barber Shop, Logan, a member of First Presbyterian Church, Logan, Scottish Rite, Beni Kedem Shrine, and was a 50-year member of Aracoma Lodge 99.
Surviving: daughters, Lajeana Aldredge of Guyan Terrace, Dean of Huntington, Dale Stark of Gastonia, N.C.; sisters, Ella Fletcher of Inez, Ky., Anna Faught of Akron, Ohio; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, with Masonic graveside rites. Entombment will follow. There will be no visitation. The family suggests memorial contributions to First Presbyterian Church of Logan or the American Cancer Society. James Funeral Home, Aracoma, is in charge of arrangements.

Lance Workman
WARSAW, Ohio -- Lance Workman, 80, of Warsaw, formerly of Cottle, W.Va., died Thursday, April 2, 1998, in Coshocton County Memorial Hospital, Coshocton, Ohio. He was a retired logger.
Surviving: wife, Beverly Cutshall Workman; son, Roger Workman of Craigsville, W.Va.; daughters, Vina Keiffer of Craigsville, Brenda Mullins of Tioga, W.Va., Wanda Mullins of Shipshewana, Ind.; stepsons, Donald Cutshall of Plainfield, Ohio, Ronald Cutshall of West Lafayette, Ohio; stepdaughters, Diana Helmick of Warsaw, Donna Miller of Coshocton; half-sister, Eneberg Trimble of Richwood, W.Va.; several additional half-sisters; 27 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Kerns Cemetery, Cottle, with the Rev. Ray Bennett officiating. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Tuesday at White Funeral Home, Richwood.

Harry Barton
At age 86, Harry Barton was still practicing law up until he died Sunday night. "He was a lawyer's lawyer who contributed mightily to his community and his profession," said Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman, who described himself as Barton's friend. Barton was one of the oldest practicing lawyers in West Virginia, starting his career in 1937. The Charleston resident died Sunday in Charleston Area Medical Center of an apparent heart attack. His marriage was long-lasting as well. Ruth Barton, his wife of 57 years, recalled that a friend from Charleston set up the pair in 1940 on a blind date. The couple first went out dancing in a nightclub, then met two more times during Ruth's weeklong stay in Charleston. Barton then visited her at her Erie, Pa., home before they married in early 1941. "I liked everything," 79-year-old Ruth Barton said about her husband this morning. "His personality, his sincerity, his compassion, his drive for success." That drive remained until Barton died, she said. Barton was a lawyer in private practice with 55 years of service. He was also staff attorney for the Public Service Commission, working through the past year. "Harry was somebody who wanted to work," said Paul Stewart, who was Barton's supervisor as manager of the commission's Motor Carrier division. "His mental faculties were still good. He enjoyed work and being around people." "He loved his family and was a devoted man to his Jewish faith," Kaufman said. "He was an active leader in both the law and life until the day he died." Barton was a member and former president of B'nai Jacob Synagogue and a member of Temple Israel. He also was a lieutenant commander of the Navy during World War II and a graduate of West Virginia University College of Law. Barton was a former president of B'nai Brith National 3rd District and a member of the West Virginia Bar Association and Beni Kedem Shrine.
Surviving: wife, Ruth Barton; daughters, Ann Sullivan of Sunnyvale, Calif., Barby Sadolf of Charleston; four grandchildren. Service will be noon Wednesday at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home with Rabbi Victor Urecki and Rabbi Israel Koller officiating. Burial will be in B'nai Jacob Eternal Home, South Charleston. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to B'nai Jacob Synagogue, Temple Israel or Kanawha Valley Foundation.

Reta R. Bussard
RAVENSWOOD -- Reta Rexrode Bussard, 89, of Ravenswood died Monday, April 6, 1998, in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley. She was a homemaker, a former one-room school teacher in Pocahontas County, member of First United Methodist Church, Ravenswood, and Order of the Eastern Star, Pocahontas County.
Surviving: daughters, Margaret Scites of Ravenswood, Rachel Tomplins of Morgantown; sisters, Ida Harr of Charleston, Grace Friel of Covington, Va., Juanita Sims of Richmond, Va.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Thursday at VanReenen Funeral Home, Marlinton, with the Rev. Keith Clarke officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Rexrode Fund, c/o WVU Foundation, 3168 Colons Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26506.

Alfred D. Carroll
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Alfred David "Butch" Carroll, 53, of Salisbury, formerly of Montgomery, W.Va., died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at home after an apparent heart attack. He was a retired mechanic, having last worked for Tire City, Quincy, W.Va., was a member of Healing Waters Ministries, Page, W.Va., and FOE Lodge 1040, Montgomery.
Surviving: wife, Helen Jeffrey Carroll; daughters, Helen Marie Wendell of Salisbury, Barbara Ann Carroll of Kannapolis, N.C.; sons, Vernon David and Brian Tracey Carroll of Rockwell, N.C.; sister, Joan Marie Holmes of Pratt, W.Va.; brothers, Roger of Ripley, W.Va., Larry and Roy of Crown Hill, W.Va., Greg of Chelyan, W.Va.; seven grandchildren. Service will be noon Wednesday at Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Glasgow, W.Va., with Pastor Jeff Floyd officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery.

Nellie G. Collins
BECKLEY -- Nellie Grey Collins, 81, of Beckley died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital after a long illness. She was a retired nurse's aide from Pinecrest Hospital and was of the Pentecostal faith.
Surviving: husband, John William Collins; sons, Paul Edward Collins of Beckley, Stephen Kent Collins of Salem, Va., Darrell Wayne Collins of Oak Hill; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Ernestine Martin officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edith M. Counts
Edith M. Counts, 87, of Dunbar died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in Sunrise Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Dunbar Mountain Mission.
Surviving: sons, Bobby Counts of Washington, Joseph Counts of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Janet Hartley of Dunbar, Judith Goff of Charleston; brother, Leonard Frazier of Roane County; sisters Lucille Hyre of South Charleston, Genevieve Kidd and Bridget Pelfrey of Columbus, Ohio, Dixie Young of Connecticut; half-sister, Carolyn of Oregon; 19 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Ronald Fisher officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Zelma Drafton
JONBEN -- Zelma Drafton, 63, of Jonben, Raleigh County, died Monday, April 6, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Durgan Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Frank L. Elswick
DIXIE -- Frank Lee Elswick, 72, of Dixie died Saturday, April 4, 1998, in Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. He was a factory worker for Continental Can Co., Baltimore, Md., an Army veteran of World War II and a Baptist.
Surviving: companion, Irene Morton; daughters, Shirley Brown, Lois Lee Madden and Jean Anderson of Campton, Ky.; son, Frank William Elswick of Indianapolis, Ind.; stepdaughter, Sharon Morton of Locust, N.C.; stepsons, Steve Huddleston of Indianapolis, Robert Morton of Morrisville, N.C.; sisters, Hazel L. Ramey of Cleveland, Ohio, Doloris Shamblen of Mammoth, Bonnie Sorensen of Senecaville, Ohio; brothers, Joe Elswick of Cambridge, Ohio, Paul Elswick of Ringo, Ga.; 14 grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, with the Rev. Albert Fannin officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, with military graveside rites conducted by Gauley Bridge VFW. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Sam Giarrizzi
SMITHERS -- Sam Giarrizzi, 76, of Smithers died Saturday, April 4, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. He was born in Longacre, was owner/operator of New Ideal Shoe, Smithers, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Montgomery, and VFW Post 8366, Gauley Bridge.
Surviving: sister, Carmella Hess of Las Vegas, Nev.; nieces, Devra Hollis and Dacia Hall of Las Vegas; three great-nephews; four great-nieces. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Paul Wharton officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London, with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post 8366. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, where a Christian wake service will be held at 7 p.m.

Harley G. Godbey Sr.
Harley G. Godbey Sr., 94, of South Charleston died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in Riverside Nursing Center after a long illness. He retired from Union Carbide Corp. with 27 years of service, was a member of Park Avenue Church of Christ, lived most of his life in the Kanawha Valley and was a native of Madison.
Surviving: wife, Ruth Littlepage Godbey; son, Harley G. Godbey Jr. of Dunbar; daughter, Patsy Adkins of St. Albans; sister, Bess Robertson of South Charleston; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, with Minister Jerry Alderson officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.

Anna M. Goodwin
Anna M. "Sis" Goodwin, 59, of South Charleston died Sunday, April 5, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker, attended Mountain Heights Church, was a lifelong resident of South Charleston and a graduate of South Charleston High School.
Surviving: husband, Jerry B. Goodwin Sr.; daughters, Kim Mallory and Kitty Lamb of South Charleston, Karla Racer of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Jerry B. Goodwin Jr. of South Charleston; mother, Opal Demastus of South Charleston; sister, Juanita Cunningham of Charleston; brothers, Tom Demastus of Charleston, Rusty Demastus of Fairmont, W.Va.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Elk Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Benny Pauley officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, Ruthdale. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Joan W. Haley
BECKLEY -- Joan White Haley, 63, of Beckley died Monday, April 6, 1998, in a Beckley Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. Survivig; husband, Robert Haley; stepsons, Joe Haley of Crow, Roger Haley of Ohio; stepdaughter, Sue Haley Lynch of Ohio; brothers, Kenny White of Sophia, Tommy White of North Carolina, Ellis White of Coal City; sisters, Virginia Joes of Whitby, Kena Bragg of Waverly, Ky., Lois Garten of Coal City, Carolyn Sears of Table Rock, Barbara Woody of Grandview, Patricia Lear of Chicago, Ill.; three stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, with the Rev. Oscar Switzerlette officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.