Caretta Myles
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- Caretta Myles, 81, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Glen Daniel, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, in Rocky Mount. She was a retired post mistress from the Beckley, W.Va. area and was a member of Northside Community Church, Rocky Mount. Surviving: daughter, Ramona Myles Clay of Rocky Mount; grandsons, Timothy Clay of Rocky Mount, Terry Clay of Youngsville, N.C., Holly Clay of Concord, Va. Service was to be 11 a.m. today at Bowling Funeral Home, 661 English Road, Rocky Mount, with the Rev. William I. Gay Jr. officiating. Burial was to be in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Beckley. Melton Mortuary, Beckley, was in charge of local arrangements.

Sherman Pack
RONCEVERTE -- Sherman Pack, 80, of Ronceverte died Tuesday, April 14, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a miner and member of Liberty Missionary Baptist Church, Teaberry. Surviving: wife, Francis Tuckwiller Pack; sons, Tommy R. of Thornburg, Va., Roger of Michigan, Charles of Grosse Ile, Mich.; brothers, George and Orville of Bluefield, Va., Leonard of Florida, Tommy of Meador; sisters, May Sipple of Oak Park, Mich., Magdalene Pack of Tennessee; several grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Donny Wiekle officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Cemetery, Teaberry. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jeffrey A. Reed
Jeffrey Alan Reed, 35, of St. Albans died Thursday, April 16, 1998, in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. He was a truck driver for Rust Industries, a graduate of St. Albans High School and a lifetime resident of St. Albans. Surviving: parents, Joseph and Rosalee Reed of St. Albans; brothers, Joseph E. Reed Jr. and James H. Reed of St. Albans. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Karin Maxson officiating. Entombment will be in Cunningham Memorial Park Mausoleum, St. Albans. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Floyd E. Rickman
ALDERSON -- Floyd E. Rickman, 72, of Alderson, formerly of Tram, Ky., died Thursday, April 16, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a 40-year resident of Alderson, retired from the housekeeping staff of The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, with 20 years of service, and was a Baptist. Surviving: companion, Drema Mae Reed of Alderson; sons of his companion, Bryan Forren of Ronceverte, Michael and Kenneth Forren of Joliet, Ill., William Forren of Lexington, S.C.; daughters of his companion, Carol Forren of Columbia, S.C., Serelda Forren of North Carolina; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, with the Rev. Ed Midcap officiating. Burial will be in Rickman family cemetery, Alderson. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and one hour prior to service Sunday at the funeral home.

Lillian L. Russell
GRAFTON -- Lillian Lyle Vaughan Russell, 86, of Grafton, formerly of Alderson, died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, in Rosewood Health Care Center, Grafton, after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a newspaper reporter, writing Alderson area news for the Hinton Daily News and society articles for The Register-Herald, Beckley, was a 1929 graduate of Alderson High School and a member of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, Alderson. Surviving: sons, Andrew Simpson Russell of Williamsburg, Va., James Albert Russell of Morgantown; sisters, Arline Wykle of Fredericksburg, Va., Marjorie McDowell of Ronceverte; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, with the Rev. Stewart McMurray officiating. Burial will be in Fletcher Addition of Alderson Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Catherine B. Russell
NORMAN, Okla. -- Catherine B. Russell, 71, of Norman, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Thursday, April 2, 1998, in Oklahoma after a long illness. She graduated from Charleston Catholic High School and St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Charleston, was a registered nurse at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, and retired from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Muskogee, Okla. Surviving: sons, John of Braggs, Okla., David of Joplin, Mo.; daughter, Lynn Shirley of Norman, Okla.; brothers, Ted Brennan of St. Albans, W.Va., Tom Brennan of Charleston; sister, Mary Ann MacCormick of Sanibel, Fla.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service was held April 4 in Norman.

Hiram Spencer
HURRICANE -- Hiram D. Spencer, 72, of Hurricane died Tuesday, April 14, 1998, in Sweetbrier, Dunbar, after a long illness. He was a retired electrician from Union Carbide, Institute plant, with 35 years of service, a member of Nitro Moose Lodge 565, an Army veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a former 30-year resident of Cross Lanes. Surviving: daughter, Sarah "Sally" M. Carroll of Hurricane; sons, Gregory Dale Spencer of Hurricane, Randy Lee Spencer of Cross Lanes; brother, Ronald Spencer of Charleston; six grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, with Dr. Michael S. Derry officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. There will be no Sunday visitation.

Josephine C. Spradling
RAVENSWOOD -- Josephine Carson Spradling, 82, of Ravenswood, formerly of Sherman, died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, in Eldercare of Ripley after a short illness. She was born in St. Albans, was a clerk for Howell's Grocery Store, Sherman, with 25 years of service and was an employee of Trenle-Blake Pottery of Ravenswood. She was a member of the Democratic Women's Club and attended Fannin Chapel Church, Sherman. Surviving: son, Franklin W. Spradling Sr. of Ravenswood; brothers, Toney Carson and Mozella Carson of Charleston, Gap Carson of East Bank; sisters, Angeline Iaconis and Barbara Phalin of Charleston, Anna King of New Martinsville; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Frank Stephenson officiating. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Iona M. Stacy
LEWISBURG -- Iona Madeline Dolan Stacy, 87, of Lewisburg died Thursday, April 16, 1998, at the home of her daughter, Jolene Kidd of Alderson, after a long illness. Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, is in charge of arrangements.

Mike Sutyak
SOPHIA -- Mike Sutyak, 77, of Sophia died Tuesday, April 14, 1998, in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. He was born at Hemphill, was a retired coal miner, member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Beckley, the UMW, Moose Lodge 1606, American Legion Post 32 and was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Marie Martin Sutyak; son, George Michael of Beckley; daughter, Elizabeth "Libby" Richmond of Beaver; brother, Joseph of Taylor, Mich.; sisters, Mary Liloia of Boca Raton, Fla., Vera Vest of Princeton; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Beckley, with Father William E. Matheny Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, where a Rosary will be said at 8:30 p.m.

Cyril W. Terry
SALT ROCK -- Cyril William Terry, 53, of Salt Rock, Cabell County, died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, at home. He was co-owner and operator of Terry Well Service and an Army veteran. Surviving: wife: Deborah Joan Brumfield Terry; daughter, Amanda Reagan Terry of Salt Rock; sisters, Deloris Terry of Barboursville, Vina Adkins of Hamlin, Naomi Cremeans of Gallipolis Ferry, Linda Sexton of Barboursville; brothers, John Howard Terry of Canton, Ohio, Winfield Terry of Wayne, George Terry Jr. of Huntington. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Russell Adkins and the Rev. Petsie Davidson officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, Branchland. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Maria M. Thomas
Maria Merck "Peaches" Thomas, 89, of Institute, died Monday, April 13, 1998, at Washington, D.C., Hospice after a short illness. Preston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mary M. Tweel
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Mary Michael Tweel, 85, of Memphis, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., died Tuesday, April 14, 1998, in Memphis. She was born in Kfeir, Lebanon, and lived in Huntington from 1937 until October 1997. She and her late husband, Leonard, operated Leonard's Grill, Huntington. She was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, Huntington, the Dorcas Truth Sunday School Class, Dynamic Adults and American Baptist Women. Surviving: son, Thomas of Germantown, Tenn; daughters, Betty Rahal of Vienna, Va., Judith Prater of Parkersburg, W.Va., Sahndra Starnes of Louisville, Ky.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with Dr. R.F. Smith Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary. The family suggests memorial contributions to the educational fund of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1056, Huntington, WV 25701.

Lucille W. Varnum
BEDFORD, Va. -- Lucille Withers Varnum, 77, of Bedford, formerly of Apple Grove, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, in Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. She was born in Mason, W.Va., was a homemaker and a member of Highlawn Methodist Church, Huntington, W.Va. Surviving: husband, Vernon N. Varnum; son, Vernon M. of Huntington; daughter, Rosemary Sumner of Bedford; one granddaughter. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Beale Chapel United Methodist Church, Apple Grove, with the Rev. Orville White officiating. Burial will be in Beale Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Deal-Brown Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.

Donald E. Ward
Donald Everette Ward, 71, of Hugheston died Thursday, April 16, 1998, at home. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.

Audie N. Ware
WEBSTER SPRINGS -- Audie N. Ware, 91, of Webster Springs died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, in Heartland of Clarksburg. He was a carpenter, farmer and a Navy veteran. Surviving: sons, Kenneth of Bogart, Ga., Keith of Marietta, Ohio, Connel of Bluefield, Ohio, Roger of Cowen; daughters, Connie Leuliette and Roberta Pugh of Clarksburg; sister, Ona Robinson of Cowen; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodd-Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, with the Rev. Minter Lynch officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Webster Springs. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Elizabeth Weatherford
TRUE -- Elizabeth Moyer Weatherford, 93, of True died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, in Bluefield Regional Medical Center, Bluefield, after a long illness. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hinton, a graduate nurse of McMillion Hospital and had been employed as a mine nurse and midwife. Surviving: son, James P. "Pat" Weatherford of True; daughters, Irene Vittoe of Elizabethtown, Ky., Virginia Masterson of Cincinnati, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hinton, with Father John Duhaime as celebrant. Burial will be in Restwood Memorial Gardens, Hinton. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton.

George D. Wentz
WEBSTER SPRINGS -- George Donald Wentz, 71, of Webster Springs died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, in Webster County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of Addison Lodge 116, AF&AM Masons, Theta Chi Fraternity, Sigma Eta Delta service fraternity and the American Philatelist Society. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, recipient of the Purple Heart, a former teacher and social worker. Surviving: wife, Shirley Wentz; son, David Wentz of Simpsonville, S.C.; daughter, Teresa Wentz of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother, Henry Wentz of Point Pleasant; sister, Helen Hoye of Huntington; three grandchildren. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodd-Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, with the Rev. Jim Daley officiating. Burial will be in Hacker Valley Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Gloria N. Whitt
ALDERSON -- Gloria Nadine Whitt of Beckley died today, April 17, 1998, in Columbia Alleghany Regional Hospital, Low More, Va., after a short illness. Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, is in charge of arrangements.

Lawrence M. Woods
TORNADO -- Lawrence Melvin Woods, 75, of Tornado died Thursday, April 16, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired supervisor from Diamond Shamrock, a Navy veteran of World War II, a three-year resident of Tornado and formerly from Nellis, Boone County. Surviving: wife, Eugenia "Jean" Woods at home; daughters, Connie Williams of Nellis, Arbutus Griggs of Ridgeview, Karen Barker of Nitro; sisters, Maxine Combs of Beverly Hills, Fla., Jean Tackett of Dupont City; brothers, Kennith and Charles of Dupont City; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Fred A. Giles officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

George A. Wooten
LEON -- George Aaron Wooten, 39, of Leon, died Wednesday, April 15, 1998, from injuries received after being hit by a car on W.Va. 2 in Flat Rock, a Mason County Sheriff's Department spokesman said. He was a self-employed carpenter, a Navy veteran and attended Point Pleasant High School. Surviving: wife, Patricia Stephens Wooten; sisters, Addie Doss and Carla Jefferson of Point Pleasant, Donna Tackett of Vinton, Ohio; half-sisters, Trina Howell of Point Pleasant, Joni Young of Letart; stepsister, Lisa Jarvis of Parkersburg; half-brother, Rodney Wooten of Letart; stepbrothers, Ted Siders of Huntington, Jon Siders of Point Pleasant, Brad Siders of Parkersburg. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. Herman H. Jordan and the Rev. Verlin "Sampy" Hart officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Leon, with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Post 23, Mason. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Howard L. Young Jr.
HOLDEN -- Howard L. Young Jr., 76, of Holden died Tuesday, April 14, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was a retired electrician from McConnell Armature Co., a former employee of Island Creek Coal Co., a Scottish Rite Mason and member of Verdunville Church of God. Surviving: daughters, Nocha J. Whitten of Melbourne, Fla., Patricia A. Taylor of Great Falls, Va.; son, Darrell of Holden; brother, William C. of Woodlyn, Penn.; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Verdunville Church of God with the Rev. Michael Hartwell officiating; burial will be Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Verdunville Church of God. James Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

Flora A. Yowko
ECCLES -- Flora Alma Yowko, 95, of Eccles died Wednesday, April 15, 1998 at Americare Pine Lodge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was born in Dunlop, was a homemaker, of the Church of God Faith and a resident of Eccles for more than 50 years. Surviving: three sister-in-laws, several nieces and nephews including Sharon Plumley of Beckley, who cared for her. Service was to be 11 a.m. today at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity, with the Rev. Rugean Ayers officiating. Burial was to be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Noel Kevin Davis
Sgt. Noel Kevin Davis, a 24-year veteran of the West Virginia State Police and commander of the South Charleston detachment, has died of cancer. He was 45. Davis died Friday at his mother's home in Parkersburg. He had been temporarily transferred to the Parkersburg detachment while undergoing treatment at the Cleveland Clinic, said State Police spokesman Ric Robinson. The Parkersburg native had served as a trooper in Paden City, Clarksburg, Shinnston and South Charleston. He also worked on the security detail for Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., while he was governor. Davis was promoted to commander in South Charleston in December 1994. He was the state's director of the American Troopers Association and a member of the West Virginia Troopers Association. Surviving: son, K.C. Davis; daughter, Jennifer C. Davis; granddaughter, Chelsea Renee Davis, all of Charleston; parents, Alcinda and Robert Moore of Parkersburg. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Stout Memorial United Methodist Church in Parkersburg. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg.