Clifford D. Williams
PARKERSBURG -- Clifford D. Williams, 76, of Parkersburg died Tuesday, April 21, 1998, in St. Josephs Hospital. He retired from O. Ames Co., Parkersburg, was an Army veteran of World War II, attended Stevenson United Methodist Church, Parkersburg, was a member of Ashton Masonic Lodge 12, Ravenswood, VFW Post 6669, Ravenswood, and Parkersburg DAV Chapter 6. Surviving: daughters, Pat Atkinson of Williamstown, Becky Smith and Norma Jean Crowder of Parkersburg, Mary Ann Seasor of Massillon, Ohio; sister, Louise Mancarie of Ravenswood; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna, with the Rev. William Haynes Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Post 15, Parkersburg, and Masonic graveside rites conducted by Masonic Lodge 3, Parkersburg. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today and until service time Friday at the funeral home.

Edna C. Hardy Buster
BEARDS FORK -- Edna C. Hardy Buster, 82, of Beards Fork, Fayette County, died Tuesday, April 21, 1998, in Montgomery General Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, were she was a Sunday school teacher, treasurer of the Missionary Society, a member of the Willing Workers Club, former choir member and former church clerk. Surviving: daughter, Lois Watkins of Beards Fork; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Beards Fork, with Pastor Earl Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Meadow Haven Memorial Park, Ingram Branch, Fayette County. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

Ruthie M. Caldwell
FORT GAY -- Ruthie M. Caldwell, 92, of Fort Gay, Wayne County, died Wednesday, April 22, 1998, in Mariner Health Center, Huntington. She was born in Dunlow, was a homemaker and member of Beech Grove United Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband, William Keither Caldwell. Surviving: daughters, Frances Nelson of Wayne, Dora Nelson of Fort Gay, Barbara Caldwell and Ann Whitt of Columbus, Ohio, Ada Coburn of East Lynn, Mae Zimmerman of Pittsburgh, Pa.; sons, Ervin Caldwell of Charleston, Bill Caldwell of Fort Gay, Dewey K. Caldwell of Wooster, Ohio, Sammie K. Caldwell of Poca; sisters, Belle Dora Robinson of California, Delph Hall of Man; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morris Funeral Home, Wayne, with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Greasy Ridge Cemetery, Dunlow. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home where a service will be held at 6 p.m. with the Rev. Nolan Queen officiating.

Dorothy R. Canfield
SUTTON -- Dorothy R. Harris Canfield, 85, of Sutton died Wednesday, April 22, 1998, in Braxton Health Care Center, Sutton, after a short illness. She was a homemaker and was a member of Christ Church United Methodist, Sutton. She was born in Sutton. Surviving: daughters, Phyllis McTheny of Lanexa, Va., Jean Loggins of Cornelia, Ga., Becky Tharpe of Simpsonville, S.C.; son, George R. of Sutton; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, with the Rev. Robey Godfrey officiating. Burial will be in Canfield Cemetery, Canfield. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Christ Church United Methodist, 188 Main St., Sutton, WV 26601.

Darrell Clay
MORRISVALE -- Darrell Clay, 58, of Morrisvale, Boone County, died Wednesday, April 22, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was a self-employed timber cutter and a member of the Left Fork Baptist Church, Alkol. Surviving: wife, Vonnie Clay; son, Victor of Morrisvale; daughter, Lisa L. Bragg of Morrisvale; brothers, Thomas and Corvan of Julian, Bobby of Madison, Harold of Brooklyn, Ohio; sisters, Gladys Meadows of Olmstead, Ohio, Opal Parks of Cleveland, Ohio, Judy Barker of South Lebanon, Ohio; two grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, with the Rev. Randall Kinder officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Hill Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Elmer Day
BECKLEY -- The Rev. Elmer Day 85, of Beckley died Thursday, April 23, 1998, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. Surviving: sons, Elmer Jr., Raymond H. and Robert of Beckley; daughters, Martha Staples of Fort Washington, Md., Velma Chase of Detroit, Mich. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Alva J. Ferguson Jr.
MCCONNELL -- Alva James "Mousie" Ferguson Jr., 50, of McConnell, Logan County, died Wednesday, April 22, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was born in Melville and was a truck driver for Expedited Transfer, Nitro. Surviving: sons, Chad of McConnell, Shawn of Calhoun County; father, Alva Sr. of McConnell; sister, Sonia Clark of McConnell; one grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Orville Syner officiating. Burial will be in Guyan Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Helen J. Fleck
NASSAWADOX, Va. -- Helen J. Fleck, 81, of Nassawadox, formerly of Belle, W.Va., died today, April 23, 1998, in Nassawadox. Surviving: son, Ernest S. Fleck of Cheriton, Va.; sisters, Betty Marion of Nitro, W.Va., Ann Tolbert of Maryland, Margaret Fleck of Tennessee, Pauline Shannon of Charleston, W.Va., June Marion of Florida; brother, Charles Johnson of Charleston; five grandchildren. Graveside service will be held at a later date.

Violet M. Garrison
SCOTT DEPOT -- Violet M. Winters Garrison, 66, of Scott Depot died Thursday, April 23, 1998 at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Buffalo Senior Citizens, attended Manilla Chapel Church, Robertsburg, and was formerly of Buffalo. She was preceded in death by husband, the Rev. Guy I. Garrison. Surviving: daughters, Gloria Combs of Buffalo, Jeanette Warner and Terri Williams of Leon, Barbara Ayers of Winfield; son, Donald of Red House; sister, Velva Winters Parsons of Buffalo; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Manilla Chapel Church with the Rev. Sampy Hart and the Rev. Herman Jordan officiating. Burial will be in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Robertsburg. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo.

Margaret Gayness
SOPHIA -- Margaret Gayness, 80, of Sophia died Monday, April 20, 1998 in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was born in Hansonville, Va., was a homemaker and a member of Sophia United Methodist Church. Surviving: husband, Deward A. Gayness; son, Deward L. of Prince George, Va.; daughters, Carol Faye Gayness Eller of Henrico, N.C., Annetta Kaye Gayness Murdock of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Billie J. Barton of London, Ky., Naomi Daugherty of Dayton, Ohio; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, with the Rev. Sterling Morgan and the Rev. Bill Greene officiating. Burial will be in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Andre W. Harris
MIAMI, Fla. -- Andre Wade Harris, 18, of Miami, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Tuesday, April 21, 1998, in Miami of an apparent heart attack, said a spokeswoman with the Miami-Dade County medical examiner's office. He was a senior at Miami Sunset High School, where he was captain of the swim team, was an employee of ross Stores and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Charleston. Surviving: mother and stepfather, Linda Powers Trimble and Thomas Trimble of Miami; father, Harold Wade Harris of Charleston; maternal grandmother, Allene Morris of Charleston; paternal grandmother, Helen Harris of Charleston. Christian mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Kendall, Fla. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today at VanOrsdell Funeral Home, Kendall. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Andre Wade Harris Swimmers Memorial Fund at Miami Sunset High School.

Roy L. Hatcher
WARRENTON, Va. -- Roy L. Hatcher, 83, of Warrenton died Tuesday, April 21, 1998 in a Virginia hospital after a long illness. He was born in Pipestem, W.Va., attended the Assembly of God, Marshall, Va., was a retired Army veteran of World War II and a coal miner with 22 years of service. Surviving: wife, Grace B. Hatcher; daughters, Jo Ann Bare of Beckley, W.Va., Betty Humphrey of Cool Ridge, W.Va., Norma Abbott of Vienna; sons, Robert C. Meador of Laurel, Md., Arnold Hatcher of Seabrook, Md.; sister, Dorothy Clemens of Massillon, Ohio; brother, Lonnie of Hinton, W.Va.; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, with Pastor Richard Abbott officiating. Burial will be in Crews Cemetery, Nimitz, W.Va. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the funeral home.

William Hefner
FENWICK -- William "Buck" Hefner, 64, of Fenwick, Nicholas County, died Tuesday, April 21, 1998, in Richwood of an apparent heart attack. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Richwood, a veteran of the Korean War, a former employee of Island Creek Coal Co., Buckhannon, and a member of the UMW. Surviving: wife, Dean Hefner; sons, William Christopher of Houston, Texas, Devon at home; daughters, Andrea Lynn McKeithen of Lakeland, Fla., Jennifer Elizabeth Moore of Midway Park, N.C.; brother, Fred of Richwood; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood, with the Rev. Timothy Skaggs and the Rev. Richard Brown officiating. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Gerome McDowell
OAK HILL -- Gerome McDowell, 34, of Oak Hill died today, April 24, 1998, in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

William E. Moore
William Edward Moore, 61, of Cabin Creek died Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at home after a long illness. He was a retired night watchman for Arch Mineral Corp., a Baptist and a native of Boone County, Ky. Surviving: wife, Connie Mullins Moore; daughter, Penny Brown of Dry Branch; sons, Teddy of Elkhart, Ind., Timmy at home; mother, Lillie Moore of Ludlow, Ky.; sisters, Rose Brown of Walton, Ky., Carrie McMurray of Ludlow, Ky., Leona Briggs of Bulletsville, Ky.; brothers, Jessie of Walton, Charles of Bulletsville, Roy, Clifford and Ronnie of Heborn, Ky.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Stevens-Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. John Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Hazel M. Oliver
Hazel M. Oliver, 96, of Pratt, died Wednesday, April 22, 1998, in CAMC, General Division, after a short illness. She was a retired postmaster from Pratt Post Office and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Winifred. Surviving: sons, Merle L. Jr. of Pratt, Owen of Seth; daughters, Charlotte Wallace of Lake Geneva, Fla., Lois Cottrell of Pratt; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Jack Long officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John D. Rogers
POINT PLEASANT -- John Darrell Rogers, 72, of Point Pleasant, died Thursday, April 23, 1998, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio, after a long illness. He was a member of the American Legion Post 23, Point Pleasant, was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired engineer with the Ohio River Co. Surviving: wife, Phyllis Crutchfield Rogers; sons, Lowell Wayne of New Haven, Richard Craig of Gallipolis; sisters, Marie Gibson of Newport News, Va., Ernestine Kovach of Arlington, Va.; brother, Carl of Baltimore, Md.; two granddaughters. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. Charles Moses officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant, with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Post No. 23. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Homer R. Starcher
SPENCER -- Homer R. Starcher, 75, of Spencer died Thursday, April 23, 1998, at home. He was born in Spencer, retired from Spencer State Hospital, was an employee of Bill Bailey Furniture, a Methodist and served in the U.S. Army and Coast Guard where he was a member of the Seven Seas Training Corps. Surviving: daughters, Jeanette Reed and Debra Rhodes of Spencer; sons, Paul and David of Spencer; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Rick Perrine officiating. Burial will be in Eventide Cemetery, Spencer. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Harold L. Straughter Jr.
Harold Lee "Koontz" "Cartoon" Straughter Jr., 45, of Charleston died Wednesday, April 22, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was an inspector for Mountaineer Gas Co. with 20 years of service, an Army veteran and a former member of Riverview Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Charleston High School and attended West Virginia State College. Surviving: companion, Brenda D. Burrells of Charleston; daughter, Ashley N. Burrells of Charleston; son, Darrick L. Burrells of Charleston; father, Harold Sr. of Charleston; sister, Susan Ann Straughter of Washington, D.C.; brothers, Edward A. Straughter and Edward H. "Pete" Straughter of Charleston. Service will be noon Monday at First Baptist Church, Charleston,with the Rev. James Carter, the Rev. James Straughter and the Rev. Phil Dillard officiating. The funeral procession will leave 1344 Hansford St., at 11:45 a.m. Monday for the church. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

James M. Metre III
LEWISBURG -- James Monroe Van Metre III, 84, of Lewisburg died Wednesday, April 22, 198 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center after a long illness. He was born in Martinsburg and was a graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. and master's degree in Agriculture, was a member of Old Stone Presbyterian Church, charter member of the Greenbrier Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, received the WVU Distinguished Alumni Award of the College of Agriculture and Forestry in 1989, was a master mason of The Grand Lodge, Triluminar Lodge 117, Middleway, member of the West Virginia Farm Bureau, Alpha Zeta Agriculture Honorary and the NRA. He was a captain in the Army, a retired Agricultural Extension Agent and a 44-year resident of Lewisburg. Surviving: wife, Wilda Boyd Van Metre; daughters, Sandra V. Judy of Shippensburg, Pa., Julie V. Tate of Ashland, Va., Dorothy V. Covington of Richmond, Va.; son, James M. IV of Lewisburg; sisters, Bessie V. Diffenderfer and Katherine B. Van Metre of Martinsburg; brother, I.D. Van Metre Jr. of Martinsburg; six grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Dexter Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jack M. White
STOLLINGS -- Jack Mason White, 70, of Stollings, Logan County, died Tuesday, April 21, 1998, in Logan General Hospital. He was a retired store manager for Island Creek Coal Company Stores, a member of Church of Christ of Chapmanville and was born in Slagle. Surviving: mother, Renda Mauk White of Sunbeam; sister, Betty Gibson of Sunbeam. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Charles Wood and the Rev. Preston Vance officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Masako White
Masako White, 70, of St. Albans died Thursday, April 23, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a native of Honsho, Japan, and a homemaker. Surviving: daughter, Debra Rabel of St. Albans; sons, Donald of St. Petersburg, Fla., Harry of Hurricane; sister, Chieko Watanabe of Fujinomiya, Japan; brother, Toshikazu Watanabe of Fujinomiya; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with Dr. J.D. Harrah officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Virginia M. Whittington
Virginia Morecott Whittington, 83, of Pocatalico died Thursday, April 23, 1998, at home after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Pocatalico. Surviving: husband, Cleo Whittington; sons, Charles M. Dooley of Pocatalico, James L. Dooley of Kanawha City; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with the Rev. Bill Bartlett officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Pocatalico. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.