Mary F. Nicholas
Mary Frances Nicholas, 68, of Meadowbrook Nursing Home, formerly of St. Albans, died Saturday, April 25, 1998, at the nursing home after a long illness. She was a member of Freewill Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: sons, Philip A. of Cross Lanes, Timothy A. of South Charleston; brother, Robert Kessinger of Harmony; sister, Dorothy Cavender of Spring Hill; three granddaughters. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. William Perrine officiating. Burial will be in Cunnigham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Helen L. Perkins
Helen L. Perkins, 78, of St. Albans died Saturday, April 25, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She retired from Heck's Department Store with 10 years of service, was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Tornado, and a 27-year resident of St. Albans. Surviving: husband, William G. Perkins; son, Tom Vanetta of Port Orange, Fla.; daughters, Kay Eplin of South Charleston, Nancy Rowley and Peggy Parsons of St. Albans; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Bruce Keeling and the Rev. Benny Bess officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Charles E. Phillips
REEDY -- Charles Ernest Phillips, 73, of Reedy died Saturday, April 25, 1998 in Roane General Hospital, Spencer, after a short illness. He was born in Otto and was a retired heavy equipment operator. Surviving: daughters, Terry Gray of Lincolnton, N.C., Janet Schwender of Beaver, Wash., Amanda Lawson of Spencer; sons, Charles Ernest Jr. of Lincolnton, John Wesley of South Carolina; sister, Virginia Phillips of Reedy; brother, Basil of Reedy; four grandchildren. Graveside service was to be 11 a.m. today at Otto Cemetery with the Rev. Howard Nichols officiating. Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, is in charge of arrangements.

Marie C. Ruby
ASHLAND, Ky. -- Marie Clay Newman Ruby, 87, of Ashland, formerly of Wayne, W.Va. died Saturday, April 25, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, Charleston, W.Va. She was born in East Lynn, W.Va., was a graduate of Catlettsburg High School and Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va., attended Duke University, was a retired teacher at Wayne High School with nearly 40 years of service, a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, Teaching Sorority and Wayne Woman's Club and was a member of Wayne United Methodist Church,W.Va. Surviving: daughter, Carol N. Jefferson of South Charleston, W.Va.; stepson, the Rev. Rod Ruby of Lake Harbor, Fla.; two grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; one great-granddaughter; one stepgreat-granddaughter. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wayne United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ellis Conley and the Rev. Jim Richards officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Morris Funeral Home, Wayne, W.Va

Rozella J. Swisher
BROOKVILLE, Ohio -- Rozella J. Swisher, 74, of Brookhaven Nursing Home, Brookville, formerly of Wilmington, Ohio, died Friday, April 24, 1998, at the nursing home. She was born in Charleston, W.Va., was a member of First Baptist Church, Wilmington, and a retired cook for Wilmington city schools. Surviving: sons, Jay A. of Tennessee, Lee R. of Dayton; brother, Fred Jackson of Chattanooga, Tenn.; sisters, Helen McIntosh of West Virginia, Hazel Cavender of Charleston, Lorraine Warner of Columbus, Ohio; four grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Reynolds Smith Funeral Home, 327 N. South St., Wilmington. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Research, Alzheimer Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203.

Charles L. Shilling
Charles Lewis Shilling, 58, of St. Albans died Saturday, April 25, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired construction worker. Surviving: daughters, Debby Wise of Nitro, Kathy Harper of Parkersburg, Donna Shilling of Mansfield, Ohio; son, Charlie Joe of Mansfield; sisters, Phyllis Thomas of St. Albans, Carolyn Sanders of Randle, Wash.; brothers, A. Gene and Harold L. of St. Albans. There will be no service or visitation. Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, is in charge of arrangements.

Robert F. Tinsley
CARBONDALE -- Robert Ford Tinsley, 84, of Carbondale died Friday, April 24, 1998, in Montgomery General Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Carbondale, the UMW and was a retired employee of Allied Chemicals. Surviving: wife, Mary Tinsley; daughter, Theaudria Fletcher of Steubenville, Ohio; stepdaughters, Ramona Barnes and Maxine Bratchett of New Jersey; three grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchild; 11 stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Cornell Byars and the Rev. James T. Burnette officiating. Entombment will be in Kanawha Valley Mausoleum, Glasgow. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

Barbra A. Utt
SUTTON -- Barbara Ann Utt, 39, of Sutton died Saturday, April 25, 1998 in Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Gassaway, after a short illness. She was born in Sutton, was a clerk at John Skidmore's Truck Stop, Flatwoods, and a member of Gassaway Seventh-day Adventist Church. Surviving: son, Okey J. of Sutton; father, Victor L. Utt of Sutton; sisters, Sharon Hosey and Karen Shaffer of Sutton; brothers, Michael Utt of Grafton, Ohio, Victor Lewis Utt Jr. of Gassaway, Dennis Lee, Thomas, Bryan and Jerry Utt of Sutton. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Poplar Ridge Community Church with Pastor Larry Boggess officiating. Burial will be in Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Judson P. Young
Judson P. Young, 76, of Charleston died Sunday, April 26, 1998, at home after a short illness. He was the retired owner of Young's Auto Parks, Sissonville Road, a lifelong resident of Charleston and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Anna Pritt Young; sons, Dwight Young and Allan P. Young of Wilmington, N.C.; daughter, Sandra Cottle of Charleston; sisters, Mildred Weaver and Pauline Cancellosa of Charleston, Juanita Bobo of West Palm Beach, Fla., Jerry Carte of Gainesville, Fla.; brother, Carl Young of Florida; grandchildren whom he raised, Michael Shane Young and Kelly Ann Young of Wilmington; two additional grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home.

William "Cutty" Jarrett
William "Cutty" Jarrett of Charleston, known for his political organizing and love of sports, has died. Jarrett, who died Saturday at home, was 76. "He helped a lot of candidates for many years," said his daughter, Cindy Huss of Charlotte, N.C. "He helped Jay Rockefeller when he ran for governor." He also worked on the campaign of former Charleston Mayor Kent Hall. "He worked in both elections, 1991 and 1995," Hall said. "He knew lots of people. He was effective in getting out the votes -- people who didn't vote much. He had a legion of friends he could talk to and get them to vote." Jarrett, who served on Charleston City Council from 1975 to 1979, also loved sports, Hall said. "He was a trainer for Stonewall Jackson (High School) athletic teams," Hall said. "That was the thing he was proudest of. He taped ankles and went to all the games. It was an unpaid thing." Huss said she could recall her father's work with the teams during the 1970s. She added that he continued to dabble in politics. A woman recently called his home asking for assistance, she said. She said her father suffered for many years from diabetes, prostate cancer and heart problems. He was retired from Raines Lincoln Mercury and was a lifelong resident of Charleston. He was past vice chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee. Also surviving: wife, Anna Jarrett; daughter, Laura Jarrett of Charleston, three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Ed Bowman officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Kensey B. Barker
FOSTERVILLE -- Kensey Brook Barker, 75, of Fosterville, Boone County, died Saturday, April 25, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired employee of Armstrong Rubber Co., West Haven, Conn. Surviving: wife, Agnes Louise Skeens Barker; daughters, Sherian Caporossi of West Milford, N.J., Marian Parker of Frankfort, Lesa Salinas of Carmichael, Calif, Susan Durham of Point Pleasant; sons, James Allen Barker of Seth, Larry Barker of Sylvester; brothers, Clifford Barker of Fort Worth, Texas, Vernon Barker of Fayette County; one granddaughter. There will be no service or visitation. The body will be cremated. Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Clementina Barry
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Clementina "Tina" Barry, 78, of White Sulphur Springs died Monday, April 27, 1998, at the home of her daughter, Mary Catherine Critzer of Christiansburg, Va., after a long illness. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, White Sulphur Springs, and a retired employee of the Greenbrier County Board of Education. Also surviving: sons, John Edward Barry of White Sulphur Springs, Charles Daniel Barry of Ona; sisters, Eva Gaminde and Mary Fraser of Long Beach, Calif.; five grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph O'Reilly officiating. Burial will be in Mount Loretto Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs, where a rosary service will be held at 8:30 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.

Olive Browning
BLAIR -- Olive Browning, 87, of Blair, Logan County, died Sunday, April 26, 1998, in Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of Blair United Methodist Church. Surviving: son, John Browning of Cleveland; daughter, Alice Mahr of Nort Olmstead, Ohio; sister, Eulah Burgess of Wooster, Ohio; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blair United Methodist Church. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery, Blair. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Handley Funeral Home, Danville.

Walter G. Bullington
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Walter Graham Bullington, 66, of Charlotte died Monday, April 13, 1998, in Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, N.C. He was a native of Lynchburg, Va., a graduate of West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia University School of Medicine, the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, and was a retired ophthalmologist from Charlotte Ophthalmology Clinic with 33 years of service. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the North Carolina/South Carolina Medical Society, Mecklenburg County Medical Society, Southern Medical Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the North Carolina Society of Ophthalmology. He was a member of Providence United Methodist Church, a missionary to Haiti, a retired Air Force colonel, a member of the Alliance of Air National Guard Flight Surgeons and the Quiet Birdmen, former governor of the North Carolina Central District of Optimists International and a member and former president of Providence Optimist Club. Surviving: wife, Shirley Boyd Bullington; son, Walter G. Bullington Jr. of Brandon, Fla.; daughters, Valerie B. Sills of Apex, N.C., Michelle P. Wood of Banner Elk; mother, Mary Alice Fletcher Bullington of St. Albans, W.Va.; sister, Lyda Anne Moore of Tampa, Fla.; one granddaughter. Service was April 17 at Providence United Methodist Church with the Rev. Herbert A. Moyer and the Rev. Burton A. Williams officiating. Burial was in Sharon Memorial Park with military graveside rites. The family suggests memorial contributions toBullington Haiti Foundation, c/o Providence United Methodist Church, 2810 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28211 or to the Boys' and Girls' Home of Nort Carolina, P.O. Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450. Information provided by Haigh-Black Funeral Home, Ormond Beach, Fla.

Clara M. Chaffin
Clara Marie Chaffin, 77, of Cabin Creek died Monday, April 27, 1998, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a Protestant and a lifelong resident of the Cabin Creek area. Surviving: daughters, Ann Chaffin of Belle, Shirley Welch of Erie, Pa.; sons, Jerry Rumberg of Red House, Jimmy Rumberg of Beckley, Johnny Chaffin of Cabin Creek; brother, James Barney Scott of Cabin Creek; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Wednesday at Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, with the Rev. Rick Holstein officiating. Burial will be in Sight Hill Cemetery, Quarrier. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Christopher G. Chambers
MABSCOTT -- Christopher George Chambers, 22, of Mabscott died Saturday, April 25, 1998. The body was sent to the state medical examiner's office in South Charleston, to determine the cause of death, said a spokesman for the state medical examiner's office He was a general laborer and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Daniels. Surviving: wife, Marilyn Holliday Chambers of Bradley; parents, Charles A. and Linda G. Lewis Chambers of Daytona Beach, Fla.; grandmother, Edith Chambers of Mabscott; grandfather, Chester A. Lewis of Crab Orchard; brothers, Michael A. Chambers of Daytona Beach, Mark Payne of Huntington. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with Pastor Frank Patterson officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Valjean R. Cleek Sr.
Valjean R. Cleek Sr., 69, of Dunbar died Sunday, April 26, 1998, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Charleston, a millwright, an Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War and was a Christian. Surviving: wife, Reva A. Cleek; daughters, Teresa A. Hucal of Westland, Mich., Sandra L. McKinney of Nitro; sons, Valjean R. Cleek Jr. of Hurricane, Mark E. Cleek of Cross Lanes; mother, Grace L. Cleek of South Charleston; brother, L. Dewey Cleek of Florida; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, with the Rev. Harold White officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar, with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post 4768, Alum Creek. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Virgil Esco Cook
Lonia Cook
NAOMA -- Virgil Esco Cook, 72, of Naoma, Boone County, died Saturday, April 25, 1998, at home after a long illness. His wife, Lonia Cook, 68, died Sunday, April 26, 1998, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. Cook was a retired employee of Armco Mines 10, Sundial, a member of the UMW and Montcoal Church of Christ. Surviving: daughters, Virginia J. Rorrer of Naoma, Betty J. Huffman of Chippewa Falls, Ohio, Brenda J. Patterson of Carrollton, Ohio; sisters, Norma Mullins of Chippewa Falls, Elma Mullins of Medina, Ohio, Beulah Williams of Naoma, Irene Smith of Whitesville, Maxine Wharton of Akron, Ohio, Julia Ann Kincaid of Chicago, Ill.; brothers, Stanley Cook Jr. of Cleveland, David Cook of Chicago; 11 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. In addition to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Mrs. Cook is survived by: mother, Victoria Asbury McKnight of Eunice; sisters, Shirley Scarbro of Cleveland, Ohio, Louise Aliff of Eunice; brothers, Clyde Dempsey McKnight of Rock Creek, Charlie Lee McKnight of Whitesville, Arley Guy McKnight of Cleveland, Billy Joe, Bobby Lee and Austin K. McKnight Jr. of Radcliff, Ky. Joint service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with Minister Jerry Toothman officiating. Burial will be in Asbury Cemetery, Montcoal. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Boyd Cooper
RIDGEVIEW -- Boyd Cooper, 83, of Ridgeview, Boone County, died Monday, April 27, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a retired foreman from Rand Industrial Corp, Cleveland, Ohio, and a member of Estep Community Church, Ridgeview. Surviving: wife, Roberta Cooper; sons, Curtis of Solan, Ohio, James of Kenna, Kenneth of California, Kyle of Ridgeview, Boyd Jr. of Charleston; daughters, Patricia Ball of Florida, Marlene Bryant of Cairo, Darlene Cerritos of Ohio, Ruth Field of Charleston; sister, Hazel Mikell of Georgia; 23 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Larry Ross officiating. Burial will be in Estep Cemetery, Ridgeview. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Winfred L. Counts
KENTUCK -- Winfred Lou Counts, 77, of Kentuck, Jackson County, died Sunday, April 26, 1998, at home after a long illness. She was a retired cook from Sterling Restaurant, Charleston, a homemaker and a member of Goshen Baptist Church, Kentuck. Surviving: sons, Jerry Counts of Kentuck, Clifton Workman of Pataskala, Ohio; sisters, Bea Vickers of Nettie, Lela Nash and Eunbelle Ewings of Summersville, Josephine Huffman and Madline Nelson of Charleston, Eulah Workman of Kentuck, Athel Frame of Lodi, Ohio, Betty Fredersoff of Baltimore, Md., Viola Elkins of Jackson, Ohio; brothers, Preston Workman of Elyria, Ohio, Eugene Workman of Merced, Calif.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Goshen Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary White officiating. Burial will be in Counts family cemetery, Kentuck. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Clara E. Crouch
PINEY VIEW -- Clara Ellen Whiting Crouch, 74, of Piney View, Raleigh County, died Sunday, April 26, 1998, in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. She was a retired manager from Phil's Drive-In with 25 years of service. Surviving; husband, Warren Lawrence Crouch; sons, Larry Welch of Lester, Jerry and Richard Welch of North Carolina; daughter, Patricia Motley of Piney View; brothers, William Whiting of Piney View, Charles Whiting of Indiana, Luther Whiting of Michigan; sister, Mary Thompson of Stanaford; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Gene Hall officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.