Robert Jack Perdew
CRAIGSVILLE -- Robert Jack Perdew, 62, of Craigsville, died Wednesday, May 14, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was born at Beards Fork, Fayette County, was a Baptist and a retired miner. He was a member of the Summersville VFW and an Air Force Veteran of Korea. Surviving: son, Robert Joe of Summersville; daughter, Norscenia Woody of Craigsville; brothers, Lonnie E. Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas, Charles O. Perdew of Tampa, Fla., James D. Kirk of Winifrede; sister, Shirley Sue McDaniel of Buckhannon; three grandchildren. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Waters Funeral Chapel, Summersville, with the Rev. Lee Drennen officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Elvery Prater
COWEN -- Elvery Prater, 90, of Cowen died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County and a homemaker. She was a member of Mills Mountain Community Church. Surviving: daughter, Jessie Lee Prater of Cowen; brothers, Sherman and Dorrell Mills, of Cowen; sister, Jewell Quickle of Bridgeport; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Mills Mountain Community Church, near Cowen, with the Rev. Okey Wayne and the Rev. James Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Mills Mountain Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the Prater home, Mills Mountain, and one hour prior to service Saturday at the church. Adams Funeral Home, Cowen, is in charge of arrangements.

Glenna Jean Slayton
GALLIPOLIS FERRY -- Glenna Jean Slayton, 39, of Gallipolis Ferry died Thursday, May 15, 1997, in Cabell Huntington Hospital . She was born in Mason County. She was a homemaker and attended Mount Carmel Church, Gallipolis Ferry. Surviving: husband, Garland; father, Glenn Robinson of Apple Grove; brother, David Robinson of Apple Grove; sisters, Brenda Kay Casto of Buffalo, Linda Chapman of Apple Grove; one nephew. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Deal & Brown Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. Lee Baird officiating. Burial will be in Apple Grove Memorial Gardens, Apple Grove. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jack Smith
PINEY VIEW -- Jack Smith, 72, of Piney View died Wednesday, May 14, 1997, in Beckley Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired mine electrician for Stanaford Mines, a member of Stanaford Missionary Baptist Church, a Navy veteran of World War II and lived most of his life in Piney View. Surviving: wife, Lillian McDaniel Smith; son, Dennis J. Smith of Nicholasville, Ky.; brother, George of Bradley; three grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Phillip Lilly and the Rev. Cecil Smith officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Violet Kathleen Stone
BECKLEY -- Violet Kathleen Smith Stone, 91, of Beckley died Thursday, May 15, 1997, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Alberta Tucker
BECKLEY -- Alberta Tucker, 59, of Beckley died Wednesday, May 14, 1997, in a Charleston hospital. She was born in Pineville and was a nursing assistant for the VOCA Corp. She was a Baptist. Surviving: son, Anthony of Fort Polk, La.; sister, Judy Bantidos of Beaver. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Bill Drennen officiating. Burial will be in Highlawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Millie M. Vaught
MIMS, Fla. -- Millie M. Vaught, 86, of Mims, formerly of Boone County, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 13, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Mims. Surviving: daughter, Jane Compton; stepson, Tom; five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Monday at Mims United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memory Garden, DeLand. Brevard Funeral Home, DeLand, is in charge of arrangements. Information provided by Handley Funeral Home, Danville.

Carl H. Alvis
SPENCER -- Carl Hayden Alvis, 83, of Spencer died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at home after a sudden illness. He was a native of Roane County, a former kitchen and laundry worker for Spencer State Hospital and a self-employed lawn keeper. Surviving: daughter, Rose Justine of Spencer; stepdaughters, Kathy Deel and Joyce Hendrickson of Aiken, South Carolina; sisters, Eleanor Nester of Spencer, Julia Ray of Grantsville; brothers, Calvin, Tony and Charles of Spencer; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Leon Strickland officiating. Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery, near Spencer. Friends may call today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Florence Baisden
VERDUNVILLE -- Florence Baisden, 77, of Verdunville, died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at Logan General Hospital. She was a homemaker and was a member of Logan Women's Club, Holden Garden Club, Good Bears of the World, Bero, and the Logan County Shut-In's Day Association. She belonged to Maryetta United Baptist Church, Verdunville, where she served as a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Ladies' Circle, Women's Ministries and the choir. She and her family owned and operated Baisden Service Center and Baisden Recycling, Verdunville, for 51 years. Surviving: daughter, Shirley M. Baisden of Verdunville; sons, Jack L., John M. and Tennis, of Verdunville, Jerry D, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sisters, Corda Hale and Kathleen Vance, of Verdunville, Audrey Legg of Ravenswood, Lelia Coffman of Merritt Island, Fla. ; brother, Curtis Evans of Verdunville; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Maryetta United Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonnie Gore, the Rev. Joaquine Ooten, the Rev. Michael Hartwell and the Rev. Barnie Goins officiating. Burial will be in Baisden Family Cemetery, Verdunville. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the church. Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

David E. Belcher
David E. Belcher, 46, of Blue Creek, died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at home after a short illness. He was a service supervisor with Halliburton Services Inc., an Army veteran of Vietnam, a lifelong Kanawha County resident and a Baptist. Surviving: wife, Sharon Belcher; daughter, Tina Belcher of Elkview; brothers, Donald L. of Arlington, Va., Ronald R. of Charleston, Paul E. of Pinch; sisters, Nancy Drake and Sally J. Belcher, of Pinch, Janice L. Hunt of Union City, Calif., Carol J. Wilson of Pinch, Lois K. Thorne of Manchester, Conn.; one grandson. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. O.L. Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in Woody Cemetery, Pinch. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William K. Bowen
NEW HAVEN -- William K. Bowen, 63, of New Haven, died Wednesday, May 14, 1997, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, after a sudden illness. He was a native of Lawrence County, Ohio, and was an aluminum plant supervisor. Surviving: daughters, Penny Bowe, Margie Vetter and Barbara Martin, of Owensboro, Ky.; four grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Deal & Brown Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Burial will be in Proctorville Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James Brown
James "Jim" Franklin Brown, 56, of Point Pleasant, died Friday, May 16, 1997, at CAMC, Memorial Division. He was owner of Jones Appliance Service, Buffalo, a 1958 graduate of Point Pleasant High School, and a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, Lodge 731, Point Pleasant. He attended Trinity United Methodist Church, Point Pleasant. Surviving: wife, Barbara Ann Brown of Point Pleasant; sisters, Wanda Russell of Gallipolis, Ohio, Linda Kinney of Point Pleasant; brothers, Dana T. Brown Jr. of Point Pleasant; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with Rev. Steven E. Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Etta M. Bush
SPENCER -- Etta M. Bush, 66, of Spencer died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at Roane General Hospital, Spencer, after a long illness. She a homemaker, a member of Alexander Baptist Church, Spencer, and attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Reedy. She was a native of Creston. Surviving: sons, Chester, Frank, Richard, Robert and Roger of Spencer; daughters, Mildred Buch of St. Marys, Barbara Crow of Alliance, Ohio; brothers, James and Johnny Blosser of Parkersburg, Charles Blosser of Reedy; sisters, Earline Mills and Norma Jean Martin of Parkersburg; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with Pastor John W. Ellison officiating. Burial will be in Hodam Chapel Cemetery, Spencer. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Fernanda Cotroneo
JANE LEW -- Fernanda Cotroneo, 104, of Crestview Manor, Jane Lew, formerly of Bridgeport, died Thursday, May 15, 1997, in Crestview Manor after a long illness. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Clarksburg, and a native of Rome, Italy. Surviving: son, Anthony of Bridgeport; three grandchildren. There will be no service or visitation. A private burial will be in St. Bernard Catholic Church Cemetery, Loveberry, at a later date. Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, is in charge of arrangements.

Grover E. Ellison
ROUND LAKE, Ill. -- Grover Eugene Ellison, 74, of Round Lake died Wednesday, May 14, 1997, at Northern Illinois Medical Center. He was a native of Edmond, W.Va., a member of Round Lake American Legion Post 1170, Quarter Century Club, Abbott Laboratory Plant, North Chicago, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Round Lake. Surviving: wife, Catherine "Jane" Quill Ellison; son, James M. of Round Lake; sisters, Geraldine Dorsey of Speedway, W.Va., Mildred Daley of Round Lake Beach; brothers, Elmer of Leslie, W.Va., Robert of Edmond; one grandchild. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Nuttall Cemetery, Edmond, with the Rev. Verlin Secrist officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted.

Ruth McKinney Goins
HINTON -- Ruth McKinney Goins, 76, of Hinton died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at Summers County Hospital, Hinton, after a long illness. She was a native of Mercer County, an eight-year resident of Hinton and a former bookkeeper for National Linen Co. She worked as a secretary for Dr. Bobb, Princeton, and was a member of Ascension Baptist Episcopal Church, Hinton, and VFW Post 3112 Auxiliary, and a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Ladies Auxiliary Chapter 857, Bluefield, and Women of the Moose Chapter 565, Bluefield. She was a member of the College of Regents and an Army WAC veteran of World War II. Surviving: brother, James A. McKinney of Beckley; sisters, Rhoda Reed of Flint, Mich., Rose Lester of Princeton, Lottie Via of Hinton; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. today at Ascension Episcopal Church, Hinton, with the Rev. Herb Ellison officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery, Princeton. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Ronald Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, is in charge of arrangements.

Ramona Y. Hatfield
SOPHIA -- Ramona Yvonne Ballard Hatfield, 68, of Sophia died Friday, May 16, 1997, at CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was a native of Sophia, a homemaker and a member of Sophia United Methodist Church. Surviving: sons, Gary of Sophia, Roland of Crab Orchard; daughter, Robin Rutkowski of Culpepper, Va.; brothers, Elbert "Cotton" Ballard of Beckley, Lannie Ballard of Natural Bridge, Va., Larry Ballard of Falls Church, Va.; sisters, "Kewpie" Smith of Sophia, Drema Sutton of Falls Church, Felonise Phillips of Long Beach, Calif.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Sophia United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Schrade, the Rev. Sterling Morgan and the Rev. James Compton officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Andrew S. Hudnall
CHELYAN -- Andrew S. Hudnall, 74, of Chelyan, died Friday, May 16, 1997, at home after a short illness. He was a retired coal miner, an Army veteran of World War II and a lifelong Kanawha County resident. Surviving: daughter, Rosemary Hudnall of Point Pleasant; son, Roger of Sutton; brothers, Charlie of Ohio, Jake of Virginia; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memory Gardens, Glasgow. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

C.L. Jeffrey
C.L. "Doc" Jeffrey, 84, of Malden, died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at CAMC, Memorial Division after a short illness. He was a retired shop foreman for D. Gibson Heating & Air Conditioning Co. with 25 years of service. He was a Methodist. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, born at Ramage and a 47-year resident of Malden. Surviving: wife, Juanita Ulbrich Jeffrey; sisters, Dora Miles of Jeffrey, Enola Pratt of Madison; several nieces and nephews. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison, with the Rev. John Hager officiating. Burial was to be in Boone Memorial Park, Madison. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Virginia Kolb
BLUE JAY -- Virginia Kolb, 99, of Blue Jay died Friday, May 16, 1997, at a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

Golzie Lovejoy
UNEEDA -- Golzie Lovejoy, 85, of Uneeda died Friday, May 16, 1997, in Madison after a long illness. He was a retired miner from Ziegler Coal Co. and a member of the UMWA. Surviving: son-in-law, William Griffis of Uneeda; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. John Hager officiating. Burial will be in Family Gardens, Madison. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Bernadine Maher
NEW YORK CITY -- Bernadine Maher, 76, of New York City, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 13, 1997, at Cornell University Hospital, New York City, after a short illness. She was a secretary for Seagram's Whiskey of America. Surviving: sister, Bondalene Maher of New York City; Dillard Maher of Charleston; nephew, Daniel Maher of Charleston. Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Kanawha City, W.Va., with the Rev. John H. McDonnell officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar, W.Va. There will be no visitation. J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Kanawha City, is in charge of arrangements.

Grover M. Maynard
BARRETT -- Grover M. Maynard, 84, of Barrett died Wednesday, May 14, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a retired electrician and dispatcher for Eastern Associated Coal Co., a member of Barrett Lions Club and Barrett Men's Service Club, and a 70-year resident of Barrett. Surviving: sisters, Caroline Maynard of Rainelle, Katherine Tucci of South Charleston; brother, C.H. of South Charleston; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Memory Gardens, Madison, with the Rev. Edward Hardman officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Handley Funeral Home, Danville.