Charlotte Moore
Charlotte Moore, 70, of Chelyan died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, at home after a short illness. Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

Gladys H. Potter
MOUNT HOPE -- Gladys Hoffer Potter, 91, of Mount Hope, Fayette County, died Sunday, May 18, 1997, in Fayette Continuous Care Center, Fayetteville, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Hope United Methodist Church. Surviving: sons, William Garland Potter of New Brighton, Minn., George Potter of Knoxville, Tenn.; two grandchildren. Private service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Harold Murphy officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park. There will be no visitation. Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, is in charge of arrangements.

Minnie R. Riggs
Minnie R. Riggs, 85, of Charleston died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, after a long illness. Surviving: son, Phillip B. Riggs of Elkview; grandchildren, Erik Riggs of Elkview, Melissa Riggs Serkercak of Charleston. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Thomas N. Smith officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Arthur Runyon
DELBARTON -- Arthur "Buddy" Runyon, 67, of Delbarton, Mingo County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Logan General Hospital. He retired from Island Creek Coal Co., was a member of the UMW and Little Dove United Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, Roxie Mae Runyon; son, John of Charleston; sisters, Alice Barto and Jean Newsome, of Delbarton, Corda Mae Bias of Logan; brother, Melvin of El Paso, Texas. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Little Dove United Baptist Church, Belo, with the Rev. Jimmy Maynard officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Logan. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the church. Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton, is in charge of arrangements.

Bethel B. Starcher
MOUNT ZION -- Bethel B. Starcher, 72, of Mount Zion, Calhoun County, died Monday, May 19, 1997, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, after a long illness. He was a native of Cabot, Boone County, and a former oil and gas field worker. Surviving: brothers, Bruce of Uneeda, Boyd of Seth, Berthel and Bobby, of Mount Zion. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, with the Rev. Harold Duskey officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive United Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Clarence E. Sydnor
VICTOR --Clarence Edward Sydnor, 80, of Victor, Fayette County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. He was a native of Berry, a retired miner, a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and Hayden Lodge 113, Ansted, and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Veda Pauline Skaggs Sydnor; sons, Joseph Edward of Colorado Springs, Colo., Richard Wayne of Oak Hill; daughter, Sandra Lynn Sydnor Isaacs of Clifftop; sister, Annis Sydnor Meadows of Victor; brothers, Robert of Largo, Fla., William of Montgomery, Ala., Glen of Victor; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted, with the Rev. Richard Brown officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Elva V. Vaughan
GRANTSVILLE -- Elva V. Vaughan, 79, of Grantsville died Thursday, May 8, 1997, at the home of her daughter in Dunbar. She was born in Calhoun County, attended Glenville State College and was an active civic leader in Grantsville. She was instrumental in the development of Bramblewood Seniors Village near Grantsville and Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, Grantsville. She was a charter member of Calhoun General Hospital Auxiliary, a member of Grantsville Civic Club and a former officer in Grantsville chapter of the American Red Cross. She contributed to the recruitment of many physicians into the Grantsville community and she and her late husband, Lloyd Vaughan, were honored by having Vaughan Road named after them. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Grantsville. Surviving: son, J. Michael Vaughan of Williamstown; daughters, Caroline Charonko of Charleston, Susan Vaughan of Dunbar, Jeannie Tanner of Vienna; sisters, Leota Yoak of Titusville, Fla., Norita Ballato of Follansbee; brother, Loyd T. Wright of Fleming, Ohio; half brothers, John Wright of Lynnhurst, Ohio, David Wright of East Lake, Ohio; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service was May 11 at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, with the Rev. William Taylor officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to Friends of Minnie Hamilton Auxiliary, Route 1, Box 1A, Grantsville, W.Va. 26147 or Calhoun County High School Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 142, Grantsville, W.Va. 26147.

Sarah B. Wells
PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Sarah Barbara Kincaid Wells, 46, of Port Orange, formerly of Scarbro, W.Va., died Monday, May 19, 1997, at home after a short illness. She was a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home and was a Baptist. Surviving: husband, Ralph M. Wells Jr.; daughters, Teresa and Kimberly Wells, of Port Orange; sister, Ann Lewis of Scarbro; brothers, Bill Avis of Texas, Eugene Kincaid and Mike Gibson, of North Carolina, Randy Kincaid of Scarbro, Larry Kincaid of Mississippi. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, W.Va., with the Rev. Ralph Wells and the Rev. Carlos Perry officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John P. Wickline
John P. Wickline, 35, of Charleston died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, at home after a short illness. He was a counselor at the YWCA, Charleston, a graduate of Sissonville High School and West Virginia State College, an Army veteran with 13 years of service, and a volunteer at the Veterans Center. Surviving: wife, Claudia Wickline; son, Christopher of Charleston; parents, Dayton and Donna Wickline of Charleston; brothers, Robert of Charleston, Michael of Columbus, Ohio. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Willis officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Freddie F. Wilcher
Freddie F. Wilcher, 83, of South Charleston died Monday, May 19, 1997, at home after a short illness. She was a retired chief operator from Bell Atlantic with 35 years of service, a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, past supreme representative of Grand Temple of the Pythian Sisters of West Virginia, past regent of El Shiraz Santha 107 Nomads of Avrudaka, and member and treasurer of Glendale Temple 26 of Charleston Pythian Sisters. Surviving: son, John J. of Charlotte, N.C.; daughters, Sara L. Linn of Naples, Fla., Mary Jane Lisk of South Charleston; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston, where Pythian Temple 45, Ansted, will hold a memorial service at 7:30 p.m.

Florence Workman
WEST HAMLIN -- Florence Workman, 73, of West Hamlin, Lincoln County, died Monday, May 19, 1997, at home after a long illness. Surviving: sons, Gary of Peach Creek, Danny Joe of West Hamlin; daughters, Sharon Clay of West Hamlin, Beatrice Cooper of Madison; sisters, Nora Workman of Harts, Macie Workman of Branchland; brother, Ira Frye of Harts; 15 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin, with Leonard Cremeans officiating. Burial will be in Manns Cemetery, Harts. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

DILLON, Vonna L. -- Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Lloyd Higginbotham officiating. Entombment will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Dillon, 59, of Kincaid died Sunday, May 18, 1997, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. Also surviving: father, Mark Silas Newhouse of Kincaid.

Mary E. Arbogast
HARTS -- Mary Ellen Arbogast, 34, of Harts, Lincoln County, died Monday, May 19, 1997, in Logan General Hospital after a long illness. Surviving: foster parents, Eugene and Dollie Lowe of Harts. Graveside service was to be 11 a.m. today at Albert Carter Cemetery, Harts, with the Rev. Ronnie Manns officiating. Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth P. Berry
POINT PLEASANT -- Elizabeth "Betty" Patterson Berry, 88, of Point Pleasant died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, at home. She was a retired employee of Huntington District Engineers, Manhattan District Engineers, Oak Ridge, Tenn, and the Navy and General Services Administration, Point Pleasant. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Point Pleasant, Col. Charles Lewis Chapter, Nations Society of the DAR and the Garden Club. Surviving: nephew, Robert Berry of St. Louis, Mo.; one grandniece and three grandnephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. James Bernacki officiating. Burial will be in Suncrest Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church where a prayer service will be held at 8:45 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to Christ Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 804 Main St., Point Pleasant, W.Va. 25550. Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, is in charge of arrangements.

Pearl M. Bland
Pearl Maxwell Bland, 82, of St. Albans died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a short illness. She was a retired teacher with 35 years of service in Gilmer, Clay and Kanawha counties, and for 26 years was co-owner/operator of the Bland Motel, St. Albans. She was a 52-year resident of St. Albans, a graduate of Glenville State Teachers College, member of First Baptist Church, St. Albans, where she was a devotion leader for the Fidelis Class, and was a member of Job's Temple Association, a Gilmer County landmark which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. She was a member of the West Virginia Education Association, Retired Teachers Association of Kanawha County, West Virginia Retired Teachers Association and St. Albans branch of American Association of University Women. She was a Cub Scout den mother, a Brownies and Girl Scouts leader, a Kanawha County 4-H Club leader for 30 years and was an active member of Hansford Senior Center, St. Albans. She was a West Virginia published author and poet, her most recent work describing her life growing up in rural West Virginia, entitled, "`Memberig," which was published in 1994. Surviving: son, Robert of Charleston; daughter, Betti Volkers of Charleston; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Robert Nicholas officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, with a Scottish bagpipe service. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Job's Temple Association, c/o Marguerite Wade, Glenville, W.Va. 26351.

Hazel Mae Bowers
SPENCER -- Hazel Mae Bowers, 83, of Spencer died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was a homemaker, attended Slate United Methodist Church and was a former employee of several area restaurants. Surviving: sons, Gene, Harold and Allen, of Spencer; sister, Maysel Pegnard of Grapevine, Texas; brothers, Oris McKown of Palm Harbor, Fla., Harley McKown of Minnora; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Leon Strickland officiating. Burial will be in Slate/Bowers Cemetery, near Spencer. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Gloria Mae Bowles
PETERSTOWN -- Gloria Mae Bowles of Peterstown, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Pearisburg, Va. She was a homemaker and a member of Peterstown United Methodist Church. Surviving: sons, Donnie of Belle, Lester of Ellicott City, Md., Timmy of Narrows, Va.; daughters, Bonnie Brookman and Kathy Willis, of Peterstown, Connie Turner of Rainelle; sisters, Toni Lamela of Houston, Texas, Sue Ballard of Red Sulphur Springs, Patricia Whitlow and Peggy Mann, of Peterstown; brothers, Lonnie Spade of Elizabethtown, Ky., Raymond E. Smith of Aurora, Colo., Joseph and Holland M. Ray Jr., of Peterstown; 12 grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, with the Rev. Bill Reed and the Rev. John Sauvage officiating. Burial will be in New Zion Cemetery, Waiteville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Shirley L. Bray
DANESE -- Shirley Lee Bray, 61, of Danese, Fayette County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a former inspector with Peoples Co., Rainelle, and was a member of Green Valley United Methodist Church, Danese. Surviving: son, Joseph of Danese; daughters, Anita Ennis and Karen Sheets, of Danese; sisters, Doris Windon of Rainelle, Bonnie Parker of Pataskala, Ohio; brothers, James Wolford of Rainelle, Keith Wolford of Danese; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at White Oak United Methodist Church, Danese, with the Rev. Virgil Martin and the Rev. Sherman McCombs officiating. Burial will be in Martin Cemetery, Craig. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Helen M. Burris
SPENCER -- Helen Marie Burris, 84, of Spencer died Sunday, May 18, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a graduate of Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing, Baltimore, Md., Army Nurses Corps veteran of World War II and a member of Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving: daughters, Judith Ziegler of Spencer, Marlene Vitale of Sunset Beach, N.C.; stepsons, Christopher J. Burris of Arlington, Va., John Burris of Jackson, Miss. Internment will be at a later date in Carolina Memorial Park Mausoleum, Kannapolis, N.C. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Allen Drive, Suite 20, Charleston, W.Va. 25302. John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, is in charge of arrangements.

Noah T. Clark
ALKOL -- Noah Thomas Clark, 57, of Alkol, Lincoln County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. He was an employee of the state Division of Highways. Surviving: son, Scott of Alkol; daughter, Donna Missner of Ludlow, Ky.; mother, Dona Clark of Alkol; sisters, Emogene Newman and JoAnn Walls, of Alkol, Anna Lea Smith of Morrisvale; brothers, Harold, Ralph and Ronnie, all of Alkol; three grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Jackie Clark officiating. Burial will be in Clark Cemetery, Alkol. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Paul D. Compton
MOUNT GAY -- Paul David "P.D." Compton, 39, of Mount Gay, Logan County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Logan General Hospital. He was a miner. Surviving: wife, Patricia Talbort Compton; sons, Paul and Brandon, at home; daughter Jennifer Browning of Verdunville; mother, Darlene Mullins Compton of Mount Gay; maternal grandmother, Goldie Daniels of Amherstdale; sister, Charlotte Vance of Verdunville; brother, Chuck of Mount Gay. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at James Funeral Home, Logan. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Grover C. Conrad
CLAY -- Grover Cleveland Conrad, 68, of Clay died Monday, May 19, 1997, in Riverside Nursing Home, St. Albans, after a long illness. He was a Baptist and a native of Stouts Mills. Surviving: sister, Alice Mabe of Baltimore, Md.; brothers, George of Craigsville, Shirley Gene of Baltimore, Junior of Florida, Tommy of Spencer. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Conrad Family Cemetery, Stouts Mills, with the Rev. Martin Wine officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Ellyson Mortuary, Glenville.

Phyllis J. Cox
Phyllis Jean Cox, 51, of Beaver, Raleigh County, died Monday, May 19, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a retired secretary. Surviving: daughter, Michelle Denise Davis of San Diego, Calif.; sisters, Serethia M. Bailes of Alexandria, Va, Letha Anderson of Centreville, Va.; brother, Robert Lilly of Cool Ridge. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Carl Whittaker officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Grace F. Cunningham
NEW HAVEN -- Grace Fields Cunningham, 84, of New Haven, Mason County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of God, New Haven. Surviving: daughters, Sharon L. Cunningham and Pat A. Young, of New Haven; brother, Robert Fields of Southgate, Mich.; grandniece whom she raised, Dianne Miller; one granddaughter. Service will be 3 p.m. Friday at First Church of God, New Haven, with Pastor Glen Lambert and Pastor Dave Fields officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, and one hour prior to service at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association.