Lloyd Erhard Jr.
Lloyd Erhard Jr., 81, of Charleston died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. Surviving: cousin, Grace M. Daneker of Baltimore. He was a former Sissonville High School principal and Morris Harvey College professor, a part-time instructor of business administration at Morris Harvey from 1946-52 and returned to the college, now the University of Charleston, as a professor of business administration in 1974-75. He served as coordinator and supervisor of the Kanawha County schools adult education program from 1959-61, vice principal of Sissonville High from 1964-68 and principal from 1968-73. He was a 1938 graduate of West Virginia University and earned a master's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1946, where he was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Pi Epsilon and Kappa Delta Pi. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner, Shriner Legion of Honor, a member of John Brawley Post 20 American Legion and Trinity Lutheran Church, Charleston. He was a Navy veteran. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Kanawha City, with the Rev. Reinhold Schlak officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, with military graveside rites. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edith M. Fox
BECKLEY -- Edith M. Fox, 86, of Beckley died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. She was a housewife and a Baptist. Surviving: daughter, Phyllis A. Hardy of Beckley; sisters, Lucille Fessenbecker, Elise Murray and Nesbit Coleman, of California; brother, Arlie J. Vaughan of Marlinton; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Bobby Price officiating. Burial will be in Bruffey Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas County. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

Kimberly L. Grimmett
HINTON -- Kimberly L. "Kim" Grimmett, 36, of Hinton died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was an employee of Princeton Health Care Center and a lifelong resident of Hinton. Surviving: husband, Curtis Grimmett; daughter, Susie Gill at home; sister, Teresa Slatton of Wayside; brother, Bobby Whittle of Hinton; stepmother, Vivian Whittle of Hinton. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, with Pastor Dan Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Grimmett Family Cemetery, Madam's Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Shirley Ann Jarrell
PROSPERITY -- Shirley Ann Jarrell, 54, of Prosperity, Raleigh County, formerly of Ameagle, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, at home. She was a member of Assembly of God Church, Dorothy. Surviving: husband, James Kenneth Jarrell Sr.; daughters, Tina M. Jadonski of Oak Hill, Susan J. Davis of Roanoke, Va.; son, James K. Jr. of Prosperity; sister, Doris Kincaid of Sophia; four grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Assembly of God Church, Dorothy, with the Rev. Jerry Nicewander officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Richard E. Knestrick
FAIRMONT -- Richard E. Knestrick, 64, of Fairmont died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, at home. He was a truck driver, formerly employed by Owens-Illinois Glass Plant, retired from American Transportation Service and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Post 17, Fairmont, and was a Baptist. Surviving: wife, Beulah Sears Knestrick; stepsons, Steve Wilson of New Orleans, Randall Wilson of Sutton, Thomas Wilson of Gassaway; stepdaughters, Sherry Squires of Winder, Ga., Denise Mowery of Gassaway; mother, Helen McCarty Knestrick of Washington, Pa.; sister, Marjorie Clutter of Washington; brother, Donald Knestrick of Washington; several grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Frey Home for Funerals, Fairmont, with the Rev. Mark Stump officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens with military graveside rites. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and Friday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Christopher R. Longanacre
RONCEVERTE -- Christopher Robbin Longanacre, 21, of Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, from injuries received after being struck by a train in Ronceverte, according to CSX Corp. officials. He was an employee of Shoney's Restaurant, Lewisburg, and a graduate of Greenbrier East High School. Surviving: parents, William I. and Darline Rowe Longanacre of Ronceverte; brothers, Todd of Diamond, Allen of Ronceverte. Service was to be 1 p.m. today at Longanacre Funeral Home, Fairlea, with the Rev. Scott Buell officiating. Burial was to be in Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery, Organ Cave.

Garnett M. Lowers
Garnett M. Lowers, 77, of Charleston died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a housewife. Surviving: several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with Pastor Gene Pauley officiating. Burial will be in Elk Hills Memorial Gardens, Big Chimney. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Maggie Mae Meador
MABSCOTT -- Maggie Mae Meador, 79, of Mabscott, Raleigh County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Heartland Nursing Home, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a housewife and attended New Life Fellowship, Sprague. Surviving: sisters, Lula Pack of Jumping Branch, Eva Thompson of Surveyor; brothers, Wilson Pack of Surveyor, Noah Pack of Oak Hill. Service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. David Epperson officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 1:45 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Delbert Melton Jr.
PALESTINE -- Delbert Melton Jr., 73, of Palestine, Wirt County, died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, after a short illness. He was a retired heavy equipment operator, a former employee of the Kanawha County Board of Education, the state Department of Highways and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He moved to Wirt County from Kanawha County in 1970. Surviving: son, Michael Melton, address unknown; sister, Laura Genevieve Peters of West Palm Beach, Fla.; brothers, Russell Melton of Dunbar, Charles Thomas Melton and Ronald Lee Melton of Charleston. Private service and burial will held be at the convenience of the family. Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, is in charge of arrangements.

Vernon R. Milam
COOL RIDGE -- Vernon Ray Milam, 59, of Cool Ridge, Raleigh County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, Charleston, after a short illness. He was a disabled miner and an Air Force veteran. Surviving: wife, Ceretha Meadows Milam; sons, Hershel of Cool Ridge, Douglas of Shady Spring, Donald of Charlotte, N.C.; sisters, Dollie Mae Townsend and Bonnie Jewel Tilley, of Ashtabula, Ohio; brothers, Walter Leroy of Geneva, Ohio, Kenneth Noel of Mabscott; one grandson. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Oppie Lilly officiating. Burial will be in Milam cemetery, Cool Ridge. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

James Morris
CRESCENT CITY, Fla. -- James "Jimmie D." Morris, 62, of Crescent City, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Columbia Putnam Medical Center. He was a retired Navy veteran with 20 years of service, vice president and divisional sales manager for United Farm Tools and a former employee of Fern Co-Op, Pierson, Fla. Surviving: wife, Betty Morris; son, Jimmie Ray of Winfield, W.Va.; daughter, Ruth Anna Fields of Clendenin, W.Va.; stepson, Randall Teel of Willis, Va.; five grandchildren. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at 107 Marshall Drive, Crescent City. Watts Funeral Home, San Mateo, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.

Meda Paris
LEET -- Meda Paris, 82, of Leet, Lincoln County, died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, in Logan General Hospital after a long illness. Surviving: sons, Charles Paris, Johnny Paris and Herman Toney, of Leet, Larry Paris of Danville; sisters, Nancy Barker of Danville, Glenna Bays of Morrisvale, Allie Gilkerson of Charleston; brother, Franklin Toney of Spurlockville; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with Minister Brady Duty officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Sallie Preston
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Sallie Preston, 89, of Hattiesburg, formerly of Boomer, W.Va., died Monday, May 19, 1997, at the home of her granddaughter. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara June Shultz
Barbara June Shultz, 64, of South Charleston died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in CAMC, General Division. She was a nursing assistant at CAMC, Memorial Division, a member of the Church of God Mission and a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: husband, Clyde O. Shultz Sr.; sons, Herbert "Butch" Shultz, Clyde O. Shultz Jr., Horace L. Shultz, and Kenneth E. Shultz, of South Charleston, Norman G. Shultz of Elkview; daughters, Mary G. Kennedy and Patricia L. Williams, of St. Albans, Cynthia M. Adams of South Charleston, Lillian M. Shultz of New Holland, Ohio; brothers, Lowell Perry of Clarksburg, Raymond Mann of South Charleston; sisters, Lucy Kincaid and Evelyn Oxley, of South Charleston; 15 grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Albert McKenzie officiating. Burial will be in the Shultz Family Cemetery, South Charleston. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edward B. Smith
BARTOW-- Edward B. Smith, 77, of Bartow, Pocahontas County, died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, in Davis Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of Kerr Chapel Church, Thornwood, and a retired West Virginia University dairy superintendent. Surviving: wife, Madeline Z. Smith; son, George Edward of New Alexandria, Pa.; sister, Marjorie L. Day of Glen Burnie, Md. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Kerr Chapel Church with the Rev. William C. Vandevender and the Rev. Harold L. Swecker officiating. Burial will be in Arbovale Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Arbovale, is in charge of arrangements.

Lois Jean Stine
Lois Jean Stine, 56, of St. Albans died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. She was a customer service representative for Al Atkinson Nationwide Insurance and McDonough Caperton. She was a member of the national and Charleston Association of Insurance Women, Knit & Knible Club, a recipient of the first Millie Henderson Award and a 12th grade graduate of Trevecca Nazarene College. She was a member of Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene. Surviving: husband, Harry Stine; son, Rodney of Hurricane; daughters, Debra Roberts and Katherine Davis, of St. Albans; brother, Ronald Howard Harless of Fort Pierce, Fla.; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Skye Alison officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston.

Lula E. Terry
FORT SPRING -- Lula Evelyn Terry, 85, of Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, at the home of her daughter, Margaret Terry of Fort Spring, after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a native of Fort Spring. Also surviving: sons, Lester of Fort Spring, Larry of Fairlea; daughters, Bonnie Blankenship of Lewisburg, Mildred Pitsenbarger and Diane Long, of White Sulphur Springs, Nancy Falls of Fairlea; sister, Ruth Porterfield of Charleston; half-sister, Susie Tincher of Ronceverte; brother, William Lawhorn of Baltimore, Md.; 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Fort Spring Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronald L. Cobb officiating. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Fort Spring. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Longanacre Funeral Home, Fort Spring.

Laura M. Thompson
CANVAS -- Laura Mae Thompson, 73, of Canvas, Nicholas County, died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a member of Ward Road Freewill Baptist Church, Nettie. Surviving: husband, Eugene "Gene" Thompson; daughters, Barbara Thompson and Brenda Humphreys, of Canvas; mother, Nona Bacon of Artie; brothers, Billy Hodge of Mount Lookout, Oran Bacon of Artie; sisters, Madeline Willingham of Ranson, Rita Palmer of Springfield, Ohio, Jean Williams of Artie, Shelbia Dunbar of Beckley; two grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Ward Road Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Edwin Hughes and the Rev. Jerry Lawrence officiating. Burial will be in Ward Road Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at White Funeral Home, Summersville.

Sheila Turner
CHESHIRE, Ohio -- Sheila "Sput" Turner, 38, of Cheshire, formerly of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Monday, May 19, 1997, from injuries received in a single-vehicle accident in Gallia County, Ohio, said a spokeswoman for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. She was a homemaker. Surviving: husband, Robert "Bob" Turner; son, James Harmon of Gallipolis; stepdaughter, Janelle Turner at home; sisters, Judy Roush of Henderson, W.Va., Linda Tucker of Mount Airy, N.C.; brother, Roy Messick of Addison, Ohio. Service was to be 2 p.m. today at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Burial was to be in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant.

Pauline Cindy Turner
CHAPMANVILLE -- Pauline "Cindy" Turner, 59, of Chapmanville died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was born in Ethel, formerly lived in San Antonio, Texas. She retired from MIL-COM Electronics, San Antonio. She was a member of VFW Post 9174 Auxiliary and San Antonio Women's Dart League. She was preceded in death by father, Pratt McNeely. Surviving: sons, Scott Ryan of San Antonio, Eddie Ryan of Fort Bragg, Calif.; daughters, Vonda Ryan Love of San Antonio, Noreen Cady of Fort Bragg, Lori Tucker of Sleigman, Mo.; mother, Verlie McNeely of Chapmanville; sisters, Thelma Short and Nancy Uhler, of Ohio, Katy Trent of Ethel, Tessie Gullett of Chapmanville; brothers, Pete McNeely of Redgeview, Eddie McNeely of Gilbert; five grandchildren. Service will be 7 p.m. today at Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville, with the Rev. Bazzil Goodman officiating. Burial will be in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Flowers may be sent to Brookhill Funeral Home, Military Drive, San Antonio.

Danny E. Walker Sr.
Danny Earl Walker Sr., 54, of Charleston died Sunday, May 18, 1997, at home after a short illness. He was a member of Charleston Painters Union Local, a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School, attended Snowhill Missionary Baptist Church and was a lifelong resident of Charleston. Surviving: sons, Danny Earl Jr. of Charleston, David Arthur of Florida, Timothy Matthew of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters, Barbara Legg of Lake City, Mich., Christine Rice of Chesapeake, Va., Pamela Price of Charleston; brothers, Marion and Jerry Ambrose Walker, of Charleston, Arthur Eugene Walker of Ferndale, Mich. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Friday at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home.

Marian C. Wingfield
Marian Courtney Wingfield, 73, of Charleston died Tuesday, May 20, 1997, in Heartland of Charleston after a long illness. She was a homemaker. Surviving: daughters, Karen Leupold of Annapolis, Md., Deborah Brabbin of South Charleston; sister, Rosalyn Nelson of Ashford; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Covenant Christian School, 424 Cross Lanes Drive, Nitro, W.Va. 25143.

WELCH, James Edward "Jamie"-- Service was Tuesday at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet. Private graveside service will be held at a later date. Welch, 40, of Seth, Boone County, died Saturday, May 17, 1997, in Boone County. His body was sent to the state Medical Examiner's Office in South Charleston. Correction on survivors: sisters, Betty Anderson of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., Doris Blye and Millie Pence, of Clendenin, Linda Messer of Madison; niece, Delores Young of Marmet.

WILCHER, Freddie F. -- Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. John E. Allen officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, Ruthdale. Mrs. Wilcher, 83, of South Charleston died Monday, May 19, 1997, at home after a short illness.

Zella V. Anderson
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Zella Vernona O'Dell Anderson, 87, of Huntsville, formerly of Oak Hill, W.Va., died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, in a Huntsville hospital. She was a homemaker. Surviving: sisters, Beulah Farmer of Lubbock, Texas, Lotus Nichols of Huntsville, Christine Gilbert of Millwood, W.Va.; brother, Cecil O'Dell of Oak Hill; several nieces and nephews. Private service will be Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. There will be no visitation.