Nancy J. Holcomb
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- Nancy J. Holcomb, 57, of Mount Vernon died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a food service technician at Mount Vernon Developmental Center. Surviving: husband, Winford Holcomb; sisters, Sandra Ballengee of Fredericktown, Glenna Legg of Mount Lookout, W.Va.; brothers, Edward Reedy of Mount Lookout, Joseph Reedy of Mount Vernon. Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, W.Va., with the Rev. Herbert Vance officiating. Burial will be in Reedy Cemetery, Bickmore, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Family suggests memorial contributions be sent to Hospice of Knox County, 302 East High St., Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050.

Lois Jean Kresge
POINT BLANK, Texas -- Lois Jean Kresge, 66, of Point Blank died Friday, May 30, 1997. She was a native of Charleston, W.Va. Surviving: husband, Floyd T. Kresge; sisters, Mary Lou Stowers of St. Albans, W.Va., Betty L. King and Dottie Morgan, of Riverside, Texas; nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Huntsville Funeral Home, Huntsville, Texas, with the Rev. David Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Center Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Family suggests memorial contributions sent to The Hospice of Home Health Care of Huntsville, P.O. Box 6548, Huntsville, Texas, 77342-6548 or to Riverside United Methodist Church, Riverside, Texas.

Forest Michale Lacy
CAMPBELLS CREEK -- Forest Michale Lacy, infant son of Glenn and Gaila Mullins Lacy of Campbells Creek, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, of heart problems. Also surviving: grandparents, Arthur and Sandra Mullins, of Campbells Creek, Larry and Mary Ann Lacy of Malden; great-grandparents, Earl and Ruth Blount of Campbells Creek, Olita Mullins of Clay, Elizabeth Cross of Sissonville. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home with Rev. David Kilburn officiating. Burial will be in Hunter Cemetery, Campbells Creek. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Gussie Neely Meador
HINTON -- Gussie Neely Meador, 91, of Hinton died Friday, May 30, 1997, in Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness. She was a member of First Greenbrier Primitive Baptist Church, Pipestem. Surviving: son, Garral E. of Nashville, Tenn.; daughters, Aileen Ellison and Janice Lilly, of Hinton; sister, Jessie Neely of Pipestem; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ronald Meadow Funeral Parlor, Hinton, with the Rev. Glen Kuhn and the Rev. Herb S. Ellison officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Mount Cemetery, Pipestem. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Robert Mayfield Minter
MONTGOMERY -- Robert Mayfield "Bob" Minter, 83, of Montgomery died Thursday, May 29, 1997, in Montgomery General Extended Care after a long illness. He was a member of St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, Montgomery, a former miner, a former employee of C&O Railroad, a retired construction worker and a member of Local 1353, Charleston. Surviving: brother, Samuel Minter of Montgomery; sister, Ruby Quarles of Charlotteville, Va. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Terry officiating. Burial will be in Meadowhaven Memorial Park, Ingram Branch. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth Anne Morton
BILOXI, Miss. -- Ruth Anne Morton, 67, of Biloxi, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., Jefferson City, Mo., and Springfield, Ill., died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, in Jenni Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was a native of Albany, Ohio, a graduate of Kettering High School, Ohio, and Northwestern Business College, Lima, and attended Ohio University. Surviving: sons, David Neal of Kimballton, Iowa, Dr. Richard Morton of Atlanta; daughters, Julie Ferguson of Ashtabula, Ohio, Rebecca Blosser of Cross Lanes, W.Va.; sister, Jane Engle of Wapakoneta, Ohio; brother, John Coe of Gomer, Ohio; seven grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Alexander Presbyterian Church, Athens, Ohio, with the Rev. William Church and the Rev. David Faulkner officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens.

Alma O'Neil
POINT PLEASANT -- Alma O'Neil, 88, of Point Pleasant died Friday, May 30, 1997, in Pleasant Valley Hospital. She was a housekeeper for several Point Pleasant families. Surviving: sons, Junior "Jackie" O'Neil of Somerset, Ohio, William "Willie" O'Neil of Point Pleasant; daughters, Minnie Huffman of Mason, Frances Gardner of Leon; sister, Iva Flowers of Chillicothe, Ohio; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Leon. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mildred V. Thomas Page
PETERSTOWN -- Mildred V. "Nanny" Thomas Page, 71, of Peterstown died Friday, May 30, 1997, at home. She was a homemaker. Surviving: sons, Scottie of Lindside, Eddie of Princeton, Ricky of Peterstown; daughters, Connie Bowers of Ballard, Rhonda Brown of Athens, Millie Lawrence of Rich Creek Va.; sisters, Wanda Brookman of Hilldale, Genevieve Dillon and Ella Page, of Peterstown, Marie Raines of Lindside, Margie Lathen of Tampa Bay, Fla.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, with the Rev. Tim Spencer officiating. Burial will be in Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Lindside. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Sallie Schultz
Sallie Moore Schultz, of St. Albans died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness. She was a homemaker, a 40-year St. Albans resident and a native of Walton. Surviving: son, Daniel "Danny" Schultz of St. Albans; daughters, Jo Ann Hypes and Sally Ann Schultz, of St. Albans, Linda Preston of Maryland, Shirley Estep of Bucyrus, Ohio; brothers, John Jones of Elkview, Glen Jones of Walton; sisters, Marie West of Amma, Betty Phillips of Buckhannon; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with Rev. Roy "Pete" Jones officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

William Franklin Sheppard
RUSSELLVILLE -- William Franklin Sheppard, 68, of Russellville died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at home after a short illness. He was a self-employed truck driver, a member of the American Legion and an Army veteran. Surviving: wife, Gala Ann Lesher Sheppard; sons, William II at home, S. Mark of Hillsboro, N.C., Hagan of Charleston; daughters, Cheryl of Beckley, Cindy of McClenny, Fla., Tina of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; mother, Charlotte Watson Sheppard of Charmco; sisters, Mellie Edenfield of Charmco, Linda Guss of Baldwin City, Kansas; brothers, Robert "Bob" of Alderson; eight grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Gordon Freewill Baptist Church, Charmco, with the Rev. Darrell McNeely officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Mary Madeline Sims
FAYETTEVILLE -- Mary Madeline Sims, 91, of Fayetteville died Friday, May 30, 1997, in Hidden Valley Care Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. She was a teacher at Oak Hill and Fayetteville high schools with 47 years of service, a graduate of West Virginia University, a lifelong resident of Fayette County and a member of Lansing Baptist Church. Surviving: sister, Ernestine Sims Mallory of Charleston; brother, Herchiel Sims of Charleston; several nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation or funeral service. Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, is in charge of arrangements.

Lillian Stanley
DANIELS -- Lillian Stanley, 72, of Daniels died Thursday, May 29, 1997, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker, attended Beckley Center for Independent Living, formerly served on the board of Raleigh County Commission on Aging and was of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving: son, Roger of Bluefield; daughter, Deloris Stanley Janney of Boise, Idaho; sisters, Loretta Holsten and Mary Woodrum, of Beckley, Elvis Stover of Workmans Creek, Marie Markham of Belle; Charlotte Thompson of Logan; brother, Rev. Carl Wingo of Glen Daniel; six grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Don Meadows and the Rev. Marcus Day officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Virginia M. Ward
Virginia M. Ward, 75, of St. Albans died Friday, May 30, 1997, at home after a long illness. She was a member of the Highlawn First Church of God, St. Albans, retired from the Fayette County Board of Education with 13 years of service and a five-year resident of St. Albans. Surviving: daughters, Mary Beth Edwards of St. Albans, Peggy Stanley of Lake Villa, Ill.; sister, Beulah Gatlin of Dundalk, Md.; brothers, Thomas Ridenour of Plano, Ill., Donald Ridenour of Streetsboro, Ohio. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with Pastor Roy E. Young officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Family suggests memorial contributions sent to Kanawha Hospice.

Gale Lorenzo Watts
Gale Lorenzo Watts, 49, of Charleston died Wednesday, May 28, 1997, at home after a long illness. He a lifelong resident of Charleston, a Baptist and was disabled. Surviving: daughter, Felicia Holder of Far Rockaway, N.Y.; father, Eugene Watts Sr. of Fayetteville; brothers, Eugene Watts Jr. of Charleston, Tyrone Bailey of Beckley; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at 521 Jacob Street, Charleston, with Evangelist Lorna Spencer officiating. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

HOLZ, Virginia L. -- Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Monday in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston. There will be no visitation. Holz, 79, of Charleston died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.