Laura Mae Yeager
SUMMERSVILLE -- Laura Mae Yeager, 101, of Summersville died Wednesday, April 30, 1997, in Summersville Nursing Care Center after a short illness. She was a homemaker. Surviving: daughters, Helen Lobell of Kalispell, Mont., Earnestine Huffman of Mount Gay; son, Ralph Yeager of Summersville; sister, Juanita Pinson of Colorado, Mary Price of Oklahoma; brothers, James Pennington of Logan, Robert Pennington of Branchland, Floyd Pennington of Hubball, Okey Pennington of Erie, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Mark McClung officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

RIFFE, Reene Gay -- Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Riffe residence with the Rev. Ronnie Manns officiating. Burial will be in Riffe Family Cemetery, Francis Creek, Little Harts. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the Riffe residence. Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, is in charge of arrangements. Miss Riffe, 15, of Harts died Sunday, April 27, 1997, from injuries received in a two-vehicle accident on W.Va. 10 near Harts, said a spokesman for the state police Hamlin detachment.

Iris V. Ashley
Iris V. Ashley, 77, of Nitro died May 3, 1997, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Nitro, a retired clerk for the Department of Motor Vehicles, and a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Nitro. Surviving: sons, Charles B. of Hopkinsville, Ky., C. David of St. Albans; brother, John Board of Victoria, Texas; sisters, Thelma Smith of Chicago, Irene Cole of Groves, Texas, Susan Harper of Charleston; four grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Nitro, with the Rev. James Arbogast officiating. Entombment will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro, and one hour prior to service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church Building Fund, 20th St. Nitro.

Ralph T. Bunten
VIENNA, Va. -- Ralph Thorne Bunten, 93, of Vienna died May 3, 1997, in Quincy (Pa.) United Methodist Home, after a short illness. He was employed by Railway Mail Service for 32 years, a schoolteacher at Sugar Camp Run, and attended Glenville College and Clarksburg Business School. He was formerly of Pittsburgh, St. Albans, Elkview and Weston. Surviving: wife, Helen Bunten; son, Ralph T. Bunten Jr. of Hernando, Miss.; daughters, Helen Keplinger of Bethesda, Md., Elaine Bunten-Mines of Vienna, Va.; half brother, Merrill Crawford of Crawford; stepbrother, Edwin Crawford of Buckhannon; stepsister, Mabra Crawford of Morgantown; two grandchildren. Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, is in charge of arrangements.

Anyce Cocheran
BIM -- Anyce Cocheran, 90, of Bim, Boone County, died May 3, 1997, at home. She was a homemaker, member of Gordon Missionary Baptist Church and the Ladies Missionary Circle. Surviving: daughters, Carneida Swann of Chattanooga, Tenn., Greta Lester of Columbia, S.C., Mary Alice Gausman of Lebanon, Ohio; sisters, Lessie Smith of Deland, Fla., Grethel Ziegler of Marmet, Avonelle Cobb of Sissonville; brother, Dewell White of Danville; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Handley Funeral Home, Danville, with the Rev. Joe Ballard, the Rev. Jerry Cook and the Rev. Tony Pauley officiating. Burial will be in Noah White Cemetery, Bim. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

William Lee Conley
William Lee Conley, 50, of South Charleston died May 1, 1997, in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness. He was a service representative for Sears automotive and a retired sergeant first-class for the U.S. Army, serving two tours in Vietnam. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star, the Army Accomodation medal, the Army Achievement medal and numerous other medals and citations. He was a member of the VFW 8129, El-kana Post. Surviving: daughter, Margaret Jean Fridley of Florence, S.C.; brothers, Robert Bruce Conley of Kissimmee, Fla., Dudley Casto of Charleston; sisters, Dawn Casto of Charleston, Sharon Conley of Melbourne, Fla.; granddaughters, Jaime Nichole and Katherine Ann Fridley, both of Florence. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home Chapel, Charleston, with the Rev. Dallas E. Waggle officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar, with military graveside rites performed by VFW 8129, El-kana Post. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Earl L. Dawson
DUCK -- Earl L. Dawson, 86, of Duck, Braxton County, died May 3, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a miner and a Baptist. Surviving: wife, Masil Botkin Copen Dawson; daughter, Rosalie Hall of Duck; sons, Delmar of Simpsonville, S.C., Cledith of Parma, Ohio; four stepchildren; sisters, Elva Walker of Frametown, Augusta Tanner of Charleston, Arzula Hunter of North Carolina, Bessie Crislip of Huntington; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with the Rev. Darius Arnold and the Rev. Darrell Mollohan officiating. Burial will be in Strange Creek Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Evelyn L. Green
Evelyn Louise Tucker Green, 71, of Elkview died May 3, 1997, in General Division, CAMC. She was a homemaker, a lifelong resident of Kanawha County, and a member of Clendenin Church of God. Surviving: daughters, Melody Parker of Cross Lanes, Gloria Green of Elkview, Pamela Devere of Charleston; brother, Charles Tucker of Larue, Ohio; sisters, Pauline Humphreys and Velma Austin, both of Elkview, Janet Young of Wheeling, Ann Young of Clendenin; four grandchildren. There will be no service or visitation. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to charity of choice. Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, is in charge of arrangements.

John W. Greife
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- John Walter Greife, 87, of Charlotte died April 30, 1997, in Presbyterian Hospital. He was co-owner of Central Glass Company, Charlotte, and a member of Sardis Presbyterian Church. Surviving: son, John David of Charlotte; daughter, Marilynn L. Sutler of Charleston, W.Va.; brother, Harry Roy Greife of Cincinnati; sisters, Edythe Hare and Marion Helms, both of Cincinnati; stepchildren, John Riddle of Enon, Ohio, Jim Riddle of Temple, N.H., Kathy Bell of Uniontown, Ohio, Connie Gilbert of Kingwood, Texas. Memorial service was Saturday at Sardis Presbyterian Church. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday in Mountain View Cemetery, Charleston, with the Rev. Bob Woods officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church, 317 Washington St., Charleston, W.Va. 25302. Harry & Bryant Funeral Home, Charlotte, is in charge of arrangements. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of local arrangements.

Mildred Haynes
Mildred Haynes, 75, of South Charleston died May 2, 1997, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness. She was retired from the Kanawha County school system and was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. Surviving: husband, Charles M. Haynes; son, Ritchie Crook of Knoxville, Tenn.; daughters, Linda Lanham of Surfside Beach, S.C., Carol Cabell of Charlotte, N.C.; stepsons, Charles Haynes Jr. of Wilmington, Del., David Haynes of Hurricane, Kenneth Haynes of South Charleston; six grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Dennis Barnhart officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edward Ross Lanham
Edward Ross Lanham, 83, of Charleston died May 1, 1997, at Putnam General Hospital after a long illness. He was retired from the Charleston Street Department and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: brother, Ralph of Jodie; several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Monday in Wate Chapel Cemetery, Red House, with the Rev. Bob Fields officiating. There will be no visitation. Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Helen Mays Lewis
MILTON -- Helen Mays Lewis, 79, of Milton died May 2, 1997, at Americare Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hurricane. She was a homemaker and a member of Union Baptist Church, Milton. Surviving: husband, John W. "Bud" Lewis; son, Paul of South Charleston; sister, Lucille Cline of Staunton, Va.; brother, John Mays of Texas; grandson, Dean A Lewis of Kentucky; one great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, with the Rev. Paul DeBord officiating. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Wanda L. McCallister
SOD -- Wanda L. McCallister of Sod died May 3, 1997, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

Gary B. McDaniel
Gary Bruce McDaniel, infant son of Bruce and Lori McDaniel of Alum Creek, died April 30, 1997, in Women and Children's Hospital, CAMC. Also surviving: sisters, Kati McDaniel of Charleston, Sarah Rice of Alum Creek; brother, James Rice of Alum Creek; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McDaniel of Charleston; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Casto of Alum Creek; great-grandparents, Sattes Casto of Alum Creek, Georgia McDaniel of Charleston, Shirley Lett of Poca. Memorial service will be 6 p.m. Monday at Oakwood Baptist Church, Charleston, with the Rev. Danny Fisher officiating. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Cunningham Memorial Park Baby Land, St. Albans. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

H. Stanley Pitchford
LIBERTY -- H. Stanley Pitchford, 79, of Liberty, Putnam County, died May 2, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a native of Liberty, retired from the McJunkin Corp., a former employee of Columbian Carbon, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of Emma Chapel United Methodist Church, Liberty. Surviving: wife, Dorothy Pitchford; daughters, Joyce R. Paisley of Whiteacre, Va., Diane E. Lett of Liberty; son, Patrick S. of Parsons; stepson, Edward Lotts of Garden Grove, Calif.; brothers, Lowell of Longwood, Fla.; Cameron of Diamondhead, Miss., Travis of Luling, La., Rex of Pennsylvania; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. The body has been cremated. Family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, W.Va. 25064. Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Ann Shaffer
MOUNT LOOKOUT -- Mary Ann Shaffer, 76, of Mount Lookout, Nicholas County, died May 2, 1997, in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Mount Lookout, where she had served as Sunday School teacher for 33 years, and was a retired postmaster of Mount Lookout with 20 years' service. Surviving: daughters, Anna Simmons of Orlando, Fla., Carolyn Warburton of Mount Lookout; son, Danny of Mount Lookout; sisters, Rita Walker of Dry Branch, Virginia Kincaid of Cabin Creek, June Underwood, Kata Johnson and Alice Kincaid, all of Mount Lookout; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Secrist officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at White Funeral Home, Summersville.

Thomas H. Stutler
COCOA, Fla. -- Thomas Henry Stutler, 61, of Cocoa,formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died April 27, 1997, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a supervisor for Johnson Control World Services, a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Titusville Jaycees. Surviving: wife, N. Carol Stutler; son, Anthony of Cocoa; sisters, Margie Phillips of Willis, Va., Barbara Jones of Sissonville, Geneva Lacy of Sharon, Shirley Hughes of Charleston; brother, Dallas Stutler of Ivydale. Service was May 2, 1997, in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial was in Brevard Memorial Cemetery.

Paul Taylor
Paul Robert "P.T." Taylor, 50, of Charleston died May 2, 1997, at home. He attended Glorious Liberty Apostolic Tabernacle Church, Charleston, and was a former miner. Surviving: sisters, June Terry of Kimberly, Anna Taylor Mott of Forestville, Md.; brothers, Edgar of Charleston, Charles of Riverdale, Md., Eugene of Neptune, N.J. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Carbondale, with the Rev. Kenneth Terry and the Rev. Freddie Davenport officiating. Burial will be in Meadow Haven Memorial Park, Ingram Branch. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

Naomi Walkup
PARKERSBURG -- Naomi Walkup, 87, of Parkersburg, formerly of Boomer, died May 2, 1997, at Americare-Arlington Nursing Facility, Parkersburg, after a long illness. She was a retired LPN from Montgomery General Hospital. She was a member of North Parkersburg Baptist Church and a former member of Boomer Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, Dan of Parkersburg, George of Evans; sisters, Dorothy Banks of Charleston, S.C., Minnie Crawford and Nora Feazelle, both of Fayetteville, Dolly Donaty of Largo, Fla., Gladys Sprague of Leavenworth, Kan.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home, Montgomery, with Pastor Harold Lewis Coe officiating. Burial will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Elizabeth M. Wells
Elizabeth Marguerite Wells, 86, of Charleston died May 3, 1997, in Heartland Nursing Home after a long illness. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Harold J. Wright
HOMETOWN -- Harold Junior Wright, 74, of Hometown, Putnam County, formerly of Eleanor, died April 30, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a 29-year resident of Hometown, a retired lock and dam operator from Army Corps of Engineers with 21 years' service. He was a member and deacon of Kanawha Valley Baptist Church, Eleanor, member of VFW Post 4400, Eleanor, member of DAV Chapter 28, a member of Lions Club and an Army veteran. Surviving: wife, Jacqueline Jewell Wright; sons, Harold Jay of Papillion, Neb., Kevin Carroll of Hometown; sister, Evelyn Wolf of Winfield; brothers, Carl of Chesapeake, Ohio, John of Summersville; four grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Gatens Funeral Home Chapel, Poca, with the Rev. Joe Fisher and the Rev. Art Hage officiating. Entombment will be in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House, with military graveside rites. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Myrtle A. Allen
UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas -- Myrtle A. "Peg" Allen, 95, of Universal City, formerly of Hinton, W.Va., died Thursday, May 1, 1997, in a San Antonio, Texas, hospital after a short illness. She retired from the old Hinton Hospital, where she worked as a private duty and general duty nurse, worked for the American Red Cross during World War II, was a member of the Hinton Nurses Club and American Nursing Association. She was a former member of Hinton Woman's Club and the Wednesday Club and was a member of Ascension Episcopal Church, Hinton. Surviving: special friends, Nick and Joan Overstreet Milanovich of Universal City, with whom she made her home; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, with the Rev. Herb Ellison officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Ronceverte, W.Va. Friends may call from 10 a.m. Wednesday until service time at the funeral home.

Harold G. Anderson
AKRON, Ohio -- Harold Gene Anderson, 56, of Akron died Saturday, May 3, 1997, in Akron Hospice Care Center after a long illness. He was a 22-year employee of the Akron Beacon Journal and a former employee of the Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail. Surviving: wife, Janet Anderson; daughters, Monica Baskey and Tammy McCleland of Akron; sisters, Thelma Randolph of Ripley, W.Va., Peggy Skeen of Ozark, Ala.; brothers, James of Kenna, W.Va., Donald of Charleston; one grandson. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ciriello Funeral Home, Akron, Ohio, with the Rev. Jerry Compton, the Rev. John Keys and the Rev. C.T. Matthews. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Akron. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Hazel R. Baker
WAYSIDE -- Hazel Rita Houchins Baker, 88, of Wayside, Monroe County, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, in the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, after a short illness. Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, is in charge of arrangements.

William I. Craig
WALKERSVILLE -- William I. Craig, 88, of Walkersville, Lewis County, died Saturday, May 3, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a farmer, owner and operator of Craig and Son Lumber Co., and a member of Walkersville United Methodist Church. Surviving: sons, Cline and Willard, of Walkersville; brother, Vaughn of Walkersville; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, with the Rev. Doug Smailes officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Weston. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Todd W. Dickson
Todd William Dickson, 27, of Charleston died Saturday, May 3, 1997, at home after a long illness. He was a student at Northern Virginia Community College and the University of North Dakota Aviation School. He attended Calvary Baptist Church, Charles-ton, had his private pilot license and was commercially rated. Surviving: wife, Dianna Mary Brown Dickson; mother, Sarah Alice Browning Goff of Charleston; father, Don William Dickson; sister, Christine Elizabeth Dickson of Charleston; maternal grandmother, Mary Browning Nickell of Kanawha City; niece, Cadance Meri Emmaline Young. Service will be 7 p.m. today at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home with Dr. Boyd C. Purcell officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Kanawha Hospice, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, W.Va. 25064.

Cline C. Duke
LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- Cline C. Duke, 81, of Lake Worth, formerly of Hurricane, W.Va., died Friday, May 2, 1997, in Lake Worth. He retired from Autex Fiber Corp., Nitro, with 33 years of service, was a member of Suncoast Church of Christ and a charter member and elder of Hurricane Church of Christ. Surviving: wife, Eloise Burns Duke; son, Lonnie Duke of Lake Worth; brothers, Dewey Duke of Hurricane, James Duke of Culloden, W.Va., Carson Duke of South Point, Ohio; sisters, Virgnia Elkins of Las Vegas, Nev., Annalee of Charleston, W.Va.; two grandchildren. Service was to be 1 p.m. today at E. Earl Smith and Sons Memory Gardens Chapel, Lake Worth. Burial was to be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Fla.