CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Stella Virginia Andrews, 90, of Charles Town, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1998, at Shenandoah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Charles Town.
Born April 10, 1908, in Rippon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late H. Garland and Stella Catherine West Heflebower.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James N. Andrews, in 1985.
She graduated from Charles Town High School; and Shepherd College.
A retired school teacher, she taught in Marion, Ohio; Martinsburg, W.Va., and Charles Town.
She was of the Methodist faith.
She was a member of Ohio Retired Teachers Association; and a volunteer with the American Red Cross.
She is survived by four sisters, Frances Heflebower, Pauline Heskett and Lucille Heflebower, all of Rippon, W.Va., and Margaret Cepelka Hench of Charles Town; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, H. Garland Heflebower and Daniel W. Heflebower.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Marion cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the residence of her sister, Margaret Cepelka Hench, 403 S. Church St., Charles Town.
Memorial donations may be made to Citizens Fire Co., P.O. Box 927, Charles Town, W.Va. 25414.
Arrangements are by Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town.
Harold E. Hall
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Harold E. Hall, 82, of Charles Town, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1998, at his home.
Born July 1, 1916, in Logan, Utah, he was the son of the late Emil Pearson and Violet Petersen Hall.
He was educated at Utah State, Stanford and Oxford universities.
A retired career foreign service officer, he had a number of foreign postings with the Department of the State. He previously had been a secondary school teacher and a reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune.
He served as diplomat-in-residence and visiting professor of government at the University of South Dakota; and was a member of the teaching faculty at the Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Va. After retirement from the Diplomat Service in 1976, he lectured at universities and colleges.
He was a member of American Foreign Service Association; National Committee on American Foreign Policy; and Pi Sigma Alpha. His biography was included in Marquis Who's Who in America in 1974-1975.
He served as a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the U.S. Maritime Service.
He was a member of the National Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Small Business for Trade Policy Matters.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Rosa Baylor Hankey Hall; a daughter, Barbara Neill Hall of Yerevan, Armenia; a son, Stephen Baylor Hall of Arlington, Va.; and two grandchildren, Nicholas Hall and Peter Hall.
Graveside services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Zion Episcopal Churchyard cemetery. The Rev. John Alfriend will officiate. Burial will be in Zion Episcopal Churchyard cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
The family will receive friends Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the family home.
Memorial donations may be made to Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County, Route 3, Box 256, Kearneysville, W.Va. 25430.
Arrangements are by Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town.
Melvin Johnston
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Melvin "Monty" Johnston, 71, of Hedgesville, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1998, when an earth mover he was operating upset.
Born Feb. 5, 1927, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, he was the son of the late Floyd and Isabel Smalling Johnston of Janesville, Iowa.
He graduated from Montevideo, Minnesota, High School.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He had been an Iowa conservation officer, superintendent of Black Hawk County (Iowa) Parks, and was a real estate broker and developer for 22 years.
He was the principal developer of the 8Sleepy Hollow Recreational Community in Berkeley County, W.Va., and developed waterfront communities on Smith Mountain Lake near Roanoke, Va. He was the founding president of Smith Mountain Lake Association, an organization of several hundred citizens formed to protect the 20,000 acre lake.
He retired from business in 1989, after which he built a nine-hole golf course at The Woods Resort, Hedgesville.
He was involved in many public service projects. over the last two years , he built a lake and football field at Berkeley County's Poor House Farm Park.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jeraldine Johnston; three children, Richard Johnston of Moneta, Va., Stephanie Johnston of Richmond, Va., and Connie Jo Latham of Lexington, Ky.; a brother, Ray Johnston of Hedgesville; five sisters, Florence Conrow of San Jose, Calif., Dorothy Hites of Waverly, Iowa, Helen George of Janesville, Iowa, Ruth Dewey of Antioch, Tenn., and Mary Kourey of Des Moines, Iowa; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Johnston.
A memorial service will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Hedges Chapel at The Woods. The Reverends Rose and David Wayland will officiate. Following the service, there will be a get-together at The Woods Walden Restaurant for family and friends.
The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg, W.Va.
A memorial is being planned at the golf course he built.
Harold W. Carter
FALLING WATERS, W.Va. - Harold Wayne Carter, 51, of W.Va. 2, Box 289C, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998, at his home.
Born Feb. 4, 1947, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late George Albert and Thelma Agnes West Carter.
He was employed by Jamison Door Co. in Hagerstown for more than 32 years, retiring July 1, 1998.
He was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Hagerstown and an usher.
He was a member of Izaak Walton Club, Loyal Order of Moose 212 of Hagerstown, Jamison Door Co. Golf League and Slow Pitch Softball.
He was active in Little League, West End. He was a pole vaulter at South Hagerstown High School, where he held the junior varsity record for 28 years. He was a field archer, Maryland State Field Champion in 1981 and 1982.
He is survived by his wife, Julie L. Boyers Carter; two daughters, Marilynda Lowery and Susan Carter, both of Hagerstown; four sons, Harold Wayne Carter II, Jason Carter and Dustin Randall, all of Hagerstown, and Staff Sgt. Michael Carter stationed in Lajes Field, Azores with the U.S. Air Force; eight brothers, Thomas E. Carter Sr., George A. Carter, Richard V. Carter, Walter E. Carter and John K. Carter, all of Hagerstown, Charles Ray Carter of Smithsburg, Odell S. Carter of Columbia, Miss., and Ronald L. Carter Sr. of Williamsport; nine grandchildren; aunts and uncles; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Agnes V. Gossard; and one brother, Jerome R. Carter Sr.
Memorial services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 E. Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown. The Rev. James Moore will officiate.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Building Fund, Harvest Baptist Church, 951 Woodland Way, Hagerstown, Md. 21740.
