She retired from Dundalk Florist in Dundalk, Md., and was formerly employed by Chesapeake Shoe Co. in Baltimore.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
She is survived by one brother, Douglas Dennison of Charles Town, W.Va.; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Phyllis Greenhorn; and four brothers, J.E. Keller, Charles Keller, John Dennison and Curtis Bennett.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998 at 3 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Martinsburg. The Rev. James D. Riley Jr. will officiate. Private burial will be in Bel Air Memorial Gardens in Bel Air, Md.
Memorial donations may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, 101 W. Martin St., Martinsburg, W.Va. 25401.
Jessie L. Sibole
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - Jessie Leona Sibole, 93, of Valley View Nursing Home in Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born May 4, 1904, in Gerrardstown, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late James L. and Uela Crim Sibole.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Methodist Church in Gerrardstown.
She is the last of her immediate family and is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Blanche Racey, Edna Sibole and Ruby Sibole; and eight brothers, Ray Sibole, Denver Sibole, Steamen Sibole, Eldridge Sibole, James Sibole, Merle Sibole, Russell Sibole and Clifford Sibole.
Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Rosedale Funeral Chapel in Martinsburg. The Rev. Lauren Lay will officiate. Private burial will be in Gerrardstown Presbyterian cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
Evelyn V. Beall
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Evelyn V. Beall, 78, formerly of Martinsburg, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Avalon Nursing Home, Hagerstown.
Born Jan. 21, 1919, in Berkeley County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late George R. and Fannie I. Sharff Beall.
She was a 1938 graduate of Martinsburg High School.
She retired from Perfection Garment Co.
She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church.
She was a member of Hedgesville Chapter 67, Order of Eastern Star.
She is survived by one sister, Maxine B. Rash of Hagerstown; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillian Shaffer and Irma Pauser; and one brother, John D. Beall.
Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Rev. Al Clipp will officiate. Burial will be in Harmony cemetery in Marlowe, W.Va.
The family will receive friends Monday one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Margaret J. Clemmons
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Margaret J. Dick Clemmons, 82, of Martinsburg, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at her home.
Born March 10, 1915, in Berkeley County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Emma Moss Johnson Sr.
She retired from Perfection Garment Co. Earlier, she had worked for Dunn Woolen Mill.
She was a member of The House of the Lord.
She is survived by one daughter, Harriett Ann Bivens of Pensacola, Fla.; one son, William H. Dick of Martinsburg; one brother, Wilbur Johnson of Martinsburg; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Kathleen Thompson, and four brothers, Paul Johnson, Charles W. Johnson Jr., Earl Johnson and Lee Johnson.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Rev. Austin J. Caplinger and the Rev. Robert F. Caplinger Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 2015 Boyd Orchard Court, Martinsburg, W.Va. 25401.
James C. York
KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. - James Carl York, 60, of Route 1, Kearneysville, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, in Charles Town, W.Va.
Born July 19, 1937, in Greensboro, N.C., he was the son of the late Charles H. and Jettie Ruth Jones York Sr.
He was a retired brick mason in the construction industry.
He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 948 in Charles Town.
He is survived by his wife, Judy A. York; five daughters, Linda Buttry of Leesburg, Va., Angela Thompson, at home, Janet Nestlerodt of Delmar, Del., Sherry Hudson of Lexington, N.C. and Mary Lynn Jessup of High Point, N.C.; two sons, James Edward York of Kearneysville and James Robert Barbe of South Carolina; one sister, Barbara Yaskiewicz of Greensboro; one brother, Charles H. York Jr. of Greensboro; 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and adopted grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one granddaughter.
Memorial services will be today at 5 p.m. at Bolivar International Pentecostal Church of Christ, Bolivar, W.Va. The Rev. Bev Turner will officiate.
The family will receive friends today one hour prior to the services at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Jefferson County Little League, Route 1, Box 553E, Kearneysville, W.Va. 25430.
Arrangements are by Eackles-Spencer Funeral Home, Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
Anna K. Silliman
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Anna Katherine Rissler Silliman, 91, of Charles Town, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Shenandoah Nursing Home, Ranson, W.Va.
Born June 4, 1906, in Charles Town, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Anna K. Kable Rissler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Dwight Silliman, in 1987. They were married in 1938.
She attended Old Keyhole School, Ranson. She was a 1923 graduate of Charles Town High School; and a graduate of Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa. She also attended Strayer Business School, Washington, D.C. She received her master of arts degree in library science from Indiana State University.
She retired from Vigo Co. Indiana Public Library, where she was a librarian. Earlier, she taught fifth grade for eight years, at Wright Denny Elementary School, Charles Town; and also worked for the federal government.
She was a member of Charles Town Presbyterian Church. Earlier, she was active in Central Presbyterian Church, Terre Haute, Ind., where she was a librarian.
She is survived by one sister, Margaret R. Skinner of Charles Town; and nieces and nephews, Alice Skinner Dyer of Columbia, Md., Elizabeth Skinner Gough, John C. Skinner Jr. and Robert Rissler Skinner, all of Charles Town, Margaret Ellen Miller of Racine, Wis., Leslie Krmtotich of Bloomington, Minn., Paul Dwight Charleton of Woodbury, Minn., Melissa Mukai of San Marino, Calif., and Marion Margraf of Tempe, Ariz.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Mary R. Keene; and one brother, Howard C. Rissler.
Memorial services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, 310 Fairfax Blvd., Charles Town. The Rev. William Everhart will officiate. Burial will be private.
There will be no visitation.
Memorial contributions may be made to Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease, Inc., 250 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019; Jefferson County Chapter American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 40, Ranson, W.Va. 25438; or Charles Town Presbyterian Church, 220 E. Washington St., Charles Town, W.Va. 25414.
Pearl V. Fields
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Pearl Virginia Fields, 59, of Charles Town, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 1997, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Ranson, W.Va.
Born Feb. 22, 1938, in Shenandoah Junction, W.Va., she was the daughter of Zola Belle Cole White of Shenandoah Junction, and the late James Henry White.
She worked at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in the laundry department for 20 years.
She was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by five daughters, Patricia Ann Fields of Bolivar, W.Va., Cheryl Denise Fields, Michelle Lorraine Fields and Tracey Lynn Fields, all of Charles Town, and Jacquelyn Elizabeth Fields of Purcellville, Va.; two sons, Anthony Jacquez Fields of Merritt, Va., and Kevin Lamar Fields of Philadelphia, Pa.; three sisters, Phyllis E. Bailey and Mildred E. White, both of Charles Town, and Alice E. Hilliard of Washington, D.C.; a friend, Earl Edwards of Charles Town; and her former husband, Rozier Mickey Fields of Purcellville; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one son, Terrance Rozier Fields.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Kings Apostle Holiness Church of God in Charles Town. Bishop Eugene E. Baltimore will officiate. Burial will be private.
Friends will be received at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town, Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
