Obituaries

AEP River Operations

Lee Burcham, 90, retired, River Transportation Division, died Feb. 11.

AEP Service Corporation

Franklin Bechdolt Jr., 86, retired, Central Operations Center, died March 15.

Victor Blasutta, 65, AEP Headquarters, died March 29.

Mark Chapman, 85, retired, died Jan. 10.

Deborah Domenico, 63, AEP Headquarters, died Feb. 29.

William Sims, 93, retired, AEP Headquarters, died Jan. 3.

Appalachian Power Company

Kurmit Bailey Jr., 56, Roanoke Service Building, died March 6.

Dorse Campbell, 89, retired, Clinch River Plant, died March 11.

Clifford Garland, 76, retired, Central Machine Shop, died March 5.

Wallace Johnson, 84, retired, Smith Mountain Hydro, died Feb. 24.

Billy McGrew, 72, retired, Central Machine Shop, died March 1.

Melvin Miller Jr., 67, retired, Amos Plant, died March 11.

James Puckett Jr., 54, Clinch River Plant, died March 29.

Antonio Rasi, 68, Bluefield (W.Va.) Service Center, died March 11.

Allison Steffey, 86, retired, Clintwood Office, died Feb. 24.

Bennie Thompson, 90, retired, Clinch River Plant, died March 15.

William Weeks Jr., 71, North Charleston Transmission Service Center, died March 15.

Linda Wiley, 70, retired, Bluefield (W.Va.) Office, died March 20.

Columbus Southern Power Company

Artis Barbour, 86, retired, 850 Tech Center, died Feb. 6.

Samuel Given, 83, retired, 850 Tech Center, died Feb. 25.

Robert Griffith, 90, retired, 825 Tech Center, died Feb. 3.

Ivan Martin, 84, retired, Athens Service Center, died March 22.

Richard Minnear, 74, Columbus Underground Line, died Feb. 26.

Arnold Moore, 82, retired, Athens Service Center, died March 29.

Charles Rodgers, 93, retired, 850 Tech Center, died Feb. 17.

Robert Wallace Jr., 78, retired, Seaman Service Center, died March 25.

Wilbur Wallace, 71, retired, Athens Service Center, died March 18.

Willis Wolford, 65, retired, Athens Service Center, died Feb. 27.

Indiana Michigan Power Company

Robert Bluschke, 90, retired, St. Joseph Service Center, died Feb. 20.

Richard Crum, 68, Rockport Plant, died Feb. 26.

Cornel Diceanu, 79, Buchanan Nuclear Generation Office, died March 9.

Elson Erler Jr., 75, retired, Spy Run Service Center, died Dec. 9.

Mark Griggs, 66, Elkhart Service Center, died March 13.

Joseph Henry, 82, retired, Spy Run Service Center, died Feb. 8.

Clarence Houtz, 82, retired, One Summit Square, died March 3.

Robert Howell, 81, retired, Spy Run Service Center, died Feb. 18.

Johnny Melvin, 81, retired, Northeast Service Center, died March 10.

Douglas Ovens, 83, retired, Cook Nuclear Plant, died Feb. 14.

Dennis Runkel, 71, retired, South Bend Service Center, died March 20.

James Valentine, 66, One Summit Square, died Feb. 1.

Kentucky Power Company

Luther Thompson, 95, retired, Robert E. Matthews Service Center, died Feb. 11.

Ohio Power Company

Vernie Ashworth, 93, retired, Lancaster Office Building, died Nov. 29.

Billie Audia, 86, retired, Lancaster Office Building, died Feb. 2.

Raymond Borys, 76, retired, Fremont Service Center, died March 2.

Ralph Conrad Jr., 79, retired, Lancaster Office Building, died March 15.

William Drumm, 86, retired, Canton Eastern Regional Office, died Feb. 1.

Ralph Duvall, 78, retired, Gavin Plant, died March 16.

Franklin Engle, 82, retired, Muskingum River Plant, died Feb. 26.

John Essner, 77, retired, Canton Eastern Regional Office, died March 19.

John Fitzpatrick, 75, retired, Mitchell Plant, died March 5.

Mattie Henderson, 79, retired, Lima Office, died March 17.

Dean Kehl, 81, retired, Muskingum River Plant, died Feb. 12.

Martha Koonce, 74, retired, Kammer Plant, died Feb. 2.

Donald Kovarik, 78, retired, Belmont Service Center, died March 29.

Rosamond Odoherty, 93, retired, Portsmouth Service Center, died Feb. 28.

Donald Taylor, 79, retired, Muskingum River Plant, died March 6.

Glenville Tincher, 85, retired, Lancaster Office Building, died March 9.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

David Deffenbaugh, 76, retired, Tulsa General Office, died Feb. 14.

Marian Graham, 90, retired, Tulsa General Office, died Feb. 15.

Richard Guckian, 81, retired, Tulsa General Office, died March 22.

Max Harriger, 82, retired, Tulsa General Office, died Feb. 4.

John Hewitt, 87, retired, Tulsa General Office, died Feb. 15.

John McFadin, 96, retired, Tulsa General Office, died Feb. 12.

James Shaw, 93, retired, Tulsa General Office, died March 27.

Jerry Starr, 68, Cheyenne Office, died March 26.

Helen Sterling, 92, retired, Tulsa General Office, died March 1.

Southwestern Electric Power Company

James Long, 94, retired, Shreveport General Office, died March 28.

Louis Shepherd, 78, retired, Shreveport General Office, died Feb. 1.

Arles Turney, 88, retired, Shreveport General Office, died March 6.

Jake Walker, 68, Pirkey Plant, died Jan. 31.

Texas Central

George Fojtik, 86, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Feb. 19.

Benito Gonzales, 64, Pearsall Service Center, died Feb. 16.

Daniel Griffin, 82, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Feb. 14.

Rosendo Pena, 72, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Feb. 12.

Kenneth Polk, 89, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Feb. 13

Ruben Rodriguez, 87, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Feb. 22.

Pedro Sanchez, 85, retired, Corpus Christi Office, died Feb. 8.

Texas North

Benjamin Benigno, 90, retired, Abilene General Office, died Feb. 16.

Martha Dolan, 97, retired, Abilene General Office, died March 13.