WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
JUNE, 2001
These obituaries for the
month of JUNE were typed by
Leigh Ann (Napier) Pierce.
DIED - JUNE 1, 2001 **
GEORGIA R. RAMEY, 75, of Huntington, WV, at her home. Born April 5, 1926 in
Wayne, the daughter of the late William Albert and Elsie Maynard Tomblin. Preceded in
death by her husband, Minuard Ramey and three sisters. Survivors include her sons and
daugthers-in-law, James and Becky Ramey, Minuard "Rusty" and Karen Ramey;
daughter and son-in-law, Dorcas and Vincent Bommarito Warren; three brothers, Willis H.
Tomblin, Walter G. Tomblin and William "WA" Albert Tomblin, Jr.; two sisters,
Agusta Romans and Odessa Blackburn. Burial June 4, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens,
Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 1, 2001 ** ARBUTUS
PERDUE HUTCHISON, 91, of South Point, OH,
formerly of Lavalette, at Heartland Nursing, South Point, OH. Born April 30, 1910, a
daughter of the late Zeri and Blanche Wellman Perdue. Preceded in death by a son, Emmett
L. and daughter, Anna Faye Carico; brothers, Oddra, Novice, Muss, Calvin and sisters, Hope
Cade and Jewell Hazelett. Survivors include sons, Earl, Calvin; sisters, Vleva Rice, Oline
Adkins and Clysta Perdue. Burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 1, 2001 ** JANET S.
ESTEP, 55, of Winthrop Harbor, IL, formerly of
Wayne County, WV, at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Born May 25, 1946, in
Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Clarence and Ollie Lemaster. Preceded in death by
her husband, George Estep. Survivors include three sons, Edwin Estep, Charles Estep, and
Jeffery and wife Laurie Estep; three brothers, Roy and wife Rosemary Lemaster, Louie
Lemaster, Ray Lemaster; one sister, Maxine Cyrus. Burial June 8, 2001 in Lemaster Cemetery
at Fort Gay.
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DIED - JUNE 1, 2001 ** ARSULA
DILLON PRYOR, 101, of Huntington, WV, in Pulley
Nursing Home, South Point, OH. Born December 29, 1899, in Wayne Co., a daughter of the
late Amos and Mary E. Scaggs Workman, Sr. Preceded in death by her husband, Okey Dillon.
Survivors include one daughter, June Dillon McDonnie.
Burial at Woodmere Memorial Park Abbey of Remembrance.
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DIED - JUNE 1, 2001 ** MRS.
DAISY BENSON, 83, of Kenova, WV, at St.
Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born Feb. 8, 1918, in Boyd County, KY, a daughter of the
late Fred and Mary Ann Blair Blanton. Preceded in death by her husband Bill Benson.
Survivors include one daughter, Joyce Hardeman; two sons and daughters-in-law, Leroy and
Judy Hitchcock and James and Harriett Hitchcock; two sisters, Lucille Bowling and Betty
Gommel. Burial June 5, 2001 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 2, 2001 ** LAYMON
R."LEE" VANCE, 53, of Huntington, WV,
at his home. Born March 26, 1948, in Holden, WV, a son of the late Enoch and Jamie Stumbo
Vance. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Conn Vance; a son and daughter-in-law, Bryan
and Diane Vance; a daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Stephen Blobaum; three brothers,
William Conn, Clinton Vance, and Dana Vance; a sister, Myrtle Browning. Burial June 4,
2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 2, 2001 ** BILLY
"PREACHER" LYKINS, 74, at the
Huntington Medical Center. Born April 5, 1927, in Kenova, a son of the late Ernie and
Bertie Power Lykins. Preceded in death by two brothers, Richmond Lykins and Ken Lykins.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Pelfrey Lykins; two daughters and sons-in-law, Tina
and Jeff Kelley, and Melanie Ann and Steve Simmons; one brother, Paul L. Lykins. Burial
June 5, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 3, 2001 ** LONA
DAVIS STEELE, 72, of Ashland, KY, formerly of
Genoa, WV, at her home. Born May 19, 1929, in Wayne Co., a daughter of the late Herbert
Davis and Rornie Davis Johnson. Preceded in death by her husband, Fred Steele, Sr.; three
daughters, Romaine Workman, Lona Mae Alexander and Beverly Smith; one son, Fred Steele,
Jr.; one brother, Burgess Davis. Survivors include five daughters, Glenna Clark, Burnie
Simmons, Bernice Kalista, Virginia Kay Steele, and Melissa Gail Watts; three sons, Bobby
Gene Steele, Avery Steele, and James Donald Steele. Burial June 5, 2001 in the Skeens
Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - JUNE 4, 2001 ** MR. AVERT
MEADE, 95, of Huntington, at the Huntington VA
Medical Center. Born March 29, 1906, in Stone Coal, WV, a son of the late John J. and
Daisey Spaulding Meade. Preceded in death by his first wife, Emma Chafin Meade; two
brothers and sisters; one granddaugther, Patricia Porter. Survivors include his wife,
Pauline Stambaugh Meade; one daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Charles H. Thompson;
two step-daughters and their spouses, Janette and Danny Breeding, Alice and Wendell
Fischer. Burial June 7, 2001 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2001 ** BRADY
"SHORTY" FINLEY, 60, of Dunlow, WV, at
his home. Born March 15, 1941, in Logan, WV, a son of the late Zora and Ida Belle Elliot
Finley. Preceded in death by one sister, Louvern Ferguson; one brother, J. C. Finley.
Survivors include five sisters, Betty Messer, Oneda Bundy, Margie Medding, Verda Phillips,
and Lora Emma Workman; three brothers, Larry Finley, Clark Finley, and Zora Finley, Jr..
Burial June 8, 2001 in the Ferguson Cemetery at Dunlow.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2001 ** RAYMOND
ARNOLD, 79, of Wayne, WV, at Logan General
Hospital. Born June 8, 1921 in Norwood, OH, a son of the late Cesco and Oma Spittler
Arnold. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Inez Arnold; one daughter and son-in-law,
Darllie D. and Eddie Epling. Burial June 8, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 6, 2001 ** ESTELLE
KNIGHT BOOTH, 87, of Garretts Creek, Wayne Co.,
WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Sept. 22, 1913, in Lesage, WV, a daughter of the
late Homer C. Knight and Lurcretia Meade Knight. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul
Booth, three brothers, Melfred K. Knight, Forrest Knight, and
Herman Knight; one sister, Ocie Knight. Survivors include one sister, Myrtle Jones, and
one brother, Hobert Knight. Burial June 9, 2001 at Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 6, 2001 ** RUBY LEE
MAYNARD WATTS, 70, of Lavalette, WV, at St.
Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born Sept. 24, 1930, in Kiahsville, WV, a daughter of
the late Charlie and Kizzie Ross Maynard. Survivors include her husband, Clay Watts; one
son, Bennie Watts and his wife, Debbie; four sisters, Pavelo Maynard, Leota Wiley, Mauda
Sperry and Rosalee Dickerson and her husband, Jim; four brothers, Johnny Maynard and his
wife, Evelyn, Eugene Maynard and his wife, Charlotte, and Cletis Maynard and his wife,
Helen, and Bobby Maynard. Burial June 9, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2001 ** MARY LOU
DRENNER, 91, of East Lynn, WV, at her home. Born
March 26, 1910, at East Lynn, WV, a daughter of the late George W. Drenner and Almeda
Davis Drenner. Preceded in death by three brothers, John Drenner, Richard Drenner, and
Pete Drenner; two sisters, Geneva Justice Stapleton and Ellen Marie Drenner. Survivors
include two sisters, Josephine Russell and Mabel Callaway; two brothers, Charlie Drenner,
Verdie Drenner. Burial June 10, 2001 in the Drenner Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2001 ** PANSY LEE
COUNTS McCOY, 92, of Wayne, W Va., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born Jane 5, 1909, in Kiahsville, WV, the daughter of
the late Jennie Counts Finley. Preceded in death by her former husband, Ira J. McCoy; two
sisters, Dicie Elliott and Lillie Marcum; one brother, Otto Counts. Survivors include two
daughters, JoAnn Spence, and Jewel McCoy; three sons, Jack McCoy and his wife, Sis, Jimmie
McCoy, and Ronnie G. McCoy and his wife, Sharon E.; one sister, Ruby Finley Maynard; a
sister-in-law, Bessie Fraley. Burial June 10, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne,
WV.
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DIED - JUNE 8, 2001 ** BOBBY JOE
FRYE, 63, of Branchland, WV, in St. Mary’s
Hospital, Hungtington. Born Feb. 18, 1938, in Logan, WV, the son of the late Garland
"Doc" and Dixie McNeely Frye. Survivors include his wife, Judith Gayle and five
children; one son, Paul Frye; and four daughters, Vickie Schreffler, Bobbi Ramey, Sandra
Burch and Monica Donahue; one sister, Rose Manns; two brothers, Donald Ray and Charles
"Shorty" Frye. Burial June 11, 2001 in Dalton Cemetery, Harts.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2001 ** EMMA JO
PRATT HODORY, 57, of Youngstown, OH, formerly of
Wayne County, WV, in Northside Hospital, Youngstown, OH. Born May 14, 1944, in Wayne
County, a daughter of the late Paul and Eva Pitcher Pratt. Survivors include her husband,
Leonard Hodory; one son, Donald Derrick; her step-mother, Phyllis Pratt; four sisters,
Carolyn Sue Meyers, Bonnie Crockett, Paulette Pratt, and Marsha Pratt; four brothers,
Darrell Pratt, David Lee Pratt, Lanny Pratt, and Marty Pratt. Burial June 14, 2001 in
Adkins Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2001 ** FRANK
EVAN BUSKELL, JR., 72, of Columbus, OH.,
formerly of Richland, VA, in Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH. Born Feb. 7, 1929, in
Richlands, VA, a son of the late Frank Evan and Cora Russell Buskell. Survivors include
his wife, Hazel Kirk Buskell; two brothers, John and Richard Buskell; one
brother-in-law, Wilson "Bud" Kirk. Burial June 12, 2001 in Kirk Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2001 ** BELVA
PARSONS, 91, of Branchland, WV, at her home.
Born July 7, 1909 in Cabell Co., a daughter of the late George W. and Laura Walker Keesee.
Preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Parsons; two sons, Ronald Alvin and Asa Allen
Parsons; one son-in-law, Donald Mays; two sisters, Garrett Harris
and Genoa Ramey; and three brothers, Asa, Cabell and John Keesee. Survivors include three
daughters and sons-in-law, Pearl Mays, Ruby L. and James Cremeans, and Eulaine and Darwun
Elkins; one son and daughter-in-law, Densil and Juanita Parsons; one sister, Margaret
Adkins; two daughters-in-law, Phyllis Parsons and Sue Ferguson; three sisters-in-law, Rosa
Parson, Verde Parsons and Olga Keesee. Burial June 12, 2001 in Parsons Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 10, 2001 ** BILLY
RAY FLEMING, 69, of Louisa, KY. Born June 5,
1932, in Logan, the son of the late Frank Fleming and Edith Farrell Fleming. Preceded in
death by his wife, Martha Alice Combs. Survivors include four daughters, Bernice Lovely,
Teresa Mills, Oatha Jackson, and Mary Richie; two sons, Bill Fleming, and Frank Fleming;
three brothers, Ronnie Dale Fleming, Homer Fleming, and Ernest Fleming. Burial June 12,
2001 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2001 ** BOBBY F.
PENNINGTON, 55, of Kenova, WV, a his home. Born
Jan. 15, 1946, in Wayne Co., a son of the late William and Ernestine Webb Pennington.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Caldwell
Pennington; one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda Lee and Elmer Damron; one son and
daughter-in-law, bobby B. and Monica Pennington; two brothers, Richard Pennington and
David Pennington. Burial June 15, 2001 in Maple Hill Memorial Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2001 ** MRS.
MURIEL OPAL LETT NEWMAN, 82, of Kenova, WV, in
St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 14, 1918, in Kenova, WV, a daughter of the late
William and Molly Terry Lett. Preceded in death by her
husband, Erskine Newman, one sister, three brothers and one sister-in-law. Survivors
include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Gary Akers and Sarah and Bill Denman; one
sister, Georgia Kirkman, and two sisters-in-law, Sylvia Lett and Charlee Campbell. Burial
June 17, 2001 at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2001 ** LOLA
VAUGHAN, 81, of Johnstown, OH, formerly of
Wayne, WV, at St. Ann’s Hospital, Columbus, OH. Born March 9, 1920, at East Lynn, a
daughter of the late Theodore and Maena Vanhoose Casteel. Preceded in death by a son, E.
Douglas Vaughan. Survivors include her husband, Jess Vaughan; a daughter, Nila Fry and
husband, Dempsy; one sister, Lila Isaacs; a brother, Hobert Casteel and wife, Janet; a
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Golden and Ernestine Vaughan; a sister-in-law, Elizabeth
Jones and husband, Chester. Burial June 16, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2001 ** LILLIAN
E. WAGNER, 86, of Huntington, WV, at the
Heritage Center. Born July 19, 1914, in Wayne Co., a daughter of the late Ora D. and Sarah
Elizabeth Ferguson Fuller. Preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Wagner; a brother, John
Fuller; and five sisters, Sarah Goodrich, Calista Martin, Drucilla Beatty, Emma Overstreet
and her twin sister, Helen Sullivan. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law,
Elizabeth Ann and Ray Shepherd, Helen Marie and Lawrence E. Bowyer. Burial June 14, 2001
in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2001 ** MRS.
DELLA MARIE SIFFORD, 93, of Lavalette, WV, at
the Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born Aug. 1, 1907, in Camp Creek, WV., a daughter of the
late Eustace Elmer and Hester Ethel Sullivan Campbell. Preceded in death by her husband,
Everett Earlie Sifford and three brothers, Harold Campbell,
Charles Campbell and Clifton Campbell. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law,
Frank and Donna Sifford; three daughters and sons-in-law, Phyllis and Woodrow Blankenship,
Gladys and Bill John Dunkle and Jean and Frankie Riggio. Burial June 16, 2001 in Mays
Cemetery, Lavalette.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2001 ** JENNINGS
"J. B." BOOTEN, 94, of Wayne, WV, at
his home. Born Aug. 29, 1906, in Wayne Co., WV., a son of the late Bascom and Maude
Spurlock Booton. Preceded in death by five brothers, Freelon, Lonnie, Foster, Lowell and
Harlan Booton; two sisters, Dixie Booton and Audrey Mudd. Survivors
include his wife, Lucille Baker Booton; one sister, Hope Meade; one brother-in-law, Henry
Baker and wife, Glenna. Burial June 16, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2001 ** ROBERT
MITCHELL HARROD, 90, of Kenova, WV, at his home.
Born July 5, 1910, in Brunswick, GA, a son of the late Frank and Blanche Harrod. Survivors
include his wife, Ruth May Damron Harrod; one sister, Mary Sylvia Gann; and one
sister-in-law, Jessie Smith. Burial June 16, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JUNE 15, 2001 ** MRS. OCA
JANE SIMMONS, 66, of Huntington, at her home.
Born Jan. 14, 1935, in Cabell Co., WV, the daughter of the late Walter and Eunice Lucas
Napier. Preceded in death by a son, Bryan David Simmons; one brother, Walter Napier.
Survivors include her husband, Jack L. Simmons; one son, Monte Bruce Cunningham; two
daughters and sons-in-law, Terri L. and Robbie Dean and Vicki and Harold Hanshaw; two
brothers and one sister-in-law, Robert and Patty Napier, and Sam Massey. Burial June 17,
2001.
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DIED - JUNE 15, 2001 ** GEORGE
ARTHUR FINLEY OSBORNE, of Huntsville, Ala., in
his home. Born Sept. 18, 1969, in Houston, Texas, the son of the late Jan Robin Finley.
Survivors include his wife, Stephanie Lasky Osborne; a son Robert, and daughter, Ana; two
half sisters, Gennifer Brando, and Christina Robin Finley; his mother, Kathy Lynn Motock;
a brother, Clinton Roy Finley and wife, Robyn Lynn. Burial June 17, 2001 in Huntsville,
Ala.
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DIED - JUNE 16, 2001 ** LEOTA
"DORIS" FERGUSON FINLEY, 87, of
Huntington, WV, in her home Born Sept. 5, 1913, in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late
Wayne and Eskie Riggs Ferguson. Preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Finley and two
brothers, Harold and Frank Ferguson. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law,
Dennis and Ruth Finley, Dale and Judy Finley; one daughter and son-in-law, Donna and David
Edgar; four sisters, Dorene Simpkins, Wanda Maynard, Betty Adkins and Glenna Wellman; two
brothers, Bill and
George Ferguson. Burial June 20, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 17, 2001 ** MRS.
MAUDE D. SCITES, 89, of Branchland, WV, in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 30, 1912, in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late
Edward and Addie Hazelette Wellman. Preceded in death by her husband, Hiram V. Scites; two
brothers, Earl and Hal Wellman; one sister, Beatrice Parsons. Survivors include one son
and daughter-in-law, Gene and Dorothy Scites; one daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Watson
Hager; two sisters-in-law, Euthella Wellman and Rosie Parsons. Burial June 23, 2001 in
Dial Pritchard Cemetery, Branchland, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 17, 2001 ** VIRGINIA
M. BAILEY, 91, of Fort Gay, in J. J. Jordan
Geriatric Center, Lawrence Co., KY. Born May 29, 1910, in Nolan, WV, the daughter of the
late Mack Bailey and Margaret Woods Bailey. Preceded in death by two sisters, Thelma
Gigilo and Kathleen Brumfield. Survivors include one brother, Robert "Bob"
Bailey. Burial June 19, 2001 in Fort Gay Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2001 ** HAZEL T.
CRUM, 96, of Huntington, WV, formerly of Wayne,
in Woodlands Health Care. Born July 18, 1904, in Dunlow, the daughter of the late Mont. V.
Crum and Rose Anne Kelley Crum. Preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Wilson. Survivors
include a brother-in-law, Thomas C. Wilson. Burial June
22, 2001 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2001 ** RANDELL
BRENT RUSSELL, of Huntington, at his home.
Survivors include his parents, Fred and Flora Ross Russell; sons, Randell Brent Russell
II, and Tyler Dane Russell; brother Keith Decker Russell and wife Sheila; sisters, Mitzi
Russell Williams and husband Fred, and Heather Russell Blatt
and husband Jeffrey. Burial June 23, 2001 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2001 ** MOLLIE
B. MORRISON, 89, of Barboursville. Born June 14,
1912, in Wayne WV, a daughter of the late Lee and Nona Bias Martin. Preceded in death by
her husband, Oda Morrison; one daughter, Pauline; one son, Delbert Morrison; two sisters,
Mae Bartram and Grace Adkins; two brothers, Willie and Carnie Martin. Survivors include a
son, Donald and his wife, Cherie Morrison; a daughter-in-law, Frances. Burial June 21,
2001 in Baylous Cemetery, Salt Rock.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2001 ** DAVID
PRUITT, 44, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s
Hospital. Born March 25, 1957, in Huntington, WV, the son of Lowell R. Pruitt and Joanne
Baker Pruitt. Survivors include his wife, Karen Kelly Pruitt; one stepdaughter, Erin
Ashley Smith. Burial June 21, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 19, 2001 ** FRANKIE
HALE, 82, of Wayne, WV, at her home. Born March
10, 1919 in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late William Green and Susie Trogdon Hale Pinson.
Preceded in death by two brothers, George and Clifford Hale; and three infant sisters.
Survivors include three sisters, Billie Jean Trautwein, Ruth Porter, Zelma Bradshaw and
husband, George; a brother, Lewis Hale and wife, Joyce. Burial June 22, 2001 in Elmwood
Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2001 ** TANNER
LYCAN, 64, of Orient, OH, formerly of Wayne, WV,
at his home. Born July 18, 1936, the son of Charley (Fry) Lycan and the late Curtis Lycan.
Burial June 24, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 23, 2001 ** MRS.
GOLDIE BLAIR WILLIS, 97, of Huntington, in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 15, 1904, in Wayne Co., WV, the daughter of the late
Pleasant H. and Luticia Donohue Dyer. Preceded in death by her husband, Ivan G. Willis;
one son, Ernie Burrell Blair. Survivors include two daughters, Helen Stewart and Delphia
Millard; one sister, Macie Madison. Burial June 26, 2001 at the Crescent Hill Cemetery,
Ceredo, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 25, 2001 ** KATHRYN
ANN "KATIE" AKERS, 59, of Ceredo, WV,
at her home. Born October 5, 1941, in Zanesville, OH, a daughter of the late Bill and
Dorothy Spinks Bloss. Survivors include her husband, Terry Akers; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Susan Diane and Gary Wayne Smith, and Traci Carol and Billy Conn; one son and
daughter-in-law, Brian Lee and Kimberly Dawn Akers; one half brother, Ronnie Spinks.
Burial June 27, 2001 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED - JUNE 25, 2001 ** MR.
DONALD GENE HAMILTON, 64, of Kenova, WV, at the
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. Born May 10, 1937, in Wayne Co., WV,
a son of Louise Holland Hamilton, and the late Thomas Hamilton. Survivors include his
wife, Mary Sue Brown Hamilton; one daughter and
son-in-law, Sara Beth and Scott Mathisen; one son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Thomas Everett
and Angelia Hamilton; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Sue) Fedczak, and Barbara Lloyd; one
brother and sister-in-law, John Roy and Verna Hamilton. Burial June 28, 2001, in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2001 ** MR.
JUNIOR FORREST "FUZZY" SMITH, 77, of
Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born October 12, 1923, in Wayne Co., WV, a
son of the late Golden Smith and Drucilla Smith Bias. Preceded in death by his wife,
Mildred Harris Smith. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Sherman (Alberta)
Medley, and Mrs. Jay (Doris) Johnson; his stepmother, Gertrude Smith; one half brother,
Bascom Smith; and two half sisters, Francis Deboard and Dorothy Jarvis. Burial June 28,
2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2001 ** JUNE
"MIMMY" BLOSS, 76, of Murfreesboro,
Tenn, formerly of Ceredo-Kenova, at her home. Born March 9, 1925, in Sharples, WV, a
daughter of the late Earl and Frances Harr Hensley. Preceded in death by her husband,
Doyle N. "Stoney" Bloss. Survivors include a son, Jimmy Bloss; two daughters,
Susan Holland Huffstetter, and Toni "Cookie" Walker. Burial June 30, 2001 at
Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2001 ** JESSE
UHL STAPLETON, 79, of Huntington, WV, at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Sept. 9, 1921, in Paintsville, KY, a son of the Ashland and
Virgie McKenzie Stapleton. Preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Stapleton; a son, Robert T. Stapleton; three
daughters, Lorna Bowen, Karen Duncan, and Sherry Hursman; two sisters, Leecie Stapleton
and Julia Ann Maynard. Burial June 29, 2001 in the Stapleton Family Cemetery, Hager Hill,
KY.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2001 ** MRS.
MARLENE CROCKETT DEAN, 63, of Wayne, WV, at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Apr. 25, 1938, in East Lynn, WV, a daughter of the late William
Jennings Crockett and Ester Louise Adkins Mann. Preceded in death by her step-father,
Orton Mann; a brother-in-law, Phillip Queen. Survivors include her
husband, Everett Dean; two daughters, Brenda Ann Donovan and Sondra Arlette Dean and
Robert Tucker; three sons and their wives, Everette Ray, Jr and Connie Dean, William
Andrew Dean and James Allen and Vicki Dean; two sisters and brother-in-law, Phyllis Ann
Queen and Patty and Ronald Gillam; one half-brother, Kenneth Legnasky. Burial June 29,
2001 in the Dean Family Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2001 ** MRS.
AGNES "AGGIE" GALLOWAY WILSON, 89, of
Kenova, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Oct. 12, 1911, in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter
of the late James and Clara Keyser Galloway. Preceded in death by her husband, Henry S.
Wilson and three brothers and one sister. Survivors include one
brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Kathryn Galloway. Burial June 29, 2001 in
Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2001 ** ESTEL
MILLS, 59, of Louisa, KY, at Louisa, KY. Born
Aug. 26, 1941 in Hennon, KY, a son of the late Kellie Mills and Della Music Mills.
Survivors include his wife, Meadie "Mert" Mills; step-mother, Cora Mills; five
sons, Larry and wife Holly Mills, Darrell and wife Kim Mills, Roger and wife Barbie Mills
and Steve and wife Ellen Mills, and Jonathon and wife Tonya Mills; one daughter, Jeanette
(Jimmy) Cantrell; four sisters, Myrtle Prince, Phyllis Powell, Charlene Clark, Irnestine
Blackburn. Burial June 29, 2001 in the Mills Family Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED - JUNE 28, 2001 ** IDA
CATHERINE FRALEY, 92, of Wayne, WV, at Wayne
Continuous Care Center. Born Sept. 21, 1908 on Lick Creek, Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of
the late James Floyd and Ida Catherine Dyer Matthews. Preceded in death by her husband,
William Fraley, three brothers, Charlie, Garland and Raymond Matthews; two sisters, Myrtle
Napier and Nora Finley. Survivors include two daughters, Garnett Dowell and Charlotte
Porter and husband, John.; a son, Lucian Fraley, Sr. and wife, Margaret; a sister, Artie
Howe. Burial June 30, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 28, 2001 ** MABEL
FINLEY QUEEN, 77, of Huntington, WV, formerly of
Wayne County, WV. Born Nov. 10, 1923, in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Erastus and
Erma (Ramey) Finley. Preceded in death by her two husbands, Jay Finley and Sam. H. Queen;
one brother, Tim Finley, one half brother, Clovis Ramey and one half sister, Carline
Ramey. Survivors include one son, John A. Queen and wife, Cathy; one sister, Eileen
Finley; three half sisters, Joy Burgess , Myra Lewis, and Brenda Lycans; three half
brothers, Doug Ramey, Gorden Ramey, and Bryce Ramey. Burial June 30, 2001 in Community
Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 29, 2001 ** ATWELL
"GENE" BLANKENSHIP, 72, of Ceredo, WV,
in King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Ky. Born May 26, 1929, in Isban, VA., a
son of the late Pansy Corley and Taylor Blankenship. Preceded in death by his stepfather,
Tom Corley; half brother, Delmar Terry; and half sister, Edith Halford. Survivors include
his wife, Mae McGinnis Blankenship; one daughter, Debby Cornwell; one sister, Sadie
Adkins. Burial July 2, 2001, in McGinnis Family Cemetery, Smith Creek, Ky.
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DIED - JUNE 30, 2001 ** MRS.
ELEANOR ESTER SMITH, 78, of Huntington, WV, at
her home. Born Feb. 2, 1923, in McDowell Co., WV, a daughter of the late Glen McCoy and
Estel Stamper. Preceded in death by two
infant sons, Clarence Elwood and Richard Glen Smith; four sisters, Mary Ellen, Dolores
Jean Stamper, Ruth Newsome and Geraldine Stevens; three brothers, Forrest, Everette, and
Leroy Stamper. Survivors include her husband, William Glen Smith; one daughter and
son-in-law, Linday Kay and Leonard Conrad, Jr.; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary David
and Sue Anne Smith; three sisters, Christine Stamper, Irene Rose and Mary Porter and
husband Clifford; three sisters-in-law, Ida Newbrough, Salley Selby and Effie and
brother-in-law, George McClung. Burial July 3, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.