WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
JULY, 2001
These obituaries for the
month of JULY were typed by
Leigh Ann (Napier) Pierce.
DIED - JULY 1, 2001 **
OPAL CATHERINE EDWARDS FRYE, 75, of Hamlin, formerly of Branchland, in Lincoln
Continuous Care Center, Hamlin. Born Sept. 29, 1925, in Huntington, the daughter of the
late Fred and Lottie Vanatter Edwards. Preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Earl Frye;
a son, Clyde Kessell Frye and an
infant son. Survivors include three sons, Lewis Frye, Louie Frye and Jerry Frye; one
daughter, Shirley Mae Clay; two sisters, Ruby Bias and Emma Brown; and one brother, Clyde
Edwards. Burial July 6, 2001.
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DIED - JULY 1, 2001 ** MRS.
FLOSSIE SWANN, 95, of Proctorville, OH, in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Oct. 3, 1905, in East Lynn, WV, daughter of the late B. P. and
Hester Adkins Hedley. Preceded in death by her husband, Hudson Swann, and one son, Billy
Swann. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Ralph and Edith Swann; one daughter,
Violet Vass. Burial July 6, 2001 in Miller Cemetery, Miller, OH.
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DIED - JULY 1, 2001 ** MICHAEL
LEROUX ADKINS, 54, in WV. Born May 30, 1946, in
WV, son of late Gorden and Clemente Adkins. Preceded in death by a son, Sean. Survivors
include his wife, Roberta Barney Adkins. Burial July 5, 2001.
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DIED - JULY 1, 2001 ** MARJORIE
STALEY, 68, of Prichard, WV. Born Nov. 25, 1932,
on Ferguson Branch, Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of Mae Napier, and the late Noah Damron.
Preceded in death by her brother, Charles Victor Damron. Survivors include her husband,
Billie Staley, a son, Troy Alan Staley; three daughters, Pamela G. Beckley and husband,
Michael, Dana D. McQuaid and husband, Eddie, and Traci L. Miller and husband, Randy; two
brothers, Gary Damron and Keith Damron; and three sisters, Mollie Perry, Patsy Gohen and
Lois Shulenburg. Burial July 5, 2001 at Cloise Hatten Cemetery, Centerville Road,
Prichard.
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DIED - JULY 4, 2001 ** BURNIE
ROBINSON, 88, of Prichard, WV. Born June 20,
1913, in Logan Co., WV, a son of the late Henry Robinson and Matilda Robertson Robinson.
Preceded in death by his wife, Thelma P. Lively Robinson; one son, Tommy Robinson and one
daughter, Wanda Wildman. Survivors include seven sons, Johnny Robinson, Billy Robinson,
Danny Robinson and Curtis Robinson, Henry Robinson, Richard Robinson, Jim Burnie Robinson;
eight daughters, Sally Rowe, Louise Pinson, Janice Leonard, Linda Grogg, Daisy Gunn,
Shirley Routin, Alice Good, Hazel Hardman; two brothers, Cecil Jackson and Charles
Kimbler. Burial July 7, 2001 in Endicott Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED - JULY 4, 2001 ** FRANCES
KELLEL STAKER, 77, of Barboursville, WV,
formerly of Kermit, WV. Born Nov. 20, 1923, in Williamson, WV, the daughter of the late
Frank Kellel Sr. and Bertha McCoy Kellel. Preceded in death by her husband, Attorney Zane
Grey Staker. Survivors include two sons, Lant. R. Staker, and Frederick G. Staker III; and
one brother, Col. Frank Kellel Jr. Burial July 8, 2001 at Mountain View Memory Gardens,
Maher, WV.
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DIED - JULY 5, 2001 ** PAULINE
PEERY, 86, of Prichard, WV. Born Mar. 21, 1915,
in Prichard, WV, a daughter of the late William Hurt and Emma Hurt. Preceded in death by
her husband, Elba Peery. Survivors include daughter, Deborah Peery. Burial July 7, 2001.
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DIED - JULY 5, 2001 ** PATRICIA
GAIL MOORE SIBEL, 35, of Medina, OH, at
Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital, Wadsworth, Ohio. Born Jan. 19, 1966, in Cleveland, OH, a
daughter of Emmerson Moore and his wife, Kathy, and Mary Wisehard an her husband, Jay.
Survivors include a daughter, Mikeala; two brothers, Jim Reeves and Don Reeves. Burial
July 9, 2001 in Garland Moore Cemetery, Radnor.
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DIED - JULY 6, 2001 ** GARY LEE
TATE, 51, of Williamson, WV, in Williamson
Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 4, 1949, in Clarksburg, a son of Beatrice Radcliff Crockett
and the late Edison Lee Tate. Survivors include his
stepfather, Paul V. Crockett; four brother, Carl N. Tate, John P. Tate, Vernon Crockett,
Jr. and James D. Crockett; three sisters, Paula Cyrus, Brenda Brown and Pamela R. Skiles.
Burial July 9, 2001 in the Grafton (W.VA.) National Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 6, 2001 ** DENVER E.
"BUD" WHITT, 84, of Lavalette. Born
Aug. 6, 1916, in Logan, WV, a son of the late Everette and Emily Pridemore Whitt. Preceded
in death by a brother, Blake Whitt; and two sister, Agnes Vest and Lawanna Jo Denler.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Carter Whitt; three sons and daughters-in-law, Coda and
Kate Whitt, R. D. Whitt and Scott and Elizabeth Whitt; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Donna and Tim Sullivan and Joetta and Herb Wagner. Burial July 9, 2001 in Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 6, 2001 ** RUTH
HAMPTON PRATT SHILLINGBURG, 87, of Huntington,
WV, formerly of Radnor, WV and Wayne, WV, at her daughter’s residence. Born April 12,
1914, in Wayne Co, a daughter of the late Sam and Rebecca Selbee Hampton. Preceded in
death by her first husband, Dick Pratt, and her second husband, Oliver Shillingburg; four
brothers, Lace Hampton, Lawrence Hampton, Floyd Hampton and Boyd Hampton; three sisters,
her twin, Grace Ramey, Hellie Curnutte and Lillie Workman. Survivors include her daughter,
Carolyn Chadwick and her husband, Ron. a sister, Elva Napier; a brother, Cecil Hampton and
wife, Marcella. Burial July 10, 2001, in the Curnutte Cemetery, Rador.
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DIED - JULY 7, 2001 ** DOROTHY
(DOYLES) LaVAUGHAN ROSS, 73, of Wayne, in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Sept. 29, 1927, the daughter of the late Frank and Nola
Maynard. Preceded in death by her husband, Edward Ross; sister, Nellie Blankenship, Janice
Morris; brothers, Henry Newman Maynard, and Frank Howard Newman. Survivors include her
five children, Gil "Butch" Ross, Sharon Williamson, Nola Collins and William
Spence, and Linda Smith; three brothers, Donald Maynard, Glen "Pete" Maynard,
Charles Edward Maynard; three sisters,
Lucille Tabor, Dorothy Buskirk and Eileen Napier.
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DIED - JULY 7, 2001 ** VIRGINIA
(ORGIE) NICELY, 81, of Chesapeake, OH., in St.
Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born July 26, 1919, in Prichard, WV, a daughter of
the late Loren Carter O’Dell and Cassie Gilkerson O’Dell. Preceded in death by
her husband, William Jordan Nicely; twin son and daughter, five brother and one sister.
Survivors include six daughters, Mary A. Graham, Donna A. Lambert, Cassie L. Blevins,
Carolyn V. Nicely, Debbie K. Nicely, and Connie S. Sibert; three sons, George W. Nicely,
James S. Nicely, and Daryl A.
Nicely; three brothers, James O’Dell, John O’Dell and Robert O’Dell; one
sister, Trinnie Dillard. Burial July 10, 2001 in Hatten Cemetery, Centerville Road,
Prichard.
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DIED - JULY 8, 2001 ** MABEL F.
DAVIS, 73. Born March 16, 1928, in Wayne Co., a
daughter of the late George Oliver and Redith Adkins Francis. Preceded in death by her
grandmother, who raised her, Myrtle Adkins; two sisters, Myrtle and Edith. Survivors
include her husband, John W. Davis; one daughter and son-in-law, Ruth Ann and Rev. Cledith
Campbell Jr.; one son and daughter-in-law, John W. Davis Jr., and Marilyn Davis. Burial
July 11, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 9, 2001 ** ROY D.
PERDUE, 77, of North Palm Beach, FL. Born in
Harold, KY., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Perdue. Preceded in death by two
brothers, Dr. G. H. Perdue and James G. Perdue; his first wife, Phyllis G. Perdue.
Survivors include his wife Myrtle H. Perdue; two sons, Roy D. Perdue III and Jonathan C.
Perdue; two daughters, Jane E. and husband Randy Raymond, and Martha Holly Perdue; one
stepson, Robert K. Cales III. Burial July 12, 2001, in West Palm Beach, FL
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DIED - JULY 9, 2001 ** EDMOND
RAY COLE, Ph.D. 72, of Wilmette, Ill, at
Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill. Born Dec. 17, 1928, in Huntington, a son of
the late Mabel and Edmond Cole. Survivors include his wife, Emma Jane Wells Cole; three
daughters, Leigh Anne and husband Robert Costello, Susan and husband Allan Freeman, and
Beth and husband Chris Barbin; a brother, Ronald F. Cole. Burial July 14, 2001.
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DIED - JULY 9, 2001 ** MASTER
SGT. CHARLES PAUL SIZEMORE, 36, of the United
States Air Force, in Walter Reed Medical Center. Preceded in death by a brother, Oscar
David "Bucky" Sizemore and a sister, Monica Sizemore. Survivors include his
wife, Tammy Renee Sizemore; one son, Aaron James Sizemore; his parents, Master Sgt.
retired Oscar and Elisie Sizemore; one brother, John A. Sizemore; one sister, Darlena Sue
Harris. Burial July 13, 2001, at the Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, WV.
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DIED - JULY 11, 2001 ** RUTH
BROOKS, 85, of Huntington, in Heritage Center.
Born February 16, 1916, in Ceredo, WV, a daughter of the late Delbert and Virginia Jarrell
Pruitt. Preceded in death by her husband, Matthew Brooks; one son, Matthew Brooks, Jr.,
three brothers and one sister. Survivors include a daughter, Ruth "Jenny"
Thompson. Burial July 12, 2001 in White Chapel Memory Gardens, Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - JULY 11, 2001 ** EUNICE
LESTER ADKINS, 77, of Huntington. Born Jan. 20,
1924, in Wayne Co., a daughter of the late Ezra and Nora Sansom Lester. Preceded in death
by her husband, Howard Adkins; one daughter, Nora Evelyn Jones; one son Gwen Jay Adkins;
and one brother, Ravin Lester. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Connie and
Kenneth Mount; five sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn and Sharon Adkins, Darrell and Judy
Adkins, Carroll and Linda Adkins, Homer and Vickie Adkins, and Harold and Bonnie Adkins;
six sisters, Rethel Watts, Beulah Hammond, Zeda Adkins, Lovie Ferguson, Dottie Goodman,
and Phyllis Burns; one brother, Ransom Lester. Burial July 13, 2001 in Marion Adkins
Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 11, 2001 ** GLEN
DALE MCCLELLAN, 50, of Wayne, WV. Born June 20,
1951, in Stiltner, WV, a son of Roy McClellan and the late Juanita Murdock McClellan.
Preceded in death by one daughter, Glenda McClellan and one sister, Judy Workman.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Collier McClellan; one daughter, Nancy Mae McClellan;
three sons, Glen McClellan, Jr, Michael Glen McClellan and Johnny Lee McClellan; one
sister, Peggy Sue McClellan; one brother, Roger McClellan. Burial July 16, 2001 in the
Robinson Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2001 ** GOLDEN
CLAY, 67, of East Lynn, WV, in Cabell Huntington
Hospital. Born Jan. 24, 1934 in Wayne Co., a son of the late Clifton and Mariah Ramey
Clay. Preceded in death by five brothers, Olive Clay, Bill Clay, Ollie Clay, Ival Clay and
Cecil Clay; one sister, Vaney Clay Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Burns
Clay; one sister, Shirley Clay Ramey; and one brother, Lawrence Clay. Burial July 15, 2001
in Watson Cemetery, Lincoln County.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2001 ** TALITHA
"TOOTS" BALLENGEE ADKINS, 70, of
Shoals, WV, at home. Preceded in death by her parents, Henry C. and Georgia Carraway
Ballengee; six sisters, Henrietta McKee, Jerry Frances Paluskievicz, Lucille Bland, Jessie
Cornwell, Daisy Martin and Martha McCloud. Survivors include her husband, Richard Lowell
Adkins; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Debbie Adkins, Brett and Robin Adkins; two
sisters, Virginia Kitts and her husband, Glendon Kitts, and Mary Carey; a brother, Charles
Ballengee and brother-in-law, Robert Paluskievicz. Burial July 14, 2001 at Docks Creek
Cemetery, Maple Hill Section.
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DIED - JULY 13, 2001 ** POLLY
EVELYN TAYLOR, 79, of Kiahsville, WV, at her
home. Survivors include three daughters, Regina Johnson and husband, George, Sandra Wiley
and husband, George, Donetta Campbell and husband, Lynn; one son, Mark Taylor and wife,
Christina; nine step-children, Opal Maynard, Gladys Frazier, Mayme Wiley, Melba Warrall,
Ann Bell, Frank Taylor, Joe Taylor, Elba Taylor and Sam Taylor. Burial July 17, 2001 in
Taylor Cemetery, Big Laurel Creek.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2001 ** PRICIE
COPLEY BRANHAM, 87,of Fort Gay, WV, in Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Jan. 21, 1912, in Louisa, Ky, a daughter of the
late Alfred D. Workman and Sarah Workman. Preceded in death by her husbands, Earl Branham
and Clarence Copley. Survivors include two daughters,
Margaret R. Waller, Madge Messer; two sons, Rush Copley and Bobby Copley. Burial July 16,
2001 in Copley Cemetery on Trace Branch Road.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2001 ** ELIZABETH
O. "LIZ" CREMEANS, 64, of
Barboursville, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 20, 1936, in Wayne Co., a
daughter of the late Frederich "Slim" and Helen Landers Hager. Preceded in death
by her husband, Wilford Cremeans, and one sister, Barbara Yokum. Survivors include one
daughter, Rebecca Cremeans-Cooper; one sister, Wynona Dailey. Burial July 18, 2001 in
Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 19, 2001 ** ORPHA
NEWTON, 84, of Huntington, at her home. Born in
Wayne County, a daughter of the late Lucian and Margaret Hale Carey. Preceded in death by
two brothers, Robert and Otis Carey and one sister, Maldy Carey Napier. Survivors include
her husband, Emery Newton; one son and daughter-in-law, Irvin and Judy Newton; one
daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Delbert Maynard; a brother and sister-in-law, Archie
and Lona Carey; a sister and brother-in-law, Freda and Burl Akers. Burial July 23, 2001 in
Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 19, 2001 ** JAMES
RONALD HALE, 63, of South Point, OH, at his
home. Born February 23, 1938, in Cabell County, WV, a son of the late Rhynard F. and Mary
Marie Plybon Hale. Preceded in death by two brothers, Charles F. Hale and Gary R. Hale.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Julie B. and Barry K. Mount; one son and
daughter-in-law, Jim and Kendra Hale; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Pauline and
Tom Christian, Helen and Dale Sullivan, and Shelba Darst; and two sisters-in-law, Patricia
Hale and Ruth Hale. Burial July 21, 2001 in Plybon Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2001 ** HENRY
JACKSON, 85, of Louisa, KY, in J. J. Jordan
Geriatric Center, Lawrence Co, KY. Born Apr. 14, 1921, in Mill Creek, a son of the late
Albert Jackson and Alice Bellomy Jackson. Preceded in death by his former wife, Dorothy
Mae Raines. Survivors include one stepson, James "Jimmy" Colllins; three
sisters, Susie Rowe, Mildred Smith, and Alberta Francie; three brothers, Raymond, Jackson,
Clyde Jackson, and Albert Jackson. Burial July 23, 2001 in Frasher Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - July 20, 2001 ** ELMO
LESTER, 85, of Louisa, KY, at his home. Born May
11, 1916, in Barn Rock, KY, a son of the late Ira Lester and Dove Dorton Lester. Survivors
include his wife, Marjorie T. Lester; one daughter,
Sherry King; two sons, Dr. James W. Lester and Sam Lester. Burial July 23, 2001 in
Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2001 ** PAUL
BOWEN, of Crum, WV, at Three Rivers Medical
Center. Born July 3, 1931, in Horse Creek, WV, a son of Frank Bowen and Rosella Copley.
Survivors include his wife, Rosa Lee Bowen; one daughter, Stella Marcum; two sons, Stanley
Bowen and Timmy Bowen; one sister, Lee Bowen; one brother, Eric Copley. Burial July 22,
2001 in the Webb Community Cemetery, Webb, WV.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2001 ** BILL SAM
FRASHER, 62, of Columbus, OH, at Mt. Carmel West
Palliative Care United. Born June 2, 1939, in East Lynn, WV, a son of Dallas and Gladys
Frasher. Preceded in death by a grandson, Corey William Frasher. Survivors include his
wife, Billie Sue Wiethorn Frasher; a son, Shawn Robert and wife, Mollie Frasher;
daughters, Dawn LaFay and husband Charles Riggs and Shannon Dee and husband Phillip
Andrick; sisters, Ella Fay Sparks, Peggy Sue Adkins, Donna Carol and husband Hugh Merritt,
Sandra Lee
Adkins, Glenda Kay and husband Stanley Elliott, and Joyce Ann and husband Samuel Galloway;
mother-in-law, Jimmie Rooney. Burial July 23, 2001 in Concord Cemetery, Grove City, OH.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2001 ** LETHA
MAYES, 89, of Huntington, WV, at her home. Born
September 2, 1911 in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Earl and Alice Carter
Blankenship. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter Mayes; a great grandson, Scottie
Elkins; three sisters, Belle Merrick, Lucy Harmon and Leona Demeillo; and two brothers,
Homer Blankenship and Pierce "Tate" Blankenship. Survivors include two daughters
and a son-in-law, Diana Lucas Caltrider and Barri Caltrider, and Sandra Gail Estep. Burial
July 24, 2001, in Crook Cemetery, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - JULY 21, 2001 ** LINDA
MORALES, 88, of Interlachen, Fl, formerly of
Dunlow, WV, at the Palatka Health Care Center. Preceded in death by her husband, Arthur
Salmons; three sisters, Bertha Finley, Sadie Adkins, and Gladys Queen; three brothers,
Basil Adkins, Curtis Adkins and Herbert Adkins; and one daughter, Amanda Mae Gibson.
Survivors include three daughters, Cathleen Gibson, Alice Williamson and Debbie Hawks; two
sons, Arthur Salmons, Jr, Bill Carmen; two sisters, Flora Maynard and Delphia Dean. Burial
in Greenwood Cemetery, Apopka, FL.
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DIED - JULY 21, 2001 ** OLIVE
CLINE, 88, of Man, WV, formerly of Wayne Co., at
Logan General Hospital, Logan. Born Sept. 22, 1912, in Wayne Co., a daughter of the late
Amos and Alice Jackson Wilson. Preceded in death by her husband, David Maxwell Cline; a
daughter, Eleanor Louise Diaz. Survivors include four daughters, Frances Smith, Margaret
Cook, Alice Musso and Marianna Godfrey; a son, Douglas Cline; a sister, Gladys Nunley and
two brothers, Earl Wilson and Garland Wilson. Burial July 26, 2001 at Smith Cemetery,
Sidney, WV.
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DIED - JULY 22, 2001 ** CLYDE
"BIG ROOSTER" BLANKENSHIP, 87, of
Lavalette, WV. Born Jan. 25, 1914, a son of the late Linsey and Laura Adkins Blankenship.
Preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Marie Walters Blankenship; three sisters, Quilla
Adkins, Nanny Perry and Estill Perry; four brothers, Andy, Claude, Taylor and Hiram
Blankenship. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Quilla and John Ratcliff,
and Anna and Willis Maynard; four sons and daughters-in-law, Dexel and Wanda, Clyde Densol
and Donna, Autho and Hazel and Adrian and Carolyn Blankenship. Burial July 25, 2001 in
Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 23, 2001 ** ARNOLD
LEE STEPHENSON, 73, of Chesapeake, OH, at his
home. Born Feb. 28, 1928, in Wayne Co., WV, a son of the late John Stephenson and Grace
Adkins Stephenson. Survivors include his companion, Joyce Ann White Hazelett; one
daughter, Sandy Rodriquez; one son, Richard Lee Stephenson; four step-children, Larry
Varney and Sam Varney, Joseph White, and Eugenia Mannon; one sister and brother-in-law,
Ella and Ransom Davis; one brother and sister-in-law, Carroll and Mary Lee Stephenson.
Burial July 27, 2001 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2001 ** LEOTA
MILLS TYREE, 93, in Wayne Continuous Care
Center. Born Jan. 4, 1908, in Wayne Co. WV, a daughter of the late Lambert and Prudence
Lloyd Mills. Preceded in death by six brother, Shelby, Walter, Crit, A.W., Kim and Henry
Mills; four sisters; Permelia Skeans, Mabel Hall, Emma Vaughan and Della West. Survivors
include a stepson, Thomas Winston Tyree. Burial July 26, 2001 in New Benton Cemetery,
Benton, KY.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2001 ** JEAN C.
BURKS, 77, of Prichard, WV., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born March 17, 1924, a daughter of the late Carl and Emily Heaberlin.
Preceded in death by a sister, Lillian K. Litteral and one brother, Johnny J. Heaberlin.
Survivors include her husband, Connel Ivan Burks; one sister, Wanda J. Ray; two brothers,
J. W. Heaberlin, and Carl E. Heaberlin, Jr. Burial in Davis Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2001 ** MARJORIE
ELLEN BOCOOK, 76, of Kenova, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Nov. 13, 1924, in Cabell Co., a daughter of the late Clarence J.
and Edith Davis Adkins. Preceded in death by brothers, Davis "Pug" and Clarence
"Tig" Adkins and stepdaughter, Grace Staggs. Survivors include one brother and
sister-in-law, Forrest and Wanda Adkins; one daughter, Ruth Burns; one son and
daughter-in-law, Stephen "Ray" and Nona Bocook; one stepson and daughter-in-law,
James Robert and Jackie Bocook; one stepdaughter and son-in-law, Carol and Les Kelley.
Burial July 27, 2001 in Spring Valley Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 25, 2001 ** DAVID
JAMES KELLEY, SR., 48, of Glenhayes, WV. Born
March 8, 1953, in Huntington, WV, a son of George W. Kelley Jr, and Florence Day Holland.
Survivors include his wife, Dreama Gayle Carter Kelley; two daughters, Jackie Kelley and
Sabrina Kelley; three sons, David Kelley, Jr., Dennis McCann, and Greg McCann; one sister,
Janice Tischer; one brother, Ronald Kelley. Burial July 28, 2001 in Maynard Cemetery,
Glenhayes, WV.
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DIED - JULY 25, 2001 ** CUBA
RAMEY, 78, of Coleman, FL, formerly of Wayne Co,
at her residence. Born April 17, 1923, the daughter of the late Monroe and Carrie
(Maynard) Ramey. Survivors include one son, Cales Elliott; two brothers, Silford Ramey,
and Frank Ramey; one sister, Ruby Jones. Burial July 31, 2001 in Mountain Home Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 25, 2001 ** PEARLY
CARTER, 71, of Lavalette, WV. Born July 6, 1930,
in Ned, Ky, a daughter of the late Elijah and Phebe Neace. Preceded in death by her first
husband, John Harris. Survivors include her husband, Paul Carter; one daughter and
son-in-law, Mary and Ray Korhonen; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Rev. John and Doris
Harris, Mark Harris, and Titus Harris; two sisters, Lomanie Johnson,and Martha Neace; one
brother, Adam Noble. Burial July 28, 2001 in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 26, 2001 ** DWIGHT
O. ESTEP, 57, of West Hamlin, WV, at home. Born
Sept. 15, 1943, in West Hamlin, a son of the late Luster and Dorothy Whitt Estep.
Survivors include two sons, Luster Roy Estep II and
Shawn Jason Estep; a sister, Joyce Dillon. Burial July 28, 2001 in the Enon Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 26, 2001 ** ARTIE
ROBERTSON, of Radnor, WV, at home. Born July
1910, in Genoa, WV, a daughter of the late Alfred and Lydia (Adkins) Copley. Preceded in
death by her husband, Oney B. Robertson; five sons, Harold, Landford, Thomas, Ronnie and
Paris Robertson; six brothers, Luther, Cubie, Hayes, Willard, Corbit and Herbert Copley.
Survivors include five sons, Randolph Robertson, Alfred "Joe" Robertson, Basil,
Elwood and Bernard Robertson; three daughters, Lois "Jewel" Pack, Lillian Pack,
and Arna Gay Buxton; one sister, Patricia Arnold; one brother, Price Copley. Burial July
29, 2001 in the Robertson Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED - JULY 27, 2001 ** NATHAN
SCOTT VAUGHAN, of West Hamlin, WV, at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born July 27, 2001, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, a son of Scott
Allen Vaughan and Monica Perry Vaughan. Survivors include his maternal grandparents,
Andrew and Beverly Perry; his paternal grandparents, Charles and Naomi Vaughan. Burial
July 29, 2001 at Watson Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2001 ** JEANETTE
JOHNSON, 71, of Fort Gay, WV, at Three Rivers
Medical Center. Born Nov. 25, 1930, at Little Hurricane, WV, a daughter of the late Edward
Allen and Bessie Stump Johnson. Survivors include one sister, Mary Etta Thompson; three
brothers, Benjamin David Johnson, Charlie Everett Johnson, and Pearl Johnson. Burial
August 1, 2001 at Lakin Cemetery, Big Hurricane, WV.
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DIED - JULY 30, 2001 ** PEARLIE
FAYE WILLIAMS, 45, of Jennies Creek, WV, at her
home. Born Nov. 17, 1955, in Boone County, WV, a daughter of the late Thomas Scott and
Betty Lee Miller. Preceded in death by one brother, Ronnie Miller. Survivors include her
husband, Michael Williams, Sr.; one daughter, Angela Fay Hutchinson; one son, Michael
Williams, Jr.; three brothers, Denver Miller, Donnie Miller, and Dale Miller; three
sisters, Sharon Holcomb, Jeannie Wilson, and Karletta Allen. Burial August 1, 2001 in
Perry Point Cemetery,
Jennies Creek.
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DIED - JULY 30, 2001 ** LUCILLE
FAYE WHITE DEMPSEY, 89, of Dunlow, WV, at Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. Born April 12, 1912, in Delbarton, WV, a daughter of
the late Noah White and Roxie Baisden White Accord. Preceded in death by her husband,
James Anderson Dempsey. Burial August 3, 2001 in McClellan Crum Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED - JULY 30, 2001 ** JARRELL
WILLIAM CHANCY, 49, of Ranger, WV, in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born September 3, 1951, at West Hamlin, WV, a son of Donna Maxine
McCoy Nance and the late Adron F. Chancy. Preceded in death by a son, William Chancy II.
Survivors include his wife, Retta F. Chancy; two daughters and one son-in-law, Donna F.
Chancy and Crystal Gail and Bucky Napier; two sisters, Frances Cox, and Ariscelene Fowler;
and three brothers, Melvin Chancy, Lonnie Chancy, and Jackson Chancy. Burial August 1,
2001 in the Brewster Cemetery, Ranger, WV.
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DIED - JULY 30, 2001 ** PEARLIE
FAYE WILLIAMS, 45, of Jennie Creek, at her home.
Born November, 17, 1955, in Boone County, WV, a daughter of the late Thomas Scott and
Betty Lee Miller. Preceded in death by one brother, Ronnie Miller. Survivors include her
husband, Michael Williams, Sr.; one daughter, Angela Fay Hutchinson; and one son, Michael
Williams, Jr.; three brothers, Denver Miller, Donnie Miller, and Dale Miller.; three
sisters, Sharon Holcomb, Jeannie Wilson and Karletta Allen. Burial Aug. 1, 2001 in Perry
Point Cemetery, Jennies Creek.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2001 ** ELLA MAE
"BEAR" LUCAS, 80, of Ranger, WV, in
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born August 29, 1920, at Harts, WV, a daughter
of the late Rafe and Nancy Neace Farley. Preceded in death by her husband, Russell B.
Lucas and a daughter, Cuasetta Baker. Survivors include her
husband, Letcher Sias; two daughters, Sally Lucas Neace, and Dana Lucas Yeager; one son,
Robert Lucas; two sisters, Fannie Lambert and Lettie Tomblin; one brother, Lilburn Farley.
Burial August 3, 2001 in the Lucas-Adkins Cemetery, Ranger, WV.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2001 ** JAMES
CARROLL MAYNARD, of Wayne County. Born October
2, 1936, in Delbarton, WV, the son of the late Homer and Gracie Mae (James) Maynard.
Preceded in death by an older brother who died at infancy; a sister, Patricia
"Sissy" Maynard Napier; and a brother-in-law, David Clarence
Brown. Survivors include his wife Patty Gale Brown Maynard; a daughter, Sharon Gail
Maynard; three sons, Jeffery Alan Maynard and wife, Michelle; James Darrell Maynard, and
Neal Edward Maynard; two step-daughters, Pamela Gale Williams and Deborah Lynn Williams
Terrill and husband, Ramey.; one sister, Rebecca Thompson and husband, George; three
brothers, Jerry Maynard and wife, Julie, Larry "Joe" Maynard and wife, Bernice,
and Raymond Maynard and wife, Bonnie; and a brother-in-law, Bill Napier; his mother and
father-in-law, Clarence and Georgie Brown; and sister and brother-in-law, Ginny and
Richard Blankenship.
Burial August 3, 2001 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.