WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
August, 2001
These obituaries for the month of AUGUST were typed by Leigh Ann (Napier) Pierce.
DIED – AUGUST 1, 2001 **
FRANCIS DAVID SANDERSON, 93, of Port Charlotte, Fl, at BonSecours-St. Joseph Nursing
Center, Port Charlotte. Born Nov. 12, 1907, in Logansport, IN. Survivors include his wife,
Marjorie VanDien LaFollette Sanderson; a daughter, Margaret Sanderson Fuller; a son, David
Stuart Sanderson;
a stepson, James VanDien LaFollette. Burial August 14, 2001 in the Crematory in Port
Charlotte.
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DIED – AUGUST 1, 2001 **
REV.
LORANZA D. SMITH, 87, of Wurtland, KY, formerly
of Wayne County, at Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation center, Wurtland. Born August 8,
1913, at Beech Fork, a son of the late Mont and Missouri Hobbs Smith. Preceded in death by
four sisters and five brothers. Survivors include his wife, Edna Osburn Smith; three sons,
Bernie Smith, Curtis Smith, and Douglas Smith; four daughters, Bonnie Hester, Helen
Cresong, Betty Pemble and Debris Woods; five brothers, Lucian Smith, Glen Smith, Marvin
Smith, Bill Smith, and Rev. Earl Smith; two sisters, Pat Taylor and Lula Merritt. Burial
August 4, 2001 in Smith Cemetery, Beech Fork.
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DIED – AUGUST 2, 2001 **
HAROLD
ADKINS, 91, of Wayne, at Naomi Clark Personal
Care Home, Wayne. Born May 6, 1910, in Wayne County, a son of the late Lucian Sr. and
Polly Vaughan Adkins. Preceded in death by three brothers, John, Harvey and Jennings
Adkins; three sisters, Ida Stephens, Letha Pyles and Haney Craigo. Survivors include one
daughter, Mary Lisa Plyrnale and husband, Brian; one brother, Lucian Adkins, Jr. and wife,
Chris and one brother-in-law, Jimmy Craigo and wife, Marcella. Burial August 5, 2001 in
the Vaughan Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – AUGUST 3, 2001 **
LAWSON
"LEE" NAPIER, 66, of Wayne, WV, at
Continuous Care Center. Born May 17, 1935, in Kiahsville, WV, a son of the late John K.
Napier and Georgia Napier. Preceded in death by one sister, Myrtle Burns, and one brother,
Edgar Napier. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Blankenship Napier, his stepmother,
Dorothy F. Napier; three daughters and sons-in-law, Deidre Diane and Vince Bashre, Barbara
and Bernie , and Jody Napier; two sons, Jeffrey Lawson Napier and Josh David Napier; two
stepsons and their wives, Randall and Donna Walker, and Deron and Sounghwa Walker; two
brothers and sisters-in-law, Andrew Napier and Lucian and Jody Napier. Burial August 6,
2001 in the BlankenshipCemetery at Wilson Creek.
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DIED - AUGUST 3, 2001 ** MRS.
RUTH SANSOM, 99, of Huntington, WV, at Heartland
of Riverview, South Point, OH. Born Nov. 22, 1901 at Genoa, WV, a daughter of the late
Irid Burton and Frances Watts Chapman. Preceded in death by her husbands, Alex Church,
Richard D. Horne and Ersle Sansom; a son, Richard D. Horne, Jr.; a sister Mary Johnson and
a brother, Homer Chapman. Survivors include four daughters and two sons-in-law, Betty
Wamsley, Peggy and Carl White, Mary and Forrest Kimler, and Anna Swartwood; one son and
daughter-in-law, Robert and Twana Horne. Burial Aug. 7, 2001, in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – AUGUST 4, 2001 **
MACIE
FRYE, 72, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s
Hospital. Born October 14, 1928, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Frank and
Julie Robinson Wilson. Preceded in death by her husband, Jack Frye; two brothers and four
sisters. Survivors include two sons, and a daughter-in-law, Donald and Brenda Frye, and
David Frye; two daughters and a son-in-law, Deborah and Jack Stewart and Delieta Frye.
Burial August 8, 2001, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 4, 2001 **
EZRA
"JAKE" DALTON, 85, of Harts, at his
residence. Born June 14, 1916, at Harts, the son of the late Moses "Dood" Dalton
Jr., and Nary (Adkins) Dalton. Preceded in death by his first wife, Vicie Browning Dalton,
and his second wife, Narrie Bryant Dalton; three sisters, Lois Dalton, Vaudie (Dalton)
Butcher and Cosy (Dalton) Keyser; and three brothers, Leslie "Peck" Dalton,
Herman "Sike" Dalton and Clarence "Tags" Dalton. Survivors include his
children and their spouses, Audrey and husband Frank Perkins,
Brenda and husband Larry Price, Glenna and husband, Edward Maynard; a brother and
brother-in-law to Luster Dalton and wife Mollie, Clifford Dalton and wife Opal, Kermit
"Stump" Dalton and wife, Ruth, and Viola "Tootsie" and husband Clabe
Tomblin. Burial August 8, 2001 in the Jack Browning Cemetery, at Harts.
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DIED – AUGUST 6, 2001 **
CRETE
WILSON, 93, of North Fort Myers, Fl, formerly of
Wayne, WV, at her home. Born Oct. 10, 1907, at Genoa, WV, a daughter of the late Henry
Bascom and Hannah Lambert Thompson. Preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Wilson; a
daughter, Shirley Raines; seven sisters, Faye Cunningham, Avonelle Cole, Tenna Stafford,
Flora Waite, Blanche Thompson, Letha Violet Thompson and Margie Pfeil; and five brothers,
Frank L. Thompson, John W. Thompson, Shirley Cuba Thompson, Aubrey Thompson and an infant
brother. Survivors include six children, Charles Wilson, Lawrence "Don" Wilson
and Sylvia Maynard, bonnie Roy, Patsy Peterson, and Roger Wilson. Burial August 10, 2001
in the Smith Cemetery, Sidney, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 8, 2001 **
RALPH
J. HOLLAND, 89, of Kenova, WV, at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Sept. 29, 1911 in Genoa, WV, a son of the late Roy and Tokie
Jackson Holland. Preceded in death by his wife, Flora Ferguson Holland; one brother, Roy
Holland, Jr. and one sister, Dorothy Hamilton. Survivors include three
daughters and sons-in-law, Billie and Tom Stewart, Shirley and Bill Ferguson, Carol and
Thurman Slone; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Gina Holland; one brother Patrick
Holland; two sisters, Virginia Dean and Louise Hamilton. Burial August 10, 2001 in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED – AUGUST 10, 2001 **
MR.
HARMIE VANHOOSE, 80, of Ft. Myers, Fl, formerly
of Wayne County, WV, in Hope Hospice in Ft. Myers. Born July 16, 1921 in Wayne County, a
son of the late Pete and Shirley Billups Vanhoose. Preceded in death by his wife, Onetta
Meredith Vanhoose. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Harmie A. and Donna
Vanhoose; one brother, Earl Vanhoose; one sister, Ada Fay Tyrity; two half sisters, June
E. McKeand and Sue Ellis; two half brothers, Douglas Vanhoose and Everett Ray Vanhoose;
and one step-brother, Eugene Wooten. Burial August 14, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – AUGUST 10, 2001 **
ANDREW
MITCHEL THOMPSON, 19, of Zephrhills, Fla. Born
Dec. 12, 1981, the son of Bobby Joe Thompson and the late Racine (Curry) Thompson.
Preceded in death by one brother, Robert Joseph King. Survivors include one sister, Wanda
Jean Cochran; two brothers, Gregory Joseph Thompson and William Jason Thompson. Burial
August 20, 2001 at the Parsons Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – AUGUST 10, 2001 **
WILBUR
CLINTON MILLS, 79, of Lavalette, WV, at his
home. Born Jan. 21, 1922, in Inez, KY, a son of the late William Mills Delphia Moore Mills
Lusher. Preceded in death by one son, Jame Richard Mills and one sister, Doris Mills.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Rosalie Rowe Mills; a son
and daughter-in-law, Wilbur Lee and Delilah Faye Mills; a daughter and son-in-law, Holly
Ann and Jack Mathis; two sisters, Nell Montgomery and Barbara Sue Bellomy. Burial in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED – AUGUST 11, 2001 **
MARY
ADKINS, 97, of Huntington, at her residence.
Born October 23, 1903 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Peter and Hyley Ann Adkins.
Preceded in death by his wife, Cazzie Adldns; one daughter, Willa Faye Adkins; four
sisters, Mrs. Addle Warf, Mrs. Ida Sansom, Mrs. Janie Adkins and Josephine
"Josie" Adkins. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Irene Nida, Mrs. Ina
Sansom and Mrs. Delephena Keesee and Mrs. Ethel Adkins; three sons, Alfred Adkins, Claude
Adkins, and Carlis Adkins. Burial Aug. 14, 2001 in Bartram Cemetery.
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DIED – AUGUST 11, 2001 **
REV.
WILLIAM J. "WILLIE" CYFERS, 79, of
Ranger, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 1, 1921, in Ranger, WV, a son of
the late Melvin Cyfers and Ellen Noe. Preceded in death by his wife, Polly Ann Osborn; one
son, Larry Cyfers and a sister, Ruby Donall. Survivors include three sons and
daughters-in-law, Clarence Roger Cyfers, Terry and Linda Cyfers, and Darnell and Linda
Cyfers; two daughters and son-in-law, Ruby Smith and Bonnie and Larry Adkins; four
brothers and sisters-in-law, Dennie and Dorothy Cyfers, Alpha Walker, and Jo Flowers.
Burial August 15, 2001, in the Sanders Cemetery, Ranger, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 11, 2001 **
KENNETH
LEON MARCUM, SR., 74, of Huntington, at his
residence. Born January 4, 1927, in Huntington, a son of the late Bill Wilbur and Ella
Jobe Marcum. Preceded in death by a brother, Bill Marcum. Survivors include two sons and
daughters-in-law, Kenneth L. Marcum II and Lea Ann Marcum, Jeffrey Todd Marcum and Vicky
Marcum; four sisters, Clara Jo Simmons, Sally Brooks, Wilma Robertson and Nancy Plant;
three brothers, David Marcum, Edward Marcum, and Steve Marcum. Burial August 20, 2001.
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DIED - AUGUST 12, 2001 ** LYNDALL
FRY TALBOTT, 62, of Cleveland, OH, formerly of
Wayne County, WV, in Cleveland Clinic. Survivors include five children, Jim, John, Prissy,
Debby and Henry; three brothers, Buck, Billy and Johnny Fry; two sisters, Ruby Rickman and
Virginia Rickman. Burial Aug. 18, 2001 in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED – AUGUST 13, 2001 **
LOIS
ELIZABETH WELLMAN, 87, of Fort Gay, WV, at Wayne
Continuous Care Center, Wayne, WV. Born Feb. 26, 1914, in Pomeroy, Ohio, a daughter of the
late Rev. Lawrence Wilson and Minnie Myers Wilson. Survivors include her husband, Carl
Wellman, one son, James Sutton; two stepdaughters, Grace Sturgeon and Roberta Freeman; one
stepson, Bud "Danny" Wellman; one sister, Mary Mae Evans. Burial August 16,2001,
in Wellman Cemetery.
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DIED – AUGUST 14, 2001 **
JAMES
LEE DAVIS, 68, of Mechanicsville, MD, at his
residence. Born December 16, 1932, in Westmoreland, VA, a son of Evelyn Davis Sampogna.
Additional survivors include his wife, Madeline Skeens Davis; one son, Michael James
Davis; one brother, Marvin Thomas Davis. Burial August 18, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery,
Wayne, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 14, 2001 **
HOLLIS
BAKER, 77, of Dayton, OH. Preceded in death by
his parents, Leslie E. Baker and Thyrsa (Shuff) Baker; a brother, Garnet Baker. Survivors
include his wife, Bonnie (Dietz) Baker; a daughter, Carla D. Baker; sisters, Hollena
Adkins and her husband, Jake, Palmanda Smith and husband, Noval;
brothers, Cebern Baker and wife, Thursy, Challis Baker and wife, Shirley. Burial August
16, 2001 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH.
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DIED – AUGUST 15, 2001 **
ELLA
CLARK ALDRIDGE, 78, of Huntington, at mariner
Health Care. Born April 17, 1903, at East Lynn, WV, a daughter of the late Tilden and
Martha Osborn Clark. Preceded in death by two sisters. Survivors include one daughter,
Nadine Blankenship. Burial August 17, 2001 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2001 ** DAVID
DARRELL PERRY, 53, of East Lynn, WV, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Survivors include three daughters, Rhonda Sue Perry, Angela Dawn
Perry and Frances Ann McComas; two sons, William Marion McComas and Robert Alan McComas;
four sisters, Letha Mae Davis, Gladys Steele, Emaline Pruitt, and Sharon Kay Barbour;
three brothers, Carl Perry, Frances Perry and Norman Perry. Burial Aug. 19, 2001 in Fraley
- Clay Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – AUGUST 17, 2001 **
CHARLES
SAMUEL JONES, 56, of Kenova, at St. Mary’s
Hospital, Huntington. Born October 16, 1944, at Huntington, a son of Farabell Ramey Jones
and the late Lucian Jones. Preceded in death by his wife, Nora Evely Jones; a sister, Dora
Adkins. Survivors include a daughter, Sheena Jones; a son,
Brian Jones and wife, Veronica; three sisters, Bessie Combs and husband, Frank, Margie
Scites, and Delcie Napier and husband, Clayton; two brothers, Roy Jones and James Jones.
Burial August 19, 2001 in Pres Friley Cemetery, Kiahsville, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 17, 2001 **
BESSIE
MARIE FRALEY, 81, of Ranger, in
Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born December, 25, 1919, in Wayne County, a daughter of the
late Rev. B. B. "Peter" and Mary Horn McCoy. Preceded in death by her husband,
Herman McKinley Fraley; one son, Bernie Willis Fraley; one daughter,
Glenna Bell Fraley; one sister, Bell Manns; five brothers, Lonnie, Ira, Cecil and Beryl
McCoy. Survivors include three daughters, Madeline Honeycutt, Ernestine Wheatley and
husband, Gordon, Linda Meehling; four sons, Bobby Fraley and wife, Effie, Beryl Fraley,
Herman Fraley and wife, Analee, and Roger Fraley and wife, Carolyn. Burial August 20, 2001
in the Sam Dyer Cemetery, Cove Gap.
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DIED – AUGUST 17, 2001 **
ELSTON
GARRETT BOOTH, 90, of Wayne, at St. Mary’s
Hospital. Born May 24, 1911, at Wayne, a son of the late Elba and Emily Smith Booth.
Preceded in death by his wife, Lois Pauline Cole Booth; a son, Charles Warren Booth;
sisters, Beulah Booth and Mae Booth; and brother, Morris Booth. Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law, Annette and David Adkers; four sons and five daughters-in-law,
Wallace E. and Denise Booth, James E. and Ruthann Booth, Ronald L. and Priscilla Booth;
two sisters, Josa Belle Bennett and Talitha McSweeney; two brothers, Curtis Booth, and
Pearl Booth and wife, Emma. Burial August 20, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – AUGUST 18, 2001 **
THELMA MAE LUSHER, 73, of Barboursville, in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born April 8, 1928 in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Clate
and Murta Morrison Leep. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Lee Lusher; daughter,
Barbara Boulden; son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Priss Lusher; sister and
brother-in-law, Betty and John Lusher. Burial August 21, 2001 in Forest Memorial Park.
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DIED – AUGUST 19, 2001 **
OLIVE
ROBERTSON, 69, of Fort Gay, at Three Rivers
Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born July 4, 1932, in Genoa, WV, a daughter of the late
William Rowe and Eveline Copley Rowe. Preceded in death by her husband, James Robertson.
Survivors include six daughters, Maysie Robertson, Judy Dingess, Ruth Lester, Deloris
Osborne, Evelyn Robertson, and Margie Watts; seven sons, Vernon Robertson, Eddie
Robertson, Teddy Robertson, James Robertson, Richard Robertson, Hazel Harvey, and Jewell
Watts; two brothers, Burgess Rowe and John Rowe. Burial August 22, 2001 in James Robertson
Cemetery.
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DIED – AUGUST 19, 2001 **
GARNET
MAY WORKMAN PRESLEY BLAIR, 78, of Huntington, at
her home. Born April 6, 1923, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Eli and Cynthia
Ball Workman. Preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Blair. Survivors include four
daughters, Betty Hodge, Joann Ratliff, Hazel Damron, Pauline Mullis; five sons, Sherman
Presley, Charles Presley, Bobby Presley, Paul Workman, and Henry Presley; two brothers,
Raymond Workman and Jay Workman; one sister, Doris Newsome. Burial August 22, 2001 in
Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED – AUGUST 19, 2001 **
SIDDIE
LOUISE PERRY, 102, at home. Born May 11, 1899,
on Twelvepole Creek, Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Thomas Moore and Roxann Webb
Moore. Preceded in death by her husband, John Perry; three sons, Frennie Perry, Tom Perry,
Roy Perry; one daughter, Hazel Perry Hyder. Survivors include one sister, Eva Maynard;
four sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Phyllis Perry, Harry Perry, Ken and Martha Perry,
and John Bill and Irna Lea Perry; one daughter and son-in-law, Dicie and Glen Thompson.
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DIED – AUGUST 20, 2001 **
LEONA S. ASBURY, 73, of Prichard, WV, at home.
Born September 16, 1927, in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Melvin and Jannie Spurlock.
Survivors include her husband, Tom Asbury; one daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Milo
Bishop;one brother, Harrison Spurlock. Burial August 23, 2001 in the Asbury Cemetery, East
Lynn.
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DIED – AUGUST 20, 2001 **
DONNA
JEAN CONLEY, 46, of Kenova, WV, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born September 25, 1954 in Bangor, Maine, a daughter of Donald Fuller
and the late Harriet Stanley Nelson. Preceded in death by a daughter, Sheila Maynard.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry M. Conley; one daughter, Cynthia Gray; one son,
Gregory Carson Maynard; six sisters, Loretta Adkins, Freda Riffle, Benita Adkins, Barbara
Nelson, Vickie Meddings and Debbie Ball; two brothers, Mark Nelson and James Dotson.
Burial in the Artis Cemetery near Greenup, KY.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2001 ** GLENN
ALWIN PRESTON, 87, of Falls View, formerly of
Wayne County, in Ansted Center. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Pinson Preston;
one son, Gary Preston; one daughter, Donna Duda; one sister, Alice Sammons; one brother,
Bill Prerston. Burial Aug. 25, 2001, in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2001 ** RUBY
LYNN JUSTICE ENDICOTT, 49, of Prichard, WV, at
home. Survivors include one daughter, Saleena Bowen; two sons, Jess Endicott, Jr. and Ray
Endicott; four sisters, Rosalee Taylor, Lucy Copley, Opal Ann Adkins and Irene Justice;
three brothers, Boyd, Amos and Everett, Jr. Justice. Burial Aug. 22, 2001 in Hillcrest
Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 21, 2001 **
PHYLLIS
CHRISTINE ISAACS BIAS, 74, of Huntington, WV, in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 20, 1927, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late
Thomas J. and Ida Adkins Isaacs. Preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Sanford.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Garry and Betty Bias and Chester Bias,
George and Shirley Bias, Raymond Bias; two brothers, Paul Isaacs, and Thomas Isaacs.
Burial August 24, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 22, 2001 **
AMY
LYNN CLAY, 35, of Barboursville, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born July 18, 1966, a daughter of the late George M. Jeffrey and Lola
B. Williamson Pratt. Survivors include her husband, Arthur P. Clay; one stepson, Arthur P.
Clay, Jr.; stepdaughter, Misty Alavezos, stepfather, Millard Pratt; four sisters, Ona
Smith, Mary Ross, Phyllis Clark, and Evelyn Tiller. Burial August 26, 2001 in Watson
Cemetery, Branchland, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 22, 2001 **
LORENE
SPARKS, 63, of Proctorville, OH, formerly of
Fort Gay, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born September 26, 1937, in Salt Petre,
WV, a daughter of the late Ben Copley and Cora Porter Copley. Survivors include her
husband, Charles H. Sparks,; one daughter, Peggy Adkins; two sons, Gregory and Sue Ann
Sparks, David L. and Kim Sparks; two sister, Helen Dingus, and Doris Porter; two brothers,
Benjamin F. Copley, and Edward Copley. Burial August 25, 2001 in the Lynch Cemetery, Salt
Petre, WV
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DIED – AUGUST 24, 2001 **
CHARLIE BILL BURGESS, 66, of Huntington, WV, at
St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 23, 1935, in Huntington, the son of the late Virgil
and Margerite Miller Burgess. Survivors include his wife, Joy Ann Ramey Burgess; one son
and daughter-in-law, churck and Charlotte Burgess; one daughter and son-in-law, Susie and
Richard Adkins; a brother-in-law, Bryce Ramey. Burial August 26, 2001 in Community
Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – AUGUST 24, 2001 **
BOYD BAILEY, 68, of Huntington, WV, at the
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington. Born April 26, 1933, in Wayne County,
a son of the late Estil and Lennie Napier Bailey. Survivors include his wife, Nellie
Vickers Bailey; two daughters, Kathy Nelson and Connie Tolbert; one son, Steve Peyton; one
sister, Thelma Butcher; three brothers, Robert and James Bailey, and Bill Bailey. Burial
August 28, 2001 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED – AUGUST 25, 2001 **
RAY MARCUM, 53, of Lovely, in Cabell Huntington
Hospital. Survivors include three brothers, Burl Marcum, Ernest Marcum, and Jerry Muncy;
one sister, Delcia Jean Swartz. Burial August 28, 2001 in Marcum Cemetery, Stonecoal, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 26, 2001 **
BLANCHE
FRY MATHIS, 88, at Westchester Gardens
Convalescence Center, Clearwater, Fl. Born June 30, 1913, in Wayne County, a daughter of
the late Garland Fry and Betty Maynard Fry. Preceded in death by two sons, Dewey and
Luther Mathis; and a half brother, H. K. Fry. Survivors include her husband, Sylvester
Mathis; seven children, daughters and sons-law, Bettie and Herbert Friedman, Ynema and
Gerald Parker; Sue and Jack Ellis; Katie and Will Perry, dorcas and Andy Amos, Stacey and
William Will; son and
daughter-in-law, G. V. and Anne Mathis, daughter-in-law, Phyllis Mathis; two sisters,
Corda Perry and Hazel Perry. Burial August 31, 2001 in Floral Hills Memory Gardens,
Chillicothe.
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DIED – AUGUST 26, 2001 **
ROBERT
GLENN CHAFIN, 39, formerly of Huntington, at
Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL. Born December 21, 1961, in Prestonsburg,
KY, a son of Kelsa Glenn and Lona Ackerman Chafin. Survivors include his wife, Christie
Bowles Chafin; one son, Colton Robert Chafin; two stepdaughters, Audrey and Tracey
Woertendyke; three sisters, Karen L. Pinkerman; Susan Barrett, and Monica Shockley. Burial
August 31, 2001 at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED – AUGUST 26, 2001 **
LAKE
PATRICK, 94, of Huntington, at the Mariner
Health Center. Born November 19, 1906, in Magoff, KY, a daughter of the late Boyd and Mary
Picklesimer. Preceded in death by her husband, Lucian Patrick; two sons, Robert and James
Patrick. Burial August 29, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED – AUGUST 26, 2001 **
CHAD
MICHAEL LANEY, 16, of Jacksonville, Fl, formerly
of Kenova, WV, in Jacksonville. Born December 17, 1984, in Huntington, WV, a son of Fred
Laney Jr. and Sonya Arthur Laney. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Eric an
dBeth Laney; a sister, Marissa "Mo" Laney. Burial September 1, 2001 in Docks
Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova.
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DIED – AUGUST 26, 2001 **
RUBY
FERRELL MULLENS ROBINSON, 62, of Lavalette, WV,
in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born December 9, 1938, in Wayne County, a daughter of the
late Rev. Paul and Eva Zoe Cade Mullens. Preceded in death by one brother-in-law, Edwin
Cooper. Survivors include her husband, Ray Robinson; four sisters, Mary Zoe Cooper, Hope
Day and her husband, James M., Wanda Midkiff and husband Charles Robert, and Helen Hayes
and husband, Earnest Daniel; three brothers, Paul Mullens, Jr. and wife, Jean, Richard and
his wife, Carolyn Sue and John Henry Mullens and wife, Linda Kay. Burial August 29, 2001
in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – AUGUST 27, 2001 **
RONALD
DEAN SPARKS, 40, of Blaine, KY, at Cabell
Huntington Hosptial. Born June 20, 1961, in Columbus, OH, a son of Peggy Sue Ison Jewell
and the late Ronald Sparks. Survivors include one son, Nigel Sparks; one sister, Debbie
Hopewell. Burial August 31, 2001 in Sparks Cemetery, Caines Creek, KY.
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DIED – AUGUST 27, 2001 **
SALLY
MARSHALL VANCE, 101, of Lakeland, FL., formerly
of Wayne County, at Beverly Health Care. Born January 30, 1900, in Wayne County, WV, a
daughter of the late William and Mary Marshall. Preceded in death by her husband, George
Vance and a large family of brothers and sisters. Burial
August 30, 2001 in Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2001 ** MACK
D. HATTEN, 76, of Chesapeake, OH, at Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born Dec. 12, 1924 in Wayne, WV, a son of the late
James W. and Belva A. Fisher Hatten. Preceded in death by his first wife, Alice Hatten;
one son, Bob Hatten; one brother, Leonard Martin Hatten. Survivors include his wife, Erma
E. Stanley Hatten; one son and daughter-in-law, Don and Linda Hatten; one daughter
and son-n-law, Belva and Michael Stanley; one sister, Marie Chatterton. Burial Aug. 30,
2001 in Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – AUGUST 28, 2001 **
HAZEL M. TABOR, 68, of Wayne, at St. Mary’s
Hospital, Huntington. Born May 11, 1933 in Logan County, a daughter of the late Albert and
Laura Talbert Napier. Preceded in death by an infant son, Clyde Tabor, Jr. and a sister,
Bessie Napier. Survivors include her husband, Clyde Tabor, three sons, Mike Tabor, David
Tabor, and Robert Tabor; two sisters, Pauline Hall and May Stiltner; three brothers,
Junior Napier, Arthur Napier and Bill Napier. Burial August30, 2001 in the Napier
Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 29, 2001 **
LUCILLE
L. PLYBON, of Lavalette, WV. Born in Wayne
County, WV, a daughter of the late Owen and Bessie Thornsbury Lewis. Preceded in death by
her husband, Frank Plybon, Sr.; three brothers and one sister. Survivors include two
daughters and a son-in-law, Vernie Walton and Linda and Timmy; three sons and
daughters-in-law, Frank Plybon Jr. and Tammy Plybon, Timmy and Felicia Plybon, and Thomas
and Cindy Plybon; a brother, Delmas Lewis. Burial August 31, 2001 in White Chapel Memorial
Gardens.
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DIED – AUGUST 29, 2001 **
ELMER
LEE PARSLEY, 48, of Fort Gay, WV, at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born December 12, 1952, at Louisa, KY, a son of the late Leo and
Bertha Spauling Parsley. Survivors include her wife, Tammey L. Parsley; two sons, Bradley
Eugene and Shawnda Parsley, and Brando Lee Parsley; four sisters, Irene Robinson, Emmalee
Chaffin, Gladys Gillman and Creasy Marcum. Burial September 1, 2001 in Christian Cemetery,
Big Hurricane, WV.
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DIED – AUGUST 29, 2001 **
ROSE
SHARON FERGUSON BARR, 63, of Kenova, WV. Born
February 9, 1938, in Kenova, WV, a daughter of the late Elder Harry U. and Merle Lambert
Ferguson. Preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Ann, and a brother, Roger Warren.
Survivors include her husband, Warren Earl Barr, a son, Stephen Earl Barr and wife,
Kimberly Ann Barr; a daughter, Rhonda Leigh Barr Billups, and husband, James David
Billups; two brothers, Elder Harry Lee Ferguson, and Samuel David Ferguson.; three
sisters, Florice Ann "Midge" Martin, Mary Ruth Nelson, and Shawna Lynn Marshall.
Burial September 1, 2001, in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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HOMER
SPAULDING, SR., 67, of Wilsondale, WV, a son of
the late William Riley Spaulding, Jr. and Alice Brewer Spaulding. Preceded in death by one
daughter, Theresa Carol Spaulding Ayers; three sisters, Thelma Spaulding, Alice Spaulding,
and Hannah Spaulding and one brother, Luther Pack. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Faye
Marcum Spaulding; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa Spaulding and husband Arthur
Baisden, and Angela and Billy Ray Parsley; four sons and daughters-in-law, William and
Gloria Spaulding, David and Debbie Spaulding, Homer Jr. and Theresa Spaulding and Larry
and Phyllis Perry; two brothers, Tinie Spaulding, and Jethro Spaulding. Burial August 31,
2001 in Sol Perry Cemetery, Dunlow.
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WILLIAM
LEE TOOLEY, 37, of Huntington. He was the son of
Ira Gene and Donna Tooley. Survivors include his wife, Tina Arlene Tooley; three children,
Heather LaShay, Hollie Leigh, and William Craig Tooley; his mother and father-in-law,
George and Joyce Whitmore; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Kari and Anthony Dixon, and
Shari Turley. Burial September 2, 2001 in the Tooley Family Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2001 ** SIDDIE
LOUISE PERRY, 102, at home. Born May 11, 1899,
at Blue Water on Twelvepole Creek in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Thomas Moore and
Roxann (Webb) Moore, and a great-granddaughter of Jenny Wiley. Preceded in death by her
husband, John Perry; three sons, Frennie, Tom and Roy Perry; one daughter, Hazel Perry
Hyder. Survivors include one sister, Eva Maynard; four sons and daughters-in-law, Jess and
Phyllis Perry, Harry Perry, Ken and Martha Perry and John Bill and Irna Lea Perry; one
daughter and son-in-law, Dicie and Glen Thompson. Burial Aug. 21, 2001 in John Perry
Cemetery, Radnor, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2001 ** MARVIN
"SELF" JOHNSON, 69, of Jupiter, FL,
formerly of Fort Gay, WV. Born Mar. 15, 1932, in Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by his
parents, one son, one daughter, two brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife,
Louise Johnson; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lynn and Rick Hale, Dwana and David
Doss and Marvie Sczomak; three sons and two daughters-n-law, Tony and Jamie Johnson, Mark
Johnson and Tim and Lucy Day; one sister, Peggy Kelley. Burial Sept. 3, 2001 in Christian
Cemetery, Fort Gay, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 31, 2001 ** WILLIAM
MICHAEL PITTSONBERGER, 44, of Whitesville, WV,
formerly of Huntington, in Charleston General Hospital. Born July 2, 1957, a son of
Elizabeth Pitsonberger Bunn and the late William Pitsonberger. survivors include his wife,
Mary Jo Pitsonberger; one sister, Rebecca McClure; one brother, Ray Patrick Pitsonberger;
step-father Willis Bunn. Burial not announced.
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DIED - AUGUST 31, 2001 ** VIRGINIA
ANN LEMASTER, 61, of Louisa, KY, in King's
Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland, KY. Born Nov. 17, 1939, at Glenhayes, WV, a daughter
of the late Oscar and Emma Frazier Branham. Survivors include her husband, Mack Daniel
Lemaster; four sons, Rick, Mack, Jr., Oscar and Gary Lemaster; two daughters, Karen Nelson
and Mary Adkins; four sisters, Wanda Patton, Sue Triplett, Linda Roark and Mary Patrick,
Burial Sep. 2, 2001 in Lemaster- Fairchild Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED – AUGUST 31, 2001 **
DOROTHY
R. HAMMOND MARCUM, of Fort Gay. Born January 7,
1930, in Crum, W.V., a daughter of late James and Minnie Hammond. Survivors include her
husband, Emery Marcum; six brothers, Turner Hammond, Ernest Hammond, Delbert Hammond,
Charles Hammond, Roy Lee Hammond and Larry Hammond; and three sisters, Geneva Marcum,
Laura Chapman, and Wilma Hammond. Burial September 4, 2001 in Lynch Cemetery, Fort Gay.