WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
December, 2001

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These obituaries for the month of DECEMBER were typed by Leigh Ann (Napier) Pierce.
 

DIED – DECEMBER 1, 2001 ** HERMAN CLIFFORD OSBURN, 83, of Pensacola, Fl. Born September 29, 1918 in Wayne County, WV. Survivors include his wife, Myra Gardner Osburn; one son Clifford H. Osburn; two brothers Howard S. Osburn and Paul E. Osburn. Burial December 5, 2001
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DIED – DECEMBER 1, 2001 ** FRANK BUSKIRK, 58, of Geneva, OH, formerly of Wayne, WV, in University Hospital in Cleveland, OH. He was the son of the late Elba and Grace Buskirk. Preceded in death by one brother, Roscoe Buskirk. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Buskirk; four sons, Bill, John, Patrick and James Buskirk; one daughter-in-law, Kim; three brothers, J.C., Golden Buskirk and Don Buskirk; three sisters, Mildred Buskirk, Reba Lambert and Lola B. Stickler. Burial December 5, 2001.
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DIED – DECEMBER 1, 2001 ** MEAGAN LEANN MERRITT, 16, of Wayne, WV, in Barboursville. Born April 1, 1985, in Huntington, WV, a daughter of Dennis Anthony and Edna Gay Ross Merritt. Preceded in death by her sister Morgan Chandall Merritt. Survivors include two sisters, Jessica Dawn Merritt and Lea Nicole Merritt. Burial December 5, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – DECEMBER 1, 2001 ** PAUL E. OSBORNE, 82, of Lavalette, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include one son, David R. Bryant; one daughter, Helen Teresa Radden; three brothers, Glenn Adkins, Richard Adkins and Robert Adkins; four sisters, Eloise Murphy, Patricia Graham, Nancy Young and Betty Mynes.
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DIED – DECEMBER 4, 2001 ** HELEN SALMONS TARPLEY FERGUSON, 57, of Kenova, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born February 15, 1944, in Kenova, WV, the daughter of Vera Johnson Salmons and the late James T. Salmons. Survivors include a daughter, Lisa Clayton; one son, Nicholas "Nick" Tarpley; two brothers James H. Salmons and William T. Salmons. Burial December 8, 2001 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED – DECEMBER 6, 2001 ** ELIZA J. THOMPSON, 88, of Fort Gay, WV, in Three Rivers Center, Louisa, KY. Born November 18, 1913, a daughter of the late Steve and Belle Hatfield Thompson. Preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Thompson. Survivors include four daughters, Tennie Vanhoose, Rhoda Lamb, Rosa Caudill and Georgia Fairchild; three sons, Lawrence Thompson, Joe Thompson and Olin Thompson; two sisters, Rosa Hare and Edna Hunt; one brother, Fred E. Thompson. Burial December 9, 2001 in Thompson Cemetery, Mill Creek.
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DIED – DECEMBER 6, 2001 ** WILLIAM J. NAPIER, 68, of Plain City, OH, at the Ohio State University Hospital. Born October 26, 1933, in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Moses and Cynthia "Dollie" Skeens Napier; brothers, Burgess Napier, Brady Napier, Jonah Napier, Johnny Napier, Lawrence Napier, Lige Smith, Sylvester Davis and Boyd Smith; sisters, Gladys Williams, and Carrie Ross. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Mae Gillispie Napier; children, Marvin Napier, Kathy and husband Jerry May, Katherine and husband Junior Smith, Roy and wife Peggy Napier; brothers, Bernie Napier and Moses Napier; sisters, Birdie Figgins, Edith Crabtree, Sarah Davis and Martha Patrick. Burial in Forest Grove Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – DECEMBER 6, 2001 ** CARL DENVER DIXON, 70, of Elizabethtown, KY, formerly of Kenova, WV, in Elizabethtown. Born July 21, 1931, in Wayne County, a son of Georgia Bailey Dixon and the late Carl Dixon. Preceded in death by two infant sons, Thomas Lee and Carl Edwin Dixon. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Ruth "Sally" Sayre Dixon; one son, Charles Douglas Dixon; one sister and brother-in-law, Doretta and Bob Rickman. Burial December 10, 2001 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED – DECEMBER 6, 2001 ** CHESTER ARTIS, 86, of Wayne, WV, in Naomi Clark’s Personal Care Home. Born March 3, 1915, in Carter County, KY, a son of the late Ralph and Ella Baldridge Artis. Preceded in death by two brothers, Herbert and Denver Artis. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Merritt Artis; one daughter, Herma Cook and husband, Hobert; two sons and their wives, Chester Ray and Judy Artis and Benny Lee and Gloria Jean Artis. Burial December 8, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – DECEMBER 7, 2001 ** HAZEL BELVA OSBURN PRATT, 87, of East Lynn, at home. Born August 16, 1914 in Cincinnati, OH, a daughter of the late Fred M. and Cora Davis Osburn. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl Pratt and four brothers, Gorman, Fred M. Jr., and John Samuel Osburn; two sisters, Georgia Osburn and Mescal Taylor. Survivors include four daughters and their spouses, Jewel Rife, Mary B. and Roger Jones, Carolyn and Norman Pyles, Darlene and Larry Watts; three sons and their spouses, Roy V. and Doris Pratt, Gordon and Kay Pratt, and Larry and Donnetta Pratt; two sisters, Gladys Adkins and Cora Seay.
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DIED – DECEMBER 7, 2001 ** EUGENE PAUL SPENCER, 73, of Lavalette, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 13, 1927, in Boomer, WV, a son of the late Grover C. and Eva Ross Maynor. Survivors include his wife, G. Jerri Thornton Spencer; two sons, Eugene Paul Spencer II and Claude Jay Spencer; his stepmother, Ollie Maynard; one half-sister, Janetta Elswick and one half brother, Donald Maynor. Burial December 11, 2001 in Grafton National Cemetery.
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DIED – DECEMBER 8, 2001 ** CATHI L. MAYNARD CURRY, 48, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Columbus, OH and Wayne County, WV, in Nashville. Born September 10, 1953, in Kenova, WV, a daughter of Dallas W. and Anna Adkins Maynard. Survivors include a daughter, Tiffani Roof and husband, Douglas; a sister, Jo Ann Pinkerman; three brothers, Randall Wayne Maynard, Dana L. Maynard and Kevin B. Maynard and wife, Janice. Burial December 14, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – DECEMBER 8, 2001 ** JAMES PORTER, JR., 72, of Midkiff, WV. Born May 15, 1929, in Lincoln County, a son of the late James Porter, Sr. and Lottie Merritt Porter. Preceded in death by three brothers, Marion, Roy and Enoch Porter; one sister, Bertha Lucas. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Faye Ross Porter; one daughter and son-in-law, Nora and Bob Sloan; four sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Leona Porter, Don and Phyllis Porter, Clifton and Amanda Porter and Doug and Martha Porter; three sisters, Letha Esque, Dottie Stroud and Faye Jeffrey; two brothers, George Porter and Gilmer Porter. Burial December 11, 2001 in Porter Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – DECEMBER 8, 2001 ** LEONA PRESTON WILLIAMS ADKINS, 72, of Orfordville, WI, in Beloit Memorial Hospital. Born January 4, 1929, in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Arthur and Sadie Preston. Preceded in death by her husband, Otmar Williams and Thomas Adkins; one daughter, Donna Williams; brother Ancil Preston. Survivors include two daughters, Pamela and husband Daniel Baker, Deborah Karalis; one stepdaughter, Norvella and husband Brian Sliter; and one stepson, Van Adkins.
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DIED – DECEMBER 8, 2001 ** MICHAEL RAY WILSON, 35, of Chicago, ILL, in Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Born March 23, 1966 in Chicago, ILL, son of Kathleen Sanders Wilson and the late Charlie Wilson. Preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Douglas and Ollie Franklin Wilson. Survivors include his sister, Teresa Yvonne Grigsby and husband, Ronnie. Burial December 13, 2001.
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DIED – DECEMBER 8, 2001 ** WILLIAM E. WALLACE, 73, of Dunlow, WV, in Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born January 18, 1928, in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Willie Wallace and Aline Marcum Parsons. Survivors include two sisters, Polly Scragg and June Earvase. Burial December 10, 2001 in Wallace Cemetery, Tick Ridge, Dunlow.
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DIED – DECEMBER 12, 2001 ** BOYD NEWMAN CALDWELL, 62, of Kenova, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born August 6, 1939, in Wayne, in Wayne County, WV, a son of Clara Adkins Caldwell and the late Lewis Caldwell. Preceded in death by a brother, Paul B. Caldwell. Survivors include his wife, Betty Perry Caldwell; one daughter, Ernestine Caldwell; two sons, Allen Boyd Caldwell and Odell Newman Caldwell; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Rose Pennington, Nell and Bob Workman and Patty and Johnnie Workman; one brother and sister-in-law, John and Irene Caldwell. Burial December 15, 2002 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – DECEMBER 10, 2001 ** SADIE "MAE" ADKINS, 84, of Wayne, WV, at her home. Born May 30, 1917, in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late William Tolbert and Effie Aliff Stephens. Preceded in death by her husband, William Homer Adkins; a son Dennis Ray Adkins; two sisters, Icy Belcher and Rita Stephens and three brothers, Lemuel Stephens, Dobbins Stephens, and Menis Stephens. Survivors include three daughters, Norma Plymale and husband Danny, Linda Adkins, Patricia Adkins; four sons, Bobby Gene Adkins and wife, Linda, Clarence Wendell Adkins and wife, Dottie, Edgar Homer Adkins and Dewey Joseph Adkins; two sisters, Evelyn Ross and Essive Adkins; a brother, Noah Stephens. Burial December 12, 2001 in the Stephens Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – DECEMBER 10, 2001 ** JAY PRENTICE SMITH, 97, of Huntington, WV, formerly of Prichard, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born August 24, 1904, in Wayne County, the son of the late James M. and Nannie Cannady Smith. Preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Blake Smith; seven sisters and brothers. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Doris S. and Richard Gibson and Donna and Dave Barr; two sons and daughters-in-law, Walt and Virginia Smith and Larry and Georgia Smith.
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DIED – DECEMBER 14, 2001 ** LARRY EDWARD ADKINS, 47, of Huntington. Born January 26, 1954, in Kenova, WV, a son of Nina Mae Adkins and the late Kenneth Adkins. Survivors include two brothers and one sister-in-law, Kenneth R. and Frances Adkins and Steven Shawn Adkins; one sister and brother-in-law, Deborah J. and Tucker Lynch. Burial December 18, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED – DECEMBER 12, 2001 ** ERVIN AKERS, 80, of Zanesville, OH, formerly of Prichard, in Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. Born June 5, 1921, in Wayne County, a son of the late Freelin Akers and Alice Judd Akers. Survivors include his wife, Ona Frasher Akers; two sons, Junior and wife Rita Akers and Freelin E. Akers; two brothers, Wade Akers and Roy Akers; two sisters, Martha Jane Hooser and Jenny Priest. Burial December 17, 2001 in Frasher Cemetery.
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DIED – DECEMBER 13, 2001 ** RINDA "BOB" REED HOPSON, 89, of Louisa, KY, in Lawrence J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center. Born January 21, 1912, in Big Laurel, KY, a daughter of the late John Maynard and Mollie Clay Maynard. Preceded in death by both of her husbands, Willie Reed and Roe Hopson; three sons, Don Reed, Frank Reed and Phil Reed. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Reed Pauley; three sons, John Reed, Joe Reed and Willie D. Reed. Burial December 16, 2001 in Fairchild-Lemaster Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – DECEMBER 14, 2001 ** WILBUR J. TOMBLIN, 75, of Huntington, WV, at his home. Born November 7, 1926 in Prichard, WV, a son of the late Minnie Ellis Tomblin. Preceded in death by his wife, Mary Tomblin; two brothers, Andy Hurley and Everett Ray Hurley; and two sisters, Maude McKenzie and Mammie VanHoose. Survivors include three sons and their spouses, Randy and Lynn Tomblin, Mark and Amy Tomblin and Shawn Tomblin; one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Greg Ralph; one sister, Lottie Cooper. Burial December 17, 2001 in Spring Valley Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED – DECEMBER 14, 2001 ** QUEENIE ISADORE ROBERTS NAPPER, 67, of Huntington, WV, at home. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy W. Napper. Survivors include two daughters, Jacinda Roberts and Darlene Bradley; one son, Rickey Roberts; one sister, Vernese Gibbs. Burial December 19, 2001.
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DIED – DECEMBER 14, 2001 ** SARAH CATHERNE COX, 79, of Louisa, KY, in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Born November 29, 1922, in Louisa, a daughter of the late John Spurlock and Mae Stewart Spurlock. Survivors include her husband, Jay Cox; five daughters, Bonnie Moore, Martha Marcum, Mary Perkins, Mabel Osborne and Dephnia Meek; three sons, John Thomas Cox, Millard Cox and Bennie Cox; one sister, Lizzie Hall. Burial December 17, 2001 in Spurlock Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – DECEMBER 14, 2001 ** ERVIN B. LUCAS, 81, of Wayne. Born September 24, 1920, the son of the late Millard and Julia May Vaughan Lucas. Preceded in death by two sisters, Bessie Watts and Opal Lucas. Survivors include his wife, Edna Merritt Lucas; two sons and daughters-in-law, Norman and Becky Lucas and Glenn and Donna Lucas; five daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Eddie Jackson, Brenda Lucas and Deloris and Michael Dillon, Connie and Greg Shephard and Deborah and Richard Morland; one brother, Paul and Thelma Lucas. Burial December 17, 2001 in the Lucas Family Cemetery on Napier’s Ridge.
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DIED – DECEMBER 15, 2001 ** CARL T. BRUMFIELD, 74, of Huntington, WV, at his home. Born May 22, 1927 in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Commodore P. Brumfield and Alice Meade Brumfield. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Brumfield; one daughter, Karla A. Ingold; one son, Timothy Carl Brumfield; three sisters, Avonelle Fannin, Della Burton and Margaret Campbell. Burial December 18, 2001 in Brumfield Cemetery, Shoals, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 15, 2001 ** MAXIE MATHIS, 87, of Wayne, in Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born September 22, 1914, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late James Maynard and Fairy Belle Smith Maynard Perry. Preceded in death by her husband Boyd Mathis; one brother, John H. Perry and two sisters, Lorene Brown and Jewel Adkins. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, James F. and Clo Ann Mathis; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Sue and Willis Ray Ferguson; one brother, Aily Perry; four sisters, Ollie Blankenship, Polly Blankenship, Brooke Maynard and Rhoda Lou Kirk. Burial December 17, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – DECEMBER 16, 2001 ** JAMES COLLINS, 66, of Fort Gay, WV, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Born May 21, 1935, a son of the late Jim and Nora Spaulding Collins. Preceded in death by his first wife, Rebecca Marie Canterbury Collins; two brothers, Kess Collins and Ira Copley. Survivors include his wife, Verlie Tickle Collins; a daughter, Drema Collins; son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Sue Collins; two stepsons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Sharon Bowens and Bill and Mary Tickle; one stepdaughter and son-in-law, Edna and James Riffe; three sisters, Eva Keiser, Kate and brother-in-law, Sam Workman and Oretha Marcum. Burial December 18, 2001 in Mount View Memory Gardens, Mayer, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 16, 2001 ** DOROTHY ELIZABETH OSBURN HUNT, 89, of Huntington, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 27, 1912, the daughter of the late William Riley and Susan Napier Osburn. Preceded in death by one son, John Samuel Hunt; two sisters, Cora Pinnick and Nannie Cole; two brothers Hezekiah Osburn and John Samuel Osburn. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Hunt Osborne; one daughter-in-law, Sylvia Hunt. Burial December 20, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 16, 2001 ** GLENNA GRAY HURT, 91, of Kenova, WV, at her home. Born August 10, 1910 in Lunenburg, VA, a daughter of the late John L. and Gertrude Cox Hurt. Preceded in death by four sisters, Dorris Bell, Louise McKee, Margaret Hoover and Anne Lee McMurrey; one brother, John Gilliam Hurt; her stepmother, Cora Finch Hurt; one sister, Myrtice Seamster and one brother, Carlyle Hurt. Burial December 19, 2001 in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Huntington, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 16, 2001 ** HELEN THACKER HAGER, 63, of Branchland, WV, at her home. Born February 15, 1938 in Branchland, WV, a daughter of the late Norman and Mabel Ferguson Thacker. Preceded in death by one sister, Freda Mae Thacker and one brother, Homer Lee Thacker. Survivors include her husband, Carmel Hager; one daughter, Anna C. Mosley and one son, John Stinchcomb. Burial December 21, 2001 in Frasher Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – DECEMBER 17, 2001 ** REBECCA FAYE PORTER, 72, of Midkiff, WV. Born April 14, 1929 in Logan County, a daughter of the late Samuel A. Ross and Chloe Queen Ross. Preceded in death by her husband, James Porter, Jr.; one brother, John Ross. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Nora and Bob Sloan; four sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Leona Porter, Don and Phyllis Porter, Clifton and Amanda Porter, Doug and Martha Porter; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruby and Gilmer Porter, Hazel Pierce, Betty Hill, Chloe Frasher and Ilean Stiltner; one brother, Arden Ross. Burial December 20, 2001 in Porter Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – DECEMBER 17, 2001 ** HOWARD W. MAYNARD, 79, of Wayne, WV in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 15, 1922, the son of the late Troy and Mabel Marcum Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Ida Bell Maynard; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Alvie Barker and Mabel and Roger Stroud; three sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Marjorie Maynard, Troy Franklin and Connie Maynard and Dwight and Judy Maynard; two sisters, Eloise Marcum and Garnet Maynard. Burial December 20, 2001 in the Troy Maynard Cemetery, Dunlow, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 19, 2001 ** CHARLES WALTER BRADSHAW, 90, of Wayne, WV, at his home. Born January 21, 1911, a son of the late Isaac and Emma Ferguson Bradshaw. Preceded in death by his wife, Cora Adkins Bradshaw; three sisters, Myrtle Dean, Georgia Bradshaw, and Pearl Scaggs; one brother, Mack Bradshaw. Survivors include three daughters, Freda Stephen and husband, Howard, Rethil Marshall and husband, Paul and Beulah Stephens and husband Albert; one son, Charles Robert Bradshaw and wife, Sally. Burial December 22, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – DECEMBER 19, 2001 ** PAULINE DAMRON NEWMAN, 90, of Prichard, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 20, 1911, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Alex and Cassie Hall Damron. Preceded in death by her husband, Willie "Bill" Newman; one sister, Nellie Chadwick; two brothers, Rev. Fred Damron and Shirley Damron; and one son-in-law, Bernard McSorley. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Doris McSorley, and Opal and Fred Michael; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Betty Newman; one sister, Josephine Hatten; one brother, Lace Damron. Burial December 22, 2001 in Cyrus Cemetery, Cyrus, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 19, 2001 ** JOSEPH ALLEN MAYS, 76, of Huntington, in Carrington Care Center, South Elgin, Ill. Born September 13, 1925, in Huntington, a son of the late Walter Allen and Elizabeth Napier Mays. Preceded in death by a sister, Christine Renninger, and two brothers, Carl W. Mays and Horace L. "Bud" Mays. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Michael Allen and Sharon Mays; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Aloma Sue and Vernon Doak. Burial in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – DECEMBER 22, 2001 ** SPICEY WATTS ROBERTSON, 99, of Fort Gay, WV, in J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, KY. Born March 28, 1902, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late French Dingess and Nancy Frye Dingess. Preceded in death by three husbands, Everette Watts, William Albert Watts, and Everette Robertson; two sisters, Martha Wallace and Sarah Watts; two brothers, Henderson Dingess and Shannon Dingess. Survivors include four daughters, Martha Robertson and husband Clarence, Nancy Fraley, Sarah Copley and husband, Clyde and Anise Watts; one son, Ira Watts and wife, Ruth. Burial December 27, 2001 in Napier Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED – DECEMBER 22, 2001 ** FAYE B. TOMBLIN, 86, of Huntington, in Wayne Continuous Care. Born September 29, 1915, in Crumpler, NC, a daughter of the late James F. and Dema Taylor Blackburn. Preceded in death by her husband Lucian H. Tomblin; four brothers, Bradley G., Charles G., Gilbert and Roy Blackburn; two sisters, Dora Absher and Mary Cooper. Survivors include one daughter Doris Watts and husband, Bobby; one son, Obie Tomblin and wife, Helen. Burial December 24, 2001 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – DECEMBER 23, 2001 ** DAVID TOMBLIN, JR., 18, of Orrville, OH, at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, OH. Born September 19, 1983, in Gallipolis, OH, the son of David and Barbara Wallace Tomblin. Survivors include his sister, Amanda Joyce Tomblin. Burial December 27, 2001 in Paul’s Chapel Cemetery.
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DIED – DECEMBER 25, 2001 ** JACK WATTS, 78, of Genoa, WV, at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Hospital. Born April 9, 1923, in Logan, WV, a son of the late Boyd and Birdie Adams Watts. Preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Mae Tomblin Watts; four daughters, Sheila Berry and husband Ira, Christina Ross and husband Ron, Fern Nelson and husband Randy, and Penny Watts; four sons, Coy Watts and wife Joanne, Eddie Watts and wife Jodee, Mike Watts and wife Teresa, and Jackie Watts and wife Barbara. Burial December 28, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – DECEMBER 25, 2001 ** BILLY JACK NAPIER, 76, of Kenova, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born June 22, 1925, in Wayne County, the son of the late Johnson Harvey and Parthenia "Thena" (Napier) Napier. Preceded in death by two brothers, Harry P. Napier and Charles Curtis Napier and one sister, Agnes Dean. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Beckley Napier; one son and daughter-in-law, Gregory Jack and Melanie Napier; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald Lee and Helen Napier, and Harvey Lee and Margie Napier; brother-in-law, Everett Dean. Burial December 29, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – DECEMBER 26, 2001 ** SARAH ANN CALDWELL WHITT, 59, of Columbus, OH. She was the daughter of the late Keither and Ruthie Caldwell. Preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara and Thelmie Caldwell. Survivors include her husband, Mike Whitt; a son Clyde and wife Vicki Caldwell; daughter, Bertha and Glenn Fraley; sisters, Frankie Nelson, Ada Coburn and Dora Nelson. Burial was in Glen Rest Memorial Estates.
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DIED – DECEMBER 27, 2001 ** BESSIE MAE SHORT, 48, of York, PA, formerly of Wayne, along with her sister Sandra Kay Blankenship. Born November 9, 1953, a daughter of the late Hazel and Bill Whisman. Preceded in death by one sister, Lucy Morrison; one brother, William "Bill" Whisman and one sister-in-law, Ardith Whisman. Survivors include her children, Joseph Short, Matthew Short and Dallas Short, Jr.; twos sisters, Donna Blankenship and Ruth Ann Cline; two brothers, Donald Napier and James Napier. Burial January 4, 2002 in Asbury Cemetery.
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DIED – DECEMBER 27, 2001 ** SANDRA KAY BLANKENSHIP, 46, of York, PA, formerly of Wayne, along with her sister Bessie Short. Born May 22, 1955, a daughter of the late Hazel and Bill Whisman. Preceded in death by one sister, Lucy Morrison; one brother, William Whisman and one sister-in-law, Ardith Whisman. Survivors include her children, Rebecca Blankenship and David Blankenship; two sister, Donna Blankenship and Ruth Ann Cline; two brothers, Donald Napier and James Napier. Burial January 4, 2002 in Asbury Cemetery.
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DIED – DECEMBER 27, 2001 ** GOLDIE ADKINS, 82, of Branchland, WV, at her residence. Born February 8, 1919, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Elijah and Minnie Tooley Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Robert Lawrence Adkins; a daughter, Sue Ann Adkins; two sons-in-law, George W. St. Clair and the Rev. Earl L. Craddock; two brothers, Raymond Adkins and Roy Adkins; and one sister, Vernie Cremeans. Survivors include six sons and daughters-in-law, Boyd R. and Louise Adkins, Henley and Lois J. Adkins, Kendall and Tammy Adkins, Robert and Brenda Adkins, Cecil G. and Laura Adkins and Wendell and Cindy L. Adkins; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Deloris St. Clair, Diana and Larry Taylor, Loretta Craddock, Roberta Fay and Odell Dyer, Thelma and Gary Chapman, Ruth and Larry Davis; nine sisters, Alice Adkins, Corine Brafford, Emily Sanders, Cassie Mills, Alpha Childers, Bessie Adkins, Maxine Adkins, Arbara Della Watson and Joan Watson. Burial December 31, 2001 in the Adkins and Hager Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED – DECEMBER 29, 2001 ** BARBARA ANN FRAZIER MOORE, 65, of Louisa, KY, at her home. Born August 26, 1936, in Glenhayes, a daughter of the late William Harold Frazier and Dorothy Mabel Kidd Frazier. Preceded in death by her husband, James Moore. Survivors include two daughters, Belinda Robertson and Connie Moore; two sons, David L. Moore and Jerry D. Moore; four sisters, Brenda Caldwell, Willadene Frazier, Betty Henshaw and Bonnie Frazier. Burial December 31, 2001 in Gallup Cemetery, Gallup, KY.
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DIED – DECEMBER 29, 2001 ** ANN RUTH RAINES TUCKER, 67, of Ashland, KY, at home. Born September 25, 1934, a daughter of the late John B. Raines and Mary Faulks Raines. Survivors include her husband, Hubert Tucker; one son, George Leslie Tucker; two brothers, Guthrie Raines and John Raines. Burial in Fort Gay Cemetery.
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DIED – DECEMBER 29, 2001 ** BERTHA MAE PRATT GIBSON, 83, of Radnor, WV, at her home. Born May 12, 1918, a daughter of the late Fred Pratt and Grace Hampton Pratt. Survivors include her husband, Freeman B. Gibson; two stepdaughters, Freeda Gibson Fletcher and Vivian Joyce Phillips; two stepsons, Joseph B. Gibson and Jeffery G. Gibson; five sisters, Racine Emery, Betty J. Hollis, Lois Cremans, Patty King, Dorothy Ross; three brothers, Ralph Pratt, Don Pratt and Willis Pratt. Burial December 31, 2001 in Pratt Cemetery, Radnor.
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DIED – DECEMBER 30, 2001 ** GUSTIVA MANIS, 84, of Huntington, at the Wayne Continuous Care Nursing Home. Born July 24, 1917, in Wayne County. Preceded in death by her foster parents, Vester and Fannie Spence; her husband, Benjamin F. Manis Sr.; two foster brothers, Wayne Damron and Milford Maynard. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin F. Manis, Jr. and Shirley Manis. Burial January 2, 2002 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 30, 2001 ** TERRY L. ALLEN, 52, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 24, 1949, in Huntington, a son of the late Adam Allen and Mary E. Coon Allen. Survivors include one daughter, Amy Allen; one sister, Mary Allen McCree; four brothers, David Allen, Danny Allen, Jerry Allen and Robert Allen. Burial January 3, 2002 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED – DECEMBER 31, 2001** MARTHA JANE PRINCE RUNYON, 75, of Dingess, WV, at the home of her daughter. Born February 6, 1926, the daughter of the late William Henry and Mary Hannah May. Preceded in death by her first husband, Ersel Prince; brothers, William May, Sherman May, Blackburn May, Jeff May; sisters, Pearl Dillon and Georgia Vance. Survivors include her husband, Edward Runyon; children, Mary and husband Glen Marcum, Beulah and husband Sam Keck and Archie and wife Joan Prince and Ersel Prince, Jr.; twin sister, Causby Stanley and two sisters, Wilda Dillon and Lola Lackey; two sisters-in-law, Garline May and Dorothy May. Burial January 3, 2002 in the Dillon-Prince Cemetery.
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DIED – DECEMBER 31, 2001 ** FERN L. ROBINSON, 80, of Chesapeake, OH, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born December 19, 1921, a daughter of the late Edgar and Lutie Perdue Lakin. Preceded in death by her husband, Eli Jack Robinson. Survivors include four children, Carolyn Sue Fisher, Jack Edgar Robinson, Joe Michael Robinson and LuAnn Self; one brother, Bill Lakin; and one sister, Betty Davis. Burial January 3, 2002 in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, OH.
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DIED – DECEMBER 31, 2001 ** HENRY CLIFFORD MAYNARD, 86, of Proctorville, OH, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born February 28, 1915, in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Sampson and Emma Perry Maynard. Preceded in death by his first wife, Geneva Nelson Maynard and son, Millard Ray Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Carrie Ernestine Maynard; six daughters, Barbara Fields, Sarah Lewis, Malinda Wiles, Phyllis Cogan, Teresa Buchanan and Julia Maserjian. Burial January 5, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – DECEMBER 31, 2001 ** RUTH L. BRAGG, 72. Born June 13, 1929, the daughter of the late Arthur Roscoe and Dessie Breeden Thompson. Survivors include four sons, Robert Fred and wife, Jean Taylor, Michael and Teresa Taylor, William Howard and Sandra Taylor and Earl Wayne "George" and Lisa Taylor; two daughters, Cathy and husband Larry Ellison, and Lynn and husband Leston Followay. Burial January 3, 2002 at Terry Cemetery near Hurricane.

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