WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
June, 2002
These obituaries for the
month of JUNE were typed by
Howard Osburn.
DIED - JUNE 1, 2002 ** ELIZABETH B.
WORKMAN, 55, of Kermit. Born May 23, 1947, in Kermit, a daughter of the late Mose
and Jane Baisden. Survivors include her husband, Merrello Workman; son, Merrello Workman
Jr.; brothers, Tom Baisden, John Baisden and Mose Baisden Jr.; sisters, Christine Robinson
and Florence Porter. Burial June 4, 2002 in Baisden Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 2, 2002 ** MATTIE THEDA ADKINS, 43, of Fort Gay,
in J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa, Ky. Born Dec. 24, 1958, in Louisa, a daughter
of Grover Adkins of Fort Gay and the late Sara Ruth Billups Adkins. Survivors include her
three sisters, Mary Ellen Reid, Stephanie Adkins and Justina Sibyl Taylor; one brother,
Karl Adkins. Burial June 4, 2002, in the Bartram Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2002 ** NANCY E.
"RENO" MULLETT, 78, of Huntington, at her residence.
Born February 5, 1924, in Wayne County W.Va., a daughter of the late James Arl and Carie
Mae Hill Kilgore. Preceded in death by her husband, James Mullett; one brother,
James William Kilgore; three sisters, Viola Ruth Kilgore, Juanita Bennett and Evelyn
Mitchell. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Larry Allen and Patricia A.
Mullett; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Harvey D. Jarrell; one grandson; two
brothers, Paul Kilgore and Leonard Kilgore; three sisters, Edna Arthur, Carol Shannon and
Frances Sias. Burial June 7, 2002 in spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2002 ** EVA (BERRY) FORTNER, 82, of Wayne, in
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born March 3, 1920, in Kentucky, the daughter of
the late Ira Berry. Preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Fortner; and one son, Ivan
Fortner Jr.; two brothers, Milton and Edgar Berry; three sisters, Joan Watts, Alice Berry
Robinson and Mary Berry. Survivors include two sisters, Hazel Berry and Ruby Berry; one
brother, Bob Berry; one grandson, Greg Fortner and fiancee, Jenny Combs; one
granddaughter, Lisa Justice and a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Sue Fortner Fry. Burial
June 7, 2002 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2002 ** HERMAN SANSOM, 66, of Salt Rock,
W.Va., at St. Mary's Hospital. Born December 13, 1935, in Wayne County, son of the late
Rev. Edgar and Ona Lester Sansom. Preceded in death by two sisters, Lucella Jobe and
Janice Gibson, and two brothers, Hiram and Enslow Sansom. Survivors include his wife,
Phyllis Brunty Sansom; Six sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Debbie Sansom, Ronnie
Sansom, Terry and Tanya Sansom, Ky., Scott and Kimm Sansom, Brett and Morena Sansom and
Brent and Karen Sansom; one sister, Lucille Nelson; two brothers and sisters-in-law,
Truman and Margaret Sansom and Ernie and Ouida Sansom; 11 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren; mother-in-law, Jessie Brunty Cessna; sisters-in-law, Brenda Lee,
Gerri Mills and her husband Ron and Betty Rardain; brother-in-law Micky Brunty and his
wife Sharon. Burial June 8, 2002 in Enon Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2002 ** JOSHUA RIFFE (NOE), 23, of
Lavalette. Born Dec. 16, 1978, in Huntington, a son of Dennis Noe and Brenda Stepp.
Survivors include his stepfather, Edward Smith; three sisters, Kelley Rife, Cindy Noe and
Roxanne Noe; three brothers, Jimmy Riffe, Denny Noe and Cole Noe; maternal grandmother,
Maxine Stepp; paternal grandparents, Donnie and Mary Noe; and his girlfriend, Suzanne
Queen and her children, Derrick Leedy and Natalie Stapleton. Burial June 8, 2002 in Cline
Cemetery, Baisden, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2002 ** HENRY A. SKEENS, 78, of Huntington,
W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 2, 1923, in Wayne County, W.Va.,
son of the late Harvey Skeens and Bertha Beloat Skeens Fox. Survivors include one sister,
Nellie Smith Dingess. Burial June 6, 2002 in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2002 ** SAMUEL RAY SMITH, 61, of Prichard,
following a sudden illness. Born March 5, 1941, in Greenbrier, W. Va., a son of the late
Cora Lee Smith Akers. Preceded in death by one brother, David Smith. Survivors include his
wife, Bonnie Smith; three sons, Walter Smith, James Smith and Robby Smith; one brother,
Robert Smith; and seven grandchildren. Burial June 10, 2002 in Mathews Cemetery, Lick Log,
W. Va.
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DIED - JUNE 8, 2002 ** CHRISTOPHER GAGE FORTNER. Born
May 29, 2002, the infant son of Chris and Donna Fortner. Survivors include paternal
grandparents, Elmer and Barbara Fortner and Joan Fortner; his maternal grandparents, Wick
and Lola Shy; one brother, Morgan Donai Fortner. Burial June 12, 2002 in
the Shy-Gilkerson family cemetery on White's Creek.
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DIED - JUNE 8, 2002 ** ALMEDIA IRENE HOUSTON, 83, in St.
Mary's Hospital. Born Sept. 24, 1918, in Wayne County to the late Okey and Almedia
Sansom. Preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Paul D. Huston; four brothers and six
sisters. Survivors include her son, Dr. Paul David Houston. Burial June 12, 2002 in
Corridor of Faith Mausoleum at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - JUNE 8, 2002 ** MARY BELL BOWEN, 62, of Crum.
Born June 26, 1939, in Louisa, a daughter of the late Earl Bowens and Marylin Johnson
Bowens. Survivors include her husband, Bennie Bowen Crum; three daughters, Delphia Trout,
Loretta Parsons and Rhonda Robinson; three sons, Paul Bowen, Bennie Bowen and Jeffery
Bowen; three sisters, Helen Harless, Luria Maynard and Doris Parsons. Burial June
11, 2002 in Bowens-Sammons Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - JUNE 8, 2002 ** MRS. JEWEL WILLIAMSON, 46, of Genoa.
Born April 29, 1956, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Sam and Opal (Berry)
Dingess. Preceded her in death by one brother, Glen Dingess. Survivors include her
husband, Roby Williamson; one daughter, Gwina Williamson; four sisters and a
brother-in-law, Trish and Kevin Ross, Betty Dingess, Shirley Dingess and Lena Dingess;
three brothers and sisters-in-law, Sam and Debbie Dingess, Keith and Liz Dingess, and
Earnest Dingess. Burial June 11, 2002 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2002 ** MRS. JUDY EASTHAM ADKINS, 58, of
Prichard, W.Va., at her residence. after winning her long fight against cancer on Sunday,
June 9, 2002. Born Dec. 25, 1943, in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Russell
and Bernice Burt Eastham. Survived by her husband, Bobby Thurman Adkins; four children and
their spouses, Jerry Allen and Lisa Adkins, Janet Marie and Nathan Nelson, Bobby Russell
Adkins and a very special daughter, Barbara Ann Adkins; three sisters and one brother,
Dottie and Charles Cyrus, Janet and Bill Janes, Patsy Crookshank and Russell and Sandra
Eastham. Burial June 11, 2002 at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2002 ** WILLIAM GLENN SMITH. Born April
30, 1918, on Ferguson Branch in Wayne County, W. Va., to the late Jim and Francis Blevins
Smith. Preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Esther Smith; two infant sons, Clarence
Elwood and Richard Glenn Smith; one brother, Taylor Smith; four sisters, Rachel, Mary
Ellen, Maudie and Alice Smith. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and
Leonard Conrad Jr.; a son and daughter-in-law, Gary David and Sue Anne Smith. Burial June
12, 2002 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 10,2002 ** VERLIE KIRK RICE, 94, of Radnor, W.
VA. Born May 29, 1908, in Inez, Ky., a daughter of the late William Kirk and
Nancy Jane Maynard. Preceded in death by her husband, Jay Rice Sr.; two daughters, Joy
Lewis and Cathy Jo Rice; two Sons, Glenn Rice and Jay Rice Jr. Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Marshall "Jewel" Moore, Mrs. William "June" Phelps and
Mrs. Winfield "Brenda" Francis of Huntington; 10 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Burial June 13, 2002 in Elmwood
Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2002 ** FLORA FRANCES WELLMAN, 89, of
Huntington. Born September 8, 1912, in Wayne County, the daughter of thelate
Euphrates and Orinda Dillon Davis. Preceded in death by her husband, Keiffer D. Wellman;
two sisters, Inez Barbour and Lena Morrison; two brothers, Paul Davis and Lyle Davis.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Joseph Mark Wellman, and Keith D. and
Bernadette Wellman; three grandchildren; one great-grandson. Burial Saturday, June
15, 2002 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2002 ** CHARLES BERNETT NEWMAN, 84, of
Huntington, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born August 28, 1917, in Wayne
County W.Va., a son of the late Alger and Elva Holbrooks Newman. Preceded in death by a
son, James Ermal Newman; two sisters, Berthie Ray and Margaret Harris; and five brothers,
Willie, James Oxer, Dexter, Waymer and V.R. Newman. Survivors include his wife, Erma E.
Craft Newman; one son and daughter-in-law, Charles Howard and Connie Jo Newman; a special
daughter, Debbie Underwood; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial June 14,
2000 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2002 ** FERN LOUISE CHAPMAN, 68, of East
Lynn, in Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born July 16, 1933, in East Lynn, a daughter of the
late Henry and Mary Vaughan Wallace. Survivors include her husband, Walter R. Chapman; one
son, Charles Lee Chapman and his wife, Debra; a sister, Juanita Fry; three grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Burial June 15, 2002 in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2002 ** EDNA PARSONS WATTS, 93, of West
Hamlin, W.Va., at the Lincoln Continuous Care Center. Born November 15, 1908, at Beech
Fork, W.Va., a daughter of the late Albert and Harriet Bing Parsons. Preceded in death by
her husband, Alvin Watts; one brother, Wayne Parsons; one grandchild. Survivors include
five daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Butcher, Adele and John Jacko, Margaret Lovejoy,
Jacqui and Paul Stroud and Edith and David Miller; two sons and one daughter-in-law,
Truman Watts and Alvin and Rachel Watts; one sister, Mae Childers; 20 grandchildren; 32
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial June 17, 2002 in Watson
Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2002 ** ROGER LEE BALL, 55, of Lavalette,
W.Va, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 3, 1947, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of
the late Shirley Ball Sr. and Goldie Jackson Ball. Survivors include his wife Donnie
Manis Ball, one daughter, Misha Leigh Ball; two brothers, Rev. Shirley Ball, Jr. and his
wife Sue and Jerry L. Ball. Burial June 16, 2002 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2002 ** FLOSSIE M. ADKINS, 96, of Wayne died,
at her residence. Born July 28, 1905, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Golden and Rosanna
Keck Mills. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil C. Adkins; two infant daughters,
Virgilene Adkins and Ermil Jean Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Hazel Mae Mills,
and husband Fred, and Velma A. Rutherford; three sons, Arnold V. Adkins and wife, Jean,
Vernon F. Adkins and Renick K. Adkins and wife, Betty; eight grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren. Burial June 15, 2002 in the Spurlock Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2002 ** TERESA O'BRIEN NAPIER, 48, of Dunlow,
West Virginia, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Kentucky. Born September 13, 1953,
at Radnor, West Virginia, a daughter of the late John Edward and Freda Preston O'Brien.
Preceded her in death by one son, Shad Napier and a brother, Glen O'Brien. Survivors
include a daughter-in-law, Hester Napier Casteel; four sisters, Marty Lycans, Sandra
Perry, Brenda Ferguson and her husband Larry, and Kitty Cassidy and her husband Bobby;
three brothers, Jay O'Brien, Hugh O'Brien and Britt O'Brien; one granddaughter, Kelsey
Dawn Napier, and a special loved one, Frank Napier. Burial June 16, 2002 in Community
Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2002 ** ARLENA VOSIE MAE SWANN, at Morris
Memorial Nursing Home, Milton. Born in Wayne County, W. Va., the daughter of Elbee and
Kizzie McGinnis Barbour. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul A. Swan; three sisters and
five brothers. Survivors includes a daughter, Twyla Browning and her husband, Lindy; one
son, Bob Swann and his wife Mary Lou; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Burial June 17, 2002 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2002 ** MRS. BESSIE KIRK of Westmoreland, in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 9, 1909, in Campton, Ky., a daughter of the late
Alfred and Belle Creech. Prededed in death by two husbands, William Kirk and Philip
Whisman; one son, Ray Whisman; seven step-sons, Charley, William, Chester, John,
Phillip, and Robert Whisman, and Junior Kirk; five sisters and one brother. Survivors
include one son, Ewell Whisman and his wife Rose; two stepdaughters Bertie McCoy and Helen
Fields; two stepsons, Raymond and Garrell Kirk; two sisters, Mary Thomas and Beatrice
Wright of Middletown, Ohio. Burial June 18, 2002 in Oaklawn Cemetery on Pea Ridge.
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DIED - JUNE 15, 2002 ** FRANK FRITZ, 84, Huntington, WV.
Born December 24, 1917, at Huntington, WV, in Wayne County, a son of the late Fred
and Amanda Wilson Fritz. Preceded in death by one brother, Frederick Fritz. Survivors
include his wife, Martha Feamster Wills Fritz; two daughters and sons-in-law, Martha
Rupert and Thomas L. Walker and Melinda Rachel and Ronald V. Marrara; six
grandchildren; one great grandson. Burial June 18, 2002 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - JUNE 16, 2002 ** SYLVIA ROSSER COLLINS, 75, of Fort
Gay, W. VA., in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, W. VA. Born Dec. 31, 1926, a daughter
of the late Sam Rosser and Annie Salmons Rosser Damron. Survivors include two daughters,
Debbie Robertson and Annette Klee; two sons, Gerald Rosser and Sam Rosser; six
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial June 19, 2002 in Vinson Cemetery in Webb.
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DIED - JUNE 16, 2002 ** MRS. PERLINA (ADKINS) MAYNARD, 81, of
Ranger, W. VA., at her residence. Born Oct. 3, 1920, in Kiahsville, a daughter of
the late Lindsey and Haney (Adkins) Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Lucian
Maynard; a grandson, Jonathan Ray Maynard; two sisters, Nannie Mae Narramore and Opal
Howland; three brothers, Clifford Adkins, Walter Adkins and Winford Adkins. Survivors
include one daughter, Ethel Ellen Knight; a son, Walter Ray Maynard and wife, Donna; a
sister, Jo Ann Moon and husband, Ronnie; five brothers, Clyde Adkins and wife, Peggy,
Dennis Adkins and wife, Kathy, James Adkins, Lindsey Adkins Jr., and Willard Adkins and
wife, Thelma; four grandchildren; one great-grandson. Burial June 19, 2002 in Greasy Ridge
Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED - JUNE 17, 2002 ** BUDDY PAYNE, 59, of Sycamore Street,
Kenova, W.Va., formerly of Catlettsburg, Ky., at his home. Born May 14, 1943, in Kenova,
W.Va., a son of the late Lewis and Lula Workman Payne. Preceded in death by four brothers,
Bud, Charles, Elba and Dennis Payne. Survivors include his wife, Donna Perry Payne; one
daughter, Tracie Payne at; one son, Marc Payne and his wife Hope; one grandchild; two
brothers, Dewey and Bobby Payne; a sister-in-law, Beulah Payne of Huntington; two
brothers-in-law, Tony M. Perry and his wife Connie, and Buddy Lee Perry and his wife
Debbie; mother-in-law, Boots Perry. Burial June 19, 2002 in Alley-Miller Cemetery in
Prichard, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 17, 2002 ** MARY QUEEN, 76, of Interlachen, Fla.,
in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington. Born Oct. 11, 1925, in Wewana, WVa., a daughter of
late Rufus and Lucinda Watts Pack. Preceded in death by a sister, Sarah Queen; four
brothers, Isaac Pack, Earl Rufus Pack Jr., Columbus Pack and Carl Pack. Survivors include
her husband, Newman Queen; three daughters, Joyce Ann Brown, Evelyn Adkins and
Teresa Sue Queen; four sons, Doliver W. Queen, Cletis Queen, Newman Queen Jr. and Cullie
Queen; three sisters, Georgia Worrall, Estamae Swimm Ina Fay Wilson; three brothers, Jay
Pack, Julius Pack and Earsel Pack; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Burial
June 19, 2002 in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2002 ** FRANK FRAZIER, 96, of Louisa, Ky.
Born May 6, 1906, in Clifford, Ky., a son of the late W.D. Frazier and Mary Jane Marcum
Frazier. Preceded in death by one grandson, James Franklin Frazier. Survivors include his
wife, Anna Hammonds Frazier; four daughters, Rose McReynolds, Wauletta Stevens, Frankie
Perry and Ona Wilkerson; three sons, Leon Frazier, Richard J. Frazier and Winfield
Frazier; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Burial June 19, 2002 in
Yatesville Memorial Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - JUNE 19, 2002 ** KATELYN LEIGH KENNEDY, infant
daughter of Jessica Fay Kennedy of Huntington, died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Joseph Frank and Freda
Mae Kennedy. Survivors include her grandparents, Roger and Marla Kay Kennedy;
great-grandparents, John and Audrey Adkins. Burial June 22, 2002 in Baylous Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 20, 2002 ** THELMA BALL ROBERTS, 93, of Louisa,
Ky., in St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Born Dec. 11, 1908, in Fallsburg, Ky., a
daughter of the late Blaine G. Ball and Martha Short Ball. Preceded in death by her
husband, Webb Roberts; one son, Willis Roberts. Survivors include seven daughters, Martha
Roberts Thompson, Sally Roberts Whitaker DuPont, Maxine Roberts Crum, Lora R. Reynolds,
Linda R. Dahlman, Doshia R. VanHoose and Mary June R. McBride; one son, Freeman Webb
Roberts; one brother, Blaine G. Ball; 27 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren. Burial June 23, 2002 in Roberts Family Cemetery in Big Catt,
Ky.
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DIED - JUNE 20, 2002 ** MR. CLIFFORD "TIP" MATHIS,
90, formerly of Wayne, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Sept. 8, 1911, in Wayne
County, a son of the late John Henry and Parthenia Finley Mathis. Preceded in death by two
wives, Clara Clark Mathis and Florence Williamson Mathis; one daughter, Catherine Damron;
one son, Fred "Bud" Mathis; two brothers, Clyde and Claude Mathis; one sister,
Martha Browning; two sons-in-law, Glen Dingess and Ernie Muir; one great-granddaughter.
Survivors include five daughters, Faye Ramey, Martha Ann Dingess, Ethel Mae Marshall and
husband, Don, Hester Muir and Rhoda Lee Terry and husband, Charles; three sons, Vernon
Mathis and wife, Kathy, Carlos Ray Mathis and wife, Karen and Chester "Chek"
Mathis and special friend, Margie Sperry; one brother Charlie Mathis Sr. of Wayne; 26
grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Louella Mathis; a son-in-law,
Darrell Damron. Burial June 22, 2002 in the Wallace Cemetery on Mathis Ridge in
Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2002 ** ANDY LEE STAMPER, 73, of Dunlow. Born
Sept. 8, 1928, in Wayne County, a son of the late Goldie Hall Stamper and Henry Stamper.
Preceded death by two daughters, Goldie Joan Curnutte and Teresa Gayle Stamper; one
sister, Joyce Gayle Accord; one sister-in-law, Debbie Lynn Stamper. Survivors include his
wife, Hazel Lee Ferguson Stamper; two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda Lee and Lester Ray
Finley and Gloria Jeanette Salmons; four sons and daughters-in-law, Andy Ray and Dottie
Meddings Stamper, Charles Leslie Stamper, Ronald Douglas and Evelyn Jane Marcum Stamper,
and Barry David and Sherry Lynn Horne Stamper; seven sisters and brothers-in-law, Jewel
and James Ferguson, Thelma June and Joe Marcum, Opal Sue and G.V. Williamson, Mary Jo and
Ray Lovins, Betty Ruth Crabtree, Martha Kay and Jack Dickinson and Patricia Lynn and
Dwayne James; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Bernard Ray and Georgia Stamper, Jerry K.
and Wilma Jean Stamper, Henry Thomas and Regina Dillon Stamper and Johnny Dale Stamper;
seven grandsons; three granddaughters; three great-grandchildren. Burial June 23,
2002 in the Stamper Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2002 ** RAYMOND NAPIER, 89, of Joshua Tree,
Calif., formerly of Huntington. Born May 3, 1913, in Huntington, a son of the late William
Franklin Napier and Elizabeth Maynard Napier. Preceded in death by one daughter,
Joann Tompkins; one grandson, Michael Patrick Napier; one great-grandson, Gary Tompkins.
Survivors include his wife, Annalois Crow Napier; three sons, Gene Napier, Ronald Napier
and Andre Napier; one daughter, Janet Bohannon; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandson. Burial June 26, 2002 in the Napier Family Cemetery on Wilson
Creek.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2000 ** ESKOW "PETE" LANE, 88, of Wayne, in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington. Born Jan. 5, 1914, in Wayne
County, the son of the late William Bill and Virginia Bell (Davidson) Lane. Preceded in
death by one daughter, Donetta E. Keyser. Survivors include one daughter, Dalena K. Riggs
and her husband, Bernie; one son, Leo Lane and his wife, Lorraine; one brother, Elmer Lane
and his wife, Irene; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial June 24,
2002 in the Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 22, 2002 ** STEVE HAMMOND, 74, of Wayne, at St.
Mary's Hospital. Born October 30, 1927, in Branchland, a son of the late Sherman and
Rozella Brinegar Hammond. Preceded in death by his wife Betty Hammond; two sisters, Sharon
Lynn Hammond and Deanna Adkins. Survivors include seven sisters, Rosalee Adkins, Millie
Hammond, Pamela Dillman, Gracie Adkins, Verna Johnson, Thelma Eaves of and Spicie Ferrell;
four brothers, Sherman Leo Hammond, Braxton Hammond, Paris Hammond and Lawrence Hammond.
Burial June 24, 2002 in Brinegar Cemetery, Raccoonville Creek Road, Branchland.
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DIED - JUNE 22, 2002 ** RICHARD ADKINS, 68, of Genoa. Born
Dec. 9, 1933, in Wayne County, a son of the late Foster and Lilly Mae (Clark) Adkins.
Preceded in death by his wife, Cora Elizabeth Banfield Adkins; one son, Sgt. Terry Dale
Adkins. Survivors include his children, Debbie Bundy, Brenda Crabtree, Wilma and Pat
Skeens, Bonnie and Jerry Pruett, Wanda and Emery Thompson, Sandy and Tom Crabtree, Carol
and Timmy Damron, Richard Lee Adkins and Shane Adkins; a daughter-in-law, Madeline Adkins;
two brothers and sister-in-law, William Frank and Rena Adkins and Kenneth Lee Adkins; 20
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Burial June 24, 2002 in the Sam Damron Cemetery on
Ferguson Branch in Dunlow.
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DIED - JUNE 22, 2002 ** HAZEL WILLIAMSON McAVOY, 84, of Mt.
Gilead, Ohio, in the Morrow County Hospital ECF. Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, on
Nov. 8, 1917, the daughter of the late Harv and Pink Maynard Williamson. Preceded in death
by her husband, Gorrell "Jack" McAvoy; brothers Jesse, Taft, Kelly and Drew and
John Williamson; sisters Frankie, Alta Mae and Delilah. Survivors include five sons, Jerry
C. McAvoy, Gary (Patty) McAvoy, Ray McAvoy, Dana (Cheryl) McAvoy and Roger McAvoy; 18
grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; Burial June 26, 2002 in Oak Grove Memorial Park
near Lexington.
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DIED - JUNE 23, 2002 ** LILLIE BRUMFIELD, 83, of Crum, at
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Preceded in death by her husband, Bill Brumfield. Survivors
include one son, Eddie Eugene Brumfield; one stepson, William Dale Brumfield; one
daughter, Sandra Lee Brumfield; one stepdaughter, Alese Stickler; one brother, Curtis
McCoy; two sisters, Rosalee Childers and Betty Porter. Burial June 26, 2002 in
Brumfield Cemetery, Crum.
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DIED - JUNE 23, 2003 ** JOANN MILLS, 66 of Wayne, W.Va., at
her residence. Born Jan. 20, 1936 in Kenova, W.Va., a daughter of the late Prentice and
Minnie Lloyd Thacker. Preceded in death by her husband, James Ronald Mills; three
brothers, Tommy, Daniel and Fred Thacker; one sister, Terri Engles. Survivors include a
daughter, Shelly Martin and husband, Timothy; two brothers, Sherrill Thacker and Harold
Thacker and wife, Polly; two grandchildren, James Nicholas and Samuel Thomas Martin.
Burial June 25, 2002 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 25, 2002 ** MARY EVANS, at Mount Carmel Hospital
in Columbus, Ohio. Born Feb. 16, 1922. Preceded in death by her husband, Willard Evans;
her parents, Columbus "Lum" and Rosetta (Muncy) Stacy; one son, Columbus Evans;
three brothers, Columbus, Jim, and Tom Stacy; one sister, Minnie Corns. Survivors include
two sons, Earnest (Betty) Evans, Sr., and Willard (Judy) Evans, Jr.; two daughters,
Virginia (Melvin) Walker and Veva (Dennis) Block; a special daughter-in-law, Betty Jane
Evans; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Isaac Stacy and Robert
Stacy; two sisters, Lucy (Elmer) Perry and Betty Little. Burial June 28, 2002 in the
Webb Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 25, 2002 ** REVA NOE HAMPTON, 91, of Kenova,
W.Va., at home. Born September 8, 1910, in Wayne County, W.Va. Preceded in death by her
husband, Walter Hampton; one son, Mont Hampton. Survivors include one son, Roy Hampton and
his wife, Kathleen; one daughter-in-law, Mary Frances Hampton; five grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Burial June 27, 2002 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Route 75, Kenova,
W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2002 ** MR. WILLIAM SHERMAN
"PAP PAW" MEDLEY, 87, of Milton, W.Va., in St. Mary's
Hospital. Born April 26,1915, in Wayne County, W.Va, a son of the late Charles and Maggie
Rutherford Medley. Preceded in death by one sister, Genevieve Parsons; three
brothers, Sherrill, John and Robert Medley. Survivors include his wife, Alberta Lee
"Dossie" Medley; one daughter, Donna M. Painter; two grandchildren; Two
sisters, June Burris and her husband Eddy and Bettty Maynard and her husband, Robert;
sisters-in-law, Pauline Medley and Carrie Medley; brother-in-law, Woody Parsons. Burial
June 29, 2002 in Hlllcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2002 ** EDGAR A. "ED" CHILDERS JR.,
68, at his home in Ceredo, W.Va. Born September 26, 1933, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of
the late Edgar A. Sr. and Irma Kathleen Armstrong Childers. Survivors include his wife,
Terri Childers; three daughters, Judy Gue, Terri Childers and Kimberly (Ron) Fisher; one
son, Edgar A. Childers III; four grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Dave and
Karen Childers; one sister, Mrs. Jackie Hunt . Burial June 29, 2002 in the Mausoleum of
Serenity in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 27, 2002 ** BULA CASTLE, 86, of Ulysses, Ky., at
the J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa, Ky. Born July 3, 1915, at Georges Creek, Ky.,
a daughter of the late Farrow and Lizzie Chapman Childers. Preceded in death by her
husband, Nard Castle. Survivors include two sons, Joe Francis Castle and Okie Castle; two
daughters, Marie Music and Kittie Ann Bowens; nine grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Burial June 30, 2002 in the Castle Cemetery in Ulysses.
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DIED - JUNE 27, 2002 ** ANDY KIRK, 81, of Louisa, Ky., in
Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born Jan. 29, 1921, in Louisa, a son of the late
Henry and Marinda Herald Kirk. Survivors include his wife, Tina Mae Preston Kirk; one
daughter, Kathy Fields; two sons, James H. Kirk and Carroll Kirk; three brothers, James
Kirk, Cecil Kirk and Lester Kirk; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial
June 29, 2002 in Buffalo Horn Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - JUNE 29, 2002 ** SARAH QUEEN MILLS MARSHALL, 81, of
Wayne, at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington. Born Aug. 8, 1920, in Wayne County, a
daughter of the late Lewis Mills and Olive Dickerson Mills. Preceded in death by her
husband, Wallace Marshall; four brothers, Truman Mills, Cullie Mills, Henry Mills and
Appie Mills; two sisters; Cora MiIls Mills and Mary Bing. Survivors include one sister and
brother-in-law, Arbutus and Laddie Smith; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Lewis
Glenn and Erma Mills, Brian and Dorothy Mills, and John Mills; three grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Burial July 2, 2002 in Vaughn-Mills Cemetery on Peter Cave
Road.
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DIED - JUNE 30, 2002 ** GLADYS GERTRUDE WORKMAN, 83,of Ft.
Gay, WVa. Born March 9, 1919, in Tabors Creek, W. Va., a daughter of the late John R.
Mullins and Sadie H. Thompson Mullins Stiltner. Preceded in death by her husband,
Lucian Workman. Survivors include two sons, Charles "Nick" Foster and Lucian
"Ooger" Workman; one sister, Maxine Crabtree; one brother, Eugene Mullins; three
grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Burial July 3, 2002 in Docks Creek Cemetery in
Docks Creek, W.Va.