WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES June

These obituaries for the month of July were typed by Howard Osburn.

DIED - JULY 1, 2007 ** MYRTLE VIRGINIA HATFIELD McCOY FORTNER VARNEY, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, WV formerly of Matewan and Huntington, WV, at her home. Born August 13, 1922 at Mate Creek, WV, a daughter of the late Allen and Jennie (Hatfield) Hatfield. Preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Charles H. McCoy and Leslie Fortner. Survivors include daughters Nancy M. Sostaric; Carolyne S. Moss; Charlotte L. Ford and Donna K. Myers; brother Roy Hatfield; step-sisters Lillian Stump; Dorothy Bean; nine grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Burial July 7, 2007 in the Hatfield Cemetery at McCarr, KY.
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DIED - JULY 2, 2007 ** ARNOLD VIRGIL ADKINS, 71, of Acworth, Georgia, at his residence. Born July 22, 1935 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Virgil C. and Flossie Mills Adkins. Preceded in death by his first wife, Joyce Carol Smith Adkins and infant sisters, Virgilene and Ermal Jean Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Jean Nelson Adkins; two sons, Arnie Adkins and wife, Cheryl and Clarence “C. W. “ Adkins and wife, Cynthia; two sisters, Hazel Mae Mills and husband, Fred, and Velma A. Rutherford; two brothers, Vernon F. Adkins and Renick K. Adkins and wife, Betty; four grandchildren. Burial July 7, 2007 in the Spurlock Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 2, 2007 ** DOROTHY BAILEY LAMBERT, 75, of Kenova, W. Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W. Va. Born September 15, 1931, in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Mack Bailey and Carrie Jordan Bailey Marcum. Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Linda Jones, Larry and Sue Booth, Lisa Drake and Danny Drake. Burial July 9, 2007 in Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 5, 2007 ** CODY JOE PLYMALE, 18, of Chesapeake, Ohio. Born October 22, 1988, in Huntington, W. Va. Preceded in death by his maternal great-grandmother Eunice Hagley Kearns; and great-aunt and great-uncle Sue Ann and Robert Bender. Survivors include his father Terry Joe Plymale; mother and stepfather Angela and Tony Asbury; paternal grandparents Hershel and Billie Plymale; maternal grandparents Butch and Sheila Kincaid; paternal great-grandmother Bernice Marshall; half sister Sadie Beth Plymale; two aunts and uncles, Andrea and Scott Adkins and Dawn and Michael McComas; great-great-aunt and uncle Katherine and Ralph Hagley. Burial July 9, 2007 in Rome Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 5, 2007 ** CHARLES C. "CHARLIE" THOMPSON, 67, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born October 20, 1939, in Fort Gay, W.Va., a son of Nancy Virginia Parsons Emory and the late Charlie C. Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Hattie M. Thompson; a son, Rick Thompson; a granddaughter, Amanda Kay Thompson and grandson Nathan Carter; three great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Charlie Wallace; two nieces and a nephew; three great-nieces and three great-nephews. Burial July 9, 2007 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 5, 2007 ** ALLEN PERRY, 72, of Dunlow, at his home . Born October 20, I934 at Perry Ridge, WV, a son of the late Nathan Perry and Sarah Aldridge Perry. Preceded in death by one brother, Henry Perry, one set of twin siblings, Thomas and Alice Perry, and one sister, Anna Mae Perry. Survivors include his wife, Minnie Adkins Perry; five sisters: Emma Hundley, Jannivee Eslick Copley, Francis Burnette, Hattie Lucas and Loraine Hampton; five brothers, Casa Perry, Carl Perry, Joe Perry, Frank Perry, and Jesse Perry; one daughter, Lona Ann Roads; eight step-children; one granddaughter, and a host of step-grandchildren, nephews and nieces. Burial July 8, 2007 in the William Perry Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 6, 2007 ** VERNARD LEMONS, 82, of Huntington, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington. Born November 21, 1924, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Sam and Nellie Burcham Lemons. Preceded in death by two brothers, Oscar and Loy Lemons. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Louise Lemons, four nephews and their spouses, and a host of great-nieces, -nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews. Burial July 10, 2007 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 9, 2007 ** HERBERT F. "FRANK" McCOMAS, 80, of Kenova, W.Va., at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born September 12, 1926, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Herbert and Nellie Billups McComas. Preceded in death by his wife, Helen Hatten McComas; and two brothers, James D. and William W. McComas. Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Porter, and a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph F. and Tina McComas; three sisters and their spouses, Maxine and Alex Jenkins, Joyce Ann and Leonard Kirk, and Bertha "Tommie" and Doug Graham; two brothers, David McComas and Roger McComas and his wife Darlene; two grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Adele White and Sandy McComas. Burial July 12, 2007, in the McComas Family Cemetery.
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DIED - ?? ** GLADYS FRAZIER of Ranger, W.Va. Born March 27, 1922, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Carrie Caldwell Taylor Sr. Preceded in death by her husband, Archie Frazier Sr.; one son, Edward Frazier; one daughter, Redith Elkins; and sisters Opal Maynard and Melba Warrell. Survivors include sisters Mayme (Ransom) Wiley, Anna Lou Bell, Donetta (Lynn) Campbell, Sandy (George) Wiley, Regina (George) Johnson; brothers Jo K Taylor, Elba (Maxine) Taylor, Sam (Myrtle) Taylor, Frank (Dona) Taylor, Mark (Christine) Taylor; children JoAnn (Ken) Queen, Odessa (Calvin) Freeman, Evelyn (Blackie) Cartwright, Mary (Danny) Lisicki, Glenn (Linda), Archie (Joyce), Bill (Shelia), Estelle (Robert), Reba (Tim) Davis, and Mike (Patty; 34 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren. Burial July 11, 2007, in the Willie Wiley Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 7, 2007 ** OLETA MITCHELL SIEGLE, 79, of Prichard, W.Va., at the Wayne Nursing and Rehab Center in Wayne, W.Va. Born July 28, 1927, in Kenova, W.Va., to the late Robert and Francis Parsley Mitchell. Preceded in death by one son, John Siegle; one daughter, Betty Siegle Metz; one sister and two brothers. She is survived by one sister, Opal McGuire; two granddaughters, and several nieces and nephews. Burial July 10, 2007, in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 10, 2007 ** JEWELL H. BRUMFIELD, 80, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born January 27, 1927, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late P. J. and Sara Agnes Sharp Hutchinson. Preceded in death by her husband, Donald Lee Brumfield; three brothers, Tom, Jennings and Charles Hutchinson; three sisters, Mabel Fuller, Pearl Jarrell and Ruby Osborn. She is survived by one son, David Brumfield; one daughter, Nancy Lee Davis; one grandson; one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Garnet Hatten and Betty Harrison; several nieces and nephews. Burial July 14, 2007 in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 10, 2007 ** AMBER LEIGH LITTLE, 41, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by her mother Roseanne Nogel. Survivors include her husband William Little; her father Robert Nogel; one son, Eddie Ray Lee Little; one step son, William Issac Lee; one step-daughter, Maria Yvonne Little; one grandson, two sisters and three brothers. Burial July 12, 2007 in Fitch Cemetery on Nats Creek, KY.
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DIED - JULY 10, 2007 ** ANNA LEE HAGER, 83, of Wayne, WV, at her residence. Born December 11, 1923 in East Lynn, WV, a daughter of the late Albert and Nina Belcher Ross. Preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Hager; a daughter, Gloria Gail Ball; four sisters, Alberta Ross, Virginia Bowman, Angeline Marshall, Barbara Ross; four brothers, Dock Ross, Paul Ross, James Ross, Elton Scott “Fox” Ross. Survivors include a son, Paul S. Hager and wife, Peggy; two sisters, Geraldine Cline and Arbutis Brady; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Burial July 23, 2007 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - JULY 10, 2007 ** MANDY FRANCES NOBLE THOMPSON, 66, of Wayne. Born September 11, 1940 in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Jennings Noble and Mary Elizabeth Smith Noble, her husband, Avner Odell Thompson, one son, Walter Odell Thompson, two brothers, Edward Noble and Ray Noble, and one sister, Nora May Hoyt. Survivors include six sons, Jennings Noble and wife Bertha, Robert Noble, William Thompson, Paul Thompson and wife Lisa, Ernest Thompson, Vernon Thompson; three daughters, Mary Adams and husband Glenn, Julia Thompson and Barbara Ellen Coy; one step-daughter, Janet Rose Thompson; three sisters, Ellen Sheppard, Jewel Merrit and Dorcas Stewart and husband Gene; one brother Jennings Noble Jr. and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Burial July 13, 2007 in the Joe Thompson Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 11, 2007 ** IRENE "MEME" BRITTON, 82, of Louisa, Ky., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born January 25, 1925, in Manila, Ky., daughter of the late George Garfield Auxier and Lula Salyer Auxier. Preceded in death by a son, Gene Tom Briton. Survivors include her husband, Harold Gene Britton; a daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Herb Lemaster; a sister, Ruth Hayes; a brother, Chet Auxier; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial July 14, 2007 in Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED - JULY 11, 2007 ** SHEILA SMITH, 50, of East Lynn. Born September 4, 1956 in Freeburn, KY, a daughter of the late Faye Anna Walters Dotson and Verlis Dotson. Preceded in death by one brother, William Berlin Dotson. Survivors include her husband, Michael Ray Smith; one sister, Debbie Kay Davidson and husband Frank; one brother, Verlis Dotson and wife Elaine; one daughter, Ruth Annagail Miller and husband Matthew; one son, James Michael Smith and wife Deanna; three grandsons; her mother-in-law, Dolly Smith; two sisters-in-law, Linda G. Smith and husband Gary, and Betty Nill. Burial July 15, 2007 in the Smith Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2007 ** ANNA MARIA STROUD, 56, of Fort Gay, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 2, 1951 in Bartow, FL, a daughter of the late Henry Thomas Jordan and Myrna Loy Cowart Fulbright. Survivors include her husband, Clarence Stroud; two daughters, Melody Gray and Amber Stroud; a son, William Barber; two sisters, Patricia Fulbright and Nena Perez and husband, Jose Perez; five grandchildren. Burial July 17, 2007 in Perry Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2007 ** MARY ZOE MULLENS COOPER, 80, of Ray City, Ga., in South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Ga. Born May 5, 1927, a daughter of the late Paul and Eva Mullens. Preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Carroll Cooper; sister, Ruby Mullens Robinson. Survivors include her son, Michael E. Cooper; daughter, Patricia G. Casto; daughter-in-law, Brenda Courts Cooper; son-in-law, Mark E. Casto; two granddaughters; two grandsons; two grandsons-in-law; two great-grandsons. Survivors include brothers and sisters Hope Day, Paul Q. Mullens II, Wanda Midkiff, Helen Hayes, Richard Mullens and John Mullens. Burial July 17, 2007 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2007 ** JOHN K. SMITH, 62, of Echo, W.Va., at his home. Born April 13, 1945, in Baltimore, Minn., a son of the late Kenneth Smith and Nancye Diehl Smith. Survivors include his wife, Billie Meadows Smith, and one daughter, Angie Lawson and husband Joey. Burial July 16, 2007, no location given.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2007 ** EDNA M. LAWHORN GRAHAM, 75 of Lavalette, West Virginia, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 6, 1932 in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Louis Edward and Rachel Elizabeth Wells Elkins. Preceded in death by her first husband, David Frank Lawhorn Jr. Survivors include her husband Clovis Graham; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael Lee and Sabrina Lawhorn; three daughters and one son-in-law, Dreama and Randall Houck, Tressie Lawhorn and Verna Davis of Huntington; and stepchildren Cindy and Jeremy Howard, Richard and Jackie Graham, Captain Billy and Robyn Graham and Ewayne and Luetta McCallister. Four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and nine step-grandchildren; brother James Elkins; two sisters, Evelyn Hamlin and Ruth Sawyers. Burial July 14, 2007 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2007 ** SARAH JANE COMBS SHEPHERD RIFFLE, 88, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born April 15, 1919, in Combs, Ky., to the late Sherman and Bessie McQueen Combs. Preceded in death by two husbands, Belvey Shepherd and William E. Riffle, three sisters and one grandson. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Annette and Lance Conager; one son and daughter-in-law, Belvey Joe and Claudia Diane Shepherd; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and five brothers, Tom, Taylor, Carol, James and Bill Combs. Burial July 14, 2007 in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2007 ** AMANDA MARIE WHITE, 18, of New London, Ohio,from injuries sustained in an automobile-train accident. Born in Oberlin, Ohio. Preceded in death by grandparents, George Walter and Andrew White; great-grandparents, Oscar and Leahe Barker, George and Marion Walter, and William Reinders. Survivors include her parents, Robert Russell and Linda (nee Walter); a brother, Robert Russell White III; grandparents, Robert and Blanche White; grandmother, Mary Jean Walter; great-grandmother, Avea White; great-grandmother, Laura Reinders; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and her boyfriend, Todd Denes. Burial July 19, 2007 in the Evergreen Cemetery, Rochester.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2007 ** THOMAS CHURCH, of Phoenix, Arizona. Born February 18, 1941 in Louisa, KY to the late Ome and Rosie Burchett Workman. Survivors include one daughter, Amanda Church and one son, Thomas Eugene Church. Burial July 21, 2007 in the Burchett-Hewiett Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2007 ** CAROLE SUE BALLENGEE FISCHER, 68, of Grayson, Ky., King's Daughter's Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born in Wayne County, W.Va., on October 1, 1938, to the late Jack and Ruth Hall Ballengee. Preceded in death by her niece Michele Sluss. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Dolf and Lisa Fischer and Chris and Melissa Fischer; one brother and sister-in-law Sam and Libby Ballengee; four grandchildren; one niece. Burial July 16, 2007 in Cyrus Cemetery in Cyrus, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2007 ** KAREN BROOKS, 43, of Branchland, W.Va. Born October 16, 1964. Preceded in death by her father, Oscar JR Brooks; her maternal grandparents, Merlin and Tennessee Hazelett; and her paternal grandparents, Oscar and Eliza Brooks. Survivors include her mother, Maxine Pritchard; three brothers, Louis Steven Brooks, Rodney "Roundman" Brooks and Oscar "PeeWee" Brooks III. Burial July 18, 2007 in Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2007 ** BETTY MARIE SALMONS, of Kenova, W.Va. Born December 17, 1923, in Glenhayes, W.Va. to the late Frank and Lucy Artrip James. Preceded in death by her husband, Hurshell. Survivors include daughters, Carole and son-in-law Bob Wellman and Lou and son-in-law Roger Bellomy; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Jesse James; one sister-in-law, Alichia Ratliff. Burial July 17, 2007 in the Copley-Salmons Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2007 ** DARRELL ANTHONY TAYLOR, 38, of Fort Gay, WV, at his residence. Born May 23, 1969 in Trenton, MI, a son of Acie O’dell and Mary Damron Stacy of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by his grandparents, William McKinley Damron, Columbus and Flora Stacy. Survivors include his wife, Roberta “Bobbie” Orsbon Taylor; children, Brittany, Ashley and Brett; three sisters, Macie Stacy, Tracy Ramirez and Jessica Stacy; a brother, Christopher Taylor; a grandmother, Amanda Damron; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Burial July 18, 2007 in Damron-Brumfield Cemetery, Crum, WV.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2007 ** RUBY LEAH ADAMS, 95, of Webbville, KY at the J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center. Born April 10, 1912 in Holden, W.Va to the late Gordon Kelly and Nellie Mae Triplett Kelly. Preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Adams. Survivors include two daughters, Gail James and Karren Clemett; one son, Clyde Adams; two granddaughters and two step-grandchildren. Burial July 18, 2007 in the Rube Adams Cemetery in Webbville.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2007 ** JEANETTE JONES STEWART, 67, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by her parents Robert Lee Jones and Tanie Howell Jones. Survivors include three daughters, Gina R. Woods, Sherry Webb and Yvette Renee Short; one son, Marvin R. Rose Jr.; five sisters, Evelene Cordray, Geneva Isaac, Barbara Hardwick, Edith Folden and Evie Burchett; seven grandchilren and three great-grandchildren. Burial July 18, 2007 in Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2007 ** JAMES O'DELL, 81, of Kenova, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born August 4, 1925 in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Loran Carter and Cassie Gilkerson O'Dell. Preceded in death by his first wife, Lois O'Dell; one daughter, Peggy Daughtery; six brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Mary C. Blake O'Dell; one stepdaughter, Sharon K. and Don Pelfrey; two stepsons, Virgil and Connie Blake and Gary and Barbara Blake; one brother, John and Sandra O'Dell; one sister, Trannie and Bill Dillard; 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Burial July 18, 2007 in the Henry Hatten Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2007 ** GEORGE T. NAPIER, 67, of Princeton, W.Va., at his residence. Born May 30, 1940, at Buckhannon, W.Va., he was the son of the late John C. and Ruby Meadows Napier. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Coburn Napier; a son, John C. Napier Jr.; brother David Owen Napier; sister Lucille Roy. Burial July 18, 2007 in the Resthaven Memorial Park in Princeton.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2007 ** GARY E. CARROLL, 56, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born April 17, 1951, in Huntington, the son of Irl Evans and Tennesse Watts Carroll. Survivors include his two sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Julie Carroll and Brock and Edie Carroll; two granddaughters; one brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Nancy Carroll; two nieces and one aunt, Polly Adkins. Burial July 20, 2007 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 16, 2007 ** ELLA MAE "SIS" LUCAS TRIPLETT of West Hamlin, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born March 17, 1919,the daughter of the late Winferd and Lucy Frye Lucas. Preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Triplett; two sons "Rocco" and John W. Triplett; infant brother Ferd Lucas; brothers Collie, Mack, Lenord, Charlie and Chester Arthur Lucas. Survivors include three sons, Dennis Triplett, Eddie Triplett Mark Triplett; one daughter, Gloria Ruth Triplett; two brothers, Dillard Lucas and Donald "Tiny" Lucas; one sister, Lillian "Peep" Tomblin. Burial July 19, 2007 in Lucas Cemetery, 14 Mile Mountain, Ranger, W. VA.
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DIED - JULY 17, 2007 ** ISAAC SPROUSE, of Webbville, Kentucky. Born October 5, 1931 to the late Charlie and Goldie Presley Sprouse. Survivors include his wife, Edith Jewell Sprouse; six daughters, Joyce Savage, Sandra Epperson, Frances Adams, Brenda Adams, Belinda Triplett and Jeanette Childers; three sons, Carl Sprouse, Bobby Sprouse and Eddie Sprouse; one brother, Hillard Sprouse. Burial July 20, 2007 in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Webbville.
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DIED - JULY 18, 2007 ** MARGARET ANN MORRISON DRUM, 68, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington. Preceded in death by her first husband, George H. Morrison; her second husband, Jim Drum; one sister, Judith Hardman. Survivors include her mother, Helen Bottini; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Lynn Morrison and David and Missy Morrison; three daughters, Artie (Teresa) Peterman, Susan Galloway and Helen Morrison; two sisters, Nancy Sullivan and Arlene Fillie of Flatrock, Mich.; one brother, Richard Cusson; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on Tuesday July 24, 2007. No place of burial given.
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DIED - JULY 19, 2007 ** SARA F. "FRANCIE" ROBERTSON ROBERTS, 48, of Prichard, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 7, 1959, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of Della Mae Fortner Robertson and the late Virgil Robertson. Survivors include her fiancé, Ed Blake; two sons and daughters-in-law, Sean and Elizabeth Roberts and Matthew and Amy Roberts; two grandchildren and three step-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Charles Null; and brother and sister-in-law Jim and Trish Robertson. Burial July 21, 2007 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 19, 2007 ** DAVID SCOTT GILLIAM, 36, of Ironton, Ohio, in Prichard, W. Va. Born May 1, 1971 in Huntington to James Clifford Gilliam and Gladys Cook Endicott. Survivors include his wife, Angela P. Gilliam; father, James Clifford Gilliam; mother Glads C. Endicott; one daughter, Brooke Gilliam; one son, David Scott Gilliam; two brothers, Rick Gilliam and Darrell Gilliam. Burial July 23, 2007 in the Pack Cemetery in Mill Creek.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2007 ** WILLIS ADKINS, 64, of Proctorville, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 7, 1942, a son of the late Buster "Buck" and Lucille Jackson Adkins. Preceded in death by a brother, Bill adkins. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Watts Adkins; a daughter, Ernestine "Tina" Vaughan and husband Robert; a son, Gary Willis Adkins and wife Teresa; four grandchildren; three sisters, Sue Kurtz and husband Bob, Betty Murray and husband Ronnie and Judy Neal; three brothers, Harold Adkins and wife Jewel, Bobby Joe Adkins and wife, Betty and Randy and Diane Adkins. Burial July 22, 2007 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2007 ** BRUCE A. WILLIAMS, 67, of Wayne County, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born June 21, 1940, in Huntington, W.Va., son of the late Cloia Williams. Survivors include an aunt, Lola Mae Talbert; several cousins. Burial July 22, 2007 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2007 ** DAVID LEE LURCH SR., 79, of Kenneth City, Fla., at Freedom Inn of Bay Pines. He was born and raised in Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by his wife, Helen Pauline Hicks Lurch. Survivors include a son and two daughters; six grandchildren; brothers-in-law Paul Hicks, Jolly Hicks, Manuel Hicks; sisters-in-law Lena Hicks, and Ruby Hicks Bruce, and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial July 23, 2007 in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2007 ** DELORIS J. BOWEN, 49, of Ft. Gay, W. Va. Born May 30, 1959 to Boyd (deceased) and Pauline Wilson Robertson. Survivors include her husband, Tim Bowen; two sons, Michael Shawn (Brittany) Thompson and Timothy Brian Bowen; five sisters, Shirley Napier, Judy Adkins, Gracie Bartram, Jo Ann Steele and Julia Justice; one granddaughter; one grandson. Burial July 22, 2007 in the Robertson Cemetery in Ft. Gay.
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DIED - JULY 21, 2007 ** SHAUN ALLAN COPLEY, 26, of Fort Gay, W. VA.. Survivors includehis son Tanner Shane Copley; parents Stella Mae (Young) Copley and Stephen J. Copley; one sister, Shelia (Brian) Workman; one brother, Stephen (Becky) Ray Copley; maternal grandmother, Selena Young; paternal grandmother, Ardith Faye Copley. Burial July 24, 2007 in the Wellman Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - JULY 21, 2007 ** SELVIE TOPPINGS VANCE, 89 of Harts, W.Va., at her residence. Born November 26, 1917 at Cora, W.Va., the daughter of the late Nicholas and Annie Toppings. Preceded in death by her husband, Oris Vance; one granddaughter; two sons, Alfred Vance and Raymond L. Vance; one daughter, Wilma Jean Camarote; one grandson; five brothers, Estel, Wetzel, Walter, Scestil and Spencer Toppings; two sisters, Mildreth Vance and Virginia Swann. Survivors include three daughters, Essie Muncy, Rhoda (Fred) Kirk and Kathleen (Bobby) Fleming; one son, Bernard (Carol "Dean") Vance; 15 grandchildren; 26 great- grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Zinnia and Evelyn Vance. Burial July 25, 2007 in Manns Cemetery at Manns Knob, Harts, W. VA.
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DIED - JULY 22, 2007 ** ROSS EUGENE BUTCHER of Proctorville, Ohio. He was the son of the late Mart and Stella Butcher. Preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters. Survivors include his wife, Christine Butcher; two sons, Joe Butcher and Paul and his wife Melany Napier-Butcher; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Polly McGinnis and Beulah Jenkins, and many nieces and nephews. Burial July 25, 2007 in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio.
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DIED - JULY 22, 2007 ** EFFIE ADKINS, 81, of Huntington, W.Va. Born May 2, 1926, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late William and Fannie Robinson Eaves. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Adkins; one daughter, Loretta Faye Adkins; one granddaughter; three brothers, Jake Eaves, Oakley Eaves and Frank Eaves; two sisters, Annie Eplin and Ethel Walker. Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Mildred and Gary Beheler, Anna and Delbert Stephenson, Evelyn Sue and Bill Conway and Mary Lou and Jim Stapleton; seven sons, James Adkins, Billy Joe Adkins, Carsel Adkins, Robert Adkins, Cletis Adkins, Moses Adkins and Matthew Adkins and his wife Sherri; one brother, Ralzie Eaves and his wife Frennis; 35 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Burial July 26, 2007 in the Eaves Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 23, 2007 ** DELLA CLARK SMITH, 93, of Wayne, WV, at her daughter’s residence. Born September 16, 1913 in East Lynn, WV, a daughter of the late William Henry and Mariah Napier Clark. Preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Smith; a daughter, Joyce Carol Adkins; a son, Donald Smith; a son-in-law, Norman Spencer; five sisters, Seay Fry, Birdie Ferguson, Lou Mathis, Sadie Arnette, Erie Vaughan; two brothers, Benton Adkins, Johnny Adkins. Survivors include her daughters, Zelma Brumfield and husband, Walton and Thelma Spencer; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren. Burial July 26, 2007 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2007 ** FREDDIE SMITH, 70, of Wayne, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born August 13, 1936 in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Floyd F. Smith and Martha Purdue Smith; two brothers, Davey Smith and J. W. Smith. Survivors include his wife, Julie Napier Smith; one brother, Kyle Smith and his wife Mikie; one sister, Ann Hoffman; two sisters-in-law, Anna Jean Smith and Ore Lee Smith;special sister-in-law Sally Smith. Burial July 27, 2007 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2007 ** REBECCA ROSE “BECKY” TOMBLIN, 31, of East Lynn, WV. Born April 13, 1976 at Logan, WV, a daughter of Bernard Franklin Tomblin of East Lynn, WV and Peggy Ferrell Tomblin of Rockport, TX. Preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Frank and Juanita Tomblin, her maternal grandparents, Wilson and Maudie Ferrell, a cousin, Jackie Sowards, a nephew, Michael Dean “Little Man” Justice, Jr. Survivors include the love of her life, George Frye; four sisters, Pamela Hyatt, Tamera Stewart, Lisa Ann Chaney and Deborah Spurlock and husband, Mark; two brothers, Bernard Franklin “B.T.” Tomblin, Jr. and his fiancé, Misty Dillon, and Vernon Richard Tomblin and his fiancé, Amy Pierce; a special “Sissy and Bubby”, Don and Bobbie Jo Bryant; a very special aunt, three nieces, fourteen nephews. Burial July 30, 2007 in the Tomblin Family Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2007 ** BETTY L. MCCOY, 74, of Huntington, W.Va., at Heritage Center. Born September 20, 1932, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Durward "Buster" and Rebecca Adkins Partlow. Preceded in death by a son, James Earl "Jimbo" Davenport; two brothers, Kenny Partlow and Clifford Partlow; a sister, Mary Partlow Gibson. Survivors include seven sons and four daughters-in-law, Bill and Dee Sheers, Jerry Sheers, Ray and Wendy Hicks, Kenneth and Tonya Hicks, Rick Hicks, William and Sally Davenport and Charles McCoy; a stepson, Jim McCoy; two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Philip Dillon and Bekki and Rick Rose; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a brother, Bob Partlow. Burial July 28, 2007 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2007 ** ROBERT BRENT EVANS, 51, of Fort Gay. Preceded in death by his parents Cecil Evans and Dorothy Short Evans. Survivors include his wife Pattie T. Evans; two daughters, Debbie Evans and Brenda Preece; three sons, Bob Evans, Brent Evans and Timmy Evans; two sisters, Janet Hamilton and Lana Perry; three brothers, David Evans, Ralph Evans and Cecil Lyn Evans; and three grandchildren. Burial July 27, 2007, location not given.
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DIED - JULY 26, 2007 ** LOIS ELIZABETH FRAZIER, 96, of Huntington, W.Va., at Woodlands Retirement Community Health Care. Born October 17, 1910, in Fort Gay, W.Va., a daughter of the late Daniel Henry and Louary Wilson Frazier. Preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Blanche Ferguson, Roba Matthews, Auneca Frazier, Gladys Frazier, Vernon Frazier and James Frazier. Survivors include a nephew, Dan Ferguson and a niece, Jenny Gerhold. Burial July 29, 2007 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 26, 2007 ** BARBARA LEE SMITH, 51, of Ft. Gay, WV. Born June 14, 1956 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Arnold Jackson and Hazel Rosebury Jackson; and two aunts, Betty Fletcher and Ida Fletcher. Survivors include six sisters, Debra Cassidy and husband Crit, Juanita Gatchel, Rachel Jackson, Caroline Jackson, Tammy Laney and Pauline Perkins and husband David; three brothers, Edward Jackson, James Jackson and wife Lucille and Arlin Jackson; one daughter, Jennifer Morgan and husband Todd; one son, Joseph Lee Berry; three grandchildren. Burial July 28, 2007 in the Fletcher Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 27, 2007 ** BETTIE JEAN HALL, 73. Preceded in death by her parents Bill and Loudella Ratcliffe Hall. Survivors include one son, Daryl Gene Hall; two sisters, Niza Allen and Billie Ferguson; several nieces and nephews. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - JULY 27, 2007 ** BETTY SUE ROBINSON, 71, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Preceded in death by her husband, M. Chester Robinson; one sister, Glenna Hensley; one brother, Robert Booth. Survivors include three sons, Buddy and wife Cheryl Robinson, David Burton and Brian and wife Christy Burton; three daughters, Colleen and husband Tony Barbour, Shelia and husband Kevin Winton and Donna and husband Hunt Bryan; two sisters, Mary Zimmerman and Shirley Ann "Shan" and husband Mick Hodge; two brothers, Taylor and wife Bonnie Booth and Keith and wife Judy Booth; six grandchildren; one great grandchild. Burial August 1, 2007 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 27, 2007 ** GILBERT J. SPENCE, 77, of Kenova, WV, at his residence. Born October 29, 1929 in Wayne County, a son of the late Gilbert and Jessie Caldwell Spence. Preceded in death by a grandson, Joshua Sean Hayton; two sisters and four brothers. Survivors include his wife, Fannie Lowe Spence; two daughters, JoAnn Hayton and husband, John and Darlene McGlone and husband, Robert; three sons, Gilbert Spence, Dwayne Spence and wife, Rita and Dwight Spence; two sisters, Faye Wilson and husband, Frank and Vina Frazier; a brother, Enoch Spence; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial July 31, 2007 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - JULY 28, 2007 ** TY COOPER PRINCE, 43, of Cooksey Fork, KY. Born February 14, 1664 in Rome, NY, the son of Paul and Frances Yvonne Prince of Louisa, KY. Survivors include his wife, Wendy Weitzel Prince; three daughters, Rachel, Rebekah and Sarah Prince; one son, Jordan Ty Prince; one sister, Marci (Bruce) McGray; two brothers, Clay (Beth) Prince and Kirby (Christy) Prince. Burial July 31, 2007 in Shady Grove Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 28, 2007 ** TRUMAN MORRISON, 91, of Wayne, at the Hospice House of Huntington. Born November 4, 1915 in Cabell County, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Morrison and Lora Preston Morrison; one daughter, Erma Chatterton; one son, Larry Morrison. Survivors include his wife, Luella Arthur Morrison; three daughters, Juanita Mays, Betty Gilkerson and husband Ira of Wayne, and Arlene Jackson and husband Ray; six sons, James Morrison, Lonnie Morrison and wife Audrey, Jack Morrison and wife Jackie, David Morrison, Truman Dale Morrison and William Gale Morrison; fifteen grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren. Burial July 31, 2007 in the Booten Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 28, 2007 ** JEFFRY MATHIAS WADKINS, II, infant son of Jeffry Wadkins and Carmen Dikerson of Van Lear, KY, at the Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
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DIED - JULY 28, 2007 ** GLENN McGLONE, 70, of Kenova, W.Va., at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. Born May 26, 1937 in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Earl T. and Elva Salmons McGlone. Preceded in death by one sister, Eula Faye Fry. Survivors include his wife, Linda L. Moore McGlone; one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah S. and Buddy L. Perry; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert T. and Darlene McGlone, Glenn E. and Patricia McGlone and David E. McGlone; two brothers and one sister-in-law, his twin brother Gene and Helen McGlone and Willard McGlone; three granddaughters; three grandsons; one great-granddaughter. Burial August 1, 2007 in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 28, 2007 ** BETTY MAE MARCUM, 63, of South Point, Ohio, at Community Hospice Care Center of Ashland, Ky. Born July 22, 1944, in Wayne Co., W.Va., a daughter of the late Pete and Rosie Calhoun Justice. Preceded in death by three brothers, Robert Lee, Ronald Lee and Billy Justice; two sisters, Kathren Garvin and Helen Fay Bragg. Survivors include her husband, Ervin Marcum; three brothers, Johnny (Edith) Justice, Pete (Maxine) Justice and Donald (Kella) Justice; five sisters Bertha (Ritchie) Fluty, Ruby Jean (James) Spaulding, Louise (Howard) Maynard, Joyce (Charles) Gibson and Gearldene Justice. Burial July 31, 2007 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 28, 2007 ** HIBBERT TED “SONNY” KELLEY, 37, of Danville, KY, at home. Born June 4, 1970, a son to Roy Glen Kelley and Janice (Romine) Kelley. Preceded in death by a sister, Crystal Kelley. Survivors include a sister, Glenna Pelfry; a brother, John Kelley. Burial July 31, 2007 in the Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2007 ** VIRGIL LESLIE PERRY, 88, of Buffalo, W. Va., at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born April 24, 1919, in Wayne County, West Virginia. Preceded in death by his parents Byrd and Hilda Perry; two brothers, Lenny and Bernard; one sister, Jewel; one grandson, Gary Newton. Survivors include his wife Eloise Malcolm Perry; daughter Janne Malcolm Rice and her husband Bob and their children; three daughters, Peggy Perry, Pat Townsend and husband Bob and Valorie Newton and husband Joel of Durham, N.C. Other survivors include four grandsons; two granddaughters; four great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Burial August 3, 2007 in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2007 ** ROBERT ELLIS “BOB” LYCANS, 70, of Columbus, OH, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born January 4, 1937 in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Homer and Bessie Wiley Lycans. Preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Ann Dilworth Lycans. Survivors include two sons, Steve Lycans and wife, Debbie and Randy Lycans and wife, Melinda; four sisters, Laura M. Herriott, Ann B. Thompson, Virginia S. Harless and Delores J. Berry; two brothers, Kenneth P. Lycans and James H. Lycans; four grandchildren. Matthew, Elizabeth, Nicholas and Benjamin Lycans; and a special friend, Kathryn Osburn. Burial August 3, 2007 in Jersey Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2007 ** MILTON JEMISON “JIMMY” STILTNER, 86, of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born August 4, 1920 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Okey and Zettie Rowe Stiltner. Preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Alice Ross Stiltner; two sisters, Meda Stiltner and Carmen Stiltner; a brother, Ransom Stiltner. Survivors include a niece, Hattie M. Thompson; a great nephew, Rick Thompson; a great-great niece, Amanda Thompson; and three great-great-great nephews. Burial August 2, 2007, location not given.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2007 ** BARBARA JEAN PERRY MORRONE, 68, of Kenova, W.Va., AT HOME. Born in Whitewood, Virginia, one of seven children of the late A.J. Perry and Thelma Tipton Perry. Her family moved to Kenova in 1945, and she graduated from Ceredo-Kenova High School in 1957. Survivors include two daughters, Cyndi (Mike) Ranson and Jeanie (Greg) Sullivan; four sons, David (Becky) Morrone, Trey (Heather) Morrone, Ric Morrone and Perry (Lisa) Morrone; 13 grandchildren; two sisters, her twin Mabel (Larry Jack) Smith and Juanita (Charlie) Staten; four brothers, Albert (Louise) Perry, David (Dorothy) Perry, Richard (Carol) Perry and Jim Perry. Burial August 2, 2007 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2007 ** CHESTER A. WOODS, 71, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born August 28, 1935, in Wayne County, West Virginia, the son of the late Walter S. and Elizabeth Crabtree Woods. Preceded in death by three brothers, Don, Bill and Walter Woods; one sister, Anna Mae Chrisman. Survivors include his wife, Clara Smith Woods; two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Kimberly Woods and Robert and Catrina Woods; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Paul Neal; four grandsons; a step-granddaughter; one sister, Faye Penny. Burial August 3, 2007 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2007 ** BILLY LEE MARCUM, 71, of Ft. Gay, W.Va., at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born at Turkey Creek, Ky on February 21, 1936, a son of the late Lee and Ola Mae Maynard Marcum. Survivors include one daughter, Delma Mae Marcum; three grandchildren; beloved partner of 20 years Donna Kitts; three stepchildren. Burial August 4, 2007 in the Crum Cemetery in Crum.

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