WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
March, 2009

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DIED - MARCH 1, 2009 ** VINA BELLE NICHOLS SANDERS, 86, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born September 19, 1922, in Catlettsburg, Ky., a daughter of the late John and Tilda McSorley Nichols. Preceded in death by two sons, Willard and George Hutchinson; one granddaughter;  and four brothers. Survivors include one daughter, Virginia Sue Renfrow; one daughter-in-law, Gail Hutchinson; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Charles "Buck" Nichols. Burial March 4, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery. 
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DIED - MARCH 1, 2009 ** MARGARET LUCILLE LONG, 81, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 25, 1927, in Wayne County, WV a daughter of the late Jacob Ratcliffe and Emma "Hatten" Ratcliffe. Preceded in death by her brothers Charles, Leonard, Roy and Henry; sisters Nell Ratcliffe, Mildred Brosler, Maxine Ratcliffe, and Lola Rowe; 2 grandchildren. Survivors include a sister Faye Kelly; two sons, John David (Joan) Fitzpatrick and Michael Anthony Blitz; two daughters, Patricia Ann (Christopher) Hall and Linda Meara of Dunbar; ten grandchildren; twenty three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two daughters in law, Patricia Grab and Kathy Blitz. Burial March 3, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - MARCH 2, 2009 ** HOMER BRADY OSBURN SR., 84, of Proctorville, Ohio, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born May 22, 1924 in Cabell County, WV, son of the late Gallie and Rosa Morrison Osburn. Preceded in death by two brothers, Floyd and Richard Osburn; and one sister Tabitha Osburn. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Stiltner Osburn; son H. Brady (Crystal) Osburn Jr.; daughter Terry Lynn Osburn, daughter Candace (Todd) Meek; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Wilma (Robert) Kurtz. Burial March 4, 2009, Rome Cemetery. 
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DIED - MARCH 2, 2009 ** DONALD RAY CANADA, 77, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born March 10, 1931, in Wayne County, a son of the late John Canada and Elva Ross Canada Workman. Preceded in death by his step-father, Okey Workman. Survivors include two sisters, Sharon Lenna Berry and husband James R. and Auneca Workman Bailey; and two aunts, Shirley Crockett and Judy Ross. Burial March 7, 2009, at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - MARCH 2, 2009 ** DANIEL CHRISTOPHER COALTER, 38, of St. Albans, WV, at his residence. Born May 21, 1971 in Kanawha County, WV, a son of the late Linda Ernestine Terry Coalter. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Willard Benjamin and Ethel Ernestine Stephens Terry; an uncle, Michael Edward Terry. Survivors include his aunt, Alice Davis. Burial March 15, 2009 at Stephens Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - MARCH 3, 2009 ** OMA JEAN DILLON STRAUB, 67, of Wayne, W.Va., at her residence. Born December 15, 1941, in Kirk, W.Va., a daughter of Wilda May Dillon and the late William Riley Dillon Sr. t Church. Preceded in death by her son, Scott Straub; a sister, Lola Taylor; two brothers, Everett and William Dillon. Survivors include her husband, Leo Straub; a daughter, Marsha Richmond and husband Keith; four grandchildren; four sisters, Gracie Stultz, Antha Robertson, Ola Nicholson and husband James, Bess McConnell and husband Joe; eight brothers, Lee Dillon and wife Faye, Dewey Dillon and Rallie, John Dillon and wife Mary Jo, Henry Dillon and wife Martha, Jeff Dillon and wife Yvonne, Dennis Dillon and wife Billie Jo, Paul Dillon and wife Faye, Michael Dillon and wife Deloris; two sisters-in-law, Trula Dillon and Kellie Dillon; three brothers-in-law, Jim Straub and wife Mary, Bob Straub and wife Debbie and Clinton Straub and wife Nancy. Burial March 5, 2009, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Flat Rock, Mich.
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DIED - MARCH 3, 2009 ** JOSHUA KERNS, 29, of Ceredo, WV. Born October, 23, 1979 in Cabell County to Jack Edward Kearns, who preceded him in death and Sherry (Kelley) Kearns. Preceded in death by an Uncle, Hibbert "Hib" Kelley. Survivors include five sisters: Jacqueline Kearns, Beth Wilson, April Kearns, Kimberly Kearns, and Priscilla Newman; three brothers, Scott Kearns, Brad Kearns, and Jimmy Kearns. Burial March 7, 2009, at Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 3, 2009 ** FRANK J. RAY, 80, formerly of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Lakin Hospital, Lakin, W.Va. Born July 12, 1928, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late Delbert and Pinkie Elkins Ray. Burial March 6, 2009, at the Newman-Ray Cemetery, inside the former Lavalette Country Club golf course, Lavalette. 
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DIED - MARCH 3, 2009 ** ANNA JANE ARTIS, 65, of Louisa, KY, at Kings Daughters Medical Center. Preceded in death by her parents, Earl McKinster and Dortha Spencer McKinster. Survivors include her daughter, Tara C. McKinster; son, Allen Artis; two brothers, Charles McKinster Marvin McKinster; five grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Burial March 6, 2009, in the McKinster Cemetery Louisa.
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DIED - MARCH 3, 2009 ** ERMA ALINE NAPIER, 73, of Ona, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born August 26, 1935, in Lesage, W.Va., the daughter of the late Allen R. and Virginia Floyd Martin. Preceded in death by two grandsons; a sister, Linda Martin; a brother, Robert Martin. Survivors include her husband, Lonnie Napier; one son, Lonnie Dale (Debbie) Napier: three sisters, Betty Duty, Reba (Lee) Bennett and Susie McFann; one brother, Carl (Janelle) Martin; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter. Burial March 6, 2009, at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, W.Va.
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DIED - MARCH 4, 2009 ** DELLA WINIFRED DICKERSON, 85, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born October 16, 1922, in Mingo County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late William Curtis and Melinda Ellen Evans Brown. Preceded in death by her husband, Ralph S. Dickerson; three sisters, Wyonema Rideout, Martha Pigman and Betty Newsome; and two brothers, Jasper and Chester A. Brown. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Burial  March 7, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 4, 2009 ** RUBY MAE MARCUM CYRUS, 93-years-old, of Fort Gay, W.Va. Born June 20, 1915 on Mill Creek near Fort Gay in Wayne County. Preceded in death by her parents, Hurley and Lona Parsons Marcum; her husband, Jay Arlin Cyrus. Survivors include three sons, Bernard (Delores) Cyrus, Robert (Penny) Cyrus and Patrick (Belinda) Cyrus; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, LaFaughn Cyrus. Burial March 7, 2009, at the Cyrus Family Cemetery, Big Hurricane Creek, Fort Gay.
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DIED - MARCH 4, 2009 ** IRA CLARENCE JOHNSON, 82, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Adam Johnson and Nora Newsome Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Norma F. Johnson; three daughters, Rose Jordan, Wilma Rucker and Nancy Frasher; two, sons, James Tucker and Wallace Tucker; one step brother, Dewey Webb; and seven grandchildren. Burial March 5, 2009. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - MARCH 6, 2009 ** ANNA JO GILLIAM MEDDINGS, 72, at her residence. Born April 20, 1936 in Dunlow, WV, a daughter of Andrew Jackson and Bessie Thompson Gilliam. Preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Ilene Meddings; a son, Larry Dean Meddings; two sisters, Audrey Hundley and Jeraldine Damron; a brother, Andrew Jackson Gilliam, Jr.; and a son-in-law, Andy Ray Stamper. Survivors include her husband, Delmer "Pete" Meddings; two daughters, Dotty Jean Stamper and Angela Cripe and husband, Nicholas; three sons, Robert "Bobby" Brinkly Meddings and wife Dee, Andrew Meddings and Alvie Meddings and wife Marlena; seven sisters, Alberta Real, Aileen Maynard and husband, Amos, June Preston and husband Robert, Janice Maynard and husband James, Judy Riggs and husband Bob, Joan Maynard and husband Babe and Justine Trogdon and husband Mark; a brother, Alvie Gillam and wife Donna; and four grandchildren. Burial March 9, 2009, at Meddings Family Cemetery on Mill Creek.
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DIED - MARCH 7, 2009 ** LILLIAN ETHELENE CALDWELL, 81, of Chesapeake, OH, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV. Born September 15, 1927 at Chattanooga, TN, a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Juda Bell Howard Housley. Preceded  in death by her husband, Joseph Caldwell. Survivors include two daughters, Judy Tomblin and husband Everal and Linda Burnette and husband Michael; four sons, Larry Joe Caldwell and wife Shirley, Travis Caldwell and wife Candi, Isaac Caldwell and Roger Caldwell and wife Cathy; seventeen grandchildren; and twenty-six great-grandchildren. Burial March 10, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - MARCH 8, 2009 ** JOE NAPIER, 83, of Huntington, W.Va., at Fairhaven Nursing Home. Born May 25, 1925, in Wayne County, a son of the late William and Marybell LeMaster Napier. Preceded in death by four brothers, Curtis, Jake, Pat and Roy Napier; and five sisters, Rhoda Lovins, Grace Robertson, Rosa Mae Napier, Violet Beatty and Madeline Preece.  Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Stutler and her fiancé, Kenny Jones, and his daughter, Jessica Jones; a brother, Bill Napier (Pearl); three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.  Burial March 11, 2009, at the Napier Cemetery, Radnor, W.Va.
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DIED - MARCH 8, 2009 ** CLEO OSBURN COX, 74, of Kenova, at her residence. Born March 3, 1935, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Millard and Ida May Robinson Osburn. Preceded in death by five brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband, Claude Cox; one son, John Christopher Cox; one daughter, Claudette Cox-Ellis; one granddaughter; two brothers, Robert Lee Osburn and his wife Eleanor Jean and Frank Osburn; and one sister, Eleanor Francis Osburn. Burial March 10, 2009, in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 9, 2009 ** THELMA LEE SIMMONS, 87, of Huntington, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 3, 1921, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Herbert and Helen Swanagan Carroll. Preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Simmons; a sister, Wilma Grass. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Linda "Katie" Adkins; two daughters and sons-in-law, Vickie and Doug MacEachen and Barbara and Richard Caldwell; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. March 12, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - MARCH 11, 2009 ** MARY ELOISE MARCUM NELSON, 76, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born September 29, 1931, in Mingo County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Joe and Janie Vance Marcum. Preceded in death by four sisters, Delcie Jordan, Olive Becker, Jewell Jordan and Bonnie Smith; and two brothers, Clarence and Charles Marcum. Survivors include her husband, Lewis Nelson; one son and daughter-in-law, Lewis Jr. and Virginia Nelson; three grandsons; one great-granddaughter. Burial March 14, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 11, 2009 ** JOHN MARVIN MORRIS. Born March 28, 1918, the son of the late John and Truda Morris. Preceded in death by his wife, Dorothea Napier Morris. Survivors include three daughters, Edith DeLong, Helen Morris and Melinda Beuhring; two sons, Craig Morris and Matt Morris; three grandsons; two granddaughters; two sons-in-law, Bill DeLong and Jim Beuhring; eight great-grandchildren; two great- great-grandchildren; four sisters and a brother. Burial March 14, 2009, at Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 11, 2009 ** On March 11, 2009, HERSHAL TABOR.  Preceded in death by his parents, Alva and Rosa Tabor; one brother, Troy; his son Jody; three sisters, Cuma Havens, Renal Adkins and Fredia Smith. Survivors include his wife, Fae Tabor; three brothers, Elwood, Conard and Herman; five sisters, Lorane Bell, Louvene Flowers, Janice Flowers, Dixie Roberts and Frances Johnson; two grandchildren. March 14, 2009, at Fairview Memory Garden, Hamlin.
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DIED - MARCH 12, 2009 ** WILLIAM J. JONES, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 1, 1926, in Edinburgh, Scotland, a son of the late Thomas and Isabella Preston Jones. Preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas and George Jones. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and David Withers; one son and daughter-in-law, Tom and DeeDee Jones; six grandchildren; and one sister, Elizabeth Acord. Burial place and date not given. 
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DIED - MARCH 12, 2009 ** KATHERINE HENSON CANTRELL, 73, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Henson and Hattie McKenzie Henson; a son, Artie B. Cantrell; a daughter, Mary Ethel Cantrell May. Survivors include her husband, Homer Jay Cantrell; daughters Alberta Diamond, Helen Hacman, Lavanda Burchfield and Shawna Marie Pankey; sons Jimmy D. Cantrell and Bennie Ray Cantrell; brothers Thomas Henson, Larry Henson and Jeff Henson; and sister Doris White; 13 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Burial March 14, 2009, in Pinehill Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - MARCH  13, 2009 ** FLORENCE DUTY TOPPING, 89, of West Hamlin. Born October 7, 1919, at Vance Town in Breden, Mingo County, W.Va. Preceded in death by her husband Fred Topping; parents Harvey Kenna and Mary Vance Duty; her maternal grandparents Wes and Sarah Elizabeth Stephenson Vance; her paternal grandparents, Harvey Perry and Lydia Jane Ferrell Duty; two half-sisters, Spice Lusk and Beulah Tooley; one brother, Roland Duty; and one sister, Sibbie Mooney; sons Roland Edward Topping and Billy Ray Topping. Survivors include her children, Kenna Medley Topping, Fred Topping Jr. (Diann), Mary Helen Baker (Rodney), Jeffrey Allen Topping and Jennifer Hope Smith (Steve); one sister, Nell Carey; and one brother, Bill Duty; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Burial March 15, 2009, Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. 
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DIED - MARCH 13, 2009 ** ANNA J. McDANIELS, 69, of Rittman, Ohio, at Barberton-Citizens Hospital. Born June 2, 1939 in Wayne County, WV to Luther and Della (Napier) Perry. Survivors include her children, Della Maynard, Luther (Jonay) Maynard, Gary Maynard and John (Sharon) Maynard; step-daughter, Sandra Faye Robinson; sisters, Betty Brumfield and Gladys (Dallas) Cox; brothers, Glen Perry, John (Mary Ellen) Perry, Tom (Mary) Perry and Charles (Phyllis) Perry; 18 grandchildren; and 6 great- grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Adrian Maynard; her husband, Homer McDaniels; a daughter, Brenda Maynard; a sister, Gertrude Perry; and a brother, Robert Perry. Burial March 16, 2009, at Rittman Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 14, 2009 ** PHYLLIS JANE HENSLEY, 74 of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born January 3, 1935, in Milton, W.Va., the daughter of the late Baz and Mary Templeton Chapman. Preceded in death by her husband, Marshall J. Hensley; two brothers and four sisters. Survivors include her four sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph Hensley, Donald and Anita Hensley, Claude and Pamella Hensley and Marshall Hensley Jr. and Monica Hensley; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Art Gonzales, Deborah Napier and Alfred Napier Jr. and Peggy and William Hodges; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; one brother, Don Chapman. Burial March 18, 2009, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - MARCH 16, 2009 ** WILLIAM E. WOLFE, 106, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born July 12, 1902, in Rush, Ky., a son of the late William E. and Effie Morrison Wolfe. Preceded in death by his first wife, Marie Wolfe Chadwick; two children, Jean Moore and Richard Wolfe; and eight brothers and sisters, Crawford, George, Charlie, Lilly, Maggie, Thelma, Mary and Mattie. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Wolfe; three sons and two daughters-in-law, William and Lou Wolfe, Mike and Gina Wolfe and David Wolfe; three daughters, Betty Bellomy, Helen Wolfe and Crystal Wolfe; 36 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and 44 great- great-grandchildren. Burial March 19, 2009, in May Cemetery, Wayne County, W.Va.
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DIED - MARCH 16, 2009 ** LYDIA FORSTER STOLLINGS, of Kenova, W.Va., daughter of the late Georgii and Anna Sarokina Forster. Preceded in death by her husband, William Stollings; a grandson Bobby Stollings; her brother, Gene Forster. Survivors include her four children, Kany (Tom) Rutherford, Becky (Dan) Williamson, Bill (Dottie) Stollings and Jeanette (Willie) Davis; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Burial March 19, 2009, at Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova. 
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DIED - MARCH 16, 2009 ** JAMES HAROLD ADKINS, 71, of Wayne, W.Va., at his home. Born September 18, 1937, a son of the late Emory and Betha Simpkins Adkins. Preceded in death by two infant sisters, Sandra and Barbara. Survivors include his wife Betty L. Adkins; daughters Vickie Hill, Kimberly Wooten and Jamie Adkins; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald Adkins and his wife Vivian; and a sister, Patricia Adkins. Burial March 20, 2009, at Everett Adkins Cemetery, Beech Fork, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - MARCH 16, 2009 ** LEROY CHANDLER, 91, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland, Ky. Born March 10, 1918, at Charlie's Creek, Ky., the son of the late John and Nora Hayes Chandler. Preceded in death by his wife Burdelle; two sisters, Thelma Walters and Gladys Blake; three brothers, Edgel, Denvil and Paul Chandler. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Kay Chandler; daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Ron Preston and Mabel and Jack Pillion. One brother, John Chandler; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Burial March 20, 2009, at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - MARCH 16, 2009 ** MARY ELIZABETH "BETH" PREECE NELSON, 77, of Louisa, KY, at her home. Born April 26, 1931 in Louisa, a daughter of the late Rev. Henry and Ada Belle Preece. Preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Charles Nelson; eight brother, three sisters and one granddaughter. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Fred Nelson and his wife Judy and Clyde Nelson; three daughters and one son-in-law; Jo Etta Dixon and her husband Raymond Jr., Karen Smith and Patricia Nelson; 13 grandchildren; six great grand children. Burial March 19, 2009, in the Preece Memorial Gardens in Louisa.
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DIED - MARCH 16, 2009 ** CHARLES EDWARD JACKSON, 83, of Middleburg, FL., at the Heritage Center in Huntington. Born in Genoa, W.Va., the son the late Walter and Lennia Crabtree Jackson. Survivors include one son, Edward Lee Jackson; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Burial March 19, 2009, at the Jackson Family Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 16, 2009 ** JUDY K. ADKINS, 60, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by her parents Edgar Robertson and Mona Thompson Robertson. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Adkins; three daughters, Kim, Marie and LeAnna; one son, Teddy; one sister, Darlene Sluss; three brothers, Edgar Jr. Robertson, Dallas Robinson and Paul Robertson; seven grandchildren. Burial March 20 2009 in the Adkins-Robinson Cemetery on Big Hurricane.
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DIED - MARCH 17, 2009 ** MRS. MARY JANE THOMPSON WOLFE, 88, of Mount Union Road, Huntington, W.Va., at Heritage Healthcare Center. Born March 31, 1920, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Roy and Thelma Crawford Thompson. Preceded in death by her husband, Carl "Chicken" Wolfe; her daughter, Sue Ireson; a granddaughter; two brothers, Jack Thompson and Jimmie Thompson; and a sister, Anna Mae Rose. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and Sam Mullens; son Kim Wolfe and his wife Deborah; and son Charles B. Wolfe and his wife Tammy; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Billy Joe Thompson and his wife Ramona; and three sisters, Martha "Janet" Stump, Charlotte Mudge and her husband Alvin, and Margaret Chatterton. Burial March 20, 2009, in Mount Union Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 17, 2009 ** GRANVILLE PRESTON HAMM, "Hamm," "Papaw Bigs," age 90, who resided with his daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Dean Akers of Catlettsburg, Ky., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at the Community Hospice of Ashland. Born January 22, 1919, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son to the late Robert Preston and Sarah Emma Hyatt Hamm. Preceded in death by his wife, Tennie Gue Hamm; three brothers, Lorren Hamm, Arvil Glenn Hamm and Elmer Hamm; two sisters, Maggie Elswick and Anna Myrtle Scroggins. Survivors include his seven children, Junior Hamm, Diane Arnett, Ernie Hamm, Sarah Akers, Kathy LeMaster, Mary Sue Bailey and Robert Hamm; 23 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; a brother, Oval Hamm; and two sisters, Dorothy Cox and Essie Gue Smith. Burial March 20, 2009, in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - MARCH 17, 2009 ** LADY JULIA MAXINE PLYMALE HAWS VIERS, 97, of Kenova, WV, at Chateau Grove in Barboursville, WV. Born September 9, 1911 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Prentice "P.D." & Signey Florence Dixon Plymale. Preceded in death by her first husband, Samuel T. Haws and her second husband, Charles Edward Viers, Sr.; one sister, Leora Burgess; and six brothers, Russell, Norton, Donald P., Rexford, Drexel and Ernest Plymale. Burial March 23, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - MARCH 18, 2009 ** BRADLEY LEON BILYEU, 76, of Marlinton, W.Va., at Summersville, W.Va. Survivors include his mother, Zelma Bilyeu; brother Keith Bilyeu; sister Judy Powers; four sons, Bradley, Dale, Lee and Obie; two daughters, Alice and Darlia Kay; four granddaughters; five grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and fourth wife, Nellia Kay Perry Wall. Burial March 21, 2009, at Queens Ridge Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 18, 2009 ** ARCHIE MAYNARD, 89, of Princeton, W.Va., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at Princeton Health Care. Born December 30, 1919, in Wilsondale, W.Va., a son of the late Dewey and Charity Tomblin Maynard. Preceded in death by his wife, Mary Spry Maynard; a brother, Obie Maynard and wife Ollie Maynard. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Grose and husband Marvin, a son, Charles Maynard and wife Nina; two brothers, William R. Maynard and wife Marilyn and Herb Maynard; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren. Burial March 21, 2009, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - MARCH 18, 2009 ** DAVID FRYE, 56, of Barnwell, South Carolina, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. David was the son of Ruth Frye and the late Harmon Frye of Kenova, W.Va. Preceded in death by a brother, Harmon Frye Jr. Survivors include his mother; his wife, Donna J. Frye; a brother, Barry Frye and his wife Melanie; his mother-in-law Phyllis Smith; his wife's aunt and uncle, Julia and Milo Melrose. Burial March 28, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - MARCH 18, 2009 ** INEZ MARIE WORKMAN WILLIAMSON, 94, of Chesapeake, Ohio, formerly of Ranger, W.Va. Preceded in death by her parents, Monroe Workman and Laura Perry Workman Brumfield; her husband, Rush Williamson; a son, Edward Williamson; a daughter, Dee Lucas; a sister, Georgia Allen; a brother, Edward Workman; two daughters-in-law, Ruth Marcum Williamson and Joan Taylor Williamson; one son-in-law, John Ramey; one grandson; and one granddaughter. Survivors include five sons, Roger (Kathryn) Williamson, A.G. (Dortha) Williamson, Monroe (Dottie) Williamson, Neil (B.J.) Williamson and Leonard Williamson; three daughters, Molly Ramey, Carolyn (Roger) Fraley and Shelia (Ed) Burns; one daughter-in-law, Betty Williamson; one son-in-law, Dillard Lucas; and one sister, Betty Brown. Burial March 21, 2009, at Fry Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va. 
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DIED - MARCH 18, 2009 ** JAMES FRANKLIN BOONE, 93, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 4, 1915, the son of the late James Rankin Boone and Vergie Lee Cavendish. Preceded in death by his wife, Frances Elizabeth Powers Boone; two sisters, Oretha Boone Martin and Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Boone Cyrus. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, David L. and Brenda Boone; one grandson; one great-grandson. Burial at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Entombment was in the Abbey of Devotion. 
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DIED - MARCH 18, 2009 ** CHARLES SPENCE, 80, of Kiahsville, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born January 14, 1929 in Wayne County, a son of the late Charlie and Armilda Watts Spence. Preceded in death by a sister, Armilda Napier. Survivors include his wife, Lucinda Adkins Spence; a daughter, Darlene Spence; two sons, Jimmie Earl Spence and wife Pamela and Charles E. Spence and his fiance Jennifer McCoy; three sisters, Mary Potter, Thelma Spence and Vada Cordell; four brothers, Guy Spence, Chester Spence, Freddie Spence Basil Spence; four grandchildren; a great-granddaughter. Burial March 21, 2009, at the Pres Friley Cemetery at Kiahsville.
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DIED - MARCH 19, 2009 ** NANCY ELLEN BROOKS, 74, of East Lynn, WV, at her residence. Born April 15, 1934 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Lige and Martha Jane Mills Smith. Preceded in death by three children, James Oscar "Bo" Brooks, Steve Allen Brooks and Martha Ellen Brooks; three sisters, Gladys Hayner, Stella Davis and Olive Belcher; and four brothers, Edward Belcher, Elmer Belcher, Lige Smith, Jr. and John Smith. Survivors include her husband, Boyd Brooks; three daughters, Gladys Mae Francis and husband Danny, Eliza Jane Stephens and husband Jack and Alberta Kay Adkins and husband Calvin; four sons, Boyd Lee "BB" Brooks Donald Lloyd Brooks and wife Sally, Lige Brooks and wife Millie and John David Brooks and friend, Ann; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Brooks; two sisters-in-law, Agnes Faye Smith and Virginia Belcher; twenty grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren. Burial March 22, 2009, at the Skeens Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - MARCH 19, 2009 ** HELEN LOUISE BAKER WARD, 74, of Kenova, W.Va. Born October 16, 1934, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Fred P. Baker and Edith McClelland Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, William F. "Bill" Ward. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Valerie (Phillip) Mays and Carolyn (Tim) Smith; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Peach (Nicki) Ward and Richard Ward and his fiancé Kathie Hoffard; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Carolyn (Jack) Tufts and Rebecca Marks; one half-brother, Fred P. Baker Jr. Burial March 23, 2009, in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 19, 2009 ** BEATRICE "HONEY" PERRY-FRAZIER, 77, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born July 2, 1931, in Genoa, a daughter of the late Elias Lee Perry Sr., and Marie "Sissie" Pratt-Perry. Preceded in death by brothers Ralph, Rightly, Murle and Elias Lee Perry Jr.; and sisters Fern Suhor, Mary Bunn, Ritza June Perry and Betty Liest Wellman. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Lee Frazier; her daughters Shelia and husband Bob Perry, Sheri and husband Kendall Clendenen and Sandra Lee Hammock; sisters Lora L. Perry and husband Alva and Phyllis Eppenstein and husband Tim; brother Tom Perry and wife Laura; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; Burial March 22, 2009, in Perry-Watts Family Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED - MARCH 19, 2009 ** JAMES PAUL ENDICOTT, 61, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by his parents Nile Endicott and Sarah Jarrell Endicott. Survivors include his wife Carol Jean Endicott; two sons, James Michael Endicott and Paul David Endicott; one sister, Alice Watts; two brothers, Nile Dewey Endicott and Douglas Endicott; four grandchildren. Burial March 22, 2009, in the Kitts Cemetery on Paddle Creek. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - MARCH 19, 2009 ** JOSEPH LEE COLLINS, 33, of Fort Gay, WV. Survivors include his parents Gary Ray Collins and Ellen Jean Perkins Collins; his wife, Angela Lee Collins; two brothers, Kenny Ray Collins and Case Allen Collins; his maternal grandmother Mary Totten. Burial March 23, 2009, in Robertson Cemetery Fort Gay.
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DIED - MARCH 20, 2009 ** GENE MAYNARD, 80, of Genoa, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born May 6, 1928, at Dunlow, a son of the late Jarrett and Gracie Leah Perry Maynard. Preceded in death by a son-in-law, Ronnie Adkins; a half-sister, Almedith Workman. Survivors include his wife, Dremadale Napier Maynard; three daughters, Ida Adkins, Dorcas (Garland) Maynard and Cathy (Adam Johnson) Napier; three sons, William Harris (Ruth) Maynard, Gary Dale (Yvonne) Maynard and Burnie Gene (Amy) Maynard; three step-children, Lee Robert Girvin III, Adam Jacob Girvin and Clark Chapman (Tammy) Girvin; seven sisters, Flora (Tennis) Maynard, Thelma (Millard) Baisden, Lula Mae (Ronald) Meade, Gloria Lackey, Alberta Queen, Delilah (Charles) Grunlo and Dianne (Thurman) Rowe; five brothers, Clyde Maynard, Lloyd D. Maynard, Glen Maynard, E. J. (Hazel) Maynard and Dewey (Gail) Maynard; 25 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Burial March 23, 2009, at the S. D. Copley Cemetery at Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - MARCH 20, 2009 ** RAYMOND BURL "BUDDY" BROWN, formerly of Ceredo, W.Va. Born in Cyrus, W.Va., on May 7, 1939, to Henry and Myrtle Brown. Preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Eddie Brown. Survivors include his sons, Raymond Burl Brown Jr., Billy Ray Brown, Raymond Bud Brown and Jesse Jarrell; six grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Brown and Johnny Mack Brown; and two sisters, Carole Adkins and Linda Graham. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - MARCH 21, 2009 ** ARNOLD "LEE" HAROLD, 66, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 8, 1943, in Cabell County, the son of the late Arnold Lee Harold Sr., and Sarah Kathrine Neace. Preceded in death by his sister, Jannelle O'Brian. Survivors include  his wife, Judy Crites Harold; his sons and daughters-in-law, Michael Lee and Brandie Harold, Mark Eugene and Cheryl Crites and Jeffrey Allen Crites; two daughters and a son-in-law, Terri Lynn and Tim Mount and Karen and Tom Lemaster; and Linda Harold, mother to Terri Mount and Mike Harold; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Joyce Harold, David and Shirley Harold, Michael Harold and Johnny and Juanita Harold. Burial March 26, 2009, at Crooks Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 21, 2009 ** ZENITH PORTER, 73, of Hurricane, WV, in CAMC Teays Valley. Preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Madeline Porter; brothers, Glen and Grady. Survivors include his wife, Joy Porter; daughter, Kimberly Porter; brothers, Shiloh and Ronald Porter; and sister, Sadie Marie Porter of Wayne. Burial March 24, 2009, at Valley View Memorial Park.
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DIED - MARCH 22, 2009 ** RONALD VAUGHAN, 62 of Richwood, at home. Born September 11, 1946 in Rockwood, Tennessee to the late Edgar and Mildred (Hill) Vaughn. Survivors include his wife, Maggie (Snow) Vaughan; two sisters, Mary (Robert) Poulsen and Barbara (Ron) Kostelnick; two brothers, Mark (Linda) Vaughn and Philip (Saulie) Vaughn. Burial March 28, 2009, in the Snow Cemetery in Radnor, West Virginia.
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DIED - MARCH 23, 2009 ** JERRY LEE CHRISTIAN, 67, of Huntington, W.Va., March 23, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 28, 1941, a son of the late Elmer and Helen Christian. Preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby and Danny Dale "Pete" Christian. Survivors include his wife Debbie; two sons, Michael and Rick Christian; two grandchildren; two sisters, Judy (Chet) Thomas and Goldie Christian; five brothers, Oscar Christian, Richard Christian, David Christian, Lewis Christian and Freddie Christian. Burial March 28, 2009, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - MARCH 24, 2009 ** DANNY F. HARLESS, 73, of South Point, Ohio, at Kings Daughters Medical Center. Born August 24, 1935, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Frank B. and Mabel Brammer Harless. Preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, George and Gracie Willis. Survivors include his wife, Sally Willis Harless; four children and their spouses, Tarissa and Michael Beaver, Tammy and Claude Cornelius, Danelle and Scott Shelton, and George and Kathy Willis; six granddaughters; two great-granddaughters; one sister and brother-in-law, Delores and C. E. Wetherall; two brothers-in-law, Isom Willis and Billy (Bertha) Willis; one sister-in-law, Iva Willis. Burial March 27, 2009, in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point.
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DIED - MARCH 24, 2009 ** GENEVA LOU BELLOMY, 62, of Kenova, W.Va. Born June 30, 1946, in Louisa, Ky., the daughter of the late Hurshell and Betty Salmons. Survivors include her husband, Roger Bellomy; their children, Kyle Bellomy and his wife Amy, Melissa Smith and her husband Todd and Chad Bellomy and his wife Jamie; five grandchildren; a sister, Carol and brother-in-law Bob Wellman. Burial March 27, 2009, at Bean Cemetery in Prichard. 
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DIED - MARCH 25, 2009 ** ERMA LEE SPENCE NAPIER, 76, of Wayne, W.Va., at Hospice House of Huntington. Born April 17, 1932, in Stiltner, W.Va., a daughter of the late Edmond and Erie McClellan Spence. Preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Jean Napier Stephens.  Survivors include her husband, Eugene Napier; a daughter, Teresa Lee Napier; two sons, Melvin Napier and wife Carolyn and Eddie Eugene Napier and wife Laura; a son-in-law, Dennis Stephens; six sisters, Pauline Maynard, Ruby Chaney, Phyllis Jordan, Della Dunkle, Nella (Sue) Howes and Dianna Clay; one brother, Edmond Spence Jr.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Burial March 29, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - MARCH 25, 2009 ** JOHN DOUGLAS HALE, 66, of East Lynn, WV, at his residence. Born May 16, 1942 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late John William and Polly Emerine Stephens Hale. Preceded in death by two sisters, Rebecca Hale and Cora Lee Casteel; two brothers, Franklin D. Hale and French Hale. Survivors include his wife, Icylene Adkins Hale; a daughter, Patricia Triplett; a son, Randy Douglas Hale and wife, Nikki Ratcliff; two sisters, Geneva Adkins and Georgia Adkins; a brother, Seibren Hale; seven grandchildren; mother-in-law, Pansy Adkins; two sisters-in-law, Ruby Fain and husband Ray and Violet Adkins; three brothers-in-law, Clarence Adkins and wife Faye, Dorsey Adkins and wife Sandra and Dowel Adkins and wife Mauntry. Burial March 28, 2009, at Osborn Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 25, 2009 ** BILL "BILLY" "PAPAW BILL" JACKSON, 88, of Wayne, W.Va., at his residence. Born August 25, 1920, in Wayne County, the son of the late John V. and Ruby Carver Jackson. Preceded in death by a sister, Onalee Leonard; three brothers, Miller, Ralph and Ted Jackson; a niece, Sally Leonard Lobenthal; a nephew, Danny R. Jackson; and two brothers-in-law, Clarence Leonard and Johnny Vacca. Survivors include his wife, Jewel Bartram Jackson; two daughters, Malinda "Susie" Maynard and husband Dan and Peggy Sowards and husband Roger; two sons, Keith W. Jackson and wife Eva and Joseph E. Jackson and wife Kimberly A.; a sister, Phyllis Vacca; eight grandchildren; two great-grandsons; six step-grandchildren; three step-great grandchildren. Burial March 28, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 25, 2009 ** ORETHA WILLIAMSON MARCUM, of Ashville, Ohio. Born November 7, 1938 to Jay and Maggie Williamson on Jennies Creek in Crum, WV. Preceded in death by her parents as well as a grandson, Keith Marcum; 3 brothers, Wayne, Lacy and Jennings Williamson; 1 sister, Goldie Walker. Survivors include 2 sons, Darren (Jennetta) and Donnie Marcum; 1 granddaughter; 6 great grandchildren; Brothers, Grover (Kathy), Gid (Martha) and Huff (Louise) Williamson; 1 sister, Dorothy Copley; sister-in-Law, Effie Williamson. Burial March 28, 2009, at the Williamson Family Cemetery on Mudlick Rd. of Jennies Creek, WV.
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DIED - MARCH 26, 2009 ** CAROLYN SUE STURM, 60, of Willow Wood, Ohio, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 12, 1948, in Kenova, W.Va., a daughter of Nellie M. Hazlett Sturm and the late Roy S. Sturm Jr. Preceded in death by a son, George Michael Freeman. Survivors include her mother; a son, Brain Keith Freeman; a daughter and son-in-law, Lujuana (Joe) Smith; two grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Keith (Carletta) Sturm; a sister and brother-in-law, Luanne (Mickey) Holland. Burial March 28, 2009, in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 26, 2009 ** WILLIAM PRESTON "BILL" "TAZE" HAGY, 86, of Huntington, WV. Born November 22, 1922 in Grundy, Va. the son of the late William P. Hagy Sr. and Virginia Elswick Hagy. Preceded in death by two brothers, Cecil and Eugene; and three sisters; Sadie, Mae and Virginia "Jinny". Survivors include his wife, Loreen Smith Hagy; two sons, John (Vicki) Hagy and William "Bud" (Linda) Hagy; and one daughter, Darlas (David) Chirgwin; seven grandchildren. Burial March 30, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - MARCH 27, 2009 ** ELLEN OSBURN ANGLIN, 98, of Huntington, W.Va., at Caring Hands and Loving Heart Assisted Living, Huntington. Born August 18, 1910, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles F. and Stella Berry Osburn. Preceded in death by her husband, Albert W. Anglin; a brother, Jennings Osburn. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jane and John Peterson; two grandsons; a great-granddaughter, Rylee Hiple; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Belva Sansom, Lena Rachel and Jimmy Drown, Vora Maynard, Dixie Morrison, and Mary and Paul Krajeski; two brothers, Dennis Osburn and Orvil Osburn. Burial April 4, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - MARCH 27, 2009 ** BELVRA JEAN SMITH, 66, of Huntington, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born January 15, 1943, in Logan County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Artie Roman Sr. and Lily Mae Tomblin Roman. Preceded in death by a brother, Artie Romans Jr. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Teresa Smith; two daughters and a son-in-law, Sheile and Kenneth Dalgo and Angel Smith; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial March 31, 2009, at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 27, 2009 ** CLIFFORD PORTER, 77, of Fort Gay, WV, at his residence. Born June, 21, 1931 in Dunlow, WV, a son of the late Charley and Martha Workman Porter. Preceded in death by three sisters, Jenny Porter, Vada Wallace and Ethel Marcum; four brothers, Virgil Workman, William B. Porter, Carlos Porter and Billy Porter. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen Stamper Porter; a daughter, Bonnie Jean Short; a son, Clifton Porter and wife Teresa; two sisters, Dorothy Mae White and Geneva Porter; three brothers, Willis Ray Porter and wife Thelma, Augustus Porter and Orville Porter; seven grandchildren; a step-grandson; twelve great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Irene Rose. Burial March 30, 2009, at Greasy Ridge Cemetery; Dunlow, WV.
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DIED - MARCH 27, 2009 ** BILL TAYLOR TABOR, at White Oak Manor in York, S.C. Born in East Lynn, W.Va., on April 19, 1931, to Kent K. Tabor and Delsie Carey Tabor. Survivors include his wife, Julia Price Tabor; three daughters, Delca "Dee" Curran (Charles), Dr. Anita L. Dawson (Charles) and Ruby Navarro Mosser (Theodore); one son, William Nolan K. Tabor; and three granddaughters. A memorial service will be Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Bratton Funeral Home in York, S.C.
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DIED - MARCH 28, 2009 ** MARSHA LYNN HALL ROBERTSON, 52, of Prichard, W.Va., at her home. Born February 10, 1957, in Cabell County, a daughter of Anna Naomi Hazlett Hall and the late Billy C. Hall. Preceded in death by one son, Gary Lee Robertson II; one infant daughter, Jessica Lynn Robertson; and two sisters. Survivors include her mother; her husband, Gary Lee Robertson; one daughter and son-in-law, Jesalyn Rae (Chris) Richards; two grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-in-law. Burial March 31, 2009, in the Bean Cemetery.
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DIED - MARCH 28, 2009 ** ESTA ADKINS, 83, of Chester, W.Va. Born May 10, 1925, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Esaw and Sadie Williamson Perry. Preceded in death by a brother, Troy Perry; two sisters, Bess Gilbert and Odessy Perry. Survivors include two daughters, LaDonna Morris and Ramona Jenkins; three sons, James Perry, Gene Roger Adkins and William Larry Adkins; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; three brothers, Lowell Perry, Esaw Perry Jr. and Ivory Perry; six sisters, Gladys Pridemore, Ruth Maire, Juanita Toppins, Barbara Maynard and Mable Jean Murphy and Nish Perry. Burial date and place not given. 
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DIED - MARCH 29, 2009 ** NORMA "SUE" KIMBLER BECKLEY, 62, of Prichard, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born September 30, 1946, in Kenova, W.Va., a daughter to the late David P. and Mary Ann Carver Kimbler. Preceded in death by a brother, Taylor Dean Kimbler; a sister-in-law, Lynn Smith. Survivors include her husband, Patrick A. Beckley; her children, Bradley Beckley and Jennifer and her husband Jason Jenkins; two grandchildren; siblings Margaret Paugh, Noah Kimbler, Dorothy Hale, Scott Kimbler, Jim Kimbler and Thelma Frasher; mother-in-law, Betty Beckley; brothers and sister-in-law, Mike and Pam Beckley, Danny Beckley and Sam Smith. Burial April 2, 2009, in the McComas Family Cemetery, Prichard.
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DIED - MARCH 29, 2009 ** DOTTIE LOU WORKMAN ADKINS, 62, of Ranger, W.Va., at the home of her mother at Harts, W.Va. Born December 14, 1946, at Harts, a daughter of Alice Bryant Workman of Harts and the late Clyde W. Workman Sr. Preceded in death by her infant daughter, Marie Adkins. Survivors include her mother; two children, Sherry (John) Marshall and Joshua Adkins; three grandchildren; one brother, Clyde (Linda) Workman Jr. Burial April 3, 2009, at the Forest Lawn Mausoleum Chapel.
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DIED - MARCH 30, 2009 ** SUSIE STEPP, 51, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by her parents Charles Stone and Betty Henson Stone. Survivors include her husband Larry Stepp; two sons, Charles William "Nick" Robinette and James Arthur Robinette; one daughter, Lisa Ann; one brother, Billy Henson; five grandchildren. Burial April 3, 2009, place not given. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

DIED - MARCH 31, 2009 ** PAUL JAMES MITCHELL, 61. Born January 12, 1948 in Huntington County, Penn., a son of the late Walter and Marie Mitchell. Preceded in death by three brothers, Eugene "Buddy" Mitchell, William Mitchell, and Robert Mitchell; two sisters, Lydia Warner and Alverta Sparks. Survivors include his wife, Mary Mitchell; two daughters, Marietta Mitchell and Paula Smith; one son, Walter Mitchell; 11 grandchildren; four brothers, Irvin Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell, George Mitchell, and Richard Mitchell; four sisters, Joann Bickel, Norma Jean Snyder, Anna Mae Snyder and Peggy Townsley. Burial April 4, 2009, in the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - MARCH 31, 2009 ** ROYCE M. BOGGS, 64, of Branchland, WV, at his residence. Born April 25, 1944 at Columbus, OH, a son of the late Quinton and Edna Combs Boggs. Preceded in death by his wife, Anna Mae Spurlock Boggs. Survivors include three daughters, Debbie, Sheila and Tina; a son Patrick; two stepdaughters; three stepsons; two sisters, Linda and Retha; a brother, Vernon Boggs. Burial April 4, 2009, at the Watson Cemetery, Branchland.

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