WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
June, 2009

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DIED - JUNE 1, 2009 ** REV. CHARLES WRAY McKENZIE, 78, of Prichard, W.Va., husband of Gloria Hazlett McKenzie, at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born October 6, 1930 in Fort Gay, W.Va., son of the late Charles McKenzie and Ella Crabtree McKenzie Blankenship. Preceded in death by three sisters, Shirley McKenzie Blevins, Elizabeth McKenzie and Opal McKenzie. Survivors include his wife; one daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth McKenzie Grider and Mark A. Grider; two granddaughters; one sister, Ruby McKenzie Thompson; one brother, Franklin Damron. Burial June 5, 2009, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 3, 2009 ** HAZEL VIOLENE CLARK, 84, of Barboursville, WV. Born July 1, 1924, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late John Lewis Brunty and Laura Ramsey Brunty. Preceded in death by six brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband, Sescoe Clark; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jo Ann and Bill VanDevander and Patty and Edgar Carper; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Brenda Clark of Florida; three sisters, Dottie Whited, Alice Goodman and Glenna Mayes; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial June 8, 2009, in Ramsey Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 3, 2009 ** JONI B. MARCUM, 46, of Fort Gay, at Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born February 27, 1963 in Orville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Paul R. Boyes and Ruth Boyes of Fort Gay, W.Va. Survivors include a son, Colton Thomas Marcum and Fiance Taylor Trippe; two daughters, Pamela Athena Ramey and husband Rick and Heather Nicole Marcum; a brother, Paul Emmett Boyes and wife Misty; a sister, Yonnie Marie Boyes. Burial June 5, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 4, 2009 ** JOHN DEXTER MYRTLE, 79, of Wayne, W.Va., at his residence. Born May 9, 1930 in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late John Jacob and Lennie Akers Myrtle. Preceded in death by a sister, Pauline Stephenson. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Blankenship Myrtle. Burial June 6, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 4, 2009 ** SHAUN WRISTON "PORKCHOP" CARVER, 20, of Huntington, W.Va. Born March 7, 1989, to Mary L. Kirk Carver and Freddie J. Morrison Jr. Preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Letitia Sheets; and grandfather, James B. Kirk. Survivors include his parents; a son, Braedyn Cole Carver and his mother Jordan Vickers; grandmother, Marilyn Kirk; sister, Kristy Stover; brother-in-law, Jason Stover; aunt and uncle, Cherrie and Freddie Sizemore. Burial June 8, 2009, in Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 4, 2009 ** MR. DONALD DAVIS "TINY" LUCAS, 85, of Ranger, W.Va., at his residence. Born October 16, 1923, at Ranger, a son of the late Winfred and Lucy Fry Lucas. Preceeded in death by three children, Benjamin, Angel and Quentin Lucas; one sister, Ella Mae "Sis" Triplett; and six brothers, Ferd, Charlie, Chester, Mac, Leonerd and Collie Lucas. Survivors include five daughters, Tinia Stratton, Brenda Baker, Phyllis Kirk, Donna Miller and Taywana Lucas; five sons, John, Ron, Conrad "Jody," Michael and Donald Lucas Jr.; one sister, Lillian "Peep" Tomlin and one brother, Dillard Lucas. He was a former husband to Marcia Lucas. Burial June 8, 2009, at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2009 ** LINDA MAE ABNEY, 67, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. Born January 21, 1942, at Hamilton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy "Dot" Cochran Timler. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles Abney; sisters, Barbara Gentry and Mary Timler; brothers, Tommy and Douglas Timler. Survivors include four daughters, Teresa Wyatt (Chuck), Rebecca J. Mays (Greg), Giovana Goodyear (Michael) and Deborah A. Perdue (Michael); one son, Michael W. Abney (Spring); two sisters, Diane Southard (Dale) and Marie Wyatt (Gilbert); six brothers, Bob Timler (Pat), Eddie, Billy (Sandy), Rick (Kathy), Fred (Dawaon), Tim Timler (Angie); nine grandsons. Burial June 9, 2009, at Hickory Flat Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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DIED - JUNE 6, 2009 ** RUSSELL PERRY, 76, of Dunlow, W.Va. Born March 14, 1933, a son of the late Gid and Polly (Haney) Perry. Preceded in death by his wife, Lydia Brewer Perry; brothers, Casa, William, Lowell, Clifford and Sampson Perry; and sisters, Ethel Perry, Jane Alexander, Virginia Brewster, and Lilly Marcum. Survivors include one sister, Alma Corbitt and husband Russell; one son, Russell Dale Perry and wife Kathy; one granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; three step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild.  Burial June 9, 2009, in the William Perry Cemetery with Military rites performed by the VFW Post 6153 of Chapmanville, W.Va. 
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DIED - JUNE 6, 2009 ** BERTHA LEE DELARINO, 74, of Columbus, Ohio. Preceded in death by her parents William Bowens and Nora Neice Bowens. Survivors include her daughter Nilene Dalton; son Paul Bradley; sister Correna Miller; brother Bobby Bowens; four grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Burial June 9, 2009, in Webb Community Cemetery in Webb, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2009 ** BETTY T. WEBB, 88, of Wayne, W.Va., at her residence. Born July 23, 1920, in Cove Gap, W.Va., a daughter of the late Ben and Emma Pack Taylor. Preceded in death by her husband, Edward Paul Webb; three sisters, Mabel Manns, Marjory Maynard and Opal Maynard. Survivors include two daughters, Karen Ferguson and husband Michael and Patricia Preston and husband Robert; a son, Rodney Webb and wife Judy; two sisters, Blanche T. Wiley Dot T. Osburn and husband Emory; a brother, Frank Taylor Sr.; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial June 10, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2009 ** CARL LEE ALDRIDGE, 58, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Huntington Veterans' Affairs Medical Center. Born March 3, 1951, in Logan, W.Va., a son of Bernice Evans Aldridge and the late Fred Aldridge. Preceded in death by two brothers, Lonnie and Edgar Aldridge. Survivors include a daughter, Amy Foster; two sons, Eddie Joe Aldridge and Brent Aldridge; two brothers, Larry Aldridge and Jerry Aldridge; two
grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2009 ** MELVIN PRIDEMORE, 87, of Wayne originally from Chapmanville, at his residence. Born January 7, 1922, the son of the late Cam and Maude Pridemore. Preceded in death by his wife Leslie Pridemore; a daughter, Anita Pridemore; sisters Emily Farley and Anna Morgan; and brother Chester Pridemore. Survivors include one son, Freelin M. Pridemore (Sally); two daughters, Naomi Mayhon (Harland) and Shelia Clemmons (Dave); and one sister, Dorsey Hall; 13 grand-children and numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Burial  June 10, 2009, at the Pridemore Cemetery in Chapmanville.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2009 ** LENORA COURTNEY SMITH, 91, of Huntington, W.Va., at Heartland of Riverview in South Point, Ohio. Born March 23, 1918, in Louisa, Ky., the youngest daughter of the late Jessee and Zora Lester Courtney. Preceded in death by her husband, Herschel R. Smith; a sister, Colee Swoveland. Survivors include one daughter, Peggy Sovine and husband Ray; one son, Don Smith and wife Joanne; four grandchildren. Chloe Pickett and Aidan Smith; Burial June 12, 2009, at Smith Cemetery, Genoa, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2009 ** PEARL PRATT, age 91, of Plain City, Ohio, at Laurels of Worthington. Preceded in death by her husband, Forrest; son, Carroll F.; parents Noah and Nora Bradshaw; seven siblings; son-in-law Robert Green and great-granddaughter Ashley Green. Survivors include daughters Faith Green and Karen (Jerry) Midkiff, 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Opal Bradshaw and Birdie Pratt; Burial June 12, 209, at Kingwood Memorial Park.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2009 ** DELLA OHNALENE COLE, 83, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at the Charles County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in LaPlata, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Yetta Saltsman Winton. Preceded in death by her husband, Ernest W. Cole. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Robin Ouellette; her sister and brother-in-law, Maxine and Tom Colston. Burial June 15, 2009, at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - JUNE 10, 2009 ** LUKE THOMAS PERDUE, 86, of Raleigh, N.C., formerly of Ceredo, W.Va. Luke was the son of the late Fisher and Gypsy Jarrell Perdue. Preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; five brothers, Buck, Dan, E.J., Samuel and Paul Perdue; and three sisters, Eva Anderson, Hazel Newton and Frances DeNigro. Survivors include his daughter, Linda C. Cyrus and husband Bob; two grandsons; sister Mary Thompson. Burial June 12, 2009, at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh, NC.
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DIED - JUNE 10, 2009 ** RAYMOND W. STEWART, 70, of Huntington, W.Va., at his home. Born October 10, 1938, a son of the late Orville and Shirley Stewart. Survivors include his wife, Betty Workman Stewart; one son, Richard Stewart (Peggy); three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mina Effingham, Delores June Haney, Betty Walker (Homer), Brenda Marcum and Linda Spence (Don). Burial June 12, 2009, in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 10, 2009 ** LEO ADKINS, 78, of Wayne, WV, at Hospice House of Huntington. Born August 27, 1930 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Basil Adkins and Clara Swanson. Preceded in death by his wife, Eva Gay Adkins; a brother, Randy Swanson. Survivors include his daughter, Joy Lynn Mowdy and husband, Charlie; four sisters, Sue Akers Forto, Linda Tanner, Peggy Carson and Carolyn Hall; three brothers, Don Swanson, James B. Adkins and Ronnie C. Adkins. Burial June 13, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 10, 2009 ** DOROTHA "DOT" NEAL, 82, of Ceredo, W.Va. She was born March 24, 1927, in Prichard, W.Va., to the late Sanford and Elizabeth Boyd Thompson. Preceded in death by a special grandmother, Margaret Davis Hatten; a daughter, Linda Leigh McKinney. Survivors include a son, John Thomas Ward; two daughters, Suzzane "Texy" Templeton and Kathy Ward Clark; 4 grandchildren. Burial June 13, 2009, in the Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2009 ** ELSIE MARCUM, 92, of South Point, Ohio. Born on May 14, 1917, in Lincoln County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Patrick and Matilda Napier. Preceded in death by her husband, Winfield Marcum; a daughter, Ruth Williamson (Gene); brothers John, Roscoe, Arthur and Charles; and sisters Louise, Florence and Thena. Survivors include one son, Leonard Marcum (Ruby); four daughters, Katherine Williamson (Roger), Florence Jones (Glen), Martha Webb (Ed Driver) and Gladys Childress (Jerry); eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Burial June 13, 2009, at Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. 
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2009 ** Elder YOUNGEA VILLE STEELE, 99, of East Lynn, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolen Hospice House. Born October 5, 1909, the son of the late Mont Ville Steele and Polly Ann Ross Steele. Preceded in death by his wife, Louise Mae Taylor Steele; a son, William Mont Ville Steele; a daughter, Ann Marie Parsons. Survivors include five sons, Glenn Robert Steele, Youngea V. Steele Jr., James David Steele, Samuel J. Steele and Carl W. Steele; nine daughters, Eloise Rinehart, Jessie Loraine Williamson, Betty Fay Williamson, Eulah Mae Duff, Arbra Della Blevins, Virgie Ruth Oshel, Charlotte Louise Lucas, Wanda Lanette Watts and Naomi Arlene Blankenship; 29 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and 14 great- great-grandchildren. Burial June 14, 2009, at the Skeens Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2009 ** POLLY ANN ADKINS WOODLEE, 69, of Pelham, Tennessee and former Wayne County. Survivors include by her husband, Elmer G. Woodlee; daughters Felicia (Travis) Black and Danielle (Jason) Vanzant; sons Steve Woodlee and Mark Woodlee; six sisters, Delsie Adkins, Leola Mills, Mazel Ross, Nellie Adkins, Melita Wooten and Velora Frasher; three brothers, Denzil Adkins, Wetzel Adkins and Lowell Adkins. Burial June 14, 2009, at the Bethel Cemetery in Pelham, TN.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2009 ** PEGGY C. SLOAN, 71, of Muncie, IN, formerly of Kenova, WV, at the Renaissance Rehabilitation Center in Muncie, IN. Born September 28, 1937 in Kenova, WV, a daughter of the late Maggie Elizabeth Hazlett and Delbert Friley. Preceded in death by her son, Jack Sloan; one brother Harry Friley; and one sister, Bonnie Gregory. Survivors include three daughters, Jody (Michael) Reed, Janice (Paul) Boxell and Elizabeth Sloan; and two sons, Gerald R. (Shirley) Sloan and Jeffery L. Sloan; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter. Burial in Cyrus Cemetery near Prichard, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2009 ** ELLA MAE FREEMAN RIGGS, 65, of Genoa, WV, at the St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born on March 8, 1944, in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late Charles P. and Maggie Marie Jeffers Freeman. Survivors include her husband, Leonard C. Riggs; a step son, Jason Riggs; three step daughters Carol Riggs, Sandra A. Stacy and Linda Riggs; four sisters, Lucille Fay Freeman, Gloria Jean (Eddie) Clonch, Sheila June Atha and Ruthie Lynn Freeman; a sister- in-law Maudie Freeman. Burial June 18, 2009, in Swan Creek Cemetery. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - JUNE 12, 2009 ** IVA O. ADKINS ENIX, 90, of Huntington, widow of Cecil E. Enix, at Heartland of Riverview, South Point, Ohio. Born May 24, 1919, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Joseph and Cora Frances Hazlett Adkins. Preceded in death by a son, Stephen Dale Enix; grandson, Alex Quinn Enix; seven brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Terry R. and Janet Enix, and Scott Enix; two daughters, Janeth K. Enix and Judy Ann Gilkerson; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Burial June 15, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2009 ** DELORES JUNE RUTHERFORD, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Born June 7, 1934, in Midkiff, W.Va., to the late Clyde and Lula Vance Rutherford. Preceded in death by daughter-in-law, Ramona Rutherford; brother-in-law, Fred Harshbarger; brother-in-law, Larry Townsend; and sister-in-law, Phyllis Martin. Survivors include by her husband, Frank K. Rutherford; three sons, Kenneth R. Rutherford, Col. Donald G. Rutherford (Margaret "Peggy") and Jeffrey A. Rutherford (Jean Louise Maynard); and one daughter, Susan R. Ripley (Craig); two sisters, Dora Harshbarger and Pat Townsend; and one brother, Ronald G. (Esta) Rutherford; two
brothers-in-law, Jerry (Joan) and Clifford (Ingrid) of Huntington; and one sister-in-law, Fern Jackson. Burial June 16, 2009 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va. 
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2009 ** PAUL HAMILTON, 85, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Preceded in death by his parents, John and Pauline Hamilton; his first wife, Alma Grubb Hamilton; and his brothers, Jack Hamilton and Bill Hamilton. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Lewis Hamilton; his son, Stephan Hamilton; two granddaughters; his step-children, Charles Lewis, Richard Lewis, Raymond Lewis, Linda Soderstrom and Alice Henry; six step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Donald Meadows and John Ekers; two sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Hamper and Shirley Meadows. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2009 ** OSCAR TAYLOR ADKINS, 81, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born April 9, 1928, in Huntington to the late Grover Cleveland Adkins and Caroline Elizabeth Clay Adkins. Preceded in death by his son, Steven Soltas; two sisters, Izel Adkins and Zeva Nichols; and six brothers, Cecil Clyde, infant (not named), Ishmel, Mansfield, Howard and Grover Cleveland Jr. Survivors include one granddaughter; three great-granddaughters; two sisters, Ruby Linville and Beatrice Lovejoy; a brother, Melvin Adkins. Burial June 17, 2009, in Vincent Adkins Cemetery, Racoon Creek, Cabell County, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2009 ** ROBERT I. TINCHER, 72, of the Cold Springs Community, husband of the late Malta Jewell Tincher, at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in Beckley, W. Virginia. Preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy and Butch Tincher. Survivors include three daughters, Melba Gale Coons, Zelma Dale Houliston and Delma Zale Pitts; two sons, Fain Pennell Brooks and Robert Mitchell Tincher; one brother, Duke Tincher; one sister, Delores Lively; a very special sister-in-law, Jane Cyrus; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Burial  June 16, 2009, in Melrose Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2009 ** INGEBORG "INGE" M. BROWNING, 66, of Ceredo, W.Va., in Bodega Bay, California. Born October 7, 1942, in Oberncen, Germany, a daughter of the late Jacob David and Maria Wilhelm. Preceded in death by her former husband, Clem "Wally" Browning; four brothers Freadel, Gundher, Ernst and Herrman and sister Irmgrard. Survivors include her companion of 23 years, Lonnie Ball; a daughter Marion J. Browning-Valdez and her husband Donald A. Valdez of San Francisco; grandchildren Marisa Ann Browning Valdez and Sophia Marie Browning Valdez; twin brother Helmut; three sisters Uschi, Else and Helga. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2009 ** ALICE " MARIE " SHAVOR (nee ASHWORTH), 80, of North Eaton, in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Born May 22, 1929 in Wayne, West Virginia. Preceded in death by her husband Bill Shavor; parents Roy & Hester Ashworth; sisters Emily, Irene, Beatrice; brothers Gene, Alvie, Roy, Ivan, Raymond and Walter. Survivors include her daughter, Diane Plavney; sons Bill Shavor and Michael Shavor; 7 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sisters Reba Jane Hicks and Joann Federov; one brother Glen Ashworth. Burial June 19, 2009, in Rome Cemetery, Rome, Ohio.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2009 ** WILLARD ROBERTSON, 85, of Prichard, W.Va., at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa, Ky. Born June 22, 1923 in Fort Gay, W.Va. a son of the late Freelin and Fannie Robertson. Preceded in death by his wives Mary Etta Cyrus and Minnie Burris; one son, George Willard Robertson; 3 Grandchildren. Survivors include, eight daughters, Neva Jean Moore, Peggy Hatten, Stella Wellman, Rhonda Robertson, Bonnie Staley, Elizabeth Simpson, Teresa Robertson and Naomi Castle; six sons, Harold Robertson, Gary Robertson, Phillip Robertson, David Robertson, Homer Robertson and Donald Robertson; 28 Grandchildren; 43 Great Grandchildren; and 6 Great Great Grandchildren. Burial June 17, 2009, at the Bean Cemetery in Prichard, WV. 
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2009 ** MARY BELL DRENNER CLARK, 84. Born June 20, 1924 at East Lynn. Preceded in death by her husband, Ellison Clark; one son, Forest; and one daughter, Pinia Jean Bais; her parents Fletcher and Pinkie Drenner; two brothers Forest and William " Bill" Drenner; and one sister Dixie Adkins. Survivors include one sister, Alice Sue Finley; one brother Benny Ray Drenner; her children, Ellison "Butch", Fletcher "Tiny" and Linda, Roy "Pookie", Rocky, Darlene and Joe Tomblin, Mike, Shela and Roy Cassidy, and Keith. Twenty seven grandchildren; thirty seven great grandchildren. Burial June 19, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 15, 2009 ** RICHARD ALLEN LYONS, 66, of Kenova, W.Va., at his residence. Born May 16, 1943, in Hamilton, Ohio, a son of the late Louis William and Margarette Lett Lyons. Survivors include a sister Margaret and her husband Sonny Burgess. Burial June 18, 2009, at the Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 16, 2009 ** JETTA RATTLIFF ADAMS, 68, of Wayne, W.Va., at her residence. Born November 5, 1940, in Grundy, Va., a daughter of the late William and Dicy Wolford Duty. Preceded in death by her first husband, Norman "Buster" Rattliff and her second husband, Lionel Adams. Survivors include three daughters, Angela Rattliff and fiance‚ Ronnie Combs, Bonnie Berry and husband Rick and Cindy Cremeans and friend Jerry. Burial June 19, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 16, 2009 ** RAY FERGUSON, 62, of Wayne, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born February 16, 1947 in Fort Gay to the late Lesley and Ruth Thompson Ferguson. Survivors include his companion Joyce Stephens; one son, Bobby Joe Ferguson; one daughter, Connie Edminston; two sisters, Faye Finley and Ruby Jean Cockrell; three brothers, Leslie Ferguson, Wayne Ferguson and Albert Ferguson; two grandchildren. Burial June 19, 2009, in the Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 16, 2009 ** ANDREW MICHAEL WINKLER, 24, of Huntington, W.Va. Born September 1, 1984, a son of Kerry and Ellen Gates Winkler. Preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Mary Ellen Gates; paternal grandfather William Winkler; Survivors include his parents, Kerry and Ellen Winkler; his fiance‚ Leanne Dingess; brothers, Timothy (Jennifer) Aylor, William Winkler, J.T. Winkler; grandmother, Sparkie Winkler. Burial June 20, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2009 ** TARY MARCUM VANCE, 84, of Canal Fulton, Ohio. Born January 13, 1925, at Parkers Creek in Wayne County, W,Va., a son of the late James A. Vance Sr. and Sarah Moore Vance. Preceded in death by a grandson, Patrick Michael Lawrence; two sisters, Siddie Caldwell and Georgia Vance; four brothers Carl, Jim, Leet, and John Vance. Survivors include his wife, Lois Williamson Vance; two daughters, Terry Marie Coleman and her husband Eddie and Pearl Vance Lawrence and her husband Mike; two granddaughters; one grandson; one sister, Millie Tomblin; one brother, Franklin Vance and his wife Arlene; two sisters-in-law, Opal Vance and Violet Vance. Burial June 22, 2009, in Brookfield Cemetery. 
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2009 ** LUCY COCHRAN NELSON, 80. Born June 23, 1928, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Eugene Cochran and Garnett Smith Cochran Nelson. Preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Nelson; an infant son, Leonard Nelson Jr. Survivors include one son, Edward Nelson and wife Lisa; and two daughters, Deloris Smith and husband Rosco and Linda Adams and husband Junior; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 3 great- great-grandchildren. Burial June 21, 2009, in Community Memorial Gardens. 
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2009 ** CAROL JUNE "SUSIE" HOLTON TAYLOR, 72, of Ceredo, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born June 6, 1937, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Thomas and Jessie Adkins Holton. Preceded in death by her husband, Owen Keith Taylor; three brothers, James Oscar, Rexford Dale and Andrew Nelson Holton. Survivors include two sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda (James) Hughes and Janet (David) Thompson. Burial June 21, 2009, in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Salt Rock, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2009 ** JUNE (FERGUSON) WEBB, 84, of Sternberger Road, Jackson, Ohio, Born May 11, 1925 at East Lynn, WV, the daughter of the late Wetzel and Dora (Skeens) Ferguson. Preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Webb; a daughter, Glenna; one sister Lois Sutherland. Survivors include four daughters, Pauline (Don) McCoy, Kathy Kuhn, Doralee (Jerald) Powell and Demala Webb; four sons, Bruce (Carol) Webb, Charles (Alene) Webb, Eugene (Brenda) Webb and Lenvil Webb; 13 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Sylvia Thompson, Reba Davis, Olive Ferguson, Faye Kaufman and Shirley Smith; and  one brother Nick Ferguson of Indiana. Burial June 20, 2009 in Franklin Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 18, 2009 ** MARK PRESTON MEDDINGS, 94, of Lavalette, W.Va. Born May 27, 1915 in Cabell County, a son of the late William and Josephine Mitchell Meddings. Preceded in death by his wife, Nannie Jane Spurlock Meddings; one brother, Ivan Meddings; one sister, Bessie Edmonds; and daughter-in-law, Linda Meddings. Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Napier and husband Thomas, Barbara Stephens and husband Adolphis, and Jean Mills and husband Ray; two sons, Robert L. Meddings and wife Gloria K., and Roger P. Meddings and wife Nancy; 18 grandchildren; 44 great- grandchildren; and 15 great great-grandchildren. Burial June 20, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - JUNE 19, 2009 ** ROBERTA "BERT" BEATY PLYMALE of Huntington, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born Sept. 4, 1942, in Cabell County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Clarence (Mose) and Virginia Kathleen Martin Beaty. Survivors include her former husband, Charles Plymale; son, Michael Scott Plymale; daughter, Melissa Plymale Taylor; three grandsons; one great-grandson; sister, Vickie (Donald) Short; brother, Harold (Linda) Beaty. Burial June 22, 2009, at Spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 19, 2009 ** JOSEPH EDMUND THACKER, 89, of Durbin, KY, in Ashland Community Hospice Center. Burial June 21, 2009, in the Thacker Family Cemetery, Durbin.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2009 ** STEVEN RAY WILKES, 51, of Kenova, WV, at his home. Born the son of the late Dickie R. Wilkes and Doris L. Mays. Preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Roberta Gibson; grandmother, Izora Ransbottom. Survivors include his wife, Joan Gibson Wilkes; daughter Stephanie Wilkes; step-father Ted O. Mays; four brothers, Carl (Linda) Wilkes, Teddy E. Mays, Terry (Charity) Mays and Todd Mays; two brothers-in-law, Butch (Leslie) Gibson and John (Pam) Gibson; and one sister-in-law, Brenda Rutherford. Burial June 25, 2009, in Getaway (Ohio) Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2009 ** NATHANIEL THOMAS HENDERSON JR., 70, of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born on March 14, 1939, in Huntington, W.Va., son of the late Nathaniel and Ruth Bias Henderson. Preceded in death by his daughter, Paula Kay Henderson. Survivors include his wife, Judith Carol Paine Henderson; a daughter, Pamela Henderson Tufts (Jim); a son, Glen T. Henderson (Kim); four grandsons; one granddaughter; and two great-grandsons; sister Vicki Henderson Jackson (Ted); a brother-in-law, Thomas Paine (Sandy). Burial June 25, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JUNE ??, 2009 ** (HD- 6/25/2009) DONALD JUSTICE, 75, at his home in Arlington, Washington. Born in Wayne, West Virginia in 1934. Preceded in death by his wife, Iris Faith Dial, of Branchland, West Virginia. Survivors include his son, James Michael "Mike" Justice and his wife Deeanna and step-son Jon; his daughter, Donna Paige Justice-Bean and her husband Paul Bean. Burial date and placed not given.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2009 ** DONALD EARL OWENS, 80, of Barboursville, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born July 30, 1928, in Lavalette, W.Va., a son of the late Maxwell N. and Myrtle Mullins Owens. Preceded in death by a brother, James S. Owens; a sister, Sylvia Marie Mallory. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Brown Owens; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Andrew Hamsher; 3 grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, George and James Brown; nine great-grandchildren. Burial June 25, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 22, 2009 ** ARIS LEE ADAMS, 89, of Milton, W.Va., at Midland Meadows. Born June 23, 1919, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Clarence and Stella Bates Roberts. Preceded by her husband, Kenneth Howard Adams; two sisters and three brothers, Alma Elkins, Arlene Graham, Don, Lloyd and Kingston Roberts. Survivors include two brothers, John Wesley Roberts and Clarence Roberts Jr. Burial June 25, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 22, 2009 ** DALE W. DEAN, 72, of Chesapeake, Ohio, at his residence. Born June 29, 1936, in Wayne, West Virginia, a son of the late Donald R. and Teressa Maynard Dean. Preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Dean; a brother, Harold L. Dean. Survivors include his wife, Dympna "Debbie" Dean; his step-father Lloyd Harshbarger; a half-brother, Steven Harshbarger and his wife Carla. Burial datge and place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 23, 2009 ** CHARLES WESLEY "MAC" McCLOUD, 53, of Huntington, W.Va. Born March 26, 1956, a son of the late Elijah and Melvinia McCloud. Preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters. Survivors include his fiance Crystal Adkins; two daughters, Jessica McCloud and Barbara Pinkerman; three sons, Elijah McCloud, Joshua Riggs and Charles Booth; five grandchildren; 13 brothers and sisters. Burial June 26, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - JUNE 23, 2009 ** PARIS WORKMAN, 76, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born June 18, 1933, at Wayne, a son of the late Marjorie Dean. Survivors include his wife, Linda Lou Ellis Workman; sons Paris Ronald (Katrina) Workman and Adrian Ryan "Whistle" Workman and his companion Cathy Griswald; a daughter, Theresa (Obie) Maynard; a step-daughter, Deborah Lynn Class; a sister-in-law, Karen Stanley; 14 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Burial June 26, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 23, 2009 ** ETHEL LOUISE BARKER, 86, of Proctorville, Ohio, in the Hospice House of Huntington. Born February 26, 1923, in Ceredo, W.Va., daughter of the late John and Bertha Mae Jessie Thompson. Preceded in death by her husband Joe Barker; son-in-law Larry Hastings; two sisters, and four brothers. Survivors include two daughters, JoAnn Hastings and Jerri Skeens; sister-in-law Erma Lee Adkins and her husband Everett; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five great- great-grandchildren. Burial June 25, 2009, at Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 23, 2009 ** JANICE LEE TURLEY EDWARDS, age 82, of Tome, New Mexico, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at her home. Preceded in death by her husband, Homer H. Edwards; a daughter, Bonnie L. Edwards-Kenney. Survivors include her daughter, Toni L. Edwards; two brothers, Arthur N. Turley and John E. Turley. Burial June 28, 2009, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, WV
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DIED - JUNE 24, 2009 ** DWIGHT D. SMITH SR., 68, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 28, 1941, in Huntington, a son of the late Ralph Thomas and Thelma Rutherford Smith. Preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Diane Withrow Smith; a sister Madge Smith. Survivors include a son and daughter in law, D. Darryl Smith Jr., and Leanna S. Smith; two godchildren. Burial June 26, 2009, in Hatfield Cemetery, Willow Wood, Ohio.
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DIED - JUNE 25, 2009 ** HARRIET JUNE "HOPPY" SMITH, 73, of Monroe, N.C. Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, on May 9, 1936, a daughter of the late Harry and Mabel Lycans Caniff. Survivors include a son, Steve Smith; daughters Cindy Watts and husband Dennis and Traci Bostic and husband Paul; sisters Judy Sheinbrot and Barbara Hensley; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Body was cremated.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2009 ** WALDO RAY ADKINS, 80, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 17, 1929, in Wayne County, a son of the late Fernando and Bertie Gilkerson Adkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Lee Zirkle Adkins; a son, Waldo Ray Adkins Jr.; three brothers, Clyde Ruben, Fernando and Clarence Adkins. Survivors include a sister, Lucy Adkins; two daughters, Lisa Gay Akers Mary Ann Hagen and husband Gary; eight sons, Peanie Ray Adkins, "Pete" Edmonds, Andy Porter, Rodney Porter, Gary Owen Porter, O'Dell Porter, Michael Porter and Stanley Porter. Burial July 3, 2009, at the Adkins Cemetery on Miller's Fork. 
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2009 ** VERNON LEE ROBERTSON JR., 38, of Fort Gay, WV. Survivors include his parents, Vernon Lee Robertson Sr. and Athelene Williamson Robertson; his wife Ida May Robertson; two daughters Brittany Gayle Robertson and Sabrina LeeAnn Robertson; one son Vernon Lee Robertson III; six sisters, Teresa Ann Clay, Rachel Lynn Robertson, Bernice Gail Bartram, Doris Jean Hale, Polly Robertson and Fannie Napier of Fort Gay; four brothers James Daniel Robertson, Rodney Keith Robertson, Emmanuel Ray Robertson, and Robert William Robertson. Burial June 30, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2009 ** WILLIAM JEFFREY SEXTON, JR., 25, of Wayne, WV, in Huntington, WV. Born September 22, 1983 in Huntington, a son of William Jeffrey Sexton and Sharon Bryant Gilkerson and husband, Tracy. Preceded in death by his grandfather, Harold K. Sexton. Survivors include his girlfriend, Ashley McLain; a sister, Samantha Sexton; a brother, Travis Gilkerson; his grandparents, Clara Belle Sexton and James and Connie Bryant; his great-grandmother Gladys Meadows; his step-grandmother, Hilda Moore; aunts and uncles, Rick and Diana Clay, Angela Williamson, Wendy Willis, James and Natalie Bryant, Clarie and Deb Sexton and Pam and Earl Sexton. Burial June 29, 2009, at Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 27, 2009 ** VERNA ETHELENE LAWHORN DAVIS, 46, of Barboursville, W.Va. Born December 19, 1962, in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank Lawhorn and Edna Elkins Lawhorn Graham. Survivors include one son, Harold Lee Davis IV and his father H.L. Davis; her fiancé, Greg Lee; two sisters and brother-in-law, Dreama and Randy Houck and Tressie Lawhorn; one brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Sabrina Lawhorn. Burial July 2, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 28, 2009 ** MICHAEL ANDERSON CAREY, 21, of London, Ohio, at his home. Born September 2, 1987, in Columbus, Ohio. Preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Dempsey Lycan. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Linda Lycan Carey and Larry Fulton; one sister, Rachel Carey; his maternal grandmother, Marie Lycan; an aunt and uncle, Debra and Ray Walker; his father, Charles Carey. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - JUNE 28, 2009 ** JOYCE LEE SMITH, 75, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Lavalatte, W.Va. Born August 30, 1933, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Anthony Wayne Smith and Basil Francis Smith. Preceded in death by one brother, Ernest Allen Smith. Survivors include her sister, Linda Kay Mullens; two brothers, Jerrell Stephen Smith and Gene Wayne Smith; brother-in-law, John Henry Mullens; sister-in-law Mildred Smith. Burial July 9, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 29, 2009 ** HELEN B. PARSONS, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV.  She was born in Wayne County,  the daughter of the late Ottie Lee and Marie Bowen Topping. Preceded in death by her husband, Jennings "Jim" Parsons. Survivors include her brother, Frank Topping and his wife Betty; seven great-grandchildren; step-sons, Larry and Martha Parsons, Cecil and Janet Parsons, Juanita Parsons, widow of Jerry Parsons. Burial July 2, 2009, in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 29, 2009 ** MR. DALLAS E. BECKETT, 86, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., at his residence. Born July 2, 1922, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a son of the late Ira Beckett Sr. and Ruth Carter Beckett. Survivors include his wife, Avalea Ours Beckett; a son Dallas Beckett Jr.; one grandson; a sister, Doris Eloise Hatfield; a brother Ira Beckett Jr. Burial July 3, 2009, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 29, 2009 ** MAJ. DENNIS KARL FINLEY, United States Army Retired, 70, of Boiling Spring Lakes, N.C., at his home. Born May 15, 1939, in Cabell County, W.Va., a son of the late Edgar and Doris Ferguson Finley. Survivors include his wife, Ruth, Ann Hatten Finley; two children, James Finley and his wife Lori and Susan Finley Thomas and her husband, Maj. Jason Thomas; five grandchildren; a brother, Dale K. Finley and his wife Judy; a sister, Donna Edgar. Burial July 4, 2009, at the Hatten Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JUNE 30, 2009 ** PAUL E. SKEENS DDS, 62, of Huntington, W.Va., at his home. Born November 30, 1946, in Diana, W.Va., in Webster County, a son of the late Rev. Bernard Ray Skeens and Ruby Bender Skeens. Preceded in death by three nephews. Survivors include his wife, Betty Skeens; a son and wife Matt and Ryan Skeens; a daughter and husband Teah Lupton and Chris Michael; two brothers and wives, Mike and Cory Skeens and Richard and Hope Skeens; a sister and husband, Joann and Jim Siron; and his sister Mary Skeens. Burial July 3, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 30, 2009 ** JEAN ELAINE PELFREY LYKINS, 79, of Huntington, WV, at her residence. Born March 4, 1930, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Basil and Ida May Ray Pelfrey. Preceded in death by her her husband, Billy Lykins; sister, Pauline Christian; and two brothers, Donald Pelfrey and Olyn Perlfrey. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Tina and Jesse Kelley, and Melanie and Steve Simmons; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Ruth Kidd. Burial July 6, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.

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