WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
July, 2009

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DIED - July 1, 2009 ** NANCY LEE WILTON, age 70, of Alabaster, Ala. Born August 8, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Fred and Eula Thompson. Preceded in death by her mother, father, and brother Steven. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Paul Wilton; daughter, Teri Lei Shriver; sons Larry Christian and Jon Wilton; many grandchildren. Burial July 10, 2009, p;ace not given. 
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DIED - July 2, 2009 ** FRANCES JANE WILLIAMS, 72, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 15, 1937, in Sinks Grove, W.Va., the daughter of the late James Douglas Canterbury and Biddie Hatfield Mason. Preceded in death by three infant children, Stephanie, Gregory and Tammy. Survivors include a son, Doug Smith and his wife Hope Lyons Smith; four grandchildren and their spouses; four great-grandchildren; sisters Willa Jean Canterbury, Nancy Valleron, Ollie Bayette, Janet Thompson, Theresa Sue McDowell and Lynn Murray. There was a Service of Remembrance at Christ Temple Church, Huntington, 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2009.
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DIED - July 3, 2009 ** DEWEY L. TOMBLIN, 77, at Cornerstone of St. Mary's Medical in Huntington, WV. Born March 27, 1932 in Wayne, West Virginia to the late Andrew & Annalee Smith Tomblin. Preceded in death by his brothers and sisters: Glenn, Jesse, Blanche, and Wandlie Tomblin. Survivors include his brothers: Andrew (special sister-in-law Judy) Tomblin, Paul (Wanda) Tomblin, Leonard (Retonda) Tomblin; and sisters, Marie Ratcliffe, Fanny (the late Connie Mac) Overby and Connie Faye (Andy) A. Scheneberg; three sons, Dewey Keith (Bonnie) Tomblin, William Richard Tomblin and Terry Lee (Mary) Tomblin; a daughter Lisa Rose; four Stepchildren: Siddy Wickline, Jerry Combs, Bert Combs and Duane Combs. No date or place of burial given.
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DIED - July 5, 2009 ** BERMAN DAMRON, 72, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by his father, Nathaniel Damron and his mother, Addie Mae Perry. Survivors include his wife, Kay Damron; three sons, Nathan (Rhonda) Damron, Mike (Carolyn) Damron and Greg (Susie) Damron; one sister, Imogene Parsons; two brothers, Glenn Damron and Royce Damron; four grandchildren and one great-grand daughter. Burial July 8, 2009, in the Nathan Damron Cemetery at Radnor, WV.
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DIED - July 5, 2009 ** WILLIAM PAUL VANCE, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., and Okeechobee, Fla., at his residence. Born September 26, 1922, in Huntington, the son of the late William Pearly and Bertie May Taylor Vance. Preceded in death by his sisters, Bessie E. Anderson and Joann Holley and a brother, James E. Vance. Survivors include his wife, Madelean Napier Vance; a daughter and son-in- law, Pamela L. and William T. Carroll Jr.; two grandsons; sisters Armanda Wallace and Regina Estep; brothers Carl E. Vance and Chester I. Vance; brother-in-law Carl Napier and his wife Linda. Burial July 9, 2009, at Oak Lawn Memorial Park, East Pea Ridge, Huntington.
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DIED - July 6, 2009 ** JOAN MARIE DOUTHAT CYRUS of Versailles, Ky., formerly of Flatwoods, Ky., at Taylor Manor Nursing Home, Versailles, KY. Born in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Glen and Bernice Marie Holderby Douthat. Preceded in death by her husband, Rep. Ronald R. Cyrus. Survivors include her daughters, Cheri (John) Rosenberger, Lisa (Fred) Combs and Angie (Eric) McNulty; two sons, Kevin (Sabrina) Cyrus and Billy Ray (Tish) Cyrus; 15 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; sisters Michele Shank Conley and Eloise Phillips. Burial July 11, 2009, at the Cyrus Family Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - July 6, 2009 ** ELWOOD L. ROBERTSON, SR., formerly of Wayne, WV. Born February 8, 1941 in Wayne, WV. Preceded in death by his father and mother, Omey and Artie Copley Robertson; brothers, Harold Robertson, Thomas D. Robertson, Landford Robertson, Ronnie Robertson, Paris Robertson, Basil Robertson and Randolph Robertson. Survivors include a son, Elwood L. Robertson, Jr.; a daughter, Bridgette Renae Trout; five grandchildren; a son-in-law, Ronnie Trout; brothers Bernard Robertson and Alfred Boyd Robertson; sisters, Lois Jewel Pack, Lillian Pack and Arna Gay Buxton; one living Aunt, Inez Arnold. Burial July 9, 2009, in the Robertson Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED - July 7, 2009 ** HOWARD RANDALL NAPIER, 56, of Wayne, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV. Born June 13, 1953, a son of the late Henry and Juanita Ferguson Napier. Preceded in death by a brother, Donald Napier. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ann Strickland Napier; three daughters, Allison (Eric) Crowder, Alma Hodge, and Loretta Hodge; four sons, Kevin (Sabrina) Napier, Howard Randall (Alesia) Napier II, Jonathan Napier, and William B. Hodge of Genoa; his former daughter-in-law, Nancy Napier; three sisters, Pauline (Jim) Tate, Henrietta (Duane) Hoffman and Anita (Gary) Smith; two brothers, Charles (Gail) Napier and Sherman (Barb) Napier; and eleven grandchildren. Burial July 10, 2009, at the Jasper Ferguson Cemetery on Big Lynn.
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DIED - July 8, 2009 ** VANESSA GAIL KISER CATES, formerly of Wayne, WV. Born September 12, 1961, to Charles and Helen Adkins Kiser in Huntington, West Virginia. Survivors include her parents, her husband, Roger Cates; her son, Chuck Cates, and daughter-in-law, Dustie; two precious grandchildren; brother, Rick Kiser and his wife, Cathy. Burial July 11, 2009, at the Memorial Oaks Cemetery.
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DIED - July 9, 2009 ** DONNA M. WELLS, 47, of South Point, Ohio. Born November 17, 1961, in Gallipolis, Ohio. Survivors include her parents, Jeanette and David Pauley; her husband, Stephen Wells; sons, Stephen T. Wells, Justin B. Wells and Aaron K. Wells; daughters, Amber N. Donnally and Kaylin D. Wells; one granddaughter; grandmother, Mabel Phillips; brothers, Greg Donnally and Ronnie Johnson; and sisters, Angie Johnson and Danise Johnson. Burial July 14, 2009, at Docks Creek Cemetery. 
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DIED - July 10, 2009 ** ALVA PERRY, 88, of Kenova, W.Va., at his residence. Born May 12, 1921, at Dunlow, W.Va., a son of the late Owen and Stella Moore Perry. e Koppers Company and served as county chairman for the republican party. Preceded in death by a brother, Y. B. Perry; two sisters, Edna Salmons and Lula Felty. Survivors include his wife, Loretta "Lora Lee" Perry Perry; two daughters, Barbara Powers and husband, Lyle and Susan Borneman and husband, Jeff; a son, Jeffrey Perry and wife, Lisa; two brothers, Dale Perry and wife, Pat and Wilford Perry and wife, Katy; three grandsons; one step-grandson; and two granddaughters; and several great-grandchildren. Burial July 13, 2009, at the John Perry Cemetery, Genoa, W.Va.
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DIED - July 11, 2009 ** RUTH ANN MOORE, 72, of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born March 18, 1937, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Raymond Stugeon and Betsy Waugh Helton. Preceded in death by a sister, Betty Black; a brother, Harold Sturgeon, D.O. Survivors include her husband, Joseph F. Moore; a son, Joseph F. Moore Jr.; a daughter, Sally A. Lloyd; three grandchildren; a brother, Gerald Sturgeon. Burial July 16, 2009, in Highland Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - July 12, 2009 ** WILLIAM HENRY CROCKETT, 70, of Lavalette, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born August 16, 1938 at Wayne, a son of the late Andrew and Sadie Aliff Crockett. arpenter. Preceded in death by a sister, Geneva "Flo" Adkins and a brother, Roger Estep. Survivors include four daughters, Kathleen Crockett, Wilma J. (Ronald) Wylie, Patricia Crockett and Robin Knight; a son, William L. Crockett; seven sisters, Ella Mae Hensley, Darlene Stephenson, Lina Mae Estep, Margaret Ann (Harold) Rakes, Vicky Queen, Betty (Anthony) Merritt and Fannie Hodges; eight brothers, Ira Crockett, Andy (Pam) Crockett, Joe Crockett, Jesse Crockett, Davy (Diane) Crockett, James (Tammy) Crockett, Jack (Erma) Estep and Danny Ray Estep; eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Burial July 15, 2009, at the Crockett Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - July 12, 2009 ** PHYLLIS RAMEY NAPIER, 76, of Interlachen, Florida, at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka, Florida. Born September 24, 1932, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Golden W. and Leona Napier Ramey. n Hilliard, Ohio. Preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Hickey; and a brother, Hoover Ramey,  Survivors include her husband, Lark Napier Jr.; a daughter, Rhonda Stuntebeck and husband Gregory; a son, Lark "Cork" Napier III and wife Jolene; five sisters, Gladys Robertson, Ethel Burks, Pansy Ramey, Martha Long and Shirley Robertson; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial July 18, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - July 12, 2009 ** ERSELL MAYNARD, age 91, of East Fork of 12 Pole, at his home. Born May 4, 1918 in Lincoln County he was the son of the late Alvis and Vada Maynard. Preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Lynn Maynard; brothers, Hurston, Joseph, General, John, and Isom Maynard; sisters, Ersie his twin, Blanche Thompson, Laura Williamson, Dicie Adkins, Miriam Dodds, and Betty Adkins. Survived by his wife, Armilda Browning Stroud Maynard; four children, Kenny (Dottie) Stroud, Sid (Magaline) Stroud, Georgia (William "Bill") Maynard and Sharol (Dallas) Meeks; sister-in-law Orlantha Maynard; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren. Burial July 15, 2009, in Joe Maynard Cemetery on East Fork.
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DIED - July 14, 2009 ** OTHO EDGAR MOON, 83, of Fort Gay, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 10, 1925, in Cove Gap, W.Va., a son of the late Roland E. and Nora Ellen Ramey Moon. lvary Church in Wayne. Preceded in death by an infant son, Edgar Moon; four sisters, Madgie Watts, Margaret Spence, Juanita Dyer and Marjorie Webb; and two brothers, Minuard and James Moon. Survivors include one daughter, Madelyn Copley and husband Andrew; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson. Burial July 16, 2009, at Pres Friley Cemetery.
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DIED - July 15, 2009 ** JASON ANDREW MAYNARD, 29, of Kenova, at his residence. Born October 16, 1979, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Delbert and Patricia Maynard. Preceded in death by two grandfathers, Stephen Maynard and Emery Newton; and a grandmother, Orpha Newton. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Matthew and Andrea Maynard; grandmother, Elsie Deskins. Burial July 19, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - July 15, 2009 ** CARL M. "BRUFF" WHITE, 73, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. Born August 1, 1935, in Cabell County, W. Va., a son of the late Carl and Bunah Morrison White. Preceded in death by a daughter, Toni White Lewallen; and two sisters, Doris Garvin and Mary Margaret Vaughn. Survivors include his wife, Beverly S. White; a daughter, Tina White; two step-sons, Steve Rowe and Brett Rowe; two grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Everett "Jim" and Lois White and David and Betty White. Burial July 18, 2009, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - July 15, 2009 ** CANDICE MAE-TURNER HAIRSTON, 17, of Ceredo, W.Va. Born May 9, 1992 in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Elaine Hammond Hairston and Timothy McNeal Hairston and his wife Christina. Survivors include a loving Papa, Larry Hurst; two brothers, Braylon and Myles Hairston; her paternal grandfather, Robert Hairston and his wife Luetta (Nana); her paternal grandmother, Dorothy Dean; her maternal grandparents, Tim and Janet Hammond. Burial July 18, 2009, in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - July 17, 2009 ** ANNA FARLEY LAMBERT, 89, of Barboursville, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born in Lincoln County on December 31, 1919, a daughter of the late Sanders and Eria Moore Adkins. Preceded in death by her son, Donald Farley; husbands, Tabor Farley and Charles Lambert; sisters, Stella Moore, Mary Eplin; brothers, Willie, Clyde, Howard and Marvil Adkins; sons-in-law, Richard Mayo and Joe Catanzarite. Survivors include one sister, Zula (Don) Ellis; three daughters, Blanche Mayo, Rema (Frank) Manns and Teresa Lambert-Catanzarite; two sons, Darrell (Barbara) Farley, and David Farley; twelve grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. Burial July 21, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - July 18, 2009 ** MINNIE M. DEAN, 89, of Rittman, OH, at Autumnwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born October 19, 1919 in Wayne, WV to Pearley and Mary (Adkins) McSweeney. Preceded in death by her husband, Charley Dean; her parents; a brother, Wesley McSweeney; and sisters, Violet Marshall, Ethel Bramer, Jannie McClelland, and Marie Thompson. Survivors include her children, Oscar Dean, Charlotte Copley-Wancha, Betty (Roger) Chisler and Mary Jo Jordan; 18 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; brothers, Larry McSweeney, Edward McSweeney, and Jimmy McSweeney. Burial July 23, 2009, at Rittman Cemetery.
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DIED - July 18, 2009 ** JUSTIN WESLEY GROVES, 29, in Orlando. Florida. Born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Worthington, Ohio. Preceded in death by grandparents Jack and Mabel Branham (Wilson) and James and Margaret Groves. Survivors include a son, Kaleb Jack Groves; Parents, Terry Groves and Karen Pfeiffer and John Pfeiffer; sister, Lindsey Groves. Burial July 25, 2009, at the Branham Cemetery in Glenhayes, WV.
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DIED - July 18, 2009 ** SANFORD "SANDY" WATTS, 84, in Santa Maria, California. Born in Ft. Gay, West Virginia in 1924, he was named after a nearby ford in the Big Sandy River. Survivors include his wife, Jean; three sons, Thomas, Gary and Ronald. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - July 19, 2009 ** JOYCE DYER WHITED, of Fort Gay, WV. Born February 14, 1938 at Lick Creek, a daughter of the late Jennings and Jane Adkins Dyer. Survivors include her husband, Earl Whited; a daughter, Melissa Clark; a son, Glen Whited; one grandson, Nathanial Whited; five stepsons, Ronnie Newsome, Jimmie "BO" Newsome, Lyle Newsome, Michael Newsome and Leslie Newsome; two sisters, Malta Alexander and Jane Napier; one brother, Bill Dyer. Burial July 21, 2009, in the Whited Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - July 19, 2009 ** JOHN ALLEN ROLLINS, 56, of Charleston, W.Va., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., in Charleston. Born May 28, 1953, in Huntington, W.Va., to the late Walter F. Jr. "Lefty," and Martha Lacock Rollins. Preceded in death by a brother, Walter F. Rollins. Survivors include his wife, Frances McCoy Rollins; two daughters, Mary Katherine and Elizabeth Hampton "Libba" Rollins; one aunt, Lucy C. Rollins; an uncle and his wife, Walter and Betty Crowther; brothers and sisters in-law Nancy and Milton Neshek and Hugh and Jeanne McCoy. He will be missed by many other loving cousins, extended family, colleagues and friends. Burial July 22, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - July 20, 2009 ** ELAINE EVA HAGER, 72, of Huntington, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, Karl R. Hager; her children Karla (Tom) Meadows, Libby (Catherine) Hager, Richard (Pam) Hager, Cindi Brown and Lori Crider; five grandchildren; a sister, Diana Zuccolotto; a brother Stanley (Nita) Myers; sister-in-law Billie Boley; mother-in-law Ota Hager. Burial July 24, 2009, at the Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - July 20, 2009 ** BILLIE JOE "B.J." SMITH, 77, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 23, 1932, in Sweetland, W.Va., a son to the late Herbert Vernon and Pansy Amber White Smith. Preceded in death by a brother, Danford Smith. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Stowers Smith; children, Mark (Marcy) Smith, Duncan Smith and Vernon (April) Smith; a sister, Charlene Cardea; seven grandchildren.  Burial July 23, 2009, in the Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - July 20, 2009 ** EMMOJENE WILKES, 72, of Huntington, W.Va., in Cornerstone Hospital, Huntington. Born August 30, 1936, in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late Robert and Eva Shockley Newman. Preceded in death by a sister, Sara Boster. Survivors include her fiance, Laundle Bias; one sister, Edna Edwards; one daughter, Edna (Stan) Weser; and two sons, Robert Wilkes and Harry (Brenda) Wilkes. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - July 21, 2009 ** GLEN GELIOUS ADKINS, 83, of Wayne, W. Va., at Wayne Nursing & Rehabilitation. Born March 14, 1926 at East Lynn, W.Va., a son of the late Harvey and Ella Jackson Adkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Ernestine Cassidy Adkins; two sisters, Blanche Stephens Russell and Delores Adkins Webb; three brothers, Ralph Stephens, Gary Leonard Adkins, and Norman Archie Adkins; and one brother-in- law, Larry Ferguson. Survivors include one son, Geoffrey Glen Adkins and his wife Deborah Sue Adkins; two sisters, Joyce Roach and husband William and Sherma Ferguson; six brothers, Jay Adkins and wife Ethel, Brainard Adkins and wife Malinda, Gorman Adkins and wife Eve, Orville Adkins and wife Gail, Michael Adkins and wife Debbie and Seldon Adkins and wife Ruth Ann. Burial July 23, 2009, in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - July 23, 2009 ** JANET LYNN CARROLL PERRY, 62, of Dunlow, W.Va., at Hospice House of Huntington. Born March 1, 1947, in Wilsondale, W.Va., a daughter of Vada Stroud Carroll and the late Leonard Carroll. Survivors include her husband, Vernon Perry; a sister, Garnet McComis and husband Richard; three brothers, Selvin Carroll and wife Barbara, Gregory Carroll and wife Debra and Clifford Carroll and fiancée Diane McComas. Burial July 25, 2009, at Troy Maynard Cemetery.
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DIED - July 23, 2009 ** JANIE FERRELL, 65, of Kenova, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 26, 1944, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Ella Chaffin Bruce. Preceded in death by her step-father Curtis Bruce; daughter Lisa Shell; brother John Spaulding; and sister Jean Spaulding. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Tisha Ferrell; daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Tim Smith; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a brother, Jerry Spaulding. Burial July 26, 2009, in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County, W.Va.
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DIED - July 24, 2009 ** ROBERT ALLEN CHAFFIN, 68, of Hephzibah, GA, formerly of Wayne County, WV, at his residence. Born June 30, 1941 in Wayne County, a son of the late Jesse Herbert Chaffin and Zelma Harriett Price Chaffin Rencsok. Survivors include his wife, Blenda Aldrich Chaffin; two daughters, Robin Spradlin and Ramona Chaffin; a son, Jesse "Jake" Chaffin; and two grandchildren. Burial July 29, 2009, at the Price-Mills Cemetery near East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - July 24, 2009 ** EILEEN STEELE, 60, of East Lynn, W.Va. Born October 24, 1948, in South Point, Ohio, Eileen, a daughter of the late Virginia and Samuel Swain; Preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Carrie Epling Thomas. Survivors include her husband, Carl Ray Steele Sr.; two children, Carl "Ray" Steele Jr. and wife Tina and Carla Nelson and husband Kevin; one granddaughter, Kallie Alexes Steele; one brother, John Webb. Burial July 27, 2009, in the Epling Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - July 25, 2009 ** RONALD PAT HAZLETT, 66, of Ashland, Ky., at Hospice Care Center, Ashland. Born Aug. 11, 1942 in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late George T. and Frances Christian Hazlett. Preceded in death by two brothers, Tom and Dan Hazlett. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Patterson Hazlett; two sons, Ronald Pat Hazlett Jr. and Richard Lee Hazlett and wife Angie; brothers, Sam Hazlett and wife Kathleen and Kenny Hazlett and wife Debbie; three grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren. Burial July 28, 2009, at Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland.
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DIED - July 25, 2009 ** SGT. HENRY A. REGER, retired from the Huntington Police Department, at his residence. Born February 4, 1937, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Melvin A. and Lina Lee Adkins Reger. Survivors include his wife Margaret L. Triplett Reger; his children, Mitchell H. Reger and wife Rose, Cynthia M. Reger Rich and husband Rick, Angela G. Reger Morris and her husband Bruce, Kirk W. Reger and wife Barbara and Daina M. Reger Hamlin and husband Larry; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Lou and Bob Wetzel; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Ronald and Lil Reger and Harold Reger. Burial July 29, 2009, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - July 27, 2009 ** DOLORES THACKER FORD, in Ocala, Florida. Born in Kenova, West Virginia on December 16, 1932, a daughter of the her late father, Shelby Thacker and late mother, Willa Thacker Frazier and step-father Andrew Frazier. Survivors include her husband Jerry Ford; sisters Iva Donald and Gladys Hamer, brother Eddie Frazier. Burial was in Ocala, Florida.
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DIED - July 29, 2009 ** LLOYD MANDEL KEENE, 68, of Fort Gay, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born September 24, 1940 in Freeburn, Ky., to the late Martin and Ruby Johnson Keene. Survivors incluce his wife Joyce Darlene Keene; two sons, Sean Keene and Jason Keene; one daughter, Krystal Keene; two sisters, Jackie Hamilton and Gayle Webb; two brothers, Jim Keene and Rodney Keene; and four grandchildren. Burial August 1, 2009, in the Keene Family Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - July 29, 2009 ** GEORGE LUCIAN STILTNER, 69, of Salt Rock, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born December 12, 1939, in Logan, W.Va., a son of the late Hawk and Ruth Dyer Stiltner. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Keyser Stiltner; three daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Jason Weaver, Sara and Tracy Malcolm and Stephanie and Mark Midkiff; 10 grandchildren. Burial August 2, 2009, in Community Memorial Garden, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - July 31, 2009 ** BARBARA JUNE COLLINS, 73, of Huntington, at her residence. Born March 29, 1936, in Buffalo Valley, Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Jennings and Thelma Purdue Haynie. Preceded in death by brothers, Roger and David Haynie; sister, Geraldine Meadows; brothers-in-law, Edward Meadows, David Hensley and Johnny Keeney. Survivors include her husband, Wilson L. Collins; one son and daughter-in-law, Wilson and Roberta Collins; one daughter and son-in-law, Margie and Danny Campbell, five sisters, Millie Keeney, Grace and Clyde Ferguson, Diana Hensley, Karen Sizemore and Charlene Haynie; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; mother-in-law, Martha Collins. Burial August 3, 2009, in Newman Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - July 31, 2009 ** HERBERT EUGENE VARNEY, 79, of Huntington, WV. He was born March 31,1930, at Varney, WV, a son of the late Alexander K. and Myrtle Meade Varney. Preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha Louise Curry and Anna Ruth VandeBunte. Survivors include his wife, LaWassa Tomes Varney; two sisters, Geraldine Weeks and Mary Lou (Ralph) Colburn, Burial August 4, 2009, at Cyrus Cemetery, Cyrus, WV.

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