WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
October, 2009

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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2009 ** ARNOLD SHELBY HAZLETT, 73, of Prichard, W.Va., at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born February 2, 1936, in Prichard, son of the late Dency Hazlett and Pearl Stewart Hazlett. Survivors include his former wife Sadie F. Hazlett; two sons, Donald Shelby Hazlett and Samuel Mark Hazlett; six sisters, Martha Roberts, Gloria McKenzie, Naomia Hall, Maxine Richmond, Sharon Sturgill and Beula Faye Carroll; a brother, Maxie Hazlett; five granddaughters and 11 great-grandchildren. Burial October 5, 2009, at Hazlett Cemetery, Prichard.
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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2009 ** VICIE MARIE PACK MEDDINGS, 70 of Crum, W.Va., at her residence. Born December 8, 1938 in Kermit, WV, a daughter of the late Ulysses (Liss) and Ida Mae Marcum Pack. Preceded in death by two sisters, Gertrude Daniels and Verna Mae White; four brothers, Lacy , Raymond , Clarence, and Infant Andy Pack. Survivors include her husband, Everett Meddings; five sons, Billy Ray Meddings and wife Arlene, Tommy Meddings and wife Gail, Ronnie Meddings, Howard Meddings and wife Kimberly and Wayne Meddings and wife Michelle; two sisters, Hazel Evans and Lucinda Johnson and husband Donald; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial October 4, 2009 at the Meddings Family Cemetery, Fort Gay, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2009 ** CHARLES "CHUCK" PLYBON, 59, of Kenova, W.Va., at his residence. Born February 1, 1950, in Fort Gay, W.Va., son of the late James O. "Chuck" and Floelizabeth Parker Plybon. Survivors include his wife, Carole R. Foster Plybon; one daughter, Kelsey Elizabeth Plybon; one sister, Shirley LaFontaine. Burial October 3, 2009, in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2009 ** LYDA MAE CADE PERDUE, 85, of Wayne, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born April 29, 1924, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Gilbert Stanley and Myrtle Hazlett Cade. Preceded in death by a sister, Salena Faye Rowe; brothers Dana Cade, Gilbert Stanley Cade, Jr., and Herbert Cade. Survivors include a brother, John Cade.Va.; numerous nieces and nephews. Burial October 5, 2009, at Mount Vernon Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2009 ** PATRICIA LYNN PETERSON, 48, of Wayne, W.Va., daughter of Jennings and Pauline Harris Miller, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Burial October 5, 2009, at Miller Cemetery, Sweetland.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2009 ** NORMAN HENRY COLLINSWORTH, 73, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Community Hospice House in Ashland, Ky. Born June 29, 1936, in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late Henry Lloyd and Julia Woyda Collinsworth. Preceded in death by two sisters, Beulah Bocook and Bonnie Berry. Survivors include his wife, Louella "Lou" Brumfield Collinsworth; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kimberly and Billy Ray Reynolds and Toni and Keith Mills; one son, Keith Collinsworth; one brother, Jeff Collinsworth; five sisters, Joan Vonderheide, Phyllis Clarke, Patty Williams, Donita Cox and Betty Jo Ratliff; and four grandchildren. Burial October 6, 2009, in Catlettsburg Cemetery in Catlettsburg, Ky.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2009 ** DEBRA LYNN HARLESS HESSON, 52, of Prichard, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 29, 1957, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Gary Eugene Nash Sr. and Norma Irene Harless Nash. Preceded in death by an infant nephew, Gary Eugene Nash III. Survivors include her husband, Michael Lee Hesson Sr.; one daughter, Michelle Lynn Hesson Jeffries; one son, Michael Lee Hesson Jr.; one brother, Gary Eugene Nash Jr.; two sisters, Pamela Sue Nash Atkins and Vickie Dawn Nash Lambert; four grandchildren. Burial  October 6, 2009, in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2009 ** CAUSBIE MARIE BOGGS, 82, of Wayne, W.Va. Born October 12, 1926 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late John and Lavinna Ross Stephens. Preceded in death by her her husband, Roy Boggs. Survivors include her cousin, Jack Stephens and his wife Eliza, with whom she made her home. Burial October 6, 2009 near Stiltner Cemetery on Mt. Union Road, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2009 ** WILLIA M. BLANKENSHIP, 68, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born December 2, 1940, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Walter and Lucille Wheeler Thompson. Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Blankenship; a son, Doug Blankenship; a sister, Phyllis Vincent; and a great-aunt Nola Abrams. Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Shanna Blankenship and Pete Moore; two daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Brad Tressler and Samantha and Mark Ash; five grandchildren; a great-grandson. Burial October 8, 2009 in Wheeler Cemetery, Blaine, Ky.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2009 ** DIXIE MAE MILLS CLAY, 82, of East Lynn, W.Va., at her residence. Born May 1, 1927 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Lindsay and Josephine Burns Mills. Preceded in death by a son, Lawrence Clay, Jr.; two brothers, William Henry Mills and Milton Mills; and two sisters, Elizabeth Mills and Bonita Mills. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Lawrence Clay; two sons, Dallas Lindsay Clay and Terry Odell Clay and wife, Teresa; two daughters, Teresa Gail Ramey and Tamara Jean Bragg and husband, David; a sister, Linda Lou Davis and husband, Gary; ten grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren. Burial October 8, 2009 at the Burns Cemetery at East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2009 ** RUTH WALKER CHILDERS, 97, of Wayne, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. Born July 5, 1912 in Wayne, she was a daughter of the late Charles Everett and Nettie Canada Walker. Preceded in death by her husband, Verl Eldred Childers; a sister, Alma Brammer; two brothers, Everett Walker and Lawrence Walker. Survivors include a son Verl Childers; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial October 9, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2009 ** VIRGINIA BELL CYRUS, 62, of Fort Gay, W. Va., at her home. Born July 2, 1947 at Vinson Branch, a daughter of the late Winnie Thompson and Ollie Elizabeth Thompson Lambert. Survivors include her husband, John B. Cyrus Jr.; three daughters, Virginia Mae (Robert Joseph) Hayward, Karen Marie Endicott and Lolla Angela (John) Crystal Roberts; two sons, John Edward (Matilta Ann) Cyrus and Roger David Cyrus; three brothers, Ernie Thompson, Elzie Thompson and Enos Thompson; one sister, Cora Jean Cyrus; 8 grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2009 ** ROSA LEE ADKINS, 43, of Kiahsville, W.Va., at her residence. Born March 17, 1966 in Huntington, W. Va., a daughter of the late Tom and Gladys Nelson Adkins. Preceded in death by three sisters, Vida Adkins, Mary Lou Adkins, and Brookie Wiley. Survivors include three sisters, Martha Brooks and husband Ray, Wava Toppins and Wanda Gibson and husband Richard; eight brothers, David Adkins, Donnie Adkins, Ezra Adkins and wife Patty, James Adkins and wife Ruby, Leonard Adkins, Billy Adkins and Tommy Adkins. Burial October 10, 2009, in Adkins Cemetery, Kiahsville.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2009 ** SAMPSON BLANKENSHIP, 80, of Wayne, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va. Born July 15, 1929, a son of the late Francis "Doc" and Chaney Spurlock Blankenship. Preceded in death by one brother, Lee Blankenship; sisters, Elmira Ferguson, Bessie Templeton, Ada Bocook, and Bertha McCallister. Survivors include his wife, Ella Adkins Blankenship; four daughters, Donna Walker and a husband Kenneth, Beverly Perry and husband Andrew, Brenda Mullins and husband Michael and Linda Adkins and husband James; two sons, Carl Blankenship and Michael Blankenship; sixteen grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; brothers Floyd Blankenship and wife Ruth, Albert Blankenship and wife Judith, Edgar Blankenship and wife Victoria, Tolliver Blankenship and wife Alice and Roy Blankenship and wife Glenna; sisters, Lillian Lane, Martha Perry, Rebecca Casteel, Lavonne Johnson, Dorothy Napier and Geneva. Burial October 11, 2009, in the Price Mills Cemetery, Little Lynn.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2009 ** CLYDE DEAN FULLER, 73, of Kenova, W.Va., in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born Jan. 13, 1936, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Doran and Madge Dean Fuller. Preceded in death by his sister, Lynda Fuller Hanewald. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Reed Fuller; one daughter, Cindy Fuller Adams and Rick; one son, Dean Fuller; two sisters, Doreen Connor and husband David and Charlotte Farrington; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter; an uncle, Keith and Jean Dean; and the mother of his children, Phyllis Stroud Fuller; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Steve and Debbie Reed. Burial October 13, 2009, in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2009 ** GRACE DILLON WEBB, age 62. Born September 14,1947, in Crum West Virginia to the late William H. and. Elizabeth Belcher Dillon. Preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Lee Webb. Survivors include three sisters, Ella Louise Ellis, Rojean Bryant and Linda Carrol Dillon; one brother William H. Dillon Jr.; children, Dewey Lee Webb Jr. and wife Belinda, Missy O' Daniel and husband Todd, Billy Ray Webb and wife Cassandra, Heath Alien Webb and wife Kathy, and Lisa Kay Lewis and husband Danny; 10 grandchildren. Burial October 13, 2009, in the Robertson Cemetery, Fort Gay, W. VA.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2009 ** WILLIAM CHESTER EKERS, 75, of Prichard, W. Va., at the Hospice House of Huntington. Born February 25, 1934 in Prichard, WV to the late Chester Field and Ella Lois (Lewis) Ekers. Preceded in death by a son, Ward Jeffrey Ekers; three brothers, John Wesley Ekers, Willis Vinson Ekers, Wondel Keneth Ekers; and one grandson Thomas Vinson Ekers. Survivors include his wife, Doris Joanne (Ward) Ekers; four children, William "Bill" Edwin (Donna Williamson) Ekers, Gaila Deanna Ekers Damron, Nolan Keith Ekers; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers Charlie(Carolyn)Ekers, Walter Lee (Joyce) Ekers, Joe Ekers, and Sherrill Ekers; sisters Irene O'Neal, Wilma (Gerald) Underwood, and Wanda Dicky; sister in law Bonnie Ekers. Burial October 12, 2009, place not given .
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2009 ** DOROTHY "DOT" VANHOOSE SPENCER, of Deltona, Fl., formerly of Ceredo, W.Va. She was the daughter of Holbert E. and Margaret (Maynard) VanHoose, formerly of Ceredo. Survivors include her husband, Clifford Spencer, son of deceased parents Bill and Marie Spencer, who were formerly of Kenova. Survivors include two sons, Mark Spencer and William Van (Jaina) Spencer; one daughter, Rebecca (Jeff) Fields; one brother, Ronald (Martha) VanHoose; one sister, Kathy (Gary) Underwood; three grandchildren. Burial October 14, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2009 ** DAVID SCOTT MANCHESTER, 37, of Milton, W.Va. Born Oct. 27, 1971, in Wayne County, MI., a son of Gary Stephen Manchester and Peggy Sue Napier Manchester. Preceded in death by his sister, Sara Elizabeth Manchester; his half-sister, Lynn Montgomery Manchester. Survivors include two daughters, Sheridan Rae Gue and Kierra Manchester; one son, Tyler Manchester; half-sister, Hope Lintz; two brothers, Robert Stephen Manchester and Gary Michael Manchester; half-brother, Bobby Sothen. Burial October 15, 2009, in Community Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2009 ** SHONAH LISA KITCHEN, 46, of Westmoreland, W. Va., formerly of Ceredo, W.Va., at the home of her mother. She was the daughter of Marilynn Wells Kitchen and Orville T. Kitchen Jr. Survivors include a daughter and special son, Shane Stafford; two grandchildren; a brother, Orville T. Kitchen III; a sister, Heather (Gary) Hodge. Burial October 15, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2009 ** LAURA FLEMING, 53, of Wayne, W. Va. Born Aug. 4, 1956, in Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by her father, David S. Ferguson and her mother, Neva Billups Ferguson. Survivors include her husband, Stephen Fleming; two brothers, Mark and Wayne Ferguson; a sister-in-law, Betty Fleming. Burial Wednesday, October 14, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2009 ** TAVIE SMITH FORTNER, of Spring Valley Drive, at her residence. Born May 4, 1923, in Kiahsville, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Frances Robertson Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Fortner; sons-in-law, Carl Ross, Earnest Evans and James Mounts; two brothers; and three sisters. Survivors include four daughters, Sarah Mounts, Marceline Ross Evans, Joan (Mack) Fry and Vicki (Elmer) Napier; one son, Bobby Fortner (Sylvia); 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial October 12, 2009, at the Sam Damron Cemetery, Ferguson, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2009 ** VERNON R. STANFILL, 56, of Fort Gay, W.Va. Born July 5, 1953 at Middletown, Ohio, the son of Margaret Harding Stanfill and the late Joe Stanfill. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Donald K. and Mary Stanfill; his companion, Janie Cardwell; his adoptive family, Jennifer and husband Randy Thompson and children Nicole and Randa, Dennis and wife Sandy and children Shawn and Miranda Crum. Burial October 15, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2009 ** LAWRENCE CLAY, 81, of East Lynn, W.Va.,  at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Born June 16, 1928 in Wayne County, a son of the late Clifton and Mariah Ramey Clay. Preceded in death by his wife, Dixie Mae Mills Clay on October 5, 2009; a son, Lawrence Clay, Jr.; two sisters, Vaney Clay Johnson and Shirley Clay Ramey; and seven brothers, Olive, Bill, Ollie, Ival, Cecil and Golden Clay, and Emory Perry. Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Gail Ramey and Tamara Jean Bragg and husband, David; two sons, Dallas Lindsay Clay and Terry Odell Clay and wife, Teresa; ten grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. Burial October 14, 2009 at the Burns Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - OCTOBER 11, 2009 ** OLGA McSWEENEY, 90, of Hawthorne, FL (formerly of Wayne) at her residence. Born March 19, 1919 to parents Walker and Eva Tabor Francis. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles McSweeney Sr.; her parents; a brother, Alvie Francis; a grandson, Jack McSweeney; and a great grandson, Levi Green. Survivors include three sons and daughters- in-law, Roy V. and Sharon McSweeney, Donald R. McSweeney and Charles McSweeney, Jr. and wife, Loretta; two daughters and son-in- law, Eva and Terry Steen and Naomi Mason; one sister and brother-in-law, Eloise and Johnts Queen; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and twenty-two great-great-grandchildren. Burial October 14, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2009 ** EMMA JANE MILLS HUNDLEY, 69, of South Point, OH, at her residence. Born March 27, 1940, in Dunlow, W.Va., a daughter of the late Mart and Lona Wallace Mills. Preceded in death by a brother, Okley Mills. Survivors include her husband, Hobert M. Hundley Sr.; daughter, Lona Ann Rhodes and husband, John; step daughter, Angela Maynard and husband, David; step-son, Hobert M. Hundley Jr.; sister, Louvern Perry and husband, Wetzel; one granddaughter. Burial October 15, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2009 ** FLETCHER DALE MARCUM, 65, of Huntington, W.Va.  Born in Kiahsville, W.Va., a son of the late Thomas and Lillie Marcum. Preceded in death by his brothers, Verlin "Mose," Vernon "Muck," Bill, Carl, James, Danny and Winfield Marcum; and sister, June Queen. Survivors include his wife, Catherine; daughters, Betsy Riggs and husband Jesse and Katie Marcum and fiancée Jason McSweeney; sons, Danny Marcum and Tom Marcum and wife Vernice; and two grandchildren; a brother, Jack Marcum and wife Clara; four sisters, Pansy Lee Patrick, Janice Rieck, Joyce Koran and husband Robert and Romaine Phorne; and sisters-in -law, Betty Marcum, Annabel and Betty Marcum. Burial October 17, 2009 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2009 ** ROBERT ENSLOW SIMPKINS, 91, of Wayne, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Born December 3, 1917 in East Lynn, WV, a son of the late Pleasant Robert "Pleas" and Nettie Adkins Simpkins. Preceded in death by three sisters, Cassie Lane, Iva Bias and Alma Adkins; two brothers, E.J. and Lucian Simpkins. Survivors include two sisters, Leota Avonell Endicott and Lois Ross; a brother, Earl Simpkins and wife, Eloise. Burial October 16, 2009 at Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 14, 2009 ** DONALD EUGENE "GENE" McCOMAS, 65, of Kenova, W.Va., at his home. Born July 29, 1944, in Thacker, W.Va., a son of the late Dawie Earl and Mary Jane Stepp McComas. Survivors include one sister, Doris Hill; one brother, James R. McComas. Burial October 16, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 14, 2009 ** CALANTHE F. BRANSTETTER, age 87, of Hardyville, KY, at the T.J. Samson Community Hospital E.R. Preceded in death by her parents Shelby & Veva Finley Francis; her Husband Joe Branstetter, two brothers Jay & John Francis; one Daughter, Janie Forbis & her husband Larry. Survivors include three Sons, Dr. Mike Branstetter & his wife Christy, Bob Branstetter, David Branstetter & his wife Denise; six Grandchildren; five Great-Grandchildren; three Sisters, Mildred Francis, Kathleen Fraley and Beatrice Pratt. DAte and place of burial not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2009 ** LAURA MCCLOUD, 91, of Huntington, W.Va., at Scenic Hills Nursing Home in Bidwell, Ohio. Born August 15, 1918, in Wayne, W.Va., daughter of the late Marion and Frances Clark Elkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Allen McCloud; two sons, Allen McCloud Jr. and Sidney Lee McCloud; and five brothers and five sisters. Survivors include her daughter, Delcie McCulloch; daughter-in-law, Anna Belle McCloud; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial October 20, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2009 ** DORIS LEE HATTEN CURNUTTE, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., at her home. Born November 11, 1922, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Alva and Florence Burchett Hatten. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry B. Curnutte; a daughter-in-law, Jeanette Straley Curnutte; four brothers, Keith, James, John and Jack Hatten. Survivors include her son, Marion Franklin Curnutte; three grandchildren; two sisters, Eleanor Meadows and Evelyn Adkins; two brothers, Don Hatten and Frank Hatten; and four great-grandchildren. Burial October 22, 2009, in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2009 ** RONALD MILLS, 74, of Salt Rock, W.Va. Born November 20, 1934, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Thomas and Haney May Mills. Preceded in death by three brothers, Howard, Russell and Roy. Survivors include his wife, Gerri Brunty Mills; two sons, Mark and his wife Dianna and Brian Mills; four sisters, Ernie, Gerri, Janice and Barbara; and three brothers, Harold, Don and Conrad. Burial October 22, 2009, in Enon Cemetery, Salt Rock, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 18, 2009 ** MRS. ELMA MAXINE HICKS WILLIAMSON, 85, of Kenova, W.Va., at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Born January 9, 1924, a daughter of the late Henry Stephen and Elizabeth Dean Perdue. Preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Hicks; a son, Donald L. Hicks; and her sister and brothers, Eloise Kafkas, Harold Perdue, Henry Perdue and William Perdue. Survivors include her husband, Cullie Williamson; a son and daughter-in-law, Melvin and Kay Hicks; a son, Robert Hicks; daughters-in-law, Joyce Hicks and Veria Hicks; sisters Cynthia Mikhail and Janie Rhodes; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; step-children Larry (Jan) Williamson, Geneva (Joseph) George, Debbie (John) May, Roger (Kelly) Williamson and Sherrie (Steve) Brewer; ten step-grandchildren. Burial October 22, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 18, 2009 ** CLYDE COLLINS, 88, of Fort Gay, W.Va., husband of Tammy Marcum Collins, at home. Burial October 22, 2009 at Collins Cemetery, Borderland.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2009 ** LAUDA MAYNARD SARTIN, 80, of Fort Gay, W.Va., in Hospice House of Huntington. Burial October 22, 2009, at Scott Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2009 ** FREELON LACKEY, 65, of Webbville, Ky., passed away on Monday, October 19, 2009 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 4, 1944 in Logan, WV, he was the son of the late Danile and Elsie Browning Lackey. Preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. He is survived by the mother of his children, Ernestine Lackey; as well as a son, Mark (Sharon) Lackey and a daughter, Regina (Earsel) Hensley; two grandchildren; one brother and six sisters. Burial October 22, 2009 in the Lark Perry Cemetery of Jennies Creek.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2009 ** WALTER KEITH JOHNSON, 49, of Prichard, W.Va., at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born December 12, 1959, in Huntington, a son of Joseph Johnson and Carolyn Raines Rehkop. Survivors include his mother; his wife, Roberta Smith Johnson; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Seth A. Johnson, Zachary T. and Angelina Johnson and Caleb W. Johnson; two grandchildren; one brother, Karl W. Johnson. Burial October 25, 2009, in the Saunders Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2009 ** INA MAE BOWEN, 76, of Kenova, W.Va. Born April 29, 1933, in Tomahawk, Ky., to the late Clara Gilispi Daniels. Preceded in death by a daughter, Malta Clara Lackey; a sister Jenny Lee Sluss. Survivors include her husband, Bonnell Bowen; her children, Marie Tapscott, Connie Overstreet, Cynthia Bowen, Wanda Staley, Teresa Bowen, Garry Bowen, Erma Morton and Bernice Brown; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Burial October 24, 2009 in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2009 ** ENOS ALLEN RAKES, 32, of Branchland, W.Va. Born March 23, 1977 in Huntington, WV, a son of Enos Rakes and Barbara White Fulton. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert and Lola White and Russell and Helen Rakes; along with two aunts, Thelma Tomblin and Evelyn Fulkenstein. Survivors include an infant son, Curtis William Rakes; three sisters, Lola Mae Rakes, Becky Rakes and Jessica Rakes; three brothers, Robert Rakes and wife Kimberly, Joey Miller and wife Bonnie and Jeremy Collins; seven aunts; eight uncles. Burial October 28, 2009 at the Maynard Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2009 ** ANNA M. REUTHER FARMER, 50, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 28, 1959, in Monrovia, Calif., a daughter of Patricia Ann Nolan Whittaker and the late Charles Lewis Reuther. Preceded in death by a step-father, Garth H. Whittaker; one brother, Harry C. Reuther. Survivors include her husband, James M. Farmer; one daughter, Christina M. Rickman; two grandchildren. Burial October 26, 2009, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2009 ** PATRICIA LOUISE ROE MILLER, age 71, a native of Lavalette, W.Va. Preceded in death by her husband, Ronald L. Miller; a sister, Geraldine; a brother, Carlos. Survivors include her children, Ronda S. Franks and husband Gary, and Mark R. Miller and wife Barbara; four grandchildren; and brothers and sisters, Hope, Linda, Charlotte, Jacqueline, Anna Lee, Calvin Ted, Azel W., and Glenna. Burial October 30, 2009 at Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2009 ** BURT WALLS JR., 65, of Ceredo, W.Va., at his home. Born March 24, 1944, to the late Laura Murphy Walls and B.B. Walls. Survivors include his four children, Jerry Walls, Tammy Atchley, Kathy Dean and Melissa Wilson; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Burial October 28, 2009, in the Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2009 ** BEULAH FINLEY, 60, of Fort Gay, W.Va. Born November 26, 1948 in Genoa, WV, a daughter of the late Emmitt and Rhoda Robinson Smith. Preceded in death by a sister, Julia Faye Smith Berry; five brothers, Ray Curtis Smith, James Smith, Delbert Smith, Eugene Smith and Billy Smith. Survivors include her Daughter, Mary Ann Finley; a son, Charles Lee Finley and wife, Terri; two granddaughters; a brother, Arthur Smith; her ex- husband, Clark Lee Finley. Burial October 28, 2009 at Endicott Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2009 ** KATHERINE ELIZABETH COLE CANTERBURY, 88, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Woodland Oaks in Ashland, Ky. Born July 27, 1921, in Ceredo, daughter of the late John and Isabell Tredway Cole. Preceded in death by her husband, Clifford W. Canterbury Sr.; brother, Howard Franklin Cole; and an infant son, John Charles Canterbury. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, James Canterbury (Marcella), Clifford Canterbury Jr. (Sharon) and Larry Canterbury (LaDonna); nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald Cole (Shirley); sisters-in-law, Eileen Lee, Betty Winters and Jean Parsons. Burial October 27, 2009, in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2009 ** Z. TAYLOR VINSON, 76, of Alexandria, Va. Born in Huntington, W.Va., on July 7, 1933, a son of the late Taylor and Betty Jane Nelson Vinson. Survivors include two sisters, Betty Jane Helander and Mary Blair Koehl; one brother, Edwin N. Vinson Burial  October 31, 2009 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2009 ** DERIS "SCOTTY" SCOTT, 68, of Kenova, W.Va. Born January 21, 1941, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Russell and Gracie Smith Scott. Preceded in death by three brothers, William, Elmer and an infant brother. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Cyrus Scott; an adopted son, Christopher Blanton; three step-sons, Ken Blanton, David Blanton and Steven Blanton; four brothers, Johnny Russell Scott, Glen Avery Scott and wife Lillian, Ara Scott and Andy Scott; a step-grandson, Kenny Blanton. Burial October 31, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2009 ** FRANCES CYRUS CONLEY, 89, of Catlettsburg, Ky., at King's Daughters Medical Center. Born October 3, 1920, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Roscoe and Lillie Malcolm Cyrus. Preceded in death by her husband, Fred Foster Conley; two brothers, Downing and Merlin Cyrus; and a grandson, Greg Ferguson. Survivors include her children, Fred Conley, Joyce Ferguson and her husband John, Linda "Cookie" Lastition and her husband Walter and Louise Ferguson; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial October 30, 2009, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2009 ** VIOLET "TINY" MAYNARD MASTERSON, 61, of Pierce, ID, at home. Born Jam 25, 1948 at the family home in Wayne County, WV to Hardin and Genieve McNeely Maynard. Preceded in death by her parents; her former husband, Raymond Masterson; a a brother, Dallas Maynard; four sisters, Martha Jane Bailey, Tamsey Barker, Delsie Maynard and her twin, Eva Codman. Burial October 30, 2009 at Pierce Cemetery, Idaho.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26 2009 ** MURIEL JUNE NIX, 79, of Fort Gay, W.Va. Preceded in death by her parents Pete Kelly Dowden and Martha Elizabeth Davis Dowden. Survivors include her husband, John Earl Nix; one daughter, Brenda Sue Cunningham; two sons, Marshall Eugene Nix and Davil Earl Nix; two sisters, Bonnie Fry and Connie Martin; one brother, Ray Dowden; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Burial October 29, 2009 in the Nix Family Cemetery on Spruce Branch.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2009 ** HUBERT B. ALLEY JR., 53 of Prichard, W.Va. Born June 29, 1956, in Huntington, W.Va., to Hubert "Ben" Alley Sr., and the late Mary Inez Hoback Alley. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Montero Alley; one daughter, Mariko "Miko"; two sons, Jonathan and David; one sister and brother-in-law, Rebecca and Robert Bookwalter. Burial October 31, 2009, in the Alley Family Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2009 ** VICY FRASHER BROOKS OSBURN, 80, of East Lynn, W.Va. Born March 8, 1929 in Henlawson, W.Va., to the late Galley and Nancy Watts Frasher. Predeceased by her husband, Earnie Brooks; a son, Sampson Brooks; two grandsons, Robert Mitchell Dyer and Robert Dale Brooks; one great- grandchild; three sisters, Mary Ross, Maxine Riddle, and Ruth Brooks; three brothers, Wilburn Frasher, Lonnie Frasher, and Brady Frasher; and her second husband, Fisher Osburn. Survivors include one sister, Shirley Dyer; five daughters, Ruthie (Bobbie) Dyer, Bernice Marshall, Charlotte Clay, Shirley (Carl) Grimm and Vangie (Dan) Bouzek; three sons, Barry Frasher, Earnest Brady (Sherry) Brooks and Franklin (Sue) Brooks; 24 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren. Burial October 31, 2009, in the Brooks Family Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2009 ** EARNEST MARCUM, 83, of Creola, Ohio formerly of Dunlow, W.Va., at Twin Maples Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 25, 1926 in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Anderson and Sarah Belle Salmons Marcum. Preceded in death by his wife, Lilly Mae Perry Marcum; three brothers, Homer Marcum, Hobert Marcum, and George Marcum; eight sisters, Frances Crum, Vadie Marcum, Sadie Marcum, Cora Trail, Ocie Crum, Bernice Lowe, who was his twin sister, Velvie Johnson, and Mae Copley. Survivors include one sister, Ona Corner. Burial November 1, 2009 in the William Perry Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.

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