WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
December, 2009

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DIED - DECEMBER 1, 2009 ** ARDITH EAVES, 87, of Branchland, W.Va. Born February 15, 1922, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late George and Stella McCoy Walker. Preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Roy Eaves; two sons, Wayman Eaves and Carlos Eaves; two brothers, Clarence Walker and Virgil Walker; one half-brother, Ray Walker; and two grandsons. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Margaret Spitler; two sons, Odell Eaves and Marshall Allen Eaves; three sisters, Ella Fraley, Marcella Walker and Pearl Eaves; one brother, Riley Walker; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Burial December 4, 2009, in Eaves Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - DECEMBER 1, 2009 ** DOROTHY BIAS, 89, formerly of Wayne, widow of Raymond Bias, in Rocky River Manor Care, Cleveland, Ohio. Burial December 3, 2009 in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 1, 2009 ** WALTON HODGE, 82, of Raceland, KY, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, KY. Born October 17, 1927 in Cabell County, WV a son of the late Rev. Basil and Caroline Workman Hodge. Survivors include his wife, Arnetta Newsome Hodge; two daughters and one son-in-law, Caroline and Tim Woods and Rhonda Lynn Hodge; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Anne Hodge and Ronnie Lee and Pat Hodge; one sister and brother-in-law, Edith and George Haye; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Harmon Hodge and Basil and Ruth Hodge, Jr.; 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Burial December 4, 2009 in Rose Hill Memorial Park in Ashland, KY.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2009 ** CHARLES DAVID WORKMAN, 48, of Huntington, W.Va., in Echo, WV. Born to Charles Workman and Mary Mayo Workman Keesee, who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Robin; four children, Brandi, Mindi, Lori and Nicholas Workman; five grandchildren; one sister, Anna Raines; two brothers, Greg and Gary Keesee. Burial December 6, 2009 at Mayo Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2009 ** DEWEY LEE PACK, 83, of Kiahsville, WV, at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born August 7, 1926 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Moses D. and Georgia Watts Pack. Preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy White and Nora Napier; six brothers, Isaac, Columbus, Arbit, Raymond, Luther and Dennis Pack. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Marie Brewster; a son Gary Pack. Burial December 5, 2009 at Pres Friley Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 3, 2009 ** ZELLA "MAE" ADKINS CROCKETT, 82, of Lavalette, W.Va., widow of Newton Crockett Jr., at her residence. Born September 2, 1927, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles and Edith Maze Adkins. Preceded in death by her twin sister, Fay Geer; six brothers, Ernest, Eugene, Dan, Bob, Bo and Jack Adkins. Survivors include many nieces and nephews. Burial December 7, 2009 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 3, 2009 ** ROGER LEE ROSS, 63, of Wayne, W.Va., formerly of Cove Gap, W.Va., at his residence. Born June 26, 1946, in Cove Gap, W.Va., a son of Earl and Frances Ross Burgess. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Noah and Martha Ross. Survivors include his companion, Zena Mae Fry; a daughter, Stephanie Stuber; a son, Roger Ross, Jr.; a step-daughter, Christy June Queen; two step-sons, T.J. Queen and Michael Dean and wife Johnna; three sisters, Nellie Toppings and husband Bernard, Jackie Wilson and Linda Burgess; a brother, John Ross and wife Linda; four grandchildren. Burial December 6, 2009, at Ross-Wiley Cemetery in Kiahsville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2009 ** GLEN TROSPER SR., 74, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by his parents Vinson Trosper and Mima Jackson Trosper; his wife Eloise Trosper. Survivors include three daughters, Wanda Spence, Kathy and James Spence and Glenna and Jeff Mounts; two sons, Bernard and Brandy Trosper and Glen Jr. and Edna Trosper; one brother, Dennis Tropser; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Burial December 7, 2009 in the Robertson Cemetery Rt. 1 Fort Gay.
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DIED - DECEMBER 5, 2009 ** FRED EDMOND ROBERTS, 72, of Louisa, Ky. Born June 25, 1937 in Ona, W.Va., a son of the late Ollie and Emma Lee Isaac Roberts. Preceded in death by 2 grandchildren Sarah Elizabeth Hayes and Cathie Roberts. Survivors include his wife, Olie Louise Spurlock Roberts; four daughters, Karen Rachel Blackburn, LaGena (Don) Louise Hayes, Connie (Frank) Lynn Fairchild and Victoria Sieasman; two sons, James (Tara) Edmond Roberts and Allen Michael Roberts; one sister, Ollie Francis Smith; three brothers, Bill Roberts, George Roberts and Noah Roberts; 17 Grandchildren; 2 Great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Burial December 8, 2009 in Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2009 ** THOMAS ROBERT WILEY, 66, of Kiahsville, W.Va., at his residence. Born October 10, 1943, in Kiahsville, he was a son of the late Wetzel and Tennessee Osburn Wiley. Preceded in death by a special companion, Doris McKinney; three brothers, Dennie, Ray and Ritchie Wiley; one sister, Denise Taylor; and a great-grandson, Gunner Arnold. Survivors include two daughters, Kelli Arnold and husband Arthur and Kimberly Hale and husband Charles; three sisters, Ruth Collins and husband Tommy, Wanda Frazier and husband Franklin and Donna Maynard and husband Drexel; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial December 10, 2009, at Willie Wiley Cemetery, Kiahsville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2009 ** OPAL SEBASTIAN HAZELETT, 75, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 6, 1934, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late John Langley and Maudie Davis Sebastian. Preceded in death by her husband, Howard C. "Buck" Hazelett; one daughter-in-law, Freda Hazelett. Survivors include one daughter, Diana Gail Kendrick; one son, Dale Hazelett; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; five sisters, Betty McDaniel, Kathleen Nelson, Myrtle Sebastian, Phyllis Hutchinson and husband Quincy and Lynn Sebastian; two brothers, Wendell Sebastian and wife Helen and Jim Sebastian. Burial December 9, 2009, in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 7, 2009 ** EVERETT DONALD SARTIN, 62 of Crum, WV, at his residence. Born May 14, 1947 at Kermit, a son of the late William "Bill" and Ila Brewer Sartin. Preceded in death by four brothers, John, Tommy, David and Daniel Sartin. Survivors include one daughter, Mandy Long; four sisters, Billie Joann Robinette and husband Paul, Evelyn Sue Spaulding and husband Wallace, Ila Faye Crawford and husband Wayne and Debbie Tullis and husband Barney; one brother, William Paul Sartin and wife Angie; two grandchildren. Burial December 12, 2009 at the Murphy Cemetery, Kermit.
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DIED - DECEMBER 9, 2009 ** JOHNNY HOWARD HUNDLEY JR., 31 of Dunlow, WV, at his residence. Born May 18, 1978, at Huntington, W.Va., he was a son of John Howard and Connie Mae Eslick Hundley. Preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, John and Pauline Hundley and his maternal grandfather James Lewis Eslick. Survivors include his wife, Jeannette Maynard Hundley; one son, John David Hundley; two brothers, Jamie Hundley and Jason Hundley; maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Jannivee Eslick and Jess Copley. Burial December 12, 2009, at the Hundley Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2009 ** SEAN OZZIE SIMPKINS, 56, in South Point, Ohio. Born September 28, 1953, in Bowling Green, Ohio, a son of the late Dr. O. Norman Simpkins and Dr. Katherine W. Simpkins. Survivors include one daughter, Dariya Simpkins; his mother; ex-wife, Irina Simpkins; one sister, Dr. Karen Simpkins; and one aunt, Beatrice Matthews. Burial December 10, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2009 ** MARY ETTA WEBB ROBERTSON, 87, of Catlettsburg, KY, formerly of Fort Gay, WV, at her residence. Born August 22, 1922 at Fort Gay, WV, a daughter of the late Pearl "P. J." and Lillie B. Sexton Webb. Preceded in death by her husband, Willie Robertson; four brothers and four sisters. Survivors include five daughters, Ruth Ann Bing and husband Doug, Willa Mae Crabtree and husband Virgil, Maxine Pinkerton and husband Roy, Linda Grizzle and husband Dana and Patty Jo Roberts and husband, Kevin; four sons, Willie Ray Robertson and wife Nancy, Charles Alan Robertson and wife Christine, Robert Robertson and wife Geneva and Terry Lynn Robertson and wife Rhonda; a brother, Harlan Wesley Webb and wife Sylvia Lee; eighteen grandchildren and twenty two great-grandchildren. Burial December 14, 2009 at the Robertson Cemetery on Paddle Creek Road, Fort Gay, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2009 ** PHYLLIS JEANETTE "PJ" KILGORE SMITH NOHMER, 67, of Huntington, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 21, 1942, in Lavalette, W.Va., daughter of the late Irvin and Dolly Elmore Kilgore. Preceded in death by two brothers, John and David Kilgore. Survivors include two sons, James Smith and Gordon Smith; one daughter, Terri Smith; one grandson; three brothers, Buddy Kilgore, Mike Kilgore and Harry Kilgore. Burial December 14, 2009, in Bowen Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2009 ** DELTON DUSTIN DAKOTA "CODY" COLLINS, 3-months-old, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. Born August 19, 2009, the son of Dusti Crabtree and Delton Shane Collins. Preceded in death by maternal grandfather, John Dustin Crabtree; Uncle, John Michael Crabtree; maternal great-grandmother, Margaret "Peggy" Crabtree; maternal great-grandfather, Billy McCarley; paternal great-grandmother, Donna Jean Collins; paternal great-grandfather, James Pinson; great-aunt Sandi Blevins Prichard; great-aunt Kathy Chapman; two cousins, Tiffany Adkins and Donnie Prichard. Survivors include the parents; three sisters, Jay-Leigh Breann Crabtree, Shayanna Margaret Collins, and his twin sister Ellie Elizabeth Michaelle; maternal grandparents Yuvonda and Billy Monroe; step-grandfather, Greg Adkins and Jessica; great-grandfather, Howard W. Crabtree; great-grandmother, Mary McCarley and Custer Brammer; paternal grandparents, Mary and Clyde Pinson; great-grandmother, Mary Pinson; and great-grandfather Delton Collins. Burial December 16, 2009, in Collins Family Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2009 ** DANIEL ALLEN JONES, 50, of Prichard, WV, at his home. Born in Missoula, Montana, the son of Loren James and Marilyn Cameron Jones who survive him. He is also survived by his wife Tonya; daughter, Amanda Jones and her fiancé Jamie Ross; son Christopher Walls; one grandson; a sister, Deanna Marshall and James Jones; mother and father-in-law Zane and Judy Christian. Burial December 19, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2009 ** WESLEY EUGENE "TOSS" FERRELL, 73, of Wayne, W.Va., at home. Born August 4, 1936 in Logan County, W.Va., a son of the late Oscar and Glenna Faye Stowers Ferrell. Preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Maynard Ferrell; three brothers, Glenn David Ferrell, Bobby Joe Ferrell and Larry Dale Ferrell; one sister, Jane Chapman. Survivors include two daughters, Shelly Dorton and husband Jim and Amy Stanley and husband Jeff; two grandsons; four sisters, Lou Ann Goddard, Phyllis Duty and husband Bob, Shirley Conley and husband Archie and Peggy Vance; two brothers, Freddie " Pete" Ferrell and wife Brenda and Jackie Ferrell and wife Lora; numerous nieces and nephews. Burial December 15, 2009 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2009 ** JERRY LOU SMITH ADKINS, 67, of Huntington, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 12, 1942, in Wayne County, a daughter of Geraldine Sinclair Smith and the late Darrell Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Adkins. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Cory Fischer; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Eugene Adkins, Greg and Julie Adkins, Bruce and Debbie Adkins and Brett Adkins; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters and brothers-in-law, her twin sister, Sandra and John O'Dell and Pam and David Clark. Burial December 15, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2009 ** MARY HELEN ADKINS, 67, of Wayne, W.Va. Born on May 4, 1942, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Jennings and Lulie Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Londel Glen Adkins; one son, Londel Glen Adkins Jr.; and two brothers, Richard and Wesley Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy and Brent Gibson and Rose Ann Adkins and Ed Warnick III; one step-daughter, Kim and Roy Holley; one son, Robert and Laura Adkins; five sisters, Shirley Vasquez, Ella Lester, Dreama Adkins, Linda Adkins and Freda Mae Dunford; five brothers, Johnny, Willis, Eugene, Arthur and Jackie Adkins; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Burial  December 16, 2009, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2009 ** DOROTHY "DORT" BEAN HOOSER, 91, at Barberton Citizens Hospital in Barberton, Ohio. Born February 4, 1918, in Prichard, W.Va., a daughter of the late Henry and Nellie Frasher Bean. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles Madison Hooser; her children, Glenna Nell Hooser Freeman, Joe Everett Hooser and infant daughter, Doris Mae Hooser; her brothers, Harold, William and John Bean; and sister Bernice Bean Maynard. Survivors include a son, Billy Charles Hooser and his wife Sandy; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great- great-grandchildren. Burial December 19, 2009, in the Bean Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 13, 2009 ** C. JAY O'DELL, 69, of Lavalette, WV, at his residence. Born November 15, 1940 at Prichard, WV, a son of the late Earnest and Marie Martin O'Dell. Survivors include a daughter, Beth Raber and husband Marion; a son, Eric O'Dell and wife Laura; two grandchildren; and two brothers, Clyde O'Dell and wife Ann and Paul O'Dell. Burial December 18, 2009 at Community memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 13, 2009 ** CHARLES CHESTER JONES, 85, of East Lynn, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House of Huntington. Born August 30, 1924 at Mountain (Mole Hill), W.Va., a son of the late Martin Luther and Myrtle Mae Forester Jones. Preceded in death by one son, Charles E. Jones; six brothers, John, Paul, James, Jess, Clarence, and Wayne; and four sisters, Arrowanna, Bessie, Melissa, and Allean. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth J. Vaughan Aldridge Jones; two sons, Michael R. Jones and Walter V. Aldridge and his wife Marcelene; two granddaughters; three great-grandchildren. Burial December 16, 2009 in the Vaughan Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2009 ** FRED E. BILLUPS JR. Born September 14, 1929, a son of the late Fred Billups Sr. and Muriel Chadwick Billups; Preceded in death by a sister, Marie Billups Workman; an infant son, Timmy Billups. Survivors include his wife, Creda Billups; a sister, Theresa Billups Ross; a very special sister-in-law, Joyce Jost; three daughters and one son-in-law, Cathy and Gary Hensley, Tina Bryant and Janie Billups; four beloved grandsons. Burial December 16, 2009, at Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2009 ** HOBERT ASBURY, 91, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born February 11, 1918, in East Lynn, W.Va., a son of the late Charley and Virginia Jackson Asbury. Preceded in death by one grandson, Carlton Lee Asbury II; three brothers, Glen, Fred and J.B. Asbury; and one sister, Ilva Merritt. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Blankenship Asbury; one daughter, Vickie Parsons and her husband Doug; one son, Carlton Lee Asbury and his wife Sherry; one sister, Jewell Breeding; one brother, Clyde (Lenore) Asbury; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Burial December 16, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens Christus Mausoleum.
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2009 ** BEULAH B. JACKSON, 97, widow of Rev. Lucian Jackson, at her residence in South Point, Ohio. Born in Wayne County, W.Va., on January 10, 1912, to the late Lindsey and Georgia Frasher Perry. Preceded in death by one son, Otho Jackson; one daughter, Ceola Jackson; one great-granddaughter, Kortney Riggs; two grandsons, Roy Dale and Jimmy Gordon Jackson; five brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include four sons, Lucian Gordon Jackson, Dale and his wife Judy Jackson, Darrell Jackson and Rick and his wife Denise Jackson; two daughters, Roberta and her husband Bill Baker and Loralee Riggs; 18 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 24 great- great-grandchildren. Burial December 17, 2009 at the Muncy Cemetery on Wilson Creek, Wayne County, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2009 ** REV. ARTHUR QUEEN, 89, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va. Mr. Queen was born the son of Noah Queen and Tennessee Queen in Kiah's Creek, W.Va., on October 8, 1920. Preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Pack Queen; brothers Howard, Normal, Nelvin, Paul and Nolan; sisters Ethyl, Nary and Bertha; and grandson Greg Queen. Survivors include his wife Frankie Queen; brothers Newman Queen and Johnson Queen and Noah Queen; sons Dallas Queen and wife Edith, A.G. Queen, Bob Queen and wife Teresa, Kenneth Queen and wife Susan and Tim Queen and wife Anne; daughters Tennessee Ramey and husband Golden and Bonnie Ross and husband Larry; daughters-in-law, Vickie Queen and Lynn Queen; step-sons Greg Queen and wife Robin and Josh Queen and wife Tiffany; and step-daughters Diane Adkins and husband Gary and Angie Maynard and husband Ricky; 26 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great- great-grandchildren. Burial December 19, 2009, at Oak Ridge Chapel Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2009 ** KENNETH WATTS, 70, of East Lynn, WV, at his brothers home. Born August 17, 1939 in Wayne County, he was a son of the late Shiloh and Lucy Casteel Watts. Preceded in death is a special companion, Loelma Brown, and a nephew, Kenny Ray Robinson. Survivors include two sisters, Evelyn Robinson and husband Roy of Creston, OH; Eliza Crossley of Foxbora, Mass.; one brother, Charlie Watts and wife Barbara of Green Camp, OH; three nieces, Brenna, Kelly, and Keri; five nephews, Brian, Brad, Kevin, Kenny and Adam. Friends may call Saturday from noon until service time at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne by Fr. Bert Valdes and Rev. Larry Casteel with burial following at the Osburn Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 15, 2009 ** ROBERT L. CAMPBELL, 69, of Clearwater, FL. Survivors include his wife, Linda M.; son, Robert V.; stepsons Robert W., Gregory A. and Richard L. Rutta; and five grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2009 ** AGNES AMOS HEPLER, 88, formerly of Lavalette, wife of C. Kenneth Hepler, in UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill, N.C. Burial December 20, 2009, placenot given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2009 ** BARBARA ANN ELMORE, 58, of Flatwoods, Ky., at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Born in Louisa, Ky to Harry Elmer and Gretus Webb Ball, who proceed her in death. Survivors include her husband James Elmore; daughters, Denise Asbury (Matthew), Jamie Stidham (Timothy) and Jeanna Wagg (David); and one son, Michael Elmore. Private burial at Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2009 ** MATTHEW HICKEY, 34, of Wayne, WV, at his residence. Born March 23, 1975 in Dearborn, MI, a son of Robert E. and Gloria N. Scarberry Hickey. Preceded in death by his mother-in- law, Roberta Smith and father-in-law, David Smith. Survivors include his wife, Sherry G. Smith Hickey; a sister, Kimberly N. Thomas and husband Ryan; two brothers, Jason W. Hickey and wife Megan and Steven K. Hickey; a sister-in-law, Susie Smith and Taylor Smith. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2009 ** PATRICK NAPIER, age 64, of Berlin, Ohio, at his home following. Born Sept. 25, 1945 in Wayne County, the son of James Pate and Hazel (Napier) Napier. Preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Tina Napier and Sara Chafins; and a brother, Daniel Napier. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Mae St. Clair; three daughters, Sherry Chafins, Tammy (Jamie) Cunningham and Kisha (Randy Randazzo) Napier; a son, Jeremiah "Tator" Chafins; six grandchildren; a sister, Judy Crum McGuire; two brothers, Thomas Napier and Michael Napier. Burial December 21, 2009 at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne County, West Virginia.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2009 ** JAMES EDWARD MCCLELLAN, 60, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born Feb. 5, 1949, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Samp and Ella Beatrice Gibson McClellan. Preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Bill Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Gaye Adkins McClellan; a daughter, Angela Dawn Collins and husband Brian Scott; two sisters, Ardella Adkins and Evelyn Meade and husband Jimmy; a brother, Howard McClellan and wife Frances. Burial December 20, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2009 ** DOROTHY L. BOWEN, 85, of Huntington, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born on Nov. 10, 1924, in Fort Gay, W.Va., the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Ardella Isabella Hayton Foster. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Bowen; one son, Dallas Bowen; a grandson, Charles Jr.; and a great-grandchild, Courtney. Survivors include two sons and daughter-in-law, Larry D. and Mary Bowen and Charles E. Bowen; two daughters and son-in-law, Kitty L. West and Robin Lynn and Bo Roberts; 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Burial; December 21, 2009, at Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2009 ** RUBY BROOKS WORKMAN, 49, of Wayne, W.Va., at home. Born October 18, 1960 in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Ollie Brooks and Ida Cousby Brooks. Preceded in death by one son Emmitt Brooks; one sister Nora Ellen Clark. Survivors include two daughters, Harriet Brooks and Racheal Bryant; one son Micheal Workman; three sisters, Martha Jane Porter and husband Doug, Phoeba Eloise Brooks, and Maple Wiley and husband Eugene; two half brothers, Ray Brooks and wife Viola Brooks, and Ollie Junior Brooks and wife Ruth; two sisters-in-law, Fay Staley and Linda Oldenburg; eleven grandchildren. Burial December 23, 2009 at the Adkins Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2009 ** WALTER DALE BURGESS, 64 of Bowen Creek Road, Branchland, W.Va., at his home. Born January 13, 1945, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Willie and Kate Bailey Burgess. Survivors include his wife, Geneva Bowen Burgess; sons Dennis Burgess and Ronald Fults; two grandchildren, Josh and Elizabeth Fults and their mother Mary Beth Ballard Fults; brothers and sisters-in-law, Sonny and Margret Burgess, Robert and Macy Burgess, and Fern Burgess; sister Helen Camp. Burial December 27, 2009, at Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2009 ** SHIRLEY ANN MURPHY, 54, of Kenova, W.Va. Born Sat., August 27, 1955, in Fayette County, W.Va., the daughter of Dova Workman Murphy and the late Homer Murphy. She is survived by two brothers, Homer Murphy Jr. and his wife Pamela and Charles Murphy; her four children, Natalie Little and her fiancé John Reed II, Danny Spears, Jeffery Spears and Loretta Freeman and her husband Tracy; a daughter-in-law, Lisa Spears; six grandchildren. Burial  January 4, 2010, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2009 ** CLYDE E. FERGUSON, 87, of Oak Hill, Ohio, at Scenic Hills Nursing Center. Born November 23, 1922, in Fort Gay, W.Va., son of the late Freelin and Effie Ferguson. Preceded in death by four brothers, Ruben, Golden, Basil and Gordon Ferguson; and three sisters, Daisy Ferguson, Hazel Lyons and Myrtle Fischer. Survivors include his wife Cora (Haynie) Ferguson; three sons, Alan Ferguson, Tim (Denise) Ferguson and Jerry (Molly) Ferguson; a daughter, Beverly (Jerry) Baker; five grandchildren; three sisters, Lola Shy, Dorothy Napier and Betty Stewart. Burial December 23, 2009, in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2009 ** SUSIE ELLEN MIROS, 88, of Huntington, W. Va., at Cornerstone Hospital, Huntington. Born June 17, 1921 in Lincoln County, W. Va. a daughter of the late McGinnis and Eva Davidson Duty. Preceded in death by her husband, Stanley J. Miros; three brothers, Andrew J. Duty, John M. Duty and Christopher T. Duty; and a sister Martha Jane West. Survivors include three sisters and a two brothers-in-law, Mary Janice and Hubert Smith, Vercie Hayner and Jewell and Wayne Maynard. Burial December 24, 2009 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2009 ** FRANKIE "MOM" MAYNARD, 96, at the Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care, in Rutledge, Tenn. Born in Wayne County, W.Va., on May 20, 1913, a daughter of the late Lark and Nanny Mathis. Preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Maynard; a daughter, Sally Maynard; five sisters, Dakota Napier, Nola Christian, Sally Boley, Northa Maynard and Nanny Nelson; three brothers, Johnny, Calanie and Brad Mathis; three grandsons. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and Slyvia Maynard, Paul and Janice Maynard and Earnest and Billie Maynard; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Burial December 26, 2009 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2009 ** RAY TOPPINS, 86, of Harts, W.Va. Born July 27, 1923, in Logan, W.Va., a son of the late John Medley and Martha Neace Toppins. Preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Mavis Toppins; one son, Ronald Toppins; two grandchildren; and three brothers, Fred, Okey and Otto Toppins. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Jerry Richards and Linda and Jack Capehart; one son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Sandy Toppins; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial December 28, 2009 at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2009 ** CAROLYN SUE PRATT MYERS, 73, of Chesapeake, Ohio, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born June 25, 1936, at Louisville, Ky., a daughter of the late Paul and Eva Pitcher Pratt. ch of Christ. Preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Myers; a brother, Lanny Pratt; and a sister, Emma Hodery. Survivors include her husband, Roy Baise; two sons, Wesley Merritt and wife Becky and Edward Merritt and wife Alice; a step-daughter, Cathy Baise; a step-son, LeRoy Baise; two sisters, Bonnie Crockett and Paulette Pratt; two brothers, David Pratt and wife Emma and Edward Pratt and wife Lottie; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial December 27, 2009, at the Adkins Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2009 ** LORENE BARKER ADKINS,77, of Wayne, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born August 22, 1932 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Oscar Barker, Sr. and Letha Maynard Barker. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold Adkins; infant daughters Carolyn and Donna Adkins; a sister, Jo Ann Perry; and a brother, Ray Barker. Survivors include a daughter, Mary "Lisa" Plymale; her son-in-law, Brian Plymale; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Dorothy Mathews, Blanche White, Barbara Sawyers and husband Rodney and Ethel Nelson; four brothers, Ervin Barker and wife Hermia, Ralph Barker and wife Judy, Alvie Barker and wife Carol Sue, Charles Barker and wife Betty and Oscar Barker, Jr. Burial December 26, 2009 at Community Memorial Gardens,
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2009 ** CARRIE MARGARET (SMITH) CAMPBELL, 97, of Clearwater, FL, formerly of Huntington and Kenova.  Preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Campbell; her son, Robert L. Campbell. Survivors include her brother Lloyd; two sons, Jerry and Art; 7 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Burial December 27 in Clearwater, FL.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2009 ** BERNICE HARLESS SHELTON, 83, of Huntington, W.Va. Born June 7, 1926, in Logan, W.Va., a daughter of the late Luther and Dalerie McComas Harless. Preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Shelton. Survivors include her children, Dave A. and Carol Shelton and Kathy and Berlin Meredith II; three grandchildren; and one sister, Esther Harless. Burial December 27, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2009 ** HARLAN C. BROWNING, 62, of Kenova, WV, at his home. Born September 17, 1948 in Kenova, a son of the late Curtis and Molly "Lissie" Glover Browning. Survivors include two sisters and one brother-in-law, Mary Schmitz and Hope and Rodney Wallin; one brother, Tony Browning. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2009 ** LINDA LEE WISEMAN PENNINGTON, 61, of Huntington, W.Va., at her residence. Born December 12, 1948, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of Betty Clark Wiseman and the late Douglas Lindsey Wiseman. Preceded in death by one daughter, Laura Ann Wiseman; and one brother, Lindsey Wiseman. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Pennington; two daughters, Bobbie Pennington and Thomas and Carrie Eaves and husband Joey; sons, Brian Pennington and Eddie Ward and wife Yolanda; a sister, Virginia Pigman and husband Mike; five grandchildren; one great-grandson. Burial December 29, 2009, in Oaklawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2009 ** BESSIE PICKLESIMER, 92, of Genoa, WV, at her residence. Born September 5, 1917 at Naugatuck, WV, a daughter of the late William Henry and Nancy Evans Colegrove. Preceded in death by her husband, Ulysses Picklesimer; twin sons, Ronald and Donald Picklesimer; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Rosalie Williams and Phyllis Dotson; nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2009 ** KENNETH LEE LEWIS, 68, of Wayne, W.Va. Born May 27, 1941, a son of the late Oscar M. Lewis and Lucille V. Martin Lewis. Preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy Lewis, along with an additional infant brother. Survivors include his wife, Neta Perdue Lewis; one brother, Charles Lewis and wife Diana; one sister, Doris Davis and husband Michael; one stepson, Lawrence Prater, Jr. Burial December, 29, 2009 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2009 ** RUBY WORKMAN, 89, of Prichard, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born March 6, 1920 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Perry and Julie Brooks Workman. Preceded in death by her husband, Prentice Workman; three daughters, Lorraine Workman, Linda Fern Johnson, and Lola Carol Ellis. Survivors include a daughter, Ardith Mae Sinclair; seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Burial December 29, 2009 at the Clois Hatten Cemetery at Prichard.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2009 ** JAMES R. "BOB" SAUNDERS, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., at his home. Born July 17, 1927, in Dickson, W.Va., a son of the late Luther "Buck" & Lola Shannon Saunders. Preceded in death by his wife, Betty Irene Chapman Saunders; a brother, Tommy Saunders; two sisters, Bessie Ray and Avanell Butler. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Nathan and Kathy Saunders and Patty Saunders; four grandchildren; a sister, Cornelius "Babe" Farrar. Burial December 28, 2009, at the White Chapel Mausoleum, White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2009 ** ARBUTUS ROSE LANEY, 47, of Fort Gay, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Born September 20, 1962 at Pineville, WV, a daughter of the late Gordon Hubert and Rosie Belle Hughes Carter. Preceded in death by two sisters, Maxine Baker and Sylvia Cline; a brother-in-law, Frank Cline. Survivors include her husband, William Jeffery Laney; a son, Jeffrey Allen Rice and his companion, Jaymie Cyrus; two daughters, Brittney "Nicky" Laney and Breanna Laney; three brothers, Gordon Carter, Jr. and his companion Deborah Carter, William Ray Hughes and wife Redith and Jerry Lee Hughes and wife Diana; two grandchildren. Burial December 30, 2009 Vaughan-Mills Cemetery at East Lynn. WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2009 ** CASSIE "TOOTS" SMITH, 79, of Carmel, Ind., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Vincent Hospital in Carmel, Ind. Born June 23, 1930, in Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Jonah Adkins and Cassie Tabor Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank Smith Jr.; a son, Frank Randall Smith; and four sisters. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Gayle Brothers and husband Ronald; a son, Gregory Scott Smith and wife Rima; three sisters, Kathleen Terry, Joyce "Boots" Hatfield and husband Roy and JoAnn Gillilan; five grandchildren. Burial January 2, 2010, at Wayne Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2009 ** JAMES "CURTIS" WELLMAN, 75, of Columbus, OH. Born to Gordon and Verna (Bowen) Wellman in Wayne County, WV., on September 28, 1934. Preceded in death by his parents; wife and best friend, Christel D. Wellman; brother, Gordon Eugene Wellman. Survivors include his sons, Shawn (Sharon) Wellman and Jefferey (Dawn) Wellman; sisters, Rena Terrell and Philistia Adkins; brothers, David (Judy) Wellman and Woodrow Wellman; five grandchildren. Burial January 2, 2010 at Sunset Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2009 ** CARL LEE DIAL, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., in River's Bend Health Care Center, South Point, Ohio. Born May 28, 1923, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Joseph Richard and Virgie Pritt Dial. Preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Lillian Ferguson Dial; four brothers and one sister. Survivors include one sister-in-law, Ester Dial. Burial January 2, 2010, at Herronkohl Cemetery, Lesage, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2009 ** VICTOR SEDGIE STEVENS, 77, of Huntington, WV, at Jo-Linn Nursing Home in Ironton, OH. Born February 23, 1932 in Hub, Mississippi, a son of the late Sedgie Lamar and Lucinda Jane Graham Stevens. Preceded in death by Edwin Lee Stevens and Jesse Paul Stevens. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Stapleton and husband Ron, Lou Stevens and Kathy S. Smith and husband Jerry; four sons, Jessie Stevens and wife Prissy, John Stevens and wife Stella, Daniel Stevens and wife Susan and Manuel Stevens'; a sister, Juanitta Oglesbee; a brother, Rodney Lamar Stevens; thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial December 31, 2009 at S.D. Copley Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2009 ** MARK EUGENE ADKINS, 51, of Wayne, W.Va., and Westerville, Ohio. Born March 10, 1958, in Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by his first wife, Enola Gay Langham Adkins. Survivors include his parents, Eugene Adkins and Genevieve Marie Stephenson Adkins; his wife Terri Lynn Owens Adkins; three sons, Matthew Adkins, Aaron Adkins and Eric Cyrus; one daughter, Erin Maynard and husband Jason; one grandson; and four sisters, Janice Tucker, Deborah Adkins, Ruth Good and husband Tom and Amanda Smith and husband Jeff. Burial Saturday, January 2, 2009, in the Stephenson Family Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2009 ** SADIE MAE STEPHENS, 79, of Wayne, WV, at Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wayne. Born March 9, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Delphia Adkins Aliff. Preceded in death by husband, Sherman Stephens; daughter, Doris Lee Stephens; and a brother, Sherman Aliff. Survivors include five daughters, Sally Brooks, Betty Jarrell, Linda Lucas, Virginia Wilson and Nancy Rowe; four sons, Roger, Glen, Jack, and John Stephens; five sisters, Effie Ferguson, Mary Lou Ferguson, Madeline Lester, Josie Adkins and Flossie Stephens; three brothers, Tommy Aliff, Charles Aliff and Carl Aliff; daughter in law, Patti Stephens; 26 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-granddaughter. Burial December 31, 2009 at Stephens Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2009 ** JACK CADE, 86, of Huntington, in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Born December 16, 1923, in Barberton, Ohio. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy B. Cade; two sons, Thomas A. Cade and Kathy and Michael H. Cade and Frances; three grandchildren; a brother-in law, Frank Tardy. Burial January 2, 2010, in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2009 ** CHARLES WILSON, JR., 74, of East Lynn, WV, at his residence. Born July 1, 1935 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Charles and Vada Mathis Napier. Preceded in death by a son, Gregory Lee Wilson; his step-father, Jay Wilson. Survivors include his wife, Martha Clark Wilson; a daughter, Clista Wilson; a stepdaughter, Deirdra Ramey; five step-sons, Joseph Givens, Roy Frye, Lucian Frye, George Frye and Ronald "Ronnie" Frye; 18 grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren. Burial January 2, 2009 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 30, 2009 ** HELEN "JOY" THOMPSON, 66, of Williamson, formerly of Ceredo, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Preceded in death by her husband, "Bud" Thompson; her father, Raymond Epling; and sisters, Sandra Frasher and Eloise Pruitt. Survivors include her mother, Juanita Epling; one son, David and Gracey Thompson; and two daughters, Laura Thompson and Alice and Tommy Sergent; four sisters, Doris Sadler, Mary Weaver, Violet Sparks and Viola Epling; two brothers, Raymond and Eugene Epling; 11 grandchildren. Burial January 4, 2010 at Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2009 ** ELIZABETH ANN PERDUE, 41, of Nottingham, Md., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at the Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Md. Born April 11, 1968, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Anna Sue Perdue and the late William "Bill" Perdue. Survivors include her mother; three children, Tyler, Caleb and Emma Grace; two sisters, Jenny Bloss and Sharon Boswell. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2009 ** LEEAN ADKINS, 88, of Branchland, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born Nov. 6, 1921, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Lambert and Pheoba (Bradshaw) Adkins. Preceded in death by four brothers, Ishmal Adkins, Hanable Adkins, Matt Adkins and Alderson Adkins; and one sister, Thirley Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Revella Adkins; two daughters, Kathy Adkins and her husband Thurman and Bonnie (Adkins) Eaves and her husband Dwayne; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial January 3, 2010, in Jones Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.

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