WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
JUNE, 2000

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These obituaries for the month of June were typed by Polly Cooper.
 

DIED - JUNE 1, 2000 ** MR. LEO F. MALCOLM, 63, of Huntington. WV., at his home. Born November 10,1936 in Huntington, WV.,. a son of the late Lloyd and Anzo (Prince) Malcolm. Preceded in death by a sister, Kathleen Malcolm Booth. Survivors includehis wife, Betty Jane Nixon Malcolm; a brother and sister-in-law, Lontus and FrancesMalcolm; a sister and brother-in-law, Maxine and Carl Peterson; his mother-in-law, IreneNixon; a brother-in-law, Tom Nixon. Burial June 4, 2000 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 1, 2000 ** DENNIS F. PARSONS, 78, of Huntington, in Heritage Center, Huntington, WV. Born May, 22, l922 in Lincoln County, WV., a son of the late Guy and Della (Pinson) Parsons. Preceded in death by a daughter, Marzella L. Parsons; five brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife, Virginia (Baker) Parsons; two daughters and sons-in-law, Della and Randy Meadows and Drema and Frank Thuman; one son and daughter-in-law, Roger L. and Barbara Parsons; two sisters, Madlien Sloan and Pearl Jean Runyon. Burial June 3, 2000 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 3, 2000 **HYLLIE ANN JENKINS, 83, of Huntington, at her home. Born January 4, 1917 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late James and Ida (Adkins) Sansom. Preceded in death her husband, Milford Pete Jenkins; a son, James M. Jenkins; a brother, Clyde "Sammy" Sansom; and a sister, Vesta Reynolds. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - JUNE 3, 2000 ** GENEVIEVE (MARCUM) EVANS, 80, of Lenore, WV., in ARH Skilled Nursing in South Williamson, WV. Born February 4, 1920 in Wilsondale, WV., a daughter of the late Joseph and Spicy Bell Dawson Marcum Sammons. Preceded in death by two sons, Ulyssis and Oral; and a daughter, Mary Bell Evans. Survivors include her husband, Wilburn Evans; sons and daughters-in-law, Okie and Ruth Ann Evans, Wilburn and Lorelei Evans, Jr.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Oretha and Robert Adkins, Beth and Richard Farley, Leona Evans, Joyce and Charles Jude; a sister, Rosie Bell Marcum; a brother and sister-in-law, Ked and Hazel Marcum. Burial June 6, 2000 in the family cemetery at Lenore, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 3, 2000 ** BOBBY "FONDOOLEY" ADKINS, 55, of Branchland, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Arbutus Fay Adkins; one son, Bobby Gene Adkins Jr.; one daughter, Violet Marie Adkins; two half-brothers, Timothy Brent Adkins and Dexter Allen Adkins; four sisters, Memory Eathel Farmer, Mary Ann Gillenwater, Glenna Faye Adkins and Pamela Kay Adkins. Burial June 6, 2000 in Clay Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - JUNE 4, 2000 ** MRS. VIRGIE WATKINS, 75, of Huntington, WV., in St. Mary's Hospital.. Born September 21, 1924 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Fred and Laura (Pack) Robinson. Survivors include her husband, James Watkins; three sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Mardee Watkins, Phil and Mary Watkins, and Fred Watkins and Jana Tilka; one daughter, Patricia Barbour; one brother, Alva Robinson, three sisters, Ada Wood, Lillian Enix and Anna Lee Booth. Burial June 8, 2000 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2000 ** NADINE TOPPINS GULACSI, 69, of Huntington, WV. Born June 2, 1931 in Logan County, WV., a daughter of the late Tracy and Hessie (Maynard) Toppins. Survivors include her husband, Andy Gulacsi; four sisters and two brothers-in law, Shirlene and Ray Kilgore, Dorothy Bentley, Darlene Wilson and Leaetta and Terry Collins; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Freeman Glenn and Ruth Ann Toppins and Tracy and Loretta Toppins; three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law, Julia and Leo Lake, Anna and Walter Summers, and Rosie Lauterbach. Burial June 8, 2000 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2000 ** LACE V. HARDWICK, 77, of Kenova, WV. Born February 2, 1923 in Wayne County, WV., a son of the late Arthur J. and Blanche (Griffith) Hardwick. Preceded in death by his sister, Jane Hardwick Robinson. Survivors include his wife, Mildred "Mickey" (Rutherford) Hardwick; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jeannie and Tim Perry and Paula and Philip Blatt; one son and daughter-in-law, Lace Jr. and Jamie Hardwick.; Burial June 8, 2000 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 5, 2000 ** DALE BALLENGEE, 51, of Huntington, WV. Born September 14, 1948 in Huntington, WV., a son of the late Bert S. and Lake (Wellman) Ballengee. Preceded in death by his twin, Don, and a sister, Mabel. Survivors include one brother, Andy Ballengee; three sisters, Helen L. Loftis, Clara S. Hamlin and Joanne B. Drown. His wish was to be cremated with ashes scattered in Bowen Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2000 ** MADELINE RAMEY KEISTER, 70, of Proctorville, OH., at her residence. Born March 15, 1930, in Stiltner, W.Va., a daughter of the late Isaac and Lizzie (Spence) Ramey. Preceded in death by a son, John David Keister; a sister, Irene Cyrus; and a brother, Grant Ramey. Survivors include her husband, David W. Keister; two daughters and sons-in-law, Daveline and Dave Peddicord, and Nora and Jerry Frye; a son and daughter-in-law, Lyle "Tom" and Darlene Keister.; three sisters, Almeda Maynard, Lois Clark, and Erma Finley. Burial June 9, 2000 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne County, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 7, 2000 ** MARGARET LAMBERT HAZLETT, 82, of Rt. 2, Catlettsburg, KY. Born March 25, 1918 in Jenkins, KY., a daughter of the late Henry Lambert and Ella Dane Ferguson. Survivors include three sons, James Harry Hazlett, Jerry R. Hazlett and Tom Hazlett; one brother, Carl Lambert. Burial June 10, 2000 in Buchannon Chapel Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 8, 2000 ** JOHN WILLIAM "BILL" TERRY, 82, of Wayne, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born January 22, 1918 in Genoa (Wayne County), WV., a son of the late John B. and Della (Bocock) Terry. Preceded by one sister, Ann Blue; three brothers, Ed, Floyd and Arvel Terry. Survivors include his wife, Gracie (Collins) Terry; one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Patricia Terry; one stepson, Brady Cassidy and his wife; two sisters, Susie Cox and Bertha Damron. Burial June 11, 2000 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED JUNE 8, 2000 ** JUANITA M. BARKER, 76, of Huntington, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 20, 1924 in Lincoln County, WV., a daughter of the late Wilson and Icey (Ferguson) Spears. Preceded in death by her former husband, Ray Barker; two daughters, Linda and Gloria Jean Barker; three sons, John and Lloyd Barker and an infant son; one sister, Maxine Trosper and one brother, George Spears. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Rex and Pam Barker and Ken and Deloris Barker; one daughter, Rita McComas; one brother, Kenneth Bellomy. Burial June 10, 2000 in Union Hill Cemetery, Chesapeake, OH.
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DIED - JUNE 9, 2000 ** JAMES WOODROW FANNIN, JR., 55, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born August 16, 1944 in Cleveland, a son of James W. Fannin, Sr. and Mamie V. Adkins of Huntington. Preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Dale Fannin, Sr. Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Hal McComas. Burial June 12, 2000 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 10, 2000 ** GLORY GAY RIGGS, age 54, of Ocala, FL., at her residence. Born in Hamlin, WV. Survivors include her husband, David Riggs; one daughter, Jordan Julia Riggs; two sisters, Joy Browning and Lora Smith. A memorial service was held June 17, 2000 in Deland, FL.
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DIED - JUNE 10, 2000 ** LOLA CHRISTINE MANN YORK, 74, of Kenova, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 4, 1926 in Huntington, WV., a daughter of the late Lee and Samantha Ella (Wolfe) Mann. Preceded in death by her husband, Jim York; two son David Lee York and Jim York, II; one sister, Ora Mae Fulton. Survivors include three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Elizabeth Mann, Laura and Ray Duty, and Coralie and Chelcie Adkins; one brother, Fred Mann. Burial June 13, 2000 in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2000 ** MRS. ALMA "GRANNY" POWELL, 73, of Kenova, at her home. Born July 4,1926 in Wayne, a daughter of the late Freelin and Jennie (McGee) Thompson. Preceded in death by one son, Clark Allen Powell; four brothers, Clyde, Ned, MaxiE and Bob Thompson, and one sister, Madge Priddy. Survivors include her husband, Bill M. Powell; one son and daughter-in-law, Bill M. "Shane" Jr. and Debbie Powell; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Rebecca Alley, and her twin sister Allan and David Hunt; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Freelin Thompson Jr. and Glen and Mary Thompson. Burial June 14, 2000 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2000 ** SHIRLEY ROE HENSLEY, 82, of Athelia, OH., in Mariner Health Care, Huntington. Born February 10, 1912 in Huntington, a daughter of the late Millard (M. J.) and Myrtle (Richardson) Roe. Preceded in death by a brother, M. C. (Bud) Roe. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Harmon and Gay Partlow; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Gary Hensley and Roger and Patty Hensley; two sisters, Pauline Niswander and Evelyn Porter; a brother, Harold Roe. Burial June 14, 2000 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2000 ** EDNA MAE BLANKENSHIP, 87, of Huntington. Born June 12, 1912 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Larkin Adkins and Lula B. (Perry) Adkins of Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by her husband, Taylor Blankenship; a son, Leslie Blankenship; one sister, Anne Adkins; five brothers, Tolbert, Albert, John, Ernest and Wendell (Curly) Adkins. Survivors include one daughter, Violet Lucas; three sons, Almis, Russell and Raymond Blankenship; two brothers, Herbert and Charlie Adkins. Burial June 14, 2000 in Crook Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2000 ** EARL PRATT, 91, of East Lynn, WV., at his residence. Born March 31,1909 at East Lynn, WV., a son of the late Thomas Jefferson "T. J" and Mary (Adkins) Pratt. Preceded in death by one sister, Mary Edith Mullenax; and by one brother, Paul Pratt. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Belva Osborn Pratt; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Jewel M. Rife, Mary and Roger Jones, and Darlene and Larry Watts, and Carolyn and Norman Pyles; three sons and daughters-in-law, Roy and Doris Pratt, Larry and Denote Pratt, and Gordon and Kay Pratt. Burial June 14, 2000 in the Adkins Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 11, 2000 ** NORMA I. MONCER, 71, of Huntington, in Mariner Health Care Center. Born October 3, 1928 in Huntington, a daughter of the late Edwin Felix and Mary (Pinkerton) Ward. Preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Ward, and a sister, Helen Smythers. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Dale E. Moncer, Gene P. and Sherry G. Moncer; three sisters, Louise Rash and Shirley Hite, Sue Ferrel; one brother, Eddie Ward. Burial June 14, 2000 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2000 ** ROGER LEE BURTON, 50, of Huntington, at his home. Preceded in death by his mother, Betty Lee Burton. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Raymond W. and Isabelle Burton; one daughter, Brandie Leigh Burton; two sons, Eric Lee and Steven Ray Burton; one sister, Arlene Rowe. Burial June 16, 2000 in Harveys Creek Cemetery in Spurlocksville, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 12, 2000 ** MRS. ERNESTINE M. FAIRCHILD, 83, of Grayson, KY., formerly of Kenova, WV, in King's Daughters Medical Center. Born January 12, 1917 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Guy and Annie (Vickers) Plymale. Preceded in death by her husband, Glenford Fairchild; four brothers, Delbert, Lloyd, Floyd and Ernest Plymale. Survivors include two brothers-in-law and four sisters-in-law, Roy and Esther Fairchild, Oneida and Marshall Nelson, Lottie Plymale Carrothers, and Audrey Plymale. Burial June 15, 2000 in Guy Plymale Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2000 ** MR. GEORGE E. MILLS, 79, of Huntington, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington. Born September 11, 1920 in Cabell County, a son of the late Calvin O'Dell and Martha Susan (Hudson) Mills. Preceded in death by a son, Raymond E Mills. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Napier Mills; four sisters, Opal Greenwood, Angie Cooper, Jane Wiseman and Virginia Ferguson. Burial June 16, 2000 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 13, 2000 ** MAUDE "DIMPLE" WELLMAN THOMPSON, 75, of Fort Gay, WV., in Mariner Health Care. Preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Walter Wellman and Birch Thompson. Survivors include one son, Glen Wellman; one stepson, Eddie Birch Thompson; one stepdaughter, Mary Frances Moon; three sisters, Lena McCloud, Virginia Bonnie Bellomy, and Kathleen Vanhoose. Burial June 15, 2000 in Wellman Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2000 ** MARY MADELINE SKEENS, 83, of Rt. 1, Fort Gay, WV., in Woodland Oaks Health Care in Boyd County, KY. Born April 10, 1917 in Fort Gay, a daughter of the late William Rowe and Laura (Vipperman) Rowe. Survivors include three sons, Paul, Glen and Carl Doug Skeens; one sister, Emily Tackett; three brothers, Bill Jr., Joe and Trimble Rowe. Burial June 17, 2000 in Skeens Family Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2000 ** AMANDA M. ADKINS, 93, of Branchland, in Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Hurricane, WV. Born March 23, l907 in Lincoln County, WV., daughter of the late Bellford and Polly Ann Triplett. Survivors include two sisters, Vivah Aaron and Fonna Wilson; one brother, James 0. Triplett. Burial June 17, 2000 in John Dial Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2000 ** SADIE LUCILLE BOOTH, 81, of Rt. 1, Prichard, WV., in St. Mary's Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Delbert Waldo Booth; three sons, Robert Samuel, Waldo and Howard R. (Randy) Booth; two daughters, Mrs. John B. (Gerry) Roam and Mrs. Joe (Sheila)Mayo; one sister, Frankie Sebastian. Burial June 17, 2000 in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JUNE 14, 2000 ** LUCILLE ADKINS MANNS, 81, of Huntington, WV., formerly of Lavalette and Whitman, WV., at her daughter's residence. Born March 31, 1919 in Logan County, WV., a daughter of the late Frank Adkins and Alice Jane Adkins Morgan. Preceded in death by her husband, Otto Manns; a stepson, Cledith Manns; one sister and two brothers. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Myers Jarrell; two step-daughters and sons-in-law, Remona and Ray Weaver and Regina and Richard Justice; a stepson and daughter-in-law, Franklin H. and Rema Manns. Burial June 17, 2000 at the Mausoleum Chapel at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JUNE 15, 2000 ** BESSIE C. RAMEY, 78, of New Carlisle, OH., formerly of Delbarton, WV., in Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Born August 21, 1921 a daughter of Lee and Cindy (Blankenship) Curry. Preceded in death by her husband, James Ramey; her parents, a son, Eddie Ramey; brothers, Josh and Earl Curry and sister, Bonnie Curry. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Carrie and Walter Justice, Jewell and Ed Curtis; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Clara Mae Burnett, Faye Hall, Billie Jean and Dale Blanton; one brother and sister-in-law, Everett and Emogene Curry. Burial June 19, 2000. Burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City.
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DIED - JUNE 15, 2000 ** EVA MARIE BOOTH PATRICK, 84, of Rialto, CA., at her home. Born May 7, 1916 in Louisa, KY., a daughter of the late Virgil and Elizabeth Booth. Preceded in death by her husband, Milton Patrick; three brothers Frank, Ray and Edgar Booth; three sisters, Mae Howard, Mary Crawford and Hazel "Shorty" Haws. Survivors include one brother, Leslie Booth; three sisters, Sarah Ray, Virginia Stoklasa and Faye Eure. Burial June 20, 2000 in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
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DIED - JUNE 16, 2000 ** MRS. FRANKIE CHRISTIAN, 91, of Prichard, WV., at her home. Born April 24, 1909 in Pike County, KY., a daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Sarah (Adkins) Blair. Preceded in death by her husband, Daniel T. Christian, five sisters, and three brothers. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Pauline and Earl Newman, Elizabeth "Libby" and Bill Hayton; one son and daughter-in-law, Daniel T. and Diane Christian; one brother, Bert Blair. Burial June 18, 2000 in Cloice Hatten Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 17, 2000 ** CLARA LOUISE BRITTINGHAM TONEY, 80, of Ceredo, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 30, 1919 in Highland Park, MI., the daughter of the late Wilkins Perry and Ruth Marie (Loudensalger) Brittingham. Preceded in death by her husband, John Andrew Toney and a son, John Perry Toney. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Sharron Kay and Dwight Icenhower; one sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Keith Craycraft. Burial June 20, 2000 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - JUNE 19, 2000 ** MRS. PANSY "MIMI" PERDUE SIZEMORE, 96, of Ceredo, WV., at her residence. Born November 23, 1903 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late James & Martha (Perdue) Perdue. Preceded in death by her husband, W. C. Sizemore, one son, J. R. Sizemore and one daughter, Helen Colleen
Chandler Greunke. Survivors include one daughter, Ramona King; one son and two daughters-in-law, Jack N. and Charlene Sizemore, Sylvia Sizemore; one son-in-law, Herman Greunke. Burial in Dock's Creek Cemetery in Kenova, WV.
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DIED - JUNE 19, 2000 ** MRS. NELLIE HAMPTON CURNUTTE, 88, of Wayne, WV., formerly of Radnor, WV., at the home of her daughter, Barbara Cox. Born June 30, 1911 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Sam and Rebecca (Selbee) Hampton. Preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Curnutte; son, Lewis Wetzel Curnutte; four brothers, Lace, Lawrence, Floyd and Boyd Hampton; two sisters, Grace Ramey and Lillie Workman. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Arch Epling and Barbara and Ralph Cox; one son and daughter-in-law, Charles Curtis and Peggy Curnutte; two sisters, Ruth Shillingburg and Elva Napier; one brother and sister-in-law, Cecil and Marcella Hampton. Burial June 22 in Curnutte Cemetery, Radnor.
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DIED - JUNE 20, 2000 ** WOODROW WILSON ADKINS, 70, of Branchland, at home. Survivors include his wife, Betty Sanders (Smith) Adkins; six sons, Ezra Frank Sanders, Winford Ricky Napier and Jair L. Napier, Don Napier David Miller and Linford Bimbo Napier; two stepsons, Keith Smith and Darrell Smith; six daughters, Margaret Adkins, Karen Ruthie Simpkins, Judy Pritchard and Dana Smith, Lillian Watkins and Wanda Smith; one stepdaughter, Debbie Evans; and one brother, Elbert Jeffrey. Burial June 9, 2000 in Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - JUNE 20, 2000 ** HERMAN G. ADKINS, 49, of Barboursville. Born July 8, 1950 in Lincoln County, a son of the late Gernia Clay Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Roberta (Maynard) Adkins; a daughter, Michelle Adkins; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Cremeans; a stepson, Gregory Gilkerson Jr; six sisters and their husbands, Janice and Paul Woolwine, Mary and Mark Sheets, Dorothy Albright, Eunice and Delmer Adkins, Lois and Millard Lester, Phyllis Hulsey and Charlie Adkins; one brother and his wife, Forest and Linda Adkins. Burial June 23, 2000 in Watson Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - JUNE 20, 1999 ** ONA LEA (JACKSON) LEONARD, 81, of Ottawa, OH. She was a daughter of the late John V. and Ruby (Carver) Jackson. Preceded in death by her husband, Clarence L. Leonard; three brothers, J. Miller, Ted and Ralph Jackson. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Patty and Tom Miser, Karen and John Brown and Sallie and Al Laubenthal; one sister, Phyllis Vacca; one brother, Bill Jackson. Burial June 23, 2000 in Harman Cemetery, Gilboa, OH.
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DIED - JUNE 21, 2000 ** CHERI ANNETTE ADAMS, 50, of Melbourne, FL., formerly of Ceredo, in Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne. Survivors include her husband, Stanley Adams; her mother, Sally Shamblin Tilley; two daughters, Stacey Adams, and Wendy Adams; two sons, Stephen and Stash Adams;; three brothers, Mike Smith, Rodney Tilley and Allen Smith; two sisters, Kimberly Butler, and Taffy Smith; and paternal  grandmother, Myrtle Louise Smith. Burial June 26, 2000 in Melbourne Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 24, 2000 ** IDA MAE NEACE, 91, of Ranger, in St. Mary's Hospital. Survivors include seven sons, Alvin, Frankie, Lester, Virgil, Ray, Willie and David Neace; one daughter, Ruby Pack; one sister, Lottie Mounts. Burial in Neace Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED - JUNE 24, 2000 ** CHARLES ALEY OSBORNE, 80, of Huntington, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 7, 1919 in Wayne County, a son of the late Walker and Lucy (Copley) Osborne. Preceded in death by a sister, Edith Elkins. Survivors include his wife, Helen (Sowards) Osborne; a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Linda Osborne; two daughters and sons-in-law, Tama and Bill Saunders, Cathy and Ben Mohebbi; three sisters, Jeannie Ellis, Julie Chambers, and Irene Wellman. Burial June 26, 2000 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 25, 2000 ** W. SHELTON MEADE, 65, of Prichard, WV., Born September 24, 1934 in Hubbbardstown, W.Va., a son of Ruby (Burke) Meade of Ceredo, and the late Walter E. Meade. Preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Carol Meade and his son, Anthony Joseph Meade. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Brenda (Berry) Meade; a daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and David Pinkerton; a son, Shelton E. Meade; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Beula and Doc Shannon, Wanda and Ralph Bender, and Mary and Gary Eves. Burial June 29, 2000 in the Meade Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JUNE 25,2000 ** ETHEL WATTS, 60, of Branchland, wife of Donald Watts, June 25, at home. Also surviving are two sons, Donald Watts Jr. of Branchland and Kenith Watts of Barboursville; six daughters, Karen Staple of South Carolina, Deloris Davis of West Hamlin, Carolyn Ramey of Midkiff, Phyllis Chapman and Virginia Watts, both of North Carolina, and Donna Spurlock of Branchland; two brothers, Alan Zelker of Branchland and Roger Zelker of Illinois; and one sister, Dorothy Ferguson of Midkiff. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ethel United Baptist Church; burial in Watson Cemetery, Branchland. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Handley Funeral Home, Hamlin.
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DIED - JUNE 25, 2000 ** MILDRED SHEPHERD, 64, of Ceredo, WV., in St. Mary's Hospital. Born July 27, 1935 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Melvin Bub and Leota (Porter) Watts. Preceded in death by five brothers, Ewell, William Vernon, Lowell Thomas, Kenneth and Willard Watts. Survivors include her husband, John S. Shepherd; one sister, Marie Fraley. Burial June 28, 2000 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JUNE 26, 2000 ** CHESTER WARREN ADKINS, 79, of Defiance, OH., formerly of Wayne, WV., in The Laurels Of Defiance Nursing Center. Born June 24, 1921 in Wayne County, a son of the late Pleasant and Frankie (Bing) Adkins. Preceded in death by two sisters, Bessie Fry, and Myrtie Plunkett; three brothers, Shirley, Gordon and Jay Adkins. Survivors include four sisters, Adele Beckett, Mary Helen Buckland, Gladys Adkins, and Iris Boctnic. Burial will be in the Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JUNE 27, 2000 ** JOSEPHINE FERGUSON SMITH, 86, of 208 Delores St., South Point, OH., formerly of Fort Gay. Born January 16, 1914, a daughter of the late Albert and Nancy (Cyrus) Ferguson. Preceded in death by her husband, Tom Smith. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Scott and Nancy Hampton; one son, Dennis Smith. Burial June 30, 2000 in Albert Ferguson Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED - JUNE 27, 2000 ** ROBERT EARL EDWARDS, 92, of J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, KY., Born November 17, 1907 in Montesano, Washington, a son of the late Carrie S. and Lula Edwards. Preceded in death by his wife, Viola M. Edwards. Survivors include two sons, Dr. Norman E. Edwards, Robert Dennis Edwards; two daughters, Shirley A. Edwards and Dianna Wilder; three sisters, Janice Gross, Muriel Cooper and Elaine Stewart.
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DIED - JUNE 27, 2000 ** NATHAN GAIL MCMILLION, 48, of Dunlow, WV., in Wayne County. Born May 22, 1952 in Wayne County, WV, a son of Betty Jo (Miller) McMillion and the late Robert Elee McMillion. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Kay (Perry) McMillion; one son and daughter-in-law, Nathan Gail, Jr. and Linda Renee McMillion; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Roberta Sue and Jerry Lyn Robinson, Freda Mae and Andrew Napier, Phyllis Ann and David Stamper, Betty Charlene and Jerry Ratcliff; Teresa Evelyn and Randy Smith and Stella Jacqueline and Jerry Dale Adkins; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Danny Lee and Polly McMillion and Larry Joe and Sharon Kay McMillion. Burial June 30, 2000 in McMillion Family Cemetery at Dunlow.
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DIED - JUNE 28, 2000 ** COFER "CY" CYRUS, 82, of Largo, FL., formerly of Wayne, WV., husband of Helen Cyrus, in Largo Medical Center. Born April 23, 1918, in Wayne County, WV., a son of the late Burwell C. and Cora (Adkins) Cyrus. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Strang, Gail Gulah and laurie Cyrus; three sisters, Ivolese Frazier, Maxine Cyrus and Patsy Cyrus. Funeral services were conducted at Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, largo. Burial was in Serenity Gardens Memorial Park, largo.
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DIED - JUNE 29, 2000 ** RUBY CHRISTIAN JACKSON, in Baltimore, Md. Born Feb. 24, 1912, at Fort Gay, WV., a daughter of the late Curtis and Stella (Trogdon) Christian. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl Jackson; an infant son; two brothers, Walter Christian and Roy Christian; two sisters, Ruth Ball and Eugie Ferguson. Survivors include five children, Philip Jackson, Roger jackson, Jon Jackson, Sandra Brown, and Gail jackson; two brothers, Everett Christian and Rex Christian; two sisters, Virginia Lycan and Marybelle Castle.
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DIED - JUNE 30, 2000 ** SHIRLEY ANN HITE, 62, of Huntington, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital.. Born December 15, 1937 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Edwin and Mary (Pinkerton) Ward. Preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Ward and two sisters, Helen Smythers and Jean Moncer. Survivors include her husband, James Iven Hite Sr.; one son and daughter-in-law, James I. Rite Jr. and Lydia A. Hite; three daughters and one son-in-law, Sherri L. and Shane M. Akers, Lori S. Hite and Amy D. Hite; one brother, Edwin Ward.; and two sisters, Louise Rash and Sue Ferrell. Burial July 2, 2000 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JUNE 30, 2000 ** POLLY ADKINS, 89, of Kenova, WV., in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born April 17, 1911 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Laura Belle (Webb) Perry. Preceded in death by her husband, Elder George Adkins; five sisters, Emaline Dawes, Sula Accord, Ella Spaulding, Romaine Perry and Georgiana Marcum; five brothers, Jesse, Frank, Sherman, Chapman and Glen Perry. Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Della and Stolla Maynard. Burial July 2, 2000 in Sol Perry
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