WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
APRIL, 2001

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These obituaries for the month of APRIL were typed by Leigh Ann (Napier) Pierce.

DIED - APRIL 1, 2001 ** DELLA WORKMAN, 78, of Dayton, OH., a daughter of the late Arnold and Sarah Vance Workman. Preceded in death by two sisters, Eva Manns and Minnie Webb; two brothers, Ollie Workman and Woodrow Workman. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Joann and Ray Thomas and Betty and Mike Joyce; one son, Bobby Crouse. Burial April 4, 2001 in Miami Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 2, 2001 ** THURMAN PORTER, SR. 68, of Radnor, WV, in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. Born Apr. 11,1932, in Grassy, WV; a son of the late Walter and Elizabeth Thompson Porter. Preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Porter Adkins and two brothers, Frank and Nebert Porter; three brothers-in-law, Walter Adkins, Cecil Rice and Fred Pratt, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Doris Porter; one daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Darwin Davis; three sons and daughters-in-law, Earl Richard and Judy Porter, Gary and Cheryl Porter, and Thurman Jr. and Melissa Porter; two sisters, Ruth Rice and Vangie Pratt; one brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Jenny Porter. Burial April 8, 2001 in Workman Cemetery at Radnor.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2001 ** FRED FORREST PERDUE, 81, of Kenova, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born June 21, 1919, in Cabell Co., WV; a son of the late Brady and Mary Casey Perdue. Survivors include his wife, Spicy Napier Perdue; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Bill Perdue and Mike and Janey Perdue; one sister-in-law, Louise Perdue. Burial April 5, 2001 in the Jesse Ward Graveyard, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 4, 2001 ** MRS. ETHEL LAMERT WILSON, 92, of Kenova, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 9, 1908, Mingo Co., WV; a daughter of the late Fred and Ora Pack Lambert. Preceded in death by her husband, Glen Wilson. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen and Frank Jarrell, and Marlene and Eddie Byard; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jack M. and Elna Wilson, and Ernie E. and Phyllis Wilson; one sister, Cloteen Campbell. Burial April 7, 2001 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 4, 2001 ** BILLY ALBERT ADKINS, JR., 29, of Louisville, KY, formerly of Prichard, WV, at University of Louisville Hospital. Born Nov. 14, 1971, Wayne Co, WV, a son of Glendola Elaine Maynard Adkins and the late Billy Albert Adkins. Burial April 8, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 5, 2001 ** KENNETH DARRELL ARTHUR, 54, of Kansas City, MO, at Baptist Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Born March 29, 1947, in Wayne, a son of Hasten Arthur and the late Eunice Cyrus Arthur. Preceded in death by a brother, Herman Sansom, Jr. Survivors include his companion, Carlyn Walls; a son, Darrel Arthur and wife, Sharon; four brothers, Harold Arthur & wife Paula, Paul O. Arthur, Billy Arthur & wife,Gertrude, Arvel Arthur & wife, Eleanor. Burial April 12, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 5, 2001 ** HURBERT ENDICOTT, 76, of Lavalette, WV at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born Oct. 27, 1923 at Genoa, WV, a son of the late Andrew Jackson and Josephine Watts Endicott. Preceded in death by a sister, Erva Rice, and two brothers, Frank Endicott and Luther Endicott. Survivors include his wife, Vangie Lea "Danny" Endicott; two daughters, Bonnie Christian and Twranna "Scrappy" Hicks; three sons, Haghen Endicott, Rodney Mitchell Endicott and Matthew Dwain Endicott; a sister, Phyllis Perry; two brothers, Garland Endicott and Everette Endicott. Burial April 7, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 7, 2001 ** JAMES N. "NICK" BOGGS, 54, of Louisa, KY. Born July 26, 1946, in Louisa, the son of the late Edgar E. Boggs and Helen Marguerite Bohl. Survivors include four daughters, Rachelle Shepherd, Nikki Boggs, Marti Boggs and Julia Boggs; one brother, John William Boggs. Burial April 11, 2001 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED - APRIL 8, 2001 ** NINA M. CLAY SAUNDERS, 78, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Sept. 8, 1922 in Wayne Co., WV, the daughter of the late Carl Golden and Anna Lee Mayo Clay. Preceded in death by three brothers, Benjamin, William, and Carl Clay. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Saunders; two sons
and daughter-in-law, Bill and Tama Saunders, Rod Saunders; one daughter and son-in-law, Sally and Ralph Davenport. Burial April 11, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 8, 2001 ** STANLEY C. LAMBERT, SR., 95 of Kenova, WV, at Huntington, WV. Born Oct. 2, 1905 at Echo, WV, a son of the late Saul and Minnie Hutchinson Lambert. Preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Taylor Lambert. Survivors include two sons, Stanley D. Lambert and Ronald J. Lambert; three daughters, Joyce Myer, Flo Ella Frazer and Yvonne Arrington; one brother, Ralph Lambert; one sister, Lena Sharp. Burial April 11, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - APRIL 10, 2001 ** MARTHA BELLE REAMES, 86, of Dingess, formerly of Wayne, WV, at her home. Born Apr. 1, 1915, in Lenore, WV, a daughter of the late James Richard and Anna Sturgill Dillon. Preceded in death by her husband, Lowell Dean Reames; two daughters, Grace Adkins, Doshia Marie Ellis and one son, W. Bill York; four sisters, Sadie Workman, Lorene Dillon, Anna Mae Dillon and Edna Dillon; two brothers, Grover Dillon and Sid Dillon. Survivors include two daughters, Clara Mae Finley and Birdie Ann Mayhon, one grandson whom he raised, L. Paul Dillon. Burial April 13, 2001 in Sturgill Cemetery, Laurel Creek, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 11, 2001 ** PEARLINA NAPIER ADKINS, 97, of Fort Walton Beach, Fl, formerly of Huntington, WV. Born April 11, 1903, a daughter of the late Lindsey and Pearlina Napier. Preceded in death by her husband, Hartley; daughters, Etta Dietz and Ruby Sweeney and a son, Ralph Adkins. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gladys and Howard Cremeans and Ann and Herman Miller; a brother-in-law, Ralph Adkins. Burial April 14, 2001 in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED APRIL 11, 2001 ** BEN ALLEN BLANKENSHIP, 76, of Huntington, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 3, 1925, in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Charles Delbert and Margaret Booth Blankenship. Preceded in death by three brothers, Kelly, Arthur and Lawrence Blankenship. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Jean Bottcher Blankenship; two sons, Terry Blankenship and wife Mary Jane, and Mark Blankenship and wife, Laura; three brothers, Henry Blankenship and wife Nina, George Blankenship and Pierce Blankenship and wife Sue; four sisters, Sara Myrtle and husband John, Liza Fraley and husband Roby, Ester Justice and Lydia Yeager and husband George; a sister-in-law, Wilda Blankenship. Burial April 14, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne WV.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2001 ** NOLICE EUGENE "GENE" BERRY, 79, of Lavalette, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Feb. 12, 1922 in Lavalette, a son of the late Walter Hardwick and Georgia Stiltner Berry. Preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Hall Berry; two daughters and sons-in-law, Diana and David Martin and Deborah and Mark Mickle; three brothers, Edward Carlyle Berry, Glenn Berry and Bobby Berry; two sisters, Janet Hope Chaffin and Bernice Robbins. Burial April 14, 2001 in Mays Cemetery on Beech Fork.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2001 ** VIOLET MARIE ROSS, 83, of Obetz, OH, at Mount Carmel Hospital. Born in Wayne Co., a daughter of the late Chapman and Ellen (Ross) Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Hal Ross; sons, Rev. David Ross, Sr., and Carl Ross. Survivors include her children, Ellen and husband Kenneth Hall, Carol and wife Gail Landefeld, Janet and husband Belve Damron, Brenda Delane Ross, and Rev. John and wife Gail Ross, Rosalie Cline, Donna (Brunifield) Ross, Rev Ernest and wife Rachel Ross; daughter-in-law, Linda (Ross) Ellis; brothers, Dr. Claude and wife Anne Adkins, DMD, Dr. Charles Glen and wife DeDe Adkins, MD and sister, Eileen and husband George Asbury. Burial April 16, 2001 in Obetz Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2001 ** RUBY PAULINE STEVENSON, 78, of Ceredo, in Mariner Health Care, Huntington. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Stevenson. Survivors include one daughter, Pamela J. Woods; two sons, Michael David Stevenson, and Virgil Stevenson, Jr.; one brother, John D. Myrtle. Burial April 16, 2001 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2001 ** JOHNY DAVID THOMPSON, 80, of Lavalette, at his residence. Born in Cabell Co., WV, a son of the late Lou and Stella Ann Parsons Thompson. Preceded in death by his wife, Winifred E. Thompson; daughter Jackie Gooch; son Tommy Thompson; stepdaughter Sharon Fornash; stepson Larry Fornash; two sisters and one brother. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Grayton and Karen Thompson; two daugthers and sons-in-law, Kathy A. and Alan Russell, and Susan K. and Melvin Rice. Burial April 14, 2001 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - APRIL 13, 2001 ** LUCILLE ROOP, 67, of Warren, OH, formerly of Crum, WV, at home. Born May 7, 1933, at Crum, WV, a daughter of Seymour Lincoln Copley and Edna Mae Cunningham. Preceded in death by her husband, Carl J. Roop; sisters, Virginia Howard, Thelma Thomas and Lula Mae Pack; brothers, Willard, Seymour Jr., and Edward Copley. Survivors include a daughter, Lisa Roop Foster; two brothers, Elmer Copley and William "Bill" Copley. Burial April 16, 2001 in Meadow Brook Memorial Park, Champion Township, OH.
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DIED - APRIL 14, 2001 ** CHARLES W. "BUB" MORRIS, 73, of Harveytown, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born Oct. 15, 1927, in Cabell Co., WV, a son of the late Frank and Toka Cole Morris. Preceded in death by his wife, Naomi F. Jones Morris; one infant brother, Frank; two sisters, Helen and Wanda "Tot". Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Trudy and Arlan A. Hesse, and Lennie and Jerry David; four brothers, George "Al", Robert "Bob", Glen and Carlos Eugene "Jimmy"; four sisters, Mary Margaret, Faye Dauretta, Carolyn and Linda Kay. Burial April 17, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 14, 2001 ** DORIS MAXINE SANSOM SMITH, 71, of Wayne, WV, at her residence. Born July 12, 1929, in Wayne, the daughter of the late Hershel Lee and Elise (Frasher) Sansom. Preceded in death by her husband, Taylor Smith; one sister, Nora Adkins; three brothers, Don Boy, Hershel Sansom, Jr., and Everett
Sansom. Survivors include one daughter, Carol Davidson and husband, Eddie; one son, Mike Smith and wife, Nancy; one sister, Gracie Queen; three brothers, Albert Sansom, Tommy Sansom and Howard Sansom. Burial April 17, 2001, in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 14, 2001 ** MRS. EVELYN "BABE" MCGUIRE, 83, of Kenova, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Nov. 2, 1917, in Van Lear, KY, a daughter of the late Carl and Ethel See Addis. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank McGuire. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Haley and Karen Adkins. Burial April 17,
2001 in the See Family Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2001 ** VIVIAN F. WHEELER, 77, of Canton, OH, formerly of Kenova, WV, in the Aftercare of Hartville, OH. Born Sept. 10, 1923 in Kenova, WV, a daughter of the late Flem Jack and Rebecca Susan Akers. Preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters. Survivors include five daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Cletus Rohr, Sandra and Ernest Albaugh, Marsha and David Bissell, Pamela Spencer, and Cindy Fobes; a brother, and three sisters. Burial April 19, 2001 in the Hensley Family Cemetery on Buffalo Creek Road.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2001 ** CHARLOTTE JUNE ROBERTS KINGREY, 68, of  Huntington, at her residence. Born Dec. 15, 1932, in Wayne County, WV. a daughter of the late William M. and Inex Snell Roberts. Preceded in death by her husband, Sam W. Kingrey, a brother Eugene Daniel Roberts, one sister, Evelyn Sgro. Survivors
include one son and daughter-in-law, Bryan Land and Sherry Kingrey; two daughters and a son-in-law, Lydia Link and Lynda and Ron Bryie; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Norman and Jackie Roberts, and Charles and Grace Roberts; one sister and brother-in-law, Shirley Maxine and Charles Mylar. Burial April 18, 2001 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2001 ** LOLA S. WATTS, 89, of Wayne, WV. Born Nov. 23, 1911, in Wayne Co, WV, a daughter of the late John and Permilia (Mills) Skeans. Preceded in death by her husband, Oscar T. Watts; an infant sister, Chloe Skeans; one brother, Otis Skeans. Survivors include one sister, Prudence Christopher; one brother, John L. Skeans and wife, Lois. Burial April 18, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2001 ** ALTA MAE FITZPATRICK, 52, of Louisa, KY. Born Feb. 10, 1949, at Ranger, WV, a daughter of the late Frank and Maudie McNelley Gartin. Survivors include her husband, James A. Fitzpatrick; two sons, Jack Fitzpatrick and Bill Fitzpatrick; one daughter, Sarah Ferguson; two sisters, Bonne Lou Boggs and Fay Sparks; six brothers, Danny Gartin, Glenn Gartin, Darrell Gartin, Duard Gartin, Alfred Gartin and Allen Gartin. Burial April 19, 2001 in Fitzpatrick Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED - APRIL 16, 2001 ** ARDITH EPLING, 63, of Wayne. Born March 31, 1938, in Wayne Co, a daughter of the late Golden McComas and Wanda Gilkerson McComas. Preceded in death by two brothers, Argie McComas and Arben McComas. Survivors include her husband, William Epling,Jr.; one daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Tom Fuller; mother-in-law, Brookie Epling; three sisters, Linda McComas, Sandra Gail Sammons and Mary Ann McComas; three brothers, Arzel McComas, Arinton McComas and Arden McComas. Burial April 20, 2001 in Epling Cemetery on Beech Fork Road.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2001 ** CHARLES M. CAREY, 83, of Prichard, WV, at his home. Born Sept. 15, 1917, at Buffalo, Wayne Co.,WV, a son of the late Fred M. and Erma Plymale Carey. Preceded in death by a son, Dudley M. Carey; a sister, Anna Lee Brown and a brother, Max Carey. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Miller Carey;
one son and two daughters-in-law, Michael and Katie Carey and Susanne Carey; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Madaline and Olen Harper, and Maxine Mattill. Burial April 24, 2001 in the Alley-Miller Family Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2001 ** GARY WAYNE ADKINS, 40, of East Lynn, WV, at home. Born May 22, 1960, Detroit, Mich., a son of Millington"Dumpy" and Maedell Adkins. Preceded in death by his daughter, Katie Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Shannon Adkins and Kayla Adkins; one son, Gary Adkins; one sister,
Tina Gue; three brothers, Mike Adkins, Millington Adkins III; and Mark Adkins. Burial April 23, 2001 in Jones Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2001 ** WILDA YORK FANNIN, 78, of South Point, OH, formerly of Kenova, WV, in King’s Daughters Medical Center. Born Sept. 21, 1922, in Wayne Co., a daughter of the late Leonidas H. and Leona Riggs York. Preceded in death by one brother, Dana York. Survivors include her husband, Ray Fannin; two
sons and daughters-in-law, Ted and Phyllis York, and Jack and Linda Canterbury; one brother, Billy York. Burial April 23, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2001 ** PERLIE ADKINS, 97, of Orlando, Fla, formerly of Huntington, in Vitas Hospice, Winter Park, Fla. Born Oct. 22, 1903, in Wayne Co., WV, a son of the late Dallas and Teda Adkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Walker Adkins; one sister, Freda Adkins; and two brothers, Odie and Sanford Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Leda Merchant and Mary Caserta Dunkle; one sister, Zula Lester. Burial April 27, 2001 at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2001 ** THOMAS BENTON OSBURN, JR., 46, of East Lynn, at his home. Born Sept. 8, 1954, the son of Loretta (Queen) Osburn and the late Thomas Benton Osburn. Preceded in death by two brothers, infant Larry Osburn and Charles Osburn. Survivors include his wife, Jeffrey Lynn Osburn; two sons, Thomas Benton Osburn, III and wife, Hazel Allison, and James Jeffrey Osburn; two sisters, Lila Kay Simmons, and Rhonda Jean and husband, J. R. Combs; two brothers, Taeger Osburn and wife, Brenda and Gregory Marshall Osburn; mother-in-law, Myrtle Pack; a brother-in-law, Hubert Pack and wife, Jeanie. Burial April 24, 2001 in the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 21, 2001 ** MRS. LOLA JUANITA CLAY, 74, of Kenova, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1927, in Wayne, WV, the daughter of the late Earl and Julia Bartram Pelfrey. Preceded in death by her husband, William Woodrow Clay; one brother, Robert Pelfrey and one sister, Vivian Hartman. Survivors include two sons, William David Clay and Ricky Lee Lay; one daughter, Karen Clay; five sisters, Cathiene Lambert, Virginia Fishburn, Barbara Lackey, Janice Kibler, and Dorene Ball; and four brothers, Harless Pelfrey, David Pelfrey, Donald Pelfrey, and John Pelfrey. Burial April 25, 2001 at Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova.
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DIED - APRIL 22, 2001 ** MRS. BETTY RUTH FERGUSON, 75, of Kenova, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Oct. 17, 1925, in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Frank and Bessie Hulett Ball. Preceded in death by her husband, Clarence R. Ferguson, five brothers and one sister. Survivors include two sons, Gary
R. Ferguson, and Gale E. Ferguson; one stepdaughter, Linda Jean Queen; one brother, Charles Ball. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 22, 2001 ** BILLIE McCORMICK, 80, of Prichard, WV, at his home. Born Feb. 22, 1921, at Holden, WV, the son of late William and Susan Newsom McCormick. Preceded in death by one sister, Florence Patton, and two brothers, Harold and Ishmael McCormick. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Dutch and Linda McCormick; one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Robert Fugitt; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Nannie McCormick. Burial April 25, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 22, 2001 ** LEONARD RANDOLPH JUDD, 88, of Crum, WV, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Mar. 4, 1913, in Wayne Co, a son of the late James and Serelda Judd. Preceded in death by his wife, Esta Marie (Fitzpatrick) Judd; three brothers, John, Virgil, and Paul Judd; and two sisters, Vick and Rachel Judd. Survivors include six daughters, Judy Banner, Wilma Lee Wilcoski, Mamie Lee McCoy, Rudy Jean Gun, Betty Marie Adams and Virginia Parsley; five sons, Dan E. Judd and wife,Mary, Arnold Lee Judd, Virgil McArthur Judd and wife, Linda Mary Elizabeth, Harold Ray Judd and wife, Bessie Magnaline and James Leonard Judd and wife, Cora. Burial April 25, 2001 in the Judd Family Cemetery, Crum.
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DIED - APRIL 22, 2001 ** JEAN LOUISE PRITCHETT CASEY, 37, of Kenova. Born Oct. 11, 1963, in Fort Benriing, GA. She is a daughter of Robert E. Pritchett Sr. and Laberta J. Pritchett. Preceded in death by her sister, Theresa M. Ledford. Survivors include five sisters and five brothers, Robert E. Pritchett, Jr., Debbie C. Campbell and husband Kevin, Larry C. Pritchett and wife Dolaine, Kathleen A. Pritchett, David P. Pritchett and wife Terry, Mary E. Williams, Mark A. Pritchett and wife Cathy, Michael J. Pritchett and wife Paula, Linda D. Deal and husband Greg and Laura S. Thomas and husband Mike. Burial April 28, 2001 in Valley View Memorial Park.
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DIED - APRIL 24, 2001 ** JOHN MAYNARD, 77, of Kenova, WV, at his home. Born April 13, 1924, at Kenova, WV, a son of the late Garfield and Mary Williamson Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Brookie Perry Maynard; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mrs. Renick K. (Betty-Jean) Adkins, and Mrs. Paul (Milla Lou) Flaugher; two sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen A. and wife Sandy Maynard and John K. and wife Donna Maynard; a daughter, Mrs. Ronald W. (Olive Shy) Smith.; one brother, Amos Maynard. Burial April 27, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2001 ** MALDA ROBERTA FRAZIER, 67, of Wellington, Fl, at her home. Born Dec. 2, 1933, in Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Lemmie and Gladys Cyrus Adkins. Preceded in death by one son, Larry Dale Frazier and one sister, Hope Napier. Survivors include her husband, Sammy Frazier, Sr.; one daughter, Debbie Frazier; three sons, Sammy Lee Frazier, Jr., Milford Gale Frazier and Sammy Raymond Frazier; two brothers, Bruce Adkins, and Lemmie Adkins, Jr.; four sisters, Eloise Norris and husband, Billy, Beulah Lester and husband, Gallie, Emma Shaffer and husband, Roy, and Helen Kiser and husband, Charles. Burial April 28, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2001 ** LESLIE HOWARD WORKMAN, 84, of Wayne, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Mar. 19, 1917, in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Edgar and Nettie Smith Workman. Preceded in death by one brother, Harold Edgar Workman. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Robinett Workman; one daughter, Carol Carico and her husband, Dr. Gregory Carico; one sister, Betty Jean Thompson and husband, Donald G; two sisters-in-law, Helen Jackson and her husband Rudolph and Mary Lou Robinette; one brother-in-law, Max Robinett and wife, Lorene. Burial April 29, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2001 ** MRS. HESTER MAYNARD, 87, of Wayne, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Feb. 18, 1914, in Wayne Co, WV, a daughter of the late John Clark and Tennessee Smith Clark. Preceded in death by her husband, Charley Maynard; one sister, Lou Clark and two brothers, Johnny Clark and Lafe Clark. Survivors include one daughter, Gypsy Lorraine Boyd; eight sons and six daughters-in-law, Leopold Maynard and wife, Wanda., John Maynard and wife, Pauline, Carl Maynard and wife, Janette, Arthur Maynard and wife, Martha, Robert Donald Maynard and wife, Joyce, Paul Maynard and wife, Pamela, Dover Maynard  and Bill Maynard; three sisters, Sadie Lycans, Bertha Pernelli, and Myrtle Napier. Burial April 28, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2001 ** LOLA M. JACKSON, 92, of Delaware, OH, at Grady Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 5, 1909, in Prichard, WV, a daughter of the late James Morgan Smith and Nanna Canaday Smith. She is preceded in death three brothers, Charlie, Arnet and Jennings Smith, two sisters, Sadie and Nettie. Survivors include one daughter, Wanda "Doni" Jackson; two sons, James L. and wife Sue Jackson and Anthony and wife Claudia Jackson. Burial April 28, 2001 in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 26, 2001 ** BURNIE BEECHER CRABTREE, 78, of Genoa, WV, in the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born April 24, 1923, in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Dewey and Amy Ferguson Crabtree. Preceded in death by one brother, John Henry Crabtree. Survivors include his wife, Nannie Asbury Crabtree; one daughter
Sally Whitt and husband Rod; one son, Burnie Roger Crabtree and wife, Paula; one sister, Catherine Perdue. Burial April 29, 2001 in Asbury Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - APRIL 27, 2001 ** OPAL MILLS, 81, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Dec. 28, 1919, at East Lynn, a daughter of the late Lucien S. and Lina Miller Hale. Preceded in death by a brother, Edward Hale and sister, Tennie Booth. Survivors include her husband Dallas Mills; three sons, and two daughters-in-law, Dalls O. and Carolyn Mills, Roger L. and Emma Mills, and Gerald E. Mills; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Talmadge and Velda Hale, Garnet and Carolyn Hale, Charles B. and Avonelle Hale, and Lucian and Gloria Hale; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Bernice Sanders and Barbara and Harold Hicks. Burial in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova.
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DIED - APRIL 28, 2001 ** TOMMY ROBINSON, 48, of Brazil, IN, at St. Vincent-Clay Hospital. Born Oct. 28, 1952, a son of Burnie and the late Thelma P. Lively Robinson. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; two sons, "Booie" and Travis; one daughter, Rachel; seven brothers, Jim Robinson, Danny Robinson, Curtis Robinson, Henry Robinson, Richard Robinson, Billy Robinson, and Johnny Robinson; nine sisters, Alice Goode, Wanda Wildman, Shirley Routine, Hazel Hardrnan, Louise Penson, Sally Rowe, Janice Robinson, Linda Gregg and Daisy Robinson. Burial May 3, 2001 in Cox Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED - APRIL 29, 2001 ** FRANCES L. CYRUS, 71, of Huntington, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Born Nov. 22, 1929, the daughter of the late Cleve and Nellie Cremeans Ward. Preceded in death by her husband, Albert Henry Cyrus; one daughter, Deborah Cyrus. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Susan Cyrus, and Tim and Ann Cyrus; one brother and sister-in-law, Carl and Mayona Ward. Burial May 3, 2001 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2001 ** DAVID LEONARD CRUM, JR., 47, of Kermit, in the Appalachian Regional Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility. Survivors include his mother, Loida Crum; three brothers, Jimmy Dale Crum, Tim Crum, and John Crum. Burial May 4, 2001 in Warfield Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2001 ** KENYA BRENTA RAYLYNN EVANS, infant. Born April 30, 2001, the daughter of Maranda Salmons and Brent Evan.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2001 ** PAUL RALPH "P. R." COPLEY, 51, of Prichard, WV, at home. Born Nov. 5, 1949, in Louisa, KY, a son of A.B. Copley and the late Lois Maxine Cox Copley. Survivors include two daughters, Kelly M. Copley and Carrie L.Copley; one sister, Faye Francis. Burial May 3, 2001 at Copley Family Cemetery.

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