WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
October, 2001

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

DIED – OCTOBER 1, 2001 ** LOWELL SPEARS, 86, of Branchland, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born June 12, 1915, in Ranger, WV, a son of the late Burley and Dicie Spears. Preceded in death by his wife Orba "Tee" Spears; four brothers and three sisters. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Alvin R. and Billie Jo Spears. Burial October 5, 2001 in Highland Memorial Gardens, Chapmanville, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 1, 2001 ** LARRY ALLEN PACK, 57, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Kenova, WV, in Primacy Healthcare Center in Memphis. Born January 8, 1944, in Delbarton, WV, a son of the late Okey Pack and the late Oretha Parsley Pack Crossen. Survivors include his wife, Liz Pack; three daughters, Amy Gilman and Pamela Pack and Debbie Pace; one stepson, Wade Williams; two sisters, Donna Hahshaw and Juanita Aliff; one brother, David Pack. Burial October 4, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 1, 2001 ** CEPHAS G. LETT JR., 73, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Eva Fay Boyer Lett; two sons, Rickie G. Lett and Avery A. Lett; two daughters, Dottie Bobcook and Tammie Bolen. Burial October 5, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED – OCTOBER 1, 2001 ** CHARLES L. DAUGHERTY, 73, of Williamson, WV, at Perstonsburg Healthcare. Born June 17, 1928 a son of the late William G. Daugherty Sr. and Elsie Charles Daugherty. Preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Joe Daugherty. Survivors include two sisters, Sue Gann and Nancy Thompson; four brothers, Howard Daugherty, Robert Daugherty, Dayl Daugherty and William G. Daugherty Jr. Burial October 5, 2001 at Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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DIED – OCTOBER 1, 2001 ** DEWEY SIAS, JR., 50, of Ranger, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include one son, Brian Adkins; two daughters, Loretta Adkins and Celina Mabry; and three sisters, Linda Sias, Mildred Sias and Gwendolyn Dignan. Burial October 4, 2001 in Webb Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED – OCTOBER 1, 2001 ** RUTH LaRIE "RUDY" GRIFFITH, 84, of Kenova, WV, at her home. Born January 26, 1917, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a daughter of the late Clyde Jacob Lindsey and Carrie LaRie Chapdu Lindsey. Preceded in death by her brother Jene Roland Lindsey and wife, Anna Lindsey; son Richard Chapdu Griffith and sons-in-law, Arnold Lee Cisco, Harold Ray Perdue. Survivors include her husband, Willard S. "Dick" Griffith, two daughters, Mrs. Carol Cisco and D. J. Perdue; one son, Rickey W. Griffith and daughter-in-law, Sandi Kiser-Griffith; one brother, Father Sanford Lindsey. Burial October 3, 2001 in Ceredo Crescent Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 1, 2001 ** FLORENCE M. RAY, 82, of Kenova, WV, formerly of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 29, 1919, in Germantown, Pa., a daughter of the late George E. and Margaret Tyson E’we. Preceded in death by a son-in-law, Larry J. Popp. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Conoth Edward Ray Jr. and Sandra Lynn Ray; a daughter, Susan Ray Popp. Burial October 4, 2001 at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED – OCTOBER 2, 2001 ** GLADYS W. COVIN, 82, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 6, 1919, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late William and Mary Perdue Merrick. Preceded in death by her husband Samuel Covin and daughter Sandy Murray. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, James and Sue Covin; a brother and sister, Williard Merrick and Velma Timblin. Burial October 6, 2001 in the Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED – OCTOBER 2, 2001 ** AGNES NAPIER CLARK, 82, of Wayne, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born January 12, 1919, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late William Edward and Nora Frances "Frankie" Queen Napier. Preceded in death by three sisters, Esta Frasher, Georgia Napier and Elsie Browning; three brothers, Oscar Napier, Birdie Napier, and Andrew Napier. Survivors include Edgar J. Clark; two daughters, Esta Smith and husband, Hurl and Dorene Dickerson and husband, Jack; two sons, Eddie Clark and wife, Anna and James A. Clark and wife, Dee. Burial October 4, 2001 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – OCTOBER 3, 2001 ** LENA MAE LAMBERT SHARP, 85, of Kenova, WV, at her home. Born July 1, 1916, in Kenova, WV, a daughter of the late Saul G. and Minnie Hutchinson Lambert. Preceded in death by her husband, Frederick E. Sharp. Survivors include one son, Randall Sharp; one daughter, Pamela Wilson; one brother, Ralph Lambert. Burial October 6, 2001 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 4, 2001 ** VERLIE OSBORNE, 93, of Charleston, WV, formerly of Huntington, in Charleston. Born August 30, 1908, in Lincoln County, WV, a daughter of the late John K. and Laura Sawyers Adkins. Preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Pam Osborne. Burial October 7, 2001 in Haw Orchard Cemetery, Independence, VA.
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DIED – OCTOBER 4, 2001 ** MINUS STROUD, 64, of WV, at his home. Born June 15, 1937, in Wayne County, a son of the late Harley and Mary Marcum Stroud. Survivors include his son, Robert Stroud; two brothers, Terry Stroud and Walter Stroud; one sister, Amanda Grimmett; two stepbrothers, James Brewer and Emory Brewer. Burial was in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – OCTOBER 5, 2001 ** MR. SHIRLEY E. DAMRON, 87, of Wooster, Ohio, formerly of Centerville, WV, at Wooster Community Hospital in Wooster, Ohio. Born March 17, 1914, in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Alex and Cassie Hall Damron. Preceded in death by a brother, Fred Damron and a sister, Nellie Chadwick. Survivors include his wife, Fannie Grizzel Damron; one daughter, Shirley L. Lincicome; one son, the Rev. John G. Damron; one brother, Lace Damron; two sisters, Pauline Newman and Josephine Hatten. Burial October 11, 2001 in the Riggs Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 6, 2001 ** LUCIAN VAUGHAN JR., 81, of Lucasville, Ohio, formerly of East Lynn, in Edgewood Manor Care Facility in Lucasville. Born July 3, 1920, the son of the late Lucian and Erie Adkins Vaughan. Preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Skidmore Vaughan; one sister, Anna Lee Gerner. Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Belcher and husband, Henry; three sisters, Eileen Richardson, Thelma Carey, and Ginger Vaughan; three brothers, Norman Vaughan, Douglas Vaughan and Elmer Vaughan. Burial October 8, 2001 in the Robert Vaughan Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – OCTOBER 7, 2001 ** THELMA VAUGHAN CAREY, 77, of Mentor, Ohio, formerly of Wayne County, at her home. Born October 13, 1923, in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Lucian and Erie Adkins Vaughan. Preceded in death by a sister, Annalee Gerner and brother, Lucian Vaughan, Jr. Survivors include children, Patricia and husband Robert Collier, Betty Jean and husband Phillip Pruccey, Bonnie Sue and husband Don Clifford and Denver R. Carey; brothers, Norman and wife Elaine Vaughan, Elmer D. and wife Lila Vaughan and Douglas and wife Judy Vaughan. Memorial service held October 10, 2001 at Brunner Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
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DIED – OCTOBER 7, 2001 ** CLAUDE STARR, 85, of Kenova, WV, formerly of Delbarton, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born March 7, 1916, in Caney, WV, a son of the late Freeland and Emma Whitt Starr. Preceded in death by three brothers, Columbus, Joe and Wendell Starr; two sisters, Pearl Justice and Mae Dotson. Survivors include his wife, Louise Brumfield Starr; one brother, Ray Starr; a foster daughter and her husband, Darlene and Don Bias; several brothers and sisters-in-law. Burial October 10, 2001 at the Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 7, 2001 ** GLADYS COMBS RAKES, 85, of Kenova, WV, at her home. Born May 9, 1916, in Catlettsburg, KY, a daughter of the late William and Cynthia Booth Combs. Preceded in death by her husband, Willie Rakes. Survivors include five sons and daughters-in-law, Donald Lee and Carol Rakes, Larry E. and Alice Rakes, Harold E. and Margie Rakes, Lowell D. and Judy Rakes, and Willie Rakes Jr. and wife Deborah L; two sisters, Charlene Kitts and Ruth Lapole. Burial October 10, 2001 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – OCTOBER 8, 2001 ** ZELDA MARGARET BUNN, 86, of Abingdon, VA, formerly of Wayne, WV, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA. Born February 1, 1915, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late E.D. and Ina Davis Bunn. Preceded in death by one sister, Claudia Dunkle; two brothers, Max and Bennie Bunn. Survivors include three brothers, Delmas and wife Madaline Bunn, Omer and wife Sadie Bunn, and Homer Bunn; one sister, Joanne Ross and husband Paul. Burial October 11, 2001 in the Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – OCTOBER 9, 2001 ** ARTHUR KINSER, 78, of Dunlow, WV, at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, KY. Born March 19, 1923, in Logan, WV, a son of the late William and Matsie Ellis Kinser. Preceded in death by five brothers, Ben, George, Joe, Ward and Russh Kinser and four sisters. Burial October 11, 2001 in Kinser Family Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED – OCTOBER 9, 2001 ** VIRGINIA RUTH "DAGMAR" EGNOR, 79, of Ceredo. Born November 29, 1921, in Tridelphia, Logan County, WV, a daughter of the late Ray and Spicie Egnor. Survivors include three sisters, Jean Nichols, Mary Ann Wolfe and Thresa Jacobs; three brothers, Jack N. Egnor, W. Dan Egnor, and Robert Joseph Egnor. Burial October 13, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – OCTOBER 9, 2001 ** CLYDE HERMAN KELLY, 88, of Fort Gay, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born October 6, 1913, in Lost Creek, KY, a son of the late George W. and Inez Wallace Kelly. Preceded in death his wife, Anna Brooke Kidd Kelly. Survivors include one daughter, Jenny Lee Sword; three brothers, Willie E. Kelly, George W. Kelly, Jr. and James Roy Kelly. Burial held in Bromley, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 9, 2001 ** LOUISE CAMPBELL MASTERSON, 81, of Ceredo, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 7, 1920, in Portsmouth, OH, a daughter of the late James and Emma Johnson Campbell. Preceded in death by her husband, Russell Ray Masterson; three sons, James Clayton Masterson, Robert Masterson and Raymond Masterson, and an infant daughter. Survivors include three daughters, Wilda Walls, Ruth Ann Fisher and Ruby Beckley. Burial October 13, 2001 in Hatten-Newman Cemetery, Gragston, near Prichard, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 10, 2001 ** PEGGY ANN MILLS, 43, of Huntington, WV. Survivors include her parents, Willis and Thelma Crum Mills; her sister and brother-in-law, Lora Lea and Dolphy W. Dickerson; a brother and sister-in-law, James W. and Sherry Mills; a sister, Ileane Preece. Burial October 13, 2001 at Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 10, 2001 ** LILLIAN A CRUMP, 77, of Huntington, at Mariner Health Care Center. Born May 10, 1924, in Fort Gay, WV, a daughter of the late William and Maggie Fortner Akers. Preceded in death by three husbands, George W. Hazelett, Robert Hay and George C. Crump; a daughter, Peggy H. Hesse; seven brothers and six sisters. Survivors include a son-in-law, Arian Hesse. Burial October 13, 2001 in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – OCTOBER 11, 2001 ** MAXINE COLLINS, 83, of Huntington, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born February 14, 1918, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Ben and Lena Mae Endicott Collins. Survivors include three brothers, Jack Collins, Donald Collins, and Ralph Collins; two sisters, Doris Williams and Lorain Vas. Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 11, 2001 ** LOIS MAE SANSOM PRESTON, 84, of Huntington, formerly of Wayne, WV, at Heartland of Riverview, South Point, OH. Born June 7, 1917, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Pearly and Fay Cyrus Sansom. Preceded in death by her husband, Alwin Taylor Preston. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Samuel Taylor and Amy Powell Preston; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Millard and Kathleen Sansom and Kenneth and Glenna Sansom. Burial October 14, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 11, 2001 ** GLEN EDWARD GILKERSON, 66, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born June 26, 1935, at East Lynn, WV, a son of the late Braxton J. "B.J." Gilkerson, Sr. and Martha Browning Gilkerson. Preceded in death by an infant brother and an infant sister. Survivors include his wife, Jethra Dale Fry Gilkerson; one daughter, Glenetta Ryder and husband, Rick; one son, Jeffrey L. Gilkerson and wife, Jenny; four sisters, Cornelia "Neal" Napier, Nina Belle Hill and husband, Jim, Arbutice Broski, and Jessie L. Wilson; two brothers, Clyde A. Gilkerson and wife, Betty and Braxton J. "Junior" Gilkerson, Jr. Burial October 15, 2001 in Robert Vaughan Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – OCTOBER 11, 2001 ** TENNESSEE HAZELETT, 90, of Branchland, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born August 3, 1911, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Burton and Yzetta Clark. Preceded in death by her husband, Merlin Hazelett; one son, Dallas Hazelett; four sisters, Rhoda Watts, Genievie Prince, Nellie Dalton and Fairy Bell Clark; one brother, Raymond Clark. Survivors include four daughters, Martha Messinger, Maxine Brooks Prichard, Loraine Roman and Delsie Clayton; one daughter-in-law, Margaret Hazelett ; one son-in-law, David Roman; three sisters, Stella Watts, Nancy Jane Smith and Dollie Pack. Burial October 14, 2001 at the Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED – OCTOBER 12, 2001 ** WALTER QUENTIN PERRY, 82, of Huntington, WV, in Morris Memorial Nursing Home. Born February 28, 1919, in Cabell County, WV, a son of the late Walter Martin and Cloie Ann Dailey Perry. Preceded in death by his first wife, Nellie Bocook Perry; his second wife, Mary Perry; two sisters, Norma Petrie and Geneva Perry; and a brother, William Perry. Survivors include a sister, Pauline Webb; two brothers, Boyd L. Perry and Clifford Perry; two stepdaughters, Sharon Rooney and Patty Ferguson; one stepson, Richard Dale Maynard. Burial October 14, 2001 in Wayne Community Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 12, 2001 ** DORA B. WHITE, 75, of Ranger, at Lincoln Continuous Care Center. Born October 23, 1923, in Barrett, WV, a daughter of the late George A. and Myrtle Hicks White. Survivors include three sons, Charles B. White, Winfield Neace Jr. and Albert D. Neace; five daughters, Sue Norman, Toney Estep, Nettie L. Nelson, Mary Neace and Carolyn White; six brothers, Eddie White, Howard White, Dryden White, Harrison White, Bernard White and Clemitt White; one sister, Ann Woodrum. Burial October 14, 2001 in the Norman Family Cemetery, 10 Mile, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 12, 2001 ** ROY THOMAS COMER, 74, of Sanford, NC, formerly of Whitman, WV, in Central Carolina Hospital. Born December 21, 1926, at Carbon, WV, a son of the late William Oscar Comer and Oma Maynard Comer. Preceded in death by four brothers, William E. Comer, Capt. Cecil C. Comer, James V. Comer, and Francis L. Comer; and one brother-in-law, Max O. Jarvis. Survivors include one son, Larry Thomas Comer and wife, Dianna; one daughter, Judy Carol Garrett and husband, Roger; two brothers, Clarence M. Comer and wife, Marlene and Robert E. Comer and wife, Bertha; three sisters, Marilyn C. Jarvis, Margaret Lambert and husband, James, and Norma June Bloss and husband, Vollie; one sister-in-law, Elsie Dillon Comer. Burial October 14, 2001.
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DIED – OCTOBER 12, 2001 ** LOIS PENNINGTON MCCOMAS, 67, of Richmond, IN, formerly of Wayne, in Reid Hospital and Health Care, Richmond. Born August 31, 1934, in Midkiff, WV, a daughter of the late Homer and Alma Albright Pennington. Preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Dale Sanders. Survivors include her husband, Billy McComas; four sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth Wayne and Sherry Sanders, Jeffrey and Judy Sanders, Kevin and Darla Sanders and Clifford and Laura Sanders; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Larry Harless, Devona and Danny Adkins; one sister, Charlene Buzzard; one brother, Dennis Pennington. Burial October 16, 2001 in Sanders Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED – OCTOBER 12, 2001 ** MARY ELVA SCHULTZ, 37, of Aurora, Ohio, formerly of Kenova, WV, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. Born April 29, 1964, in Orrville, Ohio, a daughter of Rennie N. and Eula Fay McGlone Fry of Kenova, WV. Preceded in death by her brother, James Fry. Survivors include her husband, Robert F. Schultz, III; one sister, Ona F. Armstrong; and one brother, William S. Fry. Burial October 17, 2001 in the Maynard Family Cemetery, Lost Creek Road, Fort Gay, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 12, 2001 ** JACK ROY MICHAEL, 82, of Wayne, WV, at Pulley Care Center, South Point, OH. Born August 31, 1919, in Prichard, WV, a son of the late Denver and Ethel Thompson Michael. Preceded in death one son, Lee Michael; one sister, Bertha Michael; and one brother, John Michael. Survivors include his wife, Janice Adkins Michael; two sons and daughters-in-law, Pat and Glenna Michael and Mark S. and Kim Michael; three brothers, Oscar Michael, Bill Michael and Fred Michael. Burial October 16, 2001 in Davis Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 13, 2001 ** PAUL "PAT" DEAN, 70, of Kenova, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born October 7, 1931, in Wayne County, a son of the late Dock and Mary Poole Dean. Preceded in death by his wife, June Pelfrey Dean; six brothers and six sisters. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Larry Wellman and Jennifer and James Marcum; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Paul J. and Sue Dean, John and Shai Dean, and Todd Dean; two sisters, Emmajean Black and husband, Gene, and Juanita Brown and husband John; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Marvin and Thelma Pelfrey and James and Vickie Perry. Burial October 15, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 14, 2001 ** JOHN TROUT, 37,of Gay, WV, at his home. Born March 25, 1964, a son of Bessie Justice Trout and the late Jackie Trout. Preceded in death by one sister, Shirley Trout and one brother, James Trout. A son, Johnethan Trout passed away Oct. 16, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean DeFoe Trout; two daughters, Kayla Nicole Trout and Kimberly Michelle Trout; two sons, Jessie James Trout and Jeffery Trout; five sisters, Connie Sue Spaulding, Gertrude Loretta Maynard, Virgie Lee Bowling, Bessie Magneline Judd and Edith Louise Boling; two brothers, Harold Trout and Bobby Trout. Burial October 19, 2001 in the Collins Cemetery, Bordland, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 14, 2001 ** REV. JANICE LEE OSBURN KECK, of Bethany, Conn. Born June 19, 1926, in Huntington, WV. Survivors include her husband, Leander E. Keck; two sons, Stephen Keck and David Keck; two brothers, John and Byford Osburn; a daughter-in-law. Burial October 21, 2001 at the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne Co., WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 15, 2001 ** RUBY SPURLOCK HARTZ, 92, of Wayne County, at Heartland of Riverview, South Point, OH. Born March 20, 1909 in Holden, WV, the daughter of the late William Preston and Lucinda Jane Smith Spurlock. Preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Hartz; one son, William Leon Hartz. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Maurice and Suzanne Hartz. Burial October 18, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – OCTOBER 15, 2001 ** IDA WARF ADKINS, 104, of Huntington, formerly of Wayne County. Born August 12, 1897, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Nicholas H. and Almedia Fry Warf. Preceded in death by her husband, Ernest F. Adkins; two sons-in-law, James R. Buster Thomas and Thomas R. Davis; four sisters and seven brothers. Survivors include two daughters, Ruth Thomas and Iona Davis; one son and daughter-in-law, Harold B. and Frieda Adkins; two sisters, Ethel Taylor and Irene Houston. Burial October 18, 2001 in Jones Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – OCTOBER 16, 2001 ** OKEY REXFORD VICKERS, 92, of Churchville, at his home. Born February 24, 1909, in Boone County, WV, a son of the late Walter W. and Estelle Carper Vickers. Preceded in death by a son, Charles L. Vickers; one sister and three brothers. Survivors include his wife, Mable Gertrude Ferguson Vickers; four daughters, Audria E. Vickers, Wanda L. Jenkins, Donetta C. Anderson and Melissa K. Brackett; three sons, James M. Vickers, Richard G. Vickers and Samuel C. Vickers; three sisters, Agnes Bowman, Marcella Jarrell, and Juanita Vickers; two brothers, Curtis C. and Arlon Vickers. Buried in Oak Lawn Memory Gardens.
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DIED – OCTOBER 16, 2001 ** JOHNETHAN TROUT, 12, of Fort Gay, WV, in Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born October 3, 1989, the son of Norma Jean DeFoe Trout and the late John Trout. Survivors include two sisters, Kayla Nicole Trout and Kimberly Michelle Trout; two brothers, Jessie James Trout and Jeffery Trout. Burial October 19, 2001 in the Collins Cemetery, Borderland, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 17, 2001 ** ARTHUR CRUM, 79, of Shoals, WV, at his home. Born April 12, 1922 in Beauty, KY, a son of the late William and Mille Alley Crum. Preceded in death by his wife, Louella Sammons Crum; three sisters, Martha Dempsey, Julie Fitch, and Goldie Ledbetter; seven brothers, Oscar, Jess, Arvil, Ance, Sherman, Orson and Lloyd Crum. Survivors include two daughters, Geneva Watts and Brenda Christian and husband, David; a son, Robert Crum and wife, Brenda; a brother, Carl Crum. Burial October 20, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – OCTOBER 17, 2001 ** EMERY BELLOMY, 96, of Prichard, WV, at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center. Born September 5, 1905 in Prichard, a son of the late Ben and Rosetta Ellis Bellomy. Preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Vanhoose Bellomy; two sons and two daughters. Survivors include two daughters, Doris Widmer, Bernice Busch; two sons, Maxwell Bellomy and C. B. Bellomy; three sisters and one brother. Burial October 19, 2001 in Hatten Cemetery, Prichard, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 18, 2001 ** BROOKIE EPLING, 83, of Wayne. Born December 8, 1917, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Alvis and Betty Finley Ferguson. Preceded in death by her husband William Scott Epling; a daughter, Deloris Jean Partlow and a daughter-in-law, Ardith Epling. Survivors include seven children, William Epling, Jr., Eddie Lee and wife, Darllie Epling, Wanetta Adkins, Betty Rozelle, Rhoda Frank, Larry and wife, Kitty Epling, and James Epling. Burial October 21, 2001 in Epling Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 19, 2001 ** EDNA THOMPSON GARNER, 61, of Tonto Basin, AZ, formerly of Wayne. Born February 10, 1940, at Radnor, WV, a daughter of the late Mont and Thelma Curnutte Thompson Napier. Preceded in death by one son, Denver Joe Garner; four brothers, Donald, Denver, Dennis and Dale Thompson and stepfather, Wayne Napier. Survivors include her husband, Mel Garner; one son Gary Garner and wife, Joi; sons Mont Garner and wife, Dianne, Wayne Garner and wife, Jodie; son, Michael Garner; one daughter, Melodie Kakar. Burial October 23, 2001 in Desert View Cemetery, Winslow.
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DIED – OCTOBER 19, 2001 ** LARRY JOE VALDEZ, 50, of Lavalette. Born April 23, 1951, in Coral Gables, Fl, the son of Maxine Ross Pruitt and the late Joe Valdez. Survivors include his wife, Olivia Rakes Valdez; two sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Kathi Valdez, and Mark Valdez; one brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Susan Young. Burial October 23, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED – OCTOBER 20, 2001 ** MINNIE (BING) BLANKENSHIP, 101, of Hebron, OH. Born April 25, 1900, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Charles Bing and Mary Mills Bing. Preceded in death by her husband, W. Francis Blankenship. Survivors include six daughters, Mary Motz, Winifred Adkins, Helen Finch, Kathleen Cremeans, Patricia Graham, and Jean Chapman; four sons, Charles Blankenship, Carlyle Blankenship, Jack Blankenship and Roger Blankenship. Burial October 23, 2001 in the Blankenship Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – OCTOBER 22, 2001 ** WILTON WALTERS, 91, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born April 20, 1910, a son of the late Daniel Hughes Walters and Amanda Bench Walters. Preceded in death by his wife, Alice A. Adkins Walters; a daughter, Delores Robertson, and infant daughter, Glenna Walters. Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Janice Walters, Ruth and Roy Carter, Hope and Booge Coleman, Christine and Oscar Harmon; eight sons and daughters-in-law, Desmond Walters, Paul and Carol Jean Walters, Bill and Shirley Walters, Jack Walters, Ricky and Joyce Ervin Walters, Danny Walters and John and Barb Walters. Burial October 26, 2001 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 22, 2001 ** ONA ADKINS, 82, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born September 23, 1919, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lucinda Keck Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Adkins; five brothers, French, Roscoe, Elzie, Ted and Bill Adkins; a sister, Mammie Bright. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Kerry Kay and wife, Mary R. Adkins and Lynwood and wife, Charlene M. Adkins; two sisters, Rita Nelson and Gladys Mays. Burial October 24, 2001 in Bowen Cemetery,Wayne, WV.
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DIED – OCTOBER 23, 2001 ** CELLA CRABTREE, 92, of Fort Gay, in J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, Ky. Born April 2, 1909, in Louisa, the daughter of the late Wallace Peck and Pearl Salisbury Peck. Preceded in death by her husband, James Loar Crabtree. Survivors include her two daughters, June Dean and Nellgene Dolbear; three son, J. D. Crabtree, Bill Ray Crabtree, and Dick Crabtree; three sisters, Lota Wellman, Ardith Copley and Villa Joyce Scarberry; one brother, Frank Peck. Burial October 27, 2001 in Ferguson Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – OCTOBER 23, 2001 ** MAXINE WILLIAMSON, 78, of Beckley, WV, formerly of Kenova, WV. Born September 8, 1923, in Harts, WV, a daughter of the late Harris and Lilly Mae Tomblin. Preceded in death by her husband, Amos Williamson. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Noacha Voss and her husband, Eugene Voss and Shearell Thompson; one son and daughter-in-law, Amos "Jack" Williamson and wife, Brenda Maynard Williamson; one sister, Wavie Mae Chaney. Burial October 27, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 23, 2001 ** VELVA CLAY MCCOMAS, 72, of Genoa, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born March 6, 1929, in Lincoln County, WV, a daughter of the late Roscoe and Ella Adkins Clay. Preceded in death by her husband, James Pierce McComas; daughter, Geraldine M. Krantz; a son, James Ray McComas; two sisters and three brothers. Burial October 25, 2001 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED – OCTOBER 24, 2001 ** DOLLY JAMES HUNT, 67, of Genoa, WV, at Mariner Health Care, Huntington, WV. Born June15, 1933, a son of the late Wayne and Mary Louise Short Hunt. Survivors include five sisters, Hazel Thompson, Nancy Young and husband, Less, Sally Thompson and husband Roy, Lillie Jackson and husband Bill, Ethel Parsons and husband, Sylvester and Ruth Parsons and husband Thomas; three brothers, Lonnie Hunt and wife Shirley, Carl Thompson, and Alex Thompson. Burial October 27, 2001 in the Thompson Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – OCTOBER 25, 2001 ** TIMOTHY SCOTT "TIMBO" WILSON, 39, of Kenova, WV, at his home. Born January 10, 1962, a son of Jessie L. Gilkerson Wilson and the late Robert F. Wilson. Survivors include his wife, Sherri Milum Wilson; one son, Kris Wilson; one brother, Ron Wilson; three brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law, Scott and Deana Milum, Bryan Milum and Josh Maynard; mother-in-law, Alice Wells Maynard. Burial October 28, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED – OCTOBER 30, 2001 ** CLIFFORD MAXWELL LOAR, SR., 92, of Vero Beach, Fl, formerly of Kenova, WV, at Indian River Memorial Hospital, Vero Beach, FL. Born July 1909, in Fort Gay, WV, a son of the late Edgar and Sarah Ann Loar. Preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Greenslait Loar; his brothers, Harmon, Earnest and Edgar Loar, Jr.; one son-in-law, Wyatt Adkins. Survivors include six daughters and five sons-in-law, Maxine and Bill Hastings, Anne Adkins, Eleanor and Charles Nickell, Billie Katherine and M.A. Atamer, Judith and C.J. Suthard and Sandra and Mel Caudill; one son and daughter-in-law, Clifford Maxwell, Jr. and Susan Loar; two sisters, Kittie Wellman and Frances Pyles and one brother, Homer Loar. Burial November 4, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – OCTOBER 30, 2001 ** POLLY LEE NELSON THOMPSON, 66, of Kenova, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born February 15, 1935, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Rev. Samuel and Edna Nelson. Preceded in death by four sisters, Gertie Caldwell, Georgia Frye, Anna Belle Pratt, and Elsie Smith; four brothers, Thurman Nelson, Arthur Nelson, Millard Nelson, and Frank Nelson. Survivors include her husband, Lawrence Thompson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Denise Rene and Rocky Wallace and Darla Jeannine and Greg Friley; two sisters and three brothers-in-law, Audrey and Fred Hurt and Nettie and Harold Cole, and Wade Caldwell; five brothers and six sisters-in-law, Sam and Pat Nelson, Marshall and Oneida Nelson, Paul and Frances Nelson, Sherman and Rosella McGown, Earl Nelson, Edith Nelson and Harriet Nelson. Burial November 2, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – OCTOBER 30, 2001 ** BOBBY LEE BELL, 69, of Ranger, WV, at his home. Born March 28, 1932, at Yolyn, WV, a son of the late Robert and Mary Chaney Bell. Survivors include his wife, Anna Lou Taylor Bell; five daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl and Cliff Smith, Brenda and John Zimmerman, Patricia and Rick Berkes, Mary and Cecil Mullins and Jennifer and Keith Conkle; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert Bell, Donald Bell, and Gregory and Angela Bell; one brother, David Bell and eight sisters, Charlotte Lester, Freda Bell, Audrey Graham, Janice Webb, Wanda Greer, Joyce Davis, Jean Nydam and Linda Hager. Burial November 2, 2001 in the Taylor Cemetery, Big Laurel.
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DIED – OCTOBER 31, 2001 ** CASSIE MERRITT, 82, of Huntington, WV, at Mariner Health Care, Huntington. Born January 27, 1919, a daughter of the late Albert Isaacs and Sarah Smith Isaacs. Preceded in death by two husbands, Luther Collins and Delbert Merritt; four daughters, Oline Nelson, Magnaline, Alice Marie and Patricia Collins; two brothers, Beo and Charlie Isaacs; two sisters, Alberta Puskas and Katheline Isaacs. Survivors include one brother, Leslie Isaacs and wife, Mary Lou Isaacs. Burial November 2, 2001 in the Skeens Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – OCTOBER 31, 2001 ** JAMES CLIFTON EDWARDS, 45, of Huntington, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born January 25, 1956, in Huntington, WV, son of Deloress Reed Edwards and the late Marvin E. Edwards. Survivors include one brother, William David Edwards and one sister, Marsha Adams. Burial November 4, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.

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