WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
November, 2001

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

DIED – NOVEMBER 1, 2001 ** FANNY L. FRAZIER, 91, of Fort Gay, WV, at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, Ky. Born February 10, 1910 at Spruce Branch of Wayne County, a daughter of the late Virginia Ferguson Frazier and James Q. Frazier. Preceded in death by three brothers, five sisters. Survivors include two sisters-in-law, Mary L. Frazier and Polly Frazier. Burial November 3, 2001 in the Ferguson Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 1, 2001 ** CHARLES EDWARD FINLEY, 61, formerly of Fort Gay, at Kings Daughters Medical Center. Born May 24, 1940, in Fort Gay, a son of the late Cullie Finley and Lillian Wellman Finley. Survivors include his wife, Alice Sue Finley; one daughter, Sherry Renee Arbaugh; two sisters, Sadie Ailiff and Marguerite Damron; one brother, Paul Edwin Finley. Burial November 4, 2001 in Lynch Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 1, 2001 ** CLARENCE WILLIAM CARTER, 69, of Huntington, WV, at his home. Born May 7, 1932, in Wayne County, a son of the late Zollie and Mae Thompson Carter. Survivors include five sons, Larry Beckett, Clarence Carter, Jr., Kenny Lee Carter, Dennis Allen Carter and David Marshall Carter; one sister, Wilma Saunders and one brother, Donald Carter. Burial November 5, 2001 in Crook Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 1, 2001 ** MANUEL CHESTER ROBINSON, 72, of Huntington. Born June 12, 1929, in Kenova, WV, the only son of the late Bud Robinson and Lillie Robinson Smith. Survivors include his wife Betty Sue Booth Robinson; three daughters, Colleen Robinson, Sheila Winton and Donna Bryan; three sons, Buddy Robinson, David Burton and Brian Burton. Burial November 5, 2001 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 2, 2001 ** JAMES B. HUMPHREYS, 77, of Rome, Ohio, at home. Born August 5, 1924, in Elverton, WV, a son of the late Harry Gordon and Ruth Grafton Humphreys. Preceded in death by one brother, Gordon Humphreys, Jr. and one sister, Olive Bowen. Burial November 6, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 2, 2001 ** FORSTER B. FRY, II, 63, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Wayne County, in Casamora Nursing Home, Bradenton. Born December 15, 1937, in Wayne County, a son of the late F.B. "Bub" Fry and Bessie Adkins Fry. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Strinka Fry; four sons, Forester, Greg, Jeff and James; two sisters, Gaynelle Ross and Sarah Wright. Burial November 6, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 3, 2001 ** GARNETT QUEEN BARRETT, 94, of Kenova, WV, at her home. Born November 7, 1906, a daughter of the late John Queen and Pearl Elkins Queen Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Byard Barrett; two sons, John Barrett and Jim Barrett and one daughter, Florence Barrett. Survivors include two daughters, Flora Dempsey and Flossie Wallace; five sons, Hezz Barrett, Herbert Barrett, Cecil Barrett, Byard Barrett Jr. and Monroe Barrett. Burial November 6, 2001 in the Thompson Cemetery at Big Harts, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2001 ** FRED SKEENS, 69, of Mechanicsville, MD, at Alexandria Hospital. Born September 6, 1932, in Wayne County, a son of the late Dewey Skeens and Lydia Hale Skeens. Preceded in death by three sisters, Catherine "Kathy" Skeens, Elsie S. Smith and Dessie S. Cooper and one brother, James Eddie Skeens. Survivors include three sisters, Madeline S. Davis, Peggy Sue Skeens and Barbara Ann Skeens; two brothers, Johnny "J.C." Skeens and Leroy Skeens. Burial November 9, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 4, 2001 ** ANNA RICKMAN, in Cleveland, OH. Born July 22, 1933, on Mill Creek, WV, a daughter of the late Jarrett and Armilda Thompson Parsons. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Rickman; daughter Brenda Sanny and two sons, Virgil Lee Rickman and Bobby Rickman; a sister, Emma Drummond; three brothers, S. J. Parson, Herbert Parsons and Clarence Parsons. Survivors include five sisters, Zea Nolen, Gladys Robertson, Ruby Holland, Lutie Davis, and Irene Rowe. Burial November 7, 2001 in Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted, OH.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 4, 2001 ** ERNESTINE BOOTH BRUMFIELD, 76, of Louisa, Ky, at her home. Born March 31, 1925, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Earl and Edith Howard Booth. Preceded in death by her husband, Harrington Woodrow Brumfield; three brothers, Eustace, Paul and Donald Booth. Survivors include one sister, Alice June Jackson and husband, Mack. Burial November 7, 2001 in the Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 4, 2001 ** WARD MORRIS SIPPLE, 87, of Huntington, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 9, 1914, at Beech Creek, WV, a son of the late Sid Sipple Sr. and Nora Staton Sipple. Preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Mitchell Sipple; one brother, Rufus Sipple. Survivors include two sons, Robert Ward Sipple and John Sidney Sipple; a brother, Sid Sipple, Jr. and two sisters, Ruthie Kennedy and Victoria Bell. Burial November 7, 2001 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 6, 2001 ** DORIS ELIZABETH "LIBBY" ADKINS, 65, of Wayne, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born May 14, 1936, the daughter of Martha Russell Asbury and the late Wilmer Asbury. Survivors include her husband, Julis "Jube" Adkins; one son, Julis Randall and wife Katrina Ann Adkins and Zachary Taylor Adkins; two daughters, Teresa Ann Adkins and Clifford Adkins, Tamara Sue Ellis; one sister, Maxine Fry and husband Herman; and one brother, Wilmer Asbury, Jr. and wife Lynn Dale Asbury. Burial November 8, 2001 in Adkins Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 6, 2001 ** JOSEPH "JOE" FERGUSON, 71, of Rockford, MI, at the Veterans Hospital in Montgomery. Born January 15, 1930, in Huntington, WV, a son of Charles and Armie Lockhart Ferguson. Survivors include his wife, Nellie Frances Bush Ferguson; one son, George Ferguson; one stepson, Danny Bush; one daughter, Nancy Rene Heck; one stepdaughter, LaJean Guthery; one sister, Alta Booth; his mother-in-law, Gertrude Bush. Burial November 8, 2001 in Swamp Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 7, 2001 ** CAROLYN SUE GIBSON PYLES ROSE, 65, of Lavalette, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born May 16, 1936, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Earl and Irene Hall Gibson. Preceded in death by her former husband, Ronald P. Pyles. Survivors include her husband, Robert L. Rose; one son, Robert Lawrence Pyles; one brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Phyllis Gibson. Burial November 9, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 7, 2001** MAXIDEAN ADKINS TAYLOR, 68, of Huntington, WV, at home. Born April 12, 1933, at Wolf Creek, Wayne Co., WV, a daughter of the late Harvey and Elender Davis. Preceded in death by one sister, Susie Irene Blair. Survivors include her husband, Bill Taylor; one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Roscoe Linthicum; one sister and brother-in-law, Delcie and Bill Elkins; one brother and sister-in-law, Jessie and Clara Davis. Burial November 10, 2001 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 7, 2001 **VIVIAN F. MEADE, 100, of Kenova, WV, at Mariner Health Care. Born February 16, 1901, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late James Allen and Elizabeth Wellman Graham Frasher. Preceded in death by her husband, William Meade; a son-in-law Herbert G. Diamond Jr.; two sisters and three brothers. Survivors include one daughter, Eloise Diamond. Burial November 10, 2001 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 7, 2001 ** GEORGE JULIAN WHITLEY, 64, of Reddington Shores, Fl, formerly of Ceredo, WV, at his home. Born January 6, 1937, in Huntington, WV, a son of the late George Wesley and Melva Hamlin Whitley. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Turner Whitley. Burial was held in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2001 ** PATTY L. KIDD HAMILTON, 68, of Ashland, OH, at her home. Born July 9, 1933, in Glenhayes, WV, a daughter of James and Edith Holt Kidd. Preceded in death by three brothers, Donald, Artie and Jimmy Kidd. Survivors include her husband, John Hamilton; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Cindy Kay and Richard Partin, Revoy Kay and Toby Hamilton and Amy Jo and Ronnie Lilley; four sons, Steven Markley, John Hamilton, Tom Hamilton and Ed Hamilton; one brother and sister-in-law, Iliff and Susan Kidd. Burial November 10, 2001 in Ashland Co. Memorial Park.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 8, 2001 ** FREDIA GAIL MILLS, 50, of Rittman, OH, formerly of Wayne, at home. Born February 3, 1951, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Curtis and Cara Hensley Chaney. Survivors include her husband, Charles Mills; four sons, Ronnie Keith Mills, Charles Jody Mills, Jeffrey Adam Mills and Mark Todd Mills; seven brothers, Dallas Chaney, Roger Lee Chaney, Curtis Chaney, Jr., Delbert Chaney, Donald Lynn Chaney, Dennis Chaney and David Chaney; six sisters, Jean Tomblin, Yvonne Davis, Louise Ramey, Shirley Cameron, Rose Anderson and Betty Chaney.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 9, 2001 ** LOIS BURKS SKEANS, 75. Born October 22, 1926, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Ralph O. and Ina Smith Burks. Preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Burks Phillips. Survivors include her husband, John L. Skeans and their children, Beverly Skeans, Gloria Earl and husband Bill, and John Lloyd Skeans and wife, Tamera; one brother and sister-in-law, Lloyd W. Burks and wife, Yvonne. Burial November 13, 2001 in Woodmere Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 10, 2001 ** CURTIS H. BOOTHE, 88, of Wayne, WV. Born July 14, 1913, in Wayne County, a son of late Elba and Emily Smith Boothe. Preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice Harrell Boothe; two sisters, Mae Boothe and Beulah Boothe; two brothers, Morris Boothe and Elston Boothe. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte and John Smith and Gaye and Robert Walk; two sisters, Talitha McSweeney, Josa Bennett; a brother Pearl E. Boothe. Burial November 13, 2001 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 11, 2001 ** OLIVE PEARL MILLS BERRY, 87, of Wayne, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born December 19, 1913, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Wade and Martha Parsons Mills. Preceded in death by three husbands, E. R. Moscrip, Wood Allen and Frank Berry; one sister, Gertrude Walker; two brothers, Taylor and Jay Mills. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Donta and Jeff Thompson. Burial November 13, 2001 in Sanders Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 10, 2001 ** WILLIAM G. SHIRLEY, 81, of Ceredo, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 4, 1920, in Harrodsburg, KY, a son of the late William G. and Effie Teater Shirley. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Robertson Shirley; two sons and daughters-in-law, William Rodney and Danette Shirley and Stephen and Judy Shirley; one sister, Francis Smith. Burial November 13, 2001 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 11, 2001 ** LUTIE OSBURN, 92, of Fort Gay, at Wayne Continuous Care. Born September 11, 1909, a daughter of the late Albert B. and Nellie Chapman Milum. Preceded in death by her husband, Grady Osburn. Survivors include two sisters, Elizabeth Bartram and Nell Rife. Burial November 14, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 11, 2001 ** FRANKLIN JACKSON "JACK" MILLS, 68, of Genoa, at his home. Born April 11, 1933, in Wayne, a son of the late Alderson Whitley "Allie" and Marie Jackson Mills. Preceded in death by three brothers, Lance Ray Mills, A. W. Mills and Norwood Mills. Survivors include his wife, Agnes Hill Watts Mills; a stepson, Larry Watts and wife, Darlene; four sisters, Nevada Mills, Dollie Mills, Georgia Napier and Beulah Howard; two brothers, Henry J. Mills and Vernon Mills. Burial November 14, 2001 at Mills Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 11, 2001 ** PAULINE JARRELL EASTHAM, 96, of Kenova, WV. She was a daughter of the late Leonard and Ida Aliff Jarrell. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy E. Eastham; three sons, R. David, Billy Joe and Roger Mack Eastham; three sisters, two brothers and a daughter-in-law, Jean Eastham. Survivors include one daughter Lexie Bailey. Burial November 13, 2001 in Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 12, 2001 ** KATHERINE BROWN "KITTY" KETCHUM, of Charlotte, SC, at her home. Born April 13, 1908, in Calaville, VA, a daughter of the late Mary Louise and Bernard Claiborn Brown. Preceded in death by her husband Dr. Dorsey Ketchum. Survivors include her sons, Paul Ketchum Jr., and John Ketchum Sr. and wife Debbie. Burial November 16, 2001 at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 14, 2001 ** DORIS PORTER, 69, of Radnor, WV, at her home. Born July 7, 1932 in Grassy Creek, WV, a daughter of the late William Marcum and Cora Porter Copley. Preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Porter, Sr.. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Darvin "Sue" Davis; three sons, Earl Richard Porter, Gary Porter and Thurman Porter, Jr.; three sisters, Helen Dingus, Janie Marcum and Carol Robertson; three brothers, Kenneth Marcum, Benjamin Frank Copley and Harold E. Copley. Burial November 16, 2001 in Workman Cemetery, Radnor.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 14, 2001 ** ALVA PERRY, 71, of East Lynn, WV, at home. Born November 19, 1929, in Wayne County, a son of the late Mitchell and Estell Blankenship Perry. Preceded in death was one sister, Dorthia Lloyd. Survivors include his wife, Alberta Brinegar Perry; three children and their spouses; Garland and Myrtle Perry, Glenda and Eddie McComas, and Namon and Mary Perry; five sisters, Delma Gibson, Deloris McComas, Sue Renfroe, Laura Justice, and Ethel Collins; five brothers, Ivan Perry, Everett Perry, Odas Perry, Delmas Perry and Sam Perry. Burial November 16, 2001 in the Mitchell and Estell Perry Family Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 14, 2001 ** VIRGINIA OSBURN, 87, of Ashland, KY, formerly of Wurtland, KY. Born June 17, 1914, in Wayne County, WV, the daughter of the late James Madison and Dessie Bowen Berry. Preceded in death by her husband, Elder Hezekiah Osburn; two daughters, Germaine Mitchell and Joann Hicks; one brother Bruce Berry. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Marlene and Leroy Cremeans and Janet and Ray Williamson; one sister, Pansy Mae Ray. Burial November 17, 2001 in Heaberlin Cemetery, Wurtland, KY.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 16, 2001 ** GRACE HAYNE CLAGG, 103, of South Port, NC, formerly of Huntington, at her daughter’s home. Born September 26, 1898, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late John and Minnie Hoback Haynie. Preceded in death by her two brothers and six sisters. Survivors include three sons, John H. Clagg, Fred E. Clagg, and Lawrence Clagg; three daughters, Anna Mae Nichols, Mary H. Johnson and Betty Ellen Lee. Burial November 20, 2001 in the Haynie Family Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 20, 2001 ** GLEN HAYES PERRY, 79, of Kenova, WV. Born December 24, 1921, in Genoa, WV, a son of the late George and Tennie Frye Perry. Preceded in death by his wife, Zenia Walker Perry. Survivors include four daughters, Diana and husband Bob Gillette, Bonnie and husband Ronald Belcher, Shona and husband David Mahon and Carol and husband Lee Markin; one son, Donald and wife Sherry Perry; two sisters, Miriam Cornwell and Juanita Brafford; three brothers, Elmo Perry, Erie Perry and Harrison Perry. Burial November 24, 2001 in Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 20, 2001 ** MOSES DENVER PERRY, 63, of Warren, Arkansas, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Born April 25, 1938, in Radnor, WV, a son of the late Martin Luther and Martha Marcum Perry. Survivors include his wife, Vicki Armstrong Perry; one daughter, Delisa (Charlotte) Newstrom; one son, Denver (Dan) Perry; five sisters, Eloise Taylor, Bonnie Ardner, Annie Workman, Winona Boulier and Juanita Parsons; one brother, Jay Perry. Burial November 24, 2001.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 20, 2001 ** LIDIA DOHERTY, 90, of Kermit, at the Carter Nursing and Rehabilitation home, Kermit, WV. Born August 24, 1911, in Mingo County, the daughter of the late Walter Meade and Georgia Muncy. Survivors include one sister, Dixie Stowe. Burial November 23, 2001 in the Meade Family Cemetery on Jennie Creek.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 20, 2001 ** BILL ADKINS, 56, of Genoa, WV, at his home. Born April 8, 1945, a son of the late Buster and Lucille Jackson Adkins. Preceded in death by one son, Billy Dwayne Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Gail Adkins; one daughter, Carolyn Adkins; one stepdaughter, Rebecca Berry; three sons, Bruce Watts, Brian Adkins and Billy Adkins; one stepson, Lester Berry; three sisters, Janet Sue and husband, Bob Kurtz, Betty Lou and husband, Ronnie Murray, and Judy Carol and husband, Harold Neal; four brothers, Harold and wife, Annetta Jewel Adkins, Willis and wife, Lucille Adkins, Bobby Joe and wife, Betty Adkins and Randall Lee and wife, Dianne Adkins. Burial November 24, 2001 in the Adkins Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 20, 2001 ** BUDDY M. PREECE, 68, of Inez, KY, at his home. Born March 21, 1933, in Martin County, KY, a son of the late W.B. and Victoria Jones Preece. Survivors include his wife, Lushie McGinnis Preece; three sons, Wayne Timothy, Lester Keith Preece and John Jackson Preece; one daughter, Kimberly Jo Griffith; one brother, Lorenze Preece; one sister, Susie Moore. Burial November 23, 2001 in Preece Cemetery, Inez, KY.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 21, 2001 ** EDDIE E. POOLE, 57, of Chesapeake, OH, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born November 11, 1944, in Westmoreland, WV, a son of Herman C. Poole and Reba Jean Reynolds Poole. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Lynn Johnson Poole; a daughter and son-in-law, Kelly Jean Jordan and Adam Jordan; one son, Mark Ryan Poole; one sister, Sandra K. Maxey and a brother, Charles Ray Poole. Burial November 24, 2001 in Newman-Hatten Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 21, 2001 ** VIRGINIA HENNINGS PAULEY, 75, of Wayne, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 1, 1926, in Kanawha County, WV, a daughter of the late Blanche Hennings Kenney. Preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Pauley; two sisters, Norma Jean Parson and Marie Smells and three brothers, Glen, Melvin and John Carter. Survivors include three daughters, Bobby Jean Carter, Rita Fae Carter and Mural Burns; two sons, Joe Douglas Carter, and Noffee Lee Carter; two brothers, Marvin "Bill" Carter and Delbert C. Carter. Burial November 25, 2001 in the Smith Cemetery, Sidney, WV.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 23, 2001 ** MRS. KITTIE LOAR WELLMAN, 94, of Kenova, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born July 13, 1907, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Edgar and Sarah Lycans Loar. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Wellman, Sr., a son, James D. Wellman and daughter, Betty J. Copley. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Lou Horan; one son and daughter-in-law, Charles E. Jr. and Betty Wellman; daughter-in-law, Anne Coleman Wellman; one sister, Frances Pyles. Burial November 27, 2001 in Woodland Cemetery, Coal Grove, OH.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 22, 2001 ** SADIE MARIE NELSON NAPIER, 67, of Kenova, WV, formerly of Strongsville, OH, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born August 2, 1934, at Dunlow, WV, a daughter of the late Millard and Milda Maynard Nelson. Preceded in death by a son, Michael Jay Napier. Survivors include her husband, Jay Napier; a son, Jack Napier and wife, Joann; her mother-in-law, Cora Mills; a sister, Barbara Perry and husband, Don; three brothers, Aubra Nelson and wife, Jewell, Morris Nelson and wife, Bonnie and Roger Nelson and wife, Belinda. Burial November 25, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 23, 2001 ** RAYMOND FARREL FIELDS, 89, of Genoa, WV, at the home of a daughter in South Point, OH. Born August 4, 1912, in Coal Grove, OH, a son of the late Milton Field, Sr. and Maggie Burns Fields. Preceded in death by his wife, Loraine Harvey Fields; two sons, Donald Fame Fields and Mark Randall Fields; a daughter, Hazel Frances Fields; three brothers, Delbert, Paul and Arthur Fields; and four sisters, Bertha, Laura, Lucy and Letha Fields. Survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Davis, Patty Hudkins and Patsy Doss; four sons, Gary Fields, Jeff Fields, Larry Fields, and Paul Fields; two brothers, Ernest Fields and Milton Fields. Burial November 26, 2001 in the Smith Cemetery, Sidney, WV.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 23, 2001 ** SYLVESTER MATHIS, JR., 92, at Mease Countryside Hospital in Clearwater, FL. Born November 9, 1909, in Wayne County, a son of the late Sylvester Mathis, Sr. and Farabelle Smith Mathis. Preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Fry Mathis and two sons, Dewey, and Luther Mathis; six brothers and two sisters. Survivors include seven children and their spouses; daughters and sons-in-law, Bettie and Herbert Friedman, Ynema and Gerald Parker, Sue and Jack Ellis, Katie and Will Perry, Dorcas and Andy Amos and Stacey and William Will; son and daughter-in-law, G.V. and Anne Mathis; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Phyllis Mathis. Burial November 28, 2001 in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens on U.S. Route 23 south of Chillicothe.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2001 ** MRS. JEAN LLOYD TOMPSON, 85. Born January 5, 1916, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Booker and Bertha Crabtree Lloyd. Preceded in death by her husband, Lucian Lloyd Thompson; seven brothers and sisters, Faye Adams, Lillian Wilson, Minerva Bailey, Minta Lloyd, Opal Hannah, Reuben Lloyd and Golden Lloyd. Survivors include three sons and their wives; Lucian Glen and Mary Thompson, Benjamin F. Thompson, Billy Jack and Teresa Thompson; three daughters and their husbands; Ida Reed, Alice and Tom Davis, Bertha and Glen Thompson; two half sisters, Sarah Rickey and Georgia Jarrell. Burial November 28, 2001 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 26, 2001 ** ALVIN ROSEBERRY, 86, of Genoa, at his residence. Born July 31, 1915 in Dunlow, WV, a son of the late Albert and Leona Sparks Roseberry. Preceded in death by his brothers, Ed and Simpson Roseberry and sisters Anna Lee Berry, Bessie Wilson, Malinda Cantley, Nancy Ellen Watts, Hazel Jackson and Elizabeth Roseberry. Survivors include his wife Emma J. Roseberry, one daughter, Donna Robinson and husband Denver. Burial November 29, 2001 in Cox Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2001 ** THOMAS M. STANLEY, 51, of Catlettsburg, Ky, in King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Ky. Born June 17, 1950, in Kenova, WV, a son of the late Robert V. and Thelma Ann Vanderpool Stanley. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Collier Stanley; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Sara Howard and Michael Scott and Jennifer Howard; one daughter, Beverly Rae Howard; one sister, Diana Highley. Burial November 27, 2001 in Bentley Cemetery, Greenup County, KY.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 27, 2001 ** EARL JOHNSON, 88, of East Lynn, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born March 12, 1913, in Cabell County, a son of the late Harvey and Minnie Johnson. Preceded in death by one sister, Dicey Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Inez Merritt Johnson; four sons and their wives, Billy Joe and Pauline Johnson, Lynn Dexter Johnson, Roger Dale and Judy Johnson, Glen Ray and Juanita Johnson; one sister, Hazel Parson; one brother, Arnold Johnson. Burial November 30, 2001 in Johnson Family Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2001 ** ARMELLA "MELLIE" PECK WELLMAN, 93, of Fort Gay, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. Born February 22, 1908, a daughter of the late James Peck and Loda Robinette Peck. Preceded in death by one daughter, Betty Jean Higginbotham. Survivors include her husband, Wyonidas "Wye" Wellman; three daughters, Dorothy W. Perry, Mary Lou Laken, Margaret Michael; one son, Joe A. Wellman. Burial December 2, 2001 in Wellman Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2001 ** BEATRICE CARTER STALEY, 76, of Huntington, at her residence. Born August 5, 1925, the daughter of the late Melvin and Clara Miller Carter. Preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Donna Cade and husband, Raymond; one son and daughter-in-law, Jay Staley and wife, Lourdes; two sisters, Helen Bailey and Gertrude Tabor. Burial December 4, 2001 in the Mills-Vaughan Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2001 ** T. P. MAYNARD, 67, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born June 1, 1934, in Dunlow, the son of the late Lewis C. "Caleb" and Hester Moore Maynard. Preceded in death by four sisters, Maltie Nelson, Ethel Maynard, Georgia Maynard, and Vada Mathis; six brothers, Girlie Maynard, Noah Maynard, Gallie Maynard, Elva Pack, Tracy Pack and Fletcher Pack. Survivors include his wife, Garnett Perry Maynard; two daughters, Pamela Maynard Blankenship and Patsy Maynard Bleyle. Burial December 2, 2001 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2001 ** WETZEL WOOTEN, 76, and his wife, MRS. BERTHA MARIE WEBB WOOTEN, 75, of Wayne. Wetzel Wooten was born November 6, 1925, in Wayne County, a son of the late Tommy and Stell Wooten. Bertha was born June 1, 1926, a daughter of the late Albert and Sadie Webb. Preceding them in death was one son, Roy Thomas Wooten. Survivors include their daughters, Marjorie Spence and Kathern Wooten; their son, Jerry Lee Wooten. Wetzel’s sister, Belle Newman; Bertha’s sisters, Francis Tabor, Grace Wilson, Ethel Watts; and her brothers, Warnie Webb and Lindsey Webb. Burial December 4, 2001 in Maynard Cemetery, Big Lynn.

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