WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
April, 2002
These obituaries for the month of APRIL were typed by Leigh Ann (Napier) Pierce.
DIED – APRIL 1, 2002 ** ELIZABETH RUTHERFORD HALE, 74,
of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born November 14, 1927, in Wayne County,
WV, a daughter of the late Leonard and Arvie Duty Rutherford. Preceded in death by her
husband, George W. Hale, and two sons, Charles B. and Andy P. Hale. Survivors include four
daughters, Betty R. Smith, Brenda Blankenship, Mary Ann Smith, and Arvie E. Flowers; one
son, George P. Hale; one stepson, William Thomas Hale; two sisters, Betty Jo Guffy and
Mabel Rutherford. Burial April 4, 2002, in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 2, 2002 ** VICTORIA WEST PAULEY, 86, of
Lavalette, WV, formerly of Bedford, VA, at her home. Born April 16, 1915, in Pike County,
Ky, a daughter of the late Lewis Beverly and Rhoda Ellen Layne West. Preceded in death by
her husband, Robert "Vernal" Pauley, a daughter, Dreama Alberta Pauley Compton;
four brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her sons, William T. Pauley and Robert U.
Pauley; one sister, Nellie Daisy West Adkins. Burial April 4, 2002 at the Lynch Cemetery,
Fort Gay, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 2, 2002 ** LILLY WATTS ADKINS, 69, of
Wayne, WV. Born January 31, 1933, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Arthur Watts and
Ada Adams Watts. Preceded in death by her husband, Harmon Adkins, an infant daughter, Ruby
Beatrice Adkins; a sister, Artie Elizabeth Smith; four brothers, Franklin Watts, Orville
Watts, Jackson Watts, and Gene Autry Watts; three infant siblings. Survivors include four
daughters, Catherine Workman, Betty Staley, Darlene Miller, and Gladys Lucas; five sons,
Steve Adkins, Jack Adkins, Carlos Adkins, Philip Adkins and David Adkins; three sisters,
Mary Adkins, Shirley Frye and Ida Rice. Burial April 5, 2002 in Community Memorial
Gardens.
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DIED – APRIL 3, 2002 ** EARL BURGESS PARSONS, 70, of
Fort Gay, WV, at Heritage Center Nursing Home. Born October 25, 1931, in Mill Creek, WV, a
son of the late Samuel and Narrie Webb Parsons. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Louise
Parsons; one daughter, Earlene Sallee; two sons, Luther Samuel Parsons and James Parsons;
one sister, Blanche Stiltner; four brothers, Frank Parsons, Arthur Parsons, William David
Parsons and Sylvester Parsons. Burial April 6, 2002, in the Parsons Cemetery, Greenbrier,
WV.
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DIED – APRIL 5, 2002 ** MARTHA RIDER, of Lavalette, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born in Wayne
County, a daughter of the late John Marion and Inez Shannon Boyd. Preceded in death by two
brothers, Joe Boyd and John Boyd; four sisters, Merle Boyd, Betty Boyd, Lola Collinsworth
and Mamie Cottle. Survivors include her husband, Floyd J. Rider. Burial April 8, 2002 in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – APRIL 5, 2002 ** WOODROW LYCAN, 85, of Wayne, WV,
at his residence. Born August 15, 1916, at Lycan Ridge, Wayne County, WV, a son of the
late Jacob and Emmaline May Lycan. Preceded in death by two brothers, Curtis Lycan and
Jennings Lycan. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Mae Robertson Lycan; two daughters, Ernie
Stone and Jerri Walker and husband Ron; one sister, Lillian Lycan Cumbo; one
sister-in-law, Charlie Lycan. Burial April 8, 2002 at the Community Memorial Gardens,
Wayne.
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DIED – APRIL 5, 2002 ** SHARON KAY CLARK MANNING, 47, of
Lorain, OH, at the University Hospital of Cleveland. Born May 12, 1954 in Lorain, OH, a
daughter of the late Herndon and Hannah Adkins Clark. Preceded in death by a brother,
Walter Adkins. Survivors include one son, Robbie G. Manning; two daughters, Tina Manning
and Carla Kell; two brothers, Thomas Clark and Carlos Adkins. Burial April 11, 2002 in the
Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – APRIL 7, 2002 ** ETHEL SAMSON TAYLOR, 88, of
Huntington, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born February 8, 1914, in Wayne County, WV, a
daughter of the late Okey and Almedia Samson. Preceded in death by four brothers and five
sisters. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and Albert J. Tenney Jr.;
one stepson, Bill Insco; one sister, Irene Houston; one brother-in-law, Dr. Randall Taylor
and wife Shirley. Burial April 10, 2002 in Woodmere Memorial Park Corridor of Faith
Mausoleum.
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DIED – APRIL 7, 2002 ** MAXIE SMITH, 66, of Genoa, WV,
in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born December 31, 1935, in Genoa, WV, a son of the late
William "Bill" Smith and Jewel Jackson Smith. Preceded in death by a brother,
Joe Smith. Survivors include one daughter, Angel Spalding and husband, Pat; six sisters,
Betty Moore, Patty Webb, Judy Webb, Margarett White, Sue Kirk, and Norene Blethens; two
brothers, Robert Smith and Ricky Smith. Burial April 9, 2002 at Smith Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED – APRIL 9, 2002 ** WILLIAM DANIEL BROWNING, 32, of
Paisley, Fl. He is the son of George Julius and Mary Elizabeth McCann Browning. Survivors
include his wife, Elaine Hope Ferguson Browning; two sons, Austin Julius and Ryan Taylor;
four sisters, Brenda Copley and husband, Aley, Jr., Patricia Gail Meddings and husband,
Tommy, Linda Williamson and husband Daniel, and Carol Ann and husband Mark Jarrell; his
father and mother-in-law, Clinton and Jessie Ferguson; one brother-in-law, Danny Ferguson
and wife Barbara. Burial April 15, 2002 in McCann Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED – APRIL 9, 2002 ** BRADY F. PAULEY, 76. Born March
14, 1926, in Wayne County, a son of the late John and Minnie May Pack Pauley. Preceded in
death by five brothers, Wayne Pauley, Sheridan Pauley, William Sherman Pauley, Bill Pauley
and Clyde Pauley; three sisters, Delphia Runyon, Lucy Holt and Lenna Lucas. Survivors
include his wife, Dorothy Pauley; one sister, Irene Christian; four brothers-in-law,
Swanson Christian, Alvie Robinson, Newell Holt and James H. Watkins; two sons and
daughters-in-law, David and Jeanette Pauley and Clinton and Judy Pauley; one daughter,
Deborah Pauley. Burial April 12, 2002 in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED – APRIL 10, 2002 ** CLARA LAMBERT, 88, of Fort Gay,
WV, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Born November 24, 1913, at Fort Gay, WV, a daughter of
the late Lewis and Virginia Spears Wilson. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles
Lambert. Survivors include four daughters, Delores Webb, Ruth Lamb, Linda Pennington and
Pam Salmons; four sons, Robert Lambert, Howard Lambert, Richard Lambert and James Lambert;
three sisters, Jessie Wilson, Frances Osborne and Maxine Wellman; one brother, Lewis
Wilson, Jr. Burial April 14, 2002 in Bartram Chapel.
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DIED – APRIL 10, 2002 ** CHARLES EDWARD VIERS, 91, of
Kenova, WV, at home. Survivors include his wife, Julia P. Viers; one daughter, Sue Tobin;
two sons, Charlie Viers, and Roger Viers; one sister, Mary Lou Viers. Burial was in
Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED – APRIL 11, 2002 ** OCIE MARIE VANHOOSE, 25, of
Fort Gay, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 8, 1977, in Columbus, OH, a
daughter of Donald Ray Vanhoose and the late Joan Costlow Vanhoose. Survivors include his
stepmother Debbie Vanhoose; three sisters, Anna Garner, Paula Singletary and Melissa
Costlow; one brother, Donald Vanhoose II. Burial was in Vanhoose Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – APRIL 11, 2002 ** TERRY LEE MOSLEY, 12, of Fort
Gay, WV, at his home. Born July 12, 1989, in Logan, WV, a son of James Hank and Joanna Kay
Mosley. Survivors include a sister, Cortina Vincell; two brothers, Jason Grimmett and Josh
Mosley. Burial April 14, 2002 in Mosley Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – APRIL 11, 2002 ** VIRGINIA L. SALMONS, 80,
formerly of Kenova, WV. Born February 4, 1922, in Milton, WV, the daughter of the late
Hugh Niebert and Lovie Wheeler Elkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Homer T. Salmons;
two brothers, Woodrow and Howard Elkins; three sister, Marie Morrison, Verona Johnson and
Christeen Wetherholt. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Laura Patricia and
William Mayes; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Howard and Ande Salmons and Thomas Lee
Salmons. Burial, April 14, 2002, at Dock’s Creek Cemetery, in the Maple Hill Section.
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DIED – APRIL 11, 2002 ** BENNY B. THOMPSON, 58, of
Otway, OH, formerly of Fort Gay, WV, at Fort Gay, WV. Born December 31, 1943, at Mill
Creek, WV, a son of the late Roscoe and Lucy Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Betty
B. Thompson; two daughters, Laura Thompson and Angela Reeder; four sons, Lee Webb, Robert
Thompson, Adrian Thompson and Aaron Benny Thompson; one step-daughter, JoAnna Mullins;
four sisters, Carrie Jean Fowler, Ruth Ann Fugett, Faye Webb and Patricia Moak. No funeral
services.
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DIED – APRIL 11, 2002 ** EUGENE ESMOND ASHWORTH, 78, of
Wayne, WV, at his home. Born July 12, 1923, in Hurricane, WV, a son of the late Roy and
Hester Spurlock Ashworth. Preceded in death by a son, Raymond Ashworth; a daughter, Conne
Ashworth; two sisters, Emily McSweeney and Irene Phillips; three brothers, Roy Ashworth
Jr., Alvie Ashworth and Walter Ashworth. Survivors include his wife, Bea Ashworth; a
daughter, Debbie Massey; four sons, Bill Ashworth, Chuck Ashworth, Ron and Greg Ashworth;
two step-daughters, Debra Anderson, Samie Anderson; four sisters, Marie Shavor, Bea
Poland, Reba Hicks and JoAnn Federov; one brother, Glenn Ashworth. No funeral service.
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DIED – APRIL 13, 2002 ** FRANCIS LEET VANCE, JR., 49, of
Huntington, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born August 13, 1952, a son of
Victoria Caldwell Vance and the late Francis L. Vance Sr.. Preceded in death by wife,
Linda Cole Vance. Survivors include his daughter, Holly Elizabeth Vance; five sisters,
Opal "Gay" Vance, V.I. Burgess and husband, Harry, Sheri Ramey and husband, Les,
Sheila Harshbarger and husband, Kenny and Cheryl Adkins and husband Michael; two brothers,
James Vance and Terry O. Vance and wife, Lucy. Burial April 16, 2002 in Docks Creek
Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – APRIL 13, 2002 ** GUY LESLIE HUTCHINSON, 78, of
Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 21, 1924, in Huntington, WV, a
son of the late Anthony Wayne and Gladys Ruth Hancock Hutchinson. Preceded in death by an
infant daughter, Sandra Lynn Hutchinson; three brothers, Jack, Harold Wayne, and Carl
Hutchinson; and two sisters, Eva Ross and Ruby Marshall. Survivors include his wife, Mary
Louise Hutchinson; two daughters and a son-in-law, Mary Leslie Napier and Terry and Aaron
Yeager; three sisters, Mildred Jack, Oneida Frazier and Barbara Gue. Burial April 16, 2002
in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 13, 2002 ** DONNIE HUBERT REYNOLDS, 55, of
Kenova, WV. Born April 3, 1947, to the late Nevel and Mary Francis Chambers Reynolds.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Francis Hicks; a stepdaughter, Mary Newton; a stepson,
William McComas; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Cosbie and Edward L. Farley and
Marlene Dyer; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, L.C. "Jim" Reynolds, Mearl
and Sharon Reynolds and Nevel Jr. and Lois Reynolds. Burial April 16, 2002 in Maple Hill
Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – APRIL 14, 2002 ** MARY NAPIER FULLER, 78, of
Dunlow, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born May 19, 1923, a daughter of the
late Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Napier Napier. Preceded in death by her husband Andrew A.
Fuller; two sisters, Della Wallace and Martha Napier. Survivors include one stepson,
Harold Fuller; two sisters, Ada Kahn and Karen Moon. Burial April 17, 2002 in the
Community Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – APRIL 15, 2002 ** WILLIAM HENRY AILIFF, 85, of
Fort Gay, WV, in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born May 16, 1916, in
Williamson, a son of the late Henry and Ada Taylor Ailiff. Preceded in death by his wife,
Susie Pearl Ailiff. Survivors include one son, William D. Ailiff. Burial April 19, 2002 in
Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – APRIL 15, 2002 ** RAYMOND O. ESQUE, 88, of
Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born May 15, 1913, a son of the late Cecil
Esque and Leona Esque Thompson. Preceded in death by his stepfather, Lee B. Thompson; a
daughter, Brenda Esque Nash; a sister, Lola Sargent and one brother, Bernard Esque.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Esque; one son, Roland Esque and wife, Delores; one
sister, Reba Campbell. Burial was on April 19, 2002.
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DIED – APRIL 16, 2002 ** GWENDOLYN MAE BOOTH PERRY, 59,
of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born October 25, 1942, in Logan County, WV, a
daughter of Hester Booth and the late Roy C. Booth. Survivors include her husband, Ermil
Dale Perry; two sons, Renick D. Perry and wife Christy, and Aubrey Scott Perry and wife
Melissa; two sisters, Veronica Reynolds and Donna Lycans; one brother, Renick Booth.
Burial April 19, 2002.
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DIED – APRIL 16, 2002 ** DR. OZZIE NORMAN SIMPKINS, 84,
of Chesapeake, OH, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born February 2, 1918, a son of the late
Thurman Otterwell and Callie Finley Simpkins. Preceded in death by two brothers, Cozzie
Nelman Simpkins and Cossie Newman Simpkins. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Katherine
Williams Simpkins; one daughter, Dr. Karen Li Simpkins; one son, Sean Ozzie Simpkins, M.A.
and wife, Irma Simpkins; one sister, Beatrice S. Matthews. Burial April 21, 2002 in
Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – APRIL 16, 2002 ** ANGEL DAWN BAISDEN, 24, of
Huntington, WV, formerly of Wayne, in Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA. Born September 3,
1977, in Huntington, a daughter of Daniel Paul Baisden and Angela Lee Plymale Rader.
Survivors include her children, Ashley Hope and Seth Allen Bias; two sisters, Katherine
Byrge and husband Jeffrey and Summer Baisden; one brother, Daniel "Clint"
Baisden; stepmother, Angel Baisden; stepfather, Ronald Rader. Burial April 23, 2002.
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DIED – APRIL 17, 2002 ** CHARLOTTE V. WORKMAN, 78, of
Huntington, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born June 18, 1923, in Ceredo, WV, a daughter of
the late Sidney C. and Ollie Dixon Jordan. Survivors include her husband, Clyde H.
Workman; two daughters, Marcia Stone and husband, Col. Edward L. Stone and Teresa Dorsey;
two sisters, Colene J. Davis and Joan J. Murrey. Burial April 21, 2002 in Ridgelawn
Memorial Park.
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DIED – APRIL 17, 2002 ** JENNIE CLARK WEBB MARCUM, 98,
of Wayne, WV, in Huntington, WV. Born June 13, 1903, the daughter of the late A.B. and Lou
Clark. Preceded in death by two husbands, Vernie Webb and Walter Marcum; one daughter,
Madaline Wallace; one sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Orlo McFadden; one brother,
William H. Clark; one daughter-in-law, Rosemary Webb and son-in-law, Robert Wilson.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Clyde Webb, Garland Webb and wife Lou,
Homer Webb and wife Elizabeth; two daughters and son-in-law, Lucille Cassidy and husband
Taylor and Dorothy Wilson; four sisters, Georgia Napier, Tennie Maynard, Mable Cassidy and
Anne Whited. Burial April 20, 2002 in the Napier Ridge Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 17, 2002 ** BETTY JEAN JACKSON, 72, of
Huntington, WV, at her home. Born September 8, 1929, in Holden, WV, a daughter of the late
James Greenville and Goldie Brumfield Cyrus. Preceded in death by two brothers, Frederick
Earl Cyrus and John Eldon Cyrus. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Homeretta
Jean and Joel Moreland; a sister-in-law, Pauline Cyrus. Burial April 21, 2002 in Hillcrest
Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 17, 2002 ** BETTY EPLING TOLER, 74, of East
Point, GA, at home. Born July 10, 1927, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late James
Garfield and Sarah Ellen Davidson Epling. Preceded in death by her husband Lewis H. Toler;
two sisters, Lakie Sanders and Elmo M. Mills; three brothers, Theodore, Emil and Henry F.
Epling. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Shelley T. and Rodney W. Ross; one
son and daughter-in-law, L. Holley Toter, Jr. and wife Jill Daniels Toler; sisters, Inez
E. Epling, Elva J. Jackson, Esta Parsons; brothers, Oscar, Lucian, Cossie, Archie Epling.
Burial April 20, 2002 in College Park Cemetery, College Park, GA.
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DIED – APRIL 18, 2002 ** CHARLES S. DONLEY, 54, of
Reynoldsburg, OH. Born February 11, 1948, in Washington, DC, the son of Floyd and Polly
Donley. Survivors include his wife, Virginia L. Donley; son, Andrew; daughters, Claire and
Gayle Donley; brother, Arlon James and wife Martha Donley; sisters, Stella Donley, Elaine
and husband Brent Nixon. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Hocking County.
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DIED – APRIL 18, 2002 ** CARRIE EDITH ADKINS BENNETT,
78, of Wayne. Born April 26, 1924, a daughter of the late Elbert and Olga Adkins. Preceded
in death by three brothers, Paris B. Adkins, Orville Adkins, and Cornis Harold Adkins.
Survivors include seven sisters and four brothers-in-law, Marie Gillespie, Opal Strogilos,
Blanch Morris, Vera and Jack Fox, Louise and Earl Edward Adkins, Betty and James Adkins
and Leona and Harley Cremeans; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert Lee Adkins, Ollin
Doyle and Bonnie Adkins, Ersie and Wilda Adkins and Delmer and Bonnie Adkins. Burial April
21, 2002 in the Everett Adkins Cemetery, Beech Fork.
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DIED – APRIL 19, 2002 ** IRA WATTS, 74, of Proctorville,
OH, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Born March 20, 1928, in East Lynn, WV,
the son of the late Everett and Spicie Dingess Watts. Preceded in death by his first wife,
Edith Cox Watts. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Cooper Watts; three daughters and three
sons-in-law, Deborah and Gary Castle, Diana and Danny Ross, and Delores and Rod
Richardson; a son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Florence Watts; four sisters, Martha
Robertson, Anise Browning, Sarah Copley and Nancy Fraley. Burial April 22, 2002 in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – APRIL 19, 2002 ** RINDA MAYNARD, 93, of Dunlow,
WV, formerly of Kiahsville. Born August 11, 1908, in Dunlow, a daughter of the late
Benjamin Franklin and Frankie Meade. Preceded in death by her husband, Lark Maynard.
Survivors include one daughter, Jewel Gay Maynard and husband, Richard; two sons, Buster
Maynard and wife, Barbara Jean and Donald Maynard and wife, Jercie. Burial April 22, 2002
in Jerrett Maynard Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED – APRIL 21, 2002 ** HERMAN L. DILLON, of Glen Rock,
PA, in Hanover Hospital, Hanover, PA. Born June 26, 1932, in East Lynn, WV, a son of the
late Roy and Rosa Adkins Dillon. Survivors include his wife, Anna M. Ellno Dillon; two
sons, Arden H. Dillon and Matt B. Dillon; one daughter, Rose M. Runkle; two brothers,
Alfred Dillon and Roy Dillon Jr.; three sisters, Thelma Campbell, Wilma Williams and
Regina Moon. Burial April 24, 2002 in Marburg Memorial Gardens, Hanover, PA.
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DIED – APRIL 22, 2002 ** ESKEL FERGUSON, 85, of Kenova,
WV. Born January 6, 1917, in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Sherman and Mary Crockett
Ferguson. Preceded in death by sisters, Georgia Lycans, Lula Tomblin, Marjorie Lycans, and
Nellie Ferguson; brothers, Garland, Glen and Charles Ferguson. Survivors include his wife,
Maxine Riggs Ferguson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Roger Smith and Mary and
Carlos Thompson; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Terry Ferguson; one brother and
sister-in-law, Howard and Fern Ferguson. Burial April 25, 2002 in Dock’s Creek
Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – APRIL 22, 2002 ** EVERETTE LEON MARCUM, 69, of
Dunlow, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born February 13, 1933, in Dunlow,
WV, a son of the late Brady and Nancy Ellen Williamson Marcum. Preceded in death by two
daughters and eight brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Arizetta Johnson
Marcum; two daughters, Rosa Lynn Whitt and husband, James and Margaret Leona Sturgill and
husband, Stephen; four sons, Michael Marcum, Rick Jason Marcum and wife, Tina Marie,
Anthony Brady Marcum and wife, Kimberly and Benjamin Casey Marcum and wife, Angela; one
sister, Rachel Brewer and one brother, Harry Columbus Marcum. Burial April 25, 2002 in
Johnson Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED – APRIL 23, 2002 ** BASIL NAPIER, 55, of Lavalette,
WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born September 9, 1946, in Stiltner, WV, a
son of Sarah Nelson Napier and the late Edgar Napier. Preceded in death by one sister,
Glenna Kay Allen and one brother, Arvil Napier. Survivors include his wife, Daphene
Freeman Napier; two daughters, Stacy Marie and Kelly Lynn Napier; one sister, Eloise
Napier; three brothers, Clifford Napier and wife, Pat, Kenneth Lee Napier and wife Peggy,
and Edgar Napier, Jr. and wife, Linda; one brother-in-law, Morris L. Freeman and
mother-in-law, Dora Freeman. Burial April 26, 2002 in Springhill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED – APRIL 23, 2002 ** ANTHONY JENNINGS "A.J."
ADKINS, SR., 84, of East Lynn, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV.
Born September 27, 1917, in Wayne County, WV, the son of the late Irvin and Maudie Warf
Adkins Simpkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Tabor Adkins; four brothers,
Cecil, Cedric, Clinton and Clifford Adkins; and two sisters, Izel McComas and Reba Adkins.
Survivors include four daughters Brenda Adkins and her husband Robert, Linda Walters and
husband, John, Mary Armstead and husband Tremayne; three sons, Anthony Jennings
"Ron" Adkins and wife, Judy, Dennis Adkins and wife, Nancy, and Darrell Adkins
and wife Sheila; two sisters, Lucille Vollmuth and husband, Harold, and Lona Adkins; one
brother, Clyde Curtis Adkins and wife, Maxine. Burial April 27, 2002 in the Jones
Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 25, 2002 ** THOMAS L. PAULEY, 65, of
Jackson, OH, formerly of Huntington, WV, in Holzer Medical Center, Jackson. Born August 4,
1936, in Huntington, a son of the late Roy T. and Lahoma Gallaher Pauley. Survivors
include his wife, Millie Epling Pauley; one daughter, Sherri Napier and husband, Don C.;
one son, Greg Pauley and wife, Debbie; two sisters, Shelbadean Sinsel and Shelby Jean
Melvin; one brother, Jerry Pauley. Burial was in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – APRIL 25, 2002 ** NOAH RICHARD MILLS, SR. 52, of
Kenova, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 14, 1950, in Boyd County, KY, a son
of Lydia Marie Castle Mills and the late John Crit Mills. Preceded in death by a brother,
Larry D. King. Survivors include his wife, Atha Mayo Mills; one son, Noah Richard Mills,
Jr.; three brothers and four sisters-in-law, Douglas R. and Lisa M. King, Jimmy and Connie
King, Paul and Jo King and Diane King. Burial April 27, 2002 in Woodmere Memorial Park,
Huntington, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 25, 2002 ** WILLIAM GARLAND "STOM"
SHANNON, 86, of Louisa, KY. Born August 2, 1915 in Clifford, KY, a son of the late
Ulysses G. Shannon and Sallie Hammond. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Bartram
Shannon; two daughters, Peggy J. Park and Rose M. Stuart; four sons, William Ralph
Shannon, Lowell T. Shannon, James D. Shannon and Ulysses G. Shannon. Burial April 28, 2002
in Shannon Family Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED – APRIL 26, 2002 ** LEON DINGESS, 56, of Cleveland,
OH, formerly of Wayne Co., in Cleveland. Born May 14, 1945, in Wayne, a son of the late
John and Gennive Dalton Dingess. Preceded in death by a sister, Lucinda Fry; six brothers,
Jake Ernest, Raymond, Enzelo, Orville and Glen Dingess. Survivors include his wife, Thelma
Dingess; two sons, Timothy Temesvary and Carl Temesvary; a daughter, Angela Adcox; two
stepsons, Gerald Spurgeon and Daniel Spurgeon; stepdaughter, Gail Spurgeon; two brothers,
Travis Dingess and Dale Dingess. Burial April 29, 2002 in the Finley Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED – APRIL 26, 2002 ** VIOLET G. MANNS WORKMAN, 74, of
Prichard, WV, in her home. Born June 25, 1927, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late
Tom and Eva Workman Manns. Preceded in death by four brothers, Billy, Ollie, O.J. and
Ralph Manns; and one sister, Ada Manns. Survivors include her husband, Harden Workman; two
daughter, Eva Workman and Debbie Hensley; three sons, John F. Workman and wife, Aline,
Pleaze Workman and wife, Dixie and Harden C. Workman and wife, Sherri; three sisters, Sara
Salyer, Jean Vance and Phyllis Tomblin; three brothers, Dallas Manns, Arnold Manns and
Clovis Manns. Burial April 29, 2002 in Manns Cemetery at Manns Knob, Harts, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 26, 2002 ** BETTY FRANCES ROWSEY HAYNIE,
74, of Kenova, WV. Survivors include her husband, James E. Haynie, three sons, James F.
and Kathy Haynie, Terry L. and Jane Haynie and Dennis R. and Gail Haynie; four brothers,
Robert "Bob" Rowsey, Roy "Ray" V. Rowsey, Roy Frankle Rowsey and
Dannie Joe Rowsey; one sister, Verba Akers. Burial April 28, 2002 at the Haynie Family
Cemetery, Haynie Drive, Wayne County, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 26, 2002 ** WILLIAM ALBERT "WILL" RUNYON,
57, of Wayne, WV, at his home. Born October 2, 1944, in Delbarton, WV, a son of the late
Elva Runyon and Norma Virginia Blankenship Runyon. Preceded in death by a stepmother,
Christina May Runyon; and an infant son, Elva Runyon. Survivors include his wife, Deborah
Blankenship Runyon; two daughters, Norma Christina Pilkington and husband, Dennis and
Deborah Dawn Runyon; four sons, Kenny Runyon, Albert Runyon and wife, Carolyn, Anthony
Stamper and Eddie Joe Stamper and wife, Sherri; eight sisters, Betty Blair, Gloria Sue
Nelson, Mary Smith, Karen Hopkins, Marilyn Jean Arko Joyce Mitchell, Lana Hundley and
Martha Erickson; three brothers, William May, Elva Ray Runyon and Samuel Runyon; mother
and father-in-law, Ruth and Floyd Blankenship; a special brother-in-law, Richard
Blankenship along with a host of brothers and sisters-in-law. Burial April 30, 2002 in
Blankenship Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – APRIL 26, 2002 ** JACK R. WHEELER, 78, of
Crawley, WV, at his home. Born October 25, 1923, in Wayne County, WV, he was the son of
the late Frank and Effie Jackson Wheeler. Preceded in death by his wife, Elouise Walkup
Wheeler; three sisters, Katherine Barker, Mabel New and Grace Mosser; one brother, James
F. Wheeler. Survivors include one daughter, Jacquelyn Wheeler Marshall and husband, John
C. Marshall; three sisters, Goldie Snyder, Thelma Wilkinson and Marguerite Williams.
Burial April 28, 2002 in the, At the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville.
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DIED – APRIL 28, 2002 ** VELLA MAE HANSHAW, of
Huntington, WV, at her home. Born in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Archie and
Rita May Bowen Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Jack B. Hanshaw; a brother, A.
Hobert Adkins. Survivors include a daughter, Sue Hanshaw; a brother, Bernard L. Adkins;
two sisters-in-law, Mildred Hanshaw Horwath and Amelia Adkins. Burial April 28, 2002 at
Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – APRIL 29, 2002 ** LESTER J. NAPIER, 71, of Wayne,
WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 16, 1930, in Ferguson, WV, a son of the late
Bird and Maltie Napier. Preceded in death by his brother, Elden Napier. Survivors include
his wife, Arlene Garren Napier; brothers and sisters, Billy Jo Damron and husband, Orville
and Chester Napier and wife Jan, Elmer Napier and wife, Nedra, Birdie Mae Day, Dorothy
White and husband Freeland, Johnny Napier and wife Crystal; his children, Diane Adkins and
husband Dee, Pam Preece and husband Jeff, Lester K. Napier and wife Lena, Debbie Chapman
and husband Bill, Tim Napier and wife, Christi and Terry Napier and wife, Amy. Burial May
3, 2002 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – APRIL 29, 2002 ** DOROTHY MAE HUMPHREYS GARREN,
86, of Huntington, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 21, 1916, the daughter of
the late John W. Humphreys and Elsie Humphreys. Preceded in death by her brothers and
sisters, John Humphreys, Jr., Helen Jackson, Roberta Hatton, and William Humphreys.
Survivors include her daughter, Arlene Garren Napier. Burial May 2, 2002 at Woodmere
Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED – APRIL 29, 2002 ** CHESTER MAYNARD, JR., 58, of
Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 27, 1943, in Dunlow, WV, the son of
Frankie Kirk Maynard and the late Chester Maynard. Preceded in death by an infant brother,
Gordon Jeffrey Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Booten Maynard; one daughter,
Lora L. Maynard; three sons, David L. Maynard and wife, Theresa, Chester E. Maynard and
wife, Beth, and Andy Carson; two sisters, Carol Fry and Sharon Gentry and husband Howard.
Burial May 2, 2002 in the Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 30, 2002 ** LEONTA FRANCES GRIFFITH MORRIS,
93, of Kenova, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 24, 1909, in Ceredo, WV, a
daughter of the late Willard and Sarah E. Jarrell Griffith. Preceded in death by her
husband, Byron Turman Morris; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Simpson W. and Ruth
Griffith, Mark H. Griffith and Rudy Griffith; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Gladys and
Ed Sayre, Kathleen and "Bun" Carpenter, Blanche and A. J. Hardwick and Martha
and "Bo" Rowe. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Griffith
and Tib Price and Donna Jean and Ron Lash; one brother, Willard S. "Dick"
Griffith. Burial May 3, 2002 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, WV.
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DIED – APRIL 30, 2002 ** HALLIE D. GUARD, 86, of Wayne,
formerly of Columbus, OH. Born August 1, 1915, in Virginia. Preceded in death by his wife,
Maude Adkins Guard; one sister, Bonnie Aliff. Burial May 4, 2002 at Eastlawn Cemetery,
Columbus.