WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
May, 2002

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

DIED – APRIL 1, 2002 ** INEZ IDORA MILLS, 91, of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born July 30, 1910 in Wayne Co., a daughter of the late Clarence and Lora Preston Morrison. Preceded in death by her husband, Luther R. Mills, a daughter, Loretta Hall; two sisters, Murta Leep and Idella Booton. Survivors include four daughters, LaVella Pinson, Victoria Blankenship and husband, Ed and Eva Mae Booth and husband Paul, Audrey Willis and husband Carl; two sons, Ray Mills and wife Jean, and Lee Roy Mills and wife, Jane; a brother, Truman Morrison. Burial April 5, 2002 in the Price-Mills Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED – MAY 1, 2002 ** EUGENE AUSTIN BRUCE, 74, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born July 23, 1927, at Poplar Hill, VA, a son of the late William Amos and Marzettie Sadler Bruce. Preceded in death by his first wife, Hazel Bruce; a daughter, Doris June Bolling; a sister, Gladys Ruth Williams and two brothers, James Cecil Bruce and Everett Ralph Bruce. Survivors include his wife, Tilda Jane Ross Bruce; two daughters, Alice Bruce and Mildred Stiltner; a son, William Joseph Bruce; a sister, Ellen Pennington. Burial May 4, 2002 in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED – MAY 2, 2002 ** DENNIS PENNINGTON, 78, of Fort Gay, WV, at Veterans Area Medical Center, Huntington. Born August 13, 1923, in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Ranzy and Pearl Winchell Pennington. Survivors include three sisters, Violet Copley, Jeanette Doss and Beatrice Belcher. Burial May 5, 2002 in Pennington Family Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – MAY 2, 2002 ** JAMES KENNETH ROSS, 42, of Ceredo, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 2, 1959, a son of Flo Elizabeth Fry Ross and the late Oscar K. Ross. Survivors include his two sons, James Matthew Ross and Michael Kyle Ross; two sisters, Lesa Diane Lucas and Brenda Gail Nelson. Burial May 5, 2002 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 2, 2002 ** GERTRUDE ADKINS, 94, of Huntington, at her residence. Born January 19, 1908, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Brookins and Ellen Farley Adkins. Preceded in death by two daughters, Belva Slone and Charlotte Woodall; five sisters, Gracie Stephenson, Delphia Adkins, Myrtle Ramey, Kizzie Adkins and Virginia Rowe. Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law, Barbara Adkins, Roberta and Don Hall, Velma Gillispie; stepbrother, Asa Nelson; stepsister, Violet Kazee; half brother, Eugene Adkins. Burial May 5, 2002 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED – MAY 3, 2002 ** BETTY NESTER, 93, of Dunlow, in Wayne Continuous Care Center, Wayne. Born June 5, 1908, in Wayne County. Preceded in death by her husband, Claude Nester, a son, Sam "Pop" Marcum. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Mary Marcum; a sister-in-law, Irene Parsley. Burial May 6, 2002 in Christian Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – MAY 3, 2002 ** BONNIE VIRGINIA BELLOMY, 79, of Kenova, WV, in Louisa, Ky. Born March 15, 1923, in Wayne County, a daughter of Claude and Pauline Copley Holt. Preceded in death by her husband, Therman Bellomy, three brothers and five sisters. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lavonne and Bill Roberts; one son and daughter-in-law, James and Elizabeth Bellomy; one sister, Kathleen Vanhoose. Burial was in Community Chapel Cemetery, Big Hurricane, WV.
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DIED – MAY 3, 2002 ** DAVID L. "SIMS" BROWNING, 88, of Huntington, WV, in Broadmore Assisted Living, Winfield, WV. Born October 18, 1913, in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Kady and Neola Jones Browning. Preceded in death by his wife, Louisa Browning; two sisters, Ola Browning and Madeline Yates; four brothers, John, Carlos, Raymond and Edgar Browning. Survivors include two sons, David L. Browning Jr. and his wife, Jean, and Robert Preston Browning and wife, Ghaski; one stepson, Frank Selbee; two stepdaughters, Judy Given and Sue Selbee; one sister, Inez Dixon. Burial May 8, 2002 in Browning Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 4, 2002 ** ELLEN VICTORIA LOWE TOPPINS, 84, of Wayne, at her home. Born May 22, 1917, in Logan County, the daughter of the late James Bilt Lowe and Minnie Caldonia (Ramey) Lowe. Preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Arthur Toppins; three brothers and four sisters. Survivors include one sister, Betty Thurms; 12 children, Bill and Dollie Garrett, James Toppins, Tildon and Janice Parsons, Anice Toppins, Patrick and Tanis Mills, Mike and Sarah Skeens Legge, Brady Toppins, David Toppins, Lloyd and Carol Toppins, Joe and Mary Vance, Dencil and Ruby Dean. Burial May 7, 2002 in the Willie-Wiley Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 4, 2002 ** JAMES DALE BERRY, 23, of Genoa, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 15, 1978, in Genoa, WV, a son of Garnet Bowen Berry and Dale Clyde Berry and wife, Paulette. Survivors include one daughter, Tiffany Lynn Berry, one sister, Paula Faye Berry; one stepsister, Rachel Merritt. Burial May 8, 2002 in the Berry Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED – MAY 6, 2002 ** LESTER N. RUNYON, 67, of Kenova, WV, in the Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born February 5, 1935, in Logan, WV, a son of the late Everett and Stella Miller Runyon. Preceded in death by his brother, Herman Runyon. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Fry Runyon; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Teresa Runyon; one daughter, Marcella Ferguson; one sister, Beatrice Adkins. Burial was in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MAY 6, 2002 ** SADIE M. MARCUM, 99, of Dunlow, WV, at Williamson Personal Care Home. Born January 26, 1903, at Dunlow, WV, a daughter of the late Aaron Wayne and Barbara Branham Meade. Preceded in death by her husband, James Walter Marcum; two daughters, Dora Jones and Mary "Betty" Wallace; four sons, Harold, Franklin, James "Pots", and Herb Marcum; eleven brothers and sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Ketchum and husband, Bill; a son, Russ Marcum and wife, Juanita; a brother, James "Doc" Meade and wife, Opal. Burial May 9, 2002, in the Marcum-Stamper Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED – MAY 7, 2002 ** TOMMY D. STANSBERRY, 56, of Louisa, Ky, at University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Ky. Born April 5, 1946 in Louisa, Ky, a son of Helen Stansberry and the late Jack D. Stansberry. Survivors include two daughters, Sheila Diamond and Tammy Lovely; one son, Tommy R. Stansberry; one sister, Sharon Payne; two stepdaughters, Vonda Johnson and Marrisa Zeiters; one stepson, Phillip Zeiters. Burial May 11, 2002 in Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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DIED – MAY 7, 2002 ** JOHN CALDWELL, JR., 85, of Kenova, WV, at his home. Born May 16, 1916, in Wayne Co., WV, a son of the late John M. Caldwell and Martha Maynard Caldwell. Preceded in death by his wife, Marie Fortner Caldwell, one daughter and four sons. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Taylor Combs; one son and daughter-in-law, Harry and Judy Caldwell. Burial was in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 9, 2002 ** CORA CYRUS LYON, 89, of Louisa, Ky, in J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, Ky. Born October 7, 1912, in Lucasville, OH, a daughter of the late Richard and Grace Burton Cyrus. Preceded in death by her husband, Buell S. Lyon. Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Welch and Sue Diamond; one son, Richard "Sam" Lyon. Burial May 11, 2002 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – MAY 7, 2002 ** ETHEL MARIE HAZLETT, of Prichard, WV. Born October 24, 1930, in Fort Gay, WV, a daughter of the late Fred and Zelpha Frasher Wellman. Preceded in death by her husband, John Columbus Hazlett. Survivors include one brother, Elbert Wellman. Burial May 10, 2002 in the Frasher Cemetery, Ft. Gay, WV.
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DIED – MAY 10, 2002 ** ELSIE QUEEN, 68, of Huntington, WV, in Putnam General Hospital. Born March 14, 1934, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Owen Vance Sr. and Betty Maynard Vance. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter Roy Queen; sisters, Bessie Wiley, Dicie Norman, Helen Nelson and four infant sisters; four brothers, App, Mose, Owen and Charlie Vance. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Queen, and Betty Finton and her husband Bob; three sisters, Mary Williamson, Lorene Manns and Polly Hodge; a brother, Paris Vance; two sisters-in-law, Lilia Vance and Jessie Vance. Burial May 12, 2002 in the Dot Queen Cemetery on Kiahs Creek.
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DIED – MAY 11, 2002 ** CLARENCE BROWN, 83, of Lavalette, WV, at his home. Born November 26, 1918, in Crum, WV, a son of the late Elder John Brown and Sarah Varney Brown. Preceded in death by his only son, David Clarence Brown; a son-in-law, James C. Maynard; an identical twin brother, Lawrence Brown and brothers, Elmer, Alfred, Claude, Clinton and Clifford Brown. Survivors include his wife, Georgie Scott Brown; two daughters and a son-in-law, Patty Maynard and Ginny Blankenship and husband, Richard; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Clyde and Fern Brown, Alvis and Leona Brown; sister, Muriel Salyers. Burial May 14, 2002 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV.
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DIED – MAY 12, 2002 ** LORETTA E. OSBURN, 79, of Ocala, FL, at Ocala Regional Medical Center. Born in Huntington, WV. Survivors include one son, Doliver G. Osburn; one sister, Kathleen Parsons Jenkinson. Interment held in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 12, 2002 ** GLADYS OSBURN ADKINS, 85, of Lavalette, WV, at her home. Born September 13, 1916, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Fred M. and Cora Davis Osburn. Preceded in death by her husband, John B. Adkins; one son, Jackey Adkins; one daughter, Sylvia Ross; one son-in-law, Rev. Kenneth Stultz; four brothers and four sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Joan Stultz and Patricia Stultz and husband Joseph; three sons, Charley J. Adkins and wife Delsie, Freddy G. Adkins and wife Jeannie and Billy Adkins and wife Blanche; one sister, Cora Finley; one son-in-law, Arnold Ross. Burial May 15, 2002 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – MAY 11, 2002 ** ELVA EVELYN COCHRAN, 80, of Barboursville, WV, at Chateau Grove Personal Care Home. Born October 25, 1921, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Joseph Mayo Sr. and Anna May Fuller Mayo. Preceded in death by sisters, Daisy Mayo, Goldie Mayo Haney; brothers, Charles Mayo, Joseph Mayo Jr., Golden Mayo and Hayes Mayo. Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Sue Rowe, and a son and daughter-in-law, James Ronald and Loretta Rowe. Burial May 15, 2002 in the family cemetery on Malcolm Road, Barboursville.
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DIED – MAY 12, 2002 ** ISABELLE ADKINS, 89, of Wayne, WV. Born February 19, 1913, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Will and Annie Booth Daniels. Preceded in death by her husband, Presley G. "Babe" Adkins; one brother, Manford Daniels; three sisters, Nellie Webb, Irene Keesee and Dorothy Smith; one stepdaughter, Freda Gibson; and three stepsons, Carl, Denver and Earl Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Hester Greene and Annie Ratcliff; one son and daughter-in-law, Willie Ray and Jo Ann Adkins; daughter-in-law, Maxine Adkins; one stepson, Charles Adkins; one sister, Ivy Webb; one brother, Bill Daniels. Burial May 16, 2002 in the Adkins Family Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 14, 2002 ** JOANN MAY AILIFF, 70, formerly of Fort Gay, in J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, Ky. Born July 21, 1931, in Kenova, granddaughter of the late Henry and Ada Ailiff and daughter of the late Garnett St. Claire. Survivors include two sisters, Rosemary Wilson and Sherry Copley. Burial May 17, 2002 in the Fort Gay Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – MAY 14, 2002 ** JARRETT MAYNARD, 98, of Chesapeake, OH, at his home. Born November 16, 1903, in Dunlow, a son of the late Jarrett Maynard and Wilda Smith Maynard. Preceded in death by his wife, Reba (Maynard) Maynard; two sons, Nelva Maynard and Ray Maynard; three sisters, Farabelle Copley, Mary Jane Finley and Dora Pack; five brothers, Candy, Henry, Lark, Sherman and Nelva Maynard. Survivors include one daughter, Carmel Lewis; one son, Clevis Maynard. Burial May 17, 2002 in the Jarrett Maynard Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – MAY 15, 2002 ** GREENWAY LOWE, JR., 64, of South Point, OH, at his home. Born January 31, 1938, in Wayne County, a son of the late Greenway Lowe and Ida Mae Copley Mollett. Preceded in death by his stepfather, James Mollett; one son, Randy Lowe and one brother, Roy Copley. Survivors include two daughters, Karen Lowe and Connie Lyons; five sons, Eddie Lowe and wife Charlotte, Brandon Lowe, Ronnie Lyons, Carlos Lowe, Samuel Lowe; three sisters, Teressa Perry, Mary Slone and Jean Blasingim. Burial May 18, 2002 in Baylous Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY15, 2002 ** HARIAM LEE "HERMAN" LESTER, 66, of Barboursville, at his home. Born July 31, 1935 in Wayne County, a son of Lucinda Mills Lester and the late Wetzel Lester, Sr.. Preceded in death by one brother, Charley Lester. Survivors include his wife, Veta Lester; one daughter, Mrs. Patrick Buskirk (Lynn) and one son, Robert Morgan; five brothers, Wetzel Lester Jr., Ottie Lester, Thurman Lester Roger Whitt Lester and Lonnie Dale Lester; three sisters, Tennessee Farley, Stella Holley, Norma Godfrey; sister-in-law, Dorothy Lester. Burial May 18, 2002 in the Christian and Bailey Cemetery in Ikes Fork, WV.
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DIED – MAY 15, 2002 ** VIRGINIA KIRK R. PENNINGTON, 79, of Louisa, Ky, at home. Born November 13, 1922, in Louisa, the daughter of the late Charles Anderson Kirk and Jessie Pickrell Kirk Skagg. Preceded in death by her husband, James Elmer Pennington and two daughters, Dennis Pennington Deitz and Carlotta Hensley Lassiter. Survivors include one sister, Archy Dotson; one brother, Bill Kirk; one daughter, Deborah Pennington Martin and one son, Eddie Hensley; one daughter-in-law, Shirley Ison Hensley and one son-in-law, Louis Martin. Burial May 19, 2002 in the Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – MAY 15, 2002 ** JAMES V. MOTZ, 55, of Huntington, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born September 12, 1946 in Huntington, a son of Clara Hay Osburn and husband Richard and the late James Clifford Motz. Preceded in death by two brothers, Joe Osburn and Paul Edward Motz; a sister, Vera Motz. Survivors include his wife, Margie Lee Jackson Motz; a daughter, Angela Lynn Donahoe and husband, Joseph Brian; a son, James Todd Motz and wife, Tina Jo; two sisters, Janet Hager and husband, Pete and Judy Neace and husband Lloyd; two brothers, Richard Osburn, Jr., and Robert Allen Motz and wife, Twanna. Burial May 20, 2002 in the Mays Cemetery, Lavalette.
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DIED – MAY 16, 2002 ** FREDA FAYE SMITH CURRY, 69, of East Lynn, at her home. Born November 18, 1932, in East Lynn, a daughter of the late Homer and Dora Merritt Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, John Walter Curry; a son, Johnny Curry; and two sisters, Julie Smith and Shirley Lester. Survivors include three daughters, Donna Shelp and husband Michael, Debra Vernick, and Pamela Miles; four sons, James Curry and wife Bondene, Jerry Curry, Timothy Curry, Steven Curry; two sisters, Jean Stamper and Judy Taylor; five brothers, Donald Smith, Homer "Junior" Smith, Jimmy Smith and Bobby Smith and Dale Smith. Burial May 19, 2002 in the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – MAY 19, 2002 ** MARY M. CYRUS MENTZER, 83, of Flatwoods, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Marlin F. Mentzer; one daughter Saundra Valiance Luther; three brothers, Lindsey Cyrus, Charles Cecil Cyrus and Ronald Cyrus; three sisters, Sue Hatfield, Sara Wilson and Nancy McKenzie. Burial May 24, 2002 in Cyrus Family Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – MAY 19, 2002 ** MILDRED FRASHER SCHAFER, 81, of Ironton, OH, formerly of Kenova, WV, at the Sunset Nursing Center, Coal Grove, OH. Born February 16, 1921 in Fort Gay, WV, a daughter of the late John L. and Leota L. Frazier Frasher. Preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Schafer. Survivors include two sisters, Roberta Perry and Marie Hooser; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Wilbur Frasher and B. J. and Ramona Frasher. Burial May 19, 2002 in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, OH.
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DIED – MAY 19, 2002 ** MAHALA T. CLAY DAVIS, 73, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born September 24, 1928, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Henry Woodrow and Gussie Robinette Clay. Preceded in death by her husband, Homer F. Davis; four brother and two sisters. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Ladonna and David Conner; a brother, Andrew Clay. Burial May 22, 2002 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, WV.
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DIED – MAY 19, 2002 ** SAMUEL ROLAND MOORE, 46, of Webbville, Ky, in Fort Gay. Born July 2, 1955, in Cincinnati, OH, the son of Sheila V. Munaford Moore and the late Anderson E. Moore. Survivors include his daughter, Crystal Dawn Ferguson; two sons, Christopher Trenton Moore and Trinity Jason Moore; four sisters, Veronica Wheeler, Bonnie Osborne, Elizabeth Pillow and Jackie Ferriter; four brothers, Andy Moore, John Moore, Steve Moore and Robert Moore. Burial May 23, 2002 in the Moore Family Cemetery, Webbville.
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DIED – MAY 19, 2002 ** DORA L. WELLMAN, 87, of Huntington, WV, at Wurtland Health Care Center, Wurtland, KY. Survivors include a daughter; Regina Ensminger; and one brother, Frank Peck. Burial May 21, 2002 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – MAY 20, 2002 ** IRENE CHRISTIAN, 81, of Wayne. Born April 23, 1921 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late John and Minnie May Pack Pauley. Preceded in death by six brothers, Wayne Pauley, Sheridan Pauley, William Sherman Pauley, Bill Pauley, Clyde Pauley and Brady Pauley; three sisters, Delphia Runyon, Lucy Holt and Lena Lucas. Survivors include her husband, Swanson Christian; one son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and Glenna Cline; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Pauley. Burial May 23, 2002 in Wayne Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 20, 2002 ** RUTH BYARD CARPENTER, 86, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Ceredo, WV, in Marietta. Born November 8, 1915, a daughter of the late Christopher "C.C." and Usher Kennedy Byard. Preceded in death by one son, John Thomas Browning. Survivors include two sons, David L. Browning, Jr., and Robert Preston Browning; one sister, Dorotha Williams. Burial May 25, 2002 in Browning Family Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 20, 2002 ** HAZEL MARIE ADKINS ALDRIDGE, 89, of Genoa, WV, formerly of Wayne, WV, at Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born May 4, 1913, in Logan County, WV, a daughter of the late Jonah and Cassie Tabor Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Aldridge; a daughter, Ladonna; sisters Marjorie Napier Tabor and Billie A. Damron; daughter-in-law, Artie Aldridge. Survivors include two daughters, Billie Jo Hill and husband, Golden Hill and Sheila Jean Bartram and husband Berford; a son, Terry Aldridge and wife Marsha; five sisters, Kathleen Terry, Gladys Holland, Joyce Hatfield and husband, Roy, Cassie Smith and husband Frank and Jo Ann Gillilan; a sister-in-law, Thelma Ross. Burial May 23, 2002 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – MAY 21, 2002 ** HESTER "ARLINE" MORGAN, 80, of Proctorville, OH, in Anderson Mercy Hospital, Anderson Township, Ohio. Born December 21, 1921, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late William Byrd Robert and Nancy Jane Topping Hazelett. Preceded in death by her husband, Lewis V. Morgan and one daughter, Patricia Smith. Survivors include three daughters, Nancy L. Haynes and husband, John, Judy A. Spitzer and husband Ray, Mary Jane Elkins; one son-in-law, Robert Smith; one sister, Evalee Deering; one brother, Henry Hazelett. Burial May 26, 2002 in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio.
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DIED – MAY 23, 2002 ** CLYDE DOUGLAS HANCOCK, 46, of Huntington, at his home. Born January 1, 1956, in Nuenberg, Germany, a son of Clyde F. and Lou Emma Page Hancock. Survivors include a daughter, Sara Ann Hancock; a sister, Pamela Ruiz and husband Steven. Burial May 25, 2002 in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – MAY 21, 2002 ** NORMAN RAY DEAN, 79, of Wayne, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born January 13, 1923, in Lincoln County, WV, a son of the late Hiram and Nancy Jane Duty Dean. Preceded in death by his wife, Garnet Dean. Survivors include two sons, Jackie Dean and Terry Dean; one daughter, Rhonda Dean; three brothers, Naris Waitman Dean, Doil Dean and Denvil Dean; two sisters, Thena Centers and Ethel Dean. Burial May 25, 2002 in the Warrick Cemetery, Branchland, WV.
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DIED – MAY 23, 2002 ** NELLIE ISAAC PRUNIER, 65, of Moraine, Ohio, in Hospice House, Dayton, OH. Born April 8, 1937, in Kingston, WV, a daughter of the late Mart Isaac and Mary Ellen Castle Isaac. Preceded in death b y her husband, Leo J. Prunier. Survivors include three sons, David E. Prunier, Leo J. Prunier, Jr., and Radnor M. Prunier; one sister, Stella Maley; six brothers, Jack Isaac, Bud Isaac, Wetzel Isaac, Elmer Isaac, Bill Isaac and Homer Isaac. Burial May 26, 2002 in Isaac Family Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – MAY 23, 2002 ** MILDRED MAY STONE, 74, of Louisa, Ky, at Kings Daughter Medical Center, Ashland, Ky. Born September 29, 1927. Survivors include two sons, Roy C. Stone and Ernie Dale Stone; two sisters, Evelyn Adkins and Geneva Grealis. Burial May 26, 2002 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – MAY 24, 2002 ** MARGARET FRANCES BLOSS, 90, of Kenova, WV, in Sunbridge of Putnam, Hurricane, WV. Born January 26, 1912, in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Everett and Catherine Adkins Bloss. Preceded in death by three sisters, Fay Bloss, Genoa Maynard and Gladys Crabtree; two brothers, Doyle Bloss and Bill Bloss. Survivors include her sister, Evelyn Fraley. Burial May 28, 2002 in Wayne Cemetery, Wayne. WV.
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DIED – MAY 24, 2002 ** DOLLIVER QUEEN, 80, of Wayne, at his home. Born March 6, 1922, in Wayne County, the son of the late Albert and Artie Kraft Queen. Burial May 25, 2002 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – MAY 26, 2002 ** HELEN M. DAVIS, 81, of Kiahsville, WV. Born November 13, 1920 in Southwick, Idaho, a daughter of the late Matt and Betty Kazda. Preceded in death by her husband, Otis Davis. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Linda and John Ross. Burial May 29, 2002 in Ross and Wiley Cemetery, Kiahsville.
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DIED – MAY 28, 2002 ** ELI MCKENZIE, 82, of Peoria, Ill, in Proctor Hospital, Peoria. Born August 12, 1920, in Louisa, Ky, a son of the late Hood McKenzie and Lizzie Blankenship. Survivors include his wife, Shelby Jean McKenzie; two daughters, Nanny Ellen Pickles and Mary McKenzie; one stepdaughter, Donna Miller; two stepsons, Terry and Donald Miller; four brothers, William McKenzie, Frank McKenzie, Jasper McKenzie and Marty McKenzie; two sisters, Mary Thompson and Virgie Horton. Burial June 1, 2002 in Blevins Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED – MAY 28, 2002 ** ROSE M. WILSON, 77, of Creston, Ohio, at her home of her daughter in Orma, WV. Born February 11, 1925, in Ft. Gay, a daughter of the late Albert and Angie Wilson Parsons. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl L. Wilson; a daughter, Anna Jean; a brother, Albert Parsons. Survivors include three children, Betty and husband Glen Varner, Wilma L. and husband Steve Netz, and Danny Lee and wife Joy Wilson; one sister, Virginia Emory; two brothers, Robert Parsons and David Lee Parsons. Burial June 1, 2002 in Creston Maple Mound Cemetery.
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DIED – MAY 28, 2002 ** MARIE MCSORLEY, 94, of Hubbardstown, WV, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Born May 22, 1908, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late John and Mae Buskirk Fortner. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard McSorley; two sons, Charles McSorley and Bernard McSorley. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Eugene Wooten; one daughter-in-law, Doris Newman McSorley; two sisters, Mabel Buckingham, and Ethel Yost. Burial May 31, 2002 in Cyrus Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED – MAY 29, 2002 ** DAVID EMERY SMITH, 73, of Louisa, Ky, in Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY. Born December 17, 1928, in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Jack and Corinne Thompson Smith. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn S. Smith; one son Jack Smith; one daughter, Rhonda Smith; two brothers, Edwin S. Smith and Dick Smith; two sisters, Peg McQueen and Karen Myer. Burial June 2, 2002 in Ratliff Cemetery, Bromley Ridge, WV.
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DIED – MAY 31, 2002 ** ALICE C. MARCUM WEBB, 78, of Mullens, WV, in Wyoming Continuous Care Center. Born September 17, 1923, in Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Andrew and Rachel Wellman Marcum. Preceded in death by her husband, Ira C. Webb; two sisters, Lake Morgan and Dana Wallace. Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Atkins and husband, Hyle Sr., and Judy McGuire; two sons, Thomas Joe Webb and wife, Vicki, and Ira Ted Webb; four sisters, Anna Walker, Patty Dillon, Jean Gallaspie, and Rachel Blankenship; a brother, Robert Marcum. Burial June 3, 2002 in Resthaven Memorial Park, Princeton.
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DIED – MAY 31, 2002 ** JAMES M. WORKMAN, 60, of Ceredo, WV. Born June 14, 1941, in Boyd County, Ky, a son of the late James Boyd and Fredia Fern Sloan Workman. Preceded in death by his brother, John Thomas Workman. Survivors include his wife, Jewel Wilson Workman; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jamie Lee and Aricia Layne Workman and Tony Dale and Jodie Lyne Workman; one sister and brother-in-law, Sharon Kay and Vie Hughes; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles E. and Sheila Workman. Burial June 4, 2002 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MAY 28, 2002 ** ALLEN RAY HARRISON, 44, of Huntington, at his residence. Born April 25, 1958, in Cabell County, WV. Preceded in death by his father, Irvin Harrison. Survivors include his wife, Angela Napier Harrison; three sons, Justen, Jerrod and Jeffory Harrison and one daughter, Jacinda Harrison; his mother and stepfather, Josephine and Jim Turner; three brothers and one sister-in-law, Kenneth and Carolyn Harrison, Steve Harrison and Jimmy Turner; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Derinda Burton, Victoria and Dan Richardson. Burial June 2, 2002 in the Harrison Family Cemetery.

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