WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
August, 2002
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These obituaries for the
month of AUGUST were typed by
Howard Osburn.
DIED - AUGUST 2, 2002 ** MRS.
VIRGINIA LEE LEEP JORDAN, 74, of Huntington, at her residence. Born April 25,
1928, in Huntington, W.Va, a daughter of the late Oris and Oleva McNeely Leep. Preceded in
death by her husband, Denver Jordan; her stepmother, Fern Leep; one sister, Charlotte
Crockett; one granddaughter, Sheila Marie Saunders; and two sons-in-law, Ricky Black and
Jessie Bradshaw. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Cathy Jordan;
three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jeannie and Eugene Adkins, Brenda and Richard McGlone
and Robbie Black; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Paul Leep Jr. and Dorothy and Ivan Wandell and Arella Leep; six sisters,
Reba Smith, Dema Blankenship, Janice Bradshaw, Barbara Perry, Eva Simmons and JoAnn
Adkins. Burial August 7, 2002 in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 2, 2002 ** VASCO BROWN of Huntington, at the VA
Medical Center in Huntington. He was a son of the late Oke Lee and Virginia Izabell Eplin.
Survivors include his wife, Texann Smith Brown; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Hazel
and Lynn Ruth, Evelyn and James Thompson and Iva and Glenn Johnson; five nephews and a
host of church friends. Burial August 6, 2002 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 2, 2002 ** BILLIE EARL WELLMAN, 75, of 219
Boone Street, Louisa, Ky., in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. Born April 18, 1927,
in Irad, Ky., a son of the late Harlan and Gypsy Adams Wellman. Preceded in death by a
son, Timothy Earl Wellman, and two sisters, Rebecca May and Daisy May. Survivors include
his wife, Thursie Carolyn Bartrarn Wellman; four sons and three daughters, Michael
Wellman, Leonard Wellman, Ralph Wellman, Patricia Barnett, Ellen Mustain and Bernadette S.
Wellman; nine grandsons and one granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren; four brothers
and four sisters, Clyde Wellman, Sclena Young, Clifford Wellman, Lafe Wellman, Frank
Wellman, Etta Marie Walker, Nannie Roberts and Martha Wellman. Burial August 5, 2002 in
Yatesville Memorial Gardens in Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - AUGUST 3, 2002 ** IRA RAY CHAFFIN, 62, of Route 1,
Crum, W.Va. Born August 3, 1940, in Crum, a son of the late Freelin and Ida Copley
Chaffin. Survivors include his wife, Vicie Evelyn Johnson Chaffin; one daughter,
Mrs. Alvie (Marlene) Meddings; one son, Thomas J. (Mary) Chaffin; two sisters, Vicie Murl
Vandagski and Thelma Ann Workman; one brother, Freelin Chafin Jr. and three grandchildren.
Burial August 7, 2002 in the Chaffin Family Cemetery on Route 1 in Crum.
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DIED - AUGUST 6, 2002 ** BIRDIE MUNCY, 73, of Kermit, W.Va.,
in Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, W.Va. Born May 10, 1929, in Wayne County,
W.Va., a son of the late Jeff and Sally Muncy. Survivors include his companion for 25
years, Jessie Muncy Radcliff; six sons, Jessie Muncy, Don Muncy, Billy Lee Muncy, Darrell
Jeffery Muncy, Ronnie Eugene Muncy and Crit Muncy; six daughters, Kathern Muncy Spaulding,
Barbara Allen Muncy, Vada Ann Justice, Junnie Mae Spaulding and Florence Chapman and
Florence Chapman; 19 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Burial August 10, 2002 in
Perry Point Cemetery in Kermit.
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DIED - AUGUST 6, 2002 ** KATHLEEN GRUBBS PIERCE, 90, of
Huntington, W.Va., in St. Mary's Hospital. Born May 20, 1912, in Wayne County, W.Va., a
daughter of the late Luther Marion and Louisia Brumfield Grubbs. Preceded in death by five
sisters, three brothers and a special granddaughter, Amelia Kay Adkins. Survivors include
her husband of seventy-four years, Samuel Everett Pierce; two daughters, Carol Yvonne
Sheets and her husband, Richard and Kay Frances Adkins; a son, Richard Lee Pierce and his
wife Wanda; eight grandchildren, Richard Lee Pierce Jr., Debra Ann Knott, Charles A.
Adkins III, Adam Tyler Adkins, Matthew Paul Adkins, Linda Carol Spradlin, Bret Alan Sheets
and Christine Yvonne Tucker; eleven great-grandchildren and several precious nieces and
nephews. Burial August 8, 2002 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2002 ** EUGENE LUCAS, in St. Mary's
Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. Born April 8, 1926, in Lincoln County, a son of the late John
Lucas and Verda (Tipton) Lucas. Preceded in death by three brothers, Dennie Lucas, Grade
Lucas and James Lucas, and two sisters, Clara Davis and Wanda Lucas. Survivors include two
daughters, Sharon K. Barick (Bruce) and Shirley Kuntzman (Don); two sons, Lonnie Lucas
(Diane) and Larry E. Lucas (Margaret); and three sisters, Olive Shekels, Stella Toppins
and Ruth Pears; one brother, Glen Earl Lucas; 10 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Burial August 10, 2002 in Garrett Cemetery at Rock Lick on Garrett's Fork.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2002 ** LONA (WATTS) BERRY, 60, of Genoa,
W.Va., at her residence. Born January 26, 1942, in East Lynn, W.Va., a daughter of the
late Carl and Dolly (Brooks) Watts. Preceded in death by her husband, Herman Lee Berry,
Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Melissa Ann McCloud and Leona Marie Dingess; four
sons, Herman Lee Berry, Jr., Carl Jay Berry, Ricky Allen Berry and Bobby Jo Berry; two
sisters, Rosie Perry and Stella Ross; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial August 10, 2002 in the Berry Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2002 ** MISS ZELMA ASBURY, 82, of Wayne,
W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 6, 1920, in East Lynn, W.Va., the daughter
of the late Frank and Sadie (LeMaster) Asbury. Preceded in death by four brothers, Carl,
Chester, Keith and Ellis Asbury, and one sister, Wilma Asbury. Survivors include three
sisters, Ocie Blevins and husband Barney, Seay Osburn and Odessa Mills and husband Leo;
five brothers, Dennis Asbury, Neely Asbury, Franklin D. Asbury and wife Grace, Ervin
Asbury and wife Verna and Larry Asbury and wife Linda; a special niece, Leota Queen and
husband Don; three special nephews, Brent, Brian and Blair Asbury, along with a host of
nieces, nephews and friends. Burial August 10, 2002 in the Asbury Cemetery at East
Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2002 ** HERBERT WELLMAN, Sr., 79, of Fort
Gay, W. Va., in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. Born July 16, 1923, in Fort
Gay, a son of the late Brady and Harriet Skeens Wellman. Preceded in death by his
wife, Elizabeth Ann Doss, who died in 1997. Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth
Bellomy, Susie Ratcliff, Penny Cyrus and Harriet Perry; seven sons, Herbert Wellman, Jr.,
Jackie Wellman, Frank Wellman, Melvin Wellman, Doug Wellman and Terry Wellman and Matthew
Wellman; two sisters, Louverne Scott and Wilma Walls; three brothers, Jack Wellman, Jim
Wellman and Claude Wellman; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Burial August 9,
2002 in Wellman Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 8, 2002 ** DORIS ANN JACKSON, 56, of Radnor, W.
VA. Born Oct. 28, 1945, in Indianapolis, Ind., a daughter of Vollony Howard Watts
Sr. and Elsie Mae Lester Watts. Survivors include one sister, Twyllan Jean Hayward and two
brothers, Allan Watts and Junior Watts. Burial August 12, 2002 in Cyrus Cemetery in Fort
Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2002 ** HILBERT O. "BUTCH" WALLIN,
66, of Kenova. Survivors include two sons, Kevin Matthew Wallin and Keith Michael
Wallin; one sister, Texie Moore and one brother, Rodney "Satch" Wallin.
Private burial.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2002 ** SYLVIA MARIE ROMANS BAISDEN, 72, of
Wayne, W.Va., at her residence. Born September 27, 1929, in Prichard, W.Va., a daughter of
the late Ernest R. "Red" and Lena Grace Hatten Romans. She was a charter member
of the Wayne County Genealogical and Historical Society. Preceded in death by her
husband, Harvey Sytanley Baisden; two sisters, Patricia Romans Flatt and Betty Jane
Shultz. Survivors include four daughters, Cathy M. Mills and husband James Britt and Alma
L. Maynor, Deanna L. Shelton and husband Jessie W., Brenda L. Graves and husband
Steven K.; two sons, Harvey S. Baisden II and Harrison R. Baisden; her stepmother, Haney
Romans; two half-sisters, Alice Romans Hess and husband Greg and Jan Romans Wright and
husband Edward; a stepsister, Peggy Sturgill and husband William; nine grandchildren,
Teresa Isenhart, Roy Isenhart and wife Susie, Stan Shelton, Dan Shelton, Cameron Graves,
Alyssa Graves, Mark Maynor, Aaron Maynor, a special grandson, Shad Baisden and wife
Christina; one great-grandson, Tanner Isenhart. Burial August 14, 2002 in the Baisden
Family Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2002 ** MRS. JUNE DEMPSEY DIXON MATTHEWS MESSINGER,
75, in St. Mary's Hospital. Born December 17, 1926, in Wayne County, the daughter of the
late George W. and Martha Ann Lambert Dempsey. Preceded in death by two sons, James Ray
Dixon and infant son David Dixon; one stepson Charles E. Matthews; one sister, Lola
Templeton and four brothers, George W. Dempsey Jr, William Dempsey, Jack Dempsey and
Curtis Dempsey. Survivors include her husband, Wandell E. Messinger; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Dovetta and Eddie Workman and Janetta and Steven Burdette; one son, Rodney K.
Dixon; two stepsons and wives, Mig and Belva Jean Matthews and Jay Howard and Linda
Matthews; two stepdaughters and husbands, Kelly Messinger-King and Stephen L. King and
Beth and Brian Peterson; two sisters, Bertha Adkins and Ona Mae Woodward. Burial
August 14, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2002 ** CLETICE H. THOMPSON SR., 84, of
Route 1, Genoa, at his residence. Born April 1, 1918, a son of the late Henry and Belle
Fancy Thompson. Preceded in death by his wife, Audrie L. Queen Thompson; a son, Cletice
Thompson Jr.; two infant sons, Charles Henry and Bobby Joe; one grandson, Keith Edward
Thompson; a granddaughter, Audrie Mauzza Hysell; four brothers, Russell, Glen T., Earl T.
and Foley Thompson, and two sisters, Myrtle Scott and Fannie Ailiff. Survivors include one
son, Sammy K. Thompson and wife Easter and their children, Brian H. Thompson, and Dwayne
Allen Thompson; great-grandson, Keith Braxton Thompson; a granddaughter, Rezzan Cleo
Thompson; four great-grandchildren; Gungor Thompson (widow of his deceased son), and one
brother, Ford Thompson and wife Maggie. Burial August 12, 2002 in Community Memorial
Gardens near Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 11, 2000 ** PAUL WATTS, 66, of Genoa, W.Va., in
the VA Medical Center. Born June 1, 1936, in Wayne County, a son of the late French and
Emma Scott Watts. Preceding him in death were six brothers. Mont, Fred, Albert, Harvey,
Everett and Raymond Watts. Survivors include his wife, Linda Berry Watts; a daughter,
Nancy Patton and husband Kenneth; two sons, Paul Allen Watts and wife Melissa and Frenchie
Kay Watts; four sisters, Sara Miller, Hester Christian and husband Paul, Gracie Maynard
and Mittie Law and husband Raymond; one brother, Elisha Watts and three grandchildren.
Burial August 14,2002 in Maryland Napier Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 11,2002 ** EDWARD SPERRY JR., 81, of Kenova,
W.Va, at St. Mary's Hospital. Born November 12, 1920, in Wayne County, W.Va. Survivors
include his wife, Pauline Chadwick Sperry; one stepson, Charles A. Johnson; six sisters,
Rita Gay Myers, Veronica Chaney, Joyce Lawson, Charlotte Sperry, Geneva Thompson and
Thelma Nichols; three brothers, Jay, Richard and Doug Sperry; one granddaughter and her
husband, Jamie and Les Mullins; two grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law, Jim and
Allison Johnson. Burial August 14, 2002 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2002 ** ELIZABETH MILLS CASTEEL, 91, of
Wayne, W. Va. Born May 11, 1911 in East Lynn, W.Va., a daughter of the late James Mills
and Nancy Ellen Napier Mills. Preceded in death by her husband, Arbie Casteel; one
daughter, Viola Frye; one son, Archie Casteel; three sisters, Ida Ball, Martha Smith, and
Stella Miller; three brothers Ira Mills, Nick Mills, and James B. Mills. Survivors include
one sister, Rhoda Farley; one brother, Johnie Mills; one daughter and son-in-law, Lucille
and Billy Joe Prichard; one son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and Marie Casteel; 11
grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Burial
August 16, 2002 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2002 ** REBA ELLEN LOWE HATTEN, 88, of
Prichard, W.Va., at her home. Born Feb. 18, 1914, in Greenup, Ky., a daughter of the
late Amos and Mary E. Burton Lowe. Preceded in death by her husband, Henry G. Hatten,
three sons, Wayman H. Hatten, Lunda Bruce Hatten and Amos Monroe Hatten and one grandson,
Michael Hatten. Survivors include four daughters, Beatrice Irene Adkins, Beulah Faye
Chenault, Doris Marie Jude and Carol Fern Lambert; two sons, Glen Ray Hatten and Clifford
Darrell Hatten; two sisters, Della Massey and Stella Cross; 19 grandchildren; 29
great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Burial August 16, 2002 in
the Henry G. Hatten Family Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 14, 2002 ** LUCILLE ADKINS, 88, of
Bellefontaine, Ohio, at her residence. Born July 28, 1914, in Wayne, a daughter of the
late Fred and Ella Ross Perry. Preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Adkins, on July 18,
1990; a daughter, Wynema Ann Adkins; a son-in-law, Richard Coons, and two sisters.
Survivors include her daughter, Karen Coons; sister, Pearl Curnutte; three grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Burial August 18.2002 in
Highland Memorial Cemetery in West Liberty, Ohio.
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DIED - AUGUST 14, 2002 ** CUZZIE CRUM KILGORE. Born June 4,
1919, the daughter of the late Aley and Eva Stevens Crum. Preceded in death by her
husband, James Kilgore. Survivors include her four children, George James Kilgore
Jr., Robert J. Kilgore, Kenneth Ray Kilgore and Nancy Carol Kilgore and one brother, Gid
Crum. Survivors include 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. Burial August 17, 2002 at the Kilgore
Cemetery on German Ridge Road in Wayne County.
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DIED - AUGUST 14, 2002 ** THOMAS F. GILKERSON, 86, of Fort
Gay, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born March 8, 1916, in Prichard, the
son of the late Wade Gilkerson and Edna Rickman Gilkerson. Survivors include his wife of
62 years, Ella Marie Johnson; one daughter, Diane Morse; one son, Ted Edward Gilkerson;
seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Burial August 17, 2002, at Christian
Cemetery on Route 1 in Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 15, 2002 ** SHERMA GAYLE (ARROWOOD) HARLESS,
45, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Wayne, at Baylor University Hospital. Born
November 11, 1956, in Huntington, a daughter of Sherman and Mary Jo Hayton Arrowood of
Lavalette, W.Va. Survivors include her husband, Herb Harless; two sisters, Jana
Ramey and husband Charlie and Robin Adkins and husband Bret; one brother, Matthew K.
Arrowood; two nieces, Kara Simpson and Sara Epling; five nephews, John Michael Skeans,
Jason Ramey, Stephen Ramey, Brandon Adkins and Jordan Adkins. Burial August 19, 2002 in
the Arrowood-Dutton Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 15, 2002 ** MARTHA "MARTY" LACOCK ROLLINS,
80, of Kenova, W.Va., at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, W.Va. Born May 31, 1922, the
only child of John A. and Helen Toy Lacock in Huntington, W.Va. Peceded in death by
her husband, Walter " Lefty" Rollins and her son, Walter F. Rollins, II.
Survivors include her are son and daughter-in-law, John A. and Frances McCoy Rollins
granddaughters Mary Katherine and Elizabeth Hampton Rollins. Burial August 18, 2002.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2002 ** MR. HAROLD C. SMITH, 82, of Ceredo,
at his residence. Born January 12, 1920, in Wayne County, W.Va., the son of the late
Samuel and Emma Hutchinson Smith. Preceded in death by his six brothers, Roy Hutchinson
Smith, Charles, William "Bill", Leonard, Leo and Ollie Smith, and five sisters,
Martha Black, Mary Pelphrey, Ruth Spurlock, Minnie Dingess and Emma Wellman. Survivors
include two sons and daughter-in-law, Albert Keith Smith and Harold W. and a Elfriede
Smith; a beloved daughter, Helen Smith Ashna; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and
one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Gladys B. Smith and Julia D. Smith;
brother-in-law, Wetzel Spurlock; a sister-in-law, Phoebe "Peggy" Smith; and a
host of nieces and nephews. Burial August 23, 2002 at Smith Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2002 ** LINDA MAE NIXON, 59, of Chesapeake,
at her residence. Born February 25, 1943, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late
Elmer and Addie Marie Ross Ray. Preceded in death by her husband, Norman Billy Nixon on
January 20, 1994, and a brother, Don Ray. Survivors include two sons, Norman Brian Nixon
and Billy Nixon; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Mark James; a stepson, Don Nixon, a
stepdaughter, Debbie Grijalva; a daughter-in-law, Christi Nixon; 10 grandchildren; a
great-grandson; three brothers, Bob Ray and Jack Ray, and Bill Ray; and a sister, Ruby
Beller. Burial August 20, 2002, in the Nixon Family Cemetery, Shoals, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 17, 2002 ** ROBERT EUGENE ADKINS, 56, of
Barboursville, at his residence. Born June 23, 1946, in Wayne County, a son of the late
Hallie and Nettie Sansom Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Betty Adkins; one son, Robert
Dale Adkins; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Polly and Richard Adkins and Linda and Bill
Smith; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Jackie and Faye Adkins and Karen Adkins and
Jimmy Adkins; eight nieces; five nephews; Burial August 20, 2002 in Cedar Cliff Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 18, 2002 ** LOUISE BURTON KINGSMORE, 86, of
Louisa, Ky., J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa. Born February 16, 1916, in Ellen,
Ky., the daughter of the late Samuel Worthington and Hattie Jane Berry Burton. Preceded in
death by her husband Hugh Kingsmore; a brother, Heyward Burns Burton. Survivors include
one son, Sam Kingsmore; two daughters, Karen (Morris) Kennedy and Janet (Greg)
Beckelheimer; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a sister, Arline (Howard)
Skaggs. Burial August 20, 2002 in Yatesville Memorial Cemetery in Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - AUGUST 18, 2002 ** ROBERT NAPIER, 64, of 10007
Mennonite Road, Rittman, Ohio, formerly of Genoa, W.Va., at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
Born Dec. 22, 1937, in Williamson, W.Va., a son of Blanche (Thompson) Napier and the late
Brady Napier. Survivors include his wife, Nell Thompson Napier; one son, Michael Napier;
three daughters, Deborah (Victor) Rosato-Napier, Michelle Napier, and Linda (Jim) Kelly;
three grandchildren; and three brothers, Donald (Vertie) Napier, Bill Napier and Bobby
(Gladys) Napier. Burial August 22, 2002 in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Seville.
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DIED - AUGUST 18, 2002 ** DELLA MAE COLDIRON, 69, of Grove
City, Ohio, formerly of Prichard, W.Va. Born February 9, 1933, in Lincoln County,
W.Va., a daughter of the late Arnold and Ode Anna Adkins Bias. Preceded in death by
her first husband, Mason Moore, her second husband, James H. Coldiron, and a brother,
Garfield Bias. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, James Herman and Marsha
Moore and Mason "Bobby" and Terry Moore; four grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; four brothers, Arnold "Junior"
Bias, Lemach "Buck" Bias, Dorsey L. Bias and Dewey A. Bias; four sisters, Mazie
Plybon, Mary Pennington, Oma Smith and Joyce Ellis. Burial August August 24, 2002 in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2002 ** EDWARD "EDDIE" KITTS, 44
of Fort Gay, W.Va. Born August 16, 1958, in Louisa, Ky., a son of Beulah Ann
(Maynard) Kitts and the late Ralph Kitts. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Kathy
(Robertson) Kitts; two daughters, Vanessa Rakes and husband John and Laura Dindal and
husband Jamie; three sisters, Carolyn "Sis" Boone, Diana Salmons and Donna
Berry; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren. Burial August 22, 2002 in Kitts
Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2002 ** JACK ADKINS, 77, of Fort Gay. Born
September 22, 1924, in Fort Gay, a son of the late Edgar Vernon Adkins and Ivy Lee See
Adkins. Preceded in death by one grandchild. Survivors include his wife, Clara
Pauline Donley Adkins; five daughters, Doris A. Bellomy, Deanna (Terry) Meredith, Sue
Cooksey, Rhonda Gale (Albert) Rach and Anita (Lanny) Lester; three sons, Joseph D. (Tammy)
Adkins, Kevin J.T. (Becky) Adkins and William K. (Vicki) Adkins; one sister, Eugenia
Faye Rutherford; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild, and
several nieces and nephews. Burial August 24, 2002 in Yatesville Memorial Gardens in
Louisa.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2002 ** KENNETH DALE "COACH" CRAYCRAFT,
75, of Kenova, W.Va., at his home. Born March 28, 1927, in Wheelersburg, Ohio, a son
of the late Earl and Ethel Dyer Craycraft. Preceded in death by one brother, Billy Earl
Craycraft. Survivors include two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Keith and Peggy
Craycraft, Dr. Larry and Rachel Craycraft and Mazy Ellen Craycraft. Burial August
23, 2002 at Docks Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2002 ** BRENDA S. WILLIAMSON, 53, of
Lavalette, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 18, 1949, in Wayne County,
W.Va., a daughter of Jewel Parsons Sullivan and the late Jay Sullivan. Preceded in death
by one brother, Raymond Sullivan; one sister, Lillie Edith Bartram. Survivors included her
husband, Gary Williamson; two sons, Chuck and Chad Williamson; three sisters, Patty
Powers, Rena Blake and Dina Sue Johnson; one brother, Grason Neil Abbott. Burial
August 25, 2002 in the Mays Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2002 ** LYNN DEXTER JOHNSON, 59, of East
Lynn, formerly of North Vernon, Ind., at the VA Medical Center. Born June 21, 1943,
in Wayne, a son of Inez Merritt Johnson and the late Earl Johnson. Survivors include his
ex-wife, Ellen Johnson; one daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Rex Linney; one son,
Patrick Johnson; one stepdaughter, Kim Vinson; one stepson, Bryan Vinson; six
grandchildren; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy and Pauline Johnson, Glenn and
Juanita Johnson and Roger and Judy Johnson. Burial August 24, 2002 in the Johnson
Family Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2002 ** MR. WONDELL E. "COTTON" WORKMAN,
67, of Wayne, W.Va, at his home. Born December 8, 1934, in Holden, W.Va., a son of Nora
Frye Workman of Harts, W.Va, and the late James P. Workman. Preceded in death by three
brothers, Kenneth, Billy Joe and Roger Workman and one grandson, Brandon Joel Workman.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Jordan Workman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and
Larry Bryant and Penny and Steven "Bear" Salyers; one son and daughter-in-law,
Joel and Traci Workman; one granddaughter; two grandsons; four sisters, Irene Browning,
Sue McCray, Patti Fannin and Peggy Hendricks; two brothers, Jimmy Workman and Donald
Workman. Burial August 24, 2002 in the Mann's Knob Family Cemetery in Harts, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2002 ** CAROL SUE MARSHALL HALL, 62, of
Catlettsburg, Ky., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born January 16, 1940, in Wayne, W.Va.,
to her father and mother, Kay and Inez Dean Marshall of Wayne, W.Va. Survivors
include her husband, Lindsay "Tom" Hall; one son, Tom Hall and his wife Tammie;
one brother, Marion and Barbara Marshall; four sisters, Kay Pinkerman and her husband
Keith, Patty Stiltner and her husband Sam, Wanda Booth and her husband Randy, and Cathy
Dillon and her husband Mitchell; and one grandchild. Burial August 22, 2002 in
Golden Oaks Cemetery in Ashland, Ky.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2002 ** LYNN O. JOHNSON, 59, of East Lynn,
at the VA Medical Center. Johnson Nichols Funeral Home in Wayne is in charge of
arrangements which are incomplete.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2002 ** ELZIE NAPIER, 93, of Fort Gay in
the J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa, Ky. Born January 16, 1909, in Wayne County, a
son of the late Patrick Henry Napier and Tennessee Wooten Napier. Preceded in death by his
wife, Ella Napier, in 1979. Survivors include four daughters, Effie (George) Steele,
Janice (Bob) Branham, Anna Jean (Billy Joe) O'Brien and Joyce (Herbert Jr.) Wellman; four
sons, Kenneth (Wanda) Napier, Willis (Wanda) Napier, Wilkie (Jean) Napier and Wilford
(Thelma) Napier; two sisters, Leona Napier and Mae Damron; two brothers, Walter Napier and
Pat Napier; 43 grandchildren, 89 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Burial August 23, 2002 in Napier Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2002 ** MR. WILLIAM HAROLD GRIM, 65 of
Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Hospital. Born April 7, 1937, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of
the late William Wortha and Mary Felcie Wheeler Grim. Survivors include his wife, Mary
Maxine LeMaster Grim; three sons and daughters-in-law, William Charles and Marcella Grim,
Larry Marvin and Kim Grim and David Harold and Linda Grim; one daughter, Anita Ann Earl;
six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Burial August 24, 2002 in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2002 ** IRENE PATTERSON WELLS FELIX, 83, of
Huntington, W.Va., at Heritage Manor. Born August 8, 1919, in Wayne County, W.Va., a
daughter of the late Link and Emma Ferro Patterson. Preceded in death by her first
husband, W.W. Wells, her second husband, John Felix and a daughter, Madonna Blanton.
Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert W. and Judy Wells, Keith
Wells, Stephen and Donna Wells; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Marlene Kitchen,
Sally and Alvis Maynard, Alice Milum, Evelyn and Jack Webb, and Vera and Elijah Napier; 29
grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, George Patterson and Link
Patterson Jr. Burial August 25, 2002 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova,
W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 22, 2002 ** THE REV. JOHN D. STEPHENS, 86, of
Lavalette, W. Va, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 15, 1915, in Mount
Sterling, Ky., a son of the late Marshall Stephens and Pearl Berry. Preceded in death by
his first wife, Amanda Mae Poe Stephens; a daughter, Linda Belle Slice and a
granddaughter, Debra Ann Shephard. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Martin Stephens;
two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve L. and Rosalie Stephens and John Paul and Nancy
Stephens; three daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara Ann and Clifford Shephard, Betty and
Paul Marshall and Mary and Clifford Jones; 17 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren; three
brothers and two sisters-in-law, Wolford Elmo Stephens, Lovell and Jo Ann Stephens and
William "Billy" and Jean Stephens. Burial August 24, 2002 in Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 22, 2002 ** MS. ANNA LOU "TOO TOO" BOOTEN,
75, of Lavalette, in St Mary's Hospital. Preceded in death by her parents, Oris and Ercell
Booten, and one brother, Billy Ray Booten. Survivors include one sister, Hilda Johnson;
two devoted nephews and their spouses, David and Betty Crisel and Joe and Patsy
Crisel; two devoted nieces and their spouses, Harriet and James Adkins and Patricia and
Wilkie Pack; nine beloved great-nieces and nephews; one beloved great-great-niece and two
beloved great-great-nephews. Burial August 26, 2002 in the May's Chapel Cemetery,
Lavalette.
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DIED - AUGUST 22, 2002 ** MRS. CORA BURTON, 76, of
Huntington, at her residence. Born on August 8, 1926, in Huntington, the daughter of the
late Robert and Minnie Woodall Hodges. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles C.
Burton; stepson, Charles Allen Burton. Survivors include six sons, Charles Henry
Burton, George Franklin Burton, Robert Lee Burton, Johnnie Ray Burton, James Edward Burton
and Chester Leroy Burton; six daughters, Frances Elizabeth Mills, Cora Ann Pinson, Donna
Gail Caldwell, Eva Mae Kazee, Mary Lou Creech and Debra Sue Sanders; many grandchildren;
several great-grandchildren; one brother, Henry Hodges; and one sister, Mabel
Beckelheimer. Burial August 26, 2002 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 23, 2002 ** MICHAEL E. LEWIS, 23, of Louisa,
Ky., in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born April 25, 1979, in South Williamson,
Ky., a son of Jenny Dillon Stepp of Louisa. Survivors incluce his wife, Bonnie Jean
Johnson Lewis; one son, Nathaniel Zachariah Lewis; two sisters, Chareity Ball and Clara
Stepp; one brother, Joseph McCoy and grandparents, Robert Dillon Martha Mann Dillon.
Burial August 26, 2002 in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2002 ** FRANK W. PERRY, 66, of Wilsondale,
at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born July 22, 1936, at Verdunville, a son of the late
Jesse Perry and Edna Moore Perry. Preceded in death by his stepfather, Dallas Adkins; a
daughter, Kimberly Zions, and one sister, Evalea Pygman. Survivors include his wife, Rita
Louise Horta Perry; one daughter, Brenda Marie Spaulding and husband Kenneth; five sons,
Jesse Perry, Warren Perry and wife Phyllis, Travis Perry, Jimmy Martini and Michael
Martini; two brothers, Sherman Perry and wife Bonnie and Rodney Adkins and wife Karen; one
aunt, Eva Maynard and four grandchildren. Burial August 27, 2002 in the S.D. Copley
Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2002 ** LOIS MARJORIE MOORE, 64, of Wayne,
W.Va., in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington. Born January 13, 1938, in Wayne, W.Va., a
daughter of the late Sam and Margie Watts Hall. Preceded in death by an infant son,
Mark Moore; one sister, Louise Hall Humphreys; two brothers, Orville and Fred Hall.
Survivors include two daughters, Robin Moore Fetty and husband Harley and Makenna Moore;
four sisters, Josephine Dean, Betty Beard, Ruth Ballengee and Ernestine Ward; one brother,
Roy J. Hall; two grandchildren. Burial August 28, 2002 in Patrick Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 26, 2002 ** STELLA CLARK WATTS, 84, of Harts,
W.Va., at her home. Born April 6, 1918, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Burton and
Yzetta Clark. Preceded in death by her husband John Watts, one son, two daughters, five
sisters and one brother. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Alice and Vernon
Bradley; eight sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Grace Watts, Delbert and Bessie Watts,
Raymond and Essie Watts, Elbert and Cynthia Watts, Bill Watts, John Wayne and Lena Watts,
Willis and Brenda Watts and David and Georgia Watts; 27 grandchildren, 33
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Dollie Pack and Jane
Smith. Burial August 30, 2002 in the Watson Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2002 ** RAY FLEMING, 67, of Wilsondale, son
of the late Goodlow and Lora Fleming, at home. Burial August 30, 2002 in Fleming
Cemetery, Wilsondale.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2002 ** ELDER JAMES FERGUSON, 96, of East
Fork of Dingess, at Logan General Hospital. Born January 8, 1906, at East Fork, a
son of the late Jerry and Mary Vance Ferguson. Survivors include his wife of 69 years,
Emily Dorton Ferguson; seven daughters, Opal (Freelin) Browning, Marie Clay,
Magalina (Sid) Stroud, Earsie (Danny) Dalton, Belva (Arthur) Coburn, Cuba (Hank)
Williamson and Connie (William) Stroud; four sons, Leslie (Alma) Ferguson, Kenneth (Clara)
Ferguson, Thomas (Alice) Ferguson and Benny (Ina) Ferguson; 29 grandchildren; 31
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial August 30, 2002 in the
Ferguson Cemetery at East Fork.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2002 ** MRS. BERTHA M. NOE of
Cloverdale (OR) died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, at the age of 76. Born the daughter of
Michael and Mary (Meder) Madachy March 3. 1926, in Huntington. W. Va., she had lived in
the Closerdale area since 1993. After graduating from St. Joseph High School in West
Virginia, Bertha went to work for a major coal mining company as a secretary. She worked
there until 1959, when she married Frederick Noe. She didn’t work outside the home
again until the 1980s, when she spent five years as the curator of a museum in Lakewood,
Ohio. Bertha was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cloverdale, also
serving with the Altar Snciety. She was involved with the Kiawanda Community Center in
Pacific City, and the South County Extension. In her spare time, she was a wonderful
quilter and was quite gifted doing embroidery and needlework. She also loved to play
bridge and MahJongg. Her survivors include: her husband of 42 years, Fred Noe of
Cloverdale; children, Victoria Noe of Ballwin, Mo., Tim Noe of Lakewood, Ohio, and Michael
Noe of Ballwin, Mo.; brothers, Richard Madachy of Columbus, Ohio, and James Madachy of
Columbia, Md.; sisters, Mary Pifko of Loretto, Pa., and Frances Madachy of Pacific City.
Recitation of the Holy Rosary was Sept. 2. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in
Cloverdale, with the Mass of Christian Burial following. Those who wish may make
contributions to the American Heart Institute c/o Waud’s Funeral Home, Tillamook.
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DIED - August 28, 2002 ** DEXTER WELLMAN ADKINS, 80, of Walterboro, S.C., formerly of Wayne,
at his residence. Born in Wayne, a son of the late Boyd and Lyda Wellman Adkins.
Preceded in death by two sisters, Eloise A. Watts and Clarice Jean Ray, and one
brother, Donald G. Adkins. Survivors include his wife Fannie Crenshaw Adkins; one son,
Bobby Adkins; three daughters, Dale A. Headden, Donna A. Patton and Debbie A. White; one
brother, H.B. Adkins; one sister, Lois Hale; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Burial Saturday, August 31, 2002, in Murray Cemetery near Grover.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2002 ** NORMA DYER, 95, of Ranger,
W.Va. Born February 9, 1907, at Ranger, the daughter of the late Squire and Nora Webb.
Preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Dyer. Suvivors include five sons,
Ancil G. and wife Wavy, Curtis and wife Bobbi, Jerry and wife Vickie, Ronnie and wife Tara
and Danny and wife Laura; three daughters, Imogene and husband Troy Hatfield, Betty
Adkins, widow of Glenn Adkins and Patsy and husband Gary Davidson; 24 grandchildren,
several great-grandchildren; four brothers and sisters, Dennis Webb, Boyce Webb, Jennie
Adkins and Garnett Connell. Burial September 1, 2002 in the Sanders Cemetery,
Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2002 ** MR. CAY FRANKLIN BLANKENSHIP, 58,
of Prichard, West Virginia, in a construction accident. Born June 12, 1944, at Wayne, West
Virginia, a son of the late Hiram and Thelma Lockhart Blankenship. Survivors include his
wife of 29 years, Gail Wright Blankenship; two daughters, Deana and Nicole; two very
special grandchildren, Tenesha and Justin; five sisters, Irene Artrip, Sue Dierdorff,
Sylvia Luther, Lillian Lowe and Leota Adkins of Wayne; five brothers, James L.
Blankenship, Hiram Blankenship Jr., Ellis Blankenship, Willis Blankenship and Sidney H.
Blankenship. Burial September 1, 2002, in the Christian Cemetery, Prichard, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2002 ** RUTH ELKINS WINES, 84, of
Hurricane, formerly of Barboursville, at Branchland. Born July 18, 1918, in
Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Fred and Polly Adkins. Preceded in death by
her former husband, Scesco Elkins; three brothers, Oakley, Harold and Corbin Adkins; four
sisters, Della Adkins, Ruby Adkins, Lula Cummings and Ina Stowers. Survivors include her
husband, Arthur Wines; one brother, Fred "Coonie" Adkins. Burial September
1, 2002 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2002 ** BILLIE ADKINS BELLOMY, 78, of
Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 6, 1924, in Wayne County,
W.Va., a daughter of the late Boyd F. and Euna Gilkerson Adkins. Preceded in death by her
husband, Charles H. Bellomy; one brother, H. H. "Jack" Adkins and one sister,
Helen Ronk. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Nancy and Walt Carroll and
Barbara Bellomy; one son, Bruce Bellomy; two sisters, Eloise Staley and Tommie Johnson;
one brother, James T. Adkins; and three grandchildren. Burial September 2, 2002 in
Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - August 30, 2002 ** MARY LOU THOMPSON McKINSTER, 90, of Louisa, Ky., at the J.J. Jordan
Geriatric Center in Louisa. Born August 17, 1912, the eldest daughter of the late John J.
and Maggie Gussler. Preceded in death by her husband, Mitchell McKinster; daughter, Liddie
Margaret Schauwecker; seven brothers and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters,
Joyce Marie Colvin and Genevieve McKinster; two sisters, Lucille Bayes and Nora G. See;
nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial Sunday,
September 1, 2002, in Yatesville Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - August 30, 2002 ** DARLENE ELIZABETH BINION DAMRON, 67, of Waverly,
Ohio, at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Ohio. Born July 5, 1934, in Oak Hill, Ohio,
a daughter of the late Roscoe and Irene Elizabeth Jones Binion. Survivors include her
husband, Wilmer Damron; a daughter, Louise Frances Damron; two sons, Randall Gene Damron
and wife Katherine Darlene and Stephen Craig Damron; three sisters, Betty Menshoue, Carol
Wireman and Ellen Payne; a brother, Edward Binion; seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. Burial Monday, September 2, 2002, in Sam Damron Cemetery in Ferguson,
W.Va.
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DIED - August 31, 2002 ** ROBERT EDWIN FLESHMAN, 74,
of Grayson, in Carter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born April 7, 1928, in
Williamson, W.Va., a son of the late Raymond Morris and Marjorie Burgess Fleshman.
Survivors include a brother, George Fleshman and wife, Rosemary; a niece, Cristina
Wickersham; and a nephew, Mark Fleshman. Burial September 3, 2002 in Elmwood Cemetery,
with Masonic Graveside Rites conducted by Wayne Lodge #18, AF and AM, of which he was a
member and Master Mason.
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DIED - August 31, 2002 ** MR. CURTIS
RAY TOLER, 57, of Lexington, N.C., in Thomasville Medical Center. Survivors include
his wife, Betty Stewart Toler; a daughter, Melissa Toler; two sons, Michael Toler and
Curtis Lee Toler; seven sisters, Lynnedda Watts, Vesta Pauley, Katrina Reeves, Debbie
Blanchard, Donna Smith, Tonya Adams and Betty Arellano; and six brothers, Tommy Toler,
Dale Adams, Arnold Adams, Alvra Adams Jr., Glen Adams and Luther Morris Adams. Burial
September 4, 2002 in Stewart Family Cemetery, East Lynn,
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