WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
These obituaries for the month of SEPTEMBER were typed by Howard Osburn.
DIED - SEPTEMBER 1, 2002 ** BOBBY
GENE CHAFFIN, 55, of Huntington, husband of Jeanette Lafon Chaffin, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Survivors incluce are one daughter, Melissa Gail Chaffin; one son,
Tony Ray Chaffin; three brothers, Roy Chaffin, Jess Chaffin and Willis Chaffin; and five
sisters, Irene Perry, Ruth Booth, Nane Blackwell, Merinda Mead and Deloris Blake. Burial
September 5, 2002 in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 1, 2002 ** DON CHAFFIN, 71, of Louisa,
widower of Mary E. Preece Chaffin, in King's Daughters Medical Center. Burial Septembver
6, 2002, in Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa, KY.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 1, 2002 ** DALE C. BERRY, 43, of Shoals
Branch Road, Wayne County, at his home. Born January 2, 1959, in Bellville, Ill., a son of
Shirley Cave Berry and the late James C. Berry. Preceded in death by a son, James D.
Berry. Survivors include two sisters, Diane Bowen Karen Mortensen; two brothers, Donald
Berry and Kevin Berry; one daughter, Paula Berry, and one stepdaughter, Rachel
Merrett.Burial September 6, 2002, in theBerry Family Cemetery on Jackson Branch Road
in Genoa.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 1, 1002 ** MRS. TENNIE MAYNARD, 84, at the
home of her son, Larry Maynard, at Lake Panasoffkee, Fla. Preceded in death by her
parents, Ab and Jessie Webb Clark, her husband, Forrest Maynard; a brother, William Henry
Clark; two brother-in-laws, Melroy Napier and F.D. Whited; half-brother, Johnny Webb;
half-sisters, Jenny Webb and Charity Clark, and two son-in-laws, Frank "Tubby"
Warren and Bernie Staley. Survivors include three sisters, Georgia Napier, Willie Ann
Whited and Mable and Leonard Cassidy; one daughter, Elsie M. Warren Staley; and son and
daughter-in-law, Larry and Kathy Maynard; four grandchildren, Grace Karen Wolverton, Kevin
Maynard, Melissa Jane Gason and Kristina Lynn Howard, and five great-grandchildren. Burial
September 5, 2002 in Edgar Maynard Cemetery on Bigh Lynn Creek in Wayne County.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 2, 2002 ** MRS. GRACIE WATTS MAYNARD, 83, of
Dunlow, W.Va., at her residence. Born June 7, 1919, in Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter
of the late French and Emma Scott Watts. Preceding her in death were three husbands, Jay
Pinson, Albert Sias and Youngea B. Maynard; one daughter, Georgia Ann Shreve; two sons,
James Alvis Pinson and Mont Sias, and seven brothers, Fred, Everett, Harvey, Albert, Mont,
Raymond and Paul Watts. Survivors include four daughters, Mary Alice Copley, Dakota
Copley, Effie Mae Rakes, W.Va., and Jayetta McCloud; five Sons, Harley Pinson, Johnny
Pinson, Tony Pinson, Freddie Sias and Ira Pinson; three sisters, Hester Christian, Sarah
Miller and Mittie Law; one brother, Elisha Watts. Burial September 5, 2002 at Cox
Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 ** JAMES R. OSBURN, 62, of Ona, in
St. Mary's Hospital. Born December 31, 1939, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the
late Norman B. Osburn and Mabel Smith Osburn. Survivors include his wife, Carolene Osburn;
a daughter and son-in-law, Lana Osburn Gillette and Philip Gillette; a stepdaughter, Jamie
Stein and husband Mark Stein; a son, James R. Osburn Jr.; a stepson, Greg Anderson and
wife Alison Anderson; six grandchildren, Ashton Gillette, Taylor Gillette, Shannon Osburn,
Nicholas Stein, Jacob Stein and Alex Anderson; and a sister, Nancy Insco. Burial September
10, 2002, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 ** ALGIE C. WILSON, 80, of Kenova,
W.Va., at his home. Born September 18, 1921, in Athens, Alabama, a son of the late Algie
C. and Nellie Norton Wilson. Preceded in death by a son, Billy Jack Banfield and a sister,
Gertrude Namin. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Cremeans Wilson; three daughters:
Sharon Marie Wilson, Starr Fay Wilson and Sharon Kay Gilkerson; two sons: Pritchard
Banfield and Bruce E. Wilson; three sisters: Lavonia Lambert, Kathleen Bachorek and
Cleo Delorme. Burial September 6, 2002, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 ** SHERMAN BAISDEN JR, 52, of
Dingess, at home. Burial September 7, 2002, in Baisden Family Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 ** MRS. ALBERTA FAYE HARMON MARSHALL,
59, of Prichard, W.Va., at her residence. Born March 13, 1943, in Prichard, a
daugher of the late Jerry and Nellie Craft Harmon. Preceded in death by her husband,
Wilburn Marshall. Survivors include two daughters, Karen Lavender and husband Brian and
Sharon Buntin and husband Wallace; a son, Wilburn Marshall and wife Monica; four sisters,
Viola Welch, Mary McSorley, Irene Freeman and Linda Vance; three brothers, Jerry Harmon
Jr., William Harmon and James Harmon; nine grandchildren, Kevin Miller, Jerry
Marshall, Amrber Lavender, Austin Marshall, Bryan Lavender, Cody Marshall, Autumn
Lavender, Justin Marshall and Kayla Kedziora. Burial September 6, 2002 in Hatten Cemetery
in Prichard.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 ** AMY MAY HARTLEY FRALEY, 82, of
Fort Gay, W.Va., at her Tabors Creek. Born February 27, 1920, the daughter of Frederick
Wilson Hartley and Florence Lowe Hartley Cook. Preceded in death by her husband Don and
daughter Delores Martin; three brothers, Charles Hartley, Richard Cook and Salathiel Cook;
three sisters, Bernice and Sylvia Cook and Dorothy Peachy. Survivors include a son, Fred
Fraley ; special daughter-in-law Tennie Fraley; two daughters, Betty Townsend (Dennis) and
Barbara Mauldin (Jim); a sister, Marguerite Brown; sisters-in-law Emma Hartley, Kathryn
Fraley and Edna Leverette; brother-in-law John Fraley; six grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren. Burial September 7, 2002, in the
Hickory Hill Cemetery, Route 1, Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 ** MRS. EVELYN LUCILLE ROSE KELLERMAN,
92, of Florida, formerly of Kenova, widow of Joseph Kellerman, in Winter Haven Hospital,
Florida. Survivors include one son, James A. Craig; two brothers, Walter C. Rose Jr. and
Vernon F. Rose and one sister, Dorothy J. Seldomridge. Burial September 10, 2002, in
Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 ** ESTHER MAE THOMPSON MILLER, 74,
of Barboursville, W., Va., at her residence. Born Dec. 19, 1927, in Wayne, W.Va.,
the daughter of the late Norman and Maggie Stephens Thompson. Preceded in death by her
husband, Ara Miller; one son, Jimmy Miller; one brother, Clyde Thompson. Survivors include
one daughter, Debra Mays and her husband Wendell; one son, Charles Miller; three sisters,
Norma Clay, Jean Spence and Doris Thompson; two daughters-in-law, Edie Miller and Sue
Miller; five grandchildren, Kimberly Dawn Miller, Chris Mays, Dana Miller, David Miller
and Aaron Thompson. Burial September 7, 2002, in the Community Memorial Gardens,
Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 ** ONA BELLE SIMPKINS PERRY, 87, of
Route 1, East Lynn, Va., at St.
Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born July 5, 1915, at East Lynn, W.Va, a
daughter of the late William Henry and Annie Mary Sanders Simpkins. Preceded in death by a
son, Eugene Thomas Perry; brothers Oscar Taylor, Henry Burgess and Noah Milton Simpkins;
and sisters, Florida Ernestine and Ernie Lee Simpkins. Survivors include her husband of 68
years, Alvin Perry; four sons and daughters-in-law, Eldreth Buddy and Olive Perry, Eldon
and Ilena Perry, Noah and Louise Perry, and Henry Douglas and Ann Perry; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Ella and Harold Poindexter and Erna Lee and Corney Lett; daughter-in-law
Lytia Perry; two sisters, Delsa Langhurst and Ona's special sister Ella Johnson and her
husband Jeff; sister-in-law Ida Adkins; 16 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild. Burial September 8, 2002, in the Alvin Perry Farm
Cemetery, Route 1, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 6, 2002 ** MRS. INEZ THACKER EATON, of
Chesapeake, Ohio. Born in Chesapeake, Ohio, a daughter of the late Isaac and Emma
Ashworth Thacker. Preceded in death by her husband, John B. Eaton; two brothers, Fred
Thacker and Berkley Thacker; and one sister, Garnet Whitley. Survivors include her
daughters and sons-in-law, Emma Belle Sheets and Harold Sheets, Carolyn Eaton Smith and
Johnna Jean Jones and Ernest Jones; five grandchildren, John Scott Smith, Ronald G. Smith,
Gregory E. Jones, Scott K. Sheets and Jill Sheets Killgore; 10 great-grandchildren, Ryan
Smith, Jason Smith, Jeremy Smith, David Smith, Leslie Smith, Gary Smith, Joshua Jones,
Caleb Jones, Sean Kilgore and Austin Kilgore; one brother and sister-in-law, George and
Carol Thacker; a sister-in-law, Gertrude Thacker. Burial September 10, 2002,
in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 6, 2002 ** ALICE MILLER ROBERTSON MAYSE, 96,
of Scottown, Ohio, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Born April 7,
1906, a daughter of the late James and Fannie McCloud. She was preceded in death by
three husbands, Sampford Miller, Freelin Robertson and Harry Mayse; three daughters,
Fannie Sue Robertson, Mary Francis Robertson and Evelyn Fay Bentley and a son, Enslow
Miller. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, James and Lorraine Miller,
Freelin and Marjorie Robertson and Monroe and Tina Miller; four daughters and two
sons-in-law, Helen Gillispie, Edith and Jerry Weed, Doris Marcum and Liddie and Dick
Moniz; two stepdaughters, Ida Bell McQuaid and Mabel Damron. Burial September 8,
2002, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 7, 2002 ** OPAL ROBERTSON NAPIER, 89, of
Huntington, W.Va. Born February 7, 1913, a daughter of the late Willie and Sally
Smith Robertson. Preceded in death by her husband, Lark Napier; a son, William J. Napier;
and four brothers, Ralph, Arvel, Earl and Albert Robertson. Survivors include two
daughters and sons-in-law, Libby and Ferrell Irby and Eleanor and Carroll Floyd; three
sons and daughters-in-law, Lark Napier Jr. and Phyllis Napierlorida. ervices will be
conducted Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 2 p.m. at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Rev.
Gregory Irby, grandson, of St. Charles, Mo. Music will be provided by great-grandchildren,
Rachel and Gregory Irby. Burial will follow in the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne,
W.Va. Grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 7, 2002 ** ADA OSBORNE, 84, of Ona, W. Va.,
at her residence. Born Feb. 21, 1918, in Cabell County, W.Va, a daughter of the late
Lowell and Bessie France Carter. Preceded in death by her husband, John Osborne and two
sisters, Dorothy Doddridge and Muriel Hedrick Chapman. Survivors include one daughter,
Judie Hicks; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Linda Osborne Gary and Juanita
Osborne; four grandsons, Bane Hicks, Todd Osborne, Kevin Osborne and Allen Osborne; one
granddaughter, Erin Osborne; and one great-granddaughter, Chelsie Hicks. Burial September
9, 2002 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 7, 2002 ** ROY McCLOUD, Jr., 35, of
Huntington. Born July 30, 1967, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Freda (Marshall) Dorlon and
Roy McCloud Sr. Preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eustace
Marshall, and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John McCloud. Survivors include his
parents, his stepmother, Wanzella McCloud; one daughter and son-in-law, Leanna and Joey
Adkins; one brother and sister-in-law, Joey and Shawnda McCloud; two sisters and
brothers-in-law, April and John Hammond and Barbara and Allen Brock. Burial September 10,
2002, in the McCloud Cemetery in Genoa, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 8, 2002 ** IRENE HANNA, of Albany, GA,
formerly of St. Albans, W. Va., at her residence. Preceded in death by her husband,
William F. Hanna. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Wayne Prince
Nancy and Ron Fowlke; a brother, Jack Osburn of Huntington; nine grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren. Burial September 12, 2002, at Cunningham Memorial Park in St.
Albans. (Irene was the daughter of Charles Walker & Mary Etta (Pratt) Osburn of
Wayne County. Ed)
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 ** MARGARET CAROLINE OSBURN, 88, of
Huntington, W.Va., widow of Jennings Curtis Osburn, in St. Mary's Hospital. Born Oct. 4,
1913, in Nebraska City, Neb., a daughter of the late Nicholas and Teresa Lutz Schnitzer.
Preceded in death by two brothers, her twin, Mark Joseph Schnitzer and Jerome Valentine
Schnitzer. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Dixie and Glen Adkins; two sons
and daughter-in-law, Harry W. and Donna Osburn and Larry D. and Bea Osburn of; five
grandchildren, Mark and Jeffrey Osburn, Steven Adkins, Beth Rowse, and Theresa Rogers;
four great-grandchildren, Maxwell Jennings Rowse, Julia Rowse, Luke Rogers and Savannah
Osburn; and a sister, Dorothy Bayne. Burial September 13, 2002 in Crook Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 ** DOROTHY M. HOBACK, 83, of
Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Hospital. born August 18, 1919 in Kenova, W.Va. a
daughter of the late Charles O. and Fay Christian Turner. Preceded in death by her
husband, Livingston "L. M." Hoback and one son, Charles William Hoback.
Survivors include three daughters and one son-in law: Arlene and James Lilly, Brenda
Hoback and Deborah Hoback; one son, John Hoback; two sisters: Geraldine Tait and Alberta
Key; two brothers John Turner and Jack Turner.; two grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. Burial September 13, 2002, at Dock's Creek Cemetery in Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 ** JOEL TRAVIS MAYNARD, 17, of
Pnichard, W.Va., , at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 25, 1984, in
Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by a brother, Shane Michael Mathis, and his maternal
great-grandmother, Frances Abbett. Survivors include his mother, Laura Abbett Spears; his
adopted father, Steven A. Maynard II; his stepfather, Larry Spears; a brother, Justin
Andrew Maynard ; a half brother, Jeremy Dale Mathis; his maternal grandmother, Patricia
Davis; his maternal grandfather, James H. Davis; two aunts, Melissa R. Davis and Rebecca
A. Davis, and three cousins, Gregory D. Davis, Kaeli Hollingsworth and Maranda
Hollingsworth. Burial September 15, 2002 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 ** SILVA MAYNARD FRASHER,
96, formerly of Fort Gay, W.Va., in Heritage Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born September 24,
1905, in Clifford, Ky., the daughter of the late Dan and Minnie Simpkins Maynard. Preceded
in death by her husband, Clyde L. Frasher, and grandson David Pratt. Survived by her
daughter, Leta R. Pratt and her husband Jim; two sisters, Mrs. Macil Cyrus and Millie
Carr; one granddaughter, Loni Finley and her husband Jim; and three great-grandsons, Clay,
Ben and Carter Finley. end and caregiver Racine Emery. Burial September 13, 2002 in the
Greenlawn Cemetery at Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 ** ONA KINGERY, 86, of Lavalette.
Born May 14, 1916, in Madison, W.Va., a son of the late Harrison and Weitha (Adkins)
Kingery. Preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Virginia (May) Kingery. Survivors
include one daughter and son-in-law, Billie Jo and James Spradlin; one son, Albert
Kingery; three grandsons, Jimmy and his wife Arlee Spradlin, Michael Spradlin and Shawn
Kingery; one great-granddaughter, Alexander Spradlin and one sister Dorothy Clark.
Burial September 14, 2002, in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 ** MR. ROY "BUCK" SPENCE,
75, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Huntington, in St. Mary's Hospital. Born March
10, 1927, in Logan County, W.Va., a son of the late William J. and Cynthia Caldwell
Spence. Preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Marie Spence; one brother, Robert Spence; and
three sisters, Bessie Billay, Rose Napier and Gertha Mae Haynes. Survivors include two
brothers, Frank Spence and William Howard Spence; two sisters, Mildred Moon and Lucreda
New. Huntington, and several nieces and nephews. Burial September 14, 2002 in Community
Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 ** RAY HAMILTON, 93, of 310 Moore
St., Louisa, Ky. Born October 5, 1908, in Ophir, Ky., a son of Benjamin Franklin Hamilton
and Versie Cantrell Hamilton. Preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine Johnson Hamilton, in
1991. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ruth Hewitt and Lauretta Caldwell; three sons,
Don Hamilton, Gary Hamilton and Mike Cavins. Burial September 14, 2002 in Greenlawn
Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 ** JUANITA A. PARSLEY, 81, of
Kenova. She was the daughter of the late Samuel R. and Lillian I. Henderson.
Preceded in death by her husband, Kearney A. Parsley; one brother, Charles Ray
Henderson. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Linda Kay and Roger D. Hamilton;
granddaughter and her husband, Drs. Juli A. and Adam C. Swolsky and
great-granddaughter, Caroline. Burial September 14, 2002, in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova,
W. VA.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 ** GARLAND C. FRASHER, 92,of
Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. Born March 20, 1910, in
Fort Gay, W.Va., a son of the late Allen and Maud Capehart Frasher. Preceded in death by a
brother Norville A. Frasher and a sister Mary Helen Frasher. Burial September 14, 2002, in
Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 ** The REV. THOMAS WOODROW PINSON,
87, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born October 16, 1914, in Stiltner,
W.Va, a son of the late Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Stapleton Pinson. Preceded in death
by his brother, William J. Pinson. Survivors include his loving wife, Marjorie Stephens
Pinson; three daughters, Mary Jane Reynolds and her husband Robert G., Deanna
Sidenstricker and her husband Richard and Doris Murray and her husband Roger; one son,
Gerald Pinson and his wife Phyllis; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Burial
September 15, 2002 in Stephens Family Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 ** NETTIE ADAMS,79, of Logan, widow
of Musco Adams, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, in Logan Park Nursing Care Center. Burial
September 17, 2002, in Adams Cemetery, Mud Fork, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 ** RUTH I. LAMPERT, 97, of Fort
Gay, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 7, 1905, in Youngwood, Pa., a daughter
of the late Martin Samuel Hey and Annie K. Hill Hey. Peceded in death by her husband,
Claude Palmer Lampert, in 1987. Survivors include five daughters, Dorothy Mae Tucker,
Delores Ann Bartram, Dorene Grace Winn, Doretta Faye Huff and Dovis Jocelyn Johns; five
sons, Donald Wesley Lampert, Doyle Ray Lampert, Douglas Martin Lampert, Dorwin Samuel
Lampert and Darrell Oden Lampert; 29 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and seven
great-great-grandchildren. Burial September 17, 2002 in the Fort Gay Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 ** JOSEPH G. STEELE, 87, of
Huntington, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born Sept 28, 1914, in
Phillipsburg, Penn., a son of the late Walter and Sarah Fitch Steele. Preceded in death by
three brothers and one sister. Survivors include two nieces and two nephews, including
Deborah Finley, whom he raised. Burial September 16, 2002, in Hillcrest
Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 ** BASIL HATFIELD, 90, of Kenova,
W.Va., in St Mary's Hospital. Born December 10, 1911, in Davy, W.Va., a son of the
late Jasper and Mintie Hatfield. Preceded in death by his twin brother, Oscar Hatfield;
brothers, Junior Hatfield and Marvin Hatfield; and two sisters, Claudia Chambers and Elsie
Parsley. Survivors include Libby and Frank McCall; Donise Howe; Ezella Martino; Lynn and
John Cormey; Lisa and Danny Cornwell; several nieces and nephews, Nancy Dean, Phyllis
JarrelI, Larry Hatfield, Ronnie Hatfield and David Hatfield, a special nephew, Freddie
Hatfield; grandchildren, Charlotte Cormey, Brian and Joslyn Cornwell, Kerri and Clinton
Smith and Whitney Cornwell; and great-grandchildren, Tre' Cornwell, Emma Cornwell and
Kohde Smith. Burial September 16, 2002 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2002 ** MARGARET ELAINE McCOY, 81, of
Lavalette, W.Va. in Wayne Continuous Care Center. born February 17, 1921, in
Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles Robert and Margaret Sarah
McCleod Sheline. Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel J. McCoy; a grandson, Samuel E.
McCoy; a brother, Charles C. Sheline; and a sister, Mary Alice Sheline Knight. Survivors
include a special niece, Nancy Young; a sister-in-law, Mary Catherine Williams. Burial
September 16, 2002, in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2002 ** LORENA NIX, 70, of Louisa, Ky.
Born December 22, 1931, in Nolan, W,Va., a daughter of the late Pete Kelly Dowden and
Martha Edith Davis. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry Norman Nix; two daughters,
Linda Thomas and Kandi Brumfield; two sons, Kelly Nix and J.R. Nix. Survivors include four
sisters, Muriel Nix, Beth Fraley, Bonnie Fry and Connie Martin; one brother, Ray Dowden;
11 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Burial September 18, 2002 in the
Robertson Family Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2002 ** JOHN ALLEN JORDAN, 66, of
Louisa, Ky., J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa. Born June 26, 1936, in Ellen, Ky., a
son of the late Charley and Virgie Liming Jordan. Preceded in death by one brother,
Earl Jordan. Survivors include many nieces and nephews. Burial September 18,
2002, in the Leadman-Evans Cemetery in Cherokee, KY.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 ** LAWRENCE GOBLE FINLEY, 79, of
Lavalette, at home. Born February 23, 1923, in Stiltner, W.Va., a son of the late Soney
Finley and Daisy Fry Ross. Preceded in death by his wife, Dosha Frances (Ward) Finley; one
daughter, Sharon Prichard; two grandchildren, Josey Prichard and Cassandra Prichard; two
brothers, Laurel Finley and Youngea Finley; and one sister, Lois Frasher. Survivors
include four sisters and two brothers in-law, Agnes Faye Smith, Alela Hogan, Emogene
Kenneth Ayer and June and Bob Frasher; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Charles
Finley, Julius and Rosalee Finley, Newman and Charlene Finley, Glen and Myrtle Finley;
three daughters and sons-in-law, Ginger and Butch Maynard, with whom he made his home,
Connie and Doug Booten and Donna and Rodney Buchanan; 12 grandchildren, Larry Booten,
JoAnn Porter, James Booten, Steven Booten, Tammy Lynn Shipley, Jeffrey Maynard, Johnny
Maynard, Joseph Buchanan, Ronnie Buchanan, Jason Buchanan, Chris Buchanan and Jessica
Prichard; eight great-grandchildren, Ashley Porter, Corey Steven Booten, Morgan Frances
Booten, Autumn Paige Booten, Reagan Emily Booten, Annie Buchanan, Christian Buchanan and
Jacob Buchanan. Burial September 18, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 ** ROBERT "COBB" MCFANN SR.,
70, of Lavalette, at Cabell Huntington Hospital Emergency Room. Born September 1, 1932, in
Ceredo, W.Va., a son of the late Edward and Blanche Webb McFann. Preceded in death by a
sister and four brothers. Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Geesey, Joy McFann and
Jackie McFann; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Edward Lee McFann, Rob and Laura McFann
and Walter McFann; a sister, Edna Cornwell of Ceredo; and 12 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren. Burial September 19, 2002 in the McKee McFann Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 ** ISAAC MARION SPENCE JR., 81, of
LaBelle, Fla., in LaBelle. Born August 24, 1921, at Ceredo, W.Va, to Isaac Marion
Spence Sr., and Arietta M. Lowe Spence. Preceded in death by his wife, Anna Jo Spence and
daughter, Nancy Jones. Survivors include his daughter, Vicki Chipman; sister, Wanda
Masterson and five grandchildren, Tommy Chipman, Sally Chipman, Kern Davies, Bryan Jones
and Kelly Jones. Burial in Fort Myers Memory Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 ** JoANN THOMPSON VEST, 67, of
Flatwoods, Ky., at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Born March 7, 1935, in Wayne County,
W.Va., a daughter of Clarence and Dorothy Thompson. Preceded in death by her father
and her older son, Jeffery L. Vest. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, David; her
mother Dorothy; a daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Larry Wright; a son and
daughter-in-law, David and Janet Vest; daughter-in-law Sharon Gibbs; sisters Janet Abrams
and Jean Smith; six grandchildren. Burial September 20, 2002, in Hillcrest Cemetery
in Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 ** DAVID LEE MARCUM, 53, of Dunlow,
in Charleston Area Medical Center. Born September 24, 1948, in Dunlow, a son of the late
Teller Jackson and Irene (Parker) Marcum. Preceded in death by three sisters, Louise
Burdette, Wilma Lee Marcum and May Elizabeth Marcum, and one brother, Teller Jackson
Marcum Jr. Survivors include three sisters, Mary Virginia Gillenwater, Gracie Jenkins and
Margaret Loraine Cipan and husband Charles; four brothers, Joseph M. Marcum, Samuel Harvey
Marcum and wife Pearl, James Monroe Marcum and Henry Jennings Marcum. Burial
September 21, 2002, in the Marcum Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 ** WOODROW ADKINS, 85, of
Kiahsville, in Cabell Huntington, Hospital. Born December 28, 1916, in Wayne County,
W.Va., a son of the late Tom Alve and Georgia (Wiley) Adkins. Preceded in death by four
half-brothers, Wade Queen, Homer Cox, Lucian Cox and Sylvester Cox. Survivors include one
son, Billy Jack Maynard and wife Dorothy; one sister, Dina Clark Janitelli. and
several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Burial September 19, 2002, in the Ross Cemetery
in Kiahsville.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 21, 2002 ** NINA MARIE ARAMBASICK (DILLON),
75, of 2278 Kenmore Ave., Warren, Ohio, in St. Joseph's Health Center. Born December
23, 1926, at Webb, a daughter of the late Chriss Dillon and Vada Brumfield. Preceded in
death by one son, Pete Arambasick; three brothers, Roy, Fred and William Dillon, and three
sisters, Adeline Dillon, Mary Price and Freda Blevins. Survivors include two sons, Larry
Arambasick and Dan Arambasick; two daughters, Evelyn Arambasick and Cheryl Berger; six
grandchildren and one granddaughter-in-law; eight sisters, Barbara Sansom, Yvonne Luther,
Elizabeth Dillon, Ruby Vinson, Dixie Marcum, June Bowen, Regina Stamper and Shirlene
Hardwick; three brothers, Chriss Dillon, Charles Dillon and Gary Dillon; and stepmother,
Mrs. Pauline Dillon of Prichard. Burial September 24, 2002, in Pineview Memorial
Park in Warren.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 21, 2002 ** MR. BENJAMON STEVENS, 77, of
Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., in the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Huntington. Born April 30, 1925, in Wayne, the son of the late William and
Ida Adkins Stephens. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Gwendoline Smith Stevens; one
son, Lucian Earl Stevens and wife Jill; three daughters, Judy Williamson and husband
Jerry, Lynette Robinson and husband Jack and Annette Stevens-Napier and husband Frank;
five grandchildren, Jennifer Leigh Pomeroy, Kendra Michelle Black, Janna Faye Mills,
Michael Joseph Brooks and Zachary Benjamin Stevens; four great-grandchildren, Drew Mills,
Jerris and Benjamin Pomeroy and Christopher Toren Black; two sisters, Oma Mcsweeney and
Shelby Cline; and six brothers, Harold, Kenneth, Delano, Claude and Dennis Stephens.
Burial September 23, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 22, 2002 ** ROXIE DALE GOODWIN LESHER, 83,
of Route 1, Kiahsville, at her home. Born January 7, 1919, in Rowan County, a daughter of
the late Otmer and Jane Samples Goodwin. Preceded in death by her husband, Cary E. Lesher;
stepmother, Ellen Goodwin; one son, David E. Lesher; seven brothers, Otto Goodwin, Frank
Goodwin, Ralph Goodwin, Bill Goodwin, Danny Joe Goodwin, Earl Goodwin and Wateman Goodwin,
and one sister, Attie Butcher. Survivors include five sons, Gerald W. Lesher, Robert E.
Lesher, Billy Ray Lesher, Jessie D. Lesher and Melvin D. Lusher; three daughters, Patricia
C. Adkins, Linda J. Wallen, MO. and Susan L. Kenfield; five sisters; three brothers; 35
grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Burial
September 24, 2002, in Clendenin.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 ** WILLIAM THACKER. JR., 77, of
Proctorville, Ohio, husband of Octovene Fry Thacker, at his residence. Born December 4,
1924, in Cabell County, a son of the late Willie Albert and Victoria Robinson Thacker.
Preceded in death by an infant brother. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law,
Randall Stephen and Rita Thacker; two granddaughters, Sharon Kay Campbell and Amber R.
Lancaster; a grandson, Joshua Randall Thacker; three great-grandchildren, and a special
niece and nephew Brenda and David McComas. Burial September 26, 2002, in Spring Valley
Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 ** CARSON PUSKAS, 54, of East Lynn,
in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington. Born September 19, 1949, in Logan, a son of
the late Gazle and Alberta (Isaacs) Puskas. Preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry and
Ronnie Puskas. Survivors include three daughters, Krisie Lenn Meade and husband Greg, Jodi
Marie Puskas and Ashley Nicole Puskas; one son, Carl Evan Puskas and wife Misty Dawn; and
one stepson, Christopher Scott Clark; three sisters, Violet Ross and husband Carly, Pearl
Ross and Leona Mae Muncy; six brothers, Earl Puskas and wife Elaine, Gazel Puskas and wife
Virginia, Donald Gene Puskas and wife Mary Ruth, Lonnie Puskas, Mack Allen Puskas and wife
Clara and Ricky Lee Puskas; six grandchildren, Stephanie, Mark, Cassie, Kayla, Joseph and
Tatum; fiance, Cindy Louise Cremeans. Burial September 27, 2002, in Community
Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 ** MARY E. ADKINS NAPIER, 70, of
Huntington, in Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington. Born August 13, 1932, in Rush,
Ky., a daughter of the late Charlie and Minnie Sammons Adkins. Survivors include her
husband, Herbert Napier; three sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Carolyn Napier, Danny
and Vickie Napier and Terry and Laura Napier; two sisters, Pauline Slaybough and Jenny
Smith; two brothers, Harry Adkins and Dow Adkins; eight grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren. Burial September 28, 2002, in Hatten-Newman Cemetery near
Prichard.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 ** ELIZABETH "ARLENE" MASSIE
CASSELL, 61, of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born June 21, 1941, in
Kentucky, a daughter of the late William and Macel Dorsey Massie. She is survived by one
daughter, Mary Beth Cassell; one grandson, William John Smith; one brother, David A.
Massie. a special little friend, Tiffany Nicole Rife of Kenova; and several loving
friends. Burial September 27, 2002, in the Bean Family Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 ** CHARLEY JOHNSON NAPIER Sr., 79,
of Hamlin, at his residence. Born January 3, 1923, in East Lynn, the son of the late James
Pate "Blacksmith" and Dollie (Mathis) Napier. Preceded in death by two brothers,
Oscar and Allen Napier, and one nephew, Ernest James Smith. Survivors include his wife,
Helen F. (Adkins) Napier; two daughters, Gail Brozek and husband Steve and Sandra
Alderman; one son, Charley J. Napier Jr., and two sisters, Juanita Smith Wantz Doris Jean
Dial. Burial September 28, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne, with military
graveside rites being conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1064 of Huntington.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 ** ALLEN THOMAS ROSS, 84, of Wayne,
in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington. Born June 22, 1918, in Wayne County, a son of the
late Cumberland Cleveland and Mary Ann Wooten Ross. Preceded in death by his wife, Mary
Alice Frasher Ross; two sisters, Lena Ramey and Virginia Alice Stiltner, and three
brothers, Jim, Wetzel and Dennie Ross. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Ann Frisby;
three sons, Wilburn Thomas Ross, Martin Bruce Ross and wife, Atie Bloom-Ross and Jerry
Glenn Ross and wife Cindy; a sister, Minerva Scott; three brothers, Alva Ross, Earl
"Pug" Ross and wife Cuba and Emmitt Ross and wife Ona; 12 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren. Burial September 28, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 ** REV. HARRY CLIFFORD CHRISTIAN,
82, of Kenova, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 8, 1919, in Wayne County, a
son of the late C.B. and Cora Riggs Christian. Preceded in death by a sister,
Lorraine Roberts; a brother, Chester Christian, and a grandson, Tony Christian. Survivors
include his wife of 62 years, Mae Hollingsworth Christian; a daughter, Yvonne Canterbury
and husband Jim; a son, Dale Christian and wife Becky; two grandchildren, Marty Christian
and wife Mindy and Alicia Canterbury; two great-grandchildren, Carly and Conor Christian.
Burial September 29, 2002, in Bean Cemetery on Gragston Creek Road.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 ** ROBERT H. FRASHER, 79, in
Orlando, Fla. Born on February 20, 1923, in the coal fields of Logan County, a son of the
late Garland Frasher (1989) and Leaffy (Morrison) Frasher (1981). Preceded in death by a
sister, Eula Whittaker, and his grandparents, A.J. Frasher and Vicy Adkins Frasher and
Harrison Morrison and Victoria (Ross) Morrison (later Frasher). Survivors include his wife
of nearly 57 years, Wanda Lee (Mixon) Frasher, and a son, Gary Wayne Frasher; three
brothers and their families, Donald R. Frasher (Gertrude, deceased), Garland Frasher, Jr.
(Beth Ann) and John Paul Frasher (Virginia); and two sisters and their families, Helen
Bash (Gorman, deceased) and Thursy Baker (Cebern); brothers-in-law and families, Bruce
Whittaker (Connie; Eula, deceased), Dean Mixon (Mickie), Jerry Mixon (Dorothy), Kenny
Mixon and George Mixon (Donna); sisters-in-law and families, Patricia R. Mixon and Hulda
Tucker (John). Burial and graveside services, including military honor guard rifle salute
and taps, , October 2, 2002, at the A. J. Frasher Family Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 ** MANFORD RAY CALDWELL, 66, of
South Point, Ohio, formerly of Kenova, W.Va, at his residence. Born February 8,
1936, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Bogar and Eula Parsley Caldwell. Survivors
include his wife, Althea Rae Estey Caldwell; one daughter, Andrea Lynn Malone; two sons,
Michael Ray Caldwell and David Ray Caldwell; four sisters, Emogene Brumfield, Wanda June
Kennedy, Barbara Ruth Cole and Judy Roy; four brothers, Howard Caldwell, Theodore
Caldwell, Bob Caldwell and Bogar K. "Butch" Caldwell of Ashland, Ky.; five
grandchildren, Aaron, Summer, LeAnna, Kyle and Jocelyn. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27, 2002 at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova, W. Va. Burial September 28,
2002, in Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 ** CLYDE COPLEY, 41, of Union City,
Tenn., formerly of Ceredo, died September 27, 2002, in Jackson-Madison County Hospital,
Tenn. Survivors include his wife, Susan May Copley; his parents, Latt Copley and Carol Sue
Copley; a daughter, Leigh Ann Copley; and two brothers, Jeff Green and James Green.
of King George, W.Va. Private services will be conducted at a later date.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 ** FRANCES JEANETTE FINK, 81, widow
of Walter Bryon Fink and lifelong resident of Ceredo, W.Va. Born August 19, 1921, in
Ceredo, a daughter of the late James and Letha Walker Bowen. Preceded in death by four
sisters, Gladys McComas, Helen Stewart, Ruth Sanks and Alta Ray and three brothers, Paul
Bowen, Ernest Bowen and James Bowen. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law,
Stanley and Arisba Fink; two daughters and sons-in-law, Alice and Stephen Lamb and Annette
and Mick Bishop; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Nellie and John Pannell and Era Bush;
one brother and two sisters-in-law, Earl and Katherine Bowen and Velma Bowen; six
grandchildren, Tony Fink, Mike Fink and his wife Terry, Paul Lamb, Katie Lamb,
Philip Lamb and Elizabeth Anne "Beth Anne" Bishop; two step-grandchildren, Cara
Doss and Carisa Saddler; great-grandchildren, Chad and Mindy Fink;
step-great-grandchildren, Julia Moore, Trent Doss, Troy Doss, Kenny Doss, Ryan Saddler and
Carley Saddler. Burial September 30, 2002 in the Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 28, 2002 ** EMMITT BROOKS, 28, of East Lynn,
at Ranger. Born July 11, 1974, in Huntington, a son of Bobby Ray Swim and Ruby Brooks
Workman. Preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ida Cousby and Ollie Brooks, and
paternal grandfather, William Everett Swimm. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Regina
Bauman; one daughter, Larain Kelly Brooks; two sons, Kyle Allen Bauman and Neil
Christopher Bauman; stepmother, Tina Swimm; stepfather, Tex Workman; one sister, Harriet
Brooks; one half-sister, Carla Marie Swimm; three half-brothers, Jessey Cumm, Jamie Ray
Swimm and Isaac Swimm; paternal grandmother, Esta Mae Swimm; mother-in-law, Lynette Pike;
nine aunts and 10 uncles, Maple and Eugene Wiley, Phoebe Brooks, Martha and Doug Porter,
Diana and Jerry Hughes, Carl Swimm, Charles and Tracey Swimm, James and Loretta Swimm,
Roger and Darlene Swimm, Rufus and Tonya Swimm, John Swimm, and William and Paula Swimm.
Burial October 4, 2002, in the Adkins Family Cemetery in Kiahsville.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 ** JOE RONALD DEAN, 65, of Kenova,
W.Va., at his residence. Born July 19, 1937, in Kenova, W.Va, a son of the late Oscar and
Hulda Skeans Dean. Preceded in death by a son-in-law, Michael Taylor. Survivors include
his wife, Christine Dean; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Vicki Taylor, Sue and
Richard Gillispie, Lori and Denver Nelson, Mary and Tim Marcumand Cassie Hite; one son,
Joey Hite; one sister and brother-in-law, Betty Lee and Bill Holbrook; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Hugh and Rae Dean and Dick and Pansy Dean; 11 granddaughters, Nicki,
Carissa and Tori Taylor, Sarah Miracle, Kurstie and Jordan Gillispie, Ivy and Sophie
Nelson and Mandy, Allison and Ariel Marcum; two grandsons, Ritchie Gillispie and Wayne
Marcum II; Memorial service September 30, 2002. No burial place given.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 ** JOHN HENRY SIAS, 69, of
Huntington, formerly of Logan, W.Va, in the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born May 1,
1933, at Verner ,W.Va, son of the late Jess and Brooke Kennedy Sias. Preceded in death by
two brothers, Franklin and Jesse Sias. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Mattie
Elyeen Rhodes Sias; one son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Marlene Sias; one daughter
and son-in-law, Lisa and John Gibson; two sisters, Lois Adkins and June Adkins; and three
grandchildren, Deirdra and Caleb Gibson and Chelyene Sias. Burial October 2, 2002,
at Highland Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va. Military graveside honors will be conducted
by components of the US. Air Force from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 ** MR. LACY C. SALMONS, 74, of
Crum, W.Va., in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. Born June 3, 1923, in Crum,
W.Va., a son of the late Lace and Nancy Mills Salmons. Preceding him in death were one
sister, Alma Wood, and two brothers, Randolph and Leonard Salmons. Survivors include his
wife, Elsie Waller Salmons; four sisters, Angie Preston,Verna Belle Curnutte, Mary Francis
Floyd and Opal C. Hatlestad; two brothers, Charles Salmons and Henry Salmons; six
stepchildren; 17 step-grandchildren, and 20 step-great-grandchildren. Burial October 1,
2002, in Marcum Cemetery, Crum.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 ** RONALD L TOPPINS, 54, of Harts,
W.Va., at the VA Medical Center, Huntington. Born February 21, 1948 in Harts, W.Va., a son
of Ray Toppins of Harts, W.Va., and the late Ruby Mavis Brumfield Toppins. Survivors
include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Stephen and Mart; two sisters and
brothers-in-law, Linda and Jack Capehart and Judy and Jerry Richards; a brother and
sister-in-law, Michael and Sandra Toppins; three grandchildren, Erika, Adrianna and
Andrew. Burial October 2, 2002, at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W. VA.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 ** EVERETT L. BURRELL, 94, of
Tampa, Fla., formerly of Ceredo, W.Va., at Manor Care of Carrollwood in Tampa.
Born May 1, 1908, in Superior Township, Mich., a son of the late James G. and Laura
Peterson Burrell. Preceded in death by his wife, Meryle Byard Burrell and a sister, Betty
Freedle. Survivors include one sister, Helen Lobbestael of Sebring, Fla. Burial October 4,
2002, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER ?, 2002 ** EDITH NOEL THOMPSON, 88, of
Wayne, widow of Ira Thompson, in Wayne Continuous Care Center. Burial in Montgomery
Memorial Park, London, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER ?, 2002 ** ALBERT GARRETT WILKINSON, 86, of
Wayne, brother of Carl Wilkinson, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Burial Monday, Elmwood
Cemetery, Wayne, W. VA.
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DIED - September ?, 2002 ** MATILDA JANE HACKNEY SPAULDING,
54, of Crum, widow of William Spaulding Sr., in Williamson Memorial Hospital. Funeral 1 p.
m. Tuesday at Stoney Hill United Baptist Church; burial in Spaulding Cemetery, Kermit,
W.Va.