WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
November, 2002

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These obituaries for the month of  NOVEMBER   were typed by Howard Osburn.
 

DIED - NOVEMBER 1, 2002 ** LEONA MITCHELL MOORE, 89, of Kenova, widow of Donald Moore,   in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include one daughter, Connie Farmer; one sister, Jean Lesaca and one brother, William Mitchell. Burial Nov. 5, 2002, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2002 ** RUSSELL ALLEN DICKERSON, 50, of Catlettsburg, Ky., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at his residence. Born June 9, 1952, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of Eloise McKenzie Dickerson of Kenova and the late Mack D. Dickerson. Preceded in death by one brother, Donald R. Dickerson. Survivors include his wife, Donna France Dickerson; two sisters, Elsie Kessinger and Garnett Stickler; two brothers, Homer L. Dickerson and John R. (Bobby) Dickerson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Lowell Burchett and Sherry and Gary McSorley; one son, Jayson France; eight grandchildren; several aunts, nieces and nephews. Burial November 5, 2002 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2002 ** HALCIE CAROLE LUCAS MARKINS,  of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Huntington, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Born December 25, 1913, in Ranger, W.Va., the daughter of the late William R. and Mary Sias Lucas. preceded in death by her husband Charles Melvin Markins in December, 1980; a daughter, Phyllis Jean Watts; a brother, Lloyd Lucas and a sister, Hazel Scott. Surviving are two children, a son, William "Bill" and Emma Markins and a daughter, Constance "Connie" and Larry Nicholas;   grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial Wednesday, November 6, 2002 in Enon Cemetery, Salt Rock, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2002 ** ARETTA "ETT" ADKINS, 85 of Wayne, W.Va., in Heartland of Riverview Nursing Home, South Point, Ohio. Born October 12, 1917, in Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Fisher and Tennessee (Finley) Maynard. Preceded in death by her husband, Basil Adkins; three sisters, Ollie Smith, Dollie Napier, Victoria Crowell; two brothers, Frank and Roy Maynard; two half brothers, Thomas and Winchester Marcum. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Carson and husband, Randy and Carolyn Hall and husband Edgar; two sons, James Adkins and wife, Donna, Ronnie Adkins and wife, Nancy; one stepson, Leo Adkins and wife, Eva Gay; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Burial Wednesday, November 6, 2002, in the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2002 ** BACIL COLLINS, 97, of Wayne, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 14, 1905, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late James Madison and Armilda Jane Morrison Collins. Preceded in death by his wife Delila Stevenson Collins. Survivors include one son, Donald Collins; two daughters, Flora F. Hodge and Joann Midkiff; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Burial Wednesday, November 6, 2002 in Bowen Ridge Cemetery, Cabell County, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2002 ** JERRY RAY COBURN, 60, of Barboursville, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 2, 1942, in Wayne County, a son of the late Jerry and Adah Stroud Coburn. Preceded in death by his first wife, Myrtle Coburn and an infant daughter. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Elliott Hardesty Coburn; a stepdaughter, Sherri Ritter; three stepsons, Ray Hardesty and wife Meggin, Tony Hardesty and wife Lisa and Gregory Hardesty and wife Karen; three sisters, Ann Wiley and husband Dee, Nancy Toppins and husband Tom and Sue Adkins and husband Jim; two brothers Arthur "Doc" Cuburn and wife Belva, Brady Coburn and wife Ada; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Burial Thursday, November 7, 2002 at Sol Perry Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2002 ** NOAH "CHAUNCEY" THACKER, 85, of South Point, Ohio, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 12, 1917, in Bradrick, Ohio, a son of the late Noah and Bess Blackwell Thacker.  Preceded in death by one son, David Thacker; one brother, Carl Thacker; one granddaughter, Melissa Thacker; and one nephew, Richard "Dick" Thacker. Survivors include his wife Edna McMullen Thacker; three sons and daughters-in-law, Billy M. and Betty Thacker, Joseph and Phyllis Thacker and Mark and Lisa Thacker; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Fleeta Thacker. Burial Thursday, November 7, 2002, in Rome Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2002 ** LORETTA F. NANCE BRYANT, 75, of Huntington, in Mariner Health Care of Huntington. Born March 9, 1927, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Alva and Grace Koontz Nance. Preceded in death by her husbands, Harshel Meadows, Truman Chapman and Charles Bryant. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Leonard Pauley and Patricia and Loren Morris; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Suzanne Meadows; seven grandchildren one great-granddaughter. Burial Thursday, November 7, 2002, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2002 ** RUSSELL MILLS, 57, of Carter County, Ky., formerly of East Lynn. Born December 4, 1944, in East Lynn, a son of the late Thomas W. and Haney (May) Mills. Survivors include four sisters, Ernestine Mika, Geraldine Abel, Janice Berger of and Barbara Watson, and four brothers, Ronald Mills, Harold Mills, Donald Mills and Conard Mills. Burial Friday, November 15, 2002, in Eplin Cemetery at Beech Fork.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 6, 2002 ** GORDON L. CURRY, 94, of Huntington, widower of Mattie Wood Curry, in Mariner Health Center in Huntington. Survivors include four sons, Thomas D. Curry, John E. Curry, Richard L. Curry and Ronald G. Curry; and one sister, Myrtle Barrett. Burial Friday, November 8, 2002 in Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2002 ** CLARENCE RAY "BANEY" HATFIELD SR., 59, of Ranger, W.Va.  Born Aug. 15, 1943. Survivors include his wife,   Connie Crum; a daughter and son-in-law, Tawanna Dawn Lucas and Jamie Neal; son, Clarence Ray "Brother" Hatfield; two grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Lois Williams and David; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jesse "Chub" Hatfield and Barb and Robert "Bob" Hatfield and Dorene; and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by grandparents, James L. and Nanny Cook; mother, Virginia Cook Hatfield; brother, Larry Hatfield ; and mother-in-law, Willie H. Crum. Burial November 9, 2002, in Webb Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2002 ** MAE (FRALEY) HOWARD, 64, of Columbus, Ohio.  Born on June 7, 1938, in Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter of the late George S. & Minnie Fraley. Preceded in death by one daughter, Tina Howard; sisters, Ruby and Regina Fraley; and brothers, Uzzal Fraley and Daryl "Doc" Fraley. Survivors include by her ex-husband,  Floyd Howard; sons, Tim (Dee) Howard and Ted (JoAnn) Howard; daughter, Theresa Howard; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; sister, Ann (Milford) Eagle; and brother, Eustace Mills.  Burial November 11, 2002 in Greenfield Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2002 ** RALPH EARL FERRELL, JR., 67, of Milan, Tenn., formerly of Wayne,  in Douglas Nursing Home in Milan. Born April 15, 1935, in Majestic, Ky., a son of Pauline Anselmi Ferrell of Wayne and the late Ralph Ferrell. Preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Roeber, and one brother, Douglas MacArthur Ferrell. Survivors include three sisters, Bertha Dotson, Dorothy Compton and Virginia Hall. Burial Friday, November 15, 200,  in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2002 ** RUTH McGRAW, 69, of Chesapeake, Ohio, at her residence. Born September 22, 1933, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Beecher and Alma Browning Robinson. Preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Workman and Cindy McGill. Survivors include six sisters, Estolean Fraker, Della Lucas, Schreda Longerbeam, Barbara Robinson, Jean Miller and Sharon Kessinger; one brother, Beecher Robinson Jr.; three grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Burial November 10, 2002 in Highland Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2002 ** MR. EUGENE BACKUS, 87, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Dec. 31, 1914, in Meador, W.Va., a son of Hirum and Ruth Backus. Preceded in death by his wife, Alice Backus. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Talley and husband Robert; a son, Ted Backus and wife Parlea; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Burial Nov. 9, 2002, in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2002 ** JOHN SAMUEL LOVINS, 74, of Kenova,   died Friday, November 8, 2002, at home. Survivors include his wife, Rosella Hannon Lovins; one son, Thomas Adkins; one daughter, Wanda Adkins; three brothers, Roy Lovins, Ralph Damron and Paul Damron; and four sisters, Hazel Little, Nora Finley, Eva Salmons and Nellie Maynard. Burial Monday, November 11, 1002, in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2002 ** ALVIN PERRY, 86, of Route 1, East Lynn, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born March 27, 1916, in East Lynn, W.Va., a son of the late Ira J. Perry and Sarah Ann Finley Perry. Preceded in death by his wife of more than 68 years, Ona Belle Simpkins Perry, on Sept. 5, 2002; a son, Eugene Thomas Perry; and brothers, Walter, Wetzel, Irvin and infant Marion Perry. Survivors include 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 Mae and Harold Poindexter and Erna Lee and Corney Lett; daughter-in-law, Lytia Perry; sister, Ida Mae Adkins; sisters-in-law, Delsa Langhurst and Ella Johnson; brother-in-law, Jeff Johnson; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial  Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, in Alvin Perry Farm Cemetery, Route 1, East Lynn.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2002 ** BERTHA FRASHER, 86, of Gallipolis, Ohio, at her residence. Born January 9, 1916, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late William David and Rebecca F. Bartram Akers. Preceded in death by her husband, Edward Frasher, Jr., in 1988; two sons, Dale Edward Frasher in 1957 and Larry Keith Frasher in 1983; a son-in-law, Douglas Runyan, in 1998; a brother, Arthur Akers, and three sisters, Edith Hersey, Leota Mae Akers and Edna Hooser. Survivors include four daughters, Doris Jean Runyan, Neva Janice (Marlin) Kerns,  Rebecca Jane Lewis and Rita Anne (David) Davis; three grandchildren; one sister, Virginia (Johnny) Wellman; one brother, Lawrence Akers. Burial Tuesday, November 12, 2002, in the Salem Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 2002 ** ESTHER HENSLEY, 59, of Proctorville, widow of Franklin D. Hensley, at home. Born Dec. 15, 1942, in Harts, W.Va., a daughter of the late Kale and Eva Browning. Survivors include one son, Stan Hensley; one stepson, Franklin Wayne Good; three daughters, Pam Adkins, Michelle Thomas and Patrinia Adkins; two sisters, Barbara Dalton and Mary Cox; and nine grandchildren. Burial Nov. 12, 2002, Hensley Family Cemetery, Chapmanville, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2002 ** VIRGINIA DARE ADKINS, 83, of Branchland, widow of Alvery Adkins. Survivors include a son, Eddie Adkins; three daughters, Sharon Chidester, Deloris Pritchard and Lora "Tiny" McComas; two brothers, Dennis Webb and Boyce Webb; a sister, Garnett Connell; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Burial Wednesday, November 13, 2002, in Press Fryley Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2002 ** JEANETTE MARIE CURNUTTE, 56, of Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born May 26, 1946, in Catlettsburg, Ky., daughter of the late Lauris and Sallie Straley. Survivors include her husband, Frank Curnutte; one daughter, Jamie Curnutte; two sons, Marion Franklin "Fritz" Curnutte II and David Benson Curnutte; four grandchildren; three brothers, Michael Straley, David Straley and George Vaughn; and one sister, Brenda Meade. Burial Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, in Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2002 ** ERNEST "BUS" WEBB, 88, of Fort Gay, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born June 29, 1914, in Sidney, W.Va., a son of the late Fred and Frankie Watts Webb. Preceded in death by his wife, Martha Lois Noe Webb, who died in 1976. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Cavins and Pat Fluty; a son, James Edward Webb; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Burial Wednesday, November 13, 2002, in Fort Gay (W.Va.) Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2002 ** GORDON LEE McDERMOTT, 63, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Kenova.  Survivors include his wife, Kay Bradley McDermott. Burial Friday, November 15, 2002, in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 11, 2002 ** SHERMAN BARTRAM, 86, of Ceredo, at his home.  Survivors include his wife, Madge McKee Bartram; a son, Sherman Bartram Jr.; two sisters, Louise Dingess and Blanch Smith; and one brother, Milton Bartram. Burial Thursday, November 14, 2002, in the Bloss Family Cemetery, Lavalette.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 11, 2002 ** THOMAS W. GODFREY, 70, of Wayne, W.Va., formerly of Branchland, W.Va., at the Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born Aug. 24, 1932, at Branchland, W.Va., a son of the late Albert and Dicie Midkiff Godfrey. Survivors include five sisters and brothers-in-law, Virginia and George McClellan, Irene Clay, Doris and Delmer Adkins, Francis and Robert Keyser and Betty and Paul Bias; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Darlene Godfrey, Lowell and Norma Godfrey, John and Barbara Godfrey and Dana and FredaGodfrey. Burial Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, in Arthur Midkiff Cemetery, Pleasant View, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 2002 ** WILLIS "PETE" PRATT, 66, of Mansfield, Ohio. Born June 10, 1936, in Wayne County, a son of the late Fred and Grace Hampton Pratt. Preceded in death by a brother, Fred Pratt, Jr., and a sister, Bertha Pratt Gibson. Survivors include his wife, Freda Porter Pratt; one daughter, Stephanie (Eric) Boardman; one son, Phillip (Catherine) Pratt; two brothers, Ralph Pratt and Donald W. (Julie) Pratt; five sisters, Racine Emery, Betty Jo Hollis, Lois Virginia "Jenny" Cremeans, Dorothy Ross and Patty Sue (Wayne) King; and six grandchildren . Burial Saturday, November 16, 2002, Workman Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 2002 ** RICHARD DEE JOHNSON, 74, of Kenova, formerly of Greenville, N.C., widower of Dorothy Rawles Johnson, in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Huntington. Survivors include a daughter, Marie Dickinson; a son, Richard Dee Johnson Jr.; and two sisters, Joetta Wilson and Freddie Trimboli.  Burial Saturday, November 16, 2002,  in Pinewood Memorial Park, Greenville, N.C.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2002 ** MR. RALPH BOWE, 80, of Rt. 75, Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Born July 17, 1922, in Wayne County, a son of the late Grover and Virginia Jackson Bowe. Preceded in death by two sisters, Billie Bowe Trautwein and Augusta Bowe Bias; and a brother, Grover Cleveland Bowe, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Martha Ann Davis Bowe; a daughter, Victoria Bowe Orton; two sons, James R. Bowe and Daniel R. Bowe; a sister, Fritz Ferguson; three grandchildren. Burial Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2002 ** HENRY LEE "DUKE" McNEELY, 72, of Ranger, W.Va., at his residence. Born March 3, 1931, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Ira and Maudie Enochs McNeely. Preceded in death by three brothers, Howard McNeely, Harry "Bud" McNeely and Ira "Pete" McNeely; and one son, Buddy H. Morton McNeely. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Gladys Morton McNeely; one brother, John McNeely; one sister, Rosie Lee McNeely Neace; one son, Windell McNeely Hunter; and seven grandchildren. Burial Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, in the Sanders Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2002 ** ONA M. "PEACHIE" COPLEY THOMPSON, 70, of Fort Gay, W.Va., at her home.  Born April 27, 1932, in Webb, W.Va., a daughter of the late Milendar and Mary Justice Copley. Preceded in death by a brother, Charles Henry Copley; and three sisters, Ann Fluty, Marie Blackburn and Gardie Blackburn. Survivors include her husband, Francis M. Thompson Jr.; a daughter, Linda Taylor; a son, Terry L. Thompson; two brothers, Milendar Copley Jr. and Roy Copley; a sister, Georgia Fluty; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, in Crabtree-Thompson Cemetery, Route 37, Fort Gay, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2002 ** RONNY EVANS, 43, of Gallipolis, Ohio, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born August 28, 1959, in Huntington, a son of the late Arthur and Ellen Spaulding Evans. Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer (Curtis) Gillenwater; two sons, Eric Cochran and Ronny "BeBop" (Linda) Evans; his former wife, Patty Cochran; four sisters, Hilda Kirk, Polly (Pete) Browning, Sarah Gibson and Emma (Denny) Ramey; three brothers, Richard (Kathy) Evans, James (Sherry) Evans and Raymond (Wanda) Adams; seven grandchildren.  Burial Tuesday, November 19, 2002, in Patriot Church Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 15, 2002 ** DOROTHY L. "MAMADOT" ALLEN, 82, of Lesage, at home. Born May 25, 1920, in Logan County, WVa, a daughter of the late Charles K. Maynard and Evelyn Deskins Maynard. Preceded in death by her husband, Howard R. Allen; one daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and Howard Shanklin; and one brother, Cyrus Deskins. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Austin Knight; one sister, Audra Nunley; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Burial Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2002 ** FRANK TERANGO, 88, of Ceredo, at his home. Born March 15, 1914, in Stonewood, a son of the late James B. and Antonette Iconias Terango. Preceded in death by his stepmother, Victoria Audia Terango; two sisters, Mary Seti and Ann Cobery and four brothers, Tony, Sam, Joe and Pecks Terango. Survivors include his wife, Duel Key Terango; one daughter, Nancy Adams; one stepdaughter, Cathy Marcum; one son, Leonard Terango; one sister, Flora Marchani; two brothers, John Terango and Ralph Terango; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial Wednesday, November 20, 2002, in Woodmere Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2002 ** TEDDY ALLEN NELSON, 24, of Dunlow. Born October 20, 1978, in Logan, a son of Patricia Cheryl Maynard Nelson and the late Jess Nelson. Preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Lawrence and Daisy Nelson. Survivors include his mother; one brother, Jess Nelson, Jr.; his maternal grandparents, Jay and Dorothy Maynard.  Burial Wednesday, November 20, 2002, in the S.D. Copley Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 2002 ** RUBY CHARLENE DIAMOND, 81, of Ashland, formerly of Fort Gay, W.Va., widow of Junior Ray Diamond, in King's Daughters Medical Center. Born Jan. 12, 1921, in Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Elihu and Josephine Wilson Belcher. Survivors include one daughter, Debbie Edmonds; one sister, Opal Hall; one son, Gary Belcher; and three grandchildren. Burial Nov. 19, 2002,  in Christian Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 2002 ** MARIE F. FERGUSON, 87, of Kenova, at her residence.  Born July 6, 1915, in Wayne County, W.Va., daughter of the late John Richard and Anna Blair Stevenson. Preceded in death by her husband Michael Ferguson; one daughter, Alice Clark; one great-grandson Matthew Adkins and six brothers and sisters. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Pat Wilson, Mike and Brenda Ferguson, Henry and Karen Dunfee; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dolores and Fred Chatterton and Kathy and Roger Workman; a son-in-law, John Clark; 17 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Hank and Fay Stevenson; and a brother-in-law, Eddie Marcum. Burial Wednesday, November 20, 2002, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 2002 ** DAVID LEE ROSS, 57, of Barboursville, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 23, 1945, in Cabell County, a son of the late Lear and Velva Nicholas Ross. Preceded in death by two sisters, Lina Farley and Darlena Ross. Survivors include one daughter, Stephanie Julian; one son, John David Ross; five sisters, Carol Jeffrey, Joyce Walker, Dottie Gue, Priscilla Burd and Mary Ann Browning; one brother, Lear Ross Jr.; five grandchildren. Burial Wednesday, November 20, 2002, in Swann Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 2002 ** GEORGIA LAMBERT, 72, of Louisa, Ky., in Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born August 30, 1930, in Elijah Creek, Ky., a daughter of the late George and Ona Hunter Lambert. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Lambert and Glen Edward Jordan; one sister, Sarah Ellen Lambert; two brothers, George Lambert, Jr., and John Hubert Lambert; and one grandchild. Burial Wednesday, November 20, 2002, in Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa, KY.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2000 ** EMILY ELIZABETH DIAL, 87, of Point Pleasant, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of Memorial Hospital in Towanda, Pa. She was the widow of Glenn Hayse Mayo and Albert Cecil Dial. Survivors include two sons, Dale Mayo And David Kyle Mayo; 11 grandchildren.  Burial November 19, 2002, in Docks Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2002 ** EMILY ELIZABETH MAYO DIAL, 87, formerly of Ceredo, mother of Dale Mayo  and David Mayo. Burial November 2, 2002, in Maple Hill Memorial Park, Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2002 ** CHARLES E. "CHARLIE" CARROLL, 36, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 7, 1966, in Cabell County, W.Va., the son of Pansy Adkins Carroll and the late Paul W. Carroll. Survivors include his wife, Wendy Nelson Carroll; a son, Chase Carroll at home; a daughter, Carissa Carroll at home; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Howard and Jennifer Carroll and David and Bobbie Carroll; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Paula and Bob Quinn and Edna Mae and James Farley; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Gene and Carol Nelson; two brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Scott and Kim Nelson and Shane Nelson. Burial Friday, November 22, 2002, in the Brumfield Cemetery, Shoals, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2002 ** MARY MAXINE CALDWELL HENDERSON, 79, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born January 22, 1923, in Kenova, W.Va., a daughter of the late John Caldwell Sr. and Martha Maynard Caldwell. Preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Lee Henderson and one grandson, Todd Mathew Henderson. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Marvine and Claude Hurst, Jr.; her three sons and daughters-in-law, Cecil L. "Skip" and Kris Henderson, Chester and Dee Henderson, Steve and Kim Henderson; five granddaughters, three grandsons, three great-granddaughters and three great-grandsons; nine sisters and brothers. Burial November 22, 2002, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2002 ** CHRISTINE FAYE DAVIS, 35, of Louisa, Ky., from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born June 24, 1967, in Louisa, a daughter of Arnold Watts and Audrey Akers Workman. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Davis; two sons, Martin Arnold Davis and Michael Wayne Davis; three sisters, Rachel Thompson, Rosie Milton and April Workman; four brothers, Arnold Watts, Greg Watts, Joe Workman and Nick Workman. Burial Thursday, November 21, 2002, in Robertson Cemetery at Paddle Creek.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2002 ** MRS. LOUELLA STAPLETON, 85, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 23, 1917, in Catlettsburg, a daughter of the late Sam and Virgie Perkins Fraley. Preceded in death by her husband Roy Stapleton; her son Roy Stapleton and daughter Martha Loudermilk. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Jim Butcher; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Topper Stapleton and Phillip and Bobbie Stapleton; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; one son-in-law, Dick Loudermilk.  Burial Saturday, November 23, 2002, in the Catlettsburg Cemetery in Catlettsburg, Ky.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 2002 ** JAMES CLINTON CAPERTON, 68, of Kenova, son of the late Lawrence and Ethel Caldwell Caperton, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. survivors include one sister, Della Appenzellar; and one brother, Charles O. Caperton. Burial Saturday, November 23, 2003, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 2002 ** GIRARD ADKINS, 68, formerly of Wayne, in Toledo, Ohio. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Disney Adkins. Burial Monday, November 25, 2002,  in Michigan Memorial Park, Huron Township, Mich.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21 2002 ** RUBY EVELYN MERRICK HOOSIER, 88, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 11, 1914, in Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter of the late James and Victoria Canterberry Merrick. Preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Earl Hoosier;  a sister, Blanche Jones and two brothers, Russell Merrick and Cleo Merrick. Survivors include her daughter, Jeanne (Webb) Savarese; one sister, Mary Frances Powell. Burial Sunday, November 24, 2002, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 2002 ** MR. JOHN W. THACKER, 76, of Huntington.  Survivors include his wife, Mary Elizabeth Smith Thacker; four daughters, Debbie Davis, Connie Horn, Sharon Cook and Tammy Hicks; and three sons, Steve Thacker, Butch Thacker and Mike Thacker. Burial November 25, 2002.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 2002 ** VERNA BOWEN WELLMAN, 92, of Columbus, Ohio, at her residence. Preceded in death by her husband, Gordon; son, Gordon Eugene; grandson, Bradley; great-grandson, Wayne; great-granddaughter, Christina; sisters, Halie Prince, Barbara Etters and Ruth Marcum;  brothers, Woodrow and Aubrey Bowen. Survivors include children, Rena Verle, Woodrow (Laura A.) Wellman, Philistia Adkins, James Curtis (Christel) Wellman and David Wellman; 20 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Bessie Baisden and Mabel Booth; brother, Arthur Bowen; and daughter-in-law, Shirley Wellman. Burial Friday, November 22, 2002, in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 23, 2002 ** ALICE BELLE AUXIER, 76, of Statesville, N.C., in Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 25, 1926, in Fort Gay, W.Va., a daughter of the late Clarence and Edna Auxier. Preceded in death by two brothers, Clarence "Henie" Auxier and Will "Bill" Auxier, and one sister, Ethel Auxier. Survivors include her three children, Diana B. Hickman, Paula L. Cooper and David J. Yates; four grandchildren;  nine great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at Nicholson Funeral Home, Statesville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 23, 2002 ** MINNIE CLARK, 87, of Huntington, in Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born July 4, 1915, in Breeding, W.Va., a daughter of the late Jim Marcum and Polly Perry Marcum Maynard. Preceded in death by her first husband, Romeo Maynard; a son, R. Hoyt Maynard; a daughter, Billie Joyce Maynard; sisters, Pauline Marcum and Mary Atkinson; and brother, Lucian Maynard; her second husband, Okey Clark. Survivors include a daughter, Gwendolyn Damron; son-in-law, Dannie Damron; sisters, Sarah Shropshire and Faye Hanlon; brothers, Luther Maynard, Wayne Maynard, Bill Maynard and Haley Maynard; 4 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burias Tuesday, November 26, 2002, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 2002 ** SHELIA LYNN COLLINS, 47, of Salt Rock, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born Feb. 28, 1955, in Harts, W.Va., a daughter of the late Herbert and Lilly Mae Vance Lovejoy. Survivors ionclude her husband, Clayton K. Collins; one son, Clayton K. Collins; one daughter and son-in-law, Lilly and Mike Manchester; one brother, Danny Lovejoy; sisters, Fay Lovejoy, Kathy Dailey and Jaynie Davis; two grandchildren. Burial Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, in Franklin Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 2002 ** SAMUEL COLEMAN DAVIS, 83, of Kenova, W.Va., and Catlettsburg, Ky., in Catlettsburg, Ky. Born February 16, 1919, in Milton, W.Va., a son of the late Samuel Martin and Lydie Virginia Sovine Davis. Preceded in death by his wife, Treva Marie Neal, a son, Clarel James Chapman. Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Eula Frances and Virgil Stewart, Geraline and David Holman, Joyce and Max Coburn and Eileen and Jim Daniels; a daughter-in-law, Stella Chapman; 13 grandchildren; a number of great- and great-great-grandchildren. Burial Wednesday, November 27, 2002, in Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland, Ky.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 25, 2002 ** ESTILL "E.B." BINION, 95, of Ceredo, W.Va., formerly of Wellston, Ohio, at the Hall's Nursing Home in Huntington, W.Va. Born September 5, 1907, to the late John Henry and Martha Crockett Binion in Morehead, Ky. Preceded in death by his former wife Marjorie Sullivan Binion in 1989; two sons, Robert and Curtis Binion; nine brothers and sisters. Survivors Include his wife Della Napier Binion; two sons, Michael (Mary) Binion and David Sullivan; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Burial Wednesday, November 27, 2002, in Fairmount Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 25, 2002 ** CLARENCE WALKER, 79, of East Lynn, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born August 31, 1923, in Wayne County, a son of the late George and Stella McCoy Walker. Preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Walker; one brother, Virgil Walker and one great-grandson, T.J. Sowards. Survivors include three daughters, Juanita Christopher, Helen Sergent and Myrtle Sizemore; two sons, Harold Walker and Clarence Gilmer Walker; four sisters, Ardith Eaves, Pearl Eaves, Ella Fraley and Marcella Walker; one brother, Riley Walker; 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren.   Burial Wednesday, November 27, 2002, in Jones Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 25, 2002 ** JEWELL FORTNER, 88, of Lavalette, at her residence. Survivors include one sister, Pearl Edra McCoy; a special nephew Rocky Stone whom she raised as a son; four nephews, Heath Stone, Jim McCoy, Charles McCoy and Jack McCoy. Burial Wednesday, November 27, 2002, in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 26, 2002 ** ANTHONY GENE FRAZIER, 40, of Ceredo, W.Va., at home. Born October 8, 1962, in Tawas City, Mich. Preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, John and Josephine Layne; paternal grandfather, Vernol Frazier; and one special brother, Mark A. Adkins. He is survived by his wife, Nekol Davis Frazier; mother and stepfather Tannis and Otis Adkins; father and stepmother, Bob and June Frazier; paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Frazier; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Tim and Angela Frazier, Aaron and Amy Frazier, James and Gail Adkins and Oscar and Tammy Adkins; and two special aunts, Glenna Salmons and Linda Ratcliff. Burial Saturday, November 30, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 26, 2002 ** JOSEPH "JOE" JAMES MAYNARD, 79, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born September 18, 1923, in Williamson, W.Va., a son of the late Sam and Ollie Spaulding Maynard. Preceded in death by his first wife, Flora Lett Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Maynard; two daughters, Linda L. Johnson and Lesa A. Ramey; three sons, Joseph A. Maynard, Therman H. Maynard and Darryl Maynard; two sisters, Lou Fore and Susan Murphy; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial Saturday, November 30, 2002, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 27, 2002 ** KENNETH ROY FULKS, 70, of Ranger, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center.  Preceded in death by his parents, Dayton and Ivory Ferguson Fulks, a son Larry Gene Fulks and a brother, Raymond Lee Fulks. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Ferguson Fulks; sons and daughters-in-law, Hobert and Debbie Fulks, Roy and Mae Fulks and Eddie and Sue Fulks; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one stepgranddaughter; three stepgreat-grandchildren; brothers, James Gordon and Dayton Jr.; sisters, Josephine Mayberry, Janice Sanders and Alice Gale Sandlin. Burial Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in the Fulks Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 27, 2002 ** ALICE "CHRIS" PRATER DICK, 76, of Huntington, widow of the late Ernest Prater, in Woodland Oaks Nursing Home, Ashland. Born Feb. 8, 1926, in Fort Gay, W.Va., a daughter of the late Milton Bartram and Vena Clare Aliff Bartram. Preceded in death by a sister, Anna Mae Treat, and two brothers, William Carmi Boldgett and Frank Boldgett. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Tere Perry and Pam and Tom Robinson; three sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Ruth Prater, Gary and Judy Prater and Bruce and Linda Prater; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Doris Horan, Marie Cox and Mary Elizabeth Price; two brothers, Milton Bartram and Conrad Bartram. Burial Saturday, Nov. 30, in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 27, 2002 ** GOLDIE W. SNYDER, 93, of Dickson, W.Va., formerly of Ashland. Born May 23, l909, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Frank and Effie Jackson Wheeler. Preceded in death by her husband, Dr. A. M. Snyder; three sisters, Kathryn Barker, Grace Mosser McLaughlin and Mabel New; and two brothers, James F. Wheeler and Jack R. Wheeler. Survivors include two sisters, Thelma Wilkinson and Marguerite Williams. Burial Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, in Ridgelawn Abbey of Devotion.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 27, 2002 ** CLYDE TOLBERT DUNCAN, 44, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington. Born November 4, 1958, in Bluefie1d, a son of Clyde Duncan and Lueanna Duncan Jones. Preceded in death by his stepfather, Clarence Ray Jones. Survivors include his mother; his wife, Rinda Maynard Duncan; a stepdaughter, Tina Fry and husband Jeff; two sisters, Jennie Lynn Blake and Janet Marlene Rose; two brothers, Ernest Sizemore and Clarence E. Jones; one step-grandson, Anthony C. Fry; three nieces; his maternal grandmother, Jennie Belle Sizemore. Burial Saturday, November 30, 2002, in Maynard Cemetery on Ferguson Branch at Dunlow.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 2002 ** ELLEN JANE LEMASTER, 78, of Fort Gay, at her home. Born July 17, 1924, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Lace and Ossin Workman. Preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Jane Lemaster Rodriguez. Survivors include her sister, Kay Phillips; one son, John D. Jenkins and one grandson, John E. Aldridge. Burial Sunday, December 1, 2002, in Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 30, 2002 ** ROBERT GOLDEN FRAZIER, 63, of Wayne, in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va. Born March 29, 1939, in Stiltner, W.Va., a son of the late Calaway and Stella Adkins Frazier. Preceded in death by three brothers, James Taylor, John Harmon and Josh Franklin Frazier, and two infant brothers. Survivors include his wife, Justine Spence Frazier; two daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Jeffrey King and Teresa and Scott Sanders; a son, James Frazier; three sisters, Verla Mae Merritt, Daisy Kay Lambert and husband James and Anna Sue Savitz; two brothers, Glen Calaway Frazier and wife Donna and Charles Elba Frazier; five grandchildren. Burial Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in Sanders Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 30, 2002 ** E. DAVID "DAVE" MAYNARD, 28, of Wayne, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born Dec. 9, 1973, in Huntington, a son of Patty L. Toney Maynard and Henry "Pete" Maynard and stepmother, Emma of Wayne. Preceded in death by his grandfathers, Wornie Maynard and Wilson Toney, and grandmother, Norma Toney. Survivors include his fiancéée, Amanda Rae Spence; two sisters, Shreda K. Gorum and husband Thomas and Vineta F. Maynard of Paintsville, Ky.; a stepsister, Traci Workman; a brother, Henry F. Maynard Jr.; a stepbrother, Donovan Hale; his paternal grandmother, Delcie Maynard; Burial Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in Greasy Ridge Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.

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