WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
December, 2002

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

DIED - DECEMBER 1, 2002 ** MR. CALVIN DARRELL AUSTIN, 66, of Barboursville, W.Va., at his residence. Born June 8, 1936, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late John E. and Gusta Lambert Austin. Preceded in death by an infant sister and his wife Joyce Ann Austin. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Charles Spears; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Elizabeth Austin; four sisters, Marie Crawford, Juanita Wheeler, Alberta Mathews and Gypsy Christian; one brother, Clifford Austin; four grandchildren.; two great-grandchildren; and Calvin's fiancéée, Thelma Laferty. Burial Thursday, December 5, 2002, in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2002 ** VIRGINIA MAE GILKERSON BRADSHAW, 80, of Wayne, W.Va.  Born October 7, 1922, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Jonah and Dora Brooks Gilkerson. Preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Bradshaw; four sisters, Thelma Davis, Esta Adkins, Rosella Adkins and Ada Gilkerson; and four brothers, James, Jay, Billy and Jonah Gilkerson Jr. Survivors include a daughter, Pauline Adkins and her husband Bernard Keith; a very special grandson, Robert Adkins and his wife Chrystal; and two very special great-grandchildren, Robbie and Davey Adkins; four sisters, Lillian Dillon and her husband Alfred, Betty Adkins, Marie Adkins and her husband Richard, and Dilla Coleman and her husband Charles; a half brother, Stirling Gilkerson. Burial Wednesday, December 4, 2002, in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 3, 2002 ** ANNA MAE ANTES, 78, of Chesapeake, Ohio, at Bryant Health Center in Ironton, Ohio. Born December 6, 1923, in Ceredo, daughter of the late Ashby T. and Viola M. Stowers Athey. Preceded in death by two daughters, one son, two sisters and one brother. Survivors include two sons, John Belcher and Lonnie Belcher; two daughters, Wanda Roy and Linda Estep; three special grandsons; one special granddaughter; 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Burial date not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 3, 2002 ** CADEN MICHAEL WILEY, infant son of Joseph and Bobbi Wiley of Branchland. Survivors include two siblings, Ethan Wiley and Shayanna Walden Wiley. A sister, Hannah Wiley, preceded him in death. He is the grandson of Edith Wiley and the late Michael Wiley, Dan and Mildred Walden and Joann Collins. His surviving uncles are Michael Wiley, Timothy Wiley and Joshua Wiley, along with Ronnie Collins and David Coffins. He was preceded In death by uncle John Walden. Burial Tuesday, December 10, 2002,  in Pack Cemetery at Atenville, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER  3, 2002 ** DELORES L. SCHAFER, 64, of Proctorville, Ohio, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born October 26, 1938, in Huntington, a daughter of Edward Lee Scrogham and the late Virginia Dare Thomas Scrogham. Survivors include her husband, James Leonard Schafer; a daughter, Sherri Lee McDowell Hoback; a son, Jay Edward McDowell; a son-in-law, Roger Hoback II, and a grandson, Roger Hoback III. Burial Friday, December 6, 2002, in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2002 ** GEORGE AMOS HENSON, 66, of Louisa, Ky., died Wednesday, December 4, 2002. Born in Louisa, a son of the late Edwin (Nig) and Emma Skeens Henson. Preceded in death by a son, Jerry Henson. Survivors include his wife, Alice Scott Henson; two sons, Randy Henson and Mark Henson; seven sisters, Lucy Henson, Ruth Henson, Clara Johns, Linda, Jean Servy, Sally Lewis and Mary; four brothers, Randolph Henson, Kenny Henson, Bobby K. Henson and Elmer S. Henson. Burial Saturday, December 7, 2002, in the Myrtle Chapel Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2002 ** MARIAN ROBERTS JORDAN, 79, of Ceredo, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born May 1, 1924, in Elkins, W.Va., a daughter of the late LeRoy and Marjorie Moore Roberts.  Preceded in death by her husband, Jack L. Jordan. Survivors include one son, Mark LeRoy Jordan. Burial   Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2002 ** MAXWELL THOMPSON, 63, of Louisa, Ky. Born November 13, 1939, in Little Blaine, Ky., a son of the late Hershel and Nora Estep Thompson. Survivors include two brothers, L.C. Thompson  and Bobby Donald Thompson; three sisters, Delores Goble, Patty Gussier and Betty Wellman. Burial Saturday, December 7, 2002, in the Thompson Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 5, 2002 ** RUTH FOSTER BARTRAM, 83, of Fort Gay, W.Va., widow of Jarvis Bartram, at home. Born March 19, 1919, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of the late Thomas and Malinda Foster. Preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Pete Foster and two sisters, Elizabeth Foster and Edith Ratliff; one son-in-law, Billie Earl Wellman and one stepgrandchild, Tim Wellman. Survivors include two daughters, Thursie C. Wellman and Brenda Short and her husband, Bill; a son, Gerald Bartram and his wife, Betty; two grandchildren; eight special stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Jack Foster; four sisters, Alice Crabtree, Violet Nance, Kathryn Luman and Sally Miller. Burial December 8, 2002, in Bartram Cemetery, Fort Gay, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2002 ** MAXINE FERGUSON GOTHARD, 69, of Newark, Ohio, in Newark Health Care Center. Born October 16, 1933, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Bernie and Julie (Christian) Ferguson. Preceded in death by one son, Mark Ferguson. Survivors include three daughters, Joy, Rebecca and Robin; three sisters-in-law, Fritz Ferguson, Ruth Ferguson and Mary Ferguson; one brother, Buck Ferguson.  Burial Saturday, December 7, 2002, at the Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 5, 2002 ** CORA FINLEY DEERFIELD, 90, of Wayne, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. W.Va.  Born Aug. 16, 1912, in Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Eldridge "Todd" and Easter Maynard Finley. Preceded in death by her husband, John Deerfield; one sister, Sallie Browning; three brothers, Ballard Finley, Arthur Finley and Emory "Prim" Finley. Survivors include her nephews and nieces, Arthur Browning, Sadie "Pat," Brookie, Loretta, Roberta, Donald, Anna Lou and Charlotte. Burial December 8, 2002, in the Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2002 ** FREDA SPERRY THOMPSON, 78, of Kenova, W.Va., at Sweet Run Elder Care in Kenova.  Born Feb. 9, 1924, in Kenova, W.Va., a daughter of the late Lindsey and Mary Moore Sperry. Preceded in death by a brother, Garrett Sperry. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Dianna and Bob Massie and Becky and Sid Wheeler; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Burial Sunday, December 8, 2002, in Maple Hill Memorial Park, Kenova.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2002 ** LISA ANN RATCLIFF, 37, of Crum, in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born Arpil 11, 1965, in Louisa, Ky., a daughter of Floyd and Ethel Johnson Ratcliff. Survivors include one son, Steven Ratcliff; one brother, James Ratcliff. Burial Monday, December 9, 2002, in Webb Cemetery at Webb.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2002 ** GARY LEE DAMRON, 56, of Lak-a-wanna, Fla., at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Gainesville, Fla. Born December 3, 1946, at Ferguson, a son of Mae Napier Damron and the late Noah Damron. Preceded in death by a daughter, Tina Marie Damron; a sister, Marjorie Staley, and a brother, Charles Damron. Survivors include his mother; three sisters, Lois Shullenberg, Patsy Perry and Mollie Perry, a brother, Keith Damron. Burial Wednesday, December 11, 2002, in the Sam Damron Cemetery on Ferguson Branch at Dunlow.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2002 ** KATIE QUEEN MOORE, 73, of Wayne, at her residence. Born in Logan County, W.Va., May 14, 1929, a daughter of the late Wayne and Nettie Tomblin Queen. Preceded in death by three brothers, Bill, Clyde and Wayne Queen Jr. and three sisters, Marie Runyon, Irene Dingess and Esta Blevins. Survivors include six daughters and five sons-in-law, Melvia Caldwell, Mary and Lee Clark, Jean and Bill Balewski, Toney K. and Ronald Runyon, Malta and Willard Rice and Ida Lou and Arbie Rice of Wayne; six sons and daughters-in-law, Jesse and Ella Frye, Beldin "Randy" and Pam Frye, Estel and Arbutis Moore, Alfred and Barb Moore, Benny and Debra Moore and Melvin Jr. and Christi Moore; one sister, Norma Humphrey; one brother, Sam Queen and wife Mary; 30 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Burial Monday, December 9, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2002 ** MS. PATRICIA P. JOHNSON, of Huntington, at her residence.  Born in Wayne County, a daughter of the late William F. Perry Sr. and Helen Byrd Perry. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kymberly Adkins and Jack Adkins Jr. Burial Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2002 ** JAMES W. "JIMMY" HARDIN, 76, of Ceredo, in St. Mary's Medical Center.  Born Aug. 15, 1926, in Kenova, a son of the late George W. and Della Mae Hensley Hardin. Survivors include his twin brother, Jack H. Hardin; two nephews and their wives, Klu and Joanie Hardin and Mark and Missy Hardin; four great-nephews; and one great-niece. Burial Tuesday, December 10, 2002, in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2002 ** MRS. CLEO B. MAYO, 92, formerly of Spring Valley Drive, at her home at Wayne Continuous Care.  Born April 14, 1910, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late George and Nora Haynie Perdue. Peceded in death by her husband, Othel F. (Taft) Mayo; one son, George O. Mayo; a grandson John Wesley Smith and nine brothers and sisters. Survivors include one son, Jerry R. Mayo and his wife Gladys; two daughters, Patty Lewis and her husband Rodney and Polly J. Smith; one daughter-in-law, Dottie Mayo Hatten; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.   Burial Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2002 ** VIRGINIA MERCHANT FINLEY, 90, of Huntington, at her residence.  Born July 28, 1912, in Louisa, Ky., a daughter of the late Joseph and Georgia Vinson Merchant. Preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Finley; three brothers, Vinson Merchant, James Merchant and Fred Merchant; and one sister, Mary Lou Merchant Marcum. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, James Elmer and Rebecca Mayo Finley; one daughter, Ann Finley Wheeler; three grandchildren; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Isabelle Merchant Hirling and Roberta Merchant and Gordon Majeski; two sisters-in-law, Adelaide Sizemore Merchant  and Leila Cook Merchant. Burial Thursday, December 12, 2002, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2002 ** TIMOTHY SALMONS, 83, of Huntington, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Huntington.  Born September 8, 1919, at Drag Creek, W.Va., a son of the late Roland and Nancy Bates Salmons. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Gill and Connie Stephens, and one son, Timothy "Ronnie" Salmons; one brother, Jesse L. Salmons; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, and a special niece, Linda Marcum and her husband Paul. Burial Friday, December 13, 2002, in the Webb Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2002 ** ALEXIS DANIELLE ADAMS, four months old, of Fort Gay, wv. Born August 2, 2002, in Louisa, Ky., a daughter of Daniel Ray Adams, Jr., and Lisa Mae Roseberry Grubb. Preceded in death by her grandfather, Simpson Roseberry; great-grandmothers, Myrtle and Maude Adams; an aunt and uncle, Lois and Milton Adams, and a cousin, Miranda Adkins. Survivors include five brothers, Scottie Adkins, Jacob Adkins, Jacob Perdue, Austin Grubb and Jordan Chapman; maternal grandparents, Brenda Russell and companion, Jackie Finley and Kenneth Maynard of Dunlow; great-grandparents, Tim and Edith Phillips, Dorothy Roseberry and Don and Brenda Smith; an uncle, Allan Maynard and an aunt and uncle, Dottie and Ralph Williams. Burial Wednesday, December 11, 2002, in Twin Oaks Cemetery at Dunlow.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2002 ** RUBY BROGAN of Logan, formerly of Shamrock, at Logan General Hospital. Born November 11, 1924, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Zeffie and Norma Queen Moore. Preceded in death by her husband, Posey Brogan; grandson, John Brogan; one sister, Verda Goodall; brother, Curtis Moore, and mother-in-law, Mae Brogan. Survivors include one daughter, Betty (Rex) Flint; two sons, Posey (Lois) Brogan and Zeffie (Sharon) Brogan; one sister, Lassa Moore; one brother, Delbert Moore; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial December 8, 2002, in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby.
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DIED - DECEMBER 9, 2002 ** LEE W. "BOB" CODER, 89, of Huntington, at his home. Born January 19, 1913, in Marysville, Ohio, a son of the late Fay Lawrence Coder and Alma Golden Coder. Preceded in death by a son, Robert Lee Coder, on November 11, 2002, and three brothers, Charles, Eldon and Dale Coder. Survivors include his wife, Helen M. Quickel Coder; a daughter, Eldonna Jean Washington; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Fay Coder; two half brothers, Kenneth and Paul Coder and one halfsister, Lynette. Burial December 11, 2002, in the Vinton Memorial Cemetery in Vinton, Ohio.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2002 ** JAMES OLIVER "JIM" WARD, 68, of Prichard, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born July 25, 1934, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Anthal and Kathleen Smith Ward. Preceded in death by one son, James Daniel "Jimmy Dan" Ward, and a brother, William F. Ward. Survivors include his wife, Betty Preston Ward; one daughter and son-in-law, Virginia Faye "Ginger" and Jerry F. Burns; one son and daughter-in-law, Paul D. and Tammie Ward; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Nancy and Bob Chapman and Lois V. Adkins; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Richard L. "Dick" and Betty Ward and Helen Ward; two granddaughters; two grandsons.  Burial December 13, 2002, in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2002 ** IRENE MARY ROSE, 70, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 3, 1932, in New Castle, Pa., a daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret Houk Patterson. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Rose Sr., and three brothers. Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Thomas McCune and Joseph E. Rose Jr. and his wife April Rose; three daughters and sons-in-law, Tina and Craig Barton, Melanie and Rick Wright and Janet and Danny Stephens; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Ivan Patterson and two sisters, Gertrude Zoltane and Gladys McConnell. Burial December 13, 2002, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2002 ** MATILDA L. "TILL" POLLARD, 98, of Huntington, W.Va.   Born January 8, 1904, in Kenova, W.Va., a daughter of the late Fred E. and Daisy D. Lyon Niermann. Preceded in death by her husband, Lewis S. Pollard, and a sister and two brothers. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Nancy C. Diehl and Patricia D. and Robert C. Welch; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren. Burial Burial December 13, 2002, in Woodmere Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2002 ** EFFIE A. LAMBERT ADKINS, 102, of Hamlin, W.Va., at Lincoln Continuous Care Center, Hamlin. She was the daughter of John W. and Martha R.A. Stowers Lambert. Preceded in death by her husband, Tom A. Adkins; six brothers, Albert, George, Rufus, Kinsey, John and Charles Lambert; three sisters, Rose Lambert, Nellie Skeens and Beulah Rickman; two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas Halcolm and Shirley A. Adkins and Daniel M. and Phyllis M. Adkins, and a son-in-law, Charley Napier Sr. Survivors include a daughter, Helen F. Adkins Napier; three grandsons, Charles J. Napier Jr., Dan M. Adkins Jr. and Thomas A. Adkins; two granddaughters; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandsons. Burial December 14, 2002, cemetery not listed.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2002 ** CARL FRASHER, 80, of Lavalette, WV, at his residence.  Born Aug. 27, 1922, in Stiltner W.Va., the son of the late Charlie and Ethel (Tabor) Frasher. Preceded in death by one brother, Thomas Franklin Frasher and his former wife, Lois Marie (Finley) Frasher. He is survived by his companion, Wilda Simpkins; one daughter, Katy Lee Prichard and husband Charles; one son, Charlie Frasher; three grandchildren; five sisters, Stella Finley, Ruby Finley, Betty Jean Napier and husband, J.T., Charley Mae Napier and Alta Lee Ross and husband Otis; one brother, William Edward "Bill" Frasher and wife Norma Lee; a sister-in-law, Alma Frasher. Burial Saturday, December 14, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2002 ** JANET LEE GALLOWAY MASSIE, 68 of Huntington and Wheelersburg, Ohio,  in Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born May 7, 1934, in Kenova, W.Va., the daughter of the late John Paul "Casey" and Eunice Dyer Galloway. She was a grandchild of the late John and Elisabeth Galloway and Freeman and Nellie Boggs Dyer. Survivors include two cousins, Pat S. Billups and Gregory Allen Diamond; a maternal uncle, Sam Dyer; Frances Dyer, a maternal aunt. Burial Saturday, December 14, 2002, in Wheelersburg, Ohio, in the Edgewood Abbey Mausoleum.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2002 ** CHARLEEN "SHORTY" HAMPTON TAYLOR, 79, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center.  Born July 29, 1923, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late John Hobart and Ada Belle Jarrell Akers. Preceded in death by a sister, Maxine Evans and a brother Donald Hobart Akers. Survivors include her husband, William E. Taylor; one daughter; Virginia Maxine Hampton; two sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Joyce Hampton and Ronnie and Paula Hampton; two stepchildren, Linda Taylor and David Taylor. 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Burial Sunday, December 15, 2002, in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2002 ** C. EDWARD PINSON, 79, of Shoals, W.Va., in the VA Medical Center. Born September 25, 1923, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late James Madison and Elizabeth Gilkerson Pinson.  Preceded in death by four sisters, Myrtle Brooker, Ann Gibson, Ester Eicher, and infant Addie Pinson; three brothers, Mart, Elmer, and Howard Pinson. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Shinobu Pinson and David and Jocelyn Pinson; four grandchildren; a sister, Grace Plymale; and three brothers, James, Orville, and Curtis Pinson. Burial in the Pinson Doss Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2002 ** GLENDA MAE BROWDER, 48, of Huntington, formerly of Greenville, at her residence. Born July 3, 1954, in Logan County, a daughter of the late Elmer and Tressie Grimmett Belcher. Preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Ronald Belcher; one nephew, Michael Robinson, and one great-niece, Kalie Anderson. Survivors include her husband, James "Pig" Browder; one daughter, Elaine Belcher; four brothers, Velmer Belcher, Rev. Bill and Violet Belcher, Jimmy and Brenda Belcher and Jackie and Janet Belcher; four sisters, Geneva and Vic Molisee, Alice Wright, Barbara Robinson and Naomi and Robert Workman;  four grandchildren. Burial Tuesday, December 17, 2002, in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2002 ** OSCAR POINDEXTER JR., 65, of Girard, Ohio, at his residence. Born December 14, 1935, in East Lynn, a son of the late Oscar Sr. and Georgia Hale Poindexter. Preceded in death by a brother, Walter Griffin. Survivors include his children, Kathleen Parker, Randall Lee Poindexter and Teresa Lynn Chapman; one sister, Dorothy Meade; and eight grandchildren. Burial December 16, 2002, in Four Mile Run Cemetery, Austintown, OH.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2002 ** ILEETA BELLE LOWE, formerly of Proctorville, Ohio, at the Wheeler Family Care in Louisa, Ky.  Born July 5, 1921, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Muss and Lillian Bellomy Billups Rowsey. Preceded in death by her husband, Walker B. Lowe, and a daughter, Dreama Jane Lowe McClain. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, James W. and Gloria Billups; three brothers, John Rowsey, Glen Rowsey and Jerry Rowsey; five sisters, Doris Crockett, Judy Murphy, Arlene Blankenship, Delores Arthur and Mary McCreary; one aunt, Dorothy Lycan.  Burial December 14, 2002, in Glen Rest Memorial Estate in Reynolds burg, Ohio.
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DIED - DECEMBER 13, 2002 ** SCOTTIE DEAN THOMPSON, 51, of Fort Gay. Born September 20, 1951, in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late Monroe and Pearl Rose Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Gay Thompson; two daughters, Cassidy Chapman and Randa Thompson; three sons, Christopher, Joseph and John "JJ" Thopmson; three sisters, Mary Ann Cantrell, Gypsy Jones and Faye Kanoff; two brothers, Bob Thompson and Sam Thompson; one grandchild, Bayligh Chapman. Burial December 16, 2002, in Robertson Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED - DECEMBER 15, 2002 ** JERRY LEE SHANNON, 39, of Highbottom, Louisa, Ky., at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born May 31, 1963, in Louisa, a son of Phyllis Pack Shannon and the late James Cleon Shannon. Survivors include one brother, Jim Shannon and wife Marsha; two sisters, Theresa and husband Eddie West and Vinnie Inman. Burial December 18, 2002, in the Andy Shannon Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2002 ** MARGARET M. BASH, 79, formerly of Kenova, widow of Ronald William Bash, in Highland District Hospital, Hillsboro, Ohio. Burial December 19, 2002, in Barker Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2002 ** RUBY McCLOUD DOOLEY, 84, of Fort Gay. Born November 19, 1918, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Pearley and Hanie Napier McCloud. Preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Dooley. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Burial December 18, 2002, in Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2002 ** LARRY LEE CLAY, 57, of East Lynn, W.Va., at his residence.  Born January 13, 1945, in Wayne County, W.Va. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Clifton and Mariah Clay. Survivors include his wife, Janice Sue Clark Clay; a daughter, Connie Beach and her husband Roger; two sons, Roger Clay and his wife Roberta and Terry Clay and his wife Karen; six grandsons; his mother, Shirley Clay Ramey; two half sisters, Joyce and Bonnie; two half brothers, Darrell and Mark Ramey. Burial December 19, 2002, in the family cemetery at East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2002 ** IDA CLINE RADAKER, 86, of Gallipolis, Ohio, formerly of Wayne, widow of George Radaker, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Survivors include three daughters, Mildred Workman, Betty L. Johnson and Connie J. Spina; two sons, Frank D. Cline and John L. Cline; two sisters, Wanda Daniels   and Dorothy Bowen. Burial December 19, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2002 ** MRS. LETHA L. SPRY, 52, of Huntington, W. Va. Born October 11, 1950 in Huntington, a daughter of Dorothy A. Mitchell Chapman and the late Arlie Ross Chapman. Preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Shirley Spry. Survivors include her husband, John Spry; two daughters and a son-in-law, Kelly and Josh Fuller and Amy Spry; two sisters, Jeanie Chapman and Mary Hullinger; one brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Kathy Chapman; two grandchildren; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bob and Peggy Spry. Burial  December 20, 2002, in Herrenkohl Cemetery, in Lesage.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2002 ** WILLIAM JARRELL VINSON, of Lynchburg. Born in Wayne County, W.Va., on June 10, 1914, and was the son of Lafayette Kenneth Vinson and Martha Jane Jarrell Vinson. Preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Faye Caudill Vinson; a son, Robert Dudley Vinson; a granddaughter, Ann Elizabeth Pillow; and 11 brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Leah Snyder Redwood Vinson; a daughter, Mary Ann Pillow and her husband, Barry; a son, Jerry and his wife, Ann Marie; a stepson, Barry Redwood and his wife, Nancy; a stepson, Larry Redwood and his wife, Brenda; a stepdaughter, Karen Powers and her husband, Paul; and eight grandchildren. Burial December 19, 2002, in Fort Hill Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2002 ** ROBERT W. LAWRENCE, 64, of Lavalette, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center.  Born February 8, l938, in Huntington, the son of the late William C. and Polly Estep Lawrence. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Roberts Lawrence; one daughter, Pamela S. Morrison and her husband Jeffrey L.; one son, Robert Patrick "Pat" Lawrence and his wife Shelly E.; one brother, William "Cody" Lawrence; five grandchildren; and father-in-law, Donald W. Roberts. Burial December 20, 2002, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2002 ** JOHN WESLEY LUTHER, 72, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence.  Born April 9, 1930, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Archie and Faye Brumfield Luther. Preceded in death by one daughter Joandell Faye Black. Survivors include two daughters, Julie Ann McFann and Deborah Jo Spain; four brothers, Dick Luther, David Luther, Archie Lloyd Luther and Garrett Luther; three sisters, Nancy Coleman,  Mary Thomas and June Hillard; one stepson, Geoffrey Adleman; one stepdaughter, Robin Lynn Adleman; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.  Burial December 20, 2002, in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2002 ** ALBERTA IRENE HALL, 72, of Radnor, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born January 31, 1930, in Mingo County, a daughter of the late Silas and Ollie Mae Runyon Ooten. Preceded in death by a sister, Minnie Estep. Survivors include her husband, Steve Hall; two daughters, Dorothy Phillips and husband Curtis and Goldie Daniels and husband Gene; four sons, Steve Hall Jr., Ronald Hall and wife Betty, William Hall and wife Denise and Gary Hall and wife Phyllis; six sisters, Novella Curry and husband Simon, Margaret Vinson and husband Floyd, Louise Estep and husband Lovell, Nancy Johnson and husband Estil and Dorothy Muncy and husband Gilbert; a brother, Nicholas Ooten and wife Wilma Jean; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Buria December 21, 2002, Hall Cemetery at Radnor.
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2002 ** MacCAGER DOUGLAS DeLONG, 11 month-old son of Richard Douglas and Jessica Rena (Wilson) DeLong of Genoa, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born January 18, 2002, in Huntington.  Preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, John Bill Thompson, and paternal great-grandfather, Charles Douglas Frazier. Survivors include his parents, a sister, Emily Ann DeLong; maternal grandparents, Sidney Jr. and Beverly Ann Wilson; paternal grandparents, Richard Preston and Dorothy Sue DeLong; maternal great-grandparents, Charlene Thompson, Sidney Wilson and Florida Robertson; paternal great-grandparents, Mildred Frazier, Paul DeLong and Gladys DeLong; two uncles, Justin Wilson and Charles Preston DeLong; one aunt, Dorothy Ellen DeLong; a cousin, Courtney Renee DeLong. Burial December 20, 2002, in the Frazier Cemetery in Glenhayes.
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2002 ** SOLON CHAFIN, 86, of Kermit, widower of Martha Brewer Chafin, at his daughter's home. Burial December 20, 2002, in Chafin Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2002 ** MAYME KIRKENDOLL ADKINS, 76, of Ranger, in St. Mary's Hospital. Born July 14, 1926 in Logan County, a daughter of the late Albert and Minnie Brumfield Kirkendoll. Preceded in death by her husband, Caudle Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Gladys Faye Crawford and Kathy Adkins; four sons, Jesse Adkins, Harold Adkins, David Adkins and Lloyd Adkins; one sister, Hazel Kirkendoll; four brothers, Luther Kirkendoll, David Kirkendoll, Edgar Kirkendoll and Floyd Kirkendoll; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in the Adkins-Lucas Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2002 ** LULA ELLEN McCOY, 72, of Louisa, Ky., in Catlettsburg, Ky. Born January 31, 1930, in Catlettsburg, a daughter of the late Stanton and Sally Josephine Moore Thompson. Survivors include her husband, William Luther McCoy; four daughters, Mary McKenzie, Juanita Cook, Gracie Cook and Bertha Lovely; three sons, Charles McCoy, Phillip McCoy and Mark McCoy; five sisters, Clista McCoy, Clora George, Dovie Faye Spurlock, Bertha McKinster and Lexie Phelphrey; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial Saturday, December 21, 2002, in Yatesville Memorial Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2002 ** MARY LOU FERGUSON THOMPSON,   of Wayne, in Wayne Continuous Care Center in Wayne. Born February 13, 1915, in Wayne. Preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joe Thompson; four brothers and two Sons. Survivors include four daughters, Corene Osburn, Mary Sue Thompson, Wanda Thompson and Doris Taylor; five sons, Richard Thompson, Joe Thompson Jr., Toney Thompson, Charlie Thompson and Donald Thompson; two sisters, Lenore Turner and Mildred Jenkins; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Burial December 22, 2002, in Patrick Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2002 ** ALEX SALMONS, 75, of Kermit, husband of Myrtle Rose Salmons, at home. Burial December 23, 2002, in Rosetown Cemetery, Marrowbone.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2002 ** ROGER M. SINGLETARY, 55, of Fort Gay, husband of Betty Hall Singletary,  in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. Burial December 24, 2002, in VanHoose Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2002 ** ZOLLIE "GREY" LINDBERGH VARNEY, 75, of Wayne, W.Va., at his residence.  Born July 18, 1927, in Mingo County, W.Va., the son of the late Pliant and Daisy (Hooker) Varney.  Preceded in death by six brothers, Reese, Claude, Fred, Max, Jimmy and Clarence; three sisters, Dixie, Margaret and Blanche. Survivors include his wife, Carol Sue Queen Varney; one daughter, Glenna Kay McSweeney, and her husband Jarrel; two sons, Rodney Reece Varney and his wife Cynthia and Rex Varney and his wife Monica; four sisters, Deloris Donahue, Pricey Machinsky, Jean St. John and Lillie Pocheoley; three brothers, Robert Varney,  Ralph Varney and Reed Varney; 10 grandchildren. Burial December 24, 2002, in the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2002 ** ROGER M. SINGLETARY, 55, of Fort Gay, in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born August 18, 1947, in Mobile, Ala., a son of Joseph R.M. Singletary and Bessie Shiver Singletary. Survivors include his parents, his wife, Betty Hall Singletary; four sons, Dean, Chris, Charles and Keith Singletary; one sister, Iris Camley; four grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.   Burial December 24, 2002, in the VanHoose Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2002 ** ANGELA DAWN WILEY FOLEY, 45, of South Point, Ohio, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born December 18, 1957, at Wyndotte, Mich., a daughter of Ira Lucian Wiley and Charlotte Fraley Porter, both of Wayne. Preceded in death by a grandson, Caleb Edwards; her maternal grandparents, Ida Catherine and William Fraley, and her paternal grandparents, Joe and Dora Wiley. Survivors include a daughter, Amanda Spring Wiley Edwards and husband Christopher Michael; a son, Joshua Keagan Marshall Foley; a brother, Marshel Lucian Wiley; a granddaughter, Madison Catherine Paige Edwards. Burial Monday, December 23, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2002 ** JAMES A. CENDE, 82, of Huntington, at his home. Born December 17, 1920, in Huntington, a son of the late Eugene and Alice Dickerson Cende. Preceded in death by his wife, Florence Faye Thomas Cende, and a grandson, Jason P. Cende. Survivors include one son, James P. and his wife Mittie Cende;   one daughter, Tanya Wickline and her husband Jim. Burial December 24, 2002, in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2002 ** DEWEY ROSS, 98, 208 Santa Maria Lane, Columbus, Ohio, at his home. Born April 29, 1904, in Blaine, Ky., a son of the late Edmond and Mary Ross. Preceded in death by a daughter, Alvie Dials. Survivors include his wife, Inez Moore Ross; four sons, Darrell Ross, Donald Ross, Ricky Ross and Dorsey Ross; one sister, Jessie Stevens; one brother, Chilt Ross; one daughter, Carolyn McGinn; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial December 23, 2002, in the Moore Family Cemetery in Big Laurel, Ky.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2002 ** NORMA SUE MAYNARD WILEY, 62, of Cleveland, Ohio, at Bradley Bay Hospice Center in Bay Village, Ohio. Born August 14, 1940, at Dunlow, a daughter of the late Robert "Bob" and Maudie Kirk Maynard. Preceded in death by her six year-old son, Gregory Michael Wiley, in 1974, and a brother, Carl Maynard, in 2000. Survivors include her, Lloyd Terry Wiley; a brother and his wife, Jimmie and Clercie Maynard; four sisters and their husbands, Proctor, Barbara Jean and Raymond Copley, Dorothy J. and Pete Corbissero and Mary Louise Jones; two aunts, Ella Maynard Perry and Edna Maynard Gillispie and husband Earl; one uncle, Early Maynard; two sisters-in-law, Janice Maynard and Connie Justice. Burial December 24, 2002, in Sunset Memorial Park in Olmstead Falls, Ohio.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2002 ** CARL E. MULLINS, 54, of Columbus, Ohio, in Grant Medical Center in Columbus.  Born April 15, 1948, in Crurn, the son of Ermil Mullins and Tine Fields Mullins. Survivors include one daughter, Alice Spaulding; and four sons, Carl E. Mullins Jr., Clarence E. Mullins, Byrd Spaulding and John Mullins; and 10 grandchildren. Burial December 27, 2002 in the Mullins-Prince Family Cemetery in Crum.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2002 ** IDA "SWEETIE" ADKINS, 80, of Milton. Born June 7, 1922, a daughter of the late Claude Ward and Addie Adkins Warf. Preceded in death by her husband, Basil E. Adkins. Survivors include  one daughter, Frances "Frankie" Rae Hooker; one son, Ralph Douglas Humphreys; one stepson, Charles A. Cook; six grandchildren. Burial December 27, 2002, in Baylous Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2002 ** SHELBA J. PORTER, 60, of Lavalette, wife of Charles Porter, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Survivors include five sons, Artie Carter, Phillip Porter, Charles Porter, Leonard Porter and Michael Porter; two daughters, Eddie Rice and Jeanette Porter; two brothers, Leonard Stowers and Dennis Walls;   one sister, Sharon Ann Walls. Burial December 29, 2002, in Johnson Cemetery, Myra.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2002 ** JOANN (LEWIS) DEAN, 57, of Cleveland, at her residence. Born Jan. 31, 1945, in Wayne, the daughter of the late Sherman and Madge (Trogdon) Lewis. Survivors include her husband, Gary Daniel Dean; three sons, Gary Ray Dean, Michael Steven Dean and Brian Jeffery Dean and wife, Amanda Pearl; two grandsons, Brian Jeffery Dean Jr. and Daniel McKinley Dean; one sister, Rhoda Mae Napier; one brother, Jimmy Lewis. Burial December 28, 2002, in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2002 ** GLADYS ADKINS, 83, of Huntington, W. Va. Born December 11, 1919, the daughter of the late Park and Alma Adkins of Lincoln County, but she was raised by George and Elsie Brinegar of Raccoon Creek in Cabell County. Preceded in death by three daughters, Betty Jean, Dolly and Crystal Adkins; two granddaughters, Kimberly Ann and Gladys Renee Easthom; and one grandson, Terry Lynn Plybon. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Lois Jean Plybon and her husband Ray, Carolyn "Chick" Goodman and her husband Jim and Mildred M. "Mick" Smith and her husband Gene; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Tressie Dalton, Lucy West and Shirley Sanders. Burila December 27, 2002, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED  DECEMBER 24, 2002 ** CHARLES PHILIP BLOSS, 56, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Huntington, husband of Dianna Bloss, in Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Burial December 28, 2002. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 24, 2002 ** EVELYN VINSON, 73, of Ashland, in King's Daughters Medical Center. Burial December 28, 2002, in Arrowood-Dutton Cemetery; Wayne County.
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DIED - DECEMBER 24, 2002 ** RUTH M. SIMPKINS, 84, of Kenova, W.Va., at Wayne Continuous Care. Born Oct. 20, 1918 in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Harvey Stevens and Mattie Stevens Scott. Preceded in death by her husbands, James R. Simpkins and James C. Maynard; an infant son, James K. Maynard; three brothers, Henry, Willie and Charlie Stevens; one sister, Louise Christian. Survivors include one daughter, Jan Maynard; three sons and a daughters-in-law, Bill and Louise Maynard, Jerry Maynard and Charles Maynard; one sister, Elizabeth Christian; one half-sister, Hester Betts; one half-brother, Lewis M. Scott, one sister-in-law, Lessie Stevens; one granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; two step-children, Betty Hutchison and Richard Wayne Simpkins. Burial Saturday, December 28, 2002, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 24, 2002 ** AMOS MAYNARD, 89, of Kenova, widower of Minnie Mae Maynard, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Survivors include two sons, Amos Lee Maynard and Ronald Jay Maynard; one daughter, Donna Day; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2002 ** BONNIE LYNN COPLEY, 42, of Dunlow, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. Born Nov. 16, 1960 at Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Eunice Marcum Copley and the late James F. "Buster" Copley. Survivors include her brothers, James Emmitt Copley and wife, Ella, Randy Copley and wife, Marcella, Larry Copley and wife, Anita, Roger Copley and wife, Phyllis and Ricky Copley and wife, Carol of; a  sister, Ms. Eunice Faye Copley. Burial December 28, 2002, in the S.D. Copley Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2002 ** GARNET MARIE CHRISTIAN TOMBLIN, 70, of Huntington, at her residence. Born February 24, 1932, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Nola Hysell Christian. Survivors include her husband, Okey Tomblin Sr.; a son and daughter-in-law, Okey Tomblin Jr. and Angel Tomblin; three daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda G. and Chuck Sevick, Kathy and Jim Howerton and Leona Sue Brumfield; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Christian and Jerry Christian; three sisters, Dorothy Hicks, Helen Louise Workman and Dianna Sue Christian. Burial December 29, 2002, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2002 ** RODNEY GAYLE EPLING, 45, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., at his residence.  Born November 14, 1957, in Cabell County, W.Va., the son of the late Henry Forrest and Beatrice Adkins Epling. Preceded in death by one brother, Richard Allen Epling and two infant sisters. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Kimberlie Barrow Epling; one daughter, Jacqueline Dillon Michelle Adams and her husband Eric; one brother, Ronald Dale Epling and his wife Nell. Burial December 29, 2002, in Sanders Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2002 ** WILLIAM STANLEY JAMES, at his home. Born on July 9, 1926, in Braxton County, W.Va., to the late Perry Charles and Bernice Stewart James. Survivors include his former wife, Barbara R. James; daughter Jennifer James Kyle and husband Frank; son Chip James and wife Michele; three grandchildren; a sister, Juanita James Robinson; a brother, Paul Singleton James. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2002 ** BILLIE STALEY, 74, of Prichard, W.Va., at his residence. Born Aug. 9, 1928 in Prichard, the son of the late Shelby and Dollie (Thompson) Staley. Preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie (Damron) Staley. Survivors include one son, Troy Alan Staley and companion, Sherry Justice; three daughters, Pamela Beckley and husband Michael, Dana D. McQuaid and husband Eddie and Traci L. Miller and husband, Randy; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial December 30, 2002, in Cloise Hatten Cemetery, Prichard. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2002 ** GLENNA H. BAILEY SMITH, 91, of Chesapeake, Ohio, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born June 4, 1911 in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Wayne and Nettie Carroll Hutchinson. Preceded in death by her first husband, John W. Bailey, and her second husband, Russell Smith; two brothers, Billy and Carroll Hutchinson. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Ward and Phyllis and her husband, William Suiter; two sisters, Helen Plymale and Mary Carpenter; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial December 30, 2002, in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2002 ** STELLA VIVIAN (SMITH) DAVIS, 70, of Little Lynn, at her residence. Born Dec. 12, 1932, in Milton, the daughter of the late Elijah and Martha Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles Davis; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Ann Gilmore; one son, James Harvey Davis and wife, Ida; two sisters, Olive Belcher and Nancy Brooks; one brother, Johnny Smith; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Burial December 30, 2002, in the Skeens Cemetery in East Lynn.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2002 ** ROBERT LEE "BOB" TONEY, 70, of Allen, Texas, formerly of Wayne, W.Va., in a Plano, Texas, hospital.  Born Dec. 6, 1932 in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Alden K. and Cassie Adkins Toney. Preceded in death by four brothers, Carl (1930), Clyde (1981), Lynn (1993) and Bert (2000), and a sister, Eliza T. Asbury (1961). Survivors include his wife, Connie; two sons, Terry and Gary; a daughter, Cassandra Byerley; six grandchildren; four sisters, Olive Booth, Erma Toney, Ilene Brumfield, and Mae Crockett; five brothers, Alden Toney, Kyer Toney, Don Toney, Jim Toney and Gary Toney. Burial December 31, 2002, in Texas.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2002 ** RUTH E. STALEY WALKER, 93, of Huntington, at her residence. Born August 9, 1909, in Whites Creek, W.Va., the daughter of the late Walter Staley and Sallie Wilkinson Staley. Preceded in death by her husband, Ted R. Walker; three sisters, Cassa Staley, Madge Staley Plymale and Dorothy Staley Hall. Survivors include her nephew, Jack W. Walker and his wife, Jo Walker. Burial December 30, 2002, in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2002 ** BARBARA ANN HURLEY SMITH, 62, of East Lynn, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va.  Born January 5, 1940, at Genoa, W.Va., a daughter of the late Rev. John and Laura Mae Zornes Hurley. Preceded in death by three sisters, Marie Hawkins, Josephine Gokee and Lucy Hurley; and two brothers, John Hurley and Albert Hurley. Survivors include her husband, Charles Edward Smith; three sons, Rufus "Pat" Jobe, Randy Dale Jobe and Redes Darrell Jobe and his fiancéée Crystal Minton; three daughters, Terena Meloche, Angela Holden and Sheree Anderson; a stepson, Timothy Smith; three sisters, Hazel Bohal, Elsie Hodge and Geraldine Elliott; three brothers, Roy Paul Hurley, Emmanual Hurley and Dorsal Paul Hurley; 18 grandchildren.   Burial December 31, 2002, in the Smith Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2002 ** CLARENCE MATHEW COPLEY, 23, of Lenore, husband of Tonya Crabtree Copley, in Inez, Ky. Burial in Copley Cemetery, Crum.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2002 ** LEVI DILLON SCOTT CLAY, infant son of Scottie Clay and Crystal Carter of Ranger, W.Va. Preceded in death by his great-grandparents, James and Margaret Campbell. Survivors include one brother, Dakota Lee Clay; grandparents Kathy and Leonard Carter Jr., Robert Clay and Leoda Bragg; three aunts, Jennifer and Jaime Carter and Audry Anna Clay; one uncle, Brian Clay.  Burial January 1, 2003, in the Carter-Clay Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2002 ** RUDOLPH GILLIAM, 86, of Wayne, W.Va., at his residence. Born September 16, 1916, in West Liberty, Ky., a son of the late Isom and Nancy Gilliam. Preceded in death by his wife, Orpha C. Gilliam; seven brothers and two sisters. Survivors include three daughters, Kathlyn Lancaster and her husband Ernie, Carol Fry and her husband Abb and Connie Linville and her husband, Sidney; one son, Ronald Gilliam and his wife Patty; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Burial January 1, 2003, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2002 ** ISABELLE ROBINSON BURTON, 72, of Ceredo, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va.  Born October 3, 1930, at Logan, W.Va., a daughter of the late Pearly and Isabelle Bartram Robinson. Preceded in death by her first husband, Sidney Morris Robinson; a son, Everett Pearly Robinson; two stepsons, Lindsey Knight and Roger Burton; eight infant children; five brothers, William, Joe, Orville, Albert and Pearly Robinson; three sisters, Marie Brown, Dude Robinson and Bessie Robinson. Survivors include her second husband, Raymond Burton; a daughter, Flora "Ladybug" Rowe and her husband James; a son Sidney Monroe Robinson and his wife Karen; a stepson, Millard Robinson and his wife Wilma; a stepdaughter, Arlene Rowe and her husband Cecil. Burial January 2, 2003, in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 30, 2002 ** MONA KAY CREMEANS, 59, December 31, 2002. Born July 11, 1943, a daughter of Etta Pauline Chandler and the late Chester Elwood Black. Preceded in death by her stepfather One J. Chandler, and two brothers, David Allen and Michael Leon Chandler. Survivors include her husband, Okey Cremeans Jr.; a son, Brian Boyd; two daughters, Ginger Cremeans and Carla Curd; two brothers, Jerry A. Black and Terry Lee Chandler. Burial Thursday, January 2, 2003, in Docks Creek Cemetery.

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