WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
March, 2003

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These obituaries for the month of  MARCH   were typed by Leigh Ann Napier.

DIED – MARCH 1, 2003 ** HENRY JENNINGS MARCUM, 51, of Harts, formerly of Dunlow, in Logan General Hospital. Born July 4, 1951, 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 Mary Elizabeth Marcum; two brothers, Teller Jackson Marcum, Jr. and David Lee Marcum. Survivors include three sisters, Mary Virginia Gillenwater, Gracie Jenkins, and Margaret Loraine Cipan; three brothers, Joseph M. Marcum, James Monroe Marcum, and Samuel Harvey Marcum. Burial March 4, 2003 in Marcum Cemetery on Tick Ridge.
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DIED – MARCH 1, 2003 ** SADIE FRY BUNN, 83, of Grundy, Va., at her home. Born January 29, 1920, in Coalwood, a daughter of the late James C. and Polly Perry Fry. Preceded in death by an infant sister, Agnes Fry. Survivors include her husband, Omer Mason Bunn; one daughter, Brenda Polly Bunn Cardwell; two sons, James Omer Bunn and wife Sharon Kay and Edwin Denson and wife Lynn Kathleen Bunn. Burial March 4, 2003 in Community Memorial Gardens, East Lynn.
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DIED – MARCH 2, 2003 ** HERBERT HOOVER HATFIELD, 74, of Fort Gay. Born September 3, 1928, a son of the late Landon and Elsie Jackson Hatfield. Preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Hatfield. Survivors include a daughter, Michelle Napier and husband Doyle; a son, Shannon Hatfield and wife Joetta; two sisters, Thelma Stanley and Geraldine Thompson. Burial March 5, 2003 in the Hatfield Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED – MARCH 2, 2003 ** DR. D. WADE ARMSTRONG, 83, of Ceredo. Survivors include his wife, Shirley W. Armstrong; his sons, Daniel W. Armstrong, Jr. and wife Kay, Ernest Armstrong and wife Dana, James E. Armstrong and wife Mary, and Chris Shirley and wife Isabel; daughters Miriam Armstrong, Leigh Stites and husband Mark; sisters Geneva Dismukes and Leigh Maass. Burial March 6, 2003 in the Frasher Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED – MARCH 3, 2003 ** HAROLD LLOYD "PAP" DAMRON, 77, of Huntington, at his home. Born April 20, 1925, in Red Jacket, a son of the late Clauster and Marie Meade Damron. Preceded in death by his wife, Cecelia Damron, and a son, Michael Damron. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Eugenia Damron; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Dan and Gwen Damron. Burial March 6, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MARCH 3, 2003 ** BILLY RAY "BUSTER" ROSE, 63, of Fort Gay, in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born January 18, 1940, in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late Joe Edgar and Lucinda Wellman Rose. Preceded in death by a sister, Helen Hurley and five brothers. Survivors include his wife, Linda Frasher Rose; three daughters and sons-in-law, Karen Lynn Rose, Elizabeth McCoy and husband Tim, and Krista Dawn Merritt and husband Chris; four sons and daughters-in-law, William Rose and wife Mickey, Gary Rose and wife Dalynn Kelly, Steven Rose and wife Suzanne, and Timothy Rose and wife Kimberly; two brothers, Hosea Rose and Russell Rose. Burial March 6, 2003 in Frasher Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – MARCH 4, 2003 ** JOHN MICHAEL SANSOM, 43, of Ceredo. Born April 24, 1959, in Cabell County, a son of the late Mack O. Sansom and Geraldine Louise Wilks Sansom. Survivors include his brother David C. Sansom and his fiancée, Amber Sansom; and his former wife, Patricia Blankenship. Burial March 12, 2003 in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 4, 2003 ** CLARA "BOOTS" MOONEY, 75, of Huntington, in Heritage Center in Huntington. Born September 27, 1927, in Ceredo, a daughter of the late Pearl and Jessie Dean Skeens. Preceded in death by her husband, Charley Mooney; one brother, Pearl Skeens, Jr. and one sister, Mary Magdalene Lucas. Survivors include two sons, Ira Bradley and George Bradley; one daughter, Linda Chaffin; one brother, Harry Skeens; two sisters, Betty Jones and Jean Wise. Burial March 7, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.*****************************************************************************************************************
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DIED – MARCH 4, 2003 ** PATRICIA LYNN ELKINS NAPIER, 41, of Kenova, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born March 4, 1962, in Cabell County, a daughter of Donald and Elda Bowen Elkins. Survivors include her husband, Danny D. Napier; two sons, Daniel Patrick Napier and Richard Anthony Napier; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Donald T. Elkins and Richard and Stephanie Elkins; one sister-in-law, Terri Hazlett; her mother and father-in-law, Lourana and Wilford Napier. Burial March 7, 2003 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MARCH 4, 2003 ** JAMES ISAAC "JIM IKE" TOMBLIN, 87, of Genoa, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 7, 1915, in Stiltner, W. Va., a son of the late John Earnest and Verna Ramey Tomblin. Preceded in death by his wife, Perlina Ferguson Tomblin; three sons, Caudle, Clifford and James Tomblin; three brothers, Willie, Orman and Lindsey Tomblin. Survivors include four daughters, Susie Wyrick and husband, Franklin, Kathleen Damron and husband, Tommy, Erma Jean Adkins and husband Bill, Drema Adkins and husband Toney; two sons, Lindsey Tomblin and wife, Jane, Keith Tomblin and wife Brenda; two sisters, Polly Napier, Grace Overby; two brothers, Roy and Freelin Tomblin. Burial March 7, 2003 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – MARCH 5, 2003 ** HELEN LOUISE FRAZIER NAPIER, 70, of Leesburg, Florida. formerly of Kenova, W.Va., in Munroe Regional Medical Center, Ocala, Fl. Born December 24, 1932, in Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Paul Gratna Frazier and Louise Rosalie Dorsey Frazier Cox. Survivors include her husband, Donald "Don" L. Napier, formerly of Kenova; daughter, Leigh Ann Napier Pierce and husband Larry, and son, Michael L. Napier and wife Debra; one brother and sister-in-law, P. D. Frazier and Lou Ellen Billups Frazier. Burial March 8, 2003 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Leesburg, Fl.
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DIED – MARCH 6, 2003 ** WAYNE PORTER, 79, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born June 17, 1923, in Wayne County, W.Va., the son of the late Fred and Della Fortner Porter. He was preceded in death by his stepdaughter, Brenda Fife. Survivors include his wife, Mabel Parsley Porter; one son, Paul Porter; one daughter, Waynette; one stepson, Orville Fife; two stepdaughters, Coetta Simmons and Loretta Hill. Burial March 9, 2003 at the Ross Cemetery in Radnor.
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DIED – MARCH 6, 2003 ** ALMA FAYE HATTEN WORKMAN, 100, of Columbus, Ohio, at Westminster Thurber Retirement Community. Born August 17, 1902, in Prichard, WV, a daughter of the late William Francis Hatten and Mahala Smith Hatten. Preceded in death by her husband, Otis Jennings Workman, and two sisters and two brothers. Survivors include a stepson, Robert J. Workman and wife Mary. Burial March 27, 2003 at Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED – MARCH 7, 2003 ** ELLEN MAE SAUL, 73, of Branchland, at her residence. Born November 7, 1929, in Lincoln County, WV, a daughter of the late William Howard and Bessie Alice Sansom Pack. Preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Saul and a sister, Glennith Helen Pack Cooper. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jane Ellen and Thomas A. Roy; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles Howard and Phyllis Pack and William Claude and Helen Pack. Burial March 10, 2003 in Fairview Memory Gardens, Hamlin, WV.
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DIED – MARCH 7, 2003 ** MINUARD EDISON MOON, 82, of Fort Gay, at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born November 10, 1920, in Wayne County, a son of the late Roland and Nora Ellen Ramey Moon. Preceded in death by two sisters, Juanita Dyer and Maddie Watts; a brother, James Moon. Survivors include his wife, Mildred F. Spence Moon; four daughters, Alice Edmond, Margaret Ross and husband Robert, Pauline Balinski and Roberta Hillman and husband Dean; three sons, Ronald Moon and wife JoAnn, Howard Moon and wife Von, Dallas Moon and wife Paulette; two sisters, Margaret Spence and Margie Webb; a brother, Otho Moon. Burial March 10, 2003 in Pres Friley Cemetery, Cove Gap.
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DIED – MARCH 9, 2003 ** ROY S. CONN, 87, of Ceredo, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born October 12, 1915, in Kirk, a son of the late William and Janie Edith Deskins Conn. Preceded in death by his wife, Lona Louise Moore Conn; a son, Roscoe Thomas Conn; four brothers, Nathan L. Conn, Roscoe Conn, Cecil R. Conn and Thomas Arthur Conn. Survivors include four daughters, Martina Little, Carolyn Fluty, Patricia K. Moore and Willie Rae Moore; three sons, William Conn, Roy S. Conn Jr., and Nathan Leonard Conn; one brother, Lawrence Conn. Burial March 12, 2003 in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED – MARCH 9, 2003 ** PATRICIA GAIL ADKINS, 31, of Barboursville, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born April 8, 1971, in Cabell County, a daughter of Willis Adkins and Mae Clark Adkins. Survivors include her husband, Tom Loughry; two daughters, Brittany Ross and Racheal Loughry; one son, Shane Loughry; two sisters, Teresa Keeney and Charlotte Triplett. Burial March 12, 2003 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 9, 2003 ** RUDY ADKINS, 47, of Fort Gay, in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born February 3, 1956, in Pike County, Ky., a son of the late Joseph Adkins and Ethel Maynard Adkins. Preceded in death by two sisters, Carolyn Sue Adkins and Pamela Adkins, and one brother, Randy Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Dianna Deskins Adkins; one son, Paul Michael Adkins and wife Denise, three daughters, Deanna Deskins, Jennifer and Brian Napier, Tammy Lowe and husband Devin; four brothers, Joseph and Katherine Adkins, Jr., Jimmy and Karen Adkins, Vent and Frankie Adkins and Ervin and Rebecca Adkins; two sisters, Janet and her husband Eugene Varney and Linda and her husband Malen Johnson. Burial March 12, 2003 in the Adkins Family Cemetery at Radnor.
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DIED – MARCH 10, 2003 ** LOWELL STAMPER, 52, of Lesage, in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Lutie Stamper; one sister, Hilda Faye Mays and four brothers, Kenneth, Don, Wiley and Wilburt Stamper. Survivors include two children, Lonnie Stamper and Andrea Lawhon; five brothers, Chris Stamper, David Stamper, Reed Stamper, Berley Stamper and Jim Stamper; two sisters, Maxine Mathews and Carol McCarthy. Burial March 14, 2003 in Stamper in Genoa.
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DIED – MARCH 11, 2003 ** CLARENCE RAY WILMOTH, 82, of Huntington, at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born May 28, 1920, in Elkins, a son of the late Orlan and Carrie Gainer Wilmoth. Preceded in death by two sons, Pearly Orlan Wilmoth and Roscoe Roger Wilmoth; three brothers, Darl Wilmoth, Bryan Wilmoth, and Arthur Wilmoth and four sisters, Evie Channels, Pauline Crawford, Vinnie Scruggs and Beulah Jones. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Caldwell and Neta Wilmoth; three sons, Samuel Glen Wilmoth, Clarence Ray Wilmoth, Jr., and Robert Wilmoth; three sisters, Evelyn Jones and Dora Woods and Phyllis Cross. Burial March 14, 2003 in Mills Vaughan Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – MARCH 11, 2003 ** ETHEL VAUGHN SAMMONS, 89, of Louisa, Ky., in J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa. Born July 1, 1913, in Cherryville, Ky., a daughter of the late Enoch Rector Vaughn and Elsie Barlett Vaughn. Preceded in death by her husband, James Clarence Sammons. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Burial March 15, 2003 in Franklin Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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DIED – MARCH 11, 2003 ** ROBERT TROY MUNCY, 71, of Crum, at his home. He was survived by his companion, Leann Davis. Burial March 14, 2003 in the Muncy Family Cemetery in Crum.
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DIED – MARCH 11, 2003 ** PAUL BILLY MAYNARD, 77, of Louisa, Ky., in Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Ky. Born March 13, 1925, in Chattaroy, a son of the late Laurel Raymond Maynard and Stella Mae Pope Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Royetta Hammond Maynard; four daughters, Loretta Sue Wellman, Stella Jane Compton, Rita Joyce Frazier and Melinda Jean Maynard; three sons, Paul Billy Maynard, Jr., Donald G. Maynard and Michael L. Maynard; four sisters, Francis Ratcliff, Fay Hammond, Peggy Graham, and Linda Webb; one brother, Jarrett Maynard. Burial March 14, 2003 in Hammond Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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DIED – MARCH 11, 2003 ** BETTY GAY HUTCHINSON WATTS, 69, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 15, 1933, in Kenova, a daughter of the late Cecil and Jessie Alice Adams Hutchinson. Survivors include her husband, Alvis Watts, Jr.; one son, Gary Hutchinson; three sisters, Mary Abrams, Billie Laughlin and Elgin Mae Spears; two brothers, Donald Hutchinson and Bud Hutchinson. Burial March 14, 2003 in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 11, 2003 ** FRANK H. BASENBACK, 66, of Huntington, at his home. Preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Dishman Basenback. Survivors include six sons, Frank Basenback, Jr., Harold Basenback, Larry Basenback, Jerry Basenback, Jimmy Basenback, Donald Basenback; two daughters, Carolyn Basenback and Nancy Basenback; four brothers, Raymond, Lawrence, Arthur and Earl Basenback; two sisters, Helen Liccioli and Catherine Spencer. Burial March 14, 2003 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MARCH 12, 2003 ** LASSA CURRY ARTIS, of Huntington, at Huntington Regency Park. Born December 10, 1912, at Delbarton, a daughter of the late Wallace J. and Lula Maynard Curry. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry R. Artis; a son, Wallace Oliver Bannister. Survivors include two sisters and brothers-in-law, Jane Prichard and the Rev. Robert H. Prichard, and Lula C. Bayer and David E. Bayer. Burial March 17, 2003 in Mountain View Memory Gardens in Maher.
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DIED – MARCH 12, 2003 ** ALTA HOOSER BURNETTE, 93, of Bidwell, Ohio, formerly of Huntington, at the Scenic Hills Nursing Center, Bidwell, Ohio. Born April 30, 1909, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Newton K. and Emma Ruggles Hooser. Preceded in death by her husband, W. F. Burdette and her son Rodney P. Duncan. Survivors include three grandchildren, Rodney Duncan, Amy Lee Kirk and Robert Duncan. Burial April 15, 2003 at the Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – MARCH 12, 2003 ** HELEN MAY SHORT, 96, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born May 12, 1906, in Mingo County, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph H. Short. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Jean Short; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jim Williams; one sister, Geraldine Skeans. Burial March 15, 2003 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – MARCH 13, 2003 ** ETHEL N. PRICE ROACH, 92, of Lesage, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born on September 11, 1910, in Wayne County, WV, the daughter of the late Millard and Margaret Merritt Price. Preceded in death by her husband, George Roach. Survivors include six sons, John, Carl, Mike, Millard, Odell and Wylie Roach; seven daughters, Fanny Blake, Rodella Muth, Ruth Regar Alta Scarberry, Roberta Collins, Rosa Beever and Joyce Adkins; three stepbrothers, Narris Price and Ralph Price, and Millard Price, Jr.; three stepsisters, Norie Hargiss, Mae Jeffers and Melathine Hawes. Burial March 15, 2003 at Greenbottom Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 13, 2003 ** KEVIN RAY TRENT, 45, of Gilbert, at his residence. Born September 2, 1957, at Welch, a son of Lena Graham Trent and the late Lewie Calvin Trent. Survivors include two brothers, Gary Trent and wife Julie, and Steve Trent and wife Sue; his companion, Susan Coe. Burial March 17, 2003 in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Pecks Mill.
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DIED – MARCH 13, 2003 ** HARRIET DEAN SAURBORNE RIGNEY, 79, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Huntington, in Baltimore, Md. Born December 29, 1923, in Wirt County, a daughter of the late George Saurborne and Garnett Nichols. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Rigney. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Rusha and George Weaver; a son and daughter-in-law, George and Peggy Rigney; one brother, George Saurhorne Jr.
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DIED – MARCH 14, 2003 ** HAZEL BARTRAM, 86, of Fort Gay, at her home. Born July 17, 1917, in Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Jennings and Anna Peters Frasher. Preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Bartram. Survivors include one son, Gordon David and daughter-in-law, Grace Robertson Bartram. Burial March 17, 2003 in the Bartram Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED – MARCH 15, 2003 ** NAOMI GILLMAN, 63, of Kenova, at home. Survivors include her brother, Lee Roy Gillman. Burial March 18, 2003 at Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MARCH 16, 2003 ** WILMA ELLEN MULLINEX, 41, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born February 19, 1962, in Ripley, a daughter of Charles Hubert and Mary Ellen Fields Mullinex. Survivors include two sons, Jesse and Jeremy Hammond; two brothers, George Mullinex, Kenny Mullinex; four sisters, Cora B. Adkins, Stella Peifrey, Sue Ferguson and Barbara Lovins. Burial March 19, 2003 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED – MARCH 16, 2003 ** MARY JANE RUNYON, 69, of Kenova, at her residence. Born October 1, 1933, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late French and Ruth Sparks Wellman. Survivors include her husband, Charles R. Runyon; a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Sharon Runyon; a daughter and son-in-law, Janie and Ken Lam. Burial March 18, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MARCH 17, 2003 ** CARRIE MEDLEY, 91, of Wayne, in Williamson Memorial Hospital in Williamson. Born September 1, 1911, in East Lynn, a daughter of the late George and Martha Osburn Watts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Sherrill Medley. Survivors include three sisters-in-law, June Burris, Alberta Medley and Betty Maynard. Burial March 19, 2003 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED – MARCH 17, 2003 ** LEXIE MARJORIE MOORE SAURBORNE, 79, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, George F. Saurborne; her mother, Verbe Moore; one son, Osley Charles Saurborne; one brother, Russell Moore. Burial March 21, 2003 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED – MARCH 19, 2003 ** DAPHYN STEWART RIGGS, 59, of Charlotte, NC, in Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. She was the daughter of Oral K. Hay Stewart. Additional survivors include three sons, James Liston Gartin, Timothy Lee Gartin and Leslie Lee Gartin; daughter, Angela J. Gartin; sisters, Opal Lavelle Adkins, Oral Alfreda Adkins and Grace Lockhart; and brother, Fletcher Leonard Stewart. Burial March 25, 2003 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – MARCH 19, 2003 ** MARY LOU BROWN TOLER BOOTHE, 77, of Kenova, in Orlando, Fl. Born July 8, 1925, in Logan County, a daughter of the late Bittle D. and Hattie Mae Miller Brown. Preceded in death by her husbands, Bernard W. Toler and James P. Boothe; three brothers, Dewitt, Frank and Larry Brown, and a sister, Pauline Lemon. Survivors include her children, Thomas L. Toler and wife Ronna, Judith Kozlowski and husband Jay, Carolyn Vogt, Barbara Nichols and husband Jack, Patricia Toler; sisters and brothers, Alice Harrison, Donna Jean Brown, Emma Jean Woods, Cora and Grover Linville, Nancy and Ray Legault, Margaret and Dale Robinson, Charles and Daisy Brown and Dolly Brown. Burial March 22, 2003.
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DIED – MARCH 20, 2003 ** CHARLES E. POFF JR., 71, of Kenova, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born March 8, 1932, in Wayne County, a son of Goldie Walker Poff and the late Charles David Poff. Preceded in death by his first wife, Delores Fern Poff; a sister, Marie Parsley. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Lilly Poff; two daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki Lynn and Teddy Mounts and Sharon Denise and Michael Hay; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael K. and Debbi Poff; a stepson, William Wallace Dickson, Jr.; three sisters, five brothers. Burial March 22, 2003 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MARCH 20, 2003 ** ELOISE BEUHRING, 80, of Huntington, at her residence. Born December 11, 1922, in Kenova, a daughter of the late William and Nina Marie Willis Dillon. Survivors include her husband, Donald E. Beuhring; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald E. and Linda E. Beuhring; one daughter and son-in-law, Judith Ann Veazey and Morris K. Veazey Jr. Burial March 24, 2003 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED – MARCH 20, 2003 ** GEORGE P. REYBURN, 78, of Grove City, Ohio, formerly of Kenova, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born March 22, 1924, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Willis and Julia Elizabeth Parr Reyburn. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Joyce Gossett Reyburn. Survivors include his first wife, Mabel Sowards; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and William Adkins; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Edward Reyburn and Donald Paul and Teresa L. Reyburn. Burial March 24, 2003 in the Wilgus Fairview Cemetery, Wilgus, Ohio.
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DIED – MARCH 20, 2003 ** GLADYS CASSIDY, 93, of Kenova, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born September 21, 1909, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late K. D. and Bertha McCoy Thompson. Preceded in death by her husbands, George M. Crossen and Remington Cassidy; two brothers, Elmwood Thompson and Felix Thompson and three sisters, Mabel Staten, Elizabeth Wallace and Nellie Workman. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Fred and Bronwen Crossen and George M. and Pansy Crossen; one stepdaughter, Patty Smith. Burial March 22, 2003 in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED - MARCH 13, 2003 ** GORDON W. KENNEDY, in Columbia S.C. Burial March 26, 2003 in Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C., with a full military funeral.
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DIED – MARCH 21, 2003 ** CHARLES STILTNER, 60, of Fanrock. Born November 12, 1942, in Wyoming County, a son of Wayne and Jonell Stiltner and the late Edith Stiltner. Preceded in death by a brother, James Stiltner. Survivors include a daughter, Mary; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronald and Rose Stiltner, Allan and Susan Stiltner, and Kenney and Wanda Stiltner; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Maudie Kinser and Judy and Ernie Browning; four stepbrothers and their wives, Carl and Jean Helmondollar, Jerry and Pam Helmondollar, Clyde and Sue Helmondollar, and Roger and Missy Helmondollar; one stepsister and her husband, Benita and Randy Massey. Burial March 25, 2003 at the Edgar Maynard Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED – MARCH 21, 2003 ** MANFORD SPURLOCK, 79, of Scottown, Ohio, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born August 22, 1923, in Cabell County, a son of the late Lester and Minnie Slagle Spurlock. Preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Spurlock; and an infant daughter. Survivors include his wife, Genevieve Mount Spurlock; two sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Lawanna Spurlock and Donnie and Joann Spurlock; two daughters and sons-in-law, Christine and Raymond Scarberry, and Joyce and Ernie Basenback; four brothers, Wilbert, Jimmy, Gary, and Larry Spurlock; four sisters, Freda Gilpin, Peggy Knapp, Nancy Harris, and Annetta Short. Burial March 24, 2003 in Locust Grove Cemetery in Willow Wood, Ohio.
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DIED – MARCH 22, 2003 ** GEORGE T. HAZLETT, 55, of Huntington, in Kenova, W.Va. Born April 15, 1947, in Wayne County, a son of the late George and Francis Christian Hazlett. Preceded in death by a brother, Dan Hazlett. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Kouns Hazlett; one daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Chris Bell; one son, Thomas Darren Hazlett; three brothers, Sam Hazlett, Ronald Pat Hazlett and Kenneth Hazlett. Burial March 25, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – MARCH 23, 2003 ** DORA MARIE NAPIER ROBERTSON, 45, of Kiahsville. Born February 28, 1958, in Huntington, a daughter of Luther and Martha Napier. Survivors include her husband, James Howard Robertson; four sons and one daughter-in-law, Jamie Lee and Amanda Robertson, Christopher H. Robertson, Derek L. Robertson and Aaron Daniel Robertson; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Diana and David Gadley, Jessie and Richie Chaffins, Patty Napier, and Sharon and Thomas Caldwell; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Luther, Jr. and Lou Napier, Roger and "Big Sis" Napier, and Pearlie Napier, and a special sister-in-law, Patricia Robertson. Burial March 26, 2003 in the Adkins Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 24, 2003 ** JULIA ELIZABETH ADKINS, 92, of Huntington, in Woodlands Retirement Community. Born June 26, 1910, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Eustace and Zuma Garrett Adkins. Services were private.
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DIED – MARCH 24, 2003 ** EVA FORTNER MARCUM, 79, of Huntington, at her residence. Born April 20, 1923, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Wayne and Nancy Ann Moore Fortner. Preceded in death by a sister, Myrtle Napier and two brothers, Earl Fortner and Wayne Fortner Jr. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Marcum; two daughters, Linda McCallister and husband Jim, Kathy Cathers and husband David; a son, Ralph Marcum Jr., and wife Sara; three sisters, Mary Thompson and husband Richard, Zellia Fortner, and Janie Barker; two brothers, Grover Fortner Sr., Lawrence Fortner and wife Pam; two sisters-in-law, Bessie Fortner and Jessie Fortner; a very special caregiver, Debbie Williams. Burial March 27, 2003 in the Arrowood-Dutton Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 24, 2003 ** ANNA HAMMONDS FRAZIER, 89, of Louisa, Ky., in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Born March 15, 1914, in Buffalo Horn, Ky., a daughter of the late George Hammonds and Olive York Hammonds. Preceded in death by her husband Frank Frazier. Survivors include four daughters, Rose McReynolds, Wauletta Stevens, Frankie Perry and Ona Wilkerson; three sons, Leon Frazier, Richard J. Frazier, and Winfield Frazier; one brother, William Hammonds. Burial March 27, 2003 in Yatesville Memorial Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED – MARCH 24, 2003 ** TILSON R. PACK SR., 83, of Augusta, Mich., formerly of Wayne, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township, Michigan. Born March 22, 1920, in Harts, a son of the late Charley and Bessie Lucas Pack. Preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Mae Runyon Pack; a daughter, Hazel Marcum; five sisters, Orsie, Dorcas, Jewell and twins Beatrice and Byrnice. Survivors include two daughters, Janet M. Copley, Sonia Pack; two sons, Tilson R. Pack, Jr. and wife Linda, Alvery W. Pack and wife Bonnie; two sisters, Dorcie Workman and husband Lee and Nolice Elkins and husband Chester. Burial March 29, 2003 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, with military graveside rites.
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DIED – MARCH 26, 2003 ** RUTH LESTER CHADWICK, 97, of Wayne, at her home. Born April 28, 1905, at Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Paris Pepper and Zenobia Bloss Lester. Preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Chadwick; several brothers and a sister. Survivors include four children, a daughter, Helen C. Peters and husband Ron; three sons, James D. Chadwick and wife Nancy, Grover Chadwick and wife Janet, and Richard W. Chadwick and wife Sandy. Burial March 29, 2003 in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 27, 2003 ** THOMAS E. HOBBS, 95, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born July 29, 1907, in Wayne County, a son of the late Albert Hobbs and Dora Farley Watson. Preceded in death by his wife, Lillie Hobbs; a son, Carl Hobbs, and a sister, Ada Kennedy. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Thearline Hobbs and Eugene and Linda Hobbs; one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Dan Sherk; six stepchildren, Violet Stover, Delores Gilkerson, Fern Breedlove, Norma Lovejoy, Barbara Prater and Buddy Lambert. Burial March 31, 2003.
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DIED – MARCH 28, 2003 ** ROBERT E. LEWIS, 53, of Wayne, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 11, 1949, in Huntington, a son of the late Betty Lewis Blevins. Survivors include his wife, Karen K. Lewis, one daughter, Genevia Lewis; and one brother, Bill Lewis. Burial March 31, 2003 in Jones Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – MARCH 29, 2003 ** BRUCE D. HOLT, 49, of Fort Gay, at his home. Born October 28, 1953, in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late Paul and Clovia Lemaster Holt. Survivors include his wife, Kimberly D. Austin Holt; a son, Steven D. Holt; two stepsons, Rusty Austin and wife Monica, and Joey Austin and wife Mandy; seven sisters and spouses, Barbara and Eliza Blevins, Ruby and Palmer Calderone, Elizabeth and John Crabtree, Maxine and Ernest Endicott, Helen and Mike Perry, Tammy R. Holt, and Tina and Mike Finley; six brothers and spouses, Claude and Madline Holt, James P. and Sheila Holt, Jerry and Kathy Holt, Joe and Debbie Holt, Michael and Brenda Holt, and Terry Holt; father and mother-in-law, Joe and Faith Austin; three sisters-in-law and spouses, Angela and Tim Cave, Stephanie and Williams Adams, and Melanie and Billy York. Burial March 31, 2003 in the Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa, KY.
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DIED – MARCH 30, 2003 ** CARL CROCKETT, 78, of Wayne, at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born May 21, 1924, in Wayne, a son of the late William and Sadie Canada Crockett. Preceded in death by a brother, James Allen Crockett and a sister, Pauline Mealey. Survivors include his wife, Betty Stewart Crockett; one son, Bruce Crockett and wife Nancy; one daughter, Rebecca Cochrane and husband John; three sisters, Charlie Mills, Robie Spurlock and husband Fred, June Bentley and husband Sterling. Burial April 1, 2003 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 27, 2003 ** LILLE MAE FORTNER, 84, of St. Augustine, Fla., formerly of Wayne. Born May 6, 1918, in Midkiff, a daughter of the late Barney and Emma Sanders. Preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Fortner; one son, Dennis Fortner; daughter-in-law, Rose Fortner; one sister, Willa Faye Fry; two brothers, Wetzel Sanders and Howard Sanders. Burial March 31, 2003 in St. Augustine, Fla.
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DIED – MARCH 30, 2003 ** PALMA PINSON WORKMAN, 92, of Kenova, in Barboursville. Born April 4, 1910, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Henry and Bertha Davis Pinson. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray Workman. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Delores and George Ed Smith, one son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Sandy Workman; two brothers, Paul Pinson and Tim Pinson; three sisters, Hazel Hatten, Virginia Carmody, and Lois Schwegel; his loving caregiver, Gloria White. Burial April 2, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 30, 2003 ** DANIEL KESSICK, 42, of Wayne, at his home. Born January 5, 1961, in Huntington, a son of the late Harry Kessick and Marjorie L. Kessick. Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Kessick, Sarah Kessick, and Durinda Kessick; one stepdaughter, Frankie Thompson; three brothers, Richard A. Kessick, James J. Kessick, and Steve G. Kessick; and one sister, Carolyn J. Cox. Burial April 4, 2003 in Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller, Ohio.
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DIED – MARCH 31, 2003 ** LOUISE PLYMALE WILSON, 83, of Placitas, N.M., formerly of Kenova, at her home. Born October 26, 1919, in Cabell County, a daughter of the late Joseph Plymale and Virginia Lunsford Plymale LeGrande. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold Wilson and one sister, Georgia P. Mann. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Eric Bucheit, and Barbara and Harry Casey; two sisters, Helen Faye Smith and Joann Elder; two brothers, Bill Lee LeGrande and Ernest Plymale. Burial April 4, 2003 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED – MARCH 31, 2003 ** OPAL BELCHER HALL, 90, formerly of Fort Gay, in the Kings Brooks Nursing Home. Born October 6, 1912, in Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Elihu and Josephine Wilson Belcher. Preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Hall. Survivors include one stepson, Ray Hall. Burial April 3, 2003 in the Christian Cemetery, Fort Gay.

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