DIED - AUGUST 1, 2003 ** CHARLEY ROSS, 86, of Coal Grove, Ohio. Born March 8, 1917, in Wayne County, a son of the late William J. and Mary E. Frasher Ross. Preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Robinson Ross; one son, Larry Ross; and two brothers, Boyd and Herbert Ross. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Daryl Davis, Joyce and Paul Dillon, and Nancy and David Colyer; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Linda Ross; one sister, Vicy Jane Ross; one brother, Taylor Ross. Burial August 5, 2003 Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 1, 2003 ** MICHAEL DAVID WARD, 37, of Kenova. Born January 4, 1966, in Huntington, a son of Homer MacMaster Ward and Evelyn Louise Petry Ward. Survived by his wife, Mary Jane Parsons Ward, and their children, April Rose Ward and Michael David Ward Jr.; two sisters and their husbands, Christina Louise and Sam Carpenter, and Peggy Ann Smith and Gary; one brother and his wife, Roy MacMaster and Jewell Ward. Burial August 5, 2003 Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 1, 2003 ** LAFE COMPTON CHAFIN, 74. Preceded in death by a daughter, Renee; a sister, Doris; his father, Dorsey and mother, Shirley. Survived by his wife, Ethel; his children, Lafe Derek Chafin, Dr. J. Brett Chafin, and Kellie L. and son-in-law Steven P. Hardin; his brother, Judge Robert G. Chafin and wife Alfreda; his sister, Chloe and husband Charles Amos. Burial August 5, 2003 Ridgelawn Cemetery. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 1, 2003 ** EVELYN ADKINS, 90, of Ranger, W.Va. Born April 12,1913, a daughter of the late Sam and Hulda Ann Carter Workman. Preceded in death by her husband, Elder Richard Adkins; son, Jack Albright; three brothers, Arnold, Boyd and Jinks Workman; and four sisters, Effie Allen, Elizabeth Nelson, Fanny Alford and Georgia Palmer Frye. Survived by daughter-in-law, Jean Albright. Burial August 4, 2003 Lucas Adkins Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 2, 2003 ** CALVIN ORVILLE JEFFERS, 78, of Ashton. Born June 1, 1925, in Cabell County, a son of the late Orville and Ethel Shull Jeffers. Preceded in death by two sisters, Ella Marie Knapp and Ellen Mayes, and one brother, Shirley Jeffers. Survivors include his wife, LouElla Wintz Jeffers; seven children and spouses, Wanda Smith, Calvin E. and Sharon Jeffers, Joyce and Danny Arthur, Debbie and Glenville Shull, Sandy and Dale Lucas, Jan and Dan Sigman, and Doug and Stephanie Jeffers; two step-sons, Larry Henry and Kent Henry; two sisters, Bonnie Leffingwell and Wilma Hagley; one brother, Stanley Eugene Jeffers. Burial August 5, 2003 Apple Grove Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 2, 2003 ** VIRGIL MARTIN STEWART JR., 59, of Kenova. Born October 9, 1943, in Baltimore, Md., a son of Isabelle Chandler Stewart of Huntington and the late Virgil M. Stewart Sr. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Jennifer Lynn Stewart and Tom Via, Jr. and McKenzie Rose Stewart; one sister, Carol Ann Monnig. Burial August 5, 2003 Dock’s Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 4, 2003 ** THOMAS D. BROWN, 60, of Milton, W.Va. Born August 8,1942, in Logan, W.Va., a son of the late Millard and Pearl McCloud Brown. Preceded in death by two brothers, Paul and Ronald Brown. Survived by his wife, Marlene Mays Brown; one son, Tommy Brown; four sisters, Genevieve Keenan, Marilyn and Carl Barker, Rene Counts and Doris Brown. Burial August 6, 2003 White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 5, 2003 ** DAVID SCOTT LOWE, 18, of Huntington. Born June 4, 1985, in Huntington, a son of Dwayne and Rhonda Caldwell Lowe Castle and Scott and Lori Lowe. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Derek A. Castle and Drew Lowe; one sister, Emilee Lowe; maternal grandparents, Harry and Judy Caldwell; paternal grandparents, Cindy and Pete Lowe and Steven and Helen McGinnis; maternal great-grandmother, JoAnn Phillips; paternal great-grandparents, Fred and Clarice Denton. Burial August 7, 2003 Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 5, 2003 ** ALDENIA JUNE ISAACS, 81 of St. Cloud, Fla, formerly of Wayne County, Born June 30, 1922 in East Lynn, a daughter of the late James Madison Jr. and Margaret Clark Napier. Preceded in death by her husband, Garland Isaacs; a son, Terry Lee Isaacs, and a brother, Bruce Perry. Survivors include five daughters, Velma Sue Bandy, Patty Ann Adkins and husband Wilburn, Mary Margaret Dillon and husband Richard, Judith Carol Ditch, Nancy Jean Matteo and husband Murray; five sons, James Augustus Isaacs and wife Joy, Thurman Fisher Isaacs, Garland Isaacs Jr. and wife Cathy, Jerry Michael Isaacs and wife Francis, Johnny Isaacs and wife Donna. Burial August 9, 2003 Moses-Asbury Cemetery at East Lynn, WV. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 5, 2003 ** WILLIAM L. "BILL" JOYE, 73, of Wayne. Born November 27, 1929, in Huntington, a son of the late Olin L. and Laura Ethel McComas Joye. Preceded in death by his stepmother, Hazel Stapleton Joye Stowers, and a sister, Betty Marie Stiltner Lincoln. Survivors include his wife, Irene Stevenson Joye; three daughters, Teresia Queen and husband Robert, Bernadene Elkins and husband Charles and Roberta Clay and husband Roger; a son, Ira W. Joye and wife Sherry; one brother, Robert Keith Joye and wife Helen. Burial August 9, 2003 in Elmwood Cemetery. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 6, 2003 ** GEORGE GLEN PATTERSON, 50, of Kenova. Born November 25, 1952, in Kenova, a son of George Edward Patterson of Kenova and the late Alva Jane Abshire Patterson. Survivors include one daughter, Sarah K. Patterson; one sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Ronald Hazlett, and two half-brothers, Tommy Spears, and Johnny Spears. Burial August 9, 2003 Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED - AUGUST 6, 2003 ** REV. STEVIE ROBINSON, 80, of Huntington. Preceded in death by a son, John Robinson. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Mildred Robinson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Walter Stroud and Bonnie and David Wellman; sisters, Nancy, Melvina, Mint and Martha and a brother, Andy. Burial August 9, 2003 Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2003 ** JACKIE GLENN RAMEY, 56, of Clermont, Fla. Born January 21, 1947, in Shelby, Ohio, a son of Arnold Ramey and Marie York Ramey. Burial August 12, 2003 followed in See Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2003 ** JAY RUSSELL, 80, of Kingston, Ohio. Born February 24, 1923, in East Lynn, a son of the late William and Fannie Stapleton Russell. Preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. Survivors include his wife Bonnie Caldwell. Burial wife,August 10, 2003 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2003 ** CHARLES ALLEN MAY, 43, of Huntington. Born July 7, 1960, in Cabell County, a son of Charles and Izetta Adkins May of Lavalette. Preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Randolph and Edith May; his maternal grandfather, Tolbert Adkins, and his mother-in-law, Patricia Ann Perry. Survived by his wife, Tammy Perry May; one daughter, Brittany May, and one son, Matthew May, both at home; one sister, Shelley May; one brother, Dale May and his wife Gail; maternal grandmother, Mary Mae Adkins; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ernest and Anita Perry. Burial August 10, 2003 Scott Adkins Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - AUGUST 8, 2003 ** OSSIE KINSER, 80, of Genoa, formerly of Wilsondale. Born February 15, 1923 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, a son of the late Walter and Hazel Shepard Kinser. Preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Sutherland Kinser; three daughters, Connie Fillinger and husband Hassel, Garnet Fisher and husband Glen and Effie Lilly and husband Joe; a stepdaughter, Brenda Queen and husband Ronnie; four stepsons, Warren Sutherland and wife Penny, Carl Sutherland, James Sutherland and Jesse Sutherland; five sisters, Ida McCloud, Sylvia Williams and Susie Meeks, Maxine Lucas and Zola Bryant; a brother, Orville Kinser. Burial August 11, 2003 Shepard Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 8, 2003 ** HERBERT A. MAYS, 93, of Huntington. Preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Cabell Mays. Survivors include one son, James G. Mays; two daughters, Lillian Callicoat, and Juanita McComas. Burial August 11, 2003 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2003 ** JIMMIE DONALD LEMASTER, 58. Born November 23, 1944, in Louisa, Ky. He was preceded in death by his parents and a baby brother, Randall. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Ferguson and Jody Lemaster; a son, Matthew Lemaster; two sisters, Glenna Ruth Thompson and Sandy Butcher; one brother, Dennis Lemaster. Burial August 13, 2003 Fairfield Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2003 ** CHARLES R. SPENCER, 64, of Huntington. Born April 9, 1939, in Wayne, a son of Alma Maynard Spencer Wallace and the late Millard Spencer. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, B.H. Spencer, and one sister, Margaret Messer. He is survived by three sisters and one brother-in-law, Charity Stafford, Goldie and Dewey Rice and Barbara Poindexter; one brother, Ray Spencer. Burial August 12, 2003 Sol Perry Cemetery in Cabwaylingo.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2003 ** LINDA G. DAMRON, 61, of Fort Gay. Born April 30, 1942, in Salt Petre, a daughter of the late Ralph Hill and Samolene Maynard Hill. Survivors include her husband, Thomas "Tommy" Damron; two daughters, Sherry and Minnie Copley and her husband Larry; one son, Steve Damron and wife Jenny; one sister, Brenda Lycan; one brother, Charles Hill and wife Sharon. Burial August 12, 2003 Hill Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2003 ** DEWEY H. BLAIR, 80, of Kenova. Survived by his wife, Margaret Blair. Burial August 15, 2003 Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova. *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 10, 2003 ** MR. GEORGE JAMES "JIM" DICKERSON JR., 93, resident of Keystone Heights, Fla. Preceded in death by his wife, Eloise W. Dickerson. Survived by one daughter, Barbara Martin, and one son, James Thomas Dickerson. One sister, Louise Gavigan. Private memorial services were held. *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 11, 2003 ** EDNA PAULINE CHILDERS, 88, of Louisa, Ky. Born June 3, 1915, in Paintsville, Ky., a daughter of the late Arthur Preston and Lillian Wilburn Preston. Preceded in death by her husbands, William Childers and Mose Preston. Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Myers ; one son, John Arthur Preston; one sister, Margaret VanHoose. Burial August 13, 2003 in Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - AUGUST 11, 2003 ** WILLA MAE "BILLIE" DICKERSON, 83, of Wayne. Born February 14, 1920, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank and Belle Smith Dummitt. Preceded in death by her husband, Fred Truman Dickerson, and a brother, Wayne Dummitt. Survivors include two sons, James Dickerson and wife Sandy, and Charles Dickerson and wife Jean; two sisters, Josephine Lycans and Alice Vaughan and husband Robert Lee. Burial August 14, 2003 Burke Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 12, 2003 ** BRUCE WELLMAN, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Burlington, Ohio, with Rev. Charles Langdon officiating. He was born February 12, 1917, in Cabell County, W.Va, a son of the late Charlie and Maude Leep Wellman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Don and Rex Wellman. Survived by his wife, Anna Mae S. Wellman; three children, Rosemary, Sandy Lou and Jerry Lee; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Clyde Wellman and Ray and Norene Wellman; two sisters, Ruthie Mae Burge, and Lois Sullivan; two half-brothers, Ralph and Ed Wellman. Burial August 18, 2003 Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2003 ** MAGGIE L. HUTCHINSON, 85, of Wayne. Born January 2, 1918, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Boyd and Laura Napier Lycans. Preceded in death by her husband, Orge Hutchinson, and three brothers, Wallace, Homer and Cabell Lycans. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Bellomy and her husband Robert; three sons, Sam Hutchinson, Charles Hutchinson and wife Jenny, and Edward Hutchinson and wife Bonnie; two brothers, Fletcher Lycans and Charley Lycans. Burial August 15, 2003 Dock’s Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2003 ** DWIGHT STALEY PLYMALE, 87, of Jackson, Ohio. Born on December 18, 1915, in Wayne County, West Virginia. He is survived by his sons, Dwight Lee (Kristein) and Duane (Sandy); two brothers, Bob and Jay, and one sister, Mary Jo Moore. Funeral services August 18, 2003. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 13, 2003 ** CHARLINE FERGUSON,75, of Kenova, W.Va. Born August 23, 1927, in Wayne County W.Va, a daughter of the late Charley and Madge Brumfield Ferguson. Preceded in death by one sister, Henrietta Ferguson Smith and two brothers-in-law, Frank C. Smith and Okie Carrell White. Survived by one sister, Lois June White. Burial August 16, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2003 ** FREDDIE B. CROSSEN, SR., 71, of Kenova, W.Va. Born February 7, 1932 in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late George Crossen and Gladys Thompson Crossen Cassidy. Survived by his wife, Bronwen Jean Carr Crossen; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Freddie B. Jr. and Pamela P. Crossen and Gary Crossen; one brother, George M. Crossen; and one sister, Patty Smith. Burial August 15, 2003, at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 15, 2003 ** STEVE NAPIER, 63, of Ranger, W.Va. Born Aug. 11, 1940, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Basil and Edith Brooks Napier. Survived by his wife, Nancy Cummings Napier; a son, Timmy Napier. Burial August 18, 2003 Frye Cemetery, Ranger. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 16, 2003 ** PEARL BILLUPS DEAN, 83, of Ceredo, W.Va. Preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Harry Billups; and two daughters, Patty Billups and Joyce Patterson. Survived by her husband, Clifford Dean; one son, Harry David Billups; two daughters Elizabeth "Libby" Drown and Linda Kay Boshell; a brother, Lendel Hodge; one stepdaughter, Ruth Wilson. Burial August 19, 2003, at Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2003 ** SISSIE MAE JONES, 95, of Lewisburg. Born Dec. 7, 1907, in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Queen and Frank Meade Maynard. Preceded in death by her husband, Charley Jones; a daughter, Georgia Marie Flack; an infant son, Jesse Jones; grandsons, Stephen Dale and Charles Edward Jones; sisters, Mossilee Baisden, Leuria Roman, Rebecca Maynard, Polly Clay and Gladys Tomblin; and brothers, Floyd, Steve and Dewey Maynard. Survivors include five sons, Willie Ray and wife Lois, Bobby Frank and Wife Alice, Richard Dale and wife Peggy, Cohen and wife Florence, and Charles and wife Edith; two daughters, Mary Ellen Morgan and Dalice Berkshire and husband Louis; one sister, Alice Brumfield. Burial August 21, 2003 Greasy Ridge Cemetery, near Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2003 ** REBA EMOGENE RAY THOMPSON, 69, of Huntington, W.Va., wife of Roy Thompson. Born Oct. 9, 1933, in Wayne County, W,Va., a daughter of the late Phares Albert and Hazel Harrison Ray. Preceded in death by four brothers, Leslie B. Ray, Carl Quentin Ray, Maxie Phares Ray and Henry Albert Ray; and three sisters, Louise Hutchison, Mary Davis and Evelyn McCoy. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, the Rev. David Thompson, the Rev. Bart Thompson and his wife, the Rev. Martha Ognibene; one sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Roy A. Davis. Burial August 20, 2003 Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County, W.Va
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2003 ** HERBERT LEWIS WALTERS, 81, of Huntington. Son of the late George and Elizabeth Walters. Preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Cora Lee Walters; one sister, Gertrude Thompson; six brothers, Ulysses, Elmon, Albert, Bernard, Isaac and George Walters, and one daughter-in-law, Evelyn Marie Walters. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Ike and Esta Walters; one daughter and son-in-law, Doris Jean and Mike Smith. Burial August 19, 2003 will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2003 ** LYDIA BROOK "TINY" QUEEN, 67, of Charleston, W.Va., formerly of Wayne, W.Va. Born May 29,1936, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Dewey and Emma Spaulding Queen. Preceding her in death was a sister, Delphia Queen Copley. Survivors include two sisters, Virginia Maynard and husband, W.C. and Victoria Wilson; one brother Nathan Queen and wife, Ann. Burial August 21, 2003 Sol Perry Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2003 ** ROBERT M. PLYMALE, 91, of Kenova, W. Va. Born July 10, 1912, in Wayne County, a son of the late Curtis M. and Laura Mitchell Plymale. Preceded in death by one son, John Mitchell Plymale. Survivors include his wife, Helen Hutchinson Plymale; one daughter, Susan Plymale Reeb. Burial August 20, 2003 Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 17, 2003 ** EMMA LORENE WELLMAN, 86, of Fort Gay. Born January 1917, in Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Sartin Lycan and Bird Wellman Lycan. Survivors include her husband, Frank Wellman; a daughter, Bonnie Ferguson; one son, Ronnie Wellman Burial August 2, 2003 Wellman Cemetery in Fort Gay. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 18, 2003 ** NEIL GENE KOSTER, 33, of Salt Rock. Born August 19, 1969, in Ironton, Ohio, a son Raymond Lee Koster and Delores Jean Watts Trent. Preceded in death his stepfather, William Coleman. Survivors include his wife Patricia Ann Hayes Koster; two daughters, Kierra Lynn Koster and Kayla Nycole Koster; one son, Neil Gene Koster II; one stepsister, Jill Koster; two brothers, Bruce Watts, and Raymond Lee Koster Jr. and wife Tina; stepfather Guy Trent. Burial August 22, 2003 Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2003 ** EDITH P. PERRY, 78, of Rittman, Ohio. Born February 14, 1925, in Freeburn, Ky., a daughter of the late Isaac and Luanna (Hayes) DeBoard. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy F. Perry, in 1999; son-in-law, James Mullins, and daughter-in-law, Karen Perry. Surviving are children, Lois S. Mullins and fiancee Alvie Sturgill, Richard (Wanda) Perry, Patricia (Ken) Schauwecker, Sandra (James) Keck of Rittman and William (Sherry) Perry. Buria1 August 23, 2003 will follow in Rittman Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2003 ** VIRGIL HENRY CURRY, 83, of Huntington. Born May 30, 1920, in Huntington, a son of the late Repha Ellis and Edna Rickard Curry. Preceded in death by one brother, Melvin E. Curry. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Varney Curry; one son and daughter-in-law, Virgil Bruce and Gayle Curry. Burial August 23, 2003 Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2003 ** LESTER SOWARDS. Born October 31, 1925, a son of the late Rev. Lloyd and Luda Sowards. Preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Joseph, and a brother, Rex Sowards. Surviving are his wife, Mabel Powell Sowards; son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Bonnie Sowards; two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Keith Bash, and Cheryl and Kenny Bias; four brothers, J.V. Sowards, Harold Sowards and George Sowards and Ronald Sowards; four sisters, Ruth Priestly, Mabell Reyburn, Wynona Foto and Juanita Reeder. Burial August 22, 2003 Lincoln Memorial Park in Hamlin.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2003 ** ANICE ANGELINE WEBB, 86, of Wayne. Born October 22, 1916, in Floyd County, Ky., a daughter of the late Charlie and Emma Spears Collins. Preceded in death by her husband, Burgess Webb; two sisters, Gladys Patrick and Alice Raines, and four brothers, Jeff, Kelly, Rodolph and Woodrow Collins. Survivors include three sisters, Lucy Lambert, Anna Lee Jackson and Gracie Terry; three brothers, Bobby Collins and wife Joyce, Marion Collins and wife Helen and Thomas Collins and wife Dora. Burial August 23, 2003 Smith Cemetery in Sidney. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 21, 2003 ** DOROTHY B. LYCAN, 94, of Big Hurricane Creek Road, Prichard. Born June 4, 1909, in Big Hurricane, a daughter of the late James O. Billups and Lou Strother Billups. Preceded in death by her husband, Consie Lycan Jr., in 1995. Burial August 23, 2003 Christian Cemetery at Big Hurricane. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 21, 2003 ** JOE BARKER, 84, of Proctorville, Ohio. Born November 19, 1918, in Lincoln County, a son of the late Albert and Mary Clay Barker. Preceded in death by one sister, Gean Wilson. Survivors include his wife Ethel Barker; two daughters and one son-in-law, JoAnn and Larry Hastings, and Jerri Skeens; two sisters, Ermalee Adkins and her husband Everett and Jewell Niece. Burial August 25, 2003 Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 21, 2003 ** ERNEST DAVIS, 75, of West Hamlin. Born December 14, 1927, in Logan County, a son of the late Ed and Tennessee Parsons Davis. Preceded in death by three brothers, Carlie, Marion and Ezra Davis, and one grandson, Dewayne Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Dolores McComas Davis; one daughter, Anita Yeager; four sons, Nicholas and Sheldon and Richard and Keith. Burial August 24, 2003 Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2003 ** IMOGENE T. MAXIE, 77, of Louisa, Ky. She was the daughter of the late James and Celia Reeves. Preceded in death by her husband Woodrow Maxie. Survivors include two daughters, Avis Jane Morgan and Avalee Joan Adkins; two sons, Anthony Woodrow Maxie, Alger Ray Maxie; two sisters, Reba Sparks, and Bessie Icie Bush; one brother, Mann Ray Moore. Burial August 24, 2003 Maxie Cemetary in Martha, Ky.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2003 ** KARL ELDRIDGE BLANKENSHIP, 64, of Huntington, W.Va.  Born August 5, 1939, in Lavalette, W.Va., a son of the late Garland and Pearl Crockett Blankenship. Preceded in death by a sister, Anna Ruth Blankenship and a brother, Samuel Lee Blankenship. Survivors include three sisters, Bonnie Pruitt and her husband, Ernest, Jane Adkins, and Glenna Chaney and her husband Ben; two brothers, Garland T. Blankenship and Gary C. Blankenship. Burial August 24, 2003 at Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 22, 2003 ** MR. PEARL LESTER, 92, of Kenova, W.Va. Born November 3, 1911, in Kenova, W.Va. Preceded in death by his parents, Pearl and Dora Lester; his loving wife of 67 years, Pauline Billups Lester; an infant daughter, Barbara Lester, and three brothers, Bill, Roscoe and Murl Lester. Survived by one son, Ronald Lee Lester; two brothers, Albert (Faye) Lester, Tib (Mable) Lester and a sister, Mrs. Edith Strother; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Grey (Eileen) Maynard and Mrs. Herbert (Nellie) McComas; brother-in-law, Gerald L. Billups. Burial August 26, 2003 McComas Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 23, 2003 ** PAULINE BOGGS BOYLES, 81, of Ashland, Ky. Born June 29, 1922, in Lawrence County, Ky., daughter of the late Troy P. and Dorothy L. Kelley Boggs. Preceded in death by her husband, Clinton Harold Boyles, in 1996; three brothers, Jesse J. "Mayo" Boggs, Omer Boggs and Bill Boggs, and a sister, Clotine Holbrook. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, H. Donald Boyles and Chris; a sister-in-law, Margie Boggs Kemper. Burial August 27, 2003 Ashland Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 24, 2003 ** PAULINE SPERRY, 83, of Kenova. Born September 3, 1919, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Elmer and Edna Canterbury Chadwick. Preceded in death by her husband, Edward Sperry, Jr.; a son,, Charles Johnson and a brother, Fred Chadwick. Survivors include two sisters, Betty F. Lykins, and Anagene Wagner; one brother, Charles "Sonny" Chadwick. Burial August 28, 2003 Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 24, 2003 ** JANICE ANN CHILDERS STEWART, 65, of Kenova, W.Va. Born July 31, 1938, in Lavalette, W.Va., a daughter of the late Lindsey A. and Gladys Adkins Childers. Preceded in death by her sister, Lois Ruth Black. Survivors include her husband, Billy G. Stewart; a daughter, Beverly Lynn Boling and her husband Terry. Burial August 26, 2003 Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 24, 2003 ** WILLIAM McMILLION, 68, of Wayne. Born May 12, 1935, at Dunlow, a son of the late Virgil and Florence Evans McMillion. Preceded in death by his wife, Gracie McMillion. Survivors include one daughter, Hester Lee Hasty; one son, Billy J. McMillion and wife Monva; one sister, Shelby Jean McCloud and husband Everett; one brother, Virgil McMillion. Burial August 29, 2003 Webb Cemetery near Crum.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2003 ** JOHN SMITH, 82, of Huntington. Survivors include a niece and nephew, Cynthia and Michael Reffitt. Burial August 27, 2003 Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2003 ** MRS. MARY E. HOLLEY, 81, of Lavalette died Monday, August 25, 2003, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born November 26, 1921, in Cabell County, a daughter of the late Leroy and Virgje Stanley Bellomy. Preceded in death by her husband Louie S. Holley Sr. Survivors include two Sons and daughters-in-law, Louie S. Holley Jr. and Nancy of Lavalette and Walter L. and Mona Holley. Burial August 27, 2003 Highland Cemetery in Huntington. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - AUGUST 25, 2003 ** LINDA SUE FLOWERS, 55, of Huntington. Born June 15, 1948, at Shoals, W.Va., a daughter of the late Arthur and Elsie Louise Thompson Workman. Preceded in death by a son, Michael Troy Flowers, and a brother, Gary Arthur Workman. Survivors include three brothers, David Workman, Doug Workman and Paul Workman; four sisters, Joan Chambers, Katie Perry, Betty Gail Miller and Becky Collins. Burial August 27, 2003 Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2003 ** JAMES T. "JT" ADKINS, II, 22, of Kenova, W.Va. Born June 25,1981, in Ashland, Ky., a son of James T. Adkins of Kenova and Kathryn C. and Melville Cohen. Survived by three brothers: David Ryan Franklin Adkins, Jon Michael Leidner, Mark Richard Leidner; three sisters: Sara Billups, Sharon Bellomy, Brenda Harrison; maternal grandmother, Sally Newland. Burial August 29, 2003 Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2003 ** GRACIE LEAH PERRY MAYNARD, 94, of Huntington, formerly of Dunlow. Born October 26, 1908, in Wayne County, W. VA., a daughter of the late Esau and Polly Maynard Perry. Preceded in death by her husband Jarrett Maynard; one sister, Lula Williamson; and six brothers Hobert, Owen, Melvin, Charles, Jesse and Ance Perry. Survivors include seven daughters and sons-in-law, Flora and Tennis Maynard, Thelma and Millard Baisden, Lula Mae and Ronald Meade, Gloria and Grady Lackey, Alberta Queen and Delilah and Charles Grunlah, Dianne and Thurman Rowe; one step-daughter, Almedith Workman; six sons and wives, Gene Maynard, Clyde Maynard, Lloyd D. Maynard, Glen Maynard, E.J. and Hazel Maynard, Dewey and Gail Maynard; two brothers, Carl Perry and Curtis Perry. Burial August 28, 2003 Silas Copley Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 26, 2003 ** JULIA MAY CHAMBERS, 79, of Barboursville. Born September 3, 1923, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Charles Walker Osborne and Lucy Copley Osborne. Preceded in death by her husband, Donald Albert Chambers. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Nick and Joan Chambers, Kenny and Fran Chambers and Randy and Martha "Tootie" Chambers; two sisters, Irene Wellman and Jeanie Ellis. Burial August 28, 2003 White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2003 ** ROBERT WAYNE "SONNY" FERGUSON, 67, of Kenova. Born June 9, 1936, in Pulaski, Va., son of Beatrice L. Cunningham and the late Stanford Ferguson. A memorial service conducted August 29, 2003 Ceredo.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2003 ** BILLY JOE HAY, 64, of Prichard. Born November 13, 1938, in Kenova, W.Va., son of Wilford Allen and Ida Mae Higgins Hay. Survivors include his wife Evelyn Jackson Hay; stepfather Bernard Blake; one daughter Judy See; three sons and daughters-in-law, William "Butch" and Teresa Hay, Charles "Eddie" and Gleema Hay and Anthony "Tony" and Tonya Hay Sr. Burial August 31, 2003 Hatten Cemetery, Wayne County, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2003 ** LINDA SUE ROSS, 52, of Kenova, W.Va. Born September 7, 1950, in Cabell County, W.Va., a daughter of William Albert and Dorothy Mae Adkins Cremeans. Preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Lynn Ross; and three brothers, Homer, Walter, and William Cremeans. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Joseph Brooks, Patricia and Aaron Murphy, and Billie Jo and Charles Misner; a son, Timothy James Ross, and two stepchildren, Scott and Molly Ross; a sister, Patty Rose. Burial August 30, 2993 Barker Cemetery, Cabell Co., WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2003 ** CLARA HOPE FRAZIER, 75, of Wayne. Born December 6, 1927, in Huntington, a daughter of Henry Ezekiel Rice and Leona Agnes Alley Rice. Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond William Frazier; one sister, Berdina Lewis Dennison, and one brother, Lloyd Thomas Rice. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Sheila Bruce Runyon; three stepdaughters and husbands, Edna and Larry Maddox, Linda Meredith, and Juanita Dickerson. Burial August 31, 2003 Union Hill Cemetery in Chesapeake.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2003 ** MARLIN FRANKLIN ROBERTSON, 85, of Trinity, N.C. Born June 7, 1917, in Goodman, a son of Boyd and Ida Mae Dowden Robertson. Preceded in death by three sisters, Velvie White, Opal Robertson and Jean Robertson, and three brothers, Raymond, Enos and Earl Robertson. Survivors include a brother, John Carl Robertson. Burial August 31, 2003 Robertson Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2003 ** CHARLES F. DIAL, 60, of Anchorage, Alaska, formerly of Huntington. Born August 30, 1942, a son of Helen L. Patton and the late Luther L. Dial. Survivors include one daughter, Stephanie Frankle (Christopher); three sisters, Margaret L. Lowe (Larry), Carolyn S. Mullens (Richard) and Gloria J Cathell (Kenneth). Memorial service September 6, 2003, in Anchorage.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2003 ** BURTON PARKER, 64, of Vernal, Utah, formerly of Kenova. Survivors includ his  wife, Lili Evans Parker. Services conducted September 3, 2003, at St Pau1’s Episcopal Church in Vernal.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2003 ** EASTER HALE FINLEY, 77 of Lavalette. Born June 8, 1926, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Luther and Ora Maynard Hale. Survivors include husband, Leo Finley; one son and his wife, Tommy and Sandy Finley; one brother, Millard McKinney; four sisters, Edna Harrison, Edith Notchie, Irene Dransfield and Nina Metz. Burial September 2, 2003, Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 31, 2003 ** EUNICE GUE, 79, of Kenova. Survivors include a sister, Myrtle Burgess. Burial September 3, 2003, Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.