DIED – APRIL 1, 2004 ** DORA TOPPING, 85, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington.  Born May 2, 1918, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Jacob and Perlina Lycans Wallace.  Survivors include a daughter, Ilene Jackson and husband C. D.; and a brother, Ivan Wallace.  Burial held April 5, 2004 in Forest Memorial Park in Milton.
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DIED – APRIL 2, 2004 ** PAULINE ANSEL FERRELL, 88, of Milan, Tenn., at Milan General Hospital.  Born December 23, 1915, in Matewan, a daughter of the late Lewis and Bertha Blankenship Anselmi.  Preceded in death by her husband, Ralph “Ray” Ferrell; a daughter, Ruby Louise Roeber; and two sons, Ralph Ferrell Jr., and Douglas MacArthur Ferrell.  Survivors include three daughters, Bertha Dotson and husband James, Dorothy Compton and husband Ronnie and Virginia Hall and husband Archie.  Burial April 10, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 2, 2004 ** LONZY “LONNIE” DAMRON, 88, of Wayne, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born December 31, 1915, in Salt Lick, a son of the late Arnold and Mary Williamson Damron.  Preceded in death by two sisters, Hessie Damron and Vallie Toppins; five brothers, Gary, Boyd, Lawrence, James and Willie Damron.  Survivors include a sister, Leva Stroud.  Burial held April 5, 2004 at Melvin Williamson Cemetery at Wilsondale.

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DIED – APRIL 2, 2004 ** WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, 72, of Whitman, at Logan Regional Medical Center.  Born February 8, 1932, in Logan, a son of the late John M. and Francis Sutherland.  Preceded in death by one son, William Kay Sutherland; four sisters and two brothers.  Survivors include his wife, Jane Maynard Sutherland; four daughters, Alma Gail White and husband Ray, Hattie Frye, Marietta Sutherland, Phoebe Alberts and husband Rusty; three sons, Willard Sutherland and wife Linda, Jesse R. Sutherland, and Doyle Sutherland and wife Gloria; one brother, Tivis Sutherland.  Burial held April 5, 2004 in the Jerry Williams Cemetery at Wilsondale.

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DIED – APRIL 3, 2004 ** SOPHIA BEATRICE PHILPOTT PETERS, 96, of Fort Gay.  Born, November 25, 1907, in Williamson, a daughter of the late Josiah and Emma Zetta Smith Philpott.  Preceded in death by her husband Noah Benton Peters and a daughter-in-law, Blanche Trent Peters.  Survivors include four sons, Noah B. Peters and wife Lorna, John Jarrett Peters and wife Mary, James L. Peters and wife Emma Lou and Jack Peters and wife Lorna; daughter-in-law, Anna M. Peters.  Burial held April 5, 2004 in Peters Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 3, 2004 ** TENNIE WATTS, 93, in the Fritzingertown Senior Living Center.  Born June 22, 1910, in Wayne County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Tim Perry and Laura Sellards Perry.  Preceded in death by her husbands, Fred H. Beuhring and Ottis Watts; six brothers, Robert, Zora, Tim, Norman, Tony and Austin Perry.  Survivors include one brother and one sister, Groover F. Perry and Helen Perry Whitten; her son, Victor Fred Beuhring and her stepson, Jerry Lee Watts. Burial held April 10, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.

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DIED – APRIL 4, 2004 ** JACK F. LEONARD JR., 62, of Wayne, at his home.  Born February 14, 1942, in Johnson City, Tenn., a son of the late Jack F. and Virgie Morris Leonard Sr.  Survivors include his wife, Portia Jackson Leonard; a daughter, Selena Stephens and husband Timothy; a son, Jack F. Leonard III and wife Linda; a special daughter-in-law, Theresa Leonard; a brother, Robert Leonard and wife Shirley.  Burial held April 7, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.

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DIED  APRIL 4, 2004 ** GARNET M. HALE, 80, of Wayne, at Wayne Continuous Care Center.  Born June 24, 1923, on Tiger Fork of Camp Creek, East Lynn, a daughter of the late Lucien S. and Lina Miller Hale.  Preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Edward W. Hale, Norma Hale, Tennie Hale Booth, Opal Hale Mills and Talmadge Hale.  Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Hinkle Hale; two sisters, Bernice Sanders and Barbara Hicks and husband Harold; two brothers, Lucian M. Hale and wife Gloria and Charles B. Hale and wife Avonelle; a sister-in-law, Velda Hale; a brother-in-law, Dallas Mills; a daughter, Debbie Mullins.  Burial held April 7, 2004 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.

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DIED – APRIL 5, 2004 ** ROBERT ARNOLD HARDIN JR., 59, in the Harbor University of California Los Angles in Los Angles, CA.  Born October 30, 1944, a son of JoAnne Berry Luilloff and the late Robert Arnold Hardin.  Survivors include his wife Barbara Jean Massie Hardin; one son, Robert Arnold Hardin III; one daughter, Linda Gonzalez.  Burial held April 15, 2004 at the Billups Gap Cemetery in Fort Gay.

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DIED – APRIL 6, 2004 ** EMILY C. STAMPER, 64, of Wayne, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born July 20, 1939, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Glen M. and Estle Wellman Stamper.  Preceded in death by five sisters, Eleanor E. Smith, Ruth L. Newsome, Deloris Jean Stamper, Alice Ann Stamper and Geraldine Jarvis and three brothers, Forrest R., Everette H., and Leroy Stamper.  Survivors include two sister, Mary Ellen Porter and husband Clifford and Irene Rose.  Burial held April 8, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 6, 2004 ** JUANITA LeMASTER PERRY, formerly of East Lynn, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born September 8, 1920, in Wayne, W. Va., a daughter of the late Carl and Martha Ross LeMaster.  Preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Perry, her sister, Myrtle Jeneki and brother, Frank Tabor.  Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen Perry Chambers and husband C. Carter Chambers; a sister, Marjorie Olin.  Burial held April 9, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 6, 2004 ** JAMES ARTHUR O’BRYAN, 54, of Fort Gay, in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky.  Born June 14, 1949, in Kenova, a son of James W. O’Bryan and the late Helen Laney O’Bryan.  Survivors include one daughter, Traci Marie Johnson; one son, Zachary Heath O’Bryan; one sister, Helen Barker.  Burial held April 10, 2004 in the Catlettsburg Cemetery in Catlettsburg.

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DIED – APRIL 7, 2004 ** HAZEL TOLER MCCOMAS, 75, of Ceredo, W. Va.  Born June 8, 1928, in Logan County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles and Macie Aliff Toler.  Survivors include five daughters and one son-in-law, Elizabeth A. Sampson, Wanda Pace, Frances Spry, Deborah and Richard Kuhns, Jr., and Rebecca Cremeans; one son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Joyce McComas.  Burial held April 11, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 7, 2004 ** MARIE CASSELL GALLOWAY, 78, of Hamlin, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Delia Preece Cassell; a brother, Walter L. Cassell.  Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Hilary Galloway, and Michael and Jennifer Galloway; a daughter, Patricia Galloway; five sisters and four brothers-in-law, Helen Smith, Mable and Ralph Rohrback, Mary and Willard Hinnant, Janet and Harry Wilson and Sandra and Bob Holland; one brother and sister-in-law, Wendell and Connie Cassell.  Burial held April 10, 2004 in Lincoln Memorial Park, Hamlin.

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DIED – APRIL 8, 2003 ** RUTH CARMEN KIRK KEYSER, 86, of Kenova, W.Va., at her residence.  Born September 3, 1916, in Chattaroy, W.Va., a daughter of the late James Kirk and Magdaline Elkins Kirk.  She was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Keyser.  Survivors include a daughter, Judith Ann Keyser Kertes and husband Ronald; two sons, Ronald Lee Keyser and wife, Fanny L. Hartman Keyser and James W. Keyser and wife, Marieatha Booth Keyser; one sister, Ann Albury and husband Tom Albury; two brothers, Sherwood Kirk and wife Oramae Kirk, and Calvin Kirk and wife, June Kirk; and one brother-in-law, Gilbert Keyser and wife Mabel Keyser; a sister-in-law, Nora Keyser.
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DIED – APRIL 8, 2004 ** JAMES. D. CLARK, 84, of Kenova, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center.  Born December 22, 1919, in Logan County, W.Va., a son of the late James M. and Sophia Meeks Clark.  Preceded in death by four sisters and one brother.  Survivors include his wife, Lola Kasee Clark.  Burial held April 10, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 10, 2004 ** RUBY M. JACK, 81, of Prichard.  Born March 2, 1923, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Enos Sr. and Virginia Dillon Adkins.  He was preceded in death by seven sisters, Blanche Rickman, Lillian Owens, Nora Adkins, Anna Lee Fannin, Mamie Fannin, Ruth Greene and Mabel Adkins; and two brothers, George Adkins and Arthur Adkins.  Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Williamson and husband Glen Kiah; two brothers Enos Adkins, Jr. and Bobby Adkins and wife Emogene; one sister, Rebecca Henson.  Burial held April 14, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 10, 2004 ** RICHARD V. PENNINGTON, 61, of Ceredo, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born April 1, 1943, in Wayne County, a son of the late Williams and Ernestine Webb Pennington.  Preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Pennington.  Survivors include his wife, Terisha M. Gilliam Pennington; two daughters, Terisha Dawn Johnson and husband Charles, Tammy Glassburn and husband Johnny; a son, Rick Pennington and wife Andrea; one brother, Wayne County Sheriff, David Pennington and wife Daisey Mae and Rose Lee Pennington; and his mother-in-law, Thelma Ruth Gilliam.  Burial April 15, 2004 in Maple Hill Memorial Cemetery in Kenova.

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DIED – APRIL 10, 2004 ** JOSEPH SCOTT MARCUM, 30, of Ceredo, in Baton Rouge, LA.  Born December 17, 1973, in Huntington, a son of Mary K. Crank Marcum and the late Calvin Marcum Jr.  Survivors include two children, Meredith Brooke Marcum and Michael Scott Marcum; one brother, James Calvin Marcum; two half-brothers, Freddie Marcum and Larry Marcum.  Burial held April 16, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 11, 2004 ** WILLIAM THOMAS HINKLE, 81, of Roanoke, Virginia, formerly of Louisa, KY, at Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia.  Born February 18, 1923, in Louisa, Kentucky, a son of the late John S. and Loutie Hale Hinkle.  Preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy H. Gallagher; his first wife Eleanor Vantilburg Hinkle; and a son-in-law, Garnet M. Hale.  Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth S. Hinkle; daughter Carolyn “Susie” H. Hale; a son and daughter-in-law, Stephen T. and Janet Hinkle; a daughter, Rebecca Abbott; sons and daughters-in-law, Warren and Carol Bryan, Virginia and William and Julie Bryan.  Burial held April 15, 2004 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.

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DIED – APRIL 11, 2004 ** DENNIS EDWARD FRENCH, JR., 59, of Kenova, in the Huntington VA Medical Center.   Private memorial service will be held at a later date.

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DIED – APRIL 11, 2004 ** PEGGY ANN HOOVER, 69, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.  Born October 6, 1934, in Wayne County, the daughter of the late James and Loretta Williams Gilkerson.  Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Anna Gilkerson; three daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara and Bryan Rutt, Loretta Adkins, and Doris Adkins, former husband, Donald Hoover.  Burial held April 15, 2004 at the S.M.Adkins Cemetery in Wayne County.

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DIED – APRIL 11, 2004 ** EARL E. HUNTER, 88, of Barboursville, formerly of Kenova, W.Va.  Born September 13, 1915, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late John Price Hunter and Lola Mae Nelson Hunter Harless.  Survivors include his wife, Hazel Thompson Hunter; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Nina Hunter and Keith and Opal Hunter; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Paul Williams; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Hazel and Ralph Reasor and Opal Dolan.  Burial held April 14, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 12, 2004 ** CHARLES O. CAPERTON, 72, of Kenova, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington.  Born August 31, 1931, in Ceredo, W. Va., a son of the late Lawrence and Ethel Caldwell Caperton Workman.  Preceded in death by five brothers.  Survivors include his wife, Linda Porter Caperton; five children and their spouses, Charles Ray and Kathy Caperton, Cathy Jane and Michael Jordan, Chester and Barbara Caperton, Jeff Workman, Mark and Anna Workman; one sister, Della Faye Appenzellar.  Burial held April 14, 2004 in Maple Hill Cemetery.

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DIED - April 12, 2004 ** MINIS KYLE FRALEY, born February 23, 1959 in Columbus, Ohio, died the morning of April 12, 2004 in a motorcycle accident on Ajo Hwy. The son of Walter Minis and Edith June Fraley, Kyle and wife, Robin moved to Tucson in 1996. Preceded in death by his father, he is survived by his mother, his sister, Susan Kurene Chapman and wife of 23 years, Robin Elizabeth. Celebrate Kyle's life Saturday, April 17, 11:00 a.m. at Tiny's Saloon. Donations can be made to AMVETS #770; 3057 S. Kinney Rd., Tucson, 85713.
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DIED – APRIL 13, 2004 ** FRANK “LEE” MCCORMICK JR., 53, of Ironton, Ohio, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.  Born July 28, 1950, in the Ceredo-Kenova area, a son of the late Frank Leon McCormick Sr. and Betty McCormick.  Preceded in death by a brother, Bobby McCormick.  Survivors include his wife, Hester McCormick; stepmother, Johna Mae McCormick; mother-in-law, Elta Eckman; six sons, Shane McCormick, Jeremy McCormick, Neal McCormick Slone, Christian McCormick Slone, Luke Meade and James Mayhone; three daughters, Tammie Moore, Pam Woodard, Jamie Mayhone; one brother, Tom McCormick; three sisters, Judy Francis, Becky Fagan, and Vickie Stone; five stepbrothers, Don Culp, Bob Culp, David Culp, Scott Culp and Billy Culp; one stepsister, Joy Gaits.  Burial held April 16, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – APRIL 14, 2004 ** PATRICIA RUTH SMITH STALEY, 74, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home.  Born November 20, 1929, in Kenova, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Ruth Ann Ailiff Smith.  Preceded in death by one son, Michael David Taylor and three brothers.  Survivors include her husband, John Freelain Staley; one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Rodney Estep; one son and daughter-in-law, James and Jody Taylor; two sisters, Rita Perdue and Judie Smith; two brothers, James E. Smith and John Hampton.  Burial held April 16, 2004.

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DIED – APRIL 15, 2004 ** WILLIAM ERVIN BOWEN, 40, of Dunlow. Born August 3, 1963, in Huntington, a son of Ervin Bowen and Joyce Jarrell Berry.  Survivors include his wife, Justine Maynard Bowen; a daughter, Jessica Chaffin; a step-daughter, Angie Riggio and husband Jason; two sisters, Gloria Bowen and Donna Cline and husband Donnie; two brothers, Deron Bowen and Nolan Berry, Jr.  Burial held April 18, 2004 in Robinson Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 15, 2004 ** KENNETH GILLESPIE, 45, of Crum.  Born June 25, 1958, in Columbus, Ohio, a son of the late Samuel Gillespie and Dorothy Johnston Gillespie.  Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer; two sons, Kyle and Eric; two brothers, Robert and Dennis Gillespie.  Burial held April 20, 2004 in Webb Community Cemetery, Webb.

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DIED – APRIL 16, 2004 ** KATHRYN E. EASTHAM, 85, of Kenova.  Born March 9, 1919, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Anthony Plymale Adkins and Nora Chambers Adkins.  Preceded in death by a daughter, Deanna; a son, Kelly Robert; three brothers, Clinton Adkins, Richard Baxter Adkins, and Earl Atkinson; two sisters, Stacia Smith and Norma Lewis.  Survivors include one daughter, Harriet Clarkson and husband Robert; one son, Ronald K. Eastham and wife Joy; one sister, Myrtle L. Smith; a sister-in-law, Irene Lewis Adkins.  Burial held April 24, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 18, 2004 ** BERTHA WELLMAN PRICHARD, 91, of Wayne, at her residence.  Born January 24, 1913, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Henry and Olive Toney Wellman.  Preceded in death by her husband, Belvard Rucker Prichard; two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Mona and Hugh Sansom and Dalvah and Murle Perry; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Arnold and Dutch Wellman, Keiffer and Frances Wellman; and two brothers-in-law, Marion and Russell Prichard.  Survivors include two daughters, Minetta Rice and Bonita Clark; one brother, Bobby Joe Wellman; one stepson, B. G. Prichard and wife Peggy; one sister-in-law, Helen Prichard.  Burial held April 20, 2004 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Huntington.

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DIED – APRIL 18, 2004 ** PATSY J. PERRY, 60, of Hawthorne, Fla., at Shands at Alachua General Hospital in Gainesville, Fla.  Preceded in death by one son, Rocky Perry; her father, Noah Damron; a sister, Marjorie Staley and two brothers, Gary Damron and Charles Damron.  Survivors include daughters, Tawana Perry, Teresa Downey, her mother, Mae Damron; one brother, Keith Damron; two sisters, Molly Perry and Lois Schullenberg.  Burial held May 1, 2004 at the Damron Cemetery in Wayne.

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DIED – APRIL 18, 2004 ** INEZ JORDAN WELLMAN, 87, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, N.C.  Preceded in death by her husband, James W. Wellman.  Survivors include her sons, Dr. James J. Wellman and wife Sandra, and Dr. David Wellman and wife Carol, and William Wellman and wife Debbie.  No burial date.

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DIED – APRIL 19, 2004 ** BETTY GENE GRAHAM, of Lavalette, at her residence.  Born September 29, 1929, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Elmer Alfred and Lona Blankenship Irby.  Preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Alfred Irby Jr.   Survivors include her husband, Jack W. Graham; a daughter, Linda A. Burns and husband Richard; a brother, Jon Irby and wife Margaret.  Burial held April 22, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 20, 2004 ** FREDDY G. MCCOMAS, 62, of Branchland, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born September 26, 1941, in Lincoln County, a son of Opal Watson McComas and the late Roma McComas.  Preceded in death by an infant son, Paul David McComas.  Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Sue Burns McComas; six children, Freddy Gerald McComas Jr., Darrell McComas, Mary Adkins and Lora Kersten, Donna Sue Webb and Teresa Berry.  Burial held April 23, 2004 in the McComas Family Cemetery on Napier Fork in Branchland.

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DIED – APRIL 20, 2004 ** RENA MARIE MAYNARD PERRY, 80, of Wayne, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born July 30, 1923, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Jeremiah and Effie Lovins Maynard.  Preceded in death by two daughters, Rita Fay and Kathie Perry; three sons, D.W.Perry, Earl Richard Perry and Ralph Maynard.  Survivors include four daughters, Carline Stevens and husband Pearly, Vada Maynard, Ann Hale and husband Paul, and Eva Maynard; three sons, Don Maynard and wife Amanda, Elmer Maynard and wife Marie and Sammie Meade and wife Linda; two sisters, Alma Wallace and Opal Fry.  Burial held April 23, 2004 in Jerry Williamson Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 21, 2004 ** JAMES A. SPENCE, 67, of East Lynn, in Wayne.  Born April 7, 1937, a son of the late George Spence and Laurie Sellards Spence.  Preceded in death by a sister, Gypsie Gillispie, and a brother, Wayne Spence.  Survivors include his wife, Anna; two sister, Goldie Vaugh and Doris Steele; three brothers, Glenn Spence, Kennith Spence, and Noah Spence; a sister-in-law, Margaret Spence; a stepdaughter, Dawn Malheis; two stepsons, Kenneth C. Knuk and Vincent S. Knuk.  Burial held April 24, 2004 in Sellards Family Cemetery at East Lynn.

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DIED – APRIL 21, 2004 ** JANICE S. TAYLOR, 70, of Lexington, Ky., at Northpoint Healthcare Center.  Born in Wayne County, a daughter of Ethel Salmons and the late Gorman Salmons.  Survivors include a daughter, Donna Sturgeon and husband Carl Jr.; two brothers, Wendell Salmons and wife Lois and Bernard Salmons and wife Jo.  Burial held April 24, 2004 in Lexington Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 22, 2004 ** ROBERTA MCKENZIE, 73, of Louisa, Ky., at her home.  Born August 23, 1930, at Rawl, a daughter of the late James H. Thompson and Betty Maynard Thompson.  Preceded in death by her husband, Walter McKenzie, a daughter, Betty Caroline Hatfield.  Survivors include one daughter, Anita Sue Hatfield Baker; one son, Terry Lee Hatfield; one brother, Albert Thompson.  Burial held April 25, 2004.

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DIED – APRIL 22, 2004 ** RUSSELL J. ADKINS, 78, of Ranger, W.Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Hospital in Huntington.  Born May 27, 1925, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a son of the late Harrison and Arizona Adkins.  Preceded in death by a son, James David Adkins and two brothers, Millard and Dillard Adkins.  Survivors include his wife, Ellen Adkins; two daughters and sons-in-law, Monty and Todd Keyser, and Teresa and Jesse Williamson; one son, Denver Adkins; two brothers, Hallie Adkins and Eugene Adkins; two sisters, Lois Adkins and Stella Adkins.  Burial held April 25, 2004 in the Lucas Cemetery, Ranger.

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DIED – APRIL 23, 2004 ** GLADYS LOUISE LAZAROU, 99, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at NHC Nursing Home in Oak Ridge.  Born May 1, 1904, in Kenova, a daughter of the late Emmett Hatten and Mary B. Hale.  Preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas D. Lazarou; a brother, Earl Shingleton and a sister, Lucy Roffe.  Survivors include her daughter, Mary K. Hensley and husband Frank.  Burial held April 25, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 23, 2004 ** JIMMIE HUNTER, 70, of Huntington, in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Huntington.  Born November 9, 1933, in Huntington, a son of the late James A. and Betty Summerfield Hunter.  Survivors include his wife, Lynda Jeffries Hunter; three sons, Chris Hunter and wife Lisa, John Hunter and wife Rene, and Kraig Hunter and wife Brenda; one daughter, Stacy Morrison and husband Steve; two sisters, Annette Sisely and husband Bob and Terry Kreutzberger and husband Karl.  Burial held April 26, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 23, 2004 ** RUBY MCCOMAS THOMPSON, 84, of Wadsworth, Ohio, formerly of Charter House, Wayne. at Wadsworth-Rittman General Hospital.  Born January 2, 1920, in Logan County, a daughter of the late Jess and Alma Stiltner McComas.  Preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas Wallace; a sister, Mable Osburn and three brothers, Wilmer, Clyde and Lee McComas.  Survivors include a daughter, Tommia Jean Wallace Mathis and husband Jonah; two sons, Jessie Thompson and wife Linda and Terry Thompson; a sister, Mary Hartman.  Burial held April 26, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

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DIED – APRIL 24, 2004 ** BETTY R. FLETCHER, 48, of Warsaw, Ind., formerly of Wayne, at her residence.  Born February 19, 1956, in Wayne, a daughter of Myrtle Fuller Damron and the late Jess Jackson.  Survivors include her husband, George Fletcher; one son, Christopher Fletcher and wife Lisa; three daughters, Georgetta Lueker and husband Andrew, Jamia Lyons and husband Chris and Diana Collier and husband David; three sisters, Wilma J. David, Faye Howard, and Mary McFarren; five brothers, David Jackson, Glen Jackson, Russell Jackson, Daniel Jackson, and Roy Jackson.  Burial held April 27, 2004 in Fletcher Cemetery.

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DIED – APRIL 24, 2004 ** FANNIE MOORE BOWEN, 90, of Hode, Ky., at her residence.  Born February 18, 1914, in Pilgrim, Ky., a daughter of the late Sampson and Mary Taylor Moore.  Preceded in death by her husband, Howard Bowen; six brothers, Will, Robert, Amos, Sampson, Huawatha and Willard Moore and three sisters, Becky Jane Blackburn, Edna Russell and Minnie Politino.  Survivors include six sons, Glen Bowen and wife Maxine, Larry Bowen and wife Linda, Eugene Bowen and wife Lois, Howard Bowen Jr. and wife Mary Ann, Ruben Bowen and wife Peggy and Tony Bowen and wife Rhonda; five daughters, Virginia McCoy, Eleanor Kinser, Carolyn Patterson, Phyllis Speakman, Ruby McGrath; one sister, Ollie Stacy.  Burial held April 27, 2004 in Dingess Cemetery in Hode.

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DIED – APRIL 24, 2003 ** WILLARD THOMPSON, 69, formerly of Wayne, in Elmhurst, Illinois Memorial Hospital.  Burial May 1, 2003 in Woodmere Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED – APRIL 26, 2004 ** BONITA C HASTY SMITH, 49, of Wayne, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington..  Preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Phyllis Hasty.  Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Smith; a daughter, Kimberly Osborne and husband Jason; two sons, Jesse F. Smith and wife Morgan and C. Joey Smith; two brothers, Gary L. Hasty and wife Annette and Timothy A. Hasty and wife Laurel.  Burial held April 30, 2004 in the Perry Ridge Cemetery in Dunlow.

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DIED – APRIL 27, 2004 ** KENNETH ROBERTSON, 90, of Kiahsville, at Morris Memorial Nursing Home in Milton.  Born July 4, 1913, in Fort Gay, a son of the late William and Idella Webb Robertson.  Preceded in death by five brothers, Homer, Earl, Eathel, Cullie and Theron Robertson and three sisters, Amy Williamson, Mable Wiley and Pansey Wiley.  Survivors include four children, Kathy, Cherayl, David and Donnie Robertson; one sister, Dorothy Dean and husband Burl; one brother Howard Robertson and wife Nora.  Burial held April 30, 2004 in the Sam Dyer Cemetery at Cove Gap.
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DIED – APRIL 29, 2003 ** MARGARET HARBOUR MORRIS, 93, of Kenova, at Heritage Care Center in Huntington.  Born June 2, 1909, in Hurricane, a daughter of the late Frank and Garnet Garrett Harbour.  She was preceded in death by her husband, John Morris; three sisters, Jewel Tinsman, Daphne Robertson and Mildred Tuck; a brother, Morrison Harbour.  Survivors include two daughters, Joan Goodall and Murle Shepard; a sister, Phyllis Taylor.  Burial May 1, 2003 in Old Hurricane Cemetery in Hurricane.