WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES May

WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
May, 2004

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

DIED – MAY 1, 2004 ** ARLIE RAY MARCUM, 69, of Detroit, Mich., formerly of Wayne County, at Kindred Medical Center, Detroit. Born June 19, 1934, in Wayne County, a son of the late Walter and Laura Wiley Marcum. Preceded in death by two sisters, Thelma Marcum and an infant sister, and two brothers, Alva Marcum and Claude Dyer. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Pack Marcum; a son, Kevin Ray Marcum; three sisters, Cuba Elliott, Pearl Horn and Ruth Ferguson and husband Golden “Buck” Ferguson; a brother, Okey Marcum. Burial held May 8, 2004 in the Pres Friley Cemetery near Kiahsville.

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DIED – MAY 1, 2004 ** EMOGENE MILLER FELIX, 75, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Louisa, Ky. Born November 24, 1928, in Louisa, Ky., a daughter of the late Albert and Della Rae Miller. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard J. Felix; one sister, Geneva Patrick; and one brother, John Miller. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Jack Locher; and one son and daughter-in-law, James Albert and Sherri Felix; two sisters, Josephine and Jeff Preece and Pauline and Gene Cook; six brothers, Fred and Brenda Miller, Tim and Lois Miller, Albert and Margaret Miller, Bascom and Edith Miller, Homer and Linda Miller and Ishmael and Faye Miller. Burial held May 4, 2004 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.

DIED – MAY 2, 2004 ** L. CAROLINE CYRUS, 94, of Huntington, at Regency Park in Huntington. Born July 14, 1909, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Bern B. and Augusta Malcolm Cyrus. Survivors include one brother, Joseph R. Cyrus and wife Helen; two sisters, Mary Grace Cyrus and Sophia Ruth Pinson; one sister-in-law, Jenny Marie Cyrus. Burial held May 5, 2004 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.

DIED – MAY 3, 2004 ** JANET LEE DEAN CARSON, 45, of Huntington, in Houston, Texas. Born August 19, 1958, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Silas L. Dean and the late Mary Lou Lynch Dean. Survivors include her husband, Clifford Shannon Carson II; one son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Misty Smith; one daughter, Jillian L. Smith; two stepdaughters, Laura Elizabeth Carson and Hanna Reana Carson; one sister, Deborah Lou Wagner. Burial held May 6, 2004 in Baylous Cemetery, Salt Rock.

DIED – MAY 3, 2004 ** CALVERY BRUCE STEPHENSON, 69, of Wayne, W. Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born, April 27, 1935, in Wayne County, a son of the late Sidney Russell and Emma Mae Lucas Stephenson. Preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Ann Jenkins Stephenson, and two brothers, Lonnie and Homer Stephenson. Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Blankenship and husband Dennis; two sons, Timothy Stephenson and wife Laura, and Calvery Bruce Stephenson II. Burial was held May 6, 2004 in the Blankenship Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va..

DIED – MAY 3, 2004 ** SANDRA JEAN STEPHENS, 53, of Wayne, W. Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Born July 28, 1950, at Stiltner, W.Va., a daughter of Eugene and Erma Lea Spence Napier. Additional survivors include her husband, Dennis Stephens; a daughter, Jamie Lea Napier and husband Jason Keith; a sister, Teresa Napier; two brothers, Melvin Napier and Eddie Napier and wife Laura. Burial held May 5, 2004 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 3, 2004 ** L. CARL CORNELL, 86, of Ceredo, W. Va., at his residence. Born July 13, 1917, a son of the late Lloyd and Flota Hinkle Cornell in Webster County, W.Va. Preceded in death by a brother, Gaylord Cornell. Survivors include his wife, Frances Wilson Cornell; three daughters, Ruth Ann Cornell, Sally Davis and husband Keith, and Barbara Fuller. Burial held May 6, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 3, 2004 ** EMMA E. EASTES, 87, of West Union, formerly of Wayne County, in Salem. Survivors include two daughters, Emma Jo Dotson and Marilynn Johnson; a son, Tom Eastes; a brother, Oscar Adkins. Burial held May 6, 2004 at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.

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DIED – MAY 3, 2004 ** VIRGINIA E. JOHNSON, 84, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born January 7, 1920, in Jackson, Ohio, a daughter of the late Earl Wright and Hazel Ewing Norris. Preceded in death by three husbands, James Lewis Clay, Hobert G. Warren, and Russell W. Johnson; a son, James Earl Clay; four brothers, Wilbur, John, Edgar and Jimmy Norris; a sister, Mary Hope Norris Meyer. Survivors include a son, Ernest P. Clay and wife Betty; a daughter, Emma Sue Walker and husband William; a stepdaughter, Shirley Midkiff and husband J. C.; two sisters, Shirley Ann Norris Ross and Juanita Norris and husband Scott O’Neal. Burial held May 5, 2004 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.

DIED – MAY 3, 2004 ** SALLY FLOURNOY MAYNARD, 70, of Louisville, Ky. Born in Charleston, W.Va., former resident of Wayne. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Maynard; two sons, Brian and Joseph Maynard; her mother, Mary Lou Spurlock Flournoy; a sister, Patricia Flournoy Booth. Burial held May 7, 2004 in Louisville Memorial Gardens East.

DIED – MAY 5, 2004 ** DONALD RAY FULLER, 71, of Ceredo, W. Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.. Born November 22, 1932, in Ceredo, a son of the late Herman and Audrey Yates Fuller. Preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Edwards Fuller; a brother, Jerry Fuller and a daughter, Donna Conley. Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Debby and Billy Ball, Loretta and Roger Adkins, Vickie and Eddie Meddings and Freda and Bob Riffle; one son, James Dotson; one sister, Linda Mayo; one brother, Jack Fuller.

DIED – MAY 5, 2004 ** VIOLET ANN LYCANS OSBURN, 66, of Wayne, at her residence. Born June 27, 1937, in Radnor, a daughter of the late Harkins and Alice Fry Lycans. Survivors include her husband, Byford Osburn; one sister, Freda Mae VanGundy; two brothers, Ernie Lycans and wife Brenda and Keith Lycans and wife Barbara. Burial was held in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 5, 2004 ** JACK TROUT, 64, of Dunlow, in Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born March 1, 1940, in Borderland, a son of the late Tom Trout and Florence Marcum Trout. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Mae Chaffin; two daughters, Teresa Day and Sandy Webb; one son, Jack Trout; four sisters, Phyllis Little, Shirley Stepp, Kathy Smith and Debbie Trout; six brothers, Calvin Trout, James Trout, Fred Trout, Buddy Trout, Tommy Trout, and Ronnie Trout. Burial held May 9, 2004 in Estep Cemetery in Dunlow.

DIED – MAY 5, 2004 ** THOMAS ROY WILSON, 46, of Huntington, in Huntington. Born March 31, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of Ina Fay Pack Wilson and the late Maitland Wilson. Preceded in death by a son, Delmar Ray Wilson. Survivors include his wife, Jeanie Wilson; one daughter, Sarah Lark; two sons, Steven Lark and Thomas Wilson Jr.; two brothers, Allen Wilson and Robert Wilson. Burial held May 9, 2004 in the Pack Family Cemetery in Kiahsville.

DIED – MAY 5, 2004 ** ARVEL “JOE” HARLESS, 85, of South Point, Ohio, in Huntington Veterans Administration Medical Center. Born May 24, 1919 in Ronda, a son of the late Arlin and Alma Adkins Harless. Preceded in death by his wife, Opal L. Pinson Harless; one brother, Ingram Harless, and one sister, Mildred Adkins. Survivors include two sons, Billy Harless and wife Carol and Denver Harless and companion Cheryl Pace; one brother, Glen Harless and wife Ruth; one sister-in-law Naoma Harless. Burial held May 9, 2003 in the Adkins Cemetery on Simpkins Brand Road.

DIED – MAY 6, 2004 ** JASON SCOTT YOUNG, 22, of Lick Creek Road, in the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. Born December 21, 1981, in Ashland, Ky., a son of Ernest Young and Lucy Hensley Young. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Young. Survivors include his fiancé, Merniva Jean Workman; a brother, Timothy Young and a sister, Patricia Blankenship. Burial held in Pinehill Cemetery in Louisa.

DIED – MAY 7, 2004 ** WAYNE J. WILLIAMSON, 81, of Wayne, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 17, 1923, in Wayne County, Va., a son of the late Jay and Maggie Waller Williamson. Preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Williamson and Vinia Williamson; two brothers, Lacy Williamson and Jennings Williamson. Survivors include his wife, Effie Perry Williamson; three sons, Larry Williamson and wife Mary, Jerry Williamson and wife Judy and Bobby Williamson and wife Tammy; three sisters, Goldie Walker, Dorothy Copley and Oretha Marcum; three brothers, Grover Williamson, Gid Williamson and Lelon Williamson. Burial held May 10, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 7, 2004 ** JOIE MCKEAND ISAACS MALCOLM, of Kenova, at her home. Born July 27, 1911, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Joseph and Lillie Frances Dixon McKeand. Preceded in death by her husbands, Hansford Isaacs and Floyd S. Malcolm; four brothers; three sisters, and a daughter-in-law, Betty Isaacs. Survivors include one daughter, Melissie Isaacs Peters and husband Charles; one son, Kenneth Jack Isaacs; a sister, Lorraine Kent. Burial held May 10, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 7, 2004 ** MARGARET BURGESS PECK, 76, of Louisa, Ky., in Cohutta, Ga. Born August 15, 1927, in Ulysses, Ky., a daughter of the late Oney Price and Hattie Davis Price. Preceded in death by her first husband, Tom Burgess. Survivors include her husband, Frank Peck; five daughters, Sandy Perry, Janet Whitling, Karen Burgess, Debbie Burgess, Karen Burgess and Debbie Burgess; three sons, Gary Allen Burgess, Thomas Ray Burgess and Ronnie Dean Burgess; a sister, Francis Mitchell; three brothers, Jack Price, Ray Price, and Gene Price. Burial held May 11, 2004 in Burgess Cemetery in Louisa.

DIED – MAY 7, 2004 ** CALVIN IRVIN PYLES, 60, of Wayne, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born October 30, 1943, a son of the late Charles A. Pyles and Myrtle M. Blankenship Caldwell. Preceded in death by his former wife, Pearl E. Adkins Maynard; a brother, Ronald P. Pyles. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon E. Tipton; two sons, Clyde R. Pyles and Jason E. Pyles; a brother, Norman Pyles and wife Carolyn and a sister, Sheila Adkins and husband Darrell. Burial held May 12, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 8, 2004 ** BENJAMIN D. RICE III, 50, of Gloucester, Va., formerly of Huntington, with family by his side. Survivors include his mother, Norma J. Wheeler; companion, Patty Harrison; three children, Billy A. Woods and wife Bobbie Sue, John F. Rice and wife Cynthia and Rhonda R. Shackelford; three sisters, Wanda Litteral and husband Jim, Teresa Hutchinson and husband Hutch, and Darlene Mullins; a brother, Gary Wheeler. Burial held May 12, 2004 in Maple Hill Memorial Cemetery, Kenova.

DIED – MAY 9, 2004 ** WILLIAM V. FOX, 77, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born January 4, 1927, in Huntington, a son of the late William Rayless and Ella Dabney Fox. Preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Blankenship Fox; one son, William B. Fox; two sisters and four brothers. Survivors include four children, Donald Fox, Larry Fox, Renee Fox and Tina Fox; four stepchildren, George Blankenship, Rev. Willard T. Blankenship, Carol Maddix and Charlene Morrison. Burial held May 13, 2004 in Highland Memorial Gardens in South Point.

DIED – MAY 10, 2004 ** JOE DAVID DIXON, 55, of Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 23, 1948, in Huntington, a son of the late Glen and Valerie Baker Dixon. Preceded in death by two brothers, John and Bobby Jack Dixon; two sisters, Joyce Parris and Brenda Rakes. Survivors include his wife, Karen Plybon Dixon; a daughter, Valerie Moody; two brothers, Gene Dixon, and Jimmy Dixon; three sisters, Janet Dansbey, Judy Fowler, and June Hertzberg. Burial held May 13, 2004 in Mount Vernon Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 10, 2004 ** BERTHA MAE ALLISON, 88, of Huntington, formerly of Ceredo, at Regency Park. Born January 29, 1916, in Wayne, W. Va., a daughter of the late Samuel and Louisa Cassidy McKinney. Preceded in death by her husband Frederick Allison; four sisters, and three brothers. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and John Kovac; one son and daughter-in-law, Garry L. and Lucille K. Malcolm; one sister, Nancy Margaret Blake. Burial held May 13, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 10, 2004 ** CHLOE COX PACK, 65, of Kenova, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born May 2, 1939, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Wetzel and Myrtle Smith Cox. Preceded in death by one brother, Luther Cox. Survivors include her husband, Bob Pack; one daughter, Donna Perry; two sisters, Yvonne “Bonnie” Scaggs and Louana Davis. Burial held May 12, 2004 in Maple Hill Memorial Cemetery, Kenova.

DIED – MAY 10, 2004 ** EVELYN KIRKLAND JACKSON, 92, of Huntington, in Mariner Health Care of Huntington. Born August 25, 1911, in Logan County, the daughter of the late Alpheus and Ella Paugh Jackson. Preceded in death by her husband, Opie Jackson Sr. Survivors include two great-nieces, Donna Walters and Charlotte Nixon; one nephew, Charles Hoschar. Burial held May 24, 2004 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.

DIED – MAY 11, 2004 ** MARSHALL P. “MARK” BLAIN, 54, of Branchland. Born August 23, 1949, in Huntington, a son of Marshall and Beulah Roberts Blain Sr. Preceded in death by his wife, Donelda K. Abraham Blain. Survivors include one daughter, Amanda Gail blain and a brother, David Blain and wife Marsha. A memorial service was held May 16, 2004.

DIED – MAY 11, 2004 ** CALVIN SAMUEL DAMRON, 84, of Wayne, at his residence. Born December 6, 1918, at Fort Gay, a son of the late William Lazarus and Nancy Copley Damron. Preceded in death by a son, William Damron; a daughter, Linda Carol Damron and a brother, Brady Damron. Survivors include his wife, Anna Lee Walker Damron; seven daughters, Clara Rowe, Fern Simmons and husband Robert, Betty Deskin and husband Joe, Sharon Ward and husband Roger, Charlie Annette Jackson and husband Jeff, Mary Collins and husband Darryll and Bobbi Daniels and husband Paul; one son, Calvin Damron Jr., and wife Bonnie; a sister, Garnet Frazier. Burial held May 14, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.

DIED – MAY 12, 2004 ** HAZEL PERDUE NEWTON, 92, of Ceredo, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born December 1, 1911, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Fisher S. and Gypsy Jarrell Perdue. Preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Newton. Survivors include one sister, Mary Thompson and one brother, Luke T. Perdue. Burial held May 15, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 12, 2004 ** OSCAR L. HAYES, 73, of Chesapeake, Ohio, in the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born September 3, 1930, in Cabell County, a son of the Earl and Gertrude Martin Hayes. Preceded in death by one son, Leonard Hayes. Survivors include his wife Francis Hayes; two daughters, Melvina Adkins and Jaunita Smith and husband George; two sons, Scott and wife Sherry Hayes and Joshua Hayes; one stepdaughter, Mary Wilks; five brothers and one sister, Garrett Hayes and wife Betty, James Hayes and wife Marcella, Harry Hayes and wife Rachel, Jerry Hayes and wife Carol and Dennis Hayes and wife Mary and Reva Crawford. Burial held May 16, 2004 in Rome Cemetery in Proctorville.

DIED – MAY 14, 2004 ** LOLA JEAN CHAFIN DAVIS, 68, of East Lynn, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. Born August 10, 1935, in Logan County, a daughter of the late Wallace Greenway and Martha Katherine Rigss Chafin. Preceded in death by her husband, Harmon Jackson Davis; two brothers, Floyd Douglas Chafin and Marvin Ray Chafin. Survivors include two daughters, Georgia K. Adkins and husband Tester and Gloria Wicker; a son, Roger Davis; three sisters, Deloris Fay Adkins and husband Waldo, Judy Denner and husband Benny Ray and Charlotte Adkins and husband Braxton; four brothers, Richard Chafin, William Chafin, Jerry Chafin and wife Betty, and Philip Chafin and wife Catherine. Burial held May 17, 2004 in the Kelly Perry Cemetery in East Lynn.

DIED – MAY 14, 2004 ** EDWARD CARLYLE BERRY, 77, of Proctorville, Ohio, at his residence. Born May 20, 1926, in Wayne County, a son of the late Walter and Georgia Stiltner Berry. Preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Glenna L. Berry; three sons and daughters-in-law, Ed and Kelli Berry, Dallas and Kyra Berry and John and Bonnie Berry; two daughters, Catherine Smith and Shirley Kay Berry; two brothers, Glenn Berry and Bobbie Berry; two sisters, Bernice Robbins and Janet Chaffins. Burial held May 18, 2004 in Locust Grove Cemetery, Willow Wood, Ohio.

DIED – MAY 14, 2004 ** SARA MAE MYERS, 92, of Huntington, at her residence. Born May 19, 1911, in Ronceverte, a daughter of the late Morris and Mary Murphy Jameson. Preceded in death by her husband, James Monroe Myers. Survivors include one son, Bob Myers and wife Poochie. Burial held May 17, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.

DIED – MAY 14, 2004 ** MACK EDWARD LITTLE, 77, of Kenova, at his home. Born September 15, 1926, in Kenova, a son of the late Grover C. and Myrtle Hitchcock Little. Preceded in death by three brothers, and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Doris Jean Young Little; one daughter and son-in-law, Anita jean and Lance Fetterhoff; two sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen Edward and Connie Little and David Bryan and Sherri Little; one brother, Raymond W. Little. Burial held May 20, 2004 in Maple Hill Memorial Cemetery, Kenova.

DIED – MAY 15, 2004 ** WILLIAM EDGAR COLWELL, 66, of Lavalette, at his residence. Born September 15, 1937, in Leslie County, Ky., a son of the late John and Elmira Stidham Colwell. Preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Joann Parsons Colwell; two stepchildren, Brian McComas and Monica Nicely and husband Anthony; three sisters and one brother; and a brother-in-law, Lucian Smith. Burial held May 19, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 15, 2004 ** MARY BURNER JONES WILCOX, of Westmoreland. She was the only daughter of the late Clyde and Veva Burner. Preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond McCrea Jones Sr.; three brothers, Dale Burner, Joe Burner and Ben Burner. Survivors include her husband, Sam Wilcox; two sons and daughters, Obert W. Jones and wife Shirley, Raymond M. Jones, Pat Wilcox and Mary Wilcox Edwards and husband Jerry; four brothers, Clyde Burner and wife Anna Jane, Edward Burner and wife Wanda, Lloyd Burner and wife Gales, and John Burner and wife Margaret. Burial held May 17, 2004.

DIED – MAY 15, 2004 ** KATHERINE GENEVA MALLORY CYRUS, 89, of Barboursville, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born January 17, 1915, in Guyandotte, W.Va., a daughter of the late Artie Phipps Mallory Merritt and William Cole Mallory. Preceded in death by a brother, Hysell Mallory; four sisters, Margaret Cyrus, Marie Hope Allen, Cora Emma Fowble and Artie Jo Merritt Jordan. Survivors include her husband, Hughie Allen Cyrus; one daughter, Katherine Jane McDermott and husband William; two sisters, Billie Cole Pinson and Sara Jacks. Burial held May 18, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 16, 2004 ** TOMMY P. MARCUM, 81, of Branchland, at his residence. Born December 2, 1922, in Logan, a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. A. A. “Pegleg” Marcum. Preceded in death by three sisters, Tilda Grimmett, Sarah Morgan and Viola Bartram. Survivors include his wife, Rosiella Spry Marcum; five daughters, Rosiella Queen and husband Floyd, Freda Vanhorn and husband Bobby, Bonnie Williams and husband Terry, Helen Jiminez and husband Paul and Viola Neace; three sons, Tommy Allen Marcum and wife Cheryl, Robert Marcum and wife Sharon and Noah Marcum and wife Tammy. Burial held May 19, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 16, 2004 ** JOSEPH P. “PAT” ANDERSON, 86, of Cleves, Ohio, formerly of Lavalette, in Dearborn (Ind) Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Della Bailey Anderson. Burial was held May 16, 2004 in Cleves Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 16, 2004 ** GEORGE H. SMITH, 64, of Huntington, at his residence. Born December 10, 1939, in Cabell County, a son of the late Norman Smith and Virginia Carling Smith Bailey. Preceded in death by a sister, Loretta Mavis Jean Smith. Survivors include his wife, Eloise Robertson Smith; three daughters, Annette Davis, Brenda Wells and husband Mark, and Sandi Williams and husband Jerry; two sons, Kenneth Robertson and wife Faye and Ronald Davis; two brothers, Bud Smith and Frank Smith. Burial held May 19, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 16, 2004 ** GLEN DONOVAN “SHORTY” MORRISON, 70, of Huntington, at his residence. Born October 17, 1933, in Wayne County, a son of late C. E. Morrison and Lena Davis Morrison. Preceded in death by his sister, Eugenia Barnett and a brother Carlos Stanley Morrison. Survivors include his wife Phyllis Ann Brumfield Morrison; his son, Donovan Brent Morrison and Pam Cremeans; his daughter, Gina Ann Morrison Crews and son-in-law, Dr. William Crews; his brother, James Davis Morrison. Burial held May 19, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 16, 2004 ** OREN “CLYDE” RAY, 75, of Lavalette, at his residence. Born August 25, 1928, in Lavalette, a son of the late Oren and Gaynelle Dunkle Ray. Preceded in death by a sister, Linda Ray and his longtime companion Ethel Auxier. Survivors include his brother, Keith D. Ray. Burial held May 17, 2004 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.

DIED – MAY 17, 2004 ** MARCELLA LOUISE CYRUS, 84, of Huntington, W.Va., at her residence. Born October 7, 1919, in Gallia County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Emza Ocal “Jim” and Buena Ann Fulks Kearns. Preceded in death by her husband, Homer Clay Cyrus, and a sister, Edna Lee Dickerson. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Louise Weed; a son and daughter-in-law, Bill Clay and Rebecca Cyrus; a brother and sister-in-law, James Everette and Nancy Kearns. Burial held May 19, 2004 in Greenbottom Memorial Park.

DIED – MAY 18, 2004 ** MICHAEL JAMES PATRICK COMPTON, 6, of Kenova, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was the son of Pete G. and Bonnie M. Compton. Survivors include three sisters, Julia Frolander, and Chantal Edwards and Skyler Edwards; two brothers, Peter L. Frolander III and Dylan Compton. Burial held May 22, 2004.

DIED – MAY 18, 2004 ** JAMES W. “DOC” MEADE, 84, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born April 7, 1920, in Dunlow, W.Va., a son of the late Aaron and Barbara Branham Meade. Preceded in death by a son, Jackie Ray Meade and an infant son, Junior Meade; sever brothers and five sisters. Survivors include his wife Opal Meade; a daughter, Janet Meade; a son, Jimmy Meade and wife Evelyn; five brothers-in-law and six sisters-in-law. Burial held May 21, 2004 at the Sam Damron Cemetery, Ferguson, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 19, 2004 ** EVERETT ISAAC, 81, of Clearfield, Ky., in Morehead, Ky. Born February 24, 1924, in Mill Creek, a son of the late Sam Isaac and Eva Pratt Isaac. Survivors include his wife, Marie Crabtree Isaac; five daughters, Dorothy Rhodes, Wanda Litton, Michelle Brown, Bonnie Carroll and Darlene Fowler; two sons, Dale Isaac and Fred Isaac; three brothers, William Isaac, Sam Isaac, Jr., and John Isaac. Burial held May 21, 2004 in Crabtree Cemetery at Fort Gay.

DIED – MAY 19, 2004 ** DANNY RAY BLANCHARD, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Kenova, at Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Preceded in death by a son, Aaron Peter Blanchard. Survivors include his wife, Joy Blanchard; one son Geoff Blanchard; one daughter, Danielle Blanchard; one brother, Eddie Lester and wife Robin; one sister, Brenda Cooper; a brother-in-law, John P. Robinson; a sister-in-law, Jeannette Robinson. Burial held May 26, 2004 in McClellan-Crum Cemetery at Dunlow.

DIED – MAY 20, 2004 ** ROSELLA HALE HARPER, 79, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Wayne, W. Va., at her residence. Born December 13, 1924, in East Lynn, W.Va. a daughter of the late David and Fannie Hale. Preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Survivors include her Oscar Harper; five daughters, Bonnie Vandagriff and husband Tim, Fannie McSweeney and husband Jim, Phyllis Williams and husband Randy, Connie Fruits and husband Jim; a son, Oscar Harper, Jr. and wife Jennifer; three sisters, Blanche Smith, Norma Taylor, Augusta Williams. Burial held May 23, 2004 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 20, 2004 ** HENRY PERRY, 94, of Fort Gay, W.Va., at his residence. Born February 9, 1910, in Wayne, W. Va., a son of the late Williams and Amanda Marcum Perry. Preceded in death by his wife, Anna Jude Perry; one son, William Henry Perry; a son-in-law, James Ryan and a daughter-in-law, Loretta Perry Lovejoy. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Della Ryan and Naramanda and Dennis Richmond. Burial held May 23, 2004 in Bill Perry Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 21, 2004 ** ELBERT KEITH SMITH, 60, of Huntington, at his residence. Born October 29, 1943, in Huntington, a son of the late Harold C. and Mary Neal Smith Burcham. Preceded in death by his wife, Carol Murray Smith and a son, Rodney Smith. Survivors include two sons, Shannon Smith and Russell Smith; a brother, Harold W. Smith and wife Eifriede; a sister, Helen Ashna. Burial May 25, 2004 in Smith Cemetery in Wayne County.

DIED – MAY 22, 2004 ** JANE ADKINS, 67, of Milton, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born July 16, 1937, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Garland and Pearl Crockett Blankenship. Preceded in death by one sister, Anna Ruth Blankenship and two brothers, Samuel Lee Blankenship and Karl Blankenship. Survivors include one daughter, Connie Sue Venoy, one son and daughter-in-law, Michael E. and Pam Adkins; two sisters, Bonnie Pruitt and Glenna Chaney; two brothers, Tim Blankenship and Gary Blankenship. Burial held May 25, 2004 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.

DIED – MAY 23, 2004 ** SHIRLEY LENORE SOWARDS, 90, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Huntington. Born January 4, 1914, in Lavalette, a daughter of the late Arnold and Elsie Nixon Fuller. Preceded in death by her husband, Harvey B. Sowards and a sister, Flora Sikes. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Kathryn Casciato. Memorial held June 2, 2004. Burial was held at an earlier date.

DIED – MAY 23, 2004 ** MARIE ELIZABETH AMATO, 83, of Wayne, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born January 28, 1921, in East Lynn, a daughter of the late James Thomas Jackson and Sadie Adkins Jackson Annett. Preceded in death by a sister, Violet Mae Jackson. Survivors include a son, James Franklin Amato. Burial held May 29, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 23, 2004 ** IDA SUMMERFIELD, 36, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 2, 1967, the natural child of John Williams and the late Kathryn Christian, and the adopted daughter of Fred and Debbie Christian. Survivors include one daughter, Carol Pulley; one son, Christopher Pulley; two brothers, Chad Christian and Bryan Christian.

DIED – MAY 23, 2004 ** DAVID ALLEN MCKENZIE, 54, of Louisa, Ky., in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born October 29, 1949, in Kenova, a son of F. Gail Frasher McKenzie and the late Merman McKenzie. Survivors include one daughter, Brandi Lynn Rife; one sister, Lisa Beth Booth; two brothers, Richard Lee McKenzie and Merman Ray McKenzie. Burial held May 26, 2004 in A. J. Frasher Cemetery at Lick Creek.

DIED – MAY 24, 2004 ** EVA LEWIS THACKER, 90, formerly of Kenova, at Wayne Continuous Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents James H. and Hannah Huff Lewis. Survivors include one sister-in-law, Elizabeth DeHart and husband Delbert. Burial held May 26, 2004 in Cyrus Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 24, 2004 ** ELEANOR HARVEY CROW JOHNSON, 87, of Logan, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born August 4, 1916, in Joplin, Mo. Preceded in death by her husband, Noel Cebert Johnson; two brothers, Jackson Crow and John Madison Crow. Survivors include one son, Douglas L. Johnson and one daughter, Vera E. Watts-Scott.

DIED – MAY 24, 2004 ** SHONDA SMITH BOOTH, 26, of Catlettsburg, Ky., in Catlettsburg. Born September 2, 1977, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of Randy L. Smith and Sandy Daniels Smith. Survivors include her husband, Philip “Bo” Booth; one daughter, Brianna Easterling; one son, Coty Booth; one brother, Randy Smith Jr.; one sister, Erica Campbell. Burial held June 2, 2004 at Rose Hill Burial Park.

DIED – MAY 24, 2004 ** RODNEY SMITH, 28, of Wilsondale, at his home. He was the son of Walter and Patricia Smith. Burial held May 25, 2004 in Smith Cemetery at Kermit.

DIED – MAY 24, 2004 ** LEE HENRY CROCKETT, SR., 73, of Huntington, at his residence. Born March 27, 1933, in Wayne County, a son of the late Virgil Pat and Verlia Jackson Crockett. Preceded in death by two children, Cathy Crockett and Patrick Crockett; two sisters, Patsy Jean Saunders and Lucille Porter; a brother, Glen Franklin Crockett. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Crockett; two daughters, Yvonne Micha and husband Dennis and Debra Raynes and husband Robin; one son, Lee Crockett Jr.; a brother, Bobby Jo Crockett; a sister, Barbara Hager; a sister-in-law, Carolyn Granny Myers. Burial held May 27, 2004 in Adkins Cemetery in East Lynn.

DIED – MAY 25, 2004 ** ERMEL FERGUSON, 88, of Fort Gay, in the VA Medical Center in Huntington. Born December 28, 1915, in Genoa, a son of the late Jay Ferguson and Ethel Robertson Ferguson. Survivors include his wife, Glema Marshall Ferguson; a daughter, Diane Ferguson Simpkins and husband Russell; a brother, Lowell Ferguson. Burial held May 28, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery at Kenova.

DIED – MAY 26, 2004 ** POLLY NELSON WATTS, 89, of Huntington, at her residence. Born March 27, 1915, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Jesse and Viola Elkins Nelson. Preceded in death by her husband, Jay Watts; a son, Caudill Watts; an infant son, Clifford Watts. Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Thurman and Pat Watts, Charles R. and Margie Watts, Donald C. and JoAnne Watts, and Boyd Chris and Brenda Watts; three daughters and sons-in-law, Erma Lee Smith, Del and Jack Dennis, and Patricia and Leonard Napier; a daughter-in-law, Mary June Watts and one sister, Sarah Napier. Burial held May 29, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.

DIED – MAY 27, 2004 ** GEORGE HOWARD FERGUSON, 88, of Proctorville, Ohio, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born August 7, 1915, in Wayne, W.Va., a son of the late Sherman and Mary Crockett Ferguson. He was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters; Garland Ferguson, Charles Ferguson, Glen Ferguson, Eskel Ferguson, Georgia Ferguson, Marjorie Lycans, Lula Tomblin and Nellie Ferguson. Survivors include his wife, Fern Ferguson and two daughters, Gloria and Donna Ferguson. Burial held May 30, 2004 with military graveside rites in Rome Cemetery.

DIED – MAY 28, 2004 ** AGNES ROWE, 70, of Wayne County, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 11, 1934, in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of the late Antonio and Gemma Santilla. Survivors include her husband Emmitt Rowe; two sons, Ronald Rowe and Gary Rowe and wife Tammy; one daughter, Laura Blankenship and husband Joey; a brother, Al Santilli; two sisters, Helen Douglas and Lee Negri.

DIED - MAY 28, 2004 ** TOMMY EDWARD MORRIS, SR., 73, born March 30, 1931 in Wayne county, West Virginia, a son of the late Mack and Vada (Marshall) Morris Rood. Also preceded in death by a brother, William Morris; a half brother Frank Morris; a sister Tiny Evelyn Ward. Survivors include his, Betty Irene Christian Morris; two sons, Tommy E. Morris Jr. (Rhonda), Miles W. Morris Sr.; daughters, Nancy C. Bender, Brenda Amburgey (Raleigh); three sisters, Susie Morris Scarberry, Edith June Fraley and Betty Jewell Hines; one brother McDonald Morris (Peggy); many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; Aunts, Edith Mahon, and Bell Marcum; Many cousins and nieces and nephews. Friends may call at COTNER FUNERAL HOME 7369 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Service will be Thursday, June 3, 2004, at 1p.m. with Pastor Wilbur Estep officiating. Burial in Arlington Field Of Honor on Rt. 33 in Canal Winchester.
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DIED – MAY 29, 2004 ** LUCY MARIE HARVEY SMITH, 82, of Wayne, at the home of her son in Wayne. Born December 22, 1921, in Genoa, a daughter of the late John “Mannie” and Elva Pack Harvey. Preceded in death by her husband, Albert J. Smith; three sisters, Lucille Fortner, Addie Jewel Harvey and baby sister Harvey. Survivors include six sons, Jerry Smith and wife Donna, Stanley Smith and wife Tammy, Raymond Smith and wife Carolyn, Sam Smith and wife Lynn, George Smith and wife Donna, and Bill Smith and wife Lisa; two daughters, Lillian Arrowood and husband Larry and Sandy Pelphrey and husband Glen; a brother Glen Ray Harvey; three sisters, Emma Jean Watts, Ramona Ray and husband Frank, and Freda Garrett. Burial held June 2, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 29, 2004 ** DELBERT M. BECKLEY, 86, of Kenova, in the VA Medical Center. Born April 17, 1918, in Belpre, Ohio, a son of the late John Henry Beckley and Martha Howard Beckley Wallace. Preceded in death by one brother, Howard Beckley. Survivors include his wife, Sadie Davis Beckley; one daughter and son-in-law, Debra Sue and Gary Poulton; one son, Danny G. Beckley. Burial June 1, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 29, 2004 ** DARL MILLER, 76, of Gahanna, Ohio, in a Columbus, Ohio hospital. Preceded in death by his parents and two sons-in-law. Survivors include his wife, Marie Baker Miller; three daughters; two sons, and one brother. Burial held June 3, 2004 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Gahanna.

DIED – MAY 30, 2004 ** GARY RAMEY FISHER, 62, of Columbus, Ohio, at Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born October 18, 1941, in Huntington, a son of Joyce Meade Fisher and the late James Charles Ramey. Survivors include his wife, Jean Hopson; a daughter, Gwen Hahn; a son, Greg McClaine, a stepdaughter, Mareasa Hopson,; stepson, George Hopson; two sisters, Joyce Palumbo and Neal Ramey Fisher. Burial held June 5, 2004 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 30, 2004 ** AVA WILLIAMSON KIRK, 80, of Orville, Ohio, formerly of Wayne, W. Va. At Smithville Western Care Center, Wooster, Ohio. Born February 18, 1928, at Ranger, W.VA, a daughter of the late Ivory and Shirley Toppins Williamson. Preceded in death by her husband, Beecher Kirk; three brothers, Wiley, Jason and Lester Williamson. Survivors include two daughters, Lauraetta Adkins, Yvette Robin Witten; four sons, Mason H. Kirk, Donis Kirk, Danny L. Kirk, and Dana M. Kirk; five sisters, Wavie Wiley, Aquila Adkins, Betty Maynard, Theba Fiders, and Georgia Wilson; six brothers, Sanford Williamson, John S. Williamson, Robert Williamson, Ivory Williamson, Arthur Williamson and Orval Williamson. Burial held June 3, 2004 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.

DIED – MAY 31, 2004 ** EDGAR BLAKE III, 26, of Prichard, in Pleasant Hill Manor, Piketon, Ohio. Born October 29,1977, in Huntington, the son of Edgar Blake II and his mother, Marcella Sammons Herald. In addition to his parent survivors include his stepfather, Donald Herald; his wife, Heather McClure Blake; a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy A. and Hank King. Burial held June 4, 2004.

DIED – MAY 31, 2004 ** JULIE EILEEN DARLING COFER, 85, of Alexandria, Va., formerly of Wayne County, in Alexandria. Born April 29, 1919, a daughter of the late James B. Darling and Maude Luther Darling. Preceded in death by her husbands, Dr. William M. Lewis and J. A. Cofer; two brothers, Fred and Leon Darling; three sisters, Verna Bryant, Violet Jarrell and Sara Jane Darling; and a daughter, Julia Eileen Lewis. Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Jones and Sandra Smith; a son, William M. Lewis; a stepdaughter, Virginia Cleveland; a sister, Jerri Brooks; a sister-in-law, Ina Pack Darling. Burial held June 6, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.

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