DIED – JULY 1, 2004 ** BOBBY JOE PRESTON, 66, of Louisa, Ky., at the J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa.  Born February 16, 1938, in Louisa, a son of the late Curt Preston and Gussie Childers Preston.  Survivors include his wife, Barbara Sue Senters Preston; one son, Steve Preston; five brothers, Paul C. Preston, Jimmy L. Preston, Gary Preston, George Farrow Preston and Teddy Preston.  Burial held July 2, 2004 in Yatesville Memorial Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED – JULY 1, 2004 ** JAMES GARRETT STALEY, JR., of Virginia Beach, Va., in Chesapeake General Hospital in Chesapeake, Va.  Born April 8, 1934, near Kenova, a son of the late J. Garrett Staley and Marie Brown Staley.  Survivors include his wife, Lola Gay Slone Staley; two daughters, Susan Dawn Yurina and husband Bob, Jaime Lynn and finance Will White; a sister, Donna Staley Swink; a sister-in-law, Sarah Guerin and husband Rev. Charles Guerin.  Burial held July 7, 2004 in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED – JULY 1, 2004 ** SAM J. LAZARUS, 89, of Port St. Lucie, Fla, formerly of Ceredo.  Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Lazarus; two daughters, Antoinette Lazarus, Jeanne Danko and husband Edward.  Burial held July 7, 2004 at Montgomery Memorial Park.
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DIED – JULY 2, 2004 ** WAYNE EDWARD DEERFIELD, 70, of Kenova, W.Va., at his residence.  Born March 31, 1934, in Ironton, Ohio, a son of the late Wayne and Clestina Tufts Deerfield.  Preceded in death by his wife, Betty Deerfield.  Survivors include a daughter, Cheri D. Carter and husband Stephen; two sons, Michael W. Deerfield and wife Kathy and David F. Deerfield.  Burial held July 5, 2004 in Maple Hill Memorial Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – JULY 2, 2004 ** DILLARD JOHNSON, 54, of Fort Gay, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born October 29, 1949, in Kermit, a son of Alice Spaulding Johnson and the late Harry Johnson.  Preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Mae Johnson and Baby Johnson.  Survivors include his wife, Betty Frasher Johnson; four daughters, Kathy Ann Justice, Leona Sue Johnson, Selena Elaine Johnson and Katie Leigh Johnson ; three sons, Devin McClane Johnson, James Matthew Johnson, and Michael Kyle Ross; six sisters, Agnes Messer, Merrell Prince and husband Van, Mary Jones and husband Mike, Blanche Maynard, Garnet Newsome and husband Glen and Bertha Sue Hallahan and husband Leo; five brothers, Lonnie Joe Johnson, Hillard Johnson and wife Millie, Wallace Leo Johnson and wife Helen, Jimmie Johnson and wife Retha, and Jesse Johnson and wife Lois; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Ann Frasher; a brother-in-law, Jessie Joe Frasher.  Burial held July 6, 2004 in the Frasher Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED – JULY 2, 2004 ** HELEN RITA EINFELDT, 95, of Fort Gay.  Born June 5, 1909, in Detroit, Mich., a daughter of the late Velinte and Anna Wasielewski Sagan.  Survivors include one grandson, Gary Einfeldt and one granddaughter, Virginia Perry.  Graveside services held July 8, 2004 in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yale, Michigan.
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DIED - JULY 3, 2004 ** HELEN D. CHRISTIAN HARSHBARGER, 80, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 20 1924, a daughter of the late Herman and Ruth Christian. Survivors include her children, Judy Childs and husband Ted, Nancy Jean Langley and W. Richard Christian, and Jane Diamond and husband Steve; six grandchildren, Julie Dee Marshall and husband Loval, T.D. Childs, Billy Steele, Jeanifer Langley, and Chris and Daniel Diamond. A memorial service was conducted on Friday, July 9, 2004, at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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DIED – JULY 4, 2004 ** DELILA RIDENOUR SPURLOCK, 46, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.  Born March 12, 1958, in Huntington, a daughter of Cecil Ridenour and the late Frances Joan Sites Ridenour.  Survivors include two sons, Shane Spurlock and wife Stacy and Travis Spurlock; a sister, Deborah Fulford and husband Richard; her stepmother, Janice Ridenour.  Memorial service was held July 10, 2004.
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DIED – JULY 6, 2004 ** TRUDY STEVENS, 78, of Wayne, in Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born March 9, 1926, in Floyd County, Ky., a daughter of the late Oliver Collins and Florence Thompson Lett.  Preceded in death by one son, John Stevens; one sister, Flora Maynard and one brother, Billy Lett.  Survivors include four daughters, Roxie Akers and husband John, Susie North and husband Frank, Judy Thompson and husband Larry, Renee Smith and husband Mike; eight sons, Jack, Jesse, Vernon, David, Timothy, Samuel, Mark, and Burgess Stevens; three sisters, Virgie Lett, Arella Leap and Nancy Donohoe; two brothers, Glenn and John Lett.  Burial held July 9, 2004 in Stevens-Staley Cemetery on Whites Creek near Prichard.
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DIED – JULY 6, 2004 **  EDGAR HERMAN LOWE, 67, of Prestonsburg, Ky., formerly of Wayne County, at his residence. He was born in Wayne County, a son of the late Herman and Ruby Lowe.  Preceded in death by a daughter, Misty A. Lowe.  Survivors include three sons, Eddie Lowe and wife Kelly, Wayman Lowe and wife Mary, and Joey Lowe and wife Irene; two sisters, Hazel Perry and Gloria Thompson; a brother, Raymond Allen Lowe.  Burial held July 8, 2004 at Henry Hatten Cemetery in Prichard.
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DIED – JULY 7, 2004 ** CHARLES E. ESKEW, 73, of Kenova, at the Huntington VA Medical Center.  Born July 12, 1931, in Huntington, a son of the late Frank and Carrie Martin Eskew.  Preceded in death by his stepmother, Ruby Eskew, and one brother, Frazier Eskew Sr.  Survivors include his wife, Juanita Merritt Eskew; one son, Randy Lee Eskew; a daughter-in-law, Laura Steed Eskew; a sister-in-law, Jane Skean.  Burial held July 10, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 8, 2004 ** CHARLES ALLEN RAKES, JR., 64, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.  Born in Wayne County, the son of the late Charles Allen, Sr. and Effie Anderson Rakes.  Survivors include his wife, Shelva Adkins Rakes; two sons, Henry Rakes and Kenneth Allen Rakes; one daughter, Samantha Lawson; two sisters, Annie Giscomb and Jean Whishome; one brother, Ernest Rakes.  Burial held July 13, 2004 in Forest Memorial Park in Milton.
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DIED – JULY 8, 2004 ** ALBERT NOBLE, 51, of Wayne, formerly of Orrville, Ohio, at his home.  Born December 4, 1952, in Wadsworth, Ohio, a son of the late Oval and Maudie Mae Smith Noble.  Survivors include his daughter, Chriss Nicely and husband Harlan.  Graveside services were held July 12, 2004 at Rittman Cemetery in Rittman, Ohio.
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DIED – JULY 8, 2004 ** FRANK ADKINS, 84, of Barboursville, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born January 16, 1920, in Wayne, W. Va., a son of the late Smiley and Mary Tooley Adkins.  Preceded in death by one sister and four brothers.  Survivors include his wife, Alice F. Adkins; a daughter, Cheri Wiley; two sons, Jefferson D. Adkins and Frank Sanders; one stepson, Fred Adkins; two sisters, Carrie Watts and Lilly Trout; three brothers, Thomas, John, and Jonah Austin Adkins.  Burial held July 11, 2004 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 8, 2004 ** DANA RAY WORKMAN, 69, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Huntington VA Medical Center.  Born October 17, 1934, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Boyd and Ella Murphy Workman.  Preceded in death by his wife, Olga Mager Workman.  Burial held July 18, 2004 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED – JULY 9, 2004 ** DANIEL THOMPSON, SR., 64, of Hampton, Va.  Born in Pecks Mill, a son of the late Willard and Delilah Tomblin Thompson.  Corbett and Mazdalene Bryant raised him.  Preceded in death by three brothers, Desmond, Benny and Frankie Thompson and two sisters, Mary and Birdie Thompson.  Survivors include his wife, Betty Ruth Daniels Thompson; one son, Daniel David Thompson Jr.; two daughters, Patricia A. Johnson and Delilah J. Thompson; two sisters, Goldie M. Ellis and Susan Miller and husband Charles; and four brothers, Tommy Thompson, Paige Thompson, Jess Willard Thompson, and Matthew Thompson.  Burial held July 14, 2004 in Daniels Cemetery in Paintsville.
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DIED – JULY 9, 2004 ** DOVA FERGUSON CHAPMAN STEELE, 76, of Huntington, at Chateau Grove Nursing Home in Barboursville.  Born February 21, 1928, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Golden and Lucy Stevens Ferguson.  Preceded in death by a brother, Irvin Ferguson.  Survivors include two sons, Ron Chapman and Jim Chapman; a daughter, Jan Kirby; a brother, Gobel Ferguson; a sister, Ermal Lam.  Burial held July 13, 2004 at the Morrison Cemetery in Wayne County.
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DIED – JULY 10, 2004 ** JEWELL SHEPPARD, 79, of Mt. Gay, at Logan Regional Medical Center.  Born September 20, 1924, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Walter and Catherine Pack Mills.  Preceded in death by her husband, John L. Sheppard; one sister, Florence Vance.  Survivors include one son, William Thomas Sheppard and wife Ethel; four daughters, Katherine Jones and husband Larry, Jeanie Williams and husband Lester, Connie Sheppard and husband Earl, Robin Sheppard; two brothers, Melvin Mills, and Marlin Mills; one sister, Wilda Hall.  Burial held July 14, 2004.
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DIED – JULY 10, 2004 ** ROY LEE MCCLELLAN, 90, of Wayne, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born February 4, 1914, in Stiltner, a son of the late Lark and Della Frazier McClellan.  Preceded in death by two wives, Juanita Maynard McClellan and Martha Perry McClellan; two daughters, Judy Workman and infant Della Marie McClellan; a son, Glen McClellan; two sisters, Maxie Ramey and Erie Spence; and three brothers, Boyd McClellan, Glen McClellan, and Lark McClellan Jr.  Survivors include a daughter, Peggy McClellan; a son, Roger McClellan.  Burial held July 13, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 10, 2004 ** JOYCE MCCORMICK, 46, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born, July 1, 1958, in Logan County, a daughter of the late Cecil and Goldie Hamilton Hager.  Preceded in death by a sister, Constance.  Survivors include her husband, Charles McCormick; two sons, Matthew and Charles Allan; two daughters, Francesca McCormick and Alexandria Steimer and husband Michael; two brothers, Glen Hager and wife Fannie and Timothy Hager; a sister, Lana Stephenson and husband Genne.  Burial held July 14, 2004 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 11, 2004 ** BETTY J. MOORE CASTEEL FLETCHER, 79, of Wayne, at her home.  Born June 24, 1925, in Logan, a daughter of the late James and Sadie Fraley Moore.  Preceded in death by her first husband, Ira Casteel and her second husband, Ray Fletcher; one son, Charles Ira Casteel.  Survivors include a daughter, Carol Sue Pack; two sons, Larry J. Casteel and Jerry D. Casteel; two sisters, Eloise Catlette and Miriam Porter.  Burial held July 13, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED – JULY 11, 2004 ** DONALD H. YOUNG, 70, of Huntington.  Born April 13, 1934, in Wayne County, a son of the late James Oley Young and Nora Ashton Breedon Young.  Preceded in death by his wife, Trelma Elaine Young; one daughter, Carla Young; five sisters and three brothers. Survivors include five daughters and three sons-in-law, Brenda and Donald McKenzie, Veronica Bailey, Trella and Roger Epperson, Cathy Crabtree, Crystal and Warren St. Clair; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gregory and Arlene Young and Donald and Lisa Young; five stepchildren, Roger Jenkins, Jim Jenkins, Jenny Porter, Barbara Thompson and Brenda Thornhill; one sister, three brothers.  Burial held July 14, 2004 in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 11, 2004 ** WILLIAM EDWARD HUDKINS, 68, of South Point, Ohio, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born July 31, 1935, in Flemington, a son of the late Daniel Purkey and Georgia Hudkins Purkey.  Preceded in death by a sister, Adora Riffle, and two brothers, Roland Purkey and Thomas Purkey.  Survivors include his wife, Patty Endicott Purkey; two daughters, Kathy Timmins and Debbie DePolo; two sons, Daniel Edward Hudkins and Mark Steven Hudkins; a sister, Margarette McCauley; a brother, Jimmy Hudkins.  Graveside services held at the Smith Cemetery in Sidney.
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DIED – JULY 11, 2004 ** REV. WARREN G. DEAN, 83, of Ashland, Ky., at the Community Hospice Care Facility in Ashland.  Born June 27, 1921, in Davy, a son of the late Joseph Booten and Ruth Matney Dean.  Burial held July 14, 2004 in Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum.
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DIED – JULY 11, 2004 ** WANDA BRUMFIELD DAVIS, of Huntington, at her home.  Born October 22, 1929, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Arthur Wellington and Pauline Riggs Brumfield.  Preceded in death by her husband Jefferson Davis.  Survivors include one son Thom Davis and wife Brenda; one daughter, Lydia Pruitt and husband Jack; one stepbrother, Archie Scudder and one sister, Frances Conner.  Burial held July 14, 2004 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 11, 2004 ** HENRY WILSON, 92, of Kenova, at his home.  Born March 2, 1912, in Lockwood, Ky., a son of the late David and Susie Caldwell Wilson.  Preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.  Survivors include his wife, Lora Mae Michaels Wilson; four sons, Harry David Wilson and wife Janet Lee, Don Wilson and wife Dona, Stanley Ray Wilson and wife Barbara and H. Michael Wilson and wife Sandra K.  Burial held July 14, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 11, 2004 ** CHARLES EUGENE RIEMAN, 36, of Louisa, Ky., at his home.  Born August 22, 1967, in Louisa, a son of Paul Stevens and the late Golda Cantrell Stevens.  Survivors include his wife, Martha A. Rieman; two daughters, Charlena Rieman and Andrea Rieman; one son, Charles Rieman, Jr.; one brother, Dalton Stone; and four sisters, Dorothy Bailey, Donna Clay, Linda Conley and Connie Ryder.  Burial held July 14, 2004 in Pinehill Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED – JULY 12, 2004 ** VIVIAN E. STALEY SHUPE, 81, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born December 28, 1922, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late William J. and Martha Ann Hutchinson Staley.  Preceded in death by her husband, Earle Shupe; three brothers, Homer T., Henry W., and Carl W. Staley; and one sister, Virginia M. Staley.  Survivors include her son, David Shupe; two brothers, Curtis and Robert F. Staley and one sister, Wanda L. Woitscheck.  Burial held July 15, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 13, 2004 ** LOLA M. MOSSER, 75, of Kenova, at her home.  Born December 28, 1928, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Sidney E. and Sarah B. Tomblin Wilson.  Survivors include her husband, James R. Mosser; one son, Sid. R. Mosser; two daughters, Kelli Mosser Rutt and Donna V. Rice; two sisters, Wanda Spencer and Laura Powell.  Burial held July 16, 2004 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 13, 2004 ** WILLIAM WALKER, JR., 64, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born June 22, 1940, in Logan County, a son of the late William Walker Sr. and Mardra Knaff.  Preceded in death by one son, Chris Morrow.  Survivors include his wife, Aleetra; three daughters, Genine Trim, Melissa Jackson and Stacy Morrow; two brothers, Larry Knaff and Tyrone Walker and wife Becky; two sisters, Renee King and Trudy Ward and husband Don; a sister-in-law, De Morrow-Perry and her husband David; his stepfather, Melvin Knaff.  Burial held July 16, 2004 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 13, 2004 ** JAMES “JIM” LARRY ADKINS, 57, of Inverness, Fla., formerly of Kenova, in Inverness. Born January 30, 1947, in Stiltner, a son of the late Henderson and Wanda Adkins. He was preceded in death by a son, James Lee Adkins. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Phyllis Adkins; three brothers, Doug Adkins and wife Theresa, Henderson “Googie” Adkins and wife Lona and Paul “Doodle” Adkins and wife Karen; two sisters, Virgie Hall and Vanna Williams and husband Phil; a granddaughter, Alyssa Rene and several nieces and nephews. Cremation Saturday, July 17, 2004.
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DIED – JULY 14, 2004 ** THOMAS LEO FINLEY, 81, of Lavalette, at Morris Memorial Nursing Home.  Born December 29, 1922, in Logan County, a son of the late Boyd and Letha Adkins Finley.  Preceded in death by his wife, Easter Hale Finley.  Survivors include a son, Tommy Finley and wife Sandy; a brother, Boyd F. Finley; two sisters, Anna Santos and Gladys Valentine.  Burial held July 17, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 14, 2004 ** HELEN L. WILSON, 81, of Huntington, at Fairhaven Rest Home.  Born December 19, 1922, in Barboursville, a daughter of the late John and Mary Wells Amos.  Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jackson Wilson; two brothers and one stepson.  Survivors include one daughter, Linda Hutchison; one son, Tracy S. Wilson; one stepdaughter, Wanda Booth; three sisters, Agnes Helper, Ethel Flamont and Dorothy Preece.  Burial held July 17, 2004 in Bowen Ridge Cemetery.
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DIED – JULY 14, 2004 ** VERDA QUEEN MATHEWS, 95, of Chapmanville, at Carolyn’s Care Home in Verner.  Born July 24, 1908, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Charles and Armilda Maynard Queen.  Preceded in death by her husband, Charley; four sisters, Esta Mae Maynard, Nary Alfrey, Malta Mathis and Ersal Queen.  Burial held July 17, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va. 
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DIED – JULY 14, 2004 ** ARLEY “RAY” SIMMS, 86, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington.  Born December 7, 1917, in Dublin, Ohio, a son of the late Ernest C. and Ethel Wright Simms.  Preceded in death by a sister, Inez Donnally, and a daughter, Arlyna Moore.  Survivors include his wife, Lorita Canning Simms; two daughters, Trudee E. Farley and Carol J. Lesit and husband James; a son, Danny R. Simms and wife Sandee; a son-in-law, Tom Moore; a sister, Belva Rardin and a brother, Canrton Simms and wife Naomi.  Burial held July 17, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. 
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DIED – JULY 14, 2004 ** MAX E. AMIS, 42, of Kenova, at the Pittsburgh Medical Center.  Born February 11, 1962, in Cabell County, a son of the late Oley Amis and Betty Dishman Amis.  Survivors include his wife, Kay Stanley Amis; one daughter, Beth Ann Damron and husband Drew: one son, Casey T. Amis; two sisters, Penny Blake and husband Richard and twin sister Tammy Amis; one brother, Steve Amis and wife Patricia Amis; his mother-in-law, Theresa Stanley, and father-in-law, Nicholas Stanley; two sisters-in-law, Cathy Seagraves and husband Gregg and Sheila Gilbert; one brother-in-law, John Stanley and wife Sherrie.  Burial held July 18, 2004 in Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED – JULY 15, 2004 ** DONALD L. DEMPSEY, 86, of Lavalette, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born April 15, 1918, in Huntington, a son of the late Ludington and Jenny Bloss Dempsey.  Preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Dempsey; two brothers, Claude Dempsey and Clifford Dempsey.  Survivors include his daughter, Donna Dempsey; four sons, Ronald Dempsey and wife Dory, Robert Dempsey, John Dempsey and wife Judy and David Dempsey and wife Alice; two brothers, George Dempsey and the Rev. James Dempsey and wife Peggy.  Burial July 18, 2004 in Bloss Cemetery in Lavalette.
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DIED – JULY 16, 2004 ** LUCILLE ANN JORDAN, 89, of Huntington, at her home.  Born July 19, 1914, in Genoa, W.Va., a daughter of the late Isaac and Elizabeth Vanhorn Wooten.  Preceded in death by a son, Lowell Wooten; a daughter, Bonestal Jordan; her twin brother, Anderson Wooten; her brother, Clifford Wooten; and a sister, Hazel Wooten.  Survivors include her husband, Mack L. Jordan; a son and daughter-in-law, Billy Mack and Carol Jordan; four daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and Bernard Hampton, Ann and Albert Thomas and Bonnie and Alvin Thomas, Barbara and Lee Shockley; a brother, Donald Wooten.  Burial July 20, 2004 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 16, 2004 ** LLOYD G. WOLFE JR., 78, of Huntington, in the VA Medical Center in Huntington.  Born July 6, 1926, in Lincoln County, a son of the late Lloyd G. and Georgia Anna Adkins Wolfe Sr.  Preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Louise Ledbetter Wolfe.  Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Sergent and husband George Robert; three sons, Lloyd George Wolfe III, David Wolfe Sr. and Thomas Wolfe and wife Gayle; two stepchildren, Betty Wolford and Robert Ledbetter.  Burial held July 19, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 16, 2004 ** CARRIE W. PUCKETT, 91, at the Three Rivers Medical Center. Born September 22, 1912, in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Ida Mae Fitzpatrick Williamson. Preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J. Puckett. Survivors include a son, Harold "Shelvie" Williamson; daughters, Margaret Darnell and Jewell Schuster; sisters, Maxine Perry, Thelma Varner and Ruth Marcum; 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Burial July 19, 2004 at the Mt. View Memory Gardens, Maher, WV.
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DIED – JULY 18, 2004 ** AUTHELIA PAULINE DAVIDSON MCKEE, 75, of St. Petersburg, Ha., at Palms of Pasadena Hospital.  Born October 27, 1928, in Wayne County, a daughter of Johnny and Ruth Finley Davidson.  Survivors include her husband, William R. McKee; four children, Paula Boisclair and Rick, Greg McKee and John McKee; a sister, Donna Gilkerson; three brothers, S.H. “Jim” Davidson, Danny Finley and Gary Finley.  A memorial service was held July 25, 2004.
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DIED – JULY 19, 2004 ** RICK LEE BOGGESS, 49, of Mechanicsville, Va., formerly of Ravenswood, at his home.  Born March 11, 1955, in Ravenswood, a grandson of the late Hoyt and Ethel Boggess.  Survivors include his wife, Debra Riggs Boggess; children, Richard Garrett Boggess and Sarah Elizabeth Boggess; his father and mother-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Riggs.  Burial held July 23, 2004 in Independence Cemetery in Sandyville.
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DIED – JULY 20, 2004 ** EMOGENE DODSON DEAN, 77, of Taylor, Mich., in Taylor.  Born October 27, 1926, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Eugene and Nancy Pruitt.  Survivors include her son, Eugene Dodson and wife Angie; a daughter, Mary Lambert and husband Mike; three brothers, John, Ernest and Bob Pruitt; a sister, Lena Ruth Fry.  She was entombed in Michigan.
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DIED – JULY 20, 2004 ** MICHELLE ANN MESSINGER, 32, of Huntington.  Born June 13, 1972, in Huntington, a daughter of Kenneth D. and Linda Adkins.  Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Edsel Messinger and Kyle Jennings Messinger; a daughter, KeLinda Sue Messinger; two sisters, Verhonda Sue Day and Kelly Watts; her grandmother, Mary Adkins.  Burial held July 23, 2004 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED – JULY 20, 2004 ** JOHN P. BOYLIN, 63, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington.  Born July 16, 1941, in Huntington, a son of the late John Parks Boylin Sr. and Dandridge Longwell Blakey.  Survivors include his wife, Jane Heywood Boylin; two sons, John Parks Boylin III and wife Benu Rellen and William Dandridge Boylin and wife Andrew Shaw Boylin; two daughters, Mary Claiborne Boylin and husband Chad Fowler, and Elizabeth Custis Boylin; a sister, Eleanor Nesbit and husband Valentine.  Burial held July 26, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 21, 2004 ** EARL BOY JARRELL, 57, of Dunlow, at Dunlow.  Born January 4, 1947, in Dunlow, a son of Pauline Maynard Jarrell and the late Christopher Columbus Jarrell.  Survivors include his former spouse, Myrtle Jarrell; a daughter, Rebecca Lynn Turner; a son, Earl Jeffrey Jarrell; a stepdaughter, Tiffany Ann Marcum; two stepsons, Elmer Marcum and Shawn Marcum; six sisters, Joyce Ann Berry, Eunice Dillon, Myrtie Prince, Wanda Davis, Patricia Hartley and Deborah Perry; six brothers, William Jarrell, Christopher Jarrell, Arthur Jarrell, Leonard Jarrell, Jennings Jarrell and Clifford Jarrell.  Burial held July 24, 2004 in Jarrell Cemetery at Dunlow.
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DIED – JULY 21, 2004 ** HOMER HODGE, 80, of Kenova, at the VA Medical Center in Huntington.  Born April 11, 1924, in Prichard, a son of the late Luther and Mollie Workman Hodge.  Survivors include his wife, Viola J. Hodge; one daughter, Jean Hatton; two sons, James Homer Hodge and wife Barbara and Roger Lee Hodge and wife Hellen; four sisters, Thelma Akers, Alma Preston, Lena Fetch and Hazel Thompson; three brothers, Maxwell, Stanley and Luther Hodge.  There was no visitation or funeral service.
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DIED – JULY 21, 2004 ** MEL GILLISPIE, 73, (Famous Bandleader) of Huntington, in Heartland of Riverview, South Point, Ohio.  Born April 25, 1931, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Mel S. and Goldie Marie Bartram Gillispie.  Survivors include his wife Carolyn Hubbard Gillispie; a son, Graham Gillispie.  Burial held July 23, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 21, 2004 ** LENA R. BAILEY, 80, of Lavalette, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Bailey.  Survivors include two daughters, Lena Virginia Holley and Rena Chapman; two sons, Terry Lee Darby and McKinley Jay Darby Jr.  Graveside services were held at the Columbia County Memorial Park in East Liverpool, Ohio.
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DIED – JULY 21, 2004 ** WILLIE ADKINS, 82, of Myrtle, at his residence.  Born November 24, 1921, in Wayne County, a son of the late Sanders and Eria Moore Adkins.  Preceded in death by one son, Drexel Lee Adkins; three brothers, Clyde, Howard and Marvil Adkins and two sisters, Stella Moore and Mary Eplin.  Survivors include his wife, Mary B. Maynard Adkins; three sons, Roger Adkins and wife Sandy, Ronald Adkins and wife Margaret, and Eddie Adkins and wife Thelma; two daughters, Ceceila Hanshaw and husband Harold and Debbie Canterbury and husband Watson; two sisters, Anna Lambert and Zula Ellis and husband Don.  Burial held July 24, 2004 in Highland Memory Gardens in Godby.
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DIED – JULY 22, 2004 ** BLANCHE HALE SMITH, 93, of Sarah Ann, at her home.  Born December 22, 1910, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late David and Victory Dyer Hale.  Preceded in death by her husband, John Smith; several brothers and sisters.  Survivors include three daughters, Rutha Mae Davis, Elizabeth Cleo Smith and Diana Farley; five sons, Robert Smith, Franklin Smith, John Smith, Earl Smith and Wallace Dale Smith; two sisters, Norma Taylor and August “Sue” Williams; one son-in-law, Harlis Farley.  Burial held July 26, 2004 in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby.
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DIED – JULY 22, 2004 ** CHARLES F. FARNSWORTH, 57, of Huntington.  Born July 19, 1947, in Huntington, a son of Freda Farnsworth and the late Charles Thomas Farnsworth.  Survivors include his wife, Becky Farnsworth; two daughters, Melissa Rose and husband Jerry and Heather Farnsworth; a son, Charles Anthony Farnsworth; a sister, Judy Dituro and husband Mike; three brothers, Danny Lewis and wife Tammy, David Farnsworth and wife Connie and Bill Farnsworth and wife Sue.  Burial held July 25, 2004 in Crook Cemetery.
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DIED – JULY 23, 2004 ** CHARLEY WATTS, 77, of Ceredo.  Born December 14, 191926, in Logan, a son of the late Johnny and Agnes Ferguson Watts.  Preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and Glen Johnny Jr. and a sister, Edna Canaday.  Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Thompson Watts; a son, Mike Watts and wife Susan; a daughter, Vicki Harris and husband Bill; six sisters, Susie Fay Stiltner, Juanita Lawhon, Brenda Lyons, Seay Jervis, Dorothy Jane Stephens and Pam Pratt.  Burial held July 25, 2004 in Thompson Family Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED – JULY 23, 2004 ** ROSIE ELLEN LOVINS, 89, of Ashland, Ky., formerly of Huntington, in Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.  Born February 14, 1915, in Dunlow, a daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah Jane Doughton Copley.  Preceded in death by one daughter, Emma Jane Maxwell.  Survivors include six sons, Roy Sturgill and wife Garnet, Clev Sturgill and wife Hellena, William Sturgill and wife Sondra, Richard Sturgill and wife Sue, Eddie Sturgill and Benny Joe Sturgill and wife Sandy; one daughter, Barbara Pack and husband Rob; a brother, Richard Copley.  Burial held July 26, 2004 in the Maple Hill Section of Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 24, 2004 ** CLIFFORD PRITCHARD, 77, of Branchland, W.Va., at his home.  Born April 5, 1927, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a son of the late Albert and Della Watson Pritchard.  Preceded in death by a brother, Donald Pritchard.  Survivors include his wife, Ruth Williamson Pritchard; five sons, Charles C. Pritchard, Pearly Odell Pritchard, Rocky Lane Pritchard, Larry Gene Pritchard and Elba Dewain Pritchard; two daughters, Linda Sue Merritt and Nola Meeks; six brothers, Conard Pritchard, Kenneth Pritchard, Tommy Pritchard, Gerald Pritchard, Terry Pritchard, and Albert Pritchard; four sisters, Reba Hutton, Glenna Burgess, Betty Midkiff, Kelby Napier.  Burial held July 27, 2004 in the Pritchard Family Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED – JULY 25, 2004 ** ELSIE PRATT RATCLIFF, 79, of Genoa, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born November 14, 1924, in Radnor, a daughter of the late James Pratt and Gussie Frazier Pratt.  Preceded in death by a son, James Staton Ratcliff; a sister, Ardith Carico and two brothers, Alex Pratt and Glen Pratt.  Survivors include two sons, Jerry Roger Ratcliff and Robert Michael Ratcliff; a sister, Virginia Sperry; one brother, Walter Pratt.  Burial held July 28, 2004 in Damron Cemetery at Radnor.
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DIED – JULY 25, 2004 ** MANDY G. DAVIS, 51, of Beaverdam, Va., at her home.  Born December 28, 1952, in Wayne, a daughter of the late George Marshall and Ada Mae Finley.  Preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Zendall Marshall and Delmas Marshall.  Survivors include her husband, Nicholas Davis; one son, Nicholas Davis II; two daughters, Kimberly Davis and Rebecca Doggett; six sisters, Burnice Beckleheimer, Linda Robison, Retha Johnson, Janice Stacey, Ernestine Cooper and Darlene Luther; four brothers, Eldon Marshall, Glenn Marshall, Dough Marshall, and Duke Marshall.  Burial held July 30, 2004 in the Watson Cemetery in Branchland.
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DIED – JULY 26, 2004 ** BARBARA ANN KIRK, 76, of Westmoreland, at her residence.  Born October 14, 1927, in Boyd County, Ky., a daughter of the late Harry and Irene Hackworth Woods.  Preceded in death by her husband, Lacy H. Kirk.  Survivors include one brother, Jon Woods and wife Pearl; one daughter, Judy; one son, Matthew Kirk and wife Connie.  Burial held July 29, 2004 in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland, Ky.
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DIED – JULY 26, 2004 ** EASTER MAE MAYNARD, 84, of Louisa, Ky., at Community Hospice Care in Ashland, Ky.  Born April 4, 1920, in Buchannan, Ky., a daughter of the late Alexander Hobson and Jessie Rae Stump Hobson.  Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel P. Maynard.  Survivors include one sister, Esculene Smith.  Burial held July 29, 2004 in Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED – JULY 27, 2004 ** SALLY MAE FRILEY ADKINS, 79, of South Point, Ohio, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born May 3, 1925, in Catlettsburg, Ky., a daughter of the late William and Sadie Prichard Friley.  Preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Arthur” Adkins; a son, Earl Adkins; six brothers, Bill Frye, Delbert, George, Paul, Roscoe and Eddie Friley; and two sisters, Pauline Hale and Betty Hensel.  Survivors include three sons, Charles Adkins, Jr. and wife Eunice, William Dale Adkins and wife Lynn, and Donald Adkins and wife Mary Ann; one daughter, Virginia Leffingwell and husband Sam; a daughter-in-law, Sue Adkins.  Burial held July 31, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 27, 2004 ** ANNABELLE RIDDLE BILLINGS, 83, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home.  Born April 17, 1921, in Williamson, W.Va., a daughter of the late Hatler and Esta Varney Riddle.  Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Billings; two brothers, Raymond and Hatler Jr., and one sister, Pauline Bartlett.  Survivors include her two daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara and John Horan, and July Billings; two sisters, Mary Hymore and Ruth Goodall; two brothers, Ralph Riddle and Jack Riddle.  Burial held July 30, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED – JULY 28, 2004 ** BOB KITTS, 44, of Louisa, Ky., at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky.  Born October 13, 1959, in Louisa, a son of Arthur Kitts Jr. and Carol Jean Kitts.  Survivors include his daughter, Sabra Nicole Kitts; a son, Tyler Bryant Kitts; the mother of his children, Donna Powell; three sisters, Carolyn Rowe, Rhonda Cordle and Tammy Thompson; and one brother, Randy Kitts.  Burial held July 31, 2004 in Cordle Cemetery in Brushy, Ky.
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DIED – JULY 29, 2004 ** VELVA M. PERDUE RICE, 83, of Lavalette, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington.  Born July 24, 1921, in Wayne, W. Va., a daughter of the late Zeri C. Perdue and Blanche Wellman Perdue.  Preceded in death by four brothers, Oddna, Novice, Muss and Calvin Perdue, and three sisters, Hope, Arbutus and Jevall.  Survivors include her husband, Darrell V. Rice; one daughter, Sandra Bellomy; two sisters, Oline Adkins and Clysta Perdue.  Burial held August 1, 2004 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Lavalette.
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DIED – JULY 29, 2004 ** LENORE N. ADKINS FIREBAUGH, 76, of Huntington, in Heartland of Riverview in South Point, Ohio.  Born February 20, 1928, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Paris and Elizabeth Smith Adkins.  Preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Ready, and a brother, Charles Hezekiah Adkins.  Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Sturgis and husband Linwood; a son, Robert L. Cyrus; three brothers, Paul W. Adkins, Paris D. Adkins, and Porter Adkins.  Burial held August 2, 2004 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 29, 2004 ** WILLIAM M. HARRISON NELSON, 87, of Dunlow, at Wayne Continuous Care in Wayne.  Born July 12, 1917, in Wayne, a son of the late Millard F. and Melinda Williamson Nelson.  Preceded in death by five brothers, Garfield, Sammy, Noah, Jesse and Oscar Nelson; and five sisters, Hessie Finley, Mary Lusher, Geneva Maynard, Sara Jones and Viola Ray.  Survivors include his wife Joyce Kirk Nelson; one daughter, Paula Crabtree and husband Roger; three sons, George Nelson and wife Josie, Jack Nelson and wife Sue and Phillip Nelson and wife Juanita; one brother, Earl Nelson.  Burial held July 31, 2004 in Sol Perry Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2004 ** STELLA DEAN LYONS, 79, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include a son, Billy Dean; two daughters, Mary Evans and Connie Dean; seven grandchildren, Tammy Atchley, Kathy Dean and Melissa Wilson, Angie Rickman, Stella Dean, Candy Dean and Billy Dean, and a sister, Mary. Burial August 3, 2004, at Greenlawn Cemetery in Burlington, Ohio.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2004 ** SYBLE EVELEE RIGGS TURYN, 79, of Paintlick, Va., formerly of Holden, at the Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Va. Born April 8, 1925 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late John F. and Zara Pack Riggs. Preceded in death by three brothers, Boy Riggs, Sylvester Riggs and Wilburn Riggs, and three sisters, Blanche Riggs, Ethel Osak and Ina Kent. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Frank “Tubby” Turyn Sr.; one son, Frank Turyn Jr. and wife Anna; one daughter, Jacqueline Smith and husband Ed; one brother, John Riggs and wife Barbara; a maternal aunt, Ina Darling; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Burial Monday, August 2, 2004, in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby.
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DIED - JULY 29, 2004 ** WILLA GAY ADKINS, 69, of Ten Mile Road, Ranger, W. VA. Survivors include her husband, Deward Adkins; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Linda Adkins; daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Denver Adkins; grandchildren, Michael and Felicia; great-grandchildren, Jesse, Katlyn and Michael; brother, Glen Smith; sisters, Eula Baker and Gladys Cook. Burial Aug. 2, 2004 at in Sanders Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2004 ** EDNA JO HAYTON, 77, of Riverview, Mich., formerly of Prichard, in Tender Care Nursing Home in Riverview. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy Hayton. Burial August 4, 2004 in Cloice Hatten Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2004 ** ALDERSON ADKINS, 80, of East Lynn, W.Va., at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born May 20, 1924, in Wayne County, a son of the late Lambert and Phoeba Adkins. Preceded in death by two brothers, Matt Adkins and Ishmal Adkins, and one sister, Thirley Adkins. He is survived by two brothers, Hanable Adkins and his wife Joyce, and Leean Adkins and his wife, Revella. Burial August 4, 2004 in Jones Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - ?? ** GREGORY SCOTT SAUNDERS, 41, of Kenova, died at his residence. Born February 2,
1963, in Huntington, a son of Paul Saunders and the late Betty Turner Saunders. Survivors include his brother, Kenneth Lee Saunders; one sister, Paula Saunders; an aunt, Ruth Whitley. Burial September 1, 2004 in Hi1lcrest Cemetery.
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DIED – JULY 30, 2004 ** HAROLD DAVID CHANEY, 31, of Huntington.  Born August 10, 1972, in Cabell County, a son of Harold D. Chaney Sr. and Brenda Williams Chaney.  Survivors include his wife, Karen Williamson Chaney; two daughters, Cassie and Brittany; a sister, Susan Lucas.  Burial held August 1, 2004 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED – JULY 30, 2004 ** CHARLES ARNOLD HALE, 82, of Louisa, Ky., at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky.  Born December 20, 1921, in Little Blame, Ky., a son of the late Ira Hale and Nancy Lou Castle Hale.  Preceded in death by his wife, Susan Catherine Withrow Hale; a daughter, Janet Gano and three brothers, Roscoe Ira Hale, Raymond Hale, and Darvin Hale.  Survivors include two daughters, Hazel Lou Guilford and husband Richard, and Brenda Aliff; one son, Charles Hale and wife Francine; one sister, Thelma Wilson; one brother Okey Hale.  Burial held August 2, 2004 in Rose Hill Burial Park.
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DIED – JULY 31, 2004 ** REBECCA FERGUSON BRADLEY, 78.  Born March 29, 1926, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Gid Marcum Sr. and Mahala Marcum Sizemore.  Preceded in death by seven brothers, Lelon, Leonard, Manuel, Kenneth, Riley, Wade and Claude; and two sisters, Ruth Runyon and Ruby Marcum.  Survivors include her husband, Isam Bradley; three sons, Ronnie Ferguson and wife Laura, Manuel Ferguson and wife Anna Lou and Joe Ferguson and wife Linda; a daughter, Nancy Stroud and husband Floyd; two brothers, Gid Marcum Jr. and wife Addie Mae and Joe Marcum and wife June; a sister, Perva Stroud.  Burial held August 2, 2004 in the Marcum-James Cemetery at Fort Gay.