DIED - AUGUST 2, 2004 ** GENEVA FAYE ADKINS REED, 79, of Barboursville, at her residence. Born August 31, 1924, at Holden, a daughter of the late Walter and Fannie Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Harvey A. Reed Jr. Survivors include her children, Alana Thorpe, Penelope Bostic, Debra Waggoner, Shelly Reed, Skip Reed and Adam G. Reed; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Waldo Adkins, Rowena Bonde, Patricia Hicks, Lewis Delano Adkins, Dana W. Adkins and Carl F. Adkins. Burial August 5, 2004 in the Golzaberry Cemetery at Sias.
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DIED - AUGUST 2, 2004 ** The Rev. MANFORD CASS HUTCHINSON, 70, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born September 16, 1933, in Salt Rock, a son of the late R.C. and Callie Paugh Morrison Hutchinson. Preceded in death by four brothers, Stuart Hutchinson, Ercell Hutchinson, Richard Hutchinson and Vernon Morrison, and five sisters, Evelyn Atkins, Ruth Stewart, Mae Cox, Georgia Wheeler and Edna Hutchinson. Survivors include his loving wife of 37 years, Nanelle Midkiff Hutchinson; one sister, Ellene Goedert; two brothers, Louie Hutchinson and his wife, Betty and Russell Hutchinson and his wife, Doris; sisters-in-law, Wilma Klyce, Ella Morrison and Toni Hutchinson; a brother-in-law, Lynn E. Midkiff; 11 nieces and 14 nephews. Burial August 5, 2004 in the Gill Cemetery, Salt Rock, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 3, 2004 ** MYRTLE JOHNSON, 87, of Crum, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Burial August 7, 2004 in Webb Cemetery, Crum, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 3, 2004 ** ANNIE PARSONS MILLER, 101, of 10 Mile Branchland, W.Va., at Lincoln Continuous Care Center, Hamlin, W.Va. Born June 14,1903, in Wayne County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Henson Parsons and Malinda Ramey Price. Preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Wilburn Miller, and two daughters, Mary Kathleen Miller and Ida Velma Rose. Survivors include three sons, Owen Wetzel Miller, Burl Miller and Mildred and Arthur Paul Miller and Clara; one daughter, Iva Marjory Demming; 22 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 35great-great-grandchildren; one half sister, Dollie Reed. She was a half sister to Ida Adkins, Ruby Russell, Gladys Wojciechowski, Hazel Rife, Marie Roberts, George Price, Wayne Price, Bill Price, Mary Miller, Lawrence Parsons and Calvin Parsons. Burial August 6, 2004 in the Sanders Cemetery, Nestlow, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 3, 2004 ** FLOYD WATTS JR., 81, of Wayne, at his home. Born March 20, 1923, in Armilda, a son of the late Floyd and Sarah Ellen Fortner Watts Sr. Preceded in death by two brothers, Jay Watts and Oscar T. Watts. Survivors include his loving wife, Lena Mae Hardwick Watts; two daughters, Betty Jane Holmes and Sally Jo Ross and husband Hoyt; a son, Michael Watts and wife Wanda; two sisters Marie Watts and Maggie Spurlock; six grandchildren, Kristi Eckert, Scott Holmes, Floyd Michael Watts, Audra Watts, Chad Ross and Samantha Ross; two great-grandchildren, Jeffery Holmes and Logan Eckert. Burial August 6, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 4, 2004 ** GARRY OSBURN, 60, of Wayne, W.Va., at St Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born December 12, 1943, in East Lynn, W.Va., the son of Marie Blankenship Osburn of Wayne, W.Va., and the late Edgar Osburn. Survivors include his loving wife of 35 years, Faye Marie Lycans Osburn; an uncle, Pearl Blankenship; special mother-in-law, Josephine Lycans. Burial August 7, 2004 in Mose Asbury Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 4, 2004 ** FRANCES AKERS TAYLOR, 73, of East Kermit, at Williamson Memorial Hospital. Born March 10, 1931, a daughter of the late George and Bertie Eastburn Akers of Kermit. Preceded in death by two brothers and a sister-in-law, James Akers and wife Juanita and Lee Akers. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Buddy Taylor; one sister, Margaret Parsley and husband Drewey; one brother, Fred Akers and wife Pauline; a goddaughter, Kara Porter and husband Junior; two special grandchildren, Tarryn and Jacob Porter; a sister-in-law, Helen Akers. Burial in Mountain View Memory Gardens at Maher, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 5, 2004 ** DENVER CALDWELL, 76, of Sissonville, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. Born October 7, 1927, a son of the late Ervin and Ellen Jones Caldwell. Survivors include his wife, Freda M. Peterson Caldwell; three sons, Larry Caldwell, Gary Caldwell and wife Mary and Jerry Caldwell and wife Suzi; a sister, Lila Belcher; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Burial August 8, 2004 in Hills Garden of Memories in Sissonville, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 5, 2004 ** PAULINE KINCAID CHAMBERS, 88, of Huntington, in Morris Memorial Nursing Home. Born August 19, 1915, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Arthur O. and Anna Hunter Kincaid. Preceded in death by two brothers, Hugh A. Kincaid and Hunter C. Kincaid. Survivors include two sons, Ben Chambers and wife Debbie and Carter Chambers and wife Kathleen; seven grandchildren, Cara Donohoo and husband Chuck, Patricia Blake and husband Larry, Ashley Ann Kirby, Matthew Chambers and wife Bry, Stacy Catherine Chambers, Mary Elizabeth Meadows and husband Patrick and Shannon Kirby Lawson and husband David; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Burial August 8, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 6, 2004 ** JAMES ROBERT LEE “BOB” HOLLAND, 62, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born May 21, 1942 in Kenova, a son of the late Grace L. Roten Holland. Preceded in death by an uncle, John Roten. Survivors include his wife Sandra “Cookie” Cassell Holland; one daughter, Rhonda Kaye Mannon and husband Jeff; one son, J.T. Holland and wife Pam; three grandchildren, Jaclyn and Jordan Mannon and Dylan Holland; one brother Jo Holland and wife Jean. Burial August 9, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2004 ** EMMA P. BOOTH, 84, of Huntington, at her residence. Born November 4, 1919, in Dunlow, a daughter of the late Gideon “Gid” Perry and Cuzzie Porter Perry. Preceded in death by an infant daughter; two sisters, Sarah Jane Smith and Victoria Stultz; a Perry half-sister, Polly Perry; seven Perry half-brothers, Everett, Homer, Albert, Bill, Lester, Ed and Charlie Perry; a Maynard half-sister, Celia Wilson, and three Preston half-brothers, Samuel, William J. and Alvin Preston. Survivors include her loving husband, Pearl E. Booth; one son, John Mark Booth and wife Teri and three granddaughters, Carrie Elaine, Sara Jayne and Leigh Anne Booth. Burial August 10, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery near Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2004 ** ORAS CHARLES SHARP, 76, of Huntington, at his residence. Born September 11, 1927, in Cabell County, a son of the late Edgar and Monie Powers Sharp. Preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Osborne Sharp. Survivors include a son Chris R. Sharp and wife Jill; a daughter, Mary Sharp; one granddaughter, Lauren Sharp; one sister, Imogene Romine. Fueral August 10, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 8, 2004 ** MRS. NORMA VAUGHAN NAPIER, 80, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of East Lynn, at Park Place Hospice Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. Born November 1, 1923, in East Lynn, a daughter of the late William A. and Vada Clark Vaughan. Preceded in death by her husband, Allen F. Napier. Survivors include a brother, Allan H. Vaughan; two nieces, Donna Kaplan and husband Jeff and Melinda Schnackenberg. Burial August 11, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2004 ** CHARLES HOBBS, 61, of Kenova, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Burial August 12, 2004 in Highland Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2004 ** ESKA ROSS, 82, of Kenova, formerly of Salt Rock, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born March 19, 1922, in Cabell County, a daughter of the late George and Myrtle Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Ishmael Ross. Survivors include two sons, Gary L. and Brenda Ross and Robert D. “Bob” Ross and his loving companion, Linda Stewart; one brother, Eron “Jerry” Adkins; six grandchildren, Mike, Jack, and his wife, Nicole; Bobbie, and his wife, Debra; Troy Scott, and his companion Amy Welch; Jerrod Ross, and Julie Hobgood; three great-grandchildren, Candace, Brittany, and Jacob. Burial August 13, 2004 in Baylous Cemetery, Salt Rock, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2004 ** HOWARD JACK THACKER, 79, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born May 14, l925, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late John and Ruth Thacker. Survivors include his wife, Joann Adkins Thacker; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jeffery Thacker and Joseph and Winnie Thacker; three grandchildren, Melanie Rouse, Josh Thacker and Jesse Thacker; two great- grandchildren, Caleb and Derrian. Burial August 13, 2004 in Milton Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 9, 2004 ** MR. CARL O. NEWMAN, 95, of Huntington, widower of Alma Beckett Newman, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born July18, 1909, in West Virginia, a son of the late Bascom and Gertrude Beckner Newman. Preceded in death by a brother, James Newman. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Sue Newman; three grandchildren, Vickie Noble, Rick Newman Evan Newman; a sister and brother-in-law, Illah and Bud Stellar. Burial August 12, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2004 **SUSIE MARIE BROWN, 78, of Huntington, widow of William Howard Brown,  at Heritage Center. Born November 18, 1925, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Jim and Rosa Huffman Travis. Survivors include two Sons, William Brown and wife Judy and Sam Brown and wife Martha “Farfy”; two daughters, Carol Gue and husband Larry and Brenda Smith and husband Barry; 13 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a brother, Cecil Travis. Burial August 13, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2004 ** EVELYN E. BLANKENSHIP TONEY, 77, of Wayne, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 22, 1927, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Burl and Lucy Dean Blankenship. Preceded in death by two sisters, Jacqueline “Hilda” Waggoner and infant Loretta Merle Blankenship. Survivors include her loving husband, Don R. Toney; two daughters, Donnetta Pratt and husband Larry and Teressa Toney; a son, Mark Toney and wife Sandra; three sisters, Elenor Fry and husband Andrew, Sally Ann Moore and husband Sherman and Karen Blankenship; a brother, Larry Blankenship and wife Dottie; four grandchildren, Jeff Pratt and wife Chanda and Matthew, Justin and Allison Toney; a great grandson, Grayson Pratt. Burial August 13, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery near Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 11, 2004 ** MAYME CROCKETT QUEEN, 87, at her residence in East Lynn, West Virginia. Born September 8, 1916, at East Lynn, a daughter of the late Henry and Victoria Stephens Crockett. Preceded in death by her husband, Charley Queen; a daughter, Dorothy Queen; four sisters, Dolly Crockett, Mary Adkins, Eliza Fry and Eugene Russell; four brothers, Frank Andrew, Jennings and Char1ey Crockett; three grandsons, Tom, Charles and Larry Randall Osburn. Survivors include two sons, Charles Queen (Katie) and Bill Queen (Donna); six daughters, Loretta Osburn, Whitey Adkins (Chancy), Patty Dyer (Pete), Penny Asbury (Jeff), Gaynelle Self (Earl) and Maudie Kermans (George); one sister, Elsie Napier; 13 grandchildren, Rhonda Combs, Lila Johnson, Taeger Osburn, Judy Kermans, Shane Queen, Kim Spence, Charlie Adkins, Johnny Adkins, Karen Gibbons, Bill Queen, Joe Queen, Jamie Dyer and Jim Asbury; 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Burial August 15, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 12, 2004 ** JAY W. HEABERLIN, 82, of Prichard. Born June 10, 1922, in Lawrence County, Ky., a son of the late Carl and Emily Morrow Heaberlin. Preceded in death by his first wife, Grace Gilkerson Heaberlin; two sisters and one brother. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Doyle Heaberlin; two daughters, Karen Rogers and Debbie Heaberlin; five sons, Rodger Heaberlin, Jack Heaberlin, Bill Heaberlin, the Rev. Dan Heaberlin and David Heaberlin.; one stepdaughter, Lisa Spaulding; three stepsons, Claude Prince, Donald Prince and William Prince; one sister, Wanda Ray; one brother, Carl Heaberlin. Burial August 17, 2004 in Davis Cemetery, Prichard, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 14, 2004 ** JOHN JAMES KOBLISKA, 86, of New Bern, N.C., at Craven Regional Hospital. Born July 8, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minn., a son of the late John Wilbur and Elizabeth Dussel Kobliska. Preceded in death by a sister, Betty, and a daughter, Patricia. Survivors include his wife, Anna “Reba”; two sons, John James “Jack” and wife Dessa, Greg and wife Laura; a daughter, Janet Rothwell and husband Roger; eight grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Burial August 18, 2004 in Asbury Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED - AUGUST 14, 2004 ** ANNA MAE MASSIE RONK, 88, of Kenova, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. W.Va. Born January 8, 1916, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of the late Willie and Trudie Hutchison Massie. Preceded in death by three brothers, Harold, Freeman and Bill Massie. Survivors include by her husband of 67 years, Sterling Ronk; two sons and daughters-in-law, Sterling Lee and Jenny Ronk and Joseph B. and Faye Ronk.; four brothers, Allen Massie, Gene Massie, John Massie and Don Massie; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Burial August 14, 2004 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 15, 2004 ** MABEL BAKER, 78, of Wickliffe, Ohio, at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Born March 8, 1926, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Pat and Sarah Elvira Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Dencil Baker, and a brother, Glen Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Alma Sanders and husband Frank and Brenda Kay Capasso and husband Joseph; two Sons, Dencil Baker Jr. and wife Paula and Verner Baker and wife Nancy; five sisters, Lorena Baker and husband Russell, Irene Baker, Audline Sanders, Ruth Adkins and Mary Baldy and husband Wayne; a brother, Donald Adkins and wife Juanita; 10 grandchildren, Lisa, Dulana, Dwayne, Michael, Joseph, Jeffrey, Jennifer, Justine, Brian and Corissa, and nine great-grandchildren, Melissa, Amanda, Marissa, Antonio, Michael, Alexis, Victoria, Nicholas. and Annetta. Burial August 19, 2004 in the Watson Cemetery at Branchland, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 15, 2004 ** MICHAEL JOHN “PAPA” MURPHY, 64, of Huntington. Preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Murphy. Survivors include two sons, Michael Murphy and Patrick Murphy; four daughters, Sharon Luxero, Colleen Triska, Vickey Baker and Nora Murphy; three brothers, Bill, Terry and Brian Murphy; two sisters, Kathleen Zoeller and Patricia Quinn; 30 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. A private graveside service was conducted.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2004 ** LENA “LENORA” TURNER, 95, of Huntington, in Mariner Health of Huntington. Born February 20, 1909, in Echo, W.Va., a daughter of the late Millard and Senith Ferguson Booth. Preceded in death by her first husband, Tinsley Shephard, and her second husband, Fred Turner; three sisters, Ethel Tucker, Pearl Thomas and Mary Lou Thompson; and four brothers, Harry Booth, Russell Booth, Estel Booth and Edgar Booth. Survivors include one sister, Mildred Jenkins. Burial August 18, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2004 ** THOMAS GLENN “BROTHER” MORRISON, 88, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born September 15, 1915, in Cabell County, a son of the late Thomas H. and Jessie Childress Morrison. Preceded in death by two sisters, Mary T. Cole and Opal Hildebrandt. Survivors include three sisters; Helen Hysell, Elma Thompson and Myrtle Whitney. Place of burial not given.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2004 ** STEWART GILBERT “GIBB” KEYSER, 84, of Ceredo, W.Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born December 17,1919, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late James and Kada Stewart Keyser. Survivors include his wife, Mabel Bailey Keyser; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Stewart and Sandra Keyser, Bruce and Cynthia Keyser and Clyde Scott Keyser; six grandchildren, Stacy Austin, Brandon Keyser, Janetta Ray, Ryann Chandler, Regan Chandler, Cristin Chandler. Burial August 18, 2004 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2004 ** VIRGINIA ADKINS RAMEY, 74, of 620 Arlington Drive, Wooster, Ohio, in Wooster. Born February 21, 1930, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Henry Adkins and Pinkie Bradshaw Adkins. Preceded in death by her husbands, Warren G. Russell and Orville Ramey; three brothers, Donald Adkins, Ralph Adkins and Charles Adkins; two sisters, Lydia Parson and Mary McCormick (Adkins), and one grandson, Larry W. Adkins. Survivors include three Sons, Steven Adkins and wife Ada, Larry Russell and wife Judy and Dennis R. and Treasa Adkins; two sisters, Marie Ferguson and Henrietta Miller; one brother, Daniel L. Adkins; 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Burial August 19, 2004 in Bowen Cemetery at Beech Fork.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2004 ** JAMES ALLEN DEAN, 37, of Amherst, Ohio, at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Born April 14, 1967, a son of Everett Dean and the late Marlene Crockett Dean. Preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Ann Donovan, and a daughter, Justine Dean. Survivors include his wife, Vickie Stafford Dean; a son, Cody James Dean, and two brothers, Everette Dean and William Dean of Wayne. Burial place not given.
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DIED - AUGUST 17, 2004 ** AMELIA “AMY” ADKINS, 89 of Lynchburg, Va., formerly of Huntington.  Born January 3, 1915, in Jerome, Ohio, a daughter of the late George D. and Hattie Tyler Eaton. Preceded in death by her husband, A. Hobart Adkins; a daughter, A. Gaynelle Adkins Cremeans Vick Farley; three brothers, George D. Eaton Jr., Paul T. Eaton and Dow Irving Eaton. Burial August 20, 2004 at Ridgelawn Abbey of Devotion, Huntington, WV
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DIED - AUGUST 18, 2004 ** ADRIAN KENDRICK LUTHER, 83, of Ceredo, in the Huntington V.A. Medical Center. Born September 9, 1920, at Shoals, a son of the late James and Mary Kendrick Luther. Preceded in death by a son, John David Luther; a grandson, Eric Shane Luther; two sisters, Virginia and Evelyn, and two brothers, James and Frank. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Edna Mae Parsons Luther, seven sons, Frank Luther and wife Gail, Adrian M. Luther and fiance Emma Wilson, James Luther and wife Sylvia, Wayne Luther and wife Darlene, Allen Luther, Steven Smith and wife Bonnie and Scott Smith and wife Zenaida; two daughters, Lois Luther and Barbara Walters and husband John; two brothers, John Luther and Robert Luther, Sr.; four sisters, Anna Crabtree, Marjoria Ray, Flora Sanderson and Mary Janice Willis; 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Burial August 21, 2004 in the Parsons Family Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - AUGUST 18, 2004 ** MARIAN EARNESTINE WROTEN ADKINS, 64, of Wayne, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington. Born March 25, 1940 at Huntington, a daughter of the late Acie L. Wroten and Mildred Hetzer Wroten Pratt. Preceded in death by her stepfather, Fred F Pratt. Survivors include three sisters, Janet Wroten, Linda Hill and husband Phillip and Elaine Mamone; a brother, Charles and Angela Adkins. Burial August 21, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 18, 2004 ** MARIE STILTNER, 82, of Kenova, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 3, 1922, in Elkhorn City, Ky., a daughter of the late Verlin and Belle Spears Ramey. Preceded in death by her husband, Henry Stiltner Jr.; a son-in-law, Paul Jackson, and four brothers, James, Lonnie, Bill and Hershel Ramey. Survivors include two daughters, Penny Jackson and Donna Cole and husband Terry Cole; three sons, Lonnie Stiltner and wife Sherry, Douglas Stiltner and wife Janice and Terry Stiltner and wife Kathy; five granddaughters, Sharon Brosious and husband Chris, Robyn Thomason and husband Bob, Terri Tanner and husband Cam, Christi Poehlein and husband Brian and Wendy Adkins and husband Nick of Milton.; five grandsons, James Stiltner, Greg Stiltner and wife Michele, Christopher Stiltner and wife Kim, Derek Jackson and wife Kristy and Ashley Jackson and wife Traci of Prichard; 10 great-granddaughters and eight great-grandsons; two brothers, Tommy Ramey and wife Millie and David Ramey and wife Carolyn. Burial August 20, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED - AUGUST 18, 2004 ** JOHNNY WESLEY GIBSON, 58, of Huntington, at his residence. Born December 7, 1945, in Wayne County, a son of the late John Wesley and Betty Lee Dishman Gibson. Preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Hattie and Sherman Dishman, who raised him. Survivors include his wife, Linda Ann Napier Gibson; a daughter, Pamela Lockwood; a grandson, Brian Wesley Lockwood. Burial August 20, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2004 ** ROY MILTON CAPEHART, 87, of Roanoke, Va, formerly of Huntington. Preceded in death by his wife, Jeane B. Capehart. Survivors include two daughters, Cathie C. Johnson and her husband, Ron and Ella C. Miller and her husband, Bill and, Dwane Johnson and his wife, Lisa , Neil Johnson and his wife, Kim and Susan Jackson of Roanoke; two great-grandchildren, Alyson and Jared Johnson; two sisters, Veva Hussel and Edna Elias. Burial August 23, 2004, in Woodmere Memorial Park Mausoleum, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2004 ** GORDON EUGENE “GENE” OSBORNE, 72, of Barberton, Ohio. Born in Wadsworth, (son of Gordon & Edna (Minnich) Osburn & grandson of Birney & Rosetta (Workman) Osburn) he was a resident of Barberton for 50 years. Preceded in death by sons, Dave and Donald; parents, Bill and Edna; great-grandson, Tyler; and brother, Gary. Surviving are wife of 50 years, Pat; son, Jeff (Debbie); daughter-in-law, Darlene Cupp; grandchildren, Jennie, Missy, David (Jes sica), Keli and Chris; great-grandchildren, Christian, Jacob, Brittney, David III, Zoe; sister, Bonnie Osborne; brothers, Rick Osborne and Ron Black. Burial August 23, 2004 at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2004 ** ELDRIDGE DINGESS, 72, of Huntington, at his residence. Born September 22, 1931, at Ferguson, a son of the late Henderson and Frankie Wallace Dingess Caldwell. Survivors include a sister, Malta Pelfrey and husband Howard, a brother, Pat Dingess, a stepbrother, Jake Fraley, a nephew, Robert Howard Pelfrey Sr., a great-nephew, Robert Howard Pelfrey Jr. and wife Rose, and a great-great-nephew, Robert Howard Pelfrey III and an aunt, Jessie Napier of Prichard. Burial August 22, 2004, at the Dan Wallace Cemetery at Ferguson, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2004 ** SYLVIA THOMPSON, 74, of Fort Gay, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 7, 1930, at Breeden, a daughter of the late Ishmael Stafford and Chloe Dent Stafford. Survivors include her husband, Clifford R. Thompson; one daughter, Hope Adams; four sons, Joseph Johnson, John Stafford, Malen Johnson and Ishmael Johnson; one sister, Reva Lamb; two brothers, Virgil Stafford and Glen Stafford; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial August 22, 2004 in Johnson Cemetery on Webb Branch Road at Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2004 ** MARCUS L. MAYNARD, 79, of Wooster, Ohio. Born in Louisa, Ky., on November 4, 1924 to the late William and Jessie Maynard. Preceded in death by one brother, James, and one daughter, Daphine. Survivors include his wife Nadine; six daughters, Patricia and husband Robert Nordick, Margaret Star, Alic Church, Annette and husband Bill Robinette, Iris and husband David Gerber, Marcella Hall and step-daughter Tresia Hall; ,three sons, Jessie and wife Phyllis Maynard, Louis Irvin Maynard, Curtis and wife Dawn Maynard; six sisters, Millie Ruth and husband Dewey Copley, Roselee and husband Fred Stamper, Betty and husband Carl Horn, Marie Frazier, Shir1ey Whiting, Hazeline Harrison; one brother, Curtis Beck; 16 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Burial August 27, 2004. Place not given.
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DIED - AUGUST 20, 2004 ** CURTIS H. SCARBERRY, 77, of Huntington, at his residence. Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, the son of the late Major Thomas and Ella Swim Scarberry. Survivors include three sons, Curtis Eugene Scarberry, Clifford William Scarberry and Kenneth A. Scarberry; four daughters, Wanda L. Smith, Barbara A. Pike, Deborah K. Blankenship, Lisa Ann Jenkins and Cathy L. Scarberry; 23 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and two sisters, Betty Daniels and Charlene Ramsey. Burial August 25, 2994 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2004 ** JAKE FINLEY FRALEY, 75, of Ceredo. Born March 18, 1929 at Stiltner, a son of the late Arch Fraley and Vada Adkins Fraley Dingess. Preceded in death by a son, Jake Fraley; a sister, Betty Fraley; and two half-brothers, Larry Dishman and Dennis Alan Dishman. Survivors include a daughter, Vada Crawford and a half-brother, Patrick H. Dingess. Burial August 25, 2004 in the Finley Cemetery in East Lynn.
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DIED - AUGUST 22, 2004 ** ISABELLE “BELLE” EVELYN JOHNSON CYRUS, 94, of Louisa, Ky. Born March 8, 1910 in Prichard, W.Va., the daughter of the late Oakey and Susie Blankenship Johnson. Survivors include five daughters; Ginny and husband Randy Regan, Betty June and Paul Clevenger, Violet Darlene and husband Earl Jenkins, JoAnn and Tom Bardley, Sue Karen Maynard; one son, Jim Cyrus; 16 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Burial August 25, 2004 in Cyrus Cemetery in Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - AUGUST 22, 2004 ** MR. ROBERT A. CRISEL, 66, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born October14, 1937, at Lavalette, W.Va., a son of the late William M. and Minnie Runyon Crisel. Preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Mays and Dave Ola Fullerton, and two brothers, Richard Crisel and William Crisel. Survivors include two daughters, Tracey Fox and Pamela Cooper; six sisters, June Chapman, Gloria Billups, Mauntrey Chaffin, Mauney Dishon, Aloma Doak and Mary Moore; a brother, Raben Crisel of Huntington, and three grandchildren, Michael Crisel and Ethan and Tori Fox. Burial August 25, 2004 in White Chapel Mausoleum, Huntington, WV
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DIED - AUGUST 23, 2004 ** PAUL CHANDLER, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born November 26,1921, in Beaver, Ohio (Pike County), son of the late John H. and Nora Hayes Chandler. Preceded in death by brothers Edgel and Denvil Chandler, sister Thelma Walters and infant sisters Ethel and Betty. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Virginia Elizabeth Murdock Chandler; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Patrick Hughes; son and daughter-in-law, Paul Wesley and Marsha Chandler; daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Susan Chandler-Dover and Steve Dover; two brothers, John and Leroy Chandler and one sister, Gladys Blake. Burial August 27, 2004 in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio.
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DIED - AUGUST 24, 2004 ** ALLEN ADKINS, 63, of Huntington, at his home. Born December 22, 1940, in Wayne County, a son of the late Ivan Adkins and Ida Porter Adkins Thacker. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Littlejohn Adkins; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Roger Sexton, Lisa and James Legg and Vickie and Harry Frasher; five sisters, Virginia Nicely, Phyllis Nicely, Betty Adkins, Joyce Adkins and Debbie Mace; three brothers, Rick Adkins, Gary Adkins and Earl Adkins; five grandchildren, Brandi Sexton, Dusty Sexton, Jimmy Legg, Michael Legg and Christopher Legg; and two special “grandchildren,” Beccie and Sarah Mace. Burial August 27, 2004 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 24, 2004 ** MORDECAI W. EAGLESTON, 80, of Lucasville, Ohio, formerly of Ceredo-Kenova, at home. Born July 26, 1924, in Ceredo, a son of the late William Lewis Eagleston and Cleo Malcolm Eagleston. Preceded in death by four Sisters, Mary, Beulah, Bea and Nancy, and four brothers, Edward, Paul, Robert and Franklin. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Beatrice Kretzer Eagleston; one daughter, Cynthia M. Blain and husband Vern; one son, Mordecai W. Eagleston II and wife Kathleen; two sisters, Leora Eagleston and Cathlene Porter; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial August 27, 4004 in Hillcrest Cemetery on Route 75 in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 24, 2004 ** GREGORY ALLEN MARSHALL, 39, of Wayne, at East Lynn. Born November 10, 1964, in Cabell County, a son of Eldrith Duke Marshall of Chesapeake, Ohio, and the late Geneva Porter Marshall. Preceded in death by three brothers, Thomas Benton, Charles Edward and Larry Randall Osburn, and his grandparents, Alvin and Ruby Adkins Porter and George and Ada Mae Marshall. Survivors include his stepmother, April Terrie Marshall; four sisters, Melissa Marshall Runyon, Angela Nicole Christian and husband Danny, Rhonda Combs and husband J.R. and Lila Johnson and husband Glen of East Lynn; three brothers, Ricky Lee Marshall and wife Linda Sue, George Alvin Marshall and Taeger Osburn and wife Brenda; four special aunts, Janet Sue Cooke, Wanda Evalee Boyd, Linda Gail Robinson and Catherine Marshall; a special cousin, Thresea Maynard and husband Obie. Burial August 27, 2004 in the Bowen Cemetery, Bowen Ridge.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2004 ** BETTY F. CYRUS MARTINEAU, 83, of Grove City, Ohio, formerly of Cyrus, W.Va., at the Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born February 13,1921, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Henry Floyd and Frances York Cyrus. Preceded in death by her first husband, Harry W. Sowards; a sister, Thelma Mays; and two brothers, John and Blaine Cyrus. Survivors include her husband, James Martineau; one daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl F. and Abe Cyrus; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Linda Sowards; one stepdaughter, Maureen Martineau; one step son, James Martineau; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Burial August 28, 2004 in the Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2004 ** DULCIE WHITE OSBORNE, 78, formerly of Lorado, widow of Willard Osborne, at her Beckley home. Burial August 28, 2004 in Osborne Cemetery, Curtis, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2004 ** PATRICIA ANN FRAZIER, 63, of Kenova, at Wayne Continuous Care in Wayne. Burial August 28, 2004 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 26, 2004 ** FOREST RAY COLE, 67, of Fort Gay. Born on November 7, 1936, in Jackson, Ky., the son of the late Henry and Maud Howard Cole. Survivors include his wife, Genivia Cole; one daughter, Norma Pack; one son, Donny Cole; three sisters, Virgie Carpenter, Patty Clemons and Mattie Hanes; four brothers, Bobby Cole, Lloyd Cole, Gary Cole and Ronnie Cole; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial August 29, 2004 in Robertson Cemetery on Route 1 in Genoa.
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DIED - AUGUST 26, 2004 ** DORA M. KELLY, 77, of Dunlow, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born March 10, 1927, in Pike County, Ky., a daughter of the late Anthony Wayne and Virgie Ann Clevenger Johnson. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Burgess Hawe Kelly; a beloved daughter, Muriel Jean Kelly; four brothers, James T., Elem, Thurman and Marlet Johnson; a sister, Artie Jude; a sister-in-law, Freda Johnson, and two brothers-in-law, Claude Jude and Everett Marcum. Survivors include two daughters, Carolina Johnson and husband Roy and Brenda L. Beck and husband Tom; two sons, Lyle Wayne Kelly and wife Thelma and William A. Kelly and the mothers of his children, Alberta Sue Kelly, Rebecca LeMaster, Wally B.H. Kelly Mamie Darlene Miller; two sisters, Arizetta Marcum and Elizabeth Spaulding; two brothers, Ralph Lee Johnson and Raymond Trimble Johnson and wife Hessie; a sister-in-law, Polly Johnson; a brother-in-law, Dallas Spaulding; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Burial August 30, 2004 in the Johnson Family Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 26, 2004 ** MARY L. NAPIER, 57, of Minooka, Ill., in the Joliet (Ill.) Area Community Hospice Home. Born Sept. 7, 1946, in Peach Creek, W.Va., a daughter of Geraldine Hager and the late Rev. Willard A. Hager. Survivors include her husband, Dallas Napier; daughter, Diana (Jacob) Vestal; grandson, Damen Vestal; sisters, Bess Browning, Sharon Delaney, Margaret (Virgil) Smith, Cindy (Paul) Williamson and Betty (Bud) Browning; and two brothers, Johnny (Ellen) Hager and Rev. Donald "Smokey" (Daisy) Hager. Burial August 30, 2004 in the Frye Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2004 ** ALVIS WATTS JR., 69, of Wayne, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. Born August 10, 1935, in Wayne, a son of the late Alvis and Myrtle Pack Watts Sr. Preceded in death by his wife, Betty Gay Hutchinson. Survivors include two brothers, Bill Watts and Jack Watts and wife Joyce; a stepson, Gary Hutchinson; a daughter-in-law, Gina Maldonado; two grandchildren, Dianna Ramey and Ricky Ramey. Burial August 30, 2004 in Cyrus Cemetery in Prichard.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2004 ** EDWARD “EDDY” BROWN, 63, of Hardinsburg, Ky., formerly of Ceredo, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born December 31, 1940, in Wayne County, a son of the late Henry and Myrtle Brown Jr. He is survived by one daughter, Julie Lynn Redman and husband Randall; one son, John Edward Brown and wife Laina; two twin sisters, Carole Adkins and husband Otis and Linda Graham and husband Doug; three brothers, Raymond B. “Buddy” and wife Carolyn, his twin, Robert W. “Bobby” Brown and wife Linda and Johnny Mack Brown and wife Rose; one grandson, Griffin Brown; one granddaughter, Ricki Lee Redman. Burial August. 30, 2004 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2004 ** VIRGINIA WILLIAMSON PRICHARD, 68, of Crum. She was the daughter of the late Clifton and Veva Hammonds Williamson. Preceded in death by her granddaughter, Tara Reeves. Survivors include by her husband, Glen Prichard; two daughters, Veva Prichard and Julia Reeves and husband Billy; four brothers, Glen Williamson and wife Jeanie, Eugene Williamson and wife June, Rayburn Williamson and wife Wanda and Doug Williamson and wife Brenda; two grandsons, Chip and Joey Reeves. Burial August 30, 2004. Place not given.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2004 ** ALBERT G. ADKINS, 81, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born Feb. 23, 1923, in Wayne, W.Va., a son of the late Goodwin and Virginia Lloyd Adkins. Survivors include his wife of 57 and one-half years, Ruby Hewlett Adkins; two sons and daughters-in-law, Albert G. Adkins II and Anna Adkins and Larry D. and Della Adkins; four grandchildren, Robert S. Adkins, Erica L. Sapienza, Jennifer R. Graham and Dennis Michael Adkins; two great-grandchildren, Angelina Sapienza and Alexandra Adkins. Burial August 30, 2004 in Hewlett Burchett Cemetery, Louisa, KY.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2004 ** RUTH ANN VARNEY SPANGLER, 63. Born January 4, 1941, in Burr, Ky., a daughter of the late Tony and Anna Mae Lowe Varney. Survivors include her husband and best friend of 15 years, William B. Spangler; a son, Jeffrey T. (Bilinda) Dawson; two stepsons, Tim (Michelle) Spangler and Terry (Jennifer) Spangler; one stepdaughter, Angela Spangler; three grandchildren, Zackerie, Brandin and Shawn Dawson; three step-grandchildren, Amber, Austin and Dylan Spangler; and six siblings, Linda (Al) Scimone, Charles (Sue) Varney, Karen (Jerry) Kirk, Barry Varney, Greg Varney and Keith (Pam) Varney. Burial August 30, 2004 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2004 ** CAROL H. PARKER, 61, of Huntington, in Kingsbrook Life Care Center in Ashland, Ky. Survivors include her husband William L. Parker. Burial August 30, 2004 Forest Memorial Park in Milton.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2004 ** WAYNE IRA SMITH, 78, of Huntington, in the Huntington V.A. Medical Center. Born July 17, 1926, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late William and Lula Bates Smith. Preceded in death by three brothers, Alvin, William and Robert Smith and a sister, Connie Banks. Survivors include two brothers, James Smith and David Smith; five sisters, Helen Thompson, Rosella McGown, Peggy McComas, Mary Chatterton and Shirley Spurlock. Burial August 30, 2004 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2004 ** MICHAEL JACKSON COPLEY, 37, of 7931 Cass St., Fort Gay, in Charleston Area Medical Center. Born May 12, 1967, in Huntington, a son of Patricia C. Simmons of Worcester, Mass., and the late Robert Jackson Copley. Survivors include his wife, Angie E. Copley; three stepsons, Jeremy Pettry, Matthew Aaron Martin and Christopher Jordan Martin; one sister, Ada Stellena Damron; one brother, Robert Thomas Copley; paternal grandmother, Stella Fluty Copley and maternal grandmother, Ethel Boling Crabtree. Burial September 3, 2004 in Fluty Lick Cemetery in Louisa, KY.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2004 ** MARY “CATHY” THACKER, 57, of Huntington, at her residence. Born November 15, 1946, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Dallas Finley and Virginia Perdue Fraley. Survivors include one daughter, Jenny Bowden and husband Robert; two sons, Larry E. Thacker Jr. and wife Mary Lynne and Bobby Thacker and wife Brandi; one sister, Brenda Wolford and husband Donald; two stepsisters, Vicki Finley and Karen Finley; three stepbrothers, Dallas Finley, Kenneth Finley and Steve Finley; four grandchildren, Samantha Thacker and Schauna Thacker, Taylor Bowden and Seth Thacker; step-father and mother, Bernard and Helen Fraley; step-mother Carol Finley. Burial September 2, 2004 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2004 ** JOHN DAVID CORNWELL, 64, of Hinesville, Ga., formerly of Wayne,  at his residence. Preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Elsie Cornwell; his wife, Loretta Cornwell and a daughter, Debra Cornwell. Survivors include three sons, James Hatten, Ronald Cornwell and Robert Cornwell. Burial September 11, 2004 at Spurlock Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 31, 2004 ** GRACIE TERRY, 81, of Wayne, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born June 5, 1923, in Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Charles and Emma Spears Collins. Preceded in death by her husband, John W. Terry; two infant children; three sisters, Alice Raines, Gladys Patrick and Anice Webb; four brothers, Kelly, Rudolph, Woodrow and Jeff Collins. Survivors include three sons, Jack Terry and wife Patricia, Brady Cassidy and wife Darlene and Glen Cassidy; two sisters, Lucy Lambert and Anna Lee Jackson; three brothers, Marion Collins, Tom Collins and Robert “Bobby” Collins; and four grandchildren. Burial September 2, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery.