DIED - SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 ** THELMA R. SMITH ADKINS, 83, of Kenova, in Lavalette. Survivors include three Sons, Dewey Smith Jr., John M. Smith and Clarence E. Smith; a sister, Virginia Mossburg; two brothers, Joe Simmons and Richard Simmons; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Burial September 3, 2004 at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington WV.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 1, 2994 ** ANNA FRYE REDMON, 76, of Lorado, at her residence. Born August 29, 1928, at Jennies Creek, a daughter of the late Randolph and Po1ly Vance Marcum. Preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Frye; her second husband, Elige Redmon; one son, Ronald Frye, and one daughter, Linda Carol Frye. Survivors include three sons, Teddy Frye and wife Nancy, Barry Frye and wife Delena and Freddy Frye and wife Sherry of Lorado; one daughter, Eloise Hill and husband John; 10 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; Burial September 4, 2004 in Asbury Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 ** FRANCES IRENE "SALLY" SIPPLE, 74, of 123 Scenic Drive, Scott Depot, in Putnam General Hospital. Born August 16, 1930, at Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Oscar J. Sipple and Flora Williams Sipple. Preceded in death by one sister, Mildred S. Hubbard. Survivors include two sisters, Carol Christine Roberts and Marjorie Keene of Fort Gay; two nieces and two nephews. Burial September 5, 2004 in Frasher Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 ** WANDA KATHLEEN MAYNARD, 80, of Athens, Ohio, at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. born October 17, 1923 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Wayne and Eskie Riggs Ferguson. Preceded in death by a sister, Doris Finley, and two brothers, Harold and Frank Ferguson. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Cox and husband Ronald of Athens; three sisters, Dorene Simpkins, Betty Adkins and husband Bill Adkins and Glenna Wellman; and two brothers, Joe Ferguson and Bill Ferguson and wife Billie. Burial September 5, 2004 in Alexander Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 ** EMILY FRANCES RAY SMITH, 83, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Heartland of Riverview Manor Care in South Point, Ohio. Born March 30, 1921, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Clarence and Garnet Adkins Ray. Preceded in death by two brothers, P.L. and M.W. "Doc" Ray. Survivors include her loving husband of 60 years, Arthur Smith; three daughters, Connie Kendrick and husband Darol, Jane Webb and Sallie Queen; one sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Ramsey Adkins; one brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Francis Ray. Burial September 5, 2004, in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 ** PETER McCLELLAN EDMONDS, 81, of Huntington, at his residence. Born September 30, 1922, in Glenwood, WV, the son of the late William B. (Pete) Edmonds and Octavia Lykins Edmonds. Survivors include one sister, Alma Jane Brewer; three children; David Edmonds and his wife Peggy, Danny Edmonds and Cindy Edmonds Hutchinson and her husband Jim; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial September 7, 2004 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 ** BLANCHE "GRANNY" COTTON WARD, 80, of Huntington, formerly of Kenova, at the Mariner Health Care Center. Born July 19, 1924, in Mount Holley, N.J., a daughter of the late Harry and Martha Cotton. Preceded in death by her husband, Emery Lee Ward Sr., on April 16, 1993. Survivors include four daughters, Mary Perry and husband Tom, Phyllis Perry and husband Charles, Sarah Watts and husband Raymond and Nolda Robertson; two sons, Emery Ward Jr. and Ernie Ward and wife Vicki; four brothers; Jim Cotton, Maurice Cotton, Ernest Cotton and Tom Cotton; two sisters, Rose Rezzetti and Clara Bright; 19 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Burial September 4, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 ** LAWRENCE ADKINS, 80, of West Hamlin, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born December 20, 1923 in Lincoln County. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Adkins; children, Rosa Lee Adkins, Janet Sue Napier, Billy Ray Adkins, Darrell Adkins and Drema Sue Parsons; one sister, Rose Gross; 11 grandchildren. Burial September 5, 2004 in Watson Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 5, 2004 ** BERNARDO B. ARILLA, 85, of Barboursville. Johnson-Nichols Funeral Home in Wayne is in charge of arrangements.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 ** EARL THOMAS McCOY, 82, of Wayne, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 9, 1922, in Cove Gap, a son of the late Hurston and Betty Dyer McCoy. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Carrie Lane McCoy, and a brother, Homer McCoy. Survivors include three daughters, Judy Tomblin and husband Charley, Jeanie Ramey and husband Joe and Lora Sue Salmons and husband Jerry; three sisters, Ada Cook, Ann Johnson and Milford Marie Epling; three brothers, Ollie Brooks Jr., James Ray Brooks and Eugene Brooks; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial September 6, 2004 Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 5, 2004 ** LUTHER WALLACE, 89, of Huntington, at his residence. Born June 4, 1915, in Wayne, a son of the late Taylor of Emily Mills Wallace. Preceded in death by his wife, Iva Ruth Smith Wallace; one son, Don Wallace; three brothers; and one sister. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Harry and Linda Wallace, Danny "Bo" and Mary Wallace and Francis Lee and Phyllis Wallace; two daughters and sons-in-law, Belva Jean and Mig Matthews and Tudy and Chester Toney; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Basil Wallace, Brady Wallace, Frank and Jakie Wallace; one sister-in-law, Clara Frances Wallace. Burial September 7, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 ** DAL W. SIMPKINS, 59, of Wayne, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born June 8, 1945, in Michigan, a son of Shade and Martha Crockett Simpkins. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Glenna H. Simpkins; a daughter, Connie Booth and husband Adriane; a stepdaughter, Debbie Lewis and husband Brian; a sister, Karen Riley and husband Cliff; two brothers, Dan Simpkins and wife Jean and Dale Simpkins. Burial September 8, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 ** MRS. BERTHA L. VARNEY CURRY, 80, of Lavalette. Born March 22, 1924, in Varney, a daughter of the late Alexander K. and Myrtle Meade Varney. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil H. Curry. Survivors include a son, Virgil Bruce Curry and wife Gayle; one brother, Herbert E. Varney and wife LaWassa; three sisters, Geraldine Weeks and husband, the Rev. John Weeks, Anna Ruth Vante Bunte and husband Robert and Mary Lou Colburn and husband Ralph. Burial September 10, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 6,2004 ** DONALD FREDRICK "Freddie Buck" BILLUPS, 42, of Huntington. He was born April 25,1962, in Huntington, a son of Donald Fredrick Billups and Kathy Black Billups. Survivors include two sons, Donald Fredrick Billups III and Kevin Glen Billups; one sister, Missie Easthom; one brother, David Alan Billups; paternal grandfather, Bruce William Billups; maternal grandfather, Mervin Greenville Black; stepmother, Sharon Billups; two uncles, Curtis Black and Richard Black, one aunt, Becky Haun and her husband Gary. Burial September 10, 2004 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 ** PATTIE DELORES LEEP DICK SCAR BERRY, 69, of Chesapeake, Ohio, at St Mary's Medical Center. Born June 22, 1935 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Elmer and Gracie Porter Leep. Preceded in death by one step-grandson, Michael Bartram. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Kevin Leep and David and Kay Dick; two daughters and one son-in-law, Gale and Fred McComas and Kristy Lewingdon; five brothers, Ray Leep, Hartzel Leep, Glenny Leep, Roger Leep and Cecil Leep; four sisters, Juanita Leep, Irma Straussburg, Iva Sullivan, Kathy Adkins. Burial September 11, 2004 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 ** JOSEPH O. "GRANDPA JOE" DILLON, 80, of Kenova, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 29, 1923, in Webb, a son of the late William L. and Rennie Williamson Dillon. Preceded in death by his wife, Thelma "Pete" Evans Dillon; a grandson, James A. Adkins II; two brothers, Emery and Charles Dillon, and two sisters, Sarah Evans and Blanche Shea. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Lucas and husband Raymond, Sandy Maynard and husband Steve and Gail Adkins and husband Jimmy; brothers, Jack Dillon and wife Lorene and William Dillon, and two sisters, Gladys Chaffin and Helen Garrido. Burial September 10, 2004 in Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 ** CLARENCE "C. J." AKERS, 55, of Kenova, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born June 25, 1949, in Wayne County, a son of Phylus Mayo Holiday and John Hollis Akers. Preceded in death by his stepfather, Kyle D. Mayo. Survivors include his wife, Sadie Sias Akers; a son, John "J. D." Akers; stepfather, Harry Holiday; stepmother, Wilma Akers; a sister, Phyllis "Missy" Chandler and husband Bob; two half-sisters, Becky Vinson and husband Glen and Jenny Potts and husband Tim; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Fred and Chris Sias. Burial September 10, 2004 in Dock's Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 ** BILLIE JO PARSONS ALESI, 61 of Little River, S.C., at the home of her former husband and best friend, Charles "Chuck" Blevins. Born March 3, 1943, in Stiltner, a daughter of the late Tilden and Anna Mae Stapleton Parsons. Preceded in death by a son, Harley Eugene Adkins; a brother, Herman Parsons, and three sisters, Vesta Herbst, Shelba Jean Helmondollar and Barbara Linville. Survivors include a daughter, Monica Alesi; three sons, Douglas Adkins, Rick Adkins and wife Jennifer and Bryan Alesi and wife Charlotte; five sisters, Maxine Murphy and husband Avery, Judy Reitmire and husband Jack, Genevieve Adams, Mabel Bailey and husband Jay and Donna Bunch and husband Paul; three brothers, Andrew Parsons, Tilden Parsons and wife Janice and Alvis Glen Parsons. Burial September 9, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 ** GRETHEL BLANKENSHIP LAMPERT, 94, of Fort Gay, in the J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa, Ky. Born August 23, 1910, in Pike County, Ky., a daughter of the late Frank Blankenship and Nancy Justice Blankenship. Preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Lampert. Survivors include one sister, Geneva Castle and husband Bascom; one brother, Newfred Blankenship and wife Wanda; two stepdaughters, Elizabeth Frasher and Patty Jo Moore. Burial September 12, 2004 in Fort Gay Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 ** GARRETT "SPURGE" RIGGS, 77, of Ceredo, in the St. Mary's Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, the former Maude Lester; one daughter, Debra Leigh Boggess; two grandchildren; seven brothers, twins Carl and Charles, Pat, Dana, Ralph, Rev. Bernie Riggs and Rev. Eustace Riggs; three sisters, Maxine Ferguson, Juanita Moore and Dorothy Pauley. Preceded in death by a son-in-law, Rick Lee Boggess. Burial September 13, 2004. Place not given .
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 ** WAVIE WILLIAMSON WILEY, 82, of Ranger. Born March 25, 1922, a daughter of the late Ivory and Shirley Toppins Williamson. Preceded in death by her husband, Leander Wiley; a daughter, Armilda Caldwell, and a son, Leander Wiley Jr. Survivors include six daughters, Dorothy Adkins, Shirley English, Rosena Marangio, Goldie Davidson, Kathy Pendleton and Roxanna Lowe; three sons, Edward Wiley, Archie Wiley and Leonard Wiley; 19 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; six brothers and four sisters. Burial Wednesday, September 15, 2004 in Lee Wiley Family Cemetery on Sulphur Spring Road off 14-Mile Creek at Ranger.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 ** ALICE S. JOHNSTON, 82, of Huntington, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born September 27, 1921, at Archie Fork in Wetzel County, a daughter of the late Jefferson and Sarah Swiger Shreves. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Earl Johnston, and one daughter, Phyllis L. Johnston. Survivors include one grandson, Joseph "Joe" and Kelly Johnston; one great-granddaughter, Jessica Johnson; one niece and three nephews. Burial September 14, 2004, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 ** PATRICK DALTON MORGAN, infant son of Joey and Joni Hatfield Morgan of Fort Gay, of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Born March 19, 2004, in Louisa, Ky. Preceded in death by his paternal great-grandparents, Orie and Josie Blankenship, and maternal great-grandparents, Archie Conley and Dewey and Ida Hatfield. Survivors include three brothers, Zachary Dylan Morgan, Joseph Dakota Morgan and Seth Tyler Morgan; paternal grandparents, Albert Joe and Jone Carol Morgan; maternal grandparents, Donald Ray and Joan Carol Hatfield and maternal great-grandmother, Ruby Conley. Burial September 18, 2004 in the Hatfield and Morgan Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 ** VIOLET MARIE DENT, 65, of 3120 Court St., Fort Gay, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born March 28, 1939, in Moundsville, a daughter of the late Charles Cumbridge and Rebecca West Cumbridge. Survivors include her husband, Ralph William Dent; two daughters, Cindy Kay Dent and Tina Marie Dent; two sons, John William Dent and Ralph William Dent Jr. Burial September 16, 2004 in the Dent Family Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 ** BETTY JEAN FERGUSON, 82, of Kenova at Select Specialty Hospital in Charleston. Born August 17, 1922, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Thomas Winsford Dixon and Maude Clara Keyser. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Ferguson; a son, Roger Ferguson; four brothers and two sisters. Survivors include one son, Joe R. Ferguson and wife Patty; two grandsons; two great-granddaughters; a brother-in-law and his wife, Louis and Viola Watts. Burial September 16, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 ** LOIS ANN HALE, 79, of Lonoke, Ark., formerly of Wayne, at her residence. Born April 1, 1925, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Boyd and Lydia Wellman Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Jack Hale; two sisters, Eloise Watts and Clarice Jean Ray, and two brothers, "T-Babe" Adkins and Dexter Adkins. Survivors include a brother, Buster Adkins. Burial September 18, 2004 in Spurlock Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 ** TERRY E. FERRELL, 55, of Huntington, at his residence. Born August 5, 1949, a son of Charles A. and Mildred Hamilton Ferrell. Survivors include his wife Patricia (Pat) Swarthout Ferrell; two daughters, Terri Lyn Fullerton-Clark and husband Timothy and Pamela LaDawn Adams and husband Fred Neace; one sister, Beverly Ann Settle and husband Johnny; one brother, Thomas E. Ferrell and wife Anita; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Dr. Clara Boland and Bob Boland. Burial September 20, 2004 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., with full military rites.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 ** OLA WORKMAN BREWER, 73, of Delbarton, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born March 9, 1931, in Mingo County, a daughter of the late John Workman and Lou Sammons Parley. Preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Brewer; a son, Johney Boy Workman, and five brothers, Vill Workman, Walter Workman, Cleieve Workman, Homer Workman and Emery Workman. Survivors include three daughters, Mary Preece and husband James, Rose Webb and husband Ronald and Lula Faye Glass and husband Robert; two sons, Billy Ray Brewer and Chester Brewer and wife Anita. Burial September 17, 2004 in Jackson Cemetery in the Jennies Creek area.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 ** EARL RIGGS, 90, of Genoa, at Mariner Health Care. Born November 20, 1913, in Wayne County, a son of the late Solomon Kenneth and Kansas Trent Riggs. Preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Charlene Jackson Riggs; six sisters, Amanda, Ethel, Nora, Myrtle, Adeline and Emily, and two brothers, Solomon Kenneth and Ruben Riggs. Survivors include two sisters, Dorothy Keller and Ruth Skeens; a brother, Leonard Riggs. Burial September 17, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 ** JENNINGS RANDOLPH “BUCK” MARCUM, 67, of Ceredo-Kenova, formerly of Mud Fork, Logan County, died September 14, 2004, at the VA Hospital in Huntington. He was the son of the late Woodrow and Sadie Marcum. Preceded in death by a daughter, Robin Lynn Cahill, and a sister, Janice Marie Frank. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; one son, Brian Marcum and wife Kim; three brothers, David Marcum and wife Janette, Daniel W. Marcum and John W. Marcum and wife Peggy; three sisters, Clara J. Mayo, Donna E. Marcum and Shawn Long and husband John. Burial October 16, 2004, at the Lionel Collins Shelter at Dempsey Branch on Mud Fork.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 ** LINDA SUE COOPER BECKLEY, 47, of Ceredo, at home. Survivors include her mother, Thelma Ruth Mullens Cooper; a daughter, Angeline Hall; son, David Hampton; three sisters, Diane Justice, Jamie Pollen and Rebecca Harmon; and five brothers, Andrew Cooper Jr., Sammy Cooper, James Cooper, George Cooper and Ronnie Hartley. Burial September 20, 2004 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 ** WILLIAM H. PEARLMAN, Ph.D., at his residence. Born March 2, 1914, in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Max and Bella Pearlman. Preceded in death by two sisters, Pauline and Tess Pearlman; three brothers, Barney, David and Morris Pearlman. Dr. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ruth Jones Pearlman; two sisters-in-law, Eunice Kirwin and Martha Ann Nolan; two brothers-in-law, Sheldon Jones and Stanley Jones. Burial September 19, 2004 in Jones Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 ** MERVIN JOHNSON, 57, of Wayne, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Born November 8, 1946, in Mingo County, a son of the late Mervin and Hazel Johnson. Preceded in death by a half-brother, Raymond Jennings, and his special mother-in-law, Myrtle Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Judy A. Johnson; a son, Mervin Dale Johnson and wife Jennifer Marie; a daughter, Kristi Dawn Johnson and her fiance Jonathan Jackson; a special father-in-law, Forney E. Adkins; a sister, Betty York; four sisters-in-law and three brothers-in-law, Wanda and Charles Adkins, Donna and Dwain Sloane, Retha and Frank Sabado and Diana Bonds. Burial September 18, 2004 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 ** LOUISE DAVIDSON, 78, of Branchland, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born March 20, 1926, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Lace and Lucinda Watson. Preceded in death by a sister, Bessie Mills. Survivors include one sister, Alice Williamson. Burial September 18, 2004 in the Watson Cemetery at Branchland.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 ** CHRISTOPHER THOMAS "TOMMY" DUTY, 79, of Prichard, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born June 21, 1925, in Lincoln County, a son of the late McGinnis and Eva Davidson Duty. Preceded in death by his wife, Freda Mae Wheeler Duty; a sister, Martha Jane West, and two brothers, Andrew Jackson Duty and Johnny McGinnis Duty. Survivors include four sisters, Susie Ellen Miros, Vercie F. Hayner, Mary Janice Smit and Jewel Maynard. Burial September 20, 2004 in Adkins Cemetery at Prichard.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 ** YVONNE DABNEY BAIRD, 59, of Southside, at the home of her daughter. Born November 25, 1944, in Raleigh County, a daughter of the late Edward Early Smith and Freda Asbury Smith. Preceded in death by the father of her children, George Osswood Dabney, and two sisters, Iris Whittington and Shirley Plantz. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Charles Lee Baird of Southside; two daughters, Ellen Dabney Spry and husband Terry "Topper" and Pamela Dabney Hinkle and husband Stephen; a sister, Linda Manders and husband Eddie; three brothers, Edward Smith and wife Shirley, Ronnie Smith and Robert Smith and wife Jackie. Burial September 20, 2004 in Hambrick Cemetery in Southside.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 ** U.G. "GENE" McGLONE, 84, of Kenova, at his residence. Born Feb. 27, 1920, at Jenny's Creek in Crum, W.Va., a son of the late Thomas Willard and Carrie Eugenia Evans McGlone. Preceded in death by his wife, Franklin Marie Bradshaw McGlone, three sisters and three brothers. Survivors include four daughters, Carrie and Jim Wilson, Kathy and Michael Deerfield, Judy McGlone and Jan and Michael Jarrett; five sons, Richard "Dickie" and Brenda McGlone, Gene and Becky McGlone, Robert "Bob" and Susan McGlone, Dale and Sandy McGlone and Doyle McGlone; 23 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial September 21, 2004 in Dock's reek Cemetery. DIED -
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2004 ** CAROL FRALEY WEBB, 79, of Prestonsburg, Ky., in the Riverview Health Care Center in Prestonsburg. Born April 14, 1925, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Cleveland Fraley and Pearl Toney Fraley. Preceded in death by her husband, James Webb Jr.; two brothers, Lyle Fraley and Roby Fraley, and one sister, Imogene Tabor. Survivors include four daughters, Carol Jean Woods and husband Blake, Brenda Kay Wells and husband Rod, Donna Lynn Thompson and husband Paul Hunt and Barbara Anne Shepherd and husband Eddie. Burial September 22, 2004 in the Grace Allen Webb Cemetery in Martin.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 ** HENRY BEA STALEY, 91, Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Hospital. Born September 27, 1912, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late James Millard and Josephine Booth Sta1ey. Preceded in death by a son, James Roy Staley; three brothers, Charles, Clyde and Don Staley, and one sister, Nell Creasy. Survivors include his wife, Faye Irene Lambert Staley; two daughters and one son-in-law, Jill and Gary Ashworth and Brenda Svetlick; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gary Bea and Clara Staley and David and Irene Staley; 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial September 24, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER, 20, 2004 ** CARL AUSTIN MARCUM, 69, of Kiahsville, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born August 2, 1935, in Cove Gap, a son of the late Henry Thomas and Lillie Maynard Marcum. Preceded in death by a sister, June Queen, and four brothers, Verlin, Vernon, Bill and Danny Marcum. Survivors include his wife, Annabell Hester Marcum; two daughters; Shelia Coburn and husband Jeff and Sharon Adkins and husband Charles; a son, Todd Marcum and wife Theresa; three sisters, Pansy Lee Patrick, Joyce Koran and husband Bob and Janice Reick; three brothers, Dale Marcum and wife Kathy, James Marcum and wife Betty and Jack Marcum and wife Clara. Burial September 23, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 ** TAYLOR CASSIDY JR., 77, of Genoa, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 23, 1926, at Genoa, a son of the late Taylor and Rebecca Holland Cassidy. Preceded in death by a brother, Leonard Cassidy, and three sisters, Mabel Wilson, infant Irene Cassidy and an unnamed infant Cassidy. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Webb Cassidy; four sons, Dallas Cassidy and wife Patty, Roy Cassidy Cassidy and his special friend Shelia Clark, Larry Cassidy and wife Vicki and Bobby Cassidy and wife Kitty; two sisters, Louise Rowe and Ernestine Adkins and husband Gelious of Wayne; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial September 24, 2004 in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 ** GEORGIA MAE BLANKENSHIP, 51, of Route 1, Wayne, at home. Born May 3, 1953, in Logan, a daughter of the late John Henry and Lizzie Bryant Workman. Preceded in death by five sisters and brothers, Nin, Lena, Junior, Willie and Edgar Workman. Survivors include her husband, Ed Blankenship; two sons, Travis and Jeff Blankenship; five sisters, Judy Evans, Betty McCloud, Lulie Meade, Fannie Adams and Maxie Bryant; two brothers, Frank Workman and Elmer Workman; an aunt, Goldie Tomblin. Burial September 24, 2004 in Maple Hill Cemetery at Docks Creek.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 ** ALVIN DAVIS, 63, of Route 2, Wayne, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born September 28, 1940, at Milton, a son of the late Nellie Margaret Lyons Davis. Preceded in death by a brother, Ricky Lee Davis. Survivors include his wife, Mary Catherine Glaab Davis, two daughters, Pamela Riggs and husband David and Susan Caserta; a special aunt and uncle, Dillard and Jean Hall. Burial September 24, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 ** BASIL WALLACE, 84, of Wayne, at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington. Born December 22, 1919, in Wayne County, a son of the late Taylor and Emily Mills Wallace. Preceded in death by a sister, Hester Mathis, and four brothers Sam, Freelin, Luther, and Taylor Wallace Jr. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Margaret Napier Wallace; two daughters, Arbutus Taylor and husband Joe and Judy Merritt and husband Scott Jr.; three brothers, Brady Wallace, Frank Wallace and wife Mildred and Jakie Wallace and wife Darlene; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial September 24, 2004 in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 ** INFANT ZAINE BRAXTON NELSON, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born September 8, 2004, in Huntington, a son of Andrew Dale and K. Paige French Nelson. Survivors include a sister, Cara Nelson; two brothers, Brandon and Brennan Nelson . Burial September 25, 2004 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 ** GUYNES IRENE WALKER, 80, of Barboursville. Born September 23, 1923, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Alonzo and Nina Bostic Hoke. Survivors include her husband, Eldon Walker; one daughter, Diana Hibner and husband Ed; three sons, Gene Walker, Ronald "Pete" Walker and wife Jill and Homer Walker and wife Betty; two sisters, Faye Mills and Glenice Hardwick; and four grandchildren. Burial September 24, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville. DIED -
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 ** RAY ADKINS, 76, of Columbus, Ohio, in Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. Born March 29, 1928, in Lavalette, a son of the late Eugene and Ella (Bradshaw) Adkins. Preceded in death by three brothers, Eugene Adkins Jr., Charles Adkins and Dennis Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Nellie; a daughter, Judy Ross and husband Roy; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Carrie Phelps and Faye Ross; two brothers, Donald Adkins and John Adkins. Burial September 25, 2004 in Jones Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 ** OCIE A. BLEVINS, 79 of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 14, 1924, at East Lynn, a daughter of the late Frank and Sadie Lemaster Asbury. Preceded in death by six brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband, Barney Blevins; a daughter, Judy Blevins; two sisters, Seay Osburn and Odessa Mills; five brothers, Dennis Asbury, Ervin Asbury, Neely Asbury, Franklin D. Asbury and Larry Asbury. Funeral September 25, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 ** MICHAEL ALEXANDER TAYLOR, 61, of Lavalette, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born March 20, 1943, in Charleston, a son of the late Warren Taylor and Frances Cottle Taylor Esque. Preceded in death by a sister, Susan Esque. Survivors include his wife, Irene Neal Taylor; two sons, Michael and wife Marlena and Matthew; three brothers, David Taylor, Joe Taylor and Robert Esque; one sister, Harriet Kiger. Burial September 27, 2004 in Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 25, 2004 ** STEVEN EUGENE CLAY, 25, of Wayne, in Wayne. Preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Ancil Clay, and maternal grandfather, Billy Joe Prichard of Wayne. Survivors include his parents, Eugene and Brenda Prichard Clay; grandmothers, Mary Clay and Lucille Prichard; a sister, Ashley Jo Clay; five uncles, Billy Ray and Kathy Prichard, Henry Clay, Tony Clay, Robert and Teresa Clay and Roger and Mary Clay; two aunts, Doris and David Wilson and Shirley Poole. Burial September 28, 2004 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 25, 2004 ** LAMINA FAYE MAYNARD QUEEN of Huntington. W.Va., at her home. Born Dec. 17,1926, in Kenova, W.Va., a daughter of the late Jay and Geneva Maynard. Preceded in death by two sisters, Freda Victoria Maynard Hamlin and Mary Wilma Maynard Kaul. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Bernard Queen; a son and daughter-in-law, Larry Preston and Rebecca Lynn Queen; a granddaughter, Stacy Lynn Queen a grandson, Ryan Matthew Queen and his wife, Andrea Michelle Queen; a great-grandson, Jacob Ryan Queen; and a great-granddaughter, Taryn Makenzie Queen. Burial September 28, 2004 in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 25, 2004 ** ANTHA LEE KIRK STANLEY, 81, of Kenova, at home. Born July 24, 1923, in Crum, a daughter of the late Lat and Brookie Marcum Kirk. Preceded in death by her husband, William "Short" Stanley; a daughter, Mary Alice Stanley; a sister, Esta Marie Kirk Adkins, and a brother, Clarence "Buddy" Kirk. Survivors include a sister, Jessica Kirk Black, and a brother, Jimmy D. Kirk; three nephews, Garry Adkins, Lat Gerald Adkins and William "Bill" Adkins; four nieces, Brookie Donahoe, Neltha Gibson, Lynn Kiser and Karen Cook. Burial in the Marcum Family Cemetery at Bull Creek in Wayne County.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 ** MARGARET NAPIER HAZELETT ADKINS, 58, of Branchland, wife of Allen Adkins. Burial October 1, 2004, in Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 ** MR. THURMAN ADKINS, of Kenova, W.Va., at his home. Born May l3, 19l6, a son of the late Joe and Lillian Craddock Adkins of Ethel, W.Va. Survivors include his wife, Irene Jones Adkins; two sons, Allen and Kenny Adkins; one daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and Norm Poehlein; a brother, Raymond Adkins; two sisters, Marjorie Hinkle and Jo Hanley; five granddaughters; a grandson; and six great-grandchildren. Burial October 4, 2004 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 ** DANNY FRANKLIN RATLIFF, 50, of Kenova, W.Va., at his residence. Born August 2,1954, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of Forrest Wesley Ratliff and the late Dovetta Faye Mullens Ratliff. He was preceded in death by one brother, David Ratliff. Survivors include one son, Erin Ratliff; one brother, Darrell Ratliff. Burial October 5, 2004 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 ** MARY MADGLINE CRABTREE, 73, of Varney, at Appalachian Regional Hospital in South Williamson, Ky. Born July 2, 1931, in Argo, Ky., a daughter of the late Jessie Gross and Patsy Jane Coleman Gross. Preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Crabtree; three brothers, Johnny Gross, Charlie Gross and Dewey Estepp: three sisters, Kattie Blackburn, Sadie France and Mable Wolford; two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Survivors include three sons, Johnny "Bo" Crabtree and wife Opal, Jimmy Crabtree and wife Julie and Mike Crabtree; four daughters, Phyllis Jean Stell, Allison Crabtree, Barbara Helvey and Jacqueline Crabtree; a brother, Earl Gross and wife Loretta; two sisters, Hazel Mosley and husband David and Eula Mae Charles. Burial October 4, 2004 in Crabtree Cemetery at Road Branch.