WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES November

WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
November, 2004

These obituaries for the month of OCTOBER were typed by Drema Colangelo.

DIED - NOVEMBER 1, 2004 ** LULA MAE DAVIS, 66, in Chesapeake. Born August 29, 1938, in East Lynn, the daughter of the late Charles and Georgia Maynard Davis. Preceded in death by her husband, Argy Thomas Davis Sr.; sons, Tommy and Leslie Davis Sr.; brothers, Harmon, Leslie and Charlie Davis. Survivors include daughters, Carol Davis, Delsie "Dee" Davis, and Essive and husband, Randy Vaughn; sons, Raymond Davis and wife, Letha, Jimmy Davis and wife, Gussie, and Charlie Davis; 22 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Burial: November 2, 2004 in the Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 1, 2004 ** JAMES HERBERT ELKINS JR., 80, of Wayne, at his residence. Born September 3, 1924 in Kenova, the son of the late James Herbert Sr. and Rebecca Maynard Elkins. Preceded in death by sisters, Jewel Faye Enyart, Helen Bailey and Hazel Lee Frye. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include sisters, Pauline Samson and Daisy Elkins Fowler; brothers, John Clinton Elkins and James Kenneth Elkins. Burial: November 4, 2004 in the Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 1, 2004 ** THELMA PERRY, 96, Kenova. The daughter of the late David Oscar and Ora Gavin Tipton. Preceded in death by her husband, Albert "A.J." Perry. Survivors include daughters, Juanita and husband, Charles Staten, Mabel and husband, Larry Jack Smith and Barbara Morrone; sons, Albert Perry Jr. and wife, Louise, David Perry and wife, Dorothy, Richard Perry and wife, Carol, and James Perry; 28 grandchildren and more than 60 great-grandchildren. Burial: November 4, 2004 at the Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 ** WILSON PRINCE, 76, of Crum, at the Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 6, 1928, the son of the late Jesse and Bethana Woodrow Prince. Preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Brumfield Prince and brothers, Charles and Fred Prince. Survivors include his companion, Glenna Taylor; daughter, Yvonne and husband, Larry Muncie; sons, Alphery Prince and wife, Tina and Kyle Prince and wife, Charlotte; sisters, Myrtle Bryson and Faye and husband, Owen Haney; brothers, Mack Prince and wife, Causby, Carl Prince and wife, Lois, Earl Prince and wife, Karen, J. D. Prince and wife, Myrtle and Frank Prince and wife, Louise; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Burial: November 5, 2004 at the Prince Cemetery at Bull Creek, Crum, West Virginia.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 ** ROY EVERETT NOE, 73, of Ohio, at the Crystal Care Center. Born July 9, 1931, the son of the late Martin Luther and Avie Fitchpatrick Noe. Survivors include sisters, Hazel Ferguson, Bertha Skeens, Marie Smith and Violet Noe; brother, Franklin Noe. Burial: November 5, 2004 in the Noe Cemetery, Radnor.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 ** ALMA M. SPENCER, 85, of Ceredo, at the Chateau Grove Senior Living in Barboursville. Born July 1, 1919, the daughter of the late Harry and Laura Roseberry Jones. Preceded in death by her husband, James C. Spencer. Survivors include sons, Bill Spencer and wife, Yvonne and James L. Spencer and wife, Judy; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial: November 4, 2004 at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 ** SANFORD WILLIAMSON SR., 74, at his residence in Genoa. Born June 28, 1930, the son of the late Ivory and Shirley Toppins Williamson. Preceded in death by daughters, Shirley and Hettie Mae Williamson; son, David C. Williamson; brothers, Jason, Wiley and Lester Williamson; sisters, Ava Kirk and Wavie Wiley; step-mother, Laura Maynard Williamson. Survivors include wife, Pearl Ann Combs Williamson; daughters, Nita and husband, Billy Baisden, Rose Ann and husband, Charlie Lucas Jr. and Jackie Sue and husband, Terry Lucas; sons, Romey Williamson and wife, Daniel Williamson and wife, Linda Sanford Williamson Jr. and wife, Regina and Wetzel Williamson; daughter-in-law, Bobbie Jean Williamson Adkins; sisters, Aquilla Adkins, Betty Maynard, Theba Elders and Georgia Wilson; brothers, John S., Robert, Ivory, Arthur and Orval Williamson; 24 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Burial: November 4, 2004 at the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 ** WILLA E. STUART, 90, of Huntington, at the Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 3, 1913 to the late Richard S. and Louisa Jane Lowe. Preceded in death by husband, C. Harold Stuart and a daughter, Judith A. Stuart Osborne. Survivors include a son, Richard P. Stuart Sr.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; brother, Conley Lowe; sisters, Goldie Oliver and Patsy Scarberry. There was no visitation, funeral or burial.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2004 ** EARLIE SPAULDING, 83 of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Kermit, at the Mt. Carmel Hospital. Born March 24, 1921 in Mingo County, son of the late Ira and Melinda Dawson Spaulding. Burial: November 7, 2004 at the Williamson Cemetery, Kermit, West Virginia.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2004 ** DELORES OSBURN ROSS, 75, of Wayne Michigan, at the Transitional Health Care. The daughter of Lelia Osburn and the late Bruce Osburn. Preceded in death by husband, George M. Ross and an infant son. Survivors include sons, Mike and Mark Ross; sister, Janice Perdue Elkins, and four grandchildren. Burial: November 5, 2004 at the Cadillac Memorial Gardens West, Westland.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2004 ** FREDA I. SCARBERRY, 68, at her residence in Salt Rock. Survivors include sons, Curtis Eugene Scarberry, Clifford William Scarberry and Kenneth A. Scarberry; daughters, Wanda I. Smith, Barbara A. Pike, Deborah K. Blankenship, Lisa Ann Jenkins and Cathy L. Scarberry; brother, Thomas McDaniel; 23 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Burial: November 8, 2004 at the Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2004 ** Fayetta ZEEK, 59, at her residence in Kermit. Born April 22, 1945, the daughter of the late Walter and Dova Brewer Smith. Survivors include, husband, Everette Zeek Jr.; son, Clarence Zeek; daughters, Angie and husband, Bill Moore, Tammy and husband, Tim Evans and Tina and husband, Kevin Parsley; five grandchildren; brothers, Earl Smith and wife, Irene and Bruce Smith and wife, Ruth, Walter Smith and wife, Patricia; sisters, Sylvia Stepp, Bonnie and husband, Ralph May, Joyce Marcum, Bobbie and husband, George Marcum. Burial: November 6, 2004 at the Smith Cemetery, Marrowbone.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2004 ** LEO F. KITTS, 80, of South Point, OH, at the Mariner Health Care, Huntington. Born May 1, 1924, the son of the late Leo and Irene DeFoe Kitts. Preceded in death by his wife, Charlene Combs Kitts and a son, Gary Lee Kitts. Survivors include two grandchildren. Burial: November 6, 2004 at the Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2004 ** HOMER P. HATTEN, of Huntington, in the Woodlands Health Care. Born February 8, 1918, the son of the late Benjamin F. and Bernice Canfield Hatten. Preceded in death by his wife, Virginia P. Hatten. Survivors include sons, Dr. H. Paul Hatten Jr. and wife, Dell, Stephen P. Hatten and wife, Marcia and Frank C. Hatten and wife, Lauren; daughter, De Atley Berlyn; ten grandchildren. Burial: November 6, 2004 at the Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 2004 ** RALPH SANFORD DICKERSON, 84, of Kenova, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 12, 1920, the son of the late Henry Floyd and Frances Smith Dickerson. Preceded in death by brothers, Albert Jackson "Jay", Paul and Henry Hansford Dickerson; sisters, Martha Frances "Tootsie" Evans, Irene Farley and Merle Chadwick. Burial: November 6, 2004 at the Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2004 ** SAMMIE "SAMBO" MARCUM JR., 39, of Kenova, at the St. Mary's Medical Center. Preceded in death by his mother, Movida Kaye Marcum. Survivors include his father Sammie Marcum Sr. and wife, Mary; sisters, Virginia Wilson and Monica Marcum; stepbrother, John Stickler. Burial: November 7, 2004 at the Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2004 ** PAULINE AKERS BROWNING, 83, of Kenova, at the Regency Park. Born December 1920, the daughter of the late Noah Jr. and Erie Bartram Akers. Preceded in death by her husband, John B. Browning; a son-in-law, Sheridan E. Bryson; brothers, Carmie, Kenneth, Rondal, Clifford, Claude and Edwin Akers and a sister, Hazel Carver. Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Browning; two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; brother, Roy Akers and wife, Maxine. Burial: November 6, 2004 at the Browning Family Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 5 2004 ** ARTHUR W. "SPIDER" GRALEY, 94, of Huntington, at the Mariner Health Care. Born February 26, 1910, the son of the late Roma and Pearl Hite Graley. Preceded in death by sisters, Lillian Rock, Evelyn Miller and Marie Connard; brothers, Roma Jr. and Alfred "Corky" Graley. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Doyle Graley; daughters, Bonnie Blizzard and Darlene Barla; sons, Don Graley and Arthur W. Graley Jr.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; brother, Dennis Graley; stepchildren, Steve Litteral and Deborah Porter. Burial: November 7, 2004 at the Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 5, 2004 ** JIMMIE DALE QUEEN, 58, of Wayne, at the Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 21, 1946, the son of the late Ersel and Gladys Adkins Queen. Preceded in death by a sister, Betty Ruth Queen. Survivors include his wife, Julia "Judy" Napier Queen; son, Timothy Queen; stepdaughter, Stephanie Dawn Stevenson; stepson, Gary Stevenson and wife, Leslie. Burial: November 8, 2004 at the Queens Ridge Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 6, 2004 ** JOHN W. KEESEE, 64, of Ona. Born September 9, 1940, the son of the late John and Alma Jeffers Keesee. Preceded in death by a grandson, Douglas Saville. Survivors include his wife, Daisy Keesee; sons, Buddy and Kevin Keesee; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild; brother, Joe Keesee and Silas Jeffers; mother-in-law, Mary Belton. Burial: November 8, 2004 at the George Adkins Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 6, 2004 ** YVONNE ASBURY McANALLEN, 68, of Columbus, OH, at the Mt. Carmel Hospital. Born February 13, 1936, the daughter of the late Curtis and Gladys Doss Asbury. Preceded in death by an infant son, Patrick Thomas McAnallen. Survivors include sons, Curtis Michael "Mike" McAnallen and Dave McAnallen and wife, Michelle; sister, Carol Persun; brother, Bob Asbury; five grandchildren. Burial: November 10, 2004 at the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 6, 2004 ** E. FREDERICK "FRED" MOORE, 60, of Lavalette, at his residence. The son of Edward A. Moore and the late Jean Oxendale Moore. Preceded in death by grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Fred Oxendale and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Moore. Survivors include his wife, Kay Moore; sons, Aaron Moore and wife, Teresa and Jeremy Moore; sister, Barbara. Mr. Moore was cremated with the ashes cast to the winds at Point of Okracoke Island.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 6, 2004 ** ARTHUR THOMAS, 63, of Genoa, at the Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 13, 1941, the son of the late Burdage and Betty Ann Thomas. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Ellen Thomas, stepsons, Timothy, Michael and Brandon Justice; daughter, Helen Denise Block and Barbara Ann Ferguson; stepdaughters, Beltrina Justice and Rhonda Browning; brother, Walter Johnson; sister, Oretha Marcum; five grandchildren. Burial: November 10, 2004 at the Spaulding Cemetery, Jennies Creek.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2004 ** EFFIE MAE HOUCK, 81 of Huntington, in the Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born February 22, 1923, in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late Emmett Eugene and Tressie Farley Pickett. Preceded in death by first husband, Harold A. "Happy" Taylor. Survivors include her husband, Melvin L. Houck; sons, David and James Taylor; stepdaughter, Mary Ann Asbury; two grandchildren. Burial: November 10, 2004 at Ridgelawn Memorial, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2004 ** KENNETH RAY STARKEY, 55, of Wayne, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born August 13, 1949 at Logan, the son of Dorothy J. Lackey Jackson and the late Herbert Starkey. Survivors include daughters, Dorothy Followay, Ann Green and Candy Starkey; sons, Kenneth Ray Starkey Jr. and James Starkey and two grandchildren. Burial: November 12, 2004 at the Starkey Family Cemetery, Joel's Branch.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2004 ** CHARLES AUGUAT MCKINSTER, 70, of Martinsville, VA, formerly of Wayne, at his residence. Born August 20, 1934 in Fort Gay, the son of the late Rev. Frank Billups and Zelman Hanley McKinster. Survivors include his wife, Patricia S. McKinster; daughter, Martha A. Hayes; son, Charles Franklin McKinster; stepmother, Ethel McKinster; brother, Lowell McKinster. Burial: November 11, 2004 at the Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2004 ** DON RAMSEY TONEY, 81, of Wayne, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born September 6, 1923 in Wayne County, the son of the late Alden and Cassie Adkins Toney. Preceded in death by wife, Evelyn E. Blankenship Toney; sisters, Eliza Asbury and Erma Toney; brothers, Clyde, Bert, Lynn, Bob and Carl Toney. Survivors include daughters, Donetta and husband, Larry Pratt and Teresa Toney; son, Mark Toney and wife, Sandy; four grandchildren, one great grandchild,; sisters, Olive and husband Noah Booth, Ilene and husband, George Brumfield and Mae Crockett; brothers, Alden Toney and wife, Betty, Kyer Toney and wife, Corine, Jim Toney and wife, Dorothy and Gary Toney and wife, Judy. Burial: November 10, 2004 at the Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2004 ** PHYLLIS JEAN HARVEY, 67, of Genoa, at the Lincoln Continuous Care Center. Born March 19, 1937, at Genoa, the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lutie Copley Harvey. Preceded in death by sisters Betty Harvey, Cora Harvey, Dove Copley, Loraine Fields and Clara Selby; brothers, Clifford, Curtis, Oley, Pearly, Ralph and Bill Harvey. Survivors include sister, Ruby Hausbach. Burial: November 11, 2004 at the Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2004 ** PAUL G."GREG" BROOKS, 54, of Ceredo, formerly of Williamson. Born June 26, 1950 in Williamson, the son of the late Lonnie A. and Odessa Martin Brooks. Preceded in death by brother, Aaron G. Brooks and a sister, Carrie Kennibrew. Survivors include a sister, Beverly Wright. Mr. Brooks was cremated and there was no burial.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2004 ** MAUDE M. SNYDER, 97 of Huntington, at the Heartland of Riverview. Born October 8, 1907 in Portsmouth, the daughter of the late Frank and Laura Robinson Laughter. Preceded in death by her husband, Norman J. Snyder; daughter, Norma Sullivan and son, Kenneth Snyder. Survivors include daughters, Ruby D. Snyder, Billie J. Lewis and Margaret M. Hinkle; sons, Ray and Jerry Snyder; sister, Audrey Current; twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Burial: November 10, 2004 at the Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2004 ** LOVIC STEPHENSON JR., 82, of Huntington, in the Hertiage Center. Born September 25, 1922 in Barboursville, the son of the late Lovic Sr. and Inez Lockhart Stephenson. Preceded in death by sisters, Edna Mae Wallace and Doris Stephenson; brothers, Charles, Jack Lavern Sr., Anbrey Earl and James Harold Stephenson. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen "Katie" Wellman Stephenson; sister, Helen and husband, Carl Bobbitt; brother, Carl Crews Stephenson; sister-in-law, Florence Stephenson and a brother-in-law, Overt M. Wellman. Burial: November 11, 2004 at the Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 2004 ** WILLIE FLORENCE SIPPLE ADKINS, 91, of Wayne, at the Mariner Health Care. Born June 3, 1913 at Fort Gay, the daughter of the late Leander Joseph and Mattie Bays Sipple. Preceded in death by her husband, Raleigh Adkins; sisters, Marcella Kathleen Parks and Garnett Jewell Wingerd; brothers, John Herman, Leonadis Bromley and Hershel Sipple. Survivors include a daughter, Janice Carol Michael; son, Raleigh Gerald Adkins and wife, Joyce; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial: November 12, 2004 at the Spurlock Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 2004 ** DONNA FAYE STALEY CADE, 60, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born May 29, 1944, in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Jay and Beatrice Carter Staley. Survivors include her husband, Raymond G. Cade; son, Stewart Ray Cade; daughter, Stephanie Christine and husband, Sky Fisher; two grandchildren; brother, Jay Staley Jr. and wife, Lourdes; mother-in-law, Martha Cade. Burail: November 12, 2004 at the Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2004 ** NELLIE BILLUPS MCCOMAS, 98, Kenova, formerly of Prichard, at the Sweet Run Elder Care. The daughter of the late William T. and Julia O'Connell Billups. Preceded in death by her husband, Herbert McComas; sons, William W. and James D. McComas; brothers, Pat, Sam, Thomas, Joe and Bob Billups; sisters, Mary B. Alley, Ruth Cyrus and Pauline Lester. Survivors include daughters, Maxine and husband, Alex Jenkins, Joyce and husband, Leonard Kirk and Tommie and husband, Douglas Graham; sons, Frank McComas, Paul McComas and wife, Juanita, David McComas and wife, Doretta, Roger McComas and wife, Darlene; 30 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Eileen (Grey) Maynard; brother, Gerald "Jim" Billups. Burial: November 13, 2004 at the McComas Family Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2004 ** THOMAS WASHINGTON MOORE, 78, of Kenova, at the Mariner Health Care Center. Born December 25, 1925 in Wayne County, the son of the late William McKinley and Lucy Ann Sartin Moore. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Meeks Moore; daughters, Lana and husband, Ray Litteral and Lou Ann Moore; sons, Bernie Moore and wife, Rose, Rodney Moore and wife, Cathy, Patrick T. Moore and wife, Amy and Roy M. "Mickey" Moore; sisters, Frankie and husband, Y. B. Damron, Emma Booth and Edna Booth; brother, Don R. Moore; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial: November 13, 2004 at the Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2004 ** GARNET K. WILLIAMSON, 76, of Pataskala, OH, at her residence. Born January 21, 1928, in Verdunville, the daughter of the late James H. and Florence Hensley Kirk. Preceded in death by a daughter, Constance Williamson Grey. Survivors include her husband, Leslie Williamson; daughter, Linda Martin; son, James L. "Jim" (Joey) Williamson; three grandchildren and five sisters. Burial: November 12, 2004 at the Pataskala Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 11, 2004 ** EZRA RUSSELL, 89, of Rittman, Ohio, at Magnolia Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 21, 1915, in East Lynn, son of the late Chapman and Virgin Adkins. Preceded in death by a son, Dennis Ray Russell. Survivors include his wife, Georgia VanHoose Russell, who he married December 23, 1935; a son, Jay Russell and wife, Nancy; daughter, Wilma and husband Clennon Tackett; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Clara Napier. Burial: November 15, 2004 in the Rittman Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 11, 2004 ** UNEZ CHANDLER LETT, of La Mesa, California, formerly of Kenova. Born 1915 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Don Chandler and Orpha Adkins Chandler Ellis. Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Lett; sisters, Aloha Smith and Irene Ellis; brothers, Lloyd Chandler and Buck Ellis. Survivors include son, Donald William Lett and wife, Sally; and one grandson. Burial : November 16, 2004 in La Mesa.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 11, 2004 ** HELEN WELLMAN LAYMON LARKEY, 82, in the Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefountaine, Ohio. Born November 12, 1921 in Dingess, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Hugh and Della Fuller Wellman. Preceded in death by her husband; sister, Ruth Evans; brothers, Earsel "Wink" Wellman, Delva Wellman and Alfred Wellman. Survivors include a son, Allen Laymon and wife, Carol; daughters, Sue and husband, Logan Chanay and Katherine and husband, Jack Nagy; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; sister, Lena Newsome; brothers, Hugh Wellman and wife, Annamae, Gary L. Wellman and Phillip R. Bob Wellman and wife, Mary. Burial: November 14, 2004 at the Wellman Family Cemetery, Dingess, West Virginia.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 2004 ** WILBERT DALE ROWE SR., 75, at his residence in Huntington. Born September 11, 1929 in Kenova, the son of the late Drew and Erie Bellomy Rowe. Preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Rowe; daughter, Anita Rowe; son, Dale Rowe Jr. and wife, Jeanne; three grandchildren and one great-grandson; sisters, Avonelle "Nel" and husband, Burt Major, Arlene and husband, James Bond. Burial: November 16, 2004 at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 2004 ** ROY LEE STUMBO, 65, of Louisa, KY, formerly of Crum, WV, at his residence. Born January 13, 1939, in Wayne County, the son of the late Jess and flora Mills Stumbo. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Waller Stumbo; daughters, Melissa and husband, Tracy Roberson, Kimberly Stumbo, Marsha and husband, Shane Crum, Sandra Stumbo; a son, Ricky Lee Stumbo and wife, Lynn; sisters, Alberta Price and Nellie Muncy; brother, Everett Stumbo and ten grandchildren. Burial: November 15, 2004 at the Perry Point Cemetery, Crum.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 2004 ** JOHN WESLEY RAINES, 54, of Louisa, Kentucky, formerly of Fort Gay, WV. Born May 14, 1950 in Fort Gay, the son of the late Charles Grant and Alice Collins Raines. Survivors include daughters, Carrie Adams and Angie Hall; son, John Wesley Raines Jr.; sisters, Ethel Walker, Glenda Rowe and Dianna Sturgill; brothers, Elmer Ray Raines and Charles Grant Raines Jr.; and five grandchildren. Burial: November 15, 2004 at the Frazier Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 2004 ** YANA ROSE WHITE YOUNG, 48, of Fort Gay, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. The daughter of Marie White and the late Roger White. Survivors include her husband, Dexter; son, Gunner Greene and wife, Beth; daughter, Kelly Greene; stepdaughter, Monica Young; brothers, Rock and wife, Sue; sister, Kelly Snow and husband, John Davis. No burial information listed.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 2004 ** ANNA LILLIAN HICKS, 90, of Milton, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 21, 1914 in Lincoln County, WV, a daughter of the late Millard and Lelia Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Floyd "Bud" Hicks; brothers, Leonard, Griff and Joel Adkins; sisters, Faye Gandee, Molly Keyser and Marie Brooks. Survivors include sisters, Beatrice Grass, Lucille Miller and Edith Moore; brother, Louis S. Adkins. No burial information listed.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 13, 2004 ** LENNA REITH DICK, 68, at her residence in Huntington. Born March 16, 1936 in Stecoah, North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Crawford and Naomi Marcus Jenkins. Survivors include her husband, Arden Lee Dick; sons, James D. Dick and John T. Dick; sisters, Hilda Stutler, Thelma Blaylock and Faye Martin; five grandchildren. No burial information listed.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 13, 2004 ** DANNY DALE "PETE" CHRISTIAN, 59, at his residence in Huntington. Born December 22, 1944, the son of Helen C. Suiter Orme and the late Elmer Christian. Preceded in death by brother, Bobby Joe Christian. Survivors include his wife, Sharon "Sam" King Christian; sisters Judy Thomas and Goldie Christian; brothers, Jerry, David, Freddie, Richard and John "Oscar" Christian. Burial: November 16, 2004 at the White Chapel Memorial Park, Barboursville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 13, 2004 ** NOLA STALEY PRESTON, 87, of Huntington, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born January 22, 1917, in Gragston, the daughter William Henry and Judith Ann Staley. Preceded in death by her husband, Goodwin W. Preston; daughter, Judy Dickerson; grandson, Larry Dale Preston; three sisters and three brothers. Survivors include daughter, Janie and husband, Jack Runyon; sons, Bernard Preston, Don Preston and wife, Betty, Jerry Preston and wife, Ann and Joe Preston and wife, Joann; sister, Agnes Hatten; eighteen grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Burial: November 16, 2004 at the Staley Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 13, 2004 ** TINIE SPAULDING, 81, of Marengo, OH, formerly of Wilsondale. Survived by brother, Jethro Spaulding. Burial: November 15, 2004 in the Spaulding Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2004 ** WILEY A. CHILDRESS JR., 75, at his residence in Ceredo. Born August 17, 1929, in McDowell County, the son of the late Wiley A. Sr. and Josephine Fite Childress. Survivors include, daughter, Denise Childress; son, Wiley A. Childress; sister, Janet Maranto; brother, Emory Childress; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial: November 18, 2004 at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 15, 2004 ** BETTY JEAN TILLERS, 73, at her residence in Huntington. Born January 24, 1931 in Huntington, the daughter of the late James and Lydia Perry. Preceded in death by brothers, Norman and Edgar Perry; sisters, Ethel Dial and Helen McKinney; former husbands, Russell Wooton and Robert Testa. Survivors include husband, Albin Tillers; sons, Gary G. Wooton and Ronald Wooton; daughter, Toshi and husband, Ben Younger; brothers, James Perry and wife, Katherine, Herman Perry and wife, Rose and Glen Perry; sisters, Ann Meadows and Alma Walker. Burial: November 18, 2004 at the Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2004 ** LUCILLE MCMAHON, 86, of Huntington. Born June 24, 1918 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Pharoah and Stella Osburn Webb. Preceded in death by her husband, Arno McMahon. Survivors include daughters, Kathy and husband, Roy Blake Jr., and Patty and husband, Rick Carte; stepdaughter, Marlene Nichols; stepson, Arlen Nichols; four grandchildren, one great-grandson. Burial: November 19, 2004 at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2004 ** THELMA ILENE PREECE, 47, of Huntington. Born May 8, 1957 in Mingo County, the daughter of Willis and Thelma Crum Mills. Preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Ann Mills. Survivors include a son, Christopher Preece; daughters, Rebecca Preece and Amanda and husband, Robert Crawford Jr.; brother, James W. Mills and wife, Sherry; sister, Lora and husband, Dolphy Dickerson. Burial: November 20, 2004 at the Maple Hill Section of Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2004 ** DEBRA K. PAULEY, 47, at her residence in Proctorville, Ohio. Born August 12, 1957 in Huntington, the daughter of the late Berkley and Martha Elkins Pine. Preceded in death by sisters, Edna Cooper and Barb Waddle. Survivors include her husband, Rick L. Pauley; daughter, Shannon White; sons, Rickey and Robby Pauley; five grandchildren; sisters, Carols Baker, Hilda Nelson and Sue Farnsworth. Burial: November 19, 2004 at the Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2004 ** STEPHANIE ANN DIXON EVANS, 60, at her residence in Kenova. Born September 18, 1944 in Wayne County, the daughter of Inez Browning and the late William G. "Buck" Dixon. Preceded in death by a brother, William "Tony" Dixon. Survivors include her husband, Phillip "Bo" Evans; daughter, Lori and husband, Patrick McVicker; son, Phillip Evans Jr.; six grandchildren; sister, Marilyn "Myrt" Frasher and Sidney and husband, John David Adkins; brother, Kevin Dixon and wife, Sara. Burial: November 19, 2004 in the Browning Family Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2004 ** REBA HOLLAND HATTEN, 85, at her residence in Kenova. Born September 25, 1919 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Charles Sr. and Eva Selby Holland. Preceded in death by her husband, Scott Hatten; son, Howard Michael Hatten; sister, Bertie Holland; brother, Charles Holland. Survivors include daughters, Alice and husband, Ramon Payton, Teresa Lynn and husband, Willard Horn; sisters, Nada McKenzie, Garnet and husband, Bob Bryant and Charlotte and husband, Robert Ullom and six grandchildren. Burial: November 20, 2004 at the Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2004 ** SAMPSON "SAM" PERRY, 77, at his residence in Dunlow. Born July 6, 1927 in Wayne, the son of the late Gid and Dolly Haney Perry. Preceded in death by brothers, William, Casie, Lowell and Clifford Perry; sisters, Janie Alexander, Lillie Mae Marcum and Ethel E. Perry. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Jean Sutherland Perry; daughters, Polly Marie and Judith Ann Perry; sister, Virginia Brewster and brother, Russell Perry. Burial: November 19, 2004 at the Perry Ridge Family Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 16, 2004 ** DELORES L. PARSLEY, 71 of Wheelersburg, Ohio, in Columbus, Ohio. Born October 22, 1933 in Wayne, the daughter of the late George Menis and Violet Cyrus Stephens. Preceded in death by her husband, Johney O. Parsely; a daughter, Tasunda Parsley Glass. Survivors include a daughter, Linda and husband, Jim Conn; brothers, Argean, Adolphis, Paul, Silas, Raymond, Donald, Michael and Balks Stephens; sisters, Joyce Jones, Diane Lambert, Helen Webber and Glenna Williams; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial November 20. 2004 at the Memorial Burial Park.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 2004 ** STEVEN H. COPLEY, 26, of Fort Gay. Born August 3, 1978 in Louisa, KY, the son of June Robertson Copley and the late Howard Copley. Survivors include son, Tyler Copley; daughter, Kacie Copley; sisters, Betty Hatfield, Lucinda Thompson and Kimberly Copley; brothers, Adam and Jeffery Monroe Copley. Burial: November 20, 2004 at the Robertson Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 2004 ** MATTIE LEE BOOTEN SMITH, 71 of Crestwood, in the Hospice and Palliative Care, Louisville. Born in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Eldridge and Opal Booten. Preceded in death by her husband, Donald Smith. Survivors include a son, J. Gregory Smith and wife, Lisa; sisters, Joyce and husband, Arch Childers and Gladys and husband, Richard Adkins and mother-in-law, Della Smith. Burial: November 22, 2004 at the Louisville Memorial Gardens East.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2004 ** RALPH V. STOWASSER, of Lesage, WV, in the Morris Memorial Nursing Home in Milton, WV. Born July 24, 1914 in Cabell County, the son of the late Henry and Bertha Stevens Stowasser. Preceded in death by his wife, Janis Barlow Stowasser; infant daughter, Martha Sue Stowasser; sisters, Averil Jefferson and Alfie Spurlock. Survivors include a daughter, Judy and husband, Terry Midkiff; sons, Blaine Stowasser and wife, Deloris, Alan Stowasser and wife, Tammy and Neil Stowasser; three granddaughters. Burial: November 23, 2004 in Union Ridge, Lesage.
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DIED- NOVEMBER 18, 2004 ** ANNA JEAN MEADOWS, 75, of Ceredo, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include a son, Ronald Carol Chapman; daughter, Billie Jean Lyon; four grandchildren; sisters, Frances Perdue and Kitty Nunley and a brother, James Jarrell. Burial: November 22, 2004 at the Susie Chapel Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2004 ** TRACY T. SMITH, 93, formerly of Wayne, at his residence in Creston, Ohio. Born June 10, 1911 at Mossy Creek, the son of the late Perry Richard and Martha Ellen Armstrong Smith. Preceded in death by his first wife, Augusta Mae Perry; second wife, Christina Skeens; sisters, Virginia and Dorothy; brother, Derrell Smith. Survivors include daughter, Ellen D. Phillips; sons, Tom Smith, Paul Smith, Richard D. Smith and wife, Barbara; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren and a brother, David Smith. No burial information listed.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2004 ** CAROLYN SUE DILLON FRY, 45, of Wayne. Born September 26, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Lee and Faye Dillon. Survivors include her husband, Dan W. Fry; son, Christopher J. Kiley and wife, Tiffany; two grandchildren; grandmother, Wilda Dillon; sisters, Andrea and husband, Jerry Damron, Melina and husband, Tom Smith, Sherry and husband, James Gilkerson and Melissa and husband, Alec Plymale; brothers, Randy Dillon and Terry Dillon and wife, Yolanda. Burial: November 28, 2004 at the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2004 ** OVAL BEA TAYLOR, 84, of Beaver, formerly of Oceana, at the Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Born February 3, 1920 in Gradyville, KY, the daughter of the late Elmer and Polly Cole. Preceded in death by her husband, Bill Taylor; daughter, Brenda Gail Taylor; twin sister, Opal; brothers, Walter, Felix, Lawrence and Allen Cole. Survivors include children, Bill Taylor and wife, Devonna, Joyce and husband, Jack Robertson, Mary Ann and husband, Tom White and Mark Taylor and wife, Sandra; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a sister, Nellie Jessee. Burial: November 21, 2004 at the Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2004 ** DONALD D. WATTS JR., 44, of Branchland, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 6, 1960 in Man, WV, the son of Donald Watts Sr. and the late Ethel Zelker Watts. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Watts; daughter, Valerie Shae Watts; sons, Donald Watts III and Adam Alexander Watts; sisters, Karen Sue Staple, Deloris Davis, Caroline Ramey, Virginia Oldaker, Donna Sue Watts and Phyllis Clark and a brother, Kenith Ray Watts. Burial: November 24, 2004 at the Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2004 ** SHAELYN ALIVIA HOLEMAN, of Florence, KY, was stillborn at the St. Luke Hospital, Florence, KY. The daughter of Jeannie Gaynale Meade and Charles Albert Holeman Jr. Survivors include grandparents, Wallace and Jean Meade, Charles and Debbie Holeman and Dreama and Keith Barrett. Burial: November 22, 2004 at the Wallace-Meade Cemetery, Wilsondale.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2004 ** GLORIA JEAN NAPIER EDWARDS, 52, at her residence in Kenova. Born September 3, 1952 in Cabell County, the daughter of Andrew Napier and the late Dicy Ramey Napier. Survivors include sons, Brett Edwards and wife, Amber and Jeff Edwards and wife, Danielle; sister, Arbutus and husband, Rick Stone; brother, Jimmy Napier; one granddaughter; grandmother and grandmother, Polly Napier. Burial: November 23, 2004 in the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2004 ** DONNIE RAY "DON" MAYNARD, 54, of Chesapeake, OH, formerly of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born December 1, 1949 in Williamson, WV, the son of the late Edward Truman Maynard and Sara Maynard. Preceded in death by a brother, Billy Joe Gannon. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Maynard; children, Michael Ray Maynard and wife, Sandina, Mark Elliott Maynard and wife, Crystal, Angela Dawn and husband, Shane Sharp; six grandchildren; brothers, Brian Eugene Maynard, Dakota Maynard, James Maynard and wife, Anna Mae, Rev. Edward Truman Maynard and wife, Sylvia and Thomas Maynard and wife, Martha; sister, Nancy Clay. Burial: November 21, 2004 at the McClellan-Crum Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2004 ** EMMA LOU "LOULY" AKERS, 75, of Kenova. Born September 29, 1929 in McVeigh, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Clara Bloss McKee. Preceded in death by her husband, Donald Hobart Akers Sr.; brother, Benjamin McKee Jr.; sister, Violet Gibson. Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Lee and husband, Howard E. Carroll; son, Donald Hobart Akers Jr. and wife, Debbie; four grandchildren; sisters, Madge Bartram and Delores Thacker. Burial: November 22, 2004 in the Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2004 ** GRACIE PRINCE, 68, at her residence in Fort Gay. Born February 10, 1936 in Pike County, KY, the daughter of the late Beldon and Daisy Mullins. Survivors include her husband, Howard Prince; son, Jerry Prince and wife, Eva; daughters, Lucille Stacy and Millie and husband, Derver Stacy; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Melvin and Hayes Mullins; sisters, Causby Prince, Ruby Clark, Martha Copley and Roxie Brewer. Burial: November 22, 2004 Prince and Mullins Cemetery, Crum, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 2004 ** JOHN R. CHINN, 77, of Chesapeake, OH, in Heartland of Riverview, South Point, OH. Born December 23, 1926 in Cabell County, the son of the late Dewey and Fannie Sullivan Chinn. Preceded in death by his wife, Iva Irene Chinn; a son, John Raymond Chinn; brothers, Delbert, Dallas and Junior Chinn; sister, Emmy Elkins; second wife, Faye Chinn. Survivors include a son, Raymond Chinn; daughter, Debbie Blankenship; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Burial: November 23, 2004 in the Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 2004 ** JESSE SPAULDING, 79, of Kermit, at Williamson Memorial Hospital. Born May 20, 1925 in Wayne County, the son of the late Jimmy and Lou Creasey. Survivors include sons, Ronald Spaulding and wife, Novella, Garrett Spaulding and wife, Julie, Wynn D. Spaulding, Tennis Spaulding and wife, Donna and Jimmy Spaulding and wife, Alice; daughter, Jenny and husband, Don Jude; 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; sisters, Alice Johnson, Frankie Johnson and Stella Spaulding; brothers, James and Joe Spaulding. Burial: November 22, 2004 at the Lowe Cemetery, Jennies Creek.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 2004 ** BENNIE GARRETT MCSORLEY, 73, at his residence in Prichard. Born September 15, 1931 in Boyd County, KY, the son of the late Charles and Dixie Fortner McSorley. Preceded in death by a brother, Frank McSorley. Survivors include sons, Bennie McSorley and wife, Sandy, Fred McSorley and wife, Martha, and Gary McSorley and wife, Mary; daughters, Valerie Graham and Jean and husband, Thurman Bartram; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; sisters, Billow Hall and Mary Akers; brother, James McSorley. Burial: November 24, 2004 at the Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 2004 ** JOE SMITH, 87, of Louisa, at Radnor. Born March 1, 1917 in Morgan County, KY, the son of the late John M and Hulda Dulen Smith. Preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Marie Stepp Smith. Survivors include daughters, Ruby Jo Messer, Wanda Faye Brewer, Phyllis Simms, Diana Thompson and Anna Thompson; sons, Johnny Jermone, Joe and Randolph Smith; brother, William O. Smith; 22 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Burial: November 23, 2004 at the Joe Smith Cemetery, Radnor.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 2004 ** CHARLES G. "CHUCK" SAUNDERS, 41, at his residence in Huntington. Born December 26, 1962 in Huntington, the son of Lora Plymale Saunders and the late Charles E. Saunders. Preceded in death by brothers, Dennis, Gary and Randy Saunders. Survivors include his wife, Linda Sue Walker Saunders; brother, Larry Saunders and wife, Paula. No burial information listed.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 2004 ** VIRGINIA BERNICE WILKES, 80, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born July 29, 1924, in Huntington, the daughter of the late James Harding and Bertha C. Buskirk Dickerson. Preceded in death by her husband, James Donald Wilkes; brothers, Sterling, Bervin, Willard and Woodrow Dickerson; sisters, Helen Moore, Wilma Owens, Gertrude Kelley and Mary Lena Pennywitt. Survivors include a son, James Michael Wilkes; brother, John Dickerson; and a sister, Navada Kilgore. Burial: November 24, 2004 at the Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 2004 ** PEARL G. MCCLELLAN, 92, at her residence in Barboursville. Born January 11, 1912 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Fletcher Mansfield and Martha Jane Fry Stiltner. Preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Clifford C. "Birdie" McClellan; five brothers and five sisters. Survivors include daughters, Dolores and husband, James LeMaster and Donna and husband, Charles Campbell Jr.; sister, Marjorie Adams; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Burial: November 23, 2004 at the Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 2004 ** BILL FLOYD SPAULDING, 77, of Kermit. Born March 3, 1927 in Mingo County, son of the late Will and Effie Parsley Spaulding. Preceded in death by brother, Lonnie Spaulding; sister, Shirl Brewer. Survivors include his wife, Nora Brewer Spaulding; sons, Bill Jr., Danny Spaulding and wife, Judy, Ron Spaulding and wife, Kathy, and Mike Spaulding and wife, Shena; daughters, Dorothy and husband, Johnny Linville, Charlene and husband, Don Back, Gail and husband, Archie Messer Carol and husband, Ronald Copley and Cathy and husband, Paul Copley and Ann and husband, Glen Brown; brothers, Robert, Tony, Benny, Tommy and Donnie Spaulding; sisters, Merril Brewer, Larabell Perry, Pauline Brewer and Barbara Evans; 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, Burial: November 24, 2004 at the Spaulding Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 22, 2004 ** TOM PARSONS, 68, of Guyandotte, in Huntington. Born February 3, 1938, at Beech Fork, East Lynn, the son of the late Wayne and Essie Clay Parsons. Survivors include his wife, Mae Davis Parsons; daughters, Tammy Parsons and Janice Caldwell; four grandchildren; sisters, Juanita Luther, Edith Adkins and Margie Windom; brothers, Mike and Bill Parsons. Burial: November 27, 2004 at the Parsons Family Cemetery, Beech Fork.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 22, 2004 ** CARL W. BERRY JR., 63, at his residence in Huntington. Born August 7, 1943, the son of the late Carl and Mildred Jenkins Berry. Survivors include a daughter, Deborah and husband, Jeff Rowe; son, Jeff Berry and wife, Sheila; and three grandchildren. No burial information listed.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 22, 2004 ** BASIL PARSLEY, 91, of Crum, at Williamson Memorial Hospital. Born April 17, 1913, the son of the late Jesse and Florence Parsley. Preceded in death by his wife, Carrie Parsley; sons, John Jr. and Jesse Parsley. Survivors include sons, James Parsley and wife, Net, Greenway Parsley and wife, Delores and Charles Parsley and wife, Kathy; daughters, Gladys and husband, Lee Edington, Masil and husband, Jobie McCoy, Mary and husband, Carl Marcum, Carol and husband, Ervin Maynard, Deleana Howell, Garnet and husband, Cleve Johnson, Grace and husband, Gary Kiser and Florence and husband, Glen Stepp; brother, Birdie Parsley; sisters, Edith Williams and Marybelle Muncy; 26 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Burial: November 25, 2004 at the Parsley Cemetery, Cottonhill Road, Crum, WV.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 23, 2004 ** MANDY M. SMITH, 76, of Huntington, in Oregon, Ohio. Born February 7, 1928 in Logan County, the daughter of the late Marion and Amy Miller Mills Frye. Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond M. Smith; sister, Lula Dixon; and a brother, Archie Mills. Survivors include a sister, Frances Dixon; brother, Ezekiel Mills and wife, Betty; half-sister, Mary Lillian Naylor; and a stepsister, Ruth Ann Walls. Burial: November 30, 2004 at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 23, 2004 ** NAOMI MAUER, 81, of Huntington, in Oregon, Ohio. Born May 11, 1923, in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Marion and Amy Miller Mills Frye. Preceded in death by her husband, James Mauer; a sister, Lula Dixon; and a brother, Archie Mills. Survivors include sons, Floyd Allen White and Billy White; sister, Frances Dixon; brother, Ezekiel Mills and wife, Betty; half sister, Mary Lillian Naylor and a stepsister, Ruth Ann Wells. Burial: November 30, 2004 at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 23, 2004 ** WALTER FERGUSON, 64, of Fort Gay, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born June 25, 1940, at Mill Creek, a son of the late Leslie and Ruth Thompson Ferguson. Survivors include a daughter, Patty Ferguson; son, James Walter Ferguson; sisters, Faye Finley and Ruby Cockrell; brothers, Albert, Wayne, Leslie and Ray Ferguson; and one grandchild. Burial: November 25, 2004 at the Pratt Cemetery, Radnor.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2004 ** EULA MEADE WAGGONER, born June 15, 1915, the daughter of the late Isaac and Lucy Meade. Preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers. Survivors include daughters, Avonell Perdue Napier and husband, Donald, Pauline Asbury McNeeley and husband, Fred; 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren. Burial: November 27, 2004 at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2004 ** GERALD HATTON BARTRAM, 70, at his residence in Friendsville, Maryland. Born February 12, 1934 in Wayne, the son of the late Fred and Josephine Hatton Bartram. Survivors include sons, Glenn Allen Bartram and wife, Deborah and Jack Landon; daughter, Carol B. and husband, Marc Lorson; brother, Virgil Bartram; sisters, Marsha and husband, Al Sutter and Carolyn and husband, Paul Dolensky and one granddaughter. Mr. Bartram was cremated.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2004 ** JOSEPH D. “J.D.” BALL, 82, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, in Lake Wales. Born January 24, 1922, in Genoa, the son of the late Alvie and Myrtle Crabtree ball. Preceded in death by a daughter, Sherra Ball; sisters, Beatrice Hatten and Reba Riggs. Survivors include his wife, Alta Donahoe Ball; a son, David M. Ball and wife, Lynn; stepsons, Darrell, Donald, and Gary Spreacker; 15 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren; brother, Carlos Ball; sisters, Audrey Neal and Geneva Ball. Burial: November 30, 2004 at the Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 ** LOIS “SISTER” REID NELSON, 64, of St. Joe Beach, Florida, at Bay Medical Center, Panama City. Born in Louisa, Kentucky. Survivors include her husband, Ret. Lt. Colonel Bob Nelson, formerly of Wayne; daughter, Karla Stalling; son, Robert H. Nelson III and wife, Lisa; and one grandchild.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2004 ** WILFORD DOYLE NAPIER, 65 of Kenova, at the St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born July 3, 1939, in Logan County, the son of the late Wilford and Nora Palmer Napier. Survivors include his wife, Luann Butcher Napier; son, Danny Doyle Napier; daughter, Terri Hazlett; four grandchildren; brother, Jimmy Napier and wife, Sue. Burial: November 27, 2004 at the Maple Hill Section of the Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2004 ** GROVER ADKINS, 86, of Fort Gay. Born July 28, 1918 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, the son of the late Charlie and Mary Liddie Hughes Adkins. Preceded in death by his first wife, Ethel Doss Adkins and his second wife, Sara Ruth Billups Adkins; a son, Grover D. Adkins; daughter, Mattie Theda Adkins; sisters, Vivian Preece and Opal Collins; brothers, Dock, Elmer, Ralph, Owen, Raymond and Charles Jr. Survivors include a son, Karl Justin Adkins and wife, Robin; daughters, Mary Ellen Reid, Stephanie Ann Adkins and Justina Sibyl Taylor; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial: November 27, 2004 in Fort Gay, WV Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 24, 2004 ** RAY MAYNARD, 78, at his residence in Breeden. Born September 13, 1926 in West Virginia, the son of the late Albert and Peggie Taylor Maynard. Preceded in death by brothers, Roland and Ken Maynard. Survivors include brothers, John B. Maynard, Willie Maynard and wife, Ursula and Ernie Maynard and wife, Emma Jean; sisters, Hazel Williamson, Blanch and husband, Enoch Sheppard, Martha May Collins and Frankie Williamson. Burial: November 28, 2004 at the Maynard Family Cemetery, Breeden.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 25, 2004 ** BEATRICE BRINEGAR, 93, at her residence in Branchland, WV. Born March 24, 1911 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Sara Plymale. Preceded in death by her husband, Lorenzia Brinegar. Survivors include daughters, Mary Perry, Darlene Adkins and Frances Tomblin; stepdaughters, Alberta Perry, Eileen Perry and Estelle Watts; sons, Everette, Ezra and Darrell Brinegar; sister, JoAnn Elders; brother, Ernest Plymale; 30 grandchildren, 67 great grandchildren and 15 great great grandchildren.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 25, 2004 ** DOROTHY AKERS PACK, 83, of Lexington, KY, formerly of Huntington, in St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Born September, 15, 1921 in Huntington, the daughter of the late Harry and Tennie Hutchinson Hancock. Preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence Akers; second husband, Jess Lee Pack. Survivors include son, Gary Akers and wife, Judy; daughter, Barbara and husband, Larry Ridenour; four grandchildren, five great grandchildren; brothers, William F. Hancock and wife, Barbara, Harry Edward Hancock and wife, Willie; sister, Mary Smith Collins.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 26, 2004 ** JAMES KYLE BRAGG SR., 83, of Gallipolis Ferry, WV, in the Holzer Medical Center, Ohio. Born August 2, 1921 in Cabell County, the son of the late James Kyle and Pina Adkins Bragg. Preceded in death by his wife, Lelia Faye Bragg; and a brother, Archie Bragg. Survivors include sons, James Bragg Jr. and wife, Linda and Leonard Bragg and wife, Joy; half sisters, Dorothy and Elfreda; two grandchildren.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 26, 2004 ** WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSS, 53, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born July 15, 1951 in Cabell County, the son of the late William Jennings and Glenna Virginia Berry Ross. Preceded in death by a brother, Harry Ross. Survivors include sister, Mrs. Ferrol Cotton, Joan Duncan, Selena Maynard, Judy Adkins and Karen Lane; brother, Jimmie D. Ross.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 27, 2004 ** LUCILLE FARRIS ANDERSON BEACH, 83, at her residence in Barboursville. Born July 8, 1921 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the daughter of the late Thomas and Ethel Pinkerman Farris. Preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Beach and a son, Bobby Burke Anderson. Survivors include daughters, Clemmie Shepard and Theresa Sue Hogsett; sons, Joe Lee, Sulvanna, Tommy, Billy Chris, Bruce Conley, Benny and Randy Anderson; sister, Julia Mae Lindsay; brother, Hobert Farris; 25 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Burial: December 1, 2004 at the Enon Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 27, 2004 ** VIVIAN NELSON, 76, at her residence in Ceredo. Surviving is her husband, Clayton Nelson. Burial: November 29, 2004 at the Bloss Cemetery, Lavalette.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 28, 2004 ** KRISTY MARIE BRUMFIELD, 38, at her residence in Huntington. Born May 11, 1966, the daughter of the late Ernest E. Sr. and Doris J. Parsons Brumfield. Survivors include a brother, Ernest E. Brumfield Jr. and wife, Maria. Burial: December 2, 2004 at the Forrest Lawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 28, 2004 ** HELEN MARIE FRAZIER, 65, of Fort Gay, at the Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born April 30, 1939, at Paddle Creek, a daughter of the late Earl Dewey and Bessie Robertson Webb. Preceded in death by a son, Roger Ray Frazier. Survivors include her husband, Billy Frazier; daughters, Tammy Sue Frazier, Bille Jean Parsley and Barbara Lee Williamson; sons, Ricky and Jimmy Frazier; sisters, Rebecca Maynard and Lillian Hundley; brother, Elmer Webb; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial: December 1, 2004 at the Robertson Cemetery, Paddle Creek.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 28, 2004 ** TONYA ADAMS, 36, at her residence in Huntington. Born July 21, 1968, the daughter of Genevieve Parsons Adams and the late Alvra Adams Sr. Preceded in death by a brother, Ray Toler. Survivors include sisters, Lynnedda Toler Watts and husband, George Watts, Vesta Pauley, Donna and husband, Ron Smith, Debbie and husband, Brad Blanchard and Katrina and husband, Lee Reeves; brothers, Tommy Toler and wife, Zelma, Alvra Adams Jr. and wife, Sue, Arnold Adams, Glen Adams and wife, Stephanie, Jeffery Dale Adams and wife, Betty and Luther Morris Adams. Burial: December 2, 2004 at the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 28, 2004 ** LOUELLA BRINEGAR, 63, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born May 15, 2004 in Branchland, WV, the daughter of the late Luther and Violet Ferguson Parsons. Preceded in death by a brother, Willis Parsons. Survivors include her husband, Everette Brinegar; daughters, Leona and husband, Bill Carter, Violet and husband, Troy Nicely and Beatrice Renee and husband, Rodney Turner; son, Timothy Brinegar and wife, Jackie; step-daughter, Beverly Wilkerson; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brothers, Holmer, Robert, Karry and Woolard Parsons and a sister, Ariva Ross.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 29, 2004 ** RUTH ANN PARSONS, 93, of Portsmouth, Ohio, at the Hillview Retirement Center, Portsmouth. Born March 26, 1911 in Radnor, WV, the daughter of the late William E. and Jane Chambers Preston. Preceded in death by sisters, Vessie Damron and Hazel Preston; brothers, Jarret, Goodwin, Robert and Ray Preston.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 29, 2004 ** DENNIS O. MERRITT, 60, of Wayne, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born March 10, 1944 in Wayne County, the son of the late Scott Sr. and Martha Frazier Merritt. Preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Hale Merritt; brother, Charles G. Merritt; grandchildren, Megan and Morgan Merritt. Survivors include daughters, Christina and husband, Todd Young and Patricia and husband, David Stewart; sons, Dennis A. Merritt and wife, Edna and Timothy R. Merritt and wife, Melissa; sisters, Virginia and husband, Mack McArthur, Faye and husband, Howard White, Elizabeth Woodyard, Sharon and husband, Delmar Adkins and Freda and husband, Jim Alexander; brothers, Scott Merritt and wife, Judy, Hugh Merritt and wife, Donna and Glen Merritt and wife Joyce and 10 grandchildren. Burial: December 2, 2004 at the Skeens Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 29, 2004 ** ETHEL PARSLEY JOHNSON, 80, of Penrose, North Carolina, at Penrose. Born March 11, 1924, a daughter of the late Wayne and Rosa Fields Parsley. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Johnson; daughter, Pauline Ferguson; stepson, Bryant Johnson; sister, Hazel Perry; brothers, Albert and Birdie Parsley. Survivors include daughters, Loucresia Waller, Juanita Mathis, Ledonna Messer, Grethel Hooper and Rebecca Frye; sons, Archie, Arvil, Danny and Roger Johnson; sisters, Ora Fields, Ellen Horn and Daisy Fields; a brother, Joe Marcum. Burial: December 3, 2004 at the Frank Fitch Cemetery, Marrowbone.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 29, 2004 ** ALBERTA LEE “MAM MAW” SMITH MEDLEY, 87, of Milton, at Heartland of Riverview in South Point, Ohio. Born January 10, 1917 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Drucilla Smith Bias. Preceded in death by her husband, William Sherman Medley and brothers, Donald L., Forrest and Ralph Edward Smith. Survivors include a daughter, Donna M. Painter; two grandchildren and one great grandchild and a sister, Doris E. Johnson. Burial: December 1, 2004 at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2004 ** FRED ZORNES, 94, of Belo, in the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Facility, South Williamson, Kentucky. Born February 14, 1910 in Wayne County, a son of the late Jerry and Nancy Jane Zornes. Preceded in death by a son, Ison Roy, “Buddy” Zornes; brother, John, Carl, and Zeek Zornes; sisters, Elizabeth Cyrus and Laura Hurley. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Mattie Baisden Zornes; son, Randy “Bobby” Zornes; daughters, Nora Jane Stapleton, Tobey Tiller and Lori and husband, Tommy Messer, and nine grandchildren. Burial December 3, 2004 at the Zornes family Cemetery.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2004 ** GERALDINE PLYMALE PINSON, 85, at her residence in Huntington. Born October 18, 1919 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Samuel and Carrie Johnson Plymale. Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Pinson. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Sue “Carrie” and husband, Tom Bently; son, Sam Pinson Jr. and wife, Patty; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial: December 4, 2004 at the Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2004 ** HARRISON C. “HARRY” MORRISON, 70, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 29, 1934 in Wayne County, the son of Pearlie Morrison and the late Eskie Clay Morrison. Preceded in death by a sister, Donna Frazier. Survivors include his wife, Dorcas Frasher Morrison; son, Darrell Morrison and wife, Lea; daughters, Tabitha and husband, Ervin Barham and Terri and husband, David Duncan; two grandchildren; brothers, Verlin, Gene and Edward Morrison; sisters, Eileen Hatten and Doris Napier. Burial: December 3, 2004 at the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2004 ** HELEN CARTWRIGHT WHITED, 92, of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, formerly of Lincoln County, West Virginia, at Rush, Kentucky. Born April 21, 1912, in Lincoln County, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Cartwright. Preceded in death by husbands, William Burks and Otho Whited; son, Eugene Walden Wilson; brother, John Cartwright; sister, Martha Cartwright. Survivors include daughters, Dixie Vanover and Bonnie Ashworth; 12 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 25, great-great-grandchildren. Burial: December 3, 2004 at the Arix Cemetery, Lincoln County.
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DIED – NOVEMBER 30, 2004 ** BILLY B. HATFIELD, 62 of Williamson, in the Williamson Memorial Hospital. Born October 21, 1942 in Ransom, Kentucky, a son of the late Glen “Giant” and Lorene Runyon Hatfield. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Hatfield; sons, Bryan Keith Hatfield and wife, Jennifer and Steve Kelly Bowen; daughters, Amy Hatfield and Angie Hatfield, and six grandchildren. Mr. Hatfield requested to be cremated so there was no burial.

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