WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
May, 2005
These obituaries for the month of May were typed by Howard Osburn.
DIED - MAY 2, 2005 ** EVELYN TRIPLETT, 69, of
Wayne, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 29, 1935 in Logan County, a
daughter of the late Kenneth Sparks and Geneva Reynolds Sparks Willis. Preceded
in death by a daughter, Linda Kay McCoy; a son, Johnny McCoy; one brother, Ted
Sparks; one sister, Phyllis Bruce, one brother-in-law, Otis Cadd; and one
grandson, Michael Henry Hood. Survivors include her husband, David Lee Triplett;
three daughters and two sons-in-law, Carol and Glen Rowe, Olive Loudene McCoy
and Betty and Mike Collins; one son, Jessie Warren McCoy Jr., and his fiance,
Grace Karen Wolverton; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial May
5, 2005, in the Maynard Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 2, 2005 ** RAYMOND ST. CLAIR, 65, of
Wayne. Born November 8, 1940 in Kitchen, WV, the son of the late Lige Fannin and
Adeline Mullins. Survivors include one son, Steffan St. Clair; two
granddaughters; one grandson; one sister, Patricia St. Clair. Burial place not
given.
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DIED - MAY 3, 2005 ** GRACIE TAYLOR, 79, of Louisa,
KY. Born March 29, 1926 in Inez, KY., the daughter of the late Ambors Jude and
Maggie Stanley Jude. Survivors include her husband, Freelon Taylor; two
daughters, Lois Dole and Gladys Gillman; four sons, Cecil Taylor, Lonnie Taylor,
Junior Taylor and McKinley Taylor; four grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Burial May 7, 2005 in the Muncy Lowe Cemetery at Meathouse,
KY.
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DIED - MAY 3, 2005 ** CURTIS CARL DYER, 85, of
Wayne, West Virginia, at Regency Park, Huntington, W.Va. Born March 8, 1920, on
Lick Creek in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Meredith and Stella Maynard
Dyer. Preceded in death by four sisters, Soletha Jane Carpenter, Alpha Smith,
Lola Rigg and Opal Smith; three brothers, Hycle, Paul and Fred Dyer. Survivors
include two daughters, Diane Harris and husband Jerry and Jane Simeral; a son,
David Milton Dyer and wife Margaret; nine grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren. Burial May 8, 2005 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - MAY 4, 2005 ** DAVID G. BALDRIDGE, 51, of
Louisa. KY. Born, October 23, 1953, in Paintsville, the son of the late Kelly
Baldridge and Annie Fireball Baldridge. Survivors include his wife, Teresa
Thompson Baldridge; one son, David Kelly Balrdridge; three brothers, Thomas,
Michael and Benjamin Baldridge. Burial May 7, 2005, in the Yatesville Memorial
Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 4, 2005 ** INFANT PAMELA ANN CROCKETT.
She is survived by her parents, Mary L. Crockett of Wayne. Burial May 8, 2005 at
Crockett Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 4, 2005 ** EARSEL “Smokey,”PACK, 74, of
Huntington, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born July 26, 1930 in Wayne
County, the son of the late Rufus and Lucinda Watts Pack.
Preceded in death by 3 sisters and 5 brothers. Survivors include 4 daughters,
Jona Dean and husband Mike, Patricia Perry and husband Dale, Faye McCoy and
husband Darryl and Paula Nixon and husband Jared; 4 sons, Larry Spence and wife
Kim, Ronald Pack and wife Toni, Earsel Glenn Pack and wife Sharon and Michael
Pack and wife, Heather; 2 sisters Esta Mae Swimm and Ina Faye Wilson; one
brother Juluis Pack and wife Judy; 16 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren.
Burial May 7, 2005, in the Pack Cemetery, Kiahsville, WV.
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DIED - MAY 4, 2005 ** INFANT DANAE RACHELLE BAILEY,
at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Survivors include her mother, Tahanna Sue Pierce;
three grandmothers, Connie Pierce, Benita Steele and Kimberly Napier; three
grandfathers, Dave Bailey, John Swimm and Richard Stephens; special aunts and
uncles Andrea Bailey, Caleb Napier, Austin Napier, Jennifer, Justin and
Johnathon Pierce. Burial in the Bailey Cemetery near the family residence.
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DIED - MAY 4, 2005 ** MARY KATHERINE SPRADLING HEABERLIN,
69, of Hempfield Township, PA. Born June 10, 1935 in Wayne, a daughter of the
late Virgil and Grace Hughes Spradling. Preceded in death by one son, Steven Joe
Heaberlin; two sisters, Faye Saville and Opal Spradling; four brothers, William,
George, James and Amel Spradling. Survivors include two daughters and
sons-in-law, Katherine and Greg Stephens, Susie and Jerry Frank; one
granddaughter; one great-grandson; three brothers and sisters-in-law, John R.
and Effie Spradling, Paul and Diana Spradling and Clyde and Anna Mae Spradling.
Burial May 8, 2005, in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 6, 2005 ** THELMA MAYNARD, 82, of Vero
Beach, Fla, formerly of Wayne, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla. Born
October 22, 1922, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Everett
and Spicie Adkins Martin. Preceded in death by her husband, Early Maynard; one
son, Clifton Maynard. Survivors include two daughters, Jan Mallory, Earlene
Gurley and husband, Richard; three sisters, Eileen McGlone and husband, William,
Hazel Moritz, Marie O'Dell; one brother, Walter Martin; two grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. Burial May 11, 2005, in Community Memorial Gardens,
Wayne.
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DIED - MAY 6, 2005 ** MRS. MILFORD WORKMAN, 84, of
Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born November 18, 1920, a daughter of the late
Robert and Ida Pack Osburn. Preceded in death by her husband, William H.
Workman; a grandson, Ronald Ray Workman; a son-in-law, Henry Ward; a sister,
Lilly Brooks; and a brother, Rufus Osburn. Survivors include two daughters and
one son-in-law, Sue Ward and Ida and David Milum; three sons and
daughters-in-law, Roger and Kathy Workman, John R. and Nell Workman and Ronnie
and Dale Workman; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Emory and Dot Osburn and
Faye Osburn of Huntington; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren. Burial May 9, 2005, in Dock's Creek Cemetery in
Kenova.
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DIED - MAY 7, 2005 ** MOLLIE MAE ESTEP, 79, of
Wayne, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born December 6, 1925, in
Proctorville, Ohio, the daughter of the late James and Ida Jarvis Edwards.
Preceded in death by one brother and four sisters. Survivors include her
husband, William R. Estep; two stepsons, Charles Estep and his wife, Loretta and
William Estep Jr.; one stepdaughter, Sandra and her husband Frank Marshall; one
sister, Effie Snowden; one grandson; three granddaughters. Burial May 11, 2005,
in Crown City Cemetery, Crown City, Ohio.
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DIED - MAY 7, 2005 ** LUKE A. BLATT, 92, of
Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born May 14, 1912, in Wayne County,
W.Va, a son of the late A. M. and Ella Herrick Blatt. Preceded in death by his
wife, Era Owens Blatt; a son-in-law, Jack Nelson; a great-grandson, Zaine
Nelson; four brothers, Glady, Ralph, Lewis and Paul Blatt; and three sisters,
Ann Altizer, Pauline Blatt and Margaret Rife. Survivors include two sons and
daughters-in-law, David and Roberta Blatt and Michael and Carmen Blatt; three
daughters and a son-in-law, Dolores Nelson, Sandy May and Christine and Danny
Chadwick; 19 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild;
a sister, Josephine Bickar. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Garden,
Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - MAY 8, 2005 ** EDITH THOMPSON, 94,
formerly of Webbville, KY. Born October 17, 1910 in Webbville, the daughter of
the late Paris Webb and Anna Ratliff Webb. She is survived by two sons, Paris
Milton Thompson and Lawrence R. Thompson; one sister, Allie Davidson; seven
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial May 13, 2005 in the Greenlawn
Cemetery in Louisa, KY.
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DIED - MAY 8, 2005 **CHARLES HENRY OSBURN, 77, of
Genoa, WV. Born May 5, 1928 in Wayne County, the son of the late Tennessee
Robinson Osburn and John Osburn. Preceded in death by his daughter, Betty
Williamson. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Lewis Osburn; three daughters,
Teresa L. Maynard, Kathy Osburn and Deanna Osburn; one son, Early L. Osburn; one
granddaughter; one grandson; three sisters, Dolly St. Clair, Wanda Meddings and
Beulah Ullman; one brother, Earl Osburn. Burial May 11, 2005, in Community
Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - MAY 9, 2005 ** THOMAS JACKSON "JACK" TURNER,
69, of Kenova, W.Va, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 24,1936, in
Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Charles Otis and Faye Helen Christian Turner.
Preceded in death by a brother, Charles Turner; four sisters, Dorothy Hoback,
Betty DeArment, Martha Helen Turner and Mary Jane Turner. Survivors include
three daughters and sons-in-law, Tina and Perry Sarver, Tammy and Tom Lucas and
Terry and Jeff Hodgens; one son, Tommy Turner; six grandchildren; one brother
and sister-in-law, John and Eleanor Turner; two sisters and one brother-in-law,
Alberta Key and Geraldine and Robert Tait. Burial May 13, 2005, at Woodmere
Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED - MAY 9, 2005 ** IVA LETA ELLISON, 60, of
Wayne, WV, at her home. Preceded in death by her husband, Billie D. Ellison; her
father, Lee Blankenship. Survivors include her mother, Leta Preston Blankenship;
one sister, Thelma "Trudy" Kelly and her husband, Lyle Wayne; five brothers,
Jennings L. Blankenship, Kenneth Ashley Blankenship and wife, Joyce, Lloyd
Blankenship and wife, Diana, Lionel Blankenship and Carl Richard Blankenship and
wife, Virginia. Burial May 12, 2005, in Price Mills Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - MAY 9, 2005 ** DORIS MAE TREDWAY, 84,
of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Crown City, Ohio, in Heartland of Riverview.
Preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Jessie Medley; her husband, James
‘Tip” Tredway; one sister, Francis Price. Survivors include two daughters, Sally
Scheibelhood and her husband Mike and Linda Fields and her husband Dale; three
sons, Wannie Frazier and his wife Donna, Clifford Frazier and his wife Carolyn
and Richard Frazier and his wife Jackie; 17 grandchildren; 36
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial in White Chapel
Memory Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - MAY 9, 2005 ** WILLIAM D. PERDUE, 76, of
Westmoreland-Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Bill was the son of
the late Henry and Elizabeth Perdue. Survivors include his wife, Anna Sue
Perdue; three daughters and sons-in-law, Jenny and Jimmy Bloss, Sharon and
Michael Boswell and Elizabeth and Alphonso Gantt; eight grandchildren; two
sisters, Elma Williamson and Cynthia Mikhail. Burial in Spring Valley
Memory Gardens, Huntington
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DIED - MAY 13, 2005 ** CLYDE MAY, 77, of
Kenova. Born February 20, 1928 in Ferguson, the son of the late Samuel and Sarah
Scaggs May. Preceded in death by four brothers, Boyd, Harrison, Leonard and
Floyd May. Survivors include his wife, Alma Jane Copley May; one daughter Linda
and her husband Rob Fetty; two sons, Raymond May and his wife Evelyn and Clyde
William May, Jr. and his wife Susan; 9 grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Anna May.
Burial May 16, 2005, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - MAY 13, 2005 ** FANNIE RICE, 84, of
Wayne, West Virginia, at her residence. Born January 22, 1921, in Wayne County,
a daughter of the late Washington "Buck" and Eliza Elliott Robinson. Preceded in
death by her husband, Ardie Rice; four brothers, Isam, Maxie and Raymond
Robinson, and Okey Williamson. Survivors include two daughters, Opal Winkler and
Loretta Ruth Holloway; six sons, Hobert Rice, Lester Rice, Willard Rice, Herman
Rice, Melvin Rice and Leon Rice; two sisters, Armenta Messner and Millie Mathis;
one brother, Jay Williamson; eighteen grandchildren and fifteen
great-grandchildren. Burial May 15, 2005, in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 14, 2005 ** JAMES PAUL OSBORNE, 76, of
Columbus, Ohio. Born August 22, 1928, the son of the late William and Dove Mae
Chaffin Osborne in Blaine, Kentucky. Survivorws include his wife, Garlene Cordle
Osborne; one daughter, Sherry Osborne. Burial May 17, 2005, in Kitchen Cemetery
in Blaine, Kentucky. (James Paul was a fourth cousin to Howard Osburn)
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DIED - MAY 14, 2005 ** PHYLLIS CAROL VANCE, 64, of
Creston, Ohio, at her home. Born Dec. 17, 1940, in Wayne, W.Va., to Bascom and
Anna (Skeens) Pelfrey. Preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, David and
Leonard Pelfrey; three infant brothers. Survivors include her husband, Virgil R.
Vance; a daughter, Theresa (Greg) Cook; three step-grandchildren; two sisters,
Rosie (Gerald) Rhoads and Delores (Ed) Arnold; and nieces and nephews.
Burial will be at Creston Maple Mound Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 14, 2005 ** EDWARD MULLETT, 68, formerly
of Fort Gay. Born September 21, 1936 in Goodman, W.Va., a son of the late
Charles Mullett and Ada Johnson Mullett. Survivors include his wife, Dora
Meade Mullett; three daughters, Sandra McKister, Deborah Soya and Diann Dean;
and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held July 2, 2005 at Upper Tabors
Creek Freewill Baptist Church in Fort Gay.
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DIED - MAY 15, 2005 ** BETTY JUNE DOWELL, 76, of
833 Franz Circle, Ashland, Ky., in King's Daughters Medical Center. Born Feb. 4,
1929, in Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Rice and Ida Cyrus Osburn.
Preceded in death by a brother, Harold Osburn; two sisters, Blanche Ackerman
Bailey and Mildred Damron. Survivors include are her husband, Ginger L. Dowell;
four daughters, Cheryl (Garry) Lewis, Gaye Lynn (Michael) Phillips, Sue Ellen
(Jeff) Adams and Ida Lu Anne (Mark) Hermansdorfer; two sons, Robert Louis
(Debbie) Dowell and Gary Michael (Betty Jean) Dowell; a brother, Howard Osburn;
a sister, Lola Gilbert; twelve grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial
in Ashland Cemetery Mausoleum.
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DIED - MAY 15, 2005 ** IDA CLARK SMITH, 82, of
Wayne, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born June 7, 1922 at Dunlow, a daughter of
the late Henry and Mary Elizabeth Wallace Clark. Preceded in death by her
husband, Jesse Smith; four sisters, Martha Fortner, Eliza Jane Shannon, Francis
Mathis, and Norma Thompson; three brothers, Boyd Clark, Allen Clark and John
Clark. Survivors include two sons, Earl Smith and Charlie Smith and wife, Betty;
a sister, Angeline Gilkerson; a brother, Edgar Clark; five grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial May 18, 2005, in the Sam
Damron Cemetery on Ferguson Branch.
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DIED - MAY 15, 2005 ** BILLIE JO HILL, 70, of
Genoa, at her residence. Born September 6, 1934 at East Lynn, a daughter of the
late Herbert and Hazel Adkins Aldridge. Survivors include her husband, Golden
"Man" Hill; a sister, Shelba Jean Bartram and husband, Berford; a brother, Terry
Aldridge and wife, Marcia. Burial May 17, 2005, in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - MAY 16, 2005 ** ROSE MAY NEACE CYRUS, 75, of
Pritchard, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 20, 1929 in Lincoln
County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Lawrence and Deoska Nelson Nease.
Preceded in death by her husband Blaine Cyrus; a sister, Nora Lee Nelson; three
infant brothers. Survivors include a son Blaine E. Cyrus II and his wife Bambie;
a daughter Rose Anne Cyrus; one grandson; six sisters, Stella Margaret Crum,
Violet Neace and husband, Toni, Annabell Cyfers and husband, Taylor, Patricia
Ann Webb and husband, Perry; four brothers, James Ray Neace and wife, Sally,
Carl Nim Neace and wife, Bonnie, Robert Wandle Neace, Jinks "Bud" Nelson of
Wayne, W.Va. Burial May 19, 2005, place not given.
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DIED - MAY 16, 2005 ** EUNICE A. JACKSON, 84, of
Lavalette, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 9, 1920 in Wayne
County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Henry and Victoria Adkins Jackson.
Preceded in death by three sisters, Elsie Adkins, Rita Dick and Erma Jackson; a
brother, Archie Jackson; and one nephew. Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Burial May 20, 2005 in Mays Chapel Cemetery, Lavalette, W.Va.
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DIED - MAY 17, 2005 ** CLETIS “TOODLE” CLARK, 72,
of Branchland, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 19, 1932,
son of the late Buddie and Ruby A. Albright Clark. Preceded in death by
two brothers, Jimmy Clark and DeLano Clark; one sister Lucille Clark. Survivors
include his wife, Loretta Faye Mills Clark; three daughters, Sheila Clay, Donna
Mills and husband Anthony and Sherri Brumfield and husband Norman; three sons
Keith A. Clark and wife Kathy, Ronald E. Clark and wife Linda and Cletis Ray
Clark and wife Kimberly; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two
brothers and four sisters. Burial May 20, 2005, in Watson Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - MAY 18, 2005 ** LOTTIE MOUNTS, 91, of
Ranger, W.Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born April 6, 1914, in Ranger,
W.Va., a daughter of the late Tilman and Octavia Sias Adkins. Preceded in death
by her husband, Andrew Jackson Mounts. Survivors include one son and
daughter-in-law, James and Loretta Mounts; one daughter, Elsie Lucas; 13
grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren;12 great-great-grandchildren. Burial May
21, 2005, in Frye-Nelson Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - MAY 18, 2005 ** MR. THOMAS ODELL SPURLOCK,
75, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born January 23, 1930,
in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Alfonzo and Daisy McDonald
Spurlock. Survivors include his wife Martha Ann Spurlock; four daughters and
three sons-in-law, Kathleen and Paul Connerty, Angela and Mark Gibson, Patricia
Knight, Jamie and Keith Kimberley; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Thomas O. S.
and Sue Robinson and Martin Thomas Spurlock; one sister, Betty Morris; three
brothers, Donald Spurlock, Charles Walker Spurlock and Alfonzo Spurlock Jr.; 13
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Burial May
21, 2005, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - MAY 19, 2005 ** RUTH CAROL BRITT, 67, of
Huntington. Born August 10, 1938, the daughter of the late Chester Ratliff and
Bracie Dean Ratliff. Survivors include one daughter, Marcia Ann Britt; one son,
Larry Britt; six grandchildren. Burial May 21, 2005, in the Fort Gay Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 20, 2005 ** DENNIS ISAACS, 32, of East
Lynn. Born August 3, 1972, the son of Dennis Terry and the late Sandy K. Collins
Isaacs. Survivors include one daughter, Brittany J. Pauley; one son, Bailey A.
Pauley Isaacs; his adopted father, Leslie Isaacs; grandmother, Lucille Napier
Terry; one sister, Cassie Simpkins; four brothers, Leslie Isaacs Jr., Nigel
Terry, Chris Terry and Jason Terry. Burial May 25, 2005, in the Skeens Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 20, 2005 ** HOMER EDWARDS, 92, of
Clarendon Hills, IL. Survivors include two sons, George and Larry and wife
Coreen; two grandchildren; two nieces and a nephew. Burial May 25, 2005, in the
family cemetery in Antioch.
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DIED - MAY 20, 2005 ** MARTHA JANE HOOSER, 88, of
Creston, Ohio, at Smithville-Western Care Center. Born April 1, 1917, in Wayne
County, W.Va., to Freelin and Alsie Akers. Preceded in death by four
brothers, Jay Homer, Ervin, Dock, and Andrew; two sisters, Mollie Smith and Mary
Helen Akers. Survivors include her husband, Virgil Hooser; two sons, Garland
(Jan) Hooser and Paul (Dianne) Hooser; five grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wade Akers and William Roy Akers; two
sisters, Jinnie Priest and Alma Jean Brickey. Burial was in Burbank Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 22, 2005 ** PATRICIA “JEAN” DICKERSON,
62, of Huntington, West Virginia, in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West
Virginia. Born November 12, 1942, in Wayne County, a daughter of Annetta Jackson
Jackson and the late Arlie Jackson. Preceded in death by a sister, Thelma
Single. Survivors include her husband, Charles Dickerson; a daughter and special
son-in-law, Debbie and Jimmy Reynolds; one granddaughter; two sisters, Shirley
Ward and Sue Thompson and husband, Lonnie; three brothers, Robert Jackson and
wife, Pat, Eddie Jackson and wife, Kay, and Gary Jackson and wife, Glenna; a
very special brother-in-law, Jim Dickerson and wife, Sandy, and a
brother-in-law, John Single. Burial May 25, 2005, in the Burks Cemetery near
Wayne, West Virginia.
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DIED - MAY 21, 2005 ** ETHEL MERRITT ERICKSON, 96,
of Parkersburg, W.Va., in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Parkersburg. Born December
20, 1908, in Ranger, W.Va., daughter of the late William Jackson and Hattie
Mills Merritt. Preceded in death by her husband, C. O. Erickson. Survivors
include three children, Charles F. Erickson, Donna Sue Tully and Myrah E. Scott;
10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Burial in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - MAY 24, 2005 ** WINIFRED BALL, 80, of
Oregonia, OH. Born May 18, 1925 in Ashland, KY., the daughter of the late Homer
and Nona McClellan Wright. Survivors include by her husband, Herbert Carter; one
daughter, Cathy Hemmert; one son, Herbert Lee Ball; one sister, Adrieanne Moore;
six grandchildren. Burial May 27, 2005, in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - MAY 24, 2005 ** BELVIE MARIE ADKINS NICELY,
79, of Huntington, at home. Born August 8, 1925, a daughter of the late Charlie
and Reba Perry Adkins and step daughter of the late Audie Adkins. Preceded in
death by a son, Carl Glen Nicely; two sisters, Bernice Ferguson and Myrtle
Adkins; one grandson, Roy Nicely Jr.; three step-sisters, Joann Adkins, Bertie
Porter and Zula Bryant; four step-brothers, Donald Franklin, Harlan, Bo, and
Forney Adkins. Survivors include her husband, Basil Roy Nicely; one son, Roy Lee
Nicely; two daughters, Joan Bundy and Charlene Adkins; three brothers, Russell,
Charlie, and Audie Jr. Adkins; four sisters, Alberta, Carolyn and Inez Adkins
and Linda Dillman; three sisters-in-law, Anita and Hester Nicely and Elsie
Meehling; 11 grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren. Burial May 28, 2005, in the Baylous Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 25, 2005 ** LAURA LEIGH PERRY, 42, of
Crum. Born October 5, 1962, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of the late
Christine Spaulding and James. F. Leffel-Hutchinson. Survivors include two sons,
James Mullins and John Mullins; one daughter, Tina Mullins; one granddaughter;
two brothers, Michael Engle and Larry Leffel; four sisters, Debra McDowell,
Lawanda Lively, Kandi Chapman and Mazzie Moore. Burial May 29, 2005, in the
Anderson Cemetery at Jennie’s Creek.
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DIED - MAY 26, 2005 ** ELMER ROY FLUTY, 73, of Fort
Gay. Born March 1, 1932, the son of the late Richard Fluty and Carrie Damron
Fluty. Survivors include five daughters, Carolyn Branham, Conchetta Callihan,
Betty Rose, Lisa Musser and Angie Savage; one son, Glenn Fluty; two Sisters,
Carrie Moore and Hattie Kosto; two brothers, Ed Fluty and Richard Fluty; nine
grandchildren. Burial May 28, 2005, in the Fluty Lick Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 26, 2005 ** PEGGY PACK, 71, of East
Kermit. Burial May 27, 2005, in the Parsley Cemetery in Marrowbone.
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DIED - MAY 27, 2005 ** RICHARD LEE BENNETT, 56, of
Huntington. Born December 1, 1948, a son of the late Robert and Vina Jean
Maynard Bennett. Preceded in death by one sister, Brenda Carol Frazier; one
brother, Roger Gene Bennett. Survivors include his wife, Linda Lou Bennett;
three daughters, Shirley J. Bennett, Patricia M. Conn and her husband Ezra, and
Karen E. Bennett; two sons, Richard Lee Bennett II and Ryan Alan Bennett; three
sisters, Sandra Burns, Hilda Gail Blevins and Tina L. Bennett; one brother,
Robert Coy Bennett; seven grandchildren. Burial June 1, 2005, in the Crescent
Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 28, 2005 ** DELBERT LEE CHRISTOPHER, 19,
of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 21, 1985, a son of
Gregory L. Christopher and Mabel A. Bolen Christopher. Preceded in death by his
maternal grandmother, Mary E. Bolen; his paternal grandparents, John Grant and
Lois Mae Christopher. Survivors include his parents; one sister, Joy D.
Christopher; two brothers, Larry E. and Ferris G. Christopher; his maternal
great-grandmother, Mabel Beckelheimer; his maternal grandfather, Vernon L.
Bolen. Burial in the Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - MAY 28, 2005 ** CAROL D. TAYLOR MANNON, 67,
of Proctorville. Born Aug. 31,1937,in Cabell County, W.Va., to the late Russell
and Minnie Sharp. Preceded in death by her first husband, William K Tay1or; one
sister, Loretta Trimble; two brothers, Bob and Jack Sharp. Survivors include her
husband, Alan “Jack” Mannon; two sons, Randall K. and wife, Deborah and Gregory
D. and wife, Lisa; one daughter, Karen Craycraft and husband, Mark; one stepson,
Alan Mannon II and wife, Kelley; and two stepdaughters, Lois Mannon and Laura
Martin; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial
May 31, 2005, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - MAY 29, 2005 ** PAUL EDWARD RUTHERFORD SR.,
73, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Wayne Continuous Care in Wayne, W.Va. Born
December13, 1931, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late George R.
and Ona Jackson Rutherford. Survivors include his wife, Betty Ann Galloway
Rutherford; two daughters and sons-in-law, Tonya and Scott Rakes and Lisa and
Paul Bowen; one son and daughter-in-law, Paul E. Rutherford Jr. and Lisa; one
stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Barbara and Bob Spradlin; one granddaughter;
three grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law; two great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Mickey Hardwick and Wilma Jean Peters; two brothers and one
sister-in-law, George Robert “Bob” and Lucy Rutherford and Franklin D.
Rutherford. Burial June 1, 2005, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens,
Barboursville.
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DIED - MAY 29, 2005 **DOROTHA RATCLIFF, 78, of Louisa,
KY. Born July 3, 1926 in Crum, the daughter of the late Dennie
Ratcliff and Mary Sammons Ratcliff. Survivors include five brothers, Donald
Ratcliff, Mose Ratcliff, Thomas Ratcliff, Jack Ratcliff and Lacie Ratcliff; six
sisters, Helen Pope, Colista May, Loretta Radawire, Nancy McKinney, Mary Ray,
and Kay Mangus. Burial June 1, 2005, in the family cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - MAY 30, 2005 ** WANDA FAYE LeGRAND HOBACK, 80, of Kenova, W.Va.,
at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born October 30, 1924, in Cabell County,
West Virginia, daughter of the late Albert W. and Sarah Allene Wright LeGrand.
Preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Darrell Hoback.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Charles Gordon and Brenda
Hoback, Randall Brian and Florence Hoback,
and Kenneth Bruce and Nancy Hoback; five grandchildren; one sister, Vivian Hicks.
Burial June 2, 2005, in Newman Family cemetery.
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DIED - MAY 30, 2005 ** SUSAN CAROL BILEK, 29, at home.
Born February 7, 1976 in Cleveland, OH., a daughter Gary Bilek and Ada Watts Stadlhofer.
Survivors include
one son, Dawson Todd Bilek; one sister, Gina Bilek; two
brothers, Wayne Stadlhofer and Charles Stadlhofer; one grandmother, Lillie
Watts. Burial June 3, 2005, in Community Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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DIED - MAY 31, 2005 ** HERBERT RAY PORTER, 66, of Wayne, WV,
at his residence. Born November 28, 1938 in Genoa, WV, a son of the late
Frank and Mandy Wooten Porter. Preceded in death by a brother, James Porter; two sisters, Cora Alice Porter Shreve and Loretta Porter
Ward. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Rice Porter; two daughters,
Diana Porter Russell and husband, David and Susan Coffman and
husband, Philip; one son, David Ray Porter and wife, Brenda; four sisters, Thelma Adkins, Thermalene Wyatt, Donna Lemming
and Mabel Knowlton; a
brother, William Jennings Porter; eight grandchildren. Burial June 3, 2005, at
Elmwood Cemetery.