WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
July, 2005
These obituaries for the month of JULY were typed by Howard Osburn.
DIED - JULY 1, 2005 ** FLOYD H. STARK, 83,
died in his home in Ceredo, W.Va. Born in Ceredo, the son of the late H. J.
Stark and Julia H. Stark. Preceded in death by one brother, Pitt H. Stark; one
sister, Julia Ann Roberts; one son Floyd H. Stark, Jr. Survivors include his
wife, Marcella Pinson Stark; three sons, Larry A. Stark and wife Donna L.,
Stephen H. Stark and wife Sharon K., J. Richard Stark; five grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Burial July 4, 2005, in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED - JULY 1, 2005 ** BETTY S. JONES, 74, of
Huntington, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 8, 1931, in Huntington,
W.Va., a daughter of the late Pearl and Jessie Skeens. Preceded in death by her
husband, Carl Jones; a daughter, Deborah Jones. Survivors include her daughter
and son-in-law, Arlene and Donald Mores; three grandchildren. Burial July 3,
2005, in Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 1, 2005 ** MARY KATHERINE ROBERTS, 78,
of Huntington, W.Va.. Born January 17, 1927, a daughter of the late George
Edward Kilgore and Mary Baisden Kilgore. Preceded in death by her husband Earl
Kingston Roberts; and two sisters, Velma McDonald and Ruby Owens. Survivors
include one daughter, Connie Noel; one son, Ed Roberts and his wife Terry; three
granddaughters; two step-granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; two sisters,
Hazel Elmore and Macel Kelly; one brother, Charles Edward Kilgore and his wife
Sheila. Burial July 3, 2005, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville,
W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 1, 2005 ** POLLY NAPIER, 94, of Wayne,
W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 16, 1911, in Wilsondale, W.Va.,
a daughter of the late John E. and Verna Ramey Tomblin. Preceded in death by her
husband, William Thomas Napier; a son, Golden Napier; a granddaughter, Gloria
Jean Edwards; and five brothers, Willie, Lindsey, Jim, Orman and Roy Tomblin.
Survivors include two daughters, Verna Lambert and husband, James and Bernice
Finley and husband, Lindsey; two sons, Andrew Napier and James T. Napier and
wife, Sue; a sister, Grace Overby; a brother, Freelin Tomblin and wife, Lahoma;
seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
Burial July 5, 2005, Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 1, 2005 ** DIXIE FAYE WEBB, 63, of
Huntington. Born March 5, 1942, a daughter of the late Roscoe and Lucy Thompson
in Fort Gay. Survivors include her husband, James H. Webb; one daughter, Jamie
Webb-Wilson; four sisters, Carrie Fowler, Patricia Lily, Mae Fugett and Ruth
Fugett. Burial July 3, 2005, in the Lynch Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - JULY 2, 2005 ** EDITH WALKER FORTNER, 83,
formerly of Dunlow, in Summerville S.C. Burial July 3, 2005, in Community
Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 2, 2005 ** ROY EARL AKERS, 88, of
Ceredo, at his home. Born Sept. 11, 1916, in Fort Gay, W.Va., a son of the late
Noah Akers Jr. and Erie Bartram Akers. Preceded in death by three sisters,
Myrtle, Pauline and Hazel; six brothers, Carmie, Rondal, Edwin, Kenneth,
Clifford, and Claude; and a daughter-in-law, Katie Akers. Survivors include his
wife, Maxine Carver Akers; one daughter, Barbara (Dennis) Adkins; two sons,
Terry Akers and Michael (Pamela) Akers; six grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; four sisters-in-law, Jean, Drema, Milda, and Bertha
(Gordon); a very special brother-in-law, William Howard Carver. Burial July 5,
2005, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Rt. 75, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 2, 2005 ** WARREN G. MAYNARD, 84, of
Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 2, 1920, in
Dunlow, W.Va., the son of the late Boyd and Ethel Moore Maynard. He was preceded
in death by two sisters, Ellen and Tennessee Adkins; two brothers, Lucian and
Archie Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Maudie Romans Maynard; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Delores Ann and Glen Brumfield and Joyce Faye and James H.
Watts; one son, Warren Maynard Jr.; five grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Burial July 6, 2005, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 2, 2005 ** RAY "TOMMY" BEATTY, 76, of
Proctorville, Ohio, at his home. Born February 5, 1929, in Logan County, W.Va.,
son of the late Claude and Lilly Sloan Beatty. Preceded in death by a sister,
Janice McGrue. Survivors include his wife, Diana "Dee" Hastings Beatty; two sons
and daughters-in-law, Terry and Donna Beatty and Larry and Karen Nance II; three
daughters and two sons-in-law, Vicki Beatty, Michelle and Dwight Galloway and
Deboriah and Larry Galloway; three grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews. Burial July 5, 2005, in Miller Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 3, 2005 ** ANTHONY RAY FITZPATRICK, 56,
at his residence. Born January 6, 1948 at Marrowbone Creek, the son of the late
Thomas and Hazel Fitzpatrick. Preceded in death by two brothers and a sister,
Leander and Ronald Fitzpatrick and Dorena Fitzpatrick. Survivors include his
wife, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick; two sons and two daughters, Todd and Melissa
Fitzpatrick and Randy and Toni Fitzpatrick, Denise Fitzpatrick and Rhonda and
Jamie Robinson; one brother, Virgil Fitzpatrick; three sisters, Wilma
Fitzpatrick, Shirley Horn and Carolyn Fitzpatrick; six grandchildren; and
numerous aunts, uncles, and extended family. Burial July 7, 2005, in the Lackey
Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 4, 2005 ** DALLAS RICHMOND, 65,
of Prichard, W.Va., formerly of Griffithsville, W.Va., at his home. Born August
28, 1939. Preceded in death by his parents, Amal and Woodrow Richmond; sister
Erma Lou Ash. Survivors include his wife, Maxine; his aunt Ruby Roberts and her
husband Foster; two more aunts, Esther Ashworth and Mola Richmond. Burial July
7, 2005, in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 4, 2005 ** IRMA LOUISE ADAMS, 85, of
Ironton, Ohio, in Jo-Lin Health Center, Ironton, Ohio. Born December 11, 1919,
at Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Ferguson and Alice Clay
Ferguson. Preceded in death by two children, Alice Ann Haynes and Gary
Templeton; four brothers, Arnold, Thomas, Clarence and Donald Ferguson; four
sisters, Thelma Noble, Marie George, Norma Pemberton and Blanche Phillips.
Survivors include a sister, Joann Turley; several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Burial July 7, 2005, at Locust Grove Cemetery, Scottown,
Ohio.
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DIED - July 4, 2004 ** BARBARA JEAN SELLARDS, 60,
of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Huntington, in St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born October 28, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Jesse Robert
and Erie Queen Sellards. Preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Jesse
Sellards and Robert Kenneth Sellards. Survivors include two sons Jesse Sellards
and wife Angela and George and wife, Sarah Sellards; three grandchildren. Burial
July 9, 2005, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 4, 2005 ** VONIA “BONNIE” CURNUTTE, 65,
of Wayne. Born March 21, 1940, a daughter of the late John Fraley Jr. and Goldie
Adkins Fraley. Survivors include her husband, Glen “Poke” Curnutte; one
daughter, Tammy Lynn Lucas; two granddaughters; one aunt, Liza Adkins. Burial
July 7, 2005, in the Curnutte Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 5, 2005 ** CHLOA ADKINS TOOLEY, 64, of
Wayne, West Virginia, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born September 19, 1940, in
Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Golden and Alberta Mae Watts
Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband Clyde Bernard Tooley; one sister, Naomi
Adkins. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia A. Tooley, Kathy J. Tooley
and Lynnetta G. Welker and her husband Ace; one son, James B. Tooley and his
wife Suzanne; two sisters, Linda Clay and Mary Adkins; four grandchildren; one
great-grandson. Burial July 8, 2005, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 5, 2005 ** TIMOTHY EDWARD ISAACS, 36,
of East Lynn, West Virginia. Born May 31, 1969 at Huntington, West Virginia, a
son of Leslie and Mary Lou Ross Isaacs of East Lynn. Preceded in death by a
brother, Johnathan Isaacs; his paternal grandparents, Albert and Sarah Smith
Isaacs; his paternal step-grandmothers, Molinda and Corinda Isaacs; maternal
grandparents, Barney Ross and Ida Collins Merritt, and step-grandfather, Hardy
Merritt. Survivors include five brothers, Leslie Isaacs, Jr., Michael Eugene
Isaacs and his fiance, Deanna Henderson, Brent Douglas Isaacs and wife, Carol,
and James David Isaacs and wife, Amy, and John L. Isaacs and wife, Glenna; three
sisters, Janice Lou Stanley and husband, Gary, Ida Catherine Chafin and husband,
Phillip, and Carolyn Lee Chafin and her fiance, Thurman Browning. Burial July
10, 2005, in the Skeens Cemetery, East Lynn, West Virginia.
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DIED - JULY 6, 2005 ** FRANK WELLMAN, 83, of Fort
Gay, W.Va., at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, Ky. He was the son of the
late George B. Wellman and the late Bird Della Wellman. Preceded in death by his
wife, Emma Lycans Wellman; a daughter, Lois Gale Wellman. Survivors include one
son, Ronnie Wellman; one stepdaughter, Bonnie Ferguson and her husband Leslie
Ferguson; two sisters, Stella Pennington and Lilly Castle; two brothers, George
Wellman and his wife Gladys and John Wellman and his wife Virginia . Burial July
9, 2005, place not given.
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DIED - JULY 6, 2005 ** RICKY LEE PUSKAS, 49, of
East Lynn. Born January 13, 1956 in Cabell County, a son of the late Gazle and
Alberta Isaacs Puskas. Preceded in death by three brothers. Survivors include
one son, Ricky Dale; one daughter, Jessica Lynn Puskas; three sisters; five
brothers; Burial July 11, 2005, place not given.
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DIED - JULY 7, 2005 ** BRAD CLAY, 78, of East Lynn,
at home. Born January 17, 1927, a son of the late Francis "Bud" German Clay and
Viola Finley Clay. Preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Mills Clay. Survivors
include his children, Karon Adkins, Myrtle and Garland Perry, Gerald Clay, Jack
Clay and Susie Clay; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Burial July
10, 2005, in Clay Fraley Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - JULY 7, 2005 ** ARNOLD SCOTT, 64, of
Chillicothe, Ohio, formerly of East Lynn, W.Va., at the Chillicothe VA Medical
Center. Born April 9, 1941, a son of the late Boyd and Ada Napier Scott.
Preceded in death by a brother, Gene Scott. Survivors include two sisters, Karen
Arrieta and Barbara Dentel; two brothers, Jerry Scott and Kenneth Scott. Burial
July 10, 2005 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 7, 2005 ** LEONARD ROSEBERRY, 46, of
Wayne, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 25, 1959 in Louisa, KY, a
son of Dorothy Mae Robinson Roseberry and the late Simpson Roseberry, Sr.
Survivors include two daughters, Tennie Roseberry and Kimberly Hinkle; four
sons, James Roseberry, Steven Horn, Michael and Jason Hinkle; four sisters,
Brenda Russell, Margaret Kinser and husband, Larry, Roberta Stapleton, Phyllis
Adkins and husband, Michael; four brothers, Lawrence Roseberry and wife, Donna,
Daniel Roseberry, James "Clayton" Roseberry, Simpson Roseberry and wife, Lena;
one grandson. Burial July 9, 2005, in Cox Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED - JULY 7, 2005 ** JESSIE PINSON DAVIS, 84, of
Wayne. Born September 1, 1920 in Martin County Ky. Survivors include her
husband, Randall Davis; six daughters, Charlene Blankenship, Shirley Trout,
Thelma Trout, Linda Lazier, Doris Marks, Anna Estep; and many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Burial July 11, 2005, in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 8, 2005 ** CLIFFORD DEAN, 86, of
Kenova, W.Va., at Heritage Manor. Born May 15, 1919, in Catlettsburg, Ky., a son
of the late Bert & Pauline Davis Dean. Preceded in death by his wife, Mabel
Dorsey Dean. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Ruth & Tom Wilson; a
granddaughter; three great-grandchildren; one great- great-grandson. Burial July
10, 2005, in Dock's Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 9, 2005 ** DALLAS NAPIER, 58, of
Minooka, Ill, at Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill. Preceded in death by his
wife, Mary L. Napier, parents Basil and Edith Napier and brother Steve Napier.
Survivors include his daughter Diana (Jacob) Vestal; a grandson; brothers and
sisters Linda Gibson, Alma (John) Luster, Garfield Napier and Glen Napier.
Burial July 14, 2005, in the Frye Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 9, 2005 ** MICHAEL EUGENE McCANN, 42,
of Mount Holly, N.C., as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born September 20,
1962, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a son of Frank and Loretta McCann.
Preceded in death by grandparents Homer and Ada McCann and Eugene and Nan
Adkins; niece Stephanie McCann and great-nieces Hailey Bender and Makaylah
McCann. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Marshall McCann; a daughter,
Jessica McCann; his parents, Frank and Loretta McCann; father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Bob and Causby Marshall; one brother Christopher McCann II; three
sisters, Marla McCann, Kristi and Randy Hornsby, Pam and Frank Fry. Burial July
13, 2005, in Mays Branch Cemetery, Lavalette.
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DIED - JULY 11, 2005 ** GUNNER JAMES ARNOLD, infant
son of James Arthur and Megan Leigh Garver Arnold, in Cabell Huntington
Hospital. Survivors include a sister, Lilyan Faith Arnold; a brother, Blayden
Arthur Arnold; his grandparents, Keith and Lisa Wannemacher, Lee Garver, Art and
Kelli Arnold, and Ruthanne and Craig Kirkwood. Burial July 16, 2005, at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Payne, Ohio.
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DIED - JULY 11, 2005 ** MARY B. WELLS MICHAELS, 75,
of Chesapeake, Ohio, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 16, 1930, in Wayne
County, West Virginia to the late Estle S. and Lorena M. Wells. Preceded in
death by one son, Thurman R. Fetty; one brother, James A. Wells. Survivors
include her husband, Warren Michaels; three children, Virginia Booth, Judy C.
Mitchell and Elmer Caskey Jr.; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Burial
July 14, 2005, in Bowen Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2005 ** BETTY J. VAUGHN, 72, of
Canvas, W.Va., formerly of Wayne County, at Nicholas County Health Care,
Richwood, W.Va. was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, John Vaughn and
Jack Vaughn; a daughter, Vicki Hoover; four grandchildren; two brothers, Charles
Vaughn Vaughn; two sisters, Dolores Boley and Donna Vaughn. Burial July 15,
2005, place not given.
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DIED - JULY 12, 2005 ** WILLIAM MACK “DAVE” DAVISWORTH,
58, of Ceredo. Survivors include his wife, Mary, his children, stepchildren and
grandchildren. Burial July 17, 2005, place not given.
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DIED - JULY 13, 2005 ** OTIS F. SALMONS, 84, of
Montgomery, Alabama, formerly of Wayne, West Virginia, at Cedaris Assisted
Living Facility in Montgomery. Born January 26, 1921 in Dunlow, West Virginia, a
son of the late Chapman H. Salmons and Mary Maynard Salmons. Preceded in death
by his wife Edna Perry Salmons; two brothers, Chapman H. Salmons and Dorsey Lee
Salmons. Survivors include two sons, Larry Salmons and Charles Salmons; four
sisters, Shirley Perry, Hope Eades, Shelda Lovins and June Wilson; one
grandchild and one great-grandchild. Burial July 16, 2005, in the John Perry
Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2005 ** BEULAH FAYE PARSLEY, 66, of
Crum, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born April 3, 1939,
at Crum, W.Va., a daughter of the late Luther Varney and Edna Spaulding Varney.
Preceded in death by one brother, Don Varney. Survivors include her husband,
Ralph Parsley; two sons, David and his wife Judy and Timmy and his wife Cindy;
five grandchildren; one sister, Betty Edmondson and her husband Harvey; two
brothers, Troy Varney and his wife Mary and Julian Varney and his wife Joann;
one sister-in-law Martha Varney. No burial information given.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2005 ** NARA ADAMS, 83, of
Chesapeake, Ohio, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born July
19, 1921, in Wayne County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late William and
Artie Burns Hagaman. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul Henry Adams and an
infant brother. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Dottie
Adams; three daughters and a son-in-law, Pauletta and Al Ghiz, Brenda McComas,
Glenna Adams; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Arletta
Collins. Burial July 17, 2005, in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio.
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DIED - JULY 14, 2005 ** IRVIN V. KILGORE, 92, of
Huntington, at his residence. Born March 4, 1913, in Cabell County, West
Virginia, the son of the late Mack and Emma Bloss Kilgore. Preceded in death by
two sons, Johnny and David Kilgore; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Clarence
Kilgore and George and Cuzzie Kilgore. Survivors include his wife, Nevada
Dickerson Kilgore; five sons and daughters-in-law, Buddy and Ruth Kilgore, Mack
and Suzette Kilgore, Harry and Judy Kilgore, Ernest and Patty Wilkes and Kenneth
and Rose Wilkes; one daughter, Phyllis Nohmer; 20 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Evelyn Kilgore,
Ernie Kilgore, Maxie and Nancy Kilgore, Sammy and Maxine Kilgore and Carl and
Betty Kilgore; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Glenna Lorman and Bessie and
Leon Powers. Burial July 17, 2005, the Artrip-Kilgore Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 15, 2005 ** LUCILLE PUSKAS, 86, of
Taylor, Mich., formerly of Glenhayes. Born April 3, 1919 to the late Frank
Maynard and Riva Wallace Maynard. Survivors include one daughter, Barbara
Powell; one son, Louie Edward Puskas; one sister, Betty Goodacre; two brothers,
Jack Maynard and Dan Maynard; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren. Burial July 19, 2005, in the Maynard Cemetery in
Glenhayes.
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DIED - JULY 16, 2005 ** DUSTIN "DUKE" PHILLIPS, 21,
of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born July 9, 1984, in
Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of Steven G. and Frances Simon Phillips of Kenova.
Preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Charles Newsom, maternal
grandparents Clarence and Jenny Simon and one cousin, Angie Willis. Survivors
include his parents; one brother, Josh Phillips and his friend Traci Webb; two
sisters, Bre Phillips and friend Rob Whitley and Maggan Phillips; paternal
grandmother Wanda Newsom. Burial July 20, 2005, in Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 17, 2005 ** TIMOTHY ADKINS, 43, of
Wayne, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 23, 1961, in Cabell County,
West Virginia, son of Mary V. Adkins and the late Edward "Bug" Adkins. Survivors
include his mother; brothers, sisters and their spouses, Orvel and Judy Adkins,
Brack and Charlotte Adkins, Charles and Cathy Adkins, Joseph Adkins, Noah
Adkins, Thurman Adkins, Pamela Adkins, Sharon and her husband Brent Thompson and
Martha and Arthur Maynard; 13 nieces and nephews; 16 grand-nieces and nephews.
Burial July 20, 2005, in Community Memorial Garden, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 17, 2005 ** JAMES WADE HOOSE, of
Louisa. Born January 14, 1941 in Peru, Ohio, a son of the late Harry Hiriam
Hoose and Edna Lindsey Hoose. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Louise Hoose;
one daughter, Lisa Hoose Strabel; four sons, Richard, Robert, Douglas and James;
two sisters, Patricia Smith and Jean Selby; two brothers, David and Bill Hoose;
three grandchildren. Burial July 20, 2005, in the Judd Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 18, 2005 ** PAULINE STEPHENS, 80, at
Wayne Continuous Care Center, Wayne, W.Va. Born March 24, 1925, in Huntington,
W.Va. the daughter of the late Boyd V. and Nora Wellman Frasher. Preceded in
death by a daughter, Kathy Stephens. Survivors include a son, William C.
Stephens; a daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Dennis Bradley; two grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Burial July 21, 2005, in the Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - JULY 18, 2005 ** MICHAEL SCOTT WEBB, 20, of
Kenova, in Cabell Huntington Hospital after a tragic motor vehicle accident.
Born in Huntington, W.Va., on January 4, 1985, with his twin brother, Mark, to
Samuel K. Webb and Charlotte Ann Hicks Webb; Survivors include twin brother Mark
S. Webb; two sisters, Sarah K. Webb and Katie M. Webb; paternal grandparents
Claude and Felma Webb and Walter and Ida Stone; Nanny and Pappaw Ruth Ann and
Chuck Felty; aunt Sandy Perdue and husband John Perdue; uncle Tom Hicks and wife
Twranna; uncle David Daugherty. Burial July 21, 2005, in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 18, 2005 ** CAROLYN SUE "PORTER" COOK,
58, at her home in Wayne. Born in Ranger WV, the daughter of David Cavil Porter
and Lola Ann Nelson Porter. Survivors include her parents; four daughters,
Stephanie Smith, Mildred DeVore, Jeannie "Cook" Houchin, Evelyn Jayne Blevins;
three brothers, Calvin, David and James Porter; three sisters, Judy Wiley,
Imogene Vance and Joyce Lambert; four grandchildren. Burial July 21, 2005, in
the John Wesley Nelson Cemetery in Ranger.
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DIED - JULY 19, 2005 ** GEORGE L. RAMEY, 77, of
Zephyrhills, Florida, formerly of Wayne, West Virginia, at Lakeland Regiona1
Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. Born February 12, 1928 in Stiltner, WV, a
son of the late Alonzo and Hettie Adkins Ramey. Preceding him in death were his
parents; one sister, Bertha Frasher; one brother Seburn Ramey. Survivors include
his wife Ethel Tomblin Ramey; four sisters, Alma Maynard and husband Herbert,
Lorene Fisher, Justine Calenti, and Judy Vaughan and husband Doug. Burial July
30, 2005, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2005 ** REBECCA LEE ALLEN DAWSON,
70, of Jennie’s Creek. Born June 14, 1935 in West Virginia, the daughter of the
late Ance and Hazel Marcum Allen. She was preceded in death by her parents,
three brothers and three sisters. Survivors include two sons, Roger and James
Justice; four grandchildren; one brother, Wid Allen; and one sister, Maxine
Justice. Burial July 23, 2005, in the Allen Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 20, 2005 ** WILMA JEAN NOBLE THOMPSON,
68, of Phenix City, Ala., at Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, Ga. Born
September 8, 1936, in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Oscar Noble and
Martha Money Noble. Preceded in death by a brother, Jennings “Jinks” Noble.
Survivors include her husband, Lee E. Thompson Sr.; three sons, Lee E. Thompson
Jr., Larry E. Thompson and Donald Ray Thompson; one sister Marietta Wilson; two
brothers, Thomas H. (Ruth) Noble and Larry (Janice) Noble; one granddaughter;
one great-granddaughter. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2005, at
Rollins Funeral Home, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - JULY 21, 2005 ** CHARLES LEE THOMPSON, 55,
of Wayne, in Mill Creek. Born February 25, 1950 in Columbus, OH, a son of Willie
and Mary Jordan Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Oma Park Thompson; one
daughter, Phyllis Spellman; two sons, William Garland Thompson and Charles Lee
Thompson; two sisters, Shirley Caudill and Mary Elizabeth Thompson; one brother,
William Allen Thompson; one grandson and, two step-grandchildren. Burial July
25, 2005, in the Thompson Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 21, 2005 ** HOWARD PATRICK TEETERS, JR.,
74, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born August 23, 1930 in
Chattaroy, W.Va., the son of the late Howard Patrick, Sr. and Emma Dean Diamond
Teeters. Preceded in death by his wife, Odell Kirk Teeters; one daughter, Wilma
Marie Teeters; two brothers, Jack Teeters and William Teeters. Survivors include
one son and daughter-in-law, David Michael, Sr. and Tawanna Teeters; two
grandchildren; 6 brothers and their wives, Bob and Reeva, John and Midge,
Charles and Carol, Jim and Bonnie, Sam and Jean and Larry and Dixie; three
sisters and brother-in-law, Margaret & Jim Spurgeon, Virginia Whitt and Doris
Teeters. Burial July 24, 2005, in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section,
Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 22, 2005 ** PEARLEY EDWARD "ED" MEREDITH,
82, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 22,
1923, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Pearley and Emma Ellis
Meredith. Survivors include his wife Juanita Winona Freshour Meredith; a son and
daughter-in-law, Henry Edward "Eddie" and Brenda Meredith; one granddaughter;
one grandson; five great-grandchildren. Burial July 24, 2005, in Docks Creek
Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 23, 2005 ** RUTH COPLEY, 90, formerly
of Ft. Gay, in Louisa, Ky. Born May 25, 1915, in Ft. Gay, to the late Thomas L.
Copley and Emmaline Wilson Copley. Survivors include one sister Ruby Copley
Ramey. Burial July 26, 2005, in the Copley Cemetery in Ft. Gay.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2005 ** CHARLIE SMITH, 79, of
Wayne. Born December 4, 1925 in Ferguson, West Virginia, a son of the late Wayne
and Sadie Mathis Smith. Preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Frankie Rowe Smith; one daughter Deborah Wiseman and
husband, Richard; three sons, Delbert Lee Smith and wife, Karen, Charlie Daniel
Smith and wife, Robin, and Carl Richard Smith and wife, Valerie; one sister
Effie Darby and husband, Allen; three brothers, Mitchell Smith and wife,
Frankie, Leo Smith and Wayne “Junior” Smith; five grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren. Burial July 26, 2005, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne,
WV.
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DIED - JULY 24, 2005 ** RONALD OLIN WINEBRENNER,
71, of Burbank OH. Born November 17, 1933 in Leon, a son of the late Ray and Ida
Smith Winbrenner. He was preceded in death by a sister, Evadine. Survivors
include his wife, Emma Faye Baisden Winbrenner; two daughters, Raetta
Winebrenner and Rita Winebrenner; three sons, Randy, Ronald and Raymond
Winbrenner; three sisters, Pauline Price, Maxine Russell and Justine Garret; and
seven grandchildren. Burial July 30, 2005, in Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 25, 2005 ** NORA LAVONIA ADKINS JORDAN,
81, of Huntington. Born April 22, 1924, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a
daughter of the late Halida and Hastie Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband,
Homer Jordan; two brothers, Lorain Adkins and Sherman Adkins. Survivors include
one daughter, Patricia "Trish" Simpson; one son, Harold Jordan; three sisters,
Boncil (Jim) Stolar, Gloria (Bob) McClain and Bonnie (Gene) Burger; one brother,
Corbin (Kay) Adkins; one sister-in-law, Marjorie Adkins; two grandsons; one
granddaughter; three great-grandchildren. Burial July 29, 2005, in White Chapel
Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - JULY 25, 2005 ** MARGARET HUFF, 82, formerly
of Fort Gay, wife of Donovan "Tom" Huff, at her Mansfield, Ohio, home. Burial
July 29, 2005, in burial in Frasier Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - JULY 25, 2005 ** STEVEN L. BANKS, 80, of
Huntington, W.Va., in Hospice Care in Summerfield, Fla. Born December 7,
1924, in Salisbury, Md., son of the late William Banks and Amanda Banks.
Preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Banks. Survivors include two grandsons,
David Paul Banks II of Ceredo and Neil Martin of Covington, Ga.; a son, David
Paul Banks of Ceredo. Memorial service August 27, 2005, at Woodmere Memorial
Gardens Abbey of Remembrance, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 26, 2005 ** RENNIE N. FRY, 66, of
Kenova, W.Va., at his home. Born March 26, 1939, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son
of the late Oney and Mary Napier Fry. Preceded in death by a daughter, Mary E.
Schultz; a son, James N. Fry. Survivors include his wife, Eula F. McGlone Fry;
one daughter, Ona F. Bently; one son and daughter-in-law, William S. and Ember
Fry; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three sisters and
brothers-in-law, Irene and Bill Mattos, Ona M. and Calvin Ronk and Una and
Eldred Hughes. Burial July 28, 2005, in the Maynard Family Cemetery on Lost
Creek.
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DIED - JULY 27, 2005 ** MARY ELLEN CHAPMAN, 64, of
Kenova, W.Va., at her residence. Born November 30, 1940, in Huntington, W.Va., a
daughter of the late Willie Woodrow and Marie McCoy Lowe. Preceded in death by
her husband, Richard Thomas Gillispie. Survivors include three sons, Richard
Thomas Gillispie Jr., Dana Russell Gillispie and Mark Paul Weekley; two
daughters, Deanna Nance and DeAnn Hammonds; three brothers, Richard Lowe, Larry
Lowe and Jerry Lowe; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial July
29, 2005, place not given.
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DIED - JULY 27, 2005 ** MICHAEL ANTHONY DRENNER,
36, of East Lynn. Born March 26, 1969 in Cabell County, a son of William and
Doris Ann Drenner. Survivors include his parents; a daughter, Janessa Workman; a
son, Michael Drenner II; three grandchildren; his girlfriend, Rhonda Ratcliffe
and her son, Ryan Ratcliffe; two nieces. Makayla and Taylor, as well as a host
of friends and family. Burial July 31, 2005 in the Mae Ross Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 28, 2005 ** JAMES O. "BIG JIM" "CHUCK" PLYBON,
83 of Barboursville, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 29, 1922, in Bowen
W.Va., a son of the late James and Era Adkins Plybon. Preceding him in death
were two sisters, Edith Childers and Shirley Berry; two brothers, Cleo and
Herbert Plybon; his first wife, Marjorie Bassett Plybon; a son-in-law, Mark
LaFontaine. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Dunkle Plybon; one daughter,
Shirley LaFontaine; a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Carole Plybon; one
granddaughter; one sister, Sylvia Chapman. Burial July 30, 2005, in Bowen
Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2005 ** CHARLES EDWARD “BUTCH” LOWE,
53, of Bristol, Va., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at his home. Born
August 13, 1951 in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Alvin Forrest Lowe and
Alma Lorraine Keyser Workman. Preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Jean
Roberson Lowe; his stepfather, Earl Workman and an uncle, Harold Keyser.
Additional survivors include one stepdaughter, Jennifer Nunley; one son, Ryan
Jones and one stepson, Danny Jones; two step-grandchildren; two sisters and one
brother-in-law, Margaret and Alfred Coleman and Alvina Maynard; four brothers
and three sisters-in-law, Robert and Anita Lowe, Russell and Inez Lowe, Dana &
Jo Ella Lowe and Alvin Lowe II; two half sisters, Vivian Spence and Alberta
Viars; two aunts; several nieces and nephews; and many special friends. Burial
August 3, 2005 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 31, 2005 ** AVONELLE HARVEY, 45, of
Dunlow, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 15, 1960 in Lincoln
County, WV, a daughter of Pansy Adkins Tabor and husband, Danny of Dunlow, WV
and the late Walter Adkins. Survivors include her husband, Stanley Harvey; a
sister, Linda Pearl Adkins; two brothers, Donald Ray Adkins and Walter Adkins,
Jr.; three step-brothers, David Lynn Tabor, Paul Ray Tabor, Duane Tabor and
wife, Amy; a half-stepbrother, Keith Workman; a sister-in-law, Carla Harvey.
Burial August 3, 2005 in Adkins Cemetery.