WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
August, 2006

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DIED - AUGUST 2, 2006 ** FREDA W. (TEAD) BILLUPS of Huntington, at the Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 19, 1918, in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Fonzo and Grace Perdue Wellman; husband, Robert H. Billups; five brothers; and seven sisters. Survivors include her daughter, June Ellis; sons, Bobby Billups and Tony (Sue) Billups; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was August 8, 2006, in Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 3, 2006 ** PATRICIA J. "PAT" ADKINS ROSS, 68, of Genoa, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born September 8, 1937, in Booten, Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Olen F. and Geneva Adkins Adkins. Survivors include sons, Ronald L. (Christina) Ross II and Kevin (Trish) Ross; two grandsons; two granddaughters; a great granddaughter; the father of her children, Ronald L. Ross; sisters, Eloise (Robert) Insco, Vergie (Dennis) Butterfield, Donna (James) Adkins, and Della Stone; brother, Olen F. (Linda) Adkins; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was August 6, 2006, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 4, 2006 ** GERALINE "JERRY" HOLLEY, 78, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born January 17, 1928, in Sutton, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Thurman H. and Alma Barnett Thacker; and brother, Don Thacker. Survivors include her husband, Willard Holley; daughters, Peggy (Mike) Gibson and Debbie (Paul) Martin; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Gene, Johnny, Paul and Dallas Thacker; and sisters, Janice Mynes and Brenda Thacker. Burial was August 7, 2006, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 4, 2006 ** VADA WILLIAMSON, 70, of Wayne, WV, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Burial was August 7, 2006, in Williamson Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 5, 2006 ** BASIL M. CYRUS, 78, of Wayne, WV, in Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Survivors include his wife, Viola Runyon Cyrus; daughter, Patricia (Travis) Blankenship; and four grandchildren. Burial was August 8, 2006, in Cyrus Family Cemetery on Wilson Creek Road, Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 5, 2006 ** CLARICE MANNING, 86, of Hurricane, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Buford and Sadie Riddle; husband, William Owen Manning; sister, Alma Mitchell; and brothers, Kyle and Raleigh Riddle. Survivors include a daughter, Edna (Charles) Krepps; son, Jerry (Monna Lou) Manning; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was August 8, 2006, in Forest Memorial Park, Milton.
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DIED - AUGUST 6, 2006 ** JOHN "J. B.” ASBURY, 77, of South Point, OH, in the VA Medical Center, Huntington. Born April 1, 1929, in East Lynn, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Virginia Asbury; wife, Marjorie McComas Asbury; sister, Ilva Asbury Merritt; brothers, Glenn and Fred Asbury; brothers-in-law, Bill Childers, Clarence (Ferne) McComas, and Harold McComas. Survivors include a daughter, Connie (Roger) Suiter-Merb; son, Eddie (Teresa) Sites; brothers, Glenn (Lenore) Asbury and Hobert (Mildred) Asbury; sister, Jewell Asbury; sister-in-law, Gladys Childers; three grandsons; three granddaughters; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was August 9, 2006, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 6, 2006 ** JAMES E. "JIMMY" DAVIS, 41, of Wayne, WV. Born September 13, 1964, in Butte, MT. Preceded in death by his parents, Argy and Lula Davis; and brothers, Leslie Davis and Tommy Davis. Survivors include his wife, Gussie Davis; and daughters, Krystal Adkins and Danielle Davis; sisters, Carol Davis, Dee Davis, and Essie Davis; brothers, Raymond (Letha) Davis and Charlie Davis; and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial was August 9, 2006, in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 6, 2006 ** MELBA FRANCIS WORRALL, 74, of Ranger, WV, at her residence. Born December 14, 1931, at Wewanta, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Carrie Caldwell Taylor; sister, Opal Maynard; and brothers, James Taylor and Glenn Taylor. Survivors include a daughter, Eileen Bentley; sisters, Gladys Frazier, Mayme Wiley, Anna Lou Bell, Sandy Wiley, Donetta Campbell, and Regina Johnson; brothers, Frank Taylor, Joe Taylor, Elba Taylor, Samuel Taylor, and Mark Taylor; and four grandchildren. Burial was August 8, 2006, in Taylor Cemetery near Kiahsville.
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DIED - AUGUST 7, 2006 ** RICHARD A. MCCROSKEY, 66, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born March 18, 1940, in Cedar Grove, WV. Survivors include his wife, Janet I. Bentley McCroskey; daughters, Dawnetta (Chris) Weekley, Patricia Ann Dials, Tammy (Dallas) Musick, Jamie Lou Berglund, and Melissa Toland; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Burial was August 10, 2006, in Spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 8, 2006 ** LILA LEE GROSE BROTHERTON, 74, of Ona, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 9, 1931, at Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Emmett Walter Grose and Avis Hunter Grose; son, Douglas Allen Brotherton; and brother, Elston E. Grose. Survivors include her husband, Donnie L. Brotherton; daughter, Donna Kay Flesher; sons, David Lee Brotherton, Danny Brotherton, and Dean (Betsy) Brotherton; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; brother, Ivan Grose; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was August 10, 2006, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2006 ** MARY MILLS MESSER, 48, of Louisa, KY. Born July 31, 1958, in Inez, KY. Preceded in death by her father, Henry Mills. Survivors include her mother, Nellie Fitch Mills; husband, Stan Messer; daughters, Sherri Jude (Mark) Bellomy and Whitney Jude; two grandchildren; sisters, Bernice Moore, Henrietta Trivette, Jewell Pemberton, Evelyn Buskirk, Lona Medley, Cora Crum, Goldie McCoy, and Betty Cox; and brothers, Roger Mills, James L. Mills, and Larry Mills. Burial was August 13, 2006, in the Clell Messer Cemetery at Jennings Creek, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2006 ** JAMES PATTON, Jr., 65, of Fort Gay at St. Mary's Hospital. Born January 18, 1941. Preceded in death by his parents, Perry Wilson and Florence McCormick Patton; and sister, Carol Copley. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Jean Dean Patton; daughters, Debra Leggo and Emma Pearl; son, James David Patton; brothers, Kenneth Patton and Bob Patton; sisters, Amy Dean, Etta Mae Brewer, Linda Copley and Gladys Crosby; ten grandchildren; and step-son, Murrel A. Tarkington. Burial was August 14, 2006, in Brewer Cemetery at Queens Creek.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2006 ** PAUL EDWARD WATTS, 51, of Prichard, WV. Born January 17, 1955 in Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by his father, Sesco Watts; and brother, Randy Watts. Survivors include his mother, Juanita Williamson Watts; daughters, Lisa Ann Watts, Michele Watts, and Siera Watts; step-sons, Michael Aldridge and Dennie Aldridge; sisters, Phyllis Trevethan and Florence Brady; brothers, Joe Watts, Fisher Watts, Emery Watts, Steve Watts, John Watts and Steven Watts; several grandchildren; and four nephews. Burial was August 13, 2006, in the Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 10, 2006 ** BEATRICE IRENE (HATTEN) ADKINS ** Born July 5, 1934, in Pritchard, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Henry G. and Reba Ellen (Lowe) Hatten; brothers, Wayman H. Hatten, Lunda Bruce Hatten, and Amos Monroe Hatten; and a nephew. Survivors include sons, Harold Douglas (Virginia) Adkins and David Oval (Shan) Adkins; daughter, Linda Kay Adkins (Ron) Peterson, five grandchildren; sisters, Beulah Chenoult, Doris Jude, and Carol Lambert; and brothers, Glenn Ray (Jan) Hatten and Clifford (Edna) Hatten; and sisters-in-law, Rita Nichols and Nera Harper. Burial was August 14, 2006, in Bonney Watson Washington Memorial, SeaTac, WA,
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DIED - AUGUST 11, 2006 ** WANDALENE CHAFIN, 74, of Huntington, at Cornerstone Hospital, Huntington. Born December 6, 1931, at Dunlow, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Alvis and Betty Finley Ferguson. Survivors include a daughter, Brookie Mills; sons, Roy (Ruth) Mills, Dennis Mills, Alvis Mills, Don (Tara) Chafin, and Ron Chafin; sisters, Jane Perry, Dorothy Mullens, Shirley Curry, and Norma Bradbury; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Burial was August 15, 2006, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - AUGUST 11, 2006 ** MAUNTREY MARIE CRISEL CHAFFIN, 70, of Flatwoods, KY, formerly of Kenova, WV, at Bellefonte Hospital in Bellefonte, KY. Born November 19, 1935, in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, William and Minnie Runyon Crisel; sisters, Edna Mays, Mary Moore and Daveola Fullerton; and brothers, William, Robert and Richard Crisel. Survivors include her husband, William R. Chaffin; daughters, Shirley Chaffin, Mary (Danny) Keaton, and Sally (Ed) Thacker-Edwards; sons, Danny "Boone" (Maureen) Chaffin and William Richard "Rick" (Gerri Beth) Chaffin; sisters, June Chapman, Gloria Ann Billups, Mauney (Robert) Dishon, and Aloma (Vernon) Doak; brother, Raben Crisel; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Burial was August 15, 2006, in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 12, 2006 ** ELZIE MARCUM, 85, of Dunlow, WV, in Lancaster, OH. Born May 30, 1921, in Breeden, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Joseph "Little Joe" and Cozie Ferguson Marcum; wife, Betty Salmons Marcum; and sister, Nettie Kirk. Survivors include daughters, Marcella Jervis and Mae Little; sons, Wayne Marcum and Elzie Marcum, II; sisters, Sandra Kay Fletcher, Madge Perry, Irene Chaffin, Nellie Baldwin, Minerva Kirk, and Mahala Vannatter; brothers, Conard Marcum and Sidney Marcum; thirteen grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Burial was August 16, 2006, in the Robinson Cemetery on Ferguson Branch in Dunlow.
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DIED - AUGUST 12, 2006 ** KENDALL DAVIS, 36, of Gallipolis Ferry. Born February 7, 1970, in Point Pleasant. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Davis; step-children, Dakota, Colby and Lendra Litchfield; mother and step-father, Glenna and Roy Pearson; father, Randall Davis; brother, Vincent Davis; sisters, Brenda Bloomer, Kelly Snider, and Carrie Wolfe; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was August 17, 2006, in Wyoma Cemetery in Gallipolis Ferry.
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DIED - AUGUST 12, 2006 ** BENNIE MARION MEADOWS, 83, of East Lynn, WV, at his residence. Born July 14, 1923, in Logan County, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Woodsy Lee and Fannie Keith Meadows; sisters, Francis Tincher and Catherine Meadows; and brothers, Woodsy Meadows and Reginald Merle Meadows. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Helmondollar Meadows; daughter, Connie (James) Bryant; sister, Margaret Levesque; four granddaughters; a grandson; fourteen grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. Burial was August 15, 2006, in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2006 ** ELIZABETH "LIBBY" "NENON" ZINN, 86, at the home of her daughter in Wayne, WV. Born April 26, 1920, in Morgantown. Preceded in death by her parents, Charles E. and Gertrude Burns Everly; husband, Owen Edward Zinn; daughter, Carolyn Grace Zinn, brothers, Edward and James; and sister, Hilda Petsko. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia (Charley) Perry; son, William Owen (Deborah) Zinn; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Dale (Mary Katheryn) Randolph, Mrs. James (Genevieve) Everly, and Mrs. Willard (Dean) Garlow; four granddaughters; two step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren. Burial was in Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2006 ** EUGENE VICTOR MEADE, 79, of Prichard at home. Preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Stella Castle Mead; and wife, Virginia Louise Fluty Meade. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Black; son, David Meade; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Burial was August 16, 2006, in Endicott Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2006 ** RHONDA JEAN STEVENS COLLINS, 42, of Huntington, WV, at Hospice House of Huntington. Born September 13, 1963, in Phoenixville, PA. Preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Lloyd and Nora Queen; paternal grandparents, Fisher and Evelyn Stevens; and step-grandfather, Herman Adkins. Survivors include her parents, Ronnie Gene and Marian Kay Queen Stevens; daughters, Cheylynn Dawn Collins and Morgan Taylor Collins; brothers, Richard Lee (Mary Fels) Stevens and Michael Lloyd Stevens; sister-in-law, Cassa (Jake) Sisk; four nieces; and two nephews. Burial was August 16, 2006, in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 13, 2006 ** DALLAS NAPIER, 75, of Chapmanville, WV. Survivors include his wife, Victoria Daniel Napier. Burial was August 15, 2006, in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 14, 2006 ** JOSEPH M. CURTIS, 79, of Huntington, at his residence. Born November 21, 1926, in Indianapolis, IN. Preceded in death by his parents, Joseph W. Curtis and Gertrude Curtis Walls; stepfather, Emmett Walls; and brother, Richard Michael Curtis. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Ann Henn Curtis; son, Steven M. Curtis; daughter, Deborah L. Dottellis; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sisters, Jackie Potter and Louise Adams. Burial was August 17, 2006, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 14, 2006 ** DONNA G. BUNCH, 67, of Huntington, WV, at her residence. Born April 8, 1939, in Wayne County. Preceded in death by her parents, Tilden and Anna Mae Stapleton Parsons; sisters, Shelba Jean Helmondollar, Barbara Linville, Vesta Herbst, and Billie Jo Alesi; and a great- grandson. Survivors include her husband, Paul Newman Bunch; daughters, Tammy Bunch and Pamela (Russell) Schenck; sisters, Genevieve Adams, Mable Bailey, Maxine (Avery) Murphy, and Judy (Jack) Rietmier; brothers, Andrew Parsons, Tilden (Janice) Parsons, Jr., and Alvis Glen Parsons; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Burial was August 18, 2006, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2006 ** SHIRLEY ADKINS, 91, of Kenova, WV, at her home. Preceded in death by her parents, Lark and Callie Maynard Williamson; husband, Boyd Adkins; daughters, Dorothy Vosloh, Mary Lou Adkins and Joan Adkins; and step-children, Irene Graham, Donald Eaph Adkins, and William Boyd Adkins. Survivors include children, Eugene (Winnie Faye) Dyer, Dallas (Helen) Adkins, Thelma Ruth (Jack) Taylor, Carroll (Joyce) Adkins, Larry (Donna) Adkins, Gordon Adkins, and Judy (Gary) Hutchins; sister, Elsie Deskin; 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Burial was August 19, 2006, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 16, 2006 ** ELI DARRELL BALLENGEE, 81, of Huntington, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 1, 1924, in Huntington. Preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Grace Johnson Ballengee; wives, Mildred Frances Lambert Ballengee and Thelma Mason Ballengee; son, Darrell Ballengee; and brothers, Carl Ballengee and Marvin Ballengee. Survivors include sons, David Ballengee and James Robert Marshall; daughters, Suzanne Marshall and Pamela Marshall; four grandchildren; sister-in-law, Domenica Ballengee; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was August 21, 2006, in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 17, 2006 ** JO ANN PLYMALE ELDER, 76, of Chesapeake, OH. Born March 18, 1930, in Huntington. Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Sarah Adkins Plymale; and husband, William W. Elder, Sr. Survivors include sons, Don Elder and Bill (Betty) Elder; brother, Ernest Plymale; and three grandchildren. Burial was August 20, 2006, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2006 ** DAVID EDGAR, 60 of Huntington, WV, at the VA Medical Center in Huntington. Born December 15, 1945, in Columbus, OH. Survivors include his wife, Donna Karen Finley Edgar; daughter, Elisa Le'Nae Low; son, David Louis Wayne Edgar; parents, Robert David and Ruth Schmitt Edgar; brothers, William James Edgar and Stephen Louis Edgar; son-in-law, Brian Edward Low; three grandchildren; and brothers-in-law, Dale Keith (Judy) Finley and Dennis Karl (Ruth Ann) Finley. Burial was August 25, 2006, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - AUGUST 19, 2006 ** PATRICIA A. ROBINSON, 46, of Crum, in Fort Gay. Born September 29, 1959, in Mingo County. Survivors include her parents, Troy and Mary McGuire Varney; daughters and stepdaughter, Mary Moffet, Jessica Milligan, Vicky and Becky Robinson, and Jolena Graham; brother, Donald Varney; sisters, Kimberly Polk and Pam Queen; one grandchild; and one step-grandchild. Burial was August 23, 2006, in the Varney Family Cemetery in Crum.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2006 ** LOUIS DIXON "LOUIE" SANFORD, 92, of Huntington, WV. Born in Ruthdale, OK. Preceded in death by his parents, Robert Louis and Sadie Dixon Sanford; wife, Judy M. Sanford; brother, William James Sanford; and son-in-law, Homer L. Christian. Survivors include his children, Bonnie L. (Curtis Edward) Schafer; Jacqulyn A. "Jackie" Christian, and Roger L. Sanford; and two grandsons. Burial was August 25, 2006, in the Huxham Family Cemetery, Harveytown.
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DIED - AUGUST 21, 2006 ** KYLE WILLIAMSON, 74, of Chapmanville, WV. Born October 1, 1931, at Ethel, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Dillard and Louisa Napier Williamson; brother, Paul; and sister, Mary. Survivors include his wife, F. Kathering Yeager Williamson; son, Phillip (Wendy) Williamson; two grandchildren; sisters; Maxine (Munda) Deskins, Ruby (Maurice) Pendleton, and Macie (Jimmie) Cline; and brothers, Leslie (Jean) Williamson and Bennet Williamson. Burial was August 24, 2006, in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 22, 2006 ** JAMIE MAJOR CURRY, 35, of Mt. Sterling, at OSU Medical Center. Preceded in death by Lyndle "Granny" Rowe; grandfather, Carson Curry; uncles, William Patrick Rowe, William "Major" Curry, and Donald Rowe; and aunt and uncle, Barbara and Bernard Wilcox. Survivors include his parents, Carson and Joyce Curry; brother, Don Curry; grandmother Anice Curry; a niece; and a host of aunts and uncles. Burial was August 25, 2006, in the Press-Fryley Cemetery, Kiahsville, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 24, 2006 ** WILLARD PARSONS, 77, of Branchland, WV, at home. Born July 28, 1929, in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Violet Ferguson Parsons; sisters, Arreva Ross and Louella Brinagar; and brother, Willis Parsons. Survivors include his wife, Ann Blair Parsons; brothers, Robert, Karry and Homer Parsons; and a host of nieces and nephews. Burial was August 27, 2006, in East Lawn Cemetery, Kingsport, TN.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2006 ** EDNA MARIE BILLUPS WORKMAN, 75, of Kenova, at Heritage Center. Survivors include her sister, Theresa Ross; brother, Fred Billups, Jr.; daughters, Sharon (Dwight) Bellomy and Kim (Steve) Damron; sons, Mark (Kim) Workman and Matthew (Cindy) Workman; and nine grandchildren. Burial was August 29, 2006, in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2006 ** ETHEL MAE STEWART TERRY, of Ceredo, WV, at the Heritage Center in Huntington, WV. Born February 29, 1916, in Ethel, Logan County, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Stella Pack Stewart. Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Terry Waller; son, Charles W. (Rhoda) Terry; and a grandson. Burial was August 28, 2006, in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2006 ** ROGER FRAZIER, 60, of Thealka, KY, at his residence. Born July 23, 1946, in Wayne County. Preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Mabel Marie Tomblin Frazier. Survivors include his wife, Vickie Young Frazier; sons, John and Roger Alan Frazier; daughter, Rosemary E. Shell; brothers, Gary Tomblin, William Paul Frazier, and Lonnie Frazier; a niece; and a grandson. Burial was August 28, 2006, in Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville, KY.
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DIED - AUGUST 25, 2006 ** HELEN O. YATES, 76, of Louisa, KY, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born July 27, 1930, in Wilbur, KY. Preceded in death by her parents, H. M. O'Bryan and Bessie Lee Short O'Bryan; and husband, Gordon Yates. Survivors include her daughter; Linda (Clyde) Holt; sons, Cullen Yates, Tim (Rita) Yates, and Paul Yates; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Burial was August 27, 2006, in the Myrtle Chapel Cemetery in Luisa, KY.
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DIED - AUGUST 26, 2006 ** ELIZABETH "BETTY" BRINKER WILLIAMS, 84, of Milton, at Hospice of Huntington. Born July 5, 1922, in Kenova, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, George S. and Jennette Lake Brinker; husband, Howard; son, David; sister, Mary McKee; and brother, Richard Brinker. Survivors include her daughter, Mary K. Freytag; son, Richard (Vicki Parsons) Williams; and two granddaughters. Burial was August 27, 2006, in the Milton Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 26, 2006 ** CHARLES LANDON MARCUM, 70, of Huntington, at The Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. Born April 30, 1936, in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Bunn and Nora Marcum; brothers, Lawrence Marcum and Dewey Marcum; sister, Emogene Marcum; and a grandson. Survivors include his wife, Edna Marcum; sons, Charles Marcum, Jr., Johnny (Andrea) Marcum, and Bobby (Mellissa) Marcum; four grandchildren; and sisters, Lorene Pelfrey and Wilma Faye Spaulding. Burial was August 29, 2006, in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2006 ** CHARLOTTE H. PERDUE. Preceded in death by her husband, Henry E. Perdue. Survivors include her son, John (Sandy) Perdue; three grandsons; two great-great-granddaughters; three great-grandsons, two great- stepgrandsons; sister, Joyce Whitmore; brothers, Richard, Burl and Charles Spreacker; sisters-in-law, Oleta Brumfield, Shirley Bias and Deloris Akers; and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial was August 30, 2006, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 27, 2006 ** TONY RAY CHURCH, 57, of West Liberty, KY, at Morgan County Regional Hospital. Preceded in death by his parents, James Lawrence and Jennie Marie Hylton Church. Survivors include his wife, Regina Ann Church; sons, Tony Ray Church, Jr., Gregory Lee Church and James Mathew Church; sisters, Freda Parson, Cynthia Rice, Mary Jane Russell, Inez Church and Sandy Gillihue; brothers, Max Hylton, William Church, Thomas Church and Robert Church; and two grandchildren. Burial was August 30, 2006, in Church-Hylton Cemetery on Lick Fork Road.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2006 ** JOHN HOWARD DESKINS, 90, of Kenova, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born May 26, 1916, in Nolan, Mingo County, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Anna (Deskins) Deskins; wife, Ann Deskins; daughter, Elizabeth "Betty" Ferguson; sisters, Blanche Deskins, Grethel Dameron, and an infant, Ola Deskins; and brothers, Fern Deskins and infant, Wendell Deskins. Survivors include his brother, Lloyd (Mary Alice) Deskins; one grandson; one great-grandson; son-in-law, Jack W. Ferguson; one nephew; and three nieces. Burial was August 31, 2006, in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2006 ** LENDEL HODGE, 73, of Columbus, OH, formerly of Kenova. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Freeland Hodge; son, Jeff; and daughter, Janet. Burial was September 1, 2006, in Dock's Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2006 ** CORINNE GALLOWAY, 97, of Huntington, WV, widow of Norman Galloway, in Piketon (Ohio) Nursing Center. Born October 28, 1908, in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, William and June Adkins Mays; and sister, Erma Wells. Survivors include a son, Glen (Mary) Galloway; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial was August 31, 2006, in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 28, 2006 ** KENNITH "KENNY" STILTNER, 42, of East Lynn. Born April 28, 1964, in Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Jennings and Bethel Stiltner; infant son, Kennith Allen Stiltner; brothers, Oscar Stiltner and Albert Lee Stiltner; and sister, Goldie Pierce. Survivors include his wife, Theresa Stiltner; daughters, Brittany Stiltner, Kristen Beth Stiltner, and Sierra Storm Stiltner; sisters, Delila Davis, Georgia Maynard, Alice Adkins, and Joann Pierce; brothers, Darrell Ross Stiltner, Howard Stiltner, David Stiltner, Glen Stiltner, Gerald Stiltner, and Thurel Stiltner; and numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. Burial was September 1, 2006, in the Osburn Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2006 ** TERRY LEE AKERS, 66, of Ceredo, WV, at his residence. Born February 5, 1940, in Ceredo. Preceded in death by his father, Roy Earl Akers; and wife, Kathryn Ann Akers. Survivors include his daughters, Susan Diane (Gary Wayne) Smith and Tracie Carol (Billy) Conn; son, Brian Lee (Kimberly Dawn) Akers; sister, Barbara (Dennis) Adkins; brother, Michael (Pam) Akers; and seven grandchildren. Burial was September 1, 2006, in the Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2006 ** JERRY MAYO, 71, of Ceredo, WV, at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born July 11, 1935, in Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Leslie and Rema O'Dell Mayo; sister, Phyllis Ann Mayo; brother, Jim (James) Mayo; and daughters, Julia Ann Mayo (infant) and Lorna Jean Opachick. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Mayo; daughters, Gerry Lynn (Ronnie) Thompson, Tammy (Jim) Votaw, Bonnie Hamm, Nola (Clifford) Jones; son-in-law, Bill Opachick; twelve grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, "Rusty" (Leslie) (Brenda) Mayo and "J T" (John) (Donna) Mayo; sister-in law, Phyllis Mayo; sisters, Gail (David) Brown and Shenna ("Rip" Raymond) DeBord; and a host of brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews. Burial was September 2, 2006, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - AUGUST 29, 2006 ** NORA M. BJORNSON, 83, of Springfield, VA, formerly of Huntington, in Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA. Born January 11, 1923, in Dingess, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Crit and Florence Adkins Mullins. Survivors include daughters, Barbara Bjornson and Gerrie Bjornson; sons, Glenn (Melba) Bjornson and Larry (Connie) Bjornson; two grandchildren; sisters, Leona Marcum and Lota Mayberry; and brother, Willard Mullins. Burial was September 4, 2006, in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2006 ** APP FRANKLIN COPLEY, 80, of Chesapeake, OH, in the Hospice House of Huntington. Born July 28, 1926, in Wayne County, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, Lafe and Victoria Queen Copley; sons, Gregory and Paul Copley; daughter-in-law, Kelly Arthur Copley; stepson, Robert D. Turner; sisters, Mary E. Copley, Genette Jobes and Tennessee Perry; and brothers, J.Q., Fillmore, John B., Jay Walter and Ralph Copley. Survivors include his wife, Lorena May Copley; son, Charles (Noreen) Copley; daughter, Sheila (Stewart) Farley; stepchildren, Sandra Aiello and Nancy Clark; six grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Patti Cutlip; brother, Wade Copley; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was September 1, 2006, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - AUGUST 30, 2006 ** CHARLES JAY WILSON, 79, of N. Fort Myers. Born in Williamson, WV, and formerly of Luling, LA. Preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Crete Wilson; wife, Dorothy; grandson, Anthony Charles; and sister, Shirley Raines. Surviovors include daughters, Hazen Crete and April Marie; sisters, Bonnie J. Roy, Sylvia (Ken) Maynard, and Patsy Petersen; brothers, Lawrence (June) and Roger (Kathy); a granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews. Burial was September 4, 2006, in the Smith Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED - AUGUST 31, 2006 ** ALLEN DARYEL CROCKETT, 66, of Minot, ND, and Charlevoix, MI, at Trinity Medical Center, Minot, ND. Born May 4, 1940, at Depot Creek, Genoa, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, William and Laura Crockett; brothers, William Crockett, Jr., and Herman Crockett; and sisters, Gladys Fox, Nola Rollings, Mayme Thompson, and Virginia Marshall. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth (McClellan) Crockett; children, Joyce Crockett, Judy Crockett, David (Melissa) Crockett, Susan (John) Hutchens, and Daniel Crockett; 19 grandchildren; sister, Naomi (Oscar) Davis; brothers, Charles (Shirley) Crockett and Paul (Beatrice) Crockett; sisters-in-law, Carol (Gary) Field, Virginia "Gene"Fields, Arlene Antoine, Betty Kewagshken, and Evelyn Didrickson; brothers-in-law, Thurlow "Sam" (Joyce) McClellan, George McClellan, and Stephen McClellan; and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial was September 7, 2006, in Undine Cemetery, Hayes Township, Charlevoix, MI.

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