WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
October, 2007

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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2007 ** JOHN H. "UNCLE JOHNNY" SMITH, 53, of Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. Born May 3, 1954, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Joyce Annette Smith and Donald Victor Smith of Kenova. Preceded in death by a brother, Dennis L. Smith. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Brock Smith; two sisters, Lisa D. Smith and Cathy Hester; a brother and sister-in-law, Donald Keith and Rose Smith. Burial October 4, 2007, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2007 ** TAYLOR MATHIS, 70, of Prichard, W.Va., at his residence.      born March 26, 1937, at Dunlow, W.Va. Preceded in death by a son, Anthony Mathis. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Smith Mathis; two daughters, Anita Eddy (Ross) and Cheryl Preston (Jack); a son, Mark Mathis (Heather); nine grandchildren; one sister and two brothers. Burial October 3, 2007, at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2007 ** STEVEN JOSEPH WADE, 30, of Wayne. Born September 2, 1977 in Michigan. Survivors include his mother, Rhonda Dean of Wayne; three children, Joshua, Cody and Jenna; two half brothers; one half sister; two uncles; two cousins. Burial October 6, 2007, in the Warrick Cemetery, Branchland, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2007 ** MRS. MARIE MARTIN, 80, of Lavalette, WV.     Born February 4, 1927, at Harts, West Virginia, daughter of the late Everett and Nettie (Adams) Adams. Preceded in death by four sisters, Joy Blair, Winnie Gore, Jewell Flowers and Ruby Adams, and one brother, Franklin Blair. Survivors include her husband, Claude Martin; two brothers, Forrest Blair and Fred Blair. Burial October 5, 2007, at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, West Virginia.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2007 ** JERRY LEE BENSON CARROLL EAVES, 40, of Barboursville, WV. Born in Cabell County, West Virginia, on March 7, 1967, a son of Virginia Cremeans of Huntington, W.Va., and the late Russell Benson. He was adopted by Shirley Jordan and the late Carlos Eaves. He was preceded in death by one brother, Russell (Dutch) Carroll. Survivors include a sister and her husband, Amanda and James Terry and a brother, Carlton Eaves; paternal grandmother Ardith Eaves; five other brothers, Rondell Carroll, Shannon and Cindy Carroll, Bobby and Bethany Bays, Gary Carroll and David and Melissa Clay; two sisters, Mary Brewster and Hazel and David Hensley. He was married to Kim Devore Eaves and he adopted her son, Brian Eaves. Burial October 7, 2007, in Jordan-Frye Cemetery, Salt Rock, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2007 ** MAY BAKER, 83, wife of William W. Baker of Huntington, W.Va., at her home. Preceded in death by her parents, Henry Miller and Mamie (Tooley) Miller, and two brothers, Virgil and Vernon Miller. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Dorthy Baker; six sisters, Lillian Hargis, Verna Garringer, Mabel Arthur, Pollie Cross, Dollie Miller and Joyce Ann Niekamp; one brother, Verlin Miller. Burial October 6, 2007, in Saunders Cemetery, Camp Creek, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTGOBER 4, 2007 ** JEAN THOMPSON CARDWELL, 98 , of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born January 19, 1909, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Francis Marion and Gypsy Beaire Thompson, Sr. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Cardwell. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Fern and Rex Christian; one sister, Rose Thompson; one brother, Francis Marion Thompson; one stepdaughter, Betsy Bartram; one granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren. Burial October 8, 2007, at Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 4, 2007 ** NORMA ROSS CHANEY, 75, of Radnor, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va.  Born February 24, 1932, at Radnor, WV, a daughter of the late Granville and Letha Wilson Ross. Preceded in death by two sisters, Fannie "Crick" Fortner and Reva Hampton, and seven brothers, Anthony, Harve, Earl, Charlie, Raymond, and Frank Ross and Clarence Copley. Survivors include her husband, Darrel Chaney and several nieces and nephews. Burial October 7, 2007, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2007 ** DARRELL CHRISTIAN, 56, of Rush, KY, at King’s Daughters Medical Center. Born July 10, 1951, the son of the late Jim and Martha Belle Burchett Christian. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Lynn Christian; two daughters, Stacy Christian and Jennifer Gorell; one son, James Christian. Burial October 11, 2007, in the Christian Cemetery .
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2007 ** FRANK PECK, 88, of Louisa, KY, at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa.  Born February 16, 1919 in Fort Gay, WV, the son of the late Wallace and Pearl Salisbury Peck. Survivors include one daughter, Gladys Skaggs; one son, Forrest L. Peck; two sisters, Ardith Copley and Vill Joyce Scarberry; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.  Burial October 8, 2007, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2007 ** JAMES E. PORTER, 84, of 15065 Water St., North Lawrence, at his residence.  Born in Grassy, West Virginia, on October 15, 1921, the son of James W. and Lutie (Perry) Porter. Preceded in death by two grandsons and a brother, Lewis Porter. Survivors include his wife, Mariam Moore; two daughters, Judy (Paul) Mackey and Cindy (John) Beney; two sons, Jim (Pat) Porter and Jack (Esther) Porter; 7 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Roy Porter; one sister, Lola (Russell) Napier. Burial October 10, 2007, at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery near Rittman, OH.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2007 ** JUANITA SWORD, 81, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.  Born June 14, 1926, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Olum and Rosa Wyatt Adkins. Preceded in death by one sister, Evelyn Messner. Survivors include her husband, John Sword; one daughter, Jeanette Howard; one sister, Clodeen Tennet; one brother, Cletis Adkins; three grandsons. Burial October 9, 2007, in Baylous Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2007 ** HAROLD ARTHUR "HAL" MEEKER SR., 73, of Kenova, W.Va., at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born March 9, 1934, in New Haven, Conn., a son of the late Elton and Olive Newberry Meeker. Survivors include his wife, Zola Helton Wilson Meeker; three daughters, Jenny Burt, Donna Katherine Goda and Martha "Marti" Olive Martel; one son, Harold Arthur Meeker Jr. one stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Larry David and Nancy Wilson; seven grandchildren. Burial October 10, 2007, in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2007 ** HAROLD BARTRAM, 68, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Hospice House of Huntington. Born August 24, 1939, in Cabell County, a son of the late Lewis and Anna Ramey Bartram. Preceded in death by three brothers: Junior, Thomas, and Ray Bartram; one sister, Lessie Keesee. Survivors include his wife, Ruth "Tiny" Adkins Bartram; two sons, Harold Bartram Jr. and Michael Bartram; two sisters, Estel Perry and Ruth Dial; five grandchildren. Burial October 10, 2007, in Ramey Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2007 ** IDA MAE NELSON CARROLL, 85, of Huntington, W.Va. Born on May 28, 1922, to the late Andrew and Clercie Queen Nelson. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard Carroll; three sisters and two brothers: Arvilla Robertson, Northa Walters, Cora Walters, Steve Nelson, and Richard Nelson. Survivors include three daughters and their spouses: Judy and Dale Finley, Sandra and Jim Hale, and Nancy and Steve Shy; one sister and brother-in-law, Marinda and Ray Craigo; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Lewis and Mary Nelson and Burman and Mary Nelson; eight grandchildren. Burial October 10, 2007, at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2007 ** DENNIS SAMUEL MILLER, 52, of Ft. Gay, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 10, 1954 in Wayne County, WV a son of the late Scott Miller and Mary Ann Watts Miller.  Preceded in death by a brother, Winfield “ Corky” Miller. Survivors include his son, Dennis Miller, Jr.; seven sisters: Malta Tincher and husband Bob, Adda Jane Cyrus, Rhoda (Erma) Scott and husband Robert, Grace Wallace and husband Curtis, Donna Miller, Patsy Arner and Gwynell Davis and husband Teddy; two brothers, Carl Miller and Scott Miller and wife Carol. Memorial service conducted Wednesday, October 10, 2007.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2007 ** MARIE (WELLMAN) HARDWICK, 87, of Fort Gay, WV. F. Born January 11, 1920 at Nolan, W.Va. the daughter of the late Earl and Venia (Thompson) Wellman. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray J. Hardwick; sister, Mavis Howard; brothers Arthur, Grotha and Ernest Wellman. Survivors include her daughters, Anna (Ralph) Wellman, Rosa (Robert) Moore, Donna (Gary) Cox and Mary (Billy) Salyer; sons, Joe (Sandy) Hardwick, Charles Hardwick and Gorge Earl (Lynn) Hardwick, Harold (Debbie) Hardwick of Barboursville, W.Va., 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; sister, Hester Daniels; brother, Vernon Wellman. Funeral services were be held October 10, 2007.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2007 ** WILMA JEAN SMITH, 65, of Wayne, WV.  Born March 15, 1942 in Wayne County, a daughter of Leo and Odessa Asbury Mills. Preceded in death by her husband, Ernest James Smith, her father-in-law, Ernest C. Smith, and her mother-in-law, Juanita Napier Smith Wantz. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Angela Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Christina and David King; six grandchildren; brothers, Ray (Carol Sue) Mills, Herman (Judy) Mills, Carl Lee (Sandy) Mills, Timmy Dale (Thressa) Mills, Steve (Rene) Mills and Mark Mills; two sisters, Leota (Don) Queen and Carol Ann (Bill) Chaffin; a sister-in-law, Norma (Rick) Reynolds. Burial October 11, 2007, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2007 ** RUBY PACK, 68, of Ranger, W.Va., at her residence. Born December 12, 1938, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late George Washington and Ida Mae Adkins Neace.  Preceded in death by her husband, Jay Pack; five brothers, Richard, Sherman, Elmer, Harrison and Jimmy Neace. Survivors include two daughters: Carol Lynn Pack and Debra Kay Pack; two sons, Kenneth J. Pack and wife, Sharon and Jerry Pack and wife, Edith; seven brothers, Ray Neace and wife, Mayme, David Neace, Willie Neace, Virgil Neace and wife, Judith, Frankie Neace and wife, Edwinna, Lester Neace and Alvin Neace; six grandchildren. Burial October 12, 2007, at Pack Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2007 ** MILBURN "JOE" NOLAN, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. born May 29, 1932, at Pine Mountain in Harlan County, Ky., a son of the late Kenneth D. and Alice Anderson Nolan. Preceded in death by three sisters, Georgia Lee Nolan, Amanda Nolan, and Marcella Boggs; and two brothers, Leon Nolan and Berto Nolan. Survivors include his wife, Martha Ann "Mattie" Jones Nolan; two sons and their spouses, Rev. Kenneth and Linda Nolan and Rev. Thomas and Ann Nolan; three grandsons; two brothers and their spouses, Marlow and Anne Nolan and Clyne Nolan; two sisters-in-law: Gertrude Nolan and Grace Nolan. Burial October 12, 2007, at the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va. 
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2007 ** ORVEL ADKINS, 60, of Genoa, W.Va., at his residence.  Born December 24, 1946, in East Lynn, W.Va., a son of the late Edward and Mary Watts Adkins.  Preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Judy Tabor Adkins; two sons, Sean Edward Adkins and wife, Cheryl and Jason Stuart Adkins and wife; three sisters, Martha Maynard and husband, Arthur, Sharon Thompson and husband Brent and Pamela Jewel Adkins; five brothers, Charles Edward Adkins and wife, Kathy, Braxton Adkins and wife, Charlotte, Thurman Ray Adkins, Noah Adkins and Joseph Adkins; six grandchildren. Burial October 13, 2007, in Community Memorial Gardens; Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2007 ** ALVA GENE BLAKE, 63, of Ashland, Ky., at his home.  Born June 7, 1944, in Huntington, W.Va., to the late Ray E. & Stella Scarberry Blake. Preceded in death by his wife; six brothers, Emzy, Russell, Eugene, Elza and Junior Blake; a sister, Alene Williamson; and a special brother-in-law, Harold Coovert. Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer Gayle Blake; a sister, Erma Lee Coovert; a brother, Raymond Lee Blake. Burial October 15, 2007, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 11, 2007 ** EVA GAY ADKINS, 78, of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.  Born February 27, 1929 in Logan, WV, a daughter of the late Cain and Haney Napier Adkins. Preceded in death by two sisters, Susie Martin and Bertha Adkins; four brothers, Dick, Lucian, Charles and Joe Adkins. Survivors include her husband, Leo Adkins; daughter, Joy Lynn Mowdy and husband, Charles Edward; a sister, Louise Adkins; a brother, James Adkins. Burial October 14, 2007, in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 12, 2007 ** SHERRY MOURNING, 35, of Lavalette, W.Va. Born August 20, 1972, in Cabell County, WV, to Virginia L. Caperton Dean of Huntington, W.Va., and the late Michael Rex Mourning Sr. Survivors include two sons, Corey and Timothy Powell; two sisters, Michele Hay and Kathy Wilson; one brother, Michael R. Mourning Jr.; a stepsister, Brenda F. Gillium; her stepfather, Allen H. Dean; grandmother, Ruth Lapole. Visitation Services October 16, 2007.
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DIED - OCTOBER 12, 2007 ** ADELE MARIE TAYLOR, 85, of Lake Wylie, S.C., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at the Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C. Born March 8, 1922, in Huntington, the daughter of the late Elgie and Ruth Shepperd Sullivan. Preceded in death by her husband Robert F. Taylor; three brothers, and two sisters preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons, Jack and Donna Taylor, John and Rebecca Taylor and Robert F. Taylor Jr.; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild; one brother, Elgie Sullivan Jr.; four sisters, Reba Lafon, Delsie Watson, Elsie Nance and Joy Bailey. Burial October 17, 2007, at the Harveytown Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2007 ** MAXINE KRETZER, 73, of Ceredo, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born June 26, 1934, in Harts Creek, W.Va., to the late Byron and Jesse Atkins Ramey. Preceded in death by a sister, Marie. Survivors include her husband, Homer Kretzer; a son, Timothy Lee and his wife Marilyn Kretzer; two sisters, Arlene Dalton and Dot Fry; three brothers, Robert, Raymond and Terry; two grandchildren. Burial October 17, 2007, in the Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2007 ** GARY LEE SMITH, 64, of Wayne, WV. Born September 14, 1943 in Rita, WV, a son of the late Nathan and Delphia Smith. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Smith; one daughter, Brianna Ward; one step-son, Warren Brownlee; two sisters, Lillian Midkiff and husband Jimmy, and Naomi Adams and husband Roy. Burial October 16, 2007, in the Warwick Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2007 ** BILLIE F. YORK OWENS, 70, of Ashland, KY. Born January 13, 1937, in Kermit, W.Va., the daughter of the late Thomas York and the late Bessie Justice York Stuart. Preceded in death by her husband Albert Lee "Buster" Owens. Survivors by five daughters, Diana Romans (Pete), Rosalie Wheeler (Paul), Sherry Davis (Jim), Heather Daniels and Becki Castle (Dave); eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lillian Giomi (Doug) and Sarah Newland (Wayne); two brothers, Calvin York (Glendine) and Don York (Sue). Burial October 15, 2007, in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2007 ** DALLAS “TUCKER” ADKINS, 74, of East Lynn, WV. Born June 17, 1933 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Dennis and Thurlie Adkins. Preceded in death by a brother, Delbert Adkins. Survivors include five brothers, Wetzel ‘Ham’ Adkins, Asbury Adkins and wife Luella ‘Tootsie’, Donald ‘Brother’ Adkins, Alderson ‘Fats’ Adkins and Dennis Lee Adkins; three sisters: Lillian Kazee, Ruth ‘Tiny’ Bartram and Goldie Dillon and her husband Roy; one daughter, Teresa Ramey and husband David, three sons, Chris Adkins, Brian Adkins and wife Angie and Delaine Adkins; five grandsons; one granddaughter. Burial October 18, 2007, in the Adkins Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2007 ** THOMAS ELDEN STROUD, Jr. 38, of Carlisle, KY, formerly of Prichard, WV, at Hospice of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY.  Born December 18, 1968 at Phoenix, AZ, a son of Barbara Dingess Stroud Lycans and husband, Cabell (his Dad) and the late Thomas Elden Stroud, SR. Preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Noel Stroud, paternal grandmother, Edith Hamilton, and maternal grandfather, Shannon Dingess,  Survivors include his wife, Sheryl Moore Stroud; two daughters, Cassi Stroud and Courtney Stroud; three sisters, Terene Pinson, Cristie Watts Deda McSorley; and his maternal grandmother, Nelli Maynard. Burial October 18, 2007, at the Lycans Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2007 ** WAYMAN EAVES, 66, of Branchland, W.Va. Preceded in death by his father, the Rev. Roy Eaves; one son, Keith Allen Eaves; one brother, Carlos Eaves. Survivors include his mother, Ardith Walker Eaves; mother-in-law Goldie White; his wife, Martha Mays Eaves; one daughter, Sherri Lynn West and her husband John; two brothers, Marshall Eaves and Odell Eaves; one sister, Margaret Spitler; two granddaughters; two grandsons. Burial October 18, 2007, in Eaves Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2007 ** HARKINS JUNIOR "JIGGS" FRYE, 79, of Spring Hill, Fla., at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va.  Born August 23, 1928 in Branchland, W.Va., a son of the late Wilburn Frye and Kathleen Frye Gilbert. Preceded in death by his beloved first wife, Sadako Frye, second wife, Mae Frye; brothers William Jennings Frye, Cleo Frye and four half-siblings, Rev. Earl Frye, Rev. Clovis Frye, Hubert Frye, Orangie Marie Frye Owens. Survivors include his children, Rosemary Frye Adams, Charlie Frye, Jo Ann Frye, Arnold Frye, Dr. Howard Frye, Jerry Frye and Judy Perry; a stepdaughter, Rosalie Cook; siblings Beulah Roy, Kenneth Frye, Jean Catron, Carol Bennett, James Frye, Raymond Frye and Roger Gilbert; a special son-in-law, Dr. Frederick Adams; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial October 17, 2007, at Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Ohio.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2007 ** BRENDA JOYCE STANLEY, 67, wife of Yewil Stanley. Survivors include one brother, Donald Elkins (Eldie); two sisters and their spouses, Mickey and Gary Carter and Mary and Jim Harmon; four daughters, Debra Drain-Talent and her spouse Tommy, Tammy Collier, Vickie Thompson and Melissa Thompson and her spouse Steve; one son, Greg Stanley and his spouse Vada; 12 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Burial October 18, 2007, at Docks Creek Cemetery in Kenova, WV. 
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2007 ** WANDA N. ROBERTSON-SMITH, 69, of Fort Gay. Preceded in death by her husband Fred Smith Jr. and her son Darell Smith. Survivors include one daughter, Loretta Smith; one son; Zandell Smith. Burial October 18, 2007, in the Smith Cemetery on Mill Creek.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2007 ** JUANITA JARRELL, 72, of Fort Gay.  W.Va. Born February 14, 1935, the daughter to the late Lewis and Eliza Marcum Perry, in Crum. Survivors include her husband, James Ray Jarrell; one son, James Ray Jarrell Jr.; two sisters, Ruth Ann Chaffin and Doris Evans; one brother, Charlie Perry. Burial October 19, 2007, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens in Huntington,
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2007 ** PATRICIA SHAWN McGRAW, 41, of Bloomington, Il., formerly of Louisa, KY. Born December 3, 1965 in Louisa, the daughter of David McGraw (deceased) and Margaret McCune McGraw. Survivors include her brother, Kevin “Kim” McGraw. Burial October 22, 2007, at the Lynch Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2007 ** VERNA MAE WELLMAN, 82, of South Vienna, Ohio, at Community Hospital, Springfield, Ohio. Born December 13, 1924, in Fort Gay, W.Va., a daughter of the late George and Rosa Crace Hardwick. Preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Wellman; a daughter, Virginia Tackett; four brothers, Ray Hardwick, George Hardwick, Delbert Hardwick and Scott Hardwick; a sister, Belva Vinson. Survivors include two daughters and son-in-laws, Roseanne and Pat Hawk and Melissa and Paul Pence; three sons and daughter-in-laws, Richard and Melanie Wellman, James and Mary Wellman and Curtis Wellman; one son-in-law, Steve Tackett; two sisters and brother-in-laws, Wilma and Aulta Frazier and Beatrice Robinett; two brothers and sister-in-laws, Jim and Nanetta Hardwick and Colonel and Beulah Hardwick; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Burial October 20, 2007, in Rose Hill Burial Park, Springfield, OH.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2007 ** CLYDE C. VANCE, Sr., 88, of Wayne, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born April 12, 1919 in Gill, WV, a son of the late Charlie and Hazel Nelson Vance. Preceded in death by his wife Norma Alice Vance; a baby boy Harold Herman Vance; an unnamed baby boy and 15 brothers and sisters. Survivors include seven children, Anna Davis (Randall), Melvin Eugene (Rosie) Vance, Deloris Moore (Danny), Janet (Jim) Jackson, Darrell Vance, Clyde Vance Jr. and Jimmy Vance; 24 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Burial October 19, 2007, at the Mullins Cemetery, Attensville, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2007 ** DONALD M. BUD McNEAL, 60, of Chapmanville, W.Va., at Logan Regional Medical Center. Born on July 21, 1946, at Kenova, W.Va., the son of the late Donald and Lee Parrish McNeal. Preceded in death by one brother, David McNeal; one sister, Judy Salyers; and his mother-in-law, Gladys Browning Duty. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Lea Duty McNeal; stepson Larry (Bobbi) Browning II; sister Brooke L. McNeal; father-in-law Talbert Raymond Duty; sisters-in-law Joyce Elkins and Carol Madden. Burial October 20, 2007, in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Pecks Mill, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2007 ** DOROTHY ROBERTA PERRY CRUM, 83, of Huntington, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born February 21, 1924, in Quaker, W.Va., to the late Fee Leonard Perry and Frankie Hundley Perry. Preceded in death by her husband, Gid Crum; a sister, Fannie Robinson. Survivors include two sons, Donald Crum and wife Susan and David Crum and wife Nancy; a daughter, Flora Crum Carter and husband Robert; a sister, Odessa Carrico; three brothers, Bruns, George and Homer Perry; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandsons. Burial October 22, 2007, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2007 ** EZRA "FROGGY" BRINEGAR, 70, of Wayne, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 7, 1937, in Branchland, W.Va, a son of the late Lorenzia and Beatrice Brinegar. Survivors include his wife Margaret; one daughter, Kathy McIlhenny and husband John; two sons, Rick Brinegar and wife Candy, and Danny Brinegar and wife Rose; two granddaughters; five sisters, Alberta Perry, Ilene Perry, Darlene Adkins, Mary Perry and Frances Tomblin; two brothers, Everette Brinegar and Darrell Brinegar. Burial October 21, 2007, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2007 ** LOLA M. WILKES PRUITT, 86, of Proctorville, Ohio, at home. Born July 20, 1921, in Huntington, W.Va., daughter of the late S.C. and Cora Wilkes. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold F. Pruitt; son Harold F. Pruitt Jr.; three brothers, Lawrence, Richard and Raymond Wilkes; and one sister, June Blair. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Cora and Pete Turner; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; sister Joan Massey; sister-in-law Rose Mary Wilkes. Burial October 22, 2007, in Rome Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2007 ** MARGERY L. CHILDERS, 92, of Wayne, WV. Born May 27, 1915 to the late Willie & Lorena Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Nolice D. Childers; brothers Stanford “Buzz” Adkins and Fonnie Adkins; sisters Zula Dowis and Gertrude Leep. Survivors include her special nieces and nephews. Burial October 22, 2007, at Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2007 ** GLENN JOHNSON QUEEN, 83, of Wilmington, N.C., formerly of Huntington, W.Va. Born April 9, 1924 in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late App Queen and Cora Parsons Queen. Preceded in death by a daughter, Emily Gail Queen Stephenson; and one brother, Dallas Queen of Mt. Sterling, Ky. Survivors include his wife, Carol Booth Queen; one son, Dr. Michael G. Queen and wife Bobbie; two brothers, Arlie Queen and wife Lillian and Dr. Bernard Queen; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2007 ** MINNIE LEE PELFREY, 98, of South Point, Ohio, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. Born September 17, 1909, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Sarah T. Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, George B. Pelfrey; one son, George Edward; one brother, Don Smith; one grandson and three great-grandchildren. Survivors include two sons, Donnie Pelfry and Jimmy (Donna) Pelfry; five daughters, Clarke Morris Waggoner, Nancy Kelly (Jim) Newton, Mary Allen, Virginia Hicks and Shirley (Jon) Berger of South Point; 16 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and four great- great-grandchildren. Burial October 24, 2007, at Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2007 ** ALDEN KIEFFER "A.K." TONEY, 85, of Palm Harbor, Fla., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., at home. Born December 11, 1921, in Wayne County, West Virginia, the son of the late Alden K. and Cassie Adkins Toney. Preceded in death by six brothers, Clyde, Bert, Don, Carl, Bob and Lynn Toney; two sisters, Eliza Asbury and Erma Toney. Survivors include his wife, Betty (Orr) Toney; two sons, Jerry Toney and wife Carol and Gregory Toney and wife Sharon; two daughters, Irma Jean Edwards and husband Dave and Lisa Welsh and husband Jeff; three brothers, Kyer Toney, Jim Toney and Gary Toney; three sisters, Ilene Brumfield, Mae Crockett and Olive Booth; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Burial October 26, 2007, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2007 ** HAZEL A. SAYRE, 95, of Kenova, W.Va., died Sunday, October 21, 2007 at Heartland of Riverview. Born September 20, 1912, in Cabell County, West Virginia, to the late William and Mary Mount Scarberry. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Sayre. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Jean and John Bailey; two grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law; one great-granddaughter; a great-grandson. Burial October 25, 2007, at Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2007 ** BETTY DELORES WORKMAN CHAPMAN McMULLEN, 78, of Proctorville, Ohio. Born January 5, 1929, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Bee and Mellie Wellman Workman. Preceded in death by her first husband, Leland Chapman; her brother, Jerry Workman; and her son, Michael Chapman. Survivors include her husband of 12 years, N. Jay McMullen; one son and his wife, Gregory and Sheila Chapman; three sisters, Joyce Harvey, Faith Stanton and Judy Petzlaff; three grandsons; three granddaughters; six great-grandchildren.   Burial October 24, 2007, in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2007 ** PAULINE BRUNTY STEPHENS, 76, of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.  Born March 30, 1931 in Lincoln County, WV, a daughter of the late Millard and Laura Watson Brunty. Preceded in deathby her husband, Oscar Stephens; a son, Robin Lewis Stephens; five sisters, Bessie Ferguson, Eva Price, Jane Ferguson, Pearl Adkins and an infant sister, Verlie Brunty; four brothers, James, Willis, Acie, Willard Brunty. Survivors include two daughters, Debra Lynn Moore and husband, Benny, Tonya Renee Stephens and husband, Jeremiah; two sons, Gregory Dale Stephens and wife, Katherine and Joey Joseph Stephens and wife, Debra; three sisters, Hildred Justine Beckelheimer and husband, Dennis, Dolly Ball and husband, Denver and Glenna Ellis; a brother, Hobert Ray Brunty and wife, Anna Lou; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial October 23, 2007, at Stephens Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2007 ** CLAUDE D. TOPPINS, 61, of Kiahsville, WV, at home. Born November 5, 1945 at Harts, WV, a son of the late Carl Toppins and Margie Meeks Toppins Marcum. Preceded in death bu one daughter, Carolynn R. Toppins . Survivors include his wife, Wava Adkins Toppins; five daughters, Amanda Adkins, Mary Street and husband James, Becky Raby, Ashley Nicole Toppins and Stacy Wiley and her husband Bobby Joe; two sons, Phillip Toppins and his wife Carrie and Carl Toppins; one sister, Dean Vance and husband Bernard; two brothers, Buck Toppins and his wife Barb and Bodie Marcum and wife Liz; twelve grandchildren; sister-in-law Sue Gibson.   Burial October 24, 2007, in the Frances Creek Family Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2007 ** GERALD EMORY SAUNDERS, 51, of Proctorville, Ohio. Preceded in death by his father, Jack Saunders. Survivors include his mother; one daughter, Jennifer Lynn Saunders; one granddaughter; one sister, Mindy McCoy; one brother, Kenneth Isenhart. Burial October 30, 2007, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2007 ** MARGIE ANN WALKER, 82, of East Lynn. Born April 2, 1925, a daughter of the late James Watts and Idella Clark Watts. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Walker; two sisters, Pearl Davis and Fern Episcopo; two brothers, Ernest Watts and Raymond Samuel. Survivors include one brother, Walton Watts and his wife Esther; two sons, Kenneth Walker and his wife Donna and Elmer Walker and his wife Ruth; two daughters, Gladys Pauley and Lettie Walker; five grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren. Burial October 26, 2007, in the Jones Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2007 ** KENLY RAYLYNN AKERS, infant daughter of Kenneth R. and Stephanie Lynn Akers of Fort Gay, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 19, 2007, at Louisa, KY. Survivors include his maternal grandparents, Debbie and Larry Cyrus; paternal grandmother Mary Ellen Yates; paternal grandfather Donnie Akers; maternal great-grandparents Norma and Mart LeMaster and paternal great-grandmother Grace Rowe. Burial October 27, 2007, at Rowe Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2007 ** DEBBIE LYNN MORRISON JOHNSON, 48, of Wayne, W.Va., at Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va. Born December 14, 1958, in Greenup County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Bob and Marietta Spears Morrison of West Van Lear, Ky. Survivors include her husband, Charles "Chuck" Johnson, and one daughter, Jessica Marieann Cerlan; two brothers, Ronald Morrison and Brian Morrison. Burial November 3, 2007, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2007 ** DOLLY "DEE" INEZ WILLIAMSON LUCAS, 66, of Ranger, W.Va. Born on June 28, 1941, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of Rush and Inez Workman Williamson. Preceded in death by her father, Rush Williamson; brother Edward "Ned" Williamson; and daughter-in-law Tammy Rose Smith Lucas. Survivors include one daughter, Robin (Eddie) Scites; three sons, Todd Lucas, Jamie (Tawanna) Lucas and Joey D. (Selena) Lucas; six grandchildren; five brothers, Roger (Katherine) Williamson, Gene (Dorothy) Williamson, Monroe (Dottie) Williamson, Neil (BJ) Williamson and Butch (Shannon) Williamson; three sisters, Molly Ramey, Carolyn (Roger) Fraley and Sheila Kay (Edsel) Burns; sister-in-law Lillian Tomblin; brother-in-law Tiny Lucas. Burial 27, 2007, in the Frye Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va. 
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2007 ** ETHEL WRIGHT, 87, of Wayne, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 1, 1919, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Harvey and Tennessee Napier Russell. Preceded in death by her husband, Cove Wright; a great-granddaughter, Olivia Katherine Lee; five brothers, John, Milt, Edgar, Norman and Audley Russell; two sisters, Julia Russell and Elsie Pratt. Survivors include her children, Elizabeth Thibeault and husband Joe, Gene Wright, Jerry Wright and wife Betty, Sandy Stapleton and husband Rod, Kathy Wright; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Stella Ferguson; a brother, Fred Russell. Burial October 27, 2007, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2007 ** LUTHER MAYNARD, 80, of Charter House in Wayne, WV, formerly of East Lynn, WV, at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born August 10, 1927 in Shegon in Logan, WV, a son of the late Claude and Mary Browning Maynard. Preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Napier Maynard; a sister, Nona Porter; two brothers, Leonard and Jack Maynard. Survivors include two sisters, Judy Topping and husband, Herbert, Nina Baisden and husband, John. Burial October 28, 2007, at Alvis Maynard Cemetery on Mathis Ridge, Dunlow, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2007 ** CLINTON THOMPSON, 60, of Poca, WV, formerly of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born September 19, 1947 in East Lynn, WV, a son of Della Belcher Thompson and the late Truman Thompson. Preceded in death by a sister, Cletta Thompson-Smith. Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda L. Turley and husband, Paul and Angela D. Thompson; a son, Holley C. Thompson and wife, Melissa; a sister, Kathy Thompson; six grandchildren. Burial October 30, 2007, at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2007 ** BERNARD FRALEY, 80, of Kenova, in a local hospital. Born in Wayne County, W. Va., on October 18, 1927, a son of the late Charles T. and Hannah Fraley. Preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Cathy Thacker; four brothers, Otis, Glen, Ellwood and Garland Fraley. Survivors include his wife, Helen; his stepdaughter, Brenda Wolford and husband Donnie; two brothers, Charles T. Jr. and wife Mary and Willie S. Fraley and wife Carrie Alice; sisters Naomi Cyfers, Fay Maynard, Avonelle Hitch, Mary Shy and husband Jack, Joan Hensley and Carol Nelson and husband George; brother and sister-in-law, Doug and Nellie Plymale; sister and brother-in-law, Nina and Ed Caulley; five step-grandchildren; six step-great-grand children. Burial October 30, 2007, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2007 ** COL. JAMES C. SMITH, USAF (retired), 91, of Wayne, at his residence. Born May 4, 1916, in Centerville, W.Va., the son of the late Hamlet and Caroline Virginia Hutchinson Smith. Preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lee Lavender Smith; two daughters, Peggy Elaine Moore and Marjorie Lynn Hall; one grandson; seven brothers, Clifford, Pascal, Sankie, Golden, Ernest, Walter Lee and Merril Smith; and one sister, Nellie Haynie. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Michael J.F. Smith and Pat White; two daughters and son-in-law, Suanne Ferman and Sharon Lee and Sinkler Boone; ten grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; one brother and sister-in-law, Clair Shadwell and Myrtle Smith. Burial October 29, 2007, at the Smith Family Cemetery, Buffalo Creek Road.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2007 ** VIOLA "RUTH" PENNINGTON, 80, of Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by her husband, Omar "Max" Pennington Sr., and a daughter, Katherine Ann Steele. Survivors include her children, David and Mary Arthur, Donald and Karen Pennington, Omar Pennington, Steve and Karen "Sue" Steele, Sandy Sites, and son-in-law Richard Steele; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Burial October 31, 2007, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2007 ** SANDRA JANE MOONEY, 51, of Huntington, WV, at her residence. Born June 9, 1956 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of Martha Janet Osborne Pelfrey of Lavalette, WV and the late Jack Pelfrey. Preceded in death by a son, Larry Lee Morris; a brother, Shane Lett. Survivors include her husband, James N. Mooney; two daughters, Jackie Chinn and Angela Morris; a son Raymond Chinn, Jr. and wife, Shelley; a step-daughter, Tina Mooney; a step-son, Jamie Mooney; five brothers, Timmy Pelfrey, Mike Pelfrey, Mark Pelfrey and wife, Debbie, Chris Pelfrey and wife, Susan and Brian Pelfrey; five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren. Burial November 2, 2007, at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2007 ** MAUDE MUELLER LAMBERT HARTZOG, 94. Born April 12, 1913 in Lee County, VA, the daughter of Samuel Worth and Molly Elkins Lambert. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Reeves Hartzog; one daughter and son-in-law, Sally Kate and Larry Dixon; a daughter-in-law, Fadwa Ammar Hartzog; one brother Hobert Lambert; 4 sisters, Stella Scalf, Hassie Skeens, Ann Dickenson, and Hazel Rossi. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lauren Angela and Ben Marcum; two sons and daughter-in-laws, Joseph Reeves, Jr. and Lana Hartzog and Jeffrey Lee and Gwen Hartzog; 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. No date or place of burial given. 
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2007 ** BROOKIE DONAHOE, 70, of Catlettsburg, KY, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Born May 29, 1937 in Logan County, WV, a daughter of the late Everett and Marie Kirk Adkins. Survivors include her husband, Lowell Donahoe; two daughters, Lila Donahoe Walls and Nancy Lee Donahoe; a sister, Neltha Gibson and husband, Jim; two brothers, Garry Adkins and wife, Annetta and Gerald Adkins; two brothers-in-law, Dorval H. Donahoe and wife, Sue and Dale Donahoe and wife, Jewell. Burial November 2, 2007, at Donahoe Family Cemetery; East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2007 ** MADGE RICE SKEENS, 85, of Newark, Ohio, at the Newark Health Care Center. Born January 26, 1922. Burial  November 1, 2007, at Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland, KY. 
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2007 ** OPAL L. MEADE, 82, of Lavalette, W.Va., formerly of Dunlow, W.Va., at her residence. Born December 17, 1924, in Dunlow, a daughter of the late Verdie and Georgia Napier Lovins. Preceded in death by her husband of, James "Doc" Meade; two sons, Jackie R. and Junior Meade; a granddaughter, Angela Dawn Meade; three brothers, Leonard, Thornton and Ray Lovins; and one sister, Myrtle Sword. Survivors include a son, Jimmy Meade and wife Evelyn; a daughter, Janet S. Meade; sisters, Georgia T. Meade and husband Larry, Francis Roark and husband Jimmy, Virginia M. Vanover and husband Floyd, Marie Heaberlin, Otta Lee Kelly, Leona Little and husband John; a brother, Luther Lovins and wife Margie; one granddaughter; two great-grandsons; a special brother-in-law, Calvin Sword; two sisters-in-law, Mary Jo and Sheila Lovins.  Burial November 1, 2007, at Sam Damron Cemetery
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2007 ** RUTH BILLUPS, 44, of Kenova died Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at the St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born September 23, 1963 in Dearborn MI to the late Clifford Gibson and Daisy (Edwards) Ellens. Preceded in death by a brother, Louie Paul Gibson. Survivors include a daughter, LaDonna Stewart and husband Jeremy; a son James Billups; a brother Steve Gibson of Spurlockville; three grandchildren; a sister in law, Angela Ward. Burial November 3, 2007, in the Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2007 ** BETTY WARD WALSH, 79, of Proctorville, Ohio, at Sunset Nursing Home, Coal Grove, Ohio. Born February 2, 1928, in West Virginia, a daughter of the late Deck Sr. and Roxie Ann Booth Ward. Preceded in death by her husband, Tennis Walsh; a brother, Kermit; a sister, Mary. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Jo Ann and Robert Elkins, Rebecca and Steve Burgess and Catherine and Ross Pfeifle; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Tennis Walsh Jr., David Walsh and Daniel and Rebecca Walsh; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Deck Ward Jr. Burial November 2, 2007, at Ice Creek Cemetery, Deering, Ohio.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2007 ** WILLIAM W. BAKER, 87, of Ceredo, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. Preceded in death by his wife, May Baker; his parents, Alma Roy Baker and Marietta Gibson Baker; five sisters, Mae Rose McCallister, Ada Clay, Era Davis, Thelma Wilson and Julia Grant; one brother, Oran "Fat" Baker. Survivors include one son and his spouse, Donald and Dorothy Baker; one brother and his spouse, Hansel and Odra Baker; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Burial November 2, 2007, Saunders Cemetery, Camp Creek, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2007 ** EVELYN DAVIS JANEY,  93. Born October 30, 1914, on Hurricane Creek, the daughter of the late Luther and Iva Hughes Collins. Preceded in death by her two husbands, Jennings B. Davis Sr. and Howard W. Janey; four sons, Larry Max Davis, Jennings B. Davis Jr., Bruce Wayne Davis and Michael T. Davis. Survivors include six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Burial November 3, 2007, at Valley View Cemetery in Hurricane, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 31, 2007 ** TROY SPRY SR., 72, of Ranger, WV. Born July 30, 1935 at Logan, W.Va., the son of the late Noah and Dolly Flemings Spry. Preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Rakes Spry; two children, Troy and Cynthia Belle Spry; one grandson Mark William Spry; three sisters, Dolly Mae Shelton, Druzella Shelton and Rosella Marcum. Survivors include two sons, Troy (Merilyn) Spry, Jr. and Roger (Leanne) Spry; three brothers, Noah (Shirley) Spry, Lacy Spry and Roy Spry; one sister, Lorannine Toppings. Burial November 4, 2007, in the Spry Family Cemetery in Ranger.
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DIED - OCTOBER 31, 2007 ** MARY E. KELLEY, 79, of Ceredo, W.Va., at her home. Born March 1, 1928, in Ceredo to the late Dewey and Mamie Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, James A. Kelley Sr.; a granddaughter, Tonya Lee Moyers, and a grandson, Benjamin Alexander Dillon. Survivors include three sons and their families, James Jr. and Donna Kelley, Tommie and Bonnie Kelley and Danny Kelley; five daughters, Patricia Sirop and her husband Bob, Sherry Kearns, Peggy Bailey, Brenda Caldwell and Joyce Howard; 25 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren; two sisters and six brothers. Burial November 3, 2007, in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.

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