WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
December, 2007

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DIED - NOVEMBER 26, 2007 ** MR. FRANKIE BUB TATE, 66, of Buford, GA. Born August 3, 1941 in Huntington, West Virginia. Surviving are his companion, Darlene Partee; sisters, Betty Harless, Brenda Carpenter, Virginia Quigley; brother and sister-in-law James and Pauline Tate. Burial November 29, 2007 in The Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Monroe, GA.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2007 ** JAMES L. FERGUSON, 79, of Wayne, W.Va., at his home. Born March 10, 1928, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late Fred and Ida Adkins Ferguson. Preceded in death by a grandson, Freddie B. Ferguson and one sister, Eliza Jonas. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Pastor James Fred and Marion Ferguson; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Amanda Day and Wilma Waller. Burial December 5, 2007, in the Ferguson Family Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2007 ** LEON TAYLOR, 67, of East Lynn, W.Va., formerly of Hawthorne, Fla., at home. Born May 17, 1940, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Garland and Lucille Davis Taylor. Preceded in death by one grandson; one brother, Gene Taylor; one infant sister, Rose Taylor. Survivors include his wife, Martha Jewell Francis Taylor; five daughters, Brandy Taylor and Joe Thompson, Mary and Mark Ritter, Felisha and Jeff Hale, Tonya and Rueben Fetty and Debby and Greg Miller; two sons, Brian Taylor and Harriet Brooks and Rick and Patty Stapleton; two sisters, Joann and Ronnie Robertson, Joyce and James Chappell; two brothers, Gary and Doris Taylor, and Earl Taylor; one aunt, one sister-in-law, 18 grandchildren, 12 grandchildren, numerous step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Burial December 5, 2007, in the Osburn Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 3, 2007 ** WILLIAM THOMAS “PETE” PETERS, 83, of Louisa, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born January 18, 1924 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky to the late Ashby and Viola Kelly Peters. Survivors include one daughter, Beth Bradley; two sons, Lee (Norma) Peters and Bill Peters; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2007 ** BURGESS ROWE, 78, of Genoa, WV.  Born May 3, 1929 at Radnor, WV, a son of the late William and Eveline Copley Rowe. Preceded in death by four brothers, Dude Rowe, Ralph Rowe, Curtis Rowe, and Ray Rowe; three sisters, Emmie Coak, Vennie Kitts, and Olive Robertson. Survivors include his wife, Susie K. Rowe of Genoa; three sisters, Florida Robertson, Hazel Harvey and Audrey Jewell Watts; one brother, John Rowe. Burial December 6, 2007 in the Thompson Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2007 ** PAULETTE PRATT, 54, of Wayne, WV, at her residence. Born October 10, 1953 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Robert Paul Smith. Survivors include her husband, Glenn Alan Pratt; two sons, Randall Alan Pratt and his fiancé, Lisa and Robert Johnson Pratt and his fiancé, Nicole; one grandson. Burial December 8, 2007 at Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2007 ** MILDRED B. REXRODE BAILEY, 86, of Ceredo, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va.  Born May 28, 1921, in Monterey, Va., to the late Charles and Minnie Rexrode. Preceded in death by her husband, John Grayson "Cotton" Bailey. Survivors include one daughter, Peggy Sue Dauman; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry A. "Pete" and Gena Bailey. Burial December 6, 2007, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2007 ** JUDY KATHRYN WOODS CALDWELL, 61, of Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 10, 1946, a daughter of Joann Woods Phillips of Elkview, W.Va., and the late Kemp Phillips. Preceded in death by her grandson, David Scott Lowe and one brother-in-law, Bob Newhouse. Survivors include her beloved husband, Harry C. Caldwell; her daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Dwayne Castle; her son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Jane Ann Caldwell; four grandchildren; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Betty and Jimmy Fisher, Carolyn Nichols and Marilyn Newhouse; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Kemp "Junior" and Sue Phillips and Rick and Kathy Phillips. Burial December 7, 2007 in Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2007 ** JOYCE ANN FRAZIER, 64, of Branchland, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 12, 1943, in Harrisburg, Pa., the daughter of the late Thurman and Lucretia Thompson. Survivors include her husband Rev. Archie Frazier; four daughters, Teresa (James Jr.) Nelson, Tammy (Robert) Kirkpatrick, Sandy (Kevin) Kiser and Stacie (Larry Jr.) Ferguson; six grandchildren; one brother, James Thompson of Kenova; two sisters, Peggy (Charles) Smith and Betty and (Bob) Knop. Burial December 7, 2007 at Wiley Cemetery, Big Laurel Road in Wayne County, West Virginia.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2007 ** IDA JOANN HARLOW, 80, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Hospice House of Huntington. Born September 23, 1927, in Milton, W.Va., a daughter of the late Clayton Sovine and Grace Ramsey Sovine. Preceded in death by her husband, Wilton "Pete" Harlow; a brother, Walter C. Sovine. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Betty Jane and Samuel Watkins Jr.; a sister-in-law, Kathy P. Sovine. Burial December 7, 2007 in Forest Memorial Park, Milton.
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DIED - DECEMBER 5, 2007 ** MARY ETTA THOMPSON, 80, of Huntington, W.Va., in Hospice House of Huntington. Born June 16, 1927, a daughter of the late Edward Allen Johnson and Bessie Stump Johnson. Preceded in death by her husband, James H. Thompson; a granddaughter-in-law, Nicole McCormick; a great-granddaughter, Hannah McCormick; a sister, Jeanette Johnson; and two brothers, Charlie Everett Johnson and Ben Johnson. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy (Robert) Fugitt; a son Dutch (Linda) McCormick; one brother, Pearl Johnson; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial December 8, 2007 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Docks Creek, Kenova, W.Va. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 5, 2007 ** HENRY WILLIAM "BILL" ARNOLDT III, 62, of White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., at his residence. Born June 24, 1945, in Huntington, a son of the late Henry William Arnoldt II and Bernadine McKee. Preceded in death by a brother, Garland Arnoldt; a sister, Linda Sites. Survivors include his wife Doretha Melvin Arnoldt; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Brian and Bobbi Arnoldt, Robby Arnoldt and Jake Arnoldt; two daughters, Toni Arnoldt and Jessica Arnoldt; five grandchildren; a brother, Ronnie Arnoldt. Burial December 8, 2007 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 5, 2007 ** ALTHEA ROSE, 82, of Milton, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 18, 1925, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Doc and Wilda Stanley. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry O. Rose. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Fern Meadows and Judy Lynn and Douglas Fortner; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Burial December 8, 2007, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2007 ** BETTY FAE ROSS LANE, 75, formerly of Wayne and Huntington, W.Va., in Nashville, Tenn. Born on Lick Creek, Wayne County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Kirk and Vicie Napier Ross. Survivors include her husband, J. Harold Lane; son Jerry Lane; daughters Rebecca Faye Peterson and Judy (David) Huff; sisters Flora New Ross (Fred) Russell, Fanny Ruth Ross Blum, Sally May Ross (Wayne Taylor) and Mona Sue Ross (Robert) Thornburg; and Otis (Alta) Ross and Sherman (Elinor) Ross. Burial in the historic Mt. Olivet Cemetery at Lebanon, Tenn. (date not given)
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2007 ** DEE BOWEN, 92, of Huntington, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. Born March 4, 1915, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Lee and Mary Jackson Adkins. Preceded in death by her first husband, Ainsworth Dillon and her second husband, Grover Bowen; a great-granddaughter; five brothers, Tillman Adkins, Hiram Adkins, Herman Adkins, Carroll Adkins and Lee Adkins, Jr. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Leroy and Nancy Dillon; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Rilda Egan, Gertrude Diamond and Hazel Leffler. Burial December 10, 2007 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2007 ** MRS. DEBORAH LYNN MEADOWS, 52, of Kenova, West Virginia, formerly of Richlands, Virginia, at her home. Born in Richlands, Virginia, the daughter of the late Ralph B. and Alma Ruth Null Wyatt. Survivors include her husband, Jack Lee Meadows; one daughter, April Michelle Meadows; one son, Joshua Lee Meadows; two sisters, Linda Thacker and husband Tom and Teresa Keene and husband Rick; one brother, Bernard Ralph Wyatt and wife Sue of; two grandchildren. Burial December 9, 2007 at Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Virginia.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2007 ** RANSOM WILEY, 93, of Ranger, W.Va., in Hawthorne, Fla. Born March 8, 1914, in Ranger, W.Va., a son of the late Lace and Armilda Williamson Wiley. Preceded in death by three sisters, Ida Anderson, Louisa Moore and Della Spaulding; six brothers, Calvin, Cornelious, Leander, Alonzo, Boyd and Harper Wiley; a grandson; a son-in-law, Eli Pervan. Survivors include his wife, Mayme Taylor Wiley; three daughters, Carrie Pervan, Rosa Crawford and husband, Larry and Carol Smith and husband, Eddie; three sons, Boyd Gene Wiley and wife, Lorene, Ronald Wiley and wife, Florene and Roy Wiley and wife, Nancy; two brothers, Lace Wiley, Jr. and Orville Wiley and wife, Pearl; twenty grandchildren; thirty-five great-grandchildren. Burial December 10, 2007 in Webb Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED - DECEMBER 7, 2007 ** ANNA REBECCA (ASBURY) KOBLISKA, 85 of Newbern, NC, formerly of Wayne County, WV, in Greenville, NC. Preceded in death by her husband, John and daughter, Patricia. Survivors include her sons, John James “Jack” Kobliska and wife, Dessa and Gregg Kobliska and wife, Laura; daughter, Janet Rothwell and husband Roger; ten grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Burial December 11, 2007 at Asbury Cemetery in Dunlow, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2007 **FLORENCE LOUISE HOOSER, 92, of Prichard, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born November 8, 1915 at Little Hurricane, WV., a daughter of the late Marsh and Ida Ellis Bellomy. Preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Herbert Hooser, Sr.; one son, Ronnie Lee Hooser; son-in-law, Wilburn Skeens; two brothers, Elijah Bellomy and Thurman Bellomy; and a sister, Gladys King. Survivors include a daughters, Roberta and Rev. Jack Skeens; one son, Arthur Herbert and Lena Hooser, Jr.; daughter-in-law, Judith Hooser; three brothers, Robert Bellomy, Marsh Bellomy, Jr. and Claude Bellomy; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Burial December 11, 2007 in the Community Chapel Cemetery, Prichard.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2007, MILDA NAPIER, 76, of Kiahsville, W.Va. Born June 22, 1931 in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Charles and Armilda Watts Spence. Preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Napier. Survivors include three sisters, Thelma Pack, Mary Potter and Vada Cordell and husband Johnny; five brothers, Charles Spence and wife Lucinda, Guy Spence, Freddie Spence and wife Violet, Basil Spence and wife Sharon and Chester Spence; four daughters, Linda Massengill and husband Thomas, Judy King and husband Dickie, Donna Napier, and Jewel Napier and husband Mark; five sons: Kennith Napier and wife Teresa, Bobby Napier and wife Georgia Sue, Charles Napier and wife Patty, David Napier, and Roger Napier and wife Cathy; twenty-one grandchildren; thirty-one great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild. Burial December 11, 2007 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2007 ** ALICE "SUG" RAINEY, 65, of Rio Grande, Ohio, at the Heartland of Jackson Nursing Home in Jackson, Ohio. Born August 6, 1942, in Wayne County, W.Va., to the late Basel and Texie Davis Spurlock. Preceded in death by a son, Steven Rainey; four brothers, Charles, Earl, Bob and Bill Spurlock; three sisters, Jean White, Hazel Gerencser and Frankie C. Robinson. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Rainey; one daughter, Deborah Kelley; a son, David (Donna) Rainey; three grandchildren; one sister, Sandra (Leo) McCombs. Burial December 12, 2007 in the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2007 ** RONALD LEE WELLMAN, 53, of Huntington, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born September 29, 1954 in Huntington, a son of the late Ernest and Ruby Clark Wellman. Preceded in death by an infant sister, Jacqueline Wellman. Survivors include his companion of thirteen years, Mary Beth LeMaster; a sister, Donna Wellman Heustis and husband, Keith; and a brother, Thomas Allen Wellman. Burial December 13, 2007 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2007 ** NORINA FERGUSON, 89, of Dunlow, W.Va., at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born January 1, 1918, in Princeton, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Gertrude Blankenship Thomas. Preceded in death by her husband, John L. Ferguson; son Harvey Ferguson; a daughter Polly Ann Ferguson, and her brothers and sisters. Survivors include three daughters, Ninnie and Elmer Bradley, Bertha Mae and Harold Sturgill and Geneva Bowens; five sons, Clifton and Janie Ferguson, Woodrow and Margaret Ferguson, John L. and Martha Ferguson, Halcey and Debbie Ferguson and Willard and Bonnie Ferguson; daughter-in-law Ida Pearl (Ferguson) Wallace; 25 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; 14 great- great-grandchildren. Burial December 13, 2007 in the McClellan Crum cemetery of Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2007 ** DOROTHY MAY JOHNSON, 87, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Glen Daniel, W.Va., in Sweet Run Elder Care.  Born February 24, 1920, a daughter of the late John and Gertrude Hawley Honaker. Preceded in death by her husband, Fred Johnson; a sister, Ruby Welshans; and a brother, John Honaker. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Toby and Steve Ellis; three sons and daughters-in-law, Fred Johnson, John and Carol Johnson and Philip and Kim Johnson; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, James and Nola Honaker. Burial December 14, 2007 at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2007 ** BERNICE OPAL PEPPER ESQUE, of Huntington, W.Va. Born December 11, 1916, in Hinton, W.Va., a daughter of the late Irvin and Laura Scott Pepper. Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Esque; her daughter, Brenda Esque Nash; Tom Nash, her son-in-law; sisters Muriel, Hazel, Dorothy, Virginia;and a brother, Irvin. Survivors include one son, Roland Esque and his wife Delores; two grandsons; one granddaughter; one great-grandson; one great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Esque. Burial December 15, 2007 at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2007 ** VIVIAN EVELYN SAUNDERS HAYNIE, 99, of Kenova, W.Va., at the home of her daughter, Dorothy L. Nease. Born August 20, 1908, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Henry Steven and Jettie Scaggs Saunders. Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel L. Haynie; one brother, David Saunders; one sister, Thelma Powers. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Phyllis Jean Peck and her husband James T. "Ted" and Dorothy L. Nease; one son and daughter-in-law, Jack L. Haynie and his wife Bernice; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Burial December 15, 2007 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - DECEMBER 13, 2007 ** CHRIS STAMPER, 54, of Huntington, WV., at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Born January 11, 1953, the son of the late Clifford and Lutie Marcum Stamper. Preceded in death by six brothers, Wilburn, Wiley, Don, Kin, Lowell, and Reed Stamper; one sister, Hilda Faye Mays; one grandson, Boyd Ray Tomblin. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Sue Stamper; four daughters, Melissa Tomblin and Husband Dale, Angela Mills and husband Thomas, Kristi Hamm and husband Bub and Lesley Adkins and husband John; eight grandchildren; three brothers, David Stamper, Burley Stamper and wife Donna and Jim Stamper and wife Jaque; two sisters; Maxine and Karen Stamper. Burial December 16, 2007 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Huntington.
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2007 ** JOEY LEE KIRK, 42, of Louisa. Preceded in death by one brother, Gary Kirk and his mother Betsy Kirk. Survivors include his wife Sharon Kay Kirk; three sisters, Daphene Goble, Joyce Goble and Charlene Moriarity; two brothers, Charles Kirk and Phillip Kirk; and his parents-in-law Glen and Amy Preece. Burial December 19, 2007 in Pope Cemetery, Louisa, Kentucky.
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2007 ** OMA L. JERVIS WELLMAN, 66, of Louisa, Ky., at her home. Born April 1, 1941 in Dunlow, W.Va., a daughter of the late Wesley Jervis and Nellie Wallace Jervis. Preceded in death by four brothers, James Jervis, Claude Jervis, Jack Jervis and Wallace Jervis. Survivors include her husband, Robert F. Wellman; one daughter, Sandra Faye (Randy) Chimento; one sister, Paula Estes; four brothers, Homer Jervis, John Jervis, Clifford Jervis and Arthur Jervis. Burial December 17, 2007. (Place of burial not given)
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DIED - DECEMBER 14, 2007 ** ARIZETTA MARCUM, 75, of Dunlow, WV. Born December 29, 1934 in Pikeville, KY a daughter of the late Anthony and Virgie Ann Clevenger Johnson. Preceded in death by her husband, Everette Leon Marcum; a daughter, Loretta Lynn Marcum; an infant son; four brothers, Marvin, Thurston, Thurman, and Elem Johnson; and two sisters Artie Johnson Jude and Dora Johnson Kelly. Survivors include two daughters, Rosa Whitt and husband, James C. of and Margaret Marcum-Sturgill and husband, Stephen; four sons, Michael Marcum and fiancée, Pearly Stepp, Rick Jason Marcum and wife, Tina Marie, Anthony Brady Marcum and wife, Kimberly Sue and Benjamin Marcum and wife, Angela; a sister, Elizabeth Spaulding and husband, Dallas; a brother, Raymond Johnson and wife, Essie; thirty grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren. Burial December 17, 2007 at Johnson Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 15, 2007 ** JACK L. TAYLOR, 64, of Kenova, W.Va. Born January 15, 1943 in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Robert F. Taylor and Adele Sullivan Taylor. Survivors include his wife, Donna J. Taylor; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marsha and Kenny Carter and Beverly and Mike Staten; two sons, Bob Fry and Jim Fry; four granddaughters; four grandsons; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, John Taylor and Rob Taylor. Burial December 19, 2007 in the Taylor Family Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 15, 2007 ** NORMA JANE (ADKINS) MEADE, 96, of Kenova, at the Heritage Center in Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by her husband, Orville Meade; her parents, Elisha and Julia (Bills) Adkins; one son, Bobbie Wade Meade. Survivors include one brother, William Jennings Adkins; two granddaughters; one grandson; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Burial December 18, 2007 in Franklin Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 15, 2007 ** DOROTHY GILLISPIE IRONS, 98, of Kenova, W.Va., in Georgia. Born August 24, 1909, in Wayne, W.Va., the daughter of the late Mahala Smith and John W. Gillispie. Survivors include her daughter, Anna Eleanor Lewis and her husband Max; one grandson;  one granddaughter; two great-grandchildren. Burial December 20, 2007 in Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2007 ** VIRGINIA ELEANOR MARTIN COLE, 90, of Kenova, W.Va., at Kingsbrook Life Care Center in Ashland, Ky.  Born August 11, 1917, in South Webster, to the late Harry and Rachel Dillon Martin. Preceded in death by her husband, Quinn Cole; her stepmother, Lena Martin; one granddaughter; two sisters and one brother. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Linda and Tim McManus and Cheryl Cole; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Kay Cole and Justin and Sheryl Cole; one brother, Marvin Martin; three sisters, Shirley Stewart, Karen Joseph and Sharon Brady; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Burial December 20, 2007 in The South Webster Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2007 ** IRENE KYER, 86 of Wayne, W.Va., formerly of Trumbull, Conn., At Heartland of Riverview. Born October 15, 1921, in Whitman, W.Va., a daughter of Jim and Mary Lechek Kelemen. Preceded in death by her husband, George Kyer; two sisters, Mary Kelemen and Elizabeth Kelemen; two brothers, Jim Keleman and his wife Lily, and Joe Kelemen and his wife Pauline; a sister-in-law, Estel E. Kelemen; and a great-nephew. Survivors include a brother, Steve Kelemen; a niece and two nephews; seven great-nieces and nephews. Burial December 21, 2007 at Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2007 ** DANA ANDREW CASTLE, 49, of Huntington, WV. Born June 26, 1958 in Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Henry C. Ratcliff and Jessie Lycan Ratcliff; his maternal grandparents Hubert Sr. and Maymie Castle. Survivors include his parents, Howard J. and Christina Ratcliff; his sister, Sherri Dawn Castle Webb and husband Billy; one nephew; two uncles, Hubert Jr. and Mary Bell Christian Castle and family and Goodwin Michael and Carolyn Sue Wellman Ratcliff and family. Burial December 21, 2007 in the Christian Cemetery in Big Hurricane, Fort Gay.
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2007 ** JOHN J. McCAIN, 75, of Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 16, 1932, in Chesapeake, Ohio, son of the late John Thomas McCain and Mary Rowe McCain Fry and stepson of the late Elza C. Fry. Preceded in death by one daughter, Justina Dawn. Survivors include his wife, Joyce M. Wood McCain; fours sons, Gregory Allen McCain, John David McCain (April), Jeffrey McCain (Jenny) and Joseph Michael McCain (Lisa); one daughter, Teresa Lynn McCain Dailey; four grandchildren. Burial December 21, 2007 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2007 ** BARBARA ANN BAILEY WILLIAMSON, 48, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born August 19, 1959 in Huntington, a daughter of the late Lowell Wetzel Bailey and June Charles. Survivors include her husband, Chester Lee Williamson; two children, Tiffany L. Williamson and Jamey L. Williamson; a sister , Linda K. (Ronnie) Blevins; two brothers, Dave (Kim) Bailey and Terry (Connie) Bailey. Burial December 21, 2007 in Mount Vernon Cemetery at Big Creek.
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2007 ** THELMA LAVONNE RUTHERFORD BAILEY, 69, of Barboursville, W.Va. Born April 2, 1938, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Lindsey Rutherford Sr. and Nola Marie Vaughan Rutherford. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward "Eddie" Bailey; one grandson, Robbie Geer; two sisters, Judith Adkins and Ruth Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Dana Gail Skaggs and her fiancé Bob Milton and Lynell Maria Geer and her husband Wesley; two brothers, Lindsey Rutherford and Larry Thomas Rutherford and his wife Brigitte; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial December 22, 2007 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2007 ** DOLLIE LEE ROSS, 59, of East Lynn, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born February 26, 1948 in Logan County, a daughter of the late Willard E. and Mary Ann Napier Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, John Samuel Ross; a brother, Ernest Ferguson; a sister-in-law, Hazel Pierce. Survivors include two daughters, Laura Ann Perry and her fiancé, Gary Porter, and Mary Christine White and husband, Joe; a sister, Eskalene Pennington; three brothers, Willard E. Smith, Jr. and wife, Katherine, Fletcher Pack, Jr. and Elba Ferguson and wife, Olive; two grandchildren. Burial December 22, 2007 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2007 ** DANNY MICHAEL ADKINS, 56, of Huntington, WV. Survivors include one son, Michael Adkins; one daughter, Christina Ellis and her spouse Greg; one sister; two brothers; 6 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. Burial December 22, 2007 at Mt. Vernon cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2007 ** DAVID H. OSBORNE, 77, of Louisa. Preceded in death by his Parents Denny Hearld and Hester Osborne Hearld. Survivors include his wife Thelma T. Osborne; one son Jesse James Osborne; one brother Denny Hearld. Burial December12, 2007 in the Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa Kentucky.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2007 ** ROXIE E. COX, 66, of Columbus, Ohio. Born February 1, 1941, in Kirk, W.Va., a daughter of the late Thomas and Brookie Beckett. Preceded in death by her father-in-law, Alley Cox; brother Ralph Beckett; brother-in-law Jim Sanders; and a great-grandson, Chase Jayden Mustang-Cox. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Cox; children Ronnie (Quinn) Cox, Kym (Doug) Yeager; four grandchildren; five sisters, Lovada (Bennie) Fitzpatrick, Dora Lee (Ralph) Damron, Betty (John) Reed, Reva (Jeff) Wallace and Karen (Charlie) Bowen; four brothers, Charles (Fonda) Beckett, Johnny (Mary), Tommy (Patsy), and Roy (Kathy) Beckett. Burial December 24, 2007 in the Beckett Family Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2007 ** KAREN J, TROGDLON, 62, of Fort Gay. Preceded in death by her parents Maxwell S. Maynard and Armilda (Ida) Napier Maynard. Survivors include two daughters, Kimberly Trogdlon and Kristi (Mark) Cavins; one brother, Maxwell (Alice) Maynard; three grandchildren.  Burial December 23, 2007 in the Maynard-Frazier Cemetery on Lost Creek. Young Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2007 ** MAUDE (HAYS) SHORT, 94, at her residence in Louisa, KY. Born July 26, 1913, the daughter of the late Thomas M. Hays, Sr. and Mary Jane Hays. Preceded in death by her husband, Ollie J. Short; her sisters, Isabella Hays and Edna Hays Chatfield; her brother, Thomas M. Hays, Jr.; a niece and a nephew. Survivors include her son, O. John Short Jr. (Ann Marie); three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a niece and a nephew. Burial December 24, 2007. (Place of burial not given)
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2007 ** BESSIE ANN LeMASTER, 82 of Cadiz, KY. Preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Cordy Hughs; her husband, Clarence Otis LeMaster. Survivors include two sons, Terry LeMaster and Timothy LeMaster; five daughters, Patricia LeMaster, Rena LeMaster, Cheryl LeMaster and Susan LeMaster; one sister, Doris Baysinger; one brother, Burt Hughes; 13 grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial December 29, 2007 in Fairchild-LeMaster Cemetery in Louisa. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2007 ** MILDRED M. McSWEENEY, 89, of Huntington, in Hospice House of Huntington. Born October 26, 1918, in Cabell County, W.Va., a daughter of the late James D. and Mary Jane Holley Esque. Preceded in death by her husband, Paris McSweeney. Survivors include one daughter, Eva Jane and Gorman Adkins; two sons, Johnnie and Bonita McSweeney and Paris and Diana McSweeney; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Burial December 27, 2007 in Crooks Chapel Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2007 ** MAYME F. MATHEWS, 94, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born August 10, 1913, in Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles W. and Betha Adkins Baker. Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Mathews; her son, Sidney Mathews; a son-in-law, Robert Linville. Survivors include two daughters, a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law, Juanita Linville, Phyllis and George Chapman and Rosemary Mathews; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Burial December 24, 2007 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2007 ** CHARLES F. BALL, 81, of Kenova, W.Va., at Heritage Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born October 4, 1926, in Delbarton, W.Va., a son of the late Charles W. and Caroline Adkins Ball. Preceded in death by his wife, Eileen Adams Ball. Survivors include three daughters, Gwindolyn Day, Charleen Smith and Amanda Kinley; one son, Charles L. Ball; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial December 27, 2007 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2007 ** OSCAR WHEELER, 59, of Flatwoods, KY, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Born March 12, 1948, a son of the late Sheridan and Alberta (Wheeler) Pauley. Preceded in death by four brothers, John Pauley, Richard Pauley, Eddie Kincaid and Alford Pauley; and 4 sisters, Candy Lee Pauley, Corena Ross, Juanita Harless, and Bettyann Phillips. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Sue Prince; 2 Brothers, Albert (Renee) Pauley and Frank (Sue) Kincaid of; 5 Sisters, Charlene (Lewis) Hannah, Juanita (Anthony) Smith, Karen (Paul) Groves, Martha May (Junior) Walters and Iletta Gaborsky. Burial December 27, 2007 in Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland, KY.
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DIED - DECEMBER 24, 2007 ** FLORENCE HANEY, 79, of Jenny's Creek, WV. Born January 14, 1028 in Dunlow, WV, a daughter of the late Owen and Mae Maynard. Preceded in death by her husband, Sampson Haney Sr., daughter Shirley Mae Jackson, grandson, Steven Clyde Jackson, Sisters Silen (Aaron) Damron, Wilma (Elieas "Bug") Damron, and brother John B. Maynard. Survivors include daughters, Ethel Thomas, Betty Jane Haney and son Sampson Jr. (Sandra) Haney; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters Mary (Woodrow) Perry, Mary Jane (Bobby) Baisden and Verlie (Paul) Marcum of Pataskala, OH; Brothers, Tom (Thelma) Maynard, Clyde Maynard and Owen Maynard Jr. (Marie). Burial December 27, 2007 in the family cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2007 ** WILLIAM LUTHER McCOY, 80, of Louisa. Preceded in death by his parents Jessie McCoy and Carmen DeBoard McCoy. Survivors include his wife Lula Ellen McCoy; four daughters, Mary Riffe, Juanita Cook, Gracy Cook and Bertha Lovely; three sons, Charles McCoy, Phillip McCoy and Mark McCoy; four sisters, Diane Thompson, Lossie Marple, Vissie Wheeler and Phoebe Grimm; 15 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Burial December 29, 2007 in the Yatesville Memorial Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2007 ** IRENE EVANS PERRY, of Fort Gay. Preceded in death by her parents Sam Evans and Amanda Sparks Evans; one Sister, Mary Pack; two brothers, Bill Evans and Richard Evans; her husband Ballard Perry. Survivors include one sister-in-law, Sally Perry. Burial December 28, 2007 in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2007 ** BOBBIE GAYLE WELLS, 50, of Huntington, WV, formerly of Catlettsburg, KY, at Hospice of Huntington; Born November 16, 1957 in Boyd County, KY, a daughter of Bob and Louise Wilson Wells. Survivors include a brother Roger and his spouse Cherie; two sisters, Kaye Butler and her spouse Tob and Brenda McKnight and her spouse Mike. Burial December 29, 2007 at Catlettsburg Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2007 ** AMY BURGESS CHANDLER, 80, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born September 4, 1927, in Greensville, W.Va., to the late Willie Burgess and Cecilia Jane Ellis Snyder. Preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Chandler; two grandsons and one great-grandson. Survivors include her special companion, William K. "Poppy" Smith; one daughter, Jane Lee Fox; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and Sue Chandler and Lane and Debe Chandler; one brother, Oley Burgess; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Burial December 29, 2007 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2007 ** KEVIN HAROLD "BUBBA" ADKINS, 27, of Ranger, W.Va., at the St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born July 16, 1980, in Huntington, a son of Harold and Donna Cyfers Adkins of Ranger. Survivors include one brother, Joshua, his wife Karolin; grandparents Dennie and Dorothy Cyfers and the late Caudle and Mamie Adkins, all of Ranger. Burial December 29, 2007 in the Sanders Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2007 ** VERDIE POLLY SARTIN, 82, of Crawley Creek, formerly of Wayne, W.Va. Born August 15, 1925 in Verdunville, W.Va., a daughter of the late John and Amanda Lowe Belcher. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl Sartin; one daughter, Lottie Sartin; five brothers, Naamen, Garland, Herb, Lelsie Belcher, and Rommie Dempsey. Survivors include one brother, Dewey Ray Belcher; one sister, Myrtle White; eight children, Geraldine Hill, Madleine Sartin, Alene McCloud, Bo Sartin, Nellie Bragg, Betty Lucas, Melvin Sartin and Peggy Sartin; thirty-one grandchildren; thirty-three great-grandchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren. Burial January 4, 2007 in the Sartin-Brewer Family Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2007 ** REBECCA ANN CROW, 79, of Ceredo, W.Va., at the Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wayne, W.Va. Born November 28, 1928, in Springfield, Ohio, to the late Leroy Allman and Mary Brewer Allman. Preceded in death by her husband, Max B. Crow; a sister, Barbara Allman; a brother, Leroy Allman Jr.  Survivors include four children, Denise and Rocky Dean, Max B. II and Donna Crow, Paula and Sam Cochenour Jr., and Michael and Patricia Crow; three sisters, Gail Campbell, Nancy and Ferrell Rood, and Sandy and Winston Womeldorf; two brothers, Jerold and Saundra Allman and Gerold and Sharon Allman; one sister-in-law, Shirley Allman; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial December 29, 2007 in the Elk Cemetery in McArthur, Ohio.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2007 ** GLENN W. HALL, 82, of Ceredo, W.Va. Born November 26, 1925, to the late Randolph M. Hall, Sr. and the late Nellie Kessinger Hall in Keystone, W.Va. Preceded in death by his brothers, Randolph M. Hall, Jr. and Jimmy C. Hall; a sister, Maxine Hall McKenzie. Survivors include his wife, the former Nancy Lee Ferguson; his brother, John C. Hall; sister-in-law Elaine Hall; brother-in-law Robert L. McKenzie; two sons, Glenn Thomas Hall and his wife, Sandra and William Lee Hall and his wife, Lillie; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial December 31, 2007 in Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2007 ** MADGE McKEE BARTRAM, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington. Born July 3, 1921, in Harlan, Ky., a daughter of the late Benjamin and Clara Bloss McKee. Preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Bartram Sr.; two sisters, Violet Gibson and Emma Lou Akers; one brother, Benjamin McKee Jr. Survivors include her son, Sherman Bartram Jr.; one sister, Delores Thacker. Burial December 30, 2007 in Bloss Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2007 ** JUSTINA ADKINS THOMAS, 63, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born March 3, 1944, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late William and Haney Drenner Adkins. Preceded in death by four sisters, Kathleen Fry, Esther Mann, Betty Hyatt and Loraine Adkins; four brothers, Homer, Norman, Howard and Frank Adkins. Survivors include her husband, David Thomas; two daughters, Lynette Glanville and husband, Roger and Tina Napier and husband, Kevin; three sons, David "Tony" Thomas and wife, Sherry, Aaron Thomas and his fiancé, Mary Williamson and Eric Thomas; three sisters, Tennessee Frye, Mary Honeycutt and husband, Harold and Hester Anderson; a brother, Larry Joe Adkins and wife, Glenna; seven grandchildren. Burial December 31, 2007 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2007 ** BILLIE JEAN LEWIS, 75, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Maude and Norman Snyder. Preceded in death by a sister, Norma Sullivan and a brother Kenneth Snyder. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Lewis; a son, Charles Steven Lewis; two sisters, Ruby Snyder and Margaret Hinkle; a brother, Ray Snyder.  Burial January 2, 2008 in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 30, 2007 ** JULIUS "JACK" THOMPSON, 78, of Huntington, at his home. Preceded in death by his parents, Boyd and Viola Tomblin Thompson; a brother, Bill H. Thompson; a sister, Donna Nicholas. Survivors include his wife, Helen Smith Thompson; a daughter, Patty (Rick) Wellman; two sons, Mike (Cindy) Thompson and Tommy (Cathy) Thompson; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, Boyd Thompson Jr., Thurman Thompson, and Jim Thompson; one sister, Thelma Queen. Burial January 3, 2008 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2007 ** ERNEST LEE ADKINS JR., 60, of Milton, W. Va., at his residence. Born September 6, 1947, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Ernest Adkins. Preceded in death by his son-in-law, Karl E. Sindy. Survivors include his mother, Rosella Adkins; his wife, Violet "Schoolcraft" Adkins; three daughters, Cindy "CJ" Pinterich, Robin LeAnn Sindy and Catherine Adkins-Begley; one son, Mark Adkins; one brother, Larry Adkins; one sister, Patricia Zimmerman; six grandchildren; A memorial service was conducted January 4, 2008.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2007 ** ROBERT "PETE" SULLIVAN, age 81, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Cabell-Huntington Hospital's Intensive Care Unit. Born February 10, 1926, in Huntington, the son of the late Cline and Effie Spradling Sullivan. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Newman Sullivan; three children, Bob Sullivan, Suzanne and Doug Woods and Kelly and Carole Sullivan; five grandchildren. Burial January 3, 2008 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2007 ** ILETA BOOTH BOOTEN SWANSON, 65, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va. Born April 2, 1942 into the life of her father and mother, Earsel and Tennie Hale Booth. Preceded in death by her parents and one step-grandson. She married Roy Joe Booten in 1960 and they became the parents of one daughter, Sherri and one son, Eddie. They later divorced and in 1982. Survivors include her husband, Romey Swanson Jr.; her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. James and Sherri Booten Mears; her son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Leaha Booten; two grandchildren; four sisters, Janice Sergent, Estalee Irizarry, Lucille Mount and Reba Burgess; four stepdaughters; nine step-grandchildren; two step- great-grandchildren. Body was donated to the Human Gift Registry at Marshall University School of Medicine.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2007 ** J. ROGER WORKMAN, 66, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va.  Born April 27, 1941, in Kenova, a son of the late William H. and Milford Osburn Workman. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Ferguson Workman; two daughters and one son-in-law, Susan M. and David Baisden and Samantha N. Workman of Kenova; three grandchildren; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Sue Ward and Ida F. and Dave Milum; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby and Nell Workman and Ronnie and Dale Workman.
Burial January 4, 2008 in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2007 ** GREGORY LEE MILLS, 39, of Wayne, W.Va., died at his home. Born June 1, 1968, the son of the late John Wesley and Evelene Mills. Preceded in death by a niece, Morgan Mills; a special father-in-law, Albert “Ab” Stiltner. Survivors include his wife, Melissa “Charlie” Dawn Mills; two sons, Johnathon Gregory Mills and Jacob Lee Mills; two brothers, Jerry Roger Mills and his wife Sondra and Gary Michael Mills and his wife Marsha; a great mother-in-law, Bonnie “Mockey” Stiltner; three sisters-in-law, Alberta Lewis and husband Jimmy, Laura Stiltner and Samantha Fields. Burial January 4, 2007 in the Stiltner Family Cemetery.

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