WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
April, 2008

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DIED - APRIL 1, 2008 ** FREDA MAE WHITT HAZELETT, 46, of Wayne, W.Va. Born July 13, 1961, in Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by  her grandmother, Callie Whitt, who raised Freda; her mother, Freda Mae Vaughn; her father-in-law, Buck Hazelett. Survivors include her husband, Dale Hazelett; one daughter, Amy Queen and her husband Brandon; one son, Jeffrey Hazelett and his fiancée Audrey Johnson; three grandchildren; her father, Clarence Buddy Whitt and his wife Carol; one sister, Emma McFeeley and her husband Dennis; one brother, Stephen Whitt and his wife Angela; four nieces and four nephews. Burial April 5, 2008, in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 2, 2008 ** LONNIE THOMPSON, 87, of Huntington, W.Va. Born January 13, 1921, in Wayne, W.Va., the son of the late Ella and Zed Thompson. Preceded in death by his wife, Ardith Thompson; a daughter, Judy Carol Dailey; sisters Ethel Preston and Nora Maynard; brothers Frank, Melvin, Ernest and Truman Thompson. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly DeLancy; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister Sally (Jennings) Pyles and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Burial April 5, 2008 at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 2, 2008 ** DONALD EDWARD ADKINS, 79, at his home in Wayne, W.Va. Born June 4, 1928, at East Lynn, W.Va. Preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Verlie Marshall Adkins; sisters Pearl Maynard, Dorothy Moore; brothers Andrew, Jackie and Julis Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Epling Adkins; brothers, Harold Lee (Liza) Adkins, Billy Joe Adkins and Dennis Ray (Rachel) Adkins. Burial April 5, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2008 ** DALLAS "JACK" BRUNTY, 73, of Branchland,  in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Preceded in death by his wife, Naomi Adkins Brunty, Burial April 6, 2008, at Ferrell Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2008 ** POLLY FRY VANCE, 83, at the home of her daughter in Hoover, Ala. Born March 5, 1925, in Stiltner, W.Va., the daughter of the late Henry Fisher and Georgia Fry. Preceded in death by her husband, Delford Thurl Vance; brothers, Julius Fry and Augustus Fry; sisters, Lilly LaPay and Opal Fry. Survivors include her son, James Vance and wife, Billie; daughter, Jeannette Vance Walls and husband K.C.; two brothers, Thurman Fry and Fox Fry; a sister, Frieda Korstanje; five grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Burial April 7, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2008 ** BERNARD BLAKE, 81, of Clifton Forge, Va., at Anne Penn Hospital in Reidsville, N.C. Born in Prichard, W.Va. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Blake; two sisters, Elvin Hay and Ethel Kay; stepchildren Sarah Vandiver, Mary Ann Noe, Sally Kern, Patricia Lyons and Robert Ratliff; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Burial April 7, 2008 in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2008 ** JACKIE D. CHRISTIAN, 71, of Prichard, W.Va., at his residence. Born February 17, 1937, in Slagel, W.Va., a son of the late Sarah Chambers. Preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Linda Hayton Christian; one daughter and son-in-law, Jackie "Missy" and Mathew Workman; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert "Mark" and Brenda Christian of; three granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; one aunt, Lucy Wright. Burial April 6, 2008, in the Bean Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2008 ** SHAWN MICHAEL HARLESS, 16, of East Lynn, WV. Born April 9, 1991 in Myrtle Beach, SC, a son of Charles A., Jr. and Jenny Harless. Preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Ingram and Naomi Harless. Survivors include two sisters, Amanda Thompson and husband, Richard and Alyssa Harless; grandparents, Charles A. Harless and wife, Sharon, Betty Harless, Larry and Shirley Adkins, Buck and Katie Huntley, and Joyce Macintosh: a great grandmother, Katherine Adkins. Burial April 6, 2008, at Harless Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2008 ** JOSHUA AARON HARLESS, 18, of East Lynn, WV. Born September 6, 1989 in Myrtle Beach, SC, a son of Charles A., Jr. and Jenny Harless. Preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Ingram and Naomi Hariess. Survivors include two sisters. Amanda Thompson and husband, Richard and Alyssa Harless; grandparents, Charles A. Harless and wife, Sharon, Betty Harless, Larry and Shirley Adkins, Buck and Katie Huntley. and Joyce Macintosh; a great grandmother, Katherine Adkins. Burial April 6, 2008, at Harless Cemetery; East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2008 ** BEECHER "JUNIOR" CRABTREE, 67, of Newton, WV, formerly of Wayne County, WV, at Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born September 5, 1940 in East Lynn, WV, a son of the late Clyde Beecher and Maude Queen Crabtree. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Coleen Carangio and husband, Ron and Kathern Adkins; a son, Kevin Crabtree; a sister, Barbara Richardson; three brothers, Oscar Glen Crabtree and wife, Linda, Curtis Crabtree and wife, Pauline and Earl Crabtree and wife, Janet; and one grandson. Burial April 5, 2008, at Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED APRIL 4, 2008 ** GOLDIE MAE RICE, 70, of Wayne, W.Va. Born March 27, 1938 in Wayne County to the late Millard Spencer and Alma Maynard Wallace. Preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Spencer and Benjamin Spencer; one grandson, Dalton Rice. Survivors include four daughters, Deborah Aliff and her husband Eddie, Angela Dalton and her husband Willis, Lisa Rector and Annie Porter and her husband Timothy; seven sons, John Rice and his wife Debbie, Dana Rice and his wife Michelle, Terry Tomblin and his wife Mary, Richard Tomblin and his wife Jeannie, Dewey Keith Tomblin and his wife Bonnie, Eddie Dean of, Tom Smith and his wife Tammy; 23 beloved grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara Poindexter and Charity Stafford; one brother, Ray Spencer; one special daughter, Suzie Ramsby; sister, Jennie Robinson. Burial April 7, 2008 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 5, 2008 ** VICTORIA ANN RAMEY, 37, of Wayne, W.Va. Born July 12, 1970 in Chelsea, Mich., a daughter of the late Victoria Anna Fortner Ramey. Preceded in death by two brothers, James Ray Ramey III, and Leroy Monroe Ramey. Survivors include her father, James Ramey of Wayne, W.Va.; brother, Norman Ramey and his wife Jolene; sister, Alma Lee Estep and her husband Gary; grandmother, Alma Lee Clark. Burial April 8, 2008, in the Ramey Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - APRIL 5, 2008 ** ISABEL SUMMERS MITCHELL, 80, of Kenova, W.Va., at Scott Depot, W.Va. Born April 28, 1927, in Glenville, W.Va., a daughter of the late Arnold and Mary Sue Johnson Summers. Preceded in death by her husband, Eugene L. Mitchell; a son, Ed Mitchell; one brother, Bruce Summers; two sisters, Sue Kates and Grace Smith. Survivors include son, Rick Mitchell; daughter, Sue Fields; son, John Mitchell; daughter, Christie Koon; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Burial April 8, 2008, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 6, 2008 ** THEODORE DeALBA "TED" CHILDS, 73, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 19, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a son of Paul C. and Julie DeAlba Childs. Survivors include his wife, Judy Christian Childs; a special daughter, Julie Dee Marshall and husband Loval. Burial April 10, 2008, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington. 
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DIED - APRIL 6, 2008 ** FRANK WYATT JR., 89, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center.  Born March 13, 1919, in Logan, W.Va., a son of the late Frank and Julia Samson Wyatt. Preceded in death by his wife Ruby Frazier Wyatt. Survivors include two sons, Leo E. Wright and Jesse "Sam" Wright; two sisters, Anita Repple and Mary Waters; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Burial April 12, 2008, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 7, 2008 ** RAYMOND SCARBERRY, 53, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Mary Etta Castle Scarberry; two brothers, Harold Lee and Arnold Ray Scarberry; one sister, Louise McDaniels. Survivors include his wife, Delores "Sis" Scarberry; one godchild, Nikki Butterbaugh; one grandchild; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Rita and Don Pritchard and Helen and Ed Robertson; one brother, Eugene Scarberry. Burial April 10, 2008, at Bash Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Ky.
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DIED - APRIL 7, 2008 ** CHARLES EDWARD HALL, 80, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 4, 1928, in Wayne, a son of the late Gus and Mabel Mills Hall. Preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Jean Hall. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Blankenship Hall; two daughters, Linda Morris and husband Lee, and Sandy Hall; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Virginia Hayes and Maxine Carey;  a brother, Frank Hall. Burial April 11, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - APRIL 7, 2008 ** HILDUR MARY NEAL, 88, formerly of Kenova, in Westminster Village Nursing Center, West Lafayette, Ind. Preceded in death by her husband, Jewel "J.B." Neal. No date or place of burial given.
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DIED - APRIL 8, 2008 ** MYRTLE HERFORD, 70, of Ceredo, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, William and Jessie Mae Erwin. Survivors include four children; Debbie, Diane, Tina, and David. Burial April 11, 2008, at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 9, 2008 ** VIOLET McSWEENEY MARSHALL, 86, of Wayne, W.Va.at her residence. Born July 14, 1921, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Pearlie and Mary Adkins McSweeney. Preceded her in death by her husband, Paris B. Marshall; three sisters, Jannie McClellan, Marie Thompson and Ethel "Cutie" Brammer; a brother, Wesley McSweeney. Survivors include two daughters, Edith Stephens and husband Paul, Emma Maynard and husband Pete; two sons, Paul Marshall and wife Rethil, Loval Marshall and wife Julie; a sister, Minnie Dean; three brothers, Larry McSweeney and wife Maria, Edward McSweeney and wife Mary and Jim McSweeney and wife Fannie; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Burial April 11, 2008, at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 10, 2008 ** C. RICHARD "RICK" SPERRY, at his residence. Born May 17, 1934, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Edward and Ethel (Shannon) Sperry. Preceded in death by his grandson, Jeremy Shoemaker; four brothers, Ed Sperry, Jr., Phillip Gene Sperry and two infant brothers. Survivors include his wife, Alice (Mayo) Sperry; one daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Jerry Shoemaker; one granddaughter; two brothers, Jay (Helen) Sperry and Doug Sperry; six sisters, Thelma (Everett) Marcum, Genevieve (Elmer) Thompson, Charlotte Sperry, Joyce Lawson, Veronica (Norman) Chaney and Rita (Gary) Myers. Burial April 14, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 11, 2008 ** JOHN IVO FRALEY, 86, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by his parents; James K. Fraley and Rhoda Elizabeth Payne Fraley; son Durvin Fraley. Survivors include two daughters; Loretta Moore and Rachel Thacker; one son, Ervin Fraley; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Burial April 14, 2008, in the Yatesville Memorial Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2008 ** PAT DINGESS, 59, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 29, 1948, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Henderson and Vada Adkins Dingess. Preceded in death by his son, Patrick Henry Dingess; four brothers, Larry and Denny Dishman, Jake Fraley and Eldridge Dingess; one sister, Betty Fraley. Survivors include one sister, Malta Pelfrey; two sisters-in-law, Sadie Dishman Branham and Mary Dishman; two daughters. Burial April 15, 2008, at the Lick Creek Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 13, 2003 ** PHYLLIS MAYNARD, 91, of Beaver, OH, in SOMC East Campus. Born June 9, 1916 in Logan County, a daughter of the late John Floyd Whitman and Elizabeth (McDonald) Whitman. She was a member of Pauls Chapel United Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Maynard. Survivors include three sons, Rexton N. Maynard, Wetzel (Diane) Maynard and Edmund (Betty) Maynard; three daughters, Debbie (Bob) Davis, Sue (Sandy) Starr and Bonnie (Jack) Jones. Burial April 17, 2008, in Pauls Chapel Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 14, 2008 ** ROY ARTHUR THOMPSON, 60, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by his parents Ivie Thompson and Margaret Spencer Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Mexie H. Thompson; two daughters, Barbara Sue Stewart and Pauline Ann Howard; one sister, Becky McComas; one brother, Jay Thompson; five grand children. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - APRIL 14, 2008 ** SAMUEL FORREST COLVIN JR., in the Hospice House of Huntington. Born July 6, 1914, to the late Samuel Forrest and Julia Blanton Colvin at Manila, Ky. Survivors include his wife, Helen Pack; two sons and daughters-in-law, David Forrest and Marcia and Samuel Tracy and Prudence; four grandchildren; three brothers, Douglas, B.H. and Chester. Burial April 19, 2008, in Woodmere Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2008 ** MILTON JAMESON MILLS JR., 84, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born April 22, 1923, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Milton Jameson Mills Sr. and Eliza Adkins Mills. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Pygman Mills; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jacqueline and David Carper and Jane Ellen and William Ray Smith; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial April 17, 2008, in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2008 ** JENNINGS JAY HOLLAND, 64, of Kenova, W.Va. Preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Gladys Holland. Survivors include his wife, Jetta Sue; children Debra Lynn and Glenn Davis, Kara Jayne and Tony Douglas, Brandon Jay and Amanda Holland; two grandchildren; his brothers and sisters, Phyllis, Gary, Bobby, Karen and Sharon. Burial April 19, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2008 ** VERNON LUCAS, 93, of Lavalette, W.Va., in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. Born February 27, 1915, in Lavalette, a son of the late Fletcher and Mary Goodman Lucas. Preceded in death by his first wife, Mamie Lucas; sons Jackie and Ronnie Lucas. Survivors include two brothers, Charlie and Willard Lucas; his wife, Angela Lucas; former wife Vera Smith, their children and spouses, Cheryl Turner, Pat and Philip Hardesty, Larry and Leslie Lucas, Bonnie and Dale Bearden, Brenda and Mike Sweeney, Joyce and Bill Stanley, Delores and Frank Leonardo, Steve and Leslie Eastham, Jeffrey and Angie Eastham, Timothy and Jenny Eastham, Kimberly and Mac Yates, Theresa and Kelly Neal, Chris and Allen Henderson; also a little girl, Lauren McCann; 45 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren. Burial April 17, 2008, in Mays Cemetery, Wayne County, West Virginia.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2008 ** MARY RUTH JONES PEARLMAN, 91, of Lavalette, W.Va., at her residence. Born April 4, 1917, in East Lynn, a daughter of the late William E. and Pearl Stanley Jones. Preceded in death by her husband, William H. Pearlman, Ph.D.; two sisters, Ruby Tygrett and Margaret Goldwater; three brothers, Gayle Jones, Billy Jones and Lucian Jones. Survivors include two sisters, Mattie Nolan, Eunice Kirwin; two brothers, Sheldon Jones and Stanley Jones and wife Lizzie; a sister-in-law, Ruth Jones of Virginia. Burial April 19, 2008, at Jones Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 16, 2008 ** GROVER A. "BUZZ" CYRUS, 74. Survivors include his wife, Nancy; children, Suzanne, Matthew (Shawndra) and the late Patrick; four grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Virginia Sue Mayberry, Nancy Alexander, Joe, Naomi Bramblett, Brenda Trail, Butch, Marilyn Rivere, Teddy and the late Harold and Sharon. Burial April 19, 2008, place not given. 
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DIED - APRIL 17, 2008 ** JOHN MICHAEL "MIKE" BOONE, 28, of Prichard, W.Va., in an accident along with his children, Jordan Micheal Boone and Michael Tyler Boone.  Born December 12, 1979, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Tronnie D. and Carolyn "Sis" Kitts Boone. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Ralph and Beulah Kitts and Vicie Boone. Survivors include a sister, Amy Roberts and husband, Matthew; grandfather, John "J.D." Boone. Burial April 22, 2008, at Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 17, 2008 ** JORDAN MICHAEL BOONE, 3, and MICHAEL TYLER BOONE, 2, of Kenova, W.Va., along with their father, John Michael Boone.  Jordan was born August 24, 2004, in Huntington, W.Va. Tyler was born March 17, 2006, in Huntington, W.Va., the children of Tabatha Lea Wilson Boone and the late John Michael Boone. Survivors include their maternal grandparents, Clifford and Loretha Wilson; paternal grandparents, Tronnie and Carolyn "Sis" Boone; an uncle, Joshua Wilson; two aunts, Rachel Ferguson and husband, Danny and Amy Roberts and husband, Matthew; six cousins; great-grandparents, Lemuel and Darlene Little, John "J.D." Boone, Sidney Wilson and Florida Robertson. Burial April 22, 2008, at Little Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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BORN - APRIL 17, 2008 ** EDITH RAKES, 92, of Huntington, W.Va., at Woodland Oaks in Ashland, Ky. Born April 7, 1916, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Lee and Bessie Farra Workman. Preceded in death by a grandson, Jeff Thornburgh. Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Thornburgh; one son, Edward L. Rakes; two sisters, Louise Rayrog and Betty Caldwell Fisher; one brother, Fred Workman; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial April 20, 2008, in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 17, 2008 ** OLIVE FAYE BELCHER, 83, of Louisa, KY, at her residence. Born October 20, 1924 in Logan County, WV, a daughter of the late Sebastian and Martha Jane Mills Belcher Smith. Preceded in death by her step-father, Lige Smith; two sisters, Gladys Hayner and Stella Davis; four brothers, Edward and Elmer Belcher, Lige Smith, Jr. and John Harvey Smith; a sister-in-law, Easter Belcher; two brothers-in-law, Charles Davis and Aubrey Hayner. Survivors include a sister, Nancy Ellen Brooks and husband, Boyd; two sisters-in-law, Agnes Faye Smith and Virginia Belcher. Burial April 21, 2008, at Osburn Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 17, 2008 ** THOMAS RENO HARDWICK, 29, of Fort Gay, WV. Born February 13, 1979 in Huntington, the son of Charles and Darlene Hardwick. Preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Ray and Marie Hardwick and an infant sibling. Survivors include a brother and sister in-law; John and Katina Hardwick; maternal grandparents Herman and Eilleen Sailing. Burial  April 21, 2008 in the Charles Hardwick Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 18, 2008 ** DAVID B. MAYNARD, 66, of Louisa, KY, at his home. Born October 31, 1941 at Clifford, KY, a son of the late Gray and Dolly (Ratcliffe) Maynard. Preceded, in death by a sister, Ruth Boggs; a brother Danny Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Sharon A, Wright Maynard; four sons, David Gray, Lowell D. and Corrina, Allen and Sally and Jason and Kristie; a daughter, Christina and Clayton Sturgill; a brother, Mitchell and Carol Maynard; two sisters, Francis Maynard and Linda Sue Pete; five grandchildren. Burial April 21, 2008, place not given.  
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DIED - APRIL 18, 2008 ** KATHRYN DAWSON, 84, of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born February 27, 1924, in Greenbrier County, W.Va., to the late Kesler M. and Ida Lawhorn Brooks. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles Richard Dawson. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Kathy and Steve Johnson and Sheree Dawson; one son, Rick Dawson; one sister, Helen Napier; two granddaughters and one grandson-in-law. Burial April 21, 2008, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2008 ** EARL GILLISPIE, 83, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Cornerstone Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Earl was born September 2, 1924, in Dunlow, W.Va., the son of the late Thomas and Nettie Kirk Gillispie. Preceded in death by his daughter, Janet Hackney and two brothers, Kenneth Maynard and Elbert Gillispie. Survivors include his wife, Edna Maynard Gillispie; one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda Gillispie Thomas and David; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Beatrice Queen, Frankie Lusk, Pauline Baker and Maxine Owens. Burial April 23, 2008, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2008 ** OAKIE S. SHY, 88, born January 29, 1920, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Born January 29, 1920, at Rose Fork, Ky., a daughter of the late Fanny Frances and Grover Cleveland Shockey. Survivors include two children, Frances Jean and Richard Lane and Robert G. and Martha Shy; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mabel Adkins. Burial April 23, 2008, at the Baylous Cemetery, Salt Rock, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2008 ** WILLIAM Z. STOLLINGS. Born July 4, 1923, son of the late Hansford and Nellie Queen Stollings. Survivors include his wife, Lydia Stollings; four children, Kany (Tom) Rutherford, Becky (Dan) Williamson, Bill (Dottie) Stollings and Jeanette (Willie) Davis; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. He had six sisters and two brothers. Burial April 23, 2008, at Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2008 ** FREDA MAE DAVIS, 65, of Prichard, W.Va., at the Wayne Nursing and Rehab Center. Born March 8, 1943, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Mont and Zella Thacker Davis. Preceded in death by one sister, Mary A. Thompson. Survivors include four sisters, Blanche Burton, Glenna (Curt) Sturm, Jean Meade and Barbara Slone; three brothers, Ken Davis, Mack (Donna) Davis and Ralph (Wanda) Davis. Burial April 23, 2008, in the Christian Family Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2008 ** E. JUANITA LUCAS, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born February 5, 1918, in Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Henry and Viola Perry Harless. Preceded in death by her former husband, Clarence W. Lucas; four brothers, Woodrow W. Harless, William D. Harless, Wilford G. Harless and Henry Harless Jr.; five sisters, Mary I. Harless, Gladys O. Estep, Wilma L. Williamson, Verna R. Childers and M. Irene Rhodes; one granddaughter. Survivors include two daughters, Sandra G. Lucas and Linda K. Zachow; two sisters, Locie M. Adkins and her husband Ancil "Bub" and Donna Jean Daniels; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial April 24, 2008, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 21, 2008 ** TIMOTHY STEVENS, 53, of Wayne, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born February 23, 1955, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Burgess Stevens Jr., and Trudy Collins Stevens. Preceded in death by one brother, John T. Stevens. Survivors include 11 brothers and sisters, Roxie Akers and husband John, Renee Smith and husband Mike, Jesse Stevens, Vernon Stevens, David Stevens and wife Lynn, Samuel Stevens, Mark Stevens, and Burgess P. Stevens and wife Penny, Jack Stevens and wife Cookie, Susie North and husband Frank and Judy Thompson and husband Larry David; his life mate, Mary Taylor, and her children, Arthur Jr. Taylor, Teddy Taylor, Angela Dawn Bowen and Kimberly Taylor. Burial April 24, 2008, in the Stevens Family Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 21, 2008 ** DALE A. GOOSE ROBINSON, 69, of Fort Gay, WV, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Aug. 9, 1938, in Chicago, a daughter of Dorthea Gall and the late Howard Gall. Preceded in death by her husband Eligaha (Ginsang) Robinson and a granddaughter, Norah Clare Robinson Herndon. Survivors include her mother, Dorthea Gall; her 11 children, Patti Bauman, Peggy Robinson, Leslie Robinson, Emmy and Roger Hatch, Larry and Julie Robinson, Pam and Scott Bohne, Rockie and Dennis Hurrell, Randy Robinson, Anne Cooke, Sam and Sherry Robinson, Rob Robinson, Noah and Rachel Robinson and Delores Robinson and Jeff Herndon of; two brothers, Dean Gall and Darrell Gall; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial April 24, 2008, at the Robinson Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED - APRIL 21, 2008 ** REBECCA RICKEY FERGUSON, 85, of Louisa, Ky. Born October 23, 1922 in Baldwin, MS, the daughter of James Fletcher Richey and Bessie Lee Hendrix Richey. Preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Harold C. Ferguson. Survivors include a daughter, Suzanne Short; a son Sanley C. Ferguson; two sisters, Majorie Potts and Zana Richey; a brother, Michael Richey; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Burial April 26, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - APRIL 22, 2008 ** DENNIS RAY ADKINS, 69, of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born July 8, 1938 in Wayne County, a son of the late Lee Otis and Verla Marshall Adkins. Preceded in death by his first wife, Gaynelle Russell Adkins; sisters Dorothy Moore and Pearl E. Maynard; brothers Donald, Julis “Jube”, Andrew J. “A.J”, and Jackie Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Retha Davis Adkins; a daughter, Denissa Gibson; a step-daughter, Renee Adkins and husband, David; two brothers, Harold Adkins and wife, Eliza and Billy Joe Adkins; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren. Burial April 25, 2008, at the Stephens Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 23, 2008 ** MYRTLE SUE (COPLEY) HALL, 57, of Centerville, OH, formerly of Wayne Co., WV, at her residence. Preceded in death by her parents, John H. & Laura (Williams) Copley. Survivors include her husband, Joseph J. Hall; five sisters: Cella Joann (Joby) Smith, Mary M. (Larry) Baker, Alice H. (Jim) Adams, Anna L. Kokoski and Una Mae (Hugh) Goldie; three brothers, William, Bernie, George, John T. Copley and Timothy E. (Jennie) Copley.  Funeral services were held 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2008. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - APRIL 23, 2008 ** LESTER WALTER FLEMING, 85, of Wayne, WV, at his residence. Born July 29, 1922 at Williams, IA, a son of the late Walter William and Birdie Mae Weatherman Fleming. Preceded in death by four brothers, Everett Fleming, Deloss Fleming, Eugene Fleming and Howard Fleming; a sister, Dorothy Bessman. Survivors include his wife, Mary Margaret McCallister Fleming; a daughter, Jennifer (Jim) Wright; four sons, Walter (Dottie) Fleming, David (Connie) Fleming, Stephen (Laura) Fleming and Merle (Betty) Fleming; three sisters, Opal Baldridge, Lola (Bob) Batey and Phyllis (Harvey) Fields; three brothers, Birch (Gen) Fleming, Donald (Mary Lou) Fleming and Bob (Pat) Fleming; ten grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Burial April 26, 2008, at Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 24, 2008 ** ETHEL PRATT DEAN, 99, of Wayne, WV. Born May 11, 1908 at Mill Creek, W.Va., to the late Samuel T. and Mary (Wilson), Pratt. Preceded in death by her husband, Oliver "Ollie" Dean; three grandchildren, James Dean, Leann Dean, and Brenda Donavan; two daughters-in-law, Joann Dean and Marlene Dean; four brothers, Luther, Herb, Dewey, and Charles Pratt; two sisters, Ida Akers and Lutie Marcum. Survivors include four sons, Everett Dean and his wife Elsie, Gary Dean, Ronnie Dean, and Oliver Dean; two daughters, Deloris Adkins and Jewell Chambers and her husband Ken; 19 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; 21 great-great grandchildren. Burial April 26, 2008, in the Dean Cemetery on One Mile.
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DIED - APRIL 24, 2008 ** MARSHOOD FARHAT JR., 75, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born January 30, 1933, in New York, N.Y., a son of the late Marshood and Sarah Merue Farhat. Preceded in death by two sisters, Zarefa Jobe and Rosalind Guy; a brother, Felles Farhat. Survivors include his wife, Dottie Jewel Martin Farhat; two daughters, Christine Curlee and Kimberly Farhat; a son, Richard Farhat; two sisters, Halima Sondraker and Rasheeda Clawson and husband, Elmer; a brother, Jamil Farhat and wife, Barbara; two grandchildren. Burial April 29, 2008, at the Sanders Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2008 ** GRACE DIXON EWERS PRICE, 77, of Louisa, Ky., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born May 23, 1930, in Hurricane, W.Va. Survivors include her husband, Gordan Price; a son, G. Allen Price; a daughter, Cynthia Lee Mackey and son-in-law, David E. Mackey; five grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mary Ielene Price; a sister, Alice Ewers Queen; a brother, Wallace O. Ewers; a sister-in-law, Brenda Ewers; sisters-in-law, Patsy Evans and Helen Coburn; a brother-in-law, Phillip R. Price. Burial April 28, 2008, in Greenlawn Cemetery East.
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DIED - APRIL 27, 2008 ** VIRGINIA PARSONS (THOMPSON) EMORY, 88, of Poca, W.Va. Born September 13, 1919, in Fort Gay, W.Va. Preceded in death by her parents, Albert Parsons and Angie Wilson Parsons. Preceded in death by her first husband, Rev. Charlie Thompson; her second husband, James Emory; sons Charles Thompson, Earl Thompson and Clyde Thompson; brother Albert B. Parsons; sister Rose Mae Wilson. Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Wallace and her husband Charlie; four grandchildren; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandsons; brothers David Parsons and Robert Parsons and his wife Debbie; her daughter-in-law Hattie Thompson. Burial April 30, 2008, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 28, 2008 ** HELEN MARGARET BERTRAM BOTTINI, 88, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolen Jones Hospice House of Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Bottini; two daughters, Judith Hardman and Margaret Drum; two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Sullivan and Arlene Fillie; one son, Richard Cusson. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - APRIL 28, 2008 ** DOYLE MAYNARD, 82, of Wayne, WV, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born October 25, 1925, in Kiahsville, son of the late Reuben and Victoria Adkins Maynard. Preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Hayes; three brothers, his twin Paul, Otis, and Armo Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Dovie Smith Maynard; a daughter, Wilma Lee McCoy and her husband, Roy; four sons, Gerald Maynard and his wife, Janice, Cliff Maynard and wife, Bonnie, Doyle Lee “Doggie” Maynard and his wife, Donnay, and Rany Reuben Maynard; four sisters, Glenna Akers, Dottie Lou Hall, Hazel Neace and Edna Hillier; five brothers, Heck Maynard, Buddy Jo Maynard, Andy Maynard and wife, Judy, Grant Maynard and Jinks Maynard and wife, Thelma; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Burial April 29, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 29, 2008 ** FRED S. PORTER, 89, formerly of Wayne, WV. Preceded in death by his wife, Lurene Porter. Burial May 3, 2008, at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY. 
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DIED - APRIL 29, 2008 ** JESSIE AMBER SMITH, 87, of Huntington, W.Va., at Hospice House of Huntington. Born November 29, 1920, in New Martinsville, W.Va., a daughter of the late Clyde and Peggy Huffman. Survivors include her husband, William Howard Smith; a son and daughter-in-law, Clyde and Vivian Smith; a sister, Ruth McCallister. Burial May 2, 2008, at Woodmere Memorial Park Abbey of Remembrance, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2008 ** CHARLES R. FRANCE, 56, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born April 16, 1952, in Cabell County, W.Va., a son of the late Alfred M. and Lillie Mae Adkins France. Preceded in death by a son, Mark Allen France; a sister, Fennie Oldaker. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Nelson France; three sons and a daughter in law, Charles R. France, II, Bruce R. France and Brian S. and Diane France; four grandchildren; two brothers and a sister in law, George and Shirley France and Orville France; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Judy and John Myers, Linda Graham, Katie and Leonard Lester and Sandra and Charles Worden. Burial May 5, 2008, in Asbury Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2008 ** GLORIA "JO" BRAMMER KENNEDY, 59, of South Point, OH. Born December 31, 1948, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Jake and Delores Brammer. Preceded in death by two sisters, Carol McGlone and Kaye Perry. Survivors include her sons and their wives, John and Dee Anne Kennedy, Jeff and Tammy Kennedy, and Shawn and Tina Kennedy; one brother and his spouse, Gene and Kathy Brammer; one sister, Pat Stover; seven grandchildren. Burial May 3, 2008, at Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2008 ** CHARLES F. YOUNG, 78, of Webbsville, Ky., at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Preceded in death by his father, John R. Young and mother Mae Caldwell Young. Survivors include his wife, Fannie C. Young; a daughter, Linda Crum; a son Charles Young, Jr.;  three sisters, Lena Huffman, Ruby Pierce and Nellie Woods; four brothers, Herman Young, Elwood Young, Paul Young and Clinton Young. Burial  May 2, 2008, at the Yatesville Memorial Gardens in Louisa.

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