WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
October, 2008

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DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2008 ** MR. GUSTIE L. FOREMAN, of Wayne, W.Va. Born May 23, 1915 at Beard, W.Va., a son of the late John William Foreman and Mary Elizabeth Doss Foreman. Preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Foreman; three brothers, William, John, and Clyde; five sisters, Nola, Ola, Dora, Pearl Mae, and Lillian. Survivors include one son, James Foreman; one grandson; two great-grandchildren. Burial October 5, 2008 in the Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2008 ** NEWMAN STARR, 84 of Wayne, at Anstead Nursing and Rehabilitation, Anstead, WV.  Born March 7, 1923 at Logan, WV, a son of the late Morgan Starr and Charity Kimbler Ramey. Preceded in death by his wife Margie Lucas Starr; a sister, Lois Vance; a brother, Thurman Starr. Survivors include two daughters, Karen Clay and husband Terry and Ethel Ernestine Blankenship and husband Kenneth; two sons, George Starr and wife Jane and Thurman Starr; four sisters, Gracie Perry, Opal Jeffries, Lorene Workman and Patty Finley; three brothers, Glen Ramey, Danny Ramey and Perry Ramey, Jr.; nine grandchildren and Joe, numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. Burial October 4, 2008 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2008 ** HARDEN WORKMAN, 89, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Harts, W.Va. Born January 28, 1919, a son of the late John F. and Yantie Ellis Workman. Preceded him in death by his wife, Violet Gay Manns Workman; five brothers and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Eva Patton and husband Bob and Deborah Hensley; three sons, John Workman and wife Aline, Pleaze Workman and wife Dixie and Cothea Workman and wife Sherri; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Burial October 5, 2008, at Manns Knob Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2008 ** MARY FLORENCE BOWLES, 93, of Wayne, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 2, 1915, in Cabin Creek, W.Va. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Ramey; one son, David M. Bowles; five sisters; and two brothers. Survivors include one daughter, Ruth Persinger; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial October 6, 2008, in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2008 ** LILLIAN N. "JOYCE" HUBBARD, 67, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 5, 1940, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late John Norris and Lorraine Napier Norris. Preceded in death by a step-son, Kenneth Thomas Hubbard. Survivors include her husband, Frank L. Hubbard; three sisters, Sue Wright, Joanne Underwood and Judy Garland; one brother, John "Pete" Norris of.  A memorial service was conducted October 9, 2008. Place of burial not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2008 ** LEROY MARVIN PENICK, 60, of Wayne, W.Va., at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 27, 1948, in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late Marvin "Butch" and Alice Pearl Ball Penick. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Penick; two sons, Joseph Lee Penick and William Ronald Penick and wife Krista; one granddaughter; two sisters, Diane Pruitt and husband Howard and Rita Brillhart; two brothers, William Penick and wife Martha and Ronnie Penick and wife Ida. Burial October 8, 2008, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 4, 2008 ** MRS. DOROTHY McCALLISTER POWERS, 84, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Heritage Center in Huntington. Born July 13, 1924, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late W.F. and Alma Morrison McCallister. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl B. Powers;  her son, Thomas E. Powers; and two step-daughters, Joann Nierzejewski and Carol Bushong. Survivors include her son and caregiver, Rex W. Powers; a sister and brother-in-law, Clarice and Richard Smith. Burial October 8, 2008, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 4, 2008 ** VIRGIL KEITH WALTERS, 56, of Huntington, WV. Born May 21, 1952 in Huntington, a son of Betty Lou Shannon Walters of Huntington and the late Isaac S. Walters. Preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Vanatter. Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Finley and husband, Johnny; his fiancé, Leola Chinn; a brother, David Leslie Walters; two grandchildren. Burial October 10, 2008, at Spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2008 ** GLEN THOMPSON, JR., 61, of Genoa. Born in Fort Gay December 28, 1946 to the late Glen and Laura Belle Jerrell Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Rita Joy Thompson; four daughters, Beverly Ann Carroll, Shiela Kay Timberlake, Glenna Joy Johnson and Jennifer Arlene Richmond; one son, Glen Thompson III; three sisters, Laura Mae Henderson, Lucille Robinson and Carolyn Sue Branham; two brothers, Dennis Thompson and Robert Denver Thompson; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial October 12, 2008, in the Thompson Family Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2008 ** HENRY "FORD" THOMPSON, 84, of Genoa, at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Hospital. Born January 26, 1924 at Sidney, WV, a son of the late Henry Carl and Belle Farley Thompson. Preceded in death by two sisters, Myrtle Scott and Fannie Aliff; five brothers, Earl, Cletice, Russell, Glen and Foley Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Magalene Stone Thompson; four sons, Pete, Tommy, Jesse and Terry Thompson; a daughter, Kathy Gibson:, three stepsons, Buddy, Billy and Jamie; two step-daughters, Kathy and Mary Francis; several grand and great-grandchildren. Burial October 9, 2008, at the Huff Cemetery on Joel's Branch Road, Sidney. WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2008 ** SALLY W. FULLERTON, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. Born January 25, 1918, in Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Naomi Booth Watson. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl M. Fullerton; a sister, Mary Toney; four brothers, Woodrow W., Wallace, Ralph and John Watson; and an infant brother, Danny Watson. Survivors include two sons, Gregory Fullerton and Michael Fullerton; two grandchildren; a great- grandchild; a sister, Flora Lay; a brother, William J. Watson. Burial October 9, 2008, in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2008 ** GLEN S. ADKINS, at his residence. Born August 27, 1934, the son of Eula Day Adkins and the late R. Carlton Adkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Ann. Survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Carla and Scott Bell,and their three children and Cynthia and Andrew Brackett, and their four children; two sisters and their husbands, Carolyn and George Godby and Helena and Johnny Lusher. Burial October 10, 2008, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2008 ** WILLIAM EUGENE WINKLER, 54, of Huntington, W.Va. He was a son of the late Floyd and Frances Winkler. Survivors include his wife, Ann Clagg Winkler; three children, Michelle Winkler, Michael Corns and Greg Winkler of Huntington; four step-children, Jason Clagg, Lindsey Davenport, Travis Clagg and Tim Clagg ; three brothers, Paul Winkler, Joseph Winkler and Floyd Winkler; three sisters, Gracie Corns, Geraldine Williams and Elizabeth Ellis; 12 grandchildren. Burial October 10, 2008, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2008 ** LONNIE NAPIER, 76, of Brook Park, OH, formerly, of Wayne County, WV, at Southwest General Hospital in Middleburg Heights, OH. Born March 17, 1932 in Ferrelsburg, WV, a son of the late John and Margaret Williamson Napier. Preceded in death by his wife, Pearlie Napier; along with three siblings, Kiah, John and Margaret. Survivors include a son, Homer "AL" Napier and wife, Susan; four sisters, Georgia Williamson, Sa1ly Rakes, Betty Webb and Lois Wiley; two brothers, Johnnie Napier and Pearlie Napier; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Burial October 11, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2008 ** RANDAL LEE WARD, 56, of Woodstock, Va. Born August 18, 1952, a son of the late Wilford C. and Mary Beatrice Ward of Shoals, W.Va. Survivors include his wife Bonnie Ward; three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Carrie Ward, Eric and Misty Ward and Nathan and Stephanie Ward; three grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Dale W. and Veronica Ward; a sister, Pamela Ward. Burial October 9, 2008, at Massanutten Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2008 ** FAYE NICHOLAS, 67, of Huntington, at her residence. Born May 19, 1941, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Denver and Lona Workman Smith. Survivors include her children and their spouses: Randy and Amy Nicholas, Larry and Meg Nicholas, Kenny and Stephanie Nicholas, Mark Nicholas, Scott and Rhonda Nicholas, and Carl and Erin Nicholas; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; nine brothers and sisters. Burial October 11, 2008, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2008 ** CHARLES "PAPA JOE" BENTLEY, 77, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Huntington VA Medical Center. He was born December 31, 1930, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Morton and Susan Feathers Bentley. Survivors include his wife, Viola M. Thacker Bentley; two daughters, Robin Lycans and Tracy Parker; two sons, Butch Bentley and Todd Bentley; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Patty Kisor. Burial October 11, 2008, in Cyrus Cemetery, Prichard, W. Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2008 ** CHARLES WALTER DAY, 70, of Huntington, at his home. Born in Wayne County on December 9, 1937, to the late Mont and Erma Stewart Day. Preceded in death by five brothers, Junior, Claude, John, Hobert and George; two sisters, Margaret and Jean. Survivors include his wife, Judith Nicholas Day; a son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Sue Day; a daughter and son-in-law, Misty and Steve Maynard; three grandsons; one great-grandson; one brother, Glen Day.   Burial October 11, 2008, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2008 ** MAXINE LOONEY EPLING LEWIS, 92, of Kenova, at Heartland of Riverview, South Point, Ohio. Born July 2, 1916, in Parkersburg, to the late Clyde and Chessie Looney of Looneyville, W.Va. Preceded in death by two husbands, Frank James Epling and Walter Lewis; a son, Ben Epling; and a brother, Don M. Looney. Survivors include one son and two daughter-in-laws, James C. (Melissa) Epling and Glenda Epling; one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy R. (Greg) Smith; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial October 13, 2008, in Clover Cemetery, Clover.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2008 ** FRED EUGENE SNODGRASS, 70, of Louisa, Ky, formerly of Nolan, W.Va. Born September 24, 1938 in Nolan, W.Va., a son of the late Henry Snodgrass and Mary Belle Godby Snodgrass. Preceded in death by three sisters, Hazel Snodgrass, Rose Phipps and Panzy Moretz; two brothers, Freeland Snodgrass and Vernon Snodgrass. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Fugett and Mary Magdalene Fugett and husband Jim; two brothers, William Earl Snodgrass and Raymond Snodgrdss. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2008 ** RITA MAE KUHN, 79, of Barboursville, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 28, 1929, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late William Tell and Bessie Hawes Berry. Preceded in death by brothers, Victor, Roy, Paul, James, Orville and Robert Berry; and sisters, Glenna Ross and Ruth Horoszko. Survivors include her husband, Robert G. Kuhn; one daughter and son-in-law, Roberta and Denny Kiser; one son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Deritha Kuhn; two sisters and brother-in-laws, Mary and Sandy Blake, and Betty and William Halley; one brother, Charles Berry; and two granddaughters. Burial October 12, 2008, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 11, 2008 ** FRANK MARCUM, 84, of Dunlow, WV. Born January 17, 1924, a son of the late "Sollie" Marcum and "Virgie"Lowe Marcum. Preceded in death by his wife, Tabby Marcum; a son Toney Marcum; 3 sisters and 4 brothers. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Lee Perry, JoAnn Barnett and husband, Gary and Polly Pennington; two sons, James Marcum and wife, Laura and Randall Ray Marcum; two sisters, Rosetta Chapman and Pauline Sperry and husband, William; nineteen grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Burial October 14, 2008, at McClellan-Crum Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 1,2008 ** BOBBY F. MCCOMAS, 76, of Huntington, in the VAMC, Huntington. Born April 5, 1932, in West Hamlin, W.Va., a son of the late Aaron A. and Lessie Booth McComas. Preceded in death by his ex-wife, Jane Menton McComas; several brothers and sisters. Survivors include three sons, Richard McComas, Timothy McComas and David McComas; two sisters, Myrtle M. Ross and Mabell McNeely; three grandchildren, Keith. Burial October 16, 2008, at Baylous Cemetery, Salt Rock, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2008 ** MR. ERNEST FLETCHER KILGORE, 88, of Huntington, W.Va., at the home of his daughter Rosella. Born August 16, 1920, in Wayne County, W.Va., the son of the late Mack and Emma Bloss Kilgore. Preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Plaster Kilgore; two brothers George and Irvin Kilgore. Survivors include one son, Jim Kilgore; two daughters, Rosella Yarbrough and Janet Welch; two sons-in-law and a daughter-in-law, Pete Yarbrough, Ray Welch and Carolyn; five grandchildren; four brothers, Paul Kilgore, Mike, Sam and Carl Kilgore; two sisters, Glenna Lorman and Bessie Dickson. Burial October 15, 2008, at the Artrip-Kilgore Family Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2008 ** ORVILLE LEE EAVES, 70, of Huntington, W.Va. Born August 14, 1938 in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Kenny and Angeline Adkins Eaves. Preceded in death by one daughter, Tanya Eaves; two sisters, Spicie Eaves and Lettie Eaves; and one brother, Ebbo Eaves. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Adkins Eaves; one daughter, Angelina Eaves Hamilton; three sons, Alan Eaves, Gene Eaves and Joey Eaves; two stepdaughters, Pam Myers and Carrie Cox; one stepson, Charley Myers; two sisters, Vanie Farley and Thelma Sizemore; four brothers, Leslie Eaves, Stanton Eaves, Kenneth Eaves and Robert Eaves; seven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial October 16, 2008, in Eaves Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 14, 2008 ** NELLIE ADKINS, 99, of Ceredo, W.Va., widow of Johnnie Adkins, at the Hollbrook Nursing Home in Buckhannon, W.Va. Born December 17, 1908, in Stiltner, W.Va., a daughter to the late Pearlina (Adams) and John Kirk Napier. Preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Adkins; and two grandsons. Survivors include a son, John Adkins Jr. and his wife, Diane; a daughter-in-law, Nina Mae Adkins; four grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Burial October 17, 2008, in the Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2008 ** SAMUEL H. HUNDLEY, 79 of Wayne, WV, at the Huntington V.A. Medical Center. Born May 15, 1929, a son of the late Alvin and Amy Mounds Hundley. Preceded in death by his wife Maldie Workman Hundley; three brothers and an infant sister. Survivors include one daughter, Darlene Maynard; one son, Herbie Hundley and wife Stella; two sisters, Carrie Mae Workman and Arisbie Sharp and husband Albert; four brothers, Hobert Hundley and wife, Jane, Delbert Hundley, Oscar A. Hundley and Lloyd Hundley and wife, Wanda; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren. Burial October 20, 2008, at Hundley Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2008 ** LARRY LEE DAMRON (Sr.), 73, of Shoals, formerly of Radnor WV, at his residence. Born July 23, 1935 at Radnor, WV, a son of the late Nathaniel "Nathan" and Addie Perry Damron. Preceded in death by two sons, Larry Damron, Jr. and infant Roy Damron; and a brother, Ivory Damron. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Hall Damron; a sister, Imogene Parsons and husband, Arthur; three brothers, Berman Damron and wife, Kay, Glen Damron and wife, Edith and Royce Damron; one grandson. Burial October 18, 2008, at the Damron Cemetery at Radnor, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 18, 2008 ** CHARLES E. TOPPING, of Columbus, Ohio, at Columbus Rehab. Born January 26, 1928, at Barton, W. Va. Preceded in death by his parents, Lois and Artie Topping; brother, Earl Zane; and sister, Virginia. Survivors include a sister, Sue Carol Mayle; wife, Betty McKenzie Topping; sons, Bryan (Nancy) Topping and  Steven (Debbie) Topping; daughters, Pamela (Nick) Karan and Paula (Michael) Refice; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Rosie Eagleston and Monnie Topping. Burial October 22, 2008, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2008 ** ROBERT L. STEVENS, 75, of Rome, Ohio, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born in Braehome, W.Va., on November 10, 1932, to the late Fisher and Evelyn Osborne Stevens. He was raised in East Lynn, W.Va., by his late paternal grandparents, Frankie and Linsey Russell. Preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Florence and Roy Burton; one uncle, Pat Osborne; one brother, Pat Stevens; and one niece, Rhonda Stevens Collins. Survivors include his wife Betty; daughter Billie Stevens Bullock and her husband Harold Bullock; five brothers, Edward Stephens, Ronnie Stevens, Jimmy Stephens, Jay Stephens and Jerry Stephens. Burial October 23, 2008, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2008 ** GLADYS M. CREMEANS, 84. Born March 18, 1924, in Huntington, W.Va., the daughter of the late Hartley and Pearlina Napier Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband Howard; brother Ralph Adkins; sisters Etta Dietz, Ann Miller and Ruby Sweeney. Survivors include a daughter Lynn Clagg and son-in-law Steve; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial October 23, 2008, in Oaklawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2008 ** ERNEST GALE BROOKS, 59, of Reynoldsburg, OH, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. Born March 1, 1949 in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Oscar and Eliza Clay Brooks. Preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Pack and Mary Stephenson; three brothers, Everte Brooks, Oscar Brooks, Jr. and Willis Gene Brooks. Survivors include his wife, Betty Wiley Brooks; two sons, Jeffrey Brooks and Steven Brooks; two sisters, Mae Dyer and Geraldine Pack; three brothers, Doug Brooks, Boyd Brooks and Vernon Brooks. Burial October 24, 2008, at Watson Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2008 ** DELLA LANE NEACE, 65, of Ranger, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 21, 1943 in Cove Gap, WV, a daughter of the late Lace V. and Harriett Adkins Lane. Preceded in death by two infant children, Wanda Jean Neace and Nolan Joshua Neace; a sister, Mae Adkins. Survivors include her husband, William Haskell Neace; two daughters, Emma Canterbury and husband, George and Phyllis Ferguson; four sons, William John Neace, Vinson Neace, Kevin Neace and Mark Neace and wife, Becky; a brother, William Ira Horn; sixteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial October 24, 2008, at Lane Cemetery; Kiahsville, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2008 ** BOBBY GLENN WATTS, 41, of Genoa, WV, at his residence. Born July 18, 1967 in Wayne County, WV, a son of Mary J. Watts of East Lynn, WV and the late Robert, Watts. Preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Johnny Adkins. Survivors include seven sisters, Carolyn Smith and husband, Dean, Lois Aliff and husband, Till, Diana Merchant and husband, Robert, Roberta Wallace and husband, Bobby, Betty Adkins, Wanda Maynard and husband, Darryl and Cathy. Perise and husband, Greg; a brother, Robert Watts. Burial October 27, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2008 ** INA F. CHRISTIAN, 84, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born February 5, 1924, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Henry Nard and Minnie Belle Claxon Daniels. Preceded in death by her husband, George O. Christian; an infant daughter, Ina Frances Christian; two great-grandsons; four brothers, Manley, Herbert, Naaman and Andy; three sisters, Mary, Opal and Lillian. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Gloria Faye and Gary Houck and Barbara Jane Christian; one grandson; two step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; one brother and his wife, Henry F. and Sandra Daniels; one sister, Margaret Allen. Burial October 24, 2008, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2008 ** CHARLIE MAE FRASHER NAPIER, 79. Born February 22, 1929, to Ethel Tabor and Charlie Frasher in East Lynn, W.Va. Preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and Carl. Survivors include her husband, Sherman Napier Jr.; two daughters, Linda (Michael) Matheny and Doyle (Marie) Napier; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; four sisters, Ruby Finley, Stella Finley, Alta Lee Ross  and Jean Napier; a brother, Bill (Norma) Frasher; and sisters-in-law Alma Frasher and Elisabeth Napier. Burial October 30, 2008, at at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2008 ** HOWARD D. ADKINS, 71, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born in Wayne County, West Virginia on September 5, 1937, the son of the late Verlin and Myrtle Booton Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Ann Adkins;  two sons, Howard D. Adkins II and his fiancée Amy Workman, and Sean Adkins; one brother and his wife, Dale and Diane Adkins; two sisters, Louise Cook and Janet Thompson; two sisters-in-law, Justine Crockett and Penny Jackson. Burial October 25, 2008, at Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2008 ** THOMAS R. HAGE, 65, of Huntington, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 2, 1942, in Glen Hayes, W.Va., son of the late Felix and Gladys Northern Hage. Survivors include his wife Sue Stois Hage; two daughters, Jennie Harrison and Suzanne (Marc) Houyoux; one stepson, Tim Salmons; six grandchildren; and four siblings, Joe (Mary) Hage, Ralph Hage, Anne Hage, and Susan Hage. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2008 ** MRS. BETTY L. OSBURN, 78 of Huntington, W.Va., in Huntington Health and Rehabilitation. Born April 19, 1930, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Jesse J. and Louella Brady Dempsey. Preceded in death by two brothers, James M. Dempsey and Robert L. Dempsey; one sister, Ella Mae Dempsey Massey. Survivors include her husband, Dennis E. Osburn; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis D. and Dottie Osburn and Donald L. and Patricia Osburn; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; five sisters, Jean T. Bentley, Mary Carter, Clara Moore, Patricia Buchanan and Emily Sharp. Burial October 26, 2008, in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2008 ** JANET LYNN ROBERTSON, 41, of Fort Gay. Preceded in death by her father Lawrence Robertson. Survivors include her mother, Dianna Jean McClary Robertson; one brother Frank Junior Robertson; one sister, Barbara Ann Robertson. Burial October 26, 2008, in the Robertson Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2008 ** APRIL DAWN MARCUM STEPP, 28. Born May 28, 1980 in Williamson, WV, to Kessler (Bonnie) Marcum and Tammy (Richard) Cornell. Survivors include the parents; two sisters, Amber (Daniel) Stacy and Rebecca (Christopher) Jude; three nephews; one niece. Burial October 26, 2008, in the Stacy-Howell Cemetery, at Wolf Creek.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2008 ** LILY COLEMAN PETERS, 89, at Shell Point Village in Fort Myers, Florida. Born in Pike County, Kentucky to James H. and Nora (Patterson) Coleman. Preceded in death by her sister Edith; her former husband, Charles Riffle Peters, Sr. Survivors include three sons, Charles Riffle Peters, Jr., Geoffrey Peters and his wife Jo and Richard Peters and his wife Rose; and four grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2008 ** JETHRA DALE FRY GILKERSON, 73, of Huntington, W.Va., at Hospice House of Huntington. Born November 26, 1934, in Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Chalk Fry and Norma Lee Maynard Fletcher. Preceded in death by her husband, Glen Edward Gilkerson. Survivors include a daughter, Glenetta Ryder and husband Rick; a son, Jeffrey Gilkerson and wife Jenny; five grandchildren; two great-granddaughters. Burial October 28, 2008, at Robert Vaughan Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2008 ** KATHRYN SANFORD EARLS JONES, 73, of South Point, Ohio. Born March 24, 1935, in Huntington, W.Va. Survivors include her husband, Roy B. Jones; one son, Jimmie Joe Earls; two daughters and a son-in-law, Kathy Earls Crockett , Jamie Earls Duncan and Mark E. Duncan; two grandchildren; six brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald L. Sanford, Charles A. Sanford, William D. and Mary Sanford and Henry D. and Nancy Sanford; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth Sellards and Rosalie and Sam Rowe. Burial October 29, 2008, at Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2008 ** TROY CHESTER PRINCE, 82, of Louisa, Ky. Preceded in death by his wife Mabel Perry Prince; his parents, Chester and Sara Smith, Prince. Survivors include four daughters, Sara (Reggie) Nell Whites, Debris Ann Prince, Virginia (Rick) Lou Moore and Pauline (David) Johnson; four sons, Troy Prince, James David Prince, John Prince and Daniel (Karen) Prince; one brother, Lawrence Prince; one sister, Gladys Williamson; four grandchildren. Burial October 27, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2008 ** JUDY Y. McCOMAS MILLS, 59 of Prichard, at the Hospice House, Huntington. Born October 9, 1949, a daughter of the late Carl and Geneva Davis McComas. Preceded in death by one sister, Shelby Jean Davis; and a daughter, Shelva Dawn Mills. Survivors include her husband, Ollie Mills; three sons, Dwayne Ray Mills, Shannon Mills and James Donovan Mills; one sister, Sue Baker and husband Sherman; five brothers, Earl McComas, Carl McComas Jr., Odell McComas, Harold McComas and wife Sandra, Richard McComas and wife Betty and Darrell McComas; one grandchild. Burial October 27, 2008, at Epling Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2008 ** MARILYN LAYNE, 49, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va.  Born May 9, 1959, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of Tolliver and Alice D. Leap Blankenship. Survivors include the parents; her husband, Arnold Layne; two brothers, Travis Blankenship and Patrick Blankenship; and two sisters, Loretta Smith and Anita Perky. Burial October 29, 2008, at Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2008 ** REGINA FAY OVERBY, 78, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington.  Born January 10, 1930, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Dallas and Violet Hazelette Myrtle. Preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Walter R. Woods and Delbert Overby; a sister-in-law, Mary Varney. Survivors include her husband, Charles R. Overby; a son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Debbie Overby; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Katie Myrtle; a sister, Nancy Woods; a brother-in-law, Sam Varney; two sisters-in-law, Ila May Freeman and Shirley Overby. Burial October 30, 2008, in the Harveytown Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2008 ** CARROLL EDWIN "ED" DAVIS, 71. Born April 22, 1937, in Huntington, to the late Richard and Garnette Turner Davis. Preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters, Richard Davis Jr., John Davis, Robert Davis, Maxine Lindsay and Pauline Voit. Survivors include two sons and one daughter, Mark Edwin and Stephanie Davis, Jimmy Dale Davis and Cathy Lynn and Bill Siwierka; a sister and caregiver, Lena Ruth Adkins; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; the mother of his children, Joan Embrick. Burial October 29, 2008, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2008 ** EDITH PEARL MOORE, 97, of Huntington, W.Va. Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, on October 14, 1911, to the late Albert G. Napier and Rebecca Turner Napier. Preceded in death by her husband, John W. Moore; eight sisters and one brother, Florence O'Neil, Vivian Erskine, Lillian Bailey, Ruby Mills, Thelma Hutchinson, Ethel Carter, Opal Earl, Anyce Keating and French Napier. Burial October 30, 2008, at Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2008 ** ELISHA ARTRIP, 71, of Huntington, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Preceded in death by his wife, Leona; one daughter, Martha Blakely; two brothers, Henry and Richard Artrip; and his parents, Fred and Neveda Artrip. Survivors include one daughter, Neoma Artrip; one sister, Thelma White; two brothers, Jim Artrip and Charles (Carolyn) Artrip; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial October 31, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2008 ** LOUISA M. FUSON, 84. Born August 9, 1924 in Martinsville, Va., a daughter of the late John Nester and Bessie Hylton Nester. Preceded in death by her husband, James Eldon Fuson; eight brothers, Arnold, Marvin, Douglas, Doyle, Donald Glenn, Harry Lee, Avery, and John Edward Nester; three sisters, Avis Walters, Elsie Ratcliff, and Hazel Phipps; two sons, Jimmy Doyle Phipps, and Arnold Franklin Phipps; one daughter, Sandra Lee Livingston. Survivors include one sister, Ida Ruth Cox and her husband Kenneth; one brother, Roy Nester; three daughters, Nancy Smith, Brenda Rhon and Ella Mae Mann; five sons, Joe Phipps, Samuel Mann and his wife Teresa, Robert Mann, Daryle Mann and James Mann. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2008 ** KENNETH DOUGLAS "DOUG" DEAN, 51, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 15, 1957, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Edmond T. and Maudie Allen Dean. Preceded in death by a brother, Larry Dean. Survivors include a daughter, Monica Dean Smith and husband Tyson; two sons, Kenneth Dean Jr. and David Dean and wife Jessica; two sisters, Vivian Dean Painter and husband James and Sharon Dean; three brothers, Edmond Roger Dean, Allen H. Dean and wife Virginia and Glen E. Dean; six grandchildren. Burial November 2, 2008, at Thompson-Crabtree Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2008 ** DINA CLARK JANITELLI, of Kiahsville, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 21, 1922, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Tom A. and Georgia Adkins. Preceded in death by her two husbands, William Allen Clark and William Janitelli; a daughter, Ruth Denise Clark-Maynard; a brother, Woodrow Adkins; and three half brothers, Wade Queen, Homer Cox and Lucian Cox. Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Mullins and husband Samuel, Connie Mullins and husband Elmer and Jewel Ross and husband Earl; a son-in-law, Terry Maynard; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great- great-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren. Burial November 1, 2008, at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2008 ** FREDERICK F. WELLS, 85, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born on June 17, 1923, in Kenova, W.Va., the son of the late Fredrick O. and Julia Alice Bracey Wells. Preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Marguerite Saunders Wells; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and David Conley and Faye and Russell Graybeal; three grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Burial November 1, 2008, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2008 ** KARRI SHALAIN ADKINS, 19, of Wayne, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 10, 1989 in Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by her grandfather, Joe Thomas Adkins; her step-grandfather, Standard Lee Adkins. Survivors include her parents, Timothy and Tammy Adkins; one brother, Shelton Adkins; grandma Lois Gene "Toots" Adkins and husband Herbert.; grandmother Sharon Elizabeth Adkins; grandfather Jesse Thomas Stevens Sr. and his wife Carolyn; four aunts, Tammy Joan Pelfrey and husband Ray, Kimberly Faulkner and husband Charlie, Jeanne Hubbard and Amanda Stevens; six uncles, Paul Anthony Adkins, Leon French Adkins, Leeroy Adkins and his wife Jennifer, Tommy Stevens, Calvin Eric Adkins and Timmy Basham and this wife Tonya. Burial November 3, 2008, in the Adkins-Bradshaw Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2008 ** SHIRLEY ANNETTE McNIEVE MILLS, 58, of West Hamlin, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 18, 1949 in Baltimore, MD, a daughter Ethel Conner Hann and the late William McNeive. Preceded in death by two brothers, Pat and Mike McNieve; mother-in-law, Judy Mills. Survivors include a daughter, Dawn Conner Johnson and husband, Ben; two sons, Richard Hann and Paul Conner; Sharon Painter and Marsha Potter; a step-brother, Roger Peyton; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial November 3, 2008, at Epling Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2008 ** WORTHLAND J. FRALEY, 93, of Lucasville, OH, formerly of Wayne, WV, at Edgewood Manor in Lucasville. Born May 25, 1915 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Steve Fraley and May Thompson. Survivors include two sisters, Beatrice Ross and Louise Fraley; a sister-in-law, June Fraley. Burial November 3, 2008, at Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2008 ** SANDRA ADKINS FOUCH, 59, at her home in Chesapeake, Ohio. Born August 25, 1949, in Lincoln County, West Virginia, the daughter of Lillie V. Burton and the late Willie Burton. Preceded in death by her husband William Lee Adkins; her son Nicky Lee Adkins; her brother Billy Ray Burton; her second husband Bill Huff; and in-laws Willard and Josephine Adkins, Lillian Huff and Bill Fouch, and Kayla Underwood. Survivors include her two daughters, Kelly (David) Stump and Kimberly (Randy) Smith; her husband Bob Fouch; sisters Ruth (Gary) Metz, Barbara Burton and Sue Burton; three grandchildren; brothers-in-law Emmitt (Dolores) Adkins, Clifton (Debbee) Adkins and Larry (Donna) Fouch; sister-in-law Nancy (George) Cremeans; mother-in-law Wilma Fouch; stepchildren Billy Huff and Andy (Elizabeth) Huff, Bobby Fouch and Angie Underwood; one great-grandchild. Burial November 2, 2008, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 31, 2008 ** NEVADA DAVIS METZ, 85, of Kenova, W.Va., at her home. Born March 10, 1923, in Milton, W.Va., a daughter of the late Reason Andrew and Ida Mae Russell Davis. Preceded in death by her husband, Vance Metz. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Eugene and Carol Metz and Gary and Ruth Metz; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen and Lonnie Cress and Glendolyn Donese and Burton Anderson; one brother and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Judy Davis; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial November 3, 2008, at Dock's Creek Cemetery in Kenova, WV.

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