WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
January, 2009
These obituaries for the month of January were typed by
Howard Osburn.
DIED - JANUARY 1, 2009 ** JAMES MICHAEL MULLINS,
19, of Crum, passed away suddenly from an accident in Fort Gay, W.Va. Born
March 14, 1989, in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of Bill Evans and Sandra
Mullins. Survivors include his foster parents, Ralph and Marie Muncy; a
sister, Brittany Parsley; three brothers, Joshua Muncy, Kristen Muncy, and
Kenny Muncy. Burial January 4, 2009, Robertson Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - JANUARY 1, 2009 ** CHRISTINA DAVIS, 22,
of Ceredo, W.Va., in Princeton, W.Va. Born May 16, 1986, in Huntington,
W.Va. Survivors include her mother and step-father, Vittoria Boren Bailey
and Brian Bailey; her father, Gregory Davis; a sister, Elizabeth Davis; two
brothers, Dakotah Chambers and Evan Bailey; one son, Quentin Medley; her
maternal grandparents, Mary Boren and Doug and Barbara Boren; her paternal
grandparents, Evelyn Combs and Mack and Donna Davis; great-grandparents,
Charles and Joan Henning and Hestor and Larry Bailey. A memorial service was
conducted on Monday, January 5, 2009. Place of burial not given.
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DIED - JANUARY 1, 2009 ** HELEN Y. RIGGS, 74,
of Genoa, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born September 14, 1934, in
Kentucky, a daughter of the late Roary and Lucy Wheeler Varney. Survivors
include her husband, Brady Riggs Jr.; a daughter, Cathy Carico and husband
George; a son, Randy Riggs and wife Connie; a sister, Betty Castle; a
brother, David Varney and wife Betty Sue; three grandchildren. Burial
January 4, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JANUARY 2, 2009 ** HERMAN CLIFFORD YOUNG,
77, of Orange Park, Fla., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at Orange Park Medical
Center. born July 25, 1931, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Herman
and Wanda Hamilton Young. Survivors include his wife, Edna Elkins Young; one
son and daughter-in-law, Danny Lee and Nancy Young; two granddaughters; one
grandson; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Alma Young Bailey. Burial
January 10, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 2, 2009 ** MAE ADKINS TABOR,
101, of Huntington, formerly of Beech Fork, at her residence. Born September
20, 1907, a daughter of Freelin and Tennie Napier Adkins. Mae was a school
teacher for 43 years. Preceded in death by her husband Elmer Tabor; a
sister, Maxine A. Stewart and a daughter, Wilma Jean Tabor Crute. Survivors
include a son-in-law, Thomas Crute; three grandchildren; and two
great-grandsons. Burial January 6, 2009, in Woodmere Memorial Park,
Huntington.
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DIED - JANUARY 2, 3009 ** SHELBA DAWN FRANCIS DAVIS,
61, of Kenova, at the Huntington Health and Rehab Center. Born January 26,
1947, in Cabell County, W.Va. Survivors include her mother, Kathleen Fraley;
three daughters and two sons-in-law, Kathleen (James) Thomas, Michele Chaney
and Sarah (Jon) Jontasso; two grandsons; one brother and sister-in-law,
Stephen (Diane) Fraley; and one nephew. Burial January 5, 2009, at the
Robert Osborn Cemetery on Camp Creek in Wayne County.
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DIED - JANUARY 2, 2009 ** WILLARD S. DONAHOE,
71, of Lavalette, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born September 11,
1937, in Wayne County, a son of the late Earl R. Donahoe and Sylvia Graham
Donahoe. Survivors include one sister, Bertie Thompson; one brother, Kenneth
Donahoe, and his wife, Nancy; two nieces and two nephews; Jessie Smith,
Randy Smith, Dan Smith and Jack Smith, all of whom he raised. Burial January
7, 2009, in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 2, 2009 ** MARY ELIZABETH BARTRAM,
82, of Huntington, W.Va. Born September 15, 1926, in Logan County, a
daughter of the late Standard and Nora Baker Adkins. Preceded in death by
her husband, Ray Bartram; one son, Stanley Bartram; two grandchildren; one
sister, Jean Kearns; and four brothers, Samuel Andrew Adkins, Calvin Adkins,
John Carson Adkins and Standard Lee Adkins. Survivors include one daughter,
Lessie Conn; three sons, Lewis Bartram, Gary Bartram and Philip Bartram; one
sister, Cynthia Gilkerson; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Burial January 6, 2009, in Cedar Cliff Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 3, 2009 ** ELBERT C. THOMPSON,
72, of Route 2 Fort Gay, at home. Born May 23, 1936 at Radnor, WV, the son
of the late Bert and Edna Pratt Thompson. Preceded in death by one brother,
Bill Thompson; a sister, Norma Smith. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle
Thompson; Christine (Rodney) Riggs, Lora (Bobby) Marcum, Darlene (Joseph)
Marcum and Patricia (Roger) Miller; one son Elbert David (Marybelle)
Thompson; one brother, Dee Thompson; and four sisters, Wanda Hundley, Joyce
Phillips, Katherine Scoggins and Genieve Noe; eight grandchildren; eleven
great-grandchildren. Burial January 5, 2009, at the Thompson Cemetery at
Upper Stone Branch at Glen Hayes.
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DIED - JANUARY 3, 2009 ** MAURICE HARVEY COTTLE,
77, of Huntington, W.Va., at Hospice House of Huntington. Born June 29,
1931, in Huntington, a son of the late Lavern Harvey and Marvel Hannaman
Cottle and grandson of Joseph Maurice Cottle and Blanche Fisher Cottle, who
raised him. Preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Meade Cottle; three
sisters, Anna McEachern, Frances Taylor Esque and Betty Cottle; and four
brothers, Eugene, Norman, Billy and Jimmy Cottle. Survivors include his
companion, Edith Jackson; a brother, Donald Cottle; a special nephew, Joe
Taylor and wife Arbutus. Burial January 7, 2009, at Meade Cemetery, Dunlow,
W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 3, 2009 ** MILDRED L. BILLUPS FRALEY
SPALDING, 84, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice
House of Huntington. Born May 25, 1924, in Fort Gay, W.Va., a daughter of
the late James W. and Mary Wellman Billups. Preceded in death by O.T.
Fraley, her first husband, and Steve Spalding, her second husband; a
granddaughter, Ashley Lauren Fraley; four sisters and three brothers.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Hinkle and Sally Robinson; four
sons, Gary Fraley, Keith Fraley, K.T. Fraley and Brett Fraley; 12
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Burial January 7, 2009, in Spring
Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 4, 2009 ** PHOEBE MILLER SMITH,
96, of East Lynn, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Born July 30, 1912, at East Lynn, a daughter of the late Isom and Martha
Sanders Miller. Fork Chapel for 72 years. Preceded in death by her
husband, Rev. Earl G. Smith; six brothers; and two sisters. Survivors
include four daughters, Eunice Hatton, Edris Skeens and husband Doss Jr.,
Wilma Kareff and Florene Ratcliff; three sons, Cletis Smith and wife Rita,
Charles Smith and wife Gayle and Sherman Smith; 22 grandchildren; 47
great-grandchildren and 17 great- great-grandchildren. Burial January 7,
2009, at the Smith Family Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - JANUARY 4, 2009 ** JAMES RILEY BARTRAM,
52, of Genoa, WV. Born September 28, 1956 in Louisa, KY, to the late Claude
and Leadith Palm Bartram. Survivors include three sisters, Mary Alberta
Webb, Julia Kitts and Helen Marcum; seven brothers, David Claude Bartram,
William Dale Bartram, Daniel Lee Bartram, Douglas Bartram, Milton Elwood
Bartram, Walter Bartram and Michael Lee Bartram. Burial January 7, at the
Copley Cemetery, Trace Branch.
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DIED - JANUARY 5, 2009 ** MILDRED “NADINE” FINLEY,
82, of Waverly, Oh., formerly of Pecks Mill, W.Va. Born March 27, 1926 in
Logan County, a daughter of the late Johnnie and Hattie White. Preceded in
death by seven sisters, Lena Hall, Mable White, Rhoda Hamrich, Molly
Jeffrey, Betty Adams, Atheline White, and Phyllis White; two brothers,
Orville White and Edgar White. Survivors include her husband, Luther Finley;
one sister, Ernestine Akers; one daughter, Judy Manuse and husband John; two
step-grandsons and several nieces and nephews. Burial January 8, 2009,
in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JANUARY 5, 2009 ** BETTY ANN GALLOWAY
RUTHERFORD, 78, of Ceredo, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice
House of Huntington. Born April 20, 1930, in Catlettsburg, Ky., a daughter
of the late Fannie Galloway. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul E.
Rutherford Sr. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara
Carol (Bob) Spradlen, Tonya (Scott) Rakes and Lisa (Paul) Bowen; one son and
daughter-in-law, Paul E. (Lisa) Rutherford Jr.; four grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren. Burial January 8, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial
Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 5, 2009 ** MRS. ERNESTINE R. ROMANS
STEPP of Stepptown, W.Va. Born August 12, 1923, in Hode, Ky., the
daughter of the late Melvin Lee and Dixie Romans. Preceded in death by her
husband, Willard Thomas Stepp; son Willard Thomas Stepp Jr.; sister Lena
Doris (Walter) Stepp; brother Clifford (Maxine) Romans; and sister-in-law
Betty Romans. Survivors include a brother, Arthur Romans; two nieces, four
nephews, eight great-nieces, 12 great-nephews, six great-great-nieces, eight
great-great-nephews, four great-great-great-nieces. Burial January 9, 2009,
at Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Maher, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 6,2009 ** GEORGE W. CRUM, 82, of
Hewett, husband of Cloie Mitchell Crum, in Boone Memorial Hospital. Burial
January 10, 2009, burial at Crum Cemetery, Lake.
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DIED - JANUARY 6, 2009 ** PAUL LESLIE NELSON,
88, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in
Huntington, W.Va. Born April 4, 1920, in Wayne County, West Virginia,
a son of the late Samuel L. and Hessie Ferguson Nelson. Preceded in death by
one daughter, Janice Shelton; sisters Elsie Smith, Nin Nelson, Georgia Fry,
Audrey Hirt, Gertrude Caldwell, Polly Thompson and Annabelle Pratt; brothers
Millard, Frank, Arthur, Marshall and John T. Nelson. Survivors include his
wife, Frances L. Fortner Nelson; one daughter and son-in-law, June and James
Hatten; one son, Leslie R. Nelson; five grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; one sister, Nettie Cole; three brothers, Earl Nelson,
Sammie Nelson Jr., and Sherman McGown. Burial January 9, 2009, in Hillcrest
Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 6, 2009 ** JERRY LEE THOMPSON,
62, of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Preceded in death by his
parents, John and Clara May Thompson and three brothers, Russell, Lonnie and
Marvin Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Thompson; two sons, John
Thompson and Jerry (Jamie) Thompson Jr.; one step-son, David (Tammy)
Barnett; one sister, Arlene Mathis; five grandchildren; two nieces. Burial
January 9, 2009, at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JANUARY 7, 2009 ** CAROLYN ANN ZOLLINGER,
67, of Heath, Ohio, at Selma Markowitz Care Center, Hospice of Central Ohio,
Newark, Ohio. Born September 24, 1941, in Fort Gay, W.Va., the daughter of
the late Everett and Nolda Wilson Cyrus. Preceded in death by a brother,
Tick Cyrus; and a sister, Jean Tolber. Survivors include two daughters,
Vanita Butler and Carolyn Perry; a son, Donald Frank Perry; four sisters,
Dorothy Chaffin, Dora Taggert, Katherine Ratcliff, and Judy Ellis; two
brothers, Al Cyrus, and Ed Cyrus; and nine grandchildren. Burial January 12,
2009, Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark.
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DIED - JANUARY 7, 2009 ** THELMA A. PRICE, 88,
of Huntington, W.Va. Born January 10, 1920, a daughter of the late Fielden
J. Ramey and Norma Price Ramey. Preceded in death by her husband, George
Jackson Price; five brothers, Pete Ramey, Chester Ramey, James Ramey, Thomas
Ramey, and Robert Ramey; and three sisters, Elsie Wagner, Esta Adkins, and
Florida McCoy. Survivors include one sister, Alma Clark; four daughters,
Helen Steele, Judy Brown and her husband John, Wanda Dennis and her husband
Jim and Carolyn Root; four sons, Roy Price and his wife Cinda, Sherman Price
and his wife Gladys, Daniel Lee Price and George Price Jr.; many
grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. Burial
January 10, 2009, in the Lucian Miller Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - JANUARY 7, 2007 ** BILLY PORTER, 67, of
Dunlow, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin James Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va.
Born June 15, 1941 in Wayne County, a son of the late Charlie and Martha
Porter. Preceded in death by two sisters, Vada Wallace and Ethel Marcum;
two brothers, Carlos Porter and Virgil Workman. Survivors include his wife,
Linda Conley Porter; one son, Michael Porter and his wife Debbie; one
daughter, Melinda Lucas and her husband Ronnie; three grandchildren; four
brothers, Willis Porter, Gus Porter, Clifford Porter and Orville Porter; two
sisters, Geneva Porter and Dorothy Porter. Burial January 10, 2009, in
Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 8, 2009 ** DELPHIA MAY TROUT,
50, of Crum, WV, at her residence. Born January 30, 1958 in Lawrence County,
KY, a daughter of Bennie Bowens and the late Mary Bell Bowen Bowens.
Preceded in death by her husband, Harold Gene Trout. Survivors include her
daughter, Bridgette Trout and husband, Ronnie; a son, Elwood Lyndburg
Robertson, II; two sisters, Rhonda Robinson and Loretta Bowens; two
brothers, Jeffery Allen Bowens and Benny Bowens; five grandchildren. Burial
January 12, 2009, at Trout Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 8, 2009 ** LEONARD JOHNSON, 60,
of Logan, West Virginia, formerly of Wayne County, West Virginia, at Logan
General Hospital. Born August 15, 1948 in Pike County, KY, a son of the late
Thurman and Ethel Lowe Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Cora Ellen
Taylor Johnson; a brother, Raymond D. Johnson. Burial January 11, 2009, at
Johnson Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 8, 2009 ** PEARL MARGARETTE ROBERTSON,
65, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by her parents, Oliver Mounts and
Effie Crabtree Mounts. Survivors include her husband, Eugene Robertson; five
daughters, Karen Thompson, Kathy Maynard, Joyce Lemaster, W. Lynn Graham and
Monica Berry; two sons, Herbert Robertson and Keith Robertson; four sisters;
Delores Frazier, Deanna Robertson, Sue Triplett and Darlene Keene; one
brother Gary Mounts; 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Burial
January 10, 2009, in the Robertson Cemetery, Paddle Creek Fort Gay.
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DIED - JANUARY 8, 2009 ** JUDY PORTER, 55, of
Louisa, Ky, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Born June 21, 1953 to the late
John and Nancy Jane King Carter. Survivors include two daughters, Angie (Johnathan)
Porter and Danielle (Eddie) Caudill; one son, Jeremy Porter; two sisters,
Patricia Harrison and Ruby Thompson; one brother, Johnny King; six
grandchildren. Burial January 10, 2009, at the Hinkle Cemetery at Meades
Branch, Ky.
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DIED - JANUARY 9, 2009 ** MATTHEW WELLMAN, 36,
of Fort Gay, W.Va., at home. Preceded in death by his parents, Herbert
Wellman Sr. and Elizabeth (Doss) Wellman. Survivors include six brothers,
Herbert (Joyce) Wellman, Jackie (Loretta) Wellman, Melvin (Debbie) Wellman,
Doug (Lynne) Wellman, Terry (Janet) Wellman and Frank (Trudy) Wellman; four
sisters, Libby (Jim Bob) Bellomy, Susie (Mike) Ratcliff, Penny (Bob) Cyrus
and Harriet (Herb) Perry; 37 nieces and nephews; a host of grand and
great-grandnieces and nephews. Burial January 12, 2009, in the Wellman
Cemetery, Fort Gay, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 10, 2009 ** MARIE ADKINS, 69, of
Wayne, W.Va. Born September 4, 1939 in Newark, N.J., a daughter of the late
Mario and Louise Senatore. An infant sister also preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, James Adkins; three daughters, Lynn Mogle and
her husband Clayton, Karen Adkins and Leslie Rodes and her husband Jim; four
grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two brothers, Lewis Miller and
Arthur Miller; sister-in-law, Pearle Colegreco. Burial January 16, 2009, at
the Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - JANUARY 10, 2009 ** MARTHA E. KIZZEE KLEIN,
82, of LaGrange, Ga., at Hospice LaGrange. Born January 1, 1927, in Wayne,
W.Va., daughter of the late Martin Frazier and Annice Hysell Cremeans.
Preceded in death by spouses Frederick Wilbur Klein, James A. Hess and
Clifford P. Kizzee; a son Brian Wesley Kizzee. Survivors include two sons,
Frederick Van Klein and Richard L. Kizzee; one granddaughter and several
great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held January 22, 2009, at White
Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 11, 2009 ** EVA MAE DIXON BURKE,
86, a resident of Heritage Manor, and formerly of Kenova, W.Va. Born August
17, 1922, in Kenova to the late Thomas and Nellie Swanson Dixon. Preceded in
death by her husband, Edwin M. Burke; sisters Pauline Sanchez, Maxine
Jorgensen, Phyllis Brown, Margie Robinette, Donna Jean Parker and Ruth
O'dell; brothers Dexel, Robert, Wilmer and Burman "Jeff." Survivors include
her sons, Michael Scott (Cheri) and James E. (Ellen); daughters Pamela Ball
and Peggy Brown (Ron); two grandsons; three granddaughters; four
great-grandchildren; one step-great-granddaughter; one
step-great-great-granddaughter; brother Thomas Keith Dixon; sister Lyndle
(Ted) Whiteside. Time and place of burial not given.
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DIED - JANUARY 11, 2009 ** HELEN J. ZIMMER, 87,
of Proctorville Ohio, at her home. Born July 11, 1921, in Wayne
County, West Virginia, the first child of the late Hawthorne and Mary Ross
Fraley. Preceded in death by her husband, John Zimmer; sister Haney F.
Romans; brothers Kalor and C.M. Fraley. Survivors include her aunt, Hanie
Hutton; sisters Hester Duncan and husband Larry, Kitty Thompson and JoAnn
Johnson and husband David; brother Ted Fraley; sisters-in-law Celeste Fraley
and Myrtle Fraley. Burial January 15, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JANUARY 11, 2009 ** PAUL ALFRED McCOMAS,
76, of Prichard, W.Va., at his home. Born March 17, 1932, in Wayne County,
West Virginia, a son of the late Herbert and Nellie Billups McComas.
Preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara French McComas and his second
wife, Susan Cooper McComas; one sister, Tommie Graham; and three brothers,
Frank, James and William McComas. Survivors include two sons and one
daughter-in-law, Kevin and Fran McComas and Phillip McComas; three
granddaughters; two sisters, Maxine Jenkins and Joyce Ann Kirk; two
brothers, Dave McComas and Roger McComas. Burial January 15, 2009, in
the McComas Family Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 11, 2009 ** KAYLEE GRACE HOWARD,
1 month 18 day, at Goose Creek, South Carolina. Born November 24, 2008 in
Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Nathanial A. and LaVamia Hampton Howard.
Survivors include the parents; one sister, Emma Lanay Howard; Maternal
Grandparents, Mark and Lucy Hampton; Paternal Grandparents, Dwight and
Elaine Dillon; Paternal Grandparent, Danny Howard; Maternal Great
Grandparent, Alice Thompson; Paternal Great Grandparents, Genevieve and
Alfred Galloway; Paternal Great Grandparent Maxine Maxwell; three aunts,
Adrianna Dillon, Sarah Howard and Rebeccah Howard; seven uncles, Jonathan
Dillon, Jacob Dillon, Damon Hampton, Brad Hampton, Jason Dillon, Harlan
(Michelle) Dillon and Jeb (Jessica) Dillon of. Burial January 17, 2009, in
the Thompson Cemetery in Fort Gay, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 11, 2009 ** MELISSA RAYE PATTERSON,
31, of Bolivia, NC, formerly of Wayne County, at University of North
Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Born September 17, 1977 in Cabell
County, WV, a daughter of Thomas Rayburn Patterson and Pamela Gale Welker
Young. Preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, George and Beatrice
Welker, and her paternal grandfather, William Patterson. Survivors include
her stepmother, Thina Patterson; her step-father, Dean Young; her paternal
grandmother, Dorothy Adams; her step-grandmother, Anna Lots Patterson; a
daughter, Alesha Paige Patterson; a son, Damien Dustin Adkins; four sisters,
Amy Mann and husband, Todd, Lisa Patterson, Shawna Wilson, and Sarah
Patterson; a step-brother, Jessimi Trautman. Burial January 16, 2009, at the
Peaceful Ridge Cemetery at Lavalette, WV.
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DIED - JANUARY 11, 2009 ** RUBY GLADYS SPAULDING,
79, of Radnor, WV , at her residence. Born January 11, 1930 at Wilsondale,
WV, a daughter of the late William Irvin and Alberta E. Perry Harvey.
Preceded in death by her first husband, Oscar Harvey, her second husband,
George Spaulding; a brother, William James Harvey; a sister, Mildred Warner;
a step-daughter, Joann Watkins. Survivors include one son, Ron Harvey; four
step-daughters, Jean Watkins, Jacqueline Baily, Charlene Thompson and
Jeanetta Artrip; six sisters, Naomi Bernard, Jane Matheny, Paula Berry,
Donna Phillips, Myrtle Cornell, Letha Adams and Doris Hamilton; one brother,
Thomas Harvey; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial January
14, 2009, at the Perry Cemetery, Radnor, WV.
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DIED - JANUARY 12, 2009 ** JOHN SIGSBY MAYNARD,
84, of Huntington, W.Va., at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born January 8, 1925, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late
Frank and Sada Finley Maynard. Preceded in death by his wife, Neva Noftz
Maynard; one sister, Vada Fay Flowers; and one brother, Theeautry Maynard.
Survivors include two sisters, Myrtle Dick and Judy Beckett; and three
brothers, Walter Maynard, Eugene Maynard Gary L. Maynard. Burial January 14,
2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 12, 2009 ** PATRICIA CHARLENE DAVIS
PERRY, 74, of Kenova, West Virginia, at St. Mary's Medical Center in
Huntington. Born July 12, 1934, at Wayne, West Virginia, a daughter of the
late Charlie and Lillian Griffith Davis. Survivors include her husband,
Harrison H. Perry; two sons, Mike Perry and his wife Brenda, Steve Perry and
his wife Tina; a daughter Cheryl Ann Sellier and her husband Louis; a
brother, Michael J. Davis and his wife Tracy; nine grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren. Burial January 16, 2009, at the Catlettsburg (Ky.)
Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 13, 2009 ** LEAH CAROLYN KNIGHT,
65, of Wayne, W.Va. Born December 25, 1943 in Wayne County, a daughter of
the late Arthur and Muriel Talbert. Preceded in death by two sisters, Stella
Ratcliff and Laura Mae Stephens; two brothers, Austin Talbert and Thomas
Talbert. Survivors include her husband, Gary Knight; one sister, Beulah
Chapman and her husband Douglas; four brothers, Arthur Talbert Jr. and his
wife Yvonne, Donald Talbert and Mikalene Smith, Charles Talbert and his wife
Violet, and William Talbert and his wife Connie. A Memorial service was
conducted January 17, 2009 at Johnson Tiller Funeral Home. Place of burial
not given.
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DIED - JANUARY 14, 2009 ** MACY MARSHAE FRYE,
infant daughter of Donella Adkins and Bruce Frye of Harts, W.Va. Preceded in
death by her grandmother, Margie Frye and grandfather, Oscar Adkins.
Survivors include the parents; one sister, Amber Thompson; one brother,
Dekoda Frye; grandfather, Willie Frye; and grandparents Donna and Kenneth
Walker. Burial January 16, 2009, in the Browning Cemetery, Harts.
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DIED - JANUARY 14, 2009 ** "TATER" JAMES RONALD CLAY,
52, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born February 25,
1956, in Lincoln County, West Virginia, a son of Sylvia Stephens Mathis and
the late James Ivan Clay. Preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Mae
Clay; his maternal grandparents, Mary and Pearley Stephens. Survivors
include his daughter, Jamie Suzanne Clay; two brothers, Robert "Jug" Clay
and Rick Clay and wife Dianna; a grandson, Luke Keiser. Burial January 17,
2009, at the Watson Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 14, 2009 ** MAE DAMRON, 93, of
the Alliance Community in Deland, Fla., at her residence. Born March 19,
1915, in Ferguson, W.Va., a daughter of Patrick and Tennessee Wooten Napier.
Preceded in death by her husband, Noah Damron; two daughters, Margie Staley
and Patsy Perry; two sons, Charles Damron and Gary Damron; two sons-in-law,
Bill Staley and Adam Shulenberg; three sisters; seven brothers; two
grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Survivors include two
daughters, Molly Perry, and husband, Garmie, and Lois Shulenberg; a son,
Keith A. Damron; a daughter-in-law, Donna Damron; two brothers; 17
grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; nine great-great grandchildren.
Burial January 20, 2009, at Sam Damron Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 14, 2009 ** MRS. HESTER RIGGS DALE,
75, of Kenova, W.Va., at her residence. Born April 21, 1933, in Kenova to
the late Herbert B. and Martha Rowe Riggs. Preceded in death by her husband,
Harlan Dale; a daughter, Sarah Jean Mauk; a sister, Betty Smith. Survivors
include two sisters, Connie (Dewey) Romans and Frances (Frank) Orndorff; a
brother, Charles (Nola) Riggs. Burial January 17, 2009, in Hillcrest
Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 15, 2009 ** JAMES HENRY BAYS,
86, of Ashville, N.C., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born
February 11, 1922, in Chillicothe, Ohio, son of the late Charles Patrick and
Martha Sizemore Bays. Preceded i n death by his first wife, Betty Jane Moss
Bays; a daughter, Patricia Ann Estep; two grandsons; a brother-in-law, Jimmy
P. Hutchinson. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ruth Willis Bays; a
daughter, Harriett Beckett and husband Dane; two sons, Bert P. "Buck" Bays
and wife Carol and James Henry "Spud" Bays and wife Sandy; a step-daughter,
Anneliese Fish and husband Brian; a step-son, Jacob Schombs; a
sister-in-law, Harriett Hutchinson; nine grandchildren; 15 great
grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; four step-grandchildren.
Burial January 17, 2009, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville,
W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 17, 2009 ** CHESTER H. WATTS,
83, of Lavalette, W.Va., at his home. Born September 26, 1925, in
Huntington, W.Va., the eldest son of the late Shelby O. Watts and Ona Tabor
Watts. Preceded in death by his wife, Elma Lee Watts; a brother, Bill Watts;
his step-mother, Beulah Watts. Survivors include a son, Dennis "Rusty"
Butcher; a special grandson, Mark Alain and wife Missy; a brother, Gene
Watts and wife Bobbie; a sister, Linda Pursun and husband John; a
step-sister, Betty Wray; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Burial January 23, 2009, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville,
W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 17, 2009 ** ROBERT "JUG" ALLEN CLAY,
51, of East Lynn, W.Va., at his residence. Born June 21, 1957, in
Huntington, W.Va., a son of Sylvia Clay and husband Edgar Mathis and the
late James Ivan Clay. Preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Kay Clay; a
brother, "Tater" James Ronald Clay; paternal grandparents, Tucker and Mae
Clay; maternal grandparents Pearly and Mary Stephens. Survivors include a
daughter, Tiffany Tackett and husband Scott; a son, Robert Clay and wife
Feliza; a brother, Larry Richard Clay and wife Dianna; six grandchildren.
Burial January 21, 2009, at Watson Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 19, 2009 ** CLARA L. GATES, 76,
of Lavalette, W.Va., at her residence. She was the daughter of Ivan and
Elmira Gates. Preceded in death by her sister, Helen R. Davis; two brothers,
Bill and Paul Gates. Burial January 21, 2009, at Ridgelawn Memorial Gardens
Mausoleum.
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DIED - JANUARY 19, 2009 ** BILLY JACK PAULEY,
52, of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born April
9, 1956 in Columbus, OH, a son of the late Billy Jack and Ruth Walker
Pauley. Survivors include his wife, Paula Johnston Pauley; a daughter,
Belinda Pauley; two sons, Jason Pauley and Billy Johnston; a step-daughter,
Jamie Adkins; two brothers, Donnie Pauley and Gary Pauley; and seven
grandchildren. Burial January 23, 2009, at the Walker Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JANUARY 20, 2009 ** CHARLES CURTIS "FLURTIE
CURTIE" DORSEY, 73, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones
Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born June 18, 1935, in Kenova, a son of
the late Manvel Lee and Mollie Mearl Shannon Dorsey. Survivors include his
wife, Alice Burton Dorsey; one sister, Jenna Lee Adkins; one brother, Dale
Dorsey. Burial January 24, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 20, 2009 ** IRIS FAITH (DIAL) JUSTICE,
69, at her home in Arlington, Washington. Iris was born in Branchland, West
Virginia. Survivors include her husband, Donald Justice; a daughter Donna
Paige Justice-Bean and husband Paul Adam Bean; three grandchildren; a son
James Michael Justice and his wife Deeanna and step-son John Trudeau; a
brother, Ronald Earl Dial. in Maryville, TN. No date or place of burial was
given
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DIED - JANUARY 21, 2009 ** GEORGE A. WELLMAN,
94, of Prichard, in J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center. Burial January 24, 2009,
in Wellman Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - JANUARY 21, 2009 ** RANDOLPH D. "R.D." BOOTH JR.,
85, of Wayne, W.Va., at Jo-Lin Health Care Center, Ironton, Ohio. Born
November 5, 1923, in Wayne County, a son of the late Randolph Dock "Red"
Booth and Ida Jane Dunn Booth. Preceded in death by his wife, Helen L. Ellis
Booth; brothers Arthur, Roy and John Booth; sisters Ardella Booton, Estelle
Mills, Bertha Short, and infant Thelma Booth. Survivors include two
daughters, Randy Louise Cowart and husband Jerome and Deborah Lynn Damron
and husband Jerry Michael; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
three brothers, Earl Booth, Glenn Booth and Carl Booth. Burial January 23,
2009, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JANUARY 21, 2009 ** EVELYN DEAN THOMAS,
88, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Ceredo, W.Va., at the home of her son
in Florida. Born May 15, 1920, in Catlettsburg, Ky., a daughter to the late
Fred Albert and Georgia Louella Darling Dean. Preceded in death by her
husband, James Dudley Thomas. Survivors include one son, Charles Stephen
Robinson and his wife Darla; a sister, Mrs. Ruth McCroskey; a grandson; a
granddaughter; and three great-granddaughters. Burial January 29, 2009, in
the Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JANUARY 23, 2009 ** CLIFFORD "KIP" ADKINS JR.,
60, of Franklinton, N.C., formerly of Braeholm, W.Va. Born in Huntington,
W.Va. Preceded in death by his father, Clifford Adkins. Survivors include
his mother, Melita Adkins Wooten and husband Ervin; two sisters, Yvonne Conn
and husband Terry and Patty Adkins; his wife, Mary Linda Adkins; two sons,
Richard Lee Adkins and wife Beki, and Damon Adkins and wife Angie; one
grandson. No date or place of burial given.
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DIED - JANUARY 23, 2009 ** AGNES J. LEWIS, 75,
of Kenova, W.Va., at the St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 4, 1933, in
Betsy Layne, Ky., a daughter of the late James H. Johns and Mabel King
Lewis. Survivors include her husband, James T. Lewis; one daughter, Brenda
Kay Barbour; one son, James M. Lewis; and two grandchildren. Burial January
26, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JANUARY 23, 2009 ** HERBERT LYNCH, 92,
of Rittman, Ohio, at Autumnwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Rittman.
Born March 20, 1916 in Wayne County, WV to John and Rebecca (Wellman) Lynch.
Preceded in death by his wife, Nancy; a son, Buddy G. Lynch; a
grandson. Survivors include his children, Luther (Mary) Robinson, Mary
(Thomas) McCourt, Bernice (Larry) Ash and Helen (Robert) Griffin; 10
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Burial January 27, 2009, at Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens in Seville.
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DIED - JANUARY 23, 2009 ** SKYLER JADE WINNETT,
11, of Kermit, WV. Born July 2, 1997 in Floyd Co., KY to Jason Randall and
Tangelia Fluty Winnett. Survivors include the parents; three brothers and
sisters, Sammy, Savannah, and Tyler Winnett; grandparents, Richie D. Fluty
and Erma [Steve] Corpening, Shirley (Paul) McKean and Randy Winnett. Burial
January 26, 2009, in the Family Cemetery in Kermit.
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DIED - JANUARY 24, 2009 ** BURNIE B. VAUGHAN JR.,
83, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical
Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born February 9, 1925 at Russell, Ky., son of the
late Burnie B. and Emma Mills Vaughan. Survivors include his wife, Victoria
Asbury Vaughan, and numerous other family and friends. Burial January 26,
2009, at the Asbury Cemetery at East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 24, 2009 ** IMOGENE "GIGI" LOUISE
JORDAN, 84, of Ceredo, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born
August 20, 1924, in Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of the late William V. and
Fannie Reynolds Diamond. Preceded in death by her husband, Henry Lyle
Jordan. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles F. and Patricia
Jordan; a daughter and son-in-law, Sharon S. and Howard Smith; six
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial January 27, 2009, in
Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JANUARY 24, 2009 ** MRS. DORENE HATFIELD,
62, of Ranger, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in
Huntington. Born May 16, 1946, at Ranger, W.Va., a daughter of the Rev.
Willie McClellan of Ranger and the late Velma Ramey McClellan. Survivors
include her father; her husband, Robert E. "Bob" Hatfield; a daughter,
Zabrina (Bill) Sisemore; three sons, Robert E. "Bobby" (Charity) Hatfield
II, the Rev. Mark (Zenia) Hatfield and James William "Billy" (Diana)
Hatfield; 11 grandchildren; one sister, Ardith (Buster) Cyfers; three
brothers, Kenneth, Curtis (Lacretia) Crum and Ronnie Crum; stepmother, Ruth
McClellan. Burial January 27, 2009, at the Webb Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED - JANUARY 25, 2009 ** BERT EUGENE BURRIS,
58, of Prichard, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Burial January 29, 2009, at
Blair Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 25, 2009 ** NORMAN EDWARD ADKINS,
84, of Huntington, W.Va. Born September 19, 1924, in rural Wayne County, a
son of the late Albert Gallie Adkins and Myrtle Smith Adkins. He was the
oldest of four siblings, Mrs. Virginia (Scott) Osburn, Mr. Donald (Dorothy)
Adkins and Mrs. Thelma (the late Paul) Niday. Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy Mae Osburn Adkins; three children, Mrs. Brenda (Larry) Bauer, Rev.
Dale (Debbie) Adkins and Rev. Gregory (Julie) Adkins; seven grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren. Burial January 29, 2009, in White Chapel
Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - JANUARY 25, 2009 ** BERT EUGENE (LUCY) BURRIS,
of Prichard, WV. Born August 7, 1950, a son of the late Loyal M. Burris and
Cynthia "Blair" Burris. Preceded in death by a brother Randall M. Burris.
Burial January 29, 2009, at Blair Cemetery in Prichard.
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DIED - JANUARY 25, 2009 ** MYRTLE VIRGINIA WILKINSON
VINSON, 84, of Harrisburg, Oregon. Born November 8, 1924, in Dickson,
W.Va., to Charles and Opal Irby Wilkinson. Preceded in death by her husband,
Eugene Vinson; a sister, Charlene Wilkinson Allen. Survivors include two
daughters, Carol Ritter and Rebecca Anderson; two sons, Charles Vinson and
Dana Vinson; five grandchildren and five great- grandchildren; her sisters,
Maxine Wilkinson Perdue and Dorothy Wilkinson Cade. Burial in Williamette
National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon beside her husband. Date not given.
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DIED - JANUARY 26, 2009 ** BALLARD NEWSOME, 89,
at his home in Birchwood, TN. Preceded in death by his wife, Sidney Napier
Newsome. Survivors include his daughter, Joyce Russell Clemens and
husband, Russell; two sons, Deimos Newsome and wife, Nita and Erscon Gay
Newsom and wife, Nancy; 8 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; four
great-great grandchildren. Burial January 31, 2009, at Highland Memory
Gardens, Godby, WV.
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DIED - JANUARY 26, 2009 ** DONALD FRED MICHAEL,
74, of Crystal River, Fla., formerly of Prichard, W.Va., in Lecanto, Fla.
Born June 22, 1934, in Prichard, a son of the late Denver and Ethel Thompson
Michael. Preceded in death by three brothers, John, Jack and Bill; one
sister, Berthie. Survivors include his wife, Opal L. Michael; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Steve and Nancy Michael and Gary and Lora Michael; a
brother and sister-in-law, Oscar and Ethel Michael; two sisters and
brothers-in-law, Annabelle and Woody Rayburn and Frances and Had Dale; four
grandchildren; two great-granddaughters. Burial February 2, 2009, in Cyrus
Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 28, 2009 ** FREDA WEBB HALL, 85,
of Ironton, Ohio, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Born July 24, 1923, in
Ranger, W.Va., daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel McClellan Childers.
Preceded in death by her first husband Virgil Howerton; second husband
Russell Webb; third husband Ralph Hall; a daughter, Elaine Webb; two
brothers and a sister. Survivors include a son, David Webb; 5 grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson. Date and place of burial
not given.
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DIED - JANUARY 28, 2009 ** NOLA BETTY JACKSON FERGUSON,
86, of Wayne, W.Va., at her home. Born April 29, 1922, a daughter of the
late Henry Joseph Jackson and Clara Ball Jackson at their home in Deadwood
Hollow. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Ferguson; three
brothers, H.J. Jackson Jr., Frank G. Jackson, and C. Douglas Jackson.
Survivors include her three daughters and sons-in-law, Nola and Gary Franzke,
Melanie and Carl Waddle and Monica and Jack Rutherford; eight grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; siblings, Agnes Leathers and husband Sidney and
Rudolph Jackson and wife Helen. Burial January 31, 2009, at Elmwood
Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JANUARY 28, 2009 ** ELOISE
McKENZIE DICKERSON, 91, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Cabell Huntington
Hospital. Born December 6, 1917, in Wayne County, a daughter to the late
John Henry and Hester Ann Estep McKenzie. Preceded in death by her husband,
Mack D. Dickerson; 2 sons, Donald Dickerson and Russell Dickerson; one
daughter, Garnett Stickler. Survivors include two sons, Homer Dickerson and
John R. "Bobby" Dickerson; one daughter, Elsie Kessinger; a sister, Mary
Dickerson; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-
great-grandchildren. Burial January 30, 2009, in the Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 29, 2009 ** JEANELLE S. JOHNSON,
59, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House,
Huntington. Born April 10, 1949, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Earl
Wayne and Libbie Ferguson Smith. Preceded in death by a sister, Jeanine
"Cricket" Smith. Survivors include three daughters, Sara Tackett and husband
Jim, Amanda McCloud and Toni Ann McKentee; an adopted son, Jason Holstein;
four sisters, Gwen Stevens, Libby Cyrus, Ethel Adkins and husband Rush, and
Betty Ballard and husband Jim; four grandchildren. Burial January 31, 2009,
in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - JANUARY 30, 2009 ** NEVA BILLUPS FERGUSON,
92, of Wayne, W.Va. Born December 22, 1916, a daughter of the late Charley
and Amelia Akers Billups. Preceded in death by her husband, David S.
Ferguson; with four sisters and two brothers. Survivors include a daughter,
Laura Fleming and husband Steve; two sons, Mark and Wayne Ferguson; two
sisters, Jewell Abdallah and Gail Billups. Burial February 4, 2009, at
Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 30, 2009 ** OLEY J. BURGESS SR.,
84, of Kenova, W.Va., at his home. Born July 23, 1924, in Logan Co., W.Va.,
a son of the late William "Willy" Burgess and Cecelia Ellis Burgess Snyder.
Preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Ann Burgess; a sister, Amy Chandler.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Ernie Fitzpatrick;
one son and daughter-in-law, Oley J. "Jody" Jr. and Mary Beth Burgess; two
granddaughters; three grandsons; six great-grandchildren. Burial February 3,
2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 30, 2009 ** MR. RAYMOND DOUGLAS "DOUG"
FRANCIS, 66, of Ceredo, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice
House in Huntington. Born April 22, 1942, in Williamson, W.Va., a son of the
late Bob and Vicie Francis. Preceded in death by a brother, George Thomas
"Pete" Francis. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Gail Miller Francis; a
daughter, Jessica Paige (Tracy Alan) Frazier; one grandson; a sister, Patty
Francis. Burial February 5, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - JANUARY 31, 2009 ** ANN MARIE STEELE PARSONS,
72, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born February 23,
1936, at Logan, W.Va., a daughter of Louise Taylor Steele and Youngea V.
Steele. Preceded in death by her mother, Louise Taylor Steele; a son-in-law,
Eddie Skeens; and a brother, William Mont Ville Steele. Survivors include
her daughter, Betty Lou Caruthers and her husband Robert Caruthers; her
99-year-old father, Elder Youngea V. Steele; five brothers, Glenn Robert
Steele, Youngea V. Steele Jr., James David Steele, Samuel J. Steele and Carl
W. Steele; nine sisters, Eloise Rinehart, Jessie Loraine Williamson, Betty
Fay Williamson, Eulah Mae Duff, Arbra Della Blevins, Virgie Ruth Oshel,
Charlotte Louise Lucas, Wanda Lanette Watts and Naomi Arlene Blankenship;
three grandsons; two great-grandchildren. Burial February 4, 2009, in
Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JANUARY 31, 2009 ** LANGLEY D. HORN, 53,
of Titusville, FL, at his residence. Born November 24, 1955 in Detroit, MI,
a son of the late Langley and Pearl Marcum Horn. Preceded in death by two
brothers, Roger and Bobby Horn. Survivors include his wife, Meri Richter
Horn; a daughter, Jessalyn Horn; a son, Andrew Horn; five sisters, Connie
Jones, Kathy Smith, Brenda DeBono, Debbie Ochoa and Angie Anderson; two
brothers, Eddie Marcum and Ronnie Horn. Burial February 5, 2009, at Sam Dyer
Cemetery.
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DIED - JANUARY 31, 2009 ** ALEY WALLACE, 75, of
Marshallville, Ohio, in Hospice at the Inn At Medina. Born September 24,
1933 in Wayne County, WV to Freelin and Virgie (Smith) Wallace. Preceded in
death by a brother, Jarvie Wallace, and a sister, Lola Wallace Survivors
include his wife, Peggy (Pack) Wallace; children, Justin Wallace, Marleen
Wallace (Jessie Mann, Jr.), Eileen (Merle) Watts, Noreen (Tim) Cogar and
Arleen (Don) Wiesen; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; brothers,
Limuel (Loretta) Wallace, Basil Wallace, Curtis (Grace) Wallace and Bob
Wallace. of Wayne, WV; Butial February 3, 2009, at Maple Grove Cemetery in
Marshallville.