WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
April, 2009

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DIED - APRIL 1, 2009 ** CARL EDWARD ADKINS, 65, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born December 27, 1943, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Delbert Reno Adkins and Rosella Gilkerson Adkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Deanna Dare Hammond Adkins; one son, Carl Adkins Jr.; and one brother, Londel Adkins. Survivors include one daughter, Patricia (Stevie) Eaves; two sons, Rodney Adkins (Sherri Aldridge) and Michael Hammond; two sisters, Rose Adkins and Jean Clay; one brother, Delbert Adkins; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial April 4, 2009, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 2, 2009 ** HOMER EDWARD ADKINS, 67, of West Hamlin, W.Va. Preceded in death by his father Spencer and mother Inez; brothers Tom, Bill, Alvery and Calvery; sisters Hildred and Glenna Jean; father-in-law Aster and mother-in-law Mollie; sisters-in-law Bessie and Jewell. Survivors include his wife, Odessa Marie; two sons, Homer Jr. (Eddie) and Steven and his wife Debbie; two daughters, Sherry and her husband Naveen, and Heather, at home; eight grandchildren; one great-grandson; two brothers, Glen Roger and Spencer Jr.; and two sisters, Linda Cyfers and Lola Mae Kirkendoll; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Junior Adkins (Dorene), Jerry Adkins (Delphia), Danny Adkins (Sandy) and Ralph Adkins.   Burial April 5, 2009, at Sanders Cemetery in Ranger.
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DIED - APRIL 2, 2009 ** WILLARD S. "DICK" GRIFFITH, 94, at his home in Kenova, West Virginia. Born June 30, 1914, a son of the late Sarah Elizabeth and Willard B. Griffith of Ceredo, West Virginia. Preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Larie Griffith; an infant son, Richard Chapdu Griffith; his eight siblings and their spouses, Lida Jane Griffith, Mark Griffith, Simp and Ruth Griffith, Blanche and A. J. Hardwick, Gladys and Ed Sayre, Martha and Bo Rowe, Kathleen and Bun Carpenter, and Leonta and Byron Morris; and two sons-in-law, Arnold Lee Cisco and Harold Ray Perdue. Survivors include three children, Carol Cisco, Dorothy Jane Perdue and Rickey W. Griffith; daughter-in-law, Sandi Griffith; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Burial April 9, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - APRIL 2, 2009 ** CHRISTINA ROSS, 50, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 1, 1958, a daughter of the late Jack and Ethel Tomblin Watts. Preceded in death by two sisters, Sheila Berry and Janice Bias. Survivors include her husband, Ronald L. Ross; two sons, Jarred Ronald Ross and Sgt. Joshua Lee Ross and wife Katie; one granddaughter; two sisters, Fern Nelson and husband Randy, and Penny Watts; four brothers, Mike Watts and wife Teresa, Jackie Watts and wife Barbara, Eddie Watts and wife Jodee and Coy Watts and wife Joanne. Burial April 5, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 2, 2009 ** STEPHANIE ANN GILKERSON, 27, of Fort Gay, WV. Survivors include her parents Stephen R. Gilkerson and DeAnna Marcum Caudill; one brother, Jonathan William Caudill; maternal grandparents, Owen "Shorty" and Patty Marcum; and paternal grandmother, Doraie Gilkerson. Burial April 5, 2009, in Doss Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2009 ** RUBY LEE ARNETT ALDOUS, 93, of Kenova, W.Va., at home. Preceded in death by her parents, John. F. and Myrtle B. Hood; her son, Meredith Michael Arnett; two sons-in-law, Arick Naeder and Joe Hurley; one sister, Marguerite Beaudin; and three brothers, Frank Neal, John E. and Harry M. Hood. Survivors include three daughters, Leah Naeder, Rebecca (Raymond) Wentzel and Myra "Gi" Hurley; a sister, Bonnie May Jewel; one daughter-in-law, Patricia Kay Arnett Hodge; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Burial April 5, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2009 ** JOHN L. LUSTER, 68, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born January 7, 1941, at Kiahsville, W.Va., a son of the late Mack and Susie Maynard Luster. Preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ellen Spence; a brother, Jesse Lee Luster. Survivors include his wife, Alma Lea Napier Luster; three daughters, Patty (Avery) Lambert, Rinnie (Jeff) Moore and Angie (Darrin) Thompson; a son, John L. Luster Jr.; five sisters; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial April 6, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - APRIL 3, 2009 ** MRS. WANDA LEE QUEEN MEADE, 84, of Old Rosedale Estates, Rosedale, Virginia, formerly of Wayne County, in a Panama City, Florida hospital. Born April 13, 1924 in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Jink and Norma Spry Queen. Preceded in death by her husband, Gartha Meade; two brothers, Otis Queen and John Queen; two sisters, Beatrice Queen and Bernice Moran. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Zola and Lowell Burwell; one brother, Woodrow Queen; four sisters, Nettie DeBusk, Elsie Gartin, Vivian Napier and Barbara Queen; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Burial April 4, 2009, in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia.
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DIED - APRIL 4, 2009 ** DELLA EMOGENE BENDER, 76, of Barboursville, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born April 13, 1932, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Walter and Brookie Aldridge. Preceded in death by one brother, Wilburn Aldridge; one sister, Mary Nelson. Survivors include her husband, Rockne Bender; one daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Michael Slate; one son and daughter-in-law, Rockne "Gene" and JoAnn Bender; one sister and brother-in-law, Carol and Perry Ramey; one brother and sister-in-law, Bernie and Effie Aldridge; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.  Burial April 7, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - APRIL 4, 2009 ** MAVIS LUCILLE MARTIN, 82, of Fort Gay, W.Va., at Woodland Oaks Health Care Center, in Ashland, Ky. Born February 1, 1927, at Saltpetre, W.Va., a daughter of the late W.M. and Victoria Aliff Pauley. Survivors include her husband, Winfield Martin; one son, William Martin; one brother, Frank Pauley; two grandsons; one step-granddaughter; one step-grandson. Burial April 7, 2009, at Lynch Cemetery, Saltpetre, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 4, 2009 ** REV. LOUIS RAYMOND WATTS, 74, of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Born April 6, 1934, in Huntington, a son of the late Earmel and Katherine Osburn Watts. Preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, John and Billie Watts. Survivors include his wife, Viola Ferguson Watts; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Greg and Debbie Watts and Brian Watts; four grandchildren; five great-grandsons; a brother-in-law and his wife, Bill and Shirley Ferguson; a sister-in-law and her husband, Jeanie and D.W. Queen; two sisters-in-law, Juanita Ferguson and Kathlene Ferguson. Burial April 7, 2009, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 4, 2009 ** IVAN WALLACE, 84, of Wayne, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Born April 25, 1924 at Genoa, WV, a son of the late Jacob and Perlina Lycans Wallace. Preceded in death by sisters, Hazel Tomblin, Ethel Wallace, Dora Topping, Lizzie Leigh, Eliza Adkins; five brothers, Taylor Wallace, Isaac "Ike" Wallace, Oscar Wallace, John Wallace, Henry Wallace, William "Bill" Wallace. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Wallace and William Wallace; three grandchildren. Burial April 7, 2009, at the Smith Cemetery at Sidney, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 6, 2009 ** NELLIE MAE TAYLOR, at her residence. Born February 26, 1939, in Lewis County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Norman Peter Leek and the late Elga Celestia Robbins Leek Davis. Preceded in death by her infant son, Kenneth Gordon Taylor; one sister, Polly Ann Parsons. Survivors include her husband, Jimmie G. Taylor; one daughter and son-in-law, Teresa (Bill) Klaiber; three sons and daughters-in-law, Michael (Karen) Taylor, Jimmie (Tammy) Taylor and Norman (Kimberly) Taylor; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Carroll Leek; two sisters, Lucille Parsons and Armetrice Fannin. Burial April 8, 2009, in the Taylor Family Cemetery, Overby Road, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 7, 2009 ** HARRY FRANKLIN WHEELER, 73, of Kenova, WV, at his home. Born June 12, 1935 in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Harry F. Wheeler and Opal Wheeler Way. Preceded in death by one brother, Donald R. Wheeler. Survivors include his wife, Sheila Dean Wheeler; one daughter and son-in-law, Sherry A. and Mike Kennedy; three sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Leslie Wells, Skip and Greta Wheeler and Scott and Sherry Wheeler; 11 grandchildren; one brother, Jim Way; a sister-in-law, Ann Wheeler. Burial April 10, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 7, 2009 ** THELMA MARCUM, 78, of Maryville, TN, formerly of Crum, WV. Born May 6, 1930 in Hode, KY, daughter of the late Susie and James Mollett. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter Marcum; a brother, Frank; a sister, Eula Mae; and granddaughter April. Survivors include her children, W. Mike (Cecilia) Marcum, Janet L. Perry, V. Kay (Jeff) Emrick, James 0. (Lesa) Marcum, and Tammy J. (Richard III) Cornell; one brother, John Bill Mollett; 8 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial April 10 at the Crum Cemetery in Crum WV.
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DIED - APRIL 7, 2009 ** WILLIAM LEE SCOTT, 61, of Wayne, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 9, 1947 in Huntington, WV, a son of the late W.L. and Myrtle M. Thompson Scott. Survivors include his wife, Connie Thompson Scott; a brother, Robert Earl Scott and wife, Vicki; a special aunt, Norma Thompson. Burial April 11, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 8, 2009 ** REBECCA JANE RAMEY, at her residence. Born August 2, 1950, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Harry and Ruth Adkins Rader. Preceded in death by her husband, James D. Ramey; two sisters, Judy Miller and Marlene Archer. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Tonya Ramey McMurren and husband Michael; stepson, David Ramey; three grandchildren; two brothers, Harry Rader and Eugene and Linda Rader; two sisters, Brenda Evans, and Jennifer and Larry Ferris. Burial April 14, 2009, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 8, 2009 ** KEITH ALLEN MOORE, 40, of Kenova, W.Va. Born August 20, 1968 in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Simon Rufus Moore and Trenna Mae Willman. Preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Hobert and Betty Null. Survivors include his wife, Sondra S. Moore; five children, Zachery, Chantel, Melissa, Nikia and Akina Moore; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Barbara Moore; and paternal grandparents, Pauline and Ernest Moore. Burial April 11, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 8, 2009 ** ROMONA F. RUTHERFORD, 66, wife of Kenneth Rutherford, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Burial April 10, 2009, at Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 8, 2009 ** BEATRICE ERNESTINE HASZARD, 91, formerly of Kenova, at St. Augustine, Florida. Born August 20, 1917 in Rushtown, Ohio, a daughter of the late John Roy and Elizabeth Wellman Woods. Survivors include four sons, Arthur Haszard III, John Roy Haszard, Timothy Ray Hazard and Allan Eugene Haszard; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and two sisters; Hope Blake and Raynelle Williams. Burial April 15, 2009, in the Mt. Nebo Cemetery Great Cacapon.
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DIED - APRIL 9, 2009 ** MRS. DUEL KEY TERANGO, 95, of Huntington, WV, at home. Born June 9, 1913 in Corbin, KY to the late Vernie (Darnell) and Oscar Key. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank Terango; a brother, H.N. Key; and two sisters, Kay Bridewell and LeAnna Ford. Burial April 13, 2009, in the Woodmere Memorial Gardens. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - APRIL 9, 2009 ** PATRICIA LEMASTER JACKSON, 43, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by her father Charley, J. Lemaster. Survivors include her husband Cleve E. Jackson; her mother, Wilma Jean Lemaster; one son, Cleve C.J. Jackson II; one daughter, Whitney Kyle Jackson; one brother, Jackie Lemaster. Burial April 12, 2009, at Franklin Cemetery in Louisa, KY.
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DIED - APRIL 10, 2009 ** OPAL ARDITH PERRY ROSS, 76, of Huntington, WV, formerly of East Lynn, WV, at Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 28, 1933 at East Lynn, a daughter of the late Charlie and Nannie Blankenship Perry. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl Ross; a brother, Garnet Dale Perry. Survivors include two sisters, Goldie Adkins and Nellie Huggins; a brother, Charles Perry. Burial April 14, 2009, at the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 10, 2009 ** OVA NAPIER, 86, of Salt Rock, W.Va. Born April 26, 1922, in Cabell County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Rev. Clark Cremeans and Dora Ann Cremeans. Preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Napier; one brother, Linville Cremeans; and five sisters, Gladys Jenkins, Bertha Gue, Verlie Walker, Birdie Childers and Lusta Ross. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Elmer Endicott; three sons and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and Charlotte Napier, Stan and Judy Napier and David and Debbie Napier; one sister, Janice Jobe; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Burial April 13, 2009, in Green Valley Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 10, 2009 ** HELEN LOUISA ISAAC, 86, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by her parents John T. Liesegang and Martha V. Carter Liesegang and her son Billy Joe Isaac. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Gallie Isaac; three sons, Gallie Issacc Jr., Charles R. (Joy) Isaac and Bobby G. (Geneva) Isaac; three daughters, Anna L. (James) Sellards, Martha J. Smith and Lois M. (Lee) Webb; one sister, Mary Hopkins; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial April 13, 2009, in Isaac Park Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - APRIL 10, 2009 ** LUCIAN BING, JR., 77, of Wooster, OH, at Hospice Care Center in Copley. Born January 9, 1932 in East Lynn, WV to Lucian and Mary (Mills) Bing Sr. Preceded in death by his parents; a brother. Survivors include his wife, Hazel (Baldridge) Bing; children, Carolyn Salisbury, David Buckland, Timothy (Stacy) Bing, Jeffery (Alana) Bing, Lucinda Bing and Pam Bing; 7 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren; brothers, Doug (Ruth Ann) Bing, Appie Bing, Rayburn Bing and Larry (Judy) Bing; sisters, Sammy Clason, Barb (Lonnie) Walker and Darlene Pauley; Uncles Lewis Glen (Erma) Mills and Bryan (Dorothy) Mills. Burial April 14, 2009, in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman.
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DIED - APRIL 10, 2009 ** JUANITA "NEEDIE" GALLAHER, 82 of Ashland, KY, at Community Hospice Care Center. Born February 19, 1927 in Dunlow, WV, the daughter of the late Ephriam and Mary Elizabeth Salyers Campbell. Preceded in death by her husband Carl Benton Gallaher, a daughter, Cindy Rae Gallaher Campbell Ward; three sisters, Lydia Campbell, Era Perry and Grace Marge Locander, two brothers Jairl Campbell and Noah Campbell. Survivors include two grandsons; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, John Campbell and James Campbell. Burial April 14, 2009, in Cripple Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 11, 2009 ** MARY ETHEL CROCKETT FARLEY, 91, of Fayetteville, W.Va., at Serenity Hope Assisted Living at Good Hope, W.Va. Born in Wayne, W.Va., on September 20, 1917, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Frances Stephens Crockett. Preceded in death by her husband, Chester E. Farley. (Married on May 13, 1935, who preceded her in death on December 29, 1982); one grandson; three sisters, Frankie Bean, Alma Pinson and Maude McComas; and four brothers, Bill, Pat, Roby and Otis Crockett. Survivors include one daughter, Betty F. Perry and her husband Donald; three granddaughters; one sister, Marjorie Perdue. Burial April 16, 2009, in the Crockett Family Cemetery at Wilson Creek, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 11, 2009 ** GENE JOHNSON, 81, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born November 28, 1927, in Sciotoville, Ohio, a son of the late George Washington and Naomi Thompson Johnson. Preceded in death by a son, Dale Robert Bailey; infant grandson Robert Johnson; brother George Washington Johnson Jr., and sisters Ruth Smoot and Ollie Johnson. Survivors include his wife Glenna Avonell Johnson; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gene Alan and Brenda Johnson and William Russell and Elaine Newell of Wayne, W.Va.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Mike Lewis and Lou Ann and Dick Toney; 13 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren. Burial April 15, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2009 ** HELEN GWINN PRICHARD, 91, of Huntington, W.Va., at her residence. Born in Huntington on November 12, 1917, daughter of the late Clarence E. and Elsie Robertson Gwinn. Preceded in death by her husband, Russell G. Prichard; a daughter, Helen Russell Prichard; one grandson; one brother, Carl Gwinn. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia Ann Crews and Howard R. Crews Jr.; a son, Russell Gwinn Prichard; three granddaughters; 4 great-granddaughters; a great-grandson. Burial April 14, 2009, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2009 ** MAXINE M. NELSON LAWSON, 75, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born April 16, 1933, at Cove Gap, a daughter of the late Ward Beecher Nelson and Brookie Wiley Nelson. Preceded in death by a sister, Hilda Johnson; and a brother, William Nelson. Survivors include her husband, Karl Lawson; three daughters, Janice Zimmerman and husband Harry Jr., Phyllis Staley and husband David and Lynnette Lawson; one son, Carl Lawson and wife Joann; two sisters, Mavis Bare and Hester Kailamai and husband Larry; one brother, Ward U. Nelson and wife Trudy; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Burial April 16, 2009, at the Willie Wiley Cemetery, Cove Gap, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 12, 2009 ** HARRY TAYLOR PERRY, 83, of Genoa, W.Va., at his home. Born November 17, 1925 in Radnor, W.Va., a son of the late John and Siddie Perry. Preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Ball Perry. Burial April 14, 2009, at the John Perry cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED - APRIL 13, 2009 ** OLIVE BOOTH BECKETT GARRETT, 92, of Garrett Fork of Chapmanville, West Virginia. Born July 8, 1916, at Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Fred Marion and Myrtle Stiltner Booth. Preceded in death by her husband, Russell Garrett; sisters Dorothy (Virgil) Cyrus and Janive Endicott; brother Monroe Booth; two step-mothers, Minnie Miller Booth and Jane Booth. Surviving are two children, Patricia Beckett Chapman and Kenneth R. Beckett; five grandchildren; one step-grandson; five great-grandchildren; two step- great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Everett Endicott. Burial April 15, 2009, at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, West Virginia.
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DIED - APRIL 13, 2009 ** HARLEY ZEBERT DINGESS, 68, of Wayne, W.Va., at his residence. Born September 24, 1940, in Stiltner, W.Va., a son of the late William Henry Dingess and Nannie Mae Crum Dingess. is family. Preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Elisha Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Carol Ann Billups Dingess; a daughter, Susan Annette Dingess; a son, Jeffrey Alan Dingess; six sisters, Olive Adkins, Sarah Frances Matthews and husband Roy Lee, Delsie Casto, Gladys Napier and husband Bobby, Delores Kennedy and husband Dennis and Carla Thompson; a brother, Charley Dingess and wife Linda of Rittman, Ohio. Burial April 17, 2009, at Cox Cemetery, Genoa, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 14, 2009 ** TRACY RAY McNEELY, 45, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born July 12, 1963, in Cabell County, the son of John and Adeline Fraley McNeely. Survivors include his parents; two sons and a daughter, Travis and Trevor McNeely and Tracy Renea McNeely; two grandchildren; three brothers and sisters-in-law, John McNeely Jr., Guy McNeely, Bruce and Marsha McNeely; two sisters and brother-in-law, Barbara and Charley Bailey and Cheryl Layne. Burial April 16, 2009, at Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 14, 2009 ** MINNIE PEARL LEVERING, 66, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by her parents Hardy Merritt and Ida Collins Merritt; her husband Albert Levering. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Fugitt; four sons, Bobby Levering, Jerry Levering, Billy Levering and Kevin Levering; one sister, Mary Lou Isaac; and three brothers, Homer Richards, James Merritt and Donnie Merritt; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Burial April 16, 2009, in the Davis Cemetery in East Lynn.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2009 ** MARY EVELYN GRUBB HUSSELL, 89, a lifelong resident of Huntington, W.Va., at Oak Ridge Center, Charleston, W.Va. Born January 20, 1920, in Huntington, to the late Claude and Mary Cole Grubb. Preceded in death by two brothers, John and Vernon; five sisters, Regina Grubb, Aileen Short, Bertha Frances Grubb, Evelena Grubb and Carroll Jean Grubb. Survivors include her son, John F. Hussell III and wife Jerrie; two grandsons; two great-grandsons; three sisters, Jacqueline and husband Glenn Graham, Winona and husband Tom Eskins and Gwendolyn and husband Shelby Jones. Burial April 18, 2009, in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2009 ** EULA LEE DAMRON, 83, of Wayne, W.Va., at Hospice House of Huntington. Born August 10, 1925, in Whitehouse, Ky., a daughter of Glen and Clora Walters Arrowood. Preceded in death by her husband, Bob Damron; a grandson, Robert Michael Walters; two great-grandchildren. Survivors include three daughters, Donna Walters and husband Raymond, Patricia Preston and husband Larry and Jeanetta Jane Meadows and husband Terry; a son, Jeff Damron and wife Carolyn; three sisters, Betty Mills and husband Lewis, Avonelle Neal and Margaret Arrowood; four brothers, Sherman Arrowood and wife Mary Jo, Jack Arrowood and wife Rita, Flem Arrowood and wife Sandy and Glen Arrowood and wife Tennie; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren. Burial April 18, 2009, at Arrowood-Dutton Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2009 ** REV. LEO B. GIBSON, 85, of Kenova, W.Va. Born May 6, 1923, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late John & Virgie Willis Gibson. Preceded in death by his first wife, Violet McKee Gibson; and three brothers, Etna, Mitchell and John Gibson. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Church Gibson; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Leo B. and Chloe Gibson Jr. and Tom and Melinda Gibson; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Burial April 19, 2009. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 18, 2009, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the church, which is located on Buffalo Creek Road. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2009 ** NINA A. BLANKENSHIP, 91, of Wayne, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 21, 1917, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Charley and Christina Fraley Cyrus. Preceded in death by her husband, Henry Lee Blankenship; three sisters, Eunice Arthur, Gladys Adkins and Violet Stephens; four brothers, Homer, Dewey, Silas and Gallie Cyrus; two grandchildren; a son-in-law, James Reeves. Survivors include three daughters, Gypsy Fields and husband Buck, Sally Reeves and Hazel Fields and husband Alvin; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial April 19, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 15, 2009 ** GOBLE G. RICHARDSON, 68, of Wayne, W.Va. Born August 3, 1940, at Wayne, a son of the late James Madison and Clara Fry Richardson. Preceded in death by two brothers, Earl J. Richardson and Howard Richardson; one sister, Violet Fryer. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Wanda Lee Merritt Richardson; two daughters, Michelle Dennison and her husband Bruce and Camille McGahey and husband John; three sons, Tracy Richardson, Chris Richardson and fiancée Lara Queen and George Richardson; two brothers, James Richardson and wife Anna Mae and Jackie Richardson and wife Barbara; two sisters, Nellie Thompson and late husband Sherwood and Estelle Howard; six grandchildren. Burial April 19, 2009, in Community Memorial Gardens. 
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DIED - APRIL 16, 2009 ** EPHRIAM BROCK, 79, of Hamlin, W.Va., at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by his parents, Jordan and Louella Mae Jeffers Brock; his wife, Mildred Adkins Brock; one brother, Walter Brock; and a sister, Lillian Adkins. Survivors include one brother, Vasco Brock; a sister, Willa Mae Triplett. Burial April 18, 2009, at Miller Cemetery, Sweetland, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 16, 2009 ** WILIAM C. PERRY, 77, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by his parents, James Perry and Nillie Frasher Perry. Survivors include a son, William J. Perry; a daughter, Vickie Gayle Vanhorn; two brothers, Troy Perry and Mart Perry; two sisters, Mary Lyda and Sue Holland. Burial April 19, 2009, in the Maynard Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED - APRIL 16, 2009 ** OPAL CAROLINE THOMPSON, 94, of Fort Gay, W.Va., at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky. Born July 1, 1914 in Fort Gay, W.Va. a daughter of the late Barney and Dovie Judd Frasher. Preceded in death by two husbands, Woodson Marshall and Beecher Thompson. Survivors include two daughters, Delores (Bernard) Cyrus and Joyce (Stirgel) Frashier; one son, William (Darlene) Marshall; seven Grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial April 18, 2009, at Christian Cemetery in Fort Gay, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 17, 2009 ** MARJORIE LA FOLLETTE SANDERSON, in Palm Harbor, Fla. Born September 5, 1908, in Kenova, W.Va. Preceded in death by her parents, Albert Sidney La Follette and Lillian Oleta Holt. Survivors include her son, James Sidney La Follette and his wife Gabriella. There will be a small family memorial service in Hudson, Fla. on Sunday, April 26, 2009.
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DIED - APRIL 18, 2009 ** KATHY JACKSON, 52, of Louisa, KY. Burial April 22, 2009, at Jackson Family Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2009 ** L. WESLEY WATTS, 84, of Huntington, W.Va., at his home. Preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Hazel Carson Watts; two sisters, Eloise Wells and Jean Webb.  Survivors include his wife, Rosemary; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Ron Tabor; two sons, Richard Watts and Tammy and and daughter-in-law, Michael and Alicia Watts; one grandson and wife; one granddaughter; one great-grandson; and his sister, Justine Watts McDanald. Burial April 22, 2009, at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. 
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2009 ** WALTER "SONNY" DONALD, 76, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born March 3, 1933, to the late James and Tella Parsley Donald. Preceded in death by five brothers and a great-granddaughter. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Hutchison Donald; six children, Robert "Bunker" Donald and his wife Jane, Debbie Blankenship, Brenda Crabtree and her husband Tim, James Donald and his wife Vicki, Tawnia Mathis and her husband Tim and Jessica Donald of Kenova; 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; two brothers, Vernon Donald and his wife Iva, and Allen Jennings and his wife Marilynn; one sister, Betty Williams. Burial April 23, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2009 ** CARL PHILLIP ADKINS, 65, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cornerstone Hospital. Born May 7, 1942, a son of the late Basil and Martha Adkins. Preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Basil Adkins. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Tammy (Tim) Keyser and Carla (David) Ball; one sister, Susan Higgins; one sister-in-law, Lois Adkins; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial April 23, 2009, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2009 ** JAMES KEHOE PETERS, 83, of Ceredo, W.Va., at the WV Veterans Way Home in Clarksburg, W.Va. Born in Huntington, W.Va., on October 7, 1925, a son of the late Alta M. and James K. Peters Sr. Preceded in death by his sister Billie Marie Sowards and her husband Odell Sowards; brothers Paul Lynn Peters and Julian Eugene Peters. Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Victoria J. Stark, Jamie Peters, Jody Ellen Imperi and husband Greg A. Imperi, Kim Peters Visci and husband Robert Visci; one brother and sister-in-law, Thomas Alan and Donna Peters; five grandchildren; two great-granddaughters. Burial April 25, 2009, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 20, 2009 ** DAVID LEE VEST, 75, of Ashland, husband of Linda Hughes Couch Vest, in King's Daughters Medical Center. Burial April 21, 2009, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova. 
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DIED - APRIL 21, 2009 ** ARTHUR LEE FERGUSON, 51, of Huntington, WV, at his residence. Born January 15, 1958 in Huntington, WV, a son of Mary Aliff Ferguson of Huntington, and the late Woodrow Ferguson. Preceded in death by his daughter, Carla Hall. Survivors include his companion, Debbie Bailey; three sisters, Sharon Carthorne and husband Allen, Bonnie Roach and Debbie Mollahan and husband David; six brothers, Manuel Ferguson, Greg Ferguson and wife Janet, Tim Ferguson, Les Ferguson and wife Denise, Earl Ferguson and Carlos Ferguson; one grandson. Burial April 25, 2009, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 22, 2009 ** EVA J. PERDUE, 76, of Huntington, W.Va., at Heritage Center. Born April 29, 1932, to the late George and Jessie Dyer. Preceded in death by a sister, Elda Gregory; a grandson, Joseph Williams. Survivors include her daughter Roberta McClure; her son Robert Perdue; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Candace Williams; two brothers, George Dyer and Jack Dyer. Burial April 24, 2009, at Spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 23, 2009 ** MILDRED IRENE JENKINS, 82, of Elyria, OH, formerly of Wayne, WV, at her residence. Born September 20, 1926 in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Millard and Seneth Ferguson Booth. Preceded her in death by four sisters, Pearl Thomas, Lenora Turner, Mary Lou Thompson and Ethel Tucker; four brothers, Harry Booth, Edgar, Russell, and Estelle Booth. Survivors include five daughters, Carol Sue Finley, Linda Barker, Barbara Helder and husband Bill, Brenda "Judy" Hale and Deborah K. Maynard; a special adopted daughter, Gwen Damron and husband Dan; twenty five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial April 28, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 23, 2009 ** LEON RICHARD VANHOOSE, 56, of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by his parents Leon Vanhoose and Ocie Kimble Vanhoose; a sister Caroline Wellman Vanhoose. Survivors include three brothers, Dennie Vanhoose, Bobby Vanhoose and Donald Vanhoose; five sisters, Mary Ann Vanhoose, Linda Thompson, Bonnie Brinkley, Loretta Gale Dean and Sharon Faye Gearheart. Burial April 26th, 2009, in the Vanhoose Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - APRIL 24, 2009 ** AMOS DAVIS WALKER, 97, of Prichard, WV. Preceded in death by his parents, John Clark Walker, Sr. and Julia Long Walker; his wife, Mildred Sprague Walker. Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda Zook and Billie Ellis; two sons, James Walker and Philip Walker; 9 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial April 27, 2009, at the Ellis Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 24, 2009 ** MICHELLE LEE SEARLS HESSON, 36, of Huntington, WV, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 12, 1972, a daughter of Kay McCloud and the late Buddy Darrell Searls. Survivors include her husband, Marsh "Bub" Hesson; her dad, Virgil "Bill" McCloud; three sons, William Matthew Searls, Richard Tyler Searls, Yeshua "Levi" Hesson; and one daughter, Megan Chyanne Adkins; four sisters, Elizabeth Donahoe, Vickie (Rick) Setliff, Sue (Nelson) Green and Shirley "Ann" Spurr; one brother, Buddy Darrell (Chris) Searls Jr. Burial  April 28, 2009, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2009 ** SIMON R. MOORE, 62, of Byrdstown, Tennessee, formerly of Kenova, W.Va., in Albany, Kentucky. Born March 7, 1947, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Ernest R. and Pauline Combs Moore. Preceded in death by a son, Keith Allen Moore. Survivors include his parents; one son and daughter-in-law, Charlie and Barbara Moore; one brother and sister-in-law, Ernie and Mae Moore; nine grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Sondra Moore. Burial April 29, 2009, in Forest Memorial Park, Milton, W.Va.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2009 ** DOROTHY STEWART DILLON, 72, of Barboursville, W.Va. Born January 6, 1937, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late William Avery Stewart and Maxine Adkins Stewart. Preceded in death by her husband, Gary Thomas Dillon; one brother, Avery Stewart Jr. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Sonia and Paul Lageman; one son and daughter-in-law, Terry "T.J." and Sheri Dillon; five grandchildren. Burial April 29, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2009 ** ARTHUR LEWIS OSBURN, 83, of Westwood, husband of Charlene Arden Osburn, in King's Daughters Medical Center. Burial April 29, 2009, at Bowen Cemetery, Barboursville. 
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DIED - APRIL 25, 2009 ** ARTHUR HINKLE JR., 69 of Dunlow, WV, at his home. Vorn October 13, 1939 in Newtown, a son of the late Dobie and Edith Kinder Hinkle. Preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Jean Beckwith Hinkle; sisters Margaret Ann (Dotcie) Hinkle, Augusta (Gussy) May and Wanda Lee Dunbar. Survivors include two daughters, Jeanie (James) Lacock and Edith (Mark) Blackburn; three sons, Arthur Wayne (Rosanna) Hinkle, Joseph T. (Bonita) Hinkle and Johnny Paul (Jennifer); three sisters, Mary Alice Steel, Louise Blankenship and Brenda Fay Mudd; one brother, Samuel Hinkle; five grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren. Burial April 28, 2009, at the Sam Damron Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED - APRIL 26, 2009 ** ROBERTA FAY BOCOOK, 62, of Huntington, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late Bill and Lethea Harless. Preceded in death by her husband Charles; four grandchildren; two sisters Gail and JoAnn; one brother Ray;,a sister-in-law Elizabeth. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda and Carla (Dave), Louise (Don); four sons, Richard (Sonja), Marvin (Jennifer), Preston (Tina), David (Nikki); two sisters, Sue and Mabel; one brother, Ivan; one sister-in-law Cora (Charles); one brother-in-law, Dewey (Goldie); 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Burial April 29, 2009, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - APRIL 26, 2009 ** SHIRLEY MAE NAPIER CRAIG, 85, in Omaha, Neb. Born June 19, 1923, the daughter of the late William K. and Mae Walker Napier of Ceredo. Preceded in death by her former husband Robert; a brother, William K. Napier Jr.; and sisters Virginia Munson, Lillian Porter, Dorothy Napier and Lorraine Norris. Survivors include two children, William R. Craig (Cydney) and Ellen Craig; two granddaughters, Hilary and Karen Craig; one sister Ruth N. Wild; a brother, Mose A. Napier. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - APRIL 26, 2009 ** WILLIAM J. "BILL" BAISDEN, 75, of Creston, OH, at Summa Barberton Citizens Hospital. Born April 6, 1934 to Harrison and Bertha (Bloss) Baisden. Survivors include his wife, Lois (Thompson) Baisden; daughter, Karen (Steve) Ramsier; son, Eric (Maria) Baisden; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Glen (Beulah) Baisden and Charles Baisden of Creston; and sister, Emma Faye Winebrenner. Burial April 30, 2009, at Rittman Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 27, 2009 ** GLADYS MARIE WARD, 78, at her home in Ceredo, W.Va. Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Troy and Ruby Sexton Hale. Preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ward; son, Charles Ward; one grandson; son-in-law Edward Friend. Survivors include one daughter, Judy Friend; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Harold (Sue) Hale and Ron (Nora) Hale. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - APRIL 28, 2009 ** VIRGINIA L. HUTCHINSON HOWELL, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., at Ridgeview Assisted Living. Born August 7, 1922, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late S. T. "Vess" and Lena Wilson Hutchinson. Survivors include her husband, John A. Howell; three daughters and sons-in-law, Julie and Junior Waldo, Teresa and Mark Babb and Karen and Richard Beckner; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Burial April 30, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2009 ** ALICE LEA PATTERSON PORTER, 83, of Ceredo, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 20, 1925, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Russell and Nettie Bellomy Patterson. Survivors include her husband, Joe R. Porter; three daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Bill Banks, Lisa and Steve Diamond and Joella and Chuck Hanlon; one sister, Lucy (Doe) Dorsey; a great-uncle and his wife, Duard and Pauline Bellomy; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Burial May 4, 2009, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - APRIL 30, 2009 ** MARGARET MAXINE PARSONS, 74, of Louisa, KY, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. Born October 5, 1934 in Fort Gay, W.Va. a daughter of the late Calvin and Cordia Blevins Damron. Preceded in death by two brothers, Calvin Damron Jr. and Garland Damron; one sister, Delehia Damron. Survivors include, one daughter, Deborah Jobe; five sons, David Parsons Jr., Dale Parsons, Donald Parsons, Roger Parson and Michael Parsons; five sisters, Ruby Fagert, Gladys Wilson, Lucille Shrader, Wanda Pratt and Carol Lendon; one brother, Timmy Damron; 10 Grandchildren; and 4 Great Grandchildren. Burial May 2, 2009, at the Hamilton Cemetery in Fort Gay, W.Va.

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