WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
November, 2009


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These obituaries for the month of  November were typed by Howard Osburn.

DIED - NOVEMBER 1, 2009 ** WILLIAM A. KING, 78, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born August 25, 1931, in Huntington, the son of the late Asa Herman and Myrtle Rose King. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Whaley King; two daughters and son-in-law, Lori and Sam Schaffer and Beth King; two grandsons; five sisters, Jean Johnson, Lucy Dick, Patsy Riehm, Betty Lee and Juanita Cantrell. Burial November 6, 2009, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens. 
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 2009 ** FREDRICK BENNETT FERGUSON, 70, of Clearwater, Fla., at Mortin Plant Hospital in Clearwater. Born in Mallory, W.Va., on March 26, 1939, to the late Flo and Fred Ferguson. Survivors include a son, David R. Ferguson and his wife Susan; one granddaughter; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Gladys and Jim C. Hamer and Iva Mae and Jim Donald; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Eddie and Jan Frazier and James and Ann Ferguson. Burial November 8, 2009, at Crescent Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 1909 ** MILDRED CLARK MERRITT, 79, of Kenova, W.Va., at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born June 30, 1930, in Logan, W.Va., a daughter of the late Golden and Columbia Runyon Clark. Preceded in death by her husband, Bill Jack Merritt. Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Tooley; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Michael and Jeanne Merritt and James Merritt; five grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law; one great-grandson; one brother, Golden Clark Jr. Burial November 6, 2009, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2009 ** LYNDOL AUSTIN CURRY, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 17, 1927, in Henderson, W.Va., a daughter of the late Horton R. and Charlotte Walker Austin. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. "Red" Curry. Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Rebecca Ann Davis, Sarah and Randy Workman and Melinda and Harry Hopkins; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, June Jordan; two sisters-in-law, Eleanor Stanley and Jane McDowell. Burial November 6, 2009, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. 
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 2009 ** ROBERT G. "Papaw Bob" McKINNEY, 78, of Barboursville, W.Va. Born June 22, 1931, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Carl and Violet Plymale McKinney. Survivors include his wife, Erma LaRue Pelfrey McKinney; two sons and daughter-in-law, Robert Keith McKinney and Michael David and Nancy Cook McKinney; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial date and place not given.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 5, 2009 ** GLORIADENE "BOOTSIE" DROWN, 74, of Clayton, N.C., formerly of Rt. 75, Kenova, W.Va., at home. Born June 10, 1935, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Esque Small. Preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Drown Jr., who died June 24, 1985; a sister, Helen Louise Spry; a son, John Wesley Drown; and a granddaughter, Crystal Lee Drown. Survivors include four sons, Delbert Drown III, Robert Lee Drown and wife Andrea, Frank Jeffery Drown and wife Donna and David Allen Drown; three daughters, Linda Louise Richards and husband Fred, Dorothy Marie Mount and husband Gary and Lula Mae Sharp; 12 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert Small and wife Delores. Burial November 8, 2009, in the Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 5, 2009 ** ANDY H. SCOTT, 87, of Kenova, W.Va., died Thursday, November 5, 2009, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born January 24, 1922, at Laurel, Martin County, Kentucky a son of the late Manford and Laura Maynard Scott. Preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. Survivors include his wife, Neida Blackburn Scott; a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Michael Gray; one grandsons; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Belle Scott Copley. Burial November 7, 2009, at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 6, 2009 ** ZELMA PRICE CHAFFIN RENCSOK, 88. Born on August 21, 1921 in Huntington, West Virginia, to the late Stewart Price and Cora Mills Price. Preceded in death by her son, Robert Allen Chaffin. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Blenda Chaffin; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren, Jessica Spradlin. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 2009 ** GARY BENETT THACKER, Sr., 63, of Huntington, WV, at the Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Huntington. Born January 9, 1946 in Kenova, WV to the late Chester Thacker and Minnie Fay (Clark) McClin, who survives. Preceded in death by a sister Yvonne Pridemore. Survivors include two sons, Chris and Susan Thacker and Gary Thacker Jr.; one daughter, Kathy Thacker; one brother Doug and Beryl Thacker; one sister Debbie Ann and Doug Carter; four grandchildren. Burial November 12, 2009, at the Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 2009 ** JUANITA WILMA ADKINS DAILEY, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., at River's Bend Nursing Home. Born September 15, 1923, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late Charles M. and Verna Adkins. Preceded in death by three sisters, Marie Bowen, Hazel Adkins and Seffie Belle Adkins; two brothers, Charles M. Adkins Jr., and Ercel E. Adkins; two half brothers, Glen and Earl Adkins. Survivors include two daughters and one son, Brenda G. Dailey, Dana Gregory Dailey and H. Kay Dailey; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; Burial November 13, 2009, in Winslow (Morrison) Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 2009 ** JAMES FRANKLIN "JIM" MORRISON, 73, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Born December 31, 1935, in Wayne County, a son of the late Lacy Lee and Verna Curnutte Morrison. Preceded in death by his wife, Janet Eloise Ferguson Morrison; a sister, Bonnie Plymale. Survivors include two daughters, Gwen Morrison and Kim Manns and husband Carl; a son, Allen Morrison and wife Karen; a sister, Patty Ann Pancake of Lavalette; a brother, Billy Lee Morrison; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial November 12, 2009, at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 2009 ** CARL LEON HERALD, Sr., 76, of Edgewater, FL. Born February 14, 1933 to the late Wayne Alexander Herald, Sr. and Edna Marie Comes Herald in Crum, WV. Preceded in death by one child, Deloris Lavonn Herald. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Little Herald; one son, Carl Leon Herald, Jr. and his wife Cheryl; one daughter, Tammy Herald Jerkins and her husband Thomas; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Herald and Wayne Herald, Jr.; two sisters, Doris Herald Asbury and Lois Herald Justice. Cremation November 12, 2009 and burial November 13, 2009. at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.
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DIED - NOVEMBER10, 2009 ** SADIE DAVIS BECKLEY, 90, of Kenova, W.Va., in Madison Park. Born November 8, 1919, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Oliver and Georgia Dyer Davis. Preceded in death by her husband, Delbert H. Beckley; three sisters and one brother. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Debra Sue and Gary Poulton; one son, Danny G. Beckley; one granddaughter; one grandson; one great-grandson. Burial November 14, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2009 ** MARY LOUISE BARTRAM, 94, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Ashland, Ky., and Williamson, W.Va., at Madison Park, Huntington. Born May 27, 1915, in Bluefield, W.Va., a daughter of the late Alphonse and Josephine Obert Eckstein. Preceded in death by her husband, Clyde L. Bartram; a daughter, Margaret Lynn Bartram; a daughter-in-law, Marion Bartram; a sister, Margie Rohrkemper; and two brothers, Richard Eckstein and Bert Eckstein. Survivors include one daughter, Christine Bartram Maniskas; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Richard Bartram and Steven and Julie Bartram; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Cecelia Gallaher, Pauline Appledorn and Dorothy Goodman; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Ruth Eckstein; and sisters-in-law, Edna Eckstein and Mary Elizabeth Bartram. Burial November 14, 2009, in Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland, Ky.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 2009 ** GINGER L. "JIMMIE" DOWELL, 85, of Ashland, Ky., in Community Hospice Care Center. Born May 20, 1924, in Big Springs, Ky., a son of the late Lorenzo Burnas and Lula Woods Dowell. Preceded in death by his wife, Betty June Osburn Dowell. (Betty June was the sister of Howard Osburn of Wayne.) Survivors include two sons, Robert Louis (Debbie) Dowell and Gary Michael Dowell; four daughters, Cheryl (Garry) Lewis, Gaye Lynn (Michael) Phillips, Ida Lu Anne (Mark) Hermansdorfer and Sue Ellen (Jeff) Adams; a brother, Elra (Jean) Dowell; a sister, Louise (Bill) Hanson; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial November 13, 2009, in Ashland Cemetery Mausoleum.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 11, 2009 ** NAOMI RUTH MASSIE, 84, of Prichard, W.Va.,  at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center, Huntington. She was born September 8, 1925, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Ira and Myrtle Ruth Havens Murray. Preceded in death by her husband, Freeman Massie; a brother, Clyde Murray. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Massie Thornton; two grandchildren; a great-grandson; three brothers, Sam Murray, Jack Murray and Les Murray; two sisters, Joyce Ashworth and Laura Perry. Burial November 14, 2009, in Bean Cemetery, Prichard.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 13, 2009 ** CHLOA (FRY) STUMP, 67, of Findlay, OH, at The Heritage, Findlay, OH. Born January 13, 1942, in Stiltner, WV, to the late Harvey and Charity (Adkins) Fry. Preceded in death by her sister, Para Lee Hoover. Survivors include her husband, Herbert Stump; a son, Gene (Jodi) Stump; four grandchildren; two brothers, Dempsey (Nila) Fry and Hershel Fry; two sisters, Rosa Lee (Julius) Finley and Sue (James) Canaday; a brother-in-law, Ernie Hoover. Burial November 18, 2009, in Benton Ridge Cemetery, Blanchard Township.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2009 ** JEAN MEREDITH ELKINS DUNKLE, 83, at Heritage Center Nursing Home. Born March 30, 1926, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter to the late Seibert S. and Retha Myers Elkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Gordon S. Dunkle; son-in-law, Eddie Bartlett; a brother, Ernest Elkins; and a sister, Lyndal Orser. Survivors include her children, Joyce Bartlett, David and Robin Dunkle and Diane and Glenn Wallac; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Carl (Marge) Elkins; one sister, Lois (Bob) Silling; one sister-in-law, Frances Elkins. of Ceredo. Burial November 20, 2009, at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2009 ** BRAD STAPLETON, 31, of' Genoa, W.Va. Born November 13, 1978 in Huntington, W.Va. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Boyd and Betty Stapleton. Survivors include his wife, Brandy Caldwell Stapleton; one daughter, Emily Alexas; and two sons, Cody Blake and Brad Jr.; his father, Samual Stapleton and wife Della; his mother, Jacqueline Taylor; two brothers, Adam Stapleton and wife Amanda and Joey Stapleton; one sister, Amanda Steele; aunt and uncle, Letha & Boyd Stapleton, Jr. and David and Patricia Graser of Genoa. Burial November 19, 2009 at the Stapleton Family Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2009 ** BARBARA M. CRUTCHER, 85, of Richmond, KY., at Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. Born July 28, 1924 in Johnson County, Ky., to the late Arthur B. and Audrey Faye Salyer Murray. Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Dickenson Crutcher. Survivors include a son, Thomas Dickenson Crutcher II, and wife Wilma; three grandchildren; a brother, Willie Dean and Ethel Murray. Burial November 17, 2009 in the Highlands Memorial Park in Staffordsville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 2009 ** ADDSION SPAULDING, 78, of Wilsondale, WV, at St. Mary's Hospital. Born December 9, 1930 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Lealon and Lula Marcum Spaulding. Preceded in death by his wife, Sally Belle Spaulding; three children, Thomas Edward Spaulding, and infant twins, Lonnie and Bonnie Spaulding; two sisters, Lillian "Sis" Brewer and Octavia Harris; two brothers, Mose and W.R. Spaulding. Survivors include three daughters, Amanda Lou Maynard, Vickie Lynn Spaulding and Priscilla Spaulding and husband James "Big Boy" Neece; four sons, Donald Lee Spaulding and wife Vicky Marie, Ked Addison Spaulding and wife Jennie, Carlis Spaulding and Ricky Glen Spaulding and wife Melissa; two sisters, Rebecca Dodge and husband Walter and Surilda Raines; three brothers, Billy Spaulding and wife Jennie, Homer Spaulding and General Spaulding; thirteen grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Burial November 18, 2009 at Marcum Cemetery on Tick Ridge.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 15, 2009 ** LUCRETIA PORTER ECKLEY DUDLEY, 85, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., in Chattanooga, Tenn. Born June 27, 1924, in Wayne County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Cinda Fraley Porter and Fred Porter. Preceded in death by her brothers, Donald, Palmer and Glen Porter; and sister Mable Porter Thompson Thomas. Survivors include her daughter, Sandy Eckley Dixon; son Dr. L. Edward Eckley III and wife Linda; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial November 21, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 15, 2009 ** CATHY MARIE HAYNIE COOK, 56, of Huntington, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 2, 1953, in Huntington, the daughter of Robert V. and Lorraine Felty Haynie of Kenova, W.Va. Survivors include her parents; her husband, Charles L. Cook; a daughter, Dawn Marie Kitchin and her husband David; five grandchildren; one brother, Robert Haynie and his wife Vicki. A memorial was held November 19, 2009, burial place not given.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 15, 2009 ** CHARLES "CHUCK" GEORGI, 63, LCDR, USN Retired, of Columbia, S.C. Survivors include his wife, Anna Lee Ross Georgi; daughter Laura; sons Ryan and Chad; brother Andrew; sisters Linda Dreisbach and Judi Szatkowski. Burial December 5, 2009, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2009 ** LORELEI-LEE STEPHENY BOWERS, 56, of Lavalette, wife of Rex Brian Bowers, at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2009 ** RICKY G. MAYNARD, 52, of Crum, W.Va., at his residence. Born March 12, 1957, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Gilbert and Betty Copley Maynard. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Win and Vada Perry Maynard, Lawrence and Victoria Nelson Copley; a brother, Roger Dale Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Judy Williams Maynard; two step-daughters, Joann Salmons and Sissy Bowens; two step-sons, Jeffrey Jude and Roger Vincent; three sisters, Vicki Maynard and husband Leonard, Diana Thacker and husband Michael and Rhonda Hall and husband Steven. Burial November 19, 2009, at Jerry Williamson Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 2009 ** ROY LOVINS, 83, of Huntington, W.Va., at St Mary's Medical Center. Born November 7, 1926, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Okay Lovins and the late Mary Lovins Damron. Preceded in death by three brothers, Noah Lovins, John Lovins and Glen Damron; three sisters, Hazel Little, Eve Salmons and Nellie Maynard. Survivors include his children, Phillip (Teresa) Lovins, Gary (Monica) Lovins and Sandra (Rick) Hitchcock; two brothers, Ralph (Dora Lea) Damron and Paul (Janet) Damron; one sister, Nora Finley; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Burial November 20, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 2009 ** ELEANOR FRANCIS OSBURN, 72, of Kenova, W.Va., in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born January 5, 1937, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Millard and Ida May Robinson Osburn. Preceded in death by two brothers and six sisters. Survivors include two brothers and one sister-in-law, Franklin D. Osburn and Robert L. and Eleanor J. Osburn. Burial November 20, 2009, at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2009 ** LUCY C. "MOMMA LOU" HATTEN ROLLINS, at her home. Born Oct. 17, 1928, a daughter of the late Frank and Florence Plymale Hatten. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold E. Rollins; one son, Walter Dale Rollins; two sisters, Wanda Hatten Harper and Juanita Hatten Booth. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Harold E. "Hal" and Lisa Rollins Jr.; one daughter, Patti D. Rollins; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Conner; three granddaughters and two grandsons-in-law; and grandson, Johnathan Reynolds; six great-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Marion and Walter Sansom; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. Don and Joanie Hatten, Dale and Zelda Hatten, and Larry and Charlene Hatten; her adopted sons, Tim and Georgeann Bias and Dave and Kelly Amos. Burial November 23, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 2009 ** JOHN RAYMOND MEREDITH, 92, of Kenova, W.Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 13, 1917, in Boyd County, Kentucky, son of the late John David and Margaret Hatten Meredith. Preceded in death by two daughters, Jody Ray Meredith and Margaret Ellen Meredith; one sister. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ellen Grimm Meredith; one daughter and son-in-law Lee (Michael) Langfitt; one granddaughter. Burial November 21, 2009, in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 2007 ** JUTTIE SMITH, 67,of Lavalette, W.Va. Born September 5, 1942, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Pearl and Gentry Clay. Survivors include two sons, Ricky Smith and Jerry Smith; four grandchildren; one brother, Clifford "Jake" Clay and wife Beatrice; one sister, Joyce Adkins and husband Lowell; a great-granddaughter. Burial November 22, 2009, in the Clay Parsons Cemetery. 
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 2009 ** WELBERN EUGENE "GENE" PERRY, 75, of Kenova, W.Va., in the Grayson Assisted Living Home. Born January 12, 1934, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Eli and Clara Marshall Perry. Preceded in death by 13 brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Delores Mills Perry; one son, Danny Perry; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ronda (Greg) Cole and Debbie (Shane) Powell; three grandchildren; one great-grandson. Burial November 24, 2009, in the Baylous Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 2009 ** JAMES DREXEL MATHIS, 49, of Fort Gay, W.Va. Born January 31, 1960, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of James Ervin Mathis and Charlotte Rollee Sperry. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Brad and Maude Maynard Mathis and Ed and Ethel Sperry. Survivors include his wife, Amy Beth Shy Mathis; four daughters, Lisa Mathis, Ashley Richardson, Jamie Mathis and Stephanie Mathis; two sons, Seth Napier and Braedon Mathis; a sister, Wendy Carter; three brothers, Jay Mathis, Tim Mathis and Ed Mathis. Burial November 24, 2009, at the Shy-Gilkerson Cemetery near Prichard, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 2009 ** JENNIFER BROWN PENICK, 57, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born June 19, 1952, in Raxboro, N.C., a daughter of the late Everett Raymond and Martha Evelyn Brown Jones. Preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Marvin Penick; a daughter-in-law, Krista Carr Penick. Survivors include two sons, Joseph Lee Penick and William Ronald Penick; one granddaughter. Burial November 29, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 2009 ** JOHN STEVEN CAZAD, 61, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born July 13,1948, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Ivan S. Cazad and Palmoneda Stevens Cazad Curtis. Preceded in death by a grandson, Steven James Cazad. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Campbell Cazad; his mother-in-law, LaDonna Campbell; two sons and daughters-in-law, James B. and Leigh Ann Cazad, and Jason M. and Robyn Cazad; six grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Toni Curtis Brown and Tim Brown.  Burial November 28, 2009, at Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 2009 ** OTA VEVA DENT HAGER, 99, of Huntington, widow of the late William McKinley Hager, daughter of the late Libby May Ashworth and Samuel Lee Dent, at Wayne Nursing and Rehab Center. Born Dec. 19, 1909, in Hamlin, W.Va. Preceded in death by four sisters, three brothers, and a special daughter-in-law, Elaine Hager. Survivors include a son, Karl Hager; a daughter, Billie J Boley; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial December 1, 2009, at Hager Family Cemetery in Midkiff, W.Va.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 2009 ** DONALD EUGENE MOORE, 62, of Kenova, Wv, at Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington. Born September 27 at New Martinsville, the son of Lawrence C. and Wilmodene Waller Moore. Survivors include his wife, Lois Jean Nichols Moore; one daughter, Sandra Nicole Rice (Brian); two sons, Donald Matthew (his fiance Robin Hammonds) and Robert Eugene Moore; three grandchildren; half sister, Eleanor Francis "Pill" (Wesley) White; sister, Diane Grant; four brothers-in-law and four sisters-in-law. Burial November 30, 2009, at Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 2009 ** ERNEST "RICK" RICHARDS, 51, of Kenova, at his home. Born July 22, 1958 to the late Gladys Messer and Everett Richards. Survivors include four brothers, Freddie Richards, Hayes Richards, David Richards and Greg Richards; four sisters, Brenda Tomblin, Ann McCoy, Barbara Maynard and Janice Caldwell. Burial November 28, 2009 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 25, 2009 ** BEATRICE A. JARRELL, 91, of Harmonsburg, PA, at the residence of her daughter, Lynn Jarrell, in Erie. Born June 27, 1918 in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of Wayne and Ida Jackson Allen. Preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Howard A. Jarrell; a step-daughter, Betty J. McCormick; and her brothers and sisters, Bellvard Allen, Marjorie Rovenstein, Paul Allen, Emma Jean Kmecik and Gilbert Allen.  Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Jarrell; a son, Patrick Jarrell; one granddaughter; a sister, Maxine Yoho. Burial November 28, 2009 in Evergreen Cemetery in Harmonsburg.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 25, 2009 ** BEVERLY COLENE MARCUM POPE, 35, of Louisa, KY, daughter of James E. Marcum of Louisa, KY. Burial November 28, 2009 at Pope-Hammonds Cemetery, Louisa.
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DIED - NOVEMBER26, 2009 ** MARGARET BOOTH SALMONS, 97, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born March 22, 1912, in Hode, Ky., a daughter of the late Albert and Emma Musick Booth. Preceded in death by her husband, Albert J. Salmons; one son, Clyde Salmons. Survivors include two daughters, Carol and Russ Lockhart and Emma Sue Howard; two sons, James A. and Diann Salmons and Carl K. and Phyllis Salmons; 22 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Burial November 29, 2009, in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER27, 2009 ** KATHY PAULETTE SOVINE, 58, of Lavalette, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born Oct. 1, 1951, a daughter of the late Azel and Jaunita Setliff Bird. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter Sovine; brother, David Bird; sister-in-law, JoAnn Harlow. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Sovine Meadows and Connie Sovine; three grandchildren; four sisters, Brenda Bates (Okey), Connie Stewart (Clayton), Debbie Scott (Bill) and Becky Gillispie; four brothers, Hibby Bird (Pauline), Jerry Bird (Linda), Kyle Wayne Bird (Arlene) and Ricky Bird (Kimmie). Burial December 1, 2009, in Forest Memorial Park, Milton.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 27, 2009 ** EFFIE GERALDINE "JERRIE" KETCHUM, 92 of Louisa, KY, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Born March 21, 1917 in Carrolton, Ill., a daughter of the late Lawrence and Fannie Cope Handling. Preceded in death by her husband, Miles Ketchum; a sister Wanda Mungle; three brothers, Ray Handling, Windell Handling and D.C. Handling. Survivors include one daugther, Lois Jean Caperton; two grandchildren; eight grandchildren. Burial November 30, 2009 at the Meek Cemetery (Isaac Park Road) Louisa.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 27, 2009 ** JERRY LEE WORKMAN, 63, of Huntington, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 24, 1946 in Dingess, WV, a son of the late Mannie Workman and Jessie Collins Mandola. Preceded in death by a son, Jerry Lee Workman, Jr.; two sisters, Kathleen Jewel Smith and Freda Mae Dorton; a brother, Nathan Lynn Mandola. Survivors include his stepmother, Mae Workman; a daughter, Cynthia-Ann Workman; a son, Anthony Workman; his former wife, Anna Gaye Workman; three sisters, Sheila Mandola, Charlotte Jaques and Lydia Ward; four brothers, Orville Ray Workman, Lanny Joe Mandola, Aroy Jaylon Mandola and John Edward Mandola; and three grandchildren. Burial November 30, 2009 at the Lambert Cemetery on Cow Creek Road, Hurricane, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 2009 ** LOUISE PELFREY-CANTERBURY, 85. Survivors include her children, Peggy (Ray), Stephen (Trina) and Rebecca (Michael); several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial December 1, 2009 in the Thompson Crabtree Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 2009 ** LINDA SUE ADAMS, 59, of Huntington, W.Va.  Born June 5, 1950, in Cabell County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Roscoe A. Osburn and Nellie E. Booth Osburn. Preceded in death by her husband, Mark Adams. Survivors include one son, Jeffrey Scott Bradshaw; two granddaughters; two sisters, Bernice Tiller and Betty Trimble and her husband Dallas; one brother, Carroll Osburn and his wife Kay. Burial December 2, 2009, place not given.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 29, 2009 ** BARBARA ANN DEAN RAYBURN, 62, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. Born June 27, 1947, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of Alene Amonette and the late Dock Dean. Preceded in death by one brother, Pete Dean. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Kim Rayburn; one daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Joe Hunt; one sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Mike Little; her fiancé, Jim Starkey; two grandchildren; one sister-in- law, Nell Ann Dean. Burial December 2, 2009, in Dock's Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 30, 2009 ** IRIS MAYNARD JUSTICE, 68, of Dunlow, W.Va., at her residence. Born April 14, 1941, at Dunlow, W.Va., a daughter of the late Henderson Kay Maynard and Miriam Hensley Maynard Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, James R. Justice; a son, James Ronald Justice; a sister, Alma Maynard Sutherland. Survivors include two daughters, Robin Justice Perry and Monica Faith Maynard; eight sisters, Jane Sutherland, Lynn Meade and husband "Wimpy", Dale Ellis, Wanda Minks, Faye Dillon and husband Paul, Peggy Rowe and husband David, Ruth Maynard and husband Harris and Gwen Damron and husband Dan; five brothers, Bud Maynard and wife Peggy, John Maynard and wife Chloella, Bob Maynard and wife Kim, Obie Maynard and wife Teresa and Romeo Maynard and wife Martha; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial December 4, 2009, at the James Justice Cemetery, Dunlow.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 30, 2009 ** JOHN ALDERSON OSBURN, 82, of Wayne, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. Born November 25, 1927, in Wayne, a son of the late Alderson "Ollie" Osburn and Clara Mae Andrews Osburn. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Ann Taylor Osburn; two daughters, Cheryl Osburn VanHoose and husband Mark and Cynthia Osburn Nesselroade and husband Tom; four grandchildren; a brother, Byford Osburn; an uncle, Robert Andrews. Burial December 3, 2009, at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 30, 2009 ** ELDER ARNOLD PERRY, 92, of Huntington, W.Va. Born March 14, 1917, in Branchland, W.Va., a son of the late William Everett and Oma Brinegar Perry. Preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Bartram Perry; one son, Timothy Ray Perry; granddaughter, Tina Renee Perry; grandson Joseph Michael Adkins; and one brother, Elder John Perry. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Glenn Adkins, Karen and Joe Adkins and Debbie and Max Ludlum; four sons and daughters-in-law, Elder Larry and Carol Perry, Charles and Barbara Perry, Richard Perry and Keith Arnold Perry; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; half sister, Edna Davis; and half brother, William Everett Perry . Burial December 2, 2009, in Perry Cemetery.

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DIED - NOVEMBER 30, 1009 ** HELEN L. MUNDY, 85, of Wayne, W.Va., at her residence. Born February 11, 1924, in Greenup, Ky., the daughter of the late Dewey and Dorothy Hicks Simmons. Preceded in death by her husband, Alexander Mundy; two children, Floyd Meadows and Sandra Hughes; and a sister, Marie Byrd. Survivors include her son, Donald Meadows; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial  December 4, 2009, at Newman-Hatten Cemetery, Wayne.
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