WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
DECEMBER, 1998
DIED - Dec. 1, 1998 ** MRS. NETTIE TOMLIN BELCHER, 68, of Shawnee, OH, in Good Samaritan Medical Center,
Zanesville, OH. Born Jun. 12, 1930 in Logan, W. Va., a daughter of the late Albert and
Augusta (Smith) Tomblin. Preceded in death by her husband, Carl L. Belcher; three sisters,
Lena Christian, Roxie Carpenter and
Lona Sargent; three brothers, Lacey, Lloyd and Landon Tomblin. Survivors include one
daughter, Robin Porter; three sons, James Tomblin, Gary Smith and Keith Kennedy; one
sister, Gladys Sutherland Kinser. Burial Dec. 4, 1998 in Jerry Williamson Cemetery,
McComas, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 1, 1998 ** LARKINS
"DOCK" McCLELLAN, 78, of Genoa, W.
Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Feb. 17, 1920 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of
the late Larkin and Della (Frasher) McClellan. Preceded in death by one daughter, Frances
Fitzsimmons; one sister, Maxie Ramey; two brothers, Boyd McClellan and Glen McClellan.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha (Watts) McClellan; three daughters, Audrey Mays, Eva
Bryant and Blanche Sanders; three sons, Larkin "Joe" McClellan, Truman McClellan
and Larry McClellan; two sisters, Erie Spence and Bertie Workman; three brothers, Roy, Ira
and Dallas McClellan. Burial Dec 4, 1998 in McClellan Family Cemetery, Genoa, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 2, 1998 ** JOHN B.
CYRUS, SR., 75, of Fort Gay, W. Va., at Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Feb. 28, 1923 in Fort Gay, W. Va., a son of the
later Boyd and Pernie (Ball) Cyrus. Preceded in death by his wife, Shirley M. (Thompson)
Cyrus. Survivors include five daughters, Uella Anderson, Crystal Copley, Leah Copley,
Lucille Robertson and Angelia Quintero; four sons, John B. Cyrus, Jr., Aley Edward Cyrus,
Johnny Ray Cyrus and David Copley; one step-son, Richard Burrows; one brother, Elwood
Cyrus; five sisters, Gladys Earl, Susie Newsome, Loretta Robertson, Georgia Rowe and
Roberta Watts. Burial Dec. 5, 1998 in John Cyrus Cemetery, Greenbrier Creek, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - Dec. 2, 1998 ** MR.
HERBERT "HERB" ROSS, JR., 44, of
Huntington, W. Va., at his home. Born Dec. 3, 1953 in Huntington, W. Va., a son of Herbert
Ross, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Ann (Norris) Ross. Preceded in death by one brother,
William "Bill" Ross; his mother-in-law, Muriel (Chadwick) Billups. Survivors
include his wife, Teresa Lynn (Billups) Ross. Burial Dec. 5, 1998 in Hillcrest Cemetery
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DIED - Dec. 2, 1998 ** FRANCES
LOUISE HAY, at St. Mary’s Hospital,
Huntington, W. Va. Born March 17, 1913, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Elmer S. and
Marie Houck LaFon. Preceded in death by her husband, Bekcett Hay and a brother, John
LaFon. Survived by two step sons, Tony Hay and his wife, Ella, and George Hay and his
wife, Edith. Burial Dec. 4, 1998, at Springhill Cemetery, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec.. 7, 1998 ** WILMA
HANNAH PETTRY, 86, of Huntington, W. Va., at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born May 26, 1912 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late
Willie and Sadie (Ball) Dickerson. Preceded in death by her husband, Herbert L. Pettry;
one sister, Emma Losee. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and
Harold Brown and Joyce and Gary Johnson; one son and daughter-in-law, James H. and Kay
Pettry; one sister, Virginia Stewart. Burial Dec. 12, 1998 in Oaklawn Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 7, 1998 ** JOHN
"BUD" CASTLE, 78, of Fort Gay, W. Va.
Born Aug. 16, 1920 in Van Lear, KY, a son of the late John Sr. and Beulah (Daniels)
Castle. Survivors include his wife, Mavis (Bartram) Castle; one son and daughter-in-law,
Larry S. and Connie Castle; one sister, Eula Caudill; one brother, Bascom Castle. Burial
Dec. 10, 1998 in Castle Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 8, 1998 ** MR.
GALLIE "RALPH" OWENS, 76, of
Huntington, W. Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Sep. 13, 1922 in Wayne County, W.
Va., a son of the late Gallie and Iva (Hatten) Owens. Preceded in death by one brother,
Rutherford Owens; three sisters, Gladys Malmquist, Ina Clark and Garnett Selvage.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie (Adkins) Owens; two stepsons and one
stepdaughter-in-law, Robert and Tawana Motz and Clarence Dailey; one stepdaughter, Glenna
Collins; one brother and sister-in-law, Homer and Mary
Owens; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Loreda and Bill Sowards, Maxine France and
Pauline Leap. Burial Dec. 11, 1998 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 8, 1998 ** DOROTHY
RUTH HOLLAND HAMILTON, 74, of Lawrence, KS. Born
Mar. 1, 1924 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Roy and Tokie
(Jackson)Holland. Preceded in death by her husband Lee Roy Hamilton. Survivors include two
daughters, Alice Hamilton Nida and Jody Hamilton Davis; two sisters, Virginia Dean and
Louise Hamilton; two brothers, Ralph and Robert Patrick Holland. Burial Dec. 11, 1998 I
Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 9, 1998 ** SHARON R.
THACKER, 52, of Ona, W. Va., at St. Mary’s
Hospital. Born Jan. 10, 1946 in Cabell County, W. Va., a daughter of Gladys (Barbour)
Blankenship and the late Marvin L. Blankenship. Survivors include one daughter and
son-in-law, Valerie and John "Gus" Morgan; one son and daughter-in-law, Duane
and Virginia Thacker; one sister, Myra Nash; three brothers, Marvin L., Jr., Jennings, and
Roger Blankenship. Burial Dec. 12, 1998 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Dec. 10, 1998 ** DANNY E.
MAYNARD, JR., 32, of Lavalette, W. Va., in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Jul. 1, 1966 in Huntington, W. Va. Survivors include his
father and step-mother, Danny E. Maynard, Sr. and Beverly L. Maynard; his mother and
step-father, Harriet A. and Keith Bradley; Maternal grandmother, Mary Adkins; Paternal
grandmother, Jennie Belle Maynard; one daughter, Danielle Maynard; three sisters, Shelly
Stence and husband Joe, Angela Maynard and Crystal Maynard. Burial Dec. 13, 1998 in Susie
Chapel Cemetery, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 11, 1998 ** MRS.
MARY MADELINE NEWMAN, 86, of Huntington, W. Va.,
in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Apr. 2, 1912, in Huntington, W. Va., a daughter of the
late W. M. and Anna (McDaniel) Johnson. Preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Newman;
one son, Richard Carlton Newman. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, James R
and Gail Newman. Burial Dec. 16, 1998 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 14, 1998 ** GOLDEN
MILLS, 85, off Dry Ridge, KY, at University
Hospital, Cincinnati, OH. Born in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Shelby and Emma
Smith Mills. Preceded in death by his wife, Edna. Survivors include one son and
daughter-in-law, Billy and Linda Mills; one brother, Harry Mills. Burial Dec. 18, 1998.
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DIED - Dec. 14, 1998 ** MR. PAUL
W. CARROLL, 79, of Shoals, W. Va., at his home.
Born Apr. 25, 1919 in Shoals, Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Charles E. and Edna
Mae (Lundsford) Carroll. Preceded in death by three brothers, Richard, Donald and Alfred
Carroll. Survivors include his wife, Pansy Jewell Carroll; three sons and
daughters-in-law, Howard and Jennifer Carroll, David Paul and Bobbie Carroll and Charley
and Wendy Carroll; two daughters and sons-in-law, Paula and Robert Quinn and Edna Mae and
James Farley; one sister, Marceline Beuhring. Burial Dec. 16, 1998 in Brumfield Cemetery,
Shoals, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 15, 1998 ** BERKLEY
THACKER, 90, of Chesapeake, OH, in Southern Ohio
Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. Born Dec. 8, 1908, a son of the late John Isaac and Emma
Ashworth Thacker. Preceded in death by a brother, Fred Thacker and one sister, Garnet
Whitley. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Nichols Thacker; six sons, Donald L. and
wife Patty, Larry G. and wife, Hedy, Ralph J. and wife, Jean, and Charles L. and wife,
Rhonda, Paul D. Thacker and H. David Thacker and four daughters, Betty Ludens and husband,
Fred, Janet Bright and husband Reed, Janice Hayes and husband, Paul, and Mona Hart; one
brother, George Thacker ; and
one sister, Inez Eaton. Burial Dec. 18, 1998 Getaway Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 15, 1998 ** GEORGE
WILLIAM THACKER, 75, of Kenova, W. Va. Born Jan.
14, 1923, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Bill and Stella (Spradling) Thacker.
Preceded in death by one son, George Michael Thacker; onebrother, Charles Thacker; and two
sisters, Dixie Blevins and Ilene Golden. Survivors include his wife, Delores (McKee)
Thacker; one daughter and son-in-law, Annette and Rick Schoew; one sister, Betty Heck; and
one brother, Albert Thacker. Burial Dec. 18, 1998, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 15, 1998 ** CONNIE
MAYS, 58, of South Point, OH, at the National
Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD. Born Nov. 25, 1940, in Kenova, W. Va., the daughter
of the late Lake Hensley and Davie Hensley West. Preceded in death by her husband, Gary L.
Mays and one sister, Norma Yates. Survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Lora
Mays; two daughters and a son-in-law, Cheri and Jeff Presley and Gina Mays; two sisters,
Betty Patrick and Davie LaVan. Burial Dec. 20, 1998 in Highland Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Dec. 16, 1998 ** MRS.
ALDINE CHAPMAN JACKSON, 77, of Kenova, W. Va.
Born Mar. 17,1921 in Cabell County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Emil and Sarah
(Chapman) Meadows. Preceded in death by her first husband, Rondell Chapman. Survivors
include her second husband, Cecil Jackson; one daughter, Linda Smith; one brother, Audrey
Meadows; three sisters, Frances Clagg, Katherine Templeton and Irycl Black. Burial Dec.
18, 1998 in Woodmere Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 16,1998 ** JOHN
HAROLD FERGUSON, 74, of Rittman, OH., at Rittman
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Feb. 1, 1924 in Prichard, W. Va., a son of Freeble
Frederick and Ruth (McComas) Ferguson. Preceded in death by three daughters, Carol Ann,
Sandra Kay and Joanne Ferguson; one son, James Douglas Ferguson; one brother, Clarence
Ferguson. Survivors include his wife, Irene (Weiss) Ferguson; four daughters, Shelba Meek,
Barbara (Charles) McClelland, Dee (Brian) Jones and Donna Beachy; two sons, Vernon and
Denny Ferguson; one brother, Garland (June) Ferguson; two sisters, Lucille Armentrout and
Gloria Jean(Phil)
Estepp. Burial Canaan Cemetery, OH.
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DIED - Dec. 17, 1998 ** JOHN
WILLIAM WILEY, 73, of Kenova, W. Va., at
King’s Daughters’ Medical Center. Born Aug. 9, 1925 in Hamilton, OH, a son of
the late William and Fernia (Lewis) Wiley Hoskins. Survivors include his wife, Ola Mae
(Cremeans) Wiley; one son and daughter-in-law, Oren Ray and Helen Wiley; three daughters
and two sons-in-law, Mazarda Adkins, Donna and George Anderson and Lee and Kenny Cremeans.
Burial Dec. 21, 1998 in Baylus Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 18,1998 ** MR.
RAYMOND GLINN WARD, 75, of Huntington, W. Va.,
at his home. Born Jan. 10, 1923 in Lavalette, W. Va., a son of the late Jackson McKinley
and America (Ray) Ward. Preceded in death by his wife, Joyce (Plymale) Ward; one brother,
Dr. Harold Ward; one sister, Helen (Ward) Jones. Survivors include four daughters and
sons-in-law, Laura and Tom Blake, Beth and Danny Carson, Emily and Mike Stacy and Nancy
and Mike Smith; one brother, Bill Ward; one sister, Deloris Pilkington. Burial Dec. 21,
1998 in White Chapel Mausoleum, Barboursville, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 18, 1998 ** MR.
DARRELL F. SMITH, of Huntington, W. Va. at
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born in Wayne County, a son of the late Frank D. and Kathleen
(Eaves) Smith. Preceded in death by one sister, Louise Hayes. Survivors include his wife,
Sofjia Smith; three sons, Darrell (Bo) Smith, Jr., Michael Smith and Dana (Rocky) Smith;
one daughter, Deborah Felty. Burial Dec. 21, 1998 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova,
W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 18,1998 ** MARTHA
JANE JOHNSON, 85, of Radnor, W. Va., at her
home. Born Feb. 12, 1913 in Inez, KY, a daughter of the late William and Jeanette Johnson.
Preceded in death by five sisters, Evelyn Johnson, Myrtle Snow, Isabelle Porter, Minnie
Marcum and Mandy Marcum; two brothers, James and Rosencrance Johnson. Survivors include
one brother, Monroe Johnson. Burial Dec. 20, 1998 in Ross Cemetery, Radnor, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 18, 1998 ** BILLY
RAY MARCUM, 64, formerly of Wayne Co., WV, in
Houston, TX. He was preceded in death by one stepson, Enslow Miller. Survivors include his
wife, Doris Marcum; sons: Larry Marcum, Terry Allen Marcum, Billy Marcum; stepson, Monroe
Miller; daughters, Charlene lParsons, Janet Catching,
Betty Marcum and Phyllis Aquiler, and Sherri Marcum. Burial Dec. 21, 1998 in Houston, TX.
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DIED - Dec. 19,1998 ** MRS.
FRANCES E. LUCAS, 51, of Ceredo, W. Va., in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Mar. 8, 1947 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of Sadie B.
(Mullins) Ward and the late Brady Ward. Survivors include her husband, Tim H. Lucas; one
son, Brad A. Lucas; four sisters, Elizabeth Holman, Cora Faye Dixon, Dorothy Williams and
Donna Neff; seven brothers, James M., Brady Jr,. Robert C., Garland, Herbert, John and Joe
Ward. Burial in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 20, 1998 ** MRS.
GRAYCE CLAYCOMB PLYMALE, 88, of Louisville, KY.,
at her home. Preceded in death by her husband, Dr. F.G. Plymale. Survivors included two
sons, Bruce M. Plymale and Edward Plymale; one sister, Natalie C. Gwinn. Burial Dec. 23,
1998 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 20, 1998 ** LARRY
DALE WATTS, 50, of Ocala, FL, formerly of
Kenova, W. Va. Born Feb. 2, 1948, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of Emma Jean Harvey Watts
and the late Burl Watts. Survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Shawn Burl and Kim
Watts and Robert and Wendy Watts; one sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Farrett
Workman; and one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Lynn Watts. Burial Dec. 24, 1998,
in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 20, 1998 ** MARIE
PERDUE POWEL, 79, in Canton, Michigan. Born
Sept. 22, 1919, at Wayne WV, a daughter of the late Walter Alvin and Elizabeth (Wallen)
Perdue. Preceded in death by her husband, Eldon Powel; five brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include her daughter, Jane Powel Blake-Thomas and her husband, Hugh
Blake-Thomas; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Raymond J. (Doris) Perdue, and Mrs. Herbert B.
(Maxine) Perdue. The body was cremated and buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham,
Illinois.
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DIED - Dec 20, 1998 ** MR.
FISHER BLANKENSHIP, 81, of Wayne, W.Va., in St.
Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Born February 22, 1916, in Wayne, W.Va., a son of
the late Everette and Florence (Hale) Blankenship. He was preceded in death by his first
wife, Mabel (Tooley) Blankenship, and two brothers, Clyde and Truman Blankenship.
Survivors include his wife, Polly A. Blankenship; a son and daughter-in-law, Carl E. and
Carolyn S. Blankenship; two step daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Orval L. Perry and
Gloria and John Osburn; two sisters, Erie Kelley, and Lucille Dolby; and three
sisters-in-law, Ona Blankenship, Marie Gifford
and Inez Blanenkship. Burial Dec. 20, 1998 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens,
Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - Dec. 21, 1998 ** DONALD
EDWARD STACY, 60, of Kenova, W. Va., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. Born Aug. 6, 1938, in Panther, W. Va., a son of
the late James H. and Media Justice Stacy. Preceded in death by a son, Ricky E. Stacy.
Survived by a son, Donald E. Stacy, Jr., a daughter, Sherry L.
Stacey-Smith; and their mother Betty Lou Stacy; a brother, James H. Stacy; four sisters,
Kathleen Robinette, Marie Branham, Opal Bailey and Corby Wilkes. Burial Dec. 24, 1998 in
Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 22, 1998 ** ELLA
CARRIE HAYTON, 84, of Fort Gay, W. Va., at Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Feb. 6, 1914 at Prichard, W. Va., a daughter of
the late Wade and Edna (Rickman) Gilkerson. Preceded in death by her husband, Clarence
Hayton. Surivors include two daughters, Joetta Hatfield and Sherri May; four sons, Joe F.
and Joseph Hayton, James D. Gilkerson and Dick Loveday; one brother, Ted Gilkerson. Burial
in Gilkerson Cemetery, Prichard, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 22, 1998 ** MR.
JAMES N. " NICK" BARCUS, 89, of
Ceredo, W. Va., in Mariner Health Care of Huntington. Born Nov. 12, 1909 in Huntington, W.
Va., a son of the late Wilbur E. and Bertha Mae (Simms) Barcus. Preceded in death by his
wife, Thelma B. Barcus. Survivors include one daughter, Alma Smith; one son, Rev. Don
Napier and his wife, Avanell. Burial Dec. 24, 1998 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens,
Barboursville, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 22, 1998 ** MR.
ROBERT RAY EPLION, 55, of Proctorville, OH, in
St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Apr. 21, 1943 in Huntington, W. Va., a son of Maxine
(Sellards) Eplion and the late Clifford Eplion. Survivors include his wife, Betty (Finley)
Eplion; one daughter and son-in-law, Robbin Lynn and James T. Bevins; one son and
daughter-in-law, Robert Ray, Jr. and Donna Gail Eplion; one sister, Brenda Kay Mangus;
three brothers, Darrell, Jim and Rick Eplion. Burial Dec. 24, 1998 in Rome Cemetery,
Proctorville, OH.
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DIED - Dec. 22, 1998 *** DON
ARTHUR THOMPSON, 80, of Fort Gay, W. Va., in Our
Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Russell, KY. Born Jan. 8, 1918 in Sidney, Wayne County, W.
Va., a son of the late John and Eva (Watts) Thompson. Preceded in death by one son, Jack
Arthur Thompson; one daughter, Donna Sue Thompson; two
brothers, Birch and Edmond Thompson; four sisters, Pearl Huff, Geraldine Medley, Florene
Ferguson and Mamie Workman. Survivors include his wife, Christabell (Jackson) Thompson;
one daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Jack Webb; three sons and four daughters-in-law,
Bill and Arvenia Thompson, Dick and Gerri Thompson, Mike and Patty Thompson and Sue
Thompson; one sister, Wilma Hilton; one brother, Ralph Thompson. Burial Dec. 24, 1998 in
Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 22, 1998 ** JAMES
ROLAND SIMPKINS, 101, of Kenova, W. Va. Born
Aug. 29, 1897 in Mingo County, W. Va., a son of the late Julius C. and Betty Ann (Sansom)
Simpkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Nola (Brumfield) Simpkins; two sisters, May
Parker and Hazel Booth; one daughter, Betty Hutchinson; one son,
Wayne Simpkins. Burial Dec. 26, 1998 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 23, 1998 ** JULIE
RENEE COLE BROWN, 26, of Huntington, W. Va., in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Dec. 26, 1971 in Cabell County, W. Va., a daughter of
Marcia (North) Cole Owens and the late Gary Michael Cole. Survivors include her husband,
Chad Brown; one daughter, Mikayla Fudge; one stepson, Shae
Brown; her step-father, Harold Owens; five sisters, Tonya Cole, Ashlee Cole, Kristi Cole,
Beth Owens and Nikki Owens; two step-sisters, Rhonda McClanahan and Melissa Owens; three
brothers, Matthew Cole, David Cole and Alex Cole. Burial Dec. 29, 1998 in Woodmere
Memorial Park.
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DIED - Dec. 25, 1998 ** JANET
CAROL ROBERTSON CHILDERS, 51, of Wayne, W. Va.,
at her home. Born Nov. 9, 1947 at Fort Gay, W. Va., a daughter of Ella Marie (Artrip)
Robertson and the late James C. Robertson. Preceded in death by one sister, Jacqueline
Robertson. Survivors include her husband, Verl Childers; one son, Frank McCoy; one
stepdaughter, Susan Prys and her husband, Jeff; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Fern
and Roy Thompson, Phyllis and Dave Stebner and Joan and Kenny Wellman; one brother and
sister-in-law, Charles and Betsy Robertson. Burial Dec. 28, 1998 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 26, 1998 ** RUBY
PRICE, 81, of Lincolnton, GA., in McDuffie
County Hospital, Thomson, GA. Born Mar. 26, 1917 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of
the late Stewart and Cora (Mills)Price. Preceded in death by three sisters, Gladys Keck,
Eula Adkins and Irene May; four brothers, Arlie, Cebren, Herman and Kermit Price.
Survivors include one sister, Zelma H. Rencsok. BurialDec. 31, 1998 in Price-Mills
Cemetery, East Lynn, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 27, 1998 ** DONALD
LEE DARLING, 64 of Kenova, W. Va., in Veterans
Affairs Medical Center. Born Sept. 30, 1934, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of Ina Pack
Darling and the late James Leon Darling. Preceded in death by a brother, James Leon
Darling, Jr. Survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Violet and James Rice. Burial Dec.
30, 1998, at Mr. Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 27, 1998 ** LILLIAN
EVANS DILLON, 66, of Fort Gay, WV, in Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Oct. 4, 1932 at Webb, WV, a daughter of the late
Harless Evans, Sr. and Grace (Chaffin) Evans. Survivors include her husband, Otis Dillon;
one son, Otis Lynn Dillon; two daughters, Kay Sartin and Brenda
Smith; three sisters, Lucille Mills, Maxine Fordham and Pauline Edwards; five brothers,
Harless Evans, Jr., Curtis L. Evans, Clyde Evans, Jackie Evans and Larry Evans. Burial in
Dillon Cemetery, Webb, WV.
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DIED - Dec. 28, 1998 ** CARL D.
KENDRICK, 93, of Huntington, W. Va., at his
residence. Born Oct. 4, 1905, in Cabell County, W. Va., a son of the late Charlie and
Lelia Walker Kendrick. Preceded in death by his wife, Amanda Aliff Kendrick; one son, Ira
Kendrick and two daughters, Lelia and Pauline Kendrick. Survived by two
daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Donald Hunter and Lorine and the Rev. Richard
Morrison; one son and daughter-in-law, Charlie W. and Bessie Kendrick; and a
daughter-in-law, Phyllis Kendrick. Burial Dec. 30, 1998 in Crook Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 28, 1998 ** LESLEY
ROGER MAYS, 33, of Huntington, W. Va., at the
residence of his father, East Lynn, W. Va. Born Aug. 23, 1965, in Huntington, W. Va., a
son of Earsel L. Mays and Juanita Mae Morrison Mays. Preceded in death by a brother,
Wesley Glen Mays and pater grandfather, Eulin Mays. Survived by his wife, Deana Mari
Zelpha Mays; two daughters, Crystal Dawn Mays and Leslie Michelle Mays; one stepdaughter,
Misty Michelle Browning; one stepson, Christopher Lee Browning; a sister, Joyce Arlene
Wooten; paternal grandmother, Gladys Mays, and maternal grandparents, Truman and Louella
Morrison. Burial Jan. 1, 1999, Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova, W.
Va.
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DIED - Dec. 29, 1998 ** BRENDA
CAROL BENNETT FRAZIER, 47, of Kenova, W. Va., in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 22, 1951, in Huntington, W. Va., a daughter of the
late Robert C. and Vina Jean Maynard Bennett. Survived by her children, Brenda Lee
Frazier, Rebecca Ann Frazier, and Raymond Lee "Ray-Ray" Frazier, Jr.; three
sisters, Sandy Burns, Tina Bennett and Hilda Gail Blevins; three brothers, Richard L.
Bennett, Roger "Tim" Bennett, and Robert Bennett; and her fiancee, Luther
"Luke" Tomblin. Burial Jan. 3, 1999 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, W. Va.
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DIED - Dec. 30, 1998 ** SHERMAN
LEE DISHMAN, 71, of Kenova, W. Va., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born July 12, 1927, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late
Sherman and Hattie Hensley Dishman. Preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Jean Dishman and
one son, Charles "Sparky" Dishman. Survived by three daughters
and sons-in-law, Pamela and Michael Renne, Theresa Marie and Tim Pell, and Debbie Sue and
Bennie Sparks; one son, Gary "Bub" Dishman; and three sisters, Helen Wilson,
Betty Dunfee and Joan Hutchinson. Burial Jan. 1, 1999, Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Dec. 30, 1998 ** MADELINE
OSBURN PORTER, 80, of Wayne, W. Va., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Apr. 10, 1918 at East Lynn, W. Va., a daughter of the late
Charley and Eliza (Asbury) Osburn. Preceded in death by her husband Claude Porter; two
sons, Grady and Glen Porter; three brothers, Ed and Wiley Osburn and
Shiloh Watts. Survivors include one daughter, Miss Sadie Porter; three sons, Zenith,
Shiloh and Ronald Porter; one sister, Sadie Brunty; one brother, Dewey Watts. Burial Jan.
2, 1999 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W., Va.
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DIED - Dec. 30, 1998 ** GRADY O.
KELLY, 90, of Fort Gay, WV, at his home. Born
Sept. 9, 1908, at Lost Creek, Wayne Co., WV, a son of the late George Washington Kelly and
Inez (Wallace) Kelly. Preceded in death by two sisters, Lilly Rose Kelly and Ollie
Wallace. Survivors include his wife, Mildred (Campbell) Kelly; five sons and
daughters-in-law, Dale and Christine Kelly, Roger and Lottie Kelly, Joe and Robin Kelly,
Grady Colin and Frieda Kelly, and Rodney and Tammy Kelly; three daughters and sons-in-law,
Jean and Don Nash, Rita and Keith Spears, and Carole and the Rev. Richard Maynard; four
brothers and three sisters-in-law, Herman Kelly, Willie E. and Ruby Kelly, George and Ruth
Kelly and James and Doris Kelly. Burial in the Campbell Cemetery , Fort Gay, WV.
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DIED - Dec. 30, 1998 ** WILLIAM
HOLLIS, JR.,69, of Huntington,W, at his home.
Born July 31, 1929, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late William and Verna (Smith)
Hollis. Preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Hollis and Roger Hollis. Survivors
include his wife Betty Jo (Pratt) Hollis; one son and daughter in law, Bruce
and Sharon Hollis; one daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Tony Fowler. two brothers, Glen
Hollis and Gen Hollis. Burial not announced.
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DIED - Dec. 31, 1998 ** ALFRED
LeMIEUX, SR., of Barboursville, WV, at his home.
Born Jan. 2, 1934 in Wayne County, MI, a son of the late Walter LeMieux and Mildred
(Manns) Peters. Preceded in death by one son, Kenneth LeMieux. Survivors include his wife,
Minnie (Webb) LeMieux; one daughter, Mary Thompson and her
husband, Mark; three sons, Alfred LeMieux, Mark Anthony Lemieux and his wife Denise, and
Rodney Glenn LeMieux and his wife Michelle; three sisters, Gladys Wrey, Lea Walters, and
Cindy McIntire; two brothers, John Le Mieux and Ron Peters. Burial Jan. 3, 1999 in Elmwood
Cemetery, Wayne, WV.