WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
MAY, 1999
These obituaries for the month of May were typed by Polly Cooper.
DIED - May 1, 1999 ** FRED TOPPING, 83, of West Hamilton, WV in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born February 17, 1916 at
Wewanna, Sulphur Springs Road, Ranger, WV., a son of the late John Medley Topping
and Martha Ellen (Neace) Topping Runyon. Preceded in death by two sons, Roland
Edward and Billie Ray Topping . Survivors include his wife, Florence (Duty) Topping; three
sons, Kenna Medley Topping, Fred "John" Topping, Jr., and Jeffrey Allen Topping;
two daughters, Mary Helen Baker and Jennifer Hope Steele; three brothers, Okey Topping,
Otto Topping and Ray Topping. Burial May 4, 1999 in Sanders Cemetery, Ranger, WV.
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DIED - May 2, 1999 ** BERTHA
VIOLET BECKELHEIMER, 67, of Barboursville, WV.
Born February 3, 1932, in Wayne County, WV.,a daughter of the late Elmer and Emma Jane
(Hager) Eplin. Survivors include her husband, Ted Beckelheimer; one daughters and
son-in-law, Brenda and Gary Adkins; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Charles and
Debbie Beckelheimer, John Beckelheimer and Brenda Noel, and Gerald and Sandy Beckelheimer.
Burial May 5, 1999 in Eplin Family Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - May 3, 1999 ** MR. TAYLOR
"BUTCH" FRAZIER, JR, 55, of Kenova,
WV, at his residence. Born May 24, 1943, in Cincinnati, OH, a son of Martha (Adkins)
Frazier and the late Taylor Frazier, Sr. Preceded
in death by two brothers, John Mark and Conrad Elmo; one sister, Billie Jewell. Survivors
include two sons and daughters-in-law, Taylor and Kim Frazier II and Forrest P. and
Heather Frazier; four sisters, Gail McKenzie, Jo Anne Rife, Connie Stewart and Patty
Banghart. Memorial services were held May 6, 1999.
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DIED - May 3, 1999 ** LILLIAN E.
THOMAS, 85, at her residence in Holly Hill, FL.
Born in East Lynn, WV, she was a daughter of the late Lucian and Edna Tabor. Preceded in
death by her husband, Lloyd Thomas; three
brothers, Glenn Tabor, Harold Tabor and Horace Tabor. Survivors include one sisters and
brother-in-law, Mildred and Farris Ritchie. Burial May 6, 1999 in Shady Rest Cemetery.
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DIED - May 3, 1999 ** DOROTHY V.
CHRISTIAN, 87, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born
November 27, 1911 in Cabell County, WV, a daughter of the late John and Maude (Roberts)
Plybon. Preceded in death by her husband, William Garrett Christian; two sisters, Gertrude
Newman and Bessie Young; three brothers, Flemon Plybon, Jesse Plybon and Roy Plybon.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas Garrett and Pauline Christian and
Herbert Lee and Evelene Christian. Burial May 5, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens,
Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - May 4, 1999 ** CHARLES M.
FERGUSON, 76, of Huntington, WV., in Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born July 26, 1922 in Louisa, KY, a son of the
late Charles C. and Ada (Noble) Ferguson. Preceded in death by one brother, Carroll
Ferguson. Survivors include his wife, Freda (White) Ferguson; three sons, Robert Ferguson,
Joe Ferguson and Jack Ferguson; one sister, Nancy Laughlin. Burial May 7, 1999 in Miller
Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - May 5, 1999 ** MR.
RICHARD DAVID EARL, JR., 56 of Kenova, WV., in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born on August 27, 1942, in Ceredo, WV., a son of Alice Walker
Earl and the late Richard David Earl, Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean (Meadows) Earl; one son and daughter-in-law,
David and Sonya Earl; one daughter and son-in-law, Annette and Dan Lewis; three brothers
and sisters-in-law, William and Loretta Earl, James and Sue Earl and John and Jean Earl.
Burial May 7, 1999 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - May 5, 1999 ** BARBARA A.
BALL, 63, of South Point, OH., in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born October 26, 1935, a daughter of the late Noah and Lucille
(Newcomb) Wellman. Survivors include her husband, Arnold Lester
Ball; two sons and daughters-in-law, Roderick and Mindy Ball, and Dennis and Daphny Ball;
three brothers, David Wellman, Noah Richard Wellman and Larry Wellman; two sisters, Janet
Wellman and Pat Stewart. Burial May
8, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - May 5, 1999 ** JOHN
WALTER HUGHES, 46, of Fort Gay, WV., in St.
Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born April 22, 1953 in Louisa, KY., a son of
Clifford and Faye (Prince) Hughes. Preceded in death by one son,
James Hughes. Survivors include one son, John Hughes; one daughter, Sanya Hughes; four
sisters, Linda Seberson, Wanda Hughes, Sheila Kingsinger and Sherria Williamson; three
brothers, Gene Hughes, David Hughes and Richard Hughes. Burial on May 8, 1999 in
Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa, KY
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DIED - May 7, 1999 ** JAMES
CLYDE BERRY, 64 at his home in Genoa, WV. Born
June 14, 1934 at Ferguson, WV., a son of the late Nolan Jay and Lona Mae (Maynard) Berry.
Preceded in death by one brother, Dennis Howard Berry and one sister, Margaret Frances
Berry. Survivors include his wife, Shirley (Cave) Berry; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Karen and Barry Mortenson, and Diana and Joe Bowen; three sons and two daughters-in-law,
Donald and Anna Berry, Dale and Paulette Berry and Kevin Berry; five sisters, Velda
Spence, Syvia Smith, Gaynelle Kay, Jackie Moore and June Hayes; four brothers, Winford
Berry, Herman Berry, Nolan Berry and Dale Berry. Burial May 10, 1999 in the Berry Family
Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED - May 7, 1999 ** LONNIE
FRAZIER, 80, of Chapmanville, WV. Born December
24, 1918 in Lincoln County, WV., a son of the late Galley and Nancy (Watts) Frasher.
Preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Lee (Belcher) Frazier; two brothers, Wilburn Frasher,
and Brady Frasher and one sister, Ruth Brooks. Survivors include one, son and
daughter-in-law, Bob and Loretta Frazier, two daughters and one son-in-law, Becky Lawhun
and Roberta "Tootie" and Joey Clark; four sisters, Mary Ross, Vicie Osburn,
Maxine Riddle and Shirley Dyer. Burial in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby.
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DIED - May 7, 1999 ** JOSHUA
MATTHEW HOLBROOK, 18, of Kenova, WV., in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born October 2, 1980 in Cabell County, WV, a son of John E. Holbrook
and Mary (Smith) Holbrook Ferrell. Survivors include one daughter, Jocelyn Paige Holbrook
and her mother, Kimberly Washington; two sisters, Sandra Leigh Ferrell and Shauna Renee
Baird. Burial May 10, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - May 7, 1999 ** ALBERTA
FAYE HAZLETT, 36, in King’s Daughters’
Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Born April 28, 1963 in Chicago, IL. Survivors include her
husband, Jeffrey Hazlett; one son, Shawn Adam; one daughter, Jennifer Nicole; her parents,
Leonard and Viola May (Harmon) Welch; one brother, Jerry Edward Welch. Burial May 11, 1999
in Hatten-Newman Cemetery, Prichard, WV.
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DIED - May 8, 1999 ** LARRY
KEITH BOWEN, 49, of Pataskala, OH., at
King’s Daughters’ Medical Center, Ashland, KY. Born on December 9, 1949 in
Louisa, KY, a son of Charles and Jessie (Price) Bowen. Preceded in
death by one son, Eric. Survivors include his wife, Shirley (Toppins) Bowen; one son,
Kevin (Ann) Bowen; one daughter, Kristine Bowen; two brothers, Philip (Lorraine) Bowen and
Carl Bowen; one sister, Debbie (Dennis) Davis. Burial in Pataskala, OH.
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DIED - May 8, 1999 ** MRS. MARY
E. "DOLLY" WARF, 77, of Barboursville,
WV., at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born September 11, 1921, in Lawrence Co., OH, a daughter
of John and Ruth (Phillips) Thacker. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray Warf; one
brother, John Robert Thacker; one grandson, Lewis Glen Hale II. Survivors include three
daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Lewis Hale, Janice and Gary Ross and Judy and Roger
Wray; sister-in-law, Ida Adkins; one brother and sister-in-law, Howard Jack and Joann
Thacker. Burial May 11, 1999 in Baylous Cemetery.
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DIED - May 8, 1999 ** MRS. MARIE
KIDD ROWE, age 76, of Huntington, WV. Born on
June 25, 1922 at McCorkle, WV, a daughter of the late Elbert Kidd and Annie (Pauley) Kidd.
Preceded in death by a son, Minis Jennings Rowe; one sister, Lou Emma Davis. Survivors
include her husband, Minis Rowe; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Dennis
Neal; three sisters, Beulah Marcum, Pearl Pauley and Mearl McCallister; one brother,
Charles Kidd. Burial May 11, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - May 8, 1999 ** MR. ELDON
C. ROSS, 72, of Branchland, WV., at the Veterans
Administration Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born July 7, 1926 inCabell County, a son of
the late Lee and Vilora (Parsons) Ross.
Preceded in death by one brother, Hersel Ross; two sisters, Elsie Lucas and Ever Stephens.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth (Holton) Ross; one son, Matthew Ross; two stepsons,
Philip Key and Robert Key; one step-daughter,
Vickie Bailey and two sisters, Wilma and Naomi Keyser. Burial May 11, 1999 in Ross
Cemetery, Salt Rock, WV.
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DIED - May 9, 1999 ** MRS.
FRANKEY CALDWELL, 94, of Kenova, WV., in Fair
Haven Rest Home, Huntington, WV. Born March 6, 1905 in Ferguson, WV., a daughter of the
late Daniel and Georgia (May) Wallace. Preceded in death by herhusband, John M. Caldwell;
and four sons. Survivors include one daughter, Malta Dingess Pelfrey; one son, Eldridge
Dingess; one sister, Jessie Napier. Burial May 12, 199 in the Dan Wallace Cemetery on
Ferguson Branch.
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DIED - May 9, 1999 ** MRS. ALMA
BOOTH STEWART, 86, of Huntington, WV., died in
Morris Memorial Nursing Home, Milton, WV. Born December 10, 1912 in Wayne County, a
daughter of the late Pearley and Emmaline (Mitchell) Booth. Preceded in death by her
husband, Ivan E. Stewart; three sisters and five brothers. Survivors include one niece,
Miss Mary Raynell Sutfin. Burial May 12, 1999 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park Abbey of
Devotion.
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DIED - May 9, 1999 ** MRS.
NELLIE ELKINS DAVIS, 76, of Catlettsburg, Ky.,
at King’s Daughters’ Medical Center. Born February 4, 1923 in Wayne Co., WV., a
daughter of the late Taylor and Hessie (Robinson) Watts. Preceded in death by one son,
Richard Glen Elkins; four brothers and three sisters. Survivors include her husband, John
W. Davis; one sister, Jean Williams; one brother, Howard E. Watts. Burial May 12, 1999 in
Dock’s Creek Cemetery in Kenova, WV.
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DIED - May 9, 1999 ** ROBERT LEE
WATTS, 38, of Orrville, OH., at the University
of Tennessee Hospital, Knoxville, TN. Born September 17, 1960 in Weston, WV, as son of
Iris (Maxwell) Watts Warner and the late Millard Watts. Survivors include two daughters,
Brandi Lee Lambert and Angel Lambert; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Millie and
Johnny Brewer, Mary Ann Watts, Teresa and Jesse King, Ruby Jean and Jim Graham and Vanessa
Lowe; three brothers, Duane (Millard Watts, Jr.), Kenneth Edward Hart and Terry Watts.
Burial May 14, 1999 in the Maryland Napier Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED - May 9, 1999 ** CHARLEY
MENIS STEPHENS, 64, of East Lynn, WV., at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born in Wayne County, a son of the late George Menis and Maple
Violet (Cyrus) Stephens. Preceded in death by one brother, Richard Walden Stephens; one
sister, Beverly Watts; one brother-in-law, Johnny Parsley. Survivors include five sisters
and four brothers-in-law, Glenna and Thomas Williams, Delores Parsley, Joyce and Kenneth
Jones, Helen and Paul Weber and Diana and Art Cameron; eight brothers and sisters-in-laws,
Argean and Faye
Stephens, Adolphis and Barbara Stephens, Donald and Olene Stephens, Michael and Anna
Stephens, Paul and Edith Stephens, Silas and Dorothy Stephens, Raymond and Barbara
Stephens, Dallas and Brenda Stephens,; one son, Jeffery Menis Stephens and one daughter,
Christi Lynn Willis. Burial May 13, 1999 in Stephens Cemetery, Wilson Creek.
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DIED - May 10, 1999 ** MR. LEO
DAVID HAYNIE, 61 of Louisville, KY., formerly of
Huntington, WV., in University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY. Born October 9,
1937, in Huntington, WV., a son of the late Jennings Caldwell and Thelma (Perdue) Haynie.
Survivors include one brother, Roger Haynie; seven sisters, Geraldine Meadows, Millie
Keeney, Grace Ferguson, Barbara Collins, Karen Sizemore, Diana Hensley and Charlene
Hensley. Burial May 13, 1999 in the Newman Cemetery, Prichard, WV.
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DIED - May 11, 1999 ** GENEVIEVE
LEE BLOSS MAYNARD, 82, of Kenova, WV., In Cabell
Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born July 17, 1917, in Wayne County, a daughter of
the late Everette and Katherine (Adkins) Bloss. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy
William Maynard; one sister, Gladys Crabtree; two brothers, Doyle Bloss and Bill Bloss.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Martha Jane and George Burton; and two
sisters, Evelyn Fraley and Maggie Bloss. Burial May 15, 1999 in McClellan Crum Cemetery,
Dunlow, WV.
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DIED - May 11, 1999 - MRS. LELIA
J. TRIMBLE ARROWOOD, 92, of Wayne, WV., in
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born October 3, 1906 in Barnetts Creek, KY, a
daughter of the late Joseph and Florence (Caudill) Trimble. Preceded in death by her
husband, Flem D. Arrowood, and six brothers. Survivors
include two daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanetta and Arthur Browning, and Lovella and
Harold Fry; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Carmel Ray Arrowood and Larry and Lillian
Arrowood; two sisters, Lola Puckett and
Lillian Dick. Burial May 14, 1999 in Arrowood-Dutton Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - May 12, 1999 ** HENRY V.
WARD, 55 of Kenova, WV., at St. Mary’s
Hospital. Born May 23, 1943 in Wayne County, a son of Delbert and Lucinda (Stephenson)
Ward of Prichard. Preceded in death by two brothers, Billy D. Wardand Ricky Lee Ward.
Additional survivors include his wife, Sue (Workman) Ward; three daughters, Kelly Jo
Pauley, Nikki Ward and Courtney Ward; one son, Jeffrey Ward; six sisters, Ruby Chinn,
Beverly Lemons, Betty Turner, Mildred Lewis, Dianna Nelson and Loretta Joseph; three
brothers, Charles Ward, Eugene Ward and Roger Ward. Burial May 14, 1999 in Ward-Lewis
Family Cemetery.
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DIED - May 12, 1999 ** JAMES
THOMAS SALMONS, 77 of Wayne WV., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born March 30, 1922 in Stepptown, WV, a son of the
late Lafayette and Rachael (Napier) Salmons. Preceded in death by one son, John T.
Salmons; one daughter, Mary Ann Salmons; four sisters and three brothers. Survivors
include his wife, Sandra Gail (McComas) Salmons; one daughter, Helen M. Ferguson; two
sons, James H. Salmons and William T. Salmons. Burial May 14, 1999 in Wayne Cemetery at
Wayne, WV.
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DIED - May 13, 1999 ** LUCIAN
MILTON JONES, 74, of Tekoa, Washington, formerly
of Wayne County, WV., in Tekoa. Born August 12, 1924, in East Lynn, WV, a son of the late
William Edward and Mary Pearl (Stanley) Jones. Preceded in death by one sister, Ruby
Tygrett; two brothers, Gayle and Billy James Jones. Survivors include one daughter, Sharon
Lynn Jones; two sons, Sheldon Ray Jones and Judson Jones; four sisters and three
brothers-in-law, Mattie and Joe Nolan, Margaret Goldwater, Eunice and Thomas Kerwin and
Mary Ruth and
Bill Pearlman; two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Stanley and Lizzie Jones, Sheldon
Jones, Ruth Jones and Reba Jones. Burial May 17, 1999 in the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn,
WV.
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DIED - May 14, 1999 ** CHESTER
ARTHUR "TED" PERDUE, 87, of
Huntington, WV., at his home. Born September 19, 1911, in Wayne County, a son of the late
Brady and Mary (Casey) Perdue. Preceded in death by one brother, Frank Perdue; one sister,
Ruth Malcolm. Survivors include his wife, Treba "Louise" (Wilks)
Perdue; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry Ray and Karen Jane Perdue; one brother and
sister-in-law, Fred and Spicey Perdue. Burial May 16, 1999 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park,
Huntington, WV.
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DIED - May 14, 1999 ** MONNIE
ROWE, 80 of Ceredo, WV., at Cabell Huntington
Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born September 22, 1918, in Louisa, KY, a daughter of the late
Herbert G. and Della (Pennington) Diamond.
Preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Rowe. Survivors include three daughters, Nancy
Barnett, Ann Rowe and Mary Sue Salyers; two sons, Robert J. Rowe and Clyde Bruce Rowe; one
sister, Marie Martin. Burial May 17, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - May 15, 1999 ** TEDDY K.
CYRUS, 64, of Huntington, WV., formerly of
Wayne. Born May 19, 1934 in Wayne, WV, a son of the late Burwell Conrad "Burl"
and Cora (Adkins) Cyrus. Preceded in death by one brother, Bural Ed Cyrus. Survivors
include one daughter and son-in-law, Cheri Cyrus and Phil Basso; three sons and
daughters-in-law, Forster and Sheryl Fry, Gregg and Edwina Fry, Jeffrey Glenn and Kathy
Fry; one sister, Ivolise Frazier and one brother and sister-in-law, Cofer and Helen Cyrus.
Burial May 19, 1999 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - May 18, 1999 ** TERESA B.
COPLEY, of Crum, WV. Survivors include her
mother, Amanda Perry Robinson; one son, Curtis Howard Copley; one brother, Dana Robinson.
Burial May 22, 1999 in Copley Cemetery, Crum, WV.
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DIED - May 20, 1999 ** MRS. MARY
ETTIE CANTERBURY McCLOUD HAAS BREWSTER,
81, of South Point, OH., in Heartland of Riverview. Born October 17, 1917, in Prichard,
WV, a daughter of the late Frank and Sarah (Ward) Canterbury. Preceeded in death by her
husband, Harvey Brewster. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and
Pastor Dewey Bias; four sons, Everett McCloud, Joseph E. Haas, David L. Haas, and Michael
E. Hass; three sisters, Roxie Romine, Stella Perry and Hester Crabtree. Burial May 23,
1999
in Burlington-Greenlawn Cemetery.
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DIED - May 22, 1999 ** MRS.
GEMALEE RIGGS BUTCHER, 80 of Kenova, WV., at her
residence. Born August 10, 1918, in Cyrus, WV, a daughter of the late Wilburn Riggs and
Loucinda Brumfield Mullins. Preceded in death by her husband, Willard N.Butcher, Sr.; her
step-father, C.R. Mullins; two brothers, Virgil Riggs and Clyde Mullins; two sisters, Ruby
Noble and Okla Cyrus. Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Willard N.
Butcher, Jr, and Jack L. and Linda Butcher; one daughter and son-in-law, Lou Ann and
Wilford Napier; two sisters, Mary Parsley and Audry Gillum. Burial May 25, 1999 in Dock,s
Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - May 23, 1999 ** ELSIE
HATFIELD, 90, of Fort Gay, WV., at her home.
Born February 6, 1909 at Radnor, WV, a daughter of the late Albert and Alice (Bellomy)
Jackson. Preceded in death by her husband, Landon Hatfield. Survivors include two
daughters, Geraldine Thompson and Thelma Stanley; two sons, Herbert (Hoover) Hatfield and
Thomas Hatfield; three sisters, Susie Rose, Elberta James and Mildred Smith; four
brothers, Henry Jackson, Clyde Jackson, Albert Jackson, Jr. and Raymond Jackson. Burial
May 26, 1999 in
Hatfield Cemetery at Fort Gay, WV
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DIED - May 23, 1999 ** RICHARD
WILBUR THOMPSON, 66 of Huntington, WV.,in St.
Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Born July 28, 1932 in Williamson, WV, a son of the late
Wilbur and Lena Mae (Akers) Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Pearl (Wiley) Thompson;
three daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Jo and Scott Street, Karen Sue and Frankie
Graham and Teresa Ann and Gary Wayne Cassidy. Burial May26 in Forest Lawn Memorial
Gardens, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - May 24, 1999 ** WANDA FAY
CARICO, 65, of Chesapeake, OH., at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born June 19, 1933 in Huntington, WV., the daughter of the late
Ernest and Marie (Easthom) Shepherd. Preceded in death by her
husband, Lewis Carico, and one brother, Roy Shepherd. Survivors include two daughters,
Bonnie Carico and Connie Sliger; one son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Linda Carico; one
sister, Opal Ray, one sister-in-law, Lois Sullivan; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Ray
and Ann Shepherd, John and Mildred Shepherd and Ellis and Karen Shepherd. Burial May 27,
1999 in Harveytown Cemetery, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - May 25, 1999 ** PAULINE
WILLIAMS, 72, of Ceredo, WV, at her residence.
Born March 30, 1927 in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Ernest and Wavie
(Caldwell) Vance. Preceded in death by her husband,
Jay Williams, one son, Ejay Williams; one sister, Goldie Williamson; one brother, Ernest
Vance, Jr. Survivors include one daughter, Kay F. Wiliams; six sisters, Beatrice
Chmielewski , Betty May and Mildred Friend, Nancy
Marcum, Darlene Mullins, and Brenda Tackett; four brothers, Ezra Vance, Floyd Vance, David
Vance and Robert Vance. Burial May 28, 1999 in Press-Fryley Cemetery, Kiahsville, WV.
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DIED - May 25, 1999 ** SAMUEL J.
DINGESS, 68, of Wayne, WV., at his home. Born
September 5, 1930 on Rich Creek in Wayne County, WVA, a son of the late Jake and Hester
(Dalton) Dingess. Preceded in death by his wife, Opal M. (Berry) Dingess; one son, Glen
Dingess; and one sister, Lena Marcum. Survivors include five daughters and two
sons-in-law, Jewel and Roby Williamson, Patricia Ann and Kevin Ross, Shirley Marie
Dingess, Lena Mae Dingess and Betty Carol Dingess; three sons and two daughters-in-law,
Samuel James, Jr. and Debra Dingess, Keith and Elizabeth Dingess, and Ernest Dingess; one
sister, Nancy Ellen Angell; two brothers, Ervin Dingess and Pete Dingess. Burial May 28,
1999 in Cox Cemetery, near Genoa.
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DIED - May 25, 1999 ** MRS. RUBY
AKERS, 79, of Huntington, WV. Born July 25, 1919
in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Gobe and Era (Stump) Thackers. Preceded in
death by her husband, Paul D. Akers; one son-in-law, Lloyd Maynard; eight brothers and
eight sisters. Survivors include one daughter, Linda Maynard, oneson and daughter-in-law,
Paul and Doris Akers; one brother, Vinson Thacker; three sisters-in-law, Ruth Perdue,
Ernestine Thacker and Elsie Dishman; one brother-in-law, Raynold Riggs. Burial May 28,
1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - May 25, 1999 ** CLARA
BURGESS McGARRY, of Richmond, VA. Survivors
include a son, Edward J. McGarry III; two daughters, Julie M. Holswade and Elizabeth M.
Trop. Burial May 29, 1999 in the family section
of Elmwood Cemtery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - May 25, 1999 ** MRS.
MARTHA PLYMALE HATTEN PRITT, 91, of Kenova, WV.,
at Mariner Health Center. Born October 27, 1907, the daughter of the late John Marion and
Bertha (Harmon) Plymale of Shoals, WV. Preceded in death by two husbands, Forrest William
Hatten and Lewis Pritt. Survivors include one daughter, Dr. Eleanor H. Terry; one brother,
Lyle F. Plymale; one step-daughter, Barbara Ahler and her husband George. Burial May 28,
1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - May 25, 1999 ** MR.
WINFRED KECK, 80, of Huntington, WV., in the VA
Medical Center. Born October 12, 1918 in Branchland, WV, a son of the late Keenan and
Minnie (Vaughn) Keck. Preceded in death by five sisters and one brother. Survivors include
his wife, Bonnie (Gillespie) Keck; one son and daughter-in-law,David and Karen Keck; one
half-brohter, Kennan Thomas Keck. Burial May 28, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens,
Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - May 26, 1999 ** MRS.
ESTELLE N. MINGES, 79 of Huntington, WV., in
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born 22 June, 1922 in Wayne County, WVA, a
daughter of the late John Franklin and Jettie Lee (Haney) Napier. Preceded in death by her
husband, Anthony Minges; one son, Robert Leslie Wilson; two sisters, Laura Napier and
Mabel Smith; four brothers, Homer Napier, Virgil Napier, James Napier and Robert Napier.
Survivors include one daughter, Wanda Lee Ekers Booth; one sister, Lillian Marie Smith.
Burial May 28, 1999 in Spring Valley Memorial Gardens, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - May 27, 1999 ** MRS.
MARTHA JANE MAYNARD BAILEY, 62 of Richmond, KY.,
formerly of Dunlow, WV in Pattie A. Clay Hospital, Richmond, KY. Born October 20, 1936 in
Dunlow, WV, a daughter of the
late Hardin Maynard and Genevieve (McNeely) Maynard Scott. Preceded in death by one
sister, Tamsy Barker; one brother, Dallas Maynard. Survivors include her husband, Herbert
Garrett Bailey, Jr.; two daughters and one
son-in-law, Karen Faye and Victor Stafford, and Kimberly Bailey; three sons and
daughters-in-law, David Lee and Vikki Bailey, Herbert Garrett and Brenda Bailey, and
Jeffery Scott and Tammy Bailey; four sisters, Daisy Mae
Pennington, Violet Masterson, Delcie Maynard and Eva McComas Codman; two brothers, Dewey
Maynard and Harland Maynard. Burial May 30, 1999 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - May 28, 1999 ** MRS. JUNE
WALKER RIGGS, 49, of Kenova, WV., at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born March 20, 1950 in Louisa, Ky, a daughter of the late
WilliamClyde and Ellia (Peters) Walker. Preceded in death by two brothers, Benjamin Walker
and Millard F. Walker. Survivors include her husband, Nolan L. "Eli" Riggs; one
daughter, Tania Nicole Riggs; One twin sister, Jewell Roselle; two brothers, Norman Walker
and Jarrett Walker. Burial June 1, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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Died - May 29, 1999 ** CLYDE
ERNEST THOMPSON, 68 of Wayne, WV., at his home.
Born September 23, 1930 in Wayne County, a son of the late Norman and Maggie (Stephens)
Thompson. Survivors include one daughter, Jo Ann Martin; one son, Clyde Thompson, Jr; four
sisters, Norma Lee Clay, Ester Miller, Jean Spence and Doris Jane Rockwell. Burial May 31,
1999 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - May 30, 1999 ** MR.
MILTON JAMES ESQUE, 79 of Huntington, WV., at
the Morris Memorial Nursing Home, Milton, WV. Born on September 14, 1918 in Wayne County,
a son of the late Fisher and Ella (Pyles) Esque. Preceded in death by three brothers, Paul
Esque, Bill Esque, and Golden Esque. Survivors include his wife, Berdie (Midkiff)
Esque and a sister, Hester Esque Mills. Burial June 2, 1999 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - May 30, 1999 ** ANN J.
LEMASTER DAVIS, 89, of Mansfirld, OH., formerly
of Fort Gay, WV. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy Davis. Survivors include two sons,
Lewie R. Carrington and LeRoy Carrington; two daughters, Twatha L. Sparks and Treva A
Carrington; four brothers, Roy Lemaster, Ray Lemaster, Lewie Lemaster and Clarence
Lemaster, Jr.; two sisters, Maxine Cyrus and Janet Estep. Burial June 4, 1999 in Lemaster
Cemetery, Mill Creek.