WAYNE
COUNTY OBITUARIES
NOVEMBER, 1998
DIED - Nov. 1, 1998
** DENNIE
EARL NELSON, 60, of
Wayne, W. Va., at the
home of his brother Donald Nelson. Born Feb. 3, 1938 in
Huntington, W. Va., a son
of the late Edgar and Helen (Vance) Nelson. Preceded in death by
one brother,
Denfert Nelson. Survivors include three sons and one
daughter-in-law, Dennie Earl
Nelson, Jr., Ronald Lee Nelson, and Edgar "Eddie" and
Rhonda Nelson; one daughter
Chrie Denise Nichols; one sister, Verlie Nelson; one brother and
sister-in-law,
Donald and Hilda Nelson. Burial Nov. 3, 1998 in Mt.Vernon
Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 1, 1998 ** MRS. EDNA MAE TERRY
SMITH, 74, of Kenova,
W. Va.,
at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Jul. 16, 1924 at Kenova, W.
Va., a daughter of the late
James and Dula (Power) Terry. Preceded in death by one brother,
James Terry.
Survivors include her husband, James T. Smith; three sons, James
T. Smith, Jr., Terry
L. Smith and David D. Smith; one sister, Edith Terry. Burial Nov.
4, 1998 in Hillcrest
Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 1, 1998 ** BETTE LOIS
STEELE-WHITT, in
Bradenton, FL. Born Jan.
3, 1925 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Charles
E. Steele and Ludy
(Robinson) Steele. Preceded in death by two brothers, Charles K.
Steele and William
D. Steele; one sister, Virginia R. Thacker. Survivors include two
daughters,
Gwendolyn S. Sousa and Sherry D. Craft; one son, Charles M.
Whitt; one sister,
Bertha M. Dodd. Burial Nov. 7, 1998 in Dixon Cemetery, Ashland,
KY.
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DIED - Nov. 2, 1998 ** MR. JENNINGS ROSS, 82, of Huntington, W. Va., in
Mariner Health Care Center. Born May 16, 1916 in Huntington, W.
Va., a son of the
late Parker and Auta Lee (Fraley) Ross. Preceded in death by his
wife, Verla
(McComas) Ross, four brothers and one sister. Survivors include
one son, Charles
Russell Ross; one daughter, Nancy Sue Hauer. Burial Nov. 6, 1998
in Woodmere
Memorial Park.
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DIED - Nov. 2, 1998 ** MR. IRA J. NAPIER, 74, of Dunlow, W. Va. at his home.
Born May 2, 1924 at Ferguson, W. Va., a son of the late Boyd and
Palina (Mayanrd)
Napier. Preceded in death by one daughter, Opal Marie Napier;
three sisters, Mertle
Napier, Ada Scott and Gaytheal McComas; four brothers, Frank,
Tennis, Dallas and
Zennis Napier. Survivors include his former wsife, Dorothy Watts
Napier May; three
daughters, Janie Ferguson and her husband Clifton, Mary Mae
Parsons and her
husband John, and Evelyn May and her husband Raymond; one son,
Ira Napier and
his wife Donna; one sistrer, Elizabeth Napier; one brother, Alvie
Napier. Burial Nov.
4, 1998 in Cox Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 3, 1998 ** MRS. LOIS W.
GALLOWAY, 73, of
Kenova, W. Va. , at her
home. Born Aug. 20, 1925 at Deering, W. Va., a daughter of the
late Charles and
Ruth (Mottesheard) Williams. Preceded in death by her husband,
William H.
Galloway, Sr. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law,
William H., Jr. and
Dixie Galloway; one daughter and son-in-law, Danese and Danny
Campbell. Burial
Nov. 5, 1998 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 3, 1998 ** LILLY ETHEL MUSIC, 76, of Huntington, W. Va., in
Cabell Huntingotn Hospital. Born Dec. 8, 1921 in Huntington, W.
Va. , a daughter of
the late Jesse and Mable (Runyon) dkins. Preceded in death by her
husband, Donnie
Music; one sister, Lois Casto; three brothers, Walter, Gene and
Charlie Adkins.
Survivors include four daughters, Patricia L. Adkins, LaDonna D.
Riggs, Mary E.
Crockett and Debra G. Spence; two sons, Paul D. and James M.
Music; two brothers,
Harrold and Jerry Adkins. Burial Nov. 6, 1998 in Dock’s
Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 3, 1998 ** VIOLET RAE
RICHARDSON, 64, of
Ceredo, W. Va. , in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 10, 1934 in Wayne County, W.
Va., a
daughter of the late Troy and Ruby Jewel (Sexton) Hale. Preceded
in death by two
daughters, Ruby Richardson and Amaris Richardson; three sisters,
Iris Faye Hale,
Elvie Marshall and Anna Belle Enyart; three brothers, Carl, Joe
and Bob Hale.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Clara Ann and
Carmen Rizzo; one
son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Karen Richardson; two sisters,
Gladys Ward
and Freda Lewis; three brothers, Harold, Ronald and Claude Hale.
Burial Nov. 6,
1998 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Nov. 5, 1998 ** WILLIE SIAS CRUM, 94, of Ranger, W. Va., at home.
BornJul.20, 1904 at Wewanta, W. Va., a daughter of the late John
and Nannie
(Queen) Sias. Preceded in death by her husband, William Crum;
four sons, Otis, Roy,
Memphis and Myrl Crum. Survivors include two sons, Ken and Billy
Crum; one
step-son, Rev. Alonzo Curry; four daughters, Erma Sargent, Glenna
Jean Pennington,
Bonnie Neace and Connie Hatfield; one sister, Alberta Varney.
Burial Nov. 8, 1998.
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DIED - Nov. 7, 1998 ** JERRY K. MEALY, 60, of Kenova, W. Va., at his
home.
Born May 11, 1938 in Cabell Co., W. Va., a son of the late Fred
and Ilda (Lake)
Mealey. Preceded in death by one brother, Hilbert Mealey.
Survivors include his wife,
Drema (Thompson) Mealey; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Steve
Mealey and
Vance and Debbie Mealey; one brother, Fred Mealey; two sisters,
Edna Hager and
Garnet Mealey. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 7, 1998 ** KADY EDGAR BROWNING, 89, of Huntington, W. Va.
Born Feb. 10, 1909 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late
Kady and Neloa
(Jones) Browning. Preceded in death by one son, Joe Edward
Browning. Survivors
include his wife, Willa (Cornwell) Browning; two daughters and
one son-in-law,
Betty and Harry Lancaster and Kay Miller; one sister, Inez Dixon;
two brothers,
Lucian and Raymond Browning. Burial Nov. 10, 1998 in Browning
Family Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 7, 1998 ** DELMAS DAVIDSON, 68, of Catharpin, VA., in Prince
William County Hospital, Manassas, VA. Born Jun. 5, 1930 at East
Lynn, W. Va., a
son of the late Johnny Boyd and Ruth (Finley) Davidson. Preceded
in death by one
sister, True Davidson. Survivors include three daughters, Judy
Diane Webster,
Deborah Ann Hattori and Barba Jo Mather; two sisters, Authelia
McKee and Donna
Gilkerson; three brothers, Gary Finley, Sidney H. Davidson and
Danny Finley. Burial
Nov. 11, 1998 in Davidson Cemetery, East Lynn, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 7, 1998 ** FREEDA MAE LAMBERT
DAVIS, 60, of
Huntington, W.
Va., in Ranger, W. Va. Born the daughter of the late Woodrow
Wilford and Maxine
(Nelson) Lambert. Preceded in death by one brother, Woodrow
Lambert, Jr.; her
ex-husband, Carey A. Davis. Survivors include two daughters,
Veronica Lynn Gallion
and Patrician Anne Lemiuex Gilman; three sons, Martin Allen, Jack
Anthony and
Joseph Scott Davis; four sisters, Nina Vance, Betty Lambert,
Cathy Adkins and Peggy
Cline; four brothers, Fred, Patrick, Kennith and Harold Lambert.
Burial Nov. 9, 1998
in Sanders Cemetery, Ranger, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 8, 1998 ** WILLIAM H. SHY, 79, of Huntington, W. Va. , in
Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Dec. 28, 1918 in Franklin Co., OH., a
son of the late John
C. and Anna (Reynolds) Shy. Burial Nov. 11, 1998 in Mt. Union
Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 8, 1998 ** CHARLES G. FRAZIER,
SR., 82, of Lavalette,
W. Va., in
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Apr. 9,1916, in Wayne County, W.
Va., a son of
the late Boyd and Louie (Clay) Frazier. Preceded in death by
three brothers, Dorsey,
Paul and Ernest Frazier; two sisters, Dahia Mae Thacker and Theda
Frazier. Survivors
include his wife, Anna (Johnston) Frazier; his previous wife, Ada
W. Chambers; two
daughters, Sue Dillon and Dorothy Mae Persinger; two
step-daughters, Monica
Johnston and Pam Rash; two sons, Charles G. , Jr. and Wylie E.
Frazier; one step-son,
Michael Johnston; one sister, Delores Reed; two brothers, Arthur
and Joe Frazier.
Burial Nov. 10, 1998 in Wayne Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 9, 1998 ** ELLA C. BELLOMY, 77, of Fort Gay, W. Va., in Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born May 27, 1921 in Morgan
Creek, KY., a
daughter of the late Rev. James and Mary (Workman) Cartmel.
Preceded in death by
her husband, Walter Bellomy; one son, Ralph Edward Bellomy.
Survivors include
four daughters, Bonnie Jean Smith, Lotus Irene Marcum, Judy Ann
Jarrell, and Diana
Hill; one sister, Rosie Kirk; one brother, Bert Cartmel. Burial
in Community Chapel
Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 9, 1998 ** CLINTON CHAFFIN, 49, of Delbarton, W. Va., in
Williamson Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 20, 1949 at Webb, W. Va.,
a son of the
late Dennie and Lola June (Rose) Chaffin. Survivors include his
wife, Estie (Justice)
Chaffin; one daughter, Linda Rose Chaffin; two sons, Clinton
Chaffin, Jr. and Joshua
Chaffin; three sisters, Pauline Chaffin, Lois Jean Perry and Mary
Ann Gage; five
brothers, Elmer, Troy L., Larry, Billy Ray and Eugene Chaffin.
Burial Nov. 12,1998 in
Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 9, 1998 ** ROY E. ROSS, 76, of Piketon, OH., at his home.
Born Mar.
14, 1922 in Kenova, W. Va. , a son of the late Oscar and Lona
(Patrick) Ross.
Preceded in death by one grandson, Aaron Daniel Ross. Survivors
include his wife,
Mazel (Adkins) Ross; five sons, Charles, Howard, Roger, Blaine
and Galen ross; one
daughter, Cheryl Cox; three sisters, Louise Salyer, Rosalee
Harris and Elnora Pinney;
one brother, Robert Charles Ross. Burial Nov. 13, 1998 in Mound
Cemetery,
Piketon, OH.
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DIED - Nov. 10, 1998 ** AUDREY HOPE SPENCER, 84, of Huntington, W. VA., at
her home. Born Mar. 23, 1914 in Louisa, KY., a daughter of the
late J.T. and Otha
(Berry) Spencer. Preceded in death by two brothers; John T., Jr.
and Leslie Fenton
Spencer. Survivors include one sister, Dorothy Belcher. Burial
Nov. 14, 1998 in
Christian Cemetery, Fort Gay, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 12, 1998 ** OPAL J. ARRINGTON, 76, of Dunlow, W. Va., in Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Jul. 21, 1922 at
Delbarton, W. Va., a
daughter of the late Kenneth and Roxie (Baisden) Accord. Preceded
in death by her
husband, Willie Jay Arrington; five sisters, Vesta Damron, Tuexie
Price, Hazel
Robbins, Ethel Six and Mabel Varney. Survivors include two
daughters, Roxie Wells
and Yvette Copley; one son, Phillip Allen Theiss; one sister,
Lucille Dempsey. Burial
Nov. 15, 1998 in Hobert Crum Cemetery, Dunlow, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 12,1998 ** MRS. NADA MAE ADAMS
TRIPLETT, 84, of
Huntington,
W. Va. , in St. Mary’s Hospital. born May 27, 1914 in Genoa,
W. Va., a daughter of
the late Samuel and Isabelle (Robertson) Adams. Preceded in death
by her husband,
Donald Toppings Triplett; one sister and four brothers. Survivors
include one son
and daughter-in-law, Donald and Janet Triplett; one daughter and
son-in-law, Mary
Ann and Bob Bezio. Burial Nov. 14, 1998 in Crooks Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 12, 1998 ** RONALD WILLIAM
"RON" CLARK,
29, of Kenova, W.
Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Jun. 28, 1969 in
Lawrence County, OH., a
son of Bill and Connie L. (Brammer) Clark. Survivors include one
brother, Dustin
Clark. Burial Nov. 14, 1998 in Rome Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 13, 1997 ** MRS. ETHEL FRY HORNE, 85, of Melbourne, FL., in
Beverly Health Care Center. Born Jan. 15, 1913 at East Lynn, W.
Va., a daughter of
the late Frank Herford and Cassie (Mathis) Fry. Preceded in death
by her husband,
Jess Willard Horn; two sisters, Effie Maynard and Sallie
Bradshaw; five brothers,
Forester "Bub" Fry, Sherman Fry, Millard
"Chalk" Fry, Johnson Fry and Edmund Fry.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Sue Roehl and Brenda Kay
Williams; one
son, Sam F. Horne; one sister, Charlie Lycans. Burial Nov. 16,
1998 in Community
Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Nov. 13, 1998 ** BILLIE FAYE RAKES, 70, of Huntington, W. Va., at her
home. Born Oct. 1, 1928 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of
the late William H.
and Alma Marie (Overby) Flowers. Preceded in death by her
husband, Luther Louis
Rakes. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and
Carol Rakes; one
daughter and son-in-law, Olivia and Larry Valdez; two brothers,
Sonny and Fred
Flowers. Burial In Spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Nov. 13, 1998 ** FRED SMITH, JR., 65, of Fort Gay, W. Va.. Born May
7,
1933 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of Maggie (Walker) Smith and
the late Fred
Smith, Sr. Survivors include his wife Wanda (Robertson) Smith;
one son, Zandell
Smith; one daughter, Loretta Smith; two brothers, Robert and
Howard Smith; five
sisters, Anna Mae Bowens, Betty June Hale, Lucille Rhodes, Beulah
May York and
Ruby Sabo. Burial in Smith Family Cemnetery, Fort Gay, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 14, 1998 ** WALTER MINIS FRALEY, 71, of South Salem. Preceded
in death by one brother, Glen Fraley. Survivors include his wife,
June Fraley; one
daughter, Kurene Chapman; one son, Kyle (Robin) Fraley; one
brother, Worthland;
four sisters, Beatrice Ross, Arma Trogden, Barbara (Robert)
Michel and Louise
Fraley. Burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 14, 1998 ** MICHAEL ANTHONY
FRASHER, 25, of Wayne,
W. Va. ,
at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Dec. 30, 1972 in Huntington,
W. Va., a son of
Murphy and Genevieve (Reynolds) Frasher. Survivors include one
daughter, Alisha
Rene Simpkins; one sister and brother-in-law, Deborah Sue and
Gregory Dunkle.
Burial Nov. 17, 1998 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 16, 1998 ** LEONARD CECIL
"PETE" RICE,
69, of Huntington, W.
Va., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1929 at Kenova,
W. Va., a son of the late
Leonard and Nannie Susan (Wallace) Rice. Survivors include his
wife, Mary (Scott)
Rice; one son and daughter-in-law, Richard Cecil andKathryn Rice;
three daughters
and sons-in-law, Karen and Greg Perry, Nancy and Terry Carpenter,
and Kimberly
and Tom Hutchinson; two brothers, Clarence and Clyde Rice. Burial
Nov. 19, 1998
in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 17, 1998 ** MADELYN COLE MELTON, 79, of Murray, KY formerly
of Huntington, W. Va., at Westview Nursing Home, Murray, KY. She
was the
daughter of the late William Harold Cole and Mary Samples Cole.
Preceded in death
by her husband, Charles Ernest Melton; a brother, William Rex
Cole; and a sister,
Virginia Bentley. Survived by a daughter, Paula Hulick and her
husband, Chuck.
Burial Nov. 20, 1998 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - Nov. 17, 1998 ** GARY MICHAEL
"MIKE" COLE,49,
of Huntington, W.
Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. Preceded
in death by his
stepmother, Gladys and his grandparents, Nannie and Clyde Cole.
Survived by his
wife, Virginia "Ginny" Walker Cole; his mother,
Genevieve Harris Adkins; his father
and stepmother, Donald W. and Laura Cole. Three sons and one
daughter-in-law,
Donald Matthew Cole, Alexander Cole, and David and Angela Cole;
four dauthers
and one son-in-law; Tonya Cole, Julia and Chad "My
Buddy" Brown and Ashlea Cole,
Kristi Cole; two step-sons, Tony and Andrew Walker; one sister
and her husband,
Donna Sue and Gary "Corky"Bailey; one sister-in-law and
two brothers-in-law, Julie
and Bobby Borders and James Walker; one autn, Oneila Robertson
and his
mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sue and Bill Walker. Burial Nov.
20, 1998 in
Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section.
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DIED - Nov. 18, 1998 ** JUDY BESS, 50, of Kenova, W. Va. at St.
Mary’s
Hospital. Born Apr. 27, 1948 in Wayne County, W. Va. a daughter
of the late
Kenneth E. and Geneva J. Thornhill Hay. Preceded in death by her
two brothers,
Kenneth Lee Hay and Emmons E. Hay; one very special aunt, Carrie
Montgomery
and one brother-in-law, John R. Rayburn. Survived by her husband,
Rick Bess; two
sons and one daughter-in-law, Todd and Francie Milum and Ty Milum
and his
finacee, Mary Ann Hinchman; and one sister, Barbara Rayburn.
BurialNov. 21, 1998
in the Abbey of Serenity at Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 18, 1998 ** JANET KATHLEEN
CARPENTER, 92, of
Kenova, W. Va.,
at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. The daughter of
the late Willard
B. and Sarah Jarrell Griffith, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Henry V.
"Bun" Carpenter; two brothers and four sisters.
Survived by one sister, Mrs. Byron T.
‘Leonta" Morris; and one brother and sister-in-law,
Willard S. "Dick" Griffith and his
wife, Rudy. Burial Nov. 21, 1998 at Ceredo Crescent Hill
Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 18, 1998 ** VINA SELBY WEBB, 83, of Kenova, W. Va., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. Born Jun. 22, 1915 in
Wayne County, W.
Va., a daughter of the late Willie and Mary McCoy Selby. Preceded
in death by her
husband, Cullie Webb and one granddaughter, Kelly Whitaker.
Survived by two
daughters and one son-in-law, Mary and Jack Barton and Judy
Whitaker; three sons
and daughters-in-law, Alvis and Tula M. Webb, Elwood and Jerri
Webb, and Jack and
Evelyn Webb; one sister, Elouise Adkins; and one brother, Rev.
Reades Selby. Burial
Nov. 21, 1998 in Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catleesburg, KY.
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DIED - Nov. 18, 1998 ** RUTH G. EDINGTON, 74, of Troy, OH. Born Feb. 29,
1924, in Ceredo, W. Va., a daughter of Walter M. and Alpha Olivia
(Hensley) Grate.
Survived by her husband, Guy E. Edington;and two sons and
daughter-in-law, Guy S.
and Denise Edington, and Eric Edington. Private services
conducted at convenience
of family, Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy, OH.
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DIED - Nov. 18, 1998 ** CHARLEY JONES, 91, of Lewisburg, W. Va., at his
home.
Born Feb. 10, 1907, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late
Robert L. and Ellen
Maynard Jones. Preceded in death by one daughter, Georgia Marie
Flack, and infant
son, Jesse Jones; two grandsons, Stephen Dale and Charles Edward
Jones and 15
brothers and sister. Survived by his wife, Sissie Mae Jones; two
daughters, Mary
Ellen Morgan, and Dalice Berkshire and her husband, Lewis; five
sons, Charles Jones
and wife, Edith, Willie Jones and wife, Lois, Bobby Frank Jones
and wife, Alice,
Cohen Jones and wife, Florence and Richard Jones and wife, Peggy.
Burial Nov. 22,
1998 at Greasy Ridge Cemetery, Dunlow, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 21, 1998 ** WALLACE L. SIZEMORE, of New Hebron, MS, formerly
of Ceredo, W. VA. Born Nov. 25, 1923, in Ceredo, W. Va., a son of
the late Henry and
Laura Workman Sizemore. Preceded in death by his first wife,
Wilma Maxwell
Sizemore; a sister, Lorine Childers; two brothers, William
"Bill" Sizemore and
Raymond Sizemore. Survived by his wife, Ruby L. Sizemore; two
daughters, Julia
Hill and Theresa Morris; two sons, Wallace L. Sizemore, Jr., and
Michael D.
Sizemore; stepchildren, David and Rita Runnels, Carolyn
Duckworth, Ray and
Sherry Runnels, June and Robert Heard, and Joann Smith. Burial
Nov. 27, 1998 in
Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 21, 1998 ** ANNA "LOU"
CURNUTTE NICHOLS, 65,
of Prichard, W.
Va. in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. Born May
28, 1933, in
Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the later Kermit and Bonnie
Lambert Curnutte.
Survived by her husband, Jay W. Nichols; two sons and
daughters-in-law, James J.
and Terri Lynn Nichols and Edward Allen and Dot Nichols; two
brothers and
sisters-in-law, Oscar "Bud" and Nancy Curnutte and
James and Mary Curnutte.
Burial Nov. 24, 1998 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 23, 1998 ** DELLA NELSON
BLANKENSHIP, 76, of
Kenova, W. Va.,
at her home. Preceded in death by her husband, James Blankenship.
Survivors
include two daughters, Paula Smith and Betty Effingham; four
sons, Enos, Richard,
Ed and Herbert Blankenship; two sisters, Minnie Sparks and Sara
Jane Caldwell; two
brothers, James and Herbert Nelson. Burial Nov. 25, 1998 in Maple
Hill Memorial
Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 23, 1998 ** GLADYS I. FRASHER
BARE, 55, of Ceredo, W.
Va., at
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. Born May 27, 1943,
in Logan, W.
Va., a dauther of Edith Ellis Frasher and the later Brady
Frasher. Survived by one
daughter, Jackie Bare; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and
Annie Bare; two
brothers and one sister-in-law, Dennis Frasher and David and
Sheila Frasher; her
former husband, Harold Bare; and a special cousin, Alma Tooley.
Burial Nov. 28,
1998 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 23, 1998 ** JIMMY DALE SANDERS, 46, of Milton, W. Va., in Mason
County, W. Va. Born Aug. 8, 1952, in Logan, W. Va., a son of
Kenneth Sanders of
Lincoln County, W. Va. and Lois Pennington McComas of Richmond,
IN. Survived
by his wife, Geraldine Jackson Sanders; one daughter, Melissa
Kaye Sanders; one
son, Steven Dale Sanders; two sisters, Sharon Harless and Devona
Adkins; and four
brothers, Kenneth Wayne Sanders, Jeffrey Sanders, Clifford
Sanders and Kevin
Sanders. Burial Nov. 28, 1998 in Walter Sanders Cemetery, Ranger,
W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 24, 1998 ** MARIAN OSBURN, 77, of Ceredo, W. Va. Born Dec. 3,
1920, in Huntington, a daughter of the late William Clinton and
Effie Perdue Skeens.
Preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Osburn and grandson,
Darrell Lee
Vanhoose. Survived by one daughter, Molly Osburn; two sisters,
Betty Billups and
Peggy Ullom; one brother, William Jr., and Lee Skeens. Burial
Nov. 28, 1998 in
Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 24, 1998 ** KEITH RAY ROBERTS, 42, of Prichard, W. Va., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Jun. 28, 1956 in Huntington, W. Va., a
son of William L.
and Ava (Martin) Roberts. Survivors include one brother, Steve
Roberts; two
daughters, Shawna Raye and Tiffany Michelle Roberts. Burial Nov.
27, 1998 in
Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 24, 1998 ** JOHN B. TAYLOR, 69, of Lavalette, W. Va.,. in St.
Mary’s
Hospital. Born Jan. 30, 1929 at Pilgrim, Martin County, KY., a
son of the late Perry
and Wilda Taylor. Preceded in death by a son, Randall Bert
Taylor; two sisters,
Hazel and Ora Taylor; one brother, Ivon Taylor. Surviors include
his wife, Eunice
(Hall) Taylor; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Judy
Taylor and Rev. Jeffrey
K. and Letitia Taylor; one sister and brother-in-law, Bertha and
Clifford Mills; one
brother and sister-in-law, Homer and Carol Taylor; two step
sisters, Oma Duley and
Ernestine Moore; two half sisters, Eula Rubie and Mary Moore.
Burial in Rome-
Proctorville Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 24, 1998 ** MR. ELLIS ROSS, 75, of Lavalette, W. Va., in
Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Oct. 23, 1923 at East Lynn, Wayne
County, W. Va., a son
of the late Rev. Harvey and Della (Belcher) Ross. Preceded in
death by two sisters,
Violetta and Magdeline Ross. Survivors include five sisters,
Letha Blankenship, June
Adams, Evelyn Asbury, Carma Pinson, and Bernice Mitchell; one
brother, Basil Ross;
one sister-in-law, Lenora Ross. Burial Nov. 28, 1998 in Adkins
Cemetery, East Lynn,
W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 25, 1998 ** ROBERT JOE ADKINS, 64, of Wayne, W. Va., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born May 6, 1934 at Stiltner, Wayne County,
W. Va., a son of
the late Cain and Haney (Napier) Adkins. Preceded in death by one
son, Dana
Adkins; two sisters, Susie Martin and Bertha Lee Adkins; three
brothers, Dick,
Lucian, Jr. and Charles Edgar Adkins. Survivors include his wife,
Marie (Aliff)
Adkins; one daughter, Martha Ann Dillon and her husband, Rick;
Two sons, Robert
Kieth and Kevin Adkins; two step-daughters, Tammy Copley and her
husband,
Rodney and Starlene Lucas; one step-son, Tommy Lee Alkiff and his
wife, Denease;
two sisters, Louise Adkins and Eva Gay Adkins; one brother, James
Adkins. Burial
Nov. 29, 1998 in Mills-Vaughan Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 25, 1998 ** MRS. WILLIE O. ROSS, 69, of Huntington, W. Va., at her
residence. Born Jun. 6, 1929 in Cabell County, W. Va., a daughter
of the late William
and Edith (Workman) Flowers. Preceded in death by one brother,
George Flowers;
one sister, Erma Cyrus. Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Monte and
Pamela Ross; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Kay and David
Hazlett, Nancy
and Pete Janey, Marion Gay Ross and Sally Harless. Burial Nov.
28, 1998 in Flowers
Cemetery.
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DIED Nov. 25, 1998 ** LEWIS WETZEL
CURNUTTE, 64, of Wayne,
W. Va., in the
Veteran’s Hospital, Huntington, W. Va., Born Oct. 21, 1934
at Radnor, W. Va., a son
of Nellie (Hampton) Curnutte and the late Frank Curnutte.
Preceded in death by his
wife, Joan (Stamper) Curnutte. Survivors include his former wife,
Carol Mullens; one
son, Frank Curnutte; two daughters, Winona Curnutte and Nellie
Ferguson. Two
additional children, Jamie Ann and Lewis Lee Curnutte; one
brother and
sister-in-law, Charles Curtis and Peggy Curnutte; two sisters and
brothers-in-law,
Carol and Arch Epling and Barbara and Ralph Cox. Burial Nov. 29,
1998 in Curnutte
Cemetery, Radnor, W. Va.
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DIED Nov. 26, 1998 ** MORGAN LEE SMITH, 3 month old son of Jeffrey Jay and
Crystal Dawn (Sperry) Smith, in Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Survivors include one
sister, Kayln Madison Smith; maternal grandparents, Norris and
Jane Sperry;
paternal grandmother, Ann Smith. Burial Nov. 30, 1998 in Elmwood
Cemetery.
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DIED Nov. 26, 1998 ** BERTIE H. ADKINS, 94, of South Point, OH., at
Heartland
of Riverview Nursing Center. Born Dec. 16, 1903 in Wayne County,
W. Va., a
daughter of the late Erastus and Bertha (Smith) Hale. Preceded in
death by her
husband, Edgar Adkins; four sisters. Survivors include two
daughters, Deloris Myers
and Amy A. Swisher; one son, Dary L. (Nancy) Adkins. Burial Nov.
30, 1998 in
Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, OH.
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DIED - Nov. 26, 1998 ** MR. OTIS L. COLLINS, 82, of Huntington, W. Va., at
Heartland of Riverview , South Point, OH. Born Aug. 16, 1916 at
Kenova, W. Va., a
son of the late James W. and Jendoline (Campbell) Collins.
Preceded in death by his
wife, Frieda M. (Copley) Collins; one brother, James Collins; one
half-brother, Oral
Wesley Reed. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law,
Joseph L. and Toni Sue
Collins. Burial Nov. 29, 1998 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 27, 1998 ** MRS. EVA PARSLEY
CLAY, 92, at Mariner
Health Care,
Bridebrook, East Lyme, CT. Born Apr. 27, 1906 in Wayne County, W.
Va., a daughter
of the late Alderson and Millie (Chafin) Parsley. Preceded in
death by her husband,
Clancy Clay; one son, James Clay; two sisters, Ethel Clark and
Maude Bennett; one
brother, Elbert Parsley. Survivors include two daughters,
Patricia Crandall and Dixie
Clay; three sons, Baker G., Jerry, and Keith Clay; one sister,
Merle Murphy. Burial
Dec. 2, 1998 in Parsley Cemetery, jennies Creek.
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DIED - Nov. 27, 1998 ** MR. BOBBY JOE
CHRISTIAN, 51, of
Wayne, W. Va., in
St. Mary’s Hospital. Born May 17, 1947 in Cabell County, W.
Va., a son of Helen
Suiter Orme and the late Elmer William Christian. Survivors
include two sons,
Bobby Joe Christian, II and Eric Wayne Christian and wife Susan;
two sisters, Judy
Thomas and Goldie Christian; seven brothers, John W., Jerry L.,
Danny D., David A.,
Lewis D., Richard L. and Freddie M. Christian. Burial Nov. 30,
1998 in White Chapel
Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Nov. 28, 1998 ** MRS. DOROTHY MAE
SMITH, 79, of Wayne, W.
Va.
Born Nov. 17, 1919 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the
late Frank and Mary
(Adkins) Chadwick. Preceded in death by her husband, Pascal
Smith; one sister, three
brothers and one step-daughter. Survivors include one son and
daughter-in-law,
Pascal, Jr. and Jenny Smith; one step-daughter, Bonnie Smith;
four step-sons, Leo,
Jimmy, Homer and Buford Smith; one sistrer, Louise Miracle.
Burial Nov. 30, 1998
in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 29, 1998 ** HENRY W. RAMEY, 94, of Huntington, W. Va., at
Mariner Health Care. Born Aug. 26, 1904 in Lincoln County, W.
Va., a son of the late
George Riley "Barlow" and Virginia (Adkins) Ramey.
Preceded in death by his wife,
Georgia Ramey; two brothers, Ollie and Robert Ramey; one
half-brother, Enos
Ramey. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Donald M.
and Bonnie
Ramey, Sr.; Burial Dec. 2, 1998 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - Nov. 29, 1998 ** MRS. JOY D. MARCUM
ORSBORN, 67, of
Proctorville,
OH., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Mar. 4, 1931 at Louisa,
KY., a daughter of the late
Lloyd and Alma (Rucker) Webb. Survivors include her husband, Ray
A. Orsborn; one
son and daughter-in-law, Glen and Lise Marcum; three brothers,
Ray, J. D., and
James Fred Webb; two sisters, Della Mae Gartin and Elizabeth
Cote. Burial Dec. 1,
1998 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 29, 1998 ** JOHN WESLEY MULLENS, 75, of Lavalette, W. Va., at
his home. Born Jan. 23, 1923 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of
the late Rev. Henry
and Clara (Pyles) Mullens. Preceded in death by four brothers,
Floyd, Hurl, Scott and
Paul Mullens; two sisters, Mrs. Arlie (Marjorie) Queen and Mrs.
William (Stella)
Byer. Survivors include his wife, Roberta "Roby"
(Ellis) Mullens; one son, John L.
Mullens; one daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Jane Ellen) Ross; two
sisters, Mrs. William
(Esther) Witzel and Mrs. Wesley (Evalee) Byer. Burial Dec. I,
1998 in Mount Vernon
Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 30, 1998 ** CORINNE SMITH, 92, of Fort Gay, W. VA., in J.J.
Geriatric Center. Born Feb. 24, 1906 at Fort Gay, W. Va., a
daughter of the late Emery
and Susie (Dawson) Thompson. Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Pete "Peggy"
McQueen and Mrs. Karen Myer; three sons, David E., Edwin S. and
Gordon R. Smith;
three sisters, Glenna Damron, Estelle Baisden and Dorothy
Thompson; one brother,
Leonard Thompson. Burial Dec. 5, 1998 in Billups Gap Cemetery,
Fort Gay, W. Va.
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DIED - Nov. 30, 1998 ** BILLIE JEAN DAWSON
CYRUS, 66, of Fort Gay,
W. Va.,
at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Feb. 4, 1932 at Fort Gay, W.
Va., a daughter of the late
Taylor and Alta (Robertson) Dawson. Survivors include her
husband, Delbert Cyrus;
two daughters, Delores Pennington and Lottie Kelly; three sons,
J.D., Mack Ray and
King Cyrus; one sister, Dorothy Hill; one brother, Cecil Dawson.
Burial Dec. 2, 1998
in Walker Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 30, 1998 ** MRS. MARGIE MAE
BOWEN MARCUM, 72, of
Kenova,
W. Va., at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Mar. 17, 1926 at Jobe,
KY., a daughter of the
late Charlie and Polly Ann (Johnson) Bowen. Preceded in death by
two sisters, Virgie
Bowen and Oma Fannin; one brother, Freland Bowen. Survivors
include her
husband, Enoch Marcum; one daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Tim
Hammond;
one son and daughter-in-law, E.J. and Gail Marcum; four sisters,
Martha Clay,
Dossie Preece, Elda Elkins and Fondalee Hay; three brothers,
Albert, Luster and Leo
Bowen. Burial Dec. 3, 1998 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Nov. 30, 1998 ** MRS. BARBARA ELLEN
KINSER, 59, of Dunlow,
W. Va.,
in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Nov. 9, 1939 in
Logan County, W.
Va., a daughter of the late Elzie and Zumal (McCormick) Perdue.
Preceded in death by
one son, Harry Kinser; one sister, Lenora Rothledge; three
brothers, Hershal, Jerry
and Leonard Perdue. Survivors include her husband, Ben Kinser;
five daughters,
Margaret Fowler, Emma Jean Wilson, Brenda Roberts and her husband
Glen, Joyce
Kinser and Donna Rosenberry and her husband Lawrence; two sons,
Larry Kinser
and his wife Margaret and Ben "Sam" Kinser, Jr.; four
sisters, Bessie Hannah, Carolyn
Kerns, Donna Bessimer and Lil Jacobs; one brother, Earthel
Perdue. Burial Dec. 3,
1998 in Kinser Family Cemetery, Dunlow.
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