WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
FEBRUARY, 1999
DIED - Feb. 1, 1999 ** MRS. MARY LOU DANIELS, 84, of Wayne, WV., died Feb. 1, 1999, at her home. Born
Apr. 1, 1914 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Adam C. And Erie M. Bailey.
Surviviors include one son and daughter-in-law, Paul M. And Mary R. Daniels. Burial Feb.
4, 1999 in Riggs Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 1, 1999 ** MRS.
EVANGELINE M. HOBACK, 87, of Centerville, WV.
Born Oct. 9, 1911 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Thomas E. And Dollie B.
(Plymale) McQuinn. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard Berton Hoback; two brothers,
James and Downing McQuinn; one sister, Betha Myra Rutherford. Surviviors include one son
and daughter-in-law, Richard T. And Marilyn Hoback; one brother, Hansel McQuinn. Burial
Feb. 5, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 1, 1999 ** PEARLIE
WILLIAMS, 88, of Marrowbone. Preceded in death
by wife, Harlem Williams. Survivors include four sons, Clifton, Carlos, Albert and Hubert;
three daughters, Mable Williams, Lorrene Rummels and Myrtle Economy; one brother, Alex
Sammons. Burial in Marcum Cemetery, Kermit, WV.
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DIED - Feb. 2, 1999 ** HAROLD F.
"PETE" PRUITT, 79, Of Proctorville,
OH. Born Apr. 10, 1919 in Ceredo, WV., a son of the late Delbert R. and Virginia H.
Pruitt. Preceded in death by one son, Harold Franklin Pruitt, Jr.; one sister, Beulah
Cole; two brothers, Delbert, Jr. and Woodrow Pruitt. Survivors include his wife, Lola
(Wilkes) Pruitt; one daughter and son-in-law, Cora and Rev. Arlie Turner; one sister, Ruth
I. Brooks. Burial Feb. 5, 1999 in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, OH.
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DIED - Feb. 3, 1999 ** NORVEL
"JACK" ADKINS, 73, of Barboursville,
WV., at his home. Born Jun. 28, 1925 in Wayne County, WV., the son of the late Golden
Adkins and Mary (Blankenship) Adkins Berry. Preceded in death by one sister, Bernice
McGlothlen; one brother, Wallace Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Betty Hastings
Adkins; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Deborah and Robert Wigton, Linda and Mark
Abel, Ruth and Jim Flint, and Vicky Adkins; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jack Lee
Adkins and Craig and Valerie Adkins.
Entombment Feb. 6, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Feb. 4, 1999 ** RALPH
WELMAN, 74, of Seville, OH., in Akron City
Hospital. Born Dec. 10, 1924 in Huntington, WV., a son of the late Charley and Blanche
(Aliff) Wellman. Preceded in death by one brother, Russell Wellman. Survivors include his
wife, Catherine (Brumfield) Wellman; Two daughters and sons-in-law, Yvonne and Larry
Bratcher and Judy and Dale Campbell; four sisters, Mrs. Gus (Bessie) Forman, Mrs. Louis
(Bertha) Banfield, Mrs. Clyde (Myrtie) Banfield, and Mrs. Harry (Orpha) Conger; one
brother, Charley Wellman, Jr. Burial Mount Hill Cemetery, Seville, OH.
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DIED - Feb. 5, 1999 ** CARRIE E.
ADKINS, 92, of Batavia, OH. Born Jul. 31, 1906
in Logan County, WV., a daughter of the late Nicholas and Aliza (Sanders) Craddock.
Preceded in death by her husband, Chancie Adkins; one son, Paul Adkins; one brother,
Aubrey Craddock. Survivors include one daughter, Inez Dial; two sons and one
daughter-in-law, Chancie, Jr. and Lois Adkins and Carl Adkins; four sisters; Della Hood,
Ruth Brass, Elizabeth Parsons, and Naomi Chesser; two brothers, Arnold and Lovel Craddock.
Burial Feb. 8, 1999 in Cyrus Cemetery, Wayne County, WV
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DIED - Feb. 5, 1999 ** DIANA
ROBERTSON BYERLY, 45, of Linwood, NC, in Wake
Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born Jul. 24, 1953 in Wayne County, WV., a
daughter of Glen Ervin and Bertha (Clark) Robertson. Preceded in death by her father.
Survivors include her mother; three brothers and sisters-in-law,
Harold Eugene and Charlotte Ann Robertson, Tim and Janice Robertson, and Michael and Dora
Robertson. Burial not announced.
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DIED - Feb. 5, 1999 ** JOEL CRUM, 90, of Milton, WV., at his home. Born Feb. 20, 1908 in Elk
Creek, Mingo County, WV., a son of the late Samuel and Eliza (Ferrell) Crum. Preceded in
death by two sisters, Bertha Marcum and Martha Curry; three brothers, Leonard, Tom and
Johnson Crum. Survivors include his wife, Gladys (Dyer)
Crum; three daughters, Brenda Lou Kreig, Helena Camper, and Joellene Franklin; one sister,
Rosie Sparks; one brother, Don Crum. Burial Feb. 7, 1999 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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IED - Feb. 5, 1992 ** MRS. ARTIE MELISSA ADKINS FRY, 92, of East Lynn, WV., at her home. Born Nov. 2, 1902 at
East Lynn, WV., a daughter of the late Pendelton and Elizabeth Jane (Stephens) Adkins.
Preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J. Fry, III; two sons, Roy Leslie and William
Pendelton Fry; two sisters, Leona Tabor and Goldie Fraley; two brothers, Leo and Verdie
Adkins. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Elizabeth and Charles McCoy
and Rosa Lee and Donald Gillette; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Andrew J. and
Elenor Fry, Harold M. and Lovella Fry and Lucian Thurman Fry; one sister, Eliza Adkins.
Burial Feb. 8, 1999 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Feb. 7, 1999 ** MRS.
EILEEN TIMMERMAN, 87, of Wayne, WV., at Wayne
Continuous Care Center. Born Jan. 31, 1912 in Portsmouth, OH. Preceded in death by her
husband, Bernard A. Timmerman; one daughter, Betty McCormack. Survivors include one
sister, Edith Bond. Burial not announced.
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DIED - Feb. 7, 1999 ** DALLAS
FRASHER, 90, of Wayne, WV., at his home. Born
Sep. 22, 1908 at Stiltner, WV., a son of the late W. D. and Ellen (Adkins) Frasher.
Preceded in death by his wife, Gladys L. (Farra) Frasher. Survivors include seven
daughters, Mrs. Howard (Ruth) Spence, Ms. Ella Fay Sparks, Mrs. Clyde (Peggy Sue)
Adkins, Mrs. Hugh (Donna Carol) Merritt, Ms. Sandra Lee Adkins, Mrs. Stanley (Glenda Kay)
Elliott and Mrs. Sam (Joyce Ann) Galloway; one son and daughter-in-law, Bill Sam and
Billie Frasher. Burial Feb. 10, 1999 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Feb. 7, 1999 ** MRS.
ESTELLA M. LESTER, 88, of Huntington, WV. Born
Aug. 3, 1910, the daughter of the late Garland and Cora Crider Taylor. Preceded in eath by
her husband, Jay Lester. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Deloris and
Charles Smith; one son, Cecil W. Lester; two sisters, Fern Curnutte and Edna Lambert; one
brother, William Taylor. Burial Feb. 10, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - Feb. 8, 1999 ** JESSE
ADKINS, 94, of Wayne, WV., at Heritage Center in
Hntington, WV. Born Mar. 15, 1904 in Wayne County, WV., a son of the late Sanders and Mary
Adkins. Preceded in death by three sons, Troy, Fletcher and Lucian Adkins; former wife,
Birdie Mae (Fry) Adkins; his second wife, Miriam (Hensley) Adkins; eight sisters, Dorothy
Minnie Ritz, Dicie Adkins, Victoria Lowe, Millie Romans, Rosa Ellen Adkins, Cuba Adkins,
Anna Belle Pack and Betty Elizabeth Mathis; seven brothers, James, John, Brack, Samuel
Earl, Carmie, Jay and Sanders, Jr. Adkins. Survivors include one step daughter and
husband, Peggy Lynn and David Rowe; two sons, Charles H. And Stanford Lee Adkins; one
sister, Mary Lou Harris; one brother, Everett Adkins. Burial Feb. 11, 1999 in Hensley
Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 8, 1999 ** MAGGIE
SMITH, 92, of Fort Gay, WV. Born Aug. 31, 1906
in Louisa, KY., a daughter of the late Carl and Norma (Webb) Walker. Preceded in death by
her husband, Fred Smith. Survivors include five daughtrs, Beulah York, Ruby Sabo, Lucille
Rhodes, Betty Hale and Anna Bowen; four sons, Cecil, Howard L.,
Fred and Robert Smith; two sisters, Ruby Smithers and Nora Bartram; two brothers, Lindsey
and Eskell Walker. Burial Feb. 10, 1999 in Robertson Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 9, 1999 ** BENNY F.
WEBB, 64, of Ballground, GA., in St.
Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Born Feb. 9, 1935 in Wayne County, WV., a son of the
late Zachary T. And Evie (Toppins) Webb. Preceded in death by an infant son, Roger Dean
Webb; an infant sister, Melba Webb. Survivors include his wife, Anna Jean (Moore)
Webb; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tony and Teresa Webb and Timothy and Kassie Webb;
four brothers, George, Okie, Arlie and Hurston Webb; four sisters, Normie Wiley, Minnie
LeMieux, Velva Adams and Easter Gilland. Burial Feb. 14, 1999 in Webb Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 9, 1999 ** ELLA
MARIE CUMMINGS, 79, of Ranger, WV. Born Dec. 15,
1919 in Logan County, WV., a daughter of the late Henry and Sarah (Goodman) Hager.
Preceded in death by her husband, Vaughan Cummings; one son Lloyd and one infant son;
three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Betty
and Roland Adkins, Nancy and Steve Napier, and Janice and Earl Cox. Burial Feb. 12, 1999
in Frye Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 10, 1999 ** MS.
SARAH PATRICIA PYLES, 61, of Ashland, KY., in
King’s Daughters Medical Center. Born Aug. 24, 1937 in Boyd County, KY., a daughter
of Frances Loar Pyles and the late Covy Lee Pyles. Burial Feb. 12, 1999 in Dock’s
Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 10, 1999 ** BASIL
WATTS, SR., 92, of Kenova, WV. Born Nov. 3, 1906
in Wayne County, WV., a son of the late Lorenzo and Emmaline (Wilson) Watts. Preceded in
death by his wife, Bessie (Lucas) Watts; two sons, Howard Leeand Basil, Jr. Watts; two
sisters, Sadie (Watts) Jackson and Armilda (Watts) Spence. Survivors include five
daughters, Wilda Blankenship, Julia Bocook, Nancy Watts, Florence A. Watts, and Mary
Baumgardner; three sons, Bill, Charles T. And David L. Watts. Burial Feb. 13, 1999 in
Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 12, 1999 ** MRS.
NORMA MILLS ADKINS, 74, o f Kenova, WV., at her
home. Born Jul. 12, 1924 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Garland and
Tennessee (Adkins) Mills. Preceded in death by one brother, Jesse Mills; one sister, Lena
Mills. Survivors include her husband, Paul Adkins; two brothers, Whitley and Garland
Mills; one sister Lucinda Lester. Burial Feb. 15, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens,
Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - Feb. 12, 1999 ** JOYCE E.
FERGUSON, 67, of Ceredo, WV., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Mar. 13, 1931 in Ohio, a daughter of the late James and Grace
(Gilispie) Keyser. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Steve Parsons;
two sons, Dale Ferguson and Scott Hackworth. Burial Feb. 15, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial
park.
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DIED - Feb. 13, 1999 ** LOUIS
CHARLES CHRISTOPHER, 48, of Rt. 1, East Lynn,
WV, at his home. Born Sep. 9, 1950 in Cabell County, WV., a son of Richard Charles
Christopher and the late Thressa (Adkins) Christopher. Survivors include his wife, Juanita
(Walker) Sowards Christopher; one step-daughter, Linda (Sowards) Adkins and her husband
Freddie; one step-son, Charles Edward Sowards; two brothers, Marc and John Christopher.
Burial Feb. 16, 1999 in Jones Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 14, 1999 ** LEE
MARSHALL, JR., 73, of Dover, at his home. Born
Jul. 26, 1925 in Wayne, WV., a son of the late Lee and Mandy (Vance) Marshall. Survivors
include his former wife, Martha (Finley) Marshall Hanlon; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Eleanor and Chester Sellards and Dagnia and Roger Meek; one sister,
Lucinda Marshall; one brother, George Marshall. Burial Feb. 17, 1999 in Evergreen Burial
park, New Philadelphia, OH.
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DIED - Feb. 14, 1999 ** CHARLES
"ARTHUR" ADKINS, 77, of South Point,
OH., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Aug. 20, 1921, a son of the late Enos and Virginia
(Dillon) Adkins. Preceded in death by one son, Earl Adkins. Survivors include his wife,
Sally Mae (Friley) Adkins; two sons and three-daughters-in-law, Charles and Eunice Adkins,
Jr., William Dale and Lynn Adkins, and Sue Adkins; one daughter and son-in-law, Virginia
and Sam Leffingwell; four sisters, Rebecca Henson, Mamie Fannin, Ruby Jack, and Ruth
Green; two brothers, Enos Adkins, Jr., and Bobby Gene Adkins. Burial in Dock’s Creek
Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 14, 1999 ** LOIS
MAXINE COPLEY, 71, of Prichard, WV., in Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Sep. 8, 1927 in Wayne, WV., a daughter of the late
Kelly and Betty (Dean) Cox. Survivors include her husband, Arlie B. Copley; one daughter,
Mrs. Dan (Faye) Francis; two sons, Paul and Ray Copley. Burial Feb.
17, 1999 in Copley Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 16, 1999 ** MRS.
MAUDE MAE KEYES, 96, of Wayne, WV. Born Dec. 24,
1902 at Wilbur, Washington, a daughter of the late Mack and Laura (Bowman) Williams.
Preceded in death by her husband, George W. H. Keyes; one son, George William Keyes; one
sister, Ruth Rice; two brothers, Melvin and Clarence Osborne. Survivors include one son
and daughter-in-law, Robert J. And Annelore Keyes. Burial Feb. 21, 1999 in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 16, 1999 ** FRANCES
L. STARR, 84, of Rutland, OH., in St. Michaels
Hospital, Cleveland, OH. Born Aug. 11, 1914 in Mingo County, WV., a daughter of the late
Lena Damron. Preceded in death by one sister, Mary Ferguson. Survivors include one son and
daughter-in-law, Randy and Sue Starr; one daughter and
son-in-law, Joan and John Maynard. Burial in Pauls Chapel Cemetery in Jackson County.
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DIED - Feb. 16,1999 ** DONALD
PRITCHARD, 74, at his home. Born the son of the
late Albert and Della (Watson) Prichard. Preceded in death by his wife, Loia Jean (Brunty)
Pritchard. Survivors include his current wife, Maxine Hazlett Brooks; six xons, Gary,
Glen, Douglas, James, Eugene, and Eugene Pritchard; three daughters,
Betina Queen and Patty Robinson; eleven brothers and sisters. Burial Feb. 18, 1999 in
Watson Cemetery, Branchland, WV.
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DIED - Feb. 17, 1999 ** MRS
NORMAL L. ADKINS, 87, at her home. Born Apr. 21,
1911 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Cephas and Rosalee Adkins. Preceded in
death by three brothers and one sister. Survivors include her husband, Woodrow W. Adkins;
one son and daughter-in-law, Dwight E. And Sharon Adkins.
Burial Feb. 20, 1999 in Woodmere Abbey of Remembrance.
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DIED - Feb. 17, 1999 ** LEXIE
KIDD JAMES, 81, of Fort Gay, WV., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Jun. 12, 1917 at Glen Hayes, Wayne County, WV., a daughter of
the late Gray Kidd and Della (Napier) Kidd. Preceded in death by her husband, Chriss
James; one infant son, Alfred James. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law,
Elizabeth and Winston Frazier and Lena and Art Hooser; one son and daughter-in-law,
Wallace Ray and Frances James; one brother, Curtis (Max) Kidd. Burial Feb. 20, 1999 in
Lakin Cemetery, Big Hurricane Creek.
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DIED - Feb. 18, 1999 ** DORSEY
FERGUSON, 85, of South Point, OH., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Sep. 10, 1913 in Wayne, WV., a son of the late
Cleveland"Poodle" and Martha (Marshall) Ferguson. Preceded in death by his wife,
Belle (Wiley) Ferguson; one son, Dorsey Ferguson, Jr.; four brothers, Chancellor, George,
Deward, and Esler Ferguson. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Glenna and Dal
Simpkins. Burial Feb. 20, 1999 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 18,1999 ** BYRON
THIELE SMITH, of Bloomfield, NM., at his home.
Preceded in death by his parents, the late Garmond Chester and Pearl (Ferguson) Smith; one
brother, David Allen Smith. Survivors include two daughters, Pearl Montoya and Ellen
Smith; one son, David Smith; two brothers, Laddie B. Smith and Garmond Stanley Smith; two
sisters, Barbara Ellen Dunkle and Dona G. Osburn. Burial Feb. 22, 1999.
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DIED - Feb. 18,1999 ** CLAUDE
BLANKENSHIP, 80, of St. Augustine, FL., at
Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. Born Oct. 2, 1918 in East Lynn, WV., a son of the late
Lindsey and Laura (Adkins) Blankenship. Survivors include six sons, Sam, Robie, Randy,
William C., Kevin D., and Donald K. Blankenship; six daughters, Eloise Thompson, Janith
Iverson, Joan Sansom, Joyce Traylor, Rita Lockhart, and Wilma Willis and her husband, Wes;
two sisters, Sarah Isaacs and Sabra Rowe; one brother, Clyde Blankenship. Burial Feb. 21,
1999 in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, OH.
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DIED - Feb. 18,1999 ** MR. ROY
EDGAR EASTHAM, 95, of Kenova, WV. Born Jul. 2,
1903 in Durbin, KY., a son of the late Eli and Eva (Clarkson) Eastham. Preceded in death
by three sons, Roy David, Billy Joe and Roger Mack Eastham; three sisters, Rosey Lykins,
Maxine Eastham and Hazel Hammon; four brothers, Everett, Russell, Raymond and Robert
Eastham. Survivors include his wife, Pauline (Jarrell) Eastham; one daughter, Lexie E.
Bailey; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. David (Jean) Eastham; two sisters, Dixie Stern and Leona
Riggs. Burial Feb. 21, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 19,1999 ** JOHN WADE
RUTHERFORD, 79, of Dunlow, WV., in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Jan. 31, 1920 in Falkner, MS., a son of the late Pinkney and
Minnie (Hopper) Rutherford. Preceded in death by two sisters, Mae and Ruth Rutherford;
four brothers, Thomas, George, Van and Willie Rutherford. Survivors include his wife,
Blanche (Robinson) Rutherford; three sisters, Jennie Belle McElwain, Lovie Adair and
Mildred Holliday; one brother, Bob Rutherford. Burial Feb. 22, 1999 in Robinson Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 20, 1999 ** MRS.
HOPE CROMWELL CARROLL, 78, of Clendennin, WV.,
at a Charleston Hospital. Born in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late John W. And
Lola A. Cromwell. Preceded in death by her husband, William F. Carroll. Survivors include
one sister, Mrs. Henry (Betty) Lambert. The body was
cremated.
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DIED - Feb. 20, 1999 ** MRS.
ZELDA M. FERGUSON, 78, of Hurricane, WV., at
Putnam General Hospital. Born Jul. 2, 1920 at Prichard, WV., a daughter of the late
Everett and Larma (Lakin) Billups. Survivors include one daughter, Connie A. Berry; one
son, Al Ferguson; two sisters, June Ferguson and Mettie Chapman. Burial Feb.
23, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - Feb. 20, 1999 ** CORA
MARIE GRIFFITH, 75, of Wilson, NC. Born Jan. 6,
1924 in Cabell County, WV., a daughter of the alte Arnold B. And Roxie (Gill) Morrison.
Preceded in death by her husband, William Edward Griffith; one son, David Lee Griffith;
two brothers, Arnold and Elmo Morrison. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law,
Karen and Denzil Clagg; one son and daughter-in-law, William Edward and Phyllis Griffith;
four sisters, May Yonkosky, Viola Meadows, Helen Morrison and Juanita Gill. Burial Feb.
23, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial
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DIED - Feb. 21, 1999 ** DELMAS
"DEL" E. ADKINS, 73, of Lorain, OH.,
in Cleveland Clinic. Born Sep. 18, 1925 in Wayne County, WV., a son of the late Ramsey and
Jettie (Wellman) Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lee (Hensley) Adkins; two
daughters and sons-in-law, Alicia and Don Watkins and Denise and John Kokal; two brothers,
Ramsey Adkins, Jr. and Leroy Adkins; one sister, Mrs J.T. (Norma) Marcum. Burial Feb. 25,
1999 in Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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DIED - Feb. 21,1999 ** MR. PARIS
RAYMOND BROWNING,93, of Kenova, WV, at his home.
Born Jan. 3, 1906 in Ceredo, WV., a son of the late Kady and Neola (Jones) Browning.
Preceded in death by his wife, Dollie (McKeand) Browning; one sister, Madeline Yates;
three brothers, Carlos, Edgar and John Browning. Survivors
include one daughter and son-in-law, Neola and Dan Cornwell; one son and daughter-in-law,
Nelson and Bettye Browning; one sister, Inez Dixon; one brother, Lucian Browning. Burial
Feb. 24, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 21, 1999 ** REVINA
FAY MEADE NEWSOME, 33, in Logan General
Hospital. Born May 27, 1965 in Logan, WV., a daughter of Wallace and Jean (Adams) Meade.
Survivors include her husband, William Edward Newsome; one daughter, Heather Renee
Newsome; two sons, Eric Edward and Jeremy Keith Newsome; four
sisters, Teresa Gale White, Truddy Renee Ketchersid, Jenney Gaynel Kirk and Penny Arlene
Meade; one brother, Wallace Meade, Jr. Burial Feb. 22, 1999 in Wallace Meade Family
Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 21, 1999 ** MRS.
IRENE MCGINNIS, 95, of Dickson, WV., at her
home. Born Jan. 6, 1904 at Dickson, WV., a daughter of the late Albert G. And Myrtle
(Shannon) Wilkinson. Preceded in death by her husband, Clarence C. McGinnis; three
brothers, Cecil Clarence, William Albert and Charles Edward Wilkinson; two sisters, Fay
Bartram and Cassa C. Fife. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and
William A. Beckett; one son and daughter- in- law, Jack and Betty McGinnis. Burial Feb.
24, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - Feb. 22, 1999 ** MRS.
GLADYS JUNE ROSS ADAMS, 67, of Lavalette, WV.,
in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Aug. 3, 1931 in East Lynn, WV., a daughter of the late
Rev. Harvey and Della (Belcher) Ross. Preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Adams,
Sr.; three sisters, Violetta Ross, Magdelene Ross and
Letha Blankenship; one brother, Ellis Ross. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law,
Sherman and Jane Adams, Jr.; three sisters, Evelyn Asbury, Bernice Mitchell and Carma
Pinson; one brother, Basil Ross. Burial Feb. 25, 1999 in Adkins Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - Feb. 23, 1999 ** MRS JANE
HARDWICK ROBINSON, 72, of Ceredo, WV., in St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Sep. 15, 1926 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late
Arthur J. And Blanche (Griffith) Hardwick. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold
"Burr" Robinson. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law,
Rhonda and Barry Scragg and Leslie Crabtree; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Lace and
Mickie Hardwick and Dehlia Muncy. Burial Feb. 26, 1999 in Golden Oaks Cemetery, Ashland,
KY.
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DIED - Feb. 23, 1999 ** MRS. MAE
HINKLE MAYNARD, 79, of Wayne, WV., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Jan. 19, 1920 in Logan, WV., a daughter of the late Saul and
Lillie Belle (Bishop) Hinkle Lester. Preceded in death by her hsuband, Lee andy Maynard;
three sisters, Jesse Taylor, Alice Huffman and Thelma Simpkins;
one brother, Albert Hinkle. Burial Feb. 26, 1999 in Stiltner Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 25, 1999 ** KENNETH
M. CAMPBELL, 81, of Fort Fay, WV., in Three
Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Feb. 10, 1918 at Glenhayes, WV., a son of the late
James Samuel and Elsie (Meade) Campbell. Survivors include his wife, Margaret (Spears)
Campbell; one daughter, Shelia A. Maynard; one son, Kenneth E.
Campbell; three sisters, Milderd Kelly, Mrs. Rose Pratt and Gladys Tate; one brother, Mack
Campbell. Burial Feb. 27, 1999 in Campbell Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 25, 1999 ** MRS.
DOVIE ABRAMS JARRELL, 81, of Kenova, WV., at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Mar. 30, 1917 at Ceredo, WV., a daughter of the late Dan and
Martha E. (Payne) Abrams. Preceded in death by her husband, Albert "Toby"
Jarrell; one son, Noah Haley; one brother, Alfie Abrams; two sisters, Elva Adkins and
Clara Legg. Survivors include one son and two daughters-in-law, Albert Lee and Lugene
Jarrell and Sharon Haley. Burial Feb. 27, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 25, 1999 ** MR. RAY
M. POWERS, 71, of Huntington, WV., at his home.
Born Apr. 2, 1927 in Cabell County, WV., a son of the late Burgin and Thelma (Saunders)
Powers. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ruth (Stewart) Powers; one son and
daughter-in-law, Kelly Ray and Mary Powers; three brothers and two
sisters-in-law, Lyle and Barbara Powers, Paul and Carolyn Powers and Leon Powers. Burial
Feb. 27, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 25, 1999 ** MRS.
DORIS C. HAYNIE, 74, of Kenova, WV., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Nov. 6, 1924 in Boyd County, KY., a daughter of the late Albert
and Zella (Young) Chandler. Preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Haynie. Survivors
include one daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Russell Duty; two sons
and daughters-in-law, Mike and Jean Haynie and Gary and Carla Haynie. Burial Feb. 28, 1999
in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 26, 1999 ** CLYDE
EDWARD CHRISTIAN, 83, of Chesapeake, OH., at
Cabell huntington Hospital. Born Sep. 29, 1915 in Wayne County, WV., a son of the late
William and Stella (Fraley) Christian. Preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Hazlett
and Blanche Christian; one brother, Clarence Christian. Survivors include one sister,
Louise Ward. Burial Mar. 1, 1999 in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 27, 1999 ** MRS.
LAURA "SIS" CHILDERS, 80, of
Huntington, WV., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Nov. 15, 1918 in Wayne County, WV., a
daughter of the late Ellet and Laura (Gilkerson) Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband,
Norway Childers; one son, Glenn Douglas Childers; five brothers, Eugene, Herbert, Emmit,
Ellet and Joney Adkins; three sisters, Ethel Ross, Bonnie Pinkerman and Macie Bradshaw
Bloss. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Donald Triplett; one
brother and sister-in-law, James and Jo Adkins; one sister-in-law, Juanita Smith; one
brother-in-law, Rupert Maywood Childers. Burial Mar. 2, 1999 in
Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 27, 1999 ** VIRGINIA
L. WILLIS, 70, of Ceredo, WV., at St.
Mary’s Hospital. Born Oct. 13, 1928 in Huntington, WV., a daughter of the late C. I.
And Maude (Hughes) Whitten. Survivors include her stepmother, Margaret Whitten; two
daughters and one son-in-law, Harriet and Perc Smith and Christina Cardano; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Willard C. And Sue Willis and C. I. and Millie Willis; one sister,
Billie Hope Wallace. Burial Mar. 2, 1999 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 27, 1999 ** MR.
RAYMOND E. MILLS, 40, o f Huntington, WV. Born
Aug. 9, 1958 in Cabell County, WV., a son of George E. and Ruby (Napier) Mills. Survivors
include one son, Raymond Eddie Mills, Jr; one daughter, Sheena Nicole Mills. Burial Mar.
5, 1999 in Napier Cemetery.
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DIED - Feb. 28,1999 ** MR. JOHN
HENRY RAMEY, 89, of Zephyrhills, FL., in Tampa
General Hospital. Born Jun. 14, 1909 at Stiltner, WV., a son of the late Jesse and Betty
(Tomblin) Ramey. Preceded in death by his first wife, Ruby (Gibson) Ramey; an infant son;
two sisters, Mary (Ramey) Spence and Martha (Ramey) Lycans; six brothers, Golden, Andrew,
Jim, Alonzo, Isaac and Fisher Ramey. Survivors include his wife, Lucille (Tomblin) Ramey;
one son, Larry Ramey; one daughter, Thelma Ramey. Burial Mar. 6, 1999 in Community
Memorial Gardens.