WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
MARCH, 1998

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DIED - Mar. 1, 1998 ** MRS. ADA WALLACE JOHNSON, 85, of Wayne, W. Va., at Wayne Continuous Care Center, Wayne, W. Va. Born Dec. 27, 1912 on Rich Creek,Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late John H. and Belle (Finley) Wallace. Preceded in death by her husband, David Johnson; a son Robert Johnson; her step-mother, Nancy (Gilkerson)Wallace; one sister, Dorothy Ramey; two brothers, Ernie and Millard Wallace. Survivors include five sisters, Victoria Adkins,Nora Skidmore, Bertha Wallace, Barbara Drake, and Freda Polter; two brothers, Bud and William Wallace. Burial Mar. 5, 1998 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar 1, 1998 ** LESTER L. NEWMAN, 73, of Proctorville, OH, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Born June 29, 1924 in Cabell County, W.Va. a son of the late Fred Newman and the late Stella Burcham Newman Brammer. Survivors include his wife, Audrey (Holderby) Newman; two brothers, Chester Newman and Clayton Brammer, Jr. Burial Mar. 4, 1998 in Rome Cemetery.
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DIED - Mar 2, 1998 ** SADIE M. SMITH, 90, of Huntington, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 30, 1907 in Cabell County, W.Va. a daughter of the late Hiram and Cynthia (Odell) Pyles. Preceded in death by two husband, Conrad T. Smith and Ishmael E. Smith; three sons, Buddy R., Jimmy L., and Frederick T. Smith; three
brothers, Jay M., Harry and Claude Pyles; Five sisters, Laura Simmons, Julia Simmons, Montha May Arthur, Eliza Tiller and Betty Harrison. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Billy Joe and Charlotte Smith, and Kenneth D. Smith; two daughters and one son-in-law, Patricia A. and Glen S. Adkins, and Betty L. Smith; three daughters-in-law, Nell M. Smith, Janet L. Smith, and Verna Smith. Burial Mar. 5, 1998 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - Mar. 5, 1998 ** MRS. AMANDA MARIE MARCUM JOHNSON, 74, of Dunlow, W. Va., at her home. Born Sept. 17, 1923, a daughter of the late Andrew and Linda (Damron) Marcum. Preceded in death by her husband, Russell Johnson; four sisters and three brothers. Survivors include five daughters and four sons-in-law,
Shriley and Ercel Sias, Joyce and Wallace Martin, Wilma and David Topping, Linda Johnson Camper, and Carolyn and Joseph Wilson; two sons and daughters-in-law, Russell Harold and Tina Johnson, and Charles Glen and Ada Johnson. Burial Mar. 7, 1998 in Marcum Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - Mar. 5, 1998 ** REV.CLOYD E. HODGE, SR., 60, of Kenova, at his home. Burial Mar. 8, 1998 at Hurley Family Cemetery, Genoa, W. Va. Born Jan. 31, 1938, in Wayne County, a son of the late Basil and Caroline (Workman) Hodge. Preceded in death by his step-mother, Clara McKenzie Hodge; two brothers and one sister.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Louise (Hurley) Hodge, three daughters and two sons-in- law, Helen and James Fyffe, Kimberly and Michael Sturgill, and Barbara Jayne Hodge; three sons and three daughters-in-law, Cloyd, Jr. and Linda Hodge, John and Shelly Hodge, Dorsel Paul Hodge, and Amy Hodge.
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DIED - Mar. 6, 1998 ** FRANK "PAT" KINSTLER, 72, of Huntington, W. Va., at his home. Preceded in death by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. L.T. Kinstler, and his brother, L.T. "Dick" Kinstler. Survivors include his wife, Patricia (Darling) Kinstler, and a daughter, Kelly Short. Burial Mar. 13,1998 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - Mar. 6, 1998 ** JESSIE FIELDS, 75, of Kermit, W. Va., at his home. Born Apr. 20, 1922 in Mingo County, W. Va., a son of the late Tom and Vicie (Spaulding) Fields. Survivors include three sons, George L., Jessie, Jr. and Michael Fields; five daughters, Avanell Hodge, Ethel Fleming, Loretta Fitch, Lois Ann Zeek, and Helen Fields; two brothers, Leonard and Lundy Fields; two sisters, Isabelle Hicks, and Ann Anderson. Burial Mar. 8, 1998 in Messer-Fields Cemetery, Kermit, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 7, 1998 ** MR. CHARLES H. "OSCAR" BELLOMY, 72, of Kenova, W.Va., at home. Burial Mar. 11, 1998 in Dock's Creek Cemetery in Kenova, W.Va. Born June 4,1925 in Wayne County, a son of the late Daniel C. and Nannie (Smith) Bellomy. Survivors include his wife, Billie (Adkins) Bellomy; two daughters and one
son-in-law, Nancy and Walt Carroll, Barbara Lynne Bellomy; one son Charles Bruce Bellomy; one brother and sister-in law, Clifford and Eulah Bellomy.
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DIED - Mar. 8, 1998 ** MRS. CLARA SELBY, 73, of Huntington, W.Va., at home. Burial March 1l, 1998, in Maple Hill Memorial Park. Born Sept. 29, 1924 in Genoa, W.Va., a daughter of the late Ben and Lutie (Copley) Harvey. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Reades Selby; one daughter and son-in-law, Pauline and Greg
Chapman; three sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Edra Selby, Dallas and Linda Selby and Bob and Ann Selby; two sisters, Ruby Housback and Phyllis Harvey; one brother, Clifford.
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DIED - Mar. 8, 1998 ** JESS DICKERSON, 80, of New Brunswick, NJ, in New Brunswick. Born Nov. 23, 1918 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Mack and Mary (Allen) Dickerson. Preceded in death by his wife, Theresa Dickerson; two brothers, Lawrence and Walter Dickerson. survivors include two step-daughters and
one step-son; four sisters, Pearl Fraley, Bessie Barnett, Ella Belcher, and Thelma Dickerson; one brother, Bill Dickerson. Burial Mar. 11, 1998 at Crabiel Funeral Home, Brunswick, NJ.
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DIED - Mar. 8, 1998 ** LACE MARCUM, 92, of Chattaroy, W. Va., at the home of his daughter in Sidney, KY. Born Jul. 4, 1905 at Dunlow, Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Allen and Virginia (Maynard) Marcum. Preceded in death by his wife, Shirley (Harris) Marcum; two sons, Everett and Gene Marcum; two brothers, Lige
and Charlie Marcum; one sister, Stelle Frye. Survivors include three daughters, Cordella Clark, Alberta Goodwin, and Wanda Marcum. Burial Mar. 12, 1998 in Harris Family Cemetery, Chattaroy, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 9, 1998 ** EVERETT L. BROOKS, 72, of Huntington, W. Va., at his home. Born Nov. 5, 1925 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Oscar and Eliza (CIay) Brooks. Preceded in death by his wife, Lilly (Osburn) Brooks. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Madelyn and Andrew Copley, and one
grand-daughter, Andrea Renee Copley; two sisters, Mae Dyer and Geraldine Pack; four brothers, Boyd Brooks, Doug Brooks, Vernon Brooks and Earnest Gale Brooks.
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DIED - Mar. 9, 1998 ** CHARLENE LYCANS, 75, of Fort Gay, W. Va., in King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY. Survivors include one sister, Roberta Borders. Burial Mar. 13, 1998 in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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DIED - Mar. 10, 1998 ** MRS. ADA WALLACE JOHNSON, 85, of Wayne, W. Va., at Wayne Continuous Care Center, Wayne, W.Va. Burial March 05, 1998 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va. Born Dec. 27, 1912 on Rich Creek in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late John H. and Belle (Finley) Wallace. Preceded in death by her husband, David Johnson; a son, Robert Johnson, her step-mother, Nancy Gilkerson Wallace; a sister Dorothy Ramey; and two brothers, Ernie and Millard Wallace. Survivors include five sisters, Victoria Adkins, Nora Skidmore, Betha Wallace, Barbara Drake, and Freda Polter; two brothers, Bud Wallace and William Thomas Wallace.
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DIED - Mar. 10, 1998 ** MRS BESS W. LOVINS, 70, of Kenova, at St. Mary's Hospital. Born Apr. 18, 1927 at Kenova, W. Va., a daughter of the late Stephen H. and Bunie (Henson) Worley. Burial Mar. 14, 1998 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 11, 1998 ** MR. EARL ATKINSON, 96, of Sarasota, FL., in Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 16, 1902 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Anthony and Mary (Jones) Adkins. Preceded in death by his wife, Lucinda. Survivors include two half sisters, Myrtle Smith and Katryn Eastham as well as many of the
Jones Family. Burial Mar. 15, 1998 in the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 11, 1998 ** CURTIS ARNOLD WELLMAN, 90, of Wayne, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Mar. 25, 1907 in Wayne, W. Va., a son of the late Henry and Olive (Toney) Wellman. Preceded in death by his wife, Edith Ellen "Dutch" (Ross) Wellman, a sister, Mona Sansom and a brother, Keiffer Wellman. Survivors
include two daughters and sons-in-law, Glennalee and Don Fulks and Otalee and Joe Reynolds; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Anna Wellman and Jerry and Deedy Wellman; two sisters, Bertha Prichard and Daylah Perry; one brother, Bobby Joe Wellman. Burial Mar. 14, 1998 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 12, 1998 ** MR. ALBERT JENKINS ROBERTSON, of Catlettsburg, KY., in King’s Daughter Medical Center, Ashland, KY. Born Oct. 14, 1915 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Willie and Sally (Smith) Robertson. Preceded in death by his first wife, Grace (Napier) Robertson; three brothers, Arvil, Ralph and
Earl Robertson. Survivors include his wife, Blanch (Hylton) Robertson; one sister, Opal Napier. Burial Mar. 15, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 13, 1998 ** MRS. GLADYS COLLINS PATRICK, 87, of Ceredo, in Wayne Continuous Care Center, Wayne, W. VA. Born Dec. 12, 1910, a daughter of the late Charlie and Emma (Spears) Collins. Burial Mar. 15, 1998, in Smith Cemetery, Joels Branch, Genoa, W. Va. Preceded in death by her husband, Dan Patrick; a sister, Alice Collins Raines and three brothers, Kelly, Rudolph and Woodrow Collins. Survivors include her only child, Charles William Patrick and wife, Norma; four sisters, Lucy Lambert, Annis Webb, Gracy Terry, and Anna Lee Jackson; four brothers, Marion Collins, Jeff Collins, Thomas Collins, and Bobby Collins.
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DIED - Mar. 13, 1998 ** LESLIE (BOSS) ADKINS, 70, of Mt. Alto, W. Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Nov. 21, 1927, at Dunlow, Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Doliver and Arvilla (Maynard) Adkins. Preceded in death by a brother, Dallas Adkins; sisters, Murl Jean Lambert, Maxine Chadwick and Irene Cahdwick. Survivors include his wife, Mary (Romans) Adkins; sons, Stan, Dorsel and Larry; daughters, Linda Sue Knopp and Jan Miller; sisters, Martha Wellman and Edith Queen. Burial Mar. 15, 1998 in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 14, 1998 ** MRS. MARY MCCOY, 81, of Kenova, W.Va. Burial, Mar.17, 1998 in the McCoy Family Cemetery. Born July 21, 1916 in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late John and Anna Maude Middleton Stafford. Preceded in death by her husband, Leonard McCoy, two brothers and one sister. Survived by
one daughter, Sattie Lorraine Mossman; three sons, Thomas McCoy, Don McCoy, and Robert McCoy; two sisters, Martha Blankenship and Caroline Swearinger; and two brothers, Charley Stafford and James Lee Stafford.
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DIED - Mar. 14, 1998 ** MINISTER PHILLIP JAMES MARSHALL, 82, of Proctorville, Ohio, in St. Mary's Hosptial. Born Jan. 21, 1916 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Eugene and Ellen (Ross) Marshall. Survivors include his wife, Darlene (Scarberry) Marshall; one son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Sandra Marshall; two step-daughters and one son-in-law, Helena and Ike Burge, and Brenda Ferguson; one step-son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Barbara Scarberry. Burial Mar. 16, 1998 in Maupin Cemetery, Ona, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 15, 1998 ** ESSIE A. MOORE, 86, of Scottown, Ohio, at Holzer Medical Center. Born Jul. 6, 1911 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Lawrence and Minnie (Smith) Nixon. Preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Moore. Survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Reba and Bill Stephens; one sister, Bessie Aites. Burial Mar. 17, 1998 in Union Ridge Cemetery, Glenwood, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 15, 1998 ** NATHANIEL "NATHAN" DAMRON, 97, of Radnor, W. Va. in Wayne Continuous Care Center, Wayne, W. Va. Born May 13, 1900, in Dunlow, Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late William and Amanda (Sparks) Damron. Preceded in death by his wife, Addie (Perry) Damron; a son, Ivory Damron; two grandsons, Ricky Damron and Roy Damron; two sisters, Stella Ferguson and Elizabeth Prince; three brothers , Mose, Richard and Robert Lee Damron. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Imogene and Arthur Parsons; four sons and five daughters-in-law, Glen and Edith Damron, Larry and Maxine Damron, Royce and
Betty Damron, Berman and Kay Damron, and Dorothy Damron. Burial Mar. 18, 1998 in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery.
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DIED - Mar. 15, 1998 ** MRS. ROXIE WARD, 92, of Huntington, W. Va. , widow of Alfred Ward, in Fordsville, KY. Born May 6, 1904 at Whites Creek, Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Burgess and Annie (Goodman) Stephens. Survivors include three sons, James E., Raymond A., and Edmond Ward; three sisters, Lollie Collins, Lucinda Ward, and Delphia Frazier. Burial Mar. 20, 1998 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - Mar. 17, 1998 ** WILLIAM H. "BILL" STALEY, 77, of Kenova, W. Va., in Kenova, W. Va. Born Feb. 1, 1921 in Kenova, W. VA., a son of the late Floyd S. and Verna (Hensley) Staley. Preceded in death by one brother, Earl Staley. Survivors include his wife, Wilimina (McCoy) Staley; two daughters and one son-in-law, Diane Hollis, and Donna and Homer Nance; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Anna Staley. Burial Mar. 2, 1998 in Spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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DIED Mar. 18, 1998 ** JACKIE KEITH SOWARDS, 26, of Wayne, W. Va., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Jun. 23, 1971 at Blair, W. Va., a son of Birdie Jean (Ferrell) Sowards and the late Harry Keith Sowards. Survivors include his fiancee, Anna Spurlock; five sisters, Sue Coulter, Peggy Angel, Brenda Fredline, Tonia White, and Linda Fitzwater; six brothers, Bill, Harry "Rocky", Jr., Greg, Rex, Roger and Ricky Sowards. Burial Mar. 21, 1998 in Ford Point Cemetery, Hurricane, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 18, 1998 ** JURUSHIA (RUTH) "BIG MOM" HALL, 97, of Louisa, KY., at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Home, Louisa, KY. Born Jan. 12, 1901 in Mohawk, Va., a daughter of the late A.J. and Josephine (Little) Hall. Preceded in death by twelve brothers and sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Jo Price and her husband, Harold, and Margaret Queen. Burial Mar. 21, 1998 in Hall Family Cemetery, Bull Creek, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 18, 1998 ** MRS. MARIE E. MEREDITH, 84, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Oct. 29, 1913 in Huntington, W. Va., a daughter of the late Edgar K. and Lucy (Artrip) Adkins. Preceded in death by her first husband, Cecil Clere and her second husband, Bennie Meredith; two daughters, Sharon Ann Clere and Melanie Kay Meredith. Survivors include three sons and dughters-in-law, Gary Gene and Connie Clere, Jerry David and Donna Clere, and Larry Ray and Marilyn Clere; three daughters and a son-in-law, Mary and Bill Nance, Karen Ashworth, and Lynda Eden. Burial Mar. 22, 1998 in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 18, 1998 ** IDA GLADYS PERRY SANDERS, 88, of Wayne, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Oct. 6, 1909 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Joshua and Sarah (Zirkle) Stephens. Preceded in death by her husband, Rush F. Perry, three sisters and four brothers. Survivors include three daughters, Margaret Louise Tilker, Evelyn Hanna, and Lois Anne Fry; six sons, Floyd, John, James Minus, Robert Lee, Charley Glen, and Sam Perry. Burial Mar. 21, 1998 in Stephens Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 19, 1998 ** MS. EMMA JEAN VAUGHAN ROBERTS, 56, of Proctorville, OH., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1942 at East Lynn, W. Va., a daughter of the late Burnie Beecher and Emma (Mills) Vaughan. Preceded in death by a brother, Lambert Thomas Vaughan. Survivors include three sons, David Lee,
Tracy Vaughan, and Christophen Shawn Roberts; a step-daughter, Mary Louise Thompson; a brother, Burnie Vaughan. Burial Mar. 22, 1998 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 21, 1998 ** MINNIE MARIE WORKMAN MEADOR, 86, in Lexington, KY. Born Dec.9, 1911 in Logan County, W. Va., a daughter of the late Hugh and Nila (Adkins) Workman. Preceded in death by her husband, John A. Meador. Survivors include two daughters, LaWanda Dawn Rostocki and Mrs. Phillip (Connie) Harmon. Burial Mar. 23, 1998 in White Chapel memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 21, 1998 ** RALPH D. MILLER, SR., 81, of New Philadelphia, OH., in Union Hospital, Dover, OH. Born Oct. 25, 1916 on Whites Creek, Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Oscar B. and Ealon (Alley) Miller. Survivors include his wife, Ruby (Cade) Miller; five sons, Jerry Dale (Nellie) Miller, Fred W. Miller, R. Dean
(Ruth Ann) Miller, Joseph E. Miller, and Robert Bee Miller; one sister, Ruth A. (Noah) Marcum. Burial Mar. 24, 1998 in Evergreen Burial Park, New Philadelphia, OH.
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DIED - Mar. 22, 1998 ** SHERMAN ENDICOTT, 84, of Fort Gay, W.Va. Survivors include his wife, Edith (Fields ) Endicott; one daughter, Juanita Bartram; three sons, Charles Shermont Endicott, Gene Endicott, and Earnest Ray Endicott; three sisters, Flearnia Nida, Rosie Evans, and Mary Frazier; one brother, Elmer Endicott. Burial Mar.25, 1998 in Endicott Cemetery, Fort Gay, W.Va.
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DIED - Mar. 23, 1998 ** MRS. LAKIE M. WELLMAN BALLENGEE, 82, of Huntington, W. Va., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Aug. 2, 1915 at Louisa, KY, a daughter of the late John Ira and Bertha (Blackburn) Wellman. Preceded in death by her husband, Bert S. Ballengee; a son, Don Ballengee; a daughter, Mabel Ballengee.
Survivors include two sons, Dale and Andy Ballengee; three daughters, Clara Hamlin, JoAnne Drown, and Helen Louise McMullen; one sister, Hazel Swim. Burial Mar. 27, 1998 in Bowen Cemetery, Wayne County, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 23, 1998 ** INA LOU STEVENS, 66, of Knoxville, TN, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Walter and Georgia Berry. Survivors include her husband, Floyd L. Stevens; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bradley J. and Janet Stevens, and Joseph L. and Karen Stevens; a daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Joe
Edmiston; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Gene and Lucille Berry, Carl and Glenna Lee Berry, Glenn and Glenna Mae Berry, and Bob and Sandee Berry; Sisters Janet Hope Chaffin and Bernice Robbins. Burial in Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Mar. 25, 1998 ** MRS. WELTHA MARIE KEYSER, 97, of Huntington, W. Va. Born Jun. 18, 1900 at Dunlow, W. Va., a daughter of the late John and Katherine (Maynard) Pack. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy Keyser, and several sisters and brothers. Survivors include one daughter, Marjorie Smith; one son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Helen Keyser. Burial Mar. 28, 1998 in the Abbey of Remembrance at Woodmere Cemetery, Huntington, W. Va..
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DIED - Mar. 26, 1998 ** WALLACE "SPIDER" CARVER, 75, of Huntington, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 15, 1922, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Oscar and Mary (Frazier) Carver. Survivors include his wife, Omer (McKinney) Carver; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol Jean and Stephen L.
Newman; two sisters-in-law, Margaret Blake and Bertha Allison. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 26, 1998 ** WILLIAM T. HARRISON, 63, of Wayne, W. Va., in Huntington Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. Born Sep. 13, 1934 in Huntington, W. Va., a son of the late J. Floyd and Elizabeth (Flint) Harrison. Survivors include his wife, Pilar Harrison and an aunt, Mary Jane Presseau. Burial Mar. 29, 1998 in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED Mar. 26, 1998 **LAUREL MITCHEL FINLEY, of Wayne, W. Va., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Nov. 6, 1925 at Stiltner, Wayne County, W. Va., a son of Daisy (Fry) Finley and the late Soney Finley. Preceded in death by a son, Laurel Mitchel Finley, Jr.; a sister, Lois Marie Frasher; three brothers, Delbert, Youngea, and Soney Finley, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Stella (Frasher) Finley; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kareen and Danny Richardson, Kathern (Finley) Jobe and her husband, Richard; four sisters, Agnes Fae Smith, Alela Hogan, Emogene Ayer and June Frazier; five brothers, Lawrence, Glen, Julius, Newman and Charles Finley. Burial Mar. 29, 1998 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - Mar. 26, 1998 ** WALLACE "SPIDER" CARVER, 75, of Huntington, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 15, 1922, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Oscar and Mary (Frazier) Carver. Survivors include his wife, Omer (McKinney) Carver; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol Jean and Stephen L.
Newman; two sisters-in-law, Margaret Blake and Bertha Allison. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 28, 1998 ** MRS. ESTHER P. BALL, 86, at her home. Born Sep. 8, 1911 in Wayne County, W., Va., a daughter of the late William and Susan Arminta (Robinson) Ball. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda L. Wilson. Burial Mar. 30, 1998 in Springhill Cemetery.
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DIED - Mar. 29, 1988 ** VIRGIL RAMEY NEWMAN, 88, of Huntington, W., VA., at Morris Memorial Nursing Home, Milton, W. Va., Born Dec. 3, 1909 in Wayne County, a son of the late Virgil R. and Rebecca Elva (Holbrook) Newman. Preceded in death by his wife, Ola Mae (Cyrus) Newman; step-father, Alger Newman; four
brothers, Auxier, Dexter, Willie , and Waymer Newman; a sister, Bertha Ray. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Virgil Ray Newman, Jr. and Yvonne Newman; a half-sister, Margaret Harris; a half-brother, Charles Newman. Burial Apr.1 in Boothe Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - Mar. 29, 1998 ** MRS. MITTIE BURNS, 86, of Huntington, W. Va., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Jul. 12, 1910 at East Lynn, Wayne County, W. Va., the daughter of the late William and Anna (Tipton) Adams. Preceded in death by her husband, James Ireland Burns; a son, Lakie Burns and a daughter, Eliza Burns. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Oscar and Willa Burns; one daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn annd Mile Trimboli; three sisters, America Aliff, Pauline Morrison, and Jessie Blankenship. Burial in Springhill Cemetery, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 30, 1998 ** MR. DOVER "BUSTER" JACKSON, 86, of Wayne, W. Va., at his home. Born Jan. 23, 1912 in Wayne, W. Va., a son of the late Pearley and Frankie (Staley) Jackson. Preceded in death by his first wife, Delta Smith Jackson; son, Carroll W. Jackson; grandson, Blake Jackson; sister, Verlia Crockett; two brothers, Paul and Ernest Jackson. Survivors include his wife, Elva (Epling) Jackson; two sons, Gerald D. Jackson and G. Kirk and Lola Jackson; one sister and brother-in-law, Alberta and Lawrence Morrison. Burial Apr. 2, 1998 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 31, 1998 ** MR. HOWARD FAMOUS HAZELETT, 86, of Huntington, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Nov. 29, 1911 in Lincoln County, W. Va., a son of the late Virgil and Lena (Hayes) Hazelett. Preceded in death by his wife, Jewel (Perdue) Hazelett; three brothers, Paul Hazelett, Curtis Hazelett and Seward Hazelett; five sisters, Myrtle Cade, Edith Irby, Gladys Davis, Violet Myrtle and Ivory Pinson. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Howard C. and Opal Hazelett and Bill J. and Donna Hazelett; one daughter and son-in-law, Nina J. and Joe Overby; one sister, Mr. Caroline Meredith; one brother, Quentin Hazelett. Burial Apr. 2, 1998 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - Mar. 31, 1998 ** SELBA MITCHELL ADKINS, 43, of Wayne, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Dec. 24, 1954 in Wayne. W. Va., a son of Janerva (Stephens) Adkins and the late Willie Adklins. Survivors include his wife, Alice Virginia (Stiltner) Adkins; four sisters, Rosie Artrip, Sherry Stidham, Colleen Basenback, and Fay Triplett. Burial Apr. 4, 1998 In Stephens Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - Mar. 31, 1998 ** MRS. RUBY MARIE ROBERTSON, 58, Of Fort Gay, W. Va., at her home. Born Feb. 6, 1940 at Chatteroy, W. Va., a daughter of the late Frederick and Bessie (Kerr) Little. Survivors include her husband, David Robertson; three daughters and sons-in-law, Joan and Greg Potter, Pud and Wendell Chaffin, and
Donna and Keith Massie; a son, Don and Betty Robertson; five brothers, George, James, Boyd Little (?). Burial Apr. 2, 1998 in Little Cemetey, Fort Gay, W. Va.

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