WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
MAY, 1998
DIED - May 2, 1998 ** MRS MARY E. STEWART SMITH, 88, of Ceredo, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born
Nov. 25, 1909 in Ceredo, W. Va., a daughter of the late Harry D. and Mary E. (Haws)
Stewart. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Smith. Survivors include a
step-daughter, Juanita Clarkson;
two sisters-in-law, Mildred and Nora Stewart; one brother, Robert W. Stewart. Burial May
5, 1998 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - May 3, 1998 ** RICKY L.
BILLUPS, 37, of Marshallville, OH., at his home.
Born Sep. 16, 1960 in Huntington, W. Va., a son of the late Harm Billups and Eunice L.
(Frazier) Billups, Jr. Survivors include his mother, Eunice L. Douglas; two sons, Dustin
and Nathan Billups; his foster parents, Richard and Mary Swartzentruber; two brothers,
James D. and Michael E. Billups; two sisters, Mrs. Jeff (Anne) Weddle and Tina Arnold; two
half sisters, Mrs Dino(Ann) Schimizzi and Mrs. Stranley (Melissa) Kaczynski, Jr; his
fiancee, Angela M. Resecker. Burial May 7, 1998 in Salem Menonite Church Cemetery,
Wooster, OH.
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DIED - May 5, 1998 ** LELIA
"GRANNY" CALDWELL, 74, of Kenova, W.
Va. Born Dec. 5, 1923 on Rich Creek, Wayne County, W. VA., a daughter of the late John and
Ida Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, Burl Caldwell; a daughter, Dollie Nicholas; a
son-in-law, Larry "Butch" Sarver. Survivors include one daughter, Betty Sarver;
a son and wife, Carl and Sharon Caldwell; a sister, Dollie Martin. Burial May 8, 1998 in
Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - May 5, 1998 ** ELBERT
(TICK) CYRUS, 66, of Brodax, VA, at his home.
Born Sep. 16, 1931 in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Everett and Nolda (Wilson)
Cyrus. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Jean (Hinkle) Cyrus; one son and
daughter-in-law, Mitchell (Beth) Cyrus; three daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Lee (Hugh)
Debury, Virginia Ann (Ron) Roub, and Helen Faye (Mike) Miller; two brothers, Alvis and Ed
Cyrus; six sisters, Dorothy Chafin, Dora Taggart, Katheryn Ratcliffe, Judy Ellis, Jean
Tolber and Carolyn Zollinger.
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DIED - May 6, 1998 ** FARRY BELL
CLARK, of Milton, W. Va., formerly of East Lynn,
W. Va., at her home. Born Sep. 31, 1931, a daughter of the late Burton and Yzettie Clark.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Penny Clark and Larry and
Jennifer Clark; four sisters, Tenessee Hazelett, Stella
Watts, Dolly Pack and Jane Smith. Burial May 9, 1998 in Watson Cemetery.
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DIED - May 6, 1998 ** MRS AUDREY
FALLS HOWELL, 82, of Ceredo Manor, Ceredo, W.
Va., in Heritage Manor. Born May 27, 1915 in Blue Ridge, VA., a daughterof the late Martin
Luther and Sarah Elizabeth (Gray) Falls. Preceded in death by a son, Robert L. Sims.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Judith Sims; one brother, Martin L.
Falls, Jr.; three sisters, Artis Patitucci, Edith Humphreys, and Billie Baker. Burial in
White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W. Va.
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DIED - May 8, 1998 ** LESLIE
FENTON SPENCER, of Richmond, VA, in Richmond.
Born May 30, 1933, at Fort Gay, Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late J.T. and Otha
(Berry) Spencer. Preceded in death by a brother, John T. Spencer, Jr.; two
brothers-in-law, Bradley Southworth andGentry Belcher. Survivors include his wife, Shirley
(Southworth) Spencer; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry Ingram, Kent and Rene
Spencer, Fenton and Patricia Spencer, and David Spencer; a daughter and son-in-law, JoAnne
and Brian Reemsten; two sisters, Dorothy Belcher and Audrey Spencer. Burial May 11, 1998
in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond, VA.
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DIED - May 10, 1998 ** PANSY M.
SPARKS, 87, Of Wadsworth, OH., at her home.Born
Mar. 1, 1911 at Fort Gay, W. Va., a daughter of the late William and Henrietta (Lakin)
Dawson. Preceded in death by her husband, Joe Sparks. Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Eugene (Judy) Emery, and Mrs. Kenneth (Betty Jo) Berger. Burial May 14, 1998 in
Rittman Cemetery.
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DIED - May 11, 1998 ** CHARLES
WILLIAM BOOTH, 75, of Winchestrer, KY., at St.
Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY. Born in Wayne County, a son of the late Cay and Rebecca A.
(Saunders) Booth. Survivors include his wife, Patricia (Flournoy) Booth; a son and
daughter-in-law, Charles F. and Sheryl (Holswick) Booth; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Michelle B. and Sunil Khetarpol, and Suzanne and Bulent Altinkaya. Burial in Winchestrer
Cemetery, Winchester, KY.
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DIED - May 14, 1998 ** GLENNA
VIRGINIA ROSS, 87, of Huntington, W. Va., at
Pleasant Valley Convalescent Center, Point Pleasant, W. Va. Born May 8, 1911, at
Lavalette, Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late
William Tell and Bessie Lee (Hawes) Berry. Preceded in death by her husband, William
Jennings Ross and a son, Harry S. Ross. Survivors include two sons and one
daughter-in-law, Jimmie D. and Jeanetta Ross, and William Michael Ross; five daughters and
three sons-in-law, Ferrol L. and James Cotton, Selena and Rev. Crit maynard, Judy and
Winford Adkins, and Joann Duncan; three sisters, Mary Blake, Rita Kuhn and Betty Halley;
four brothers, Paul, Orville, James H. and Charles E. Berry. Burial May 17, 1998 in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - May 16, 1998 ** MRS.
MABEL OSBURN, 76, of Crown City, OH, in Holzer
Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. Born May 8, 1922, at Wayne, W. Va., a daughter of the late
Jess and Alma (Stiltner) McComas. Preceded in
death by her husband, Ernest Osburn; three brothers, Wilmer, Clyde, and Lee McComas.
Survivors include three daughters, Pauline Stiltner, Elaine Cyrus and her husband, Lee,
and Judy Sanders and her husband Johnnie; one son, John Osburn; two sisters, Ruby Thompson
and Mary Hartman. Burial May 18, 1998 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - May 19, 1998 ** MRS.
MALDIE MAE HUNDLEY, 65, of Wayne, W. Va., at
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Mar. 18, 1933, In Kiahsville, Wayne County, W. Va., a
daughter of the late Shelvia and Virgie (Aldridge)
Workman. Preceded in death by a sister, Janet Lee Workman; six brothers, Mannie, Clint,
Russell, Julius, Gordon and Fred Workman. Survivors include her husband, Samuel Herbert
Hundley; a daughter and son-in-law, Angela
Darlene and Charles Maynard; a son and daughter-in-law, Herbie Gene and Stella Hundley.
Burial May 23, in Workman-Aldridge Cemetery, Harts Creek.
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DIED - May 19, 1998 ** MRS. RUTH
L. SPURLOCK HUTCHISON, 86, of Huntington, W.
Va., in Heritage Manor. Born Aug. 28, 1911, a daughter of the late B.H. and Bessie (Ours)
Roach. Preceded in death by her first husband, James L. Sapurlock and her second husband,
N.W. Hutchison; a son, James Lee Spurlock, Jr. Survivors include one son, Jack D.
Spurlock. Burial May 23, 1998 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - May 20, 1998 ** SAMUEL
JACOB JOHNSON, 69, of Ceredo, W. Va., on the
Lavalette Golf Course. Born Nov. 13, 1928, in Ceredo, W. Va., a son of the late Lawrence
C. and Martha (Boggs) Johnson.. Survivors include his wife, Helen Adams Johnson; two
daughters and their husbands, Barbara and Greg Bailey and Donna and Tim Lawrence; one son
and his wife, Larry and Sharon Johnson; one brother, Phillip F. Johnson. Burial in
Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, W. Va.
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DIED - May 20, 1998 ** JAMES W.
"JIMMY" RATCLIFF, JR., 86, of Ceredo,
W. Va., at his home. Born May 3, 1912, in Ceredo, W. Va., a son of the late James W.
Ratcliff, Sr. and Sadie (Maynard) Ratcliff. Preceded in death by three sisters, Jeanette
Turner, infants Louzetta and Dorothy Ratcliff; a son-in-law, Doug Burgess. Survivors
include his wife, Roberta (Webb) Ratcliff; one son, Conrad Kieth Ratcliff; three
daughters, Julie Burgess, Myra Haught, and Becky Moses and her husband Bob; three sisters,
Virginia Lee, Juanita Smith, and Charlene Hunt; two brothers, Albert and Virgil Ratcliff.
Burial in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - May 20, 1998 ** MRS.
HILDA PORTER MCSWAIN, 74, of Charlotte, NC. Born
Oct. 4, 1923 in KY, a daughter of the late Lionel and Bettie (Barbee) Porter. Survivors
include two sons, Stephen Porter McSwain and his wife, Linda, and Lon McSwain and his wife
Jane; two brothers, Harold Lee and Joseph R. Porter; a sister, Mary Margaret Davis. Burial
May 24, 1998 in Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - May 22, 1998 ** MRS. M.
RUTH SMITH, 86, of Wayne, W. Va., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Oct. 19, 1911 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of the late
Harrison and Georgia Bell (Burris) Hazelett.
Preceded in death by her husband, Sankie Allen Smith; a daughter Jo Anne; a sister, Maggie
Friley; a brother, George Hazelett. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs Johnny (Patty)
Perdue, Mrs. Kenneth (Sandra) Snyder, Mrs. Jim (Barbara) McAtee, Mrs. Rev. John (Judy)
Damron, Mrs. Randy (Beverly) Moore, and Mrs. Mike (Debbie) Lemons; two sons, Ferrell
Douglas Smith and his wife, Betty and Timothy D. Smith; five sisters, Sadie Smith, Laura
Drown, Nellie Sturm, Patty Wallace, Maxine Campioni; one brother, Bill Hazelett. Burial
May 24, 1998 in Cyrus Cemetery, Cyrus, W. Va.
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DIED - May 22, 1988 ** MR.
SAMUEL H. PINSON, SR., 81, of Huntington, W.
Va., in Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, Point Pleasant, W. Va.. Born Jun. 13, 1916, in
Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late S.J. Pinson and Myrtle (Noe) Pinson. Survivors
include his wife, Geraldine (Plymale) Pinson; one daughter, Carolyn Sue "Carrie"
Bentley , and her husband Tom; one son, Samuel H. Pinson, II, and his wife Patty; two
brothers, Charles F. and James W. Pinson. Burial in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - May 23, 1998 ** MAXINE
McGINNIS RAMSEY, of Lavalette, W. Va. Born Jul.
25, 1914 in Logan, W. Va., a daughter of the late Bernard and Gladys McGinnis. Preceded in
death by three brothers, Harold, Bernard and Rupert McGinnis. Survivors include an aunt,
Addie Earp; one sister, Karleen Warnick; one brother, Kermit McGinnis. Burial May 27, 1998
in Woodmere Cemetery, Abbey of Remebrance.
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DIED - May 24, 1998 ** CARLOS R.
BALLARD, SR., 90, of Huntington, W. Va., at his
home. Born Nov. 19, 1907 at Ramage, Boone County, W. Va., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Okey Ballard. Preceded in death by his first wife, Reba C. Ballard; a great-grandson, Adam
Parker Ballard; a brother, Hallie Ballard; two sisters, Virginia Faulkner and Hazel
Holstein. Survivors include his wife, Peggfy Grace Ballard; one son, Carlos R. Ballard,
Jr. and his wife Merle; two sisters, Oma Lee Edwards and Betty Pierce. Burial May 27, 1998
in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W. Va.
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DIED - May 24, 1998 ** CARL
BRUNTY, 70, of West Hamlin, W.Va. at his home.
Born Oct. 30, 1927 at Branchland, W.Va., a son of the late Robert Lee and Emma(Albright)
Brunty. Preceded aslso in death by step-mother, Shirley (Porter) Brunty; brothers, Chester
and Ward Brunty. Survivors idnclude his wife, Eloise Brunty; one daughter and son-in-law,
Rose and Rick Morrison; two sons, and daughter-in-law, C.L. "Butch" and Vickie
Brunty and Douglas Brunty; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack and Stella Brunty, Gary and
Dale Brunty, Charles and Freda Porter, Ivan and Rosemary Porter; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Lorene and Sylvester Kozicki, Wida Simpkins, Shelba and Junior
Graham, Eula and Herman McComas, Kay and Jack Plumley. Burial May 26, 1998 in Ray
Cemetery, West Hamlin, W.Va.
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DIED - May 24, 1998 ** JOHN
SAMUEL "JOHNNY" HUNT, 51, of
Huntington, W. Va. in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Jul. 14, 1946 in Huntington, W.
Va., a son of Dorothy (Osburn) Hunt and the late John Hunt. Survivors include his wife,
Sylvia "Sis" (Marcum) Hunt; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Sue and Jay
Osborne; a sister-in-law, Carla Kirk; two brothers-in-law, Jerry Marcum and Randy Marcum.
Burial May 29,1998 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - May 27, 1998 ** QUEEN
DICKERSON FRANKLIN, 107, at the home of her son
Carthel, in Venice, FL. Born Mar. 29, 1891, on Greenbrier Creek, Wayne County, W. Va., a
daughter of the late William V. and Emarine
(Bartram) Dickerson. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in law, Everett and
Evelyn, Carthel and Noval, and Paul and Mary; one daughter, Edna Hayward. Burial in
Indianapolis, IN.
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DIED - May 28, 1988 ** MARY BELL
HALE, 77, of Creston, OH., at the home of her
daughter, Shirley Scruggs. Born Aug. 2, 1920 in Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of
Wallace and Ida (Pyles) Booth. She was preceded in death by her husband James Lewis Hale;
two sisters, Myrtle Marie and Martha Booth; two ? brothers, Edward and Wallace Booth.
Survivors include five sons, James (Donna) Hale, Ellis (Sherry) Hale, Paul (Ann) Hale,
Kenneth Hale and Melvin (Linda) Hale; seven daughters, Jewel (Harold) Adkins, Shirley
(Les) Scruggs, Alice (Edward) Elswick, Dorothy (Mack) Wyatt, Thelma (Ray) Kast, Judy
(Ronnie) Adams, and Connie (Gary) Vernotzy; two brothers, James Franklin and Walter Booth;
one sister, Kathrine Porter.
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DIED - May 28, 1998 ** MRS. RUBY
DAVIS ADKINS, 85, of Huntington, W. Va., at her
home. Born Feb. 25, 1913 at Franklin Furnace, OH., a daughter of the late Hendrix and
Laura (Lambert) Davis. Preceded in death by two sisters, Frankie Blankenship and Esta
Lipking; a brother, Leslie Davis. Survivors include her husband, Stanford "Buzz"
Adkins; four daughters, Hazel Mae Adkins and he husband, Billy J., Wilma Lee Adkins and
her husband, Ralph, Phyllis Hope Childers , wife of the late Richard Childers, and Betty
Jewel Webb and her husband, Jerry; three sisters, Bessie Osburn, Dorothy Yates, and
Edith Shourds; two brothers and three sisters -in-law, Cecil and Juanita Davis, Bennie
"Boke" Davis, Zula Dowis and Margery Childers. Burial Jun. 3, 1998 Community
Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - May 29, 1998 ** MRS.
MYRTIS "BERT" WEBSTER, 93, of Wayne,
W. Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born Nov. 23, 1904, at Logan, W. Va., a daughter of
the late Benjamin Franklin and Carrie (Adkins) Baker. Poreceded in death by her husband,
R.C "Bob" Webster; a daughter, Roberta Webster; three sisters, Reba Poling,
Hazel Hardy, and Imogene Reynolds; one brother, Paul E. Baker. Survivors include one son,
James R. Webster nad his wife, Rita Elaine. Burial Jun.1, 1998 in Woodmere Memorial Park,
Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - May 29, 1998 ** MRS
ELTENA NAPIER, 56, of Wayne, W. Va., at her
home. Born Oct. 17, 1941, at East Lynn, Wayne County, W. Va., a daughter of Ethel Napier
Justice and the late Elton Pyles. Preceded in death by her step-father, Henry Justice, an
infant sister, and a sister, Casella Kay Hale. Survivors include her husband, Johnny A.
Napier; a son and daughter-in-law, Randall and Lisa Watts; brother, Roy Justice; a sister,
Diana Pyles. Burial Jun. 1, 1998 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W. Va.
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DIED - May 29, 1998 ** MR.
NELSON A. GIBSON, 80, of Kenova, W. Va. Born
Mar. 7, 1918 in Massilon, OH, a son of the late E.T. and Viva (Nelson) Gibson. Survivors
include his wife, Opal (Frasher) Gibson; one sister, Viva
Ratcliff; two brothers, Michael and Thomas Keating. Burial Jun. 2, 1998 in Docks Creek
Cemetery, Kenova, W. Va.
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DIED - May 30, 1998 ** BETTY J.
VANCE, 60, of Ranger, W. Va., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Aug. 13, 1937 in Logan County, W. Va.,. a daughterof the late
Rev. Jesse and Anna (Bradshaw) Blankenship. Preceded in
death by her husband, Ernest Vance, Jr. ;two sisters, Kathelene Tomblin and Irene
Toppings. Survivors include three sons, Ernest, Rodney, and Mitchell Vance; three sisters,
Geneva Wall, Lillian Isaacs, and Elaine Trevino; three brothers, Raymond, Bobby, and Boyd
Blankenship. Burial Jun. 2, 1998, in Frye Cemetery, Ranger, W. Va.
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DIED - May 30, 1998 ** HASKEL E.
COLEGROVE, 68, of Murfreesboro, TN, at his home.
Born Mar. 6, 1930 in West Virginia, a son of the late Thomas and Anna (Sammons) Colegrove.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn (Darnell) Colegrove; two sons, Haskel W. and Ronald
Colegrove; two step-sons, William B. and Leonard C. Burton; one daughter, Marcella
(Colegrove) Davidson; one sister, Mary (Colegrove) Marcum; two brothers, Freddie and Rumes
Colegrove. Burial Jun. 2, 1998 in ;Old Frank Cemetery, Marrobone Creek, W.Va
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DIED - May 31, 1998 ** MRS.
JUDITH "JUDY" OSBORNE, 58, of
Huntington, W. Va., at home. Born Jul. 5, 1939 at Williamson, W. Va., a daughter of Mrs.
Willia(Lowe) Stuart and the late C. Harold Stuart. . Survivors include her husband,Edwin
L. "Eddie" Osborne; one brother, Richard P. "Dick" Stuart. Burial Jun.
31, Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W. Va.
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DIED - May 31, 1998 ** SHAD
ALLEN NAPIER, 21, of Dunlow, W. Va., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Sep. 24, 1976, in Huntington, W. Va., a son of Frank and Teresa
(O'Brien) Napier of Dun low, W. Va.. Survivors
include his wife, Hester Hazel (Bradley) Napier; a daughter, Kelsey Dawn Napier; his
patrernal grandmother, Georgia Napier. Burial Jun. 3, 1998 in Community Memorial Gardens.