WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
JULY, 1999
These obituaries for the month of July were typed by Polly Cooper.
DIED - JULY 1, 1999 ** MRS.
VALLIE DAMRON TOPPINS, 88, of Wayne, WV., in Mariner Health Care,
Huntington. Born February 15, 1911, in Wilsondale, WV., a daughter of the late Arnold and
Mary (Williamson)
Damron. Preceded in death by her husband, Ezra Toppins; one sister, Hessie Damron; three
brothers, Gory, Boyd and Lawrence Damron. Survivors include one sister, Leva Stroud; three
brothers, Lonzy, James and Willie Damron. Burial July 3, 1999 in Mountain Home Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 1, 1999 ** PARIS ROBERTSON, 67, of Genoa, WV., at his home. Born May 11, 1932, in Genoa, a son of Artie
Copley Robertson and the late Ona B. Robertson. Preceded in death by four brothers,
Harold, Tommy, Lanford and Ronnie Robertson. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Faye
(Parsons) Robertson; three sons, Paris Anthony, Jason, Ashley Oney Robertson; three
sisters, Lois Jewell Pack, Lillian Pack and Arna Gay Buxton; five brothers, Randolph,
Alfred "Joe", Elwood, Bernard and Basil Robertson. Burial July 4, 1999 in the
Robertson Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED - JULY 2, 1999 ** MRS. MAY DINGESS ROWE, 88, of South Point, OH., formerly of Wayne, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital,
Huntington. Born May 7, 1911 in Stiltner, WV., a daughter of the late William and Sarah
(Watts) Dingess. Preceded in death by her husband, Ben Rowe, an infant daughter, Mary
Rowe; and a son, Luther Rowe. Survivors include six daughters and sons-in-law, Frankie and
Charlie Smith, Ethel and Richard Adkins, Irene and John Caldwell, Vangie and Billy Ray,
Charlotte and Bruce Caldwell, Linda and Robert Chaffins;
two sons and daughters-in-law, Harley and Ervie Rowe, Ellis and Betty Rowe; one brother,
Henry Dingess. Burial July 5, 1999 in Cox Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 2, 1999 ** ANDREW FORREST JACKSON, 67, of Genoa, WV. Born July 3, 1931, inDarrell and Phyllis Jackson, and Genoa,
WV., a son of the late William Jennings and Ruth (Crabtree) Jackson. Preceded in death by
two brothers, J.B. and Wendell Jackson. Survivors include his wife, Annalee (Collins)
Jackson; three daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte and Harold Robertson, Emma Ruth and
Elmer Walker, Gladys and Johnny Porter; one son and daughter-in-law,Darrell and Phyllis
Jackson; one brother, Hammie Lee Jackson; six sisters, Anna Ruth Collins, Permella Asbury,
Dora Collins, Betty Holbrook, Gladys Jenkins and Mary Day. Burial July 4, 1999 in the Huff
Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED - JULY 2, 1999 ** MARY V. NAPIER, 65, of Huntington, at her residence. Preceded in death by her husband Walter E.
Napier. Survivors include four sons, William Counts, Walter Napier, Everett Napier and
Thomas Napier; three daughters, Dianne Myers, Ramona VanScoy, and Vicky Hanshaw; one
brother, Ray Nicely; four sisters, Nettie Anderson, Claudie Dickerson, Gertrude Cremeans
and Thelma Ross. Burial July 6, 1999 in Napier Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 3, 1999 ** MRS. MARY TOMBLIN MAYNARD, 86, of Dunlow, WV., at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Leonard and
Vickie Maynard of Wayne. Born September 19, 1912, in Dunlow, WV., a daughter of the late
Obie and Chloe (Nelson) Tomblin. Preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Maynard;
step-mother, Ella Perry; son, Mose D. Maynard and a daughter, Dorcas Jane Maynard.
Survivors include four daughters and three sons-in-law, Noreda and James Perry, Chloella
and John Maynard, Sarah and George Hall, and Freda Jackson; three sons and
daughters-in-law, Stolla J. and Mary Ann Maynard, William A. and Georgia Maynard, Steve
and Chris Maynard; four sisters, Maxine Perry, Chloe Adkins, Neltha Mink Thompson,
Gertrude Brewer, Lillie Mae
Tomblin; two brothers, Okie and Jay Tomblin. Burial July 6, 1999 in Sol Perry Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 5, 1999 ** ROSCOE "ROCKY"
CLARK, 86, formerly of 375 Crescent Drive, Ceredo. Born November 11,
1912, a son of the late Preston and Georgia Clark. Preceded in death by two sisters,
Caroline Camp and Lou Hardy. Survivors include three daughters, Ruby Caldwell, Dottie
Ellis and Lilia Scarberry; three sons, Buddy, Billy and Sammy Clark; sisters Rosie Adams,
Ruby Eskew and Edna Eskew. Burial July 9, 1999 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, WV.
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DIED - JULY 6, 1999 ** MR. WALTER L. DUTY, 68, of Ironton, OH., in King’s Daughters’ Medical Center. Born
December 12, 1930 in Shoals, WV., a son of the late William and Mary (McKenzie) Duty.
Preceded in death by one son, Tracy "Bo" Duty and one brother, Bill Duty.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia "Penny" Duty; two daughters and one
son-in-law, Deborah and Thomas Dury and Kelly Duty; one son, Randy Roscoe Duty; two
sisters, Madeline "Sally" Massie and Virginia Gregg. Memorial services July 8,
1999.
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DIED - JULY 6, 1999 ** FREDERICK MARION PRATT, 60, of London, OH., formerly of Ceredo at his home. Born August 6, 1938 in
Ceredo, a son of the late Luther Martin and Anna (Bolt) Pratt. Survivors include his wife,
Betty (Edwards) Pratt, one daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Thomas Starcher; two sons
and one daughter-in-law, Fredrick Jr. and Rebecca Pratt and Thomas Pratt; six sisters,
Thelma Edwards, Helen Jobe, Laura Adkins, Margaret Booth, Wanda Pratt Maynard Holton,
Lorraine Foster; two brothers, Luther Pratt, Jr., and Samuel Pratt. Burial July 9, 1999.
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DIED - July 6, 1999 ** KENNETH EDWARD FERGUSON, 70, of Winter Haven,FL., formerly of Fort Gay, WV., at his home. Born July 17,
1929 at Fort Gay, WV., the son of the late Lilburn and Opal Ferguson. Preceded in
death by a brother, John Burgess Ferguson. Survivors include his wife, Janice Ferguson;
one daughter, Doborah S. Ferguson; two brothers and sisters-in-law, William E. and Sue
Ferguson and Homer L. And Joann Ferguson;
one sister and brother-in-law, Janet E. And Jim Morrison. Burial was in Florida.
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DIED - JULY 7, 1999 ** JUANITA M. HOLDERBY HANER
CLIFT, July 7, 1999 in Sunset Nursing Home. Born October 2, 1915, in
Huntington, the daughter of the late Oscar and Beulah (Arthur) Holderby. Preceded in death
by her husband, Herman Haner; sisters, Gladys Grove and Lehoma Egnor and one brother,
Clyde Holderby. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Wanda M. Norris and
Myrna M. and Rev. Clarence W. Qualls, one brother-in-law, Elkins Grove; one sister,
Bernice Miller. Burial July 11 at Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, WV.
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DIED - JULY 7, 1999 ** CARL E. "BUDDY"
BROWN, 63, of Grove City, OH., at his home. Born July 22, 1935, in
Crum, WV., a son of the late John Frank and Daisy Hannah Brown. Preceded in death by one
brother, Woodrow W. Brown. Survivors include three sons and one daughter-in-law, Gary Lee
Brown, Staff Sergeant Dwayne Edward and Robin Brown, Christopher K. Brown; three sisters,
Eula Blackburn, Recia Ryan and Jerri Coleman and one brother, Elman Brown. Burial July 12,
1999 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 7, 1999 ** ROBERT McDONALD McKINSTER, 87, of Cleveland Mississippi, formerly of Wayne County, WV., in Vicksburg,
Mississippi. Born March 27, 1912, on Big Hurricane near Fort Gay, a son of the late Jesse
Hopkins McKinster and Nannie (Billups) McKinster. Preceded in death by his first wife,
Anna L. Carver, one brother, Martin Valca McKinster and two sisters, Afy Lee Parsons and
Grace M. Perry. Survivors include his wife, . Mildred (Lindsey) McKinster, a brother, Rev.
Frank Billips McKinster and a sister, Mrs. Heloise Littleton.
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DIED - JULY 9, 1999 ** JOSEPHINE E. DICK, 76, of Kenova, at her home. Born June 2, 1923 in Troy, NC., a daughter of the
late William Jason and Emma (Warner) Hunt. Preceded in death by her husband, William R.
Dick.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Ernest Skean, Judy and Randy
Blevins; one son, Charles A. Dick; two sisters, Betty Shawn and Sue Bullins; two brothers,
Bill and Jerry Hunt. Burial July 12, 1999 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 10, 1999 ** MRS. GOLDIA COLLINS SCHILL, 85, of Huntington, in Heritage Manor. Born August 31, 1913, a daughter of the
late Henry and Ruth (See) Salyers. Preceded in death by her first husband, Earl C.
Collins, her second husband, Earl Schill and a sister, Vivian Ward. Survivors include four
sisters, and two brothers-in-law, Opal Dunlap, Thelma and Thomas Davis, Russell Ward, Lova
Sharp and Romaine Lemley. Burial
July 13, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 10, 1999 ** ROGER GLEN PACK, 50 of Detroit, MI., formerly of Big Laurel, WV., in the Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, MI. Born December 21, 1948, in Wayne Co., WV., a son of the late Arbit and Mary
(Cox) Pack. Preceded in death by four sisters, Exlee Moore, Malda Marcum, Phyllis McCaig
and Vaudey Pack; three brothers, Lonnie, Eddie and Homer Pack; paternal grandparents,
Moses D. and Georgie (Watts) Pack; maternal grandparents, James and Nellie (Watts) Cox.
Survivors include two sisters, Hazel Marcum and Joan Begley; three brothers, Clayton,
Odell and Jennings Pack. Burial July 14, 1999 in Pres Friley Cemetery, Kiahsville, WV.
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DIED - JULY 11, 1999 ** PERMELLA JANE ASBURY, 66, of Huntington, wife of Neely Asbury, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born
December 26, 1932, in Wayne Co., WV., a daughter of the late William Jennings Bryant and
Ruth (Crabtree) Jackson. Preceded in death by three brothers, J.B., Wendell and Andrew
Jackson. Additional survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Joseph
Sullivan; one son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Ivan and Theresa Asbury; one brother, Hammie
Lee Jackson; five sisters, Anna Ruth Collins, Betty Holbrook, Dora Collins, Gladys Jenkins
and Mary Day. Burial July 14, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - JULY 12, 1999 ** ELLIS LEONARD GUNDY, JR., 58, of Lavalette, WV. Born April 7, 1941, in Logan, WV., a son of the late
Ellis L. and Violet (Withrow) Gundy. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Gundy; four sons,
Ellis L. III, Michael, Mark Gundy and Kevin Maynard; three daughters, Sandra and Cindy
Gundy and Kim Maynard; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jess and Delores Gundy and Wendell
and Sue Gundy; one sister and brother-in-law, Cordella and Harley Brumfield. Burial July
15, 1999 in Robert Vaughan Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - JULY 13, 1999 ** MRS. VERTA AKERS SMITH
DAMRON, born January 8, 1904 in Wayne Co., WV., a daughter of the
late Nathan and Lou Vina (Crabtree) Akers. Preceded in death by her first husband, Henry
Smith in 1962 and her second husband, Johnnie Damron in 1994, a daughter, Betty Lou
Hutchinson and a son, Bobby Franklin Smith. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Smith
Thompson, son-in-law, George Hutchinson; and one step-daughter, Mary Plaster. Burial July
16, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 13, 1999 ** JESSIE POWERS CLONCE, 93, at Holston Valley Hospital. Born in Wayne WV., and moved to Kingsport, TN,
in the late 1920’s. Preceded in death by her son, James Wiley Clonce; a daughter,
Joann Clonce Capps, parents, W. H. and Ida (Shuff) Powers; seven sisters, Rebecca Ross,
Julia Carter, Sarah Gilson, Monie Sharp, Nellie Munsey, Dossie Corns and Victoria Powers;
three brothers, Frank, Eli and Wade Powers. Survivors include her husband, Jess Dana
Clonce; and a son, John Douglas Clonce. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 14, 1999 ** WALDEN LEE ADKINS, 74, of Huntington, in Riverside Nursing Center, St. Albans. WV. Born November
11, 1924 in Huntington, a son of the late Ezra D. and Mabel (Shoemaker) Adkins. Survivors
include his wife, Erma Lee Adkins; one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Larry Russell,
three sons and two daughters-in-law, David and Christine Adkins, Danny and Brenda Adkins
and Michael Adkins; five sisters,
Virginia Rolfe, Ruth Burgess, Barbara Booth, Mary Janet Scarberry and Jeanie Lou Beckett;
one half brother, Harold Adkins. Burial July 18, 1999 in S.M. Adkins Cemetery, Millers
Fork, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - JULY 14, 1999 ** MR. GARRETT WORKMAN, 63 of Huntington, at his home. Born June 26, 1936 in Zelda, KY., a son of the
late Charles H. and Anna Ruth (Fuggett) Workman. Preceded in death by one brother, Charles
Workman. Survivors include his wife, Doris (Watts) Workman; three daughters and two
sons-in-law, Carolyn and Chester Fugate, Anna Jean and Tom Wilson and Debra Workman; two
sons and daughters-in-law, Garrett, Jr. and Teresa G. Workman and Richard and Donna
Workman; two sisters, Mary Blankenship
and Dova Murphy. Burial July 17, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 15, 1999 ** LILLIAN ELIZABETH FLUTY, 60, of 8704 Vancouver St., Fort Gay. Born January 30, 1939, in Inez, KY., a
daughter of Dewey and Ella Crum. Preceded in death by one son, Rory Lynn Fluty. Survivors
include her husband, Rev. Roy Fluty; five daughters, Carolyn Branham, Conchetta Grim,
Angie Savage, Lisa Slone and Betty Rose; one son, Glenn Fluty. Burial July 17, 1999 Fluty
Lick Cemetery in Fluty Lick, KY.
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DIED - JULY 15, 1999 ** RAY MILLS, 85, of North Ridgeville, OH., at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, OH. Born
July 28, 1913 in Wayne, the son of the late Moss George and Martha Mills. Preceded in
death by his first wife, Helen Mills; brothers Wesley and Kermit Mills; and a sister,
Zelma Fay Mills. Survivors include his wife, Vollie (Pollock) Mills; a son, Ray Mills,
Jr.; stepsons Julius Kulcsar and William Adam Green; a stepdaughter, Louise Hunt;
brothers, Truman and Leo Mills; sisters, Thelma Sampson and Reva Kermans. Burial
in Ridge Hill Memorial Park in Amherst Township.
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DIED - JULY 15, 1999 ** MR. DARRELL T. CLAY, 54, of Huntington at his home. Born October 18, 1944, a son of the late Herbert
E. and Swanson (Burton) Clay. Preceded in death by one brother, Reginald H. Clay.
Survivors include his wife, Linda (Webb) Clay, one stepdaughter and son-in-law, Angela and
Robert Brandon Gunnoe; one stepson, Bret D. Gibson; two sisters, Carolyn Nester and Sondra
Hewlett; three brothers, Denny, Roland and Larry Clay. Burial July 17, 1999 in Maple Hill
Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 16, 1999 ** GARY FRANKLIN PERRY, 42, of Branchland, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 27, 1957 in
Williamson, a son of the late James and Eunice (Thacker) Perry. Preceded in death by two
brothers, Ronnie and Jimmy Perry. Survivors include his wife, Sue (Cremeans) Perry; two
daughters, Ashlee Nichole and Amy Ruth Perry; one step-son, Brian Cremeans, one
step-daughter, Dee Lawson; four sisters, Gayle Ray, Jane Perry, Sandra Perry and Susan
Perry; two brothers, Larry and David Perry. Burial July 19, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial
Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 16, 1999 ** THELMA O. TOMBLIN, 95, of Branchland, WV., widow of Willie Tomblin. Born August 17, 1903, in Wayne
Co., the daughter of the late Manuel and Sally Webb. Preceded in death by one son, Harry
Tomblin; one daughter, Dolly Holton; two sisters, Velvie Richards and Ruby Gunther; one
brother, Edward Webb. Survivors include two sons, Howard and Homer Tomblin; one daughter
Odessa Frazier; three sisters, Wavie Dyer, Hester Gunther and Ida Tomblin; one brother,
James Webb. Burial July 19, 1999 in Mountain Home Cemetery, Little Harts Creek.
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DIED - JULY 17, 1999 ** DANNY JOE GILKERSON, 45, of Ceredo, WV., at his home. Born October 14, 1953, in Cleveland, OH., a
son of Dora (Frasher) Gilkerson and the late James (Jim) Gilkerson. Preceded in death by
his wife, Roselle (Burns) Gilkerson. Survivors include, in addition to his mother, one
daughter and son-in-law, Amy Renee and Gary Watts, II; four brothers, James David, Gary
K., Michael W., and Steven R. Gilkerson. Burial July 21, 1999 in Gilkerson Cemetery,
Prichard.
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DIED - JULY 17, 1999 ** MRS. DELILA COLLINS, 88, formerly of Wayne, at Pulley Care Center, South Point, OH. Born March 9,
1911 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Burgess and Annie (Bowen) Stephenson.
Preceded in death by one son, Elmer Collins. Survivors include her husband, Basil Collins;
one son, Donald Collins; two daughters, Flora F. Hodge and Jo Ann Midkiff; two sisters,
Lucinda Ward and Delphia Frazier. Burial July 20, 1999 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 17, 1999 ** ANNA E. HUTCHINSON, 83, of Kenova, WV., at Heritage Manor. Born February 24, 1916, in Wayne Co.,
WV., a daughter of the late Floyd and Mary Alice (Little) Damron. Preceded in death by her
husband, Walter Burton Hutchinson. Survivors include two daughters, Faye Pelfrey and
Patricia Bradley; two sons, James and Roger Hutchinson; two sisters, Willia Jeffords and
Lois Jean Lossee; one brother, Floyd Damron, Jr.
Burial July 20, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 18, 1999 ** BEULAH RUTH WARD, 74, of Huntington, at Heritage Center. Born April 29, 1925 in Cabell Co., WV.,
the daughter of the late Dennis E. and Vesta (Chapman) Adkins. Preceded in death by her
husband, William M. Ward and three sisters, Virginia Stowasser, Velma Jean Olaker, and
Deloris Joyce. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Billy Don and Randi D. Ward;
two sisters and a brother-in-law, Helen Rimmer and Bonnie and Leonard Burks; two brothers
and sisters-in-law, Dennis E., Jr. and Edra Adkins and Donald and Leona Adkins. Entombment
July 20, 1999 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Abbey of Devotion.
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DIED - JULY 18, 1999 ** MRS. EDNA CLAY, 98 of Columbus, OH., formerly of Wayne Co., WV., at her home. Born March 10,
1901, in Sidney, WV., a daughter of the late Finley Benton and Sadie (Riggs) Thompson.
Preceded in death by her husband, John Clay; two sons, Arlie and Vernon Clay. Survivors
include one daughter, Sadie Williams; two sisters, Emily Webb and Helen Hayton. Burial
July 21, 1999 in the Crabtree Cemetery, Genoa, WV.
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DIED - JULY 18, 1999 ** FOREST ANDREW MEREDITH, 37, of Fort Gay, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 18, 1961 in
Louisa, KY., a son of Frank Meredith and Zolene (Fortner) Meredith. Survivors include his
wife, Christena Meredith; parents Frank and Zolene Meredith; one daughter, Nichole Summer
Meredith; two brothers, Terry and Chester Meredith; two sisters, Margaret Sturgill and
Dixie Kitchen. Burial July 21, 1999 in Meredith Family Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - JULY 18, 1999 ** EUNICE ARTHUR, 89 of Wayne, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born March 8,
1910 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Charles and Christina (Fraley) Cyrus.
Preceded in death by two sisters, Gladys Adkins and Violet Stephens; four brothers, Dewey,
Tommy, Silas and Homer Cyrus; and a son Herman, Jr. Survivors include her husband, Hasten
Arthur; five sons and four daughters in-law, Raburn H. and Paula Arthur, Billy and
Gertrude Arthur, Paul O. Arthur, Arvel and Eleanor Arthur, Kenneth D. and Carolyn Arthur;
one sister, Nina Blankenship; one brother, Galley Cyrus. Burial July 20, 1999 in Elmwood
Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - JULY 18, 1999 ** RONALD ADAMS, 66 of Proctorville, OH., in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born
December 17, 1932 in Logan County WV., a son of the late Lionel D. and Bernice (Bradbury)
Adams. Preceded in death by one sister, Dottie June Hardwick and one brother, Lionel
Delbert ("Jr."), Adams. Survivors include his wife, Nellie Ann (Ellis) Adams;
three daughters and two sons-in-law, Pauletta Flowers, Cheryl and Ernie McCormick, Bernice
and Shawn Byers; two sons, Ronald W. and Larry Adams; three sisters and one
brother-in-law, Betty Lou and Kenneth Pigman, Clara Sue Maynard and Nancy Lynn Ramey.
Burial July 22, 1999 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington.
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DIED - JULY 19, 1999 ** MOSES MARCUM, JR., 56, of Radnor, WV., in the Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Huntington, WV. Born July 28, 1942 in Grassy, WV., a son of the late Moses and Lutie
(Pratt) Marcum. Survivors include five sisters, Melda Marcum, Jean Haynes, Mary Haynes,
Faye Wright and Martha Coleman. Burial July 21, 999 in the Marcum Cemetery, Radnor, WV.
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DIED - JULY 19, 1999 ** CHARLES E. HESS, 63, of Ceredo, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 20, 1935, in Logan Co.,
WV., a son of the late James Albert, Sr. and Flora (Rice) Hess. Preceded in death by his
first wife, Edith Simms Hess and two brothers, George and James Albert Hess, Jr. Survivors
include his wife, Andrea (Plaster) Lamb Hess; five stepdaughters, Lisa Lamb Wilson, Leta
Lamb Woolwine, Carol Conner, Judy Miluka and Mary Fields; one stepson, Roy Simms, Jr; four
sisters, Brenda Hess, Nancy Ellen Adkins, Patsy Lucas and
Margaret Robinson; four brothers, Ernest, Paris, John and Paul Hess. Burial July 22, 1999
in Spring Valley Memorial Gardens.
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JULY 20, 1999 ** MR. RAY TALBERT, 79, of Huntington, WV., at his residence. Born October 15, 1919 in Holden, WV.,
a son of the late Herbert Rosco and Oakley (Thompson) Talbert. Survivors include his wife,
Eloise (Maynard) Talbert; one daughter and son-in-law, Norma Jean "Susie" and
Tommy Adkins; three sons and two daughters-in-law, the Rev. Robert (Bob) and Theresa
Talbert, Terry Lee and Patricia Gail Talbert, and Earnest Glen Talbert; one sister, Ruth
Thompson; one brother and sister-in-law, Rennie and Mary Talbert; two half
sisters, Christina Moore and Nedra Combs; two half brothers, Ted and Herb Talbert. Burial
July 23, 1999 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - JULY 20, 1999 ** WILLIAM HARVEY NAPIER, 80, of Mount Gay, husband of Fannie (Samson) Napier, in Logan General Hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Rayburn Morrison, and one sister, Opal Napier
Fenney. Burial July 24, 1999 in Highland Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 21, 1999 ** ESTER STEWART, 81, of Denver, CO., formerly of Kenova, at her residence. Preceded in death by
her husband, Harry D. Stewart. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Stewart and JoAnn
Barnette; two sons, Kenneth and Harry Stewart; four sisters and two brothers. There will
be no services.
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DIED - JULY 21, 1999 ** MRS. MARGARET ANN SPRY, 85 of West Hamlin, WV, at home. Born April 8, 1914, in Wayne County, a daughter
of the late Joseph and Annie (Pack) Slade. Preceded in death by her husband, Riley Spry
and two sons, Jimmie Dale and Billy Joe Spry. Survivors include two sons and
daughters-in-law, Green and Carolyn Spry, Riley and Geneva Spry; one stepson, Zack Spry;
three daughters and one son-in-law, Ruth Bowen, Barbara and Darrell Perry and Edith Wiley;
one sister, Elizabeth Lambert. Burial July 24, 1999 in Pack Cemetery, Attensville, WV.
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DIED - JULY 24, 1999 ** MRS. MARJORIE M. COLE, 70, of Kenova, WV., at her home. Born May 10, 1929 in Millard, KY., a daughter
of the late Ibby Chaney. Survivors include her husband, Kermit D. Cole; one daughter and
son-in-law, Barbara and Greg Roy. Entombment July 27, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 25, 1999 ** JOHN BASIL BOOTH, 41 of Huntington, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include his
mother, Lelia Faye Booth; his wife, Crystal Faith (Adkins) Booth; two sons, John Basil II
and Charles Booth; one daughter, Josie Stubs; one sister, Clara L. Booth; two brothers,
Oakey Lee Bailey and Charles Booth. Burial July 28, 1999 at Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - JULY 25, 1999 ** JAY TOMBLIN, 82, of Orrville, OH., formerly of Wayne, WV., in Doctors Hospital, Massillon,
OH. Born September 7, 1916, in Wayne County, a son of the late Obie and Ella (Williamson)
Tomblin. Survivors include his wife, Gladys (Maynard) Tomblin; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Thurman and Joan Tomblin, Everal and Judy Tomblin; two daughters and one
son-in-law, Ada and Jim Grose and Polly Spence; one brother, Okey Tomblin; five sisters,
Maxine Perry, Chloe Adkins, Lily Mae Romans, Neltha Thompson and Trudy Brewer. Burial July
28, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - JULY 25, 1999 ** MELVIN CLIFFORD
"TIPPY" STATEN, 68. of Kenova, in St. Mary’s
Hospital. Born March 30, 1931, in Wayne Co., WV., a son of the late Charlie and Mabel
(Thompson) Staten. Survivors include his
wife, Nancy Sue Staten; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Dr. Clifford Lee and Shannon
Staten, Tony Ervin and Jack Keith Staten; two sisters, Bertha Mae and Patricia Ann Staten;
one brother and sister-in-law, Charles and
Juanita Staten, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mabel and Tib Lester. Burial July 28,
1999 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, WV.
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DIED - JULY 26, 1999 ** BURWELL MARION SPURLOCK, JR. 78, of Huntington, at his home. Born September 11, 1920 in Wayne County, a son
the late Burwell Marion and Elizabeth (Insco) Spurlock. Survivors include his wife,
Juanita (Carver) Spurlock; two daughters and sons-in-law, Loretta and Johnie Adkins,
Elizabeth and Bill Taylor. Burial July 29, 1999 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 26, 1999 ** MRS. WANDA L. WILSON, 58, of Huntington, WV., at her residence. Born Augugst 4, 1940, in Cabell
County, WV. Preceded in death by her mother, Esther Ball. Survivors include one son and
daughter-in-law, David and Kathy Wilson; one daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Charles
Watkeys, Jr. Burial July 28, 1999 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - JULY 26, 1999 ** JACKIE EARL PRITCHARD, 44 of Odessa, Texas, formerly of Kenova, at his residence. Survivors include
his wife, Amey Pritchard; six brothers, Donald R., Woodrow, Doug, Carl, James
"Yogi", and Gary Pritchard; one sister, Barbara Jean Sumler. Burial August 1,
1999 in Watson Cemetery,
Branchland.
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DIED - JULY 26, 1999 ** ROGER DALE ESTEP, 58, of Kenova. Born May 4, 1941, in Barboursville, a son of Mary Stevens Evers
Dyke and the late Lester Estep. Survivors include his wife, Monica (Galloway) Estep; one
daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly Ann and Gerald Terry, three sons and two
daughters-in-law, Rocky Dale and Beverly Ann Estep, Harold Scott Estep and SPC David
Edward and Lois Ann Estep; one sister, Lina Mae Estep; two brothers, Danny and Jack Estep;
14 half brothers and sisters, Andy, James, Davy, Jessie, Joe, Vicki, Joyce,
Betty, Darlene, Don, Linda, Patricia, Randy and Sheila. Burial July 30, 1999 in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 27, 1999 ** MINVEL F. SPENCE, 75, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born August 27, 1923 in Wayne
County, a son of the late George Hamilton and Rosella (Prince) Spence. Preceded in death
by two
brothers, John Q. and James Richard Spence; and one sister, Elizabeth Spence Cummings.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia (Rhein) Spence; three brothers, Donald H., Wilmer H.,
and Charles Spence. Burial August 2, 1999 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - JULY 27, 1999 ** DEWEY WATTS, 89 of Wayne, WV., at his home. Born October 28, 1909 in East Lynn, WV., a son
of the late Willard and Eliza (Asbury) Watts. Preceded in death by one son, Danny Roger
Watts, one sister, Madeline Porter; three brothers, Shiloh Watts, Edgar Osburn and Wiley
Osburn. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy (Carey) Watts; three daughters and one
son-in-law, Doris Casteele, Della C. Trautwein and Donna V. and Charles Holt; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Dewey Raymond and Marilyn Watts, Charles Edgar B. "Monk" and
Connie L. Watts; one sister, Sadie Brunty. Burial July 29, 1999 in the Mosey Asbury
Cemetery, East Lynn.
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DIED - JULY 28, 1999 ** MRS. FAY LEEP, 94, of Wayne, in Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born January 27, 1905 in Wayne,
a daughter of the late Kesner and Gracie (Adkins) Childers. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Hubert G. Leep. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and
Thurman Rowe; one stepbrother, Lindsey Childers. Burial July 29, 1999 in White Chapel
Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - JULY 28, 1999 ** MYRTLE LEE PORTIS FRASHER, 89 of Point Section, Louisa, KY., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 26,
1910 at Fort Gay, a daughter of the late Henry A. and Ida Florence (See) Portis. Preceded
in death by her husband, Lace Frasher and one son, Dr. Jack L. Frasher. Survivors include
one daughter, Patty Wallace; one son, Charles Portis Frasher. Burial July 31, 1999 in Fort
Gay Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - JULY 28, 1999 ** WANDA CANTERBURY TYSON, 89 of Huntington, at her residence. Born November 12, 1909, at Davy, WV., a
daughter of the late Lewis Marshall and Aida (Hatfield) Canterbury. Preceded in death by
her husband, John L. Tyson; two brothers, Elmer and Woodrow Canterbury; and three sisters,
Garnet Surbaugh, Margaret Hogan and Winnie Canterbury Duding. Survivors include two
stepson, Richard E. and Gerald M. Tyson. Burial July 30, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park,
Huntington, WV.
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DIED - JULY 28, 1999 ** MARY ALLEN MASHBURN, 77, of Kenova WV., at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born September 17, 1921 in
Majestic, KY., a daughter of the late Acy Allen and Minnie Viola (Hubbard) Mashburn.
Preceded in death by two sisters, Francis Syme and Sarah Mashburn; one brother, Lewis
Mashburn. Survivors include one brother, James Clark Mashburn. Burial July 31, 1999 in
Forest Lawn Mausoleum.
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DIED - JULY 28, 1999 ** FRED "DUDE" PRATT,
JR., 75, of Genoa, WV. Born April 27, 1924 at Grassy, WV., a son of
the late Fred and Grace (Hampton) Pratt. Survivors include his wife, Vangie (Porter)
Pratt; one daughter, Diana Jordan; one son, Darrell Pratt; six sisters, Bertha Gibson,
Racine Emery, Dorothy Ross, Betty Jo Hollis, Lois Cremans and Patty King; three brothers,
Ralph, Don and Willis Pratt. Burial Saturday, July 31, 1999 in Workman Cemetery. (Fred's
son Darrell Pratt is sitting as the Circuit Judge of Wayne County)
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DIED - JULY 29, 1999 ** OTTO FRASHER, 79, of Rt 1, Fort Gay. Born March 5, 1920 in Wayne, WV., a son of the late
Barney William and Dovey "Eva" (Judd) Frasher. Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy (Bailey) Frasher; two daughters, Mrs. Roy "Carol" Johnson and Bonnie
Gridley; four sons, James, William, David and Garry Frasher; four brothers, Pearly Glen,
Bobby Joe, Darrell, and Denver Frasher; eight sisters, Opal Thompson,Geneva Towe, Dora
Gilkerson, Vivian Hoosier, Phyllis Featheroff, June Taylor, Nora Ferguson and Pauline
Stevens. Burial August 1, 1999 in Christian Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - JULY 30, 1999 ** MRS. JO ANN WARD, 59, of Lavalette, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 9, 1940 in
Huntington, a daughter of the late Hughes Curtis and Martha Frances Williams. Survivors
include her husband, Paul H. (Jack) Ward; two daughters, Martha Gail Blakely and Joyce May
Jenkins; one son, Paul H. Ward, Jr.; three sisters, Opalene Lewis, Charlene Rowe and Doris
McDonald; one brother, Richard Lee Williams. Burial August 1, 1999 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery,
Wayne County, WV.
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DIED - JULY 30, 1999 ** ROBERT LEE McDOWELL, 94, of Ceredo, at his home. Born February 23, 1905 in Fort Gay, a son of the
late Frank W. and Ada (Rickman) McDowell. Survivors include his wife, Mary E. (Miller)
McDowell; two sons and daughters-in-law, James Ronald and Alberta McDowell, Robert E. and
Kitty McDowell. Burial August 2, 1999 White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - JULY 30, 1999 - MRS. OLGA OSBURN MOORE, 102, of Huntington, WV., formerly of Kenova, at her residence. Born June 25,
1897 in East Lynn, WV., a daughter of the late Byron L. and Lucinda (Perry) Osburn.
Preceded in death by her husband, William Truman Moore; four sisters and a brother, Elma
Taylor Carr, Marjorie VanHoose, Winnie Barton, Aileen Osburn and Norman P. Osburn.
Survivors include one sister, Beth Shrewsbury. Burial August 3, 19999 in Hillcrest
Cemetery, Rt. 75. Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 30, 1999 - MRS. GLADYS M. TOMBLIN, 81, of Orrville, OH, formerly of Wayne, in Doctors Hospital, Massillon, OH.
Born July 7, 1918 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Queen) Maynard.
Preceded in death by her husband, Jay Tomblin. Survivors include two sons and
daughters-in-law, Thurman and Joan Tomblin and Erval and Judy Tomblin; two daughters and
one son-in-law, Ada and Jim Grose and Polly Spence; two sisters, Sissy Mae Jones and Alice
Brumfield. Burial August 3, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - JULY 30, 1999 ** FREDA B. McCOMAS, 73, of Glenwood, WV. Born August 22, 1925, the daughter of the late Lawrence
and Dinah Bias. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter W. McComas; sisters, Bergie
Crowley and Lillie Dick; brothers, Clellan and Goble Bias. Survivors include three sons
and two daughters-in-law, Roger A. and Kathy McComas, Dennis R. McComas, Kenneth R. and
Shirley McComas; three daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Duane Huston, Brenda and Jim
Bryant, Terri and Jason Bennett; sisters, Odessa
Messinger and Reba Gibson. Burial August 3, 1999 in Union Ridge Cemetery, Glenwood.
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DIED - JULY 31, 1999 ** BUD THOMPSON, 83, of 546 Vinson Branch Rd., Fort Gay. Born August 25, 1915 at Mill Creek,
WV., a son of the late Frank and Ora (Hunt) Thompson. Survivors include his wife, Mavis
Thompson; one daughter, Carolyn Nix; one sister, Hildred Artrip. Burial August 3, 1999 in
Thompson Cemetery at Fort Gay.