WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
NOVEMBER, 1999

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These obituaries for the month of November were typed by Polly Cooper.

DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 1999 ** FRANKLIN "BUTCH" BECKETT, 51, of Wayne, at his home. Born March 15, 1948 in Chapmanville, WV, a son of Adele (Adkins) Beckett of Wayne and the late Jess Beckett. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Jeremiah Blake; a son, Jason Beckett; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Bonnie Woodrum, Gail and Virgil Kelly, Barbara and Alan Meek, Nancy and Michael Land, and Peggy Beckett. Burial November 5, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 1999 ** DENNIS THOMPSON, 67, of Kenova, WV, in the Huntington V.A. Medical Center, Huntington. Born July 3, 1932 in Radnor, WV, a son of the late Mont Thompson and Thelma (Curnutte) Thompson. Preceded in death by three brothers, Dale, Donald and Denver Thompson and step-father, Wayne Napier. Survivors include one sister, Edna Garner; two sisters-in-law, Peggy Thompson and Dorothy Thompson. Burial November 4, 1999 in the Curnutte Cemetery, Radnor, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 2, 1999 ** ANASTASIA BROOKE PERRY, of Wayne, five month old daughter of Stephen W. and B. Kristin (Beckett) Perry at her home. Born May 25, 1999 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Survivors include three sisters, Taylor Alyse, Lakyn Michelle and Ashley Nichole Perry; grandparents, Gary and  Bonnie Perry and Thomas and Patricia Beckett; great-grandparents, Glen Jones and Hobert and Mary Ann Crum. Burial November 5, 1999 in Beckett’s Cemetery at Dunlow.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 3, 1999 ** MR. BERNIE WILLIS FRALEY, 56 of Branchland, WV., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born February 14, 1943 in Wayne Co., a son of Bessie (McCoy) Fraley of Ranger and the late Herman Fraley. Preceded in death by a sister, Glenna Bell Fraley. Survivors include his wife, Gaylene Fraley; one son, Shawn Fraley; three sisters, Madeline Honeycutt, Ernestine Wheatley and Linda Meehling; four brothers, Bob, Donnie, Beryl and Roger Fraley. Burial November 5, 1999 in Dyer Cemetery, Cove Gap, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 1999 ** MRS. MAY STEPHENS FERGUSON, 98, of Ceredo, WV. Born October 14, 1901 in Sandy Hook, KY., a daughter of the late John and Crilda Stephens. Preceded in death by her husband, Frasher T. Ferguson and two step-sons, Raymond and Michael B. Ferguson. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Herbert D. and Helen Stephens. Burial November 8, 1999 in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 4, 1999 ** LUCILLE HOPE MILLS, 79, of Huntington, at her care giver’s residence. Born December 10, 1919 in Milton, a daughter of the late Mountaville and Jeanette (Bias) Jenkins. Preceded in death by her first husband, Ovvie Mills and her second husband, Ralph Hawkins. Survivors include a son, Forrest Lee Mills; two step-sons, Gary Hawkins and Lionel Mills; one step-daughter, Wilma Lee Jezior; two sisters, Josephine Adams and Opal Ashworth; two brothers, Ford and Malcom Jenkins. Burial November 8, 1999 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV
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DIED - NOVEMBER 5, 1999 ** VICTOR MARCUM, 82, of Crum, in Williamson Memorial Hospital. Born January 9, 1917 at Stonecoal, a son of the late Millard and Huldie Marcum. Preceded in death by his wife, Caroline (Blair) Marcum and a son, Joseph Haskell Marcum. Survivors include three sons, John, Man and Victor Marcum, Jr.; two daughters, Tricia Ann Williams and Ruthie Marcum Donley. Burial November 8, 1999 in Stonecoal Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 5, 1999 ** MR. CHARLES C. "CHUCKIE" FELTY, 35, of Kenova, in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Born November 30, 1963 in Huntington, WV., a son of Charles G. and Ruth Ann Felty of Kenova. Survivors include his wife, Debra R. Felty; daughter, Anna Ruth Felty; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Sarah and Alan Walls and Beckie and David Salyers; paternal grandmother, Miranda L. Felty. Burial November 7, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 5, 1999 ** CURTIS MAYNARD, 85, in Brandywine Health Care in Winter Haven, FL. Born in Kiahsville, WV, a son of Earnest and Idelia (Napier) Maynard. Preceded in death by a brother, Howard Maynard and an infant daughter, Sallie Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Frankie (Mathis) Maynard; three sons, Ken, Paul and Earnest Maynard and their wives; two brothers, Mason and Newman Maynard. Burial November 9, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 1999 ** MRS. PAULINE LEMASTER PARSLEY, 86, of Kenova in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 1, 1912 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late William Taylor and Emily Jane (Gholson) LeMaster. Preceded in death by her husband, Keather H. Parsley; one son, Sherrill Parsley; one daughter-in-law, Faye Parsley; seven brothers and four sisters. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Thelma and Charles Bash, Sharon and Clifford Canterbury, Jr; one son, Howard Parsley; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Paul Sawyers. Burial November 9, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery. ************************************************************************************************
DIED - NOVEMBER 7, 1999 ** DOLORES M. HATFIELD, 67, of Wooster, OH. Born August 28, 1932 near Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Harrison and Zola (Nichols) Guthrie. Preceded in death by a son, Jack; a brother, Anthony Guthrie; a sister, Delcie Brown. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Jeff Hatfield; three daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Tecco and Timothy Hopkins, Phyllis and Mike Conners, Donna and Richard Crisco; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Ruth and Herman and Vada. Burial November 11, 1999 in Green Valley Cemetery in Cabell Co., WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 8, 1999 ** PHILLIP QUEEN, 62, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born April 27, 1937, a son of the late Doliver and Cuba (Tomblin) Queen.Preceded in death by two brothers, Albert and Dennis Queen and one sister, Ora Boyd. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis A. (Crockett) Queen; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Philip Daniel and Angela Queen, Jeffrey Alan and Tina Queen, Michael Scott Queen, and Stephen Lee and Jodie Queen; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Mae Chaffins, Violet Pasley and Carol and Zollie Varney. Burial November 11, 1999 in the Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 1999 ** JOSEPH GERALD OSBURN, 52, of Lavalette, WV, in the Huntington V.A. Medical Center. Born April 9, 1947 in Huntington, a son of Richard and Clara Osburn of Lavalette. Preceded in death by his mother, Minnie Lucille (Parsons) Saddler. Survivors include two sisters and brothers-in-law, Judy and Lloyd Neace and Janet and Pete Hager; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Richard Osburn, Jr. and James and Margie Motz. Burial November 11, 1999 in Mays Cemetery, Lavalette, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 1999 ** MRS. LONA LEE ADKINS, 95, of Huntington, WV, at the home of her daughter in Bradenton, FL. Born on March 8, 1904 in Lincoln County, WV., a daughter of the late Robert Short and Mary Susan (Chandler) Short. Preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin F. Adkins, Sr., two sons, Mason G. and Benjamin F. Adkins, Jr., a sister, Lula Dial and seven brothers. Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Sheila Ann and Lloyd Maynard, Eunice May and Dwight Messinger and Margaret Eloise Saunders; one sister and brother-in-law, Elmo and Talmadge Ramey. Burial November 13, 1999 in Oaklawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 9, 1999 ** LARRY DALE ROBERTSON, 49, of Fort Gay, WV in Tucker Community Care, Tucker County. Born April 21, 1950 in Fort Gay, WV, a son of the late John and Opal (Robinson) Robertson. Survivors include six sisters, June Copley, Phyllis Spurlock, Debbie Cassady, Brenda Sartin, Donna George and Bonnie Vance; five brothers, Ronald, Virgil, Noah, Freddie and Johnny Ray Robertson. Burial November 12, 1999 in Robertson Cemetery at Fort Gay, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 10, 1999 ** GEORGE W. EDWARDS, JR., 82, of Fort Gay, WV, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born in Chatteroy, WV, a son of the late George William and Georgia Belle (Sparks) Edwards. Preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Alice (Lester) Edwards, infant sister, Carrie Hampton; four brothers, Clyde, Paul, Lawrence and Eugene Edwards. Survivors include his wife, Hazel (Watts) Edwards; brother, Bobbie Wray; three daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Lloyd Wagner, Karen and Curtis Robertson, Mary
Lynn and Lindon Smith. Burial November 13, 1999 in Fort Gay Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 11, 1999 ** REV. LAFAYETTE FRENCHMAN VINSON, 75, of Barboursville, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born December 13, 1923 in Wayne County, Lincoln District, a son of the late Daniel Wellington and Anna Audron (Williams) Vinson. Preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Viola Vinson Rowley; a brother, Lewis Edward Vinson. Survivors include his wife, Sadie Lyvon (Whitt) Vinson. Burial November 15, 1999 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 11, 1999 ** MRS. MARY ELLEN "DIXIE"PARSONS SANDERS, 86, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of East Lynn and Dickson, WV in Jacksonville, FL. Born November 5, 1913 in East Lynn, WV., a daughter of the late Enoch and Mary (Burns) Parsons. Survivors include her husband, Wayne Lincoln Sanders; a daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Jack Mills; five sons and four daughters-in-law, E.J. and Ann Sanders, McKinley and Onalee Sanders, Linda Sanders, Willie Sanders, Carl and Debbie Sanders; one sister, Marie Osburn; one brother, Pearl Blankenship. Burial November 15, 1999 in the Sanders Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 1999 ** ROBERT SAMUEL CRUTCHER, 76. Born August 26, 1923 in Cincinnati, OH., a son of Robert S. and Mary Jane (Peters) Crutcher. Preceded in death by a son, Robert S. Crutcher. Survivors include his wife, Laura Arlene (Billups) Crutcher; four daughters, Rebecca Burton, Susan Owens, Regina Scarberry, Remona Gerard; four sons, John Joseph Crutcher, George Crutcher, Victor Crutcher and Vincent Crutcher. Burial November 16, 1999 in Billups Gap Cemetery at Fort Gay.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 1999 ** ELIJAH "GABE" WATTS, 94, of Rt. 1, Dunlow, at his residence. Born January 13, 1905 at Genoa, WV., a son of the late Colonel Jenkins and Mary (Wilson) Watts. Preceded in death by his wife, Emogene (Berry) Watts, infant children, Tommie, Eddie and Gary Watts, a son, Paul Lycan; three
sisters, Emma, Bessie and Effie Watts; four brothers, Fisher, Sidney, Frank and Colonel Jenkins Watts, Jr. Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Kathy and Charles Adkins, Mary Sue and Joseph Young and Carol Thompson; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Wilma Watts; a daughter-in-law, Glenna Lyncan; a brother, Alvis Watts. Burial November 15, 1999 in the Lycan Cemetery, Dunlow, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 1999 ** LONNIE RAY POWERS, 78, of Milton, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born April 3, 1921 in Milton, a son of the late Roy Frank and Nora (Davis) Powers. Preceded in death by two sisters, Marie
Brown and Ann Kitchen; one brother, Everett Powers. Survivors include one brother, Roy Powers; three sisters, Flo Stowell, Leota Farley and Jean Richmond. Burial November 15, 1999 in Forest Memorial Park.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 1999 ** MRS. KATIE LLOYD, 98, of Man, WV, formerly of Wayne, in Logan General Hospital, Logan, WV. Born August 4, 1901 in Wayne Co., WV., the daughter of the late Scott and Ada (Dunn) Ratliff. Preceded in death by her husband, Levi Lloyd; two sons, Elmer and Glen Lloyd; two sisters, Mary Hatfield and Angie Riley; two brothers, Norman and Golden Ratliff. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Juanita and Charles Ellis. Burial November 16, 1999 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 1999 ** ROBERT L. HUNT, 78, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born April 23, 1921 in Ceredo, WV., a son of the late Orland C. and Minnie (Farris) Hunt. Preceded in death by his first wife, Susan (Withers) Hunt. Survivors include his wife, Ella Mae (Ratcliff) Hunt; two daughters, Sharon Mills and Deborah Kay Smith; three brothers, Orland C. Jr., James F., and David E. Hunt; a sister, Eloise Radcliff. Burial November 16, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 12, 1999 ** PAUL R. PRUITT, 78, of Huntington, WV., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born June 6, 1921 in Wayne, WV., a son of the late Earl and Normal Marshall Pruitt. Survivors include his wife, Louise ôPollyö (Phillips) Pruitt; two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Ann Pruitt, Jr., and Jack D. and  Lydia Pruitt; a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra L. and Charles Clay; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Howard and Diane Pruitt and Lowell and Joann Pruitt. Burial November 14, 1999 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 13, 1999 ** JACK FLOYD WELLS, 63, of Ceredo, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born January 15, 1936 in Ceredo, WV, a son of the late Charles and Juanita (Peyton) Wells. Survivors include his wife, Sally (Baker) Wells; a son, Jack F. Wells, Jr.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Chuck Mayo, and Jennifer and Kent Browning; a brother, Pat Wells; a sister, Bonnie Riddle. Burial November 17, 1999 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 1999 ** DORIS JUNE BOLLING, 39, of Chesapeake, OH., in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born May 24, 1960 in Huntington, a daughter of Eugene Bruce and the late Hazel (Saddler) Bruce. Survivors include her husband, David Bolling; son, Trace Andrew Jackson; three stepchildren, Bryan, Mark and Jill Bolling; stepmother, Tilda Bruce; two sisters, Alice Bruce and Mildred (Kenny) Stiltner; a brother, Bill Bruce. Burial November 18, 1999 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 1999 ** MRS. CORA LEE ADKINS BRADSHAW, 84, of Wayne, WV., in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born December 20, 1914 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Parker and Chloe (Clark)
Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Bradshaw; four sisters, Charity Fry, Mary Etta Napier, Dorothy Spence and Izella Maynard; four brothers, Golden, Noah, Parker and PFC Elmer Adkins. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Freda and Howard Stephens, Rethil and Paul Marshall, Beulah and Albert Stephens; son and daughter-in-law, Charles Robert and Sally Bradshaw; brother and sister-in-law, Ira B. and Yantie Adkins; sister, Martha Gordon. Burial November 17, 1999 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 14, 1999 ** MABEL T. MANNS, 87, of South Point, OH., at her residence. Born August 23, 1912 in Cove Gap, WV., a daughter of the late Ben and Emma (Pack) Taylor. Preceded in death by her husband, Luther
Manns; three sons, Breck, Leonard and Ray Manns; two infant brothers; a sister, Marjorie Maynard and a son-in-law, Homer Goins. Survivors include four daughters and three sons-in-law, Cuba Goins, Fannie and Arlie Johnson, Emma Lou and Billy Elliott, Betty and Michael Driskell; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ben and Norma Lee Manns and Dale and Carolyn Manns. Burial November 17, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED NOVEMBER, 14, 1999 ** ELSIE ASBURY, 95, of Point Pleasant, WV, in Pleasant Valley Hospital. Born December 12, 1903 at East Lynn, WV., a daughter of the late Charles R. and Idabell (Osburn) Hale. Preceded in death by her husband, Alton Asbury; three sons (two in infancy) and Eldred Asbury; five brothers and eight sisters. Surviviors include a daughter and son-in-law, Vivian and Elmer Endicott, Jr.; a sister, Lucy Hale. Burial November 17, 1999 in Memory Gardens at Madison, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 1999 ** MR. ERNEST FOUCH, 97, of Ceredo, WV at his home. Born October 6, 1902 in Carter Co., KY., a son of the late Roscoe C. and Throney (Kissinger) Fouch. Preceded in death by his wife, Nellie (Hutchinson) Fouch; one sister and three brothers. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, William C. and Linda Fouch. Burial November 19, 1999 in Hatten Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 16, 1999 ** MRS. ARMA TROGDON, 81, of Tarpon Springs, FL., formerly of Wayne, WV., at her home. Born in Wayne, WV., a daughter of the late Steve and May (Thompson) Fraley. Preceded in death by her husband, Ed Trogdon; two sisters, Nolda Stevens and Madge Robertson; two brothers, Menis and Glen Fraley. Susrivors include a son, Jim Ed Trogdon; three daughters, Lenora Grace Van Valkenburg, Reathel Ann Guadagna and Ida Sheets; one brother, Worthland Fraley; three sisters, Barbara Michael, Beatrice Ross and Louis Fraley. Burial November 20, 1999 in the Spurlock Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 17, 1999 ** JAMES P. McCOMAS, 74 of Huntington, at his residence. Born May 13, 1925 in Cabell County, WV., a son of the late William Jennings and Sarah (Bartram) McComas. Preceded in death by a
daughter, Geraldine "Gerri" Krantz; a son, James Ray "Jim" McComas; two sisters, Jackie Bailey and Ella McComas. Survivors include his wife, Velva McComas; daughter-in-law, Pam McComas, a sister, Beulah Insco; two brothers, Gene and Richard McComas. Burial November 20, 1999 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 1999 ** SAMUEL WARREN PREECE, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born August 21, 1920, a son of the late William Zetic and Ira Belle Jane (McCoy) Preece. Preceded in death by his wife, R. Marjorie (Donahoe) Preece; a brother, John H. Preece; two sisters, Melda Preece and Ann Topping. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby H. and Cassa Preece, Jack D. and Shari Preece; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila B. Preec e McFeeley, Vickie C. and Donald Ward, Brenda and Noel Napier. Burial November 21, 1999 in Preece Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 1999 ** MRS. IRENE O. NAPIER, of Lavalette, WV, in a private nursing home in Wayne, WV. Born in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Lindsey and Amanda Osburn. Preceded in death by her husband, William Napier; son, Samuel Napier; two sisters and one brother. Survivors include a daughter, Agnes Woods; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Herman S. Napier, William R. and Betty J. Napier, Sr. Burial November 21, 1999 in Wayne Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 18, 1999 ** MRS. GOLDIE WORKMAN MAYNARD, 83, of Matthews, NC., formerly of Huntington, WV. Born February 2, 1916 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Moore) Workman. Preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Maynard; four brothers, John, James, Charles and Albert Robertson, Jr.; four sisters, Lona Wallace, Martha Thompson, Dova Shortridge and Luverna Richardson. Survivors include a son, Charles Curtis Maynard; three daughters, Glenna Smith, Sandra Brodof and Debra Kennedy. Burial November 20, 1999 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Maple Hill Section, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 19, 1999 ** EDNA MAE "MAISIE" POLLARD BLACK, 74, of Huntington, at her home. Born October 23, 1925 in Cabell County WV., a daughter of the late George Edwin and Mabel (Strother) Pollard. Survivors include her husband, Paul C. Black; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Garry Wheaton and Debra and Keith Niswander; a brother and sister-in-law, George Edwin and Sandra Pollard III. Burial November 22, 1999 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 1999 ** SHIRLEY BALL, 79, of Lavalette, WV in Heritage Center, Huntington, WV. Born September 8, 1920, a son of the late William and Cynthia (Davis) Ball. Preceded in death by his wife, Goldie Vesta (Jackson) Ball; a sister, Mayme Pelfrey Kimbler. Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Roger and Donnie Ball, Shirley, Jr. and Sue Ball and Jerry Ball; a sister, Ruth Saunders; two brothers, Wetzel and Bernie Ball. Burial November 24, 1999 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, WV
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DIED - NOVEMBER 20, 1999 ** JOHN ALDEN SIEGLE, 51, of Prichard, WV., at his home. Born October 4, 1947 in Kenova, a son of Alden Siegle and Oleta (Mitchell) Siegle. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy (Kimberlan) Siegle; two daughters, Ladessa and Renee Siegle; a stepdaughter, Monica Davis; two step-sons, Kennith and David Dean; one sister, Betty Metz. Burial November 24, 1999 in Cyrus Cemetery at Prichard.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 21, 1999 ** MRS. ETHEL K. PICKEN, 101, of Holzer Senior Care Center. Born June 6, 1898 in Lincoln County, WV., the daughter of the late Alvin C. Parsons and Sarah (Morrison) Parsons. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter W. Pickens; four brothers, Charley, Dr. Chester, Jennings and Clarence Parsons; four sisters, Cora Queen, Bessie Parsons, Lelia Eastep and Nola Parsons. Survivors include a brother-in-law, Kenneth Parsons. Burial November 23, 1999 in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 23, 1999 ** CARL JUNIOR BARTRAM, age 77, of Raccoon Creek Road, Branchland. Born November 12, 1922 in Cabell County, a son of the late Lewis and Anna (Ramey) Bartram. Preceded in death by his wife, Easter Lorene Bartram; a brother, Thomas Bartram; a sister, Lessie Keesee. Survivors include a son, Carl J. Bartram II; four daughters and sons-in-law, Vickie and Homer Adkins, Tonia and Steve Fulks, Linda and
Ronnie Hatfield, Sheila and Larry Nicely; two brothers, Ray and Harold Bartram; two sisters, Estelle Perry and Ruth Dial. Burial November 26, 1999 in Ramey Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 1999 ** MR. LINZY ALBERT CHILDERS, 85, of Buffalo Creek Road, Kenova, WV. Born May 29, 1914 at Booton, WV., a son of the late Kesner and Amanda (Adkins) Childers. Preceded in death by his wife, Gladys (Adkins) Childers; a daughter, Lois Black; three sisters, Reba Lester, Sarah Childers and Fay Leep; a brother, Lyle Childers. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Bill Stewart; a son-in-law,
Hershel Black, Jr. Burial November 27, 1999 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 1999 ** JUANITA JOHNSON STAPLETON, 70, of Lavalette, WV in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 6, 1929 in Elkhorn City, KY., a daughter of the late Thomas Johnson and Jet (Thacker) Johnson. Preceded in death by her husband, Warren G. Stapleton. Survivors include two sons, John Warren and Scott G. Stapleton; five brothers, Paul, Fon, J.O., Bennett,Donald Johnson; a sister, Marionette Burgess. Burial November 29, 1999 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 24, 1999 ** OAKIE BELLE STEPHENSON, 85, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born January 11, 1914, a daughter of the late Fred and Laura (Pack) Robinson. Preceded in death by a sister,
Romaine Stephenson. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and Norman Ryder, Nancy and Leslie D. Ferris, Ruth and Sam Melvin; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Brenda Stephenson; brother, Alvie
Robinson; four sisters, Ada Wood, Virgie Watkins, Lillian Enix and Anna Lee Booth. Entombment November 27, 1999 in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 25, 1999 ** EDWARD LEROY MOUNTS, 53, of Fort Gay, in Three Rivers Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Diane Mounts; four sons, James W., Edward L., Phillip E., and Christopher Mounts; a daughter, Joyce Darlene Mounts; a brother, Gary Mounts; six sisters, Delenna Anderson, Sue Triplett, Delores Frazier, Darlene King, Pearl Robertson, DeAnn Robertson. Burial November 27, 1999 in Mounts Family Cemetery.
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NOVEMBER 25, 1999 ** CHIDETTA PRATT DILLON, 63, of Willard, KY, in a Columbus, OH., hospital. Born January 13, 1936 in Willard, a daughter of Homer Pennington and the late Gertrude (Ratcliff) Pennington. Survivors include her father, Homer Pennington; four daughters, Wannetta Music, Nancy Hamilton, Lisa Scott, Jennifer Watts; a half-brother, Kendall Pennington. Burial November 28, 1999 in Damron Cemetery at Radnor, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 26, 1999 ** JAY BLANKENSHIP, 82, of Wayne, WV, in the V.A. Medical Center, Huntington. Born June 30, 1917 in East Lynn, a son of the late Ervin and Sally (Adkins) Blankenship. Preceded in death by three brothers, Berle, Oakley and William Blankenship; three sisters, Roxy Bullock, Penny Manzer and Elizabeth McClanahan. Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean (Shope) Blankeship; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela and Jim Earp and Joann Blankship and Wayne Carrivaeu; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Paul David and Diane Blankenship; Charles Leibee, Michael and Mary Blankenship; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Opal Cyrus, Kathleen and Carl Booth, Maxine and Charles Hall; a brother and sister-in-law, John Ervin and Norma Jo. Private services November 28, 1999.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 27, 1999 ** OMA (LOVELY) GILLETTE FRY, 84, of Shoals, WV, formerly of Fort Gay, WV. Born July 28, 1915 at Fort Gay, a daughter of the late John Miles and Artela (Ferguson) Lovely. Preceded in
death by her husband, Rutherfod "Ted" Gillette; a son, ôBuckyö Fry; nine older brothers and sisters. Survivors include her children by birth and marriage: Gloria and Charles Gardner, Don and Dot Gillette, Patricia and Renick Booth, Pete and Carol Fry, Randy and Lambi Fry, Tony and Ella Hay. Burial November 30, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 1999 ** DAN PETERS BREECE, 56, of Huntington, WV, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born July 4, 1943 in Kenova, WV. Preceded in death by his mother, Hazel (Peters) Breece. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Clanton) "Bennie" Breece; his father, Harry Breece, Jr.; a sister, Barbara McVay; a brother and sister-in-law, Harry Breece III and his wife, Sally, and Dan Breece. Burial December 1, 1999 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 1999 ** MARY DIMPLE POWERS, 80, of Proctorville, OH., at her residence. Born December 12, 1918 in Wayne, WV., a daughter of the late Frederick M. and Lutie (Kreiger) Rardin. Preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Minter Keith Powers; a brother, Willie Rardin; five sisters, Freda, Jessie, Ada, Georgia and Alberta. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and James Pruitt, Nancy and Paul Meade; a son, William Powers; an adopted son and daughter-in-law, James and Tonya Powers; a brother and sister-in-law, Frederic M. and Evelyn Rardin; a twin sister and brother-in-law, Dolly and Dayton Berry. Burial December 1, 1999 in Miller Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 1999 ** DAVID ROBERTSON, 66 of Fort Gay, WV. Born September 26, 1933 in Wayne County, a son of the late Lindsey and Nona Robertson. Preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Marie (Little)
Robertson; a sister, Martha Lett; two brothers, Ernest and Bernard Robertson. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Joan and Greg Potter, Pud and Wendell Chaffin, Donna and Keith Massie; a son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Betty Robertson; five sisters, Eloise Trosper, Hazel Robertson, Fay Collins, Bertha Waller and Cora Hensley; brother, Lindsey Robertson, Jr. Burial December 1, 1999 in the Little Cemetery, Fort Gay.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 1999 ** JEAN DONAHOE, 83, of Ashland, KY., at her home. Born August 30, 1916 in Huntington, WV., a daughter of the late Joseph and Emma (McFarland) Sammons. Preceded in death by a son, Lee Thurman Donahoe; three sisters, Loraine Calhoune, Pauline Fowler, and Mabel Webb; one brother, Joseph Sammons. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lillian and Kent Gomeringer; four sisters, Marie Browning, Marcella Butcher, Helen Canterbuy and Christine Richards; a brother, Tom Sammons. Burial
December 1, 1999 in the Donahoe Cemetery, East Lynn, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 28, 1999 ** NANNIE C. FERGUSON HANSHAW, 95, of Huntington, at the Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born October 23, 1904 in Wayne County, WV., a daughter of the late Charlie and Cindy F. (Booth) Ferguson. Preceded in death by her husband, Owen R. Hanshaw. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, James A. and Sondra Hanshaw; a brother and sister-in-law, J. M. and Nellie Ferguson; a sister, Alta (Ferguson) Booth. Burial December 2, 1999 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 29, 1999 ** MARY CARROLL REINHART, 53, of Columbus, OH., at her home. Born July 11, 1946 at Crum, a daughter of the late George Wallace and Jessie (Raines) Dawson. Preceded in death by
a brother, James Dawson. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Robert L. Reinhart; son, Ken Wilcox; four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Charles Dawson, Jack and Rebecca Dawson, Ralph and Imajean Dawson, Herbert Dawson; sister, Phyllis ôDollyö Browning; two step-sons and their wives, Harry and Chris Reinhart, William and Cynthia Reinhart, three step-daughters and their husbands, Martha and Steven Johnson, Mary and Alan Cloern, Kathleen and Stephen Dodd. Memorial service December 2, 1999.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 29, 1999 ** ELLEN MARIE DRENNER, 80, of East Lynn, WV., in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born June 2, 1919 in East Lynn, a daughter of the late George W. Drenner and Almeda (Davis) Drenner. Preceded in death by three brothers, John, Richard and Pete Drenner; a sister, Geneva Justice Stapleton. Survivors include three sisters, Mary Lou Drenner, Mabel Callaway and Josephine Russell; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Charlie and Hager Drenner and Verdie Drenner. Burial December 1, 1999 in Drenner Cemetery, East Lynn. WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 29, 1999 ** MRS. JEWEL C. PARSONS, 74, of Dunbar, WV., formerly of Huntington, in Sunbridge for Dunbar. Born February 25, 1925 in Huntington, a daughter of the late H. M. and Cassie (Davis) Ross. Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. Parsons. Survivors include two sons, David and Raymond E. Parsons; a sister, Leona Christman. Burial December 2, 1999 in the Gibson Cemetery on German Ridge.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 29, 1999 ** HARRY BROWNING, 80, of Milton, formerly of Whitman, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born April 4, 1919 in Barnabus, WV., the son of the late Frank and Rosa (Marcum) Browing of Breeden, WV. Survivors include his wife, Hazel (Wiley) Browning; two daughters and sons-in-law, Harrietta and Titus Workman and Nancy and Bill Zirkle; a sister, Edna Newsome; an adopted sister, Ireda Marcum. Burial December 1, 1999 in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby Heights, WV.
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DIED - NOVEMBER 30, 1999 ** MRS. MARGIE BROOKS, 72, of Wayne, at her home. Born October 15, 1928 in Genoa, a daughter of the late Dennie and Emma (Copley) Robertson. Preceded in death by her husband, Maxel Brooks; a sister, Lucy Berry; two brothers, Roy and Eddie Robertson. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Robin Brooks and Mark Dearnell, Kimberly Brooks; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Charles Leonard and Cathy Fortner, Michael Brooks and Chris Brooks; two sisters, Ruby Lycan and Lizzie Adams; one brother, Coy Robinson; half-brother, Woodrow Watts. Burial December 2, 1999 in the Brooks Family Cemetery at Genoa.

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