WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
OCTOBER, 2000
These obituaries for the month of October were typed by Howard Osburn.
DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2000 **
DAVID EUGENE WILLIAMSON, 26. Born June 29, 1974, at Scott Air Force Base,
Belleville, IL., the son of Eugene and June Williamson. Survivors include two sisters,
Gina Sexton and Patti Jo Williamson; one brother-in-law, Jeffery Sexton. Burial Saturday,
Oct. 7, 2000. Arrangements incomplete.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2000 ** CHARLES
ALFRED HALE, 78, of Huntington, in Mariner
Health Care. Survivors include three sons, James Hale, Rick Hale and Donnie Hale; four
daughters, Barbara Meredith, Joyce VanScoy, Delores Heaberlin and Bonnie VanScoy; one
sister, Virginia Frazier. Burial October 5, 2000 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2000 ** MRS.
ROSALIE GALLOWAY STALEY RATCLIFF, 87, of Ceredo,
WV, Heartland of Riverview, South Point, Ohio. Born Dec. 31, 1912, in Kenova, WV, a
daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Dixon Galloway. Preceded in death by her husbands,
Carl E. Staley, Sr. and Leonard Ratc1iff; a daughter and her husband, Mary Louise and
James R. Childers; two brothers Paul and Ernest Galloway and five sisters, Trudell Dekle,
Dorcas Galloway, Ruth Diamond, Billie Palmer and Jean Galloway. Survivors include two
sons, John F. Staley and Carl Staley; one daughter and son-in-law, Pat S. and Jim Billups;
Burial October 4, 2000 in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2000 ** MARY
LIZA STEPHENS CROCKETT EVERSDYK, 80, of Wayne,
WV, at her home. Born Feb. 16, 1920, at Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Wilson and
Fannie (Aliff) Stephens. Preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Crockett; one son, Roger
Dale Estep; one step-daughter, Jeneva Adkins; two sisters, Amanda Bradshaw and Ethel
Terry; one brother, Clayton Stephens. Survivors include five daughters, Lina Mae Crockett,
Victoria Queen, Fannie Jane Hodges, Darlene Stephenson and Betty Merritt; seven sons,
Jackie Estep Danny Ray Estep, Andrew Wilson Crockett, Davy Crockett, James Crockett, Jesse
Crockett and Billy Joe Crockett; two stepdaughters, Ella Mae Hensley and Margaret Rakes;
one step-son, Henry Crockett; five sisters, Geneva Adkins, Margaret Gilkerson, Ann Brunty,
Lorene Ferguson and Marjorie Pinson; two brothers; Keith
Stephens and Oscar Stephens. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m.
at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, by Bro. Johnny Jackson. Burial October 5, 2000 in
the Crockett Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2000 ** MR.
ROBERT L. HAZLETT, 97, of Huntington, W.Va., at
his home. Born February 2, 1903, in Ceredo, W.Va., a son of the late Robert and Hester
Fannin Hazlett. Preceded in death by his wife, Ernestine Brown Hazlett; two sisters,
Nellie Hazlett Griffin and Maude Hazlett Wright; three brothers, Claude, Roscoe and Jack
Hazlett. Burial October 4, 2000, at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, W.Va.,
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2000 ** MR.
JOE D. REYNOLDS, 89, of Huntington, in St.
Mary's Hospital. Born May 10, 1911, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Noah
Christopher and Chaney Powers Reynolds. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Donahoe
Reynolds, whom he married on Oct. 5, 1940; two sons and daughters-in-law, Larry B. and
Janice Reynolds and Michael B. and Diana Reynolds; one daughter and son-in-law, Patricia
A. and Richard Claypool. Burial October 6, 2000 in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED OCTOBER 3, 2000 ** MRS.
ZULA ADKINS DOWIS, 92, of Huntington, in St.
Mary's Hospital. Born May 25,1908, on Millers Fork, Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the
late Willie and Lorena Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Herald L. Dowis; a
sister, Gertrude Adkins Leep; two brothers, Stanford M. "Buzz"
Adkins and Willie L. Adkins. Survivors include a sister, Marrjorie Adkins Childers; two
sons and daughters-in-law, Arnold M. and Thelma Dowis and C. Franklin and Doralene Dowis.
Burial October 6, 2000 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 4, 2000 ** HESSIE
NELSON FINLEY, 85, of Columbus, OH, formerly of
Wayne, WV, at her granddaughter's residence in Columbus, Ohio. Born Sept. 28, 1915, in
McComas, WV, a daughter of the late Milliard and Malinda (Williamson) Nelson. Preceded in
death by her husband. Eldridge (L.D.) Finley. Survivors include two daughters, Julia E.
Evans and Janice C. Aselin; three brothers, Oscar Nelson, Harrison Nelson and Jesse Nelson
. Burial October 7, 2000 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 4, 2000 ** MRS.
LILLIE MAY "BABA" TACKETT, 81, f
Kenova, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born May 5, 1919, at Lesage, W.Va., a daughter of
the late Hugh and Blanche Duncan Howard. Preceded in death by one son, James S. Tackett;
one daughter, Rosetta Tackett Chapman; two sisters; and
two brothers. She is survived by six daughters, Jean Christian, Beverly Ingram, Laura
"Midge" Whisenant, Sharon Rice, Sandy Walker and Patricia Chapman; two Sons,
Carl E. "Sonny" Tackett and Ray Tackett. Burial October 7, 2000 in Spring Hill
Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2000 ** ELIGAH
JAMES MARCUM, 53, of Dingess, in Logan General
Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Mary Marcum; his mother, Delcie Messer Marcum; one
son, Eligah Daniel Marcum; two daughters, Sherry Lee Stroud and Saundra Dee Marcum; four
brothers, Everett Marcum, Lewis Marcum,
Fred Marcum and Isaac Marcum; three sisters, Eliza Vinson, Myrtle Chafin and Barbara
Mullins. Burial October 7, 2000 in Marion Vance Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2000 ** LACY
COLEGROVE, 86, of Ceredo, W.Va, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born April 16, 1914, in Lincoln County, a son of the late William and
Levina Booth Colegrove. Preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia Colegrove; one sister and
three brothers. Survivors include four children and their spouses, Vivian Dingess, Douglas
and Helen Ramey, Lacy 0. Colegrove, and Roger and Barbara Colegrove. Burial October 9,
2000 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2000 ** OMA L.
ADKINS, 91, of Wayne, W.Va., formerly of
Charleston, W.Va., at Wayne Continuous Care Center. Born April 18, 1909, at East Lynn,
W.Va., a daughter of the late Adam S. and Nannie Booton Napier. Preceded in death by her
husband, Oscar Jennings Adkins; two sisters, infant Frances Napier and Mary Lou Maynard;
one brother, Jacob Napier. Survivors include two brothers, Victor Napier and Burnie
Napier. Burial October 10, 2000 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2000 ** MRS.
OAKLEY PAULINE ESKEW ADAMS BIEHL, 82, of
Huntington, W.Va., in St. Mary's Hospital. Born Jan. 24, 1918, in Cabell County, W.Va., a
daughter of the late Pearl Kindley and Pearl Garnet Rutherford Eskew. Preceded in death by
her husband, Charles W. Biehl Jr. in l998; one son, Donald Vernon Adams; one daughter,
Beverly Gay Adams. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Eugene and Sandra
Adams; two sisters, Nora Ellen Greene and Anna Mae Curnutte of California; Burial October
8, 2000 in Oaklawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2000 ** HAZEL
VIRGINIA BRAMMER, 92, beloved husband Oliver and
infant daughter, Nancy. Born April 27, 1908 in Wayne County, WV, the daughter of Charles
Walker Bing and Mary Elizabeth Mills. Preceded in death by her husband, Oliver Brammer;
one daughter Nancy Brammer. Survivors include her sister, Minnie Blankenship; three sons,
W. Gregory Brammer and wife Shirley, C. David Brammer and wife Bobbie and G. Robert
Brammer and wife Sylvia Burial October 13, 2000 in Christus Chapel Mausoleum in White
Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville,W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2000 ** RAY
WILSON BARTRAM, 79, of Huntington, W.Va., at his
home. Born May 4, 1921, in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Louis and Anna Ramey Bartram.
Preceded in death by one sister, Lessie Kessee; two brothers, Thomas Bartram and Carl
Junior Bartram; Survivors include his wife, Mary Elizabeth Adkins Bartram; one daughter,
Lessie Cathern; four sons, Phillip Wilson Bartram, Gary Bartram, Stanley Bartram and Lewis
C. Bartram; two sisters, Estelle Perry and Ruth Dial; one brother, Harold Bartram. Burial
October 13, 2000, in Cedar C1iff Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2000 ** EVERETTE
HARMON BROWN, 65, of Lavalette, WV, at his home.
Born June 13, 1935, in Mingo County, WV a son of the late Harmon Brown and Susie Naomi
Bowen Brown. Preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Marie Woods Brown. Survivors include
three daughters, Virginia Mae Brown, Lori Maree and Mary Blankenship; one son, William
Keith Brown; two half brothers, James B. Bowen and Orville Bowen. Burial October 11, 2000
in Jones Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2000 ** CLARENCE
WILLIAM PIERCE, 77, of Wayne, WV; formerly of
Uniontown, PA, at Wayne Continuous Care. Born July 4, 1923, in Uniontown, PA, a son of the
late William Harold Pierce and Clara Elizabeth (Bates) Pierce. Preceded in death by three
sisters, Pearl Pierce, Arminda Pierce and Minnie Pierce; five brothers, Harold, Russell,
Richard, Frankie Daniels Pierce and Georgie Ray Pierce. Survivors include his wife, Illa
F. (Fox) Pierce; two daughters, Brenda Madeline Jordan and son-in-law Lindsy Jordan and
Cindy Lee Pierce; two sons and daughters-in-law, William Clarence Pierce and Teresa and
Willard Sanford Pierce and Laura; one sister, Clara Gladys Forstner. of Surprise, AZ.
Burial October 12, 2000 in the Vaughan Cemetery at East Lynn.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2000 ** PHILLIP
MICHAEL HELMONDOLLAR, 37, of Newark, Ohio,
formerly of Genoa, WV, at Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Ohio. Born Oct. 16, 1962 in
Cabell County, WV, a son of Clyde Helmondollar of Genoa and the late Shelba Jean Parsons
Helmondollar. Preceded in death by one brother,
Bob Helmondollar. Survivors include his wife, Kimberly Sue Helmondollar; three daughters,
Tiffany G. Helmondollar, Stephanie Helmondollar and Billy Joe Hellmondollar of; a
step-daughter, Misty Hess and a step-son, Shawn Ennis; five brothers, Randy Stapleton and
wife Nancy, Eddie Helmondollar and wife, Ruth, Allan Helmondollar and wife Darlene, Mark
Helmondollar and wife, Esther and Charles Helmondollar. Burial October 13, 2000 in the
Edgar Maynard Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2000 ** CLIFFORD
H. "SKIP" COMBS, SR., 55, of Ashland
City, TN, formerly of Huntington, WV, at his home. Born March 22, 1945, in Huntington, WV,
a son of Glenna Mae Combs and the late Everette M. Combs, Sr. Preceded in death by a
sister and brother-in-law, Juanita and Herman Gwinn. Survivors include his wife, Brenda;
two daughters, Anita Rath and Crystal Combs; three sons Clifford Combs, Jr., Matthew and
Mark Combs; three sisters, Joann Fouch, Ruth Hunter Sandi Loy; four brothers and
sisters-in-law, Everett M. Jr. and Jody Combs, Jack and Bertha Combs, Fred and Lynn Combs
and Ronald and Sandra Combs. Burial October 18, 2000 in Foster Cemetery, Wayne County.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2000 ** THOMAS
FRED LEWIS, 73, of Prichard, W.Va., at his
home.He was born Sept 1, 1927, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of the late Fred and Susie E
.Riggs Lewis. Preceded in death by one son, Gary Lee Lewis. Survivors include his wife,
Mildred Ward Lewis; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carla and David Workman and Rita and
Paul Damron; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Larry and Brenda Lewis and Terry Lewis; two
brothers, James Lewis and John Lewis. Burial October 13, 2000 in the Lewis-Ward Family
Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 11, 2000 ** MAE
PERRY FRAZIER, 86, of Fort Gay, WV, at the home
of her daughter, Thelma Napier of Fort Gay. Born Nov. 20, 1913, in Wayne County, a
daughter of the late Arnold and Minnie Artrip Perry. Preceded in death by her husband,
Hezekiah (Carl) Frazier. Survivors include three daughters,
Carol Kitts, Chris Robertson and Thelma Napier; three sons, Carl H. Frazier, Jack B.
Frazier and Richard Frazier; one step-son, Joe Don Ball; two sisters, Zena Tolliver and
Myrtle Perry; one brother, Walter Perry. Burial October 13, 2000 in Perry Cemetery at Mill
Creek, Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 11, 2000 ** WILLARD
OSBURN, 80, of Alvarado, TX, formerly of Genoa,
WV, at Huguley Memorial Hospital at Fort Worth, TX. Born Sept. 16, 1920, in Wayne County,
WV, a son of the late John Osburn and Tennessee (Robinson) Osburn. Preceded in death by
his wife, Mabel (Webb) Osburn; one sister, Edith; one brother, Raymond Osburn. Survivors
include one daughter, Carol Woodward; one son, Roger Lee Osburn; three sisters, Dolly St.
Louis, Wanda Meddings and Beulah Ullman; two brothers, Earl Osburn and Charlie Osburn.
Burial October 16, 2000 in Endicott Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2000 ** WILLIAM
CURTIS JOHNSON, 55, of Rt. 2, Fort Gay, WV, at
his home. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Johnson; three daughters, Carol Sue Block,
Robin Annette Johnson and Teresa Marie Johnson; two sons, William Curtis Johnson, Jr. and
Keith Alan Thompson; four sisters, Ethel Ratcliff, Doris Thompson, Vicie Chaffin, and
Shirley Johnson; three brothers, Charles Johnson, David Johnson and Thomas Phillip
Johnson. Burial was in Webb Community Cemetery, Webb, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2000 ** JOE
THOMAS FERGUSON, 54, of Wayne, W.Va., in
Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington. Born April 7, 1946, the son of Sherman Ferguson of
Dunlow, and the late Irene Copley Ferguson. Preceded in death by a daughter, Connie
Ferguson. Survivors include two daughters, Della Dudding
and Ruby Endicbtt; four sisters, Lou Likens, Earlie Marie Dillon, Lilly Stumbo and
Ethelene Stumbo. Burial October 15, 2000 in the Twin Oaks Cemetery on Big Branch, Dunlow.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2000 ** JACKIE
LEE LUCAS, 62, of Huntington, WV. He was born
July 17, 1938, in Wayne County, W.V., the son of Violet Damron Lucas of Huntington and the
late George W. Lucas. Preceded in death by his wife, Margie Lucy Bowen Lucas; one
son-in-law, Robert Brent Gibson Jr. Survivors include two
daughters and one son-in-law, Tammy Renee Gibson and Denise Dawn and Timothy Calhoun; one
sister, Anna Lavina McCagg; four brothers, James W. Lucas, H. Don Lucas, William R. Lucas
and George B. Lucas. Burial October 16, 2000 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 14, 2000 ** RALPH
"SONNY" STALEY, 81, of Huntington WV,
in the Huntington VA Medical Center. Born Nov. 29,1918, at Neal, W.Va, a son of the late
Ralph A. and Minnie Swanson Staley. Preceded in death by his wife, Susan Davis Sta1ey.
Survivors include a brother, Garrett Staley; a sister, Mary Evelyn Staley Evans. Burial
October 18, 2000 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 14, 2000 ** HOMER
F. DAVIS, 76, of Ceredo, WV, at the VA Medical
Center. Born Oct. 3, 1924, in Cabell County, WV a son of the late John Luther and Ella
Hutchinson Davis. Preceded in death by five sisters and five brothers. Survivors include
his wife, Mahala Clay Davis; one daughter and son-in-law, Ladonna and David Conner. Burial
October 16, 2000 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2000 ** JANE
FERGUSON, 87, of Branchland, W.Va., in St. Marys
Hospital. Born April 9, 1913 at Branchland, W.Va., the daughter of the late Millard and
Laura Brunty. Preceded In death by her husband, Arthur Ferguson; one son, Ralph Ray
Ferguson; two infant children; three brothers, James Brunty, Willis Brunty and Willard
"Kit" Brunty; and two sisters, Iva Price and Bessie Ferguson. Survivors include
one son, Hubert Ferguson; four daughters, Hazel Fulks, Velma Clay, Maymie Sanders and
Violet Ellis; five sisters, Pearl Adkins, Dollie Ball, Pauline Stephens, Glennah Ellis
Justine Beckelheimer. Burial October 18, 2000 in Watson Cemetery Branchland, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2000 ** BETTY
JEAN WELLMAN, 64, of Prichard, at home.
Precedeed in death by her husband, Homer WEllman. Survivors include her mother, Garnett
Davis Bean; one daughter, Gail Nash; one son, Brian Wellman; two sisters, Bonnie Houser
and Sue Mealey. Burial October 19, 2000 in Bean Family Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2000 ** GARFIELD
"O'PA" PERRY, 94, formerly of Stiltner
and Wayne, WV, at the residence of his daughter and son-in-law, Gallie and Rosa Watts of
Chesapeake, OH. Born March 31, 1906, at McComas, WV, a son of the late Jesse (Thousand
Beard) and Charity Nelson Perry. Preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Ada Billups Perry
in 1981; three sons, an infant Leo Perry, Glenn and Bernard Perry; five sisters and three
brothers. Survivors include four daughters, Ethel Collins and husband Jim, Garnett Maynard
and Husband T.P., Bonnie M. Plybon and husband Ronald and Rosa Watts and husband Gallie;
five sons, Alpha Perry and wife Delores, Bill Perry and wife Annetta, Eugene Napier and
wife Erma, Delbert Napier and Kenny Perry and wife Mary; two daughters-in-law, Christine
Perry and Maxine Perry. of Palestine, WV; 21 grandchildren and 27
great-grandchildren. Burial October 19, 2000 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2000 ** HERMA
JEAN HURLEY, 79, of Russell Springs, KY,
formerly of Wayne, WV, in Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs, KY. Born Feb. 24,
1921, a daughter of the late Jerry Edward and Mary Myers Dunn. Preceded in death by her
husband, Marvin Hurley. Survivors include two sons, Larry Hurley and Rodney Hurley; one
sister, Dorothy Bircher. Burial October 20, 2000 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 18, 2000 ** JAMES
GARY PERRY, 59, of Genoa, WV, at his home. Born
Sept. 12, 1941, at Stiltner, WV a son of the late Lucian Perry and Georgia Maynard Perry
Ward. Preceded in death by his wife, Jo Ann Barker Perry, a sister, Ethel Napier; two
brother, Fisher Perry and Donald Lige Perry. Survivors include a daughter, Tina Denise
Queen and husband, Jeffrey Alan; a son, James Gary Perry, II; two sisters, Vella Faye Hale
and Betty Ruth Inman and husband Steve; two brothers, Lark Perry and wife Jan and Andrew
Perry and wife Sue. Burial October 22, 2000 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2000 ** JOAN
F. CLAY of Huntington, WV, at Cabell Huntington
Hospital. Born in Clay County, WV, a daughter of Tressie Nottingham of Summersville, WV
and the late Earl Stone. Survivors include two brothers, Jimmy Stone and Stone; four
sisters, Mary Eagle, Dorothy Burns, Karen Gray and Lynn Givens. of Ironton, Ohio. Burial
arrangements incomplete.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2000 ** JAMES
LESTER ELKINS, at Halifax Medical Center,
Daytona Beach. Preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Rena Elkins formally of
Shoals, WV. Survivors include his wife of 57 years Audrey; two sons, Roger and Carrol;
three brothers, Ernest, Clarence "Jay" and Raymond; six sisters, Glenna Ramsey,
Dorothy Wellman, Dr. Frances Jones, Nancy Canterbury, Imogene Chapman and Phyllis Alford.
Burial arrangements incomplete.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2000 ** DAVID
HURTLEY NAPIER, 43 of Kenova, W.Va, in St Mary's
Hospital. Born June 2, 1957, in Cleveland, a son of the late John C. and Pearlene Mullens
Napier. Survivors include three sisters and two bothers-in-law, Sharon and James Bellomy,
Mildred Ann "Doodie" Steele and Donna and Max Crow; one brother and
sister-in-law, John C. Jr. and Jean Napier Burial October 23, 2000 in Hillcrest Cemetery,
Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2000 ** KIMBERLY
FAYE HALE, of Fort Gay, WV, at Three Rivers
Medical Center, Louisa, KY. She was a daughter of Homer Robert Hale and Doris Jean Stamp.
Survivors include her half sister, Angel Gabrielle Stamp; one brother, Nathan Daniel
Thomas; maternal grandparents, Vernon and Athelene
Robertson; paternal grandparents, Homer and Margaret Hale:; maternal great-grandmothers,
Thelma Williamson and Olive Robertson; paternal great-grandmother, Senia Branham and
paternal great-grandfather, Joe Dill. Burial
in Jim Robertson Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2000 ** ZELPHA
FRASHER WELLMAN, 87, of Fort Gay, WV, in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Sept. 27, 1913, in Fort Gay, WV, a daughter of the late Edward
and Lutie Dillon Frasher. Survivors include one daughter, Ethel M. Hazlett; one son,
Elbert "Todd" Wellman; one sister, Ona Akers. Burial October 23, 2000 in Frasher
Cemetery Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2000 ** MRS.
ELVA MAE "JACKIE" JONES, 61, of
Dunbar, W.Va., after a short illness. Born in Huntington on September 5, 1939, the eldest
daughter of the late Muss and Cleo Ross. Recently preceded in death by her husband William
F. "Bill" Jones. Survivors include one daughter Sherry Salyers; one son Jerry
Kitchen; one brother, Bill Ross; one sister and brother-in-law, Glenna and Jack Young; one
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jim and Betsey Jones. Elva Mae was a member of the Wayne
County Genealogical and Historical Society. Burial October 28, 2000, in Mount Vernon
Cemetery, Wayne County, W. Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2000 ** SYLVIA
JANE TOLER CLINE, 58, of East Lynn, WV, at
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 12, 1942, at Sun Hill, WV, in Wyoming County, a
daughter of Rosabelle Hughes Carter and the late James Hubert Toler. Preceded in death by
three sisters, Maxine Baker, Rosalee Hughes and Georgie
Hughes; two brothers, Jackie Toler and Curtis Toler. Survivors include her husband,
Franklin D. Cline; seven daughters and five sons-in-law, Marybelle Kenneda, Delores and
Robert Kennedy, Frances and James Burns, Selena Baker, Darlena and Vincent Bishop Deedra
and Barry McMillion and Heather and Aaron Moore of Richmond, VA; two sons and one
daughter-in-law, Franklin D. Cline, Jr., and Samuel J. Cline and Phyllis; one sister,
Arbutus Rice; three brothers, William "Bill" Hughes, Jerry Hughes and Gordon
Carter. Burial October 26, 2000 in Vaughn's Cernery on Peter Cave Road.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2000 ** WETZEL
HELMONDOLLAR, 75, of Chesapeake, Ohio, in St.
Mary's Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. Born December 2, 1924, in Holden, W.Va., the son of
the late Charlie and Verna Maynard
Helmondollar. Preceded in death by one son, Eric Wetzel Helmondollar. Survivors include
his wife, Opal Lewis Helmondollar; two daughters Teresa Helmondollar and Philip Pinkerton
and Kathy and Harry Smith; one son, Dana and Rosemary Helmondollar; one son-in-law, Jeff
Combs; two brothers, William Lee "Abe" and Clyde Helmondollar; two sisters,
Gladys Meadows and Frances Bunn. BurialOctober 28, 2000 in Highland Memorial Gardens in
South Point, Ohio.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2000 ** ELLA
PRESTON BRADSHAW GILKERSON, 97, of Wayne, WV, in
St. Mary's Hospital. Born July 2, 1903, at Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Caleb and
Elizabeth Lewis Preston. Preceded in death by her first husband, Bryan Bradshaw; second
husband, Mack Gilkerson; two sons, Doliver "Doc" and Vernon Bradshaw; one
daughter, Polly Adkins. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Floyd
Blankenship and Jewel "Judy" and Albert Blankenship. Burial October 28, 2000 in
Bradshaw Cemetery on Millers Fork, Wayne, WV
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2000 ** JIMMIE
MAYNARD, 84, of Fort Gay, W.Va., at Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born March 9, 1916, in Logan, W.Va., a son of the late Ace Maynard
and Narrie Queen Maynard. Preceded in death by one sister, Milda Nelson. Survivors include
his wife of 58 years, Garnet Agnes Maynard Maynard; one
daughter, Judy Gayle Lewis; three sons, Carlos W. Maynard Sr., Howard Millard Maynard and
his wife Rita and Garland Leslie Maynard and his wife, Dorcas. Burial October 29, 2000 in
Lewis Maynard Cemetery, Crabtree Hill.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2000 ** MARY
CHRISTINA CARLSON CHEEK, 83, of 435 Rice Ave.,
Louisa, KY, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born Sept. 1, 1917, in Irad, KY
(Lawrence County), a daughter of John Carlson and Myrtle Shannon Carlson. Preceded in
death by her husband, James Cheek. Burial October 29, 2000 in Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa,
KY.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2000 ** MR.
PAUL SMITH, 68, of Chatsworth, Ga. Born March 4,
1932, in Wayne County, the son of the late Wayne and Sadie Mathis Smith. Survivors include
one daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Sherman Perry; three Sons and two daughters-in-law,
Luke and Donna Smith, John and Elizabeth Smith and Darrel Smith; one sister, Effie Darby
of Wayne; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Charlie and June Smith, Dencil and Irene
Smith, Charlie and Frankie Smith, Mitchell and Frankie Smith of Huntington, June Smith and
Leo Smith. Burial October 30, 2000 in Damron Cemetery, Ferguson Branch.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2000 ** MENIFEE
CARTER, 71, of Deltona, FL, formerly of Wayne,
at his home. Born Sept. 7, 1929, a son of the late Melvin and Clara Alice Miller Carter.
Preceded in death by two brothers, Gordon and Carl Carter; one sister, Violet Marks.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Goss Carter; three daughters,
Melinda Ann Holley, Belinda Diane Holleyand Loretta J. Hamm and her husband, James; one
son, Charles D. Carter; three sisters, Gertrude Tabor, Helen Bailey and Beatrice Staley.
Burial October 30, 2000 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2000 ** BESSIE
BALL GRANT, 87, of Rt. 2, Box 380, Fort Gay, WV,
at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY. Born July 29, 1913, at Fort Gay, WV, a
daughter of the late Bayless C. and Nancy Pauley Ball. Survivors include her husband,
William M. Grant; one daughter and her husband, Nanetta and James Hardwick; six
stepdaughters, Avanell Savage, Carol Pennington, Connie Castle, Kathy Copley, Debbie
Copley and Brenda Vansoy; two stepsons, Larry Grant and Gary Grant. Burial October 29,
2000 in the Lynch Cemetery at Salt Petre, WV.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2000 ** DONNA
VIRGINIA (SIZEMORE) PORTER ADKINS, 93, of
Branchland, WV, at her residence. Born Sept 29, 1907 in Myra, WV, the daughter of the late
Oliver and Versie Sizemore. Preceded in death by her husband Okey Porter Adkins and 2
children, Jon Oliver Jr. and daughter Katherine. Survivors include one brother, Linzy
Sizemore; 4 sons, Bennie Lee Porter, Arbie Porter, Billy Porter and Freeman Porter; 3
daughters, Mary Davis, Betty McCormick and Doris Meade. Burial November 1, 2000 in
Franklin Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2000 ** ALMA
PINSON, 97, of Wayne, most recently of Morris
Memorial Nursing Home, Milton. Born Sept 15, 1903, at Wayne, a daughter of the late
Charles and Frances Stephens Crockett. Preceded in death by her beloved son, Charles
William Pinson; one sister, Frankie Bean; four brothers, Bill, Pat, Roby and Otis
Crockett. Survivors include three sisters, Marjorie Perdue, Maude McComas and Ethel
Farley; one sister-in-law, Shreda Crockett of Wayne. Burial October 31, 2000 in Crockett
family Cemetery, Wilson Creek, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2000 ** SIDNEY
L. NEWSOME, 85, of Wayne, W. Va., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born July 25, 1915, at Wilsondale, Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of
the late George W. and Martha Moore Sutherland. Preceded in death by her first husband,
Blaine Napier; two brothers, Fred and Youngea Maynard; one sister, Phoebe Maynard.
Survivors include her husband of 29 years, Ballard Newsome; three daughters, Charlotte
Walkowiak and husband John, Brookie Crapsey and husband Joe and Joyce Clemens and husband
Red; five sons, Alfred Morgan Napier and wife Vivian, Edmund Owen Napier, Ronald C. Napier
and wife Jackie, Ray Newsome and wife Nancy and Del Newsome and wife Nita; one sister,
Brookie Noble; two brothers, Frank Sutherland George Sutherland. Burial November 3, 2000
in Sutherland Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2000 ** MR.
RICKY DALE VANCE, 46, of Branchland, WV, in a
mining accident at Independence Coal Co. in Boone County. Born July 11,1954, at Holden,
W.Va, the son of Stella Thompson Vance and the late Lee Vance. Survivors include his wife,
Lauretta Vance; two sons, Ricky Jr. and Micheal Paul Vance; one daughter, Kristie Garnett
Parker; four sisters, Roxie Ramey, Lena Watts Lisha Adams and Cynthia Watts; four
brothers, Lee Vance Jr., Randy Vance, Charles Vance and James Timothy Vance. Burial
November 1, 2000 in Franklin Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2000 ** RICHARD
DALE NELSON, 51, of Andersonville, TN, formerly
of Scottown, at his home. Born April 26, 1949, in Ferguson, Wayne County, WV, a son of
Ruby Nelson of Huntington and the late Tim Nelson. Survivors include his wife, Jean
Nelson; one son, Timothy Richard Nelson; one daughter, Angela Marie Curtis; five sisters,
Mary James, Hazel Kramer, Bonnie Rummel, Garnet Sturgill and Betty Higgins; one brother,
Paul Nelson of Huntington. Burial November 4, 2000 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2000 ** RUTH
DYER STILTNER, 84, of Wayne, WVa., in Cabell
Huntington Hospital. Born Feb. 5, 1916, at Stiltner, W.Va., a daughter of the late George
Lucian and Peggy Frasher Dyer. Preceded in death by her husband, Hawk Stiltner. Survivors
include three sons, Glen Stiltner and wife Mary, George Lucian Stiltner and wife Shirley
and John Stilter; four sisters, Suzanne Bentley Hester Booth, Evelyn Parsons Nelda
Plymale. Burial November 2, 2000 in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2000 ** LEVONA
BURGESS HOLDERBY, 90, of Spring Valley, after a
long illness. She was a homemaker and retiree from the West Virginia Department of
Highways. Preceded in death by her husband, Garland and a daughter, Evelyn. Survivors
include a daughter, Judie Holderby; two sons, Robert Holderby and Larry Holderby; one
sister, Betty Martin of Huntington. Burial November 2, 2000 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 31, 2000 ** MR.
LYLE H. SMITH, 67, of Kenova, in St. Mary's
Hospital. Born Jan. 27, 1933, in Wayne County, a son of the late James Elzie and Mamie
Hooser Smith. Preceded in death by one sister, Erma Lee Lowe ; one brother, Jay Smith.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores Meredith Smith; two sons, Dana Lyle and Jason Alan
Smith; one sister-in-law, Lawanna Smith. Burial November 1, 2000 in Hillcrest Cemetery,
Kenova.