WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
June, 2003

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These obituaries for the month of  JUNE  were typed by Leigh Ann Napier.
 

DIED – JUNE 1, 2003 ** ROBERT J. "BOB" RICKMAN, 76, of Kenova, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born May 3, 1927, in Orlando, Fla., a son of the late Bernie and Pearl Christian Rickman. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Rickman and Bill Noble. Survivors include his wife, Doretta Dixon Rickman; one son, Dennis Taylor; mother-in-law, Georgia Dixon; two sisters-in-law, Sally Dixon, and Lotus Rickman. Burial June 4, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 1, 2003 ** GLEN IVAN LAMBERT, 81, of Huntington, at the Heritage Center. Born June 25, 1921, in Kenova, a son of the late Lee Roy Lambert and Mary Elizabeth Akers Lambert. Preceded in death by a son, Glen Lambert Jr., and two brothers, Franklin W. Lambert and Elba Wellman. Survivors include his wife, Polly W. Lambert; a daughter and son-in-law, Anne Elizabeth and Bill Bradley; a sister and brother-in-law, Fay and H.B. Staley. Burial June 4, 2003 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED – JUNE 1, 2003 ** NORMA LEE ERWIN, 70, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born November 23, 1932, in Putnam County, a daughter of the late Lon and Edith Lilly Fletcher Racer. Preceded in death by her husband, Albert O. Erwin; an infant daughter, Joan Evis Erwin; one sister, Gaynell Woods, and two brothers, Buford and Burton Racer. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey O. and Karen Erwin and Carlos and Kim Erwin; two sisters, Alta Racer and Myrtle Frampton; two brothers, Ward Racer and Roger Racer. Burial June 4, 2003 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED – JUNE 2, 2003 ** JOSEPH E. BILLUPS, 86, of Kenova, in Admiral Adult Foster Care in Proctorville. Born March 14, 1917, in Wayne County, a son of the late William T. and Julia O’Connell Billups. Preceded in death by four brothers, Pat, Sam, Thomas and Bob Billups; and three sisters, Mary Belle Alley, Ruth Cyrus and Pauline Lester. Survivors include two sisters and one brother-in-law, Nellie McComas and Eileen and Grey Maynard; one brother, Gerald "Jim" Billups. Burial June 4, 2003 in Spring Valley Memory Gardens.
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DIED – JUNE 2, 2003 ** JEWEL HAMMOND WILLIAMS, 67, of South Williams, KY. Born June 1935, in Martin County, Ky., a daughter of the late Ransom and Lura Hammond. Preceded in death by two sisters, Veva Williamson and Ruth Linville, and two brothers, Mont Hammond and Ralph Hammond. Survivors include her husband, Arlie Williams; one son, Herbert Jeff Williams and daughter-in-law, Nancy; one daughter, Laurabeth Williams; two sisters, three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Agnes Davenport, Lucille and Jim Corns, Hoover and Sue Hammond, Rudolph and Lou Ann Hammond, Lowell and Gloria Hammond, Mrs. Mabel Hammond and Mrs. Grace Hammond. Burial June 5, 2003 in the Park Cemetery in Grassy, Ky.
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DIED – JUNE 2, 2003 ** HAROLD KEITH SEXTON, 71, of Prichard, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born August 2, 1931, in Chesapeake, Ohio, a son of the late Ernest and Ida Marie Smith Sexton. Preceded in death by one son, Mike Sexton; three brothers, Junior, Joe and Gene Sexton, one sister, Lillian Young. Survivors include his wife, Clara Belle Sexton; two sons, Earl Sexton and his wife Pam, and Bill Sexton; two daughters Debbie Sexton and Clara Lowe; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary and Linda Sexton and Raymond and Doris Sexton; one sister, Kathryn Hendricks and one sister-in-law, Imo "Toots" Sexton. Burial June 5, 2003 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – JUNE 2, 2003 ** HERSHAL "JUG" JARRETT, 7-, of Kenova, in Huntington. Born January 26, 1933, a son of the late Albert and Mary Reed Jarrett. Preceded in death by one sister, Pauline Hood and one brother, Noble Jarrett. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann Forren Jarrett; one son, Michael Jarrett and his wife Jan; three daughters, Patricia Saunders, Kim Adkins and her husband David, and Tina Rice and her husband Bill; two sisters, Opal Wines and Ardena Stover; one brother, Jack Jarrett. Burial June 6, 2003 in McElhenney Cemetery at Grassy Meadows.
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DIED – JUNE 3, 2003 ** LOWELL PERRY, 83, of Phico, Chapmanville, at his residence. Born November 20, 1919, at Wilsondale, a son of the late Gid and Polly Haney Perry. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Hicks Guy Perry; two daughter, JoAnne (Frank) Newsome, and Louise (Ronnie) Dalton; one son, Thomas Owen (Tammy) Perry Sr.; daughter-in-law, Patricia Perry; two brothers, Simpson Perry and Russell Perry; two sisters, Virginia Brewster and Alma Corbitt; three stepchildren, the late Bobby (Nancy Hensley, Lana (John) Evans, and James (Kathy) Guy. Burial June 6, 2003 in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Pecks Mill.
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DIED – JUNE 3, 2003 ** GLADYS DELLA WELLMAN FUGITT, 75, of Louisa, Ky. Born July 7, 1927, in Busseyville, Ky., a daughter of the late John Wellman and Frankie Meek Wellman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Millard Fugitt, and a son, Melvin Sisco Fugitt. Survivors include six daughters, Mary Roberts. Shirley Newsome, Roberta Newsome, Joy Holley and Margaret Fugitt and Lee Nagle; five sons, Millard Fugitt Jr., Harvey, David, Phillip and Allen Fugitt; one sister, Leona Hall; two brothers, Vanton Wellman, and Gerald Wellman. Burial June 4, 2003 in Fugitt-Wellman Cemetery, Busseyville.
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DIED – JUNE 3, 2003 ** KARL GORDON ELDRED, 36, of Kenova, in Kenova. He is the son of Karl Gordon Eldred and Elaine Tomblin Eldred. Survivors include his wife, Deonna Collings Eldred; three daughters, Tiffany, Alexa and Lacy; one son, Karl Lee; two brothers, Robert Eldred and Clay Eldred; and one sister, Karla Eldred. Burial was held in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – JUNE 3, 2003 ** CHARLES E. "CHUCK" PATRICK, 65, of Elkins, W.Va., formerly of Kenova, at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins. Born September 9, 1937, in Kenova, a son of Martha Napier Patrick and the late Clifford Patrick. He was preceded in death by two sons, James "Butch" Patrick and Chuck Patrick; mother-in-law, Toka Hatfield and her husband Bill; his father-in-law, Harold Evans and his brother-in-law, Roger Evans. Survivors include his wife Deloris Sue Evans Patrick; two sons and daughters-in-law, Clifford and Karen Patrick and Tracy and Nancy Patrick; two daughters and sons-in-law, Tamara and Mark Lewis and Arletta and Larry Powell; a brother and sister-in-law, Eugene and Arlene Patrick; a sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Jim Hutchinson. Burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED – JUNE 5, 2003 ** KATHLEEN CARMEL THOMPSON, 84, of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Blackberry City and Prichard, at her home. Born November 2, 1918, in Blackberry City, a daughter of the late Lon and Retha Chapman. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy C. Thompson. Survivors include two daughters, Pamala Kay Doggett and Bonnie Rose Chaffin; one son, Rodney Carmel Thompson and wife Rosalie; one sister, Evelyn Stafford; one brother, Fred Chapman. Burial June 7, 2003 in Mountain View Memory Gardens in Maher.
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DIED – JUNE 6, 2003 ** LONNIE MAYS, 78, of Huntington. Born July 3, 1924, in Wayne County, a son of the late Ira and Elizabeth Adkins Mays. Preceded in death by his son, Lonnie Dale Mays. Survivors include his wife, Lessie Adkins Mays; two daughters, Karen Keesee and her husband Jack, and Patsy Keesee. Burial June 8, 2003 in Ramsey Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 6, 2003 ** RUBY T. COTTON, 91, of South Point, Ohio, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born September 8, 1911, in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Edward and Ida A. Crabtree Pinson. Preceded in death by her husband, William L. Cotton; one son, Kenneth L. Fennell; one sister, Wilma Daniels; one brother, Kenneth Pinson. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Charles Cantrell and Ronda and Jarvie Howard; one stepdaughter, Eva Hughes; one daughter-in-law, Joanne Fennell. Burial June 10, 2003 in Highland Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – JUNE 7, 2003 ** LUCILLE ROMANS DAVIS, 83, of Huntington, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 9, 1919, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Evert B. and Reba Hunter Romans. Survivors include her husband L. Fred Davis; one son and daughter-in-law, Frederick Ray and Catherine Sohaney Davis. Burial June 10, 2003 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED – JUNE 8, 2003 ** DANZIL J. MAYNARD ENDICOTT, 93, of Barboursville, W.Va., at her residence. Born March 4, 1910, at Fort Gay, W. Va., a daughter of the late Benjamin and Viola Singer Maynard. Preceded in death by her husband, Luther F. Endicott; two brothers, Homer D. Maynard and Frank Maynard; two sister, Roberta Crum and Samye Burns. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Robinson and Samye Arthur and her husband, George; one son, Elder Daniel Endicott and his wife Claudette; one sister, Bennie Ward and her husband Glen. Burial June 11, 2003 in Endicott Cemetery, Genoa, W.Va.
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DIED – JUNE 9, 2003 ** WILLIAM HARRISON "BILL" HAZELETT, 73, of Sanford, Fla., at his home. Born June 6, 1930, in Prichard, a son of the late Harrison and Georgia Bell Burns Hazelett. Preceded in death by three sisters, Ruth Smith, Maggie Friley and Maxine Campionoi, and one brother, George Thomas Hazelett. Survivors include his wife, Lois Ball Hazelett; three sons, Randy, William Harrison and Terry Dale Hazelett; three daughters, Patricia Lampher, Pamela Bryant and Tamara Stapleton; one stepdaughter, Brenda Chatterton; one stepson; four sisters, Laura Drown, Sadie Smith, Nellie Sturm and Patty Wallace. Burial June 13, 2003 at the Cyrus Cemetery, at Prichard.
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DIED – JUNE 10, 2003 ** JACK TIMOTHY "TIM" PATTERSON, 40, of Milton. Born October 10, 1962, in Huntington, a son of Jack Davis and Lillian Fannin Patterson. Additional survivors include his wife, Jonora Gregory Patterson; a son, jack Timothy Patterson II, and a daughter, Brooke LaRae Patterson; one brother and sister-in-law, Jon Mark and Barbara Patterson; his in-laws, Donald and Helen Gregory. Burial June 13, 2003 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Barboursville.
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DIED – JUNE 10, 2003 ** RILEY NICOLE McCLELLAN, 0, of Fort Gay. She was born Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky., a daughter of Tern Dawn Staley and Glenn Junior McClellan. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Glenn McClellan. Survivors include her maternal grandparents, William Terry Staley and Crystal Dawn Staley; paternal grandmother, Darlene McClellan. Burial June 16, 2003 in Aliff Heights in Fort Gay.
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DIED – JUNE 11, 2003 ** LOUISE HOLLAND HAMILTON, 85, of Kenova, at Sweet Run Elder Care in Kenova. Born January 28, 1918, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Roy and Tokie Jackson Holland. Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Hamilton; a son, Donald Gene Hamilton; a daughter-in-law, Verna Davis Hamilton; a sister, Dorothy Holland Hamilton, and three brothers, Russell, Roy Jr., and Ralph Holland. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara Lloyd and Sue and Charles Fedczak; a son, John Roy Hamilton; a daughter-in-law, Mary Sue Hamilton; one sister, Virginia Dean; one brother, Patrick Holland. Burial June 14, 2003 in Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED – JUNE 11, 2003 ** DOROTHY FAYE ADKINS VOSLOH, 67, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Gulf Shores, Ala., formerly of Wayne County, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Born November 14, 1935, in Wilsondale, a daughter of Shirley Williamson Adkins and the late Boyd Adkins. Preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Lou Adkins and Jo Ann Adkins; two brothers, Donald Adkins and Boyd Jr. Adkins. Survivors include four children, Lan Rabe and husband Joe, Paul Vosloh, Grant Vosloh and wife Mary, and Marianne James and husband Jeff; brothers and sisters, Dallas Adkins, Thelma Ruth Taylor, Carroll Adkins, Gordon Adkins, Judy Hutchins, Larry Adkins, Irene Robinson, and Boyd Eugene Dyer. Burial June 14, 2003 in Union Cemetery in Iowa Falls.
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DIED – JUNE 11, 2003 ** JULIAN F. "JUDE" SCHEIBELHOOD, 78, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born February 27, 1925, in Cabell County, a son of the late Herman and Christiana Blatt Scheibelhood. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Jobe Scheibelhood; three sons and daughters-in-law, Keith Michael and Sally Scheibelhood, Steven and Tammy Cazad, James N. and Judy Cazad; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Randy Hall and Reginia and Roger Ward; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ann and Jack Lipps. Burial June 14, 2003 in spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 11, 2003 ** GARNET M. POWERS, 78. She was born December 12, 1924 in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Thomas j. Harmon and Minne Jarrell Harmon. Preceded in death by her husband, Newell M. Powers. Survivors include two sons, Marvin Powers and Russell Powers; one sister, Ruby Merrick. Burial June 16, 2003 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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DIED – JUNE 11, 2003 ** ORAL KATHRYN STEWART, 90, formerly of Huntington, in Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Survivors include her siblings, Alfreda Adkins, Opal Adkins, Grace Lockhart and Fletcher Stewart. Burial February 17, 2003.
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DIED – JUNE 11, 2003 ** ULRICH JACK SCHAFFER, 72, of Fort Gay, in Three Rivers Medical Center, in Louisa, Ky. Born March 23, 1931, in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late Artemas Schaffer and Dollie Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Lottie Boone Schaffer; one daughter, Dolly J. Marcum and husband David; one son, Samuel P. Schaffer and wife Pam; two sisters, Lottie Ann Perry and Netty Cutright. Burial June 14, 2003 in Wellman Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED – JUNE 11, 2003 ** RICHARD L. OSBURN, 73, of Huntington, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born January 5, 1930, in Russell, Ky., a son of the late Desmond and Eunice Adkins Osburn. Preceded in death by his stepmother, Thelma Mae Osburn. Survivors include his wife, Velma Osburn; one daughter, Sheila Osburn; one son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Sherry Osburn; one brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Charlene Osburn; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Helen Adkins and Eunice Marie and Ott Parsons; brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law, Larry Walker and Ann Porter, Charles and Ann Walker, Joseph and Thelma Walker. Burial June 13, 2003 in Highland Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED – JUNE 13, 2003 ** JAMES HERMAN COPLEY, 66, of Kenova, at his home. Graveside services were held June 16, 2003 in Frazier Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED – JUNE 13, 2003 ** EASTER VIRGINIA SANDERS, 77, of Ithaca, Mich., formerly of Ranger, W.Va. Born April 4, 1926. Preceded in death by her husband, Herman J. Sanders; a daughter, Bonnie Lou Sanders; and a son, Eddie Arnold Sanders. Survivors include her four children, Phyllis and husband Rev. Ernest Neace, Sharlene and husband Charles Loft, Holland and wife Patricia Sanders and Herman and wife Angela Sanders; her sisters, Stella Miller and Thelma Manns, her brothers, Rev. Ward McCoy and Earnest McCoy. Burial June 17, 2003 in Sanders Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED – JUNE 14, 2003 ** NARIS W. DEAN, 78, of Ranger, W.Va., at his home. Born June 9, 1925, in Branchland, W. Va., a son of the late Hiram and Nancy Jane Duty Dean. Preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Dean. Survivors include his wife, Mary Caldwell Dean; two sons, Cecil Dean Sr. and his wife Connie, and Dennis Dean Sr.; two brothers, Denvil Dean, and Doll Dean; two sisters, Thena Centers and Ethel Dean. Burial June 18, 2003 at Warrick Cemetery, Branchland.
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DIED – JUNE 14, 2003 ** KAY BRADLEY McDERMOTT, 62, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Kenova. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Lee McDermott and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ora J. Bradley. Survivors include two sons, Randall Keith Mechanic and Clifford Patrick Mechanic; one sister, Oraline Caswell. Burial June 19, 2003 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED – JUNE 15, 2003 ** ELSIE JACKSON, 82, of Genoa, in the J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, in Louisa, Ky. Born January 22, 1921, in Boyd County, Ky., a daughter of the late Boyd and Maudie Jenkins Watkins. Preceded in death by a son, Robert Ray Jackson. Survivors include a daughter, Shelbie Jean Berry; a son, Steve Shelton Jackson. Burial June 18, 2003 in the Jackson Family Cemetery in Genoa.
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DIED – JUNE 16, 2003 ** FREEMAN PORTER, 80, of Branchland, a son of the late Lindsay and Martha Isaac Porter. Preceded in death by brothers Sterling, Ray and Jerry, and by sisters, Mary, Dolly and Teresa. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Triplett Porter; one son, Joel Craig Porter and two daughter, Drema Adkins and Gwenona Stacy; brothers, James, Howard, Gilbert and Larry; and sisters, Addie, Lucille and Sally. Burial June 19, 2003 in the Green Valley Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 16, 2003 ** MERLE DEWAIN "DEE" ADKINS, 49, of Barboursville, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born August 19, 1953, in Huntington, a son of Virginia Adkins and the late Herman Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Diane Napier Adkins; three sons, Dewain Allen Adkins, Dax Joseph Adkins and Rick Painter; three sisters, Brenda McClellan, Drema Dean and Gilberta Simmons. Burial June 19, 2003 in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 16, 2003 ** GRACE JOLLEY CHRISTIAN, 93, of Ceredo, at her home Burial was held on June 18, 2003 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED – JUNE 18, 2003 ** PEARL McCOMAS DAVIDSON, 98, of Branchland, in Sun Bridge Nursing Home in Teays Valley. Born March 28, 1905, in East Lynn, a daughter of the late Elba and Eliza Blankenship McComas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Lawrence Davidson; two sisters, Erie Adkins and Maypel Clay; and two brothers, Woodrow W. McComas and Leo McComas. Survivors include three children, Elba Davidson, Kathryn Davidson Morgan and Kathleen Davidson Sanders. Burial June 21, 2003 in the Dial Cemetery in Branchland.
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DIED – JUNE 18, 2003 ** FRANCES CHANDLER PERDUE, 61, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born January 13, 1942, in Pike County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edgel and Ova Montgomery Chandler. Survivors include her husband, Terry Perdue; a daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Brian Cunningham; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Meme Perdue, and Darren and Tammie Perdue; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Janet and Ford Blair, Betty and Johnnie Jones and Shirley and Bernard Sexton; her mother-in-law, Rita Perdue, a brother-in-law, Tom Perdue, a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carmilla and Uri Wassichenco, a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Rick and Roxanne Perdue and a brother-in-law, Tony Perdue. Burial June 23, 2003 at Highland memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio.
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DIED – JUNE 19, 2003 ** RUBY ALLEN FINLEY, 76, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Wayne, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was born July 12, 1926, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late George and Francis Williamson Allen. Preceded in death by her husband, Herman Ray Finley; a sister, Marie Robinson. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Kay and George Fuller, and Faye and Les Cavender; one son, Darrell Keith Finley; three sisters, Mabel Finley, Leona Mills and Sylvia Craft; five brothers, D. C. Allen, James Tomblin, Herbert Maynard, Oscar Caldwell and Dennis R. Wallace. Burial June 22, 2003 in Sol Perry Cemetery in Dunlow.
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DIED – JUNE 19, 2003 ** RUTH ROTHGEB WELLMAN CRATIN, 84, of Dickson, Texas, formerly of Ceredo. Born October 8, 1918, a daughter of the late Grover Rothgeb and Nancy Sayre Rothgeb. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Garland Odell Wellman; her second husband, Roger W. Cratin; a sister, Ella Mae Rothgeb. Survivors include three children, Patricia Nunez, Jean Whitworth and Jim Rothgeb; sons-in-law and a daughter-in-law; a sister, Wilma Strohmeyer. Burial June 28, 2003 in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED – JUNE 19, 2003 ** LARRY BURGESS LYCANS, 46, of Prichard, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 21, 1956, in Cabell County, the son of the late Bennie V. Blair Lycans and Yulie Burgess Lycans. Survivors include his wife, Etta Hatten Lycans; one daughter, Sarah Marie Lycans; two sisters, Joan Turner and Linda Honaker. Burial June 22, 2003 in the Blair Family Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 20, 2003 ** CHALRES EDWARD WALLS, 76, of Ceredo. Born January 3, 1927, in Taplin, a son of the late Bert Walls and Laura Murphy Walls Rideout. Preceded in death by three brothers, Mason, John and Clifford Walls and a sister, Ethel Cox. Survivors include his wife, Madra Ashley Walls; two sons, Richard L. Walls and wife Karen and Wendall Alan Walls; two brothers, Noah Browning and Bert Walls. Burial June 23, 2003.
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DIED – JUNE 20, 2003 ** MARY MADELINE HICKS CHAPMAN, 79, of Kenova, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born October 4, 1923, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Albert Franklin Hicks and Lilley Ann Akers Conley. Preceded in death by her husband, Clyde M. Chapman. Survivors include a half-sister, Marie Holansky. Burial June 22, 2003 in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 21, 2003 ** BERTHA ETHEL PERRY LEAZER, 65, of Largo, Fla., formerly of East Lynn, at her home. Born December 17, 1937, in Wayne County, a daughter of Willard Perry and the late Emma Perry. Preceded in death by her husband, John Leazer II, and her brothers, Arkie Perry. Survivors include four sisters, Lula Belle Edmonds, Wilma Jean Fonda, Margaret McClure and Viola Smith; one brother, Calvin Perry; and four stepchildren, Anne H. Johnson, Suzie M. Jennings, John H. Leazer III and Michael S. Leazer. Burial will be in Largo Cemetery, Largo, Fla.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** MARY JANE RAMEY MAYNARD, 58, of Huntington, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born April 25, 1945, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late James C. Ramey and Elizabeth Adkins Ramey Watts Workman. Preceded in death by six half-sisters, Julie Ramey, Brookie Conley, Dicy Napier, Martha Adkins, Ruby Tomblin and Lucinda Watts; six half-brothers, Dencil Ramey, Millard Ramey, Raymond Ramey, Ray Ramey, Shelton Ramey and Bernie Watts. Survivors include a son, Jay Thomas Maynard and wife, Vicky; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Waller and husband Scott; three half-sisters, Betty Tomblin, Launa Napier, and Kathryn McFatridge; two brothers, James Golden Ramey and Jay Dennis Ramey; one half-brother, Garland Ramey. Burial June 25, 2003 in Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** LOUISE HATTEN, 86, formerly of Prichard, in Dewolfe House in Marion, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Hatten. Burial was held June 26, 2003 in Grand Prairie Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** WILMA MOORE BALL, 88, of Louisa, Ky. She was born September 8, 1914, in Mattie, Ky., a daughter of the late Reuben B. Moore and Monnie McKinster Moore. Preceded in death by her husband, Nile Ball. Survivors include one daughter, Myrna L. Pack; two sons, James B. Ball and William M. Ball; three sisters, Roberta Ball, Evelyn Crabtree and Ruby Mayfield. Burial June 25, 2003 in Moore Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** OKLE STEVENS BURNS, 92, of East Lynn, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born April 22, 1911, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late French and Clara Jackson Stevens. Preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Burns; an infant daughter, Gladys Burns; a son, Thomas Harold Burns. Survivors include three daughters, Eulah Burns, Josie C. Triplett and husband Ronnie and Sylvia S. McComas and husband, Bud; three sons, Earl Burns, James F. burns and wife Phyllis and William H. Burns Jr. and wife Ann. Burial June 26, 2003 in Burns Cemetery in East Lynn.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** PAULA "JANE" BING, 45, of Point Pleasant, in Pleasant Valley Hospital. Born June 18, 1958, in Wayne County, a daughter of Junior Lee Chancey Sr. and Freida Hale Lewis. Survivors include her husband, Marvin Ray Bing; two sisters, Rose Marie Jenkins and Carol Faye Isaacs; two brothers, Junior Chancey Jr. and Bobby Chancey. Burial June 25, 2003 in Mount Carmel Church Cemetery in Gallipolis Ferry.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** ARNOLD POINDEXTER, of East Lynn, at his sons residence. Born September 18, 1941, in East Lynn, a son of the late Charley and Carrie Casteele Poindexter. Survivors include his wife, Diana Maynard Poindexter; a daughter, Loura Fry and husband Danny; a son, David Arnold Poindexter and wife, Kelly. Burial June 24, 2003 in Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** GEORGE SHERMAN WILEY, 74, of Ashtabula, Ohio, formerly of Huntington, in Ashtabula County Medical Center. Born August 5, 1928, in Huntington, a son of the late Lucian and Norma McCoy Wiley. Preceded in death by two sons, Howard and Kenneth Wiley; four brothers, Deward, Herman, Harold and Taylor Wiley. Survivors include his companion of 36 years, Theresa Caruso Honkonen; one son, David Honkonen; six daughters, Greta Brooks, Sharon Jacobsen, Terry Kole, Patty Honkonen, Connie Whitenack and Rebecca Honkonen. Burial June 25, 2003 in Ridgeview Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 22, 2003 ** DR. MILY ELLYN WRIGHT, 83, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Ceredo, in Cincinnati. Born June 4, 1920, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Maxwelton and El Vera Grandquist Wright. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and James Cochran. Burial June 30, 2003 in Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED – JUNE 23, 2003 ** RUSSELL B. MAYNARD, 64, of Louisa, Ky., in Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland. Born August 25, 1938, in Louisa, a son of the late Wayne and Mallie Lemaster Maynard. Survivors include his wife, Joy Sword Maynard; one son, Rusty Maynard and a daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and John Hamilton; a brother Ed Maynard and wife Lucille; four sisters, Martha Derifield, Moncie Kiser, Juanita Huntzinger, and Chris Cossin and husband Howard. Burial was held on June 26, 2003.
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DIED – JUNE 24, 2003 ** JACKIE C. "JACK" SLONE SR., 61, of Prichard, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born December 1, 1941, in Ashland, Ky., a son of the late Cecil and Vangie Ramey Slone. Survivors include his wife, Barbara A. Davis Slone; two sons, Jackie C. "Jack" Jr. and Bobby Lee Slone; a twin brother, Billy Lee Slone. Burial June 28, 2003 in Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED – JUNE 24, 2003 ** JOHN EDWARD WOLFE, 32, of Huntington, at his home. Born May 7, 1971, in Huntington, a son of Timothy M. and Marcella A. Morris Wolfe. Survivors include his wife, Heather R. Southers Wolfe; a sister, Dee Anne Kennedy; and his paternal grandmother, Nancy L. Wolfe. Burial June 26, 2003 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED – JUNE 25, 2003 ** ESTA M. RAMEY CAREY, 95, of Huntington, in Heartland of Riverview in South Point, Ohio. Born September 28, 1907, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late George R. and Geneva Adkins Ramey. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph D. Carey; two daughters, Dorothy Jean Whitt and Mildred M. Cox; two sons-in-law, Eddie Hunter and Martin Cox, and five brothers, Henry, Robert, Ollie, Enos and Erie Ramey. Survivors include one daughter, Betty Jo Hunter; one son and daughter-in-law, Paul E. and Pauline Carey; one brother, Chester Ramey and a son-in-law, Samuel Whitt. Burial June 28, 2003 in Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED – JUNE 25, 2003 ** GARY PHILLIP CLARK, 68, of Lowmansville, Ky, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born June 3, 1935, in Wayne, a son of the late Champ Clark and Brooke Damron Clark. Survivors include his wife, Myrna Evans Clark; two daughters, Teresa Spradlin, and Marla Carter; two brothers, Ronnie Clark and Charlie Clark; one sister, Elizabeth Broze. Burial June 28, 2003 in Evans Clark Cemetery in River, Ky.
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DIED – JUNE 26, 2003 ** ROSA LEE PARSONS, 87, of Branchland, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alabama Turley. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter Parsons; one son, Carmie Parsons; and one daughter, Naomi Gue; six brothers and sisters; two sons-in-law, Charles Gue and Will Sanders. Survivors include six children, Bo and Dorothy Parsons, Hazel Sanders, Deloris and Jay Hoke, Hartsel and Janet Parsons, Sharon and Herbert Lucas and Ercil and Debbie Parsons. Burial June 29, 2003 in the Parsons Cemetery, Branchland, W. Va.
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DIED – JUNE 26, 2003 ** CARL E. WRIGHT, SR., 77, of Chesapeake, Ohio, in Greenbriar Healthcare Center in Wheelersburg, Ohio. Born December 23, 1925, in Putnam County, a son of the late Gilbert G. and Sarah Ann Shue Wright. Preceded in death by his wife, Delfa Rose Wright; his son, Woody Wright and three brothers. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Jan Wright; a daughter-in-law, Kay Wright; a sister, Evelyn Wolfe. Entombment was held in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio.
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DIED – JUNE 26, 2003 ** TIMOTHY BRIAN ADKINS, 17, of Ranger, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was the son of Lloyd and Vanessa Coburn Adkins. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Caudle and Mayme Adkins. Survivors include his grandparents, Brady and Adonna Caldwell Coburn. Burial June 30, 2003 in Adkins-Lucas Cemetery, Ranger.
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DIED – JUNE 27, 2003 ** WALTER FERMAN, 92, of Chesapeake, Ohio, formerly of Kenova, W.Va., in Heartland of Riverview. Born January 31, 1911, in Wayne County, a son of the late Blair and Edna Crockett Ferman. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Johnson and Shirley Hartshorn; one son, Doug Ferman; two sisters, Mary Johnson and Pearl Ferman. Burial June 30, 2003 in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 27, 2003 ** VELMA L. FIFE, 50, of East Lynn, W. Va. Born June 17, 1953, in Huntington, a daughter of the late William Raymond D’ ‘Errico and Dora Pearl Porter McCurdy. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Fife; one son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Connie D’’Errico; one sister and brother-in-law, Bonita and Danny Lee Chaffin. Burial June 30, 2003 in Parsons Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 27, 2003 ** ROLLEN GLEN SANSOM, 68, of Wayne, W.Va., at Brunswick Community Hospital in Supply, N. C. Born March 17, 1935, in Wayne County, W. Va., a son of the late Herman and Oma Ross Sansom. Survivors include his wife, Zena Amato Sansom; three daughters, Mary Sansom, Ruth Smith and husband, Tim and Catherine Harold and husband, David; a sister, Eliza Adkins and husband, Harold; a brother, Frank Denvil Sansom. Burial July 2, 2003 in Crockett Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED – JUNE 27, 2003 ** NORMA ROWE, 91, of Wayne, W.Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. born February 26, 1912, in Wayne county, a daughter of the late Jeff Adams and Josephine Watts Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray Rowe; three daughters, Opal Cyrus, Roberta Rowe, and Doris Flowers; a son, Ray Rowe, Jr., and fours sisters, Tennessee, Ida, Ellie and Ilene. Survivors include three daughters, Lorene Hogsett, Joyce Stephens and Ruby Jones and her husband, Rev. Gary Jones; three sons, Leo Rowe and wife, Donna, Thurman Rowe and wife, Diana, and Gary Rowe and wife Brenda; five sisters, Ona, Lillian, Nannie, Sirrilda, and Mary Lee; two brothers, Billy and Robert. Burial June 29, 2003 at the Edgar Maynard Cemetery, Genoa, W.Va.
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DIED – JUNE 28, 2003 ** LEO S. COOPER, 43, of East Lynn, W. Va., in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born March 21, 1960, in Cabell County, the son of the late Benjamin and Mary Virgie Thacker Cooper. Preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas and Ben Cooper; one sister, Janet Cooper. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Tomblin Cooper; two son, Brandon Tomblin and Matthew Cooper; two daughters, Misty Tomblin and Carrie Cooper. Burial July 2, 2003 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED – JUNE 29, 2003 ** JOYCE ADKINS BOLTON, 66, of Kenova, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Born July 19, 1936, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Florence and George Adkins. Preceded in death by a brother, Normal Adkins; a son, Daniel Bartram. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Bolton; one sister, Bessie Simpkins; one son, Jeffrey R. Bartram; two daughters, Deidra Ann Bartram and Alecia Dawn Bartram; two stepsons, Eugene Bolton and James Bolton; two step-daughters, Marsha Spangler and her husband, Ray and Mary Jane Smith and husband Kenneth. Burial July 3, 2003 in Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED – JUNE 29, 2003 ** LOUISE MUNCY HALE, 85, of Louisa, Ky., at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born September 3, 1917, a daughter of the late John and Chloe Davis. Preceded in death by her first husband, Drewie Muncy; her second husband, Eligha Hale; one son, David Muncy; four sisters, Goldie Spence, Nora Farley, Irene Small and Sylvia York; two brothers, Dennie Davis and Albert Davis. Survivors include three sisters, Marie Sartin, Margaret Dillon and Delma Jordan. Burial July 1, 2003 in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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DIED – JUNE 29, 2003 ** EARNEST R. ESTEP, 85, of Lavalette, W. Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born July 22, 1917, in Cabell County, a son of the late Hiram and Sarah Gilkerson Estep. Preceded in death by two wives, Gladys Harless Estep and Mollie Hale Estep; a daughter, Sharon Morrison and two infant daughters. Survivors include his wife, Alma Hale Adkins Estep; a stepdaughter, Nancy Gill and husband, Dewey; a stepson, Verlin J. Adkins, Jr. and wife Georgette; two sisters, Irene Hatfield and Eva Lee; four brothers, Sidney Estep, Clovis Estep, Cecil Estep and Alvin Estep. Burial July 2, 2003 in Baylous Cemetery, Salt Rock, W. Va.
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DIED – JUNE 30, 2003 ** WOODROW CRABTREE, 82, of Fort Gay, at the J. J. Jordan Nursing Home in Louisa, Ky. Born February 17, 1921, in Wayne County, a son of the late Carmi and Cuzzie Wilson Crabtree. Preceded in death by six siblings and two infant daughters. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Konya and Barbara Crabtree; one sister, Eva Crabtree. Burial July 4, 2003 in Crabtree Cemetery in Genoa.

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