WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
These obituaries for the month of
OCTOBER were typed by Stephanie
Adkins.
DIED - OCTOBER 1, 2003 ** PEGGY ELIZABETH KIRK ROBERTS ,
71, of Louisa, Ky. Born November 8, 1931, in Louisa, daughter of the late Louie A. Kirk
and Mary Wellman. preceded in death by her husband, Willis Donald Roberts, in 1984, and a
sister, Geraldine Stevens. Survivors include five sons, William L. "Bill"
Roberts and wife Lavonne, Donald L. Roberts and wife Jane, Robert D. Roberts, David M.
Roberts and wife Lisa and Richard M. Roberts and wife Machell; four brothers, Joe Kirk,
Andy Kirk, Tommy Kirk and John Kirk;one stepbrother, Eugene Wellman. Burial October 5,
2003, Roberts Family Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - OCTOBER 2, 2003 ** MARY ROSS JOHNSON, 78, of
Huntington, WV. Born August 13, 1925, in Martha, a daughter of the late Maurice Joseph and
Stella Lee Jackson Riley. Preceded in death by two brothers, Pat and Jim Riley, and one
sister, Stella Roush. Survivors include one daughter, Janet Smith; four sons, Dr. David M.
Ross, Dr. Ronald N. Ross, Timothy "Bird Dog" Ross and Phillip "Shorty"
Johnson; stepchildren, Sharon Johnson, Patricia Duke and Ed Johnson; two sisters, Sue
Brothers and Catherine Costa. Burial October 4, 2003, Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2003 ** GAIL BOOTH THOMPSON, 55, of
Clarksville, Tennessee, formerly of Wayne. Born October 11, 1947, in Huntington, a
daughter of Glenn Booth and Estelle Virginia Perdue Booth. Survivors include her husband,
Lee; two sons and a daughter_in_law, Todd and Colleen McDonald Thompson and Eric Thompson,
and one grandson, Ethan Thompson. A funeral mass was conducted on October 7,2003, at
Trinity Episcopal Church in Clarksville. Her cremated remains were entombed in the church.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2003 ** ANDY BALL JR., 67, of Mansfield,
Ohio. Born June 21, 1936, in Wayne County, a son of the late Andy Ball Sr. and Ruby
Blanche Perry Ball. Preceded in death by a brother, Ballard Ball; a sister, Letha Farley.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Ruby P. Boyd Ball; a daughter, Deborah Eckenfels;
four sons and daughters-in-law, Andy K. and Cheryl Ball, Robert Ball and Benjamin and
Rachel Ball, and Donald Ball; three sisters, Arva Collins, Esther Mahon and Ida Lou
Sorrell. Burial October 7, 2003, Mansfield Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 3, 2003 ** CHARLES H. JOHNSON, 78, of Milton,
WV. Born June 4, 1925, in Huntington, a son of the late Frank E. and Sybil White Johnson.
Preceded in death by three brothers, Frank Johnson, Arvin Johnson and Clifford Johnson.
Survivors include his wife, Lucile Ray Johnson; one daughter, Janet Lathey; two brothers,
Robert T. Johnson and Gilmer Odell Johnson; five sisters, Naomi Burton, Arlena Hughes,
Bonnie Straight, Sue Bragg and Linda Fields. Burial October 6, 2003, Forest Memorial Park
in Milton.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2003 ** RUTH PERRY, 78, of Taylorville.
Born September 19, 1925, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Vertie
Justice Hollandsworth. Preceded in death by her husband, Ance Perry; a son, James L.
(Jimbo) Perry; three brothers, Charlie and Dewey Hollandsworth and Burbage Curry, and two
sisters, Pearl Farley and Pale Hollandsworth Reid. Survivors include a son, Charles Ance
Perry and wife Kay; three daughters, Polly and husband Richard Blackburn and Violet and
husband James Canterbury and Alverda Perry. Burial October 9, 2003, Saul Copley Cemetery
in Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2003 ** JUANITA S. CLARKSON, 87, of Ceredo,
W.Va. She was born July 24, 1916, in Sidney, W.Va., a daughter of the late Charles L.
Smith and Matilda Wilson Smith Lemly. Preceded in death by her husband, Sterling D.
Clarkson. She is survived by one daughter, Nancy and Kenneth Thacker; one son, David
Clarkson. Burial October 7, 2003, Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2003 ** MRS. MAYME MAE "GENCE" FOWLER
ROSS, 86, of Huntington, WV. , widow of Samuel E. Ross. Born March 6, 1917, in
Lincoln County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Hugh Fowler and Nora Tomblin Fowler
Thompson. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son,
David Ross; one brother, Hugh "Bud" Carson Fowler; and one sister, Cuba Fowler.
Survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, Dan and Joyce Ross and Dean and Travie
Ross; one sister-in-law, Rita Ross. Burial October 7, 2003, Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2003 ** MARY ELLEN BROWN, 83, of
Huntington, WV. Born May 15, 1920, in Majestic, Ky., a daughter of the late Sadie Meade
and Frank Robertson Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six
brothers, Anderville Robertson, Frank Robertson Jr., Lester Robertson, Roland Robertson,
Ira Jay Robertson and Tracey Robertson; one sister, Minnie Robertson Asbury; and two
grandchildren, Mary D. Brown and Jamie A. Blankenship. Survived by two sons, James E.
Brown and Harold Brown; one daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and Dexel Blankenship. Burial
October 8, Maple Hill Cemetery, Dock’s Creek, Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2003 ** PRICIE LUCAS, 63, of Dix Fork,
Sidney, Ky. Born November 3, 1939, in Canada, Ky., to the late Thomas J. May and Goldie
Murphy May. Preceded in death by her husband, Lester Lucas; an infant daughter, Kimberly
Lucas, and a sister, Ruby N. Johnson. Surviving are her daughter, Karen Sue Lucas;
brothers, Estil May and Harold May ; sisters, Joann Maynard, and Donna Webb. Burial
October 9, 2003, May Cemetery at Dix Fork.
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DIED - OCTOBER 5, 2003 ** RUTH GERTRUDE PRESTON, 93, of
Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Louisa, Ky. Born July 4, 1910, in Twin Branch, Ky., a
daughter of the late Enhram Moore and Anna Newsome Moore. Preceded in death by her
husband, Jack Preston, in 1995. Survivors include one daughter, Dottie R. Whaley. Burial
October 8, 2003 Buchanan Chapel Cemetery in Catlettsburg, Ky.
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DIED - OCTOBER 6, 2003 ** RUBY DEAN ESKEW, 83, of Chesapeake,
Ohio. Born November 11, 1919, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late
Preston and Georgie Murphy Clark. Preceding her in death was her husband, Frank Eskew; one
brother, Roscoe Clark; and one sister, Rosie Adams. Survivors include two sons, Charles
Eskew and John Eskew; one daughter, Mae Manning; one sister, Edna Eskew. Burial October 8,
2003, Crescent Hill Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2003 ** EARNEST WEBB, 77, of Wayne, West
Virginia. Born October 22, 1925 at Genoa, West Virginia, a son of the late Claude and
Alice Holland Webb. Preceding in death was a son, Ballard Webb and a brother, Donald Webb.
Survivors include his companion, Margaret White; a daughter, Barbara Bourjois; a
stepdaughter, Lisa Newsome and her husband Harold; five sons, Dennis Webb and his wife
Sharon, Norman Webb and his wife Patricia, Bernard Webb and his wife Judy, Dale Webb and
his wife Debbie, and Joe Webb and his wife Christine; two stepsons, Brian Smith and Greg
White and his wife Cindy; two sisters, Ruby Butcher and her husband Jack, and Louise Webb;
five brothers, James Webb and his wife Amy, Bill Webb and his wife Bobbi, Hubert Webb and
his wife Shirley, Rudolph Webb and his wife Ann, and Charles Webb and his wife Gladys.
Burial October 10, 2003, Smith Cemetery at Sidney, West Virginia.
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DIED - OCTOBER 7, 2003 ** VIOLET BRADLEY, 71, of Louisa, Ky.
Born October 2, 1932, in Lost Creek, WV, a daughter of the late Ance Fields and Ella
Belcher Fields. Preceded in death by her husband, Ora Bradley. Survivors include one
sister, Brooke Hammond; one brother, Paris Fields. Burial October 10, 2003 Wallace
Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2003 ** MR. MEREDITH MICHAEL "Mickey"
ARNETT, 55, of Kenova, W.Va. Born January 6, 1948, in Huntington, W.Va. a son of
Ruby Arnett Aldous and the late Eugene Wiley Arnett. In addition to his father, he was
preceded in death by his stepfather, Thomas Meade Aldous and a brother-in-law, Walter
Arick Neader. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Patricia Bias Arnett,
of Kenova; one daughter, Michelle Arnett Kidder and her son, Cody Arnett; one son, Michael
Arnett and his sons, Joshua and Jeremy Arnett. He is also survived by three sisters and
two brothers-in-law, Leah Dale Naeder, Rebecca Ann and Raymond Wentzel and Myra Jean and
Joe Hurley. Burial October 10, 2003, Dock’s Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 8, 2003 ** BETTY JO TERRY, 66, of Wayne, WV.
Born February 22, 1937, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Homer Alston Ward and Mary
Magdaline Welch Ward. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Josephine Ward; one
daughter, Mary Theresa Fife Terry, and one grandson, Danny Lee Terry. Survivors include
her husband, Pharis Winfield Terry Sr.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Pharis Winfield
Terry Jr. and Debbie, Timothy Wayne Terry and Cindy and Ricky Dale Terry and Monica; two
sisters; Juanita Wellman and Mary Ward; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Clifford and
Dorothy Ward and Homer and Evelyn Ward. Burial October 11, 2003, Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2003 ** ALMA LOUISE DONNALLY JOHNSON, 80,
of Huntington, WV. Born July 31, 1923, in Gallia County, Ohio, a daughter of the late
Stanford H. and Iona Chapman Donnally. Preceded in death by her husband, Philip F.
Johnson; a son, Samuel "Sam" Johnson; a daughter, Susan Pearl; a sister, Doris
Mae Wilcox, and two brothers, Obe Donnally and Delbert Donnally. Burial October 19, 2003,
Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2003 ** HOWARD EARL OSBURN, 73, of Amherst,
Ohio. Born May 11, 1930, at East Lynn, a son of the late Barney Osburn, who died in 1967,
and Susie Adkins Osburn, who died in 1978. He was also preceded in death by a son, Troy
Lee Osburn, in 1957, and two brothers, Carl Osburn in 1972 and Curtis Osburn in 1943.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Ruth Childers Osburn; two sons, James Osburn, and
Timmy Osburn; three daughters, Sharon McKinney, Diana Medina, and Orpha Jean Dillworth,
md.; two brothers, Clarence Osburn and Robert Osburn; one sister, Edna Smith. Burial
October 11, 2003, Resthaven Memory Gardens at Avon.
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DIED - OCTOBER 9, 2003 ** WILLIAM CASSADY, 82, of Fort Gay,
WV, husband of Mildred Cassady. Burial October 9, 2003, Cassady Family Cemetery, Stone
Coal.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2003 ** JACK L. BURGESS, 64, of St.
Albans, WV. Born October 16, 1938, in Whitman, Logan County, a son of Pearl Browning
Burgess of St. Albans and the late Floyd Burgess. In addition to his mother, he is
survived by his wife, Belle Burgess; one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Susie Cooper
Burgess; a daughter and granddaughter, Ruth and Ashleigh Burgess; a sister, Jean Sorrel1,
and two brothers, Joe Burgess, and David Burgess. Burial October 14, 2003, Cunningham
Memorial Park in St. Albans.
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DIED - OCTOBER 10, 2003 ** BESSIE B. JOHNSON, 94, of Kenova, W.Va., She was born Dec. 2,
1908, in Superior, Ohio, a daughter of the late George Gustin and Birdie Tibbs Gustin
Sheets. . In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, George
T. Sheets; her husband, George E. Johnson; one daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Gene
Mitchell; two sisters, Wilma Cornwell and Margaret Pasquale; and a brother and
sister-in-law, George & Faye Sheets. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law,
Jack E. and Eleanor Johnson. Burial Oct. 13, 2003, Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 12, 2003 ** MARGIE L. MEADE, 81, of
Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Dunlow, W.Va. She was born August 27, 1922, in Dunlow,
W.Va., a daughter of the late Anthony Wayne and Betty Harless Meade. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Dunlow Church of God. Also preceding her in death were two sisters,
Gladys Meade Cottle and Georgia Meade Marcum, and a brother, Ernest N. Meade. Survivors
include one sister, Virginia M. Harrison; one sister-in-law, Catherine Marcum Meade; two
brothers-in-law, Maurice Cottle and Bill Marcum. Burial October 15, 2003, Meade Cemetery,
Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 12, 2003 ** CHARLES BUCK "Buzzard" THOMPSON,
69, of Surfside Beach, S.C., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., He was born January 18, 1934,
in Cabell County, West Virginia, a son of the late Charles and Mary Alice Lawhon Thompson.
He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Debby Thompson, and sisters, Betty Tamerloni
and Beulah Chinn. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Alma Fields Thompson; a son and
daughter-in-law, Vernon and Fay Thompson; a sister, Rebecca Chaffin and her husband
Lindsey; three brothers, Bill Thompson and his wife Ann, Bob Thompson and his wife
Phyllis, and a very special "Bro," John Thompson and his wife Samalea. Burial
October 15, 2003, White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 12, 2003 ** ANNELLA CLARK, 81, of Huntington,
WV. Annella was born June 10, 1922, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Elba and
Launa Roach Drown. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul E. Clark, one brother,
Rufus Drown and one sister Edna Adkins. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Mike
and Sandra Clark; a brother James Drown. Burial October 16, 2003, Greenbottom Memorial
Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2003 ** FRANKIE "Goldie" BELCHER,
64, of Alachua, Fla., formerly of East Lynn, W.Va. Survivors include her husband of 45
years, Julian Belcher; a daughter, Dara Lucas; a sister, Mabel Lycans; and a brother,
James E. Elkins. Burial October 16, 2003 Highland Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2003 ** MYRTLE IRENE BLANKENSHIP, 82, of
Huntington, WV. She was born February 13, 1921, in Wayne, W.Va., the daughter of the late
Samuel and Sarah Rowe. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by one daughter,
Eloise Thompson, two sisters, and five brothers. She is survived by five daughters and
sons-in-law, Joyce Traylor, Joan and Clyde Sansom, Janet Iverson, Reta and Bill Lockhart
and Wilma and Wes Willis; six sons and daughters-in-law, Kevin and Carrie Blankenship,
Billy Blankenship and Robie and Judy Blankenship, Donnie Blankenship, Randy and Stacy
Blankenship, and Sam and Betty Blankenship. Burial October 15, 2003, White Chapel Memorial
Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2003 ** MR. SHERIDAN EUGENE BRYSON, 62, of
Ceredo, W.Va., He was born December 5, 1940, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a son of
Evalena Smith Bryson and the late Ben "Bussie" Bryson. He was also preceded in
death by his father-in-law, John Browning. In addition to his mother, he is survived by
his wife, Sandy Browning Bryson; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Teena Bryson and
Barry and Teresa Bryson. Burial October 16, 2003, Browning Family Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2003 ** MARTHA F. PATRICK, 91, of Hudson,
Ohio, formerly of Huntington, W.Va. She was the daughter of Mosey and Maggie (Ross)
Napier. Survivors include her children, Eugene (Arlene) Patrick and Minnie Marie (Jim)
Hutchinson. Preceded in death by her husband, Clifford; son Charles E.; daughter Juanita;
brother Johnny Napier; sister Sara Davis. Burial October 18, 2003, at Shorts Funeral Home,
Streetsboro, Ohio.
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DIED - OCTOBER 13, 2003 ** TOKIE A. HOLLAND ADKINS, 72, of
Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Ceredo, W.Va. Tokie was born June 7, 1931, in Kenova,
W.Va., a daughter of the late William and Elva Abrams Holland. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Cline Adkins in 2001, and also preceded in death by three brothers. She
Tokie is survived by her sons, Charles William (Rita) Pridemore of Ceredo, Robert Franklin
(Karen) Pridemore, Terry Lowell (Sandra) Pridemore; sisters, Ethel Adkins, and Wanda
Skeens. Burial October 19, 2003, Hillcrest Cemetery, Rt. 75, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 14, 2003 ** BRYAN KONNER SI NGLETARY, four
months old, of Wayne, WV. He was born June 12, 2003, in Huntington, the son of son of
Brian Keith Singletary and Amanda Nicole Fields Singletary of 711 Terrace Drive, Wayne. In
addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Joshua Hayden Fields at home; one
sister, Sheena Renee Singletary at home; maternal grandparents, Ronnie and Jo Fields and
Kimberly and Billy Rife, and paternal grandmother, Betty Singletary. Burial October 17,
2003 at Louisa,Ky.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2003 ** MAVIS AMELIA HILMUS CHATTE RTON,
89, of Huntington, WV. She was born November 9, 1913, in Stewart County, Tenn., a daughter
of the late John and Ida M. Boswell Hilmus. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Ira Chatterton; two brothers, Frank Hilmus and Charles Hilmus, and four sisters,Annie
Gray, Kate Dillon, Geraldine Custer, Grace Smith and Eva Shearon. Burial October 18, 2003,
White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15, 2003 ** WILLIAM STEPHEN GUSTIN, 60, of
Huntington, WV. He was born November 30, 1942, in Lesage, a son of the late William F.
"Bill" and Virginia "Irene" Stephenson Gustin. He was also preceded in
death by a special guardian, Debriel L. Berry. Survivors include four cousins, Lawrence
Stephenson, Mary Ann Harris, Pete Harrington, and Jim Doyle. Burial October 17, 2003
Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 15 , 2003 ** FRANCES IRENE WARING FLETCHER,
90, of Falls Church, Va. She was born December 9, 1912, in King, a daughter of the late
Meredith Francis and Carrie Irene (Booth) Waring. She was also preceded in death by her
husband of 61 years, William Gibson Fletcher, in November 1996. Survivors include two
daughters and sons-in-law, Carole and George Fitchko and Elizabeth and Edwin Cox; one
sister, Mary Rice. Burial in the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2003 ** LILLIAN R SMITH , 76 of
Huntington, WV. She was born January 19, 1927, in Huntington, a daughter of the late
Lawrence and Carrie Legg Rowe. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, William H.
Brown and Lee "Bub" Smith, and two brothers, Don and James Rowe. Survivors
include one son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Rhonda Brown; one stepdaughter, Renette
Lakin; three brothers, Lawrence Rowe, Jr. and Bernard Rowe and Emmitt Rowe,. Burial
October 18, 2003, Highland Memorial Gardens in South Point, Ohio.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2003 ** WILLIE ESQUE, 73, of
Barboursville, WV. He was born June 3, 1930, at Dickson, Wayne County, West Virginia, son
of the late Willie L. and Vicie Bills Esque. In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by his wife, Letha P. Esque; three sisters, Juanita Lucas, Janet Esque and Dora
Mae Esque; two brothers, John Esque and Irvin F. Esque; a son, Ronald E. Esque and a
daughter, Verna L. Esque. He is survived by four sons, James Fletcher and his wife Ilene,
Ray Fletcher and his wife Mary, Paul Fletcher and his wife Sheri and Timothy Esque; four
daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon Esque and Roger Keaton, Jeanette and Ricky Stover and
Alease and Bobby Blake and Margaret and Lewis Meadows; three sisters, Bonnie Gue and her
husband Larry and Becky Bowen and her husband Glenn and Glenna Sue Turner; four brothers
and sisters-in-law, Danny and Lovella Esque and David and Vicky Esque, Rick and Jesse
Esque and Loyd and Lisa Esque. Burial October 19, 2003, Dial-Prichard Cemetery, Kentuck
Road, Branchland.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2003 ** OSCAR L. ANDERSON, 84, of Kenova,
W.Va. He was born May 6, 1919, in Pratt, W.Va., a son of the late Henry Clay and Ann
Anderson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Sue Anderson; a son, Greg Anderson;
and a grandchild. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Maggie
Anderson, Walt and Sheri Anderson, Sam Anderson and Jeff Anderson and Steven Anderson;
daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Gary Lucas , Sandy and Bobby Paul, Debbie and Dale
Chapman , Connie Anderson and Steve Pigg and Pammy and Jon Booth; a sister, Betty and her
husband Eddie Dumont. Burial Oct. 22, 2003, I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Harrisville, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 16, 2003 ** WILLIAM MONT ROBINETT, 42, of Fort
Gay, WV. He was born December 22, 1960, in Man, a son of Beatrice Hardwick Robinett of
Fort Gay and the late Ray Robinett. In addition to his mother, he is survived by three
brothers, Donald Ray Robinett and George Kelly Robinett and Larry Joe Robinett. Burial
October 20, 2003, Robinett Cemetery in Fort Gay.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2003 ** MAXINE CYRUS, 84, of Wayne, West
Virginia. She was born August 22, 1919, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Burl
Conrad and Cora Adkins Cyrus. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Cofer,
Teddy Kyle and Burl Ed Cyrus. Survivors include two sisters, Patsy A. Cyrus and Ivolise
Frazier. Burial October 19, 2003, at the Burwell Cyrus Cemetery near the residence.
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DIED - OCTOBER 17, 2003 ** BYRD "BUDDY" BARRETT JR.,
63, of Harts, WV. He was born September 27, 1940, at Whitman, a son of the late Byrd and
Garnet Barrett. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, John and James
"Jim" Barrett, and one sister, Florence Barrett. Survivors include his wife of
40 years, Billie Joyce Barrett; one son, Rick Barrett and his wife Gay; two daughters,
Kathie Combs and husband Ricky and Shannon Barrett; two sisters, Flora Dempsey and Flossie
Wallace; four brothers, Hess Barrett, Cecil Barrett, Monroe Barrett, and Herbert Barrett.
Burial October 19, 2003, at Adams-Dempsey Cemetery at Harts.
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DIED - OCTOBER 18, 2003 ** F. JANE ALBRIGHT BILLUPS, 67, of
Lavalette, W.Va. She was born April 21, 1936 in Anjean, W.Va., a daughter of Glenna Adkins
Albright of Lavalette and the late Mont Albright. In addition to her father, a brother,
Dwight Albright also preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Bernard L.
Billups; a daughter, Darlene Adams and husband, D.J.; two sons, Mark Billups and wife,
Maria, Lewis M. Billups and Clarice Crisp. Burial October 22, 2003, Mays Cemetery,
Lavalette.
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DIED - OCTOBER 18, 2003 ** MARY ESTHER HENSLEY REED, 82, of
Huntington, WV. She was born on September 15, 1921, a daughter of the late One J. and
Maude Roberts Hensley. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Laurence
Russell Reed; three brothers, Jim and O. J. Hensley and Oscar Blatt, and three sisters,
Ruth Derton, Naomi Cooper and Lorena Noel. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law,
Stephen and Debbie Reed of Tampa, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Clyde Fuller;
one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Jack Templeton. Burial October 20, 2003,
Spring Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 19, 2003 ** TOM A. ADKINS, 79, of Cove Gap,
WV. He was born October 20, 1923, in Cove Gap, a son of the late Ezra Benton and Martha
Jane Vance Adkins. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Gladys Nelson
Adkins; two daughters, Vida Adkins and Mary Lou Adkins; five sisters, Dora Dalton, Georgie
Clark, Harriette Adkins, Cosby Brooks and Marg Wiley, and four brothers, Frank Adkins,
Wade Adkins, App Adkins and Spencer Adkins. Survivors include five daughters and one
son-in-law, Viola Brooks and husband James Ray, Wanda Sue Proctor, Brookie Wiley, and Rosa
Adkins and Wava Adkins. Burial October 22, 2003, Adkins Cemetery at Kiahsville.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2003 ** ELBERT WILLIAMS, 83, of Kenova,
W.Va. He was born January 7, 1920, in Pike County, Ky., a son of the late Tommy and Emma
Williams. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Williams on March 6,1997. He
is survived by a daughter, Bonnie Williams Hall; a son, Charles Williams; two sisters,
Arvie Fletcher and Alva Savage. Burial October 24, 2003, Hillcrest Cemetery, Route 75,
Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2003 ** LIZZIE ROBINSON ADAMS, 70, of
Kenova, WV. She was born July 17, 1933, in Genoa, WV, a daughter of the late Dennie and
Emma Copley Robinson. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Lucy Berry and Margie
Brooks; three brothers, Eddie, Coy and Roy Robinson, and one son_in_law, Earl Wilson.
Survivors include her husband, Billy E. Adams; two daughters, Drema Kay Tomblin and
husband Ray and Emma Lee Wilson and John Wright; two sons, Dennie Jefferson "DJ"
Adams and wife Darlene and Dwayne Adams and wife Tonya; one stepson, Billy Adams Castle;
one sister, Ruby Lycan; one brother, Woodrow Watts. Burial October 22, 2003, Community
Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 20, 2003 ** ELBERT WILLIAMS, 83, of Kenova,
W.Va. He was born January 7, 1920, in Pike County, Ky., a son of the late Tommy and Emma
Williams. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Williams on March 6, 1997.
He is survived by a daughter, Bonnie Williams Hall; a son, Charles Williams; two sisters,
Arvie Fletcher and Alva Savage. Burial October 24, 2003, Hillcrest Cemetery, Route 75,
Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 21, 2003 ** MINIS EDWARD ADKINS, 67, of Wayne,
West Virginia. He was born January 2, 1936, at Wayne, West Virginia, a son of the late
Edgar L. and Opal Osburn Adkins. He was also preceded in death by twin grandsons, Derrick
and Dustin Adkins. Minis is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Annagene Adkins; a
son, Michael Adkins and wife Kim; two daughters, Valerie Finley and husband Charles and
Helen Ramsey and husband Keith; one brother, Roy L. Adkins and wife Linda; a sister, Helen
Ross and husband Kenneth. Burial October 24, 2003, Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2003 ** FRANK SAM DEAN, 82, of Fort Gay,
WV, widower of Georgia Dean. Burial October 24, 2003, Dean Cemetery, Tabors Creek.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2003 ** WILLIAM JENNINGS TOPPINGS, 81, of
Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Harts, W.Va. He was born April 1, 1922, in Logan, W.Va., a
son of the late William Boyd and Minnie Vance Toppings. He is survived by two sons, John
R. Toppings, and Danny Earl Toppings; three daughters, Betty Butterbaugh, Brenda Sue Cox
and Linda Lou; one sister, Hazel Browning. Burial October 26, 2003, Pack Cemetery,
Attensville, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 22, 2003 ** JOHN "BULL" MAYNARD, 72,
of Grundy, Va., formerly of Dunlow, WV. He was the son of the late James Hughes Maynard
and Polly Fry Maynard. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Emly Maynard, and
brother, Owen Maynard. Survivors include his wife of over 40 years, Mae Maynard; four
sisters, Lucille Queen, Willma Jean Maynard and Mary Fay Maynard and Hulda Maynard; two
brothers, Clifford Maynard and Sponcil Maynard. Burial October 24, 2003 in Grundy, Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2003 ** BERTHA DAMRON, 96, of Wayne,
W.Va., formerly Ferguson, W.Va. She was born September 30, 1907, in Genoa, W.Va., a
daughter of the late John Benton and Idella Bocook Terry. Her husband of nearly 70 years,
Forest Damron Sr., also preceded her in death, along with her twin sons, Arlen and Garlen
Damron; a daughter Mary Ann Damron; two grandchildren, Mark Allen and John Samuel Damron;
two sisters, Susie Cox and Anna Jean Blue; and four brothers, Floyd, Orville, Ed Martin
and John William Terry. Survivors include five daughters, Edith Jervis and husband Jack,
Katherine Damron, Ethel Thurman, Thelma Porter and husband Willis and Linda Cox and
husband Kenny; four sons, Forest Damron Jr. and wife Fay, Cledith Damron and wife Shirley
Ruth, Arthur Damron, James Edward Damron and wife Nella. Burial October 26, 2003, Sam
Damron Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2003 ** MISS OLLIE SMITH, 88, of Kenova,
W.Va. She was born October 14, 1915, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the
late Lindsey and Cora Fultz Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by five brothers, Charley, Millard, Luther, Arthur and George Smith; four sisters, Fanny
Tomblin, Annalee Tomblin, Laura Skaggs and Myrtle Cox. Burial October 26, 2003, Hillcrest
Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2003 ** LULA SPAULDING, 66, of Kermit, WV,
wife of Sherman Spaulding. Burial in Perry Point Cemetery, Jennies Creek.
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DIED - OCTOBER 23, 2003 ** HARRY T. BREECE JR., 92, of
Kenova, WV. He was born July 4, 1911, in Kenova, a son of the late Harry T. Sr. and Eva
Mae Jones Breece. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Peters Breece; a son,
Dan Peters Breece; two great-grandsons, Harry T. Breece V and Brian Scott Breece; and a
brother, William Wallace Breece. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara McVay; one son and
daughter-in-law; Harry T. III and Sally Breece; daughter-in-law, Bennie Breece;
son-in-law, Mike McVay; one sister, Mary Ellen Craycraft. Burial Oct. 27, 2003, Hillcrest
Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2003 ** ROBERTA F. BLOSS, 80, a native of
Lincoln County, W.Va., a former resident of Huntington, W.Va., and had lived in Washington
County, Tenn., for the past two years. She was a daughter of the late Arthur and Luna
Peyton Fortner and was also preceded in death by four brothers, her twin Robert, William,
Allen and Cecil Fortner. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Donald Bloss; one
daughter, Linda McLaughlin and her husband, Dr. Dean McLaughlin. Burial Oct. 26, 2003,
Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2003 ** SEAY CLARK FRY, 87, of Marietta,
Ohio, formerly of Huntington, WV. She was born May 16, 1916, in East Lynn, W.Va., a
daughter of the late William H. and Mariah Jane Napier Clark. Her husband, Edgar Fry, also
preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Helen Fry; one sister, Della Smith.
Burial Oct. 27, 2003, Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2003 ** THELMA LUCY SAMMONS, 45, of
Wilmore, Ky. Survivors include a daughter, Lucy Sammons Davis. Burial October 29, 2003,
Salmons Cemetery on Bull Creek.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2003 ** ROGER LEE McKINZIE, 70, of Fort
Gay, WV. He was born July 22, 1933, in Fort Gay, WV, a son o the late Alonzo McKinzie and
Myrtle Mae Maynard McKinzie. Survivors include his wife, Alta Lou Perry McKinzie; four
daughters, Rhonda Dotson and Margaret McKinzie, Rebecca Rucker, and Athena Copley. Burial
October 27, 2003, Lynch Cemetery at Salt Petre.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2003 ** MARY M. McCORMICK, 69, of
Tomahawk, Wis. She was born on September 14, 1934, in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the
late Henry and Pinkie Adkins. She married her husband Dr. Dana A. McCormick Sr. on
February 8, 1955, in Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 24, 2003 ** BETTY RUTH BERRY KEYSER, 82, of
Ceredo, W.Va. She was born April 29, 1921, a daughter of the late William Adrian and Ellen
Casey Berry. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Harold E. Keyser; daughter,
Janet Louise; and a loving daughter-in-law, Wanda Lee Davis. She is survived by her son,
James L. Davis Jr.; her brother and his wife, William C. and Jackie Berry; her
stepdaughter and family, Bonnie, Milton and Amanda Shannon. Burial Oct. 28, 2003,
Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2003 ** BILLY JOE POFF, 62, of Chesapeake,
Ohio. He was born August 16, 1941, in Huntington, WV, a son of Goldie Walker Poff of
Chesapeake and the late Charles Poff. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Anna
Marie Parsley, and one brother, Charles Poff. In addition to his mother, he is survived by
his wife, JoAnn Ellis Poff; one son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Julie Poff; one
daughter and son-in-law, Billi J0 and Will Henderson; four brothers, Leonard Poff, Don
Poff, Arnet Poff, and Arthur Poff; three sisters, Betty Cummings, Wanda Mulligan and Patty
Tackett. Burial October 28, 2003, Rome Cemetery in Proctorville.
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DIED - OCTOBER 25, 2003 ** KEITH R. MAYNARD, 45. He was born
August 3, 1958, a son of the late John and Thelma M. Maynard. Survivors include one son,
David T. Maynard; two daughters, Sara Jo Erskine and Michell M. Davis; six brothers, Ervin
M. Maynard, Otis K. Maynard, Abe L. Williamson and Jerry G. Williamson, Otho Williamson
Jr. and Terry M. Maynard and three sisters, Linda L. Roache, Dora I., and Dena R.
Goldsmith. Burial November 8, 2003, Greasy Ridge Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 26, 2003 ** RAYMOND GLENN BIAS, 49, of
Huntington, WV. He was born February 15, 1954, in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Herman
and Phyllis Isaacs Bias. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Sanford; a
brother-in-law, Mike Arnett, and Robert Hensley. Survivors include two sisters, Patricia
Bias Arnett and Linda Breen Maynard and husband David; three brothers, Garry Bias and wife
Betty and Chester Bias and George Bias and wife Shirley. Burial October 31, 2003, Woodmere
Memorial Park in Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2003 ** LEOTA FAYE BLANKENSHIP ADKINS, 73
of Wayne, WV. She was born February 10, 1930, in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late
Hiram and Thelma Lockhart Blankenship. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Hobart Adkins; a brother, Cay Blankenship, and a sister, Fredis Blankenship. Survivors
include two daughters, Hope Rife and husband Hassel, and Bonnie Maynard and husband Cliff;
three sons, Charles Adkins and wife Ruby, Chester L. Adkins and Ernest Adkins and wife
Linda; four sisters, Lillian Lowe, Gladys Dierdorff, Sylvia Luther; five brothers, Sydney
Haskel Blankenship, Willis Blankenship, James Blankenship, Ellis Blankenship and Hiram
Blankenship Jr. Burial October 30, 2003, Community Memorial Gardens in Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2003 ** JOYCE ANN WARD COLLINS, 31, of
Crum, WV. She was born May 4, 1972, in Columbia, Ohio, to Clayton and Faye Ann Bostwick
Ward of Fort Gay. Survivors include her husband, Bruce Wayne Collins; a daughter, Betty
Lafaye Collins at home; father and mother-in-law, Chief and Betty Collins; a brother,
Robert Ward; three sisters, Lori Jean Bontkowski, Kennett Crawford and Betty Jo Muncy.
Burial October 30, 2003, Newsome Ridge Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2003 ** BETTY S. HUNT WELLS, 55, of
Huntington, WV. She was born October 17, 1948, in Cabell County, WV, a daughter of the
late Conley Hunt and Charlotte Church Hunt. Survivors include two daughters, Teresa
Blankenship and Dottie Blankenship; one sone, Brandon Blankenship; one brother, Conley
Hunt Jr. Burial October 30,2003, Highland Cemetery in Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 27, 2003 ** JAMES GREGORY COMBS, 43, of
Ashland City, Tenn., formerly of Lavalette, W.Va. He was born March 9, 1960, in
Huntington, W.Va., a son of Fred Eugene and Ella Carver Combs of Ashland City, Tenn. In
addition to his parents he is survived by his wife, Rhonda Combs and one son, James
Gregory Combs II; two brothers, Mike Combs and Fred Combs, Jr. Burial November 1, 2003,
Whispering Pines Cemetery on Mount Union Road.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2003 ** EVA LOVINS SALMONS, 73, of,
Dunlow, WV. She was born June 6, 1930 in Dunlow, WV, a daughter of the late Oakey Lovins
and Mary Wallace Lovins Damron. She was also preceded in by three brothers, Noah and John
Lovins and Glen Damron. Survivors include her husband of 48 years Everette Salmons; three
daughters Edna White and husband Jim, Mary Ferguson and Zelma Robertson and husband
Beecher; four Sons Bruce Salmons and wife Anita and Jim Jervis and wife Donna, Jerry
Salmons and wife Lora and Charles Jervis and wife Brenda; three sisters Nora Fonley,
Nellie Maynard and Hazel Little; three brothers Ralph Damron, Roy Lovins and Paul Damron.
Burial October 31, 2003 at Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2003 ** Rev. BERNIE NAPIER, 84, of Radnor,
WV, husband of Rebecca Fletcher Napier. Also surviving are three daughters, Katherine
Smith of East Lynn, Debra Ward and Patricia Hardman; a son, David Jarvis. Burial October
30, 2003, Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2003 ** RANSOM STILTNER, 78, of Wayn, WV.
Arrangements incomplete at Ferrell Funeral Home, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2003 ** CHARLES MAYBORN COPLEY SR., 80. He
was born July 5, 1923, in Genoa, WV, a son of the late Davis and Georgia Cyrus Copley. He
was also preceded in death by four brothers, John Thomas, Grady, Clyde and Elda Copley.
Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years, Tokey Jean Copley; one son, Charles Copley
Jr. and wife Ellen; three daughters, Shela Bond and husband Doyle, Patricia Dunkel and
husband Dan and Kathy Harkey; two brothers, Frank Copley and Ruben Copley and four
sisters, Lucille Wilson, Maxine Crockett, Elizabeth Watts and Opal Flemings. Burial
October 31, 2003, Mountain View Cemetery in Kingman, Ariz.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2003 ** RALPH LANG, 70. He was born April
9, 1933 in Summersville, WV. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Dorothy
Lang; a son, Richard Workman and a brother, Johnny Lang. Survivors inclnde his loving
wife, Janice Ilene Lang; their children, David Watterson and his wife Sharon, Ernie
Watterson and his wife Vicki, Steve Watterson and his wife Tammy and Janie Burns and her
husband Hugh Jr.; two sisters, Kathleen Dunford and Ann Garren. Burial October 31, 2003,
Greenbottom Cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 28, 2003 ** STEWART LAWRENCE WILSON, 94. He
was the born Decemeber 9, 1908 the son of the late Isaac and Jemima Stewart Wilson of
Webbville, Ky. He was also preceded in death by his wife DeNiza Webb Wilson. Burial
November 8, 2003 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa, Ky.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2003 ** RALPH LEONARD FULLER, 72, of
Huntington, WV. He was born March 7, 1931, in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Ray and
Mary Taylor Fuller. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Norma Jean Fuller, in 1991;
two sisters, Doris Hicks and Virginia Fuller, and one brother, Buddy Fuller. Survivors
include one daughter, Linda Heskett; two sons, Scott Fuller and David Fuller; one sister,
Mildred Earls; one brother, Raymond Fuller. Burial November 4, 2003, Forest Memorial Park
in Milton.
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DIED - OCTOBER 29, 2003 ** HERMAN BUD CYRUS, 82, of St.
Albans, WV, widower of Frances Cyrus. Burial October 31, 2003, Cunningham Memorial Park,
St. Albans.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2003 ** ELVA G. JOBE, 83, of Louisa, Ky.
She was born June 5, 1920, at Daniels Creek, Ky., a daughter of the late Miles K. Diamond
and Mollie G. Young Diamond. Survivors include her husband, Sylvester Jobe Jr.; one
daughter, Joy Trowbridge and husband Melvin; four sons, Billie Jobe and wife Janet and Bob
Jobe, Paul Jobe and wife Sandy and Fred Jobe and wife Debbie. Burial November 2, 2003,
Shady Grove cemetery.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2003 ** JAMES L. ROBERTSON, 62, of
Mansfield, Ohio. He was born January 26, 1941, at Fort Gay, WV, a son of the late Frank
Robertson and Maysie Thompson Robertson Webb. He was also preceded in death by a brother,
Elmer Ray Robertson, and a sister, Maryetta Davis. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn
Setser Robertson; three Sons, Steve Robertson and wife Melinda, James Robertson and wife
Sarah, and James Geary; two daughters, Marcene Steward and husband Henry and Diana
Robertson; two stepsons, David Steward and Bruce Steward and wife Tammy; stepfather, Ralph
Webb; two brothers, Frank Robertson and wife Gaye and Glen Robertson and wife Joyce;
sister-in-law, Barbara Robertson. Burial November 3, 2003, Oak Grove Memorial Park.
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DIED - OCTOBER 30, 2003 ** JOSEPH B. "IKE" BLEDSOE,
69, of Ripley, W.Va. He was born May 10, 1934, in Huntington, W.Va., and was the son of
the late E.M. "Doc" and Virginia Bledsoe. His brother, David Bledsoe, also
preceded him in death. His survivors include a sister and caregiver, Lois Winters; two
sons, Devin Bledsoe and his wife Dana, and Danny Bledsoe; a daughter, Denise Moore and her
husband Mike. Burial November 2, 2003, Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - OCTOBER 31, 2003 ** KATHERN STARN, 61, of Kenova, WV.
She was born May 19, 1942, in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Virgil and Dorothy Booth
Cyrus. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Clarence Starn Jr.; one son,
James Clarence Starn Jr.; one brother, Charles Cyrus, and one sister, Ilene Blankenship.
Survivors include one son, Brian Scott Starn and wife Ashley; one daughter, Rhonda Kay
Childers and husband Charlie; an additional daughter-in-law, Hope Starn; two sisters,
Betty Hageman and husband Garry and Flora Starr and husband Mike; two brothers, Lee Cyrus
and wife Elaine and Carlos Cyrus. Burial November 3, 2003, Cyrus Cemetery on Wilson Creek.