WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
February, 2008

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DIED - DATE UNKNOWN ** DOTTIE LOU MESSER STEPP, 55 of Jennies Creek, passed away on Monday at her home. Born September 7, 1952 in Cabell County, WV, the daughter of the late James T. Messer and Mary Elizabeth Waller. Preceded in death by two sisters and a brother; Mary Justice and Vina Hodge and James Messer. Survivors include her daughter, Tabitha Lanett Sloan; two sisters, Martha Ann Reece and Edna Marie Marcum; two brothers, Walter Riley Messer and Flem Jenning Messer. Burial Thursday in the Messer Cemetery in Jennies Creek, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 1, 2008 ** LEROY MORRIS ADKINS, 78 of St. Clair Shores, MI formerly of Lavalette, his residence. Born May 19, 1929 in Lavalette, a son of the late Ramsey Adkins Sr. and Jettie Wellman Adkins. Preceded in death by a sister, Norma Lee Marcum and two brothers, Ramsey Adkins Jr. and Delmas Adkins. Survivors include his wife Claudine; two sons, Greg Adkins and Brian Adkins; four grandchildren; two sisters-in-law; Mary Lee Adkins and Jean Ray Adkins. Burial February 4th, 2008, place not given.
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SIWS - FEBRUARY 1, 2008 ** VIRGINIA MARTIN SALMONS, 83, of Louisa, Ky,at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland. Born November 25, 1924, in Lawrence County, a daughter of the late Bill and Sarah Martin. Preceded in death by her husband Floyd Salmons; three sisters, Thelma Dillon, Dovie Diamond, and Minerva Kittle. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Kathy Salmons; one grandson and two step grand-daughters; two sisters, Lucille Maynard and Laverne Fitzpatrick; one brother, Winfield Martin. Burial February 4, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 1, 2008 ** DONNIE WILLIAM BRUMFIELD, 52, of Louisa, Ky. Preceded in death by his parents Tracy Brumfield and Lottie Ward Brumfield. Survivors include one daughter, Ashlee Hylton; one son, Donnie “Bo” Brumfield; one sister Shawn Stallar; three brothers, Lonnie “BB” Brumfield, John “Bubby” Brumfield and Mitchell Brumfield; 4 grandchildren. Burial February 5, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 1, 2008 ** HAZEL THOMPSON HUNTER, 91, of The Villages, Florida, formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at The Villages Hospice House, The Villages, Florida. Born July 6, 1916, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Samuel and Armie Bloss Thompson. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl Hunter; her son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Nina Hunter. Survivors include a son, Keith Hunter; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Paul Williams; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law and her husband, Hazel and Ralph Reasor. Burial February 9, 2008 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 2, 2008 ** JACK R. McCOY, formerly of WV and recently from Fountain Hills, AZ, in Scottsdale, AZ. Born March 4, 1937 at Kiahsville, WV to Ira Jenkins and Pansy Lee (Counts) McCoy. Preceded in death by his parents, 2 infant siblings, 3 infant children, a brother Jinks "Buddy" Nelson, his former wife Glenna Scarberry Mehler, his mother and father in law, Carl F. and Vera Hunt Boffo and brother in law Randall Boffo. Survivors include his wife, Winifred F. "Sis" Boffo McCoy; children, Rosanna McCoy Mazeika and husband John, Gary McCoy and wife Carolyn, Rick McCoy and wife ,MaDonna, John Robert "Bobby” MCCoy and ex-wife Becky McCoy and Joanna Lynn “Jodie" McCoy and husband Brian Slonecker; 4 grandchildren; sisters, Jo Ann Spence, Jewell Boffo and Sandra “Sue” McCoy; brothers Jimmie McCoy and Ronnie G. and Sharon McCoy; sisters in law Barbara McCoy and Janice Nelson of Wayne, WV. Burial February 10, 2008 in St. Johns Cemetery, Colliers, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 2, 2008 ** JANET MAYNARD, 59, of Oak Hill, WV, formerly of Wayne County, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born October 18, 1948 at Shelby County, OH, a daughter of the late James Maynard and Ruth Stevens Maynard Simpkins. Preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Maynard, and infant James Maynard. Survivors include three brothers, her twin, Jerry Maynard, Bill Maynard and Charles K. Maynard. Burial February 7, 2008 at Dock’s Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 3, 2008 ** MRS. LOIS E. NAPIER CARPENTER BLUEBAUM, 85, of Huntington, W.Va., at Huntington Health and Rehab. Lois was the daughter of the late Walter Napier and Era Fisher. Preceded in death by her husband Robert Bluebaum; her sister Hattie Mae Topham; daughter Bonita Carpenter Young; grandson William Dewell Reese and great-granddaughter Amanda Dawn Sherrill. Survived include a son and daughter-in-law, Larry K. and Joanne Carter; sister Maxine Bayless; brother Boyd Napier; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;  three great-great-grandchildren. Burial February 7, 2008, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 3, 2008 ** CHARLES EDWARD DUTTON, 76, of Willowick, OH, at Hospice of Western Reserve in Cleveland, OH. Born May 22, 1931 at Chatteroy, WV, a son of the late George Washington and Emma Walters Dutton. Preceded in death by a sister, Earnestine Dutton; two brothers, Farlen Dutton and William Allen Dutton. Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Sue Serna and Vickie Marie Lucido; a son, Charles E. Dutton, Jr.; three sisters, Clara Davis and husband, Jess, Ann Morrison and Floretta Blair; two brothers, Arnold Lee Dutton and wife, Doris, and George Roger Dutton and wife, Sue; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Burial February 8, 2008 at the Arrowood-Dutton Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 4, 2008 ** BERT PATRICK "PAT" BAYS JR., of Lavalette, W.Va., at his residence. Born March 27, 1967, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Bert "Buck" and Carol Ferguson Bays of Lavalette, W.Va. Preceded in death by a brother, James D. "J.D." Bays; his grandparents Betty Jane Bays, Charles and Marie Ferguson; aunts Betty Parrish and Patty Estep; uncles Bob Ferguson and O'Neal Parrish; and great-uncle James P. Hutchinson. Survivors include a daughter, Courtney Marie Bays; a son, Patrick LeMaster; a sister, Kim Smith and husband PeeWee; a brother, Chuck Bays and wife Mendy; his grandfather, James H. Bays; aunts and uncles Jackie and Ernestine Ferguson, Larry and Carolyn Ferguson of, Spud and Sandy Bays, Harriett Ward and Ooch Dan Jackson. Burial February 9, 2008, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 4, 2008 ** ELVA FYFFE, 79 of Matha, KY. Preceded in death by her husband C.B. Fyffe and her parents Nelson Sturgill and Eliza Whitt Sturgill along with one son Dickie Fyffe and one grandson. Survivors include two daughters, Sherry Ross and Janice Owens; and one grandson. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 5, 2008 ** DILLARD WILLIAMSON, 73, of Genoa, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Born June 6, 1934 at Ranger WV, a son of the late Lindsey and Garnett Williamson Williamson. Preceded in death by two grandsons, Tracy and Greg Coffenberger. Survivors include his wife, Lillian Adams Williamson; two daughters, Christina Whitmer and husband, John Bonita Adkins and husband, Todd; one step daughter Anna Lee Georgie and husband Chuck; two sons, Gary Dale Williamson and wife, Sharlene and Conway Williamson; six grandchildren; one step granddaughter; seven great-grandchildren; nine sisters, Jewell McComas and husband, Kelly of, Imogene Queen and husband, Arlie, Marie Williamson and husband, Hallie, Garnett Kirk and husband, Wendell, Esta Caldwell of, Chloe Finley and husband, Bruce, Hope Maynard and husband, Roger, Helen Wall and husband, Richard Judy Dummitt and husband, Ron; two brothers, Merle Williamson and wife, Jessie and Noah Williamson and wife, Diantha. Burial February 7, 2008 at the Webb Cemetery at Ranger, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 5, 2008 ** MARY ELIZABETH ANDERSON, 77, of Genoa, WV, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Born May 6, 1931 at Frankford, IN. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Ringwald and Sherri Carroll and husband, Dale; two sons, Troy Hemphill and Garry Hemphill; ten grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial February 8, 2008 at the Cox Cemetery at Genoa, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 ** PHILIP FRANKLIN CYRUS, 50, of Wayne, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born October 13, 1957, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a son of the late James Franklin and Winnie Lou Carson Cyrus. Preceded in death by a brother, James Curtis Cyrus; a brother-in-law, Dorsey Hallman. Survivors include his wife, Terri Owens Cyrus; a daughter, Erin Elisabeth Maynard and husband Jason; a son, James Eric Cyrus; two sisters, Sandra Sue Hallman and Phyllis Frances Ferguson and husband Scott; his grandson and "best friend" Jeremy Layne Maynard; his father-in-law, Donnist Owens and wife Kathy. Burial February 10, 2008, at the Cyrus Family Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 ** MARTHA K. ROBERTS, 70, of Huntington, W.Va., at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born July 23, 1937, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late Chauncey and Ada Mae Bench Roberts. Preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Clyde Roberts. Survivors include three sons, Steven Pruitt, Larry Pruitt and Charles Barbour and his wife Lori; three daughters, Linda Jarrell, Penny Hooser and her husband Rick and Kimberly Barbour of Ona, W.Va.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three brothers, Glen, Grover and James Roberts; three sisters, Lillian Finley, Ida Mae Truitt and Mary Ruth Truitt. Burial February 9, 2008 at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 ** BERNARD LEWIS BILLUPS, 80, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the VA Medical Center in Huntington. Born January 17, 1928, in Wayne County, W.Va., a son of Robert Lewis and Victoria Faye Adkins Billups. Preceded in death by two sisters, Martha Winters and Lola Matthews; a brother, Ollie Billups. Survivors include a daughter, Darlene "Sam" Billups; two sons, Mark Billups and wife, Cara, and Lewis Billups and Clarice Crisp; a sister, Sara Davis and husband, Jerry; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; a mother-in-law, Glenna Fay Albright. Burial  February 12, 2008, at Mays Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 ** CLYDE WELLMAN, 87, of Huntington, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born November 24, 1920, in Wayne, W.Va., a son of the late Cullie and Maudie Leep Wellman. Preceded in death by four brothers, Bruce, Don, Rex and Ralph Wellman. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Bright Doris Coates; one son, Matthew Wellman; two brothers, Ray Wellman and Dennis Wellman; three sisters, Ruth Burge, Lois Sullivan and Geraldine Miller; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial February 9, 2008, in Crook Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 ** LORENA MAXINE "MAX" SWESEY, 79 of East Lynn, WV, at Cabell Huntington. Born February 24, 1928 in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of the later Joseph Millroy and Della Harmon Cumberledge. Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth L. "Bud" Swesey; a son, Kenneth L. Swesey, Jr.; three sisters, Delda Swesey, Elizabeth Eddy, Bessie Swesey; a brother, Herman D. Sundstrom; and two infant brothers, Joseph M. Cumberledge, Jr. and Charles Edward Cumberledge. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Swesey Rothell; a son David L. Swesey and wife Linda; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Burial February 11, 2008 at Thompson-Young Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 ** DOVIE PACK, 76, of Louisa, Ky, at Our Lady of Bellefonte, Ashland, Ky. Born November 17, 1931 to the late Carl and Velma Marcum Horn at Turkey Creek, Ky. Survivors include three daughters, Darien Branham, Dianne Napier and Carol Sue Wells; three sons, Elmer Pack Jr., Jerry Pack and Rickey Pack; five sisters, Edris Kachensparger, Gracie Arcllano, Betsy Ann Coffey, Bonnie Dalton and Monnie Faye Hudson; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Burial February 9, 2008 in the Pack Family Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 ** SALLY LOUISE WICKLINE, 84, of Ceredo, W.Va. Preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. Survivors include her husband, Frederick L. Wickline; one daughter, Patricia Smith; one son, Harold Boster; 11 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren.  Burial February 9, 2008, at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 8, 2008 ** CLYDE WORKMAN, 74, of Huntington, WV, formerly of Wayne, WV, at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 1, 1933 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Jay and Mary Lou Workman. Preceded in death by three sisters, Grace Robertson, Ruby Johnson, Jessie Harvey; a half brother, James Jobe. Burial February 11, 2008 at Lycans Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 8, 2008 ** LUELLA MORRISON, 91, of Wayne, at Cabell Huntington Medical Center. Born May 22, 1916 in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Isaac Arthur and Laura Fuller Arthur. Preceded in death by her husband, Truman Morrison; one daughter, Erma Chatterton; one son, Larry Morrison. Survivors include three daughters, Juanita Mays, Betty Gilkerson and husband Ira and Arlene Jackson and husband Ray; six sons, James Morrison, Lonnie Morrison and wife Audrey, Jack Morrison and wife Jackie, David Morrison, Truman Dale Morrison and his wife Arlene and William Gale Morrison; fifteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren. Burial February 10, 2008 in the Booten Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 8, 2008 ** LOLA GAY HENDERSON, 61, of Getaway, Ohio, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Born June 15, 1946, in Wayne County, W.Va., daughter of the late Arthur and Mayme Akers. Survivors include her husband, Harold Henderson; son Jeff and Christy Henderson; daughter Angela Henderson; two grandchildren; brother Merle and Carol Akers. Burial February 11, 2008, in Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller, Ohio.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 9, 2008 ** ERNESTINE MAXINE PRATT, 80, of Winter Haven, Florida, at the Winter Haven Hospital. Born Dec. 5, 1927, in East Lynn, W.Va. Preceded in death by her husband, Arno Robert Pratt. Survivors include a son, Wiley (Andrea) Pratt; three daughters, Judy (John) Pugh, Rebekah Pratt and Maggie Pratt; a sister, Faye Stephens; two grandchildren. Burial February 16, 008 at Rolling Hills Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 9, 2008 ** HOMER BRADSHAW, 82, of Spurlocksville, W.Va., at home. Born July 9, 1925, at Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Joe Bradshaw and Nancy Gilkerson Bradshaw. Preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Fern Adkins Bradshaw; four brothers, Okey Bradshaw, Paul Gilkerson, Jonny Bradshaw, Charlie Golden Bradshaw; one son-in-law, Alan Certo. Survivors include five sisters, Louise McCallister, Juanita Bradshaw, Ruby Nicely, Erma Adkins and Armilda Adkins; four daughters, Wanda Certo and her husband Paul, Janice Norene Hager and her husband Kelly Jr., Emma Certo and Joyce Bradshaw; three grandchildren. Burial February 12, 2008 at the Adkins Family Cemetery, Millers Fork.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 9, 2008 ** MARIE ALICE SCHILLER GAINES, 92, of Bridgeport, WV, formerly of Ceredo, at Heartland Nursing Home in Clarksburg, WV. Born April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Frank & Katie Hinter. Preceded in death by her first husband, Fredrick Schiller and her second husband, Herbert Caines; a step-son Richard "BoBo" Caines; one son, Fred Schiller; a daughter Sylvia Morgenfruh. Survivors include one daughter, Diane Durkee; 8 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild. Burial February 14, 2008 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 10, 2008 ** DORA FREEMAN, 83, of Lavalette, W.Va., at her residence. Born November 17, 1924, in Lobata, W.Va., a daughter of the late Roscoe and Mary Jane Steele Wolford. Survivors include a daughter, Daphene Freeman Napier; a son, Morris Lee Freeman; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial February 14, 2008, at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 10, 2008 ** DONA L. TAYLOR, 85, of Huntington, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born July 2, 1922, in Logan County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Willard and Laura Martin Williamson. Preceded in death by two brothers, Naaman and Calvin Williamson; a sister-in-law, Faye Williamson; a grandson, Bart Taylor. Survivors include her husband, Frank Taylor Sr.; a daughter, Judy Resener and husband Robert; two sons, Jack Taylor and wife Ruth and Frank Taylor Jr. and wife; two sisters, Ann Mills and husband Don and Lucille Adkins and husband Newman; a brother, Oral Williamson and wife Pat; a sister-in-law, Gladys Williamson; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Burial February 13, 2008, at Dock's Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 10, 2008 ** DOROTHY JANE CYFERS, 75, of Ranger, W.Va., in St. Marys Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born October 23, 1932, the daughter of the late John and Vergie Neace. Preceded in death by her husband Dennie; a grandson; brothers Bobby, Calvin, Bill "Peewee" and Dewey; sisters May, Marcella, Zelda and Victoria. Survivors include her children, Deloris "Jennie" (Jesse) Adkins, Dennie "Buster" (Ardith) Cyfers, Donna (Harold) Adkins, Ellen (Larry) Yeager, Vergie (Tim) Taylor, John "Timmy" (Wilma) Cyfers, Denzil (Bonnie) Cyfers; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisterw, James "Eagle" (Joyce) Neace, John "Jr"(Carol) Neace, Sandra (Charles) Western. Burial February 14, 2008, in the Sanders Cemetery, Ranger, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 11, 2008 ** ANN L. THOMAS, 63, of Linton, Indiana, at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville. Born May 5, 1944, in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of the late William and Elsie May (Watts) Smith. Preceded in death by her husband Charles E. Thomas; one brother, Gene Smith. Survivors include two daughters, Pam (Ronald) Trent and Brenda (Todd) Bennett; five sons, Glen (Darla) Damron, Tim (Renee') Damron, Jeff (Jennifer) Damron, Roger Damron and William Thomas; thirteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; three brothers, Roy (Betty) Smith, Ira (Poify) Smith and Ricky (Marie) Smith; two sisters, Stella (Ed) McCann and Oma Lee Smith. Burial February 14, 2001 at Fairview Cemetery in Linton, Indiana.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 12, 2008 ** RITA JOYCE THOMPSON FRALEY, 49, of Genoa, W.Va.  Born January 25, 1959 at Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Foley Wesley Thompson and Wyelda Riggs Thompson. Survivors include two sons, Dana D. Sanders and Lucian Fraley III; five sisters, Cindy Sanders and her husband Darrell, Connie Scott and her husband William Lee, Janice Thompson, Patricia Barton and Linda Starkey and her husband John; two brothers, Steven Foley Thompson and Douglas Ruben Thompson and his wife Amanda. Burial February 16, 2008 in the Sanders Cemetery, Nestlow.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 12, 2008 ** LOLA ADKINS, 81, of Louisa, Ky. Born November 10, 1926 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Frank and Della Griffith Miller. Preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Adkins; one son, Jerry B. Adkins. Survivors include six daughters, Patsy Blevins, Doris Williams, Nancy Murphy, Betty Childers and Joan Hanshaw. Burial February 15, 2008 at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 ** BERTHA LENA FRY ROSS BROWN, 77, of Wayne, W.Va. Born March 30, 1929 at East Lynn, W.Va., a daughter of the late John Baptist and Fannie Napier Fry. Preceded in death by one sister, Fern Adkins; one brother, Willis Fry; one son, Roger Ross; one daughter, Pam Adkins; three grandchildren, Maegan Merritt, Morgan Merritt, and Alex Blankenship. Survivors include four sisters, Vicie Merritt, Sarah Hale, Orvella Adkins and Fannie Roach; two sons, David Ross and Walter Ross; five daughters, Virginia Johnson, Elizabeth Adkins, Iris Mullin, Irene Blankenship, and Edna Merritt; 30 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren. Burial February 17, 2008 in Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 ** JEAN RUTHERFORD, 93, of Fort Gay, WV,  at the J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa. Born September 14, 1914 in Chapman, Kentucky to the late Edgar and Ivy Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Corbett Rutherford; two brothers, Jack Adkins and Donald Adkins; one sister, Ruth Marcum; one son, Junior Rutherford. Survivors include one daughter, Athilie Thompsom; one son, Clinton Edward Rutherford; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial February 16, 2008 in the See Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 ** FREEMAN HENRY BUNCH, 61, of South Point, Ohio, at his residence. Born June 7, 1946, in Stiltner, W.Va., a son of the late George and Erie Napier Bunch. Preceded in death by his first wife, Effie Bunch; his second wife, Lavonne Bunch; four sisters, Pauline Bunch, Louella Hannon, Mary Alice Bunch-Spencer, and Sharon Smith; two brothers, George Jr., and Donald Bunch. Survivors include five children, Bryan Bunch, Geana Pannell, LaRita Pike-Graham, David Bunch and Andrea Snyder; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Ida Smith, Janice Dean and Loretta Baldwin; and two brothers, Paul Bunch and Wayne Bunch. Burial February 16, 2008, in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 ** LUCIAN B. ADKINS JR., 83, of Milton, W.Va., at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Born April 28, 1924, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Lucian and Mary Ellen Vaughan Adkins. Preceded in death by three sisters, Haney Craigo, Ida Stevens and Letha Pyles; four brothers, Harold, Jennings, John and Harvey Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Christine H. Hall Adkins; two daughters, Beverly Horton, Cathy Joan Carl and husband Davie; two sons, Gregory Adkins and wife Penny and Ronald B. Adkins. Burial February 16, 2008, at Vaughan Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 14, 2008 ** BILLY RAY CHAFFIN, 56, of Delbarton, WV, at his residence. Born October 16, 1951 in Webb, WV, a son of the late Dennie and Lola June Rose Chaffin. Preceded in death by an infant son, William Ray Chaffin; two brothers, Elmer and Clinton Chaffin. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Ann Brown Chaffin; a daughter, Lola Bragg and husband, Shawn; two sons, Billy Ray Chaffin, II, Stephen Lee Chaffin and wife, Jamie; three sisters, Pauline Chaffin, Lois Perry and Mary Gage and husband, Craig; three brothers, Troy Lee Chaffin, Larry Chaffin and Eugene Chaffin and wife, Juanita; four grandchildren.  Burial February 18, 2008 at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 14, 2008 ** MARY E. FERNANDEZ KIMBLER, 65, of Huntington, at her home. Born September 18, 1942 in Kanawha County, WV to the late Joseph & Julia Landers Fernandez. Preceded in death by one granddaughter, LaTisha Rae Kimbler. Survivors include her husband, Noah Kimbler; one daughter and son-in-law, LaLisa & Don Vickers; one son and daughter-in-law, David J. & Beverley A. Kimbler; two granddaughters; two great grandchildren; three sisters, Ann Dowling, Lita Peters, and Josephine Byrd; three brothers, John, Joseph & Tony Fernandez. Burial February 19, 2008 in the Abbey of Serenity at Dock’s Creek Cemetery in Kenova.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 16, 2008 ** MR. KAY MARSHALL, 94, of Wayne, W.Va. Kay was born December 27, 1913, in Wayne County, a son of the late Boyd Marshall and Cora Elizabeth Marshall. Preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters; one daughter, Carol Hall. Survivors include his wife, Inez Dean Marshall; four daughters, Kay Francis Pinkerman and her husband, Keith, Wanda Booth and her husband, Randy, Patty Stiltner and Cathy Dillon and her husband, Mitchell; one son, Marion Marshall and his wife, Barbara; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Burial February 19, 2008, in Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 16, 2008 ** JOANNE PRUITT, 73, of Wayne, W.Va., in Health South Rehabilitation Center, Huntington. Born January 5, 1935, in Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late James and Wavie Copley Baker. Preceded in death by her son, David Pruitt. Survivors include her husband, Lowell R. Pruitt; her daughter-in-law, Karen K. Pruitt; one granddaughter; one sister, Marie Miller. Burial February 18, 2008 in Woodmere Memorial Park.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 18, 2008 ** MILDRED (BUTLER) ROSS, 81, of Prichard, W.Va.  She was born in Hubbardstown, W.Va. Preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Elsie Mooney; and her brothers, James and Billy. Survivors include her five girls, LaVada Richards, Patty and Rich Hofmeister, Linda and David Hatten, Billy and Jim Stambaugh, and Diane and Howard Henry; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; a sister, Edna VanZandt; a sister-in-law, Helen Brown; a brother-in-law, Bob Butler. Burial February 21, 2008, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Route 75, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 18, 2008 ** MARGIE E. KELLER, 97, of Chillicothe, Ohio, formerly of Kenova, W.Va., at the Chillicothe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 28, 1910, in Maybrook, Va., a daughter of the late Warren Sanford and Louvenia White Echols. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul M. Keller; a son, Donald L. Gallion; four brothers and one sister. Survivors include by one daughter, Betty S. Swann; a son and daughter-in-law, James and Lorri Stewart; a daughter-in-law, Loretta Gallion; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Burial February 22, 2008, in Cyrus Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 18, 2008 ** ORVILLE LAVERNE PINSON, 77, of Ona, W.Va. Born April 2, 1930, a son of the late James Madison Pinson and Elizabeth Gilkerson Pinson. Preceded in death by his wife, Opal Lester Pinson; son Jerry Pinson and grandson Christopher James Pinson. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Marla Pinson and Bill and Amy Pinson; one sister, Grace Plymale; two brothers, Curtis Pinson and James Pinson; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Burial February 22, 2008, at Mays Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 18, 2008 ** DONALD DWAYNE PERDUE, 43, of Ironton, Ohio, formerly of Ceredo, W.Va., at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Born May 15, 1964, in Cabell County, West Virginia, a son of Curtis Maye Perdue. Survivors include two daughters, Jordan Perdue and Alexandria Perdue; one sister, Dawniell Cremeans; three brothers, Larry Perdue, Ronald Perdue and Delbert Perdue. DAte and place of burial not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 18, 2008 ** GARNET SPRY, 90, of Lake Helen, FL, in Orange City, FL. Born January 8, 1918 in Wayne, WV, the daughter of the late George and Georgia Perry. Preceded in death by her husband, Aubry Spry; two sisters, Gressie (Charles) Carrico and Gladys (Leonard) Lovins; two brothers, Gaylord (Opal) Perry and George (Bobby) Perry. Survivors include two sons, Arvil (Sharon) Spry and Charles (Carolyn) Spry; two daughters, Deloris (Bernard) Canellas and Georgia (Ron Fasso) Spry; one sister Glenna (John Paul) Napier; four brothers, Garmie (Molly) Perry, Gordon (Wanda) Perry, Paul (Christine) Perry and Gary (Patty) Perry; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 20, 2008 ** WILLIAM “BOB” ROBERT JACKSON, of Upland, CA, at San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA. Born August 26,1916 in Wayne, WV, a son of the late William & Ella Jackson. receded in death bythee brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Helen; two children, Donna (John) Cravens and William “Bill” (Kathy) Jackson; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 20, 2008 ** KATHRYN PINSON HATTEN, 91. She was a daughter of the late George and Ruth McCoy Pinson. Preceded in death by her husband, Clifford D. Hatten; two children, Donna Kay and an infant son; a sister and a brother, Lucy Smith and James W. Pinson. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gwendolyn and Henry Baker and Linda and John Brewster; one grandson. Burial February 23, 2008, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 20, 2008 **  ELSIE MARIE NELSON, 93, of Indianapolis, Ind., formerly of Huntington, W.Va. Born October 9, 1914, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of Edmund Maynard and Mary Elliott. Survivors include her daughter, Bonnie Jean (Ben) Plybon; three granddaughters; one grandson; one great-grandson; a half sister, Delsie Lowe. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 20, 2008 ** PAUL KENNETH "CHIPPER" RICE, 59. Born November 13, 1948, a son of the late Paul Rice and Dorothy Rice, who survives; Preceded in death by a his brother Eddie Rice. He is survived by his wife, Vicky Rice; one daughter, Michelle Rice and her fiancé Ari Katanick; his son Grant; two grandsons; his mothers-in-law, Betty Gothard and Phyllis Clagg; one sister-in-law, Patty Gilbert; one sister, Janette Adkins and her husband Kim; several nieces and nephews; his Aunt Ruth Seese. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 21, 2001 ** JEWELL SULLIVAN, 86 of Aiken, SC, formerly of Lavalette, WV, at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center in Aiken, SC. Born Feb. 23, 1921 in Cabell County, WV, a daughter of Ulysses Grant and Lillie Jeffrey Parsons. Preceded in death by her husband, Jay Sullivan; two daughters, Lillie Bartram and Brenda Williamson; a son, Raymond Sullivan; two brothers, Lonnie and Lacy Parsons. Survivors include three foster daughters, Patricia Powers, Rena Blake and husband, John and Dina Johnson and husband, Phil; a foster son, Grason Abbott and wife, Suzanne; a sister, Lottie Ruth Lockhart and husband, Arnold; six brothers, Otis Parsons and wife, Lucille, Atis Parsons and wife, Eunice, G. Grant Parsons and wife, Phyllis, Edward Elmer Parsons and wife, Joyce, Charles Samuel Parsons and Freeland Parsons and wife, Helen; thirteen grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Burial February 24, 2008 at Mays Cemetery; Lavalette, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 21, 2008 ** ANDREW HOOVER RAMEY, 77, of Interlachen, Fla., at Palatka Health Care Center. Born January 29, 1931, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Golden W. and Leona Napier Ramey. Preceded in death by two sisters, Georgia Opal Ramey and Ruby Hickey; two brothers, Raymond Ramey and Jesse Patrick Ramey. Survivors include four daughters, Teonia Ramey and Andrea Savage and husband Kent, Roseanne Beverly and husband, Cecil and Gina Grimaldi; one son, Andrew Hoover Ramey II; six sisters, Gladys Robertson, Ethel Burks and husband Howard, Pansy Ramey, Martha Lee Long and husband Terry, Phyllis Napier and husband Lark and Shirley Robertson and husband Steve; a brother, Golden W. Ramey Jr. and wife Tennie; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial February 27, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 22, 2008 ** DORA BELLE SAUNDERS TURNER, 83, of Athalia, Ohio, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at home. Born September 4, 1924, in Wayne County, W.Va., daughter of the late William Thomas Saunders and Bertha Morrison Saunders. Preceded in death by her husband, Roger Glenville Turner; one brother, Lowell Ray Saunders; one sister, Reathel Blankenship. Survivors include two daughters, Connie (John) Brumfield and Tena Tackett; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Glenna Walzack; two brothers, Rayburn Saunders and Burgess Saunders. Burial February 25, 2008, in Crook Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 22, 2008 ** VERLA ELOISE STEPP, 64, of Louisa, Ky. Preceded in death by her parents, Lysle Fuller and Frances Sharp Fuller. Survivors include her husband Joey Stepp; two daughters, Dana Stepp and Joann Brandenburg; one sister: Evelyn Mitchell. Burial February 26, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 22, 2008 ** BETTY JEAN SPEARS PETERS, 76, of Fort Gay, W.Va., in Huntington, W.Va. Born February 15, 1932, to the late Burgess and Alta Spears. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul Ralph Peters. Survivors include a sister, Dora Hatfield; a brother, Willie Spears; a daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Dexter Maynard; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial February 25, 2008 in Peters Chapel Cemetery, Fort Gay, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 23, 2008 ** FRANKLIN D. ASBURY, 74, of Huntington, W.Va., in St. Mary's Medical Center. Born October 29, 1933, in East Lynn, W.Va., a son of the late Frank and Sadie LeMaster Asbury. Preceded in death by his wife, Grace E. Asbury; five brothers, Chester, Carl, Ellis, Dennis and Keith; four sisters, Zelma, Ocie, Wilma and Seay; and one step-grandson, Cody Plymale. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Marissa Asbury and Sherry and Mark Radford; one son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Angela Asbury; one grandson; two step-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Odessa and Leo Mills; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Neely Asbury, Larry and Linda Asbury and Ervin and Verna Asbury . Burial February 27, 2008, in Mose Asbury Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 24, 2008 ** MAXINE ADKINS TEMPLETON, 94, of Barboursville, in Huntington Health and Rehab. Born September 19, 1913, in Wayne, a daughter of the late Ellett and Laura Gilkerson Adkins. Preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Eugene Templeton; four sisters, Ethel Ross, Bonnie Adkins Pinkerton, Macy Bradshaw Bloss and Laura Childers; six brothers, Herbert Adkins, Gene Adkins, Emmitt Adkins, Ellett Adkins, Joney Adkins and James Adkins. Survivors include two daughters, Patty and Jones Ramsey and Kathy Wallace; two sons, L.E. "Smokey" and Alice Templeton and David and Sandra Templeton; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Burial February 26, 2008, in Forest Memorial Park, Milton, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 24, 2008 ** DONALD EDWARD ADKINS, 77, of Huntington, W.Va., at the VA Medical Center. Born August 30, 1930, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Eugene Adkins and Ella Bradshaw Adkins. Preceded in death by one sister, Carrie Phelps; four brothers, Carl Adkins, Charlie Adkins, Gene Adkins, and Ray Adkins. Survivors include his wife, Delores Black Adkins; one sister, Faye Ross; one brother, John Adkins and his wife Audrey; one daughter, Connie Sue Venoy and her companion Phillip McCormick; one son, Michael E. Adkins and his wife Pamela; four stepchildren, Glenn Watts, Earnest Watts and his wife Christine, Karen Novatney and her husband Andrew and Brenda Watts and her companion Tom; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial February 27, 2008, in the Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 24, 2008 ** FREDERICK L. WICKLINE, 86, of Ceredo, WV, widower of Sally L. Wickline. Burial February 28, 2008 at Spring Valley Memory Gardens in Huntington, WV.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 24, 2008 ** PHYLLIS GOBLE BROWN, 64, of New Bern, N.C., formerly of Ceredo, W.Va., at her home. Born June 22, 1943, in Paintsville, Ky., a daughter of the late James Kelly and Audrey Marie Blankenship Goble. Preceded in death by one daughter, Tammy Lynn Conley. Survivors include her husband, Michael L. Brown; her son and daughter-in-law, Michael L. Jr. and Kelly Brown; four grandchildren. Burial February 27, 2008, in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 25, 2008 ** EMMA FAY RAMEY, 86, of Branchland, W.Va., at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born January 11, 1922 in Wayne County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Audie and Lettie Ramey. Preceded in death by her husband, Homer Ramey; two sons, Bobby and Odell Ramey; one brother, Lawrence Ramey; one sister, Sinda Ramey; one grandson, Dallas Morrison. Survivors include one daughter, Willa Jean Morrison (Ed); one son, Leroy “Jim” Ramey (Ethel); three brothers, James “Tom” Ramey, Audie Ramey (Betty) and Fred Ramey (Bonnie); six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nine great-great grandchildren. Burial February 28, 2008 in the Ramey Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008 ** JAMES IRA GILKERSON, JR., 64, of Wayne, WV, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born September 18, 1943 in Wayne County, a son of the late James Ira and Shirley Burgess Stiltner Gilkerson. Preceded in death by two brothers, Jonah Gilkerson and James Renick “Dick” Smith; a sister, Oakley Marie Gilkerson, Survivors include his wife, Betty Morrison Gilkerson; two sons, Robert Gilkerson and his companion, Sabrina Smith and Jamie Gilkerson; three sisters, Zelma Reichert and husband, John, Loranna Louderman and husband, Bill and Geneva Thacker and husband, Keith; three grandchildren. Burial February 29, 2008 at the Lawrence Cemetery on Miller’s Fork
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DIED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008 ** BOBBY JOE ADKINS, 79, of Wayne, W.Va. Preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Vitura Adkins; his wife, Herma Louise Adkins; one sister, Eva Lee Cuckler; and one cousin, Linville Adkins. Survivors include one daughter, Frances (Bob) Marcum; three grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one sister, Virginia Porter. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008 ** GLENN A. STALEY, 62, of Prichard, W.Va., at his home. Born June 1, 1945, to the late Archie and Hester Mullins Staley. Preceded in death by one sister; two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Anthony Staley; two daughters and one son-in-law, Sharon and Al Halstead and Glenna K. Staley and her fiancé Josh Hoover; three sisters, Pearl Kohlhepp, Elsie Perry and Peggy Daley; three brothers, Carl Staley, Raymond Staley and Bill Staley. Burial March 1, 2008, in Bean Cemetery, Prichard.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 26, 2008 ** RONALD LLOYD BOLEYN, 70, of Hager Hill, Ky., at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Born March 7, 1937 to the late Thornton and Namoni Boleyn in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Survivors include his wife, Brooksie T. Boleyn; one daughter, Pamela Tackett; five sons, Sonnye, Rodney, Nick, Lannie, and Tony; one sister Dorothy Listenberger; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grand children.   Burial February 29, 2008 in the Highlawn Memorial Park in Staffordsville, Ky.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 ** HOBERT MILLER, 76, of Hamlin, W.Va. He was the son of the late Linzy and Gorgie (Merritt) Miller. Preceded in death by six brothers, five sisters and two grandsons; Survivors include his wife, Allie (Vance) Miller; three sons and daughters-in-law, Faron (Kathy) Miller, Danny Miller and Jesse (Kelly) Miller; three daughters and sons-in-law; Cammie (Rodney) Courts, Pain (Steve) Mills and Julie (Joe) Morrow; fourteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers and sister-in-law, Ray Miller of Huntington and H.V. and Ora (Goldie) Miller; two sisters and brother-in-law, Carrie Stollins and Laura (Cecil) Adkins. Burial March 1, 2008 at Holbert Miller Cemetery, Camp Branch Road, Sweetland, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 ** JENNIE LEE TURNER, 84, of Louisa, Ky., in King's Daughters Medical Center. Born November 30, 1923, in Huntington, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Leo and Roxie Hager Crank. Preceded in death by her husband, Maynard Turner; a brother, Donald Leo Crank; and two grandchildren, Cecily Jackson Skaggs and Andrea Blythe Jackson. Survivors include five daughters and sons-in-law, Lynette Turner Miller (James Kenna Miller), Beverly Jan Jackson (William H. Jackson), Shana Lee Snook, widow, Cheri Michelle Stansbury (Dr. C. Michael Stansbury) and A. Jene' O'Brian (Joey O'Brian); 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Burial March 1, 2008, in the Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 ** ARTHUR A. EPLING, 86, of Shoals, W.Va., at his residence. Born July 17, 1921, in Iniz, W.Va., a son of the late Charles and Clara Epling. Preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Epling; two sisters, Janice Dillon and Jean Fizer; a special brother-in-law, Rufus Waller. Survivors include two daughters, Judy Epling and Sheila Williams and her husband Bobby; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Anna Burns and Kathy Waller; two brothers, Raymond Epling and Clifford Sword. Burial March 1, 2008, in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 28, 2008 ** NORMA K. CLINE, 92, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., at Heartland of Riverview, South Point, Ohio. Born March 8, 1915, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Eustice J. and Myrtle Perdue Malcolm. Preceded in death by her husband Arley B. Cline. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Paul Edward and Patricia Cline; a daughter Darlene Ferrell; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Iona Page and Mildred Rose. Burial March 1, 2008 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 28, 2008 ** JOHN SHERMAN REED, 78, of Louisa, Ky., at the Three Rivers Medical Center. Born August 2, 1929 in Clifford, Ky., to the late Willie and Rinda Maynard Reed. Preceded in death by one daughter, Lana Ann Reed. Survivors include his wife, Iris Jean Reed; one daughter, Priscilla Sue Barker; one son, John S. Reed Jr.; one sister, Mary Lou Pauley; two brothers, Joe Reed and Willie Reed; seven grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Burial Sunday, March 2, 2008 in the Howell-Reed Cemetery in Louisa.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 28, 2008 ** ANNABELLE (ENDICOTT) HAMILTON, 76, of Westmoreland, at the St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Born March 22, 1931 in Kenova, WV a daughter to the late Ben and Gustava (Cooper) Endicott. Preceded in death by her husband, Emil W. Hamilton. Survivors include a daughter Reva Cremeans and her husband Jon; a son David Hamilton; one grandson; granddaughter; five sisters and three brothers; Pearl Hamilton, Harry Endicott, Jess Endicott, Eula Endicott, Richard Endicott, Mary Newton, Bessie LeMaster, and Nancy Elkins; a sister-in-law Judy Hamilton. Burial March 4, 2008 in the Docks Creek Cemetery.
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DIED - FEBRUARY 29,2008 ** NORMAL DALE SIMPKINS, 61, of Wayne, W.Va., at the Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born September 23, 1946 in Wayne County, the son of E. J. Simpkins and Bessie Adkins Simpkins. Preceded in death by a son, Carl David Simpkins; his father, E. J. Simpkins; his father-in-law, Clyde Rice. Survivors include his mother, Bessie Simpkins; his wife, Dorothy Rice Simpkins; his mother-in-law, Sadie Rice; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tracy and Shannon Simpkins, and Randy and Holly Simpkins; a grandson and a granddaughter; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathy and Cecil Melton and Olivia and Keith Dye; a sister-in-law, Irene Ferrell. Burial March 4, 2008 at Elmwood Cemetery in Wayne, WV.

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