WAYNE COUNTY OBITUARIES
December, 2008

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DIED - DECEMBER 1, 2008 ** JENNINGS PYLES, 78, of Wayne, W.Va., at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Born April 11, 1930, at Wayne, a son of the late Ralph and Aletha Adkins Pyles. Preceded in death by a son, Michael David Pyles; three brothers; two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Sally Thompson Pyles; a daughter, Brenda Gale Michels and husband Loren Thomas; two sons, Ricky Dale Pyles and wife Sheryl, and Jennings Randall Pyles and wife Rebecca; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters and one brother. Burial December 4, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 1, 2008 ** TERESA ANN ADKINS, 48, of East Lynn, WV, at her residence. Born March 7, 1960 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late Julis and Doris Elizabeth "Libby" Asbury Adkins. Survivors include her son, Jayson Adkins; a sister, Tamara Brammer and husband, Gregory; a brother, Randall Adkins. Burial December 5, 2008 at the Adkins Cemetery on Little Lynn Creek.
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DIED - DECEMBER 1, 2008 ** DOROTHY MAE TWIGG, 79, of Dumfries, Va., at Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Va. Born December 16, 1928 in Barboursville, the daughter of the late Russell and Ella Forth. Preceded in death by her husband Mark Twigg. Survivors include four daughters, Mary Gilkerson, Wanda Adkins, Linda Woolfrey and Carol Blevens; one son, John Blevins. eleven grandchildren. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2008 ** SAMANTHA JANE "SAM" FIELDS, 38, of Genoa, W.Va. Born April 5, 1970 in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Bonnie Pierce Stiltner and the late Albert' "Ab" Lee Stiltner. Preceded in death by a sister, Alberta "Byrd" Lewis; a brother-in-law, Gregory Mills. Survivors include two children, Abbie Lynn Fields and Zachary Lyle Fields; husband, Ronnie Lee Fields; two sisters, Laura "Turtle" Stiltner and Melissa "Charlie" Mill. Burial December 8, 2008 in the Stiltner Family Cemetery, East Lynn, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2008 ** JOHN CROCKETT, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., at his residence. Born April 17, 1922, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Newton and Orgie Marshall Crockett. Preceded in death by two brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include his wife, Enith Cisco Crockett; one daughter, Stella Crockett; one grandson; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Newton Crockett Jr., and Mae Crockett and Roy and Doris Crockett. Burial December 5, 2008, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2008 ** ALBERTA SUE STILTNER LEWIS, 41, of Genoa, W.Va. Born February 26, 1967, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Bonnie Pierce Stiltner and the late Albert "Ab" Stiltner. Preceded in death by a sister, Samantha Fields; a brother-in-law, Greg Mills. Survivors include two daughters, Chasiti Flint and Cala Flint; two sisters, Laura "Turtle" Stiltner and Melissa "Charlie" Mills; a brother-in-law, Ronnie Fields. Burial December 6, 2008, at the Greasy Ridge Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 2, 2008 ** LEVA STROUD, 84, of Fort Gay, WV, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born February 5, 1924 in Lincoln County, WV, a daughter of the late Arnold and Mary Ann Williamson Damron. Preceded in death by her husband, Elder Quincy Quinnon "Sug" Stroud; two sons, Wondell Stroud and Ward Stroud; two sisters, Hessie Chaffins and Vallie Toppins; and six brothers, Boyd, Lawrence, Willie, Gory, Lonzy and James Damron. Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Jean Robinson and husband, Zyndale; two sons, William Stroud and wife, Connie and Paul Stroud and wife, Christina; Kathleen Stroud, daughter-in-law; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Burial December 5, 2008 at the Jim Williamson Cemetery near Breeden, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 3, 2008 ** NELLIE MAE MAYNER, 86, of Medina, Ohio, formerly of Wayne County, widow of Jeff Spurlock, in Medina General Hospital. Burial December 4, 2008 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2008 ** WADE WINFIELD "JINX" SEXTON, Jr., 84, of Wayne., WV, at his residence. Born April 24, 1924 in Logan County, WV, a son of the late Wade Winfield and Nan Hall Sexton. Preceded in death by a sister, Amanda Hatfield; two brothers, John Sexton and Vernon Sexton, Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Workman Dyer Sexton; two daughters, Joanna Figlia and husband, Peter and Sue Wellman; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial December 7, 2008 at Elmwood Cemetery at Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 4, 2008 ** DONNA JEAN PRICHARD EASTHAM, 44, of Midkiff, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 16, 1964 in West Hamlin, W.Va., a daughter of Ethel and Jim Ramey and the late Donavin Pritchard, Sr. Preceded in death by one infant brother, Ronnie Pritchard; maternal grandparents Martha & Grover Vance; paternal grandparents, Ida and Park Pritchard and Emma Ramey. Survivors include five daughters, Sarah Bryant and husband Jerry, Brandy Donahue and husband Jeremy, Millie Eastham and Matt Taylor and Martha Eastham; one son, Clyde Edward Eastham; and their father, Edward "Spark" Eastham; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Donavin Pritchard Jr. and wife Carol, Leroy "Jimbo" Ramey and Nathan Pritchard and wife Andrea; one sister, Cindy Brown and husband Shorty. Burial December 7, 2008 in the Watson Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2008 ** MAYME ADKINS, 91, of Milton, in Huntington Health and Rehabilitation. Born October 31, 1917, in Wayne Co., W.Va., a daughter of the late Robert and Alice Taylor. Preceded in death by her husband, Eris Adkins. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Judy Adkins; sister, Marie Simms; sister-in-law, Odessa Fletcher; three grandchildren; one great -granddaughter. Burial December 9, 2008, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - DECEMBER 6, 2008 ** ROBERT LEE BERRY, 81, of Dunlow, W.Va. Born August 7, 1927 in Wayne, W.Va., a son of the late Ira Berry and Minnie Diamon Berry. Preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters, Myrtle, Milton, Ennogean, Eva, Lucian, Lillian, Ira Jr., Alice and Hazel; two sons, Ernie Lee Berry and Benjamin Berry; one daughter Diana Williams; one brother Edgar Perry. Survivors include his wife, Polly Wallace Berry; three sons, Maryland Berry and wife Betty, Dale Berry and Robert Doyle Berry; one daughter, Lynn Kay Clark; 20 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruby Gibbs and Gladys Webb.  Burial December 11, 2008 in the Lycans Ridge Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 7, 2008 ** HENRY CLARK, 82, of Genoa, WV, at Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 1, 1926 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late William Albert Clark and Laura Watts Clark.  31 years of service. Preceded in death by five sisters, Chloe Dingess, Flora Williamson, Emma Mathis, Clara Mathis, and Lilly Adkins; two brothers, Columbus Clark and Rand Clark. Survivors include his wife, Alberta Lycans Clark; a daughter, Linda Moul husband, Keith; two sons, Henry Clark, Jr. and wife, Debra and Eddie L. Clark and wife, Kathy; four sisters, Ethel Scaggs, Cassie Wilson, Edith Damron and Virgie Kashsner; six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Burial December 10, 2008 at Lycans-Perry Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 7, 2008 ** KIMBERLY ANNETTE PIERSON, 29, of Kenova, W.Va. Preceded in death by grandparents Carl and Faye Stuckey and Lee and Esta Pierson. Survivors include her husband-to-be, Rusty Armstrong; mother and stepfather, Carla Stucky Buschur and Leo Buschur; father Franklin Alva Pierson and Libby Smith; brother Franklin Alva Pierson Jr. and Cora Beth Bledsoe; three step-sisters, Karen Hale, Eleta Height and Wendy Nicholas. Burial December 11, 2008, in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, W.Va. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2008 ** MRS. RUTH GERALDINE "DEANIE" PINSON PRESTON, 86, at Life Care Center in Columbia, Tennessee.  Born December 19, 1921, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the daughter of the late Roy Edward Pinson and Letha Pinson. Preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas Preston; and one sister, Maxine Preston. Survivors include a son, Harold (Bitsy) Preston; a daughter, Patty (Paul) Goldzung; sister June Marcum; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial December 12, 2008, in Hillcrest Cemetery. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 8, 2008 ** RICHARD LEE McKENZIE, 57, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by his father Mermen McKenzie. Survivors include his mother Loretta Gayle Frazier McKenzie; his wife Roberta S. McKenzie; one daughter, Jennifer Febish; one step-daughter Barbie Cochran; one son, Jason Richard McKenzie; three step-sons, Shawn Helms, Christopher Tyler Marcum and Nathan Marcum; one sister, Lisa Booth; one brother, Merman McKenzie; and seven grandchildren. Burial December 11, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 9, 2008 ** JOSEPH THOMAS CLARK III, infant son of Joseph and Britanny Clark of Kenova, WV, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Preceded in death by one brother, Joseph Clark Jr. Survivors include two sisters, Brea & Aaliyah Clark. Burial December 12, 2008 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Ceredo, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2008 ** TOXIE CALVIN SWORD, 77, of Mill Creek Road, Fort Gay, W.Va. Born August 14, 1931, to the late Fred R. Sword Jr., and Jean B. Sword. Preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Myrtle Lovins Sword. Survivors include one sister, Glenna Preston Sparks and brother-in-law Charles Sparks; a twin brother, Rufus Alvin Sword; three children, Larry C. Sword and daughter-in-law Mary Perry Sword; Teresa Kleinschmidt and son-in-law Roger Kleinschmidt and Kimberly Jean Hunt and son-in-law Roy E. Hunt Jr.; five grandchildren; six sisters-in-law, Leona and John Little, Frances and James Roark, Georgia and Larry Meade, Jenny Mae Vanover, Otta Lee Kelly and Marie Heaberlin. Burial December 13, 2008, in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2008 ** CRYSTAL ANN PRESTON, 31, of Louisa. Ky. Preceded in death by her father Nelson Lee Keaton. Survivors include her mother Ophelia Hatfield; her husband Jerry Preson, Jr.; three daughters, Kristen Cheyenne Glasscock, Kaitlyn Cierra Preston and Alyssa Brooke Preston; one brother, Wonnie Cline. Burial December 14, 2008 in the Preston-Thompson Cemetery in Tadpole, Ky.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2008 ** GLADYS LOUISE GILLMAN, 79, of Dunlow, WV, at her residence. Born July 27, 1929 in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Sidney and Martha Blanche Frazier Workman. Preceded in death by her husband, Ance LeRoy Gillman; two brothers, Donald Roy Workman and Charles Eskel Workman; a son, David Edward Workman. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Kay Gillman; two grandchildren; a great grandson. Burial December 13, 2008 at Sam Damron Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2008 ** INGBRITT V. "LINDA" LANDA, 79, of Wayne, WV, at her residence. Born April 13, 1929 in Goteborg, Sweden, a daughter of the late Bror and Asta Ollssen. Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Landa. Survivors include a daughter, Suzanne Ball and husband, Rick; a son, Raymond C. Landa; two sisters and a brother all of Sweden; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted December 12, 2008. A private burial will follow at a later date at Elmwood Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 10, 2008 ** DOLLIE PRICE CLARK BIRCH, 87, widow of Dean Clark and Hershey Birch, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born March 21, 1921, in Wayne County, WV, to the late Rowe and Eva Morris Price. Preceded in death by a brother, Junior; a sister, Louise Prentiss. Survivors include a son, Wesley Clark and wife Joyce; a daughter, Jewell Wilson and husband Paul; seven grandchildren; and ten great- grandchildren; a sister, Jessie Blanton; and three brothers, Charles Price, Bob Price and Glen Price. Date and place of burial not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 11, 2008 ** JUNE M. BURRIS, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation. Born July 28, 1926, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Rutherford Medley. Preceded in death by her stepdaughter, Janet L. Roberts; four brothers, Robert, John, Sherill and Sherman Medley; sister Geneiveve Parsons. Survivors include by her husband, Edwin E. Burris; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia A. and Fred Smith; son Gregory Steven Burris; sister Betty Maynard. Burial December 15, 2008, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2008 ** "FRITZ" FRANK XAVIER BAUER, 74, of Milton, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born May 17, 1934 in Bruchsal, Germany, a son of the late Emil and Paula Albrecht Bauer. Survivors include his wife, Carol Irene Hubard Bauer; four children, Ronald Wayne (Brenda) Bauer, John William Bauer, Sheila (Greg) Sipe and Timothy Mark Bauer; two sisters Irma (Fred) Muetzel and Gertrude Meister; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial December 15, 2008 at the Frazier Cemetery in Fort Gay. W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 12, 2008 ** HERBERT COY RICE of Louisa, Ky., at his residence. Born September 18, 1936 in Olive Hill, a son of the late Myrtle France Rice and Roy Rice. Preceded in death by a grandson, James "Adam" Sammons; two brothers, Charles Rice and George Rice; three sisters, Nora Rice Pattterson, Bobbie Rice Miller and Julia (Tosty) Rice Arthur. Survivors include four daughters, Vickie (Dave) Sammons, Teresa (Johnny) Pannell, Renee (Matthew) Shannon and Beverly (Barry) Workman; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren. Burial December 16, 2008 in the Wallace Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 13, 2008 ** KYLE MATTHEW PERRY, 7 months old. Born May 1, 2008, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Jason and Tiffany Perry. Preceded in death by his grandfather, Bill Pelfrey; aunt Paula Denof and uncle Nick Denof; uncle Stephen Christopher Perry; and great-great uncle Glenn Staley. Survivors include three sisters, Jaleena Perry, Jessalyn Perry and Alexis Perry; paternal grandparents, Tina Perry and Charles and Karen Perry; maternal grandparents, Paul and Melody Bailey; paternal great-grandparents, Robert and Linda Urekew and Neil and Bonnie Anthony of Buxton; maternal grandmother, Edith Hester; one uncle, Billy Pelfrey and wife Shannon; two aunts, Candace Bailey and Crystalyn Bradshaw. Burial December 14, 2008, in the Bean Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 15, 2008 ** SANDRA "SANDY" LEWIS, 65, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born on September 15, 1943, in Huntington, the daughter of Ruby Duty Vaughn and the late Charles Vaughn. Survivors include her husband Larry Lewis; son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Leah Lewis; three daughters and sons-in-law, Kassandra and Terry Gray, Karen and Fred Hutchison and Rebecca and Daniel Marston; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Della Vaughn. Burial December 19, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 15, 2008 ** ELLA M. PERRY, 86, of Huntington, W.Va., at her residence. Born September 30, 1922, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Gilbert and Susanna McKinney Maynard. Preceded in death by two sons, Charles H. and Robert L. Perry. Survivors include two sons and one daughter, Alvin R. "Chug" Perry, Roe Johnson and Ruthanne Perry; one daughter-in-law, Carol J. Neece; one sister, Edna Gillispie. Burial December 19, 2008 in Gib Maynard Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 16, 2008 ** HOMER DREXEL SHORT, 83, of Louisa, Ky. Preceded in death by his parents Andrew Jackson Short and Lucy Elkins Short; one brother; William Bill Thomas Short; thee sisters, Agnes Saulsbury, Mae Ekers and Eileen Woods. Survivors include his wife Edris Fern C. Short; three sons; Michael Ray (Joy) Short, Roger Jack (Yvetta) Short and Homer Drexel Short; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial December 19, 2008 at the Compton Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2008 ** CHARLIE LAMBERT, 75, of Ranger, WV, at his residence. Born October 17, 1933 in Ranger, WV, a son of the late Lewis and Victoria Neace Lambert. Preceded in death by two brothers, Alford and Bradley Lambert. Survivors include six sisters, Roxie Mae Runyon, Delcie Marie Bryant, Edith Faye Lambert, Mamie Neace, Lillian Hurst and Evelyn Cline; three brothers, Irven Lambert, Anthony Lambert and James Lambert. Burial December 19, 2008 at Sias-Lambert Cemetery on Steer Fork in Ranger, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2008 ** SAMMY C. SHADD, 50, of Wayne, W.Va. Born October 20, 1958 in Huntington, W.Va., a son of Sam Shadd and Delphia Jean Walker Shadd. Preceded in death by two daughters, Tiffany and Renae Shadd. Survivors include one daughter, Samantha Shadd; one granddaughter Madilynn Adams; one sister, Sarah Stafford and her husband James; two brothers, Jerry and Danny Shadd. Burial December 29, 2008 in the Walker Family Cemetery, Genoa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 17, 2008 ** AUDREY WENDELL ADKINS, 76, of Huntington, W.Va. Born May 9, 1932, in Huntington, a daughter of the late James Henry Ratcliff and Charity Marie Lewis Ratcliff. Preceded in death by three sisters, Haddie Ratcliff, Omie Barker and Ted Elkins; one brother, Buck Ratcliff; one half brother, Willie Davis. Survivors include her husband, John Adkins; six daughters, Kay Kennedy, Linda Miller, Frances Hall and husband Jim, Janet Blankenship and husband Eddie, Marsha Seigle and husband Alden and Kathy Bais and husband Keith; four sons, Jerry Browning, Greg Adkins and wife Karen, Johnny Adkins and wife Susan and Okie Adkins and wife Debbie; 28 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Carl Ratcliff and wife Patty. Burial December 19, 2008 at Bowen Cemetery, Beech Fork. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2008 ** FREDERICK McGLONE, 83, of Kenova, W.Va., at the Community Hospice Center of Ashland. Born December 23, 1924, in Crum, W.Va., a son of the late Wilford and Pricy Parsley McGlone. Survivors include his wife, Priscilla Musser McGlone; one daughter and son-in-law, Teressa M. and Larry Wells; one son and daughter-in-law, Gregory S. and Libby A. McGlone; one brother, Coach Ivan McGlone; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren. Frinds may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 21, 2008, at Rollins Funeral Home, Kenova. Private family services will be conducted. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2008 ** CLARE JEAN LAFFERTY, 74, of Huntington, at Fairhaven Rest Home in Huntington. Born March 17, 1934 to the late Patrick and Cleo (McGraw) Powers. Preceded in death by her husband John Lafferty. Survivors include her son, John Lafferty Jr., and wife, Regina; 4 grandchildren Brendon, Patrick, Ryan and Rachael Lafferty. Burial date and place not given. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2008 ** MRS. CHRISTINE M. HERMANCE, 59, of Huntington, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. Born May 3, 1949 in Hudson, NY, to the late Paul and Julia Rollins. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Hermance; three daughters, Sabrina Blankenship, Melissa (Kyle) Newman and Nichole Hermance; two granddaughters; a sister, Joan McMann; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Larry and Ellie Hermance; brother-in-law, Willis VanAlphan. Burial December 22, 2008, place not given. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 18, 2008 ** MRS. KATHRYN JUANITA ADKINS, age 83, of Jasper, Georgia, at her daughter's residence. Born July 5, 1925, in Portsmouth, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Sarah Johnson McCoy. Preceded in death by her husband, Wiser Adkins; granddaughter, Sissy Adkins; two grandsons, Steven Newbold and Darrin Adkins; sister Maxine Drosenos; and a brother, LeRoy McCoy. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and David Young, Lois and Sherrill Ekers; a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Gina Adkins; brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Ellen McCoy and Wayne and Ellen McCoy; five granddaughters; two grandsons; 14 great-grandchildren and one great- great-granddaughter. Burial December 21, 2008, in the Hatton Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2008 ** RONALD D. MAYO, 72, of Kenova, at his home. Born December 12, 1936, in Louisa, Ky., he was the son of Charles Edward and Alva (Fairchild) Mayo. Preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Janet (Stewart) Mayo; a sister, Mary Keesee; and a brother, Gene Mayo. Survivors include two daughters, Alice Faye Mayo and Mary Ann Eplion; two sons Ronald Mayo Jr. and Michael David Mayo and his wife Leigh Anne; four sisters, Alice Sperry, Bonnie Fitzpatrick, Martha Nelson and Freda Lowe; and three brothers, Shelby Mayo, Charles Mayo and Tim Mayo; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.  Burial December 23, 2008, in the Mayo Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2008 ** OLLIE KIRK MAYNARD, 83, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born July 25, 1925 in Logan, W.Va., a daughter of the late James H. Kirk and Florence Hensley Kirk. Preceded in death by her husband, Obie Maynard; a son, James Dewey Maynard; four sisters, Sarah Jane Conn, Garnet Williamson, Lucille Agnew and Gladys Bentley; two brothers, Wayne and Elmer Kirk. Survivors include her daughter, Neltha Joyce Adkins and husband, David; three sisters, Glenna Varney, Hattie Duncan and husband Jim and Violet Curry and husband, Ira; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial December 22, 2008 at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2008 ** STROTHER SPENCE, 87, of Cleveland, OH, formerly of Wayne, WV, at his residence. Born February 5, 1926 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late Tolbert and Fannie Russell Spence. Preceded in death by a son, Brian Keith Spence; four sisters, Linda Davis, Irene Napier, Thena Raynor, Lorraine Richardson; three brothers, Henry Spence, Bernie Spence and Tolbert Spence, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Jean Thompson Spence; a daughter, Cheryl Spence; two grandchildren. Burial December 23, 2008 at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 19, 2008 ** MELVIN GERALD WELLMAN, 78, of Louisa, KY. Preceded in death by his parents John and Frankie Meek Wellman. Survivors include his wife Mary Christine Wellman; four daughters, Mary Ball, Sharon Paulette Davies, Kathy Jane Stacy and Blanche Lynette Levering; two sons, George Melvin Wellman and Billy Gerald Wellman; one sister Leona Hall; nine grandchildren. Burial December 23, 2008 in the Wellman Cemetery in Bussyville, Ky.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2008 ** MARY L. ASBURY, 78, of Wayne, W.Va, at home. Born December 7, 1930, in Wayne, W.Va., a daughter of the late Boyd and Laura Napier Lycans. Preceded in death by a sister, Maggie Hutchinson; three brothers, Cabell Lycans, Homer Lycans and Wallace Lycans. Survivors include her husband, Hoover Asbury; a daughter, Janet Lynn Perdue and husband, David; two granddaughters; a twin sister, Georgia Stephens; two brothers, Fletcher Lycans and Charlie Lycans. Burial December 23, 2008, at Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
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DIED - DECEMBER 20, 2008 ** EDNA H. VANHOOSE, 93, of East Liverpool, OH, formerly of Fort Gay. Born in Yukon, WV, on April 10, 1915. Preceded in death by her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Howell E. Harlow; brothers and sisters, and husband, James Hershell Vanhoose. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Joseph Muller; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Burial December 24, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2008 ** ONA M. HENSLEY, 73, of Ashland, KY, at the Boyd Nursing and Rahab Center. Burial December 24, place not given. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
DIED - DECEMBER 21, 2008 ** LOIS HITE THOMPSON, 78, widow of Henry Hite and Richard Thompson, in Lexington Medical Center, Lexington, S.C. Born February 20, 1930, in Fort Gay, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Carmi and Zelma Swathwood Webb. Preceded in death by her husbands, seven brothers, one sister and a son, Steven Hite. Survivors include her sisters, Ada Frazier and Donna McCloud; brother, B.J. Webb; son Davie Hite; two granddaughters; three great-granddaughters.  Burial December 28, 2008, in Lexington Memorial Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2008 ** JAMES B. NAPIER, 69, of Lesage, husband of Nancy Napier, in the Huntington VA Medical Center. Burial December 27, place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 22, 2008 ** REV. NEWTON CROCKETT JR., 87, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  Born October 13, 1921, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of the late Newton Crockett Sr. and Orgia Marshall Crockett. Preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include his wife Zella "Mae" Adkins Crockett; a brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Doris Crockett; a sister-in-law, Enith Crockett. Burial December 26, 2008 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2008 ** DELLA JEAN COURTS, 51, of Milton, W.Va., at her home. Preceded in death by one sister, Mary Jo Brown, and one brother, Roy McComas. Survivors include her husband, Larry Courts; one son, Jeremy (Angela) Holley; one grandson; two sisters, Mernie (Tim) Mills and Kim (Bobby) Arbaugh; four brothers, Brian (Tabitha) Welch, Jerry (Brenda) McComas and Homer McComas and Richard (Nancy) McComas. Burial December 30, 2008, at Ridgelawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2008 ** DONALD LEE NANCE, 56, of Middletown, OH, formerly of Wayne. Preceded in death by his father, Climpson E. Nance, his mother, Macel Marie Nance and one brother, Harold Ray Nance. Survivors include his wife Marie, three brothers; Tommy Nance and wife Dottie, C. E. Nance Jr. and wife Lily, and Jack Nance and wife Faye; five sisters, Lois Baird, Jane Shull and husband Charles, Margaret Adkins, Leona Stevenson and Ellen Nelson. Burial in Nance Cemetery in Wayne. 
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DIED - DECEMBER 23, 2008 ** FRANCES "FRANKIE" NELSON, 84, of Lavalette, W.Va., at Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 16, 1924, at Dunlow, a daughter of the late Keither and Ruthie May Webb Caldwell. Preceded in death by her husband, John Samuel "Sammy" Nelson; a daughter, Hessie Mae Perry; four sisters, Dora Nelson, Thelma Maynard, Barbara Ellen Caldwell and Sarah Ann Whitt; two brothers, John Caldwell and Ervin Caldwell. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Sue Watts and husband Joney Dale; her former son-in-law, Dolphus Perry; two sisters, Ada Colburn and husband Brady and Mae Zimmerman; three brothers, Sammy Caldwell and wife Shirley, Bill Caldwell and Dewey Keither Caldwell; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial December 27, 2008, at the Greasy Ridge Cemetery, Dunlow, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 24, 2008 ** ROBB EUGENE MILLER, 38, of Barboursville, W.Va., Born March 3, 1970, in Huntington, West Virginia, a son of Bob and Betty Ridenour Miller. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Doswell and Katherine Ridenour. Survivors include the parents; his wife Ellen; one daughter, Jessica Nicole Miller; one son, Joshua Ryan Miller; one sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer and Jimmy Bellomy; grandparents, Paul and Ethel Miller; special aunt, Kitty Marks. Burial December 29, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 24, 2008 ** RICK "REX" BOYD, 84, of Ft. Gay, W.Va. at home. Burial December 28, 2008 in Dean Cemetery, Tabors Creek, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2008 ** VIOLET McCLELLAN, 65 of Chesapeake, Ohio, formerly of Wayne, W.Va. Born June 21, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Bessie Faye Mills Perry. Preceded in death by a sister, Minnie Lou Perry; a brother, Darrell G. Perry. Survivors include her husband, Andrew McClellan; one daughter, Angela Gue and husband Eric; one son, Jack McClellan; one granddaughter; two brothers, Roger Perry and wife Katie and Harold Perry; three sisters, Lana Browning, Brenda Caldwell and Janet Monka and husband Jim. Burial December 28, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2008 ** PHYLLIS LEE ELLIOTT, 69, of Elkridge, Md., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., at home. Born March 6, 1939, in Cove Gap, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Elmer "Pete" and Dicie Marie Finley Elliott. Preceded in death by three brothers, Barry Ward Elliott, Elmer J. Elliott and an infant brother. Survivors include three sisters, Sharon Elliott, Mary Elliott and Lillie Hall and husband William; three brothers, Acie Arden Elliott and wife Rainelle, Stanley Elliott and wife Kay and Lowell Jason Elliott and wife Geraldine; three aunts; two sisters-in-law, Brenda Elliott and Cathy Marcum. Burial December 30, 2008, at Community Memorial Gardens.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2008 ** EVALEE BYER, 96, at Chardon Place, Johns Island, S.C. Born on September 10, 1912, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late Clara Pyles Mullens and Henry Mullens. Preceded in death by her husband Wesley Edgar Byer; 10 brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons, Dr. J. Frederick Byer (wife Jacqueline) and Gary D. Byer (wife Audrey); six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial January 3, 2008, at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Wayne County.
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DIED - DECEMBER 25, 2008 ** ALICE SALMONS PRICHARD, 106, of Louisa, Kentucky. Born July 28, 1902 on Yellow Creek in Lawrence County, the daughter of the late Roland and Rhoda Wooten Salmons. Preceded in death by three daughters, Josephine, Arlene Ruth, and Alice Marie; four sons Willis, Roland, Tom, and Kent. Survivors include a daughter Charlene Pack; two sons Charley M. Prichard Jr. and Bill Marshall Prichard; 23 grandchildren, several great- grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Burial December 30, 2008, in the Greenlawn Cemetery at Louisa.
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DIED - DECEMBER 26, 2008 ** BARBARA ANN HODGE, 63, of Huntington, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born June 17, 1945, in Louisa, Ky., a daughter of Leota Thompson Rowe and the late Earsel Raymond Rowe. Preceded in death by one sister, Doris Akers. Survivors include her husband, James H. Hodge; three sons and two daughters-in-law, James H. and Mary Beth Hodge, Matthew Raymond Hodge and Robert C. and Shannon Hodge; four grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Wesley Rowe and Cecil Raymond Rowe; one sister, Kimberly Dawn Akers. Burial December 28, 2008, place not given.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2008 ** JAMES L. DICK, 89, of Wayne, W.Va. Preceded in death by his parents, Thurman and Dessie Dick; a brother, Delbert Dick; and his wife Ellen Kathleen Dick. Survivors include four children, Lovel Lee Dick, Lillian Jean Harrison, Lowell Glen Dick and wife Nancy and Lois Ellen Ross and husband David; four grandchildren; six great- grandchildren. Burial December 31, 2008, in Bowen Ridge Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 27, 2008 ** RUBY RAMEY MARCUM, 91 of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Wayne, WV, in Palm Terrace Nursing Facility. Born November 14, 1917 in Kiahsville, WV, a daughter of the late James H. and Frances Robertson Ramey. Preceded in death by husband John Marcum; sons Stanley, Danny and Jimmy Marcum; five brothers, Minuard, James Jr., Paul, Clovis and Gordon Ramey; two grandchildren, Christine Honaker and Dale Allen Napier. Survivors include three daughters, Farabelle Willis Justice and husband Willis, Erma Weston and husband George R. and Frances Napier and husband Paul; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 32 great-great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-great-grandchild; seven sisters, Lucinda Dyer, Olive Thacker, Freeda Crockett, Joy Burgess, Myra Lewis, Brenda Lycans and Lucreda New; two brothers, Doug Ramey and Brice Ramey. Burial January 1, 2009 at Pres Friley cemetery, Cove Gap, WV.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2008 ** ELOISE M. PRUITT, 62, of Ceredo, W.Va., at King's Daughters Medical Center. Born February 1, 1946, to the late William Raymond and Juanita Knapp Epling. Preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Pruitt; sister Sandra Frazier. Survivors include three children, Bobby and Jennifer Pruitt, Beverly and Tony Niece, and Teresa and Carl Slone; three grandchildren; two brothers; five sisters. Burial  December 31, 2008, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2008 ** HELENA MAE PARKER, 81, of Shoals, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born September 10, 1927, in Charleston, W.Va., a daughter of the late Gilbert and Hazel Riffle. Survivors include one daughter, Sherry Deal; two sons, Richard and David Parker; one brother, Albert Riffle; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service was conducted December 31, 2008, at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, W.Va.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2008 ** EMOGENE FINLEY AYER, 70, of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Wayne County, W.Va., at Cogburn Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mobile. Born February 22, 1938, at Stiltner, W.Va., a daughter of the late Soney Finley and Daisy Fry Finley Ross. Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Ayer; a sister, Lois Frasher; and five brothers, Lawrence, Laurel, Delbert, Youngea and Soney Finley Jr. Survivors include two daughters, Debra Harty and husband, Hodges and Reni Babe Ayer; a son, John Franklin Ayer and wife, Sharon; five grandchildren; three sisters, Agnes Fae Smith, Alela Hogan and Ines June Frazier and husband Bob; four brothers, Newman Finley and wife, Charlene, Glen Finley, Julius Finley and wife Rosa Lee and Charles Finley. Burial January 3, 2009, at Community Memorial Gardens at Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 28, 2008 ** RABURN HAROLD ARTHUR, 77, of Willow Wood, Ohio, formerly of Wayne, W.Va., at Emogene Jones Dolin Hospice House, Huntington. Born September 18, 1931, in Wayne County, he was a son of the late Hasten and Eunice Arthur. Preceded in death by two brothers, Herman Sansom Jr., and Kenneth Arthur. Survivors include his wife, Paula Arthur; one daughter, Teresa Tabor and her husband Frankie; three sons, Raburn Gerald Arthur and wife Bonnie, Vernon Arthur and wife Thelma and Leonard Arthur and wife Melissa; three brothers, Paul Odell Arthur, Arvel Arthur and Billy Arthur and wife Ann; 14 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren. Burial January 1, 2009, at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29,2008 ** IDA PEARL MEADE, 94, formerly of Taylor, Michigan, died Illinois. Born August 18, 1914 at Dunlow, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Noah and Ollie Browning Ferguson. Preceded in death by her ex-husband, Arthur Meade and a son Earl Tom Meade, a sister Irene Asbury (Charles), four brothers, Ulysses Grant Ferguson, Checker (Rosa) Ferguson, Fletcher (Jean) Ferguson, Noah (Louvem) Ferguson, one nephew, Noah Bruce Ferguson, two brother-in-laws, Ira Hogg and James Hankins. Survivors include a son, Franklin (Patricia J.) Meade; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren; four sisters, Millie (Curtis) Asbury, Virginia Hogg, Sarah (John) Hankins, Reba Jean Hankins. Burial was in Michigan beside her son Earl Tom Meade.
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DIED - DECEMBER 29, 2008 ** EDD MILES BARNETTE, 78, of Louisa, in the Community Hospice Center, Ashland. Born January 21, 1930, he was a son of the late Willis Barnette and Wanda (Nolan) May. Survivors include his wife, Corlis Compton Barnette; a son, Craig E. (Lisa) Barnette; a daughter, Edris B. Humphrey (Eric); five grandchildren. Burial December 31, 2008 at Compton Family Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 30, 2008 ** CHARLENE THELMA CASEY, 91, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Born in Kenova, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Liddie Wellman. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Casey Sr.; two sons, Robert Lee Casey Jr. and Ronald Dale Casey; one granddaughter; two sisters and a brother. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Jackie and Larry Smith and Sandra and Frank McMackin; a son, Richard Glen Casey and his fiancée Jeanette; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Burial December 31, 2008 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.
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DIED - DECEMBER 30, 2008 ** BONNIE LORENE LUCAS, 77, of Kenova, W.Va., at St. Mary's Medical Center. Born February 26, 1931, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Zeri and Alberta Thompson Haynie. Preceded in death by her husband, James W. Lucas; a sister, Leota Kendrick. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Kevin S. and Cindy Lucas; a daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Duane DeFoe; four  grandchildren; one great-grandson; a brother and sister-in-law, Roger W. and Barbara Haynie; a sister, Pauline Webb of Kenova. Burial January 3, 2009 in the Haynie Family Cemetery, Wayne County, West Virginia.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2008 ** MICHAEL EUGENE MURPHY, 51, of Kenova, W.Va., at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 1, 1957, in West Hamlin, W.Va., a son of William and Mary Holley Murphy. Survivors include his parents; his wife, Sherry Murphy; one daughter, Amber Murphy; two sons, Shane Murphy and Aaron (Jessica) Murphy; two sisters, Cassandra (Russ) Morgan and Lisa (Scott) Muehlberger; four brothers, Randy (Mary) Holley, Allen (Rita) Murphy, Phillip (DeeAnn) Murphy and Greg (Glinda) Murphy; four grandchildren; mother-in-law, Deloris Duke; sister-in-law, Cinda Duke; and brother-in-law, Lindell Duke. Burial January 3, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2008 ** WILMA JEAN “TOOTS” RYLAND of Louisa, at home. Born September 9, 1932 in Louisa, Ky. a daughter of Hubert and Lucy Parks Pack. Preceded in death by her husband Joe "Syd" Ryland; a son Charles Nelson, and sisters Christine Whiten, Neville Pack and Irene Spears. Survivors include a daughter, Dianna and her husband Rick Sammons; a son, Doug and his wife Tracey Ryland; six grandchildren; four great-grand children; a sister Phyllis Shannon; a brother Norman Pack. Burial January 3, 2009, in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2008 ** MRS. SHEILA LOIS WILSON, 63, of Lesage, W.Va., widow of Jimmie Ronald Wilson, at her residence. Born January 27, 1945, at East Lynn, W.Va., a daughter of the late Shirley and Delphia Stapleton Lucas. Survivors include four sons, Jimmie Wilson, Jerry Wilson, Rodney Wilson and Jerry Ray Wilson; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Janice Gibson and Carolyn and Art Meadows of Fairmont. Burial January 3, 2009, in Bowen Cemetery.
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DIED - DECEMBER 31, 2008 ** KATHERINE M. OWENS, 82, of Lavalette, W.Va., at the Heritage Center, Huntington, W.Va. Born April 19, 1926, in Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Effie Myrtle Canterberry Hunter. Preceded in death by her son-in-law, Philip Cyrus; three brothers, Charles David Hunter, George Edward Carmichael and Arthur Russell Carmichael. Survivors include her husband, Donnist R. Owens; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Susie Van Faussien; a daughter and son-in-law, Judith and Glen Mays; two step-daughters and a spouse Pamela and Michael Shafer and Terri Cyrus; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; a sister, Alma Louise Rowsey. Burial January 3, 2009, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va.

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