May 19, 2013Obituaries


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West Virginia

RETHA DAVIS ADKINS, 72, of Wayne, died May 17 at home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne. Burial at Gilkerson Cemetery, Wayne. Visitation two hours prior to service... (19-May) Details

BILLY HOWARD BRININGER, 89, of Barboursville, died May 17. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Woodmere Memorial Park. There will be no visitation. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, is in charge of arrangements. (19-May) Details

ALINE DASSONVILLE CRUM, a retired school teacher from Frankford and Barboursville, W.Va., passed away peacefully in her Gallatin Gateway, Mont., home on April 29, 2013, at the age of 104. Aline... (19-May) Details

EVA FILLINGER DALTON, 73, of Harts, W.Va, widow of Freelin Dalton, died May 16. Funeral service 1 p.m. Monday at Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville, W.Va. Burial at Freelin Dalton Cemetery, Harts... (19-May) Details

On May 13, 2013, God called one of His own home, MRS. BEULAH ELIZABETH (COLEMAN) FRAZIER. She was born April 7, 1926, to the late Pinkie Grisby and David Coleman in Logan, W.Va. After they came... (19-May) Details

JULIA FAYE HUTCHESON, 70, of Matewan, W.Va., died May 17 at Trinity Healthcare Services, Mingo County, W.Va. Graveside service 1 p.m. Sunday at Merrimac Cemetery, Merrimac, W.Va. Visitation at 11... (19-May) Details

WILMER JOHNSON, 98, of Snellville, Ga., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., father of Wanda Venable, died May 17 at Mesun Hospice Center. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathlyn McClain Johnson... (19-May) Details

LYLE MARCUM, 84, of Huntington, died May 17 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Reger Funeral Home. (19-May) Details

VIRGINIA LEE MCCLURE, 74, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was born Oct. 2, 1938, in Cabell County, a daughter of the late Willard and... (19-May) Details

IRENE KATHLEEN ROWE NEWTON, born April 12, 1929, went to be with the Lord May 16, 2013. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Ernest Newton. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn... (19-May) Details

DONALD "DON" FRANKLIN OSBORNE, 80, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away May 14, 2013. Don was born on March 1, 1933, and raised and graduated high school from Huntington, W.Va., the adopted... (19-May) Details

FRANCES WARFIELD ABRUZZINO RICHARDS passed away on May 12, 2013. She was 95 years old. Frances was born in Carolina, W.Va., on Nov. 11, 1917, to Joshua Dorsey and Clarice Warfield. She was the second... (19-May) Details

LOUISE MAE BEHN STONE, 92, of Huntington, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Midland Meadows of Ona. She was born June 17, 1920, in Rock Island, Ill. She grew up with her younger brother Walter in... (19-May) Details

GLENNA AVONELL McKEAND WELLMAN, 84, of Kenova, wife of Billy J. Wellman, died May 16 at Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She retired as the general manager from Lavalette Public Service... (19-May) Details

Ohio

MILDRED LOIS MULLINS, 88, of Chesapeake, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday... (19-May) Details

KEITH PAYNE, 77, of Worthington, Ohio, husband of Janet Saunders Payne, died May 17 at Sunrise Assisted Living. Funeral service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Steen Funeral Home, Central Avenue Chapel... (19-May) Details

POLLY A. REMY, 51, of Pedro, Ohio, daughter of the late Leonard and Sarah Crabtree Sexton, died May 17 at Hospice Care Center, Ashland. She was a self-employed housekeeper. Funeral service 11 a.m... (19-May) Details

MILDRED LOIS MULLINS, 88, of Chesapeake, Ohio, widow of Cecil M. Mullins, died May 16 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. She was a homemaker. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Schneider-Griffin... (18-May) Details

BOBBY MACK CURTIS, 83, of Proctorville, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Heartland of Riverview Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Funeral service... (17-May) Details

GENIVE M. VICKERS, 75, of Chillicothe, Ohio, widow of Thamer B. Vickers, died May 15 at home. She retired from AVI Food Systems. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday at Haller Funeral Home, Chillicothe... (17-May) Details

Kentucky

RONALD GENE MEEKS CORDLE, 57, of Catlettsburg, Ky., husband of Regina Gail Hensley Cordle, died May 12 at Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland. Graveside service 1 p.m. Sunday at Hensley Cemetery... (19-May) Details

ROBERT WAYNE COX, 42, of Lanesville, Ind., formerly of Ashland, husband of Laura Leiber Cox, died May 15 in Lanesville. He was an elementary school teacher. Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose... (19-May) Details

WAYNE DOUGLAS "DOUG" HACKWORTH, 70, of Prestonsburg, Ky., husband of Della Owens Hackworth, died May 17 at home. He was a retired well operator for Columbia Gas. Funeral service 2 p.m... (19-May) Details

MARY ELLA TURNER MAGGARD, 81, of Drift, Ky., widow of Everett Maggard, died May 17 at home. She was a homemaker. Funeral service noon Monday at Old Beaver Old Regular Baptist Church, Minnie, Ky. Burial at Allen Cemetery, Minnie. (19-May) Details

JOHN JOSEPH PARR, 87, of Louisa, Ky., father of Steve and Dennis Parr, died May 16 at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Memorial service will be held at a later date in Colorado. Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa, is in charge of arrangements. (19-May) Details

JAMES DAVID BAKER, 58, of Greenup, Ky., husband of Cheryl Jo Walters Baker, died May 16 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Memorial service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wright's Funeral Home, Greenup... (18-May) Details