May 23, 2013Obituaries


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West Virginia

MITCHELL EDWARD ADAMS, 81, of Harts, W.Va., husband of Jane Moore Adams, died May 21 in Logan (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center. He retired from Westmoreland Coal Company and was former owner of Smith's... (23-May) Details

MR. RALPH SAMUEL "RED" BARRETT, 91, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013. Funeral services will be held graveside in Oaklawn Memorial Park in Huntington, W.Va., at 3 p.m. on Friday... (23-May) Details

JOHN LEROY CALDWELL of Ona, died May 21. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Beulah Ann Missionary Baptist Church; burial in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Visitation from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday... (23-May) Details

ASA E. CARSON, 71, of Huntington died May 21 in the VA Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted noon Friday, Ridgelawn Memorial Park's Abbey of Devotion. Burial will follow. Visitation... (23-May) Details

JOSEPHINE CREGUT, 82, of Huntington died May 20 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Arrangements incomplete at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. (23-May) Details

MR. JOHN S. DAY, 84, of Barboursville, W.Va., widower of Mary W. Day, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Friday, May 24... (23-May) Details

ALMA MILLER, 91, of Spurlockville, W.Va., widow of Ray Miller, died May 22 at home. She was a homemaker. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Bear Branch Church of Christ, Alkol, W.Va.; burial... (23-May) Details

BETTY FORBUS MITCHELL MORROW, 82, of Lafayette, La., died May 20 in Cornerstone Village, Lafayette. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Trinity United Methodist Church, Point Pleasant, W.Va.... (23-May) Details

ETHEL BARKER NELSON, 85, of Huntington, widow of Jesse Nelson, died May 21 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. She was a caregiver for Wayne County Community Services. Funeral services will... (23-May) Details

BRADLEY SEAN PARK, 24, of Kenova, W.Va., died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. He was born September 30, 1988, in Ashland, Ky., a son of Janet Daniels Watts... (23-May) Details

VIRGINIA LORINE PERRY, 78, of Pacolet, S.C., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., wife of 28 years to Fonzo Frank Perry, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Spartanburg... (23-May) Details

RUTH MARIE BALL REID, 86, of Huntington, mother of Barbara Spears, Brenda Conrad and Linda Reid, died May 21 in Huntington Health and Rehabilitation. She was a retired cook for Wiggins and Shoney's... (23-May) Details

CHARLES DAVID ROBERTSON, 54, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Deborah Terry Robertson, died May 20, 2013, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. David had been employed by ACBL... (23-May) Details

TRUDY B. ROBINSON of West Hamlin, W.Va., died May 22 at home. She worked with the West Virginia Department of Highways and several area weekly newspapers. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday... (23-May) Details

LILLIAN LOIS OSBURN MARSHALL SANSOM, 89, of Russell, Ky., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Alesa Lynn Madden. Funeral services will be conducted... (23-May) Details

DONNA ANN SPEARS, 66, of Huntington, died May 19 in Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. At her request there will be no visitation or funeral services. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville is assisting the family with arrangements. (23-May) Details

YANTUS GERTRUDE TRIPLETT "GERTIE", 88, of Williamstown, W.Va., celebrated her arrival in Heaven upon passing away in the home of her nephew and niece, Darrell and Coni Adkins Burton the... (23-May) Details

Ohio

STEPHEN F. BIAS, 70, of Chesapeake, Ohio, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday... (23-May) Details

CLIFFORD MARK BONHAM, 65, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. He was born August 23, 1947, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late... (23-May) Details

LILLIAN PEARL ROSE of Bidwell, Ohio, wife of Walter Daniel Rose, died May 22 at home. She was a retired LPN. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio; burial... (23-May) Details

STEPHEN F. BIAS, 70, of Chesapeake, Ohio, husband of Vivian Bias, died May 21 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. He retired from the state of California, as a Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation... (22-May) Details

BERNARD HARRISON FREEMAN, 89, formerly of South Point, Ohio, died April 10, 2013, in Odessa, Texas, and his wife RUTH EMILY BOLDMAN FREEMAN, 87, died Nov. 15, 2009, in Odessa, Texas. A memorial... (22-May) Details

DONALD GENE KINCAID, 81, of Ironton, husband of Joanne Kincaid, died May 19 in Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland. He retired from AK Steel as a remote engine operator. Funeral services will... (21-May) Details

Kentucky

MARY SUE BOGGS BLAIR, 76, of Flatwoods, Ky., wife of Dan Blair, died May 21 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. She was a retired laborer for C&O. Funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday, Kilgore & Collier... (23-May) Details

LEE GILLUM, 63, of Ashland, husband of Pamela Gillum, died May 22 in King's Daughters Medical Center. He worked at Save-A-Lot, Ashland and at Gillum and Son Meat Processing. Funeral service will... (23-May) Details

SAM LAYTON GREENING, 79, of Ashland, husband of Dody Greening, died May 21 at home. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Steen Funeral Home 13th Street... (23-May) Details

GEORGE CODY LEMASTER, 72, of Pataskala, Ohio, husband of Charity Connell, died May 19. He was a heavy equipment operator. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sitka (Ky.) Freewill Baptist Church... (23-May) Details

VICIE MARIE MAY, 94, of Ransom, Ky., died May 22 at home. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sullivan Cemetery, Ransom. Arrangements by Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry, Ky. (23-May) Details

GILBERT TAYLOR, 79, of Mallie, Ky., husband of Nannie Taylor, died May 22 in Hazard (Ky.) Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was a retired coal miner. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nelson... (23-May) Details

GERTRUDE HOPSON WEBB, 89, of Langley, Ky., widow of Tom Webb, died May 20 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a retired secretary for Floyd County Board of Education. Funeral service will be... (23-May) Details