July 2, 2009Obituaries

WALDO RAY ADKINS, 80, of Lavalette, W.Va., passed away Friday, June 26, 2009, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born April 17, 1929, in Wayne County, a son of the late Fernando and Bertie Gilkerson... (02-Jul) Details

GROVER ADAMS, 71, of Chapmanville, husband of Carol Sue Adams, died Tuesday in Trinity Health Care Services, Logan. He was a disabled steel worker. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, Evans Funeral Home... (02-Jul) Details

MR. DALLAS E. BECKETT, 86, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away, Monday, June 29, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, at Chapman's Mortuary... (02-Jul) Details

KENNETH M. "DUMP" CHAPMAN, age 64, of Parma Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on June 30 after a battle with cancer. Dearly beloved husband of Frances (nee Staley), loving father of... (02-Jul) Details

LARRY A. CORNS, 65, of Huntington died Wednesday at home. Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. (02-Jul) Details

MARY HELEN GARCIA, 96, formerly of Chapmanville, widow of Jack T. Garcia, died Monday in Corbin, Ky., where she resided. She was a homemaker. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday, Evans Funeral Home... (02-Jul) Details

LILLIAN CARY HODGES, 92, of Hurricane, widow of Charles R. Hodges Jr., died Tuesday in Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane; burial at... (02-Jul) Details

GERALDINE MARIE LONG, 68, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of William C. Long, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2009 at the home of her daughter in Richmond, Texas. She was born July 12, 1940, in Huntington... (02-Jul) Details

JEAN E. LYKINS, 79, of Huntington, widow of Billy Lykins, died Tuesday at home. She was a homemaker. Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. (02-Jul) Details

PAUL E. SKEENS DDS, 62, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at his home, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Paul was born November 30, 1946, in Diana, W.Va., in... (02-Jul) Details

GLORIA JEAN "DODY" SMITH, 56, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born January 25, 1953, in Huntington, a daughter of the late... (02-Jul) Details

BETTY L. YOUNG, 80, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Monday, June 29, 2009, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home, Huntington... (02-Jul) Details

STEPHEN JAMES FRALEY, 59, of Coal Grove, husband of Sandy Webb Fraley, died Tuesday in Ashland Community Hospice Care Center. He had worked at Lawrence County General Hospital. Funeral service 1... (02-Jul) Details

GWENDOLYN JEWEL FRY, 78, of Willow Wood, widow of Jason E. Fry, died Tuesday at her daughter's home in Crown City. She was a nurse aide at Jo Linn Health Center and Bryant's Health Care. Funeral... (02-Jul) Details

MARK ANTHONY WOODALL, 46, of Gallipolis died Tuesday in Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was a backhoe operator for C.J. Hughes Construction, Huntington. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday, Willis Funeral... (02-Jul) Details

JOHNNY SPARKS, 74, of South Webster, widower of Mary Frances Swinford Sparks, died Sunday in The Ohio State University Hospital. He was a miner for Southern Ohio Coal Company. Graveside service... (01-Jul) Details

MARVIN M. CHURCH, 76, of Gallipolis, widower of Carolyn Nancy Church, died Sunday in Holzer Medical Center. He was a retired mechanic with the city of Gallipolis and the Gallia County Highway Garage... (30-Jun) Details

CORA EVELYN HORNER HORN, 76, of Ironton, widow of Henry Cecil Horn, died Saturday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, Ohio Furnace Enterprise Baptist Church; burial... (30-Jun) Details

REV. HOMER ADKINS, 87, of Pikeville died Tuesday in Pikeville Medical Center. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, J.W. Call and Son Funeral Home, PIkeville; burial at Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel... (02-Jul) Details

ERNEST RAY FANNIN, 82, of Ashland, widower of Loretta Ward Fannin, died Wednesday in Ashland Community Hospice Care Center. He retired from AK Steel. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, Lazear Funeral... (02-Jul) Details

REV. HOMER ADKINS, 87, of Pikeville died Tuesday in Pikeville Medical Center. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, J.W. Call and Son Funeral Home, PIkeville; burial at Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel... (01-Jul) Details

AUTHELIA KELLY MAY, 93, of Pikeville died Saturday. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday, J.W. Call Funeral Home, Pikeville; entombment at York Mausoleum, Johnson Memorial Park, Pikeville. Memorials... (01-Jul) Details

HARRY B. WILSON, 87, of Ashland, husband of Wilma V. Wilson, died Monday in King's Daughters Medical Center. He retired from Armco Steel as a security guard. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday... (01-Jul) Details

GENE EARL ARCHEY, 61, of Greenup, husband of Vivian Cox Archey, died Sunday at home. He retired from Special Metals. Private memorial at a later time. Reed Funeral Home, Greenup, is assisting the family. (30-Jun) Details