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Friday night obituary update

August 29, 2008 @ 05:12 PM

The following obituaries were provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in the Saturday Herald-Dispatch and at www.herald-dispatch.com.

JOHN PAUL CLAY, 26, of Louisa, Ky., died Wednesday at home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday, Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa. Visitation from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

HAROLD LLOYD DUFFER, 72, of Milton, W.Va., died Wednesday. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Wallace Funeral Home, Milton; burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home www.timeformemory.com/wallace.

ROBERT LANCE FANNIN, 68, of Georgetown, Ky., husband of Dorothy Ann Fannin, died Thursday at home. He was a disabled Army veteran. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Wurtland (Ky.) Church of God; burial at Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Ky. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods. Donations may be made to Georgetown Church of God building fund, 122 Gano Ave., Georgetown, KY 40324.

CLYDE EUGUNE GEORGE, 87, of Prestonsburg, Ky., husband of Lois Adams George, died Thursday at home. He was an engineer at Bell South. Funeral service 1 p.m. Sunday, Carter Funeral Home Chapel, Prestonsburg; burial at Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville, Ky. Visitation from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to First Christian Church, 652 N Arnold Ave., Prestonsburg, KY 41653.

SHELLY NICOLE BROOKS HITCHCOCK, 22, of Lavalette, W.Va., wife of Steven Hitchcock, died Wednesday. Funeral service 1 p.m. Monday, Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne, W.Va.; burial at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Ceredo, W.Va. Visitation after 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

NELLIE KEELER, 94, of Huntington, W.Va., died Wednesday at Hospice House of Huntington. She was an LPN for Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Full Gospel Assembly Church, Huntington; burial at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation one hour before service Monday at the church. Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements. www.ferrell-chambersfuneralhome.com.

EIDTH OUSLEY, 81, of Richmond, Ky., widow of Jimmie Ousley, died Friday in Berea, Ky. Funeral service 11 a.m. Monday, Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, Ky.; burial at Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, Ky. Visitation from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. www.hallfuneralservice.com.

STEPHEN MARSHALL PAYSON, 61, of Pikeville, Ky., died Aug. 24. He was Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Pikeville College. Memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Pikeville College Booth Auditorium. J.W. Call Fuenral Home, Pikeville, is assisting the family. Donations may be made to the Payson Memorial Fund, Pikeville College, 147 Sycamore St., Pikeville, KY 41501. www.jwcallfuneralhome.com.

BETTY SCARBERRY RITCHIE, 72, of Catlettsburg, Ky., died Friday at home. Neal Funeral Home, Catlettsburg, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

KATHRYN GAYLE SMITH, 53, of Huntington, W.Va., daughter of Lyvonne Smith Canal of Cleveland, Ohio, died Aug. 25 at home. Graveside service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, White Chapel Mausoleum; burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation 30 minutes before service Tuesday at the Chapel. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting the family.

LENNON SPEARS, 71, of Flatwoods, Ky., husband of Mary Nolan Spears, died Friday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. He was a self-employed construction worker. Graveside service 2 p.m. Sunday, Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods. Visitation from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods.

KATHLEEN SUNDERLAND, 92, of Nakina, N.C., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., died Friday at the home of her son, Donald. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
 

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