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Jul 19, 2008 @ 05:17 PM

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JOHN EDGAR BALL, 61, of Apple Grove, W.Va., died Friday in the Huntington (W.Va.) VA Medical Center. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va.; burial at Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

GERRY KAY BRUNTON, 46, of Lantana, Fla., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., daughter of Richard and Gay Brunton of Proctorville, Ohio, died July 11 in JFK Medical Center, Florida. She worked for a real estate agency in Florida. memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington. Visitation one hour before service Friday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 

COLBY JOEL CLAGG, 26, of Milton, W.Va., died Thursday. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Wallace Funeral Home, Milton; burial at Mount. Olive Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Hope Lodge, 2806 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH, 45206, or the Caleigh Clagg Educational Fund, c/o Chad Clagg, 616 Greenfield Lane, Barboursville, WV 25504. www.timeformemory.com/wallace.

HUBERT LEO CLAY, 51, of Wayne, W.Va., son of Norma Lee Thompson Clay, died Friday at home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne; burial will follow at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

CHARLES LEE COLE, 60, of Huntington, W.Va., died Friday. There will be no visitation or services. Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, in charge of arrangements

LEWIS MITCHELL CROOK, 87, of Chapin, S.C., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., widower of Thelma Crook, died Saturday in Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, S.C. Henson Mortuary, Barboursville, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. www.timeformemory.com/henson.

JOSHUA VINT HACKWORTH, 23, of Pedro, Ohio, fiance of Courtney Malone Hackworth of Pedro, died Thursday at home. He was a landscaper for Roscoe Builders. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, Ohio; burial at Lawrence Furnace Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.

JACKIE R. NAPIER SR., 60, of Geneva, Ohio, husband of Debra Reynolds Napier, died Thursday at home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington; burial will follow at Community Memorial Gardens, East Lynn. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

STEVEN T. NAPIER, 61, of South Point, Ohio, died Saturday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

JOHN FRANKLIN PANNELL JR., 69, of Louisa, Ky., husband of Janet M. Cox Pannell, died Friday at home. He was owner of J&J Appliance and Repair. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa; burial at Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

CHRISTOPHER RATLIFF, 32, of Huntington, W.Va., son of Geneva Ward Maynard, died July 11. He was a laborer. Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday, Highland Cemetery Annex, Huntington. Visitation after 10:30 a.m. Monday at the cemetery. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements.

LEONA FAYE REAPER, 79, of South Point, Ohio, widow of Lester Reaper, died Friday in Heartland Care Center, South Point. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, O’Keefe-Baker Funeral Home, Ironton, Ohio; burial at Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

MARGARUIETE MATHEWS ROSE, 82, of Ashland, Ky., formerly of Milton, W.Va., wife of Bob Rose, died Friday in King's Daughter Medical Center. She retired from Perry Norvell Shoe Factory. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Bethlehem Church of United Baptist, Kenova, W.Va.; burial at Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Visitaton from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Rollins Funeral Home, Kenova.

KENNETH McCOY SMITH, 99, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., widower of Pauline Reffeitt Smith, died Thursday. Klingel Carpenter Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. 

MARY JANE STOWERS, 75, of West Hamlin, W.Va., widow of Wylie Stowers, died Friday at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at The Center Point Baptist Church, West Hamlin. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church. Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.

DAVID S. TAYLOR, 79, of Charleston, W.Va., died July 12. He retired from the Air National Guard and the construction business. He donated his body to the West Virginia University Human Gift Registry. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the 130th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard Base on Coonskin Drive in Charleston. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

DANIEL E. TUELL, 69, of Raceland, Ky., husband of Marsha Bledsoe Tuell, died Friday at home. He was a trainmaster for CSX Transportation. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Raceland Christian Church; burial at Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Ky. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the church. Donations may be made to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101 or Raceland Christian Church building fund, Caroline Road, Raceland, KY 41169. Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods, is assisting the family.

GLEN EDWARD WILLIS, 75, of Ashland, Ky., husband of Peggy Moore Willis, died Friday in Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland. He was a partner in Wil-Gra Builders and worked in the marine industry. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Rose Hill Mausoleum, Ashland. Entombment follows. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Miller Funeral Home, Ashland. Contributions may be made to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.