JAN L. BLANCHARD, 59, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Tuesday in Pleasant Valley Hospital. She was a License Practical Nurse. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
WILLIAM T. BROWN, 83, of Barboursville, W.Va., husband of Florence Ann Risley Brown, died Wednesday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was a retired auditor with National Credit Union Administration. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Saturday at the mausoleum. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.
RALPH CURRY, 56, of Chapmanville, W.Va., son of Thelma Skeens Curry of Chapmanville, died Tuesday in Logan (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center. He was a disabled coal miner. Funeral service will be 7 p.m. Sunday, Evans Funeral Home, Logan; burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Sunday at the funeral home.
BETTY JO MILLER GARDNER, 78, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Thursday in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant; burial follows at Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
RONNIE HONAKER, 54, of Pikeville, Ky., died Sunday. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, J.W. Call Funeral Home, Pikeville; burial at Honaker Cemetery, Pikeville. Visitation one hour before service Saturday at the funeral home. www.jwcallfuneralhome.com.
JOHNNY ALLEN JOHNSON, 57, of Ona, W.Va., husband of Kathy Chapman Johnson, died Wednesday at home. Graveside funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Forest Memorial Park, Milton, W.Va. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.
WANDA LEE MAYSE DUNFEE MOLLETT, 71, of Huntington, W.Va., wife of James Harrison Mollett, died Wednesday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington; entombment will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation two hours before service Friday at the funeralhome. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.
HAZEL DANIELS NARAMORE, 81, of Springfield, Ohio formerly of Lawrence County, Ohio, widow of Denver Daniels and Gene Naramore, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Hall Funeral Home, Proctorvillle, Ohio; burial follows at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Proctorville. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. www.timeformemory.com/hall.
HERMAN E. RANSBOTTOM of Huntington, W.Va., died Wednesday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. There will be no services. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. www.timeformemory.com/hall.
JERRY DEAN RIGSBY, 59, of Ashland, Ky., died Tuesday at home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Kilgore and Collier Funeral Home, Catlettsburg, Ky.; burial follows at Rigsby Family Cemetery, Rush, Ky. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
WILLIAM R. “BILL” RITTER JR., 75, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Alice Sovine Ritter, died Wednesday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary, Huntington; entombment in the Ritter Mausoleum, Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation two hours before service Monday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the Huntington City Mission or the an organization of your choice. www.klingelcarpenter.com.
NOEL SAYRE, 37, of Huntington, W.Va., died Thursday in Southern Ohio Medical Center. Beard Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
PATRICIA ANN SHREWSBURY, 53, of Russell, Ky., wife of Paul B. Shrewsbury, died Wednesday in Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland, Ky. She was a retired educator at Russell Middle School. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Russell; burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Ky. Also service 2 p.m. Sunday, Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Donations may be made to First Baptist Church, Russell, 901 Ashland Dr., Russell, KY 41169 or Community Hospice Care Center, 2330 Pollard Road, Ashland, KY 41101. Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods, Ky., is assisting the family.
ROBERT SMITH, 59, of Louisa, Ky., died Thursday at home. There will be no service nor visitation. Young Funeral Home, Louisa, is in charge of arrangements.
BISHOP JACK SPAINHOWER, 72, of Worthington, Ky., husband of Lorene Stephenson Spainhower, died Wednesday at home. He was a welder for CSX Transportation. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Church of God of Prophecy, Ironton, Ohio; burial at Bellefone Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Ky. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the church. Donations may be made to the Church of God of Prophecy, 357 Uppertownship Road 1185, Beechwood Terrace, Ironton, OH 45638. Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods, is assisting the family.
WYLIE STOWERS, 79, of West Hamlin, W.Va., husband of Mary Jane Ray Stowers, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008. He was a Lincoln County businessman. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Sunday, Center Point Baptist Church, West Hamlin. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the church. Due to limited parking at the church, a shuttle will depart the Stowers’ home for visitation and the service. Contributions may be made to Center Point Baptist Church. Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.
MARY CHARLENE WHITELY, 79, of Ashland, Ky., wife of Dennis Gerald Whitely, died Wednesday in Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland. She was a homemaker. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Steen Funeral Home Marshall Steen Chapel, Ashland; burial at Ashland Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101. www.steenfuneralhomes.com.