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Friday night obituary update
The following obituaries were provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in the Saturday Herald-Dispatch and at www.herald-dispatch.com.
ERNEST BLEVINS, 86, of Ironton, widower of Mildred Stapleton Blevins, died Thursday at Oakmont Manor, Flatwoods, Ky. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at O’Keefe-Baker Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Buckeye Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
NATHAN BOYD, 81, of Pikeville, died Thursday. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at J.W. Call Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Boyd Cemetery, Owlsey. Visitation will be 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
SADIE SPRATT BROWNING, 93, of St. Marys, Ga., formerly of Cabell and Boone Counties, widow of William B. Browning, died Wednesday in Brunswick, Ga. She was a retired school teacher. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
BETTY E. BRUCE, 73, of Huntington, wife of John R. Bruce Jr., died Wednesday in Hospice House of Huntington. She was an office manager for Coffey Surgical Offices. Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Second Presbyterian Church, Huntington. Burial will follow at Woodmere Cemetery, Huntington. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Reger Funeral Home, Huntington. www.timeformemory.com/reger.
HELEN MEISEL CORNETT, 83, of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Huntington, died Wednesday at Rockcastle Regional Hospital, Mount Vernon, Ky. A funeral mass will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Huntington. Burial will follow at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Beard Mortuary. www.beardmortuary.com.
ANDY ESTEP SR., 88, of Ranger, husband of Nettie M. Maynard Estep, died Wednesday at home. He was retired from Republic Steel Mill. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at East Fork Freewill Baptist Church, Ranger. Burial will follow at Frye Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 p.m. Friday at the church.
Robert Russell Harlow, 64, of Barboursville, W.Va., died Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Seabrook Dieckman and Naville Funeral Home, Market Street, in New Albany, Ind. Burial will be in Wolfe Cemetery, Georgetown, Ind. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, W.Va., and 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Seabrook Dieckman and Naville Funeral Home, Market Street, New Albany, Ind.
VIVIAN S. HAYNES of Ravenswood, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday at Jackson Genergal Hospital. A private family graveside service will be in the chapel of Sunset Memorial Park. Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.
MARY LOUISE McCOMAS, 65, of Huntington, widow of Red McComas, died Wednesday at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
DONALD E. MOORE, 62, of Kenova, husband of Lois Moore, died Tuesday at Cornerstone Hospital, Hospital. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to service at the funeral home. www.ceredo-kenovafuneralhome.com.
BEATRICE COVERT MOSLEY, 92, of Branchland, widow of Woodrow Mosley, died Friday at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin. Burial will follow at Mosley Family Cemetery, Branchland. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin.
NAOMI B. MULLINS, 68, of Chapmanville, wife of Wallace Lee Mullins, died Thursday in Roanoke, Va. She was a homemaker and florist. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
LORETTA FAIRCHILD MUSIC, 71, of Paintsville, mother of Randall and Jeffery Music, died Wednesday at Hall Medical Center. She was an assembly line worker for American Standard. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Preston Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Castle Family Cemetery, Nippa. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
LAVINIA O’NEAL, 89, of Barboursville, formerly of Point Pleasant, died Wednesday. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 635 Viand Street, Point Pleasant, WV 25550. Crow-Hussell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.crowhussellfh.com.
RUTH MELVA PATTERSON, 90, of Proctorville, widow of Harry Patterson, died Wednesday in Easley, S.C. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Proctorville. Burial will follow at Miller Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Jennifer Brown Penick, 57, of Wayne, widow of Leroy Penick, died Tuesday at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m Saturday at Morris Funeral Home.
JOHN CRAIG RUNYON, 53, of Barboursville, husband of Valerie Maynard Runyon, died Friday at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was a former customer service agent for United Airlines at Mileage Plus, Barboursville. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Visitation will be one hour prior to service Monday at the funeral home.
Margaret Booth Salmons, 97, of Kenova, W.Va., died Thursday at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova. Burial will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Rollins Funeral Home. www.rollinsfh.com.
ARTHUR A. SHAFFER, 85, of Ironton, husband of Syble Aline Dunkle Shaffer, died Tuesday at Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland. He was a combat veteran of W.W.II. and owned Arthur Shaffer Insurance Agency, Ironton. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Ironton. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church Saturday. Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, is in charge of arrangements. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.
Jennie Lee Smith, 84, of Milton, died Wednesday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton. Entombment will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton. www.heckfuneralhome.com.
JAMES H. TURLEY, 68, of Barboursville, husband of Patricia Turley, died Thursday at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow at Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. www.timeformemory.com/hall.
Donald "Tom" Wagner, 53, of Hurricane, W.Va., died Wednesday in the Hubbard Hospice House. Funeral service will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home. www.timeformemory.com/hall.
