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Wednesday night obituary update
The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in the Thursday Herald-Dispatch and at www.herald-dispatch.com.
THEODORE JOSEPH BOOTH, 67, of Lewisburg, W.Va., husband of Irmgard M.H. Booth, died Saturday. He worked in Government service. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, St. James Episcopal Church, Lewisburg. Memorials should be directed to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, is in charge of arrangements.
VIRGINIA “ERNIE” BROWN, 88, of Bedford, Va., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., died Tuesday in Lynchburg (Va.) Health and Rehabilitation Center. She retired from International Nickel Company. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday, Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Memorials should be directed to Baptist Temple Church, 902 21st St., Huntington, WV 25703. Arrangements by Burch-Messier Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 317 W. Main Street, Bedford, VA (540-586-7360.)
EMORY DAVID DANIEL, 82, of Ona, W.Va., widower of Eva J. Daniel, died Tuesday at home. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday, Lighthouse Baptist Church, Milton, W.Va.; entombment in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitaton from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. www.timeformemory.com/wallace.
CHARLES W. DAVIS, 87, of South Point, Ohio, husband of Elizabeth Brown Stamper Davis, died Tuesday. He retired from Allied Chemical Service 3 p.m. Friday, Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, Ironton, Ohio; visitation two hours before service Friday at the funeral home. Private burial.
CHARLES DOUGLAS GIBSON, 57, formerly of Wayland, Ky., husband of Georgia Thornsberry Gibson, died Tuesday at home in Ezel, Ky. Funeral service 6 p.m. Thursday, Potter Funeral Home, West Liberty, Ky. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
THOMAS HUDSON, 57, of Peach Creek, W.Va., died July 23 in Logan (W.Va.) Center. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, McDonald Cemetery, Man, W.Va. Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements. www.honakerfuneralhome.org.
ROY WALLACE MICHELS SR., 78, of Huntington, W.va., husband of Donna Michels, died July 20 in Hospice of Citrus County (Fla.). Memorial of Life 5 p.m. Sunday, Trinity Church of God, Huntington. Memorials should be directed to Hospice of Citrus County, PO Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464. Davis Funeral Home, Florida.
LUCILLE MURPHY, 78, of Huntington, widow of Floyd Murphy, died Sunday Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington; burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington. Visitation one hour before service Friday at the funeral home.
MELODYE D. NICHOLS, 54, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Wednesday in St. Mary;s Medical Center. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
JILL SUZANNE SMITH, 44, of Sumerco, W.Va., daughter of Dr. J. Loren Smith of Sumerco, died Wednesday at home. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, St. Albans, W.Va. Visitation after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, W.Va., is assisting the family. Memorials should be directed to Special Needs Adult Program, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 815 Kanawha Terr., St. Albans, WV 25177.
GEORGE LUCIAN STILTNER, 69, of Salt Rock, W.Va., died Wednesday. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
JEFFREY BRENT TUCKER, 46, of Huntington, W.Va., died Saturday at home. A memorial service will be conducted noon Friday, River Cities Community Church. He was a project manager for Facetime Communications. Visitation one hour before service time Friday at the church. Memorials should be directed to Hospice of Huntington, 1101 Sixth Ave., Huntington, WV 25701. Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements.
JAMES EARL WATTS SR., 83, of Westwood, Ky., husband of Anna Lee Johnson Watts, died Wednesday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was a retired mill foreman from Standard Slag and the Heckett Corporation. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday, Preston Family Funeral Home, Ashland, Ky.; burial at Dixon Cemetery, Westwood. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. www.prestonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
JAMES ROBERT WHEELER, 54, of Parkersburg, W.Va., formerly of Milton, W.Va., died Monday. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Wallace Funeral Home, Milton; burial at Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Visitation one hour before service Friday at the funeral home.
