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

JAMES W. BECKETT JR., 90, of Logan, W.Va., widower of Geneva Coffey Beckett, died Monday in Logan Regional Medical Center. he worked for the state of West Virginia in a commodities warehouse. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W.Va.  Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements. www.honakerfuneralhome.org.

ESTA LORENA BLACK, 60, of Proctorville, Ohio, wife of Charles Black, died Monday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville; burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation 30 minutes before service time Wednesday at the funeral home. www.timeformemory.com/hall.

EVA BLACK, 85, of Huntington, widow of Bob Black, died Monday in St. Mary's Medical Center. She worked at Perry Norvel Shoe Company. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. There will be no visitation. A procession to the cemetery will leave Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.  

FRANCES ELLEEN BONECUTTER, 88, of Vinton, Ohio, died Monday in Holzer Senior Care, Gallipolis, Ohio. Funeral service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va.; burial at Graham Cemetery, New Haven, W.Va. Visitation two hours before service Friday at the funeral home.

EVA BREWSTER, 89, of Chapmanville, W.Va., widow of Hershel Brewster, died Monday at home. She was a homemaker. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville; burial at Highland Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

SARAH K. BROTHERTON, 92, formerly of Miller, Ohio, widow of Capt. Arlie Brotherton, died Monday at home in Tipp City, Ohio. Graveside funeral service noon, Wednesday, Miller (Ohio) Memorial Gardens. Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, Tipp City, is assisting the family.

MARLIN CREMEANS, 90, of Wurtland, Ky., widower of Gladys Mullins Cremeans, died Monday in Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland, Ky. He retired from ACF. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Plum Grove Cemetery, Greenup, Ky. There is no visitation. Donations may be made to Community Hospice Center, 2330 Pollard Rd., Ashland, KY 41101. Wright’s Funeral Home, Greenup, is assisting the family. www.wrightsfuneralhome.com.

HOWARD MARK CALLICOAT, 49, of Ironton, Ohio, died Sunday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Graveside service 12:30 p.m. Friday, Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. Visitation from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, O’Keefe-Baker Funeral Home, Ironton.

RICHARD D. GAYLOR JR., 71, of Grimms Landing, W.Va., died Tuesday in Lakin Hospital. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va.; burial at Tucker Cemetery, Grimms Landing. Visitation two hours before service Friday at the funeral home.

ELIZABETH McCONNELL, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of Ralph Jenning McConnell, died Sunday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. She retired from Huntington Manufacturing. Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

DONALD WILSON McMULLEN, 94, of Proctorville, Ohio, widower of Eugenia McMullen, died Sunday in Hospice House of Huntington. He retired from INCO Alloys. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

DOROTHY G. MEADOWS, 89, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Tuesday in Holzer Medical Center. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday, Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant; burial at Concord Cemetery, Henderson, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

VIOLET MAE MIDKIFF, 56, of Pleasant View, W.Va., wife of Earmin L. Midkiff, died Monday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, Montana Freewill Baptist Church, Ranger, W.Va.; burial at Midkiff Cemetery, Pleasant View. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin, W.Va.

CARL EUGENE PRUITT, 62, of Russell, Ky., husband of Regina Pieerce Pruitt, died Monday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was a retired steelworker. Graveside service noon Saturday, Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Ky. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods. Donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

THOMAS DOUGLAS WAGERS, 95, of Huntington, W.Va., father of Kristin Morton of Naples, Fla., died Nov. 21, at The Woodlands. Funeral service 11 a.m. Monday, Klingel Carpenter Mortuary, Huntington. Visitation one hour before service Monday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to Hospice of Huntington or First Presbyterian Church or a charity of your choice.

EUGENE M. WHEELER, 84, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Marjorie Bartee Wheeler, died Monday in St. Mary's Medical Center. He retired from the Huntington Fire Department.   Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at the Reger Funeral Home, Huntington; burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. 
 

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