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Monday night obituary update

June 08, 2009 @ 05:53 PM


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

CARL LEE ALDRIDGE, 58, of Huntington, W.Va., died Sunday in the Huntington VA Medical Center. He was a former cable repairman. There is no service. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Morris Funeral Home, Wayne, W.Va.

NAOMI LUCILLE BIRD, 84, of Huntington, W.Va., died Saturday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. She retired from Huntington Credit Bureau. Funeral service 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington; burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Wednesday at the funeral home. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.

LORETTA FERN CASELLA, 79, of Chesapeake, Ohio, widow of Leonard Casella, died Monday in St.  Mary's Medical Center. She retired from St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio; burial at Chesapeake (Ohio) Memorial Gardens. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. www.timeformemory.com/hall.

KATHRYNE E. HOLTZAPFEL CLARK, 32, formerly of Ironton, Ohio, wife orf Todd Clark, died Friday in Delaware, Ohio. She worked at Unum Insurance. Mass of Christian Burial 1 p.m. Thursday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ironton; burial at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.

GENEVA McGUIRE COX, 85, formerly of Mercerville, Ohio, widow of Willard T. Cox, died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Jackson, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Funeral service 1 p.m. Thursday, Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio; burial at Mina Chapel Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. www.willisfuneralhome.com.

ELSIA PEARL ESSINGTON, 66, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Sunday in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab Center. She was a homemaker. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant; burial at Guyan Creek Cemetery, Glenwood, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Thursday at the funeral home.

JOY MARLENE HALL, 68, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of Sydney Ellis Hall, died Friday in Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Ky. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington; burial at Teays Valley Memorial Gardens, Winfield, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.

CLARENCE ETHEL HARDGROVE, of Cincinnati, Ohio, widow of Charles Hardgrove, died June 2. She was professor emeritus of mathematics from Northern Illinois Cemetery. Graveside service 11 a.m. June 17, Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland, Ky. Donations should be directred to the Clarence Ethyl Hardgrove Mathematics Scholarship Fund, c/o Northern Illinois University Foundation. Altgeld hall Room 132, DeKalb, IL 60115. Elden A. Good Funeral Home. www.goodfuneralhome.com.

ORA RUSSELL HYSELL, 59, of Barboursville, W.Va., died Sunday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. He retired from Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Funeral service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington. Visitation two hours before service Wednesday at the funeral home.

VIRGINIA DARE MAYNARD, 88, of Little River, W.Va., widow of Ken Maynard, died Saturday at Grand Strand Healthcare. She retired from the U.S. Postal Service and CAP Title and License service. Funeral service 1 p.m. Thursday, Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, W.Va.; burial at Highland Memory Gardens, Logan, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials should be directed to Regency Hospice, 11943 Grand Haven Dr., Suite A, Garden City, SC 28576. www.honakerfuneralhome.org.

LINN DAVID MILLER, 48, of Ashland, Ky., son of Mary Hudson Miller of Ashland, died Sunday at home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Neal Funeral Home, Catlettsburg, Ky.; burial at Catlettsburg Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

RICHARD S. MOORE, 75, of Huntington, W.Va., died Sunday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Beard Mortuary, Huntington; burial at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial should be directed to the DAV. 930 7th Ave., Huntington, WV 25701. www.beardmortuary.com.

PAT EVERETT NELSON, 72, of Logan, W.Va., husband of Phyllis Sue Simpkins Nelson, died Saturday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. He retired from Madison Branch Management. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, W.Va.; burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

MELVIN PRIDEMORE, 87, of Wayne, W.Va., formerly of Chapmanville, W.Va., widower of Leskie Pridemore, died Monday at home. He was a pastor and coal miner. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville; burial at Pridemore Cemetery, Chapmanville. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

JOSEPH D. RATLIFF, 82, of Hueysville, Ky., husband of Dollie Shepherd Ratliff, died Saturday. He was an ordained minister of the United Baptist Church. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Hall Funeral Home, Martin, Ky.; burial at Ratliff Family Cemetery, Hueysville. www.hallfuneralservice.com.

BRYAN ROBERTS, 83, of Ashland, Ky., husband of Jo Ann Roberts, died Friday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was a retired agent of American General Life and Casualty Insurance Company. Funeral service noon Tuesday, Rose Hill Baptist Church; burial at Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens, Ashland. Visitation two hours before service Tuesday at the church. Preston Family Funeral Home, Ashland, is in charge of arrangements. www.prestonfamilyfuneralhome.com. Memorials should be directed to Rose Hill Christian School or The Gideons International.

LORRAINE WHICKER SHEPHERD, 70, of Banner, Ky., died Saturday in Ashland (Ky.) Community Hospice Care Center. She was a Walmart greeter. Funeral service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hall Funeral Home, Martin, Ky.; burial at Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, Ky. www.hallfuneralservice.com.

RUTH M. GORDAN WALKER, 96, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of Wallace M. Bruce and Andrew S. Walker, died Sunday in Huntington Health and Rehab Center. Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington; burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials should be directed to Hospice of Huntington or Empowered Church, 6330 U.S. Route 60 E, Barboursville, WV 25504.

BETTY T. WEBB, 88, of Wayne, W.Va., widow of Edward Paul Webb, died Sunday at home. She was a retired cook from Wayne Elementary School. Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne; burial at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne. Visitation two hours before service Wednesday at the funeral home.

KATHY ANN WINEKA, 51, of South Point, Ohio, mother of Jeffrey A. Collins Jr., of Huntington, W.Va., died Sunday at home. She was formerly a South Point Middle School teacher. There are no services nor visitation. Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. www.schneidergriffin.com.