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Wednesday night obituary update

October 01, 2008 @ 05:57 PM

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.

ADA AVIS, 78, of Logan, W.Va., widow of Donald L. Avis, died Tuesday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was an interior designer. Memorial service 3 p.m. Friday, Logan Church of the Nazarene. Visitation after the service at 113 Bridge St., Logan. Evans Funeral Home, Logan, is in charge of arrangements.

PAMELA BAILEY, 44, of Pecks Mill, W.Va., wife of Michael Bailey, died Tuesday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was a medical records technician. Graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday, Adams Cemetery, Harts, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Evans Funeral Home, Logan, W.Va.

THEODORE BRUMFIELD, 71, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Dorothy Aldridge Brumfield, died in Cabell Huntington Hospital. He retired from Steel of WV. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne, W.Va.; burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

NANCY JO BUNN, 72, of Huntington, W.Va., wife of Gary Bunn, died Sunday in Hospice House of Huntington. She retired from the St. Mary’s Hospital business office. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Chapel, Huntington; burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Beard Mortuary, Huntington. www.beardmortuary.com

DAMON MILTON COLLINS, 93, of Jacksonville, Fla., widower of Lillian McGraw Collins, died Tuesday at home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday, Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, Ironton, Ohio; burial at Collins Cemetery, Lawrence County, Ohio. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

JOHN LEO DUNN JR., 83, of Durham, N.C., husband of Jeanette Dunn, died Monday in Durham Regional Hospital. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Huntington, W.Va.; burial at Woodmere Cemetery. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting the family. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.

BILLY GENE HAGER, 78, of Hurricane, W.Va., husband of Cleta Moore Hager, died Monday. He retired from Union Carbide and Rhone Poulenc. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, W.Va.; burial at Lawson Family Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Friday at the funeral home.

FRANCES CHARLENE HERRELL, 70, of Barboursville, W.Va., wife of Kenneth A. Herrell, died Tuesday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, Henson Mortuary, Barboursville. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. www.hensonmortuary.com.

JAMES L. KAMP JR., 42, of Hamlin, W.Va., died Tuesday in Hospice House of Huntington. He was a laborer. Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

JAMES E. LEGG, 91, of Lithonia, Ga., formerly of Huntington, husband of Marta B. Legg, died Sunday. Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday, Beard Mortuary, Huntington; burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

LILLIAN L. MITCHELL, 74, of Hamlin, W.Va., widow of Harold Mitchell, died Tuesday in Hospice House of Huntington. She was a homemaker. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin; burial at Kingery Cemetery, Hurricane, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

DR. DEBORAH RENEE SOLOCHEK NAPIER, 37, of Huntington, W.Va., wife of Adam Napier, died Monday at home. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday, Klingel Carpenter Mortuary. Contributions may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923. Visitation one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home.

HAROLD “KENTON” PRICE, 82, formerly of Barboursville, W.Va., died Tuesday in Camden Clark Hospital. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Hatfield Cemetery. There is no visitation. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, is assisting the family. Donations may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, Cincinnati, Ohio. www.timeformemory.com/wallace.

KENNETH ERNEST REISEN, 83, of Proctorville, Ohio, widower of Rosemary Reisen, died Tuesday in Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral Mass 9 a.m. Friday, St. Ann’s Catholic Chruch, Chesapeake, Ohio. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Donations may be made to Hospice of Huntington or the American Parkinson’s Association. www.timeformemory.com/hall.

ROBERT L. SMITH, 80, of Argillite, Ky., husband of Jane Ann Smith, died Wednesday in Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland, Ky. He was a Journeyman Electrician IBEW Local 317. Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday, Pentecostal Holiness Tabernacle, Flatwoods, Ky.; burial at Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods.

ROSEMARY SMITH, 80, of Ashland, Ky., widow of William Myrl Smith, died Tuesday in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center. She worked for Thrift Drug Store and Woolco Department Store. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Miller Funeral Home, Ashland; entombment at Rose Hill Mausoleum, Ashland. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4338 13th St., Ashland, KY 41101.

ERIC CHRISTOPHER WEST, 37, of Hodgenville, Ky., son of Judith Farley of Huntington, W.Va., and Charles West of Williamson, W.Va., died Monday. He worked at Highpower Technical Services, Louisville, Ky. Graveside service 1:30 p.m. Friday, White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Weaver Mortuary, West Williamson, Ky.