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Tuesday night obituary update
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.
GLEN GELIOUS ADKINS, 83, of Wayne, W.Va., died Tuesday in Wayne Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne; burial at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne. Visitation after 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
GEORGE EARL ANSELL, 66, of Englewood, Fla., died July 16 in Dumas, Ark. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Peters Chapel Cemetery, Fort Gay, W.Va. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Young Funeral Home, Louisa, Ky.
PATRICIA ANN CHAPMAN, 61, of Huntington, W.Va., died Tuesday, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Union Hill Cemetery, Chesapeake, Ohio. Visitation after 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the cemetery. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.
GLENDA JEAN COPELAND, 58, of Calabash, N.C., wife of Jerry W. Copeland, died Monday in the University of Kansas Medical Center. Funeral service 10 a.m. Friday, River Cities Community Church, Huntington, W.Va.; burial at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thrusday, Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.
CORALIE DUNN, 79, of Apple Grove, W.Va., died Tuesday at home. Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
MARK ALLEN ERWIN, 49, of Huntington, W.Va., son of Patty Erwin, died Monday. Funeral service 10 a.m. Thursday, Woodmere Memorial Park Abbey of Remembrance, Huntington. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.
JESSE J. FRAZIER, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Grace Frazier, died July 18, at the VA Medical Center, Huntington. He was retired bookkeeper for Glaser Furniture. Funeral service 2 p.m. Thursday, Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington; burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Visitation one hour before service Thursday at the funeral home.
ELAINE EVA HAGER, 72, of Huntington, W.Va., wife of Karl R. Hager, died Monday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home. www.ceredo-kenovafuneralhome.com.
MELISSA B. HEATER, 43, of Cattlesburg, Ky., died Tuesday in Ashland Community Hospice Carey. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Huntington; burial 4 p.m. Saturday, Bealls Mill Cemetery, Gassaway, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Klingel Carpenter Mortuary, Huntington, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements.
LANSING CARPENTER HILLS, 79, of North Charleston, S.C., formerly of Huntington, husband of Caroline C. Hills, died Thursday at home. He was formerly director of the Huntington VA Medical Center. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Northwoods Chapel, 2180 Greenridge Road, Charleston, S.C. Burial later at Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society, designate Prostate Cancer Research, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, North Charleston, SC 29406; Odyssey Hospice of Charleston, 5965 Core Road, Suite 603, North Charleston, SC 29406; or American Red Cross, 8085 Rivers Ave., Suite F, North Charleston, SC 29406. www.jhenrystuhr.com.
JUDITH ANN McCOLLINS, 70, of Homestead, Fla., died July 16, in Homestead Hospital. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, W.Va.; burial at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
RUTH E. O’KEEFE, 80, of South Point, Ohio, widow of William F. O’Keefe, died Monday. She was a nurse aide at Lawrence County General Hospital. Graveside service 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio. Visitation from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.
ROY OWENS, 68, of Canada, Ky., died Monday at home. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Calvary Primitive Baptist Church, Kimper, Ky.; burial at Varney Branch Cemetery, Kimper. Visitation after 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the church. Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry, Ky., is assisting the family. www.rerogersfunerlahome.com.
HOWARD F. PULLIN, 87, of Huntington, W.Va., died Sunday in Chateau Grove Person Care Home, Barboursville, W.Va. He retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Graveside service 3 p.m. Thursday, Suncrest Cemetery, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Visitation from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Beard Mortuary, Huntington. www.beardmortuary.com.
RANSFORD RANSOM, 88, of Hurricane, W.Va., widower of Opal Cunningham Ransom, died Tuesday in CAMC General Hospital. He retired from Union Carbide. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, Hurricane; burial at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane. www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com. Memorials should be directed to Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, 2838 Putnam Ave., Hurricane, WV 25526.
MILDRED SPRADLIN SALISBURY, 96, of Printer, Ky., widow of William Arthur Salisbury, died Sunday in Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center. She was a retired schoolteacher and librarian. Funeral service 3 p.m. Sunday, Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, Ky.; burial at Salisbury Family Cemetery, Printer. Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. www.hallfuneralservice.com.
MARCELINE J. ROBBINS SCHULTZ, 76, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Tuesday in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant; burial at Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
BILLIE JOE “B.J.” SMITH, 77, of Kenova, W.Va., husband of Ruth Stowers Smith, died Monday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was a retired Pipefitter for Ashland Oil. Funeral service 1 p.m. Thursday, Ceredo Church of Christ; burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home. www.ceredo-kenovafuneralhome.com.
ROBERT BERNARD STEVENSON, 66, of Huntington, W.Va., died Monday in St. Mary's Medical Center. Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
GARNETT ELIZABETH STRAIT, 56, of Bidwell, Ohio, died Tuesday at home. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio; burial at Mina Chapel Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. www.willisfuneralhome.com. Memorials should be directed to the American Cancer Society.
JOYCE DYER WHITED, 71, of Fort Gay, W.Va., died Sunday. Private services conducted July 21, at Johnson Tiller Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Whited Cemetery, Fort Gay.
EMMOJENE WILKES, 72, of Huntington, W.Va., fiancee of Laundle Bias of Huntington, died Monday in Cornerstone Hospital, Huntington. Family will receive friends 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Edna and Stan Weser's home. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio is in charge of arrangements. www.timeformemory.com/hall.
FREDERICK R. WOLFE, 87, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Evelyn Wolfe, died Tuesday at home. He retired from INCO Alloys. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, White Chapel Mausoleum, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Friday at the chapel. Memorials should be directed to Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting the family.
WAYNEOKA LOUISE WORLEY, 75, of Dillsboro, Ky., died Monday in Dearborn County Hospital. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Hall Funeral Home, Martin, Ky.; burial at Hagans Family Cemetery, Langley, Ky. Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. www.hallfuneralservice.com. Memorials should be directed to Maytown First Baptist Church, building fund, PO Box 298, Langley, KY 41645.
OTIS O. YARIAN, 77, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Eleanor Yarian, died Tuesday in Cornerstone Hospital, Huntington. He retired from CSX Railroad. There will be no services. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio is in charge of arrangements.
