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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.
NEVADA ADKINS, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of Vernon Odell Adkins, died Sunday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral service 12:30 p.m. Friday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington; entombment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
RONNIE ROSS ARMSTRONG, 31, of Ona, W.Va., died Tuesday at home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, W.Va.; burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation two hours before service Saturday at the funeral home.
BYRON THORNE CHEUVRONT SR., 86, of Proctorville, Ohio, husband of Mary L. Cheuvront, died Wednesday at home. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. There is no visitation. Donations may be made to Hospice of Huntington. P.O. Box 464, Huntington, WV 25709.
ANGELO JOSEPH CICCARELLI, 86, of Ona, W.Va., formerly of Chester, W.Va., died Monday. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Huntington, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dawson Funeral Home, 215 West 5th Street, East Liverpool, Ohio. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Chester; burial at Shadow Lawn Memory Gardens, Newell, W.Va. Contributions may be made to the FBI Agents Association Memorial College Education Fund, P.O. Box 12650, Arlington, VA 22219. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, is in charge of local arrangements.
EDGAR J. CLARK, 91, of Wayne, W.Va., widower of Agnes Napier Clark, died Tuesday at home. He was a lease operator for Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne; burial will follow at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne. Visitaton from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
STEVEN CLAYTON, 40, formerly of Virginia died Saturday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Graveside service 10 a.m. Friday, Highland Cemetery Annex, Huntington, W.Va. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements.
BARBARA ELAINE EDMISTON, 57, of McAndrews, Ky., wife of Roger Dale Edmiston, died Tuesday in the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was an LPN at Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry, Ky.; burial at Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Ky. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. www.rerogersfuneralhome.com.
SAMUEL JUSTICE, 80, of Chapmanville, W.Va., died Wednesday in Logan (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center. Evans Funeral Home, Chapmanville, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
PAUL W. MILLER, 64, of Bidwell, Ohio, died Wednesday in Holzer Medical Center. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Ward Cemetery, Letart, W.Va. There is no visitation. Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va., is in charge of arrangements. www.crowhussellfh.com.
DONALD FRANKLIN NAPIER, 67, of Wayne, W.Va., husband of Rebecca Bowen Napier, died Monday at home. He was a mechanice for Southern Bell Telephone in Orlando, Fla. Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday, Rush Branch Church, Genoa, W.Va.; burial will follow at Jasper Ferguson Cemetery. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday at the church. Morris Funeral Home, Wayne, is assisting the family.
HARRY KENNETH REED, 88, of Meta, Ky., died Tuesday. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Bent Branch Old Regular Baptist Church, Meta; burial at Bent Ridge Cemetery, Meta. Visitation after noon Thursday at the church. Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Pikeville, Ky., is assisting the family. Donations may be made to John’s Creek Volunteer Fire Department, 8074 Meta Highway, Meta, KY. www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com.
ELSIE ADAMS SHARP, 92, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of Dr. Ernest Sharp, died Sept. 12, in Riverton, Utah, at the home of her daughter. She was a retired Cabell County, W.Va., teacher. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Henson Mortuary, Barboursville, W.Va.; burial at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation two hours before service time Friday at the funeral home. www.timeformemory.com/henson.
MARJORIE BROWNING SHEETS, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of Ernest Sheets, died Tuesday in Hospice House of Huntington. She was a retired Cabell County, W.Va., teacher. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Family viewing will be after 10 a.m. Thursday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. Memorial contributions should be made to Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, 3100 Staunton Rd., Huntington, WV 25702 or Gideons International.
LOUISE ROBINETTE SHIMER, 86, of Ashland, Ky., wife of Wilson B. Shimer, died Tuesday at home. She was a secretary at Ashland Oil, Jefferson Standard Insurance and Boyd County PVA. Private service. Donations may be made to Boyd County Public Library. Lazear Funeral Home, Ashland, is assisting the family.
ROBERT MICHAEL SIMPSON, 66, of Grayson, Ky., husband of Barbara Walker Simpson, died Monday at home. He was a meteorologist technician for the National Weather Service. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, Sparks Funeral Home, Grayson; burial at Cribbs Hill Cemetery. Visitation from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. www.sparksfh.com.
WILBUR HERBERT SKAGGS, 73, of Martha, Ky., died Wednesday at home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday, Caines Creek Freewill Baptist Church, Blaine, Ky. Visitation from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Young Funeral Home, Louisa, Ky., and after noon Saturday at the church.
SCARELETT JANE STAPLETON I, 58, of Ashland, Ky., daughter of Rebecca G. Jacobs Stapleton, died Tuesday in The Ohio State University Hospital. She was a bus driver for Ashland Independent Schools, a personal property manager and a beautician. Private graveside service. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Lazear Funeral Home, Ashland. Donations may be made to the Pat and Bob Goodpaster Scholarship Fund at ACTC, 1400 College Dr., Ashland, KY 41101.
HOMER THOMPSON JR., 48, of Fort Gay, W.Va., died Tuesday in Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa, Ky. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
