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Wednesday night obituary update

October 08, 2008 @ 06:16 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.

GLEN S. ADKINS, 74, of Huntington, W.Va., widower of Patricia Ann Adkins, died Monday at home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington; burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

RAYMOND R. BECKETT, 83, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Juanita Tomblin Beckett, died Tuesday. He retired from Appalachian Power. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Prince of Peace Freewill Baptist Church, Huntington; entombment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursda, Reger Funeral Home, Huntington.

CHARLES P. BROWN JR., 86, of Hurricane, W.Va., widow of Norma Ellen Brown, died Tuesday at home. He retired from Union Carbide. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Hurricane First Baptist Church; burial at Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va. Visitation two hours before service Saturday  at the church. Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, is assisting the family.

CHARLES BURNS, 79, of Stollings, W.Va., husband of Lucile June Starcher Burns, died Tuesday in Lincoln Care Center, Hamlin, W.Va. He worked in coal preparation construction with H.N. Lawson Construction Company. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday, Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, W.Va.; burial 2 p.m. at Clover Cemetery, Roane County, West Virginia. Donations may be made to Stollings Christian Church, P.O. Box 403, Stollings, WV 25646. www.honakerfuneralhome.org.

DOROTHY L. CAMPBELL, 83, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Wednesday in Pleasant Valley Hospital. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Pleasant View Church, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va.; burial at Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.

CHARLOTTE JEAN CLAGG, 60, of Milton, W.Va., wife of Jimmy Lee Clagg, died Tuesday at home. She was a retired beautician. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Wallace Funeral Home, Milton; burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

BARBARA A. CLINE, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio, widow of Edgar G. Cline, died Tuesday in The Cleveland Clinic. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday, Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis; burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Mercerville, Ohio. Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. www.willisfuneralhome.com.

FRANCES A. COLLINS, 92, of Huntington, W.Va., died Wednesday in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

CHARLES WALTER DAY, 70, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Judith Nicholas Day, died Wednesday at home. He retired from Owens Brockway. Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday, Ceredo Christian Baptist Church; burial at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington. Visitation from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Reger Funeral Home, Huntington. Donations may be made to the Ceredo Christian Baptist Church Building Fund. 

THOMAS A. GOHEEN SR., 70, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Nena Goheen, died Saturday in Hospice of Dayton (Ohio). He was a retired educator. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Huntington; burial at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Henson Mortuary, Barboursville, W.Va. www.hensonmortuary.com.

JEFFREY LEE GRIFFITH, 47, of Lexington, Ky., son of Naomi Withrow Cornwell of Ashland, Ky., died Tuesday in St. Joseph East Hospital, Lexington. He formerly worked at Hill’s Department Store. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Evans Funeral Home, Raceland, Ky.; burial at Dixon Cemetery, Ashland. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

JAMES LESLIE HUGHES, 73, of Louisa, Ky., died Tuesday in Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Young Funeral Home, Louisa. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

BRUCE WAYNE LEIBEE, 50, of Rush, Ky., son of Robert W. and Hazel McKnight Leibee of Rush, died Tuesday at home. He was vice president of Allied Insulation, Commerce City, Colo. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Caniff Funeral Home; burial in Arvada, Colo. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163.

WILLIAM K. MABE, 58, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Judith Damron Mabe, died Monday in Hospice House of Huntington. He worked for Prestera Health Group. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington; burial at  White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

SANDRA LYNN MARTIN, 50, of Hurricane, W.Va., wife of William Barry Martin, died Friday in Stuart, Fla. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Chapman Funeral Home, 3941 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.  www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

CAROLYN MORGAN MOTON, 60, of Barboursville, W.Va., widow of Cecil Brandt, died Wednesday in Hospice House of Huntington. She was a beautician. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Friday, White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Barboursville. Visitation is one hour before the service. Celebration of Life at a later date in Pennsylvania. Donations may be made to Hospice of Huntington. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, is in charge of arrangements.  www.timeformemory.com/wallace. A life celebration service will be held at a later date at the Church of God in Middletown, Pa.

RICHARD OTTO PROBST, 81, of Hamlin, W.Va., husband of Kathy Probst, died Tuesday at home. He retired from Glasscraft Corp., Indianapolis, Ind. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Lincoln County Youth Camp at Mud River Lake. Donations may be made to the camp at P.O. Box 438, Hamlin, WV 25523. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is assisting the family.

VIRGIL KEITH WALTERS, 56, of Huntington, W.Va., fiance of Leola Chinn, died Saturday. He was a self-employed tile layer. Funeral service 1 p.m. Friday, Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, W.Va.; burial at Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington. Visitation two hours before service Friday at the funeral home.

RANDAL LEE WARD, 56, of Woodstock, Va., husband of Bonnie Ward, died Oct. 7. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, Grace Baptist Church, Woodstock; burial at Massanutten Cemetery, Dellinger Funeral Home of Virginia, is in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAM EUGENE WINKLER, 54, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Holly Ann Clagg Winkler, died Monday. He was owner of W&J Plastering. Funeral service noon Friday, Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home; burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation one hour before service Friday at the funeral home.

 

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