Obituaries

West Virginia

ASA RAMEY

ASA RAMEY, 77, of Huntington, died Aug. 2 in Huntington Health & Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at Ramey Cemetery. Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne, is in charge of arrangements.

BETTY J. MAYNARD

BETTY J. MAYNARD, 85, formerly of Wayne County, wife of John Maynard, died July 28 in Melbourne, Fla. Private family service and burial at Rome Cemetery. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements.

CEVA SUE MCCOMAS BAKER

CEVA SUE McCOMAS BAKER, 75, of Branchland, W.Va., wife of Sherman Baker Jr., died Aug. 2. Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at McClarity Baptist Church, Branchland. Burial will follow in Sanders Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Johnson Tille…

EDDIE CUMMINGS JR.

EDDIE CUMMINGS JR., 63, of Sias, W.Va., husband of Angela Cummings, died July 30. He was owner of Cummings Drywall Company. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va.; burial in Adkins-Cummings Cemetery, Sias, W.Va.

EDITH MARIE ROBERTSON WATTS

EDITH MARIE ROBERTSON WATTS, 89, of Genoa, widow of Alpha Watts, died Aug. 1 in Huntington Health and Rehabilitation. She was a homemaker. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Aug. 5 at Morris Funeral Home, Wayne; burial in Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Au…

EMMA LUCILLE SKEENS

EMMA LUCILLE SKEENS, 88, of West Hamlin, W.Va., died Aug. 2. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin; burial in Franklin Cemetery, Branchland, W.Va. Visitation will be one hour before service at the funeral home. Due to public health concerns and sta…

HARLAN ADKINS

HARLAN ADKINS, 80, of Hamlin, W.Va., died July 31. At his request, there will be private family services at a later date. Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, is in charge of arrangements.

HARRISON WOODROW "HARRY" HOBBS

HARRISON WOODROW "HARRY" HOBBS, 77 of Ona, W.Va., passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, at his residence. He was born July 29, 1943, in Charleston, W.Va., a son of the late Arthur Woodrow and Rosalee Workman Hobbs. Harry was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and served in the Vietnam War, a graduate …

HELEN ANN JACKSON

HELEN ANN JACKSON, 94, of Locust Grove, Virginia, died July 31, 2020, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was born August 1, 1925, in Ona, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Ernest Ward and Emma Elmira Epling Ward. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Naaman Barrett “Sonny” Jacks…

HELEN RAYE ELKINS

HELEN RAYE ELKINS, 85, of East Lynn, widow of Walter Elkins, died Aug. 1 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Aug. 4 at Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne. Burial will follow in the Asbury Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

JOHN WILLIAM MAYFIELD

JOHN WILLIAM MAYFIELD, 84, of Huntington, West Virginia, passed into Heaven on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. The Forrestdale, Ohio, native was born February 1, 1936, a son of the late John and Angie Losey Mayfield. He is survived by his wife of 5…

MARY JOAN GUE

MARY JOAN GUE, 72, of Barboursville died Aug. 1. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Aug. 6 at Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

PAMELA GALE BRYANT

PAMELA GALE BRYANT, 64, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died July 31 at home. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Aug. 4 at Bellemead United Methodist Church, Point Pleasant, W.Va.; burial in Forest Hills Cemetery, Letart, W.Va. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. Social distancin…

PAUL E. YODER II

PAUL E. YODER II, 50, of Henderson, W.Va., died Aug. 1. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Aug. 8 at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. W.Va. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery, Henderson. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug 7 at the funeral home.

Ohio

DERWOOD LEE TAYLOR JR.

DERWOOD LEE TAYLOR JR., 69, of Portsmouth, Ohio, father of Fancy Taylor, Kandi Lee Taylor and Mark Taylor, died July 28 at home. He had been an attendant at F.C. Daehler Mortuary. At family wishes, he will be cremated. Memorial donations can be made to the funeral home to assist with expense…

PENNY LEIGH CANTERBURY TICKNOR

PENNY LEIGH CANTERBURY TICKNOR, 57, of South Point, Ohio, wife of Terry Lee Ticknor, died July 30. There will be no services. Slack and Wallace Funeral Home, South Point, is in charge of arrangements. www.slackandwallace.com.

WILLIAM HENRY FERGUSON JR.

WILLIAM HENRY FERGUSON JR., 56, of Kitts Hill, Ohio, husband of Dorothy Ferguson, died Aug. 1 at home. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

WILLIAM K. ADKINS

WILLIAM K. ADKINS, 84, of Chesapeake, Ohio, widower of Roberta Thornton Adkins, died Aug. 1 at home. He was a mason with Independent Brick and Block. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, H…

Kentucky

AUDREY LEE TACKETT DERIFIELD ORMANDY

AUDREY LEE TACKETT DERIFIELD ORMANDY, 91, of Louisa, Ky., widow of Charles Derifield and William Ormandy, died July 31. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Aug. 5, Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa, Ky.; burial in Derifield Cemetery, Clifford, Ky. Visitation will be two hours before service.

CARL EDWARD KITTLE

CARL EDWARD KITTLE, 79, of Summit, Ky., husband of Jerri McGuire Kittle, died Aug. 2 at home. He was a retired union electrician with IBEW 369. Private family service will be 1 p.m. Aug. 6, Steen Funeral Home 14th Street Chapel; burial in Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland. In lieu of flowers, d…