DELORIS ELOISE MOODY, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, at the age of seventy-eight years, seven months and twenty-seven days. She was born January 25, 1942, in Huntington, W.Va., to the late Elijah and Eloise Howard Saunders. She was also preceded in death by …
DR. DREW CARLTON APGAR, 70, of Huntington, W.Va., son of Carlton George and Nancy Kellogg Apgar, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was the eldest of five siblings. He had a brief career practicing law before becoming a physician. For the last thirty years, …
DR. MARGARET A. BIRD, 84, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, at her home. She was born June 24, 1936, in Parkersburg, W.Va., the oldest child of George and Ellen C. Bird. She graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1954 and Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio, in 1958 with degrees in Biology …
DR. W.R. “DICK” LOCKHART JR., son of the late W.R. “Dick” Lockhart Sr. and Vivian Smith Lockhart, passed away on September 22, 2020, in North Carolina. Dick was born March 10, 1938, in Huntington, W.Va. He leaves behind his wife, Angelina Lyons Lockhart, and their daughter, Whitney Anderson …
DWIGHT LEE RAMEY, 77, of Glenwood, W.Va., passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, at Edgewood Manor, Lucasville, Ohio. Graveside service will be conducted at 5 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2020, at Ramey Cemetery. He was born February 25, 1943, in Cabell County, a son of the late Roy Lee Ramey…
JOHN O’DELL “JACK” HARLESS, 79, of Lavalette, W.Va., passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, W.Va., with Brother Emual Adkins officiati…
KATHY JANE SIMMONS WILLIS, 69, of Huntington, wife of Howard David Willis, died Sept. 24. Private burial will take place in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Henson and Kitchen Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting her family with arrangements. www.hensonandkitchen.com.
KEITH WHITTEN CHRISTIAN, 66, died peacefully Thursday, September 17, 2020, in his hometown of Mount Dora, Fla., after a long battle with cancer. Born in Huntington, W.Va., to Stephen Lamar Christian and Diane Keith Christian, who predeceased him, Keith attended the Marshall Lab School in Hun…
LUCILLE P. CHAPMAN, 96, of Huntington, widow of John Lloyd Chapman, died Sept. 24 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 30 minutes prior to service tim…
LYDIA ANN ARTHUR, 88, of Huntington, widow of Herbert Arthur Jr., died Sept. 25 in Cabell Health Care Center, Culloden. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Visitation will be one…
MAGGIE QUEEN GIBSON, 88, of Wayne, W.Va., passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020, at her sister’s residence, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2020, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, W.Va., with Elder Tommy Damron officiat…
MELODY SUE CHAPMAN, 73, of Milton, W.Va., passed away September 26, 2020. She was born October 15, 1946, in Cabell County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Paul and Marcelene Hutchinson. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Gail Cupp and Dottie Yates. She is survived by her husband, D…
ROGER LEE PEMBERTON II, 37, of Huntington, died Sept. 21 at home. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting the family. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.
RUTH ANN McFEELEY, 79, of Huntington, wife of Paul McFeeley, died Sept. 25. There will be no services. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
SHERRY NATASHA FIELDS, 35, of Huntington, died Sept. 17 in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. At this time, no services are scheduled. Henson and Kitchen Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting her family with arrangements. www.hensonandkitchen.com.
TIMOTHY MICHAEL SMITH, 31, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away at his home on September 8, 2020. He was born October 31, 1988, in Dayton, Ohio. He was adopted by Sam and Gloria Smith on August 14, 1990, and came to Charleston, W.Va. As he was growing up in Charleston, he attended Living Word C…
WISHONNA STARR MARIE CLARK, infant daughter of Zachary Clark and Sherry Fields of Huntington, died Aug. 29. At this time, no services are scheduled. Henson and Kitchen Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting her family with arrangements. www.hensonandkitchen.com.
BARRY DEAN DEPRIEST, 57, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, died Sept. 25 in King’s Daughters Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours before service Tuesday at the funeral home. www.…
DONALD RAY THOMPSON JR., 58, of Ironton, husband of Deanna Sue Maynard Thompson, died Sept. 21 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral service will be noon Sept. 30 at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton; burial following in Kentucky Veterans’ Cemetery, Greenup, Ky. Visitation will be o…
EARL ESTEP, 75, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Sept. 25 in Sanctuary of the Ohio Valley, Ironton. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
LEALA R. DAVIS, 76, of Ironton, died Sept. 26 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
MATTHEW ALLEN MOORE, 36, of Blacklick, Ohio, died Sept. 23 in Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
VERNA RUTH THOMAS, 86, of Proctorville, Ohio, wife of Jack Thomas Jr., died Sept. 26 in Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. There will not be any services. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
WILLIAM R. BOGGS, 71, of Scottown, Ohio, died Sept. 26 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
RONALD CAMPBELL, 68, of Webbville, Ky., husband of Sharon Campbell, died Sept. 23. Graveside services will be noon Sept. 28 at Shady Grove Cemetery. Friends may visit the family one hour before service Monday at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to…
JANET SAUNDERS PAYNE, of Ashland, widow of S. Keith Payne, died Sept. 25. She was a retired educator. There will be a private memorial service. Steen Funeral Home, Ashland, is assisting her family with arrangements. www.steenfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a don…
JUDY ELIZABETH CONNER NICHOLS, 72, of Ashland, wife of David Nichols, died Sept. 23. She retired from Boyd County school administration. Services will be 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at Steen Funeral Home, 13th Street Chapel; visitation will be one hour before service time. In lieu of flowers, donations …
MARY ELIZABETH WOLFE, 100, of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Ashland, widow of Delbert Timothy Wolfe, died Sept. 14 at home. She was a homemaker. There will be a celebration of life 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at Steen Funeral Home, Central Avenue Chapel, Ashland; burial following in Rose Hill Burial Park.…
HOWARD WALLACE, of Ashland, husband of Judy Wallace, died Sept. 23 in Community Hospice Care Center. He was the retired assistant superintendent of Pulaski County Schools. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Second Freewill Baptist Church, 2121 29th St., Ashland; entombment at Rose Hi…
LARRY MONROE STOVAL, 74, of Ashland, husband of Denise Paige Stoval, died Sept. 19 in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was a youth minister and choir director. There will be a memorial service 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at Steen Funeral Home, Central Avenue Chapel. Visitation will be two hours befor…
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