BRENDA ROSE NOWLIN, 42, of Huntington, died Feb. 24. Private family services will be held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. 

HAROLD CLYDE DINGESS, 69, of Harts, W.Va., husband of Delores Dingess, died Feb. 26 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Graveside service will be noon Tuesday at Dingess Family Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evans Funeral Home Chapel. 

JAMES RAY NAPIER, 39, of Huntington, died Feb. 21. Private family services will be held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. 

JOHN JAY JONES, 69, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Karen Jean Jones; son, Jonathon Brock Jones; a special nephew, Forrest Butch Adkins, who was like his brother; and a host of nieces, grand-nieces and nephews. He was preced…

MACIL DONNIE KIRK, 80, of Lesage, widow of Morris Kirk, died Feb. 27 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Arrangements are incomplete at Chapman’s Mortuary. 

NICHOLAS WILLIAM CHAPUT, 62, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021, after a 2-year battle with cancer. Nick was a 1976 graduate of Huntington East High School and a 1979 graduate of Marshall University. He is survived by his parents, Bill and Frances Chaput of Jackso…

PAMELA LYNN SMITH, 59, of Branchland, W.Va., died Feb. 24. Funeral service will be noon Wednesday at Koontz Funeral Home; interment at Franklin Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

TERRY DIAMOND ELSWICK, 61, of Huntington, brother of Brenda Board and Gregory Carter, died Feb. 11 at home. A celebration of life visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. March 1 at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.

BRENDON TYLER SPEARS, 35, of Huntington, died Feb. 24. Services will be private. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

CAROLYN McGRANAHAN, 56, of Urbana, Ohio, wife of Eddie McGranahan, died Feb. 21 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Feb.  27 at Community Memorial Gardens, Wayne. Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne, is assisting with local arrangements.

JAMES RAY NAPIER, 39, of Huntington, died Feb. 21. No services will be held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

JOHN JAY JONES, 69, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Karen Jean Jones; son, Jonathon Brock Jones; a special nephew, Forrest Butch Adkins, who was like his brother; and a host of nieces, grand-nieces and nephews. He was preced…

MARTHA MATTIE FLOYD, 31, of Huntington, daughter of Jon Floyd, died Feb. 11 at home. There will be no services at this time. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting the family. www.chapmans-mortuary.com.

RUSSELL BERT BELKNAP, 70, of Burnsville, W.Va., died Feb. 25. Private family services will be held at a later date. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. 

AMOS KELLEY MAYNARD, 89, of Ceredo, died Feb. 21. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Feb. 28 at Morris Funeral Home, Wayne; burial following in Maple Hill Cemetery, Kenova. 

JAMES RAY NAPIER, 39, of Huntington, died Feb. 21 in Huntington. Arrangements are incomplete at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

KERMIT SAWYERS III, 50, of Huntington, died Feb. 23. Funeral service will be 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be one hour before service Saturday. www.ehallfunrealhome.com.

ROBERT ALAN ARNOLDT, 49, of Prichard, W.Va., passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Bill Arnoldt. Robby is survived by his mother and stepfather, Gladys and John Roush; wife, Heather Goodman Arnoldt; three children, Kyra, Bryson and Kayden; sisters, To…

THELMA JEAN SMITH ROSWALL, 79, of Huntington, widow of Gilbert “Buddy” Roswall, died Feb. 23 in St. Mary’s Medical Center. There will be no public services at this time and interment will be private. Arrangements at Henson and Kitchen Mortuary, 6357 E. Pea Ridge Road, Huntington. www.hensona…

ARTHUR DAMRON, 81, of Dunlow, companion of Betty Humphrey, died Feb. 21 at home. He retired from Peabody Coal Company. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Feb. 25 at Sam Damron Cemetery. Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne, is in charge of arrangements.

ARTHUR JOSEPH SORTET III, 80, of Huntington, husband of Dr. Judith Pinson Sortet, died Feb. 11 in Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. He was a professional engineer. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Beard Mortuary. Online streaming may be viewed on the Beard Mortuary Fa…

CALVIN R. McDANIEL, 83, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Feb. 22 at home. The March 1 service will be private at Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, is in charge of arrangements. 

DOROTHY “BETTY” HARPER, 83, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Feb. 16 at home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant; a nurse honor service will be included. Visitation will be two hours before service at the funeral home. 

JAMES HAROLD WHITT, 75, of Culloden, died Feb. 23. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at Handley Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va. Burial will be in the Lucas Family Cemetery, Culloden. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. www.handleyfh.com.

JUANITA JOYCE STEELE, 80, of Huntington, formerly of East Lynn, widow of Curtis Steele, died Feb. 14 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a homemaker. Private services will be held for the family. Arrangements are with Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne.

JUNE LOUISE KARR, 90, of Huntington, widow of Walter Karr, died Feb. 22 in Heritage Health Center, Huntington. She was an office manager with Huntington Steel. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery…

LANETTE NOLES PIKE, 85, of Huntington, died Feb. 19 in Huntington Health & Rehabilitation Center. Private services will be held for the family. Johnson Tiller Funeral Home, Wayne, is in charge of arrangements. 

RACHEL DIANE WEARS, 43, of Southside, W.Va., died Feb. 17 at home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Burial following in Henderson (W.Va.) Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours before service at the funeral home. 

RICHARD WOODROW WILSON SYDNOR JR., 81, of Huntington, husband of Stephanie Sydnor, died Feb. 11 in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Burial will take place at a later date. Henson & Kitchen Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting his family. www.hensonandkitchen.com.

ROGER HUGH CHRISTIAN, 66, of Wayne, husband of Judy Russell Christian, died Feb. 20 at home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Wayne. He retired from the West Virginia Division of Highways as a truck driver. Visi…

STEPHEN LAMB, 80, of Athens, Ga., formerly of Huntington, widower of Alice J. Lamb, died Feb. 20 in Athens. He retired from Special Metals. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, Huntington; burial following in Rome Proctorville Cemetery. The service will be l…

THELMA JEAN SMITH ROSWALL, 79, of Huntington, widow of Gilbert “Buddy” Roswall, died Feb. 23 in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Henson and Kitchen Mortuary, 6357 E. Pea Ridge Road, Huntington. www.hensonandkitchen.com.

VIOLET ELLEN ABSHIRE JARRELL CLAY, 93, of Scott Depot, W.Va., wife of Harley Bernard Clay, died Feb. 23. Funeral service will be noon March 1 at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va. Visitation will be 30 minutes before service at the funeral home. 

EDWARD “ED” RAY GILKERSON, 78, of Prichard, W.Va., passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Graveside service will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2021, at the Davis Cemetery on Davis Branch in Prichard with Brother Roy Akers officiating. He was bor…

FLOYD LEE TOTTINGHAM, 73, of Hamlin, W.Va., companion of Dianna Kay Osredkar, died Feb. 15. He retired from Dynamics Corp. There will be no service and he will be cremated at his request. Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, is in charge of arrangements.