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Patricia Pletka

Patricia Pletka

Aug 10, 2011

Patricia Ann Pletka, 79 of Huntington, WV passed away on Thursday August 11, 2011 at Huntington Health and Rehab. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church with Fr. James Sobus officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery. She was born October 8, 1931 in Cleveland,OH the daughter of...

Michael Louis Mansour

Michael Louis Mansour

Aug 8, 2011

Michael L. "Mitch" Mansour, 81, of Huntington, WV, died Monday August 8, 2011 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 am at Holy Spirit Orthodox Church, 1 Woodhaven Dr, Huntington, with Fr. John Dixon officiating. Burial will follow with military honors conducted by Post 16 Veterans Honor Guard at Woodmere Memorial Park. He was born...

Herman Ray Burcham

Herman Ray Burcham

Aug 8, 2011

HERMAN RAY BURCHAM, 87 of Huntington, WV, died Monday August 8, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 12:00 noon at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Richard Sexton officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Teays Valley, WV. He was born March 31, 1924 in Scottown, OH a son of the late Curtis and Frances...

Nadine Frances Chapman

Nadine Frances Chapman

Aug 6, 2011

Nadine Frances Chapman, 85, of Huntington, WV, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV.  Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Blue Sulphur Cemetery, Barboursville, WV with Pastor Paul Meadows officiating.  There will be no visitation.  She was born February 13, 1926 in Ona, a daughter...

Opal Hay Motz

Opal Hay Motz

Aug 4, 2011

Opal Hay Motz, 96, of Chesapeake, OH, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV.  Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2011 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with Pastor Andy Magnusson officiating.  Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.  She was born January 17, 1915 in Wayne County,...

Opal Fuller

Opal Fuller

Aug 2, 2011

OPAL ROSS WOLFE FULLER, 100, of Huntington, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at her residence. She was born on April 4, 1911 in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late Albert and Virgie Muncy Ross. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Wolfe Sr.; her second husband, Salem Fuller...

Gary Dean Robinette

Gary Dean Robinette

Jul 29, 2011

GARY DEAN ROBINETTE, 60, of Huntington, husband of Frances Kay Wippel Robinette, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2011 at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born on March 27, 1951 in Dayton, OH a son of the late Luther Curtis Jr. and Gloria Mitchell Robinette. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Michael...

Carl E. Bechdolt

Carl E. Bechdolt

Jul 25, 2011

Carl E. Bechdolt, 91, of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Huntington, WV, went to be with the Lord on July 25, 2011. He was born April 18, 1920 in Huntington, WV, the son of the late Paul and Kathryn Bechdolt. On March 17, 1945, he married the love of his life, Virginia Gartin of Ranger, WV, who survives. He served in...

Emmazette Maynard Thompson Upchurch

Emmazette Maynard Thompson Upchurch

Jul 23, 2011

Emmazette Maynard Thompson Upchurch, 63, of Hoschton, GA, formerly of Huntington, WV, passed away on July 23, 2011 of pancreatic cancer.  She was born, January 15, 1948 to the late Tim and Marjory Taylor Maynard.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Russell Allen Thompson, a younger brother, Daniel Tim Maynard and a...

Lois "Kippy" Barnhill

Lois "Kippy" Barnhill

Jul 22, 2011

Lois "Kippy" Barnhill 83, of Florence, AZ formerly of Huntington, WV passed away July 22, 2011 in Mesa, AZ. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Allen Reasons officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. She was born July 21, 1928 in Hot Springs, VA a daughter of the late...

Johnny "Joe" Cox

Johnny "Joe" Cox

Jul 13, 2011

Johnnie "Joe" Cox, 76 of Huntington, WV passed away Wednesday July 13, 2011 at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2:00 pm at Community of Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Steve Hamrick officiating. Entombment will follow at Woodmere Memorial Park He was born November 2, 1934 in Huntington a son...

Raymond L. Black

Raymond L. Black

Jul 13, 2011

Raymond L. Black, 71, of Huntington, WV, died July 13, 2011 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital.  Graveside services will be held at a later date at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, WV.  He is survived by two sisters, Deborah Bexfield Hoptry and her husband, Jim of Huntington and Marilyn Bexfield; three brothers, Larry Black and Kenny Eggleston of Huntington and Charles Bexfield of...

John Edward Tanner

John Edward Tanner

Jul 3, 2011

JOHN EDWARD TANNER, 82, of Valencia, CA, formerly of Huntington, passed away on July 3, 2011. He was born on October 27, 1928 in Huntington a son of the late John and Estelle Hamlin Tanner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Tom Tanner. He is survived by a son John R. Tanner and...

Branch S. "Jon" Scearcy Jr.

Branch S. "Jon" Scearcy Jr.

Jun 28, 2011

Branch S. "Jon" Scearcy, Jr, 63, of Huntington passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 in St. Mary's Medical Center.  He was born March 19, 1948 in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Branch S. and Roma V. Chapman Scearcy.  He is survived by his sister, Carol Mossburg and her husband, Jack David of Lesage, WV; two half-brothers, Gene Boicelli...

Christopher Seth Robinson

Christopher Seth Robinson

Jun 25, 2011

CHRISTOPHER SETH ROBINSON, 30, of Huntington passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at his residence. He was born on January 27, 1981 in Huntington, a son of Jamie Robinson and grandson of James Robinson. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Julia Ramona Robinson. In addition to his mother and grandfather he is survived by his girlfriend, Lyndsey...

Cubie Agnes Smith

Cubie Agnes Smith

Jun 25, 2011

Cubie Agnes Smith, 88, of Huntington, has gone to be with her family and the Lord on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington.  Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with the Rev. William Knight officiating.  Burial will follow in Dock's Creek Cemetery.  Cubie...

Lucien R. Sammons

Lucien R. Sammons

Jun 12, 2011

LUCIEN RANDOLPH SAMMONS, 94, of Huntington, widower of Anna Lyle Scurry Sammons, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at his residence at the Woodlands Retirement Community. He was born on August 11, 1916 in Catlettsburg, KY, a son of the late Forrest and Clara Hornberger Sammons. In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by...

Billy Mason Adkins

Billy Mason Adkins

Jun 7, 2011

BILLY MASON ADKINS, a.k.a Mason B. Adkins, 93, of Huntington passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born on May 21, 1918 in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Eustis and Cora Bills Adkins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter, Marjorie Lanajean Adkins; a granddaughter,...

Lucy Belle Starks

Lucy Belle Starks

May 31, 2011

LUCY BELLE STARKS, 89, widow of Norman Starks, of Huntington passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Cornerstone Hospital. She was born on July 24, 1921 in Lesage, a daughter of the late William and Missouri Dennison Short. She is survived by two sons, James (Brenda) Short and Olin Starks, all of Huntington; two daughters, Betty Carter and Sally...

Janice Ann Mays

Janice Ann Mays

May 28, 2011

Janice Ann Mays, 73, of Huntington, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at St. Mary's Medical Center.  Born January 19, 1938, Janice was the daughter of the late Howard Bartholomew and Opal Hall.  She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Natasha Strathman.  Janice was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother...

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