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Violet Jane Hughes

Violet Jane Hughes

Jun 21, 2008

Violet Jane Rowe Hughes, 84, of Huntington, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 21, 2008 in St. Mary's Medical Center.  Funeral service will be conducted 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Jamie Jefferson officiating.  Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Huntington.  She was born July 8, 1923 in Huntington, WV a...

Sebren Brooks Dean

Sebren Brooks Dean

Jun 20, 2008

Sebren Brooks Dean, 88, of Huntington passed away Friday, June 20, 2008 at Woodlands  Retirement Community.  He was born April 21, 1920 in Huntington, WV a son of the late Levi and Susie Webb Dean.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Alice Hagan Dean.  He was the senior partner in the architectural firm of Dean and Dean...

Alexander Wilks

Alexander Wilks

Jun 6, 2008

Beloved husband and father, Alexander Wilks, 77, of Huntington went home to be with the Lord after a courageous fight with cancer at the Imogene Dolin Hospice House.  Funeral service will be conducted 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Beard Mortuary with Dr. Larry A. Greene officiating.  Burial will follow in Enon Cemetery, Salt Rock.  He was born 10/30/30...

Kester Wayne Elder

Kester Wayne Elder

May 25, 2008

Kester Wayne Elder, 81 of Huntington, WV, died Sunday May 25, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Jarrold Lanham officiating. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Harrisville, WV. at 2:30 PM. He was born March 1, 1927 in Pennsboro, WV a son of the late...

Joshua Aaron George

Joshua Aaron George

May 20, 2008

Joshua Aaron George, 17, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from injuries suffered in a car wreck early Sunday morning. Josh was a junior at Bluffton High School and Captain of the varsity soccer team. A very popular student, known for his compassion and sense of humor, he was always a caretaker of others. Joshua will be an...

Robert Lee Shoemaker

Robert Lee Shoemaker

May 15, 2008

Robert Lee Shoemaker, 76, of Proctorville went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 15, 2008 in St. Mary's Medical Center.  Funeral service will be conducted 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Beard Mortuary with Minister Willie Purdee officiating.  Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery.  He was born December 7, 1931 in Cabell Co., WV a son...

Thelma Blanchard

Thelma Blanchard

May 7, 2008

Thelma Russell Blanchard, 83, of Kimball, WV, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at her son's residence.  Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington.  Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington.  She was born November 5, 1924, a daughter of the late Marvin W. and Elizabeth Hollowell Russell.  She was...

David K. Kreke

David K. Kreke

May 5, 2008

David K. Kreke, 57, of Proctorville, OH passed away Monday, May 5, 2008 at his residence.  Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with Pastor Jeff Black officiating.  Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery, Huntington.  He was born November 25, 1950 in Louisville, KY, a son of Viola Kreke and the...

Jessie Amber Smith

Jessie Amber Smith

Apr 29, 2008

Jessie Amber Smith 87 of Huntington, WV passed away on Tuesday April 29, 2008 at Hospice House of Huntington. Services will be held on Friday at 1:00 PM at Woodmere Memorial Park Abbey of Remembrance with Rev. Jim Chenoweth officiating. Burial will follow.  She was born November 29, 1930 in Sistersville, WV a daughter of the late Clyde and Peggy...

Dana V. Sayre, Jr.

Dana V. Sayre, Jr.

Apr 25, 2008

Dana V. Sayre, Jr., 91, of Barboursville, passed away Friday, April 26, 2008 at the Inn at Wyngate.  Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with Dr. Allen Reasons officiating.  Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park.  He was born July 10, 1916 in Huntington, a son of the late Dana...

Junior E. Johnston

Junior E. Johnston

Apr 24, 2008

Junior E. Johnston, 86, of Huntington, WV, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Hospice House of Huntington.  Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with Pastor Steven Williams officiating.  Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville.  He was born October 12, 1921 in Grove, OK, a son of...

Marian E. Green

Marian E. Green

Apr 23, 2008

Marian Elizabeth Green, 89, of Huntington, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in St. Mary's Medical Center.  She was born on August 9, 1918 in Charleston, WV daughter of the late Robert Russell and Ernestine Markley Green.  Miss Green moved with her parents to Huntington in 1935.  She attended Huntington High School graduating in 1937 and attended Wiseman Business School. ...

Avis Susan Williams

Avis Susan Williams

Apr 23, 2008

Avis Susan Williams, 66 of Chesapeake, OH, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at home.  Graveside funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Centenary Cemetery, Chesapeake, with the Rev. James Kimble officiating.  She was born October 3, 1941 in Lawrence Co., OH, a daughter of Dorothy Bowman and the late Raymond Rucker.  She was...

Carrie B. "Tad" Broughton

Carrie B. "Tad" Broughton

Apr 23, 2008

Carrie B. "Tad" Broughton, 96, of Huntington went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in Hospice House of Huntington.  Funeral service will be conducted 1:00 PM, Monday, April 28, 2008, at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Jim Franklin officiating.  Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill with a graveside service at 3:30.  She was...

E. Juanita Lucas

E. Juanita Lucas

Apr 20, 2008

E. Juanita Lucas, 90, of Huntington, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008 in St. Mary's Medical Center.  Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with the Rev. Johnny Harris officiating.  Burial will follow in Bowen Cemetery.  She was born February 5, 1918 in Wayne, WV, a daughter of the late Henry...

Rose Ingram

Rose Ingram

Apr 19, 2008

Rose Stein Ingram, 85 passed away at Hospice of Port Orange, Daytona Beach, FL on Saturday, April 19, 2008. She was born November 8, 1922 in Richmond, VA a daughter of the late Ike and Estelle Stein. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Russell L. Ingram, a sister, Gloria McWhorter and two brothers, Joseph Dale Stein and...

Mitzi Kaye "Sissy" Shepard

Mitzi Kaye "Sissy" Shepard

Apr 15, 2008

Mitzi Kaye "Sissy" Wheeler Shepard, 62 of Huntington, WV died Tuesday April 15, 2008 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN after a courageous battle with Leukemia. She was born February 25, 1948 in Huntington, WV a daughter of Dorothy Hiltibrand of Huntington and the late Doliver Wheeler. She was also preceded in death by a special friend Matthew Washington. ...

William H. Culp

William H. Culp

Apr 13, 2008

William H. Culp, Jr., 82, of Huntington, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 in St. Mary's Medical Center.  Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington.  Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery.  He was born January 21, 1926, a son of the late William H. and Lavona Simon Culp.  He was also...

Renieca Ann Mcdaniel

Renieca Ann Mcdaniel

Apr 12, 2008

Renieca Ann McDaniel, 75, of Huntington, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008 at her residence.  Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with Pastor Jack Mayes officiating.  Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa, KY.  She was born October 21, 1932 in Louisa, KY, a daughter of Frona G. Spencer and...

Judith R. Belville

Judith R. Belville

Apr 11, 2008

Judith K. LaLance Belville, 70 of Columbus, OH, formerly of Huntington, WV died Friday April 11, 2008 at Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus. She was born March 20, 1938 in Huntington, the only child to the late Kemper and Peggy Long LaLance. She was a 1956 graduate of Huntington High School and attended Marshall University. She is survived by three...

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