This index of typed obituaries range in dates from 1902 – 2011 and was compiled by David Parsons, who wished it to be shared on ‘The Lawrence Register’ website.
These obituaries are persons associated with descendants of the Lawrence County, Ohio Hardesty/Lake Atlas family trees and were typed exactly as they were first published in the newspapers. Most of the newspapers are from Ironton, Ohio, Huntington, WV, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, WV. Even though this is not a complete list, it is important material for the genealogist.
| Ackison, Stella 1974 Ironton Tribune – Thursday, September 26, 1974 Mrs. Otman Ackison Following an illness of two months, Mrs. Stella Ackison, 82, of 1178 Park Dr., died at 6 AM today at the home of a son, Robert Ackison, of 2021 S. 6th St. Mrs. Ackison, a lifelong resident of Lawrence County, was a daughter of the late William and Josephine Clement (Clemons) Gore. She was a member of central Christian church. In 1919 she was married to Otman Ackison, who died in 1971. Surviving are four sons, Odell, Hugh and Robert Ackison of Ironton, William Ackison of Superior, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Boggs of Ironton; two brothers, Rosco Gore of Ironton and Oscar Gore of Rock Camp. The body is at Phillips Funeral Home where friends may call after 6 pm Friday. Services will be 1 pm Saturday at the funeral home conducted by Minister Glen Wheeler. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. |
| Adams Andrew J 1934 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Saturday, June 09, 1934 Andrew J. Adams – Seventy-nine years old, of 2532 Third Avenue, died at seven o’clock last night in the Chesapeake and Ohio hospital. He was born in Virginia on May 14, 1855 and came to Huntington in 1872; is a retired C & O veteran and a charter member of the Seventh Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Surviving are two sons, Harry E. Adams of Huntington and Otis H. Adams of Sioux City, Iowa and one daughter, Mrs. Grace Scott of Huntington. Funeral arrangements will wait the arrival of a son from Iowa. |
| Adams Helen Dillon 1998 Springfield New Sun – Tuesday, Mar 10, 1998 Helen D. (Dillon) Adams, 81, of Springfield, died Saturday, March 7, 1998 at 11:36 PM in Eaglewood Care Center. She was born February 10, 1917 and Polkadotte, Ohio, the daughter of Ely Sart and Magdalena (Walters) Dillon. She was a resident of Springfield for nearly 50 years and retired from Navstar after 27 years in 1978. She was a member of numerous bowling leagues and the Eagles Lodge. She is survived by three children, Archie Ellis of Oxford, Alabama, Connie (James) Deel and Linda (James) Hall, both of Springfield; two step children, Carolyn (James) Syrus in Karl Adams; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren A. Adams on August 5, 1980; five brothers; three sisters; and three infant grandchildren. Friends may visit with the family Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM at the Jackson Lytle and Ingling Williams Funeral Home, North Limestone Chapel. Funeral services will be held there Wednesday at 10 PM by Rev. Kevin Mays officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions they be made and Helen’s memory to Eaglewood Care Center, Alzheimer Unit, 2000 Villa Road, Springfield, OH 45503. |
| Adams Ruby Sparling 1949 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, June 04, 1949) After an illness of several months, Mrs. Ruby Adams, 77, of Centenary, Ironton, Rt. 1, died at General Hospital Monday evening at 5:20 o’clock. She had been a patient there for the past two weeks. Mrs. Adams was born at Coal Grove, May 26 1872, a daughter of Sam and Mary (Markins) Sparling. She was married to William S. Adams in August 1893. He died April 8, 1948. She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons and one daughter, William E. Adams of Coal Grove, Ohio and John Adams of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Cynthia Maddy of Ironton, Rt. 1. One son died in 1940. The following brothers and sister survived, Daniel Sparling of Coal Grove, Charles Sparling of Deering, Henry Deering and Mrs. Mattie Sperry of Deering. Seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. The body is at the Phillips Funeral Home where friends may call after noon Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at —–. |
| Adams Warren A 1980 Springfield Daily News – Wednesday, October 6, 1980 Warren A. Adams, 59, of 1435 Hyannis Dr. was dead on arrival at 2:45 PM Tuesday in Community Hospital after a heart attack at Northridge Bowling Lanes. He was born September 26, 1920, a son of John and Corina Souders Adams. He had been a timekeeper of Cooper Industries, retiring in 1972 after 15 years of service. He was a member of Champion Aerie No. 397, FOE, and of various bowling clubs. Survivors include his wife, Helen D.; three daughters, Belinda Kay Adams, Mrs. James (Connie Sue) Deel and Mrs. James (Carolyn) Syrus, all of Springfield; two sons, Carl of Texas and Archie Ellis of Springfield; a brother, Harvey of Springfield; two sisters, Mrs. John (Clara) Oiler and Mrs. William (Lillian) Caulfield of Springfield; 13 grandchildren and a grandchild. Two brothers and four sisters are dead. Littleton Funeral Home will hold calling hours from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and services 10:30 am Friday. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. |
| Adams William S 1948 Ironton Tribune – Friday, April 09, 1948 Will S. Adams, age 78, Ironton Rt. 1, a resident of Centenary, Perry township for many years, died at eight o’clock Thursday night in General Hospital. He had been a patient there since Monday. Mr. Adams was born in Boyd County, Ky., moving to Coal Grove when he was a child. It 1891 he was united in marriage to Ruby Sparling and they resided in Perry township. Four children were born to their union. A son, Sam died in 1940. Surviving are the wife and these children, William of Coal Grove, John of Dayton, and Mrs. Asenith Maddy of Rt. 1, Ironton. 10 grandchildren also survive. Two brothers, John Adams of Poca, Wv and A. L. Adams of Huntington, WV, also survive. Mr. Adams was active in the affairs of the community for years and was widely known and esteemed. He was a member of the Rock Camp I. O. O. F. (International Order of Odd Fellows). Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home after noon Saturday. Last rites will be held Sunday at two o’clock at Centenary Methodist Church with the Rev. J. D. Law officiating. Burial will be in Zoar Cemetery. |
| Adkins Bernice Hunt 1999 Ironton Tribune – Friday, January 15, 1999 Bernice Adkins September 15, 1912 – January 13, 1999 Chesapeake – Bernice E. Adkins, 86, of Chesapeake died Wednesday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. The Lawrence County native was born September 15, 1912, the daughter of the late Cauley and Gracie Ferris Hunt. She was the wife of the late Garland Adkins. She also was preceded in death by a son, Larry Adkins. Survivors include three sons, Myrl Adkins of Chesapeake, Lowell Adkins of Ila, Ga., and Rick Adkins of Radcliff, Ky.; two daughters, Virginia Lilly of Plant City, Fla., and Phyllis Schooley of Chesapeake; two brothers, Paul Hunt and Russell Hunt, both of Proctorville; and five sisters, Betty Elsasser and Frances Patterson, both of Proctorville, Georgia Singer and Geneva Goodall, both of Huntington, and Estel Smith of Ironton. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, with the Rev. Eddie Salmons officiating. There will be no visitation. Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville is in charge of the arrangements. |
| Adkins Carrie Freeman 1971 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1971 Mrs. Carrie Adkins, 82, of 6 Kirk Place, who died Tuesday at her home, will be buried in Woodmere Memorial Park after the funeral service Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. Born March 15, 1889, in Lawrence County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John and Ella Ferris Freeman. Survivors include the husband, Sherman Adkins: two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Packett and Mrs. Naomi Church of Huntington; four sisters, Mrs. Adrian Brown and Mrs. Myrtie Stephens of Proctorville, Mrs. Millie Thompson of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Maude Hagley of San Bernadino (Bernadino), Calif.; six brothers, Alden Freeman of Linville, Ohio, Carl Freeman of Huntington, Kelly Freeman of Chesapeake, Everette Freeman of Scottown, Ohio, and Harold Freeman of Columbus, six grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today. |
| Adkins Clovis H 1980 Ironton Tribune – Thursday, March 20, 1980 Clovis H. Adkins, 61, of Rt. 3, Chesapeake, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital. He was born October 8, 1918 in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late Ephraim Belle Black Adkins. He was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Sowards of Proctorville and Mrs. Sharon Osbourne of South Point; a son, Hobert Adkins of Proctorville; four grandchildren, Brenda Steinbrecher of Chesapeake, Carolyn Adkins and Jason Adkins both of Proctorville and Tracy Osborne of South Point; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Sowards of Proctorville, Mrs. Melvia Sowards of Charleston, W.Va., and Mrs. Laura Day of Chesapeake; two brothers, Everett and Jake Adkins both of Chesapeake. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at Hall Funeral Home. Interment in Centenary Cemetery near Chesapeake. Friends make call after 6 PM this evening at the Funeral Home. |
| Adkins Clovis Sr 1963 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Monday, April 15, 1963 Clovis Adkins – Sixty-seven years old, a resident of the Gotham Hotel, Third Ave. at 8th St., was dead on arrival at a Huntington Hospital yesterday at 1:15 PM. Death was attributed to natural cause. Funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 11 AM at Bethlehem United Baptist Church on Raccoon Creek by the Rev. Frank Canterbury and the Rev. Truman Adkins. Burial will be in Cedar Cliff Cemetery on East Lynn Route 1. A veteran of World War I, he formally was employed in Detroit. He was born in Wayne County, a son of the late William Martin and Elizabeth Ferguson Adkins. Survivors include two sons, Norman and Clovis Adkins Jr., of Huntington; four grandchildren; two brothers, Roscoe Adkins of Lavalette Route 1 and Leo Adkins of Detroit; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank White of Logan, WV and Mrs. Leonard Tosky of Cincinnati, Ohio. The body is at Wallace Funeral Home at Barboursville. |
| Adkins Della Paugh 1969 Ironton Tribune – Sunday, June 15, 1969 Mrs. Della Paugh Adkins, 75, of 1626 12th Ave., died Saturday in a Huntington Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 pm at Susie Chapel at 16th St. Road of which she was a member. Rev. Leslie Call will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A retired employee of Blue Jay Manufacturers Co. for 25 years, she was born November 26, 1893, in Cabell County, a daughter of the late Manford and Nannie Dillon Paugh. Her husband, Z. (Zenas) W. Adkins, died in 1966. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ora Frances Short of Barboursville, and Mrs. Lona Gibson of Salt Rock, W.Va.; a son, Amos Adkins of Marion, Ohio; two brothers, William Paugh of Salt Rock and Joseph Paugh of Mason, W.Va.; four sisters, Mrs. Lois Johnson of Huntington, Mrs. Eunice Nash of Lesage, W.Va., Mrs. Callie Hutchinson of Salt Rock and Mrs. Odessa Byrd of Hollywood, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The body is at Cavendish Johnson Funeral Home where friends may call after 2 pm today. It (the body) will be taken to the church one hour before the services. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. |
| Adkins Donald L 2003 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Wednesday, Nov 05, 2003 DONALD L. ADKINS, 73, of Chesapeake, Ohio went to be with the Lord Monday November 3, 2003, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday November 6, 2003, at Hall Funeral Home by Pastor Brian Phillips and Pastor Brian Root. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. He was born May 31, 1930 in Lawrence County, Ohio to the late Jake and Ida Halleck Adkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandchild Jacob Arron. He was retired from ACF Industries after 31 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years Iona Jo Hardy Adkins; six children Philip and wife Betty Adkins of Proctorville, Donnie “Bear” and wife Tammy Adkins of Chesapeake, Teresa and husband Paul Ferris of Proctorville, David, Patty, and Rebecca Adkins all of Chesapeake; 11 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; a special brother, Ronald Adkins; three sisters, Hazel Clark, Jean Callicoat and Ann Hardesty, and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday November 5, 2003 at Hall Funeral Home, 625 State Route 775, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at http://www.timeformemory.com/hall |
| Adkins Ephriam – 1964 Ironton Tribune – Tuesday, January 7, 1964 Ephraim Adkins Funeral services for at Ephraim Adkins, 87, of Chesapeake Rt. 2, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Schneider Funeral Home. Rev. Clifford Suiter will officiate with interment in Centenary Cemetery, Greasy Ridge. Mr. Adkins was born in Lawrence County on August 1, 1876, son of the late Jake and Nannie Walks Adkins. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. James Hawthorne of Proctorville, Mrs. Laura Day of Chesapeake, and Mrs. Melva Sowards of Parkersburg, W.Va.; three sons, Everett, Clovis and Jake of Chesapeake; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Prince of Chesapeake; two half-sisters, Mrs. Reta All top of Chesapeake and Mrs. Pat Harris of Charleston; three brothers, Melvin, James and Russell of Chesapeake. The body is at the Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. |
| Adkins Everette – 1985 Ironton Tribune – Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1985 Everette (Happy) Adkins – Everette (Happy) Adkins, 76, of Rt. 2, Chesapeake, died February 25 at his residence. He was born August 11, 1908, a daughter (should be son) of the late Ephriam and Matilda Bell Black Adkins. He was a retired World War II Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Laura Piles Adkins; three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Hawthorne of Proctorville, Mrs. Laura Day of Chesapeake, Mrs. Melva Sowards of Charleston, W.Va.; one brother, Jake Adkins of Chesapeake. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville, by the Rev. Charles Christian. Burial will be in Centenary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 6 to 9 PM today. |
| Adkins Garland B 1984 Ironton Tribune – Wednesday, February 15, 1984 Garland B. Adkins, 77, of Rt. 2, Chesapeake, died Monday at his residence. He was born January 25, 1907 in Lawrence County, a son of the late Armour and Annie Ferris Adkins. He was a retired employee of the A.C. & F. Industries. He was an Army Veteran of World War II and was a member of the Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Hunt Adkins; two daughters, Phyllis Ann Elkins of Huntington and Virginia Lilly of Miami, Fla.; four sons, Myrl Adkins of Proctorville, Larry Adkins of Chesapeake, Lowell Adkins of Athens, Ga., and Rick Adkins of Ford Knox, Ky.; two sisters, Bernice Hunt of Chesapeake and Helen Harless of Madison, W.Va.; six brothers, Frances, Cloyd, Robert and Paul, all of Charleston, and Jimmy of Fairmont, W.Va. 24 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Thursday at the Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, by the Rev. Charles Christian. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 pm today. |
| Adkins Helen Black 2006 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Monday, Aug 14, 2006 HELEN L. ADKINS, 92, of South Point, widow of Ralph Adkins, died Sunday in Heartland of Riverview Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Ironton Tribune – Monday, August 14, 2006 South Point – Helen L. (Black) Adkins, 92, of South Point died Aug. 13, 2006, at Heartland of Riverview Nursing Home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. |
| Adkins Ida Halleck 1996 IRONTON TRIBUNE – Sunday, June 23, 1996 IDA ADKINS APRIL 6, 1907 – JUNE 20, 1996 CHESAPEAKE — Ida Mae Adkins, 89, of Chesapeake died Thursday at her home. The Lawrence County native was born April 6, 1907, the daughter of the late Peter and Emma Jones Halleck. She was the wife of the late Jake Adkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She also was preceded in death by a great grandson, Brandon Hardesty; two brothers, Hoadley Halleck and Clyde Halleck. Survivors include four daughters and two sons-in-law, Hazel and Brichard Clark, Jean Callicoat and Anna Hardesty, all of Chesapeake, and Diana and Mike Donahue of Willow Wood; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Donald and Joe Adkins and Ronald Adkins, all of Chesapeake; two brothers, Clayton Halleck and Frank Halleck, both of South Point; 44 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Schneider Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ernest Earl and Charles Christian. Burial |
| Adkins Inez Riley 1984 Ironton Tribune – Monday, March 12, 1984 Mrs. Inez G. Adkins, 80, of Chesapeake, died Saturday in Pulley Care Center, South Point. She was born September 8, 1903, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Ellis Riley. She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Adkins. Surviving are her stepmother, Beatrice Riley of Chesapeake; two daughters, Juanita Midkiff of Jasonville, Ind, and Magdalene Hettinger of Kent, Ohio; one son, Randall Adkins of Wellston, Ohio; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bernard Riley of Chesapeake and Cliff Riley of Huntington, WV; two half-brothers, Herbert Riley of Chesapeake and Price Riley of Chicago, Ill.; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Roberts of Proctorville and Mrs. Pearl Prince and Mrs. Marcella Brammer, both of Chesapeake. Burial services will be conducted at 2 PM Tuesday at Mount Hope Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Bob Wilson. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Friends make call from 6 to 9 PM Monday at the Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. The body will be taken to the church one hour before services. |
| Adkins Innie Lewis 1947 Ironton Tribune – Thursday, January 15, 1947 Mrs. Innie V. Adkins, Third Street, died this morning at three o’clock at her home following a lingering illness. She was born March 27, 1881 at Huntington, a daughter of the late William and Rebecca Lewis. Born December 21, 1901, she was united in marriage to William Adkins. To their union two daughters were born; Mrs. Ruby Whaley and Mrs. Irene Ferguson of North Kenova, both of whom survive. Other survivors are 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three brothers and sisters: George Lewis of Wheeling, W.Va., Minnie Bradley and Mrs. May Warren, both of Huntington. The deceased is a member of the Methodist Church at Bradrick, Ohio. Friends may call at the home at 1010 S. Third after six o’clock this evening. At 11 a.m. Saturday the body will be removed to the Tracy Brammer Funeral Home where services will be held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon with the Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. |
| Adkins Jake – 1985 IRONTON TRIBUNE – Tuesday, April 2, 1985 JAKE ADKINS Jake Adkins, 80, of Chesapeake, died Monday in Guthrie Memorial Hospital, Huntington, W.VA. He was a retired ACF industries employee. Survivors include his wife Ida Mae Halleck Adkins; four daughters, Mrs. Hazel E. Clark, Mrs. Deloris J. Callicoat, Mrs. Anna L. Hardesty and Mrs. Diana L. Donahoe, all of Chesapeake; and two sons, Donald L. Adkins and Ronald V. Adkins both of Chesapeake. Funeral services will be deducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Burial will be in the Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Adkins James C 1974 Ironton Tribune – Tuesday, August 6, 1974 James C. Adkins Funeral services for James C. Adkins, 77, of Rt. 2, Chesapeake, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Chesapeake, of which she was a member. Rev. Wilbur Stamper, Rev. Larry Nelson and Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating with burial in Rome Cemetery. Mr. Adkins, a native of Lawrence County, died Monday in Veterans Hospital, Huntington. He was a son of the late Jacob and Lucinda Riley Adkins. Surviving are the widow, Inez Riley Adkins; two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Midkiff of Chesapeake and Mrs. Madeline Hettinger of Columbus; one son, Rondell of Macedonia, Ohio; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Patricia Harris of Columbus; one brother, Russell, of Chesapeake. The body is at Hall Funeral Home where friends may call after 6 p.m. today. It (the body) will be taken to the Church one hour prior to services. |
| Adkins Matilda Black 1942 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, May 20, 1970) Melvin J. Adkins, 70, of Chesapeake, died Tuesday in a Huntington hospital. Born July 18, 1899, and Lawrence County, old file, he was a son of Jacob and Lucinda Riley Adkins. He was a retired merchant and a former employee of the American car and foundry division of ACF Industries. His first wife, Elsie Nichols Adkins, died in 1964. Survivors include the widow, Corba Lester Adkins,; two daughters, Mrs. Vernon Johnson of Proctorville and Mrs. Phil Suiter of Chesapeake; two sisters, Mrs. Rhetta Alltop of Tipp City, Ohio, and Mrs. Lorain Harris of Belle; two brothers, James and Russell Adkins of Chesapeake, and eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. The body is at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. |
| Adkins Melvin J 1970 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, May 20, 1970) Melvin J. Adkins, 70, of Chesapeake, died Tuesday in a Huntington hospital. Born July 18, 1899, and Lawrence County, old file, he was a son of Jacob and Lucinda Riley Adkins. He was a retired merchant and a former employee of the American car and foundry division of ACF Industries. His first wife, Elsie Nichols Adkins, died in 1964. Survivors include the widow, Corba Lester Adkins,; two daughters, Mrs. Vernon Johnson of Proctorville and Mrs. Phil Suiter of Chesapeake; two sisters, Mrs. Rhetta Alltop of Tipp City, Ohio, and Mrs. Lorain Harris of Belle; two brothers, James and Russell Adkins of Chesapeake, and eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. The body is at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. |
| Adkins Mildred Ellis 2000 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Thursday, Aug 31, 2000 added Sept. 26, 2011 Mildred Adkins, 90, of Crown City, formerly of Chesapeake, widow of Russell Adkins, died Tuesday in Holzer Medical Center. Survivors include one brother, Woodrow Ellis of Crown City. Graveside service noon today in Black Cemetery, Chesapeake. Friends may call 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Ironton Tribune – Thursday, Aug 31, 2000 Mildred Adkins Oct. 9, 1909 – Aug. 29, 2000 Crown City – Mildred Adkins, 90, of Crown City, formerly of Chesapeake, died Tuesday in Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. The Lawrence County native was born Oct. 9, 1909, the daughter of the late Elsworth and Mary Ferris Ellis. She was the wife of the late Russell Adkins. Survivors include one brother, Woodrow Ellis of Crown City. Graveside service noon Friday in Black Cemetery, Chesapeake. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville. |
| Adkins Ralph – 2002 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, Jul 12, 2002) added Sept. 27, 2010 RALPH ADKINS, 88, of South Point died Wednesday, July 10 in Pulley Nursing Home. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday, July 13, Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville; burial in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville. Visitation one hour before service. |
| Adkins Roger G 1997 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, December 28, 1997) Roger Adkins September 20, 1944 — December 25, 1997 Chesapeake — Roger G. Adkins, 53, of Chesapeake died Thursday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington West Virginia. The Huntington native was born September 20, 1944, the son of the late Harold and Leona Elkins Atkins. He was the husband of Teresa LeClaire Adkins, who survives. He was a heavy equipment operator for Columbia Gas transmission Corp. in St. Albans, West Virginia. He was a member of Proctorville Masonic Lodge 550, a member of El Hasta Temple of Ironton, a U.S. Army veteran during the Vietnam war and a member of Chesapeake Post 640, American Legion. Survivors in addition to his wife, include two daughters and one son-in-law Tara and Lincoln Sizemore and Andrea Adkins, all of Chesapeake; two sisters-in-law Donna Newman and Brenda Lafond both of Chesapeake; a mother in law Betty LeClair of Chesapeake; and one granddaughter. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Rome cemetery, with Chesapeake Post 640, American Legion, conducting military services. Pallbearers will be Bob Kimball, David Kerr, Jim Miller, Clinton Meadows, Ronnie Dornan and Mack Wright. Memorial will be made to the American Cancer Society. |
| Adkins Russell H 1977 IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Thursday, April 21, 1977) Russell H. Adkins, 75, of Chesapeake, Rt. 2, died Wednesday at a Huntington hospital. He was born Oct. 1, 1901 in Lawrence County, son of the late Jacob and Lucinda Riley Adkins. He was a retired employee of Rollyson’s Aluminum of South Point. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Ellis Adkins; one daughter, Mrs. Elaine Baylous of Medway, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Loraynne (Loraine) Harris of Columbus; and one grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted 11 A.M. Friday at Hall Funeral Home with the Rev. Denvil Hamlin officiating. Burial will be in Black Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 tonight at the funeral home. HUNTINGTON HERALD DISPATCH – (Thursday, April 21, 1977) Russell H. Adkins, 75, of Chesapeake, Rt. 2, husband of Mildred Ellis Adkins and a retired employee of Rollyson Aluminum Co., died yesterday in a Huntington, W.Va. hospital. Funeral at 11 A.M. tomorrow at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville; Burial in Black Cemetery near Chesapeake. Friends may call after 6 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. |
| Adkins Sherman – 1972 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, April 7, 1972) Sherman Adkins, 77, of 6 Kirk Place, died Thursday in Huntington hospital. Born June 5, 1894, in Lawrence County, Ohio, he was a son of the late Elijah and Mary Jane Brown Adkins. He was a retired employee of the Cinema Theatre. His wife, Mrs. Carrie Adkins, died in 1971. |
| Adkins William – 1959 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, November 9, 1959) William Adkins William Adkins, 77, of North Kenova, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in a Huntington C&O Hospital after an illness that three weeks. Mr. Adkins was born October 16, 1882 in Lawrence County, a son of the late Pleasant and Mary Jane Bowen Adkins. He was a retired carman with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, retiring in 1947. Mr. Adkins was a member of the Moose Lodge of Huntington and the Brotherhood of Railroad Carman. His wife, Innie Adkins, preceded him in death in 1947. He was also preceded in death by one sister. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. William (Ruby) Whaley and Mrs. Harold (Irene) Ferguson, both of North Kenova; four brothers, John Adkins of Cleveland, Steve of Toledo, Harrison of Proctorville and Sherman of Huntington; 11 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 3 pm in Tracy Brammer Funeral Home. Rev. Homer Webb and Rev. Olaf Jenkins officiating with burial in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 pm Tuesday. |
| Adkins Zora Piles 2006 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Nov 21, 2006) ZORA ALICE ADKINS, 84, of South Point, widow of Everette Adkins, died Sunday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Centenary Cemetery, Chesapeake. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. |
| Akers Daisy Carmon 1986 Ironton Tribune – Tuesday, January 28, 1986 Daisy Akers, 74, of 421 Mill St., Ironton, died Monday at her residence. She was born April 14, 1911, in Pedro, a daughter of the Frank and Daisy Boyles Carmon. She attended Pedro schools and was of the Protestant faith. She had resided in Ironton for the last 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Akers, who died in Sept. 1969. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Louise) Bryant and Ruby Akers, both of Ironton; three grandchildren; and one brother, Raymond Carmon of Pedro. She was preceded in death by one son, five brothers and three sisters. Graveside services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Woodland Cemetery by the Rev. James Cremeans. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home after 11 a.m. Thursday. |
| Akers Lillian Brammer 1996 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, May 5, 1996) Lillian Akers March 26, 1906 – May 3, 1996 Chesapeake – Lillian Marie Brammer Akers, 90, of Chesapeake died Friday at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.VA. The Proctorville native was born March 26, 1906, the daughter of the late William Arthur Brammer and Eva Murdock Brammer. She was the wife of the late Allie Martin Akers. She was a housewife and a member of Chesapeake United Methodist Church. She also was preceded in death by two sons, Bob Akers and Joe Akers; a brother, Earl Brammer; and a sister, Edna Baldwin. Survivors include two daughters, Mary A. Childers of Huntington and Shirley Ann Akers of Chesapeake; a brother, Raymond Brammer of Missouri; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be Monday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, with the Rev. John Stockbridge officiating. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Alexander Hilda Fuller 2004 Anderson Herald Bulletin – Thursday, September 23, 2004 Hilda I. Alexander Aug. 8, 1909 – Sept. 22, 2004 Hilda I. (Fuller) Alexander, 95, Anderson, died September 22, 2004, in Community Hospital, Anderson, after an extended illness. She was born August 5, 1909, in Shirley, and lived in this area most of her life, living in Frankton for 37 years. She retired in 1960 from Guide Lamp Division of General Motors after 19 years of service. She was a member and founder of Memorial Circle Wesleyan Church, formerly Westside Holiness Tabernacle. She was a member of United Auto Workers Local 663. She is survived by her six children, Charlotte and husband Tom Mills of Frankton, Imogene (Walls) and husband Tom Rushton of Frankton, Donald Lee and wife Shirley Alexander of Anderson, Dolores and husband Howard Ebbert of Frankton, Merle Ronald and wife Ginger Alexander of Anderson, Dan and wife Linda Alexander of Anderson; brother, John and wife Elsie Fuller of Anderson; 54 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and 35 great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A special thank you to Community Hospital Hospice. She was preceded in death by her husband, whom she married in August 1926, Wilford F. Alexander Sr., on June 2, 1988; son and daughter-in-law, Wilford Alexander Jr. and June Alexander; parents, John and Bessie (Brewer) Fuller; three sisters, Freda Gustin, Mary Lagel and Bernice Cooper; a brother, Edward Fuller; and three grandchildren, Raymond Spangler, Sandy Best and Beverly Spangler. Services will be at 2:30 pm Friday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Home and Crematory, South Chapel, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson, with the Rev. Glenn Skinner officiating. Burial will be in the K of P – IOOF Cemetery, Frankton. |
| Alexander Wilford F. 2008 Anderson Herald Bulletin – Friday, May 23, 2008 Wilford F. Alexander, 81, 1000 Grant St., Frankton, died Thursday evening in St. John’s Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Shirley, he spent most of his life in this community. He retires from Delco Remy in 1968 following 17 years of service. Previously, he was employed as a supervisor at the Hughes, Curry, Duffy’s and Emge’s meat packing plant. He was a member of Alexandria First Church of God in Anderson, attended Main Street Church of God in Anderson and was a member of United Auto Workers Local 662. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Hilda Irene (Fuller) Alexander; three daughters, Mrs. Tom (Charlotte) Mills, Mrs. Don (Imogene) Walls and Mrs. Ephraim (Delores) Baugh, all of Frankton; four sons, Wilford Alexander, Jr. and Rev. Dan Alexander, both of Frankton, Donald L. Alexander and Ron Alexander, both of Anderson; three half-sisters, Bessie Kuhlmier of Griffith, Mary Belt and Margaret Thompson; half-brother, Meldrum ‘Buck’ Raison of Anderson; 21 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Skinner and Tom Malbone officiating. Burial will be in K of P – IOOF Cemetery, Frankton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Alexander Wilford A., Jr. 1996 Anderson, In Herald – Saturday, November 09, 1996 Frankton – Wilford J. “Junior” Alexander, 67, 805 Walnut St., died November 7, 1996, at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood. He was born January 17, 1929, in Anderson, Indiana. He retired from Anaconda Wire and Cable Company and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Main Street Church of God in Anderson and an avid golfer. Survivors include his wife, June (Stapleton) Alexander; mother, Hilda (Fuller) Alexander of Franklin; four sons, Erik (wife, Donna) Alexander of Indianapolis, Jack (wife, Mary) Alexander of Frankton, Jerry (wife, Teresa) Alexander of Elwood and Will (wife, Marilyn) Alexander of Anderson; two daughters, Linda (husband Jim) Harper of Frankton and Hilda (husband, Jim) Jones of Alexandria; three brothers, Dan Alexander, Don Alexander and Ron Alexander, all of Anderson; three sisters, Dolores Baugh, Charlotte (husband, Tom) Mills and Imogene Walls, all of Frankton; grandchildren, Paul and Amy Alexander, Philip Alexander, Danielle Alexander, Jason Alexander, Angie Alexander, Joshua Alexander, Rachel Alexander, Daniel Alexander, Leah Alexander, Jeremiah Alexander, Stephen Alexander, Seth Jones, Adam Jones, Jared Jones, Sarah Jones, Matthew Harper and Andrew Harper; a great-grandchild, Langdon Fox; and several nieces and nephews. His father, Wilford F. Alexander, preceded him in death. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Harper & Dunnichay Funeral Home with the Rev. Glen Skinner of Main Street Church of God officiating. Military graveside rites will be conducted at K of P – IOOF Cemetery by the Frankton American Legion. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Funeral home. |
| Aliff Leon 2001 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, Nov 29, 2001) LEON ALIFF, 58, of Chesapeake, widower of Linda Kay Aliff, died Tuesday. He was a retired truck driver from Cook Motor Line. Survivors include four sisters, Linda Fuller and Barbara Hoke, both of Chesapeake, and Norma Cabell and Elizabeth Harless, both of Huntington: four daughters, Angel Turley of Columbus, Ohio, Tammy McKenzie of Huntington and Liz Aliff and Tammy Jenkins, both of Indiana. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Schneider-Slack Funeral Home, Chesapeake; burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Aliff Linda Sites 1998 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, October 2, 1998) Linda Kay Sites Aliff, 56, of Chesapeake, OH, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1998, died at her residence. She was born Feb. 19, 1942, the daughter of the late Arnold Douglas and Ethel Ella Conaway Sites. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Long, She was a retired employee of C & P Telephone Co., a member of Apostolic Life Cathedral, the Moose Lodge 347, American Legion Post 16, V.F.W. 1054 and C & P Telephone Pioneers. She is survived by two daughters, Anita Kayvon Sowards and her husband Mark Eric Wippel, M.D. of Chesapeake, OH. and Angel LeAnne Aliff of Columbus, OH; one sister, Carolyn and her husband, George Douglas, of South Point, OH; one brother, Jack Sites and his wife, Dixie, of South Point; one brother-in-law?????? Long of Tornada, W.Va., a grandson, Airman 1st Class, Christopher Lloyd Lake of Columbus, OH; one granddaughter, Amy Jo Russell. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 at Schneider-Slack Funeral Home, Chesapeake, OH. Burial will follow in Langdon Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. |
| Allen Mabel Dillon 2001 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, May 3, 2001) Mabel Allen January 25, 1916 – May 2, 2001 Mabel Irene Allen, 85, of Ironton died Wednesday at a local health center. The Lawrence County native was born January 25, 1916, the daughter of the late Leslie and Fannie Chatfield Dillon. But it’ll she was the wife of the late William Clifford Allen. She was a member of Coal Grove and in memorial Methodist church, and homemaker. She was born and raised and spent all her life in Lawrence county. Survivors include two sons and daughters in law, Roger Thomas and Bonnie Allen of Ironton and Jonathan “Jon” Wayne and Rita Allen of Coal Grove; one daughter and son in law, Barbara Kay and Gordon Pratt of Manchester, Tenn.; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one brother; William Frederick Dillon of Kelley’s Bridge; and one sister, Lucille Dillon Bond of Ironton. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gerald Fields officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens in South Point. (Ohio) Visitation will be 6 – 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. |
| Allen William C 1994 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, August 3, 1994) Rev. William Clifford Allen, 74, of Ironton Route 1, the husband of Mabel Irene Dillon Allen, died Monday in our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Russell, Ky. He was a retired Methodist Minister and a high lift operator for Dayton Malleable. Also surviving are one daughter, Barbara Kay Pratt of Manchester, Tenn; and two sons, Roger T. Allen of Ironton and Jonathan W. Allen of Coal Grove. Funeral 11 AM Thursday at Coal Grove Memorial Methodist Church; burial in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM today at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, and after 10 AM Thursday at the church. |
| Altherr Grace Bryant 1974 Ironton Tribune – Thursday, December 05, 1974 Mrs. Grace Altherr, 88, of 330 Walnut St., widow of Victor Altherr, died Wednesday in Lawrence County General Hospital. Born at Pine Grove, Mrs. Altherr was a daughter of the late Jack and Mary Lawless Bryant. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in the Catholic Women’s Club. Surviving are three sons, Lawrence, Norbert and Joseph of Ironton; three daughters, Mrs. Clara Smith, Mrs. Sophia Murnahan and Mrs. Mary Wilds of Ironton; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Victor Cinson officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Friends may call at O’Keefe Baker Funeral home after 6 p.m. Friday. Rosary recitation will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday. |
| Altherr Norbert Nicholas 1984 Ironton Tribune – Wednesday, January 11, 1984 Norbert Nicholas Altherr, 73, of Ironton, died this morning at his residence area he was born June 1, 1910, in Pedro, a son of the late Victor and grace Bryant Altherr. He was preceded in death by one son, Edgar Frank Altherr, in 1949. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the holy name society. He was a retired operator for Allied chemical and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Surviving include his wife, Marguerite Classing Altherr; one brother, Joseph of Loveland, Ohio; three sisters, Clara Smith of Ironton, Mrs. Edward (Sophia) Murnahan and Mrs. Arthur (Mary) Wilds of Ironton; and several nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian burial will be conducted at 10 am Friday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church by Monsignor John J. Yonk. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the O’Keefe Baker Funeral Home after 6 pm Thursday. Rosary recitation will be conducted at 7:30 pm. |
| Altherr Victor J 1958 Ironton Tribune – Friday, August 22, 1958 Victor Joseph Altherr, 86, of 613 Buckhorn, died Thursday in General Hospital after a lingering illness. Mr. Altherr was born July 20, 1872 in Lawrence County, son of the late Frank and Sophia Schangel Altherr. He was a retired furnace worker and a member of St. Mary’s Church, Pine Grove. He was married in 1904 to Grace Bryant, who survives. Surviving are three sons, Lawrence, Norbert and Joseph Altherr, of Ironton: three daughters, Mrs. Clara Smith, Mrs. Sophia Monahan (Munahan), and Mrs. Mary Wilds, of Ironton. There are two brothers, Jeremy Altherr of Detroit, and Norbert Altherr of Buffalo N.Y.: three sisters, Mrs. Florence Ward of Nicholasville, KY., Mrs. Albert Kurtz of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Estella Dalton, of Zanesville, Ohio. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Requiem High Mass will be solemnized Saturday at 10 am in St. Mary’s Church by Rev. John Jackson. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. The body is at O’Keefe Funeral home where friends may call. |
| Anderson Wilma Brammer 1988 Gallipolis Daily Tribune – (Thursday, Jan. 14, 1988) Mrs. Wilma Lee Anderson, 62, of No. 11 First St., Bidwell, died Wednesday at her residence. She was born December 2, 1925, in Lawrence County, to the late William and Frankie Brammer. She was a retired secretary in the Gallia County Local School superintendent’s office. She was also an owner and operator of the Lorobi’s Pizza. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Francis Philabaun of Bidwell; a son, Richard Anderson of Bidwell; two granddaughters; a sister, Mary Jones of Kitts Hill; and two brothers, John Brammer of Bucyrus, Mo., and William Brammer of Waverly, Ohio. Services will be Saturday at 1 PM at the Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville. The Rev. Denny Coburn will officiate. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery. Friends make call Friday from 6 to 9 PM. |
| Arrington Emitt 1969 Ironton Tribune – Sunday, December 28, 1969 Emmett Arrington, 69, of Rt. 2, Pedro, died at 10:30 pm Friday in Lawrence County General Hospital after an illness of two weeks. Born in Buchanan County, Va., he was a son of the late John and Ada Owens Arrington. He was a farmer and former custodian of Waterloo High School, residing in the Pedro area since 1921. Surviving are the widow, Della Robinson Arrington, whom he married in 1917; two sons, Dolphus of Rt. 1, Pedro and Daniel of Sunbury, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Bill (Versil) Jackson of Northrop, Ohio, Mrs. Ray (Opal) Robinson of Star Route, Mrs. George (Mae) Primm of Rt. 2, Pedro; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Rosie Belle Viers and Mrs. Myrtle Edwards of Burch Leaf, Va., Mrs. Maud Owens of Van Sant, Va. Mrs. Carrie Duty of Haysi, Va.; four brothers, Floyd and Jim of Burch Leaf, Clinton of Van Sant and Ray of Florida. Services will be 2 pm Monday at Slabfork United Methodist Church. Rev. George Hall and Rev. Taylor Hall officiating with burial in Slabfork Cemetery. The body will be taken from Phillips Funeral Home to the residence at 3 pm today. |
| Arrington Troy D 1994 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, October 9, 1994) Troy Daniel Arrington December 9, 1927 – October 4, 1994 Troy Daniel Arrington, 67, of Star Route, Ironton, died Sunday at his home. The Pedro native was born March 9, 1927, the son of the late Emmett Arrington and Delia Robinson Arrington. He was the husband of Patricia Ann Harmon Arrington, who survives. He was a World War II Army Airborne veteran, a driver and a retired dock worker for the Commercial Lovelace Motor Freight Co. and graduated from Waterloo High School. He also was a member of the VFW Post in Sunbury and a Baptist. He lived in Sunbury for 31 years and lived in Ironton the last three years. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include six sons and four daughters in law, Alan and Gusta Arrington of Millwood, W.Va., Bradley and Karen Arrington of Mt. Gilead, Jay and Becky Arrington of West Jefferson, Eric and Donette Arrington of Sunbury, Jerry Arrington of Marion and Adam Arrington of Westerville; two daughters and sons in law, Mrs. Ronald (Amy) Starkey of Ravenswood, W.Va., and Mrs. Mark (Holly) Van Hoose of Georgetown; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Opel Robinson Star Route, Ironton, Versail Jackson of Patriot and Mae Primm of Route 2, Pedro; and one brother, Dolphus Arrington of Portsmouth. He also was preceded in death by one son, Todd Arrington, and two twin grandsons Drew and Jordan Arrington. Funeral will be 1 pm Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, pastor Dave Schug officiating. Burial will be in Slabfork Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. |
| Asbury John B 2006 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Friday, August 08, 2006 JOHN “J.B.” ASBURY, 77, of South Point, Ohio passed away Sunday, August 6, 2006, in the VA Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2006, at Hall Funeral Home by Pastor Kenny Estep. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. He was born April 1, 1929 in East Lynn, W.Va., to the late Charlie and Virginia Asbury. J.B. served as a Cherry River Navy veteran in the Korean War. He worked until his retirement with West Virginia Electric Supply Company as their road salesman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie McComas Asbury; sister Ilva Asbury Merritt; two brothers Glenn and Fred Asbury; three brothers-in-law, Bill Childers, Clarence McComas and his wife Ferne, and Harold McComas. He is survived by one daughter, Connie Suiter-Merb and her husband Roger of Proctorville, Ohio; one son, Eddie Sites and his wife Teresa of Gilman, Iowa; two brothers, Glenn (Lenore) Asbury and Hobert (Mildred) Asbury; one sister, Jewell Asbury; sister-in-law Gladys Childers; grandsons Jon “Chad” (Natalie) Belville, Christopher Belville and Mark Sites; granddaughters Tami (Jason) Vaughn, Angela (Ryan) Mrazek, and Natalie Hofstetter; great-grandchildren Sydney Belville, Haylee, Brennan and Alexis Vaughn, Cassie, Sydney, Markayla and Madison Sites, and Tanner Mrazek; and several special nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. J.B. is also survived by his many wonderful friends and caregivers at Fairhaven, and two long time special friends, Roger Black and Ronnie Dornon. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday August 8, 2006 at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. VFW Post #6878 will conduct military graveside rites. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall. |
| Asbury Marjorie Mccomas 2001 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Thursday, November 01, 2001 MARJORIE J. McCOMAS ASBURY, 74, of South Point, wife of John “J.B.” Asbury, Monday in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a retired secretary from West Virginia Electric Supply Co. Survivors include one daughter, Connie Suiter of Proctorville; one son, Eddie Sites of Gilman, Iowa; and one sister, Gladys Childers of Chesapeake. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at Schneider-Slack Funeral Home, Chesapeake; burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Ashworth Alice Corbin 1972 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, July 24, 1972) Mrs. Alice Ashworth Mrs. Alice Ashworth, 91, of Kitts Hill, was pronounced dead on arrival at Lawrence County General Hospital at 6:15 a.m. Today. She had been in failing health for five years. Lifelong resident of Lawrence County was a daughter of the late George and Martha Williams Corbin and a member of Myrtle Ridge Baptist Church. Her husband John died in 1966. Surviving are seven children, John of Getaway, Mrs. Goldie Kratzenburg of Sciotoville, William of South Point, Arthur of New Boston, Mrs. Sylvia Simpson of Kitts Hill, George and June Hackworth of Baltimore; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Lucinda Waller of Ironton. The body is at Phillips Funeral Home. |
| Ashworth Edna Webb 1973 Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, February 21, 1973) Mrs. Harvey E. Ashworth Mrs. Edna Carol Ashworth, 36, of Rt. 1, Ironton, died at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Cabell Huntington Hospital after an illness of 10 months. Mrs. Ashworth was born and reared in Lawrence County, daughter of Mrs. Albert (Early) Webb of Rt. 1 and the late Curtis Webb. She graduated from Dawson Bryant High School in 1954 and was employed as a secretary at Deering Elementary School. She was a member of New Valley Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her mother are her husband, Harvey Eugene Ashworth, whom she married February 18, 1953; two children, Carol Jean and Michael, at home; two sisters Mrs. Mary Jane Hankins and Mrs. Karen Sue Delaney, and a brother, Thomas Webb, all of Rt. 1, Ironton. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home. Rev. Garland Johnson officiating with burial in Melvin Cemetery, Deering. Friends may call at funeral home after 6 p.m. Thursday. |
| Ashworth Harvey G 2003 Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, July 24, 2003) Harvey Ashworth June 5, 1932 – July 22, 2003 Harvey Gene Ashworth, 71, of Ironton, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at his home July 22, 2003. He was the son of the late William F. Ashworth Sr. and Orpha Tomlinson Ashworth. He was the husband of Hazel Keeney McCoy Ashworth, who survives. He was born June 5, 1932, at Leatherwood, Ohio. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, serving with the U.S. Army and was retired from the Lawrence County Engineers, after 33 years of service. He attended the Dawson-Bryant Schools and Union Baptist Church at Dog Fork. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Edna Carol Webb Ashworth; three children, Harvey Dale Ashworth, Randy Lee Ashworth and Karen Sue Ashworth, three brothers, William F. Ashworth Jr., Norman Ashworth and Wilbur Ashworth. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two children, Carol Jean Ashworth of Louisville, Ky., and Michael J. Ashworth of Clearwater, Fla.; one grandson, Brandon Prichard; a step granddaughter, Misty Bacon; two step great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Betty Ashworth, William and Lona Kingery, Gorman and Bonnie Hammock, Mildred Graham, Norbert and Cathy Keeney, John and Phyllis Keeney, Tom and Janet Webb, Karen Delaney, Mary Nixon; several nieces and nephews; special bowling nieces, Tori Adkins and Patty Ashworth; and a host of friends and neighbors. Graveside service will be 11 AM Saturday, with the Rev. Kenneth Webb officiating. Burial will be in Melvin Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 9 PM Friday at Phillips Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, Ky. 41101. |
| Ashworth Hazel Keeney 2006 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Apr 11, 2006) Hazel Gay Ashworth, 66, of Ironton, widow of James A. McCoy and Harvey Ashworth, died Saturday at home. She was a self-employed domestic worker. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Leatherwood Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton. Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, Apr 11, 2006) Hazel Ashworth February 21, 1940 – April 8, 2006 Hazel Gay Ashworth, 66, of Ironton passed away Saturday, April 8, 2006, at her residence. The Lawrence County native was born Feb. 21, 1940, the daughter of the late Fred H. and Spicy Brumfield Keeney. Mrs. Ashworth was a member of Union Baptist Church at Dogfork and attended Dawson-Bryant Schools. She was a self-employed domestic worker and she lived in Lawrence County all her life. She also was preceded in death by her first husband, James A. McCoy, who passed away in 1973; her second husband, Harvey Ashworth, who passed away in 2003; three sisters, Ethel Kingery, Mary Jane Keeney and Fern Keeney; and two brothers, Charles Keeney and Fred Keeney Jr. Survivors include a step daughter, Carol Ashworth of Louisville, Ky.; a stepson, Michael Ashworth of Clearwater, Fla.; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Norbert and Kathy Keeney of South Point, John and Phyllis Keeney of Chesapeake, William and Phyllis Keeney of Kitts Hill, Harold and Bonnie Keeney and Jerry and Patty Keeney, all of South Point; three sisters and two brothers in law, Mildred Graham of South Point, Lona and William Kingery of Ironton and Bonnie and Gorman Hammock of Deltona, Fla.; two step grandchildren, Brandon Pritchard and Misty Bacon; and a host of nieces and nephews and other family members who will all miss her. Graveside service will be 11 AM Wednesday at Leatherwood Cemetery, with Mike Triplett officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 PM today at Phillips Funeral Home. Donations may be made to Community Hospice Care Center, 2330 Pollard Road, Ashland, Ky. 41101 |
| Ashworth John H 1988 Ironton Tribune – Wednesday, February 24, 1988 John Henry ‘Mater’ Ashworth, 85, of Chesapeake, died Tuesday at his residence. He was born November 4, 1902, in Livingston, Mich., son of the late John C. And Alice Corbin Ashworth. He was a retired employee of AC & F Industries and was a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Crystal Irene Tomlinson Ashworth. Survivors include one daughter, Louise Ashworth, at home; three sisters, Sylvia Simpson of Ironton, Goldie Kratzenburg of Portsmouth and June Hackworth of Florida; and one brother, Bill Ashworth of South Point. Funeral services are Thursday at 2:30 pm at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, by Rev. Harold Hamlin. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm today at the funeral home. |
| Askew Callie 1995 Ironton Tribune – Sunday, October 15, 1995 Callie Askew June 21, 1923 – October 12, 1995 South Point – Callie Hamlin Askew, 72, of South Point died Thursday at River Valley Health System. The Lawrence County native was born June 21, 1923, the daughter of the late Jasper and Nellie Black Hamlin. She was the wife of the late James A. Askew. She was a housewife and a Baptist. She also was preceded in death by two sisters, Beulah Johnson and Ola Mae Price; and two brothers, John Hamlin and Minard Hamlin. Survivors include four sisters, Eva Miller of Proctorville, Georgia Smoot of Miller, Naomi Clark of Ironton and Erma Johnson of Chesapeake. Funeral service will be 1 pm Monday at Schneider Funeral home with the Rev. Okla Judd officiating. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 am to 1 pm Monday at the funeral home. |
| Athy Cora Conrad 1963 Springfield Daily News – (Saturday, June 01, 1963) Mrs. Cora B. Athy Mrs. Cora B. Athy, 88, of 2238 S. Limestone St. died at 3:30 pm Friday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Willy Funk, 2244 S. Limestone St. She had been in failing health for several years and serious health for the past three weeks. She was born in Donnelsville, November 1, 1874, the daughter of George and Julia Kriegbaum Conrad and had resided in Springfield since 1897. She was a member of the Auburn Lutheran Church and New York Central Ladies Auxiliary. For a number of years, she had taught accordion lessons. Her husband, Raymond, preceded her in death in September 1938. Mrs. Athy is survived by seven sons, Ralph, Edward and John, all of Springfield, Clifford of Dallas, Tex., Harry of Bellefontaine, George of Battle Creek, Mich., and Kyle of St. Louis, Mo.; five daughters, Mrs. Ansell (Pearl) Clifford, Mrs. Willy (Thelma) Funk and Mrs. Robert (Wilma) Booghier, all of Springfield, Mrs. Forrest (Theresa) Hill of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mrs. Carl (Lola) Congdon of Columbus, 22 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the Littleton Funeral Home where friends may call from 7 pm Saturday until time of the services at 1:30 pm Monday. The Rev. Edward Orinson, pastor of the Auburn Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Donnelsville Cemetery. |
| Atkinson Charles W 2001 Columbus Dispatch – (Mon, December 10, 2001) Atkinson Charles William ‘Bill’ Atkinson, age 83, of Columbus died Saturday, December 8, 2001 at Manor Care in Westerville. Preceded in death by his parents, one brother and six sisters. A retired grocery clerk, he is survived by sister, Carolyn Dougherty; loved by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may call Monday 5 of 7 pm at Schoedinger Cleveland Avenue Chapel, 2741 Cleveland Ave., where funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 10 am. Interment at Riverside Cemetery. |
| Atkinson Frank R 1934 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, January 14, 1934) Funeral services to be Held This Afternoon for Frank B. Atkinson Funeral services will be held this afternoon at two o’clock for Frank R. Atkinson, 54, Proctorville rural mail carrier, who died at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of his parents, Dr. (Robert) and Mrs. R.E. (Mary) Atkinson. The deceased suffered a stroke December 27, 1934. Mr. Atkinson is survived by, in addition to his parents, two sons Charles and Frank, Jr. Services will be held at the Proctorville M.E. Church with Rev. Mr. Wright officiating. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery under direction of Undertaker Schneider. Rural mail carriers will serve as pallbearers with the I.O.O.F Masonic Lodges, of which the deceased was a member, taking part in the services. |
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