Mack Williams
Mack Elliot Williams, 25, of Kermit, died last week at Stonecoal.
Born Aug. 18, 1978, in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Williams was the son of Jessie Messer of Kermit and Laura Williams of Kermit.
He was employed by Interstate Gas Company.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by: his wife, Jeneva Williams; two sons, Mack Elliot Steven Williams and Timothy Eli Williams, both of Kermit; a daughter, Jeneva Williams of Kermit and a brother, Jessie Eli Messer of Kermit.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, July 12, 2004, at the Crum Church of Christ with Paul Messer officiating.
Visitation will be held Saturday, July 10, 2004, at the Crum Church of Christ. At 5 p.m., Sunday, July 11, 2004, at the Silver Creek United Baptist Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Richmond-Callaham Funeral Home, Inez, Ky.
Gregory Perry
Gregory Paul Perry, 44, of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Delbarton, W. Va., passed away Thursday, July 1, 2004, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn.
Gregg was born July 30, 1959 at Williamson, W. Va. He was the son of Paul and Anna Adkins Perry of Delbarton, W. Va.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Lee and Carrie Perry and maternal grandparents Allen and Grace Adkins.
Gregg was employed by Autonation in Knoxville, Tenn. and was a former graduate of Marshall University and valedictorian of Matewan High School class of 1976. Gregg's faith in God founded and remained through the Varney, W. Va., Church of God.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers, Jeff and wife Cathy Perry of Varney, W. Va. and Rob and wife Ridale Perry of South Point, Ohio. He was cherished by his nephew Elijah, and nieces, Tiffany, Caitlyn and Robi as well as his local dog and friend, "Rocky."
Funeral services will be held at the Chafin Funeral Home Monday, July 5, 2004, at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Gary "Bo" Starr and Rev. Gary Starr officiating. Burial will follow in the Carter-Williamson cemetery at Varney, W. Va.
Pallbearers are John and Kenny Adkins, Ricky Simpkins, John Patty, Danny Winchester and Bob Perry.
Visitation will be at the funeral home chapel from 6 - 9 Sunday evening with special service at 7 p.m. with Rev. Denny May.
Chafin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
William J. Slater Jr.
William J. Slater Jr., 51, of Delbarton passed away Sunday, July 11, 2004, at his residence.
He was born on July 24, 1952, in Turkey Creek, Ky., to the late William J. Slater, Sr. and Verdie Alice (Varney) Slater. He was a retired dispatcher for the N&W Railroad and was a member of the Nolan Freewill Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother and sister (who died in infancy), another sister, Margaret Mays, and one son, Michael Ray Slater.
Mr. Slater is survived by his wife, Janice (Blevins) Slater of Delbarton, W. Va.; one son, Brent Lawson Slater of Delbarton; four daughters, Ruby Rachel Blevins, Ashley Marie Hall, and Samantha Young, all of Delbarton and Eva Lynn Bartram of North Carolina; four sisters, Dorothy Strohl of Portland, Ind., Patsy (Luke) Pennington of Willard, Ky., Mary Lou (Marvin) Mays of Delphos, Ohio and Nina (Phillip) Varney of Huddy, Ky.
Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Monday, July 12, at Rogers Funeral Home at Belfry, Ky. and will be moved Tuesday to the church at noon with special services at 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at the Nolan Church of God Acts 20:28 at Nolan with Earl White officiating. Burial will follow in the Blevins cemetery at Winco Black, Maher.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Bartram, Norman Hall, James Smith, Paul Blevins Jr., Mark K. Copley and David Blevins.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rogers Funeral Home.
Clara Cline
Clara Angeline Cline, 68, of Baisden, W. Va., passed away Sunday, July 11, 2004, at Logan Regional Medical Center, Logan, W. Va.
Born August 18, 1935, in War Eagle, W. Va., to the late Charles and Mary Prater Goodman, she was of the Protestant faith.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Timothy L. Cline; brothers, Elmer Goodman, Artie Goodman, Sherman Scarberry and Johnny Goodman; sisters, Alta Carter, Maudie Mounts and Jane Goodman; and one great granddaughter, Chyna Ellis.
Surviving are her daughters, Elaine (Steve) Ellis of Baisden, W. Va., Marsha (Gary) Hager of Man, W. Va. and Renea (Bert) Hundley of Newark, Ohio; son, Christopher and wife Angel Cline of Grove City, Ohio; one sisters, Hallie (Clarence) Trent of Baisden, W. Va.; eight grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 14, 2004, 1 p.m., at Mounts Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wimpie Bradford officiating. Burial will follow at Star Hollow cemetery, War Eagle, W. Va. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may call Tuesday, July 13, 2004, 6 - 9 p.m., at the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel.
Mounts Funeral Home of Gilbert, W.VA. is in charge of arrangements.
Danny Daniels II
Danny Bruce Daniels II, 23, of Varney passed away during combat in Iraq. He was with the U.S. Army as a military policeman.
He was born Jan. 9, 1981, at Williamson. He was the son of Danny Bruce Daniels Sr. of Varney and the late Barbara Ann Collins Daniels, and his step-mother, Jenny Daniels, also of Varney.
He was a 2000 graduate of Burch High School. He entered the military in August 2000 at Fort Leonardwood, Mo. He has spent most of his time out of the country including three months in Iraq.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Lona Daniels, whom he met in Germany; a brother, Justin Daniels of Varney; two sisters, Brittany Belcher of Varney, and Melissa Stacy of Tazewell, Va.; grandparents, Molly Daniels and Kelly Daniels of Tazewell, Va. and Ella Daniels of Williamson and the late Burgess Daniels.
Funeral services will be announced by Chafin Funeral Home at a later date.
Willie Adkins
Willie Adkins, 82, of Myrtle passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at his residence.
He was born the son of the late Sanders and Eria Moore Adkins. He was a retired coal miner having worked more than 42 years for Island Creek Coal Corp. He was a member of the UMWA and a faithful member of the Parsley Bottom Freewill Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son Drexel Lee Adkins; three brothers, Clyde Adkins, Howard Adkins and Marvil Adkins; two sisters, Stella Moore and Mary Eplin.
Mr. Adkins is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary E. Maynard Adkins; three sons, Roger Adkins and his wife Sandy of Charlotte, N.C., Ronald Adkins and his wife Margaret of Concord, Ohio, and Eddie Adkins and his wife Thelma of Myrtle; two daughters, Ceceila Hanshaw and her husband Harold, and Debbie Canterbury and her husband Watson, all of Myrtle; two sisters, Anna Lambert and Zula Ellis and her husband Don, all of Barboursville, W.Va; 16 grandchildren, Christopher, Nicholas, Jennifer, Paul Luke, Frances, David, Mary Ann, Adrienne, Chelsie and Mark Adkins Matthew and Amanda Canterbury, Mike Hanshaw and wife Janet, Greg Hanshaw and wife Marsha, Jason Hanshaw and wife Selena; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 24, 2004, at the Parsley Bottom Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Runyon and Elder Eddie Hatfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memory Gardens in Logan, W. Va.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be at the church from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, July 23.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Chafin Funeral Home of Delbarton.
A tribute to Sylvia Jennings Maynard Horn
Sylvia, a lady to be admired, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, a business entrepreneur, an Appalachian woman extraordinare.
Fourteen children, 26 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Her legacy extends all over the globe. A networker in the truest form.
Sylvia raised, cared and provided for her children on her own from 1957. A single mom, with a lot of hungry mouths to feed, she was a desperate, but determined person. As she would put it, only by the "grace of God." One can imagine how difficult life must have been living in the (later to be classified) as the poorest county in the United States. But, she did make it and only with a seventh-grade education. Along with her responsibilities as head of the home, she ironed other families clothes and cooked in the school cafeteria. She then got a job in the restaurant business and later started her own. That's where she spent the last 36 years. Up before the sun, six days a week, with a cup of coffee, something to eat and a good word for anyone who entered Maynard's Snack Bar.
Sylvia has truly been a community role model. She has always been a giver, a person of high morals and a great adviser to many. The influence on her children alone speaks for itself.
Born Sept. 6, 1920. Died July 22, 2004 at Woodland Oaks Nursing Home in Ashland, Ky.
She is preceded in death by her sons, James Thomas Maynard, Elbert R. Maynard and Glen C. Maynard.
Surviving her are Roosevelt (Dick) Maynard of Nashville, Tenn., Roger Maynard of Lexington, Ky., Mary M. Dalton of Ashland, David Maynard of Campbellsville, Ky., Kenneth Maynard of Atlanta, Marsha Keck of Columbus, Ohio, Gladys Faye Sheets of West Liberty, Ky., and Theresa Harmon of Elizabethtown, Ky.
Funeral at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 24, 2004, at Richmond-Callaham Funeral Home with visitation starting at 10 a.m. the same day. Burial following the service at Greenlawn cemetery in Louisa, Ky.
Thelma Ray
Thelma Ray, 84, of Williamson, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Weaver Mortuary of West Williamson.
Thelma Ray
January 20, 1920 - July 22, 2004
Thursday, July 22, 2004, saw Thelma Delorce Horn Ray peacefully leave this work to meet the Lord. She was surrounded by the love and comfort of her family when she succumbed to a short illness at St. Mary's Hospital Hospital in Huntington, W. Va.
Thelma, the oldest of six children born to John and Inez Horn, was a lifetime resident of Williamson. On June 20, 1940, Thelma joyfully began sharing her life with Walter "Tom" Ray. Their marriage of 60 years was blessed with love, happiness and family. Her greatest achievement and joy was being a devoted wife and companion to husband. Even after his passing in November 2000, she carried with his memory a girlish flattery and deep honor to have been his wife.
Second only to the journey she shared with Tom, was the journey she shared with Christ. She has been a faithful and active member of the Williamson Wesleyan Church for all of her life, working with the youth society and missionary society. She was also the Sunday school secretary, a local board member, a church trustee and attended the annual family church camp.
Thelma lived a relatively simple life as a wife, mother and homemaker. They enjoyed pleasant trips to the family farm and lakeside home in Virginia, reading Grace Livingston Hill and spending hours on the porch swing. She will be best remembered for baking homemade biscuits, sewing Christmas aprons and having a warm, glad smile for any guest that entered her home.
Thelma is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Walter "Tom" Ray; an infant sister; and tow brothers, John Horn Jr. and Harold Horn.
Survivors include two sons, John Ray of Staunton, Va., H.E. "Buck" (Jeanie) Ray of Pounding Mill, Va.; five daughters, Orlean (David) Blackburn, Sonji (Harlan) White and Vivian (Tim) Kincaid, all of Forest Hills, Ky., and Nancy Ray and Delorce (Albert) Stafford, all of Williamson; one brother, Charles Horn of Williamson; two sisters, Elanor Noe of Roanoke, Va., and Louise Nickels of Winchester, Ky.; one daughter-in-law, Barbara Ray of Fisherville, Va.; grandchildren, Jeff (Lori) Ray, Joy (Jody) Lohr, David (Gretchen) Blackburn, Jonathan Blackburn, Michael (Linda) Stafford, Christi (David) Fitzpatrick, Amy (Wesley) Harris, Kristen Ray, Kelli Ray, Jason (Crystal) Kincaid, Sarah Kincaid, and joshual Kincaid; great-grandchildren, Nathaniel, Caleb, and Bethany Ray, Jordan and Jackson Lohr, Haley, Mason and Emily Blackburn, Chaseand McKenna Fitzpatrick and Lacy Harris.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 25, 2004, at the Williamson Wesleyan Church with the Rev. B.R. Kincaid officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Ky.
Grandsons Jeff Ray, David and Jonathan Blackburn, Michael Stafford, and Jason and Joshua Kincaid will serve as pallbearers. Wesley Harris, David Fitzpatrick and Jody Lohr will be honorary pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, July 24, at the Weaver Mortuary in West Williamson. Also, visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral services.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Weaver Mortuary.
Willie Adkins
Willie Adkins, 82, of Myrtle passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at his residence.
He was born the son of the late Sanders and Eria Moore Adkins. He was a retired coal miner having worked more than 42 years for Island Creek Coal Corp. He was a member of the UMWA and a faithful member of the Parsley Bottom Freewill Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son Drexel Lee Adkins; three brothers, Clyde Adkins, Howard Adkins and Marvil Adkins; two sisters, Stella Moore and Mary Eplin.
Mr. Adkins is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary E. Maynard Adkins; three sons, Roger Adkins and his wife Sandy of Charlotte, N.C., Ronald Adkins and his wife Margaret of Concord, Ohio, and Eddie Adkins and his wife Thelma of Myrtle; two daughters, Cecelia Hanshaw and her husband Harold, and Debbie Canterbury and her husband Watson, all of Myrtle; two sisters, Anna Lambert and Zula Ellis and her husband Don, all of Barboursville, W.Va; 16 grandchildren, Christopher, Nicholas, Jennifer, Paul Luke, Frances, David, Mary Ann, Adrienne, Chelsie and Mark Adkins Matthew and Amanda Canterbury, Mike Hanshaw and wife Janet, Greg Hanshaw and wife Marsha, Jason Hanshaw and wife Selena; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 24, 2004, at the Parsley Bottom Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Runyon and Elder Eddie Hatfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memory Gardens in Logan, W. Va.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be at the church from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, July 23.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Chafin Funeral Home of Delbarton.
Herman Crum Sr.
Herman Randolph Crum Sr., 91, of Chattaroy died Friday, July 2, 2004, at the Charleston (W. Va.) Area Medical Center.
He was born on Dec. 28, 1912, a son of the late Joshua and Polly Salmons Crum. He was a retired coal miner with Island Creek Mine #25. He was a member of the UMWA Local 9603, a 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason, member of the Jewel Lodge 140 Crum where he had been a member for more than 50 years. Mr. Crum helped establish the Chattaroy Volunteer Fire Department where he served as a commission until his retirement from the board in 1999.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Louise Burgett Crum; daughters, Bessie Crum Varney and Lana Kaye Crum Ray; and brothers, Virgil Crum and Delbert Crum.
He is survived by son, Herman Randolph "Randy" Crum Jr. and his wife Glenna of Fort Gay, W. Va.; son-in-law, Ronnie Ray of Chattaroy; daughter, Susan Hatfield and her husband Eddie of Chattaroy; brother Ernest Crum of Toledo, Ohio; sister, Zelma Pertee of Crum, W.Va; grandchildren, Margie Crum, Amy Curry, Shayne Crum, Tera Beth Blackburn, Michael Crum and Nicole Ray; seven great-grandchildren; and his caregiver, Jeanette "Bookie" Hatfield.
Funeral services for Mr. Crum will be conducted at 1 p.m., Thursday, July 8, 2004, at the Weaver Mortuary in West Williamson with Ed Lockard officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Memory Gardens in Maher with Mason graveside rites.
Grandson will serve as pallbearers with members of the Chattaroy Fire Department board of directors serving as honorary pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at the mortuary.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Weaver Mortuary.
