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Emma Grace Life
PARKERSBURG - Emma Grace Life, 79, died March 27, 2004, at the Willows Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimes Funeral Home, 521 Fifth St., Parkersburg.
Ruth Ann Martin
PARKERSBURG - Ruth Ann Martin, 86, of Parkersburg died March 26, 2004, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Shrewsbury, W.Va., the daughter of the late William and Ollie Mae Pauley Spangler.
Virginia L.N. Pence
LOONEYVILLE, W.Va. - Virginia Lee Nichols Pence, 55, of Looneyville died March 27, 2004.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Herby Pence Jr.; brothers Waldo and John Nichols; and sisters Diane Harris and Shirley Goodwin.
Vallie R. Towner
CENTRAL STATION, W.Va. - Vallie R. Towner, 95, of Central Station died March 27, 2004, at Heartland of Clarksburg, W.Va.
Arrangements are pending at Spurgeon Funeral Home, West Union.
Betty Ayers
BELPRE - Betty J. Ayers, 77, of Belpre died Friday, March 26, 2004, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg.
She was born June 21, 1926, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mamie Wilcoxon Brookhart. She was an office manager at AAA and License Bureau in Belpre and had worked at Doe Miller Tomato Co. in Belpre.
Jane Preston Buck
ST. MARYS - Jane Preston Buck, of St. Marys died March 26, 2004, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, at the age of 82.
She was born Nov. 2, 1921, in Cattlesburg, Ky., the daughter of Charles and Ethel MacAllister Preston.
William Dotson
LITTLE HOCKING -William A. Dotson, 75, of Little Hocking died March 25, 2004, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Ritchie County, W.Va., the son of the late William Fredrick "Fred"Dotson and the late Hildred Dama Dotson Lemley.
Dayton Durst
MOUNT ALTO - Dayton Eugene Durst, 61, of Mount Alto, died March 25, 2004.
He is survived by his mother, Ethel Mae (Friend) Durst; his wife of 39 years, Lois June Durst; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Kristine Durst; daughter, Deborah Durst; three sisters; two grandchildren; his beloved mother-in-law; and other special in-laws.
Carl Vernon Eddy
PARKERSBURG - Carl Vernon Eddy, 70, of Parkersburg died March 25, 2004, at his daughter's residence.
He was born in Vienna, a son of the late Harry V. and Mary K. Sams Eddy.
Clarence E. Enoch
PARKERSBURG - Clarence "Dad" Enoch, 89, of the Cedar Grove Personal Care Center passed away March 25, 2004, at the St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was born April 17, 1914, in Parkersburg, a son of the late Charles and Bertha Lockhart Enoch. Clarence retired after 27 years of service with E.I. DuPont. He was an avid golfer at the Oxbow Golf Course.
Hester E. Francis
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Mrs. Hester Ellen Francis, 82, of Framingham, formerly of Ellenboro, Ritchie County, died March 26, 2004 at her residence. She had battled cancer for five months.
She was born Oct. 4, 1921 at Schultz, W.Va., a daughter of the late John H. and Mary E. Morrell Dennis.
Mildred Kerby
MOUNT ZION - Mildred Mae Kerby, 86, of Mount Zion passed away March 25, 2004, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg.
She was born in Calhoun County, a daughter of the late Miles W. and Rosa Lee Stump. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church. She was a founding member of the Mount Zion Public Service District and was a 1935 graduate of Calhoun County High School.
Mary Leavitt
MARIETTA - Mary M. Cantwell Leavitt died March 25, 2004.
Mary is survived by her children, Helen, Rose, Kay and Carl, Avis and Don, Judy and Bob, Dallas, Carmen, Bill, Richard and Shari; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one foster child.
Katharyn Elaine Kessel Stone
RIPLEY - Katharyn Elaine Kessel Stone of Ripley died March 22, 2004, in Tulsa, Okla.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Epworth United Methodist Church in Ripley with the Rev. Dr. Ken Krimmel officiating.
Louise Williams
PARKERSBURG - Louise Godbey Williams, 77, of Parkersburg passed away March 25, 2004, at her home.
She was born May 22, 1926, in Gay, W.Va., a daughter of the late Howard E. and Evelyn Wood Godbey. The family moved to Parkersburg in the fall of 1926.
Betty Zinn
VIENNA - Betty Bowersock Zinn, 76, of Vienna died March 25, 2004, at her residence following a long illness.
She was born in Parkersburg Jan. 30, 1928, the daughter of the late Ansel and Blanche Miller Bowersock. She had worked at the Social Security Office for 32 years and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Elbert C. Francis
PARKERSBURG - Elbert Clifton Francis, 91, of Parkersburg passed away March 24, 2004.
He is survived by his children, Timothy Francis and Clara Varner of Parkersburg; a stepson, Joe Hornbeck of Elizabeth; brothers, James and Russ Francis; sisters, Veldine Davis, Mary Lanfarnc and Evelyn Sable; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Wilma O. Hall
RIPLEY - Wilma O. Hall, 72, of Ripley died March 24, 2004, in CAMC Memorial Division.
Survivors include her husband, George Hall Jr.; sons, Arthur Curtis of Ravenswood, Roger Hall of Tampa, Fla., and George Hall II of Florence, Ky.; daughters, Sherry Ellison of Cincinnati, Karen McCoy of Ruskin, Fla.; a brother, Ofa Shamblin of Leroy; a sister, Millie Underwood of Evans; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
