The Wayne County News • WEEKEND, OCTOBER 28 & 29, 2017 7A

Obituaries

took a hands-off policy in conflicting with state regulations. Current Attorney General Jeff Sessions, however, has said he intends to enforce federal regulations.

All of which still makes the prospects of medical marijuana production in West Virginia murky at best. Personally, I favor legal-ization of both medical and recreational marijuana. The reality is, however, that in an election year (2018), it is difficult to believe that a Republican-controlled legislature is going to do much to promote marijuana implementation. If attorneys are in fear of losing their license for helping potential growers, manufacturers and outlets, the situation becomes bleak.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Does everyone agree with me that Chris Miller should be the

commercial spokesman for the Carol Miller for Congress cam-paign? Chris, of course, is famous for his commercials for Miller auto dealerships. It is safe to say with the master public relations man, Chris, promoting his mom, voters would remember her com-mercials on election day.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––State Auditor J.B. McCuskey and his family are personal friends

of mine. He will be a great state auditor and perhaps later realize his dream of being governor.

He is upset, however, that Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber named him as a party in a lawsuit to return Baber to active duty as mayor. McCuskey should be kicking himself instead.

McCuskey insists that he was right in going public about an investigation into Baber’s use of a state purchasing card. He says he did it because Baber first disclosed the investigation after being told about it by Richwood City Council.

Investigations in other areas of government are confidential under all circumstances. If the auditor’s office has a policy that permits the auditor to speak about an ongoing investigation, that policy should be changed.

Baber’s suit, by the way, demands that the investigation be completed and made public immediately. In media comments, McCuskey seemed to imply Baber was trying to shut the investi-gation down.

Less talk and more action is needed.As a Moore Republican, I will always be in the McCuskey cor-

ner.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––After considering a run himself, former governor’s chief of staff

Nick Casey has endorsed Councilman Andy Richardson for mayor of Charleston.

The undercurrents in the Democratic primary have statewide ramifications. Richardson will go up against Amy Goodwin, wife of former U.S. Attorney and gubernatorial candidate Booth Goodwin.

Both Richardson and Goodwin are former state officials. At one time, Richardson was married to the daughter of Republican Governor Cecil Underwood.

Contact Ron Gregory at 304-533-5185 or ronjgregory@gmail.

Nellie Adkinsof Waverly, Ohio Nellie Adkins, 88, of

Waverly, Ohio, died 4:31 p.m. Tuesday, 24 October 2017, at her home. She was born 17 November 1928, in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of the Late Rev. Charley Adkins and Theora Gilkerson Adkins. She also was preceded in death by her husbands, John Bastin Fry and Ray Adkins, five sis-ters, Nida Adkins, Delsie Adkins, Juanita Finley, Mazel Ross and Polly Ann Woodlee and a brother Charley Denzil Adkins. Surviving are her daughter, Judy Ross and husband Roy of Waverly, Ohio; grandson Shane Ross and wife Lorna of Ashland, Ohio; three granddaughters, Michelle McCollister and husband David of Frankfort, Ohio, Paige Danner of Waverly and Savannah Danner and husband Brad also of Waverly; three great-grandchildren, Delaney and Mitchell Ross and Jesse McCollister; two brothers, Wetzel Adkins and wife Wanda of Catlettsburg, Kentucky and Lowell Adkins and wife Joyce of Lavalette, West Virginia; three sisters, Leola Mills of Huntington, West Virginia, Melita Wooten of Wayne, West Virginia and Velora Frasher of Huntington, West Virginia; and many nieces and neph-ews. Nellie was a member of the Wolf Pen Church of Christ, East Lynn, West Virginia and was a retired Computer Parts Welder for MCI Corp., Columbus, Ohio. Special thanks to Signature Health Care of Chillicothe, Adena ICU and all the staff of Adena 2NE, Heartland Hospice and the family and friends that cared for Nellie during her illness. Friends may call at from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, 27 October 2017, at Boyer Funeral Home, Waverly, Ohio. There will be graveside services 1 p.m. Saturday, 28 October 2017, at the Jones Cemetery, East Lynn, West Virginia. www.boyerfuneral.com.

James M. Daniels of Louisa James M. Daniels, 71, of Louisa, Ky., passed away Friday,

October 27, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Daniels was born June 21, 1946, to the late James and Laura Green Daniels. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Margaret Adams and his brother Richard Daniels. Survivors include his loving wife of 50 years, Jemima Daniels; daughters Julia (Darrell) Keene, Melissa (James) Moore, and Shawna West; grandchildren Anita Vanderpool, Daniel Keene, Anna Keene, Autumn Sites, Zachary Moore, and Kaylen West; great-grandchil-dren Victoria Lewis, Adaline Lewis and Avery Sites; sisters Earlene Webb, Mary Lemaster, Carolyn Jordan and Patricia Lilly; brothers Eugene Daniels, Harold Daniels and Roger Daniels; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mr. Daniels was a member of Favorite United Baptist Church and a retired school bus driver for the Lawrence County Board of Education. Visitation for Mr. Daniels will be Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Young Funeral Home, Louisa, Ky., from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 29, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Young Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.youngfuneralhomeinc.com. Young Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Dorval Hendrix “Doc” DonahoeDorval Hendrix “Doc”

Donahoe, Md, went to be with his Lord on October 15, 2017. There will be a celebra-tion of his life 1 p.m. Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Word of Life Church, Mount Gay, W.Va. The family will receive friends after 11 a.m. at the church. He was born April 30, 1932, in Camp Creek, W.Va., the son of the late Ollie and Verdie Tabor Donahoe. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Ron Chambers and a daughter, Julie Donahoe. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Alice Sue Dillon Donahoe; a daughter, Susie; a son Schoch; three daughters-in-law, Lara, Sallie and Catherine; seven grandchildren, Aaron, Caleb, Chance, Jesse, Maggie, London and Brinkley; and two brothers, Dale and Lowell. Don was a United States Marine and veteran of the Korean War. As a graduate of West Virginia University, Doc began his civilian career as a Pharmacist and went on to practice medicine as a Physician for more than 55 years. With a legacy of generosity and the philosophy “Giving is Living,” Don and Sue have fostered more than 42 children and opened their home to multiple foreign exchange students, who to this day call them mom and dad. Dr. Donahoe was a well-loved and highly respected son, brother, hus-band, father, grandfather, uncle, teacher, mentor, pastor and friend. It was always Dr. Donahoe’s wish to donate his remains to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. That wish has been ful-filled as, even in death, he is contributing to others’ lives through the education of WVSOM’s future physicians. You have fought the good fight. You have finished the race. You have kept the faith. Welcome to your eternal home. 2 Timothy 4:7. Beard Mortuary, Huntington, is assisting the family.

Lee Morrisof Wayne

Lee Morris, 72, of Wayne, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born March 31, 1945, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Doris Morris. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, with Pastor Michael Dillon officiating. Burial will follow at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Linda Hall Morris; a brother, Steve Morris (Lia) of Dunedin, Fla.; sister Carolyn Morris of Punta Gorda, FL; a special sister-in-law, Sandy Hall of Lavalette, W.Va., and a dear friend Sue Harvey of Lavalette, W.Va.; son Joshua Morris (Tawna) of Columbus, Ohio; daughter Jill Morris Gibson (Caleb) of Milton, W.Va.; son Chris Morris and a daughter Dora Morris Williams (Matt) of Flatwoods, Ky.; daughters Mindy Morris Beach and Kelly Morris Smith (Rodney) of Huntington, W.Va.; six grandchildren and one great-grandson. Lee adored his granddaughters Kailyn and Elin Gibson, as he spent many hours with them in the last 10 years. He was a retiree from Dis-Tech Inc. He was an all-around athlete and outdoorsman who loved sports and to fish. He was a charismatic jokster who was always full of life and love. He will be deeply missed. Lee had a special friendship with Selvin and Barb Carroll and Amos and Paula Lemaster of Wayne, W.Va., and a lifelong best friend, Jimmy McKinney of Wauchula, Florida. His fishing buddy Lee LaForrest preceded him in death in 2015. A special thank you goes to Dr. Michael Collins and Dr. Kathleeen O’Hanlon and also the nursing staff at Cabell Huntington Hospital ICU. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Eugene Morgan Brook of Ceredo Eugene Morgan Brooks, 76

of Ceredo, WV, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. Funeral ser-vices will be conducted 2:00 pm Friday, October 27, 2017 at Morris Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Sam Dyer Cemetery. He was born March 7, 1941 in West Hamlin, WV, a son of the late Johnny Morgan Brooks and Betty Elizabeth Dyer Brooks. Eugene was a retired truck driver for Wayne Lumber Company and member of Pentecostal Truth Ministries. His wife, Carolyn Brooks also preceded him in death, along with three sisters, Milford Marie Epling, Anna Pearl Johnson, Ada Cook; two brothers, Homer McCoy and Earl McCoy. Survivors include a daughter, Lisa Bartram of Wayne, WV; a son, Carl Gene Robertson of Wayne, WV; two brothers, Ollie Brooks, Jr. and Ray Brooks both of Wayne, WV; a grandchild, Garrett Bartram; and a host of additional family and friends. Friends may call one hour prior to services at Morris Funeral Home, Wayne, WV.

Carol Louise Carroll of Lavalette

Carol Louise Carroll, 91, of Lavalette, WV, widow of James Carroll, passed away Sunday October 22, 2017 at her res-idence. She was born April 5, 1926, in Lavalette, WV, a daughter of the late William J. “Willey” Ferguson and Shirley Potter Ferguson. Carol was a charter member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in King George, Virginia, a gradu-ate of Moody Bible College and she donated Christmas Trees to the City of Huntington. In addi-tion to her husband and parents she was also preceded in death by two children Chris Carroll and Shirley Grigsby and sis-ters Niel, Bonnie and Ester and two sons in law James Grigsby and Michael Coates. Survivors include one son Don Carroll of Lavalette, WV; daughter Linda Coates of King George, VA; daugh-ter in law Robin Carroll of Lavelette, WV; seventeen grandchildren; twenty one great grandchildren and two sisters Jean Sellers and Nila Fisher. There will be no services or visitation. Reger Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

James Ralph Updegraff of Huntington James Ralph Updegraff, 91, of Huntington, WV. passed from

this life on Saturday October 21,2017. James was born July 26,1926 in Richmond, VA. the son of the late Archie L. and Ida E. Blaxton Updegraff . Also preceding him was his wife Frances Vest Updegraff and two twin brothers Ray Granville Updegraff and Archie L. Updegraff both of Richmond VA. He was a veter-an of the US Navy serving during WWII as a radar operator. He retired from CSX Railroad and served as the Executive Secretary for the President of CSX railroad. He was a member of The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in Huntington and was an ordained deacon at Baptist Temple. He is survived by one daughter Susan Booton of Huntington, WV. Four Grandchildren Abigail, Adrienne, Alexander, and Evan. Three very special friends Don W. Bias, Terry Ellis, and James Miller. A visitation will be Tuesday October 24, 2017 from 10:00 to 10:30 am at Woodmere Memorial Park in the Abbey of Rembrance, with the Rev. Hubert Harvey officiating at 10:30 am. Entombment will follow. Rollins Funeral Home, Kenova is assist-ing with arrangements.

Pauline Belcherof Huntington

Pauline Belcher, 86 of Huntington, WV passed away on October 24, 2017. She was born on September 29, 1931 in East Lynn, WV; a daughter of Henry Dewey Belcher and Icy Stephens Belcher. She was pre-ceded in death by her parents; her siblings: Clyde Haskell Belcher, Janive Miller, Della Thompson, Thelma Lucas, Correna Lindbert, Flora Newlan and Jessie Belcher. Pauline leaves behind to mourn her loss her brothers: Dan Belcher, Julian Belcher (Kay), Henry Belcher (Phyllis), Jack Belcher (Anna); her sisters: Kay Robertson, Aleettia Thompson (Bud), and Mary Blankenship; and a host of nieces, nephews and other rela-tives. Funeral services for Pauline will be conducted by Rev. Aaron Robertson at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Adkins Cemetery, East Lynn, WV. Visit her memorial page below to leave condolences.

Julius John Hanson of Ceredo Julius John Hanson, 62 of Ceredo, WV passed away on October

23, 2017. He was born on June 11, 1955 in New York, NY; a son of the late Julius Hanson and Helen Cartwright. He leaves behind to mourn his loss his wife, Irene Carla Hanson; his children: Kevin Hanson, Eric Hanson and Kimberly Bailey; one precious grand-child, Jaxon Bailey; and his siblings, Michael Hanson (Debbie) and Deborah Hanson. Julius honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home.

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ACTING ON YOUR OWN BEHALFFew decisions in life are more important than the ones that must be madeconcerning death. In the final analysis, the decisions revolving arounda funeral and burial are among the most important to be made in life. Atsome point, you must ask if you want to make the decisions regarding yourfuneral and burial yourself or have someone else make them. Aside from theseconsiderations is the matter of whether you want to burden your family withthe emotional and financial responsibility of attending to your final needs.Much as you prepared for milestones in life such as births, graduations,weddings, and retirement, doesn’t it reasonably follow that you would alsoprepare for death?

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