Obituaries – 11/23/2019

Published 8:43 am Saturday, November 23, 2019

Luella Pinson

Dec. 10, 1922– Nov. 22, 2019

Luella Marie Pinson, 96, of Kitts Hill, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The Lawrence County native was born Dec. 10, 1922, the daughter of the late W.E. and Edith Dilley

Email newsletter signup

Luella was a 1941 graduate of Kitts Hill High School. She retired from the Lawrence County Court House Auditor’s Office in 1979, after 27 years.

Luella was a member of Myrtle Ridge Missionary Baptist Church for over 80 years, where she was a Sunday School teacher, clerk, choir leader, treasurer of the cemetery care fund and Bible School teacher for over 45 years. She was an active member for 60 years in the Windsor Grange. She was also a member of Hecla Water Board for 13 years and a member of Hitchem and Pitchem Buckeyes Camper Club.

Luella loved to garden, travel, fish, read, cook, make quilts and embroidery.

In addition to her husband Clyde H. Pinson, who passed away Sept. 14, 2002; she was proceeded in death by a brother, Luther Dilley; and two sisters, Nina Fugitt and Wilma Thompson

She is survived by three daughters, Sharon (Virgil) Skaggs, Ruth Ann (Joe) Stewart and Ella (Comer) Morgan; grandsons, Keith (Casandra) Skaggs, George (Lori) Stewart, Kyle (Jessie) Skaggs, Matthew (Tonya) Morgan; nine great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren; a sister, Enola Cade; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Calling hours will be 11 am.–1 p.m., Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 S. Seventh St., Ironton. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m. with Pastor Tim Burge officiating. Burial will follow in Myrtle Ridge Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Myrtle Ridge Cemetery Fund, c/o Sharon Skaggs, 2791 St Rt. 217, Kitts Hill, Ohio 45645.

To offer the Pinson family condolences, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net

Kaylee Adkins

Kaylee Chyanne Adkins, 2, of Chesapeake, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

She is survived by her parents.

Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

Donald Clark

Donald R. Clark, 72, of Proctorville, died Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019, at home.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Christina Clark.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday by Pastor Shirley Ball at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, West Virginia. Visitation is be 2–4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lawrence County Genealogical Society or International Mission Board Southern Baptist Convention, 3806 Monument Ave., Richmond, VA 23230.

Condolences may be expressed at www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

Demia Jarrell

Demia Kathleen Jarrell, 87, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Huntington, West Virginia, died Wednesday Nov. 20, 2019, at Fouraker Hills Health Center and Rehab.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow at Locust Grove Cemetery, Willow Wood. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

Danny Elswick

Danny Elswick, 60, of Ironton, died Nov. 21, 2019, at the Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. His family has entrusted his care to the Taylor-Brown family of Brown Funeral Chapel.

Mary Gannon

Mary Frances Gannon, 78, of Franklin Furnace, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth.

Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 S. Seventh St., Ironton, with grandson Pastor Nelson Klaiber officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday and noon Tuesday until time of the service at the funeral home.

To offer the Gannon family condolences, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net

Wayne Newman Jr.

Wayne Edgar Newman Jr., 56, of Pedro, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at his residence.

Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Lawrence Furnace Cemetery in Pedro. There will be no public visitation.

Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 S. Seventh St., Ironton, is assisting the family with arrangements.

To offer Wayne’s family condolences, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net

June Stiff

June Mae Stiff, 60, of Kenova, West Virginia, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at home.

No services will be held.  Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, assisted the family with arrangements.

Condolences may be expressed at www.ehallfuneralhome.com.