Obituaries — Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Paul Atkins Jr.

Paul Eugene Atkins Jr. died Sept. 3, 2009.

Born Oct. 15, 1933, he was the son of the late Paul and Mae Atkins. He also was preceded in death by his sister, Peggy Sue Atkins Giles.

Paul was a Navy veteran and also loved to speak of his fond memories of Pratt Junior High, where he was football captain, and his days of playing baseball (catcher) at East Bank High. Most of all he was honored by his pastor and congregation as he was a deacon for the First Baptist Church of Standard on Paint Creek for many years.

Surviving: his wife of 54 years, Margaret; daughter, Jeanette Marie Wood and husband John David Wood, and daughter Trinity Alyse Maynard; granddaughters, Melissa Marie Wood Hull, Jenny Lynn Wood Liddle and husband “Skip;” sister, Judy Ann Atkins Hodge of St. Albans; brother-in-law, Robert L. Giles of Havelock, N.C.; great-grandchildren, Alex and Brionna Hull of Powellton and Aiden Liddle of Belle; several nieces and nephews and a host of brothers and sisters in Christ as well as many friends, and a very special couple, Ferlin Ray Sr. and Connie Maynard of Marmet.

Funeral services were Sept. 5 at the First Baptist Church of Standard with Ernest L. White, pastor of First Baptist Church of Standard; Anthony Pratt, pastor of Youth and Family of First Baptist Church of Ravenswood; Gary Tincher, associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Standard; and Scott Tincher, pastor of Youth and Visitation at First Baptist of Standard, officiating. Burial followed in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens at Glasgow.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Standard.

Expressions of sympathy can be sent online at www.odellfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by O’Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.

Thomas ‘Tom’ Davis

Thomas Franklin “Tom” Davis, 64, of Fayetteville, died Aug. 31, 2009, in Chicago, Ill.

Born Dec. 19, 1944, at Cabin Creek, he was the son of the late Joseph and Laura Crum Davis. He also was preceded in death by a brother, Leonard Davis; and sisters, Belva Shader, Wanda Faye Craft, and Nell Davis.

Mr. Davis was a U.S. Army veteran, serving his country during the Vietnam War.

He was an electrician for Union Pacific Railways in Chicago.

Surviving: his wife, Shirley Hill Davis of Fayetteville; daughter, Sherry Dickerson of Chicago, Ill.; brothers and sisters, Pauline Davis of Jackson, Tenn., Donna Samples of Memphis, Tenn., Edna Freman of Martin, Tenn., Joseph Davis of Radcliff, Ky., David Davis of Memphis, Tenn., Linda Sadler of Martin, Tenn., Sally Wriston of Hilltop, and Bobby Jean Treadway and Virginia Craft, both of Fayetteville; step-children, Beth Pennington of Fayetteville, and Lisa Critchley and Ricky Pennington, both of Danese; grandchildren, Jessie, DJ , Brittney, Heather, David, and Ashton; a great-granddaughter, Selena; and a host of other friends and family.

Funeral services were Sept. 8 at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with Pastor Justin Seay officiating. Military rites were conducted by the American Legion Post 149 and VFW Post 3110 at Huse Memorial Park Mausoleum, Fayetteville, with entombment following.

Arrangements by Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville.

Dorothy C. Hall Hunt

Mrs. Dorothy C. (Hall) Hunt, 88, a longtime resident of East Weymouth, Mass., died Aug. 29, 2009, at Weymouth Healthcare Center.

Dorothy Cole Hall, or “Dotsy” as her family called her, was born on Aug. 19, 1921, in Florence, Ala., the daughter of the late John Wendell Hall and Miriam Cole Hall. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” Hunt; and her sisters, Miriam Hall Arbaugh and Margaret Heath Hall.

Because her father was a civil engineer who specialized in dams, she lived in Alabama, North Carolina, and Russia (now the Ukraine) before she settled in Montgomery, where she graduated as president of her high school class in 1939.

She attended school in Chicago before she worked as a secretary for Appalachian Power Company. She was active in the Montgomery Junior Women’s Club and she enjoyed playing the piano and traveling to Europe.

It was on a cruise to England that Dorothy met Bob, Robert D. Hunt, of East Weymouth, Mass., to whom she was married on Oct. 25, 1956, both wanting to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. They settled into his family home at 28 Cottage Street. Both worked at Hunt’s Store, 750 Broad Street, for many years. Dorothy selected the glass and silver items that could be bought for gifts, as well as cards for all occasions.

Dorothy was active for many years in the Old Colony Club, as well as being the president of the club from 1965-1966. Dorothy was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She attended many Rotary International events with Bob. They were members of the Congregational Church of East Weymouth for 53 years.

In recent years, Mrs. Hunt was a resident of Weymouth Health Care, where they referred to her as “our Southern lady.” She truly was a lady who always set others at ease. She loved cats, doting on the ones she and Bob adopted over the years.

Surviving: her nieces, Miriam Arbaugh Danzey of Knoxville, Tenn., and Janice Arbaugh Fisher (husband Gary), of Longmont, Colo.; Miriam’s children, Gordon Danzey (wife Ashley), Mariah Danzey (daughter Isabelle), and Corrie Danzey, all of Knoxville; Janice’s sons, Mark Fisher (wife Sandra; children Samuel and Elayna) of Frederick, Colo., and Roger Fisher (wife Katrina; daughters Jordan and Paige) of Lafayette, Colo.; and a couple who acted in many ways like a dear son and daughter to her over the years, Patrick and Catherine Fitzgerald of Weymouth.

Funeral service was Sept. 3 at the Congregational Church of East Weymouth with the Rev. Judith Martowska, the church’s pastor, officiating. Burial followed in the Hall family plot at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, Mass.

Dorothy was a lover of cats, therefore it is appropriate that memorial donations may be sent to the Animal Rescue League, 10 Chandler Street, Boston MA 02116.

Sharon Petry

Sharon Lynn Petry, 56, of Cannelton, died Aug. 31, 2009, in Hubbard Hospice House.

Born March 19, 1953, in Logan, she was predeceased by her father, Leander Browning, and a brother, Teddy Browning.

She was a graduate of Montgomery High School and a graduate of Carver Dental School. She was a former employee of Kennedy Dental Office in Montgomery.

She was an ordained minister and attended Falls View Community Church. Sharon sang and ministered to the residents of Montgomery Elderly Care and she was blessed with many friends and will be sadly missed.

Surviving: husband, Rick Petry; children, Chris Petry of Charleston, S.C., and Rebecca Petry and Freddie of Smithers; granddaughter, Kaitlyn Malcolm of Smithers; parents, Claudette and Scott Wolford of Glouster, Va.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Junior and Dorothy Petry of Cannelton; sisters, Joan Keaton and her husband, Ed, of Glouster, Va., Rhonda Huddleston and husband Tom of Glouster, Va., Kathy White and her husband, Gene, of Dorothy, Vicki Wolford of Glouster, Va., Sherry Wilson and her husband, Craig, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Tammy Wolford of Christiansburg, Va.; and brother, Scott Wolford Jr. and his wife, Angie, of Beckley.

Service was Sept. 3 at O’Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with Rev. Ralph Davis and Rev. David Manley officiating. Burial followed in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens at Glasgow.

Expressions of sympathy can be sent online at www.odellfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by O’Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.