page 6A The Wayne County News, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013
A View from the Pew
Obituaries
Odes Stephens
of Columbus,
Ohio, formerly
of Wayne
Odes Stephens, 78, of
Columbus, Ohio, formerly
of Wayne, WV went home
to be with the Lord on
Sunday, October 20, 2013
at Grant Medical Center in
Columbus, Ohio. Funeral
services will be held at 2:00
p.m. Thursday, October 24,
2013 at the Morris Funeral
Home Chapel with Pastor
Johnny Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the
Stephens Cemetery, Wayne. Odes was born on May 2,
1935 in Wayne, WV, to the late Pearley Stephens and Mary
Alice Sellards Stephens. He was previously employed
for The Ohio Company in Columbus, Ohio. In addition
to his parents, he is preceded in death by three sisters
Arinita Stephens, Kathleen Stephens Batten and Opal Lee
Pauley and two brothers Pearley “Jack” and Glen Stephens.
Surviving is his son Anthony “Tony” Stephens (Brooke)
of Columbus, Ohio, daughter Lisa Mays of Wayne, WV,
sisters Wanda Walters of Columbus, Ohio, Phyllis Adkins
(Clinton) of Newport News, VA, and Sylvia Mathis (Ed) of
Huntington, WV, sister-in-law Dorothy Stephens of Wayne,
WV, five grandchildren: Uriah Stephens (Sara) of Wayne,
WV, Ashley Trogdon of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dylan,
Mack and Savanna Mays all of Wayne, WV, two great
grandchildren Harper Stephens & Lydia Mays and special
friends Bob Roese & Todd Specht. Visitation will be held
from noon until service time on Thursday.
Shade Raymond
“S.R.” Chaffin III
of Louisa
Shade Raymond “S.R.”
Chaffin III, 59, of Louisa
passed away Saturday,
October 19, 2013 at his
home. He was born February
28, 1954 at Morgans Creek,
Kentucky a son of the late
Shade Raymond and Ethel
Pennington Chaffin. He was
a retired road foreman for
the Lawrence Co. Fiscal
Court and a member for 24
years at the Morgans Creek Freewill Baptist Church. In
addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by one
daughter; Sheila Rae Chaffin, son; Chad Newsome, and a
sister; Stella Carter.
Surviving is his loving wife of 25years Nyoka Marlene
Newsome Chaffin of Louisa, Kentucky, two daughters;
JoAnn Hoose of Louisa, Kentucky and Nyoka Darlene
Chaffin of Louisa, Kentucky, two sons; Shade Raymond
Chaffin IV of Morehead, Kentucky and Shane Ren “S.R.”
and Amy Raye Chaffin of Louisa, Kentucky, four sisters;
Donna Childers, Rose Pfost, Willa and Johnny Cook, and
Pam and Bill Pigg all of Louisa, Kentucky, one brother;
Robert Lee and Pam Chaffin of Louisa, Kentucky, four
Granddaughters and one Grandson.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11am at the
Young Funeral Home Chapel with Bros. Glen Vanhoose,
Paul Cox, and Jerry Hughes. Visitation will be 5-9 Monday
at Young Funeral Home. Burial will be in the DerefieldChaffin Cemetery. Young Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Richard Pelfrey of Lavalette
Richard Pelfrey, 77, of Lavalette, W.Va., passed away
Sunday, October 20, 2013, at the VA Medical Center. He
was born February 13, 1936 in Wayne, W.Va., a son of the
late Herbert and Mayme Pelfrey. One sister, Eunice Palmer
also preceded him in death. Richard was a veteran having
served his country honorably in the U.S. Army.
He leaves behind his wife Stella Spence Pelfrey;
four daughters, Celeste Estes and her husband John of
Hurricane, W.Va., Stephanie Woolfolk and her husband
Denny of Huntington, Deborah Wilson of Milton, W.Va.,
and Jeanette Porter and her husband Randy of Lavalette;
six grandchildren, Katie Wilson, Jacob Wilson, Tyler
Porter, Robyn Porter, Gabriel Estes, and Isabella Estes;
and Cassie Sharp, Anna Sharp, and Jay Wilson, whom he
thought of as his own.
Also surviving is one brother, Harold Pelfrey of East
Lynn, W.Va.; five sisters, Betty Woody and her husband
“Woody” of Fla., Juanita Steele of Lavalette, Donna Frazier
and her husband Glen of Wayne, Alice Straubel of Fla., and
Linda Collins of Proctorville, Oh.; and many friends.
The family would like to thank the staff of VAMC and
also Hospice of Huntington for their care and support.
Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday
at Community Memorial Gardens with Brother Harold
Pelfrey officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to
services at the cemetery. Johnson Tiller Funeral Home is
honored to serve the Pelfrey family.
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Wilma Jean
Lawson of
Wayne
Wilma Jean Lawson, 62,
of Wayne, W.Va. went to be
with the Lord on Saturday,
October 19, 2013. She was
born December 7, 1950 a
daughter of the late Rev.
Homer and Wanda May
Edwards. She was also preceded in death by one niece,
Shellie Rena Adkins and
one nephew, Toby Keith
Adkins.
Wilma was a graduate
of Ceredo-Kenova High
School, and worked as a
nurse for many years. She
was of Pentecostal faith.
Wilma passed away
peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. Survivors include one
son, Danny Lee Lawson
of Wayne; one daughter, Sherry Sexton and her
husband Ray of Prichard,
W.Va.; two granddaughters,
Brittany Dawn Sexton and
Hannah Kate Sexton; one
grandson, Glendell Ray
Sexton all of Prichard; one
sister, Marsha Adkins and
her husband Johnny; and
one nephew, Johnathan R.
Adkins all of Cleveland,
Ga. Wilma was loved by
all who knew her and will
be sorely missed.
A memorial service
will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
at the Open Arms Church
of God 2011 James River
Road, Huntington, W.Va.,
with Bishop Ray Sexton Sr.
and Rev. Johnnie Adkins
officiating. Friends may
call one hour prior to the
service.
Johnson Tiller
Funeral Home is honored to
serve the Lawson Family.
Charlene
Pasquet of
Poplar Bluff,
MO, formerly of
West Virginia
Charlene Pasquet, 41, of
Poplar Bluff, MO, formerly
of West Virginia, passed
away Friday, October
18, 2013. She was born
December 21, 1971 in
Louisa, Ky., a daughter of
the late Malon and Mary
Smith Hall. One brother
Lacy Hall, also preceded
her in death. Survivors
include her husband, Henry
Pasquet Jr.; one son, Glenn
Aaron Hall; two grandchildren; three brothers, Donald
Ray Hall, Gerald Edward
Hall, and Marshall Lee
Hall; three sisters, Maudaie
May Blankenship, Bonnie
Chatman, and Della May
Perry; and a host of additional family and friends.
Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, October
22, 2013 at Mt. Sinai
Church. Burial followed
in the Jerry Williamson
Cemetery. Local arrangements entrusted to Johnson
Tiller Funeral Home.
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I hope everyone is enjoy- tions of our day). “Friend m
y
ing this beautiful fall weath- deceives friend, and no one m o t h e r,
er. When the skies are blue speaks the truth. They have - had to
and the hills are alive with taught their tongues to lie; be taken
all the wonderful colors of they weary themselves with to the ER
nature, you can see God’s sinning.” Jeremiah 9:5. It Friday night due to neglect
handiwork everywhere you takes a lot of mental and at the nursing home; and
look. But despite all the emotional energy to main- all those in nursing homes;
beauty and the fresh smells tain a lifestyle of deception. Annis Maynard; Tommy
in the air, we sometimes Sin wearies us; not only Hesson and family; Patty
find ourselves all tired does it take a great deal Hesson and her boys; Jesse
and worn out. Why am of energy to cover up our and Geraldine Smith; pray
I so tired? This is what I sin but carrying around the for our military all over the
would like to address with guilt can be exhausting.
world; pray for lost loved
you today. Now I know
Fourth, and finally, ones; and those who are sick
there are physical causes fatigue comes from try- and suffering. Remember,
for being tired but did you ing to make it through this it is not God who has turned
know there were also spiri- world on our own power. from us; it is US as a countual issues that can bring Relying on ourselves, trust- try that has turn from God.
on exhaustion and fatigue? ing in ourselves, depending Christians need to stand up
What can we do to restore on our own skill and knowl- and come together to take
our strength and vigor when edge is very tiring. We our country back.
fatigue overtakes us?
weren’t made for that. We
Before I get into that, I were designed to rely on the
No Bake Pumpkin
want to talk to you about Lord, to trust in Him for our Cheesecake: This makes
why this is important for protection and provision. a great dessert that will
us as Christians. Now you What should we do when delight your family and
may be asking what does we find that we are doing friends. It’s very easy to
being tired have to do with this and wearing ourselves make and it is one of those
following Christ? Well, out? Listen to the invita- things you can do the day
when we are weary and tion and promise of Christ: before. It is a great light
exhausted, we are more sus- “Come to me, all you who dessert that would make a
ceptible to temptation and are weary and heavy bur- perfect ending to a heavier
more exposed to the attacks dened and I will give you meal. Enjoy. . .
of the enemy. When we’re rest.” Matthew 11:28.
Ingredients:
tired we are more prone
Are you weary today? 1 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese –
to unbelief, fear, and are Are you tired and run down? softened
more likely to abandon our Then come to Christ and be 1 cup canned pumpkin
faith. When we are tired renewed. Cast your bur- ½ cup sugar
and weary, we are more dens upon Him. You have ½ tsp. pumpkin pie spice
vulnerable to attack. This is nothing to lose but those 1 tub (8 oz.) cool whip topping,
true in the spiritual realm as crushing burdens you’ve thawed and divided
it is in the physical.
been carrying around for so 1 graham pie crust
The Christian life is a long. Give them to Christ. Directions:
battle. We will come under You are not strong enough Beat cream cheese, pumpkin,
attack. If we are to have the to bear them but He is. You sugar, and pumpkin pie spice
victory, we must not allow can’t live a Christian life with electric mixer on medium
ourselves to become weary under your own power. It speed until well blended.
in the struggle. Paul puts it just doesn’t work very well. Gently fold in 2 ½ cups of
this way in Ephesians 6:10 Admit you struggle and whipped topping. Cover and
– 11, “Finally, my brethren, fail, and need forgiveness. refrigerate remaining topping
be strong in the Lord, and Receive the rest that Christ for later. Spoon cream cheese
in the power of His might. offers you today.
mixture into crust. Refrigerate
Put on the whole armour
Prayer requests for this at least 3 hours or overnight.
of God that ye may be able week: pray for the families Serve topped with remaining
to stand against the wiles of those we have lost lately – whipped topping.
of the devil.” We have Earl Booth of Shoals, Mary
I know many of us have
to find ways of preventing Ellen Artrip of Genoa, Cora pets that we dearly love.
fatigue and dealing with it Leigh Russell of Kenova, They become an important
when it occurs. So let’s Pamela Kendall Folmar of part of our family – just like
look at some of the causes Lavalette, Walter Sowards one of our children. And
of fatigue.
of Ceredo, Danese Galloway when one of them passes
First, it may come from Campbell of Kenova, Wilma on, our hearts are broken
the failure to replenish our Jean Lawson of Wayne; and we grieve for them. Mr.
resources. Physically it’s Lola Kessell is in remis- Jesse and his wife lost one
important to get enough sion for the time being – of their beloved pets this
sleep, exercise, and nutri- thank God; Lucy Alexander past week. It nearly broke
tion. Spiritually it is just has diabetic
nerve pain in their hearts to lose her. We
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It wears you out by putting
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that loveth silver shall not
be satisfied with silver; nor
he that loveth abundance
with increase; this is also
vanity.”
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