Obituaries

Kenneth Glenn “Kenny” Burner, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and man of God, went to his heavenly home Saturday, November 15, 2025. Kenny was born November 19, 1950 in Elkins, W.Va. a son of the late Glenn W. and Aileen Painter Burner. He spent his early childhood growing up in Philippi, W.Va. until his family moved to Huntington, W.Va. where Kenny graduated from Vinson High School. He was a proud son of Marshall and graduated from Marshall University with a Journalism Degree. For 25 years Kenny proudly served as a W.Va. State Trooper and upon his retirement he went to work for the next 20 years for the US Government as the Deputy Director of HIDTA. Kenny was a member of the American Association of State Troopers, the W.Va. Troopers Association and was a member of O’Brien Masonic Lodge AM &FM No. 101, Williamson, W.Va. Kenny loved his God and was a member of the Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. He was a devoted family man who loved his wife and children and he and Dixie would have celebrated his 75th birthday and 43 years of marriage on November 19th. Kenny loved to workout and keep fit and part of this passion he shared with the girls soccer team of Spring Valley High School as their conditioning coach and later their head coach. Before each game he would tape a bible verse on their wrist to motivate and teach them about God’s love. Kenny leaves behind to carry on his memory his wife, Dixie Mounts Burner; his sons, Greg (Neera) Burner, Kyle (Kaitlyn) Burner, Brad (Sabrina) Burner and Chris (Eli) Burner; his daughters, Lindsey (Derek) Jordan and Beth Ann (Tom) McGraw; his grandchildren, Laila, Lane, Rylynn, Elaine, Logan, Loren and Lakyn; two sisters, Suzi Brenner and Fred and Carla and Dave Jefferson; and his constant companion, Ziggy. Kenny will be missed by all who knew and loved him, he was a great friend, a valued co-worker and a devoted family man. Visitation will be conducted on Friday, November 21st from 5 to 8 p.m. and a funeral service on Saturday, November 22, 2025 beginning at 2:00 p.m. all at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church with Beverly Sharp officiating. Rollins Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Control Shelter, 1901 James River Road, Huntington, WV 25701. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com. Continue reading “Kenneth Glenn “Kenny” Burner”

Phyllis Gail York,84, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Friday, November 7, 2025 in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Phyllis was born December 28, 1940 in Huntington, WV. a daughter of the late Irvin E. and Lora Porter Ashworth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Teddy Gene York and brother Dallas Ashworth. Survivors include two sons Gerald Carter and Rick Carter (Anna Jenkins) and three grandchildren Leslie, Anisa and Tim. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Friday November 14, 2025 at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova. Online condolences may be expressed at rollinsfh.com.

Bertha Justice Fluty, 90, of Chillicothe, Ohio formerly of Huntington, W.Va. passed away October 30, 2025. Bertha was born December 23, 1934 in Wayne County, W.Va. a daughter of the late Pete and Rosie Calhoun Justice. She married Richie Fluty, Sr. and was a ministers wife for over 55 years and was a member of  Spring Valley Freewill Baptist Church before she moved to Chillicothe. Bertha worked in housekeeping for the Berger Hospital. In addition to her parents and beloved husband, Bertha was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Sue Moore; a son, Richie Fluty, Jr.; three grandchildren, five sisters and five brothers. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Deloris Gaye and James Michael with whom she made her home, Brenda Kaye and David Hardin and Linda Faye and Steve Marple; two sisters, Ruby Jean Spaulding and Joyce Ann Gibson; a brother and sister-in-law, Rev. Donnie and Kallie Justice; grandchildren; great grandchildren; great great grandchildren and a host of family and friends. Bertha loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them and she loved the Lord. Visitation will be held from 11:00 to 12:30 Friday, November 7, 2025 with funeral services immediately following at 12:30 all at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova, W.Va. Burial will be in Spring Valley Memory Gardens, Huntington, W.Va. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com.

Vivian Hope Goedel, 90, of Ceredo, passed away November 1, 2025 at home. She was born July 2, 1935 in Wells, MN to the late Melvin and Lyla (Chaffee) Babcock. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Marvin Goedel, her sister, Donna Patton, and several special friends.  Together, Vivian and Marvin shared 27 years of marriage until Marvin’s death in 1982. She leaves behind two sons, Thomas Wayne Goedel of Minneapolis, MN and Michael Scott (Portland) Goedel of Kenova, WV, three granddaughters, Ashley (Zach) Crow of Huntington, WV,  Shayne (Evan) Sullivan of Kenova, WV and Dakota (Jerod) Guilkey of Fort Thomas, KY, and six great-grandchildren whom she adored. She had one brother, Bob (Carolyn) Babcock of Saint Paul, MN and several nieces and nephews. Her life was blessed with many great friends. 

Vivian retired from Kmart in Eau Claire, WI in 1997 and moved to Ceredo, WV to be with her granddaughters. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Ceredo. She joined the Auxillary at Cabell Huntington Hospital where she spent 23 years volunteering in the gift shop. She loved to travel. Whether it be across the country or internationally, she had many good times on these excursions. She was fortunate to visit places like Germany, China and Australia, among others. Vivian was known for her baking and never let you leave her house without cookies or muffins. “Grandma cookies” were the best. She always kept up with “the hollywoods” and knew all the gossip. 

Others were always saying what a sweet lady Vivian was and she truly was the sweetest. She was as stubborn as they come and often times more opinionated than she should have been. Her heart was always in the right place and she cared deeply for those she loved. She will be dearly missed. 

Services will be held at a later date in Wadena, MN where her final resting place will be. The family would like to thank the staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Hospice of Huntington for their care in Vivian’s final days.

Don Clayton Perdue,75, of Prichard, W.Va., passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral service will be conducted 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 24, 2025 at Holy Family Catholic Church 900 Winchester Ave. Ashland, Ky. 41101 with Pastor V. Rev. D. Andrew Canon, KHS officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites, will follow in Spring Valley Memory Gardens in Huntington, WV. Don was born November 12, 1949 in Kenova, WV. a son of the late Wendell Clayton and Mary Beuhler Perdue. Don was born and raised in Kenova and attended both Ceredo-Kenova and Buffalo-Wayne High School. He was a proud son of Marshall University and completed his pharmacy degree at Ohio Northern in Ada, Ohio. While in college, he met, fell in love with and married Mary Jo Dudek, his “MoJo.” Throughout his life he was a loving father to Erin and Sean, husband to Mary Jo, and Poppy to Dempsey, Brighton, and Rowan. Don was also a forever advocate for those without a voice in the Appalachian communities of Wayne County as a pharmacist and Democratic representative for the WV House of Delegates from 1999 to 2016. A majority of his legislative commitment consisted of serving as the Chair of the Health and Human Resources Committee, spending countless hours fighting for legislation that would help families recover from the devastating opioid epidemic that ravaged our state, obtain affordable healthcare services, and seek ways to build a healthier future for the children if West Virginia. His passion was always to bring awareness of the beautiful and valued people of our region and state and make sure they could feel safe, healthy, and heard when others so often left them behind. After his retirement as a pharmacist and state legislator, he served as the Executive Director of the Wayne County Economic Development Authority. Some of the projects he was able to help initiate included the Healing Place in Huntington, WV, the Heartland Intermodal Gateway in Prichard, WV, and converting the old Corbin Building in Westmoreland, WV, to the West Edge Factory. In addition to his professional and public service, Don consistently devoted his time to numerous local and state organizations, including Stepping Stones, Inc., Sunflower Seeds Tri-State Aid for Ukraine, Recovery Point West Virginia, Rural Health Development, and The Rural Lifestyle Alliance (RLA). In his final days he shared this message, his epilogue, with his family: It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from or what you do, you were a part of my life and for that I’m eternally grateful. Every human interaction leaves something behind to help make you who you are. So be thankful for all of them.  In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by two brothers Lawrence “Sonny” Perdue and Bobby Jack Perdue. Survivors include his beloved wife, Mary Jo Perdue; daughter and son-in-law Erin Morgenstern (Justin), son and daughter-in-law Sean Perdue (Lindsay); three grandchildren Dempsey Perdue, Brighton Perdue and Rowan Morgenstern; two sisters and one brother-in-law Linda Hall, Patricia “Patti” Kunde (Gerald) and a sister-in-law Mary Perdue and numerous family members and friends. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to one of the following organizations: https://steppingstonesinc.org/how-can-i-help/ ;https://sunflowerseedstristate.com/; https://recoverypointwv.org/; http://www.rurallifestylealliance.com/donate.html; https://hospiceofhuntington.org/donate/make-a-donation/. Visitation will be Thursday, October 23, 2025 at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Online condolences may be expressed at rollinsfh.com.

Juanita Spurlock,96, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Sunday, October 5, 2025 in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center. Graveside service will be conducted 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Maple Hill Cemetery with Pastor Jeffrey Canterbury officiating. Juanita was born December 27, 1928 in East Lynn, WV. a daughter of the late Steve and Otha Adkins Carver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Burwell M. Spurlock, Jr.; three sisters Hester McKeand, Dorothy Burke and Euella Webb; one brother Roy Carver and son-in-law Johnny Adkins. Survivors include two daughters Loretta Adkins and Elizabeth Taylor; granddaughter Christie Robertson; grandsons Burwell Taylor, Michael Adkins, David Taylor, Mark Adkins and Robert Taylor and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.  There will be no visitation and no procession to the cemetery. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at rollinsfh.com.

Tim Harkins Lucas,78, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025 in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 3, 2025 at Rollins Funeral Home with Pastor Phillip Stapleton officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery. Tim retired from Rite-Aid. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the American Legion Post 93, whose Honor Guard will conduct military graveside rites. Tim was also a member of the DAV, VFW and the Ceredo Christian Baptist Church. He was active in the community having coached youth sports in baseball, football and basketball. Tim was born January 31, 1947 in Kenova a son of the late Charles and Lela Fry Lucas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife Frances Ward Lucas; brother Robert Lucas and step-daughter Raelyn Robinson. Survivors include his wife Debra Dutey Lucas; son Brad Lucas; step-daughter Leann Wissman (TR); four grandsons Jake Lucas, Zac Lucas, Kye Robinson and Gavin Wissman; two brothers and sisters-in-law Raymond Lucas (Linda), David Lucas (Mary Ann); one sister Judy Peck; sisters-in-law Cristi Gossett (Wes), Dorothy Williams, Cora Dixon and Donna Neff and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at rollinsfh.com.

Betty Jean Beckley,95, of Whites Creek, went to be with the Lord, on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at home. She was born January 4, 1930 to Jack Ival Smith and Georgia Davis Smith. She had sevensiblings, Carl, Hazel, Gwenny, Lois, Ronny, Phyliss and Roger. Betty married Lowell Beckley in 1947and had four children, Lynn, Patrick, Michael and Dan. Lowell passed away in 1996 after 49 years of marriage and Betty lived another 29 years with Dan, her son. Betty was honest, kind, generous,humble and sweet. It was a blessing to be around her. She never held a grudge, nor any ill-will toward anyone. She was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. There will be no public services. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at rollinsfh.com.

Eldred Dean Handy Lloyd,97, of Kenova, W.Va., passed away Friday, September 26, 2025 at her residence. Graveside service will be conducted 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at Ceredo Crescent Hill Cemetery. Eldred was born July 9, 1928 in Huntington a daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Handy. She was a retired Inspector from the former Owens-Illinois Company. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son James Michael Blankenship, a daughter Caroline Blankenship Thompson, sisters Nina Frances, Jean, Vada, Helen, Eunice and JoAnn and a brother George. Survivors include one daughter Linda Lloyd.  Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at rollinsfh.com.  

Estel Lloyd Nelson, 78, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, in Huntington. Estel was born October 25, 1946, a son of the late Noah and Maltie Pack Nelson. He retired from Tennessee Gas Pipeline, where he worked as an electronic technician.