Obituaries – 4/22/15

Published 10:31 am Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Tamara Morris

Feb. 26, 1956— April 20, 2015

Tamara Marie Ball Morris, 59, of Kitts Hill, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. The Lawrence County native was born Feb. 26, 1956, the daughter of Charlotte Unrue Ball of Coal Grove and the late John Ball. She is also survived by her husband, James Robert Morris, whom she married in May 1980.

Mrs. Morris was a graduate of Dawson-Bryant High School, a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

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In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, John Ball; and three sisters, Diana Latmer, Patricia Ball, and Amelia Abrams.

In addition to her mother and husband, she is survived by two sons, James Troy Morris and Michael Aaron Morris, both of Kitts Hill; three brothers, George Ball of Georgia, Elroy Ball of Flatwoods, Kentucky, and Hartford Unrue of South Point; three grandchildren, Alexander Morris, Aaron Morris, and Jacob Morris; one special nephew, Danny Ball of South Point; and a brother-in-law, David Morris of Kitts Hill.

There will be a private service for the family only. Phillips Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Donations may be made to the Bald Knob Church, Kitts Hill, OH 45645. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.

 

 

Robert Morris

Robert Glen Morris, 74, of Chesapeake, died Monday, April 20, 2015, at Cornerstone Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. He is survived by his wife Betty Carol Bledsoe Morris. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.

 

 

Betty Sexton

Betty Jane Sexton, 84, of South Point, died Monday, April 20, 2015, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at Christ Temple Church, 2400 Johnstown Road, Huntington, by pastor Chuck Lawrence and pastor Keith Watters. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.

 

 

Debbie Johnson

Debbie Ann Johnson, 58, of Chesapeake, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. She is survived by her husband, George Blake. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, by pastor Bert Combs. Burial will follow in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.

 

 

Joanne Martin

Joanne Martin, 75, of South Point, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Arrangements are pending at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake.

 

 

Sophia Schneider

Sophia Jean Schneider, 93, of Chesapeake, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Heartland of Riverview in South Point. Arrangements are pending at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake.

 

 

Merrel Miller

Merrel Miller Jr., 64, of Proctorville, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Hospice House of Huntington. Arrangements are pending at Hall Funeral Home.