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    Vera Elaine Smith, 
    87 of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 
    the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 
    2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Pastor 
    Steve Willis. Burialwill follow in Mays Cemetery, Lavalette, WV. Vera was 
    born January 24, 1927 in Big Rapids, MI, a daughter of the late Harry and 
    Mary Ann Foos Stephenson. She was a retired secretary in the maintenance 
    department at Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a firm believer in Jesus 
    Christ, a member of First Baptist Church of Kenova and a volunteer for 
    Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. In addition to her 
    parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Ronnie Lee Lucas and Jackie 
    Roger Lucas and one sister, Laurie Fluharty. She is survived by one son, 
    Larry Lucas and daughter-in-law Leslie of Huntington, four daughters, Cheryl 
    Voorhis of TN, Patricia Hardesty and son-in-law Phil of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 
    Bonnie Brearden and son-in-law Dale of OK and Brenda Sweeney and son-in-law 
    Michael of Huntington. Fourteen grandchildren survive as well, Adam, 
    Kimberly, Tracie, Jimmy, Donnie, Joey, Joshua, April, Kristen, Justin, 
    Amanda, Jason, Brandon, Kyla; seventeen great-grandchildren: Kaitlin, Avery, 
    Cheyenne, Ciara, Dakota, Jacob, Ashley, Savanna, Jesse, Hunter, Jack, 
    Derrick, Kenyon, Kaelin, Jenna, Sydney, Brady and two great-great 
    granddaughters: Cara and Emma Turner. Visitation will be from noon until 
    service time at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Reger Funeral Home. In lieu of 
    flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Huntington or the Cabell 
    –Wayne Animal Shelter. 
    
      
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