The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our daily updates at 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., and our complete obituaries in The Herald-Dispatch on Friday and at www.herald-dispatch.com.
CARROLL EUGENE BATES SR., 68, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died March 29 at home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. April 2 at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Visitation will be two hours before service at the funeral home.
PHYLLIS ANN MILLS POWELL, 72, of Richmond, Ky., wife of Earl J. Powell, died March 30. She was a hairdresser, caregiver, writer and minister. Funeral service at 1 p.m. April 3, at Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa, Ky.; burial in Mills Cemetery on East Fork. Visitation two hours before service at the funeral home.