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ARROWOOD,
Leonard
1921-2000
Published-Jan
19 2000
Funeral services
were held Sunday, January 16, for Leonard "Dogwood" Arrowood, 78, who
died
Friday, January 14, 2000, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Mr.
Arrowood
was born May 3, 1921, in Johnson County, to the late Leonard and Laura
Belle Ward Arrowood. He was a petroleum distributor, member of Kiwanis
for 60 years, member of First Baptist Church and veteran of the U.S.
Army,
having served during World War II, He was preceded in death by his
first
wife, Jean Arrowood, on January 20, 1994. Surviving are his wife, June
Ella Preston Arrowood; one son, Greg Arrowood, of Shelby, North
Carolina;
three brothers, Oscar Arrowood of Huntington, West Virginia, Hank
Arrowood
of Lavalette, West Virginia, and Jim Arrowood of New Bern, North
Carolina;
two sisters, Ruby Arrowood of Huntington and Betty St. Clair of
Littleton,
Ohio; and one grandson. Officiating at services at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel were James Kelly Caudill and Donnie Patrick. Burial was in
Wells Cemetery at Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BLAKE, Mary Sue
(Henderson)
1925-2000
Mary Sue Blake,
74, of West Van Lear, died Monday Jan.17 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
in Paintsville. Mrs. Blake was born Sept. 22, 1925, in Tazewell County,
Va., a daughter of the late William Elsworth and Mary R. Blair
Henderson.
She was a retired registered nurse. A son, William Daniel Blake, died
in
1992. Surviving is a sister, Sally Henderson Alvarez of Huntington,
W.Va.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Beard Mortuary in Milton,
W.Va.
Burial will be in Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Milton. Friends may call at
Jones-Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BOOTH, Evelyn
Joyce (Spradlin)
1929-2000
Evelyn Joyce
Booth, 70, of McVeigh, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000, at the Charleston
Area Medical Center, Charleston, W.Va. She was born at Whitehouse, Feb.
27, 1929, a daughter of the late Hubert Price and Ruby Prater Spradlin.
She was a homemaker, a former cook at the Moose Lodge in Williamson,
W.Va.,
and a member of the McVeigh United Baptist Church. She was preceded in
death by one son, Gary Roger Booth; one brother; and one sister. She is
survived by her husband, Jack Booth Jr.; two sons, Dennis Booth and
Jack
Booth III, both of McVeigh; three daughters, Carol (Mrs. Curtis)
Blackburn
of Stone, Sally Schmidt of Memphis, Tenn., Jessica Booth of McVeigh;
two
brothers, Jack Price of Indiana and Doug Price of Harold; four sisters,
Louise Rowlin of Ohio, Jenny Wiley of Michigan, Virgil Ward of
Morehead,
Claudia Lyons of Paintsville; nine grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, in the Rogers
Funeral
Home Chapel with Orbie Justice officiating. Burial followed in Mountain
View Memory Gardens, Huddy. Arrangements were under direction of Rogers
Funeral Home of Belfry. Pallbearers were Todd Hatfield, Ray Mickey,
Jack
Dean Booth, Danny Thomas, Larry Hensley and Verda Justice.
BROWN, Lillian
(Tackett)
1903-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Lillian Brown, 96, who
died
Monday, January 31, 2000, at her Van Lear residence. Mrs. Brown was
born
September 28, 1903, in Johnson County, to the late Sanford and Dora
Bayes
Tackett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, O.T. Brown, in
1982. Surviving are one brother, Harvey Tackett of West Van Lear; and
one
sister, Lorraine Conley of Hager Hill. Funeral services will be held
today,
Wednesday, February 2, at 1 p.m. at Fish Trap United Baptist Church,
with
Elder John R. Pelphrey officiating. Burial will be in Persimmon Point
Cemetery
at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BURCHETT, Ora
L.
1924-2000
Ora L. Burchett,
75, of Sitka, died Monday Jan.17 2000 in St. Joseph Hospital in
Lexington.
Mrs. Burchett was born May 10, 1924, in Johnson County, son of the late
James Franklin and Rosa Castle Burchett. He was a former pipefitter
with
Ashland Oil. Surviving are his wife, Hattie Cantrell Burchett; two
daughters,
Melissa Boggs of Lexington and Sherry Adams of Flat Gap; and two
grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Jones-Preston Funeral Home in
Paintsville by Eual McKenzie and Eulas Adams. Burial will be in Patty
Flats
Cemetery in Flat Gap. Friends may call today and until time of the
service
Thursday at the funeral home. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BUTCHER, Jesse
1921-2000
Jessie Butcher,
78, Van Lear, Ky., died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at
Highland
Regional Medical Center. He was born on Nov. 20, 1921, in Johnson
County,
Ky., to Thomas H. and Pearl (Bowling) Butcher. He was a retired coal
miner.
Surviving are three brothers, Frank Butcher, Hershell Butcher and
Thomas
Butcher, all of Wabash; and three sisters, Dorothy Burke and Joann
Music,
both of Wabash, and Thelma Hash, Florida. Services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday
at the Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel, Paintsville, Ky. Charles Roy Banks
and Venny Vanhoose will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memorial
Park, Staffordsville, Ky. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2
p.m. Thursday, anytime Friday and until time of services Saturday.
CANTRELL, Marion
Cecil
1919-2000
Funeral services
were held Sunday, January 9, for Marion Cecil "Seadobber" Cantrell, 80,
who died January 6 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mr.
Cantrell
was born July 9, 1919, in Salyersville, to the late Wilson and Sara
Conley
Cantrell. He was a laborer. He was also preceded in death by a
daughter,
Martha Ann Cantrell. Surviving are his wife, Clara Jane Cantrell; six
sons,
James W. of Flat Gap, Marion of Oil Springs, William M. of Keaton,
Jimmy
D. of Royalton, Grant of Magoffin County and Arnold M. of Naples,
Florida;
four daughters, Elizabeth E. Meade of Flat Gap, Shirley M. Puckett and
Audrey Faye Cantrell, both of Royalton, and Linda C. Cantrell of West
Virginia;
and 27 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren,
five step-great-grandchildren and one step- great-great-grandchild.
Officiating
at services at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel were Elders Larry
Williams,
Jim Howard, Simon Porter and Carl Howard. Burial was in the Cantrell
Family
Cemetery. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CASTLE, Judy
(Cantrell)
1953-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Judy Castle, 46, who died
Wednesday,
January 26, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Castle
was born November 5, 1953, to Mabel McKenzie Cantrell and the late
Fonzie
Cantrell. Surviving are her husband, William Lynn Castle of Flat Gap;
her
mother; three sons, Chris, Chico and Simon Castle, all of Flat Gap; one
daughter, Hope Castle of Lexington; and three brothers, Bob Cantrell of
Flat Gap and Ollie and Dick Cantrell, both of Arkansas. Funeral
services
were held Saturday, January 29, at Old Cold Springs United Baptist
Church,
with Elders Jimmy Blanton, Ronnie Salyer and Larry Salyer officiating.
Burial was in Cantrell Family Cemetery at Flat Gap. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CASTLE, Nolda
(Castle)
1905-2000
Published-Jan
26 2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, January 26, for Nolda Castle, 94, who
died
January 23 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Castle was born June 3,
1905, in Lawrence County, to the late Martin and Mary Brown Castle. She
was a former resident of Georges Creek, Lowmansville, and was the
oldest
member of the Georges Creek United Baptist Church. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, Monroe Castle; three sons, Bobby, Floyd and
James
Douglas Castle; and one daughter, Kathleen Castle. Surviving are three
sons, Carl and Dallas Castle, both of Springfield, Ohio, and Lester
Castle
of Michigan; five daughters, Garnett Ratliff of Staffordsville, Irene
Melvin
and Louise Melvin, both of Paintsville, Eva Lee VanHoose of
Wittensville
and June Fitch of Springfield; and 37 grandchildren and several great
and
great-great-grandchildren and step-grandchildren. Funeral services will
be held at 11 a.m. at Georges Creek United Baptist Church, with Elders
Carlos Preston and Paul Castle officiating. Burial will be in McKenzie
Family Cemetery at Lowmansville, with Paintsville Funeral Home in
charge
of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CAUDILL, Samuel
Everett
1905-2000 INT
Samuel Everett
Caudill, 94, of Ashland, died Tuesday in Woodland Oaks. Mr. Caudill was
born Aug. 13, 1905, in Johnson County, a son of the late Winston and
Sarah
Elizabeth May Caudill. He was former owner of Jack and Jill Shop in
Ashland.
He also was a former teacher at Jacksonville Junior College and coal
mine
operator in Betsy Layne. He was a member of Tom's Creek Freewill
Baptist
Church and Poage Masonic Lodge 325 in Ashland. Surviving are his wife,
Beatrix Holbrook Caudill; two sons, Gerald ``Jerry" Caudill of
Catlettsburg
and Don Caudill of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren. The funeral will
be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Steen Funeral Home-Ashland Chapel by Pastor
Kelley
Caudill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call from
6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home with a Masonic service at 7.
CHURCH, Herma
Lee (Daniel)
1920-2000
Published-Jan
26 2000
Volga resident
Herma Lee Church, 79, died Friday, January 21, 2000, at Paul B. Hall
Regional
Medical Center. Mrs. Church was born September 20, 1920, in Johnson
County,
to the late Ervin and Winnie Banks Daniel. She was retired from Star
Fire
Motel. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas
"Tom"
Church. Surviving are two sons, James T. Church of Flat Gap and Bobby
R.
Church of Alloy, West Virginia; one daughter, Bonnie J. Riddle of
Bluffton,
Indiana; one brother, Bobby Dean Daniels; three sisters, Anna Trimble
of
Barnetts Creek, Edna Daniel of Goochland, Virginia, and Teresa Meade of
Tutor Key; and seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held Monday, January 24, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Dick VanHoose, Bobby Lyons and Londis Meek officiating. Burial was
in the family cemetery at Tutor Key.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
COLE, Darvin Ray
1950-2000
INT
Darvin Ray Cole,
49, of Salyersville, died Sunday Jan. 2000, in Paul B. Hall
Medical Center in Paintsville. Mr. Cole was born Dec. 15, 1950, in
Salyersville,
a son of the late Newt and Sally Smith Cole. Surviving are his wife,
Dottie
Fletcher Cole; two sons, Darvin D. Cole of Jackson, Mich., and Robert
Lee
Cole of Edna; two stepsons, Harry Arnett and Johnnie Arnett; three
daughters,
Linda Cole of Jackson, and Lora Cole and Samantha Brown, both of
Salyersville;
six brothers, Robert Cole, E.J. Cole, Lawrence Gray Cole, Larry Cole,
Mike
Cole and Elmer Cole, all of Salyersville; four sisters, Wava Lee
Baldridge
and Madeline Cole, both of Salyersville, and Lena Mae Risner and Zora
Fletcher,
both of Jackson; and five stepgrandchildren. The funeral will be held
at
1 p.m. Tuesday at Salyersville Funeral Home by Willard Holliday. Burial
will be in Cole Cemetery. Friends may call until 10 tonight and until
time
of the service Tuesday at the funeral home.
COLLINS, Nola
(Spradlin)
1910-2000
Published-Jan
19 2000
Riceville
resident
Nola Collins, 89, died Wednesday, January 12, 2000, at Mountain Manor
Nursing
Home, Paintsville. Mrs. Collins was born October 20, 1910, in Johnson
County,
to the late Elliott and Emma Faye Bayes Spradlin. She was the
owner/operator
of Dinner Bell Restaurant in Paintsville and member of the United
Baptist
Church. Surviving are her husband, John Collins; two sons, State
Representative
Hubert Collins of Wittensville and James Collins of Circleville, Ohio;
two daughters, Emma Harris of West Van Lear and Carol Magnifico of
Point
Pleasant, New Jersey; and eight grandchildren, 12 great- grandchildren
and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Saturday,
January 15, at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Elders Joe
Carroll,
Powell Collins Jr. and Press Hughes officiating. Burial was in Collins
Cemetery at Riceville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CONLEY, Rebecca
Sue (Burchett)
1941-2000
Van Lear resident
Rebecca Sue Burchett Conley, 58, died Friday, January 7, 2000, at her
residence.
Mrs. Conley was born October 14, 1941, in Johnson County, to Audrey
McKenzie
Dawson and the late Douglas Burchett. She worked in upholstery/American
Standard. Surviving are her mother; one son, Anthony Todd Conley of
Lexington;
one daughter, Kimberly Conley Music of Van Lear; three brothers, Bobby
McKenzie of Wittensville, Phillip McKenzie of Prestonsburg and Mike
McKenzie
of Lexington; two sisters, Melinda Chandler of Van Lear and Karen Blair
of Paintsville; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Monday,
January 10, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Larry Blair and
Jerry Scott officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CORTE, Anna
(Blanton)
1922-2000
Published-Jan
28 2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Friday, January 28, for Anna Corte, 77, who died
January
24 2000, at Georgetown Hospital, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Corte was born
April
27, 1922, in Johnson County, to the late Harry and Betty Ellen Davis
Blanton.
She was a sales person. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Tony Corte. Surviving are two sisters, Jewell Lang of Eustis, Florida,
and Marie Dutton of Trenton City, Ohio; and two nieces. Officiating at
1 p.m. services at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel will be Elders J.D.
Rice and John R. Pelphrey. Burial will be Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
DANIELS, Emma
(Conley)
1917-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Emma Lucille Conley Daniels, 82, died Tuesday, January
4, 2000, at Transitional Health Services, Fremont, Michigan. Mrs.
Daniels
was born December 9, 1917, in Johnson County, to the late Everett M.
and
Suna McKenzie Conley. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Newt
Daniels. Surviving are two sons, Michael Grey of Grand Rapids,
Michigan,
and David Lee Mayhew of Paintsville; two brothers, Everett Fishel
Conley
of Hager Hill and Keith Conley of Wittensville; and one sister, Gladys
Jewell Butler of Grand Rapids. Funeral services were held Saturday,
January
8, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Dave Flanery
officiating.
Burial was in Conley Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FLAX, Ruby
(Vaughan)
1911-2000
Published-Published-February
2, 2000
Former Johnson
County resident Ruby Vaughan Flax, 88, died Friday, January 28, 2000,
at
Jo-Lin Health Care Facility, Ironton, Ohio. Mrs. Flax was born August
21,
1911, in Johnson County, to the late Benjamin Roscoe and Julia Sturgill
Vaughan. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church. She was
also preceded in death by her husband, Liebman Flax, in 1987. Surviving
are several nephews and nieces. Memorial services will be held Friday,
February 4, at 11 a.m. at Lazear Funeral Home, Ashland, with Rev. Neil
Salvaterra officiating. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FYFFE, Donald
Gene II
1981-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Donald Gene Fyffe
II, 18, died Friday, January 28, 2000, at UK Medical Center. Mr. Fyffe
was born October 7, 1981, in Johnson County, to Donald and Carolyn
Burchett
Fyffe. He was a senior at Johnson Central High School. Surviving are
his
parents; one sister, Stacy Carol Caudill of Wittensville; paternal
grandmother;
and maternal grandparents. Funeral services were held Sunday, January
30,
at Baker Branch Freewill Baptist Church, with Jeffery Burchett, Stewart
Dawson and Rick Ratliff officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial
Park
at Staffordsville, with Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
JOHNSON, Nellie
(Haney)
1929-2000
Published-Jan
26 2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Nellie Johnson, 70, who died
Sunday,
January 23, 2000, at her Hager Hill residence. Mrs. Johnson was born
September
6, 1929, in Johnson County, to the late Floyd and Rhoda Alice Spradlin
Haney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Glen Johnson, on
May 16, 1975. Surviving are one sister, Josephine Spriggs of Meally;
and
several nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January
25, at Hager Hill Freewill Baptist Church, with Toby Johnson and Ronnie
Spriggs officiating. Burial was in Johnson Family Cemetery at Hager
Hill.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
KEEN, Tim
1949-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, February 2, for Tim Keen, 50, who died
Sunday,
January 30, 2000. Mr. Keen was born December 4, 1949, in Johnson
County,
to Jimmy and Maxine Keen. He was a taxi driver He was preceded in death
by two brothers, Roger Keen, in 1972, and Andy Keen, infancy. Surviving
are his parents; and two brothers, Josh Keen of Van Lear and Terry Keen
of Cleveland, Ohio. Officiating at 2 p.m. services at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel will be Willard Gussler. Burial will be in Keen Family
Cemetery
at John's Creek, Van Lear. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LEMASTER, Gypsie
Lee (Woods)
1905-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Sitka resident
Gypsie Lee Woods Lemaster, 94, died Thursday, January 27, 2000, at Paul
B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lemaster was born February 17,
1905,
in Johnson County, to the late Frank and Laura Webb Woods. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Lemaster; three sons, Charles,
Herbert and Tom Lemaster; and three daughters, Lucille Crislip, Edith
Sparks
and Fredia Lemaster. Surviving are three sons, Robert and Clifford
Lemaster,
both of Sitka, and Frank Lemaster of Marion, Ohio; one daughter, Gracie
McCoy of Paintsville; and 22 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and
several great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday,
January 29, at Jones- Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Harold Salyer
and
Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial was in Lemaster Family Cemetery at
Sitka.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MCKENZIE, James
Jackson
1929-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Former Johnson
County resident James Jackson McKenzie, 70, died Monday, January 24,
2000,
at his Ashland residence. Mr. McKenzie was born July 14, 1929, in
Johnson
County, to the late Ora and Belva Boggs McKenzie. He was a retired
transport
driver from Ashland Oil and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Surviving are
his
wife, Betty Maxine Witten McKenzie; three daughters, Jamie Kersey of
Ashland
and Vickie Caniff and Teresa Meade, both of Catlettsburg; two sisters,
Audrey Jones of Mt. Sterling and Bernice Ferguson of Keaton; and six
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 27, at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel, with Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial was in Lakeview
Memorial
Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MEADE, Rev. Jesse
Eugene
1941-2000
(INT)
Rev. Jesse Eugene
Meade, 58, of Paintsville, died Tuesday Jan.18 2000 at his home. Rev.
Meade
was born June 27, 1941, in Magoffin County, a son of Sarah Elizabeth
Bayes
Meade and the late Wayne Meade Sr. He was a minister and an Army
veteran.
Additional survivors include his wife, Joanna Lee Morrison Meade; two
sons,
Jeffery Wayne Meade and Jonathan Eugene Meade, both of Columbia, Tenn.;
a daughter, Sara Joyce Murray of East Point; eight brothers, Wayne
Meade
Jr. of Salyersville, James Meade, Lindsey Meade, Hobert Meade, Dean
Meade,
George Meade and Bobby Joe Meade, all of Flat Gap and John Frank Meade
of Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Debra Lynn Staniford of Paintsville and
Tammy L. Williams of Flat Gap; four grandchildren and three foster
grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Southside Free Will Baptist
Church
in Paintsville by the Rev. Belmont Johnson, the Rev. Robert Wells and
the
Rev. Steve Swango. Burial will be in Meade family cemetery in Flat Gap.
Friends may call after 5 today, any time Thursday and until time of the
service Friday at the church. Jones-Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville
is in charge of arrangements.
MUSIC, Vernie
(Belcher)
1928-2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Vernie Music, 71, who died
Wednesday,
January 5,2000 at her Meally residence. Mrs. Music was born July 3,
1928,
at Zebulon, to the late John and Wyonana Reynolds Belcher. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, John D. Music, on June 22, 1991.
Surviving
are four sons, Kenneth Music of Meally, Larry Music of Staffordsville,
Marlin Music of Flat Gap and John D. Music Jr. of Albion, Michigan;
five
daughters, Linda McCarty of Hager Hill, Joyce Ann King of Meally,
Connie
Clark of David, Carrie Tavoletti of Pennsylvania and Judy Gail Stone of
South Point, Ohio; one sister, Dolly Allen of Stone; and 30
grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday,
January
7, at Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Harold Conley officiating.
Burial
was in Lakeview Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville.
PATRICK,
Thomasine
(Baldridge)
1941-2000
Thomasine
Baldridge
Patrick, 58, of Martin, died Sunday Jan 9 2000 in Hazard Appalachian
Regional
Medical Center. Mrs. Patrick was born Feb. 9, 1941, in Hueysville, a
daughter
of Edgille and Della Marshall Baldridge. She was a former vice
president
and bank teller at Bank Josephine and First Guaranty Bank. She attended
the Full Gospel Community Church in Martin. Surviving are a son,
Timothy
Patrick of Allen; three brothers, Douglas Baldridge of Mansfield, Ohio,
Larry Baldridge of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Gary Baldridge of Martin;
and two sisters, Lavonne Lafferty of Martin and Daphne Reid of Langley.
The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home
in Martin. Burial will be in Martin Cemetery.
RATLIFF, Lillian
(Hall)
1925-2000
Published-Jan
19 2000
Lillian Bernice
Hall Ratliff, 74, of McDowell, died Monday, January 17, 2000, at her
residence.
Mrs. Ratliff was born April 9, 1925, in Floyd County, to the late
Andrew
Jackson "Andy" and Myrtle Burns Hall. She was a former bus driver for
the
Floyd County School System and member of the First Church of God.
Surviving
are two sons, Kenny Ratliff of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Randal Ratliff
of Springhill, Tennessee; two daughters, Deborah Ratliff Craft of
Paintsville
and Teresa Ratliff Moore of McDowell; one brother, Burns E. Hall of
Pikeville;
and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Thursday, January 20, at 12 noon at Hall Funeral
Home Chapel, Martin, with Clergyman Arnold Turner Jr. officiating.
Burial
will be in Lucy Hall Cemetery, McDowell. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
REED, Elbert
1951-2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Elbert Reed, 48, who died
Tuesday,
January 4, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reed was
born
September 19, 1951, to the late Fred and Margaret Gross Reed. Surviving
are his wife, Linda Reed, of Glen Burnie, Maryland; one son, Elbert
Reed
of Glenn Burnie; three daughters, Linda Kay Reed, Joyce Reed and Sharon
Kesecker, all of Glenn Burnie; six brothers, George of Thelma, Billy R.
and Fred, both of Boons Camp, Tom of Fallsburg, Larry Joe of Mount
Sterling
and Hobbie of Wabash, Indiana; four sisters, Stella Young of
Paintsville,
Betty Dixon of Lexington, Maltie M. Cline of Preston and Doris
Easterday
of Wabash, Indiana; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services were
held
Friday, January 7, at Reed & Gillespie Cemetery, Boons Camp. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
RIGSBY, Minnie
1908-2000
Minnie Rigsby,
91, of Salyersville, died Sunday Jan 2 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
in Paintsville. Miss Rigsby was born Nov. 6, 1908, in Paintsville, a
daughter
of the late Jerry and Coreelia Skaggs Rigsby. Surviving are several
nieces
and nephews. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. today at Point Pleasant
Enterprise
Baptist Church by the Revs. Ellis Hamilton, Willard Bailey, John R.
Pelfrey
and Paul Preston. Burial was in Skaggstown Church Cemetery in Flat Gap.
Paintsville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
SALYER, Erastus
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Erastus Salyer, 85, of New Port Richey, Florida, died
Sunday,
January 9, 2000, at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Mr. Salyer
was
born at Red Bush. He moved to New Port Richey from Dayton, Ohio, in
1973.
He was the owner of a photography studio, attended First Assembly of
God,
New Port Richey, and was a Kentucky Colonel. Surviving are his wife,
Lena
Hill Salyer; and one daughter, Lena Salyer of New Port Richey. Funeral
services were held Wednesday, January 12, at Thomas B. Dobies Funeral
Homes
of New Port Richey. Burial was in Meadowlawn Memorial Cemetery, New
Port
Richey. PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SALYER, Ralph
1907-2000
Published-Jan
19 2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Ralph Salyer, 92, who died
Wednesday,
January 12, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville. Mr.
Salyer
was born August 5, 1907, in Johnson County, to the late Lum and
Jeanette
Williams Salyer. He was a carpenter. He was also preceded in death by a
son, Jack Salyer. Surviving are one son, Bill Salyer of Jamestown; one
brother, Chandler Salyer of Flat Gap; and three grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 15,
at
Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ellis Hamilton officiating.
Burial was in Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SPARKS, Bobbie
Ruth
1922-2000
Published-Jan
26 2000
Bobbie Ruth
Sparks,
77, died Thursday, January 20, 2000, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs.
Sparks
was born August 31, 1922, in East Stone Gap, Virginia, to the late
Earnest
and Nannie Bledsoe Daughtery. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
O.D. Sparks Jr., M.D. Surviving are one son, Richard L. Sparks of Mid
West
City, Oklahoma; one stepson, Ronald F.R. Sparks of London; two
daughters,
Sarah L. Sparks of Midwest City and Teresa S. Ferries of Atlanta,
Georgia;
one brother-in-law, Howard Sparks of Paintsville; and several
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Thursday,
January
27, at 2 p.m. at Sparks Family Cemetery, Paintsville. Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel is in charge of local arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SPEARS, Richard
E.
1922-2000
Published-Jan.7
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Richard E. Spears, 77, of Windham, Ohio, died Tuesday,
January 4, 2000, at Laurie Ann Nursing Home, Newton Falls, Ohio. Mr.
Spears
was born May 24, 1922, in Johnson County, to the late Jerry and Della
Rivers
Spears. He was a retired die setter from Rockwell International and had
worked at Denman Rubber. He was a member and deacon of the Green Valley
United Baptist Church in Stow. He was also preceded in death by a
brother.
Surviving are his wife, Edna Lemaster Spears; one daughter, Wanda
Archon
of Windham; one brother, Earl Spears of Ashland; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held today, Friday, January 7, at 1 p.m. at
Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson
Funeral Home, Garrettsville, Ohio, with Pastors Leon Blair and Ernest
Pack
officiating. Burial will be in Windham Township Cemetery. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SPENCER, Patricia
A. (Blair)
1939-2000
Published-Jan
19 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Patricia A. Spencer, 60,
who died Thursday, January 13 2000. Mrs. Spencer was born May 12, 1939,
in Johnson County, to the late Herbert and Ivel M. Blair. She was an
inspector
for MTD Technology. Surviving are her husband, James A. Spencer Sr.;
one
son, James A. Spencer Jr. of Seminole, Florida; two daughters, Penny
Sue
Smith and Sandra Jean Blume, both of Largo, Florida; two brothers,
Henry
F. Blair Sr. and Gary N. Blair, both of Sunbury, Ohio; one sister,
Regenia
McGlothlin of Ohio; and eight grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Monday, January 17, at Highland Memorial
Park
at Staffordsville. (INT) Patricia Spencer, 60, formerly of Johnson
County,
died Thursday Jan. 13 2000 in Largo Medical Center in Largo, Fla. Mrs.
Spencer was born May 12, 1939, a daughter of the late Herbert and Ivel
M. Blair. She was an inspector for MTD Technology. She is survived by
her
husband, James A Spencer Sr.; a son, James A. Spencer Jr. of Seminole,
Fla.; two daughters, Penny Sue Smith and Sandra Jean Blume, both of
Largo;
two brothers, Henry F. Blair Sr. and Gary N. Blair, both of Sunbury,
Ohio;
a sister, RegeniaMcGlothlin of Ohio; eight grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at the Jones-
Preston
Funeral Home in Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
THOMAS, Evelyn
(Lee)
1912-2000
Jan 25 2000
Evelyn Lee
Thomas,
88, of 324 49th St., died Monday Jan 24 2000 in Oakmont Manor. Mrs.
Thomas
was born Jan. 17, 1912, in Paintsville, a daughter of the late Chester
A. and Minnie Jane Brumfield Arthur. Her husband, William Robert ``Rob"
Lee, died in 1983. She was a former nurse and owner of Lee's Dry
Cleaning
in Catlettsburg. She was a member of Oakland Avenue Baptist Church.
Surviving
are a son, Bobby Jack Lee of Ashland; a sister, Nevalee Chalfin of
Dublin,
Ohio; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral will
be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home in
Catlettsburg
by Pastor Keith Menshouse. Burial will be in Catlettsburg Cemetery.
Friends
may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
VANHOOSE, Beverly
(Howell)
1946-2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Friday, January 14, for Beverly Howell VanHoose,
53,
who died Monday, January 10, 2000, at her Thealka residence. Mrs.
VanHoose
was born March 20, 1946, in Portland, Indiana, to the late Dallas James
and Ruth Evelyn Slusser Howell. She was married to James Randall
VanHoose.
Surviving are two sons, Tom Timothy Clark of Prestonsburg and Chadd
Wesley
VanHoose of Thealka; and two brothers, Franklin Howell of St. Johns,
Ohio,
and Herbert Howell of Portland, Indiana. Services will be held at 11
a.m.
at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in VanHoose Family
Cemetery at Thealka. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
VANHOOSE, Bobbie
Gene
1930-2000
Published-Jan
19 2000
Retired merchant
Bobbie Gene VanHoose, 69, died Saturday, January 15, 2000, at his
Westview
Manor residence. Mr. VanHoose was born June 30, 1930, in Johnson
County,
to the late Hershel and Blanche Daniel VanHoose. He was self- employed,
a member of the Freewill Baptist Church and a veteran of the Navy.
Surviving
are his wife, Jo Ann Conley VanHoose; one son, Bobby Keith VanHoose of
Paintsville; three brothers, Ken VanHoose of Staffordsville, David
VanHoose
of Nippa and M.J. VanHoose of Michigan; four sisters, Pearline
Stambaugh
of Stambaugh, JoAnn Burchett of Sitka, Bonita Daniels of East Point and
Clotine Conley of Somerset; and three grandchildren. Funeral services
were
held Tuesday, January 18, at Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist Church, with
Harold Conley, Donnie Patrick and E.N. VanHoose officiating. Burial was
in VanHoose Family Cemetery at Nippa, with Preston Funeral Home in
charge
of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
VANHOOSE, James
Randall
1939-2000
Disabled coal
miner James Randall VanHoose, 60, died Monday, January 10, 2000, at his
Thealka residence. Mr. VanHoose was born September 30, 1939, in Johnson
County, to the late Earl and Ethel Taylor VanHoose. He was married to
Beverly
Howell VanHoose. Surviving are one son, Chadd Wesley VanHoose of
Thealka;
one stepson, Tom Timothy Clark of Prestonsburg; two brothers, Harry and
Virgil VanHoose, both of Paintsville; and four sisters, Christine Clark
of Paintsville, Nellie Lyons of Marion, Ohio, Betty Jeffery of St.
Albans,
West Virginia, and Mary Maxine Blankenship of Beckley, West Virginia.
Funeral
services will be held Friday, January 14, at 11 a.m. at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial was in VanHoose Family Cemetery at Thealka. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WARD, Ruby Jewell
(Daniels)
1921-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Ruby Jewell Daniels
Ward,
78, who died Saturday, January 1, 2000 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center. Mrs. Ward was born August 15, 1921, in Johnson County, to the
late
Frank and Izora Harless Daniels. Surviving are her husband, John V.
Ward;
four sons, Glen and John Ward Jr., both of Van Lear, and Clyde and Gary
Lee Ward, both of Willis, Michigan; one daughter, Bonnie Marie Guzman
of
Waukegan, Illinois; two brothers, Lloyd Daniels of Paintsville and
Robert
Daniels of Van Lear; three sisters, Bessie McCoart of Van Lear and
Lucille
Blanton and Opal Richmond, both of Paintsville; and 12 grandchildren
and
eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January
4, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Manford Fannin and Ronnie
Spriggs officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
WEBB, David Lee
2000
Published-February
2, 2000
David Lee Webb,
56, of Little River, South Carolina, died Saturday, January 22, 2000,
at
his residence. Mr. Webb was born in Kentucky to Gayle Slone and the
late
James Paul Melvin. He was retired from IBM Corp and was a Vietnam Army
veteran. After his retirement, he worked part-time at State Line Video.
Surviving are his mother, Gayle Slone of Paintsville; his wife, Joan A.
Webb of Little River; one brother, Ernest Webb of Bluff City,
Tennessee;
three sisters, Donna Tackett of Paintsville, Brenda Williams of
Greenville,
Mississippi, and Diana Scadden of North Ridgeville, Ohio. A memorial
service
was held on Thursday at Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Little River, with
Rev.
Hart Rist officiating. Burial will be in the Johnson County Cemetery at
a later date. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WEBB, Elza Jr.
1953-2000
Elza Webb Jr.,
46, of Auxier, died Sunday Jan 9 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical
Center
in Prestonsburg. Mr. Webb was born July 22, 1953, in Johnson County, a
son of the late Elza Sr. and Rachel Smith Webb. He was an employee of
Load
Star Energy. Surviving are his wife, Dolores Diana Branham Webb; a son,
Elza Webb Jr. of Auxier; a daughter, Virginia Sue Webb of Auxier; four
brothers, Roger Dean Webb of Bon Air, Tenn., David Webb and Frankie
Webb,
both of Auxier, and Timmy Webb of Cleveland, Ohio; and eight sisters,
Martha
Lawrence of Kenton, Ohio, Cynthia Vickery of Van Lear, Virgie Daniels
of
Xenia, Ohio, Roberta Jett of Springfield, Ohio, Virginia Osborne and
Cora
Greathouse, both of Auxier, Betty Garrett of Betsy Layne and Lilly
Greathouse
of Lakewood, Ohio. The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at
Jones-Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville by Robert Varney. Burial will
be in Family Cemetery in Auxier. Friends may call today and until time
of the service Wednesday at the funeral home.
WELLS, Georgine
(Trimble)
1933-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Georgine (Maxine)
Wells, 66, died Wednesday, January 26, at Three Rivers Medical Center.
Mrs. Wells was born March 30, 1933, in Johnson County, to the late
James
and Ruth Murphy Trimble. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Howard Wells, in 1983. Surviving are one son, James Wells of Inez; two
brothers, James Carl Trimble of Marion, Ohio, and Donnie Earl Trimble
of
Gallion, Ohio; two sisters, Betty Trimble Ramey and Elizabeth Ann
Trimble,
both of Van Lear; one half sister, Anna Cantrell of Salyersville; and
two
step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 29, at
Van Lear Freewill Baptist Church, with Manford Fannin and Roger Hill
officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, with Phelps
&
Son Funeral Home of Inez in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WHEELER, Willie
P.
1915-2000
Willie P.
Wheeler,
84, of Ashland, died Monday Jan 3 2000 in King's Daughters Medical
Center.
Mr. Wheeler was born June 6, 1915, in Johnson County, a son of the late
Martin and Clara Miller Wheeler. He was retired from Norfolk and
Southern
Railway and a member of Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Local 6454 and
Oaksprings
United Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Alta M. Wheeler; a
daughter,
Juanita W. Wheeler of Ashland; a son, John W. Wheeler of Louisville;
two
sisters, Emma Caudill and Lorena Caudill, both of Ashland; three
grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday
at Miller Funeral Home by Pastor Dewey McCarty and Pastor Ernie Daniel.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
WHITAKER, Ival
(Akers)
1920-2000
PIERCETON
INDIANA---Ival
Whitaker, 80 of 706 W. Tower St.,Pierceton, died at 7:30 a.m. Jan 4
2000,
in Vencor Hospital, Lagrange. She was born Jan 4 1920, in
Offutt,Ky.,
to Logan and Bessie Peert Akers. On Oct.6 1939, in Floyd County Ky.,
she
married Henry Whitaker, who died March 6 1992. Moving to the area from
Prestonsburg, Ky., in 1962, she was a member of the American Legion
Pierceton,
and the Eagles, Warsaw. Survivors include four daughters; Linda Adams,
Silver lake;Claudie Shepherd Pierceton; Garnett Rivera, Warsaw; and
Arlene
Barton, Dowagiac, Mich.; two sons, Burt M Whitaker, Seattle, Wash;and
Mike
E. Whitaker, Warsaw; two sisters, Laura Griffith and Evelyn Stephens,
both
of Prestonsburg; 16 grandchildren;22 great-grandchildren and a
great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. Services
will
be at 2p.m. Friday at McHatton Sadler Funeral Chapel, Pierceton, with
pastor
Chad Burkhart officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery,
Pierceton.
WILEY, Carma
(Murray)
1907-2000
Carma Wiley,
92, died Friday, January 7, 2000, at Riverview Health Care Center,
Prestonsburg.
Mrs. Wiley was born May 25, 1907, in Johnson County, to the late
Bethley
and Katherine Kitchen Murray. She was a member of the United Methodist
Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Morton Wiley
Sr.,
on October 1, 1961; two sons, Joe E. and Morton Wiley Jr.; one
step-son,
Melvin Wiley; five brothers; and five sisters. Surviving are one son,
John
B. Wiley of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Anne Martin of Lexington and
Eleanor Salyer of Rising Sun, Indiana; one sister, Sophia George of
Louisa;
and 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were
held Monday, January 10, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with
Elder
Samuel Murray officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WILLIAMS, Colleen
(Grim)
1928-2000
Published-February
2, 2000
Retired teacher
Colleen Williams, 71, died Sunday, January 30, 2000. Mrs. Williams was
born April 13, 1928, in Johnson County, to the late Milton and Audrey
Coyer
Grim. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was
retired
from the Johnson County School System. She was also preceded in death
by
her husband, Charles Williams Jr. Surviving are three sons, Tim
Williams
of Staffordsville, Charles "Chuke" Williams III of Louisa and R.J.
Williams
of Boons Camp; three brothers, Doug, Kenny and Bob Grim; six sisters,
June
VanHoose, Patsy Hall, Opal Castle, Jerry Daniels, and Gail and Kathy;
and
four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday,
February
2, at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Terry Reffett
officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WILLIAMS, Juanita
Faye (Ratliff)
1934-2000
Published-Jan.7
2000
Juanita Williams
1934-2000 Funeral services were held Thursday, January 6, for Juanita
Faye
Williams, 65, who died Monday, January 3, 2000, at her Lowmansville
residence.
Mrs. Williams was born October 21, 1934, in Johnson County, to the late
Freddie and Pina McKenzie Ratliff. Surviving are her husband, Tollie
Estelle
Williams; one son, Tollie Estelle Williams Jr. of Rockville, Tennessee;
five daughters, Monica Spradlin of Denver, Wanda Adkins of
Lowmansville,
Pina Chandler of River, Connie Jenkins of Millersville, Tennessee, and
Ruby Stephens of Lebanon, Tennessee; two brothers, James Ernie and Paul
Rex Ratliff, both of Staffordsville; four sisters, Betty Frisby, Mary
Ratliff,
Doris Haney and Shirley Blanton, all of Staffordsville; and 12
grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. Officiating at services at Walnut Grove
Freewill
Baptist Church, Lowmansville, were Harold Stevens and Kenny Pelphrey.
Burial
was in the family cemetery at Lowmansville, with Jones-Preston Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WILLIAMS, Sanford
Sherwood
1928-2000
Published-Jan
26 2000
Funeral services
were held Saturday, January 22, for Sanford Sherwood Williams, 71, who
died Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at his Flat Gap residence. Mr.
Williams
was born March 29, 1928, in Johnson County, to the late Albert and
Ninevah
Stapleton Williams. He was a retired meterman from Big Sandy RECC. He
was
also preceded in death by his wife, Christine Cochran Williams, on
November
2, 1992. Surviving are three daughters, Sharon McCarty of Louisa,
Brenda
Williams of Sitka and Pam Parker of Flat Gap; one sister, Lena Teague
of
Dayton, Ohio; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Officiating
at services at Fish Trap United Baptist Church, Staffordsville, were
Elders
Sammie Reed, Harold VanHoose, Danny Williams and Frankie Williams.
Burial
was in Williams Family Cemetery at Flat Gap, with Jones-Preston Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FEBRUARY - 2000
BACK,
Hazel (Howard)
1909-2000
Hazel Back, 90,
of Salyersville, died Friday Feb.25 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center
at Paintsville. Mrs. Back was born Aug. 29, 1909, in Brethitt County, a
daughter of the late Robert Lee and Vina Ritchie Howard. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, Galen Back; and three sons, Shelby Back,
Carthel
Back, and Testamon Back. She was a member of the United Baptist Church.
Surviving are five sons, Neri Back, Lewis Back, and Waylon Back, all of
Salyersville, and Adrian Back and Kenneth Back, both of Jackson; five
daughters,
Arizona Montgomery of Willard, Ohio, Anita Arnett, Mary Minix, and
Wanda
Craft, all of Salyersville, and Barbara Gillim of Lexington. The
funeral
will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral
Home at Salyersville. Burial will be in Lewis-Back Cemetery at Middle
Fork.
Friends may call today and prior to the service Monday at the funeral
home.
BALDWIN, Thomas
1924-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18, 2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Paintsville resident Thomas
Baldwin,
75, who died February 11 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Baldwin was born November 1, 1924, in Paintsville, the son of the
late
John and Alka Rice Baldwin. Survivors include two half sisters, Mildred
Arms of Paintsville, and Neva Jean Purifoy of Georgia; and three
cousins,
David Conley, Joe Conley and Frank Conley, all of Paintsville. Funeral
services were held Sunday, February 13, at Paintsville Funeral Home,
with
Rev. Richard Williams officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park
at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BLACKBURN,
Earnest
Lewis
1934-2000
Published-Feb.18,
2000
Earnest Lewis
Blackburn, 66, of Debord, died Monday, February 14, 2000, at Paul B.
Hall
Regional Medical Center. Mr. Blackburn was born January 13, 1934, at
Thomas,
to the late Burgess and Josephine Cline Blackburn. He was a retired bus
driver from the Martin County School System. Surviving are his wife,
Betty
Harless Blackburn; four daughters, Angie VanHoose of Wittensville, Ann
Blackburn of Stambaugh, Theresa Nelson of Prestonsburg and Rita Gail
Blackburn
of Debord; seven brothers, Glen, Don, R.B. and Billy Joe, all of Inez,
Burgess Jr. of Lowmansville, John Eddie of Louisa and Russell of
Debord;
four sisters, Ida Emogene Goble of Flat Gap, Phyllis Preece of Louisa,
Betty Blackburn of South Williamson and Manetta Blackburn of Louisa;
and
five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held
Wednesday, February 16, at Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Frank
Osborne
officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BLAIR,
Emma (Webb)
1911-2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, March 1, for Emma Myrtle Webb Blair, 88,
who died Sunday, February 27, 2000, at Pleasant Hill Manor, Piketon,
Ohio.
Mrs. Blair was born July 27, 1911, in Floyd County, to the late Stuart
and Martha Bowling Webb. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Dennis Blair, on April 3, 1998. Surviving are four sons, Paul D. Blair
of Waverly, Ohio, Earl Blair of New Albany, Ohio, and Kenneth and
Michael
Blair, both of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; three daughters, Betty Baxter of
Corpus
Christi, Texas, Lois Foster of Dallas, Texas, and Faye Marino of
Dayton,
Ohio; one sister, Mary Blair of Groveport, Ohio; and 14 grandchildren
and
12 great-grandchildren. Officiating at services at Beechwall United
Baptist
Church at Leander will be Elders James R. Blair and Doug Ward. Burial
will
be in Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BLAIR,
Everett
Lee
1928-2000
Everett Lee
Blair,
72, of Hagerhill, died Sunday Feb.05 2000 at his home. Mr. Blair was
born
Feb. 27, 1928, in Johnson County, a son of the late Everett and Marie
Whitaker
Blair. He was a retired bus driver and a member of Whitaker Freewill
Baptist
Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Blair. Surviving are
his
wife, Carma Lee Hannah Blair; three brothers, Crate Blair and Raymond
Blair,
both of Leander and Earl D. Blair of Franklin, Ohio; a grandchild; and
two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday
at
Paintsville Funeral Home by the Revs. Hubert Slone and Tobe Johnson and
Elder Bruce Howard. Burial will be in Blair family cemetery in
Hagerhill.
Friends may call anytime today and until time of the service Wednesday
at the funeral home.
BLANTON, Raymond
1914-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Raymond Blanton,
85, died Sunday, February 6, 2000 at Salyersville Health Care Center.
Mr.
Blanton was born September 14, 1914, in Magoffin County, to the late
Gardner
and Patty Borders Blanton. He was a retired self-employed salesman.
Surviving
are his wife, Fanny B. Blanton; one son, Ron Blanton of Oil Springs;
three
daughters, Peggy Vance and Christine Wheeler, both of Oil Springs, and
Juanita Lockard of Morgantown, West Virginia; two brothers, Richard
Blanton
of Ashland and Wayne Blanton of Ft. Myers, Florida; one sister, Joyce
Patrick
of
Ft. Myers; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held
Tuesday,
February 8, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Dick VanHoose
and
Keith Horn officiating. Burial was in Litteral Cemetery at Oil Springs.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BOWEN,
Raymond
1930-2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Raymond Bowen, 70, who died
Thursday,
February 24, 2000, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Mr. Bowen
was
born January 15, 1930, in Johnson County, to the late Jack and Viola
Spears
Bowen. He was a miner. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Bowen of Van
Lear;
and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday,
February
27, at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Revs. Ted Dawson and
Harold
Auxier officiating. Burial was in Gullett Cemetery at Hager Hill.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BURCHETT,
Lois
Evelyn (Hooper)
1933-2000
Published-Mar.03
2000
Paintsville
resident
Lois Evelyn Hooper Burchett, 66, died Tuesday, February 29, 2000, at
her
residence. Mrs. Burchett was born November 2, 1933, in Letcher County,
to the late Rev. Walter and Jewell Rudd Hooper. She was a registered
nurse.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wade Oliver Burchett, on
July 3, 1999; and a brother, Jim Hooper, in August 1991. Surviving are
one daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Mark Link of Westerville, Ohio;
one grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were
held
Thursday, March 2, at First Christian Church, Paintsville, with Bill
Underwood
officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BURCHETT,
Lorrene
(Walters)
1920-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18, 2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Friday, February 18, for Lorrene Burchett, 79, who
died February 14, 2000, at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston,
West Virginia. Mrs. Burchett was born May 31, 1920, in Letcher County,
to the late Charles and Tava Salyers Walters. She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Willard Burchett, in 1968. Surviving are three
daughters,
Carolyn Waybright of Fort Myers, Florida, Theresa Rudd of Atlanta,
Georgia,
and Melissa Seabolt of Charleston, West Virginia; one brother, Robert
Walters
of Erlanger; one sister, Ernestine Ward of Paintsville; and four
grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. Officiating at 1 p.m. services at Highland
Memorial Funeral Chapel at Staffordsville will be Donnie Patrick.
Burial
will be in Highland Memorial Park, with Jones-Preston Funeral Home in
charge
of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CASTLE,
Orville
1918-2000
Orville Castle,
81, of Ypsilanti, Mich., formerly of Johnson County, died Tuesday
Feb.29
2000 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Mr. Castle was born Oct. 10, 1918, in Johnson
County, a son of the late Robert and Minnie Murphy Castle. He was a
retired
self-employed carpenter. His wife, Mary Elizabeth Stambaugh Castle,
died
in 1973. Surviving are a son, Fred Castle of Milan, Mich.; two
daughters,
Barbara Tiziani of Horshoe Bay, Texas, and Joyce Weddington of Saline,
Mich.; two brothers, Homer Castle of Kansas City, Kan., and James Floyd
Castle of Maytown; two sisters, Gracie Pack of Franklin, Ohio, and
Oneida
Stambaugh of Kansas; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The
funeral
was held at 10 a.m. today at Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville by
John
G. Pelphrey. Burial was in Stambaugh Cemetery.
CLEVENGER, Audry
Fay (Castle)
1927-2000
Audry Fay
Clevenger,
73, of West Liberty, died Saturday Feb.19 2000 in Morgan County
Appalachian
Regional Hospital. Mrs. Clevenger was born Feb. 19, 1927, in Van Lear,
a daughter of the late Charlie and Bertha Colvin Castle. She was a
member
of Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Lytten. Surviving are her
husband,
Guy Wendell Clevenger; a daughter, Sharlet Sue Nickell of Dayton,
Ohio; a son, Charles E. Clevenger of Fairborn, Ohio; a sister, Patty
Jones
of Denver, Colo.; two brothers, Jimmy Castle of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
and
Richard Castle of Denver; four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren;
and
13 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Herald-Stewart & Halsey Funeral Home in West Liberty by the Rev.
Denzil
Fannin. Burial will be in Glen Clevenger Cemetery in Pomp. Friends may
call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
COLLINS, Carl
1922-2000
Retired miner
Carl Collins, 77, died Wednesday, February 23, 2000, at his Van Lear
residence.
Mr. Collins was born December 26, 1922, in Johnson County, to the late
William McKinley and Callie Daniels Collins. Surviving are his wife,
Polly
Wells Collins; two sons, Mike Collins of Flat Gap and Larry Collins of
Van Lear; one daughter, Benette Ford of Okeechobee, Florida; two
brothers,
Clyde Collins of Van Lear and Raymond Collins of Frankfort; three
sisters,
Maggie Penix and Lois May, both of Van Lear, and Mary Ferguson of
Lexington;
and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, February 27,
at Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Greg Nichols and Larry M. Scott
officiating.
Burial was in Collins Cemetery at Van Lear.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
COLLINS,
Hazel
(Samons)
1916-2000
Hazel Collins,
83, of Martin, died Saturday Feb.26 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical
Center in Prestonsburg. Mrs. Collins was born Nov. 16, 1916, in Boons
Camp,
a daughter of the late Green and Leora Music Samons. Surviving are a
daughter,
Freda Calhoun of Martin; a son, Larry Collins of Westerville, Ohio; a
brother,
Grover Samons of Minnie; three grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hall Funeral Home in Martin
by
Ted Shannon. Burial will be in Lucy Hall Cemetery in McDowell. Friends
may call today at the funeral home.
COPLEY, Imogene
(Castle)
1940-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Former Johnson
County resident Imogene Castle Copley, 59, of Ashland, died Tuesday,
February
8, 2000, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. Mrs. Copley was born July
29, 14940, in Paintsville, to the late Everett and Dorothy Preston
Castle.
She was a receptionist and member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving
are her husband, Earl Copley; three daughters, Vickie Arthur and Glenda
Copley, both of Ashland, and Shelia Ours of Huntington, West Virginia;
two brothers, Michael and Bobby R. Castle, both of Thealka; three
sisters,
Eloise Dials of Paintsville, Betty Kinner of Thealka and Brenda Owens
of
Moultrie, Georgia; and six grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held Friday, February 11, at 1 p.m., at Kilgore and
Collier
Funeral Home, with Jack Skeens, Don Fraley and Dick VanHoose
officiating.
Burial will be in Golden Oaks, Ashland. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CURTIS,
Ethel
(Blanton)
1917-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18, 2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Ethel Curtis, 82, of
Staffordsville,
who died Saturday, February 12, 2000 at Salyersville Health Care
Center.
Mrs. Curtis was born July 15, 1917, in Johnson County, to the late Ed
and
Hattie Howard Blanton. She was a cook. She was also preceded in death
by
her husband, Flem Curtis. Surviving are three daughters, Sue Curtis of
Paintsville; Gertrude Fairchild and Joann Estep, both of
Staffordsville;
one son, Johnny Edward Curtis of Flat Gap; one sister, Della McKenzie
of
Flat Gap; one half sister, Mary Cochran of Oil Springs; two half
brothers,
Jack Blanton of Oil Springs and Melvin Blanton of Beattyville; and 7
grandchildren
and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February
15 at Lowgap United Baptist Church with Elders Frankie Williams, Ray
McCarty
and Sammy Reed officiating. Burial was in the Johnson County Memorial
Cemetery
at Staffordsville. Pallbearers were Eddie Curtis, Ricky Curtis, Gary
Curtis,
William Fairchild, Larry Fairchild and Thomas Robertson.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
DELONG,
Garna
Sena Manda (Rose)
1920-2000
Garna Sena Manda
Rose Delong, 79, Keaton, died Tuesday Feb.22 2000 in Paul B. Hall
Medical
Center in Paintsville. Mrs. Delong was born May 4, 1920, in Keaton, a
daughter
of the late John and Susan Skaggs Rose. She was a member of First
Baptist
Church, Rebekah Lodge and Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are her
husband,
Arvel Delong; a daughter, Libby Sammons of Frankfort, and two
grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Young Funeral Home in Louisa
by the Rev. Rick Frazier and the Rev. James H. Hayes. Burial will be
Yatesville
Memorial Gardens in Louisa. Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight at the
funeral home.
FANNIN, Margie
(Powers)
1936-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18, 2000
Margie Fannin,
63, died Tuesday, February 8, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Mrs.
Fannin was born September 13, 1936, in Floyd County, the daughter of
James
Powers and the late Bonnie Privett Powers. She was a partner in Fannin
Plumbing and a member of Auxier Freewill Baptist Church. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, South Fannin Sr. Surviving are five sons,
Garry,
Billy and Paul, all of Van Lear, Darrell of Staffordsville and South
Jr.
of Offutt; three daughters, Kathy Arnett of Salyersville, Karen
Stambaugh
of Van Lear and Jennifer Blanton of Paintsville. Also surviving are
four
brothers, Richard Powers of Auxier, and Robert, Jimmy and Glenn Powers,
all of Prestonsburg; three sisters, Deanna Harless of Hager Hill,
Charlene
Harless of Ohio, and Maggie Collins of Auxier; and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held Friday, February 11, at the Auxier Freewill Baptist
Church, with Bobby Joe Spencer officiating. Burial was in the Fannin
Family
Cemetery at Van Lear with Preston Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
FERGUSON,
Russell
1930-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Funeral services
were held Monday, February 7, for Russell Ferguson, 70, of Flat Gap,
who
died February 4, 2000. Mr. Ferguson was born January 22, 1930, at Kerz,
to the late Lundy and Nollie Murray Ferguson. He was a farmer.
Surviving
are his wife, Lola Ferguson; three sons, Gary and William, both of Flat
Gap, and Joe of Auxier; two daughters, Brenda Lemaster of Chillicothe,
Ohio, and Vivian Davis of Bakersville, California; three brothers,
Walter,
Virgil and Douglas; four sisters, Earlene Lawson, Betty Jo Parker,
Carolyn
Franklin and Flora King; and nine grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Officiating at services at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel were Revs.
Johnny
Estep, Jeff Blanton and Harold Salyers. Burial was in Ferguson Cemetery
at Flat Gap. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GRIFFITH,
Edgar
Ray
1959-2000
Edgar Ray
Griffith,
40, died Sunday, February 27, 2000, at his McDowell residence. Mr.
Griffith
was born August 13, 1959, to the late Edgar "Bub" and Bertie Marie
Blair
Griffith. He was an auto mechanic. Surviving are his companion, Janice
Hopkins; two stepsons, Billy Ray and Robert Keith Hopkins, both of
Prestonsburg;
two daughters, Kristy Griffith of Richmond, Indiana, and Kelly Griffith
of Crossville, Alabama; and a step-daughter, Becky Hopkins of
Prestonsburg.
Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, March 1, at 1 p.m. at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Jimmy McKenzie officiating. Burial will be in
Blair Family Cemetery at Oil Springs.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HUDSON,
Gertrude
(Preston)
1904-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18, 2000
Former Johnson
County resident Gertrude Preston Hudson, 95, died Saturday, February
12,
2000, at Burke County Hospital, Waynesboro, Georgia. Mrs. Hudson was
born
December 7, 1904, in Johnson County, to the late Morrell Gallup and Ida
Walker Preston. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert
Fletcher
Hudson Jr., in October 1978. Surviving are one son, Robert W. Hudson of
Wrens, Georgia; two daughters, Joan Boelens of Houston, Texas, and Lois
Glass of Lakeland, Florida; and eight grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Wednesday, February 16, at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel, with Terry Reffett officiating. Burial was in Preston
Cemetery
at Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
JAMES,
Sarah Elizabeth
(Caudill)
1923-2000
Funeral services
were held Monday, February 28, for Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Caudill
James,
76, who died Friday, February 25, 2000, at Three Rivers Medical Center.
Mrs. James was born December 29, 1923, in Huntington, West Virginia, to
the late Elza Alfred and Lattie Fannin Caudill. She was preceded in
death
by two brothers, Elza Jack Caudill and Clyde Miller. Surviving are her
husband, Albert "Al" Richard James; three brothers, Harry Caudill of
Nippa,
Sam Caudill of Blaine and Harvey Caudill of River; and two sisters,
Barbra
Lou Caudill Shepard of Springfield, Ohio, and Gladys Mae Caudill of
River.
Officiating at services at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel were James
K. Caudill and Charles Stapleton. Burial was in Marvin Sparks Cemetery
at Hood. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
KIMBLER,
James
Harold
1910-2000
Published-Feb.23
2000
Funeral services
were held Sunday, February 20, for James Harold Kimbler, 89, who died
February
17 2000, in Urbana, Ohio. Mr. Kimbler was born March 1, 1910, in
Johnson
County, to the late James Albert and Ada Mae Walker Kimbler. He was a
farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Flossie Montgomery Kimbler; four sons, Earl of
London, Ohio, James Kimbler of Wheeling, West Virginia, David of Urbana
and Ben of Sydney, Ohio; one daughter, Jessie Knowles of Urbana; one
brother,
Fred Kimbler of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and 12 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 20, at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel with Mike Blanton officiating. Burial was in Holbrook
Family
Cemetery at Paintsville. F-KING, Goldie Katherine (Tackett) 1918-2000
Feb.23
2000 Jones-Preston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for
Goldie
Katherine Tackett King, 81, who died Saturday, February 19, 2000. Mrs.
King was born March 2, 1918, in Johnson County, to the late Johnny and
Clara Blevins Tackett King. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
Earl King, on April 12, 1996; and a son, Hobert King. Surviving are
three
sons, Robert Earl, Cecil and Mitchell King, all of Nippa; four
daughters,
Peggy Hall of West Van Lear, Brenda Lemaster of Paintsville, Ruby
Fairchild
of Prestonsburg and Opal Farley of Springfield, Ohio; one brother,
Garland
Tackett of Paintsville; and 19 grandchildren and 27
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 22, at Staffordsville
Freewill
Baptist Church, with Willard "Red" VanHoose, John Michael Blanton and
Doug
Crider officiating. Burial was in Staffordsville Church Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
KING,
Goldie Katherine
Tackett
1918-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Goldie Katherine Tackett
King, 81, who died Saturday, February 19 2000. Mrs. King was born March
2, 1918, in Johnson County, to the late Johnny and Clara Blevins
Tackett
King. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl King, on
April
12, 1996; also a son, Hobert King. Surviving are three sons, Robert
Earl,
Cecil and Mitchell King, all of Nippa; four daughters, Peggy Hall of
West
Van Lear, Brenda Lemaster of Paintsville, Ruby Fairchild of
Prestonsburg
and Opal Farley of Springfield, Ohio; one brother, Garland Tackett of
Paintsville;
and 19 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, February 22, at Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church,
with
Willard "Red" VanHoose, John Michael Blanton and Doug Crider
officiating.
Burial was in Staffordsville Church Cemetery.
KING, Josephine
(Crislip)
1919-2000
Staffordsville
resident Josephine Crislip King, 80, died Thursday, February 24, 2000,
at her residence. Mrs. King was born May 3, 1919, in Johnson County, to
the late Ed and Arizona Davis Crislip. She was also preceded in death
by
her husband, Joe L. King, in 1985; three sons, Wade King, on July 6,
1999,
Robert King, on May 9, 1998, and Paul King, in 1995; and one brother,
Arthur
Crislip, on September 30, 1997. Surviving are two sons, Lowell and
Harold
King, both of Staffordsville; two daughters, Betty Jane King and Nancy
Carolyn Prater, both of Staffordsville; one brother, Everett Crislip of
Frankfort; and nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Sunday, February 27, at Staffordsville Freewill Baptist
Church,
with John Michael Blanton, Dick VanHoose and Kenny Pelphrey
officiating.
Burial was in Staffordsville Church Cemetery, with Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LEMASTER,
Rebecca
Louise
1969-2000
Rebecca "Becky"
Louise Lemaster, 30 of Salyersville, died Tuesday Feb.15 2000 in Paul
B.
Hall Medical Center in Paintsville. Miss Lemaster was born April 8,
1969,
in Johnson County, a daughter of Frank Jr. and Virgie Charles Lemaster.
She was a member of New Generation Worship Center. Additional survivors
include a brother, John Lemaster of Lexington; and a sister, Sherry
Gullett
of Salyersville. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at
Dunn-Kelley/Prater
& Dunn Funeral Home in Salyersville by Mike Tackett. Burial will be
in Howard Cemetery in Lakeville. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today
and
anytime Thursday at the funeral home.
LITTERAL,
Kathleen
(Scott)
1924-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Swamp Branch
resident Kathleen Scott Litteral, 75, died Tuesday, February 1, 2000,
at
Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Litteral was born June 9,
1924,
in Magoffin County, to the late Hebern and Mary Blair Scott. She was
also
preceded in death by her husband, Edward Litteral. Surviving are one
son,
Elza Jack Litteral of Paintsville; and two sisters, Edna Faye "Patty"
Blanton
of Swamp Branch and Cledith Hannah of London, Ohio. Funeral services
were
held Friday, February 4, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with
Melvin
Blanton, David Blackburn and Ronnie Spriggs officiating. Burial was in
the family cemetery at Swamp Branch.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
LITTON,
Jamie
(Sherman)
1972-2000
Jamie Litton,
27, died Tuesday, February 22, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Litton was born September 9, 1972, in Johnson County, to James "Ab"
Litton and Lydia Sherman. He was a self-employed general laborer.
Surviving
are his mother; one daughter, Shelby Lauren Davis of River; one
brother,
Ritchie Litton of Elizabethtown; and two sisters, Patty Hall of
Staffordsville
and Karen Reffett of Inez. Funeral services were held Friday, February
25, at Hager Hill Freewill Baptist Church, with Ronnie Spriggs
officiating.
Burial was in Delong Cemetery at Tomahawk, with Preston Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MAYNARD,
Jasper
1926-2000
Published-Mar.03
2000
Jasper Maynard,
74, died Tuesday, February 29, 2000, at his Tomahawk residence. Mr.
Maynard
was born February 17, 1926, in Martin County, to the late William
(Bill)
and Roxie Blackburn Maynard. Surviving are his wife, Velvie Maynard;
three
sons, Carlous Maynard of Thelma and Carl Preece and Steward Maynard,
both
of Tomahawk; six daughters, Diana Branham of Prestonsburg, Arlene
Preece
of Inez, Eloise Howell of Warfield, Carrie Caudill of Sarasota,
Florida,
Ruth Tale of Fairview, West Virginia and Linda Maynard of Vass, North
Carolina;
four sisters, Ruby Howell and Ernestine Horn, both of Inez, Ollie
Preece
of Tomahawk and Justine Hannah of Columbus, Ohio; and 20 grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today,
Friday,
March 3, at 2 p.m. at Union United Baptist Church, with Woodrow Nichols
officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Tomahawk.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MOLLETTE,
Gladys
Mae (Perkey)
1914-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18,2000
Gladys Mae Perkey
Mollette, 85, died Friday, February 11, 2000 at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical
Center. Born July 24, 1914, Mrs. Mollette was preceded in death by her
parents, W. H. and Lutisha Duty Perkey; her husband, William T.
Mollette;
and two daughters, Grethel Walters and Tishaline Wilcox. Surviving are
one son, Beryle Mollette of Rochester Hills, Michigan; two daughters,
Eva
Meeks of Williamsport and Delphine Meek of Flat Rock, Michigan; two
sisters,
Opal Daniel and Edna Ward, both of Boons Camp; and 21 grandchildren, 43
great-grandchildren, and numerous great- great-grandchildren. Ed Stepp
officiated at services held Monday, February 14, at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial was in Richmond Cemetery at Paintsville. F-PATRICK,
M. Pauline (Akers)1920-2000 Feb.23 2000 Former Johnson County resident
M. Pauline Akers Patrick, 79, of Madison, Indiana, died Saturday,
February
19, 2000, at King's Daughters' Hospital, Madison. Mrs. Patrick was born
December 13, 1920, in Johnson County, to the late Russell and Osie
Conley
Akers. She was a retired administrative assistant for the Madison State
Hospital for Superintendent Dr. Ott B. McAttee, member of the Madison
Business
& Professional Women's Club (as well as past president and had
served
as a state representative), member of the Mayo Methodist Church in
Paintsville,
member of the Inky Campter's Club, a 1938 graduate of Paintsville High
School, and graduated from Mayo College with a degree in business. She
was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard F. Patrick, on
December
16, 1996; and a brother, Robert Akers, in 1981. Surviving are one son,
Gerald "Jerry" Patrick of Dothan, Alabama; two daughters, Janice Lowder
of Mustang, Oklahoma and Jeanne Pate of Hanover, Indiana; and five
grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow,
Thursday,
at 1 p.m. at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, Madison, with Rev. James
Goble officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Madison.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MONTGOMERY,
Maetta
(Whitley)
1937-2000
Maetta
Montgomery,
63, of Salyersville, died Saturday Feb.12 2000, in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center in Paintsville. Mrs. Montgomery was born Jan. 6, 1937, in
Magoffin
County, a daughter of the late Will Tom and Mary Risner Whitley.
Surviving
are her husband, B.S. Montgomery; two sons, Cammie Montgomery and
Randall
Montgomery, both of Salyersville; five daughters, Audrey Helton of
Grayson,
and Shirley Helton, Brenda Montgomery, Larna Howard and Sharon
Stephens,
all of Salyersville; three sisters, Marcella Leatherman of Virginia,
and
Pauline Gasparac and Aileen Gasparac, both of Ohio; nine grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at
Fritz
Church of God by Raymond Combs and Dallas Patrick. Burial will be in
Montgomery
Cemetery in Fritz. Friends may call at the church. Salyersville Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
MUSICK, Sarah
Katherine (Cooper)
1912-2000
Sarah Katherine
Musick, 88, of Prestonsburg, died Tuesday Feb.29 2000 in Paul B. Hall
Medical
Center in Paintsville. Mrs. Musick was born Feb. 22, 1912, in Pike
County,
a daughter of the late John and Laura Caudill Cooper. Her husband, Otis
Musick, preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Judie Allen
of Palm Coast, Fla., and Yvonne Taylor of Louisville; a sister, Marie
Kane
of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Floyd Funeral Home in
Prestonsburg
by the Rev. William Endicott. Burial will be in Davidson Memorial
Gardens
in Ivel. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Friday
at
the funeral home.
PATTON, Dexter
Sr.
1911-2000
Funeral services
will be held Saturday, February 5, for Dexter Patton Sr., 88, of
Paintsville,
who died February 2 2000, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland.
Mr. Patton was born July 25, 1911, in Magoffin County, to the late
Reese
and Carrie Arnett Patton. He was a retired clerk. He was also preceded
in death by his wife, Helen Marie Patton. Surviving are one son, D.J.
Patton
Jr. of Lexington; three daughters, Margaret Rogers of Lexington, Martha
Mefford of Raceland and Marlene White of Richmond, Virginia; and nine
grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren. Officiating at 11 a.m. services at
Paintsville
Funeral Home Chapel will be Rev. Terry Browning. Burial will be in
Highland
Memorial Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PRATER,
Robert
J.
1939-2000
Published-Feb.23
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Robert J. "Bob" Prater, 60, died Thursday, February 17,
2000, at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Ohio. Mr. Prater was born
September
2, 1939, in Johnson County, to the late Cecil W. and Jewell Johnson
Prater.
He was a welder for Marion Power Shovel. Surviving are one son, Robert
J. Prater Jr. of Marysville, Ohio; two daughters, Cindy L. Blanton of
Paintsville
and Michelle L. Osborn of Marion; four brothers, Harold F. Prater of
Marion,
Danny Prater of Cleveland, Ohio, Morris Prater of Nevada, Ohio, and
Johnny
W. Prater of Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and one sister, Mary Little of
Paris.
Graveside services were held Monday, February 21, at Little Family
Cemetery,
Hager Hill, with Preston Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
PATRICK,
William
Loy
1945-2000
William Loy
Patrick,
54, of Salyersville, died Sunday Feb.27 2000 in Appalachian Regional
Medical
Center in West Liberty. Mr. Patrick was born May 14, 1945, in Johnson
County,
a son of the late Green and Edith Salyer Patrick. Surviving are his
wife,
Charlotte Patrick; four daughters, Rejeanna Lykins and Billie Lykins,
both
of West Liberty, Melissa Lykins Hall of Hitchins and Amanda Stephens of
Olive Hill; a sister, Barbara Salyer Kolinski of Erie, Mich.; nine
grandchildren;
and a stepgrandchild. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at
Dunn-Kelley/Prater
& Dunn Funeral Home in Salyersville by Samuel Allen, Bill Reed and
Dick Vanhoose. Burial will be in Patrick Cemetery in Salyersville.
Friends
may call today and until time of the service Wednesday at the funeral
home.
PREECE, Cornelius
Jr.
1948-2000
Published-Feb.23
2000
Funeral services
were held Tuesday, February 22, for Cornelius "Pete" Preece Jr., 51,
who
died at Lexington Veterans Hospital. Mr. Preece was born September 16,
1948, in Martin County, to Cornelius Jr. and Ollie Maynard Preece. He
was
a mechanic and veteran of the U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Connie
Jo May Preece; his parents; two daughters, Mona Rena Preece of
Lexington
and Tabitha Renee Preece of Chantory, West Virginia; one brother,
Hiawatha
Preece of Columbus, Ohio; and four sisters, Billie Jean Stacey and
Shelia
Lynn Howell, both of Inez, Roxanne Jude of Lovely and Mable Lou Copley
of Warfield. Officiating at services at Jones-Preston Funeral Home
Chapel
were Melvin Blanton and Jerry McKenzie. Burial was in Cassidy Cemetery,
Martin County. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PRESAS,
Patricia
Ann (Montgomery)
1954-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Patricia Ann Presas, 45, died Monday, February 21, at
Lutheran
Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mrs. Presas was born March 15, 1954, in
Johnson County, to Hazel Haney Montgomery Hensley and the late Roy
Montgomery.
She attended Wabash Christian Heritage Church. She was also preceded in
death by a son. Surviving are her husband, Juan Presas of Wabash; her
mother,
of Wabash; two daughters, Susie M. Boggs and Bobbi Eakright, both of
Wabash;
three brothers, Donald and Ronnie Montgomery, both of Paintsville, and
Jim Montgomery of Wabash; and one granddaughter. Funeral services will
be held today, Friday, February 25, at 10:30 a.m. at Grandstaff-Hentgen
Manchester Avenue Chapel, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial
will
be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
PRESTON,
Julia
(Butler)
1906-2000
Published-Mar.03
2000
Julia Butler
(Mammie) Preston, 94, died Tuesday, February 29, 2000, at her
Paintsville
residence. Mrs. Preston was born January 21, 1906, in Paintsville, to
the
late James Preston Butler and Mary Wheeler Butler. She co-owned and
operated,
with her late husband, the Paintsville Funeral Home since 1948. She was
also preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd H. Preston. Surviving are
one son, Russell Preston of Paintsville; one daughter-in-law, Stella
Preston,
of Paintsville; and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private services will be held today, Friday, March 3, in the
Paintsville
Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Trevor Belcher officiating. Burial will
be in Mayo Memorial Cemetery, Paintsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
PROCTOR,
Edith
1915-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Retired merchant
Edith Proctor, 84, died Wednesday, February 2, 2000, at Paul B. Hall
Regional
Medical Center. Mrs. Proctor was born December 13, 1915, in Pike
County,
to the late Elisha McPeek and Sarah Tackett. She was also preceded in
death
by her husband, George Proctor; one son, Gary Belcher, in 1991; and a
stepson,
Max Proctor. Surviving are seven grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 5, at Hager Hill Freewill
Baptist Church, with Ronnie Spriggs and Donald Ray Caudill officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, with
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
PUIG,
Francisco
1937-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18,2000
Paintsville
resident
Dr. Francisco Puig, 62, died Tuesday, February 8, 2000, at UK Medical
Center
in Lexington. Dr. Puig was born August 30, 1937, in the Philippines, to
the late Francisco and Angeles Vibaide Puig, Sr. He practiced medicine
in the Paintsville area since 1979 and was a member of St. Michael's
Catholic
Church of Paintsville. Survivors include his wife, Linda Andrews Puig
of
Paintsville; one son, Franklin Puig of Lexington; three daughters,
Frances
Puig of Huntington, West Virginia, and Yolanda Puig and Elizabeth Puig,
both of Paintsville; five sisters, Florenia Puig of New York City,
Amelita
Puig of Washington, D.C., Lorurdes Puig, Isabel Puig and Burendatte
Puig,
all of the Phillipines; and one brother, Julian Puig, Philippines.
Funeral
services were held Thursday, February 10, at Paintsville Funeral Home
Chapel
with Father Terance Hoppenjans and Rev. Terry Reffett officiating.
Burial
was in Lakeview Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
RATLIFF,
John
Russell
1932-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for John Russell Ratliff,
67,
who died Sunday, February 27, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Ratliff was born June 11, 1932, in Johnson County, to the late
Russell
and Hilda Blair Ratliff. Surviving are two sisters, Virginia O'Brien of
Columbus, Ohio, and Frances Sue Jackson of Paintsville. Funeral
services
were held February 29 at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Larry
Blair officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
RICE,
Arnold
1921-2000
Published-Feb.23
2000
Arnold Rice,
78, died Monday, February 14, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Rice was born August 14, 1921, in Johnson County, to the late Fred
and Georgean Pendleton Rice. He was the owner of Rice's Truck Stop,
veteran
of the Air Force (serving in World War II) and a member of Salyersville
Freewill Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by three
brothers,
Payne, Earl and Hershell Rice; and two sisters, Alka Whitt and Allie
Powers.
Surviving are his wife, Susan Elam Rice; two stepsons, Danny and Keith
Phillips, both of Salyersville; two stepdaughters, Vicci May of
Salyersville
and Dinah Phillips of Lexington; one half brother, Roosevelt Preston of
Oil Springs; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Thursday,
February 17, at Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home Chapel,
Salyersville,
with Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial was in Kennard Cemetery at
Logville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
RICE,
Malta (Music
1918-2000
Malta Music Rice,
81, of Little Paint, wife of Russell Rice, died Sunday, February 13,
2000,
at the Hazard Nursing Home. She was born May 21, 1918, the daughter of
the late Samuel Kester and Nora Davis Music. Malta and her husband,
Russell
lived at Little Paint during most of their 58 years of marriage. They
have
been faithful members of the Little Paint First Church of God for more
than 60 years. Due to Malta's health, she had not been able to attend
church
services during the past few years, but her life was a witness of her
love
for the Lord and the Church. In addition to her husband, she is
survived
by one daughter, Sharon Kaye R. Watkins and one son, Clarence
RussellRice,
both of Little Paint; one sister, Goldie Music Collins and one brother,
Edward C. Music, both of Prestonsburg; four grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 16, at 11 a.m.,
at the Little Paint First Church of God, at East Point, with Rev. Wayne
Burch and Rev. Ray Wyant officiating. Burial will be in the Lakeview
Memorial
Cemetery, at Staffordsville, under the direction of Carter Funeral
Home,
Prestonsburg. Serving, as active pallbearers are Monde Rice, Jack Rice,
,Jr. Setser, Steve Rice, Barry Rice and Jeremy Watkins. Honorary
pallbearers
are John D. Rice, Clarence Rice, Alan Sublett, Jerry Meek, Jim Vanover,
Bill D. Music, Jim Ward and Bill Williams.
RIVERS, James
Hershell
1927-2000
Published-Mar.03
2000
James Hershell
Rivers, 73, died Monday, February 28, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical
Center. Mr. Rivers was born January 11, 1927, in Johnson County, to the
late George and Susan May Rivers. He was a farmer. He was also preceded
in death by a brother, Junior Rivers. Surviving are one niece, Deloris
McCarty of Paintsville. Funeral services will be held today, Friday,
March
3, at 2 p.m. at Beechwall United Baptist Church, with Elders James
Blair
and Jerry Colvin officiating. Burial will be in May & Rivers Family
Cemetery, with Paintsville Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SHELL,
Luther
1917-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Luther Shell,
82, died Monday, February 7, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mr.
Shell was born September 17, 1917, in Floyd County, to the late Jim and
Martha Shell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was also preceded
in
death by his wife, Beatrice Shell. Surviving are four sons, Jack Shell
of Betsy Layne, Patrick Shell of Hanover, Indiana, Steven Shell of
Butlerville,
Indiana, and Robert Shell of Jacksonville, Florida; four daughters,
Katrina
Cantrell of Paintsville, Gladys Daniel of Mentone, Indiana, Brenda
Bradley
of Rochester, Indiana, and Virginia Freeman of Jacksonville, Florida;
and
several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow, February 10, at 11 a.m. at Phelps & Son Funeral
Home,
Inez, with Mike Crum and Joe Mullins officiating. Burial will be in
Richmond
Cemetery at Prestonsburg. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SIZEMORE,
Dorothy
(Spradlin)
1930-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Dorothy Sizemore, 69, of
Martin County, who died Thursday, February 3, 2000, at Highlands
Regional
Medical Center. Mrs. Sizemore was born September 23, 1930, in Martin
County,
to the late Frances and Alice Hignight Spradlin. She was also preceded
in death by two husbands, Monroe Dalton, in 1953; and Orville Sizemore,
in 1990; and two sons, Charles Dalton and Herbert Sizemore. Surviving
are
three sons, Orville Sizemore of Somerset, Timothy Sizemore of Tomahawk
and James Sizemore of Wabash, Indiana; three daughters, Charollette
Preston
of Boons Camp and Alice Butcher and Jessica Spence, both of Tomahawk;
and
24 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and
two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday,
February
6, at Tomahawk Baptist Mission, with Carl Mullins officiating. Burial
was
in Sizemore Cemetery at Tomahawk. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SMITH,
Clell
1927-2000
Funeral services
will be held Saturday, February 26, for Clell Smith, 73, who died
February
22 2000, at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington, West
Virginia.
Mr. Smith was born January 6, 1927, in Pike County, to the late Feddie
and Flora Cains Smith. He was a mechanic and Army veteran of World War
II. Surviving are his wife, Prudence Smith of Oil Springs; two sons,
Mike
Smith of Oil Springs and David Smith of Lexington; one daughter, Linda
Blackburn of Oil Springs; and six grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Officiating at 11 a.m. services at Fishtrap United Baptist Church will
be Elders Sammy Reed and Frankie Williams and Rev. Keith Horn. Burial
will
be in Williams Family Cemetery at Oil Springs.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SPRADLIN,
Frank
J.
1933-2000
Published-Friday,
Feb.18,2000
Funeral services
were held Thursday, February 17, for Frank J. Spradlin, 66, who died
Monday,
February 14, 2000, at V.A. Medical Center. Mr. Spradlin was born June
3,
1933, in Johnson County, to the late Manford and Sarah Arms Spradlin.
He
was a track laborer. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Townsend Spradlin;
one stepson, Anthony J. Martin of Washington State; two stepdaughters,
Teresa Ann Estep of Flat Gap and Patricia Carol Williams of Sitka; one
brother, Ruben Spradlin of Staffordsville; one sister, Alice Goble of
Paintsville;
and three step-grandchildren. Officiating at services at Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel was Wendell Isom. Burial was in Highland Memorial
Park
at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
STEPHENS,
Hilda
(Ratliff)
1915-2000
Published-Feb.23
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, February 23, for Hilda Ratliff Stephens,
84, who died Sunday, February 20, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical
Center. Mrs. Stephens was born February 24, 1915, in Magoffin County,
to
the late Flym and Lillie Montgomery Blair. She was also preceded in
death
by two husbands, Russell Ratliff in 1965; and A.D. Stephens in February
1993; one son, Bill Ratliff; and a daughter, Jean Simpson. Surviving
are
one son, John Ratliff of Paintsville; two daughters, Frances (Sue)
Jackson
of Paintsville and Virginia O'Brien of Columbus, Ohio; and 18
grandchildren
and several great- and great-great-grandchildren. Officiating at 1 p.m.
services at First Freewill Baptist Church on Third Street in
Paintsville
will be Rev. Larry Blair. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville,
with Jones-Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WATKINS,
Marvin
1910-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Marvin Watkins, 89, of Huntington, West Virginia, died
Saturday, February 26, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. Watkins was
born
October 10, 1910, in Johnson County, to the late Henry and Cynthia
Riggs
Watkins. He was a retired restaurant owner, U.S. Army veteran of World
War II and member of Seventh Avenue Baptist Church. He also attended
the
Twenty-Sixth Street Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Hazel
Miller
Watkins; one son, Robert G. Watkins of Van Lear; three daughters, Toni
Jones Kendrick, Penny Watkins and Misty Martin, all of Huntington; and
six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 29, at
Beard Mortuary, with Rev. Tom Swartzwelder officiating. Burial will be
in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WEBB, Alva (Rice)
2000
ALVA RICE WEBB,
87, of Tampa died Sunday Feb. 06 2000 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A
native
of Denver, Ky., she moved to the area from Eustis in 1996. She was a
homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Henry Jr. of Orlando and Anthony of Tampa;
a daughter, Melanie Wheelier of Orlando; nine grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
WRIGHT, Shirley
1920-2000
Published-Feb
9 2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Shirley Wright, 79, of Keaton,
who
died Saturday, February 5, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mrs.
Wright
was born February 18, 1920, in Johnson County, to the late Merida and
Liddie
Fyffe Wright. Surviving are four brothers, Dean Wright of Keaton,
Luther
Wright of Flat Gap, and James and Murl Wright, both of Reynoldsburg,
Ohio;
and two sisters, Jean Wright of Keaton and Kathleen Phillips of
Gahanna,
Ohio. Funeral services were held Monday, February 7, at Paintsville
Funeral
Home Chapel, with Revs. Wendell Ison, Dean Meade and Ellis Hamilton
officiating.
Burial was in Wright Cemetery at Keaton.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MARCH - 2000
ANDREWS,
Esther (Heinze)
1916-2000
Published-Mar.22
2000
Volga resident
Esther W. Andrews, 83, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at her
residence.
Mrs. Andrews was born December 1, 1916, in Michigan, to the late Carl
and
Francis Weaver Heinze. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Harold
Andrews; and two sons, Jim Andrews, in 1986; and Harold Andrews Jr., in
1998. Surviving are one brother, Al Heinze of Columbus, Ohio; one
sister,
Lucille Faron of West Palm Beach, Florida; and 16 grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held Saturday, March 18, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with James Kelly Caudill officiating. Burial was in Dixon Family
Cemetery
at Volga. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
ARROWOOD,
Imogene
(Wells)
1928-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, March 10, 2000, for Imogene Arrowood,
71,
of River, who died Tuesday, March 7, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Mrs. Arrowood was born May 8, 1928, at Auxier, to the late Paris and
Alice
Sherman Wells. Surviving are her husband, William F. Arrowood; four
sons,
Paul Arrowood of Paintsville and David, Doug and Roger Arrowood, all of
River; six daughters, Carla Arms, Karen Daniels and Kaye Joseph, all of
River, Debbie Howard of Salyersville, Patty Wallen of Columbus, Ohio,
and
Brenda Daniels of Tacoma, Washington; one brother, Donald Wells of
Springfield,
Ohio; two sisters, Roberta Baldwin of Paintsville and Ruth Harding of
Cawood;
and 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Officiating at 2 p.m.
services at Concord Independent Baptist Church will be Steve Rose and
J.M.
Scott. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, with
Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
AUXIER,
Mildred
(Music)
1909-2000
Mildred Auxier,
90, of Paintsville, died Sunday Mar.05 2000 at her home. Mrs Auxier was
born Nov. 6, 1909, in Johnson County, a daughter of the late Samuel
Malcom
and Laura Lorena Music. Her husband, Warden Auxier, also preceded her
in
death. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Jones-Preston
Funeral Home in Paintsville by David Flannery. Burial will be in Davis
Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
BAILEY, James
Holman
2000
James Holman
Bailey, 70, of Ashland, died Friday Mar.10 2000 in Atlanta. Mr. Bailey
was born in Keeton, a son of the late J.T. ``Tommy" and Erie Evans
Bailey.
He was a retired carpenter instructor with Ashland Vocational School.
He
was a graduate of Flat Gap High School and Mayo Vocational School and
was
a United Baptist. His wife, Nadine Frizzel Bailey, died in 1997.
Surviving
are two sons, Kevin Bailey of Ocala, Fla., and Richard Bailey of Oak
Ridge,
Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Terri Bruce of Ironton, Ohio, and Jenny
Fullford
of Ashland; two brothers, Andrew Lowell Bailey of Richmond and Thomas
L.
Bailey of Crossville, Tenn.; and three sisters, Jewell Evelyn LeMaster
of Marion, Ind., Willadene Skaggs of Catlettsburg and Genett Ison of
Lexington.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Caniff Funeral Home in
Westwood
by Elders C.J. Murray and Lowell Ferguson. Burial will be in Rose Hill
Burial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
BOYD, Roy
1952-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Roy "Hillbilly" Boyd, 47, of Springfield, Ohio, died
Tuesday,
March 7, 2000. Mr. Boyd was born August 19, 1952, in Paintsville, to
Homer
and Elsie Ward Boyd. He was a United States Army veteran. He was
preceded
in death by his father; and a brother, Gary Boyd. Surviving are his
mother;
one son, David Dever of Springfield; three brothers, Butch Boyd and
Anthony
Jackson, both of Springfield, and Paul Jackson of Enon, Ohio; and one
sister,
Elaine Null of Springfield. Memorial services will be held tomorrow,
Saturday,
March 11, at 3 p.m. at Jackson Lytle & Ingling Williams Funeral
Home,
North Limestone Chapel, with Sister Lorene Yeary officiating.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BROOKS,
Carmon
1918-2000
Published-Mar.31
2000
Retired carpenter
Carmon Brooks, 81, died Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at Salyersville Health
Care Center. Mr. Brooks was born May 26, 1918, in Johnson County, to
the
late Arlando and Virgie Castle Brooks. He was an Army veteran of World
War II. Surviving are his wife, Anna Mae Spradlin Brooks; one daughter,
Marsha Nichols of Virginia; one brother, William Brooks of Tahoe,
Indiana;
two sisters, Alma Brooks and Alpha Meeks, both of Ohio; and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Friday, March 31, at 2 p.m., with
Jerry McKenzie and Willie Fairchild officiating. Burial will be in
Johnson
County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville, with Jones-Preston Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CASTLE,
Bobby
1928-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Thealka resident
Bobby Castle, 71, died Monday, March 13, 2000, at his residence. Mr.
Castle
was born September 20, 1928, in Floyd County, to the late Ervin H. and
Betty Bradley Castle. He was a coalminer and member of Paintsville
Oddfellows
Lodge #288 and the Paintsville Rebekkah Lodge #116. Surviving are his
wife,
Blanche Castle of Thealka; three daughters, Wilma Story and Thelma
Castle,
both of Thealka, and Tammie Pelphrey of Stambaugh; four brothers,
Verlin
and Virgil Castle, both of Thealka, Charles Castle of Charleston, South
Carolina, and Green Castle of Winter Haven, Florida; one sister, Fannie
White of Winter Haven; and two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 16, at Paintsville Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Revs. Gary Blair, Dekota Castle Jr. and George Conley
officiating.
Burial was in Castle Cemetery at Thealka.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CASTLE,
William
Franklin
1961-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for William Franklin Castle,
38, of Hager Hill, who died Monday, March 13, 2000, at UK Medical
Center.
Mr. Castle was born November 8, 1961, in Johnson County, to Ernest
Buell
"Cracker Bill" and Iva Jean Arms Castle. He was a pizza deliverer.
Surviving
are his parents; his wife, Sharon Damron Castle; one son, William
Matthew
Castle of Hager Hill; one daughter, Samantha Danielle Castle of Hager
Hill;
five brothers, Leroy Salyers, Ralph Castle and Randy Allen Castle, all
of Thealka, Dave Castle of Hager Hill, and Glenn Richard Castle of
Martin
County; and four sisters, Edith Marie Jackson of Thealka, Kathy Wheeler
and Trish Reeves, both of Flemingsburg, and Wanda Louise Tackett of
Wheelwright.
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 16, at Thealka Freewill
Baptist
Church, with Don Fraley, Gary Blair and Donnie Patrick officiating.
Burial
was in Arms Family Cemetery at Thealka. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CAUDILL,
Goldia
(Caudill)
1923-2000
Goldia (Lena)
Caudill, 76, of Silver Lake, Indiana, died Wednesday, March 22, 2000,
at
Summers County Hospital, Hinton, West Virginia. Mrs. Caudill was born
April
6, 1923, at Riceville, to the late Archie M. and Mary E. Hackworth
Caudill.
She was co-owner of Manchester Lanes for 18 years. Surviving are her
husband,
William (Jack) Caudill; two sons, David E. Caudill of Silver Lake and
Jack
Caudill of Burket, Indiana; two daughters, Linda S. Butler of Hartsel,
Colorado, and Sharon Caudill of Buckhead, Georgia; three brothers,
Chester
Caudill of Claypool, Indiana, Hershel Caudill of Pierceton, Indiana,
and
Archie Jr. Caudill of Silver Lake; one sister, Veta Holle of North
Manchester,
Indiana; and nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Monday, March 27, at DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary, with Rev.
Andy
Trowbridge officiating. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
COLE,
Jake William
2000-2000
Published-Mar.31
2000
Jake William
Cole, infant son of Bruce Jr. and Kathryn Cole, of Houston, Texas, died
Wednesday, March 22, 2000. Jake was born March 7, 2000. Surviving are
his
parents; grandparents, Frank and Victoria Pennington, Bruce Cole and
Rita
Fontana; and great-grandparents, Lou Cina Pennington (a former Flat Gap
resident), Joe Cole and Margarite Wern. Memorial services were held
Saturday,
March 25, at Family Funeral Care Kingsbridge Chapel, with Rev. Lisa
Callaway
officiating. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
COLE,
Jared Michael
2000-2000
Published-Mar.31
2000
Jared Michael
Cole, infant son of Bruce Jr. and Kathryn Cole of Houston, Texas, died
Friday, March 24, 2000. Jared was born March 7. Surviving are his
parents;
grandparents, Frank and Victoria Pennington, Bruce Cole and Rita
Fontana;
and great-grandparents, Lou Cina Pennington (a former Flat Gap
resident),
Joe Cole and Margarite Wern. Memorial services were held Saturday,
March
25, at Family Funeral Care Kingsbridge Chapel, with Rev. Lisa Callaway
officiating. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
COLLINS,
Leroy
1923-2000
Leroy Collins,
76, of Piketon, Ohio, formerly of Garrison, died Monday Mar.27 2000 in
Pleasant Hill Manor in Piketon. Mr. Collins was born Dec. 30, 1923, in
Van Lear, a son of the late Dewey Sr. and Carrie Clark Collins. He was
a former crane operator with U.S. Steel and retired from U.S. Steel
Bar-Mills.
He and his late brother, Ralph Collins started the Collins Grocery
Store
in Garrison in 1946. Surviving are his wife, Ruth M. Hamilton Collins;
a son, William L. Collins of Oberlin, Ohio; four daughters, Connie
drake,
Margie Valentine, and Sharon Hollingsworth, all of Wellington, Ohio,
and
Carol Willis of Garrison; three sisters, Beatrice Clement of Palm
Coast,
Fla., Virginia Lewis of Lexington, Ohio, and Vondy Miller of Enon,
Ohio;
14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held
at 2 p.m. Friday at Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg. Burial will be in
Waring Cemetery in Garrison. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday
and after 8 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
COLLINSWORTH,
James
1935-2000
James
Collinsworth,
64, of Seitz, died Wednesday Mar.01 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Collinsworth was born June 6, 1935, in Magoffin
County,
a son of the late Boone and Canzallia Clemons Collinsworth. He was a
retired
carpenter. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. The funeral will
be
held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Right Middle Fork United Baptist Church in
Seitz
by Jim Howard. Burial will be in Tom Risner Cemetery in Seitz. Friends
may call at the church. Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home in
Salyersville
is in charge of arrangements.
ELAM, Maudie
(Standford)
1911-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Maudie Elam,
88, of Springfield, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 7, 2000, Urbana, Ohio.
Mrs.
Elam was born May 27, 1911, in Floyd County, to the late Zacharias and
Zilphia Spears Standford. She attended a Pentecostal Church of Christ.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Russell Elam, in 1977;
five
brothers; and two sisters. Surviving are five sons, James and Bill
Elam,
both of Paintsville, Russell Jr. and Donald Elam, both of Cleveland,
Ohio,
and George Elam of Springfield, Ohio; four daughters, Sharon Smith of
Lovely,
Della Grim of Urbana, Delores Butcher of Milford, Michigan, and Mary
Blair
of Bradenton, Florida; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, March
10, at Littleton and Rue Funeral Home of Springfield, with Pastor Cecil
McCarty and George Elam Jr. officiating. Burial was on Saturday, March
11, at Richmond Cemetery, Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
ELLIOTT,
Verna
L. (Prater)
1926-2000
Verna L. Elliott,
73, of Belleville Michigan died March 6 2000 at her residence. She was
born Aug. 23, 1926 in Van Lear, Kentucky, the daughter of Delbert and
Margaret
(Martin) Prater. Mrs. Elliott was a member of the Older Adult Recovery
Center (OARC) of Ann Arbor. She is survived by two children, Bonnie
(Earl)
Stevens of Brooklyn, Michigan, and Sherman (Darlene) Elliott of
Belleville;
eight grandchildren; 12 areat- grandchildren; a brother, Hubert
(Juanita)
Martin of South Carolina; and a sister, Marie Castle of Kentucky. She
was
preceded in death by her hus- band Bernard Elliott; her parents; and a
brother, Bill Martin. A memorial service was held March 9 at the David
C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville, with the Rev. Kathy Batell,
chaplain
of the Chelsea Community Hospital, and Jeff Smith, clinical director of
the OARC, officiating.
GRIM, Alka
(Daniels)
1906-2000
Alka Grim, 93,
died Saturday, March 18, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mrs.
Grim
was born October 27, 1906, in Johnson County, to the late W.L. and
Lizzie
Brooks Daniels. She was a retired cook. She was also preceded in death
by her husband, Herbert Grim, in 1973. Surviving are four sons, William
Doyle Grim of Oil Springs, Charles Grim of Van Lear, and Homer and
Donald
Grim, both of Flemingsburg; four daughters, Ruth Arms and Maudie Lazar,
both of Thealka, Opal Ransbury of Flemingsburg and Faye Robinson of
Alabama;
three sisters, Lucy Castle of River, Edith Walters of Paintsville and
Ruby
King of Columbus, Ohio; and 16 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 22, at Locust Grove United
Baptist Church, with John G. Pelphrey officiating. Burial was in Grim
Cemetery
at Thealka, with Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HAMILTON,
Alma
Geraldine (Layne)
1924-2000
Published-Mar.24
2000
Alma Geraldine
"Jerry" Hamilton, 75, died Monday, March 20, 2000, at Community Health
Partners Hospital, Vermillion, Ohio. Mrs. Hamilton was born April 13,
1924,
at Tram, to the late Leonard and Loula Caldwell Layne. She was a member
of the Freewill Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
Halleck Hamilton; and a sister, Myrtle Edna Layne. Surviving are one
daughter
Lucille Erwin of Vermillion; three brothers, Edward Layne of Harold,
Wilber
Layne of Ivel and Ellis Layne of Ragland, Virginia; three sisters,
Dolly
Mae Butler of Hager Hill, Virginia Whitten of Paintsville and Stella
Marie
Adkins of Richmond; and two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private family services were to be held at home of her sister, with
burial
in Butler Cemetery at Hager Hill. Paintsville Funeral Home was in
charge
of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HAMILTON,
Lola
(Skaggs)
1930-2000
Lola Skaggs
Hamilton,
70, of West Liberty, died Monday Mar.6 2000 in St. Claire Medical
Center
in Morehead. Mrs. Hamilton was born March 1, 1930, in Morgan County, a
daughter of the late Pleas and Gracie Ison Skaggs. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Garland Hamilton; and a daughter, Carolyn
Hamilton.
She was a member of Old Paint Primitive Baptist Church in Crockett.
Surviving
are a son, William Hamilton of Morehead; a brother, Dennie Skaggs of
Salyersville;
two sisters, Ola Blanton of Columbus, Ohio, and Goldie Cox of West
Liberty;
and a grandchild. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at
Herald-Stewart
& Halsey Funeral Home in West Liberty by Elders Ed Barker and
Lowell
Ferguson. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.
Friends
may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
HAMILTON, Verla
2000
Verla Hamilton,
93, of Ashland, died Wednesday Mar.05 2000 in The Village Nursing home
in Westerville, Ohio. Mrs. Hamilton was born in Red Bush, a daughter of
the late Jeffrey and Mary Curtis Hamilton. She was a member of First
Church
of the Nazarene in Ashland. Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
The
funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home by the
Rev.
Harold Berrian. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery in Red Bush.
Friends
may call one hour before the service Friday at the funeral home.
HIMES, Nellie
(Wills)
1918-2000
Nellie C. Himes,
81, of Vanceburg, died Monday Mar.06 2000 in King's Daughters Medical
Center.
Mrs. Himes was born July 11, 1918, in Van Lear, a daughter of the late
Jacob and Margaret Currns Wills. She was a member of Order of Eastern
Star
in Tollesboro, Star of St. Mary's 504 and Vanceburg United Methodist
Church.
Her husband, Lawrence Himes, died in 1999. Surviving are two sons,
Larry
Himes of Vanceburg and Stephen Himes of Garrison; a sister, Mary Wills
Preston of Van Lear; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. The
funeral
will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg by
the
Rev. Allan Harman. Burial will be in Lewis County Memory Gardens.
Friends
may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday at the
funeral
home with an Eastern Star service at 7:30.
HONEYCUTT, Bonnie
Lee (Goza)
1944-2000
Published-March
10, 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Bonnie Lee Goza
Honeycutt,
55, who died Wednesday, March 8, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital. Mrs.
Honeycutt
was born August 25, 1944, in Flint, Michigan, to the late William L.
and
Edith Goza. Surviving are her husband, Edward Honeycutt; one son, Mark
Anthony Honeycutt of Owosso, Michigan; two daughters, Tenea Renee Davis
of Hager Hill and Deborah Jean Ramey of Sitka; two brothers, Bud Goza
of
Jacksonville, Florida, and Gary Goza of Flint, Michigan; and 10
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow, Saturday, March 11, at 1 p.m.
at
Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Jerry Scott and John Skaggs
officiating.
Burial will be in Austin Family Cemetery at Boons Camp.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HONEYCUTT,
Hansford
1913-2000
Hansford
Honeycutt,
86, of Prestonsburg, died Sunday Mar.12 2000 in Highlands Regional
Medical
Center in Prestonsburg. Mr. Honeycutt was born Dec. 27, 1913, in East
Point,
a son of the late Burns and Emma Baldridge Honeycutt. He was a former
tipple
foreman with Princess Elkhorn Coal Co. in David. He was a member of Tom
Moore Freewill Baptist Church in Cliff, a 50-year Mason and a member of
Zebulon Masonic Lodge 273 in Prestonsburg. Surviving are his wife,
Mabel
Dotson Honeycutt; two sons, Randell Honeycutt of Chapmanville, W.Va.,
and
Paul Honeycutt of Prestonsburg; a daughter, Betty Carver of
Prestonsburg;
a brother, Charles Honeycutt of Springhill, Fla.; two sisters, Hazel
Sargent
of Ruskin, Fla., and Helen Amato of Omaha, Neb.; six grandchildren; and
14 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. today at Tom
Moore
Freewill Baptist Church in Cliff by the Rev. Clifford Austin. Burial
was
in Highland Memorial Park in Paintsville. Floyd Funeral Home in
Prestonsburg
was in charge of arrangements.
HYDEN, Mary Iness
(Brown)
1924-2000
Published-April
7, 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Mary Iness Brown Hyden,
76, who died Thursday, March 30, 2000, at Mountain View Health Care
Center,
Elkhorn City. Mrs. Hyden was born February 1, 1924, in Johnson County,
to the late Ira and Clara Bowling Ward. She was also preceded in death
by her husband, James Emerson Brown, in 1969; and two daughters, Linda
Sue Honeycutt and Geneva Eileen Brown. Surviving are three sons, James
Paul and Gene Arthur Brown, both of Van Lear, and Jimmy Ray Brown of
Prestonsburg;
three daughters, Kay Collins and Shirley Mae Webb, both of Van Lear,
and
Donna June Webb of Williamsport; one sister, Judy Franklin of Big Stone
Gap, Virginia; and 15 grand-children and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held Monday, April 3, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Gary Mitchell officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
JOHNSON,
Noah
1932-2000
Noah Johnson,
68, of Martin, died Tuesday Mar.7 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center
in
Paintsville. Mr. Johnson was born March 5, 1932, in Pike County, a son
of the late Eli and Eveline Johnson. His wife, Nannie Caudill Johnson,
preceded him in death. He was a mechanic. Surviving are three sons, Lee
R. Johnson of Salyersville, Randall Johnson of Garrett and Ricky
Johnson
of Hickory, N.C.; a daughter, Sheila Blevins of Hagerhill; a brother,
George
Johnson of Jonancy; a sister, Elva Burke of Martin; 11 grandchildren;
and
a great-grandchild. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Hall
Funeral Home in Martin by Bennie Blankenship. Burial will be in
Buckingham
Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home.
LEMASTER, Ronnie
Brown
1952-2000
Paintsville
resident
Ronnie Brown "Ron L." LeMaster, 47, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at
Central
Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Mr. LeMaster was born July 29, 1952, in
Johnson
County, to the late John Brown and Goldie Fitch LeMaster. He was an
auto
body mechanic for Prater Body Shop. Surviving are four brothers, Robert
Rowland, John R. LeMaster and Larry LeMaster, both of Paintsville, and
David LeMaster of Lexington; and one sister, Angie Keel of Lake City,
Florida.
Graveside services were held Saturday, March 4, at Howes Cemetery,
Thealka,
with the chaplin of DAV performing the services. Preston Funeral Home
was
in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LOWE,
Hillard
T.
1921-2000
Hillard T. ``Ted"
Lowe, 78, of 2821 Main St., died Saturday Mar.11 2000 at the home of a
daughter, Pamela K. Ratliff of Westwood. Mr. Lowe was born July 22,
1921,
in Johnson County, a son of the late Fred and Effie Brown Lowe. He was
preceded in death by his first wife, Ossie Ousley Lowe in 1985; and a
son,
Freddie Allen Lowe. He was retired from Kentucky Power Co. as a line
inspector.
He was a World War II Army veteran, a member of Rush Masonic Lodge 715
and attended Unity Baptist Church and Fairview Baptist Church.
Additional
survivors include his wife, Joy Clark Lowe; a stepson, Ben Clark of
Ashland;
four brothers, Manuel Lowe, Gerald Lowe and Billy Joe Lowe, all of
Westwood
and Douglas Lowe of Flatwoods; three sisters, Josephine M. Dixon of
Ashland,
Roberta Ellens of Pedro, Ohio, and Martha Scaggs of Greenup; four
grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m.
Tuesday
at Lazear Funeral Home by the Rev. Michael Rice. Burial will be in Rose
Hill Burial Park with military rites by Ceredo-Kenova American Legion
Post
93. Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
MCKENZIE, Eva
(Bailey)
1909-2000
Published-Mar.31
2000
Funeral services
were held Sunday, March 26, for Eva Bailey McKenzie, 90, who died
Thursday,
March 23, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McKenzie was
born April 6, 1909, in Johnson County, to the late Randall and Ollie
Lyon
Bailey. She was a teacher. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
Bert McKenzie, on March 7, 1976; and two sons, Elmo and Elmond
McKenzie.
Surviving are one son, Dan McKenzie of Flat Gap; and several
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Officiating at services at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel were John Sparks, Donnie Patrick and Bronelle Skaggs.
Burial
was in Skaggstown Cemetery, Flat Gap. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MOLLETTE,
Earl
1915-2000
Published-Mar.31
2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Earl Mollette, 84, of
Whitehouse,
who died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Vencor Hospital, Louisville. Mr.
Mollette
was born September 25, 1915, in Martin County, to the late James Albert
Mollette Sr. and Janie Pack Mollette. He was a retired electrician.
Surviving
are his wife, Bradelene Price Mollette; three brothers, James Albert
Mollett
Jr. of Staffordsville, Noah Mollett of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Paul
Mollett of Fayetteville, North Carolina; and four sisters, Nevilee
Smith
and Zelda Tennyson, both of Norfolk, Virginia, and Solvaetta Smith and
Juanita McIntosh, both of Indianapolis, Indiana. Funeral services were
held Thursday, March 30, at Hammond Freewill Baptist Church, with Isaac
Rowland and Paul Mollett officiating. Burial was in Price Cemetery at
Offutt.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MONTGOMERY,
Marvin
Sr.
1930-2000
Published-March
10, 2000
Marvin Montgomery
Sr., 69, died Wednesday, March 8, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical
Center. Mr. Montgomery was born June 24, 1930, in Paintsville, to the
late
Willie "Buttermilk" and Eva Penix Montgomery. He was a self-employed
roofer
and veteran of the U.S. Army. He was also preceded in death by three
brothers,
Joe, Richard and Charles Montgomery; and two sisters, Juanita Reed and
Louise Montgomery. Surviving are a companion, Katherine Montgomery; one
son, Marvin Montgomery Jr. of Frankfort; one daughter, Eva Kathleen
Hackworth
of West Van Lear; one brother, Glen Montgomery of Nicholasville; one
sister,
Patsy Montgomery of Paintsville; and six grandchildren. Funeral
services
will be held tomorrow, Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m. at Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial will be in
Holbrook Cemetery at Davis Branch. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MULLINS,
Ethel
(Rowe)
1918-2000
Ethel Rowe
Mullins,
81, of Lexington, formerly of Dorton, died Sunday Mar.12 2000 in St.
Joseph
Hospital in Lexington. Mrs. Mullins was born Dec. 12, 1918, in Dorton,
a daughter of the late Rans Sr. and Louisa Rowe. She was a member of
Church
of the Nazarene in Lexington. Her husband, Lenville Mullins Sr.,
preceded
her in death. Surviving are four sons, Carmel Kelly of Mariette, Ohio,
Lenville Mullins Jr. of Oakwood, Va., Beuford Mullins of Round Lake
Beach,
Ill., and Timothy Mullins of Lexington; a daughter, Christine Smith of
Anderson, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The
funeral
will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at R.S. Jones and Son Funeral Home in
Virgie by the Rev. David L. McCracken and the Rev. Mitch Hedge. Burial
will be in Johnson Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 6 p.m.
today
at the funeral home.
MURPHY, William
Orville
1915-2000
Published-April
7, 2000
Funeral services
were held Saturday, April 1, for William Orville Murphy, 85, who died
Tuesday,
March 28, 2000, at Salyersville Health Care Center. Mr. Murphy was born
July 16, 1915, in Magoffin County, to the late Ike and Cass Combs
Murphy.
He was an electrical engineer. Surviving are four sons, Robert L.
Murphy
of Oil Springs, James O. Murphy of Lompoc, Califor-nia, Paul R. Murphy
of Gainesville, Florida, and Ronald Murphy of Osterville,
Massachu-setts;
one daughter, Pamela S. Anderson of Oil Springs; and four grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. Officiating at services at Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel was Keith Horn. Burial was in Highland Memorial
Park
at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MYERS,
Steve
1944-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Steve Myers, 55, of Paintsville,
who died Monday, March 6, 2000, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Mr. Myers was born June 23, 1944. Funeral services were held Saturday,
March 11, at Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Harold Conley
officiating.
Burial was in Paintsville Cemetery, Paintsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
NELSON,
Terie
(Blair)
1905-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Retired cook
Terie Nelson, 94, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at Mountain Manor
Nursing
Home. Mrs. Nelson was born August 1, 1905, in Johnson County, to the
late
Harrison and Lottie Clay Blair. She was retired from Mayo State
Vocational
School and was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Nelson, on March 31, 1932.
Surviving
are one daughter, Betsy Jo VanHoose of Paintsville; and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 14, at Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Larry Smith and Trevor Belcher officiating. Burial was in Mayo
Cemetery,
Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
NEWELL,
Dorothy
(Blair)
1921-2000
Dorothy Blair
Newell, 78, of Baltimore, Md., died March 4 2000 in Baltimore. Mrs.
Newell
was born July 3, 1921, in Johnson County, a daughter of the late Frank
and Katie Conley Blair. Her husband, James "Bud" Newell, preceded her
in
death. Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Keith of Baltimore; a son,
James
R. Newell of Baltimore; a sister, Chrysteen Davis of Chesapeake, Ohio;
a brother, Paul E. Blair of Baltimore; a grandchild; a stepgrandchild;
and a great-grandchild. The funeral was held March 7 at Henry W.
Jenkins
& Sons Co. in Baltimore. Burial was in Moreland Memorial Park
Cemetery
in Baltimore.
O'CONNORS, Joyce
(Wells)
1935-2000
Published-April
7, 2000
Joyce Wells
O'Connors,
65, of Marysville, Ohio, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Memorial
Hospital
of Union County, Marysville. O'Connors was born January 24, 1935, in
Paintsville,
to the late Eugene and Alma (Wells) Wells. She was a retired control
tester
from AT & T in Columbus, Ohio, attended Marysville Freewill Baptist
Church was a member of Delaware, Ohio, Eagles Lodge Auxiliary. She was
preceded in death by a sister, Gayle Pfeiffer. Surviving are two sons,
Brian O'Connors of Sunbury, Ohio, and Chris O'Connors of Marysville;
one
daughter, Nikki O'Connors of Findlay, Ohio; one brother, Ralph Wells of
Prestonsburg; three sisters, Gwen Alexander of Prestonsburg, Evelyn
Wells
of Lexington and Elaine Andrusia of Charlotte, North Carolina; and
seven
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 30, at
Underwood
Funeral Home of Marysville, with Clarence Newman officiating. Burial
was
in Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Ohio. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PARRIGIN,
Lyman
J. Jr.
2000
Published-Apr.14
2000
Lyman J. Parrigin
Jr., 77, of Kingwood, Texas, died March 30, 2000, in Houston, Texas.
Mr.
Parrigin was born in Paintsville, the son of Lyman and Bess Goggin
Parrigin.
He attended the Paintsville Schools and went on to Davidson College,
North
Carolina. After graduation in 1943 he enlisted in the Army and served
two-and-a-half
years, leaving as a first lieutenant with a Bronze Star and a European
campaign ribbon. In 1946 he enrolled at the University of Kentucky to
work
on his master's degree. In June of 1947 he married the former Nancy
Chamberlin
of New York, whom he met in Vienna in 1946. In 1948 Mr. Parrigin
started
his long career as an executive with the Esso/Exxon Company, working in
New Jersey, England, Belgium, and New York before retiring in 1983. He
then began a second career with the International Executive Service
Corps,
where he worked in New York and Connecticut for six years. He served on
the board of the American Red Cross in New Canaan, Connecticut, where
he
and his family made their home for 20 years. Mr. Parrigin was one of
the
founders of the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside, New
Jersey,
where he served as an elder for six years. He was a member of Veterans
of Foreign Wars, The Queen's Club and the Special Forces Club, both in
London, and the Kingwood Country Club. He is survived by his wife,
Nancy
Parrigin; one son Lyman J. III, of Los Angeles, California; three
daughters,
Susie Akitt of Houston, Sally Hilton of Kingwood, Texas, and Stacy K.
Parrigin
of New Canaan; one brother, Dr. Perry G. Parrigin of Columbia,
Missouri;
one sister, Anne Phelps of San Antonio, Texas; and three
granddaughters.
Services will be held at St. Paul's, Darien, Connecticut, on April 22.
Interment will be at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside,
New Jersey. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PENNINGTON,
Raymond
1953-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Raymond Pennington, 46,
who died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at his Leander residence. Mr.
Pennington
was born December 21, 1953, in Mingo County, West Virginia, to the late
Bailey and Irene Honeycutt Pennington. He was a coal miner. Surviving
are
his wife, Deborah Boggs Pennington; one son, Randy Pennington of
Leander;
one daughter, Amy Pennington of Leander; five brothers, Harry, Kenneth,
Gary and Freddy, all of Van Lear, and Jake of Prestonsburg; two
sisters,
Wilma Bowens and Deloris Burke, both of Van Lear; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, March 5, at Eastside Freewill
Baptist
Church, Thelma, with Harry Neal Frisby and Roger Thornsbury
officiating.
Burial was in Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
POE,
Raymond Russell
1916-2000
Mount Vernon,
Ohio:
Raymond Russell
"Pappy" Poe, 83, of Harcourt Road, Mount Vernon, died March 11, 2000,
at
Knox Community Hospital. He was born June 3, 1916, in Van Lear Ky., the
son of the late Edward C. and Mary Lou (Earls) Poe. He had been a Mount
Vernon resident all his life and retired from Ranco in Delaware County.
He was a veteran, serving in the Army during World War II where he
toured
in normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was
awarded
the European. African and Middle Eastern service ribbons, Good Conduct
Medal and the Purple Heart. He is survived by two daughters, Marie Poe
of Mount Vernon and Jessie Dean Hanna of Howard; two grandchildren,
James
and Chasity Dean; and one sister, Dora McGuire of Delaware. He was
preceded
in death by his wife, Thelma Poe; a brother, Woodrow W. Poe; and a
sister,
Maggie Johnson. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at
the
Flowers-Snyder Funeral Home, Mount Vernon, where a service will be
Wednesday
at 11 a.m. With the Rev. Bill Harding officiating. Burial with military
honors will follow at 2 p.m. at Kingwood Memorial Park Cemetery in
Delaware
County.
PRESTON, Ella
(Reed)
1903-2000
Published-Mar.24
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Friday, March 24, 2000, for Ella Reed Preston, 96,
of Auxier, who died Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at Riverview Health Care
Center,
Prestonsburg. Mrs. Preston was born April 28, 1903, in Johnson County,
to the late Will and Louella Ward Reed. She was a teacher. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Preston, in 1990; one son,
Clarence
Preston Jr.; and a daughter, Murvil Preston. Surviving are one
daughter,
Audrey Hall of Auxier; and one granddaughter and one great-grandson.
Officiating
at 11 a.m. services at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel will be Paul
David
Coleman and James Mollette. Burial will be in Wells Cemetery at Auxier.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
RATLIFF,
Alka
(Fairchild)
1925-2000
Published-Mar.03
2000
Funeral services
will be held Saturday, March 4, for Alka Ratliff, 94, who died
Wednesday,
March 1, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ratliff
was
born November 26, 1905, in Johnson County, to the late John and Pearlie
Collins Fairchild. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Herman
Ratliff, on March 7, 1966. Surviving are three sons, Willie Ratliff and
Herman Ratliff Jr., both of Staffordsville, and Clarence Ratliff of
Wyandotte,
Michigan; three daughters, Bonnie Jean Ratliff of Paintsville, Betty
Stallard
of Coeburn, Virginia, and Barbara Sue Moore of Portsmouth, Virginia;
and
16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Officiating at 1 p.m.
services
at Rockhouse Freewill Baptist Church will be Richard Williams. Burial
will
be in Fairchild Cemetery at Staffordsville, with Preston Funeral Home
in
charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
ROBINSON, Ruth
(Hatfield)
1930-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Funeral services
were held Thursday, March 16, for Ruth Hatfield Robinson, 69, of
Paintsville,
who died Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Robinson was born December 13, 1930, in Pike County, to the late
Basil
and Elizabeth Smith Hatfield. Surviving are her husband, John Cecil
Robinson;
three sons, Ronnie D. Robinson of Hager Hill, Larry G. Robinson of
Paintsville
and Bill M. Robinson of West Van Lear; one daughter, Patty Robinson
Barker
of West Van Lear; five brothers, Ralph Hatfield of Whitesburg, Fred,
Cecil
and Eugene Hatfield, all of Belfry, and Grover C. Hatfield of Raceland;
three sisters, Pauline Layne and Glendene Bell, both of Belfry, and
Opal
Bailey of Matewan, West Virginia; and three grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Officiating at services at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel were
Lowell
Webb and Keith Horne. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
ROHR,
Lewis
1949-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Ashland resident,
Lewis "Jack" Rohr, 50, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Rohr was born April 27, 1949, in Knox, Indiana, to Mable Whitaker
Rohr
and the late Charles Rohr. He was a graphic arts teacher with the
Summitt
Federal Correction Facility and Master Mason of the Rush Fork Masonic
Lodge
715. Surviving are his wife, Alice Rohr; his mother; one son, Jason
Rohr
of Lexington; one stepson, Keith Lambert of Huntington, West Virginia;
one daughter, Robin Rohr Archibald of Phoenix, Arizona; one
stepdaughter,
Jessica Lambert of Ashland; and one sister, Kay Rohr Murphy of
Paintsville.
Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. at
Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Father John officiating. Burial
will
be in Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SHEPHERD,
Coet
1938-2000
Coet Shepherd,
61, of Garrett, died Wednesday Mar.8 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical
Center in Prestonsburg. Mr. Shepherd was born Dec. 28, 1938, in
Hueysville,
a son of the late Charlie and Polly Allen Shepherd. Surviving are his
wife,
Annis Bolen Shepherd; a son, Sherrel Randol Shepherd of Garrett; a
daughter,
Sheila Renee Patton of Hippo; two grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild.
The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home
in Martin by Sterlin Bolen, Bethel Bolen, Wayne Stephens and Willie
Collins.
Burial will be in Robert and Opal Bolen Cemetery in Garrett. Friends
may
call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home
SHERMAN, Destiny
Ariel LeSeay
2000-2000
Published-Mar.22
2000
Destiny Ariel
LeSeay Sherman, infant daughter of Jerry and Jamie Laney Sherman, died
Friday, March 17, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center.
Destiny
was born March 17. Surviving are her parents; two sisters, Kaitlyn
Daniels
and Cheyenne Sherman; maternal grandparents, James Miller and Thelma
Miller
of Paintsville; and paternal grandparents, Edgar and Clovis Sherman.
Graveside
services were held Sunday, March 19, at Lakeview Memorial Cemetery,
Staffordsville.
Jones-Preston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
STAPLETON,
Robert
L.
1932-2000
Published-Mar.22
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Robert L. Stapleton, 67, of Enon, Ohio, died Monday,
March
20, 2000, at his residence. Mr. Stapleton was born March 30,
1932,
at Oil Springs, to the late Lunda and Dortha Webb Stapleton. He was
retired
from Cooper Industries Inc. after 20 years of service and was a 35-year
member of the Enon-Mad River Township Fire Department, currently
serving
as assistant chief. He was a member of the Ohio Fire Chiefs
Association.
Surviving are his wife, Beverly A. Hoskinson Stapleton; and two
sisters,
Nae Marsh of Ashland and Evelene McCarty of Oil Springs. Funeral
services
will be held Thursday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at Littleton & Rue
Funeral
Home of Springfield, Ohio, with Rev. Jim Daniels officiating. Burial
will
be in Enon Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the Enon-Mad River
Fireman's
Association, 260 East Main Street, Enon, OH 45323.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WARD,
Betty Jean
(Brickley)
1925-2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Betty Jean Brickley Ward, 74, of
Van Lear, who died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at her residence. Mrs. Ward
was
born January 29, 1925, in Bucyrus, Ohio, to the late Charles and Mary
Bougher
Brickley. She was a retired cashier from Kentucky Power. Surviving are
her husband, James Ward; one son, James Edward Ward of West Van Lear;
one
daughter, Sharon Jean Fannin of West Van Lear; one brother, Jerry
Brickley
of Hager Hill; one sister, Eva Wilson of Florida; and five
grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held today,
Wednesday,
March 8, at 2 p.m. at Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Wayne Burch and
Tommy Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Ward Family Cemetery at
Van
Lear. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WARD,
Dreama Elaine
1960-2000
Dreama Elaine
Ward, 39, of Tomahawk, died Monday Mar.27 2000 in Highlands
Regional
Medical Center in Prestonsburg. Miss Ward was born Aug. 22, 1960, in
Johnson
County, a daughter of Lesta Mills Ward and the late Melvin Ward Jr.
Additional
survivors include three brothers, Bobby Gene Ward, Homer Lynn Ward and
Walter Denton Ward, all of Tomahawk; and three sisters, Carol Wells and
Neva Sue Horn, both of Inez, and Pam Workman of Chapmanville, W.Va. The
funeral was held at 1 p.m. today at Phelps & Son Funeral Home in
Inez
by Quentin Crum. Burial was in Ward Cemetery in Tomahawk.
WILLIAMS, Kyle
1963-2000
Published-Mar.17
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Kyle Williams, 36, died Monday, March 13, 2000, at
Jewish
Hospital, Louisville. Mr. Williams was born May 5, 1963, in Johnson
County.
He was vice president of Human Resources for the Raintree Group of
Lexington.
Surviving are his mother, Elsie Grim Williams of Wittensville; his
father,
Everett Williams of Florida; and one brother, Mike Williams of
Wittensville.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Tom's
Creek
Freewill Baptist Church, with Revs. James K. Caudill and Hurston Hall
officiating.
Burial will be in Grim Cemetery at Wittensville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WILLIAMS,
Patricia
Ann (Robinson)
1939-2000
Patricia "Pat"
Ann Williams, 60, died Friday, March 3, 2000, at her Paintsville
residence.
Mrs. Williams was born August 21, 1939, in Martin County, to the late
Claget
F. and Evolena Mills Robinson. She was also preceded in death by a
sister,
Barbara Sue Porter, in 1991. Surviving are her husband, James Allen
Williams;
three sons, Bobby and Billy Williams, both of Paintsville, and Kenny
Williams
of Warsaw, Indiana; two brothers, Billy M. and Clifford Lee Robinson,
both
of Inez; two sisters, Betty Endicott of Inez and Pamela Fisher of
Pickerington,
Ohio; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, March
5,
at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Harry Neal Frisby
officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BALDWIN, Dicie
(Hitchcock)
1908-2000
Published-Apr.14
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Friday, April 14, for Dicie Baldwin, 91, who died
Monday,
April 10, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Baldwin was born
September
20, 1908, at Win, to the late General and Mary Ann Frazier Hitchcock.
She
was a member of the Caudill Fork United Baptist Church. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, Ray Baldwin. Surviving are two sons, James E.
Baldwin of Leander and Mitchel Baldwin of Urbana, Ohio; four daughters,
Thelma Daniels and Mary Louise Blair, both of Denver, Okie Etchel
Caudill
of Leander and Jewell Spradlin of Manassas, Virginia; and 35
grandchildren,
56 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Officiating at
11 a.m. services at Beechwall United Baptist Church will be Elders
James
R. Blair, Douglas Ward, James D. Spradlin and Jerry Colvin. Burial will
be in Lakeview Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BANKS,
Nettie
(Bush)
1923-2000
Nettie Bush
Banks,
76, died Friday, April 21, 2000, at her Stambaugh residence. Mrs. Banks
was born November 23, 1923, in Breathitt County, to the late Harrison
and
Malvena Henson Bush. Surviving are her husband, Earl Banks; two sons,
Dennis
Banks of West Van Lear, and Larry Banks of Marmet, West Virginia; three
daughters, Beulah Fields of Flat Gap, Louise Deaton of Covington and
Lisa
Withers of Indianapolis, Indiana; five brothers, Mayhugh Bush of
Crossplains,
Indiana, Lucian Bush of Mt. Sterling, Delbert and Everette Bush, both
of
Covington, and Paul Bush of Newport; two sisters, Ebbie Spicer of
Verona
and June Deaton of Corinth; and 12 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 24, at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Steve Miller officiating. Burial was in Banks Family
Cemetery
at Stambaugh. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BELLAR,
Dorothy
(Salyer)
1925-2000
Published-May
3 2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Dorothy Bellar, 75, who died
Monday,
April 24, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.Mrs. Bellar was
born February 17, 1925, in Johnson County, to the late Fonzo and Lula
Blair
Salyer. She was a retired merchant from Jenny's Children Shop. She was
also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Bellar, on May 2, 1992.
Surviving
are three sons, Leon Bellar of Oil Springs, Kenny Allen Bellar of
Staffordsville
and Ronald Dean Bellar of Sunbury, Ohio; and six grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 27, at
Barnett's Creek United Baptist Church, with John R. Pelphrey and Jack
Salyer
officiating. Burial was in Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at
Staffords-ville.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BOLEN,
Elsie
(Hicks)
1910-2000
Elsie Bolen,
89, of Hueysville, died Thursday Apr.20 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
at Paintsville. Mrs. Bolen was born May 21, 1910, in Knott County, a
daughter
of the late Eli and Mallie Conley Hicks. Her husband, Troy Bolen, also
preceded her in death. She was a member of Salt Lick United Baptist
Church.
Surviving are two sons, Benny Bolen of Auburn, Ind., and Jackie Bolen
of
Garrett; four daughters, Trilvy Collins, Lillie Shepherd, Devottis
Crager,
and Shirley Clay, all of Hueysville; 27 grandchildren; and many
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home
at Martin by Carlos Beverly and Bethel Bolen. Burial will be in Will
Terry
Cemetery at Hueysville. Friends may call the funeral home.
BOWLING,
Culley
Ann (Higgins)
1936-2000
Culley Ann
Bowling,
64, of Westwood, died Monday, April 17, 2000. Mrs. Bowling was born
January
13, 1936, in Ashland to the late Trecy Higgins. She was a member of
Westwood
United Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, James Edward Bowling;
one son, James L. Bowling of Summitt; four daughters, Janie Heaberlin
of
Paintsville, Lesa Andre of Ashland, Rebecca Trout of Westwood and
Heather
Bowling of Catlettsburg; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will
be held Thursday, April 20, at 1 p.m. at Westwood United Baptist
Church,
with Clarence Thompson Jr., Homer Bowling, Glenn Sturgill and Marshall
Oliver officiating. Burial will be in Dixon Cemetery, with Caniff
Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BOWLING,
Danny
1944-2000
Published-May
3 2000
Staffordsville
resident Danny Bowling, 56, died April 29 2000, at his residence. Mr.
Bowling
was born January 15, 1944, in Johnson County, to the late Amos and Edna
Sammons Bowling. He was a miner and veteran. Surviving are his wife,
Donna
Bowling of Staffordsville; two sons, Daniel Brett Bowling of Meally and
Michael Willard Bowling of Staffordsville; one daughter-in-law, Mickie
Lynn Bowling of Meally; one brother, Harold Bowling; and one grandson.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 1, at Big Mud Lick Church of
God,
with Rev. Jim Carpenter officiating. Burial was in Patty Flat Cemetery
at Flat Gap, with Paintsville Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CEINER,
Diana
(Bond)
1942-2000
Published-April
28, 2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements for Diana Bond Criner, 58, who died
Wednesday,
April 26, 2000, at her Thelma residence. Mrs. Criner was born March 13,
1942, in Paintsville, to Guy and Helen Penix Bond. She was a secretary
for Michael Endicott, Attorney at Law. She was also preceded in death
by
a brother, J.D. Bond. Surviving are two sons Michael and Alan Shawn
Endicott,
both of Paintsville; her parents; and four grandchildren. Funeral
services
will be held Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at Paintsville Funeral Home
Chapel, with Revs. Ellis Hamilton and Terry Reffett officiating.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CONLEY,
Eula
Mae
(Williams)
1921-2000
Oil Springs
resident
Eula Mae Conley, 78, died Monday, April 17, 2000, at Mt. Manor Nursing
Home. Mrs. Conley was born April 24, 1921, in Magoffin County, to the
late
Thomas H. and Lou E. Williams. She worked for Star Fire Motel &
Restaurant
and was a member of the Pigeon Enterprise Baptist Church. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, Glen Conley. Surviving are two sons,
Phillip and Larry Conley, both of Oil Springs; three sisters, Virginia
Salyer of Flat Gap, Rouie Davis of Sciotoville, Ohio, and Jeanette
Johnson
of Richmond; and 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Thursday, April 20, at Pigeon Enterprise Baptist Church, with
Revs. Charles Stapleton, Johnny Estep and Chris Baldwin officiating.
Burial
was in Conley Family Cemetery at Oil Springs, with Paintsville Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
DORTON,
Janice
Sue
2000-2000
Janice Sue
Dorton,
six weeks old, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000. Janice Sue was born March
7 in Lawrence County, to Rick and Crystal Cantrell Dorton. Surviving
are
her parents. Funeral services were held Friday, April 21, at Keaton
Baptist
Church, with T.C. Cantrell officiating. Burial was in the family
cemetery
at Keaton, with Jones-Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FOSTER,
Mary M.
1922-2000
Mary M. Foster,
78, of Akron, passed away March 20, 2000, at Ridgewood Nursing Home.
She
was born Feb. 20, 1922, in Van Lear, KY. She was a member of the Akron
Baptist Temple. She is survived by daughter, Bonnie Williams; sons and
daughters-in-law, James (Retha) Smith, David (Pam) Smith, and Thomas
(Kim)
Smith; 19 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends may call
Sunday
from 2 to 4 p.m. at NEWCOMER-FARLEY FUNERAL HOME (131 N. Canton Rd.),
where
funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. Rev. Ernie Kemppel of
Akron Baptist Temple officiating. lnternment at Hillside Memorial Park.
(NEWCOMER-FARLEY, 784-3334) Akron Beacon Journal 3-23-2000
GERMANY, Rose
Mary (Mollette)
Rose Mary
Mollette
Germany, 71, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000. Mrs. Germany was born in
Johnson
County and was a childhood resident of Van Lear. She was preceded in
death
by her husband, Mack Germany; one son, Gary Mikel Germany; one brother,
Marion Mollette; and a sister, Dimple Meeks. Surviving are one son, Tim
Germany; one daughter, Rhonda Germany-Ballintyn; two sisters, Audrey
Hanshaw
and Alice Williamson; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were
held
Friday, April 21, at Northeast Church of Christ, Cincinnati, Ohio, with
Avance Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GOBLE,
Ella
Jean
(Honeycutt)
1937-2000
Published-May
3 2000
Ella Jean Goble,
62, of Van Lear, died Friday, April 28, 2000, at Highlands Regional
Medical
Center. Mrs. Goble was born August 9, 1937, in Johnson County, to the
late
James and Darkus Bowling Honeycutt. Surviving are her husband, Frank G.
Goble; one son, Michael Goble of Van Lear; two daughters, Wenona
Gillispie
and Toni Goble, both of Van Lear; two brothers, James Honeycutt of
Sitka
and Delmas Honeycutt of Auxier; two sisters, Willadean Wells and Maxine
King, both of Van Lear; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were
held Monday, May 1, at Old Log Church, Daniels Creek, with Ted Dawson
and
Steve Hazlett officiating. Burial was in Goble Family Cemetery at Van
Lear.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GULLETT,
James
O.
2000
James O. "Jim"
Gullett, 62, of Lancaster, Tennessee, a native of Paintsville, died
Tuesday,
April 4, 2000, at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee. Mr.
Gullett
was the son of the late Hazel Green Pack and William Sherman Gullett.
He
was a veteran of Vietnam and served in the U.S. Air Force from April
1955
until his retirement on April 30, 1975. He worked at the William L.
Bonnell
Company, Gordonsville, Tennessee, for 20 years, retiring on May 31,
1999.
He was a member of Carthage Benevolent Lodge No. 14 F & AM,
Carthage
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Nashville Body of Shrine and Alexandria
Chapter
No. 245, OES. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Raymond
Patrick
Gullett. Surviving are his wife, Betty Kelley Gullett; four sons, James
O. and Gary Robert Gullett, both of Marysville, California, Ivan
Gullett
of Lancaster, Tennessee, and Randy Gullett of Thompkinsville, Kentucky;
two daughters, Sharon G. Thompson of Penn Valley, California, and Sandy
Green of Thompkinsville; his stepfather, Maurice Parker of Lancaster;
three
step-children, Cindy Taylor of Tennessee, Tim Nesbitt of Pleasant
Shade,
Tennessee, and Penny Nay of Gladeville, Tennessee; two brothers,
William
"Bill" Gullett of Philpot and Marvin E. Gullett of Cave City; and 25
grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Friday, April 7,
with
Brother Jimmy Gregory officiating. Burial was in Defeated Creek
Memorial
Gardens, Defeated, Tennessee, with Bass Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HALL,
Elmer
1922-2000
Published-April
28, 2000
Funeral services
will be held Saturday, April 29, for Elmer Hall, 77, of Minnie, who
died
Wednesday, April 26, 2000, at McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Mr.
Hall was born October 27, 1922, in Orkney, to the late Elisha and
Millie
Gayheart Hall. He was a farmer and member of the Little Rosa Regular
Baptist
Church. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Hetty Howell Hall;
and
a sister, Ruby Hobson. Surviving are one daughter, Donna Hall of
Paintsville;
two brothers, Melvin Hall of Prestonsburg and Haskel Hall of Orkney;
two
sisters, Ruth Howell of McDowell and Edith Lawson of Prestonsburg; and
five grandchildren. Officiating at noon services at Hall Funeral Home
Chapel
of Martin will be the Regular Baptist ministers. Burial will be in
Howell
Cemetery, Orkney. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HALL,
Hazel
(Skaggs)
1915-2000
Hazel Mae Hall,
84, of Louisa, died Wednesday Apr.12 2000 in Louisa. Mrs. Hall was born
April 22, 1915, in River, a daughter of the late Clinton C. and Sarah
Ann
Holbrook Skaggs. She was a member of Louisa United Methodist Church,
Order
of Eastern Star Chapter 292 and Rebekah Betsy Ross Lodge 95, both of
Louisa.
Surviving are her husband, Harold Hall; two sons, Dr. Andrew K. York of
Arington, Va., and William Thomas York of Louisa; two sisters, Nancy
Nyberg
of Whitehall, Mich., and Hattie Seigel of Charleston, S.C.; a brother,
Don Skaggs of Naples, Fla.; three grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Young Funeral Home in
Louisa
by the Rev. Robert Pugh. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in
Louisa.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu
of
flowers, contributions may be made to Louisa United Methodist Church.
HANSHAW,
Dovelene
(Little)
1932-2000
Dovelene Little
Hanshaw, 67, of South Point, died Thursday Apr.13 2000 in King's
Daughters
Medical Center at Ashland, Ky. Mrs. Hanshaw was born Nov. 13, 1932, in
Johnson County, Ky., a daughter of the late Hiram and Oma Little. She
was
also preceded in death by her husband, Ivan R. Hanshaw Sr. in 1998; a
son,
Randy Hanshaw; and a daughter, Penny Sue Hanshaw. Surviving are two
sons,
Ivan Ray Hanshaw Jr. and Nick Hanshaw, both of South Point; a brother,
Charles Little of Southgate, Mich.; a sister, Charlene Lawson of
Eustis,
Fla.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A graveside
service
will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Highland Memorial Gardens at South
Point
by the Rev. Leon Dalton. Friends may call after 12 noon Monday at Tracy
Brammer Funeral Home at Ironton
HARRIS, Bascom
1918-2000
Published-April
28, 2000
Auxier resident
Bascom Harris, 82, died Wednesday, April 26, 2000, at his residence.
Mr.
Harris was born January 13, 1918, in Floyd County, to the late John W.
and Martha Kendrick Harris. He was an electrical contractor. He was
also
preceded in death by his wife, Anna Louise Harris, on November 18,
1999;
one son, Wilven Bascom Harris, in 1984; two brothers, Luther Harris and
Floyd Harris; one half brother, Cecil Kendrick; and a sister, Malta
Conn.
Surviving are one son, Carlen Luther Harris of Lexington; four
daughters,
Murvella Ferland of Prestonsburg, Delora Kraus of Auxier, Rita Harris
of
Leigh Acres, Florida, and Lidola Webster of Walton; two brothers, Irvin
Harris of Prestonsburg and Fred Harris of Little Paint (Floyd County);
one sister, Dicy Collins of Mt. Sterling; and 15 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Friday, April 28, at 11 a.m. at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Calvin Setser officiating. Burial will be in
Harris Family Cemetery at Auxier. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HURT,
Thomas
Jr.
1919-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Thomas Hurt Jr. 80, of Louisville, died Wednesday,
April
19, 2000, at Leeland Army Community Hospital, Fort Knox. Mr. Hurt was
born
September 4, 1919, in Johnson County, to the late Thomas Sr. and Amanda
Honeycutt Hurt. He was retired from the military. Surviving are his
wife,
Mary Lou Hall Hurt; three sons, Thomas A. Hurt of Petersburg and Wayne
and Michael Hurt, both of Louisville; two daughters, Cherrylene Amanda
Totterrow of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Joyce Adrine Grazolia of
Dalton,
Massachusetts; one sister, Pauline Goble of Huntington Beach,
California;
and three grandsons. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 23, at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home, with B. Joe Hill officiating. Burial was in Hall Family
Cemetery
at Van Lear. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
KELLY,
Hurshel
1925-2000
Published-April
7, 2000
Hurshel Kelly,
74, died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at Community Hospital, Springfield,
Ohio. Mr. Kelly was born July 16, 1925, in Morgan County, to the late
Emit
and Martha Fyffe Kelly. He retired in 1983 from Ashland Coal Company,
and
prior to that worked as a teacher in Johnson County, as well as Madison
County, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World
War II with the 43rd Infantry Division and was awarded four Bronze
Stars.
He was also preceded in death by a sister, Bernice Fyffe. Surviving are
four sisters, Jaily Hill of South Solen, Ohio, Yvonne Ison of West
Liberty,
Helen Brown of Ashland and Connie Fisher of London, Ohio. Funeral
services
will be held on Saturday, April 8, at Conroy Funeral Home, Springfield,
with Fr. David Vincent officiating. Burial will be in Ferncliff
Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
KERNS,
Howard
1917-2000
Tutor Key
resident
Howard Kerns, 83, died Saturday, April 8, 2000, at Highlands Regional
Medical
Center. Mr. Kerns was born January 14, 1917, in Johnson County, to the
late Clarence and Ella McKenzie Kerns. He was a salesman for Branchland
Pipe & Supply and an Army veteran of World War II. He was also
preceded
in death by a brother, Jack Kerns; and a sister, Jessie Kerns.
Surviving
are his wife, Olga Daniel Kerns; one daughter, Dadena Kerns Klauser of
Seattle, Washington; four brothers, Douglas and Kenneth Kerns, both of
Columbus, Ohio, James Kerns of Bob White, West Virginia, and Richard
Kerns
of Cosby, Tennessee; and three sisters, Evelyn Brown of Volga, Grace
Barber
of Pikeville and Ruth Maddox of Scott Depot, West Virginia. Funeral
services
will be held today, Wednesday, April 12, at 11 a.m. at Paintsville
Funeral
Home Chapel, with Revs. Venny VanHoose and Londis Meeks officiating.
Burial
will be in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
KING,
Peggy
(Hall)
1956-2000
Peggy Hall King,
43, of Lowmansville, formerly of Martin, died Saturday Apr.01 2000 in
Three
Rivers Medical Center at Louisa. Mrs. King was born Nov. 6, 1956, in
Floyd
County, a daughter of Sylvia Carter Hall and the late William Hall Jr.
Additional survivors include her husband, Larry King; two sons, Kenneth
Ray Conn of Arkansas Creek, and Ricky Hall of Prestonsburg; two
daughters,
Lisa Castle of Printer, and Felicia Hall of Wayland; four brothers,
William
Edwin Hall of Pikeville, Douglas Hall of Ashland, David Hall of St.
Albans,
W.Va., and James Hall of Barboursville, W.Va.; three sisters, Patricia
Hall and Kitty Johnson, both of Albion, Mich., and Faye Stanley of
Prestonsburg;
and two grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
Dunn-Kelley/Prater
& Dunn Funeral Home at Salyersville by Don Crisp. Burial will be in
Martin Cemetery at Bucks Branch. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Monday
and
any time Tuesday at the funeral home.
KISTNER,
Walter
Scott
1925-2000
Walter Scott
Kistner, 74, of Bonifay, Florida, died Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at
Flowers
Hospital, Dothan, Alabama. Mr. Kistner was born July 19, 1925, in
Johnson
County, to the late Samuel and Goldie Music Kistner. He was a coal
miner
in Kentucky and West Virginia and retired from Kentucky Depart-ment of
Transportation, moving to Bonifay in 1979. He was a member of
Winterville
Assembly of God Church, Bonifay. He was also preceded in death by a
son,
Scottie Kistner, in 1949. Surviving are his wife, Viola Green Kistner;
two sons, Del and Sam Kistner, both of Lakeland, Florida; two
daughters,
Margaret Rivenbark of Brooksville, Florida, and Angie Campbell of
Lakeland;
one brother, Eliga Kistner of Paintsville; two sisters, Bessie Green of
Logan, West Virginia, and Junie Blevins of Chapman-ville, West
Virginia;
and seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services
were held Friday, April 7, at Peel Funeral Home Chapel, Bonifay, with
Revs.
Mitchell Johnson and Earnest Hodge officiating. Burial was in Steverson
Cemetery, Bonifay. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LEMASTER,
Dorsey
1933-2000
Dorsey Lemaster,
67, of Salyersville, died Thursday Apr.20 2000 at Salyersville. Mr.
Lemaster
was born March 29, 1933, in Johnson County, a son of the late Jeff and
Jessie "Willie" Cantrell Lemaster. He was also preceded in death by two
sons, Keith Odell and Steve Conley; and a daughter, Geri Jenkins. He
was
a retired heavy equipment operator, and a member of Coon Creek United
Baptist
Church. Surviving are his wife, Loretta Caudill Lemaster; four sons,
Dorsey
``B.J." Lemaster Jr., Kevin Lemaster, Jeffrey Lemaster, and Kenny
Lemaster,
all of Salyersville; two daughters, Donna Hensley and Jackie Lemaster,
both of Salyersville; two brothers, Bennie Lemaster of Salyersville,
and
Dennie Lemaster of Lexington; seven sisters, Ruby Loftus of Tennessee,
Betty Rogers and Mable Shoop, both of Michigan, and Mammie Francis,
Lillie
Castle, Kathy Lemaster, and Linda Hall, all of Salyersville; 14
grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday
at Salyersville Funeral Home by Grant Hunley, Herman Russell, and Bob
Felber.
Burial will be in Lemaster Cemetery at Mine Fork, Salyersville. Friends
may call today, and until time of service Sunday at the funeral home.
MAHAN, Lucille
(Maynard)
1920-2000
Published-Apr.14
2000
Lucille Love
Mahan, 80, died Monday, April 10, 2000, at Central Baptist Hospital,
Lexington.
Mrs. Mahan was born March 15, 1920, in Johnson County, to the late
Ruffus
and Mary Fraley Maynard. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Herbert Mahan, in 1972; and one daughter, Jane Fairchild. Surviving are
five sons, Farrell and Gary Mahan, both of Tutor Key, Mitchell Mahan of
River, Timmy Mahan of Prestonsburg and Roger Mahan of Columbus, Ohio;
six
daughters, Olive Blackburn of Staffordsville, Connie Mahan of Tutor
Key,
Audrey Stambaugh of Oil Springs, Judy Stanford and Carol Ferguson, both
of Paintsville, and Rena Vaughn of Auxier; one brother, Ruffus Maynard
Jr. of Columbus; one sister, Esta Smallwood of Salyersville; and 77
grandchildren,
102 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Thursday, April 13, at Little Mud Lick Church of God,
Staffordsville,
with Eric Hubbard and Toby Wheeler officiating. Burial was in Dixon
Cemetery
at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MARTIN,
Vinettie
(Johnson)
1922-2000
Vinettie Martin,
77, of Beaver, died Thursday Apr.20 2000 in Appalachian Regional
Hospital
at Hazard. Mrs. Martin was born Sept. 23, 1922, at Teaberry, a daughter
of the late Milford and Minnie Johnson. She was also preceded in death
by two sons, Milford Martin and Ernest Martin; and a daughter, Janice
Sue
Martin. She was a member of Zion Old Regular Baptist Church at Grethel.
Surviving are her husband, Joe Martin; eight sons, Earl Martin and
Kendrick
Martin, both of Albion, Mich., Ballard Martin, Joey Martin, and Otis
Martin,
all of Teaberry, Claude Martin of Jeffersonville, Randy Martin of
Beaver,
and Stallard Martin of Van Lear; two daughters, Lois Martin of Beaver,
and Beatrice Hackworth of Jeffersonville; a brother, Millard Johnson of
Teaberry; four sisters, Dolly Akers and Dillie Hamilton, both of
Teaberry,
Lizzie Hamilton of Beaver, and Hamey Hamilton of Allen; 24
grandchildren;
two step-grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and four
step-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Zion Old Regular Baptist
Church at Grethel by Old Regular Baptist ministers. Burial will be in
the
Hamilton family cemetery at Teaberry. Friends may call after 5:30 p.m.
today at the church where a service will be held at 6 p.m. R.S. Jones
&
Son Funeral Home at Virgie is in charge of arrangements.
MCKENZIE,
Brandon
Ray
1998-2000
Published-May
3 2000
Brandon Ray
McKenzie,
23 months, died Friday, April 28, 2000. Brandon was born June 4, 1998,
in Johnson County, to David Ray and Teresa Keaton McKenzie. Surviving
are
his parents; one sister, Brooklyn Shelby McKenzie of Flat Gap; paternal
grandparents, Melvin and Sue McKenzie of Red Bush; and maternal
grandparents,
Charles Keaton of Isonville and Barbara Keaton of Pikeville. Funeral
services
were held Sunday, April 30, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with
Harold Keaton and Danny Fannin officiating. Burial was in Red Bush
Cemetery.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MCKENZIE,
Leslie
1913-2000
Published-May
3 2000
Funeral services
were held Monday, May 1, for Leslie McKenzie, 86, who died April 29,
2000
at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mr. McKenzie was born December 12,
1913,
in Johnson County, to the late Dennie and Virgie Alice Fitch McKenzie.
He was retired as general manager of Betsy Ross of Williamson, West
Virginia,
a member of the First United Methodist Church of Williamson and had
been
a member of the Masonic Lodge in Williamson for more than 50 years. He
was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Beechie Blevins McKenzie
of Staffords-ville. Surviving are his wife, Helen McKenzie of
Williamson;
two nephews, Larry McKenzie of Paintsville and Phillip Roger McKenzie
of
West Liberty; one sister, Louise Daniel of Mt. Carmel, Indiana; two
sisters-in-law,
Carol Thomas of Paintsville and Lillian McKenzie of Fairborn, Ohio; and
well as several other nieces and nephews. Officiating at services at
Paintsville
Funeral Home Chapel were Revs. Dennie McKenzie and Edward Craft. Burial
was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MEEK,
Harry
Douglas
1940-2000
Published-April
7, 2000
Boons Camp
resident
Harry Douglas Meek, 59, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, at U.K. Medical
Center,
Lexington. Mr. Meek was born November 8, 1940, in Johnson County, to
the
late Willis "Doc" and Mollie Delong Meek. He was retired from South
Central
Bell Telephone. Surviving are his wife, Dotty Belle Childers Meek; one
son, Harry Douglas Meek II of Oil Springs; one daughter, Felecia Robin
Meek Mullins of Meally; five brothers, Donis, Homer and Paul Russell
Meek,
all of Boons Camp, Aaron Jackson Meek of Thelma and Arnold Lee Meek of
Stanville; two sisters, Joyce Blevins of Oil Springs and Darlene Clark
of Alexander; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Tuesday,
April 4, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with John Sparks, Harry
Neal Frisby and Dewey Mac Mullins officiating. Burial was in Highland
Memorial
Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MEEK,
Katherine
(Caudill)
1914-2000
Katherine Meek
85, of Salyersville, Magoffin Co Ky. BIRTH-DATE May 22, 1914, in
Johnson
Co. Ky. DEATH-DATE Apr.24 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in
Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky. SPOUSE Bill Meek (deceased) D/O
Smith and Genoa Litteral Caudill (deceased) BURIAL
Bluegrass
Cemetery. RELATIVES Surviving is a nephew.
MILLER, Andy
1930-2000
Andy Miller,
70, of Paintsville, formerly of Hitchins, died Thursday Apr.27 2000 in
U.K. Medical Center at Lexington. Mr. Miller was born April 18, 1930,
in
Carter County, a son of the late Lon and Alice Rena Tolliver Miller. He
was also preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Baker; and
a daughter, Joyce Arrington. He was retired from Hitchins General
Refractories,
past-President of United Brick and Clay Workers Union, a member of
Order
of Odd Fellows, a Kentucky colonel, and attended Straight Creek
Freewill
Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Julia Mollett Miller; a
daughter,
Betty Burke of Ashland; three stepsons, Jimmy Butcher of Kingman,
Ariz.,
Roy Butcher of Williamsport, and Dwight David Butcher of Paintsville;
three
stepdaughters, Linda Smith of Kingman, Ariz., Patricia Stambaugh of
Williamsport,
and Lola Slone of West Van Lear; two brother, Cleotis Miller of Denton,
and Jimmie D. Miller of Mansfield, Ohio; three sisters, Bessie Ratcliff
of Jeriel, Elizabeth Cains of Denton, and F. Ruth Caudill of Mansfield,
Ohio; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and six
step-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Malone Funeral Home at
Grayson
by Keith Hill and Clarence Griffith, ministers. Burial will be in East
Carter County Memory Gardens. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today and
after
9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home
MULLINS,
William
Frank
1927-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for William Frank Mullins,
73,
who died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at King's Daughters' Medical Center,
Ashland. Mr. Mullins was born February 8, 1927, in Floyd County, to the
late Thomas Jefferson and Josephine Bryant Mullins. He was a retired
school
bus driver from the Johnson County Board of Education and a veteran of
the U.S. Army, having served during World War II. Surviving are his
wife,
Carrie Mollette Mullins; three sons, James Thurman Mullins of West Van
Lear, Rockie Lynn Mullins of Catlettsburg and Gary Franklin Mullins of
Johnson City, Tennessee; one daughter, Brenda Joyce Poe of
Prestonsburg;
three sisters, Minda Davis of Albion, Michigan, Linda Compton of Gary,
Indiana, and Birtha Mae Hamilton of Columbus, Ohio; and eight
grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, April
9, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Dick VanHoose and Toby
Johnson
officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MURPHY,
Larry
Michael
1949-2000
Published-April
7, 2000
Larry Michael
Murphy, 50, died Saturday, April 1, 2000, in Bourbon County. Mr. Murphy
was born May 27, 1949, in Johnson County, to Imogene Collins Murphy and
the late Teddy Murphy. He was employed by Lex Mart and was a veteran of
the U.S. Marines. Surviving are his mother; two sons, Scott and Chris
Murphy,
both of Mansfield, Texas; three brothers, Tom of Thelma, Steve of
Prestonsburg
and Mitchell of Van Lear; one sister, Donna Murphy of Jeffersonville,
Indiana;
and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday,
April 5, at 11 a.m. at Van Lear Enterprise Baptist Church, Van Lear,
with
Roger Hill officiating. Burial will be in Goble Cemetery at Van Lear,
with
Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home of Salyersville in charge of
arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
NELLIPOWITZ,
David
1953-2000
Hager Hill
resident
David Nellipowitz, 46, died Friday, April 21, 2000, at Paul B. Hall
Regional
Medical Center. Mr. Nellipowitz was born August 15, 1953, in Washington
D.C., to the late Paul James and Hermalee Lemaster Nellipowitz. He was
a technician and master of the Van Lear Masonic Lodge 885 F & AM.
Surviving
are his wife, Shelia Nellipowitz; two sons, James Andrew of Hager Hill
and Robert Paul of Lexington; one brother, Richard of Klamath Falls,
Oregon;
one half brother, Paul James Maynard of Jonesboro, Georgia; one
stepbrother,
Gary Applequist of Atlanta, Georgia; one stepsister, Jeannie Maynard of
Atlanta; and his father- and mother-in-law, Robert and Dollie Butler of
Hager Hill. Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, April 26,
at
1 p.m. at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Revs. Tobe Wheeler and
Tobe Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery at Hager
Hill.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
POE,
Ricky
1957-2000
Ricky Poe, 43,
of Salyersville, died Sunday Apr.23 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Poe was born Jan. 20, 1957, in Magoffin County, a
son
of Mayo Whitt Poe of Salyersville and the late Nelson ``Bub" Poe.
Additional
survivors include a daughter, Heather Edmonds; a brother, Charles Poe
of
Salyersville; two sisters, Janet Clark of Indiana and Sherry Keeton of
Salyersville; and a grandchild. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. today at
Salyersville Funeral Home by William Paul Perkins. Burial was in Poe
Cemetery.
PRESTON, Mary
(Wills)
1904-2000
Mary Wills
Preston,
95, of Ann Arbor, Mich., died Saturday Apr.22 2000 in University
Hospital
in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Preston was born Nov. 1, 1904, in Wellston, Ohio, a
daughter of the late Jacob and Margaret Curran Wills. Her husband, Don
Preston, died in 1970. Surviving are three sons, Donald Preston of
Ypsilanti,
Mich., and Robert Preston and Douglas Preston, both of Dayton, Ohio; a
daughter, Margie Williams of Ypsilanti; seven grandchildren; and 13
great-
grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Michaels
Catholic Church by the Rev. Terence Hoppenjans. Burial will be in
Highland
Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home in Martin with a Rosary service at 7:30.
RICE, Verlie C.
1924-2000
Verlie C. Rice,
75, of Prestonsburg, died Thursday Apr.06 2000 in Prestonsburg. Mr.
Rice
was born Nov. 15, 1924, in East Point, a son of the late Judd and
Margaret
``Maggie" Music Rice. He was a retired parking lot attendant with the
city
of Prestonsburg and attended First Church of God. Surviving are two
brothers,
Thomas J. Rice of Hager Hill and John D. Rice of East Point; and two
sisters,
Vertice Cartmell of Prestonsburg and Nell Conley of East Point. The
funeral
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carter Funeral Home in Prestonsburg
by the Rev. Wayne Burch, Kevin Conley and the Rev. Steven V. Williams.
Burial will be in Richardson Family Cemetery in East Point. Friends may
call from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
ROBERTS, Edra
(Wheeler)
1902-2000
Edra Wheeler
Roberts, 98, of Ashland, died Friday Apr.28 2000 in King's Daughters
Medical
Center. Mrs. Roberts was born April 15, 1902, in Johnson County, a
daughter
of the late Dr. Wylie and Rosa Williams Wheeler. She was also preceded
in death by her husband, Scott Roberts; and a son, Kent Earl Roberts.
She
started the School for the Mentally Retarded in 1948 in The Crabb
School,
was a Kentucky colonel, and a member of First Baptist Church at
Ashland.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Ashland Cemetery
by the Rev. James Siler. There is no visitation. Steen Funeral
Home-Ashland
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
SAMONS, Grover
1921-2000
Grover G. Samons,
78, of Martin, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at his residence. Mr.
Samons
was born December 22, 1921, at Boons Camp, to the late Green and Leora
Music Samons Pack. He was a retired coal operator and businessman,
member
of the First Baptist Church of McDowell, Kentucky Colonel and member of
DAV Chapter 128. Surviving are his wife, Elsa Bruning Samons; two sons,
Tony Grover Samons of Lexington and Jody L. Samons of Minnie; one
daughter,
Rita Johanna Samons Daniels of Minnie; and nine grandchildren. Funeral
services were held Tuesday, April 25, at the First Baptist Church,
McDowell,
with Ted Shannon, Paul Grainger and Harry Hargis officiating. Burial
was
in Lucy Hall Cemetery at McDowell, with Hall Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SETSER,
Jeannie
(Burke)
1938-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Jeannie Setser, 61, who
died Wednesday, April 19, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Mrs.
Setser was born November 20, 1938, in Johnson County, to Gladys Lewis
Burke
of Van Lear and the late Tom Burke. She was a secretary for Rainbow
Homes.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Setser, in December
1987. Surviving are two daughters, Jamie Lynn Castle and Jennifer Lee
O'Bryan,
both of Williamsport; one brother, Tom "Buddy" Burke of Brookville,
Ohio;
two sisters, Penny Moore of Warsaw and Jeanette Evans of Phillipsburg,
Ohio; and two granddaughters, Morgan Lynn and Emily Dawn Castle.
Funeral
services were held Sunday, April 23, at Concord United Baptist Church,
Thelma, with Charles Price, Jimmy Price and Terry Preston officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SHEARER,
Pauline
(Wells)
1913-2000
Published-April
28, 2000
Retired
restaurant
owner Pauline "Dutch" Shearer, 86, died Wednesday, April 26, 2000, at
North
Hardin Health & Rehabilitation Center, Radcliff. Mrs. Shearer was
born
December 12, 1913, in Johnson County, to the late Shade and Mandy Ward
Wells. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Malcolm Shearer,
on May 16, 1987. Surviving are one daughter, Donna Strange of
Elizabethtown;
and two step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild. Funeral
services
will be held Saturday, April 29, at 11 a.m. at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Gene Strange and Larry Vickers officiating. Burial will be
in Mayo Cemetery, Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
TRAVIS,
Bobby
Joe
1927-2000
Published-May
3 2000
Bobby Joe Travis,
of Thelma, 72, died Tuesday, April 25, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing
Home, Prestonsburg. Mr. Travis was born August 8, 1927, in Johnson
County,
to the late Lenzie and Delphia Johnson Travis. Surviving are one
brother,
Roby J. Travis of Troy, Ohio; and two sisters, Ann Horne of
Springfield,
Ohio, and Hazel Charles of Arizona. Graveside services were held
Saturday,
April 29, at Gambill Cemetery, Thelma, with Jeff Burchett officiating.
Preston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
TRIMBLE,
Imogene
(Spears)
1921-2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Imogene Trimble, 78, who died
April
13 2000, at UK Medical Center. Mrs. Trimble was born July 30, 1921, in
Johnson County, to the late William Lewis and Lucinda Tackett Spears.
She
was also preceded in death by her husband, Ray Trimble. Surviving are
one
son, Ray Trimble of Alamogordo, New Mexico; one sister, Nola Mae Stepp
of Inez; and five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Sunday, April 16, at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with
Elders
Eulas Adams and Phillip Caudill officiating. Burial was in Highland
Memorial
Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
VANHOOSE,
Margie
(Holbrook)
1935-2000
Margie Holbrook
VanHoose, 65, died Wednesday, April 19, 2000, at St. Ann's Hospital,
Westerville,
Ohio. Mrs. VanHoose was born March 30, 1935, in Plain City, Ohio, to
the
late John and Edith McComis Holbrook. She was a custodian for the
Olentangy
School System. Surviving are her husband, Clyde VanHoose; one son,
Butch
VanHoose of Sunbury, Ohio; two daughters, Wanda Rucker of Cardinton,
Ohio,
and Pauline Messick of Lewis Center, Ohio; one brother, Earl Holbrook
of
Sunbury; one sister, Goldie McVay of Galena, Ohio; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, April 22, at Ferguson Funeral
Home,
Plain City, Ohio, with Revs. Dorsel Messick and Jim Thompson
officiating.
Burial was in Big Darby Cemetery, Plain City.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WALLER,
Elizabeth
(Montgomery)
1939-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Elizabeth Ward Waller,
60,
who died Friday, April 14, 2000, at her Van Lear residence. Ms. Waller
was born August 21, 1939, in Johnson County, to the late Mance and Elli
Dale Montgomery. Surviving are two sons, Bobby Spradlin of Riceville
and
James Thomas Sparks of Paintsville; three daughters, Billie Jean Cooke
Page and Barbara Faye Cooke Whitt, both of West Van Lear, and Jenny
Spradlin
Powers of Van Lear; two sisters, Delpha Page of West Van Lear and Mary
K. Ward of Flat Gap; and 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 17, at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial
Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WEBB,
Dollie
(Frazier)
1938-2000
Former Flat Gap
resident Dollie Margaret Webb, 62, of Grove City, Ohio, died Saturday,
April 22, 2000. Mrs. Webb was born February 22, 1938, at Flat Gap, to
the
late Soly and Monty Rose Frazier. Surviving are her husband, Paul Webb;
two sons, Mark and Phillip Webb, both of Ohio; and three daughters,
Marcia
Webb, Paula Ward and Mary Liland, all of Ohio. Graveside services were
held Tuesday, April 25, at Stapleton Cemetery, Flat Gap, with Preston
Funeral
Home in charge of local arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WELLS,
Alka
(Meek)
1911-2000
Alka Meek Wells,
88, of South Shore, died Monday Apr.24 2000 at her home. Mrs. Wells was
born May 19, 1911, in Johnson County, a daughter of the late Shadrick
and
Stella Daniel Meek. She was a Baptist. Surviving are a daughter,
Phyllis
O'Connors of South Shore; 11 grandchildren, including Rick Vansickle of
South Shore, whom she raised; 30 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ballard Wells; a daughter,
Lovey
Vansickle; and a son, Ronald Wells. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday at Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore by the Rev. Jim Foster.
Burial will be in Collier Memorial Gardens Cemetery in South
Portsmouth.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday at
the
funeral home.
WHITTEN, Jay
Preston
1915-2000
Published-April
28, 2000
Retired miner
Jay Preston Whitten, 85, of Paintsville, died Tuesday, April 25, 2000,
at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mr. Whitten was born February 8,
1915, in Floyd County, to the late Bob and Amanda Ward Whitten. He was
a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Virginia
Mabel
Layne Whitten; two sons, Jay P. Whitten Jr. of Lake Lure, North
Carolina,
and John Charles Whitten of Atlanta, Georgia; five daughters, Margie
Opal
Koger of Roanoke, Virginia, Janice L. Birt of Bessemer City, North
Carolina,
Carolyn Sue Miller of Charleston, South Carolina, Joyce Whitten Seal of
Crozet, Virginia, and Deborah Irene Marcum of Danielsville, Georgia;
and
11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Thursday, April 27, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Walter
E.
Koger and Larry P. Birt Sr. officiating. Burial was in Highland
Memorial
Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MAY - 2000
ADAMS,
Clara B. (Young)
1921-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Clara B. Adams, 78, of Wabash, Indiana, died Thursday,
May 4, 2000, at Wabash Skilled Care Center. Mrs. Adams was born
December
28, 1921, at Sitka, to the late Gilbert and Mae Salyer Young. She was a
member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Somerset. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, Harry Adams Jr., on July 26, 1984; one
brother;
and two sisters. Surviving are one daughter, Judy Satterthwaite of
North
Manchester, Indiana; two sons, Dean Adams of Wabash and David Adams of
Sacramento, California; two sisters, Pearl Welsh of Murray and Madge
Pack
of North Manchester; and three grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 7, at Grandstaff-Hentgon
Manchester
Avenue Chapel, with David Adams and Pastor John Cook officiating.
Burial
was in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
ADKINS,
Wanda
Mae (Williams)
1953-2000
Published-Wednesday,
May 24, 2000
Lowmansville
resident Wanda Mae Adkins, 46, died Friday, May 19, 2000, at her
residence.
Mrs. Adkins was born August 2, 1953, in Paintsville, to Tollie Estill
Williams
and the late Faye Ratliff Williams. She was a cashier and member of the
Barnetts Creek United Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Jamie
Ann Adkins of Lowmansville; her father; one brother, Tollie Estill
Williams
Jr. of Rockvale, Tennessee; four sisters, Nikkie Spradlin of Denver,
Pina
Chandler of River, Ruby Stephens of Lebanon, Tennessee, and Connie
Jenkins
of Millersville, Tennessee; and a special friend, Garnet Armstrong of
Paintsville.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 22, at Paintsville Funeral Home
Chapel, with Elder Kenny Pelphrey and Brother Francis Spradlin
officiating.
Burial was in Williams Family Cemetery at Lowmansville.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
AUXIER,
Irene
(Burton)
1913-2000
Published-May
31 2000
Funeral services
were held Sunday, May 28, for Irene Daniel Auxier, 86, who died May 25,
2000 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Auxier was born October 24,
1913,
in Lawrence County, to the late Foster and Rachel Gibson Burton. She
was
a member of Rockhouse Freewill Baptist Church and had worked in
housekeeping
for the Paintsville Hospital. She was also preceded in death by two
husbands,
Dennis Charles Daniel and Samuel Auxier; and two daughters, Oraleene
Primm
and Kathleene Daniel. Surviving are one son, Paul Burgess Daniel of
Owensboro;
two daughters, Nancye D. Moore of Van Lear and Mary Sue Butcher of
Tutor
Key; three brothers, James Foster and Herbert Burton, both of
Paintsville,
and Lawrence Burton of Lexington; two sisters, Pauline Daniels and Mary
Rigsby, both of Paintsville; and eight grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Officiating at services at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel was Rev.
Richard
Williams. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
Pallbearers
were James Dennis Blair, James Paul Primm, Daniel Richard Butcher,
Kenneth
Butcher, Bruce Phelps III, Mike Titloe, Thomas Daniels and James
Daniels.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BLEVINS,
James
Franklin
1920-2000
Published-May
31 2000
Former Johnson
County resident James Franklin (Frank) Blevins, 79, of Dayton, Ohio,
died
Tuesday, May 2, 2000, at GOod Samaritan Hospital, Dayton. Mr. Blevins
was
born November 26, 1920, in Johnson County, to the late Grant and Cassie
Salyer Blevins. He was a Navy veteran of WW II and retired from
Frigidaire
of Dayton with 36 years of service. He was also preceded in death by
two
brothers, Fred and Arnold Blevins; and one daughter, Rae Pitts of
Salyersville.
Surviving are three sons, Phillip of Dayton, and David and Ricky, both
of Salyersville; five daughters, Gay Cyrus of Paintsville, Judy Bellew
of Carmel, Indiana, and Bonnie Blevins, Norma Bailey and Alecia
Caudill,
all of Salyersville; one brother, Grant Blevins Jr. of Henderson
County;
and 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were
held Friday, May 5, at George Martin Funeral Home of Northridge Chapel,
Dayton, with Pastor Steve Veg officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Dayton, with George Martin Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BOND,
Guy
1911-2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Guy Jefferson Bond, 89, who died
May 14 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bond was born
April 24, 1911, at Red Bush, to the late Jeff and Finetta Cox Bond. He
was a bookkeeper. He was also preceded in death by one son, J.D. Bond;
and a daughter, Diana Bond Criner. Surviving are his wife, Helen Bond;
and two grandsons, Michael and Shawn Endicott, both of Paintsville.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, May 16, at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel,
with Rev. Ellis Hamilton officiating. Burial was in Bond Cemetery at
Red
Bush. PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BOWLING,
Margaret
Sue (Honeycutt)
1939-2000
Margaret Sue
Honeycutt Bowling, 60, of Paintsville, died Wednesday May 17 2000 at
her
home. Mrs. Bowling was born Nov. 9, 1939, in Johnson County, a daughter
of Fannie Hyden Honeycutt of Van Lear and the late George Honeycutt.
Surviving
are her husband, Clyde Bowling; a son, David W. Bowling of Hager Hill;
a daughter, Carol Bowling of Fort Wayne, Ind.; a brother, Geroge
Honeycutt
Jr. of La Fontaine, Ind.; a sister, Shelby Harris of Largo, Ind.; and
four
grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home in Paintsville by Jerry Scott. Burial will be in Highland
Memorial Park in Staffordsville. Friends may call from 5 to 9 tonight,
until 9 p.m. Friday and until time of the service on Saturday at the
funeral
home.
BURTON, Clara
(Wilcox)
1908-2000
Clara Burton,
91, died Thursday, May 11, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Ms.
Burton
was born June 11, 1908, in Johnson County, to the late Peter Albert and
Flora Belle Davis Burton. Surviving are friends, Mary and Ernest Wilcox
of Stambaugh; two great-nephews, Austin Burton of Florida and John
Burton
of Charlotte, North Carolina; and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Burton of
McDowell. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Glen Burton.
Funeral
services were held Sunday, May 14, at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel,
with Revs. Jim McKenzie and Bob Lyons officiating. Burial was in Burton
Cemetery at Stambaugh. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CALHOUN,
Arlen
1926-2000
Published-Wednesday,
May 24, 2000
Arlen Calhoun,
73, of Floyd County, died Sunday, May 21, 2000, at Highlands Regional
Medical
Center. Mr. Calhoun was born September 9, 1926, at Water Gap, to the
late
Elzie and Donie Wallen Calhoun. He was a laborer with the State Highway
Department, member of the Third Avenue Freewill Baptist Church in
Prestonsburg
and U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Surviving are his wife, Wanda
Goble Calhoun; four sons, Donald Ray of Knott County and Randall, Tim
and
Kevin, all of Prestonsburg; three daughters, Edna Ousley of Martin and
Debra Blackburn and Kimberly Calhoun, both of Prestonsburg; four
sisters,
Opal Younce, Easter Slone and Loma Hatfield, all of Prestonsburg, and
Blanche
Younce of River; and 11 grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held today, Wednesday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at the Third
Avenue Freewill Baptist Church, with Rev. Manford Fannin officiating.
Burial
will follow in the Calhoun Cemetery, Prestonsburg, with Floyd Funeral
Home
in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CANTRELL,
Billy
J.
1930-2000
Published-May
31 2000
Billy J.
Cantrell,
69, died Friday, May 26, 2000, at his Van Lear residence. Mr. Cantrell
was born November 18, 1930, in Letcher County, to the late Daniel
Webster
and Carrie Mullins Cantrell. He was a federal mine inspector and Army
veteran
of the Korean War. Surviving are his wife, Frankie Austin Cantrell; one
son, Rick Cantrell of Van Lear; two daughters, Kathy Reed of Van Lear
and
Teresa Adkins of Tampa, Florida; one brother, Gene Cantrell of West Van
Lear; four sisters, Pat Harris of Van Lear, Trish Jarrell of Logan,
West
Virginia, Ester McCoy of Goody and June McMa of Blue Mound, Illinois;
and
four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, May 29, at
Phelps
& Son Funeral Home of Hager Hill, with Emery McCallister, B. Joe
Hill
and Paul Keaton officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CASTLE,
Edgar
J.
1908-2000
Edgar J. Castle,
91, of Sitka, died Tuesday May 16 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center
in
Paintsville. Mr. Castle was born Sept. 11, 1908, in Johnson County, a
son
of the late John C. and Hester Athenington Castle. He owned a saw mill.
His wife, Lorena Castle, preceded him in death. Surviving are five
sons,
Danny Castle and Arlie Castle, both of Sitka, Edgar Castle Jr. of
Mechanicsburg,
Ohio, Robert Lee Castle of River and John C. Castle of Port Richie,
Fla.;
a daughter, Loretta Caudill of Lexington; a brother, Okie Burton of
Flat
Gap; a sister, Okie Burton of Flat Gap; 26 grandchildren; 37
great-grandchildren;
three great-great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Ann Margraves of
Paintsville. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Sugar Grove
United
Baptist Church by Elders Kenny Pelphrey, Mitchell Spradlin and John G.
Pelphrey. Burial will be in Sparks Cemetery in Blaine. Friends may call
today at Paintsville Funeral Home and one hour before the service
Friday
at the church.
ADDITIONAL NOTE:
married: Lorena Daniel born, December 30, 1914 died, May 12, 1976
CENTER, Ruth
(Walters)
1903-2000
Published-May
31 2000
Former Johnson
County resident, Ruth Walters Burke Center, 96, of Ashland, died
Sunday,
May 28, at Oakmont Manor Nursing Home, Flatwoods. Mrs. Center was born
November 19, 1903, at River, to the late William and Hulda Day Walters.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was also
preceded
in death by two husbands, Lucien Burke, in 1938, and William Center, in
1975. Surviving are two daughters, Nell Smith of Paintsville and Irene
Clower of Danville; one son, William R. Burke of Savannah, Georgia; two
step-daughters, Dorothy Rice of Huntington, West Virginia, and Helen
Jordan
of Charleston, West Virginia; and six grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren
and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. Graveside
services will be held today, Wednesday, May 31, at 1 p.m. at Ashland
Cemetery.
Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery, with Miller Funeral Home of Ashland
in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
DAVIS,
Herbert
Jr.
2000
Herbert Jr.
Davis,
77, of Jackson, Ohio, formerly of Johnson County, died on Friday, May
5,
2000, at his home. Mr. Davis was born in Johnson County, to the late
Charles
Herbert Davis and Mary Ann Castle Davis. He was retired from the U.S.
Air
Force, where he served for more than 22 years. He was a World War II
veteran
and also served in Vietnam. After retirement, he resided in Miami,
Florida,
where he worked with the police department until he retired. He then
moved
to Jackson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Phelps
Davis,
in 1991. Surviving are one son, Keith Roger Davis of Jackson; one
brother,
Frank Davis of Meally; and three sisters, Mrs. Earl Haney of Meally,
Mrs.
John Hudson of Avana, Ohio and Jacqueline Davis of Paintsville. Funeral
services were held Tuesday, May 9, with Cox Funeral Home of Beaver,
Ohio,
in charge of arrangements. Burial was in Phelps Cemetery at Beaver.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
DIXON,
Garland
1916-2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, May 10, for Garland Dixon, 84, who died
Sunday, May 7, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dixon
was
born March 16, 1916, in Johnson County, to the late Rolla and Lillie
Conley
Dixon. He was co-owner of Evan-Dixon Core Drilling. Surviving are his
wife,
Alleen Frary Dixon; two sons, Roger D. Dixon of Hopkins, Michigan, and
Kenneth R. Dixon of Loveland, Ohio; two sisters, Dorothy Schroyer of
Paintsville
and Annabelle Daniel of Allegan, Michigan; and four grandchildren and
one
great-grandchild. Officiating at 1 p.m. services at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel will be Terry Reffett. Burial will be in Highland Memorial
Park at Staffordsville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
the
First United Methodist Church of Paintsville by contacting
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FLETCHER,
Phyllis
Ann (Hackworth)
2000
Phyllis Ann
Fletcher,
63, died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at her Dunedin, Florida, residence.
Mrs.
Fletcher was born in Johnson County. She was vice president of Bank of
Oldsmar and was a member of Curlew Baptist Church, Palm Harbor,
Florida.
Surviving are her husband, James R. "Bob" Fletcher; her mother, Martha
Hackworth, of Riceville; three sons, Larry Fletcher of Spring Valley,
Ohio,
James Fletcher of Palm Harbor and Mark Fletcher of Oldsmar, Florida;
one
daughter, Carmen Jacobs of Oldtown, Florida; seven brothers, Paul and
Russell
Hackworth, both of Paintsville, Joe, Delbert and Terry Hackworth, all
of
Riceville, John Hackworth of Decatur, Indiana, and Kennith Hackworth of
West Liberty; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Moss-Feaster
Funeral Home of Dunedin was in charge of arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FYFFE,
Gale Dean
1938-2000
Gale Dean Fyffe,
61, of Louisa, died Friday May 19 2000 in Three Rivers Medical Center
in
Louisa. Mr. Fyffe was born Nov. 6, 1938, in Flatgap, a son of Martha
Johnson
Fyffe of Louisa and the late Fred Fyffe. He was a master mechanic at
Kentucky
Power Co. with 35 years service and an Army veteran. He was a member of
Apperson Lodge 195 F&AM and El Hasa Shrine. Additional survivors
include
his wife, Anna Jo Fyffe; a daughter, Vivian Mattox of Louisa; a son,
Jason
Dean Fyffe of Louisa; and two brothers, Willis Fyffe of Carol, Ohio,
and
Charles Fyffe of Louisa. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m.
Monday
at Fyffe family cemetery in Louisa by the Rev. Vinny VanHoose. Friends
may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Young Funeral Home in Louisa.
GREENE, James
David
1955-2000
Lowmansville
resident James David Greene, 44, died Thursday, May 11, 2000, at his
residence.
Mr. Greene was born October 4, 1955, in Johnson County, to the late
Charlie
and Angie Belle Salyers Greene. He was disabled. Surviving are four
sons,
David Lowell and Charles Russell Greene, both of Paintsville, and
Johnathan
and Nathaniel Greene, both of Magoffin County; four brothers, Gary,
Alpha
and Gene Greene, all of Lowmansville, and Danny Greene of Springfield,
Ohio; and four sisters, Goldie Castle of Lowmansville, Sue Swann and
Joyce
Mills, both of Louisa, and Margarett Preston of Springfield, Ohio.
Funeral
services were held Monday, May 15, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Trevor Belcher officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery at
Browns
Fork, Lowmansville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HAGGARD,
Erma
(Williams)
1926-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Erma Irene Haggard, 73, of Waynesfield, Ohio, died
Saturday,
May 13, 2000, at Lima Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Haggard was born May 30,
1926, in Paintsville, to the late Dennis and Cynthia Lemasters
Williams.
She was a retired molder from National Standard. She was also preceded
in death by one son, John E. Witten; and two sisters. Surviving are her
husband, Carlyle A. Haggard; two sons, Franklin Witten of Marion, Ohio,
and James C. Witten of Fayetteville, Tennessee; two brothers, Jim and
Tollie
Williams, both of Johnson County; and eight grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 16, at Chiles & Sons Laman
Shawnee Chapel, with Rev. Victor Rivera officiating. Burial was in
Willow
Branch, Waynesfield. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HALL,
Norma Jean
(Pendleton)
1947-2000
Norma Jean
Pendleton
Hall, 52, of Ashland, died Sunday May 28 2000 in King's Daughters
Medical
Center. Mrs. Hall was born Oct. 4, 1947, in Paintsville, a daughter of
Ruth Williams Pendleton of Ashland and the late Ira Pendleton. She was
a Baptist. Additional survivors include two daughters, Tonya G. Hall
and
Cassandra Hutchinson, both of Ashland; a sister, Carlene Jarvis of
Rush;
and her fiance, Clay Copley of Franklin Furnace, Ohio. The funeral will
be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home by Frank Blevins and
Thomas Copley, ministers. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial
Gardens.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
HANEY, Lexie B.
(Williams)
1901-2000
Published-Wednesday,
May 24, 2000
Lexie B. Williams
Haney, 98, of Lexington died Monday, May 22, 2000. Mrs. Haney was born
August 30, 1901, at Red Bush, to the late Napoleon Monroe and Ella
Stacy
Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Courtney E.
Haney.
Surviving are two daughters, Betty Ann Boggs of Lexington and Phyllis
Jane
Shuster of Richmond; and three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Friday at
1:30 p.m. at W.R. Milward Mortuary, Lexington.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HOWARD,
Alta Mae
(Music)
1910-2000
Published-Wednesday,
May 24, 2000
Alta Mae Howard,
90, of East Point, died Monday, May 22, 2000, at Riverview Nursing
Home,
Prestonsburg. Mrs. Howard was born May 20, 1910, in Johnson County, to
the late William L. and Hattie Stone Music. She was a member of the
Little
Paint Church of God. Surviving are two sons, Reuben Howard of East
Point
and Harold Howard of Pilgrim; two brothers, Dewey E. and Bobby Joe
Music,
both of East Point; three sisters, Nell Woodworth of Ocala, Florida,
Mary
Badgett of Findlay, Ohio, and Gertrude Auxier; and three grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today,
Wednesday,
at 10 a.m. at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel, Prestonsburg, with Rev. Wayne
Burch officiating. Burial will follow in Combs & Howard Cemetery at
Little Paint. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
JONES,
Jimmy Lee
1960-2000
Jimmy Lee Jones,
40, died Thursday, May 11, 2000, at his Martha residence. Mr. Jones was
born March 19, 1960, in Dayton, Ohio, to David and Geraldine Boshers
Jones.
He was disabled. Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Franklin Dean
and Billy Ray Jones, both of Martha; and two sisters, Mary Ann Maxie of
Martha and Tammy Lynn Jones of Lexington. Funeral services were held
Monday,
May 15, at Union Baptist Church, Keaton, with T.C. Cantrell
officiating.
Burial was in Jones Family Cemetery at Keaton, with Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
KNIGHT,
James
A.
1937-2000
Judge James A.
Knight, 63, died Thursday, May 11, 2000, at his Paintsville residence.
Mr. Knight was born February 1, 1937, in Letcher County, to the late
Olen
Knight and Willa Mae Barker. He served as 24th Circuit judge from
November
1980 to January 2000, was a member of Big Sandy Shriners and Kentucky
Bar
Association and was a Kentucky Colonel. Surviving are his wife, Julia
Conley
Knight; three daughters, Jayme Runyon and Beth Phelps, both of
Paintsville,
and Leigh Ann Furcolow of Charlotte, North Carolina; two brothers, Gary
and Wendell Knight, both of Paintsville; and four grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held Sunday, May 14, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church
in Paintsville, with Hoge Hockensmith officiating. Burial will follow
in
Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville. In lieu of flowers,
contributions
can be made to the American Heart Association or the Patsy Knight Teddy
Bear Fund. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LEMASTER,
Francis
"Lee"
1925-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Francis "Lee" Lemaster, 75, died Monday, May 29, 2000,
at Highland Springs, Virginia. Mr. Lemaster was the son of the late Leo
and Flo Wheeler Lemaster. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, retiring after 20
years of service. He was also preceded in death by six brothers and one
sister. Surviving are his wife, Lois B. Lemaster; and two sisters, Neva
Caudill of Paintsville and Wilma Jane Baker of Versailles. Graveside
services
were conducted Wednesday, May 31, at Washington Memorial Park, Virginia.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LYON,
Linda Lee
(Coots)
1947-2000
Published-May
31 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Linda Lee Lyons, 52, who
died Friday, May 26, at U.K. Medical Center, Lexington. Mrs. Lyon was
born
September 5, 1947, in Johnson County, to Dixie Lee Minuard Coots and
the
late Ruben Coots. She was a certified pharmacy technician. Surviving
are
her husband, Daniel Tivis Lyon; her mother; one stepson, Jay Edward
Lyon
of Lexington; one daughter, Jessica Elizabeth Lyon of Robinson Creek;
one
brother, Sammie Scott Coots of Staffordsville; and a sister, Jeanne
Tomlin
of Tampa, Florida. Funeral services were held Monday, May 29, at
Staffordsville
Freewill Baptist Church, with John Michael Blanton, Dick VanHoose, Doug
Crider, Terry Lykins and Tivis Lyons officiating. Burial was in
Staffordsville
Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MASTERSON,
Virginia
(Hager)
1915-2000
Published-Wednesday,
May 24, 2000
Virginia Hager
Masterson, 84, widow of the late William Masterson, died Tuesday, May
2,
2000, in Strongsville, Ohio. Ms. Masterson was born October 8, 1915, to
the late Paintsville businessman Eugene Hager and Alice Perry Hager.
She
graduated from Paintsville High School in 1933 where she was active in
girls basketball, playing on the Paintsville Comet team which went to
the
finals of the Kentucky Girl's High School Basketball Tournament in
1932.
She was a graduate of Berea College. She had pursued a successful
career
in real estate during most of her adult life. She was also preceded in
death by her husband, William Masterson; and two brothers, Eugene Hager
Jr. and Stephen Hager. Surviving are one son, Dr. W. Michael Masterson;
and three granddaughters and one great-granddaughter. Paintsville
relatives
include G.C. Perry, III, Robert L. Marsh, Janet M. Trimble, Garnet
Branham,
Kenneth Meade, Doug Meade, W.R. Meade, B.R. Meade and, in Lexington,
Francis
Hamilton, Mable Meek, Hazel Sparks and Richard Perry. Burial was held
at
Mayo Cemetery on May 6. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MAY,
Ruby (Fletcher)
1928-2000
Ruby May, 72,
of Royalton, died Sunday May 21 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in
Paintsville. Mrs. May was born Jan. 17, 1928, in Magoffin County, a
daughter
of the late Robert and Dorothy Salyer Fletcher. She was also preceded
in
death by her husband, Darus May; and two sons, Bob May and Haskel R.
May.
Surviving are two sons, Jack May and Mitchell May, both of Royalton;
three
daughters, Bonetta May and Debra Bailey, both of Royalton and Linda
Patton
of Indiana; three brothers, Buford Fletcher, Ricky Fletcher and Norman
Fletcher, all of Royalton; seven sisters, Mollie Combs, Mandy Love,
Teresa
Whitaker, Elsie Arnett, Barbara Smith and Betty Bauer, all of Royalton
and Ethel Lawrence of Illinois; eight grandchidlren; and five
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gun Creek United Baptist
Church by Simon Porter and Tim Watkins. Burial will be in Whitaker
Cemetery
in Gun Creek. Friends may call until 10 tonight at Salyersville Funeral
Home and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
MCCARTY, Joe
Kendall
1921-2000
Joe Kendall
McCarty,
78, of Muddy Branch Road, died Monday May 22 2000 at his home. Mr.
McCarty
was born Aug. 20, 1921, in Paintsville, a son of the late Oscar and
Leaner
Williams McCarty. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Eva
Meenach.
He was former owner of Dollar General Store and McCarty's Market. He
was
a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II and a member of
Ashland
United Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, June LeMaster McCarty;
five
sons, Sheran McCarty of Flatwoods, Neil McCarty of Winchester, Terry
McCarty
and James ``Bo" McCarty, both of Ashland, and Dwight McCarty of
Lexington;
a daughter, Patty Sennett of Ashland; two sisters, Dollie McCarty
Salyer
and Esther McCarty Reynolds, both of Ashland; 15 grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday
at Marshall Steen Funeral Home by David Trimble and Dewey McCarty.
Burial
will be in Bellefonte Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9
p.m.
today at the funeral home.
MELVIN, Alta Mae
(Adams)
1924-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Alta Mae Melvin, 76, who
died Thursday, May 11, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mrs.
Melvin
was born January 6, 1924, in Johnson County, to the late Phonza and
Malta
Selvage Adams. Surviving are her husband, Ray Melvin; one son, Brian
Melvin
of Hager Hill; one daughter, Judy Melvin Montgomery of Dryridge; two
sisters,
Bessie Ward of West Van Lear and Anna Maude Robinson of Ashland; and
three
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held
Sunday,
May 14, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Larry Blair and Dick
VanHoose officiating. Burial was in Hall-Davis Cemetery, Davis Branch.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PACK,
George Walter
1926-2000
Published-May
31 2000
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Thursday, June 1, for George Walter Pack, 73,
who
died May 30, 2000, at his Second Street residence. Mr. Pack was born
November
28, 1926, in Paintsville, to the late Walter and Daisy Gibbs Pack. He
operated
the Campus Grill Restaurant on Second Street for several years.
Surviving
are two sisters, Jo Pack of Paintsville and Helen Elam of Williamsport;
one nephew, Robert Elam of Paintsville; and one niece, Fonetta Elam of
Paintsville. Officiating at 1:30 p.m. services at Paintsville Funeral
Home
Chapel will be Elders Hobart Pack, Charles Price and John R. Pelphrey.
Burial will be in Pack Cemetery at Williamsport. Honorary pallbearers
will
be Hobart Pack, Clarence Pack, Don Edward Pack, Edgar Pack, Billy
Lowell
Pack, Paul Pack, Gaylord Euell Pack, Keith Pack, Ted Pack, Roger Lyons,
James Foster Burton and Clyde Ratliff. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PERKINS,
Henderson
1933-2000
Henderson
Perkins,
66, of Salyersville, died Friday May 12 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Perkins was born Oct. 21, 1933, in Magoffin County,
a son of the late Bennie and Reva Lykins Perkins. He was a farmer.
Surviving
are two brothers, Forest Perkins Jr. and Charlie D. Fletcher; and two
sisters,
Lucy Spradlin and Sally Jean Gibson. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m.
Monday at Salyersville Funeral Home by Herman Roberts. Burial will be
in
Elzie Fletcher Cemetery. Friends may call until 9 tonight and until
time
of the service Monday at the funeral home.
PICKLESIMER, Lola
(Blanton)
1916-2000
Lola Picklesimer,
84, of Portsmouth, Ohio, died Thursday, May 11, 2000, at Southern Ohio
Medical Center, Portsmouth. Mrs. Picklesimer was born January 24, 1916,
in Johnson County, to the late Callie and Alta Lemaster Blanton. She
was
also preceded in death by her husband, Paris Picklesimer, in 1986.
Surviving
are one son, Phillip Blanton of Waldo, Ohio; one daughter, Glenna
Tackett
of Lucasville, Ohio; three brothers, Will Blanton of Swamp Branch,
Estill
Blanton of Warsaw, Indiana, and Charlie Blanton of Marion, Ohio; two
sisters,
Evelyn Blair of Leander and Sola Ferguson of Zenia, Ohio; and 11
grandchildren,
17 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Sunday, May 14, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with
Donald
Ray Caudill and Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial was in Bayes Cemetery
at Swamp Branch. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PRATER,
Mary (Dutton)
1912-2000
Mary Prater,
87, died Thursday, May 11, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Prater was born December 25, 1912, in Lawrence County, to the late
Moses and Rosella Preston Dutton. She was also preceded in death by her
husband, Clyde Prater, in 1980. Surviving are two sons, Ballard Ray and
Clyde S. Prater, both of West Van Lear; three daughters, Betty Lewis of
Boons Camp and Jean Mulvhille and Connie Szafran, both of Chicago,
Illinois;
and 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services
were
held Sunday, May 14, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Jimmy
Price
officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
ROSIEK,
Patsy
Jean (Spencer)
1942-2000
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Saturday, for Patsy Jean Spencer Rosiek, 58, who
died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at her Van Lear residence. Mrs. Rosiek
was
born March 2, 1942, in Jackson County, to the late Perry and Dorothy
Shepard
Spencer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leon Rosiek, on
December 12, 1999. Surviving are one son, Tony Rosiek of Covington; two
daughters, Mary Hackworth of Ivel and Kimberly Adams of Winchester; two
brothers, Edwin Spencer of Belville, Michigan, and Kenneth Spencer of
Mason,
Ohio; one sister, Corrina Patrick of Winchester; and four
grandchildren.
Officiating at 1 p.m. services at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel
will
be Rev. Ed Tackett. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SALYER,
Dorothy
Ruth
1927-2000
Dorothy Ruth
Salyer, 73, of Louisa, died Sunday May 7 2000 in King's Daughters
Medical
Center. Mrs. Salyer was born Feb. 18, 1927, in Paintsville, a daughter
of the late Wayne and Cynthia Castle Salyer. Surviving are a daughter,
Fredia Cyrus of Lexington; two sons, Rick Cyrus of Louisa and James
Barnett
Potter of Toledo, Ohio; three sisters, Mary Lou Hampton of Louisa,
Cynthia
Potter of Toledo, and Florence Marco of Columbus, Ohio; a brother,
James
Salyer of Louisa; two grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
The
funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Young Funeral Home in Louisa
by the Rev. Ric Frazier. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in
Louisa.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
SCOTT, Helen
(Hicks)
1926-2000
Funeral services
were held Monday, May 15, for Helen Scott, 74, of Georgetown, formerly
of Paintsville, who died Friday, May 12, 2000. Ms. Scott was born
February
2, 1926, in Floyd County, to the late Daniel B. and Hattie Gibson
Hicks.
She was a nurse. Surviving are two sons, Keith Scott Jr. of Richmond
and
Hawley D. Scott of Georgetown; one daughter, Elizabeth "Beth" Ferguson
of Keaton; and six grandchildren. Officiating at services at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel was Elmo Ferguson. Burial was in Davidson Memorial
Gardens at Ivel. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
STAMBAUGH,
John
Livington
1933-2000
Published-Wednesday,
May 24, 2000
Maintenance
director
John Livingston Stambaugh, 66, of Oil Springs, died Saturday, May 20,
2000,
at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stambaugh was born November
23,
1933, in Johnson County, to the late Eugene and Sarah Caudill
Stambaugh.
He was retired from Jenny Wiley State Park System and a veteran of the
Korean conflict. Surviving are four sons, James Walter Stambaugh of Oil
Springs, Larry Joe Stambaugh of Paintsville and Douglas Eugene and
Elvis
Lee Stambaugh, both of Fallsburg; and a niece, JoAnn Martin of
Stambaugh.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 23, at Tom's Creek Freewill
Baptist
Church, with Revs. James K. Caudill and Dick VanHoose officiating.
Burial
was in Stambaugh Cemetery, with Paintsville Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
STEPHENS,
Chester
1916-2000
Chester Stephens,
84, of Salyersville, died Wednesday May 3 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center in Paintsville. Mr. Stephens was born Jan. 25, 1916, in Magoffin
County, a son of the late Jack and Clara Williams Stephens. He also was
preceded in death by his wife, Sadie Montgomery Stephens; a son, Louie
Stephens; and a daughter, Vonnetta Watson. He was a farmer. Surviving
are
three sons, James Stephens of Elsie, Chalmer Stephens of Gifford and
Lance
Stephens of Fritz; a sister, Ada McCarty of Salyersville; nine
grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Saturday
at Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home in Salyersville by
Esknovah
Jackson. Burial will be in Stephens Cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral
home.
SUBLETT, Anna
Ruth (Williams)
1925-2000
Anna Ruth
Sublett,
74, of Paintsville, died Wednesday May 3 2000 in Mountain Manor Nursing
Home in Paintsville. Mrs. Sublett was born Dec. 15, 1925, in Boyd
County,
a daughter of the late O.I. and Alta Daniels Williams. She was a
retired
beautician. Her husband, Elza Thomas Sublett, died in 1996. Surviving
are
two sons, Alan Sublett of Paintsville and Joe David Sublett of Oil
Springs;
two daughters, Rebecca Sublett of Allen and Joan Cantrell of Hager
Hill;
two sisters, Thelma Jewell Hamilton of Paintsville and Dordena
DeRossett
of Prestonsburg; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The
funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Little Paint Church of God by
Bruce Nettleton and Wayne Burch. Burial will be in Highland Memorial
Park
in Staffordsville. Friends may call one hour before the service Friday
at the church. Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville is in charge of
arrangements.
TACKETT, Hazel
(Brown)
1945-2000
Preston Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements for Hazel Tackett, 55, who died
Monday,
May 8, 2000, at her Sitka residence. Mrs. Tackett was born February 12,
1945, in Floyd County, to the late Marion and Dorothy Shepherd Brown.
Surviving
are her husband, Milton Tackett; three sons, Jeff and Frankie Tackett,
both of Sitka, and Anthony Tackett of Auxier; one daughter, Patricia
Tackett
of Sitka; three brothers, Dewey, Jimmy and Walter Brown, all of
Staffordsville;
two half brothers, Malcom Brown of West Prestonsburg and Clinton
Patrick
of Staffordsville; and one sister, Elizabeth Crum of Boons Camp.
Funeral
services will be held Thursday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Jimmy McKenzie and Roger Ross officiating. Burial will be
in Brown Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
TROSSKY,
Marjorie
Christine (Hayhurst)
1919-2000
Marjorie
Christine
Trossky, 80, died Tuesday, May 9, 2000, at her Paintsville residence.
Mrs.
Trossky was born December 13, 1919, in Gypsie, West Virginia, to the
late
Levi B. and Dollie Bethel Hayhurst. Surviving are her husband, Samuel
V.
Trossky; one daughter, Brenda Kammerling of Indianapolis, Indiana; and
two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be
held today, Friday, at 11 a.m. at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel,
with
Father Hoppenjans officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial
Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
VAUGHAN,
Nolan
Walter
1906-2000
Leander resident
Nolan Walter Vaughan, 93, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at Highlands
Regional
Medical Center. Mr. Vaughan was born November 28, 1906, in Floyd
County,
to the late Walter and Callie Conley Vaughan. He was an educator for
over
50 years. Surviving are his wife, Alva Hackworth Vaughan; two sons,
Douglas
Vaughan of Grafton, Wisconsin, and Roger Vaughan of Russell; four
daughters,
Judy Vaughan of Leander, Elaine Gregg of Fort Worth, Texas, Linda
Clouse
of Cookeville, Tennessee, and Wilma Vaughan Croley of Dayton, Ohio; and
seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services
will
be held tomorrow, Saturday, at 11 a.m. at Jones-Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Powell Collins and Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial will follow
in
Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WARD,
Benjamin
J.
1917-2000
Benjamin J. Ward,
82, of Ashland, died Saturday May 13 2000 in Pattie A. Clay Hospital in
Richmond. Mr. Ward was born July 20, 1917, in Van Lear, a son of the
late
Ben and Margaret Sallee Ward. He was a former coal miner with Russell
Fork
Mine Co. and a former employee of A.C. Lawrence Leather Co. He was a
member
of Beech Street Christian Church and United Mine Workers of America and
a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Sara Smith Ward; a
son, Dennis James Ward of Ashland; two daughters, Anna Lee Boyle of
Ashland
and Cheryl Sue Fields of Catlettsburg; eight grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. today at Marshall Steen Funeral Home
by the Rev. Kenneth Vaughn. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park
with
military rites by Sandy Hook VFW Post 11428. Friends may call from 2 to
4 today at the funeral home.
WILLIAMS, Paul
E.
1926-2000
Published-Wednesday,
May 24, 2000
Former Johnson
County resident Paul E. Williams, 73, of Jackson, Ohio, died Thursday,
May 18, 2000, at Adena Regional Hospital, Chillicothe, Ohio. Mr.
Williams
was born July 7, 1926, at Asa, to the late Ransom Bee and Grace Dotson
Williams. He was a WW II veteran and a retired employee of B.F.
Goodrich
Aerospace of Troy, Ohio. He was also preceded in death by two brothers,
Kenneth and Bobby Williams; and a sister, Mary Ann. Surviving are his
wife,
Mary L. Williams; one son, Paul Williams of New Carlisle, Ohio; two
daughters,
Paula Williams and Yvonne Thacker, both of Fairborn, Ohio; one foster
son,
Richard Bayless of Selma, North Carolina; four brothers, Orville and
Bill
Williams, both of Tipp City, Ohio, Jack Williams of New Lebanon, Ohio,
and Richard Williams of Englewood, Ohio; four sisters, Mable Scott of
Leander,
Wauletta Ward of Denver, Sue Greene of Yorktown, Virginia, and Linda
Snelling
of Newport News, Virginia; and seven grandchildren and six foster
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 23, at Trostel, Chapman &
Christmas
Funeral Home of New Carlisle, with Pastor Joe Madden officiating.PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
JUNE - 2000
BAILEY,
Zelda
(VanHoose)
1905-2000
Published-Jul
7 2000
Former Johnson
County resident Zelda Bailey, 95, died Monday, June 26, at Carter
Health
Care Center, Grayson. Mrs. Bailey was born April 17, 1905, at Nippa, to
the late Bascom and Julia Hylton VanHoose. She was also preceded in
death
by her husband, Hirst Bailey. Surviving are three sons, Charles Bailey
of Webster, Florida, and Dave and Ferrell Bailey, both of Grayson; six
daughters, Jean DesJardin of Hale, Michigan, Florence Prucnell of Port
Charlotte, Florida, Faye Music and Bula Alley, both of Ashland, Martha
Ward of Etna Green, Indiana, and Jennie Klug of St. Claire Shores,
Michigan;
and 25 grandchildren and several great- and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 30, at Sparks Funeral Home,
with
J.K. Caudill officiating. Burial was in VanHoose Cemetery at Nippa.
This
obituary was provided by Preston Funeral Home. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BLAIR,
James S.
1941-2000
James S. Blair,
59, of Paintsville, died Tuesday Jun 20 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Blair was born April 16, 1941, in Johnson County, a
son of the late Grant and Rushie Stambaugh Blair. Surviving are his
wife,
Thelma Hackworth Blair; a son, James Dean Blair of Beaufort, S.C.; two
daughters, Darlene Daniels of Thealka and Rachel Dawn Mills of
Paintsville;
a sister, Avalee Kimbler of Columbus, Ohio; and nine grandchildren. The
funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Phelps & Son Funeral
Home in Hager Hill by David Blackburn and Mark Ousley. Burial will be
in
Sam Blair Cemetery in Denver.
CARTER,
Zachary
Reece
1965-2000
Zachary Reece
Carter, 34, of Blaine, died Sunday Jun.11 2000 from injuries he
suffered
in an automobile accident that night on U.S. 60. Mr. Carter was born
Dec.
4, 1965, in Paintsville, a son of Louise Boggs Carter of Blaine and the
late Eddie E. Carter. He was a construction worker for Gillium
Construction.
Additional survivors include three sisters, Regina Thacker of Greenup,
Anita Reffitt of Georgia and Melinda Sandefur of Blaine; two brothers,
David Carter of Martha and Chris Carter of Blaine; and his maternal
grandmother,
Tera Moore of Blaine. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday
at Cains Creek Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Rick Cordial.
Burial
will be in the Boggs family cemetery in Blaine. Friends may call after
3 p.m. Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home in Louisa and after 10 a.m.
Thursday
at the church.
CASTLE, Ernest
Jim
1941-2000
Published-Jun
16 2000
Ernest Jim
Castle,
58, of Defiance, Ohio, died Monday, June 12, 2000, at Lutheran
Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Castle was born September 18, 1941, in
Paintsville,
to the late Fonnie and Molly Sherman Castle. He retired from GM
Powertrain
in 1993 and was a member of Continental Missionary Baptist Church.
Surviving
are his wife, Ruby Mullins Castle; one son, Dwayne of Defiance; one
daughter,
Elizabeth Henderson of Fort Wayne; one brother, Alfred of River; and
four
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 15, at
Lawson-Roessner
Funeral Home, with Revs. Murphy Buell and Terry Brock officiating.
Burial
was in Riverside Cemetery, Defiance. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CASTLE,
Johnnie
1913-2000
Retired miner
Johnnie Castle, 87, died Thursday, June 1, 2000, at Paul B. Hall
Regional
Medical Center. Mr. Castle was born April 12, 1913, in Johnson County,
to the late Proctor and Pelina Sparks Castle. Surviving are his wife,
Imogene
Castle; and a nephew, Jerry Meek. Graveside services were held Sunday,
June 4, at Wells Buckingham Cemetery, Paintsville, with Wayne Burch
officiating.
Preston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CAUDILL,
James
Leroy
1927-2000
James Leroy
Caudill,
72, died June 12, 2000, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Mr. Caudill was born
August
9, 1927, at West Van Lear, to Clara Mae Caudill and the late Fred
Caudill.
He was the owner of First City Insurance Agency, served in the United
States
Army during the Korean Conflict, was a former board member of the
Marshall
University Alumni Association, Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department,
and Independent Insurance Agents Association of West Virginia and past
president of the Huntington Board of Independent Insurance Agents. He
was
the former director of the Marshall Memorial Invitational and long time
supporter of Marshall University. He received the Distinguished Service
Award from the Marshall Alumni Association, the John Shannon Award from
the IIAAWV for lifetime achievement in the insurance business and the
Chairman
Award from the American Association of Managing General Agents. He was
a Kentucky Colonel and an admiral in the Cherry River Navy. He was also
a former Cub Scout master and Boy Scout leader. Surviving are his wife,
Dolores J. “Dee” Caudill; his mother; one son, David A. Caudill; two
brothers,
Earl and Eugene Caudill; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will
be held today, Wednesday, June 14, at 2 p.m. at Klingel-Carpenter
Mortuary,
Huntington, West Virginia. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial
Park.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
COLLINS,
Marlie
(Vance)
1931-2000
Published-Wed.
Jul 5 2000
Marlie Collins,
69, of Fairborn, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 27, at Miami Valley Hospital.
Mrs. Collins was born April 23, 1931, in Floyd County, to the late
Jessie
and Jane Newsome Vance. She was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars
Arkenbert States Auxiliary Unit 6861 and Fraternal Order of Eagles
Auxiliary
2641, Fairborn. She was also preceded in death by five brothers, one
sister
and a granddaughter. Surviving are one son, Mikell Collins of Fairborn;
three daughters, Carolyn Walters and Carla Henson, both of Fairborn,
and
Carleen Craig of Donnelsville, Ohio; two sisters, Mamie Vance of
Michigan
and Marie Davidson of Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren;
and a special friend, Ron Brown of Beavercreek, Ohio. Funeral services
were held Friday, June 30, at Belton Funeral Home of Fairborn, with
Rev.
Shawn Hicks officiating. Burial followed in Byron Cemetery. This
obituary
was brought to you by Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CRISLIP,
Esther
(Murray)
1919-2000
Esther Murray
Crislip, 80, of Wilmington, N.C., died Saturday Jun.17 2000 in New
Hanover
Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Mrs. Crislip was born Sept. 26,
1919, in Johnson County, a daughter of the late C.B. and Lucina
Chandler
Murray. Her husband, Cosley Crislip, preceded her in death. Surviving
are
two sons, Ronald Dean Crislip of Gainesville, Fla., and Jack Crislip of
Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a daughter, Darlene Wood of Wilmington; a sister,
Ruth
Murray Daniels of Ashland; seven grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
in Paintsville by Harold Salyers. Burial will be in Marvin Sparks
Cemetery
in Blaine.
DAVIS, Charles
E.
1928-2000
Funeral services
were held Saturday, June 10, for Charles E. Davis, 72, who died June 8,
2000, at his Paintsville residence. Mr. Davis was born December 31,
1928,
in Johnson County, to the late John C. and Julia Katherine Welch Davis.
He was disabled and a U.S. Army veteran. He was also preceded in death
by his wife, Shirley Ward Davis. Surviving are one brother, Chadwick
Davis
of Meally; and a half brother, Garland L. “Red” Witten of Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Officiating at services at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel was Arvel
Short. Burial was in Davis-Welch Cemetery at Concord.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
DAVIS,
Simon
Walter
1952-2000
Published-Jul
7 2000
East Point
resident
Simon Davis, 47, died Tuesday, June 27, at Central Baptist Hospital,
Lexington.
Mr. Davis was born September 20, 1952, in Johnson County, to the late
Ivan
and Dorothy Smith Davis. He was a laborer. Surviving are his wife,
Mildred
Spradlin Davis; one son, James W. Davis of Flat Gap; one daughter,
Jennifer
L. Hatfield of East Point; three brothers, Larry Davis of Wittensville,
Kenneth Davis of Hager Hill and Randall Davis of Paintsville; three
sisters,
Linda Kimbler of Oil Springs, Geneva Wiley of Paintsville and Lisa
Spears
of Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Friday,
June 30, at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Revs. Ted Dawson and
Lee Music officiating. Burial was in Davis-Gullett Cemetery at Hager
Hill.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
ELDRIDGE,
Charles
Eldridge Jr.
2000
Charles "Charlie"
Eldridge Jr. of Paintsville died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Central
Baptist
Hospital. Mr. Eldridge was born in Fayette County, to the late Jessie
Hisle
Eldridge and Charles Eldridge Sr. He was a retired welder and diesel
mechanic
for Whayne Supply Company in Lexington, World War II veteran with the
101st
Airborne, member of the Robert M. Sirkle Lodge #954 F&AM, Scottish
Rite Mason, Valley of Lexington, a York Rite Mason, member of the
Oleika
Shrine Temple and Ashland Avenue Baptist Church. Surviving are his
wife,
Hazel S. Eldridge; one son, Charles R. Eldridge of Paintsville; one
daughter,
Patricia Ann Curtsinger of Newport; three brothers, James of Georgetown
and Carl and Millard, both of Lexington; on sister, Betty Harp of
Lexington;
and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services
will
be held Saturday, June 10, at 10 a.m. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home
Lexington,
with Rev. Harry Revel officiating. Burial will follow at the Lexington
Cemetery. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FAIRCHILD,
Virginia
Kay (Rice)
1948-2000
Oil Springs
resident
Virginia Kay Fairchild, 52, died Friday, June 9, 2000, in Lexington.
Mrs.
Fairchild was born March 24, 1948, in Johnson County, to the late Roy
L.
and Ollie Mae VanHoose Rice. Surviving are her husband, David
Fairchild;
three daughters, Cristina L. Fairchild, Carrie L. Fairchild and Davina
K. Rivers, all of Oil Springs; three brothers, Seth Paul and James Leon
Rice, both of Nippa, and Francis Rice of Louisa; one sister, Stella
McCarty
of Nippa; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday,
June
12, at Tom’s Creek Freewill Baptist Church, with James Kelly Caudill
and
M.T. Womack Jr. officiating. Burial was in Rice Cemetery at Nippa, with
Jones-Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FARMER,
Blake
Andrew
2000-2000
Published-Jul
7 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Blake Andrew Farmer who
died Friday, June 30, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Blake
Andrew was the son of Bryan Keith and Marlena Jude Farmer. Other
survivors
include paternal grandparents, Ronald and Lana Farmer; maternal
grandfather,
Wilburn Osborn; and several uncles and an aunt. He was also the
maternal
grandson of the late Easter Jude. Graveside services were held Tuesday,
July 4, at the family cemetery at Ulysses.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
GARNER,
Daniel
E.
1928-2000
Published-Jun.28
2000
Daniel E.
Gardner,
72, of Stratton Branch, died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at Pikeville
Methodist
Hospital. Mr. Gardner was born April 8, 1928, in Pike County, to the
late
Ed and Matilda Ball Gardner. He was retired from Rebel Coal, member of
the UMWA Local 1468, District 30, and former Pike County deputy
sheriff.
Surviving are his wife, Reba Hatfield Gardner; two sons, Rodney and
Eddy
Gardner, both of Prestonsburg; and one grandson. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow, Thursday, at 1 p.m. at the Floyd Funeral Home Chapel,
with Rev. Tom Biddle officiating. Burial will be in Richmond Cemetery,
Prestonsburg. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HALL,
Howard
1924-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Howard Hall, 75, who
died
Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville.
He
was also preceded in death by a brother, Marvin Hall. Mr. Hall was born
October 26, 1924, in Lawrence County, to the late Wiley V. and Cinda
Ann
Williams Hall. He was retired from Westinghouse of Columbus, Ohio, and
a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving are a special friend,
Mabel
Hall; four daughters, Diane Baker, Debra Hall, Deidra Hall and Denise
Hall,
all of Eaton, Ohio; one brother, Earl Hall of Flat Gap; one sister,
Doris
Ann Worley of Louden, Tennessee; and 12 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 9, at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial was in Becky Cemetery at
Flat Gap. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HARMAN,
Mary
Sue
(Dixon)
1935-2000
Jun.28 2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Mary Sue Harman, 65, who died
Wednesday,
June 21, 2000, at King’s Daughters’ Medical Center, Ashland. Mrs.
Harman
was born May 25, 1935, at Estill, to the late Willard Arthur Dixon and
Nancy Ann Stanley. Surviving are her husband, Paul H. Harman of
Paintsville;
one daughter, Nannette S. Robinson of Paintsville; four sons, Charlie
L.
Harman of Fountain Hills, Arizona, Timothy P. Harman of Mt. Gilead,
Ohio,
Garry F. Harman of St. Paul, Indiana, and Linzie “Joe” Harman of
Lawrenceville,
Georgia; one brother, Harold Dixon of Wayland; and seven grandchildren,
five step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services
were held Sunday, June 25, at Fairview Freewill Baptist Church, with
Revs.
Roger Hill and Danny Ward officiating. Burial was in Blue Grass
Cemetery
at Salyersville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HARRIS,
Elmer
Guy Jr.
1924-2000
West Van Lear
resident Elmer Guy Harris Jr., 76, died Friday, June 2, 2000, at Paul
B.
Hall Regional Medical Center. Mr. Harris was born February 14, 1924, in
Herrin, Illinois, to the late Elmer G. Sr. and Lila Mae Piliot Harris.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II.
He
was also preceded in death by his first wife, Kathleen Wade; and a son,
Douglas Harris, in 1993. Surviving are his wife, Emma Hughes Harris;
two
sons, James Harris of West Van Lear and David Harris of Alaska; one
stepson,
J.D. Hughes; five daughters, Linda Mullins and Dianna Wells, both of
Thelma,
Patricia Lafferty of Meally, Mary Banks of Van Lear, and Sandra Roberts
of Pike County; two sisters, Vina Castle of Paintsville and Geraldine
Martin
of Allen; and 15 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one
step-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 5, at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Manford Fannin and Lowell Webb officiating. Burial was in
Johnson County Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HOLBROOK,
Ed
1915-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Ed Holbrook, 84, who
died
Saturday, June 3, 2000, at VA Hospital in Lexington. Mr. Holbrook was
born
August 10, 1915, at Red Bush, to the late John and Cynthia Holbrook. He
was a farmer and veteran of the U.S. Army. Funeral services were held
Monday,
June 5, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Wendell Ison
officiating.
Burial was in Paint Valley Memorial Gardens at Crockett.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HOWARD,
Jessie
1919-2000
River resident
Jessie Howard, 80, died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at her residence. Mrs.
Howard was born August 19, 1919, in Lawrence County, to the late Frank
and Victoria Caudill Johnson. She as a member of Walnut Grove Freewill
Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ben
Howard,
in 1984. Surviving are three sons, Raymond Howard of River, David
Howard
of Urbana, Ohio, and Carl Howard of Louisa; two daughters, Frances
Brown
of River and Carolyn Murray of Columbus, Ohio; one brother, Mitchell
Johnson
of Ulysses; two sisters, Jewell Borders of River and Vada Ports of
Mechanicsburg,
Ohio; and 17 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, June 6, at Walnut Grove Freewill Baptist Church,
Ulysses,
with Dean Burchett and Harold Stevens officiating. Burial was in Walnut
Grove Church Cemetery, with Preston Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HURT,
Mary
(Reed)
1927-2000
Published-Wed.
Jul 5 2000
Mary Reed Hurt,
73, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center.
Mrs. Hurt was born January 19, 1927, to the late Dave and Priscilla
Hurt
Reed. She was a homemaker. She was also preceded in death by her
husband
Earnest Hurt. Survivors include two brothers, Sammie Reed and Stewart
Hall,
both of East Point; and two sisters, Billie Jeane Reed of East Point
and
Gracie Knotts of Columbus, Ohio. Funeral services were held Monday,
July
3, at the East Point Church of Christ with Brother Dave Flanery
officiating.
Burial was in the Ramey Cemetery at East Point under the direction of
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
JONES,
Carrie
(Jayne)
2000
Carrie Jayne
Jones, 82, of Prestonsburg, died Friday Jun 16 2000 in Hospice Care
Center
at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Mrs. Jones was born at Flat Gap, a
daughter
of the late Ernest and Minnie Holbrook Jayne. Her husband, William
Arbor
Jones, also preceded her in death. She was a former owner and operator
of Prestonsburg Cleaners, and a member of Prestonsburg First United
Methodist
Church, Women's Club of Prestonsburg, and Order of Eastern Star.
Surviving
are a son, William Gerald Jones of Prestonsburg; a brother, William E.
Jayne of Rex, Ga.; two sisters, LeOra Skaggs of Darborn Beach, Fla.,
and
Irene Gardner of Charlotte, N.C.; and a granddaughter. The funeral will
be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at W.R. Milward Mortuary at Lexington by
Dr.
Harold Dorsey. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Friends may call
from
6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials
may
be made to Alice Lloyd College at Pippa Passes
JONES,
Geraldine
(Boshers)
1940-2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, June 7, 2000, for Geraldine Jones, 60,
who
died Sunday, June 4, at her Martha residence. Mrs. Jones was born March
30, 1940, in La Follette, Tennessee, to the late George William and
Eula
Smith Boshers. Surviving are her husband, David Jones; two sons, Frank
and Billy Ray Jones, both of Martha; two daughters, Mary Ann Jones of
Martha
and Tammy Lynn Jones of Lexington; three sisters, Martha Mae Greenwood
and Blanche Patterson, both of Tennessee, and Lucy Ballenger of Dayton,
Ohio; and 17 grandchildren. Officiating at 11 a.m. services at Union
Baptist
Church, Keaton, will be T.C. Cantrell and Paul Castle. Burial will
follow
in Jones Family Cemetery at Keaton, with Jones-Preston Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
KESTNER,
Roger
Lee Jr.
1974-2000
Published-Jun.28
2000
Roger Lee Kestner
Jr., 25, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Kestner was born October 25, 1974, in Johnson County, to Roger Sr.
and Evelyn Lemaster Kestner. He was employed by Kelly’s Radiator Shop.
Surviving are his wife, Martha Clifton Kestner; his parents; one
sister,
Melissa Kestner of Sitka; and maternal grandmother, Armatha LeMaster of
Paintsville. Funeral services were held Monday, June 26, at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Harry Neal Frisby and Roger Hill officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
LORING,
John
Harley
2000
Published-Jun
21 2000
John “Jack”
Harley
Loring, 68, died June 8 2000 at his Ohio residence. Mr. Loring was a
retired
construction worker for Local Iron Workers #172. He was preceded in
death
by his parents, John and Lynn Loring; one brother, Frank M. Loring; and
a sister, Anna Mary Veach. Surviving are his wife, Mairiam; one
daughter,
Sharen Siddle; two sisters, Blanche Atkison and Pat Hammond; and one
grandson
and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June
13,
at Jerry Spears Funeral Home, Columbus, Ohio. Burial was in Sunset
Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MAY,
Joseph
Delmar
1941-2000
Published-Jun.28
2000
Joseph Delmar
“Joe” May, 59, formerly of Johnson County, died Friday, June 16, 2000,
at his home in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Mr. May was born April 6,
1941, to the late Curtis James and Donnie Conley May. He was retired
from
Bell Atlantic. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Jane
Godlove, on November 1, 1991; one brother, Curtis May Jr.; and a
sister,
Edna Carol Blanton. Surviving are a brother, Jack D. May of Bunker
Hill,
West Virginia; one sister, Ruth Blanton of Carey, Ohio; a half sister,
Mrs. Columbus Brown of Fostoria, Ohio; three half brothers, Raymond May
of Palma, Indiana, Donald May of Patterson, Ohio, and John May of
Fostoria;
and several nieces and nephews, locally two nieces, Janet Hannah and
Judi
Colvin of Leander. Omps Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements,
with
Rev. Lynn Durbin officiating. Burial was in Gainesboro Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MCKENZIE,
Francis
Darrell
1941-2000
Jun.28 2000
Hager Hill
resident
Francis Darrell McKenzie, 59, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at his
residence.
Mr. McKenzie was born January 13, 1941, in Johnson County, to Louella
and
the late Charlie McKenzie. He was a truck driver. He was also preceded
in death by his wife, Helen Lorrain McKenzie. Surviving are his mother,
of Sitka; two daughters, Rhonda McKenzie and Darlene Meade, both of
Hager
Hill; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Monday, June 26, at Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Roger
Thornsbury
officiating. Burial was in Chandler Family Cemetery at Thelma.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
PICKLESIMER,
Sophia
Lavada (Young)
1930-2000
Published-Jul
7 2000
Sophia Lavada
Y. Picklesimer, 69, of Springfield, Ohio, died Sunday, June 25, at her
residence. Mrs. Picklesimer was born June 26, 1930, in Paintsville, to
the late Bill and Flossie Daniels Young. She attended the Beatty
Freewill
Baptist Church and was a foster parent for many years. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, Eddie Picklesimer, on October 6, 1997; one
grandson,
Andy Picklesimer; and a brother and sister in their youth. Surviving
are
one daughter, Sherry (Lewis) Mann; one son, Chris (Robin) Picklesimer;
two brothers, Hubert (Betty) Young and Glenn (Jessie) Young; three
sisters,
Lola Faye Chandler of River and Mrs. Charles E. Rice and Shirlee
Picklesimer,
both of Springfield, Ohio; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 28, at Jackson,
Lytle
& Ingling Williams Funeral Home, with Revs. John S. Wallace and
Paul
Calvert officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Mausoleum.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
PRICE,
David
Roger
1939-2000
David Roger
Price,
60, of Morehead, died Monday Jun 26 2000 at his home. Mr. Price was
born
July 11, 1939, in Johnson County, a son of the late Luther Austin and
Leona
Preece Price. He was a retired maintenance employee with a steel mill
and
an Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, Clarinda P'simer Price; a
son, Larry Price of Baltimore, Md.; four daughters, Sandra Romesburg
and
Terry Wynn, both of Shreveport, La., Tammy Barnes of Baltimore and Dawn
Thiess of Hartford County, Md.; a brother, Edgar Price of Baltimore; a
sister, Betty Baker of Evansville, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral
Home
in Morehead by the Rev. Harley Sexton Jr. Burial will be in Stone
Cemetery
in Camp Dix. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.
REED, Dorssie
Sep.23,1908
Jun. 08 2000
Saturday, June
10, 2000
WILLARD, HURON
COUNTY, OHIO.
Dorssie Reed,
91, died Thursday Jun. 08 2000 in Hillside Acres Nursing Home,
Willard,
after a long illness. She was born in Mid, Ky., and lived in the
Willard
area since 1938. She is survived by one half brother, Mitchell Shepherd
of Plymouth; and two half sisters, Virginia Baker and Charity Lacy,
both
of Greenwich. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sage Reed;
three
sisters, Dallas Reynolds, Maggie Shepherd and Mamie Thacker; her
step-mother,
Maudie Shepherd; one half sister, Bessie Perkins; and seven half
brothers,
Elmer, Manus, Lloyd, Claude, Clyde, Marcus and Kindle Shepherd Jr.
Friends
may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Secor Funeral Home, Willard,
where
services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Buddy Carty will
officiate.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, New Haven.
ROSS, Bertena
(Moore)
1939-2000
Published-Jun
16 2000
Retired teacher’s
aide Bertena Moore Ross, 60, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at her Blaine
residence. Mrs. Ross was born August 29, 1939, in Johnson County, to
the
late Mart and Clustena Daniels Moore. Surviving are her husband, Frank
Ross; one son, Frank O. Ross of Paintsville; one daughter, Sylvia A.
Ross
of Wittensville; two brothers, Jimmy Moore of Columbus, Ohio, and Arlie
E. Moore of Flat Gap; three sisters, Jewell Hill of Tipp City, Ohio,
Charlotte
Bishop of Hamilton, Ohio, and Polly Bellinghausen of Mason City, Iowa;
and six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services
were
held Thursday, June 8, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Paul
Keaton officiating. Burial was in Laurel Hill Cemetery at Flat Gap.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SEXTON,
Alma
Mae
(Branham)
1926-2000
Published-Jun.28
2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Alma Mae Branham Sexton,
73, who died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center.
Mrs. Sexton was born September 10, 1926, in Johnson County, to the late
Turner Elza and Sara Elizabeth Kirk Branham. She was also preceded in
death
by her husband, Billy J. Sexton, in 1981. Surviving are 12 sons, Steve
Ellis Sexton of Thealka, Phillip Samuel, Ernie Ray, Larry Keith, James
Douglas, Johnny Bill and Albert Estill Sexton, all of Paintsville,
Everett
Lee and Troy Stanley Sexton, both of Staffordsville, Arnold Michael
Sexton
of River, and Bobby Gene and Gary Lewis Sexton, both of Hager Hill; two
daughters, Joyce Ann Baldridge of River and Deloris Hill of
Paintsville;
two brothers, Odice Branham of Paintsville and Albert Branham of
Franklin,
Ohio; two sisters, Martha Selvage of Paintsville and Mary Ratliff of
River;
and 36 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will
be held today, Wednesday, at 11 a.m. at Jones-Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Steve Rose officiating. Burial will follow in Wells Branham
Cemetery
at Van Lear. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SHELL,
Martha
Kathryn (Blair)
1918-2000
Published-Jun.28
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, June 28, for Martha Kathryn Blair Shell,
81, who died Monday, June 26, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home.
Mrs.
Shell was born October 22, 1918, in Floyd County, to the late Rex and
Dora
Whitaker Blair. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thurman
Shell, in July 1980. Surviving are one son, James Shell of Paintsville;
one daughter, Juanita Shell Rigsby of Paintsville; four brothers, Elroy
Blair of West Van Lear, William Blair of Paintsville, Morris Blair of
Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Marvin Blair of Indiana; one sister, Margie Robinette of Van
Lear; and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Officiating
at 1 p.m. services at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel will be Hubert
Slone. Burial will follow in Cumbo Cemetery at West Van Lear.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SLONE,
James W.
1922-2000
SLONE, James
W. ``Red", 77, of Cannonsburg
BIRTH-DATE: Oct.
10, 1922, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE:
Jun.22
2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center
SPOUSE: Ethel
Louise Lowe Slone, (deceased 1993)
SON OF:
Mitchell William & Beula Elizabeth Brown Slone (deceased)
BURIAL:
Hutchinson
Cemetery
RELATIVES:
Surviving are a son, Larry W. Slone of Ashland; a daughter, Chlotene
Tackett
of Princess; two sisters, Lou Greene and Margie Slone, both of Ashland;
three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a special friend,
Betty
Melvin of Cannonsburg
MILITARY:
World War II Marine Veteran
SPARKS,
Willis
R.
1921-2000
Willis R. Sparks,
79, of Prestonsburg, died Wednesday Jun 21 2000 in Highlands Regional
Medical
Center in Prestonsburg. Mr. Sparks was born April 2, 1921, in Johnson
County,
a son of the late Alice Caudill. He was a former coal miner with
National
Mines in Pippa Passes, a member of East Point Church of Christ, a
50-year
member of Zebulon Masonic Lodge in Prestonsburg, Scottish Rite Mason,
Oleika
Shrine in Lexington, Commandery 48, Knights Templar 182 of Paintsville,
Fred W. McKenzie Council 98 of Paintsville and Order of Eastern Star in
Prestonsburg. Surviving are his wife, Pauline Hyden Sparks; three
brothers,
James W. Caudill of Auxier, McKinley Sparks Jr. of Mt. Sterling and
Oakley
Gene Sparks of Emma; and five sisters, Pauline Wells and Mary Click,
both
of Prestonsburg, Peggy Branham and Sue Melvin, both of Mt. Sterling and
Dinah Vanhoose of Emma. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at
Carter Funeral Home in Prestonsburg by Dave Flanery, minister. Burial
will
be in Davidson Memorial Gardens in Ivel. Friends may call from 5 to 9
tonight
and from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
STAMBAIGH,
James
Thomas
1943-2000
Published-Wed.
Jul 5 2000
James Thomas
“Tommy” Stambaugh, 57, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, at Rockcastle
County
Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Stambaugh was born June 22, 1943, in
Johnson
County, to the late Una and Alice Preston Stambaugh. He was an office
manager
for Colley Block and a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include two sons,
David
and Danny Stambaugh, both of Hager Hill; two brothers, Mike Stambaugh
of
Van Lear and Joe Stambaugh of Paintsville; and one sister, Nancy Carol
Click of Hager Hill. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 2, in the
Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel with Johnny Ratliff and Hedgel Golden
officiating. Burial was in the Stambaugh-Preston Cemetery at Hager Hill
with Jones-Preston Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
TAYLOR,
Sarah
Faye (Stambaugh)
Jun 21 2000
1933-2000
Sarah Faye “Sud”
Stambaugh Taylor, 67, died Thursday, June 15,2000 at Paul B. Hall
Regional
Medical Center. Mrs. Taylor was born April 3, 1933, in Johnson County,
to the late Floyd and Eula VanHoose Stambaugh. She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Donald Wesley Taylor Sr., on February 21, 1992;
one
son, Frank Taylor; one daughter, Sharon Pennington; and a sister, Betty
Sadler. Surviving are two sons, Jerry Taylor of West Van Lear and
Donald
Taylor of Orlando, Florida; one daughter, Debra Smith of Nippa; two
brothers,
Charles Stambaugh of Nippa and Dwight Stambaugh of Thelma; one sister,
Bonita VanHoose of Nippa; and five grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 18, at Tom’s Creek Freewill
Baptist
Church, with James Kelly Caudill and Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial
was in VanHoose Family Cemetery at Nippa, with Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
VANHOOSE,
Bonnie
Jean (VanHoose)
1931-2000
Published-Jun.28
2000
Retired teacher’s
aide Bonnie Jean VanHoose, 68, died Monday, June 26, 2000, at her Tutor
Key residence. Mrs. VanHoose was born December 12, 1931, in
Paintsville,
to Mary Elizabeth Castle VanHoose and the late Richard VanHoose. She
was
retired from the Johnson County School System. Surviving are her
husband,
Harry Thomas VanHoose; her mother; one son, Danny VanHoose of
Pikeville;
one brother, Richard Thomas Castle of Omaha, Nebraska; two sisters,
Selina
Belle Preston of Frontier, Michigan, and Elizabeth Ann Clay of
Prestonsburg;
and one grandson and one step-grandson. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow,
Thursday, at 1 p.m. at Tom’s Creek United Baptist Church, with Elders
J.D.
Rice, Bruce Howard and Dewey M. Mullins officiating. Burial will follow
in VanHoose Family Cemetery at Tutor Key, with Paintsville Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WALLIN,
Edgar
1912-2000
Published-Jun.28
2000
Edgar Wallin,
87, of Louisa, died Friday, June 23, 2000. Mr. Wallin was born August
11,
1912, in Johnson County, to the late Hood and Bessie Fyffe Wallin. He
was
a retired machinist from Jaeger Machine Company of Columbus, Ohio,
attended
Smokey Valley Enterprise Baptist Church and was an Army veteran of
World
War II. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Ray and Charles
Wallin.
Surviving are his wife, Liddie Mae Wallin; four sisters, Marie Skaggs
of
Flat Gap, Ilene Hampton of Staffordsville, Maxie Sparks of Hillard,
Ohio,
and Avanell Skaggs of Columbus; two brothers, Fred Wallin of
Catlettsburg
and Howard Wallin of Aberdeen, Maryland; and two grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday, June 26, at Young
Funeral Home of Louisa, with Rev. Doug Kelly officiating. Burial was in
Harmon Cemetery, Louisa. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WILLIAMS, Terry
Lee
1954-2000
Terry Lee
Williams,
45, of Salyersville, died Thursday Jun.8 2000 in Magoffin County. Mr.
Williams
was born Dec. 17, 1954, at Marion, Ohio, a son of Henry Clayton and
Gretta
Beck Williams. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the United
Baptist
Church. Surviving are three sons, Terry Lee Williams Jr. and Tony
Randall
Williams, both of Salyersville, and Colton Blake Williams of Royalton;
a daughter, Tina Louise Williams of Salyersville; two brothers, Henry
Clayton
Williams Jr. of Oil Springs, and Timothy Allen Williams of
Salyersville;
and two sisters, Janet Williams and Tammy Roark, both of Salyersville.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn
Funeral
Home at Salyersville by Andy Hiner, Lindsey Meade, and Darrel Howard.
Burial
will be in Williams-Reed Cemetery at Gifford. Friends may call today
and
Sunday at the funeral home.
JULY - 2000
BAILEY,
Irene (Mullins)
1931-2000
Irene Mullins
Bailey, 68, of Salyersville, died Wednesday Jul.26 2000 in University
of
Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Mrs. Bailey was born March 9,
1931,
in Magoffin County, a daughter of the late Jim and Eva Whitaker
Mullins.
She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by a son, Larry Bailey.
Surviving
are her husband, Ellis Bailey; four sons, Jimmy Bailey of South Point,
Ohio, Marvin Bailey and Charles Bailey, both of Salyersville and Ralph
Bailey of Hazel Green; two daughters, Patty Carter of Shelbyville and
Sharon
Green of Salyersville; three brothers, Paul B. Mullins of Gauge, Roscoe
Mullins of Salyersville and Raymond Mullins of Albion, Mich.; five
sisters,
Judy Ray of Means, Bessie Bailey and Ethel Mae Cole, both of
Salyersville,
and Virgie Trusty and Tressie Hampton, both of Albion; 12
grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday
at Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home in Salyersville by Ronald
Puckett and Timothy Watkins. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial
Park in Staffordsville.
BALDWIN, Blanche
Marie (Helton)
1907-2000
Published-Wednesday
Jul 5 2000
Blanche Marie
Baldwin, 92, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical
Center. Mrs. Baldwin was born December 9, 1907, in Johnson County, to
the
late Dock Reed and Alice Helton. She was also preceded in death by her
husband, Leaborn A. Baldwin, and two sons, Daniel Shelby Baldwin and
Lee
Eldon Baldwin. Surviving are three daughters, Dora Meade and Mary
Cantrell,
both of Oil Springs, and Anna Marie Colvin of Curtice, Ohio; three
sons,
Johnny, Lowell and Larry, all of Oil Springs; one brother, Robert Reed
of Oil Springs; two sisters, Lavada Pelphrey of Hager Hill and Anna
Margaret
Colvin of Springfield, Ohio; 29 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren,
and 19 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday,
July 5, at 11 a.m. at the Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Elder
James
R. Blair and Elder Douglas Ward officiating. Burial will be in Baldwin
Cemetery at Oil Springs, with Paintsville Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BELCHER,
Thomas
N.
1912-2000
Thomas N.
Belcher,
88, of Fort Gay, died Saturday Jul.22 2000 in Three Rivers Medical
Center
in Louisa, Ky. Mr. Belcher was born July 17, 1912, in West Van Lear,
Ky.,
a son of the late Newton and Ollie Hayton Belcher. He was a retired
coal
miner and a member of Upper Tabors Creek Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving
are his wife, Beatrice Pennington; two daughters, Doris Damron and
Maxine
Marcum, both of Fort Gay; a son, Harry Lee Belcher of Columbus, Ohio;
two
brothers, Bill Belcher of West Van Lear and Harry Belcher of Germany;
seven
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2
p.m.
Tuesday at Young Funeral Home in Louisa by the Rev. Fred Hogan and the
Rev. Larry Maynard. Burial will be in Pennington Cemetery in Tabors
Creek.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
BLAIR, Callie
(Prater)
1933-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
Callie Blair,
67, of Paintsville, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, at St. Joseph
Hospital,
Lexington. Mrs. Blair was born June 29, 1933, in Johnson County, to the
late Solon and Mary Jane O’Bryan Prater. She worked at the Dry
Cleaners.
Surviving are her husband, Franklin Blair; one son, Dwight F. Blair of
East Sparta, Ohio; one sister, Frances Bradley of Paintsville; and two
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 1, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Roy
Coffee
officiating. Burial followed in Prater Family Cemetery at Salyersville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BLAIR,
Rutherford
Gay
1916-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Former Johnson
County resident Rutherford Gay Blair, 84, died July 3, 2000. Mr. Blair
was born June 4, 1916, in Johnson County, to the late Plamender and
Arteala
Blair. He was a World War Army veteran, retired from the Farmers Home
Administration
in the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1974, active with the
Democratic
Party, Tri-County Bowling Association and his local volunteer fire
department.
He was a member of the Providence Baptist Church and Bush Lodge Free
&
Accepted Masons 704. Surviving are his wife, Irene Blair; two
daughters,
Frances Gay Blair Voyles of Killeen, Texas, and Georgia Lee Blair
Miller
of Greenwood, Indiana; and four grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 6, at House-Rawlings Funeral
Home of London, with Rev. Denvis Rush officiating. Burial was in
Cumberland
Memorial Gardens at Lilly. This obituary is compliments of
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BOLIN,
Paul
1932-2000
Paul Bolin, 68,
of West Liberty, died Sunday Jul.30 2000 at his home. Mr. Bolin was
born
June 25, 1932, in Johnson County, a son of the late Eddie and Stegie
Jackson
Bolin. A son, Austin Ray Bolin, preceded him in death. He was a retired
truck driver. Surviving are his wife, Betty Bolin; three daughters,
Phyllis
Mitchell and Teresa Rodriguez, both of Elkhart, Ind., and Brenda
Cantrell
of Ezel; three sons, Willis Lee Bolin, James Clyde Bolin and Paul Wayne
Bolin, all of West Liberty; a sister, Jewell Knox of Wrigley; four
brothers,
Carl Bolin of Leesville, La., Clyde Bolin of Somerset, Earl Bolin of
Sidney,
Ohio, and Kenny Bolin of Hazel Green; 11 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Herald-Stewart &
Halsey
Funeral Home in West Liberty by Elders Hershel Wright and Gerald Wright
and Tivis Ison. Burial will be in Paul Bolin Cemetery in West Liberty.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
BURCHETT,
James Herbert
1972-2000
Paintsville
resident
James Herbert Burchett, 28, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at Johnson
City
Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee. Mr. Burchett was born May 22,
1972, in Johnson County, to James O. Burchett and Ann Greene. Surviving
are his parents; one brother, William Ray Greene of Paintsville; and
three
sisters, Sina Mae Hannah and Connie Lynn Kestner, both of Paintsville,
and Marina Burchett of Stambaugh. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
July 19, at Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church, with John Michael
Blanton
officiating. Burial was in Staffordsville Church Cemetery, with Preston
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CANTRELL,
Tammy
Gay
1962-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
Flat Gap resident
Tammy Gay Cantrell, 37, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Center. Ms. Cantrell was born July 28, 1962, in
Johnson
County, to Eudell Cantrell and Shirley Hill Cantrell. Surviving are her
parents; one brother, Billy Cantrell of Flat Gap; and one sister, Betty
Jo Cantrell of Flat Gap. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 29,
at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Elders Eulas Adams, Philip
Caudill
and Allen Fannin officiating. Burial was in Cantrell Family Cemetery at
Flat Gap. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CARR,
Elaine (Koenig)
1922-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Elaine Carr, 78, who died
Friday,
July 21, 2000, at her Flat Gap residence. Mrs. Carr was born July 10,
1922,
in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to the late Louis Carl and Henrietta
Weigel
Koenig. She was a member of Little Paint Church of God. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, Gerald S. Carr, in 1984. Surviving are two
sons,
Gerry Stephen and John Edward Carr, both of Flat Gap; four daughters,
Elizabeth
Rigsby of Flat Gap, Miriam C. Jackson of Staffordsville, Judith Elaine
Carr-Back of Griffithville, Arkansas, and Rebecca C. McCarthy of
Nicholasville;
and 21 grandchildren, six great- grandchildren, three
step-grandchildren
and two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday,
July
24, at Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with John Back, Wayne Burch and
Direl
Fyffe officiating. Burial was in Carr Family Cemetery at Flat Gap.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CASTLE,
Arthie
(Daniels)
1919-2000
Published-Jul
7 2000
Arthie Daniels
Castle, 80, of Ashland, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, at Berea Hospital.
Mrs.
Castle was born December 29, 1919, in Johnson County, to the late Artho
and Minnie Rebecca Brown. She was a retired seamstress from C.H.
Parsons
Department Store. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward
Castle, in January. Surviving are one son, Lonnie Castle of Morehead;
two
daughters, Carolyn Castle of Berea and Catherine Castle Kidd of
LaFollette,
Tennessee; one sister, Thoral Daniel Harvey of Sitka; and four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 4, at Miller Funeral Home of
Ashland,
with Rev. Lee Gussler officiating. Burial was in Ashland Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CLAY,
Opal (Burns)
1938-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Nippa resident
Opal Clay, 61, died Monday, July 3, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center.
Mrs. Clay was born September 19, 1938, in Paintsville, to the late
William
Edgar and Savanah Meade Burns. She was a former employee of Johnson
Central
High School and a member of Tom’s Creek Freewill Baptist Church. She
was
also preceded in death by a daughter, Constance Faith Clay, in 1960.
Surviving
are her husband, William Henry Clay; one son, Henry Edward Clay of
Nippa;
one brother, Willie Burns of Piketon, Ohio; one sister, Mattie Rose
Cook
of Columbus, Ohio; and one granddaughter. Funeral services were held
Thursday,
July 6, at Tom’s Creek Freewill Baptist Church, with J.K. Caudill and
Charles
Slone officiating. Burial was in Burns-Clay Cemetery at Nippa, with
Preston
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
COLVIN,
Gerald
Charles
1928-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
Wittensville
resident Gerald Charles Colvin, 71, died Sunday, July 30, 2000,
at
Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Colvin was born August 23, 1928, in
Johnson
County, to the late Charlie and Fannie Mae Trimble Colvin. He was a
projectionist
for Sipp Cinema for 40 years and a veteran of the Korean War. Surviving
are two sisters, Vivian Ruth Honeycutt and Joann Meadows, both of
Wittensville.
Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, at 11 a.m. at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Jr. Womack, Dick VanHoose and Larry Joe
Meadows
officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CONLEY,
Marvin
1925-2000
Marvin Conley,
74 of Marysville, Ohio, formerly of Johnson County, died Sunday Jul.23
2000 in Marysville. Mr. Conley was born Sept. 5, 1925, in Swamp Branch,
a son of the late Lawrence C. and Frankie Pelphrey Conley. His wife,
Carmie
``Connie" Conley, died in 1996. He was a retired vice president of
Motorists
Mutual Insurance Co. in Columbus, Ohio, and worked with his son,
Bradley
Conley at Mill Creek Insurance Agency in Marysville. He was a graduate
of Miami Jacobs Business College in Dayton and received a charter life
underwriter post graduate degree. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a
member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Columbus, a 32nd degree
Mason,
and a member of St. Andrew's Masonic Lodge 18 in Cynthiana and Scottish
Rite Valley of Columbus. Additional survivors include a sister,
Avonelle
``Polly" Phelps of Ashland; a brother, Murvel Conley of Ashland; and
three
grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Underwood
Funeral Home in Marysville by the Rev. James R. Taylor. Burial will be
in Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville with military rites by Union County
Military
Funeral Honor Guard. Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight and after 11
a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to
Memorial
Hospital of Union County.
CONNERY, Jean
(Friel)
1925-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Jean Connery, 75, who died
Saturday,
July 22, 2000, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Connery was born
January
24, 1925, in Plato Center, Illinois, to the late R.E. and Sarah Knight
Friel. She was a customer service representative. Surviving are two
sons,
Jack Connery of East Dubuque, Illinois, and Don Connery of Edna,
Kansas;
two daughters, Cinder Connery-Salyer of Paintsville and Peggy Connery
of
Lexington; two sisters, Lyda Moore of Parker, Colorado, and Jeanette
Sabin
of Crystal Lake, Illinois; and seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral mass will be held Saturday, July 29, at 11 a.m. at St. Michael
Catholic Church, with Fr. Terance Hoppenjans officiating.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CRAFT,
Loretta
(Music)
1916-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Funeral services
were held Monday, July 10, for Loretta Craft, 84, who died Friday, July
7, 2000, at Terra Haute Regional Hospital, Terra Haute, Indiana. Mrs.
Craft
was born February 5, 1916, in Johnson County, to the late George W. and
Elizabeth Rice Music. Surviving are her husband, James Craft; one
daughter,
Mary Francis Robinson of Ryland Heights; two brothers, Jack and Chester
Music, both of Auxier; three sisters, Clara Robinson of Auxier, Irene
Kruchko
of Casey City, Michigan, and Brenda Joyce Gilber of Fairborn, Ohio; and
two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Officiating at services
at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel were Bobby Joe Spencer and Southie
Fannin Jr. Burial followed in Music Family Cemetery at Auxier.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
DANIELS,
Betty
Jo (Colvin)
1930-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Thealka resident
Betty Jo Daniels, 70, died Saturday, July 22, 2000, at Highlands
Regional
Medical Center. Mrs. Daniels was born February 4, 1930, in Johnson
County,
to the late Claude and Ethel Blair Colvin. She worked at the Dry
Cleaners.
Surviving are her husband, Earl Daniels Jr.; one son, Terry Daniels of
River; two sisters, Debbie Colvin and Janet Sue Jones of Englewood,
Ohio;
and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, July 25, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Steve
Rose officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park Cemetery at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
DAVIS,
Gladys
2000
Published-Published-Jul
7 2000
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Saturday, for Gladys Davis, 81, who died
Wednesday,
July 5, 2000, at St. Joseph East Hospital, Lexington. Ms. Davis,
formerly
of Johnson County, was the daughter of the late William and Amanda
Stambaugh
Davis. She was retired from food service work as manager of the dining
services at the Howard Hotel in Paintsville. She was also preceded in
death
by two sisters and three brothers. Surviving are three brothers, Walter
and Ray Davis, both of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and Willie Jay Davis of
Baltimore,
Maryland; three sisters, Verna Jane Wells, Doris Travis and Roberta
Hutchison,
all of Lexington; and several nieces and nephews. Officiating at 11:30
a.m. services at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home will be Rev. C.J. Murray.
Burial
will follow in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
DYE,
Rusha (Blevins)
1908-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Rusha Dye, 92, of Alger, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 18,
2000,
at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Dye was born June 19,
1908,
in Paintsville, to the late Elzie “Buck” and Rhoda Clark Blevins. She
attended
Ada Full Gospel Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
John D. Dye, on September 20, 1976; four brothers, Kite, Azel, Pluma
and
Foster Blevins; and a sister, Runa Dye. Surviving are five sons, James
O. Dye of Dunkirk, Ohio, Elmer Dye of Dola, Ohio, Virgil Dye of Ada,
Ohio,
Paris Dye of Jenera, Ohio, and Robert Dye of Ada; two daughters,
Patricia
Holbrook of Alger, and Ann Zuercher of Ada; two brothers, George
Blevins
of Barnetts Creek and Herbert Blevins of Dayton, Ohio; one sister,
Elsie
King of Leander; and 27 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren and 12
great-great-
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, July 21, at Ada Full
Gospel Church, with Rev. James Holbrook officiating. Burial was in
Preston
Cemetery at Alger. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FAIRCHILD,
Paul
"Doug"
1945-2000
Bettsville
carpenter
Paul "Doug" Fairchild, 54, died between midnight and 2 a.m. Tuesday,
July
18, 2000, at his residence at 100 Union St., Bettsville. He was born
Sept.
5, 1945, in Paintsville, Ky., Johnson County, to the late Cecil and
Neva
(Blair) Fairchild. He was divorced. Survivors include: three children,
Tracy Fairchild of Akron, Brandy Rochester of Carey and Brook Fairchild
of Tiffin; two grandchildren; three brothers, James C. Fairchild of
Carey,
Kenneth R. Fairchild of Savannah, Tenn., and Lowell R. Fairchild of
Medway,
Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ronald L. (Wanda) Clark of Findlay and Mrs.
Marvin
F. (Judy) Jameson of Carey; and a special niece., Rhonda Fairchild
Tuttle.
A brother, Danny G. Fairchild, also preceded him in death. Mr.
Fairchild,
a carpenter, was a member of Carey Eagles and Carey Conservation Club.
A U.S. Navy veteran, he had lived in the Bettsville area for about five
years, coming there from the Vanlue area. A gathering for family and
friends
will take place at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Seneca
County
Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice, in care of the
Engle
Funeral Home, Bettsville, who are in charge of arrangements. Tiffin
Advertiser-Tribune
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2000
FANDT, Neva Lee
(Blair)
1915-2000
Published-Jul.28
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Neva Lee Fandt, 85, of Jamestown, New York, died
Monday,
July 24, 2000, at the Lutheran Retirement Home. Mrs. Fandt was born
April
10, 1915, in Paintsville, to the late Reece and Susie Webb Blair. She
was
a licensed practical nurse at the Paintsville Hospital for several
years
and was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church in Kabob,
New
York. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Fandt,
on
November 21, 1976; one brother, Richard Blair, in 1994; one sister,
Lillian
Fairchild, in 1954; and two infant sisters, Ethel Blair, in 1916, and
Marie
Blair, in 1922. Surviving are one son, Christian R. Fandt of Jamestown;
two brothers, Dexter E. Blair of Flat Gap and Glenn Blair of
Beavercreek,
Ohio; three sisters, Anna Louise Skerven of Paintsville, Garnet Stanton
of Nevada and Pennsylvania, and Pansy Loretta Blair of Las Vegas,
Nevada;
and one step-grandson. Funeral services were held Thursday, July 27, at
Lind Funeral Home of Jamestown, with Rev. Lauren Turner officiating.
Burial
followed in Cassadaga Cemetery, Cassadaga, New York.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
FERGUSON,
Donnie
Gene
1972-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
Donnie Gene
Ferguson,
28, died Sunday, July 30, 2000. Mr. Ferguson was born May 28, 1972, in
Johnson County, to Virgil and Rosetta Jenkins Ferguson. He was employed
by Key Energy. Surviving are his wife, Katina Lynn Estep Ferguson; his
parents; four brothers, Virgil Jr., Danny and Joshua Ferguson, all of
Flat
Gap, and Anthony Ray Ferguson of Red Bush; two sisters, Jennifer
Tackett
of Sitka and Diana Anderson of Providence; one brother-in-law, Bobby
(Samantha)
Estep of Zanesville, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Michelle (Jim) Hogsett
of
Sugar Grove, Ohio, and Dawn Woodard; and three nephews and five nieces.
Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, at 1 p.m. at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Johnny Estep and Jeff Blanton officiating.
Burial
will follow in Cammack-Field Cemetery at Flat Gap. (The preceding is a
paid announcement.) PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
FREEMAN,
Zeke
1933-2000
Zeke Freeman,
66, died Sunday, July 16, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Mr.
Freeman was born August 6, 1933, in Wolfe County, to the late Dow and
Polly
Spencer Freeman. Surviving are one brother, Glen Freeman of East Point.
Graveside services were held Monday, July 17, at the family cemetery at
East Point, with Wayne Burch officiating. Phelps & Son Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GOBLE,
Edna (Daniels)
1933-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Funeral services
were held Tuesday, July 25, for Edna Goble, 67, of DeBord, who died
Friday,
July 21, 2000, in Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Goble was born January 14, 1933,
in Johnson County, to the late Wiley and Hattie Adams Daniels. She was
a member of Rockcastle Church of Christ. She was also preceded in death
by her husband, William Ernest Goble, on January 22, 1991. Surviving
are
two sons, Ernest Goble of Columbus and Mark Goble of Homewood, Alabama;
five brothers, George Daniels of Tutor Key, Denny Allen Daniels of
Whitehouse,
Frank and Jim Daniels, both of Columbus, and Harold Daniels of
Zanesville,
Ohio; one sister, Nancy Lamb of Columbus; and two grandchildren.
Officiating
at services at Preston Funeral Home Chapel was J.M. Scott. Burial was
in
Goble Cemetery at Debord. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HITCHCOCK,
Jessie
Jr.
1932-2000
Former Johnson
County resident Jessie Hitchcock Jr., 67, died Monday, July 10, 2000,
at
his Park Ridge, Illinois, residence. Mr. Hitchcock was born July 23,
1932,
to the late Jessie and Elsie Colvin Hitchcock of Denver. He retired in
January 1996 from a rubber company in Chicago after 30 years of
service.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Billie Hunley Hitchcock,
formerly
of Collista, on January 21, 1980; two brothers; and one sister.
Surviving
are two daughters, Bonnie Hapanovitch of Park Ridge and Pat Hitchcock
of
Des Plaines, Illinois; two sisters, Pauline Castle of Paintsville and
Lova
Ann Borton of Pierceton, Indiana; and three grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Thursday, July 13, at Nelson Funeral Home of Park Ridge.
Burial
followed in Acacia Park Cemetery Mausoleum in Chicago.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HOLBROOK,
Lynn
Boyd Jr.
1915-2000
Retired
instructor
Lynn Boyd Jr. Holbrook, 85, of Grove City, Ohio, formerly of Auxier,
died
Saturday, July 15, 2000, at Columbus Rehabilitation Center. Mr.
Holbrook
was born February 28, 1915, in Floyd County, to the late Adam Kelsey
and
Virgie Lee Preston Holbrook. He was a retired instructor from Mayo
Technical
College and a member of the Church of Christ of Prestonsburg. He was
also
preceded in death by his first wife, Deloris Dotson, in 1970. Surviving
are his wife, Onda Curnutte Holbrook; two sons, Larry Holbrook of Grove
City, Ohio, and Don Holbrook of Prestonsburg; one daughter, Patsy Wells
of Grove City; two brothers, Charles E. Holbrook of Anderson, South
Carolina,
and Ralph Holbrook of Panama City, Florida; and eight grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today,
Wednesday,
July 19, at 11 a.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, with Evangelist
Bennie
Blankenship officiating. Burial will be in Holbrook Family Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HYDEN,
William
Randall
1934-2000
Published-July
28, 2000
William Randall
Hyden, 65, of Hardy, died Monday, July 24, 2000, at the South
Williamson
Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was born at Van Lear, Oct. 31, 1934,
a son of the late James and Alta Wells Hyden. He was a disabled coal
miner,
and a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons, William
Avery Hyden of Blackberry, Samuel Jonathan Hyden of Ohio; two
daughters,
Rhonda Lynn Trent of Oceana, W.Va., Coetta Ford of Hardy; one brother,
Jackie Wells of Indiana; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were
held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 27, in the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel,
with
Mike Smith officiating. Burial followed in the Hyden Branch Cemetery,
Van
Lear. Arrangements are under direction of Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry.
KING, Elsie
(Blevins)
1922-2000
Published-Jul.28
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Friday, for Elsie King, 77, who died Wednesday,
July
26, 2000, at her Hager Hill residence. Mrs. King was born August
24, 1922, in Johnson County, to the late Elzie Francis and Rhoda Alice
Clark Blevins. She was a retired custodian from Family Bank. She was
also
preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward King, on March 10,
1991.
Surviving are two brothers, Calvin C. “George” Blevins of
Staffordsville
and Herbert Blevins of Dayton, Ohio. Services will be held at 11 a.m.
at
Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, with Preston Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
KING,
Estill Jay
1916-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Estill Jay “Jake”
King, 83, died Tuesday, July 4, 2000, at Calvert County Nursing Center
in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Mr. King was born August 24, 1916, to
the
late James “Jim” and Martha Castle King of Van Lear. He was also
preceded
in death by his wife, Ruth Sprinkle King; one daughter, Jeanette King
Lemke;
one son, Wallace King; two brothers, Edmon and Woodroe; and three
sisters,
Ethel, Eva Lee and Malta. Surviving are one son, James Floyd King of
Owings,
Maryland; one daughter, Dorothy June Altman of Temple Hills, Maryland;
one sister, Louise Kretzer of Van Lear; and 14 grandchildren, 20
great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Friday, July
7, at Rausch Funeral Home of Owings. Burial was in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery
in Maryland. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LAYNE,
Wilbur
Woodrow
1917-2000
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Saturday, for Wilbur Woodrow Layne, 83, who died
Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at his Tom’s Creek residence. Mr. Layne was
born
February 24, 1917, to the late Leonard and Lou Caldwell Layne. He was a
retired coal miner with Princess Elkhorn Coal of David. He was also
preceded
in death by his wife, Ruby Hall Layne. Surviving are three sons, Jack
of
Fort Wayne, Indiana, Roger of Betsy Layne and Shawn of Stanville; three
daughters, Patty Bammerlin and Dottie Layne, both of South Bend,
Indiana,
and Glenda Hatin of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Ellis Layne of Ragland,
West
Virginia, and Edward Layne of Harold; three sisters, Virginia Whitten
of
Paintsville, Dollie Mae Butler of Hager Hill and Stella Mavie Adkins of
Richmond; and eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Officiating
at 1 p.m. services at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel will be Rev. Virgil
Hall.
Burial will follow in Davidson Memorial Gardens at Ivel.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MAY,
German
1906-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
German May, 93,
of Leander, died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical
Center. Mr. May was born October 30, 1906, in Johnson County, to the
late
David Ballard and Minnie Elizabeth Spradlin May. He was a miner. He was
also preceded in death by his first wife, Edna Ethel May; and a son,
Beecher
Leroy May. Surviving are his second wife, Dora May of Leander; four
sons,
William David May of Claypool, Indiana, Kenneth Wiley May of Norwood,
Ohio,
Richard Thomas May of Warsaw, Indiana, and Dorvel Eugene May of Etna
Green,
Indiana; two daughters, Virgie Elenore Rhody and Elizabeth Pearl
Walters,
both of Walbridge, Ohio; two stepdaughters, Barbara Frances of
Palestine,
Indiana, and Janet Sue Davis of Warsaw, Indiana; one stepson, Robert
May
of Claypool, Indiana; three sisters, Alka Nickles of Marion, Ohio,
Omega
Hood of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Ruby O’Keefe of Indianapolis,
Indiana;
and 30 grandchildren, 17 step-grandchildren and several great- and
step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 31, at Beechwall United Baptist
Church, with Elders James R. Blair and Gene May officiating. Burial was
in Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville, with Paintsville
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MILLER,
Jerry
Glen
1959-2000
Jerry Glenn
Miller,
40, of Royalton, died Friday Jul.21 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center at Paintsville. Mr. Miller was born Aug. 6, 1959, at Knox, Ind.,
a son of Sam and Evalece Miller. Additional survivors include five
brothers,
Sammy Miller Jr., Terry Miller, and Kellie Lee Miller, all of
Salyersville,
Ronnie Miller of Jackson, Mich., and Arnold Miller of Detroit, Mich.;
and
two sisters, Sandy Sue Salyer and Debbie Miller Allen, both of
Salyersville.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dunn-Kelley/Prater &
Dunn Funeral Home at Salyersville by Lyndsey Meade, Wayne Meade, and
Larry
Williams. Burial will be in Howard Cemetery at Royalton. Friends may
call
after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
MONTGOMERY,
Shirley
A.
1938-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Shirley A. Montgomery, 61, of Selma, Ohio, died Friday,
July 28, 2000. Mrs. Montgomery was born December 21, 1938, in
Paintsville,
to the late Earn and Dora Phipps Howard. She was a member of South
Charleston
Freewill Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by three
brothers,
Paul Howard and Roy and Charles Montgomery; and three sisters,
Geraldine
Click, Lucy Risner and Lottie McFaddin. Surviving are her husband,
Garlin
Montgomery; two sons, Rickie Montgomery of Springfield, Ohio, and Ben
Montgomery
of Selma; two daughters, Denise Bussey and Sheila Ryan, both of
Springfield;
three sisters, Julie Ratliff of Paintsville, Lola Jackson of
Springfield
and Myrtle Helton of Bloomington; and five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 1, at Jackson Lytle &
Ingling
Williams Funeral Home of Springfield, with Revs. Homer Brooks and Larry
Blair officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Burial Park.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MUSIC,
Loretta
(Mollette)
1919-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Wednesday, August 2, for Loretta Music, 80, who
died
July 30 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Music was
born
October 12, 1919, in Johnson County, to the late James W. and Rodie
Alice
Sammons Mollette. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas
Music. Surviving are one sister, Anna Ward of Shelby, Ohio. Graveside
services
will be held at 11 a.m. at Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, with Dick
VanHoose
officiating. Jones-Preston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MUSIC,
Taylor
Jr.
1930-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Thursday, July 13, for Taylor Music Jr., 70, of
Leander, who died July 9 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Music was born May 10, 1930, in Floyd County, to the late Taylor
Sr.
and Emily Burchett Music. He was retired from Adams Construction
Company
and an Army veteran. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janice
Rowland. Surviving are his wife, Betty Music; one son, Raymond Music of
Leander; two daughters, Tammy Cantrell of Leander and Teresa Keaton of
Keaton; two brothers, Henry Music of Flat Gap and James Music of
Tennessee;
one sister, Laura Hall of Paintsville; and six grandchildren.
Officiating
at 1 p.m. services at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel will be Revs.
Lowell
Pelphrey and M.T. Womack Jr. Burial will follow in Johnson County
Memorial
Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
NEWKIRK,
Alice
B. (Burton)
1919-2000
Published-Jul
14 2000
Alice B. Weaver
Newkirk, 80, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, at
Gibson
General Hospital in Princeton, Indiana. Mrs. Newkirk was born July 29,
1919, in Vermillion County, Illinois, the daughter of Homer and Susan
Whittington
Burton. She attended the First Baptist Church in Albion, taught in
public
schools for several years and was a member of Mt. Carmel Women’s Club.
She was also preceded in death by two husbands, Charles E. Weaver and
Charles
A. Newkirk; one brother, Donald Burton; and a sister, Genevieve
Proudfit.
Surviving are one daughter, Toby Sue Weaver Hall of Sitka; one
granddaughter,
Alice R. Hall of Louisville; two step-grandchildren, Robin Wallace of
Wittensville
and Robert Hall of Maine; and two step-great-grandchildren, Jasmine
Crawford
and Brandon Crawford. Funeral services will be held today, Friday, in
Short
Funeral Home Chapel, Mt. Carmel. Burial will follow in Highland
Memorial
Cemetery. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SKAGGS,
Thurman
1920-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Retired miner
Thurman Skaggs, 80, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical Center. Mr. Skaggs was born February 12, 1920, in Lawrence
County,
to the late Jonah and Virgie Young Skaggs. Surviving are his wife,
Mabel
Conley Skaggs; one son, Stanley Skaggs of Lowmansville; six daughters,
Judy Salyer of Wittensville, Denise Sparks of Lowmansville and Darcie
Rogers,
Debbie Miller, Jewell Blevins and Kathy Ross, all of Columbus, Ohio;
three
brothers, Buell and Joe Skaggs, both of Lowmansville, and Herbert
Skaggs
of Ulysses; two sisters, Pauline Lemaster of Ulysses and Ruth Martin of
Barboursville, West Virginia; and 26 grandchildren and 21
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 5, at Chestnut Grove
Enterprise
Baptist Church, with Terry Conley, Ellis Hamilton and Richard Salyer
officiating.
Burial was in Skaggs Young Cemetery at Lowmansville, with Preston
Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
TACKETT,
Frank
1953-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Funeral services
were held Tuesday, July 11, for Frank Tackett, 47, who died Saturday,
July
8, 2000, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Mr.
Tackett
was born February 13, 1953, in Johnson County, to Harvey and Emma Jean
VanHoose Tackett. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Smith Tackett; one
son,
Frank Eugene Tackett of Prestonsburg; two daughters, Jessica Marie and
Patricia Lynn Tackett, both of Thealka; one brother, Manuel Tackett of
Oil Springs; and one grandchild. Officiating at services at Thealka
Freewill
Baptist Church were George Conley and Don Fraley. Burial was in Ratliff
Cemetery at Paintsville, with Phelps & Son Funeral Home in charge
of
arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
VANHOOSE,
James
Kelly
1944-2000
James Kelly
VanHoose,
55, died Friday, July 14, 2000, at his Lowmansville residence. Mr.
VanHoose
was born December 12, 1944, in Lawrence County, to the late Hercie and
Verna Davis VanHoose. He was a coal miner with Island Fork Mining and a
member of Walnut Grove Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are his
wife,
Patricia Borders VanHoose; one son, Greg VanHoose of Hogansville,
Georgia;
three daughters, Sandy Castle of Lowmansville, Melissa Davis of East
Point
and Kristy VanHoose of Lowmansville; two sisters, Barbara Church of
Lorain,
Ohio, and Elizabeth Phillips of Tennessee; and two grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held Sunday, July 16, at Walnut Grove Free Will Baptist
Church,
with Revs. Jim Bevins and Harold Stevens officiating. Burial was in
VanHoose
Family Cemetery at Lowmansville, with Wilson Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WALLER,
Lacy
1938-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Lacy Waller, 61, who
died
Friday, July 21, 2000, at Williamson Memorial Hospital, Williamson,
West
Virginia. Mr. Waller was born November 16, 1938, to the late Cecil and
Minnie Crum Waller. He was a janitor. Surviving are one son, Lacy
Waller
Jr. of River; three daughters, Edith Maynard, Ann Horn and Kathy Horn,
all of Inez; nine brothers, Harold of Meally, Darrell and Prince, both
of Hager Hill, Hubert and Noel, both of Sitka, Orville of Boons Camp,
Theodore
and Bill, both of Tennessee, and Cecil Jr. of Michigan; one sister,
Vernie
Fannin of Meally; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Monday,
July 24, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Isaac Rowland
officiating.
Burial was in the family cemetery at Stambaugh Branch.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WARD,
Ethel (Hitchcock)
1915-2000
Published-Aug.02
2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Ethel Ward, 85, who died
Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs.
Ward was born January 1, 1915, in Johnson County, to the late Jessie
and
Mary Jane O’Bryan Hitchcock. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
Crate Ward, on December 14, 1969. Surviving are one stepson, Chester
Ward
of Denver; one stepdaughter, Gloria Ward Blair of Paintsville; two
sisters,
Frances Bradley and Callie Blair, both of Paintsville; and 11
grandchildren
and 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 30,
at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Toby Wheeler officiating.
Burial
was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WELLMAN,
Gladys
Lorraine (Moore)
1930-2000
Gladys Lorraine
Tackett Wellman, 70, of Rush, died Thursday Jul.13 2000 in King's
Daughters
Medical Center. Mrs. Wellman was born June 22, 1930, in Johnson County,
a daughter of the late John and Goldie Lemaster Moore. Her husband, Den
Tackett, died in 1980. She was also preceded in death by two sons,
James
Cottle and Anthony David Tackett. Surviving are four daughters, Betty
Brill
of Flatwoods, Debbie Boatwright of Ashland and Diana Salyers and Linda
Salyers, both of Rush; three sons, Virgil Tackett and Timmy Tackett,
both
of Ashland, and Randy Tackett of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a son, Douglas
Cottle of Blaine; a sister, Wanda Stambaugh of Ashland; two brothers,
Harvey
Moore of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Gordon Moore of Plain City, Ohio; 20
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1
p.m.
Monday at Miller Funeral Home by the Rev. Alan Newberry. Burial will be
in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m.
Sunday
at the funeral home.
WELLS, Thomas
Roger
1943-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Thomas Roger
Wells, 57, died Monday, July 24, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Wells was born March 27, 1943, in Johnson County, to the late
Curtis
and Verna Phipps Wells. He was a machinist. Surviving are one brother,
Morris Wells of Van Lear. Graveside services were held Tuesday, July
25,
at Highland Memorial Park, with B. Joe Hill officiating. Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WILLIAMS,
Judith
A. (Pritchard)
1942-2000
Published-Jul.26
2000
Judith A.
Prichard
Williams, 57, died Friday, July 21, 2000, at Brown County Hospital,
Georgetown,
Ohio. Mrs. Williams was born April 3, 1942, to Gypsy M. Prichard and
the
late Lewis Milton Prichard. She was a teacher for West Clermont School
District. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James M.
Williams
III; and a brother, Jack Milton Prichard. Surviving are her mother, of
Louisa; one son, James M. Williams IV of Milford, Ohio; one daughter,
Susan
Nicole Lloyd of Middletown, Ohio; one sister, June Lynn Davis of
Paintsville;
and one grandson. Funeral services were held Monday, July 24, at Bethel
United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Tate Township Cemetery,
with
Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home of Bethel, Ohio, in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WILLIAMS,
Opal
(Rose)
1917-2000
Published-Jul
14 2000
Retired tool
clerk Opal Williams, 82, of Flat Gap, died Sunday, July 9, 2000,
at Dayton Heart Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Williams was born December
1, 1917, in Wolfe County, to the late Henry B. and Elizabeth Lewis
Rose.
She was retired from Wright/Patterson Air Force Base and a member of
Red
Bush Enterprise Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
Virgil Williams, on July 22, 1984. Surviving are one son, Marcus
Williams
of Springfield, Ohio; two daughters, Pocahontas Campbell of Beaver,
Ohio,
and Elizabeth Reagan of Englewood, Ohio; four brothers, Everett,
Linville,
Carl and Frank Rose, all of Dayton; three sisters, Ruth Sizemore,
Bernice
Lockhart and May Palmer, all of Dayton; and six grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 13, at Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Ellis Hamilton officiating. Burial was Williams Cemetery at Flat
Gap.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WRIGHT,
Andrew
J.
1913-2000
Published-Jul
12 2000
Andrew J. Wright,
86, of Prestonsburg, died Thursday, July 6, 2000, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center. Mr. Wright was born August 9, 1913, at Water Gap, to
the
late Roy and Hariett Burchett Wright. He was a retired inspector for
the
Bethlehem Steel Company and a school teacher with the Floyd County
School
System. He was of the Lutheran faith. Surviving are his wife, Catherine
McGinness Wright; six daughters, Iris Jean Shaw and Charlotte Rose Nye,
both of Prestonsburg, Andrea Leah Twele of Crownsville, Maryland,
Pamelia
Louise Decker of Eastern Shore, Maryland, Teresa Marlene Hogan of
Arlington,
Texas, and Janna Carmen Burkhardt of Eldersburg, Maryland; three half
brothers,
Bud Wright of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and Wade Wright and John Wright, both
of Ohio; three half sisters, Nora Smith of Sandusky, Ohio, Garnet Mauk
of Arizona and Juanita Fresch of Sandusky, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren
and
six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 8,
at
Floyd Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Mark Tackett officiating. Burial
was
in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
YOUNG,
George
Alvin
2000
Published-Jul.28
2000
George Alvin
Young, 68, of Dayton, Ohio, died Monday, July 24, 2000, at his
residence.
Mr. Young was the son of the late Jessie Bradley Young Sr. and Ada
Marie
Conley-Young. He was an Army veteran, having served during the Korean
War,
foster parent for nine years and worked as a carpenter. Surviving are
his
wife, Pauline Daniel-Young; one son, James Young of Dayton; three
daughters,
Kathy McKenzie of Paintsville, Freida Kendrick of West Carrollton,
Ohio,
and Carolyn Lake of Dayton; five brothers, Charles of Columbus, Ohio,
Eugene
of Ypsilanti, Michigan, Noah of Fairborn, Ohio, Nurman of Kettering,
Ohio,
and Douglas of Long Beach, California; and 10 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Friday, at 2 p.m. at
Newcomer-Barclay
Funeral Home of Kettering, with Rev. Elva Daniels officiating. Burial
will
follow in Valley View Memory Gardens, Xenia, Ohio.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
AUGUST -
2000
BLAIR,
Georgia Faye
(Preston)
1924-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Georgia Faye
Blair, 76, of South Carolina, died Saturday, August 12, 2000, at Brian
Nursing Center. Mrs. Blair was born May 10, 1924, in Lawrence County,
to
the late Frank and Martha Porter Preston. She was preceded in death by
two husbands, Henry Spradlin Sr. and Wayne Blair. Surviving are one
son,
Henry Spradlin Jr.; two daughters, Delores Banks of Van Lear and Mary
Cooper
of Stony Point, North Carolina; and one sister, Vneedia McKinny.
Graveside
services were held Tuesday, August 15, at Oakwood Cemetery in
Statesville,
North Carolina, with Nicholson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BORDERS,
Shelby
Jean (Wireman)
1940-2000
Shelby Jean
Wireman
Borders, 59, of Salyersville, died Friday Aug.11 2000 in Paul B. Hall
Medical
Center in Paintsville. Mrs. Borders was born Dec. 13, 1940, in Magoffin
County, a daughter of Stella Hale Wireman and the late Tony Wireman.
She
was a Baptist. Additional survivors include her husband, Emmitt
Borders;
two brothers, Luther Wireman and Vellis Wireman, both of Gunlock; and
two
sisters, Irene Borders of Marion, Ohio, and Ruby Ann Bailey of
Hueysville.
The funeral will at 11 a.m. Monday at Brushy Fork Missionary Baptist
Church
by Ollie Watts. Burial will be in Hale Cemetery at Gunlock. Friends may
call at Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home in Salyersville.
CARTER, Beulah
Fay (Codle)
1936-2000
Beulah Fay
Carter,
64, of Greenup, died Thursday Aug.17 2000 at her home. Mrs. Carter was
born Feb. 16, 1936, in Johnson County, a daughter of the late Charles
and
Ruby Johnson Codle. She was a Presbyterian. Surviving are her husband,
Ora Jay Carter; six children; and a sister, Rita Harris of Oklahoma.
The
funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evans Funeral Home in
Raceland
by the Rev. Alfred Moore Jr. Burial will be in Bishop-Green Cemetery in
Greenup.
CASTLE, Bernard
"Junior"
1952-2000
Published-Aug.30
2000
Funeral services
were held Saturday, August 26, for Bernard “Junior” Castle, 48, who
died
August 23 2000, at his Nippa residence. Mr. Castle was born February
12,
1952, in Johnson County, to the late Lora Castle. He was an employee at
Hill Top Parts and Equipment. Surviving are three brothers, Lonnie and
Ronnie Castle, both of Nippa, and Vencil Ray Castle of River; and three
aunts, Jean Hayes, Aleta Stambaugh and Betty Dinger. Officiating at
services
at Tutor Key Enterprise Baptist Church were Delbert Music and Jeff
Hayes.
Burial followed in Clark Castle Cemetery at Nippa.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
COBURN,
Edith
Mae (Walters)
1903-2000
Edith Mae Coburn,
97, of Ironton, died Friday Aug.18 2000 in River Valley Health System.
Mrs. Coburn was born June 23, 1903, at River, Ky., a daughter of the
late
Oscar and Katherine Daniels Walters. She was also preceded in death by
her husband, Earl L. Coburn; her stepmother, Tennissee Walters; two
sons,
Willis G. Coburn and Sheldon Jay Coburn; and a daughter, Theda Jenkins.
She was a member of 29th Street United Baptist Church at Ashland, Ky.,
and a member of Ironton Eastern Star, and Areme Club. Surviving are
three
sons, James Coburn and Gary Coburn, both of Ironton, and Denny Coburn
of
Gallipolis; a daughter, Garneita June Coburn of Ironton; 17
grandchildren;
30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The funeral
will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hayes-Phillips Funeral Home at
Ironton
by Scott Jenkins and Randy Jenkins. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial
Park at Ashland, Ky. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral
home.
COLVIN, Bobby
Gene
1937-2000
Published-Aug.30
2000
Flat Gap resident
Bobby Gene Colvin, 63, died Saturday, August 26, 2000. Mr. Colvin was
born
January 23, 1937, in Johnson County, to the late Wayne and Hazel
Preston
Colvin. He was a coal truck driver and a veteran of the United States
Marine
Corp. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Adaline Stambaugh
and
Joyce. Surviving are one stepson, Paul Hannah of Wittensville; six
daughters,
Wilma Clark and Ella Colvin, both of Van Lear, Bobbi Adkins, Lydia
Sadler
and Lynn McKenzie, all of Stambaugh, and Ora Lee Hannah of Allen; one
brother,
Billy Colvin of Flat Gap; three sisters, Lillian Frost of Flat Gap,
Phyllis
Hyden of Indiana and Lois McKamey of Dayton, Ohio; and 19
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held August 29 at Van Lear Enterprise Baptist
Church,
with Roger Hill officiating. Burial was in Harris Lemaster Cemetery at
Flat Gap, with Jones-Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CONLEY,
Harry
Franklin
1925-2000
Harry Franklin
Conley, 74, of Salyersville, died Wednesday Aug.30 2000 in Paul B. Hall
Medical Center. Mr. Conley was born Dec. 20, 1925, in Magoffin County,
a son of the late Taylor and Gegie Gullett Conley. He was a former
pipefitter
and farmer. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Magoffin
County Disabled American Veterans Chapter 15. Surviving are his wife,
Virginia
Collins Conley; a son, James F. Conley of Salyersville; two daughters,
Colleen Helton and Carol Jean Howard, both of Salyersville; two
brothers,
Cecil Conley of Salyersville and Jeff Conley of Springfield, Ohio; two
sisters, Lillian Howard of Salyersville and Edna Napper of Columbus,
Ohio;
six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be
held
at 2 p.m. Saturday at Salyersville Funeral Home by Lindsey Meade, Wayne
Meade, Eddie Dennison and Jerry Rice. Burial will be in Conley Cemetery
in Falcon. Friends may call until 10 tonight and until time of the
service
Saturday at the funeral home.
CRUM, Mildred
(Bell)
1918-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Mildred Crum,
82, of Lexington, formerly of Johnson County, died Friday, August 11,
2000,
at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Mrs. Crum was born May 25, 1918, in
Paintsville, to the late Charles and Mintie VanHoose Bell. Surviving
are
her husband, Clyde Crum of Lexington; one daughter, Patricia Stambaugh
of Lexington; and one granddaughter. Funeral services were held August
14 at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Larry Joe Bayes
officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
CURTIS,
Rouie
(Lemaster)
1909-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Rouie Curtis,
91, died Sunday, August 6, 2000, at Park Hill. Mrs. Curtis was born
January
29, 1909, in Johnson County, to the late Alvie and Belle Salyers
LeMaster.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, James M. Curtis; one
grandson;
four sisters; and three brothers. Surviving are one son, Rexford Curtis
of Centerburg, Ohio; two daughters, Priscilla Blair of Park Hill and
Carolyn
Stambaugh of Sunbury, Ohio; one brother, Luther LeMaster of
Paintsville;
and 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and nine
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 9, at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel, with Wayne Knisley and Darin Stambaugh officiating. Burial
was in Curtis Family Cemetery at Flat Gap.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
DELONG,
Phyllis
(Wallen)
1932-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Funeral services
will be held Sunday, August 20, for Phyllis M. Delong, 68, who died
August
5 2000, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, Florida. Mrs.
Delong
was born April 22, 1932, in Floyd County, to the late Mart and Sula
Greene
Wallen. Surviving are her husband, Virgil Delong; two sons, Ronnie
Delong
of Woodstock, New York, and Virgil Dewayne Delong of Findley, Ohio;
four
daughters, Diane Andrews of Honor, Michigan, Gerry Thompson of Elk
View,
West Virginia, Jackie Delong of Findley and Teresa Delong of Port
Charlotte;
one sister, Shirley Fritzgerald of Warsaw, Indiana; and 18
grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren. Officiating at 4 p.m. services at Highland
Memorial Park will be J.M. Scott. Preston Funeral Home is in charge of
local arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GAMBLE,
Hazel
1914-2000
Hazel Gamble,
86, of Salyersville, died Tuesday Aug.26 2000 in Salyersville Health
Care
Center. Mr. Gamble was born Jan. 31, 1914, in Johnson County, a son of
the late John and Dora Blair Gamble. He was a retired oil field worker
and a member of Head of Coon United Baptist Church. Surviving are his
wife,
Estie Howard Gamble; three sons, Berlin Gamble and Harold Gamble, both
of Salyersville and Marvin Gamble of Ezel; seven daughters, Emma Fay
Jenkins,
Ella Mae Howard, Wandalene Adams, Maxine Hunley, Lorene Howard, Irene
Dalton
and Dora Lou Russell, all of Salyersville; a brother, Flemmie Gamble of
Richwood, Ohio; a sister, Allie Gamble of Paintsville; two half
brothers,
William Gamble and Edward Gamble, both of Salyersville; five half
sisters,
Wilma Blanton, Betty Blanton and Joyce Lemaster, all of Salyersville,
Mirtie
Howard of Grape Creek and Peggy Helton of Florida; a stepsister, Thelma
Christine Hall of Salyersville; 48 grandchildren; 90
great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday
at Head of Coon United Baptist Church by Roy Coffey, Carl Howard and
Joe
Carroll. Burial will be in Family Cemetery in Buffalo. Friends may call
anytime at the church. Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home in
Salyersville
is in charge of arrangements.
GEORGE, Thomas
E.
1916-2000
Published-Aug.04
2000
Funeral services
will be held today, Friday, August 4, for Thomas E. George, 84, of West
Van Lear, who died August 1, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. George was born March 29, 1916, in Floyd County, to the late
Malcolm
and Virginia Emily Conley George. He was a miner and member of the
First
Church of God of Paintsville. He was also preceded in death by his
wife,
Mary Lou George. Surviving are one son, Clay George of Sitka; one
daughter,
Tommie L. Kendrick of West Van Lear; two brothers, Clyde George of
Prestonsburg
and Melvin George of Adrian, Michigan; and two grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Officiating at 1 p.m. services at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel will
be Revs. Trevor Belcher and Dewey E. Music. Burial will follow in
Highland
Memorial Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GRAYSON,
Estill
1914-2000
Estill Grayson,
85, of Louisa, died Wednesday Aug.27 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Grayson was born Sept. 30, 1914, in Georges Creek,
a son of the late Lace and Mary Rachel Grayson. His wife, Goldie
May Castle, preceded him in death. He was a retired coal miner and
laborer.
Surviving are a son, Clarence Grayson of Bonita Springs, Fla., and
Louisa;
two brothers, Chester Grayson of Ashland and Earsel Grayson of
Maryland;
and three sisters, Millie Rowe, Bessie Waddale, and Anna Aline Grayson,
all of Ashland. There will be no funeral service. Friends may call from
2 to 9 p.m. Friday at Heston Funeral Home in Louisa.
GREEN, Laura Lynn
(Spradlin)
1967-2000
Published-Sep.06
2000
Funeral services
were held Saturday, September 2, for Laura Lynn Green, 33, of Blaine,
who
died August 30, 2000. Mrs. Green was born August 19, 1967, in Johnson
County,
to the late Harold and Irine Bentley Spradlin. She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Randall Lee Green. Surviving are two sons, Travis
Lee and Michael Shane Green, both of Van Lear; two brothers, Gary and
Dennis
H. Spradlin, both of Denver; and two sisters, Louise Howard of West Van
Lear and Ida Dollarhide of Van Lear. Officiating at services at
Paintsville
Funeral Home Chapel were Elder Eual McKenzie and Rev. Roger Ross.
Burial
followed in Sparks Cemetery at Blaine. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GULLETT,
Jennie
(Blair)
1907-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Jennie Gullett, 93, of Volga,
who
died Thursday, August 17, 2000, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center.
Mrs. Gullett was born July 3, 1907, at Manila, to the late Crosford and
Bessie Blanton Blair. She was a member of Caudill Fork United Baptist
Church.
Surviving are four sons, Wendell Gullett of Volga, Paul Gullett of
Hager
Hill, James Willard Gullett of New Carlisle, Ohio, and Don Gullett of
Clarksville,
Tennessee; two daughters, Christine Blanton of Oil Springs and Reida
Hope
Robinson of Springfield, Ohio; one sister, Maude Burchett of
Winchester;
and 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 20, at Paintsville Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Elders Eulas Adams, Phillip Caudill and Allen Fannin
officiating.
Burial followed in Blanton Branch Cemetery at Oil Springs.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HONEYCUTT,
Everett
L.
1928-2000
Published-Aug.30
2000
Former Johnson
County resident Everett L. Huneycutt, 72, of Rome Township, Ohio, died
Saturday, August 19, 2000, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Mr. Huneycutt was
born
February 9, 1928, at Van Lear, to the late Hansford and Beatrice Dawson
Honeycutt. He served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII and
retired from ACF Industries after 32 years of service. He was a member
of American Legion Post 16, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1064, the
American
Welding Society and the Rome Church of Christ. He was also preceded in
death by his first wife, Audrey Huneycutt. Surviving are his wife,
Betty
W. Huneycutt; two sons, Gary Huneycutt of Williamsburg, Virginia, and
Larry
Huneycutt of Columbus, Ohio; three daughters, Deborah Carrico of
Savannah,
Georgia, Denise Trippy of Williamsburg and Regina Kidd of Rome
Township;
one stepdaughter, Jennifer May of St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania; one
brother,
Eldon Honeycutt of Columbus; one sister, Lorraine Salyers of Sitka; and
six grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Funeral services were
held
August 22 at Chapman’s Mortuary, with Pastors Steve Smith and Eldon
Honeycutt
officiating. Burial followed in Rome Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
HORNBACK,
Janet
Sue (Shively)
1940-2000
Janet Sue
Hornback,
59, of Huber Heights, died Wednesday Aug.16 2000 in Good Samaritan
Hospital
in Dayton. Mrs. Hornback was born Nov. 17, 1940, in Van Lear, Ky., a
daughter
of the late Woodrow Sparks and Virgie Shively. She was also preceded in
death by her stepfather, Marvin Shively. She was a property
manager
for Lexford Properties, a graduate of Ironton High School and attended
Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Rick
Hornback;
two sons, John Holtzapfel and Robert Holtzapfel, both of Ironton; a
stepdaughter,
Denise Hornback of Dayton; a stepson, Brian Hornback of Cincinnati; two
brothers, Richard Sparks of Bismarck, N.D., and Marvin Shively Jr. of
Ironton;
and two stepgrandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at
Phillips Funeral Home in Ironton by the Rev. Leon Holderby and the Rev.
Paul Dillow. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call from
5 to 8 tonight at the George C. Martin Funeral Home in Dayton and from
6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home.
LYKINS, Effie
Martie (Trusty)
1922-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Effie Marie
Trusty
Lykins, 78, of Cannel City, died Thursday, August 10, 2000, at
Paul
B. Hall Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of Mountain Manor
Nursing
Home. Mrs. Lykins was born January 6, 1922, in Wolfe County, to the
late
Edd and Jane Back Trusty. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
John Marvin Lykins, in 1984; two sons, Marvin Eugene Lykins, on June
21,
1998, and James Lester Lykins, on June 20, 1977; and one brother, Elmer
Trusty. Surviving are two daughters, Olean May of Lexington and
Charlene
Taylor of Thealka; one sister, Eva Trusty of Campton; and eight
grandchildren
and six great- grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, August
13, at Redeemed Old Regular Baptist Church, with Revs. Gary Blair and
Steve
Slone officiating. Burial followed in the Lykins Cemetery at Cannel
City
with Herald and Stewart and Halsey Funeral Home of West Liberty in
charge
of arrangements. Pallbearers were Scottie Keeton, Matt Rhodes, Chris
Elam,
Junior Lykins, Ricky Lykins and Bryan Lindon.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
MCKENZIE,
Joe
Melvin
1935-2000
Friday Aug 18
2000
Truck driver
Joe Melvin McKenzie, 65, of Flat Gap, died Saturday, August 12, 2000,
at
Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mr. McKenzie was born March 16,
1935,
in Johnson County, to the late Charley and Mausie Cantrell McKenzie. He
was also preceded in death by his wife, Malinda Pauline McKenzie.
Surviving
are three sons, Garry of Flat Gap, Doug of Maringo, Ohio, and Kenny of
Fredericktown, Ohio; two daughters, Annie Lloyd and Betty Wright, both
of Fredericktown; four brothers, Eldon of Paintsville, Hubert of Yuma,
Arizona, James of Clio, Michigan, and Elmon of Olive Green, Ohio; three
sisters, Mabel Cantrell of Flat Gap, Barbara Johnson of Prestonsburg
and
Martha Blair of Delaware, Ohio; and six grandchildren. Funeral services
were held August 15 at Old Cold Springs United Baptist Church, with
Elders
Donald Baldwin, Thoral Daniels and Perry Moore officiating. Burial was
in McKenzie Family Cemetery at Flat Gap, with Paintsville Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
MEEK,
Marie (Spradlin)
1915-2000
Marie Spradlin
Meek, 85, of Winter Garden, Fla., formerly of Boyd County, died Tuesday
Aug.01 2000 at the home of a daughter, Patricia Conley of Winter
Garden.
Mrs. Meek was born Jan. 21, 1915, in Johnson County, a daughter of the
late Britton and Ollie Lemaster Spradlin. She was a member of Oak
Springs
United Baptist Church, Rebekkah's, Order of Eastern Star, White Shrine
7, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Additional survivors
include
a son, Larry Gail Meek of Douglasville, Ga.; two brothers, Fred
Spradlin
of Ohatchee, Ala., and Benny Spradlin of West Liberty; seven
grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 5
p.m.
Saturday at Steen Funeral Home-Cannonsburg Chapel by Elder Dewey A.
McCarty.
Contributions may be made to Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, Frankfort,
Ky.
MONTGOMERY, Madge
(Skaggs)
1914-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Funeral services
were held Monday, August 14, for Madge Montgomery, 86, of Paintsville,
who died August 11 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mrs.
Montgomery
was born July 13, 1914, in Magoffin County, to the late Dockie and Dove
Helton Skaggs. She was a retired merchant, having owned and operated a
general store in Paintsville. She was also preceded in death by her
husband,
Clayton Montgomery; and a grandson, Robert Clayton Montgomery.
Surviving
are one son, Elden Montgomery of Paintsville; two daughters, Jean
Montgomery
and Sue Baldridge, both of Paintsville; four brothers, Lannie and
Hollie
Skaggs, both of Ashland, Ollie Skaggs of Morrow, Ohio, and Charlie
Skaggs
of Salyersville; three sisters, Zula Jenkins of Salyersville, Felcie
Helton
of Morrow, Ohio, and Alice Montgomery of Waverly, Ohio; and two
grandsons
and one step-grandchild. Officiating at services at Paintsville Funeral
Home Chapel were Revs. Larry Blair and Danny Ward. Burial was in Head
of
Coon Cemetery at Salyersville. (The preceding obituary was reprinted
due
to errors being submitted in the original copy.)
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
PENNINGTON,
Clara
(Blanton)
1910-2000
Published-Aug.04
2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements for Clara Pennington, 90, who died
Wednesday,
August 2, 2000, at Hospice of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Pennington was
born February 25, 1910, at Falcon, to the late Edward and Mary Salyers
Blanton. She was a member of the Little Paint United Baptist Church.
She
was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Pennington; one son,
Raymond Blair; and one stepson, Paul Pennington. Surviving are three
daughters,
Lillian Faye Lockmiller of Dayton, Ohio, Vivian Shultz of Beaver Creek,
Ohio, and Janet Stapleton of Huber Heights, Ohio; four stepdaughters,
Billie
Howard of Covington, Ohio, Betty Lemaster of Columbus, Ohio, Sue Conley
of Springfield, Ohio, and Mary Tackett of Xenia, Ohio; five stepsons,
Jack,
Keith and Douglas Pennington, all of Oil Springs, and Joe and Tommy
Pennington,
both of Oil Springs; two sisters, Esta Blair of Flatwoods and Pearl
Ginter
of Kissimmee, Florida; and 33 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and
eight great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today,
Friday,
at 11 a.m. at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Elders J.D. Rice
and
Joe Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson County Memorial
Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
PRESTON,
James
E.
1917-2000
Published-Aug.09
2000
James E. Preston,
83, died Saturday, August 5, 2000, at his Hager Hill residence. Mr.
Preston
was born April 17, 1917, in Johnson County, to the late Ervin and Addie
Meek Preston. He was a miner. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine
Fairchild
Preston; two step- sons, Jimmy Dye of Hager Hill and Ronnie Dye of
Jacksonville,
Florida; four step-daughters, Maggie Medicus of Hager Hill, Tammy Lowe
and Darlene Osborne, both of West Van Lear, and Florence Spencer of
Fruithurst,
Alabama; one brother, Jack Boyd of Lima, Ohio; and 11 step-
grandchildren
and seven step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held August 7
at Jones- Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Harold Auxier and Ted
Dawson
officiating. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
RATLIFF,
Audrey
Mae (Daniels)
1909-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Former Johnson
County resident Audrey Mae Ratliff, 90, died Wednesday, August 9, 2000,
at Villa Fairborn, Fairborn, Ohio. Mrs. Ratliff was born October 24,
1909,
in Johnson County, to the late Ranson “Pete” and Tavia Wilcox Daniels.
She was a member of Third Street Freewill Baptist Church and worked
several
years for Teater’s Drive Inn of Paintsville. She was also preceded in
death
by her husband, Virgil Ratliff; and a sister, Anna Lee Estep. Surviving
are three sons, Roy Ratliff of Paintsville, Charles Dencil Ratliff of
Columbus,
Ohio, and Paul Vencil Ratliff of Phoenix, Arizona; two daughters, Faye
Ward of Tipp City, Ohio, and Joyce Ann Chenault of Enon, Ohio; and nine
grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 11, at Paintsville Funeral
Home
Chapel, with Rev. Larry Blair officiating. Burial followed in Mayo
Memorial
Cemetery at Paintsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
RICE,
Goldia (Crockett)
1905-2000
Goldia Rice,
95, of Salyersville, died Thursday Aug.17 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center at Paintsville. Mrs. Rice was born April 19, 1905, in Magoffin
County,
a daughter of the late John and Eveline Amyx Crockett. She was also
preceded
in death by her husband, Charlie Rice; two sons, William Rice and
Johnny
Rice; and two daughters, Maxine Bailey and Betty Music. Surviving are
two
sons, Jack Rice and Bobby Rice, both of Hamilton, Ohio; five daughters,
Lena Ferrell of Cincinnati, Ohio, Nellavine Willis of Hopkinsville,
Mary
Dalton and Evelyn Becker, both of Hamilton, Ohio, and Shirley Blanton
of
Salyersville; a sister, Luttie Reed of Salyersville; 37 grandchildren;
and 39 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday
at Salyersville Funeral Home by Dick Vanhoose and Sammie Allen. Burial
will be in the Rice family cemetery.
RITTENHOUSE,
Shawn
Lynn
1970-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Shawn Lynn
Rittenhouse,
30, of Van Lear, died Friday, August 18, 2000. Mr. Rittenhouse was born
May 19, 1970, in Huntington, Indiana, to Anthony Rittenhouse and the
late
Judy Banks Rittenhouse. He was disabled. He was also preceded in death
by a sister, Susan Renea Blevins. Surviving are his father; one son,
Shawn
Rittenhouse Jr. of Floyd County; three daughters, Marlena, Susan and
Mandy
Rittenhouse, all of Floyd County; and one brother, Wayne Rittenhouse of
Van Lear. Funeral services were held Monday, August 21, at
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Ronnie Spriggs officiating. Burial followed
in
Butcher Fork Cemetery at Van Lear. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
ROBINSON,
Carl
Curtis
1915-2000
Published-Aug.09
2000
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Thursday, August 10, for Carl Curtis Robinson,
84,
who died August 7, 2000, at his East Point residence. Mr. Robinson was
born November 13, 1915, in Floyd County, to the late Samuel L. “Sam”
and
Josie Music Robinson. He was a retired miner/welder. He was also
preceded
in death by two brothers, Samuel and Earnest Robinson; and three
sisters,
Ocie Patrick, Minnie Arms and Zora Marshall. Surviving are his wife,
Opal
Whitaker Robinson; one son, Kenneth Robinson of East Point; one
daughter,
Carol Jean Pelphrey of East Point; and three grandchildren. Officiating
at 1 p.m. services at Whitaker Freewill Baptist Church will be Hubert
Slone.
Burial will follow in the family cemetery at East Point, with
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SMITH,
James Coy
1917-2000
Published-Aug.09
2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for James Coy Smith, 82, of Flat
Gap,
who died Wednesday, August 2, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Mr. Smith was born November 13, 1917, in Morgan County, to the late
John
and Teresa Smith. He was a carpenter’s assistant. Surviving are his
wife,
Esther Smith; one daughter, Shirley Shoonover of Dayton, Ohio; and four
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held
August
5, at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel, with Revs. Ellis Hamilton and
Jeff
Blanton officiating. Burial followed at Conley Family Cemetery, Flat
Gap.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SPARKS,
Fay
2000
Fay Sparks, 79,
died August 4 2000, in Louisville. She was preceded in death by two
brothers,
Ray and Thomas; and one sister, Virginia. Surviving are two
sisters-in-law,
Judith and Kay. Graveside services will be held at Highlands Memorial
Park
on Friday, August 25, at 2 p.m. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SPARKS,
Nancy
(Sammons)
1913-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Retired
postmaster
Nancy Daniels Sparks, 87, died Saturday, August 19, 2000, at her
Thelma residence. Mrs. Sparks was born April 21, 1913, in Johnson
County,
to the late Martin and Hulda Price Sammons. She was retired from the
U.S.
Government and a member of Concord United Baptist Church. She was also
preceded in death by two husbands, Arnie Daniels and Jarvis O. Sparks.
Surviving are one son, Herbert Martin Daniels of Thelma; one daughter,
Elizabeth Pack of Thelma; two brothers, Edsel Sammons of Tennessee and
Johnnie Sammons of California; two sisters, Edna Price of West Van Lear
and Mary Ruth Urton of Columbus, Ohio; and seven grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren
and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held August 22
at Concord United Baptist Church, with Charles Price officiating.
Burial
followed in Dan Gambill Cemetery at Thelma, with Preston Funeral Home
in
charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
SPRADLIN,
Ruth
(Griffith)
1936-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Hager Hill
resident
Ruth Spradlin, 64, died Sunday, August 13, 2000, at UK Medical Center,
Lexington. Mrs. Spradlin was born March 4, 1936, in Johnson County, to
the late Morton and Nancy Blair Griffith. She was employed by Food
City.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raleigh Spradlin, on
January
4, 1996. Surviving are one son, James Raleigh Spradlin of Hager Hill;
one
daughter, Lisa Renee Dale of Van Lear; five sisters, Shellie Griffith,
Alice Rice and Lillian Gullett, all of Hager Hill, Edna McKenzie of
Staffordsville
and Ella Mae Patrick of Westville, Illinois; and one granddaughter.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, August 16, at Preston Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Lowell Pelphrey and Ronnie Spriggs officiating. Burial was in
Lakeview
Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
STAMBAUGH,
James
Ed
1919-2000
James Ed
Stambaugh,
81, of Hueysville, died Monday Aug.28 2000 in Martin County Health Care
Center in Inez. Mr. Stambaugh was born Feb. 11, 1919, in Johnson
County,
a son of the late Phillip and Virginia Cordial Stambaugh. His wife,
Ruth
Salyer Stambaugh, preceded him in death. He was retired from Inland Gas
Co. and a member of Hueysville Church of Christ. Surviving are a
daughter,
Carol Lafferty of Paintsville; a grandchild; a great-grandchild; andtwo
stepgrandchildren. The funeral was held Wednesday at Hueysville Church
of Christ by Church of Christ ministers. Burial was in Milton Prater
Cemetery
in Hueysville. Hall Funeral Home in Martin was in charge of
arrangements.
STAPLETON,
Clarence
"Bear"
1934-2000
Published-Aug.30
2000
Retired miner
Clarence “Bear” Stapleton, 65, died Thursday, August 24, 2000, at his
Tutor
Key residence. Mr. Stapleton was born July 12, 1934, in Johnson County,
to the late Hansford and Amanda Daniel Stapleton. Surviving are his
wife,
Alice Webb Stapleton; one son, C. Michael Stapleton of Georgetown;
three
brothers, Curtis Sr. and Jimmy Stapleton, both of Tutor Key, and Ervin
Stapleton of River; and one sister, Esta Mae Price of Mobile, Alabama.
Funeral services were held August 26 at Preston Funeral Home Chapel,
with
Jeff Burchett officiating. Burial followed at Stapleton Cemetery, Tutor
Key. PAINTSVILLE HERALD
STEPHENS,
John
Ward
1925-2000
John Ward
Stephens,
75, of Royalton, died Thursday Aug.03 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
at Paintsville. Mr. Stephens was born June 26, 1925, in Magoffin
County,
a son of the late Emery and Myrtle Salyers Stephens. His first wife,
Sally
Marshall Stephens, also preceded him in death. He was a retired welder
for Emery Coal Co., a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and a United
Baptist.
Surviving are his wife, Norma Lee Stephens; a daughter, Patty Allen of
Munith, Mich.; two stepsons, William Porter and Ryan Porter, both of
Salyersville;
four stepdaughters, Jamie Porter and Penny Bailey, both of
Salyersville,
Sandra Goble of Floyd County, and Shelia Ferguson of Elliott County;
three
grandchildren; ten step-grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The
funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gun Creek United Baptist
Church
by Mike Smith and Simon Porter. Burial will be in Stephens Cemetery at
Royalton. Friends may call today at Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn
Funeral
Home at Salyersville
STEWART, Nancy
(Delong)
1903-2000
Published-Aug.09
2000
Funeral services
were held Sunday, August 6, for Nancy Stewart, 96, of Paintsville, who
died August 4, 2000, at Woodland Oaks Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Stewart
was born November 7, 1903, in Johnson County, to the late Ben and Sarah
Sammons Delong. She was retired from Union News of Ashland. She was
also
preceded in death by her husband, Sturgill Stewart, in 1950. Surviving
are two sons, Raymond and Glen Arlo Stewart, both of Ashland; one
daughter,
Ernestine McDade of Franklin, Ohio; one brother, Bill Delong of Van
Lear;
one sister, Audrey Deerfield of Cleveland, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren,
several great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild.
Officiating
at services at Paintsville Church of Christ was Steve Miller. Burial
was
in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, with Jones-Preston Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
TACKETT,
Bert
1905-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Retired coal
miner Bert Tackett, 95, of McDowell, died Saturday, August 12, 2000, at
McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital. Mr. Tackett was born February
15,
1905, in Floyd County, to the late William Basel and Rhoda White
Tackett.
He was a member of UMWA of McDowell and Little Rosa Old Regular Baptist
Church, New Salem Association. He was also preceded in death by his
wife,
Irene (Renie) Hamilton Tackett. Surviving are two sons, Harold and
Billy
Tackett, both of McDowell; five daughters, Glenda Quals of Paintsville,
Birdie Tuttle of Prestonsburg, Ruby Bailey Smith of Pippa Passes, Ethel
Meade of McDowell and Iva Lee Brown of Columbus, Ohio; and 21
grandchildren,
18 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral
services
were held Tuesday, August 15, at Little Rosa Old Regular Baptist
Church,
New Salem Association, with Old Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in McDowell Community Cemetery, with Nelson Frazier Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
THOMAS,
Bernette
(Lemaster)
1920-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Bernette LeMaster
Thomas,
80, who died Wednesday, August 16, 2000, in Titusville, Florida. Mrs.
Thomas
was born January 18, 1920, in Magoffin County, to the late Proctor and
Bertha Blair LeMaster. She was a secretary for Wright Patterson Air
Force
Base. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Thomas, in
1974. Surviving are two sisters, Elizabeth E. Loper and Marian Tackett,
both of Titusville. Officiating at services on Sunday at Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel was Dick VanHoose. Burial followed in
Collins-LeMaster
Cemetery at Oil Springs. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WELCH,
William
R.
1927-2000
Published-Aug.30
2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for William R. Welch, 72, of
Denver, who died Thursday, August 24, 2000. Mr. Welch was born December
24, 1927, in Johnson County, to the late John Hobart and Nona Conley
Welch.
He was a carpenter and veteran of the U.S. Army. He was also preceded
in
death by his wife, Delores Welch, on January 17, 1999. Surviving are
two
brothers, Hobart Welch of Hager Hill and Francis M. Welch of Midland,
Ohio;
and one sister, Loretta Reynolds of Oregon. Funeral services were held
Saturday at Jones- Preston Funeral Home Chapel, with Toby Johnson
officiating.
Burial was in Music-Hyden Cemetery at Hager Hill.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WELLS,
Edgar Jr.
1956-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Preston Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Edgar Wells Jr., 43, who died
Sunday,
August 13, 2000, at his Paintsville residence. Mr. Wells was born
October
25, 1956, to the late Edgar and Rebecca Preston Wells. He was disabled.
Surviving are five brothers, Garry M. Wells of Sitka, Jimmie R. Wells
of
Boons Camp, Zip Wells of Tomahawk, Larry Wells of Murphy, North
Carolina,
and Herbert Ray Wells of Brookville, Ohio; and three sisters, Christine
Hall of Meally, Jewell Dean Fitch of New York and Darlene Blair of
Murphy,
North Carolina. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 16, at
Preston
Funeral Home Chapel, with Willie Goble officiating. Burial was in Wells
Cemetery at Boons Camp. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WELLS,
Nancy Margaret
(Williams)
1941-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Van Lear resident
Nancy Margaret Wells, 59, died Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at King’s
Daughters’
Medical Center, Ashland. Mrs. Wells was born May 4, 1941, in Johnson
County,
to the late Houston E. and Thelma Picklesimer Williams. She was retired
from American Standard. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Billy Gerald Wells, on December 4, 1970. Surviving are two sons, Billy
G. Wells II of Salyersville and Kevin Lee Wells of Orangevale,
California;
one brother, D.B. Williams of Columbus, Georgia; four sisters, Ruth
Stambaugh
of West Van Lear, Glenna Music of Van Lear, Retha Fox of Zephyrhills,
Florida,
and Phyllis Murphy of Dryden, Michigan; and three grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held August 12, at St. Michael Church, with Father
Terence
E. Hoppenjans officiating. Burial was in Highland Memorial Park at
Staffordsville.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
WELLS,
Thelma
(Hyden)
1917-2000
Published-Friday
Aug 18 2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Thelma Hyden Wells, 83,
of Van Lear, who died Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at Mountain Manor
Nursing
Home. Mrs. Wells was born June 12, 1917, in Johnson County, to the late
William and Margaret Hopson Hyden. She was also preceded in death by
three
brothers and one sister. Surviving are her husband, Tommy Wells; one
son,
Bobby Allen Wells of Paintsville; four daughters, Ruth Bowling of
Paintsville,
Doris Sue Robinson and Glenda Kay Hill, both of Hager Hill, and Wanda
Faye
Staniford of Summerville, Ohio; and 10 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, August 10, at Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel, with J.W. Holcomb officiating. Burial followed in Highland
Memorial Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
WHEELER,
Mary
Lou (Davis)
1898-2000
Mary Lou Dealie
Davis Wheeler, 102, of Edna, died Friday Aug.25 2000 in Paul B. Hall
Medical
Center at Paintsville. Mrs. Wheeler was born April 26, 1898, in
Magoffin
County, a daughter of the late Aronton and Margret Caroline Rudd Davis.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harkless Fleetwood
Wheeler;
five stepsons, Rutherford Wheeler, Orville K. Wheeler, Marvin A.
Wheeler,
Cecil L. Wheeler and Walter F. Wheeler; and a stepdaughter, Anna Mary
Wheeler.
She was a United Baptist. Surviving are 13 step-grandchildren; many
great-
grandchildren; and many great-great-grandchildren. A graveside service
will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Wheeler Cemetery at Blue Run Road,
Scioto
County, Ohio, by Roscoe Stephens. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m.
Sunday
at Erwin-Dodson-Allen Funeral Home at Minford, Ohio. Dunn-
Kelley/Prater
& Dunn Funeral Home at Salyersville is in charge of local
arrangements.
WILLIAMS, Pearlie
(McKenzie)
1941-2000
Published-Aug.23
2000
Wittensville
resident Pearlie McKenzie Williams, 59, died Thursday, August 17, 2000,
at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Williams was born
February
14, 1941, in Floyd County, to the late Bill and Mae McCarty McKenzie.
She
was also preceded in death by one son, Ronnie Williams. Surviving are
her
husband, Ollie Williams “Junebug” Jr.; two sons, Ricky Williams of
Staffordsville
and Randy Williams of Salyersville; five daughters, Carolyn Curtis of
Flat
Gap, Eunice Castle of Wittensville, Priscilla Music of Sitka, and Wanda
Barnett and Patricia Alsept, both of Salyersville; three brothers, Bill
McKenzie of Shelbyville, Indiana, Austin McKenzie of Jeffersonville and
Edmond McKenzie of Cynthiana; three sisters, Francis Pope of Carrie,
Ohio,
and Kathleen Brown and Shirley Cole, both of Salyersville; and 20
grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, August
20, at Light of Christ Ballot Church, Staffordsville, with Terry Lykins
and Larry Short officiating. Burial followed in Williams Cemetery at
Oil
Springs, with Jones-Preston Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
SEPTEMBER -
2000
ARROWOOD,
Walter
M.
1919–2001
Funeral
services
were held Thursday, September 13, 11 a.m., at Buffalo United Baptist
Church,
for Walter M. Arrowood, 82, who passed away Tuesday, September 11,
2001,
at his residence in Meally. Mr. Arrowood was born August 29, 1919 in
Martin
County, son of the late Melvin and Etta McKenzie Arrowood. Surviving
are
his wife, Velma Banks Arrowood; one daughter Penelope (Penny) Gorrell
of
Meally; three brothers Lawrence Arrowood of Westwood, Clarence Arrowood
of Wurtland, Douglas Arrowood of Meally; two sisters Naomi Hager of
Paintsville,
and Mary Preston of Drayson. The service was officiated by Rutherford
Blair,
Jerry Colvin, Bobby Mollette and Denver Caudill. Burial followed in the
Bank Family Cemetery, Meally. PH
ARROWOOD,
William
“Bill”
1911–2001
Funeral
services
were conducted on Sunday, September 16, 1 p.m., Hall Funeral Home
Chapel,
Martin, for William “Bill” Arrowood, 89, who passed away Thursday,
September
13 2001, at Riverview Health Care in Prestonsburg. Mr. Arrowood was
born
October 4, 1911 in Meally, the son of the late Willie K. Arrowood and
Rose
Preston Arrowood. Surviving are one son, Larry Arrowood of Brentwood,
TN.;
two grandchildren, Julie Arrowood Edwards, William Robert Arrowood and
one
great-grandchild, Justin Keith Edwards. The service was officiated by
Ted
Shannon. Burial followed in Turner Cemetery, Drift. PH
BOWEN, Elster
1935–2001
Funeral
services
were held Sunday, September 16, 1 p.m., at the Richardson Chapel
Primitive
Baptist Church, for Elster Bowen, 65, who died Thursday, September 13,
2001, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville. Mr. Bowen
was
born November 29, 1935 in Martin County. He was the son of the late
Scott
Bowen and Rosie Belle Johnson Bowen. Surviving are his wife, Anna
Fletcher
Bowen; five sons Farion Bowen of Ashville, Ohio; Elster Bowen Jr. of
Zanesville,
Ohio; John Fletcher of Inez; Robert Cook of Inez and James R. Triplett
of Ulysses; six daughters Sadie Jude of Ulysses; Wilma James, Carolyn
Collins,
Karen Blevins all of Ashville, Ohio, Marlene May of Chillicothe, Ohio
and
Sharon Ward of Hocking County, Ohio. Thirty- four grandchildren and
eight
great-grandchildren also survive. The service was officiated by Tommy
Meade
and Charles Banks. Burial followed in Goble Cemetery, Inez. PH
BOWENS,
Hobert
1917–2001
Funeral
services
were held Thursday, September 27, 1 p.m., at the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home Chapel for Hobert Bowens, 83, who passed away Monday, September 24
2001, at his residence in Greenup. Mr. Bowens was born October 31, 1917
in Johnson County to the late Henry and Millie Bowens. He was preceded
in death by his son, David Lee Bowens. Surviving are one daughter,
Wanda
Crisp of Flatwoods; three sisters, Dovie Hale, Vonda Castle and
Florence
Wilcox, all of Thealka; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
also
survive. Services were officiated by Kermit Preston. Burial followed in
Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville.
PH
BURCHETT,
William
"Woody Bill"
1929–2001
Funeral
services
were held Sunday, September 16, 2 p.m., at the Little Paint Church of
God
for William (Woody Bill) Burchett, 72, who passed away Friday,
September
14 2001, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville. Mr. Burchett was
born July 28, 1929 in Johnson County, son of the late Lacy and Laura
Reed
Burchett. Surviving are four sisters, Sarah Rice of Wittensville, Letha
Wells of Van Lear, Audrey Palinkas and Ola Mae Bolen, both of
Cleveland,
Ohio. The service was officiated by Wayne Burch and Charles Heater.
Burial
followed in Burchett Cemetery, Van Lear. PH
CASTLE,
Dorothy
Mae (O'Bryant)
1919–2001
Funeral
services
were held Thursday, September 13, 11 a.m., at the Preston Funeral Home
Chapel, for Dorothy Mae Castle, 82, who passed away Tuesday, September
11, 2001, in Troy, Ohio. Mrs. Castle was born February 10, 1919 in
Lawrence
County, daughter of the late Ulysses and Agnes Hall O’Bryant. She was
preceded
in death by her husband, Everett D. Castle. Surviving are seven sons,
Harkless
O’Bryant of Thelma, Roy O’Bryant of Ohio, Ulysses O’Bryant of Michigan,
Curt, Earl, Larry, and Verlin O’Bryant, all of Ohio; three daughters,
Lexus
Bush, Dot Adams and Bertha Davis, all of Ulysses. Services were
officiated
by Harry Frisby. Burial followed in Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa. PH
CASTLE,
Norma
(King)
1923-2001
Norma King
Castle,
78, of West Van Lear, died Tuesday Sep.11 2001 in Mountain Manor
Nursing
Home in Paintsville. Mrs. Castle was born July 15, 1923, in Motley,
Minn.,
a daughter of the late James Henry and Margaret Rosella Fuch King. Her
husband, Earl Castle, died on June 24. She was a member of West Van
Lear
Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Jim Morris of Antioch,
Calif.; a daughter, Pauline Clark of Montmorenci, S.C.; three sisters,
Dorothy Carvallho of San Jose, Calif., Betty Mason of Fontana, Calif.,
and Florence Holman of San Diego, Calif.; six grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
in Paintsville by Garmon Preece and Toby Johnson. Burial will be in
Highland
Memorial Park in Staffordsville. Friends may call until 9 tonight at
the
funeral home.
CLARK,
Johnie
J.
1921–2001
Funeral
services
were held Tuesday, September 18, 10 a.m., at the Brushy Fork United
Baptist
Church, for Johnie J. Clark, 80, who died Saturday, September 15, 2001,
at his residence in Flat Gap. Mr. Clark was born March 22, 1921 to the
late Robert “Bob” McKinley Clark and Mary Spradlin Clark. He was
preceded
in death by his wife, Sarah Spears Clark. Surviving are his
step-mother,
Myrtie Evans, three sons Paul Douglas Clark of Flat Gap, David Allen
Clark
of Redbush, John Roger Clark of Keaton; three daughters Judy Ann
Ratliff
of Red Bush, Geraldine Wright and Rita Von Hitchcock, both of Flat Gap.
Burial took place at the Clark Family Cemetery, Flat Gap. PH
CONLEY,
Carrie
1904–2001
CONLEY,
Carrie,
97, died Monday, September 17, 2001, at the Adams County Hospital, West
Union, OH. Mrs. Conley was born June 20, 1904 in Boone’s Camp.
Surviving
are one son, Dr. Cecil Conley of Palm Beach, FL.; one daughter, Opal
Day,
of West Union, OH.; one sister, Myrtle Delong of Akron, OH.; two
grandchildren,
Bill Day and Melissa Rogers; several great-grandchildren and many
nieces
and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 22, 2
p.m.,
at the Lafferty Funeral Home in West Union, OH. Burial will follow in
the
Cherry Fork Cemetery, Cherry Fork, OH.
DANIEL,
Paul Burgess
1934–2001
Funeral
services
were held Tuesday, September 18, 11 a.m. at Bellevue Baptist Church,
Owensboro,
for Paul Burgess Daniel, 66, who passed away Friday, September 14 2001,
at his residence in Owensboro. Mr. Daniel was born October 5, 1934 in
Paintsville,
the son of the late Dennis Charles Daniel and Irene Burton Auxier. He
was
preceded in death by two sisters, Kathlene Daniel and Oralene Primm.
Surviving
are his wife, Betty DeRossette Daniel; one daughter Paula Jo Steele of
Salt Lake City, UT; two sisters, Mary Sue Butcher of Tutor Key and
Nancye
Louise Moore of Van Lear. Three grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews
also survive. Entombment followed in Owensboro Memorial Gardens
Cemetery,
Owensboro. PH
FIELDS, Carl
1914-2001
Carl
Fields,
87, of Thelma, died Thursday Sep.27 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Fields was born May 17, 1914, in Pike County, a son
of the late Marion and Martha Fields. He was retired from McClouds
Steel
and a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Lola Adams
Fields;
two sons, Dean Fields and David Fields, both of Thelma; a brother,
Frank
Fields of Pikeville; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. The funeral
will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Island Creek Old Regular Baptist
Church
in Pike County by Wendall Hamilton. Burial will be in Tackett family
cemetery.
Friends may call anytime today at Jones-Preston Funeral Home in
Paintsville
and after 10 a.m. Saturday and until time of the service Sunday at the
church.
FITCH,
Josh Stephen
1980-2001
Joshua
``Josh"
Stephen Fitch, 21, of Thelma, died Tuesday Sep.18 2001 in
Staffordsville.
Mr. Fitch was born June 18, 1980, in Johnson County, the son of Steve
Fitch
of Meally and Debbie Williams Fitch of Paintsville. He was a truck
driver
for A-1 Transport. Surviving are his fiancee, Carol Pelphrey of Volga;
two sisters, Misty Fitch Conley of Van Lear and Kimberly Fitch of
Meally;
and his paternal grandparents, Olen and Janet Fitch of Thelma. The
funeral
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Jones-Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville
by
Toby Wheeler and Ronnie Spriggs. Burial will be in Lakeview Memorial
Cemetery
in Staffordsville. Friends may call today and until service time Friday
at the funeral home.
HACKNEY,
Ivahlee
Loris (Daniel)
1928–2001
Funeral
services
were held Monday, September 17, 11 a.m., at the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, for Ivahlee Doris Hackney, 73, who died Saturday, September 15
2001, at the Martin County Health Center, Inez. Mrs. Hackney was born
April
19, 1928 in Johnson County to the late George Wallace Daniel and Alma
Elizabeth
Rice Daniel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert L.
Hackney.
Surviving are two sons Dana L. Hackney of Cincinnati, Ohio; Gary B.
Hackney
of Sitka; one daughter Shelia VanHoose of Huntington, W.VA.; two
sisters;
Joan Townsend and Brenda Lemaster, both of Williamsburg, VA. Seven
grandchildren
and two great- grandchildren also survive. The service was officiated
by
Dick VanHoose and Jim Mckenzie, with burial following in Castle
Cemetery,
Blaine. PH
HALL, Ernest
1927–2001
Funeral
services
were held Sunday, September 30, 1 p.m., at the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel, for Ernest Hall, 74, who died Thursday, September 27, 2001, at
Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville. Mr. Hall was born January 3,
1927 in Floyd County, the son of the late Jim and Island England Hall.
Surviving are his wife, Norma Mae Tackett Hall; four sons, Edsel
Blevins
of Wittensville, Charles William, Jim, and David Howard Hall all of
Springfield,
Ohio; three daughters, Norma Ernestine Lyons of Springfield, Ohio,
Darlene
King and Nella Angeline Collins, both of Staffordsville. Twenty-three
grandchildren,
several great and great-great-grandchildren also survive. Services were
officiated by Kenny Pelphrey, Lowell King, Toby Wheeler and Bob Lyons.
Burial followed in the Staffordsville Free Will Baptist Church
Cemetery,
Staffordsville. PH
HENSLEY,
Harold
Ray “Chopper”
1938–2001
Funeral
services
were held Friday, September 7at the Magoffin County Funeral Home in
Salyersville
for Harold Ray “Chopper” Hensley, 62, of Salyersville who died
September
4, 2001, in Paintsville. Mr. Hensley was born September 30, 1938
in Magoffin County to the late Edward Hensley and Madgie Howard
Hensley.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Hensley. Surviving are
his
wife, Connie Howard Hensley; one son Derek Hensley of Salyersville; one
daughter Vickie (Neal) Cantrell of Paintsville; two brothers Billy
(Gerry)
Hensley of Paintsville and Zeke (Patsy) Hensley of West Liberty; one
sister
Sarah James Adams of Salyersville; two grandchildren also survive.
Officiating
the service were ministers Buster Blanton, John Blanton, Carl Howard
and
Grant Hunley. Burial followed in the Howard Family Cemetery, Mine Fork.
PH
JAMES, Edna
(Johnson)
1922–2001
Funeral
services
will be held today, Wednesday, September 12, 1 p.m. at the Pack Bottom
United Baptist Church, for Edna Johnson James, 78, who died Sunday,
September
9, 2001, at her home in Tomahawk. Mrs. James was born December 7, 1922
in Martin County, to the late Martin and Elizabeth Moore Johnson. She
was
preceded in death by her husband, Amon James. Surviving are two
daughters
Judy Masica and Carolyn Sue Cook, both of Milo; two stepdaughters
Josephine
Missler of Coon Rapids, Minnesota and Mary M. Hutchins of Billings,
Montana;
one son Danny Joe James of Louisa; one stepson Jackie James of Milo.
Seventeen
grandchildren and several great- grandchildren also survive.
Officiating
the service will be Lonnie Ratliff. Burial will follow in the
Boyd-Justice
Cemetery, Nats Creek. PH
JOHNSON,
Alvin
York
1921-2001
Alvin York
Johnson,
80, of Hagerhill, died Saturday Sep.22 2001 in Highlands Regional
Medical
Center in Prestonsburg. Mr. Johnson was born Feb. 4, 1921, in Johnson
County,
a son of the late Stonewall and Virgie Music Johnson. He was a truck
driver
and a member of Collista Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving are his
wife,
Faye Spears Johnson; two daughters, Virgie Ray of Hagerhill and Lana
Hughes
of Springfield, Ohio; a brother, Charlie Johnson of Riceville; four
grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and two
stepgreat-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home in Paintsville by Clarence Lemaster and Toby Johnson. Burial will
be in Music Johnson Cemetery in Hagerhill. Friends may call after 6
p.m.
today, anytime Tuesday and until time of the service Wednesday at the
funeral
home. A Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to East Point Masonic
Lodge
657 building fund.
LEMASTER,
Violet
(Blanton)
1959–2001
Funeral
services
will be held today, Wednesday, October 3, 1 p.m., at the Magoffin
County
Funeral Home Chapel for Violet Blanton Lemaster, 42, who passed away
September
30, 2001, at her residence in Falcon. Mrs. Lemaster was born February
15,
1959 in Cambellsville, daughter of Bobby and Nancy McQueen Blanton.
Surviving
are her husband, Raymond “Jim” Lemaster; one son, Jimmy “Scooter”
Lemaster
of Falcon; one daughter, Fallon Nycole Lemaster Howard also of Falcon;
two brothers Rick Blanton of Hamilton, OH., and Roy Prater of Waverly,
OH.; three sisters, Diana Billiter of East Point, Gail Dale of Waverly,
OH., and Tammie Blanton of East Point; one grandchild also survives.
Service
will be officiated by Jimmy Price, with burial following in the
Lemaster
Cemetery, Flat Fork. PH
LEWIS,
Charles
Leslie
1929–2001
Charles
Leslie
Lewis, 71, of Elliott County, passed away Wednesday, September 26,
2001,
at the St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead. Mr. Lewis was born
November
9, 1929 in Elliott County, the son of the late Fred and Rosa Waddell
Lewis.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Bonnie Faye Lewis; one
brother,
Gene Lewis; four half-brothers, Dayton Ridgeway, Dee Lewis, Milford
Lewis,
and Menifee Lewis; five half-sisters, Clara Littleson, Flora Fannin,
Lula
Belle Green, Retta Lewis, and Gladys Skaggs and several infant brothers
and sisters. Surviving are his wife, Madge Stone Lewis; four daughters,
Lorene Stone, Carolyn Barker, Kathy Conn, and Monnie Seagraves , all of
Olive Hill; one brother, Ernest Lewis of Paintsville; seven
grandchildren
and one great-grandson also survive. Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 29, at the Globe Funeral Home Chapel in
Olive Hill with Tom James, Bobby Day, and Bill Catron officiating.
Burial
will follow in the Stone Cemetery in Elliott County. PH
LOVELY,
Elmina
(Kimbler)
1905-2001
Elmina
Lovely,
96, of Louisa, died Wednesday Sep.26 2001 in J.J. Jordan Geriatric
Center
in Louisa. Mrs. Lovely was born June 5, 1905, in Johnson County, a
daughter
of the late Lonza and Crozy Stambaugh Kimbler. She was a member of the
Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Levi
Lemaster
and Leonard Lovely. Surviving are three daughters, Opal May of Blaine,
Ruth Kimbler of Louisa and Alka Osborne of Ashley, Ohio; five sons,
Hebert
Lemaster of Olive Hill, Russell Lemaster, John W. Lemaster, and Leonard
Lovely, all of Louisa and Bob Lemaster of Prestonsburg; three sisters,
Beulah May of Blaine, Betty Price of Salyersville and Lou Wells of
Springfield,
Ohio; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several
great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Young Funeral Home in
Louisa
by Roger Jordan, Frank Copley and Jack Blackburn. Burial will be in
Greenlawn
Cemetery. Friends may call until 9 tonight at the funeral home.
MAXIE,
Hannah
(McKenzie)
2001–2001
Graveside
services
were held Saturday, September 29, 2 p.m., at Highland Memorial Park,
for
Hannah McKenzie Maxie, who passed away Thursday, September 27, 2001, at
Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland. Surviving are her parents,
Daniel
Maxie and Tara Daniels Maxie; maternal grandparents, Tom Daniels and
Virginia
and Kenneth Powers; paternal grandparents, Homer and Connie Maxie;
maternal
great grandmother, Pauline Burton Daniels; paternal great grandmother,
Vina Maxie; maternal great grandparents, Woodrow and Della Jean
Ferguson;
two aunts, Teri Powers and Whitney Daniels, and one uncle Randall
Maxie.
Services were officiated by Tim Blair. Information provided by the
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home. PH
MEADE,
Gregory
Dean
1959–2001
Funeral
services
were held Tuesday, September 11, at 1 p.m. at the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home Chapel, for Gregory Dean Meade, 41, of Paintsville, who died
Saturday,
September 8, 2001, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Mr. Meade
was
born December 31, 1959 in Johnson County, to the late Marshall “Bud”
Meade
and Emma Lou Castle Meade. Surviving are his step-mother, Mary Justice
Meade; three brothers Paul Allen Meade of Tutor Key, Charles Lee Meade
and James Marshall Meade both of Nippa; two sisters Charolette Meade of
Tutor Key and Venita Gayle Powers of Auxier. The service was officiated
by Bobby Joe Spencer, Terry Lykins and David Powers. Burial followed in
the Meade Family Cemetery, Nippa. PH
MEADE, Laura
H.
(Neel)
1913–2001
Private
services
were held in Arizona for Laura H. Meade, 88, who passed away Monday,
September
10, 2001, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mrs. Meade was born August 7,
1913
in Morgantown, to the late Herbert and Hermia Dunavan Neel. She was
preceded
in death by her husband, W. Howes Meade. Surviving are her daughter
Mary-Lloyd
Meade Phalen of Phoenix, Arizona; one granddaughter, Laura-Lloyd
Manning
of Bedford, Virginia. Memorials may be given to the First United
Methodist
Church, 505 Main Street, Paintsville, 41240. PH
OLSON, Patty
(Mayhan)
1955–2001
Funeral
services
will be held today, Friday, September 21, 12 noon at the Jones-Preston
Funeral Home Chapel for Patty Mayhan Olson, 45, who passed away
Saturday,
September 15. Mrs. Olson was born December 2, 1955 to Vicie Tackett
Blevins
and the late Boyd Keeton. Surviving are her husband, Jerome Olson; her
step-father Claude Blevins; one son Frankie Mayhan, and one step- son,
John Olson, both of Warroad, Minnesota; two daughters, Mable Mayhan of
Warroad, Minnesota, Tonya Campbell of Winchester; one step-daughter,
Judy
Olson of Warroad, Minnesota; four brothers, Darrell Keeton of
Tennessee,
James Keeton of Leander, Edward Joe and John Ray Keeton, both of Sitka;
two sisters, Maddie Crum of Paintsville and Addie Simmons of Sitka;
three
grandchildren and three step-grandchildren also survive. Service will
be
officiated by Ted Dawson, with burial following in Highland Memorial
Park,
Staffordsville. PH
RAMEY,
Juanita
(Conley)
1909–2001
Funeral
services
were held Friday, September 14, 1 p.m., at the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home,
for Juanita Ramey, 92, who died Wednesday, September 12 2001, at
Highlands
Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg. Mrs. Ramey was born June 3,
1909,
in Johnson County to the late Henry Martin Conley and Mary Jane
Spradlin
Conley. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Douglas Ramey. The
service was officiated by Larry Joe Bayes. Burial followed in the
Conley
Family Cemetery, Leander. PH
REED, Robert
Sr.
1929-2001
Robert T.
Reed
Sr., 72, of Portsmouth, died Thursday Sep.27 2001 in Southern Ohio
Medical
Center in Portsmouth. Mr. Reed was born March 17, 1929, in Paintsville,
Ky., a son of the late Chalmer and Della Mae Roberts Reed. He was a
retired
painter, a World War II Navy veteran, and a member of Moose Lodge and
James
Dickey American Legion Post 23. Surviving are his ex-wife, Genieve
Fulton
Reed of Portsmouth; two sons, Robert T. Reed Jr. of Portsmouth and
Charles
M. Reed of Cincinnati; four daughters, Della Reed of Portsmouth, Josie
Quaraccia of Rockledge, Fla., Cheryl Hall of West Portsmouth and Irene
L. Reed of New Boston; a brother, Charles M. Reed of Man, W.Va.; two
sisters,
Delores Brown of Prestonsburg, Ky., and Shirley Whitley of
Wheelersburg;
11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be
held
at 11 a.m. Monday at Morton Funeral Home in South Shore, Ky. Burial
will
be in Siloam Cemetery with military rites by James Dickey American
Legion
Post 23. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
STAPLETON,
Christina
Ruth (Wetzel)
1913–2001
Funeral
services
were held 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 10, at the Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel for Christina Ruth Wetzel Stapleton, who died Friday,
September
7, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg. Mrs. Stapleton
was
born December 31, 1913 in Jasonville, Indiana to the late Charles
Fredrick
and Cora McDonald Wetzel. Surviving are her husband, Virgil Edgar
Stapleton;
one daughter Janice Kay Spradlin of Van Lear. The service was
officiated
by Donnie Patrick. Burial followed in Highland Memorial Park,
Staffordsville.
PH
STEELE,
Bonnie
Lee (Price)
1935–2001
Funeral
services
were held 11 a.m., Monday, September 10, at Harrison-Pyles Funeral Home
in Wheelersburg, Ohio for Bonnie Lee Steele, 66, who died Friday,
September
7, 2001, at her residence in Wheelersburg. Mrs. Steele was born May 15,
1935 in Paintsville, to the late Silver and Alice Ratliff Price. She
was
preceded in death by her husband, Joe Steele. Surviving are three sons;
Joe Steele, III, Perry Steele and Mark Steele all of Ohio; three
daughters
Rebecca Browning, Darlene Queen and Robin Armstrong, all of Ohio; one
brother
Millard Price of River; one sister Susie Ellen Bender of Ohio.
Seventeen
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren also survive. Officiating the
service was John Baker. Burial followed in Junior Furnace Cemetery,
Wheelersburg,
Ohio. PH
TOSTI,
Katherine
(Lemon)
1914–2001
Katherine
L.
Tosti, 87, passed away Monday, September 17, 2001. Mrs. Tosti was born
January 3, 1914, to the late Alex and Celeste Ramella Lemmon. She was
preceded
in death by her husband, Silvio Gilmore Tosti. Surviving are two sons,
Louie Tosti of Knoxville, TN., and Raymond M. Tosti of Paintsville; one
daughter Helena Lemmon; one brother Robert Lemmon of Kettering, Ohio;
three
sisters Mary Diz, Maggie King, both of Lexington, Elia Ramella of
Welch,
W.VA. Four grandchildren also survive. Graveside services will be held
Thursday, September 20, 4 p.m. at Johnson Memorial Park in Pikeville.
In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Michael Catholic
Church,
Paintsville. Services under the direction of Edgington & Taylor
Funeral
Home, Winchester. PH
VANHOOSE,
Gordon
1920–2001
Funeral
services
will be held today, Wednesday, September 26, 11 a.m. at the Paintsville
Funeral Home Chapel, for Gordon VanHoose, 80, who passed away Sunday,
September
23, 2001, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville. Mr.
VanHoose
was born December 23, 1920 in Manila, the son of the late Dewey
Vanhoose
and Mary Louise Castle. Surviving are his wife, Agnes VanHoose; two
sons,
Eddie VanHoose of Oak Ridge, TN. and Greg VanHoose of Staffordsville;
one
daughter Kimberly Tackett of Staffordsville; two sisters Viola Virginia
Phillips of Fort Meyers, FL. and Lenore Diffee of Winchester; one
grandchild
also survives. The service will be officiated by Tobe Wheeler, with
burial
taking place in the Johnson County Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville. PH
WELLS,
Dorothy
Lydean (Wells)
1921–2001
Funeral
services
were held Monday, September 24, 2 p.m., at the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
Chapel for Dorothy Lydean Wells, 80, who passed away Friday, September
21, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville. Ms. Wells was born
April
30, 1921 in Johnson County, the daughter of the late Herbert and Ella
Davis
Wells. Surviving are two brothers, Hobert J. Wells of Cincinatti, Ohio,
and Virgil Dennis Wells of Paintsville. The service was officiated by
Dick
VanHoose, with burial following in Fields Cemetery, Boonescamp. PH
WILLIAMS,
Ronnie
Dean
1953–2001
Funeral
services
were held Tuesday, September 11, 11 a.m. at the Paintsville Funeral
Home
Chapel for Ronnie Dean Williams, 48, of Oil Springs, who died Saturday,
September 8 2001, in Salyersville. Mr. Williams was born January 6,
1953
in Ashland, to the late Chester Williams and Belvis Irene Blair.
Surviving
are two brothers Danny Williams and Frankie Williams both of Oil
Springs;
one sister Connie Jean Powers of Ashland. Several nieces and nephews
also
survive. The service was officiated by Elders Melvin Wright, Sammy
Reed,
Harold Vanhoose and Ray McCarty. Burial took place in the Williams
Cemetery,
Oil Springs. PH
OCTOBER -
2000
BAYES, Vivian W.
(Rice)
1921-2000
Published-Oct.18
2000
Vivian W. Bayes,
79, of Wittensville, died Wednesday, October 11, at Paul B. Hall
Medical
Center in Paintsville. She was born February 3, 1921, in Johnson
County,
to the late Argales Witten and Minnie Emily Rice. Mrs. Bayes was
preceded
in death by her husband, Hershel Bayes, in 1982; four brothers; and one
sister. Survivors include one sister, Edith Sadler, of Harold. Funeral
services were held October 14 at the Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel
with Dick VanHoose officiating. Burial followed in the Witten Family
Cemetery
at Wittensville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BELCHER, Roger
1941-2000
Roger Belcher,
59, of Paintsville, died Saturday Oct.28 2000 at his home. Mr. Belcher
was born June 23, 1941, in Johnson County, a son of the late John and
Ervie
McKenzie Belcher. He was a retired welder and member of Christ Freedom
Worship Center. Surviving are his wife, Dovie Gullett Belcher; a son,
Roger
Neal Belcher Jr. of Paintsville; three sisters, Rhonda Patrick of
Paintsville,
Dena Ward of Irvine and Teresa Belcher of Hagerhill; eight
grandchildren;
and a great-grandchild. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at
Christ
Freedom Worship Center by Jim Daniels. Burial will be in Highland
Memorial
Park in Staffordsville. Friends may call until 10 p.m. today at Preston
Funeral Home in Paintsville
BLANTON, Audrey
(Cox)
1909-2000
Published-Oct.18
2000
Paintsville
Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements for Audrey Blanton, 91, of
Paintsville,
who died Friday, October 13, at Paul B. Hall Medical Center in
Paintsville.
Mrs. Blanton was born February 17, 1909, at Dema, to the late Proctor
Slone
and Roenia Cox. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her
husband,
Lasco Blanton. Survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Williams, of
Paintsville, Maxine Blanton, of Warsaw, Indiana, and Geraldine Hensley,
of Oil Springs; four sons, Clyde Blanton, of Piketon, Ohio, Clarence
Blanton,
of Evansville, Indiana, Robert Blanton, of Lancaster, Ohio, and Harold
Ray Blanton, of Concord, California; 20 grandchildren, 27
great-grandchildren
and 9 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held October 16
at the Highland Church of Christ with Jerry Scott officiating. Burial
followed
in the Johnson County Memorial Cemetery located at Stafforsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BLANTON, Frank
J.
1918-2000
Frank J. Blanton,
82, of Trotwood, Ohio, died Monday, October 9, 2000. Mr. Blanton was
born
March 15, 1918, in Paintsville. He was retired from Noble Trucking
Company.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Blanton, in 1998.
Survivors
include three daughters, Mary Jones, Phyllis Redmond and Brenda
Blanton;
one son, James Blanton; one sister, Neva Dale; two brothers, William
Douglas
and Russell Blanton; ten grandchildren, and 15
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held October 11 at the Northridge Chapel of the
George
C. Martin Funeral Home in Dayton, Ohio. Burial followed in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
PAINTSVILLE HERALD
BLESSING, Estella
(Ratliff)
1913-2000
Estella Blessing,
87, of Pikeville, died Wednesday Oct.18 2000 in King's Daughters
Medical
Center in Ashland. Mrs. Blessing was born June 1, 1913, in Johnson
County,
a daughter of the late Samuel and Dessie Cline Ratliff. She was the
widow
of Charles Blessing, who died in 1973. She is survived by a daughter,
Dottie
Castle of Ulysses; a brother, Samuel Ratliff Jr. of Ragland, W.Va.; two
sisters, Louella Branham of West Van Lear and Betty Jo Johnson of
Madisonville;
two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be
conducted
at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Jones-Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville by
Lonnie Ratliff and Dick VanHoose, ministers. Burial will follow in the
Boyd Cemetery at Gnats Creek. Friends may call anytime today and until
time of service Saturday at the funeral home.
BLEVINS, Rev.
James Roy
1942-2000
Former Johnson
County resident, Rev. James Roy Blevins, 58, of Scottsville, died
Tuesday,
October 3, 2000, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. Rev. Blevins
was
the son of the late Merch Blevins and Sarah McCloud Blevins. He was a
U.S.
Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include one son, James R.
Blevins,
of Scottsville; three brothers, Isac Mollett, of Boonscamp, Albert Ray
McCloud of Pikeville and Ernest Blevins of Michigan; and one sister,
Lavetta
Price, of Wabash, Indiana. Funeral services were held October 5, at
Shiloh
Full Gospel Church with Rev. Paul Cesco officiating. Levi Douglas
O’Bryan
Paintsville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Levi Douglas
O’Bryan, infant son of Gregory Keith and Jeannie (Belcher) O’Bryan, who
died Saturday, October 7, at Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Survivors
also include one brother, Matthew O’Bryan; two half-brothers, Kevin
O’Bryan
and Casey O’Bryan; paternal grandfather, Kenneth O’Bryan, of
Paintsville;
and maternal grandmother, Carolyn Belcher, of Meally. Graveside
services
were held Tuesday, October 10, with Jerry Scott officiating. Burial was
in Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
BUTCHER, Nora
(Webb)
1917-2000
Oct.18 2000
Nora Webb
Butcher,
82, of Paintsville, died Friday, October 13, at Paul B. Hall Medical
Center.
Born December 31, 1917, in Johnson County, she was the daughter of the
late Alex Webb and Mandy Butcher Webb. She was a homemaker. She was
also
preceded in death by her husband, Ashley Butcher, and one daughter,
Jewell
Sue
Butcher. Survivors include eight sons, Harold, Chester, Gene, Randall,
Darrell, Foley, Sheldon, and Charles, all of Van Lear; three daughters,
Lorene Hall, of Wabash, Indiana, Marie Herrera, of Van Lear, and Norina
Hackworth, of Prestonsburg; 29 grandchildren and 27
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 15, at the Jones-Preston
Funeral
Home Chapel with David Mollette officiating. Burial followed in the
Butcher
Cemetery at Van Lear. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CASTLE, Quentin
1940-2000
Quentin Castle,
60, of Paintsville, died Saturday Oct.14 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Castle was born March 6, 1940, in Johnson County, a
son of the late Walter and Hester Burchett Castle. He was retired from
a monument company. Surviving are his wife, Deloris Castle; two sons,
Anthony
Castle of Louisville and Jason Melton of Nippa; a daughter, Jayme
Melton
of Louisville; a brother, Walter Castle Jr. of Stambaugh; a sister,
Opal
Rice of Oil Springs; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church by John
Mike
Blanton and Doug Crider. Burial will be in Nim Sturgill Cemetery in
Boons
Camp. Friends may call anytime at the church. Preston Funeral Home in
Paintsville
is in charge of arrangements.
CRIDER, Helen
Juanita (Jones)
1929-2000
Helen Juanita Crider,71 of Marion Oh. died Tuesday,Oct,3,2000. She was
born July 31,1929 in Johnson County near Volga, to the late William and
Lorena May Rice Jones. She moved to Milford Center Oh., in
1945 and lived in Marysville Oh., and Delaware Oh., before
moving to Marion in 1961 .She is survived by her husband Gilbert "Max"
Crider whom she married March 29 1948; two sons, Michael D . (Barbi)
Crider of Durham, NC and Scott K. Crider of Marion,Ohio; three
grandchildren, M. Aaron Crider of Marion and Cori J. (Michael) LeMaster
and Brent M. Crider of Durham; two sisters, Lillion (Hope) Jones and
Glenna Mapes of Marysville; and two brothers, Donald (Claudia) Jones of
Marathon, Fla., and John (Linda) Jones of Lancaster. Submitted
By: Ben Laird
CONLEY, Lura A.
(Meade)
1908-2000
Published-Oct.18
2000
Funeral services
were held Sunday, October 15, for Lura A. Meade Conley, 92, who died
October
12 at Salyersville Health Care Center. Mrs. Conley was born March 6,
1908,
in Magoffin County, to the late John and Mary Estep Meade. She was a
member
of Pigeon Enterprise Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband,
Brooks Conley, in 1996. Survivors include two sons, Roy Willis Conley,
of Stambaugh, and Buell Craten Conley, of Troy, Ohio; one daughter,
Connie
Haller, of Paintsville; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
and
three great-great-grandchildren. Officiating at services held at the
Preston
Funeral Home Chapel were Chris Baldwin, Ellis Hamilton and John Frank
Meade.
Burial followed in the Brooks Conley Cemetery at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
CORNETT, Max M.
1992-2000
Max M. Cornett,
8-year-old son of Stephen and Karen Lee Cornett of Prestonsburg, died
Sunday
Oct.01 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg. He
was
born April 1, 1992, in Prestonsburg. He was a third grader at Allen
Elementary
and a member of First Christian Church in Prestonsburg. Additional
survivors
include four brothers, Carl Ed Bingham, Jeff Bingham, Josh Bingham and
Phil Cornett, all of Prestonsburg; two half sisters, Alena Meek and
Stephanie
Moore, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; and his grandmothers, Maxine S.
Bierman
of Prestonsburg and Eula Cornett of East Point. The funeral will be
held
at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church in Prestonsburg by the
Rev.
Jim Sherman. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park in
Staffordsville.
Friends may call until 9 tonight and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at
Carter Funeral Home in Prestonsburg and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the
church.
Contributions may be made to First Christian Church Youth Fund.
FRANKLIN, Edgar
1909-2000
Published-Oct.18
2000
Former Johnson
County resident, Edgar Franklin, 91, of Prestonsburg, died Friday,
October
13, 2000, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mr. Franklin was born
March
9, 1909, in Johnson County, to the late William James Franklin and
Ellen
Sammons Franklin. He was a retired coal miner. He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Cynthia Caudill Franklin. Survivors include his
wife,
Hazel Grim Franklin; four sons, Paul Irvin Franklin, of Ashley, Ohio,
Gary
Dean Franklin, of Nippa, William Marion Franklin, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
and Larry Richard Franklin, of Columbia, South Carolina; one daughter,
Ruth Marlene Franklin, of Mooresville, North Carolina; one sister, Nora
Franklin, of Salyersville; 15 grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 15, at Concord United
Baptist
Church with Elder Charles Price and Elder John R. Pelphrey officiating.
Burial followed in Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GODFREY, Candace
Jean (Davis)
1961-2000
Candace Jean
“Candy” Davis Skipper Godfrey, 39, of Conway, North Carolina, died
Sunday,
October 8, 2000, at her residence. Ms. Godfrey was born in Munchweiler,
Germany, a daughter of Eddie and Gloria Preston Davis. She was a member
of Trinity United Methodist Church where she was a member of the
Friendship
Circle. She was employed by Bank of America. Survivors, in addition to
her parents, are two sons, Dustin Skipper and Clay Godfrey, both of
Conway;
one sister, Lisa Hayes of Louisville; and paternal grandparents, Lon C.
and Edith Davis of West Van Lear. Funeral services were held October 12
at the Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Hunsucker
officiating.
Burial followed in Hillcrest Cemetery directed by Goldfinch Funeral
Home,
Conway Chapel. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
GREEN, Fay "Maxine"
(Hammond)
1921-2000
Fay "Maxine"
Green, 79, of Ashland, died Sunday Oct.01 2000 at her home. Mrs. Green
was born March 4, 1921, in Van Lear, a daughter of the late John S. and
Pauline Collins Hammond. Her husband, Roy Edward Green, died in 1971.
She
was a retired nurse's aide at Geitner Nursing Home in St. Louis, Mo.
She
was a member of Meade Station Church of God, where she was a member of
the Young at Heart Group, and a member of King's Daughters & Sons
Home
Circle. She volunteered at King's Daughters Medical Center. Surviving
are
two sons, Tony Green and Chris Green, both of St. Louis; two daughters,
Alice Eskins of Owings Mills, Md., and Cindy Boyle of Findlay, Ohio;
four
sisters, Opal Towler, Mary Edmon, Anna Lee Douglas and Beulah
Williamson,
all of Ashland; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The
funeral
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marshall Steen Funeral Home by the Rev.
Ed Richardson. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
in
St. Louis. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
GREEN, Johnie
1904-2000
Johnie Green,
96, of Stambaugh, died Thursday Oct.05 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center
in Paintsville. Mr. Green was born July 6, 1904, in Johnson County, a
son
of the late Enoch and Linda Margaret Salyers Green. His wife, Garnet
Bayes
Green, died in 1986. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are three
sons,
Johnny Wayne Green of St. Louis, Mo., Michael Darrell Green of Mount
Vernon,
Ohio, and Ted Bryan Green of Newark, Ohio; four daughters, Berneeda
Joyce
Baldwin of Grayson, Arbrabella Huff of Sitka and Lena Sparks and Lavada
Sue Pennington, both of Stambaugh; three brothers, Bill Green of Plain
City, Ohio, Elmer Green of Lexington, Ohio, and Roman Green of Racine,
Wis.; two sisters, Alice Branham of Paintsville and Frona Spencer of
Louisa;
eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-
grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Sitka Freewill Baptist Church
by Jimmy McKenzie and James Kelly Caudill. Burial will be in the Pack
family
cemetery in Chandlersville. Friends may call at Jones-Preston Funeral
Home
in Paintsville.
HALL, James Albert
1931-2000
James Albert
Hall, 69, of Ashland, died Saturday Oct.28 2000 in King's Daughters
Medical
Center. Mr. Hall was born May 9, 1931, in Thealka, a son of the late
Lonie
and Maggie Spears Hall. His wife, Doris Hall, died in 1995. He was a
retired
crane operator for Kentucky Electric Steel and a U.S. Air Force veteran
of the Korean War. He was a member of South Ashland United Methodist
Church
and United Steelworkers Local 7054. Surviving are two sons, James
Steven
Hall of Barboursville, W.Va., and Randy Lee Hall of Nashville; three
brothers,
Bill Hall of Auxier, Tommy Hall of Ypsilanti, Mich., and Jack Ray Hall
of Louisville; a sister, Lorraine Crowson of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; and
three
grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rose Hill
Mausoleum
Chapel by the Rev. David Fultz. Entombment will be in Rose Hill Burial
Park Mausoleum. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Steen
Funeral
Home-Ashland Chapel.
HAYDEN, David
Randall
1953-2000
Jones-Preston
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for David Randall Hayden, 47,
who died Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at his Meally residence. Mr. Hayden
was born February 25, 1953, in Johnson County, to Opal Music Hayden and
the late Beecher Hayden. He was employed by Fannins’ Heating and
Cooling
of Paintsville. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Jerry
Hayden.
Survivors include his wife, Diedra Sue Ward Hayden; one son, Paul David
Hayden of Van Lear; one step-son, Kaleb Murry, of Paintsville; one
daughter,
Lisa Hayden, of Paintsville; one step-daughter, Kristie Murry, of
Prestonsburg;
four brothers, Kenny, Mike and Beecher Eugene Hayden, all of Meally,
and
Doug Hayden, of Flat Gap; three sisters, Diana Hall, of Flat Gap, Tammy
Lafferty, of Meally, and Pat Robinson, of East Point; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be today, October 13, at 1 p.m. at the Jones-
Preston
Funeral Home Chapel with Southie Fannin, Jr. and Linzie Childers
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Hayden Family Cemetery in Meally. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HICKS, Ethel
1928-2000
Ethel Hicks,
72, of Prestonsburg, died Monday, October 9, 2000, at the Paul B. Hall
Medical Center. Mr. Hicks was born April 5, 1928, in Wayland, to the
late
Eli Hicks and Zella Collins Hicks. He was a retired coal miner and a
member
of the Old Beaver Regular Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife,
Irma
L. Allen Hicks; four sons, Danny Dale Hicks, of Somerset, Ronnie Hicks
and Etheal Joey Hicks, both of Prestonsburg, and Eli Ray Hicks, of
Kendalville,
Indiana; four daughters, Vickie Vonnie Powers, of Kendalville, Indiana,
Sandra Branham and Betty Moore, both of Martin, and Denise Kay
Mollette,
of Meally; one brother, Ecil Hicks, of Mousie; two sisters, Edith
Noble,
of Minnie, and Ettas Hicks, of Indiana; 22 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Estill Hicks and Edgel Hicks;
and one sister, Estelle Collins. Funeral services were conducted
Thursday,
October 12, at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel in Martin with Regular
Baptist
ministers officiating. Burial followed in the Drift Cemetery. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
HUGHES, Toot Philemon
"Toot"
1928-2000
Philemon ``Toot"
Hughes, 72, of Martin, died Tuesday Oct.10 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical
Center in Paintsville. Mr. Hughes was born June 12, 1928, in Martin, a
son of the late Joe and Maza Crisp Hughes. He was a member of Mormon
Church.
Surviving are three brothers, William R. Hughes of Auxier, Freeman
Hughes
of Beaver Creek, Ohio, and Ernest ``Butch" Hughes of Tarpon Springs,
Fla.;
and two sisters, Mary M. Hayes of Eastern and Joan McGauley of Jackson,
Mich. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Nelson-Frazier
Funeral
Home in Martin by elders of the Morman Church. Burial will be in Martin
Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.
KINDLE, Ruth L.
(Wright)
1929-2000
Published-Oct.18
2000
Ruth L. Kindle,
71, of Dunkirk, Ohio, died Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Kindle was born September 9, 1929, in Floyd County, to the late
Fred
and Zora (Williams) Wright. She was a member of the United Baptist
Church
of Carey, Ohio and was formerly employed by Wilson Sporting Goods in
Ada,
Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey “Lonnie” Kindle,
in 1947; one son, Larry Kindle; one brother, Aaron Wright; and one
sister,
Rushie Hackworth. Survivors include one son, Dennis Kindle, of Dunkirk,
Ohio; one daughter, Sandra McClelland, of Arlington, Ohio; two
brothers,
Oran Wright, of Lima, Ohio, and Joe Wright, of Arlington, Ohio; two
sisters,
Linda Smith, of Ada, Ohio, and Flora “Sue” Little, of Lima, Ohio; five
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held
October
12 at the Hanson-Neeley Funeral Home with Elders Denver Caudill and
Paul
Blair officiating. Burial followed in the Dola Cemetery, Dola, Ohio. PAINTSVILLE
HERALD
LAWSON, Edith
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