Obituaries
Gerald B
Jan 1, 2020
Gerald B. Reams, M.D., 90 yrs., of Greenup, KY, passed away peacefully at his home at Trinity Station Retirement Community on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Dr. Reams was born on September 17, 1929, in Lexington, KY. He was the son of the late George E. and Nelle Brock Reams of Harlan, KY. In addition to his parents, Dr. Reams was...
Billy Gene Kinner
Jan 1, 2020
Billy Gene Kinner, 81, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Kinner was born January 21, 1939, in Louisa, KY, to the late Greenville and Lucille Ross Kinner. In addition to his parents, Mr. Kinner was preceded in death by several siblings. Billy was an operator for Calgon...
Roy Zornes
Jan 1, 2020
Roy Zornes, 85, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Zornes was born December 9, 1934, in Olive Hill, KY, to the late Lenard and Hazel Kegley Zornes. In addition to his parents, Mr. Zornes was proceeded in death by his loving wife, Opal Zornes; three brothers: Troy...
Gloria Jean Waugh
Jan 1, 2020
Gloria Jean Waugh, 78, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020, at Oakmont Manor Nursing Home in Flatwoods, KY surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Waugh was born on January 9, 1942, in Greenup, KY, to the late Carl and Annamay McCoy Short. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Waugh was preceded in death by her loving...
Patricia Kaye Hensley Melvin
Jan 1, 2020
Patricia Kaye Hensley Melvin, 69, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Melvin was born February 4, 1951, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late John David and Lucille Evelyn Owens Hensley. In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded in death by two sisters, Olive Bledsoe and Barbara...
Kimberly Sue Elswick
Jan 1, 2020
Kimberly Sue Elswick, 50, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Elswick was born August 1, 1970, in Ashland, KY, to Jimmie Allen Elswick and the late Freida Pauline Griffith Elswick. Kimberly was a dedicated homemaker who loved being a mother to her two, James Matthew Elswick and Samuel...
CPT Paul Thomas Allen Jr
Jan 1, 2020
CPT Paul Thomas Allen, Jr. (retired), 75, of Palm Coast, Florida, formerly Flatwoods, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, after a short illness. Mr. Allen was born on January 27, 1945, in Kenova, WV, to the late Paul and Hazel Grubb Allen. In addition to his parents, Mr. Allen was preceded in death by the love of his...
Donna Marie Welch Young
Jan 1, 2020
Donna Marie Welch Young, 67, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Young was born June 19, 1953, in Greenup, KY to the late James W. and Marie Holt Welch. In addition to her parents, Ms. Young was preceded in death by eight siblings: John William Welch, Betty...
Janet Marie Cumpton
Jan 1, 2020
Janet Marie Cumpton, 83, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.Mrs. Cumpton was born on October 26, 1936, in Ashland, KY, to the late Bascum and Minnie Stallard.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cumpton was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rev. George O. Cumpton; a grandson, Tristin;...
Josephine (Jo) Meek 1926-2020
Jan 1, 2020
Josephine (Jo) Meek, 93, former Flatwoods resident died on January 9th, 2020 at Friendship Health and Rehab in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. She has found her reward for a life lived in service to others and is with Jesus today. Born February 20th, 1926 in Russell, Kentucky and preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Dora Deere (Abrams), sister Catherine...
Brenda Gail Brown Binkley
Jan 1, 2020
Brenda Gail Brown Binkley, 67, of Argillite, KY, formally of Darbydale, OH, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Kingsbrook Life Care Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Binkley was born July 5, 1953, in Ashland, KY, to the late George Lawrence and Betty Jean Adkins Brown. In addition to her parents, Ms. Binkley was preceded...
Marshia Ann Kazee
Jan 1, 2020
Marshia Ann Kazee, 68, of Ashland, KY was lovingly taken into the arms of Jesus Christ on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Kazee was born September 7, 1952, in Ashland, KY, to the late James Owen Kazee Jr. and Virginia Mae Henry Kazee. Marshia was so full of life, laughter, and could...
Joe Lee Finley
Jan 1, 2020
Joe Lee Finley, 88, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Finley was born on April 28, 1932, in Dunlow, WV to the late Jonah and Carrie Maynard Finley Marcum. In addition to his parents, Mr. Finley was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Lee Finley; three...
Phyllis Jane Nolan Wells
Jan 1, 2020
Phyllis Jane Nolan Wells, 79, of Bellefonte, Ky, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Harbor Healthcare of Ironton, Ohio. Mrs. Wells was born August 27, 1940, in Flatwoods, KY to the late Willard H and Mary Elizabeth Nolan. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wells was preceded in death by her loving husband, Gene Wells and three sisters:...
Virginia Jo Barker Virgin
Jan 1, 2020
Virginia “Jo” Barker Virgin, 91, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Oakmont Manor in Flatwoods, KY. Mrs. Virgin was born July 25, 1929, in Ashland, KY, to the late Earl and Daisy Gillum Jarvis. In addition to her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by her loving husband, Carl Virgin; a son, Joseph Virgin; daughter,...
Fred R
Jan 1, 2020
Fred R. Williams, 76, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Williams was born November 24, 1943, in Russell, KY, to the late Arnold and Lillian Faye Morgan Williams. In addition to his parents, Mr. Williams was preceded in death a sister, Donna Sue Underwood. Fred really enjoyed...
Melvin Eugene Crum
Jan 1, 2020
Melvin Eugene Crum, 86, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Crum was born July 1, 1934, in Ashland, KY, to the late Frank Morrison and Graden Christine Bartlett Crum. In addition to his parents, Mr. Crum was preceded in death by his loving wife, Almeda Deloris Evans...
William Howell Bill Holt
Jan 1, 2020
William Howell “Bill” Holt, son of the late Charlotte and William Monroe Holt, passed away on Monday at age 70. Bill was born in Ashland, KY on January 18, 1950, and died November 30, 2020, at the V.A. Medical Center in Huntington, WV. A resident of Ashland, KY, Mr. Holt is survived by his beloved wife of 29 years, Barbara...
Margaret McIntosh Cumpton
Jan 1, 2020
Margaret McIntosh Cumpton, 57, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Cumpton was born on August 1, 1962, in Louisville, KY, to the late Arthur and Emma Tipton McIntosh. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cumpton was preceded in death by one brother, Arthur Edward McIntosh and two...
Olive Jean White Reed
Jan 1, 2020
Olive Jean White Reed, 95, of Lexington, KY, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Baptist Health in Lexington, KY surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Reed was born March 1, 1924, in Chinnville, KY to the late Edward Lincoln and Mary Jane Adkins White. In addition to her parents Mrs. Reed was preceded in death by her loving...
