Obituaries
Paul Anthony Bellamy
Jan 1, 2020
Paul Anthony Bellamy, 54, of Catlettsburg, KY, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Paul was born on October 4, 1966, in Ashland, KY, to Charlotte A. Bayless Risner of Flatwoods, KY and the late Wesley Earl Bellamy. In addition to his father, Mr. Bellamy was preceded in death by a sister,...
Drexel Ford Skaggs
Jan 1, 2020
Drexel Ford Skaggs, 84, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Skaggs was born October 29, 1936, in Sandy Hook, KY to the late Joseph and Maudie Ison Skaggs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Skaggs was preceded in death by all his siblings. Drexel was a Bridge...
Jerry Lee Hamm
Jan 1, 2020
Jerry Lee Hamm, 64, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Hamm was born August 7, 1955, in Ashland, KY, to the late Oval and Betty McCarty Hamm. Mr. Hamm was a laborer at Collier County Road and Bridge in Naples, Florida. Mr. Hamm is survived by three...
Carolyn Bernece McComas
Jan 1, 2020
Carolyn Bernece McComas, 69, of Flatwoods, Ky went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Carolyn was born on April 30, 1950, to the late Bernard Sr. and Joan Daniels Williams. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Bernard Jr. and great-nephew, Tristan. Carolyn...
Lawrence W
Jan 1, 2020
Lawrence W. “Larry” McKenzie, 79, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. McKenzie was born October 14, 1940, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late Herman “Poppy” McKenzie and Goldie “Nanny” Gilley McKenzie. In addition to his parents, Mr. McKenzie was preceded in death by his loving wife, Wanda...
Ray Snowden
Jan 1, 2019
Ray Snowden, 79, of Russell, KY, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Snowden was born March 19, 1940, in Winchester, KY, to the late Vernon and Freda Baber Snowden. In addition to his parents, Mr. Snowden was preceded in death by two brothers, Clinton and Scott...
Frances Aileen Adams
Jan 1, 2019
Frances Aileen Short Waddle Adams, 83, of Flatwoods, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. She passed in Community Hospice Care Center after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Fran was born January 19, 1935, in Flatwoods, KY to the late John A. and Minerva Kirk Short. She was one of eleven children...
Sonny Lee Davis
Jan 1, 2019
Sonny Lee Davis, 44, of Ironton, OH, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Ironton, OH. Mr. Davis was born March 10, 1974, in Ashland, KY, to Susan Quisenberry Davis and the late Vernon Davis. Mr. Davis was an Electrician Assistant for McGinnis, Inc in South Point, OH. He was a loving husband and...
Winston Leo Short
Jan 1, 2019
Winston Leo Short, 81, of Willard, KY, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Short was born September 2, 1937, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late John Aaron and Minerva Kirk Short. In addition to his parents, Mr. Short was preceded in death by several siblings. Mr. Short was a Boilermaker,...
Yvonne Bonnie Louise Fields Kirk
Jan 1, 2019
Yvonne “Bonnie” Louise Fields Kirk, 83, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Kirk was born September 24, 1935, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late John J. and Ella Blanton Fields. In addition to her parents Mrs. Kirk was preceded in death by one brother, James Wetzel Fields and two sisters, Colleen Fields...
Barbara Lou Madison Bresch
Jan 1, 2019
Barbara Lou Madison Bresch, 90, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wurtland, KY, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Bresch was born on February 25, 1929, in Panama Canal, Panama, to the late Elfreda Smith. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Bresch was preceded in death by one son,...
Larry Paul Dishman
Jan 1, 2019
Larry Paul Dishman, 73, of Lavalette, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Mr. Dishman was born September 16, 1945, in Kenova, WV, to the late Paul and Eula May Brown Dishman. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Pamela Sue Hensley. Mr. Dishman was...
Barbara Ann Keene Browning
Jan 1, 2019
Barbara Ann Keene Browning, 84, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mrs. Browning was born May 10, 1934, in Ironton, OH, to the late George Hammond and Maye Fern Ball Keene. Mrs. Browning was a member of Raceland Christian Church in Raceland, KY. Mrs. Browning is survived...
Ina Mae Tackett Franklin
Jan 1, 2019
Ina Mae Tackett Franklin, 81, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019, at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, KY surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Franklin was born January 26, 1937, in Boyd County, KY to the late Earl Tackett and Katherine Lucille Hicks McGinnis. Mrs. Franklin was a 1955 Boyd County Graduate, an OTC...
Dwayne Keith Damron
Jan 1, 2019
Dwayne Keith Damron, 48, of Russell, KY, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Kings Daughters Medical Center and Ashland, KY. Mr. Damron was born December 5, 1970, in Ashland, KY, to David Damron and Velma Butterfield. Mr. Damron was preceded in death by one brother, Lee Damron. Mr. Damron was a steelworker for Whirlwind Steel Building INC. Mr....
Bonnie Sue Rucker Kiger
Jan 1, 2019
Bonnie Sue Rucker Kiger, 79, of Russell, KY, formerly of Marysville, OH, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019, at The Lantern at Morning Pointe in Russell, KY. Mrs. Kiger was born February 25, 1940, in Hitchins, KY to the late Bona and Mable Reliford Rucker. In addition to her parents Mrs. Kiger was preceded in death by her loving...
Allen Bailey
Jan 1, 2019
Mark Allen Bailey, 64, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Bailey was born June 6, 1955, in Portsmouth, OH to Stella “Ted” M. Branham Bailey of Flatwoods, KY and the late Homer Virgil “Doc” Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a 1974 graduate of Russell High School, went to...
Robert Eugene Pete Coburn
Jan 1, 2019
Robert Eugene “Pete” Coburn, 54, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019, in Portsmouth, OH. Mr. Coburn was born May 5, 1965, in Russell, KY, to Rosemary Allen Sergent of Wurtland, KY and the late Bobby Coburn. Mr. Coburn was a carpenter, mechanic, and most recently a parts runner for Starcon. Mr. Coburn loved fishing, hunting, and...
David Keith Barker
Jan 1, 2019
David Keith Barker, 54, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Ironton, OH. Mr. Barker was born May 5, 1965 in Ashland, KY to Kenneth and Ann Kinner Barker of Worthington, KY. Mr. Barker was an Iron Worker for Local 769 in Ashland, KY. In addition to his parents, Mr. Barker...
Robert Lee Bob Hicks
Jan 1, 2019
Robert Lee “Bob” Hicks, 70, of Ashland, KY, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hicks was born March 3, 1949 in Ashland, KY to the late Robert L. and Lillian Smith Hicks. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hicks was preceded...
