Obituaries
Clinton Marvin Shields
Jan 1, 2018
Clinton Marvin Shields, 76, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY from complications of an emergency abdominal surgery. Clinton was born March 15, 1942, in Fairbanks, Alaska, to the late Murray W. and Helen Brock Shields. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Frances Carolyn Riffe
Jan 1, 2018
Frances Carolyn Riffe, 74, of Ashland, KY went to be with Jesus on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.Mrs. Riffe was born November 21, 1943 in Boyd County to the late Woodrow and Marie Stambaugh Hensley.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Riffe was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Riffe; three sons: Woody,...
Mary Jane Chapman Hale
Jan 1, 2018
Mary Jane Chapman Hale, 81, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018, at her home.Mrs. Hale was born January 14, 1937, in Ashland, KY, to the late William Trembleton and Nellie May Counts Chapman.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chapman was preceded in death by one daughter, Diana Hale Johnson and two brothers, William “Willie” Chapman and...
Thomas A
Jan 1, 2018
Thomas A. Hale, 83, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018, at his home.Mr. Hale was born July 29, 1934, in Huntington, WV, to the late James Albert and Ada Margaret Walker Hale.In addition to his parents, Mr. Hale was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Jane Chapman Hale; one daughter, Diana Hale Johnson; two...
Jackie Rae Williamson Crum
Jan 1, 2018
Jackie Rae Williamson Crum, 67, of Danleyton, KY, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY.Mrs. Crum was born September 25, 1951, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY to the late Harkless and Leta Childers Williamson.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Crum was preceded in death by her son Paul...
Larry Roger Sizemore
Jan 1, 2018
Larry Roger Sizemore, 65, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY.Mr. Sizemore was born December 7, 1952, in Biloxi, MS to Ruth Sizemore of Worthington, KY and the late Harold L. Sizemore.Mr. Sizemore was a retired electrician for J & L Construction and a U.S. Navy Veteran of...
Wesley K
Jan 1, 2018
Wesley Kim Cope, 73, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Cope was born August 5, 1944 in Whitesville, WV to the late Clyde Franklin Cope and Freda Ellen Rice. In addition to his parents, Mr. Cope is preceded in death by one brother, Darrell Cope, and his...
Martha Elizabeth Lynd
Jan 1, 2018
Martha Elizabeth Bryan Lynd, 68, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at her residence. Ms. Lynd was born December 31, 1949, in Raceland, KY, to the late Howard Bryan Sr. and Dorothy Cleo Kouns Bryan.In addition to her parents, Ms. Lynd was preceded in death by one brother, Howard Bryan Jr. and four sisters: Twins, Loraine...
Leosa Willis Riffe
Jan 1, 2018
Leosa Willis Riffe, 76, of Flatwoods, KY, entered Heaven on Sunday, December 30, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Riffe was born October 7, 1942, in Greenup, KY to the late Charles and Madge Lee Corbin Willis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Riffe was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles Riffe and one...
Kathy Sue McKenzie
Jan 1, 2018
Kathy Sue Williams McKenzie, 58, of Ashland, KY passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Mrs. McKenzie was born May 11, 1959 in Ashland, KY to the late Elvie and Ruth Gamble Williams. Mrs. McKenzie was a retired cook from J&J Restaurant in Ashland, KY where she worked for over 25 years. She...
Richard Phillip Cordle
Jan 1, 2018
Richard Phillip Cordle, 66, of Waterloo, OH, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Cordle was born July 19, 1951 in Ironton, OH to the late Richard A. and Iris Anne Bailey Cordle. Mr. Cordle was a self-employed repairman and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was of the Christian faith. Mr....
Forest Glen Hardesty
Jan 1, 2018
Forest Glen Hardesty, 93, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY.Mr. Hardesty was born in Crown City, OH to the late Jesse Benjamin “Ben” and Sara Elizabeth “Sadie” Nance Hardesty.Mr. Hardesty joined the U.S. Navy on August 28, 1943, during WWII. He was on the first ship that landed...
Patricia Joyce Gullett
Jan 1, 2018
Patricia Joyce Gullett, 61, of Ashland, KY, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV.Mrs. Gullett was born April 27, 1957, in Crestline, OH, to Patricia Scott Viars of Olive Hill, KY, and the late Farris Noah Viars.Mrs. Gullett was a homemaker and a U.S. Army Veteran.In addition to...
America Virginia Artis Caster
Jan 1, 2018
America Virginia Artis Caster, 97, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Oakmont Manor in Flatwoods, KY.Ms. Caster was born February 29, 1920 in Greenup, KY to the late Charles and Minnie Wheeler Artis.In addition to her parents, Ms. Caster was preceded in death by four brothers: Oliver, Orin, Henry, and Lewis Artis; and six sisters:...
Clarence Baldy Gene Payne
Jan 1, 2018
Clarence “Baldy” Gene Payne, 85, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Payne was born October 5, 1932, in Greenup, KY, to the late Roe and Ellen Boone Payne. In addition to his parents, Mr. Payne was preceded in death by three sons: Jeffery L. Payne, Larry D....
Johnnie Lynn Aubill
Jan 1, 2018
Johnnie Lynn Aubill, 63, of Ashland, KY, formerly of Coloma, MI, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Aubill was born May 6, 1954 in Benton Harbor, MI to Jack Aubill of Toledo, OH and the late Eloise June Rock. In addition to his mother, Mr. Aubill was preceded in death...
Bonnie Rae Bryan
Jan 1, 2018
Bonnie Rae Howard Bryan, 74, of Argillite, KY, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at her residence.Mrs. Bryan was born February 9, 1944, in Rensselaer, IN, to the late Kanawha B. and Lanie Miller Howard.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bryan was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Howard; and two sisters, Mary Edna Hamilton and Sara Lou...
John Edward Wills Jr
Jan 1, 2018
John Edward Wills Jr., 60, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY following a long illness.Mr. Wills was born May 14, 1958, in Ironton, OH, to Maria O’Randy Campbell of Ashland, KY, and the late John Edward Wills Sr.Mr. Wills was an Opthalmic Photographer of 34 years at Dr....
Iris Anne Bailey Cordle
Jan 1, 2017
Iris Anne Bailey Cordle, 86, of Waterloo, OH passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Crystal Care in Coal Grove, OH. Mrs. Cordle was born May 3, 1931 in Ironton, OH, the daughter of the late Millard Curtis and Mary Caroline Gilley Bailey. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cordle was preceded in death by her husband, Richard A....
Rita Eileen Wilburn Salyers
Jan 1, 2017
Rita Eileen Wilburn Salyers, 67, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Salyers was born December 6, 1949 in Greenup, KY. A daughter of the late Chester and Lillian Burgess Wilburn. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters. Ms....
