Obituaries
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....
Bessie Marie Burchwell
Jan 1, 2017
Bessie Marie Burchwell Fields, 85, of Flatwoods, KY went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Kingsbrook Lifecare Center. Bessie was born May 16, 1931 in Greenup, KY to the late Albert and Dovie Rowe Burchwell. She was one of eleven siblings. She was a member of Pentecostal Holiness Tabernacle of Flatwoods. She was...
Barry Eugene Hager
Jan 1, 2017
Barry Eugene Hager, 65, of Kitts Hill, OH passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Hager was born October 29, 1952 in Ashland, KY, a son of Geraldine Frye Hager and the late Bill Eugene Hager. Mr. Hager was an Ironworker with Local 769 in Ashland, KY, a member and chaplain...
Candace Ann Zona
Jan 1, 2017
Candace Ann Zona, 53 of Lehigh Acres, FL passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Zona was born April 5, 1964 in Ironton, OH, a daughter of Betty Jenkins Morgan of Ironton, OH and the late Donald Lee Toney. Mrs. Zona was also preceded in death by one brother, John Toney and two sister, Christina Toney...
Michael Lee Mills
Jan 1, 2017
Michael Lee Mills 61, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. He was born on August 19, 1955 in Huntington, WV; a son of the late Sylvia Johanna Johnson Mills Clark. He was also preceded in death by his twin brother, Mark Mills. Mr. Mills was a electrician, HVAC,...
Dordeana Fairchild Carraway
Jan 1, 2017
Dordeana Fairchild Carraway, 76, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at her home. Dordeana was born March, 1, 1941 in Cattletsburg, KY to the late Alfred Walthen and Alice Jewell Greene Fairchild. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband George A. Carraway. Ms. Carraway was a member of the...
Phillip Keith Scaggs
Jan 1, 2017
Phillip Keith Scaggs, 66, of Russell, KY, passed away on August 14, 2017 at his residence. He was born September 12, 1950, a son of the late Ollie and Geneva Scaggs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Scaggs was preceded in death by two brothers: Gary and Gordon Scaggs. Mr. Scaggs was a machinist for Barney Williams, loved car racing,...
