Obituaries
Shirley C
Jan 1, 2017
Shirley C. Greene Taylor, 80, of Argillite, KY passed away on July 19, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Taylor was born September 13, 1936 in Rockhouse, KY, a daughter of the late Daniel R. and Tennie S. Hutchinson Greene. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers: James E. Greene,...
Juanita White Dillow
Jan 1, 2017
Juanita White Dillow 86, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Dillow was born on January 7, 1931 in Flatwoods, KY, the daughter of the late Vernon White and Mary Hannah White Marshall. She was also preceded in death by her late husbands, Wayne Lowe and Eugene...
Sheila Woodall Boyles
Jan 1, 2017
Sheila Woodall Boyles, 66, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Mrs. Boyles was born June 24, 1951 in Huntington, WV; a daughter of the late Joshua and Violet Woodall. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by one grandson, Brennan Haggard. Mrs. Boyles was a...
David Lynn Kilburn
Jan 1, 2017
David Lynn Kilburn, 62, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at his home. He was born on August 12, 1954 in Ashland, KY, a son of the late Jonnie and Lillie Jacobs Kilburn. He is also proceeded in death by his son, Johnnie Kilburn, three brothers, Gene, Ray and Joe Kilburn, and one sister, Judy Monnett....
Charles H
Jan 1, 2017
Charles H. Brown 92, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wurtland, KY. He was born on February 12, 1925 in Hunnewell, KY; a son of the late George and Elizabeth Wooten Brown. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years Frances Adkins Brown, and a son...
Arbutus Akers Kazee
Jan 1, 2017
Arbutus Akers Kazee, 84, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Kazee was born September 19, 1933 in Decatur, OH to the late Andrew and Wyona Hopkins Akers. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kazee was preceded in death by her loving husband Elmer Kazee Jr., two...
Joyce L
Jan 1, 2017
Joyce L. Lemley, 85 of Ashland, KY, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wurtland, KY surrounded by her family. Mrs. Lemley was born July 14, 1932 in Huntington, WV, a daughter of the late William "Dock" and Laura Johnson Smith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Anne Claire Williams Sparks
Jan 1, 2017
Anne Claire Williams Sparks, 48, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Wednesday January 11, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 16, 1968 in Greenville, KY; a daughter of the late Harrison and Nancy McGuire Williams. Mrs. Sparks was an attendance clerk for Russell High School in Russell, KY where she was dearly...
Robert Bob Douglas Sammons
Jan 1, 2017
Robert "Bob" Douglas Sammons, 87, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at the Community Hospice Center in Ashland, KY. He was born October 4, 1929 in Prestonsburg, KY; a son of the late Earl and Roxie Miller Sammons. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elsie Elkins Sammons. Mr....
Melissa Dawn Nance
Jan 1, 2017
Melissa Dawn Nance, 48, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at her home. She was born September 30, 1968, in Ashland, KY. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Edward Nance. She is survived by her loving mother, Lorraine Morrison; one brother, Jay (Ursula) Nance; and two sisters, Sherry (Scott) Wilburn and Kathy (Jeremy) Akers....
Stanley Alan Cassity
Jan 1, 2017
Stanley Alan Cassity, 66, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on June 1, 1950 in Ashland, KY, the son of the late Glen and Pauline Tackett Cassity. Mr. Cassity was an employee of the Bureau of Federal Prisons in Summit, KY. He loved to hunt...
Gene Wells
Jan 1, 2017
Gene Wells, 79, of Russell, KY passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Wells was born November 10, 1937 in Portsmouth, OH; a son of the late Charlie and Geneva Honaker Wells. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother, David D. Wells and one...
Anna Lee Hicks
Jan 1, 2017
Anna Lee Hicks, 88, of Ironton, OH passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Boyd County Nursing and Rehab in Boyd County Ky. She was born on June 21, 1929 in Ashland, KY; a daughter of the late Perry and Tillie L. Runyon Hicks. She was also preceded in death by one son, Jackie Lee Hanshaw. Ms. Hicks worked...
Jeffrey Allen Queen
Jan 1, 2017
Jeffrey (Jeff) Allen Queen, 60, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 11, 1956, in Ironton, OH; the son of Paul and Dolores Queen of Flatwoods, KY. Mr. Queen worked as a Field Engineer for West Virginia Public Broadcasting Systems. In addition to his parents, Mr. Queen is survived...
Henry Bennett Ray Niece
Jan 1, 2017
Henry "Bennett" Ray Niece, 80, of Raceland, husband, dad and pappaw, took his last earthly journey Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, surrounded by his loving wife of 63 years, Elizabeth and his family. Bennett was born April 23, 1936, in Letcher County, to Dicy Taylor Niece Richardson and Will Niece, who preceded him in death. He was a small-business owner in...
Denver D
Jan 1, 2017
Denver Dee Yates, 70, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017 at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. Mr. Yates was born December 6, 1946, a son to the late Dennis Raymond and Grace Mae Baker Yates. In addition to his parents, Mr. Yates was preceded in death by one brother, Preston Raymond “Pat” Yates and...
Patricia Jody Selvage
Jan 1, 2017
Patricia “Jody” Patton Selvage, 69, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Selvage was born March 16, 1948, in Floyd County, KY. She was a daughter to the late James and Maggie Tussey Patton. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Selvage was preceded in death by her loving...
Garryson Marshall Keever
Jan 1, 2017
Garryson Marshall Keever, 32, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at his residence in San Mateo, California. Mr. Keever was born July 5, 1984 in Huntington, West Virginia; the son of Garry L. Keever of Flatwoods, KY and Roberta Starcher Keever of Ashland, KY. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers: Tony...
Ronald Lee Salyers
Jan 1, 2017
Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Salyers, 57, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on February 1, 2017. Mr. Salyers was born on August 20, 1959 in Ashland, KY; a son of the late Clayton and Lois Cook Salyers. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Steve Salyers. Mr. Salyers' previous employers were: McSweeney’s Inc. in South Point, OH, Brown’s Plumbing, and...
Emma Mae Stanley
Jan 1, 2017
Emma Mae Stanley, 55, of Ashland, KY passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at her home. Ms. Stanley was born April 8, 1962 in Ashland, KY; the daughter of the late Annabelle Fannin Nolen. Ms. Stanley is survived by her two children: Justin (Melissa) Stanley of Morehead, KY and Angela (Kyle) Litteral of Greenup, KY; one brother, James Moore...
