Obituaries
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...
Sally L
Jan 1, 2017
Sally L. Potter Wissinger, 68, of Russell, KY, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at her home in the arms of her loving husband, surrounded by her dear family. Mrs. Wissinger was born on August 15, 1948 in Fleming Neon, KY. She is survived by her husband John M. Wissinger of Russell, KY; one son,...
Lisa Shawn Stambaugh Crisp
Jan 1, 2017
Lisa Shawn Stambaugh Crisp, 51, of Ashland, passed away, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland in the presence of her family. Lisa was born April 22, 1966, in Russell, a daughter of Anna Castle Stambaugh of Summit and the late Jack Stambaugh. Lisa was a banker and Branch Manager for City National Bank in...
Mary B
Jan 1, 2017
Mary Brineda Dillow Bryant, 67, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 in Wheelersburg, OH surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on October 23, 1949 in Ironton, OH, a daughter of the late Delbert and Kathrine Adkins Dillow. Mrs. Bryant is survived by her loving husband, Gerald Bryant; two sons; Gerald R. Bryant II and...
Sandra Sue Clay Grizzle
Jan 1, 2017
Sandra “Sue” Clay Grizzle, 71, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Grizzle was born July 31, 1946 in Flatwoods, KY, a daughter to the late James Earsel and Gleyma Louisa Short Clay. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Grizzle was preceded in death by two sons: Mark and James Corbin; her twin...
Shirley Lunsford Kees
Jan 1, 2017
Shirley Lunsford Kees, 79, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Kees was born on April 14, 1937 in St. Albans, WV; a daughter of the late John and Winnie Flora Lovejoy Lunsford. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kees is preceded in death by her loving husband,...
Donald Thomas Cotton Nelson
Jan 1, 2017
Donald Thomas "Cotton" Nelson 79, of Argillite, KY passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. He was born on April 28, 1938 in Greenup, KY; a son of the late George Washington Nelson and Bertha Mae Belt Nelson. He is preceded in death by three brothers: George, Bob, and Caleb Nelson; two...
Phyllis Ann Hieneman
Jan 1, 2017
Phyllis Ann Hieneman, 80, of Raceland KY, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods KY surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on June 9, 1936 in Lloyd KY, a daughter of the late Alonzo and Nora Williams Maynard. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Ruby Mauk. Mrs. Hieneman...
