Obituaries

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...

Robert Earl Bobby Cordle
Jan 1, 2017
Robert Earl "Bobby" Cordle, 49 of Ashland, KY went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Kings Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, KY. He was born September 8, 1967 in Russell, KY; a son of Virginia Ann Oney Cordle of Ashland, KY and the late Raymond G. Cordle. Bobby was a member of the Ashland Pentecostal...

Mary Sue Stalls Chambers
Jan 1, 2017
Mary Sue Stalls Chambers, 83, of Flatwoods, KY made Heaven her home on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. Mrs. Chambers was born April 22, 1934 in Murray, KY to the late Jeff Dewitt Stalls and Alma Lee Kirk. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chambers was preceded in death by her loving husband...

Mary Ellen Turley Walters
Jan 1, 2017
Mary Ellen Walters, 69, of Flatwoods, KY peacefully passed at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY on July 30, 2017, Surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Mother's Day, May 9, 1948, in Ashland, KY, a daughter of the late Eugene C. and Lillian Gilley Turley of Flatwoods. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Juanita Babaw Moore Gartin
Jan 1, 2017
Juanita "Babaw" Moore Gartin, 82, of Greenup KY, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at her home in Wurtland, KY, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Gartin was born on April 2, 1935 in Greenup, KY, a daughter of the late Elder John W. and Lillian Bays Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James "Peanut"...

Mary Karolyn Spillman Reams
Jan 1, 2017
Mary Karolyn Spillman Reams, 88, of Greenup, KY passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at her home surrounded my her loved ones and Boo, her life long Fox Terrier friend. Mrs. Reams was born on April 2, 1929 in Keystone, WV; a daughter of the late Karl Thomas Spillman and Sudie Forester Spillman. She was a homemaker and mother...

Margie S
Jan 1, 2017
Margie S. Stanley, 77, of Ashland left to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 6, 2017. Margie was born on March 21, 1939, in Wallins Creek, KY to the late L.W and Malinda Saylor. Margie was preceded in death by Joe G. Stanley her husband of 60 years. She is survived by 5 children, Joseph (Mildred) of...
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