Obituaries
Minnie Grizzle Chandler
Jan 1, 2016
Minnie Louise Grizzle Chandler, 93, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Chandler was born on March 11, 1923, in Ashland, KY, a daughter of the late Samuel Malcolm and Lilia Alice O'Bryan Grizzle. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Porky Nichols
Jan 1, 2016
"Porky" Nichols, 82, of Russell, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Nichols was born in Ashland, KY, of the late Grover Ralph Nichols and the late Bessie Mae Yates Nichols. Mr. Nichols was a long time, self employed business owner in Russell, KY. He was...
Randall Moore Rice
Jan 1, 2016
Randall Moore Rice, 76, of Russell, KY passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Rice was born on July 20, 1940 in Ironton, OH; a son of the late Elmo Waffin and Nola Moore Rice. Mr. Rice was a member of Flatwoods Church of Christ. He was employed, for thirty years,...
Ray Cook
Jan 1, 2016
Ray Cook 1954 - 2016 Alex Ray Cook, 62, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. Cook was born on April 13, 1954 in Lexington, KY; a son of the late Curtis Ray and Geraldine Branham Cook. Ray was the owner of Service Office Supply and...
Ray Sheffield
Jan 1, 2016
Ray Sheffield, 96, of Flatwoods, KY passed away at his residence on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Mr. Sheffield was born on April 15, 1920 in Cedar Creek, KY; a son of the late Clay and Daisy Mary Davidson Sheffield. He was also preceded in death by three brothers: Clayton Claude Sheffield, Robert Boyd Sheffield, and Clarence Sheffield; two sisters: Eunice...
Richard Allen Wheeler
Jan 1, 2016
Richard Allen Wheeler, 59, of Ashland, KY passed away at Community Hospice Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was born November 27, 1956 in Boyd County to the late Allen Henderson Wheeler and the late Marlene Hignite Ettinger. Richard graduated from the Marine Corps and built Power Plants for AT&T. He belonged to the Ashland Moose Lodge 892. Richard leaves behind...
Robert Allen Gross
Jan 1, 2016
Robert Allen Gross, 55, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Mr. Gross was born on May 21, 1961 in Albany, Oregon; a son of the late Joseph Samuel Gross and Riva Ruby Slabot Warren. Mr. Gross was a veteran of the United States Navy, and attended Worthington Church...
Robert Bob Eugene Hardy
Jan 1, 2016
Robert “Bob” Eugene Hardy, 81, of Ashland, KY passed away at his residence, on Thursday, March 10, 2016. Mr. Hardy was born on October 4, 1934 in Ashland, KY, a son of the late John and Lena Hart Hardy. He was also preceded by four brothers: Charles, Kenny, John Ellis, and Gary Hardy; two sisters: Barbara Blanton and Soni Hardy;...
Rocky Ogden Risner
Jan 1, 2016
Rocky Ogden Risner, 69, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Mr. Risner was born on April 4, 1947 in Lexington, KY; a son of the late James and Hazel Clevenger Crum. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Christie Roxanne Risner, and his sister, Pam Sipps....
Rose Marie Whalen
Jan 1, 2016
Rose Marie Jarrell Whalen, 85, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Tueseday, July 26, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Whalen was born on January 21, 1931 in Kenova, WV; a daughter of the late Samuel Ben and Maggie Clara Smith Jarrell. She was also preceded in death by her husband William John Whalen, and five brothers: Vinson Smith Jarrell, Max...
Steven Keith Hall
Jan 1, 2016
Steven Keith Hall, 57, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Monday June 27, 2016, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Hall was born on July 25, 1958 at Ashland, KY, son of Emma Jean Daniels Hall and the late Ernest Beecher Hall. Mr. Hall was a self employed carpenter. He was also of the Christian faith, and...
William Keith Burkhardt
Jan 1, 2016
William Keith Burkhardt, 62, of Wurtland, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Mr. Burkhardt was born July 15, 1953 in Wurtland, KY; a son of Roscoe Vernon Burkhardt and the late Phyllis Joyce Fannin Burkhardt. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gary Burkhardt, and a sister, Kathy Reed....
Willie David Tackett
Jan 1, 2016
Willie David Tackett, 60, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. Tackett was born on November 9, 1956 in Russell, KY; a son of the late Virgil Ray and Barbara Ann Hensley Tackett. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Edsel Ray Tackett, and...
Amy Evelyn Wells
Jan 1, 2015
Amy Evelyn Wells, 63, of Ashland, left this life and entered into Heaven on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her residence, while surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Wells was born in Huntington, WV, of the late Williams Thomas Fields and the late Betty Withrow Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Alan Wells. Evelyn was...
Betty Granny Evans Waddell
Jan 1, 2015
Betty “Granny” Evans Waddell, 84, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Waddell was born on April 28, 1931; a daughter of the late Fred Douglas and Eva Jane Stephenson Evans. She was also preceded in death by: her husband, Carl R. Waddell, Sr., a son, Carl R....
Betty June Renfroe
Jan 1, 2015
Betty June Renfroe, 83, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Woodland Oaks in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Renfroe was born on June 1, 1932 in Jeffery, WV, a daughter of the late Emmitte and Florence Elkins Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Renfroe. Mrs. Renfroe was of the Baptist faith. She...
Beulah Leatrice Clark Lyon
Jan 1, 2015
Beulah Leatrice Clark Lyon, 84, of Ashland, KY passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mrs. Lyon was born on May 20, 1930 in Flatwoods, KY; a daughter of the late Morton Everette and Julia Groves Clark. She was also preceded in death by a son, William Morton Lyon. Mrs. Lyon...
Charles Bradley Brad Cozad
Jan 1, 2015
Charles Bradley “Brad” Cozad Jr., 24, of Ashland, KY passed away at his residence in on Sunday, March 15, 2015. Mr. Cozad was born on March 22, 1990 in Incirlik, Turkey; a son of Alisa Hern Smith, of Catlettsburg, KY, and the late Charles Bradley Cozad, Sr. Mr. Cozad was a full time Dad and attended Bible Baptist Church in...
Charles Ray Jenkins
Jan 1, 2015
Charles Ray Jenkins, Sr., 64, of Lavalette, WV, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Mr. Jenkins was born on January 24, 1951 in Logan, WV; a son of Rose Marcum Barker and the late Marcle Glenn Barker. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins...
Clyde Sidney Deere
Jan 1, 2015
Clyde Sidney Deere, 85, of Flatwoods, KY left this world, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, to join his wife, Betty Louis Deere, who passed away July 13, 2013. He passed at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Deere was a retired steel worker for Armco, where he worked for forty five years, and was also an US Army Veteran. ...
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