Obituaries
Jeremy Mark Love
Jan 1, 2016
Jeremy Mark Love, 38, of Raceland, KY passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Jeremy was born on January 6, 1978 in Athens, OH; a son of Vonnie M. Graham and the late Loren Jason "Jay" Graham. He was an engineer for Crounse Corporation and attended First Baptist Church Flatwoods. Jeremy loved racing...
Bradley Allen Cordle
Jan 1, 2016
Bradley Allen Cordle, 36, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY after an extended battle with cancer. Mr. Cordle was born on March 7, 1980 in Ashland, KY to Linda Conley and Rocky Cordle. Bradley was a cement mason with OPCMIA Local #132 when located in Portsmouth,...
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...
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...
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...
Larry Eugene Moore
Jan 1, 2016
Larry Eugene Moore, 68, of Ashland, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born April 11, 1947 in Ashland, KY; a son of the late Willie and Willa May Elam Moore. He was also preceded in death by four brothers: Fred, Junior, Charles, and Bob Moore; and a sister, Darlene Hall. He attended...
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....
Dr Homer Bailey
Jan 1, 2016
Dr. Homer Virgil “Doc” Bailey, 95, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Monday, June 06, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Dr. Bailey was born on February 4, 1921 in York, KY; a son of the late John W. and Sarah Moore Bailey. He was also preceded in death by nine brothers and one sister. Dr....
David Clayton McGranahan
Jan 1, 2016
David Clayton McGranahan, 30, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. McGranahan was born on April 10, 1986, a son of Rhonda Salyers Bailey of Flatwoods, KY, and the late Joe McGranahan. He was also preceded in death by an uncle, Steve Salyers. Mr. McGranahan was a mechanic for Fannin...
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...
Christie Roxanne Risner
Jan 1, 2016
Christie Roxanne Risner, 43, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016, in Huntington, WV. Ms. Risner was born on February 1, 1973, in Ashland, KY; a daughter of Charlotte Ann Bayless Risner and Rocky Ogden Risner. In addtion to her parents, she is survived by a son, Daryl Scott Abrams, a daughter, Amber Nicole Abrams,...
Frances Gaye White Blanton
Jan 1, 2016
Frances Gaye White Blanton, 67, of Greenup, KY went on to Heaven, on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at SOMC Hospice Care Center in Portsmouth, OH. Mrs. Blanton was born July 28, 1948 in Clay City, KY, a daughter of Edith W. White of Fall Branch, TN and the late Robert Irvin White. In addition to her father, she was preceded...
Benjamin Scott Scotty Sansom
Jan 1, 2016
Benjamin Scott “Scotty” Sansom, 41, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Sansom was born April 18, 1974 in Ashland, KY, a son of the late Ralph Eugene Sansom and the late Carol Joyce Brown. He was a stockman at Dollar Tree in Russell, KY. Scotty enjoyed baseball, hunting, fishing and loved the...
Chester Ray Barker
Jan 1, 2016
Chester Ray Barker, 52, of Flatwoods, KY went to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. Barker was born on August 19, 1964 in Russell, KY; a son of the late Douglas and Josephine Horn Barker. He was also preceded in death by a step-son, Curtis Douglas and a...
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...
Joe G
Jan 1, 2016
Reverend Joe G. Stanley, 79, of Ashland left to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 18, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born on November 17, 1936, in Huntington, WV to the late Phil Roscoe and Eunice Marie Holbrook-Stanley. Joe is survived by his wife of 60 years, Margie S. Saylor-Stanley; 5 children, Joseph (Mildred)...
Kenneth Allen Hicks
Jan 1, 2016
Kenneth Allen Hicks, 32, of Ashland, KY passed away January 6, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Hicks was born August 22, 1983 in Ashland, KY to Robin Justice Hicks and the late Jerry Hicks. In addition to his mother, Mr. Hicks is survived by his daughter Haley Hicks of Ashland, KY, his brother Jerry Hicks, Jr., and his sister Beth...
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...
Danny Earl Brown
Jan 1, 2016
Danny Earl Brown, 53, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Brown was born on December 22, 1962 in East Chicago, IN; a son of the late Alvin Earl and Sylvia Newbolds Brown. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers: David...
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....
