Obituaries
Emmett E
Jan 1, 2015
Emmett E. “Junior” Boggess, Jr., 83, of Ashland passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 at his residence after a short illness. Junior was born July 28, 1932 in Sissonville, WV to the late Emmett, Sr. and Mary Miller Boggess. Junior was a truck driver for all of his life, and a retired member of Teamsters 992. He served his country...
Goldie Keeton Payne Triplett
Jan 1, 2015
Goldie Keeton Payne Triplett, 76, of Catlettsburg, KY passed from this life to her eternal life on Friday, August 07, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Triplett was born on August 23, 1938 in Greenup County, KY; a daughter of the late Roscoe and Kathleen Estep Keeton. She was also preceded in death by three sons: Jeffrey L. Payne, Larry D....
James Irving Jim Larsen
Jan 1, 2015
James Irving “Jim” Larsen 1940-2015 James Irving Larsen, a beloved resident of Flatwoods, KY, died Wednesday, January 13, 2015 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY following complications from surgery. He was 74 years young. He was born March 18, 1940 in Hartford, Connecticut to wonderful parents, the late Mae and Harry Larsen and also preceded in death by his brothers...
James Salyers
Jan 1, 2015
James Salyers, 91, of Flatwoods, KY went home to be with the Lord December 18, 2015. James was born April 11, 1924 in Cheap, KY to the late Eldid (Doc) and Lueranie Reffett Salyers. Mr. Salyers was a proud Veteran of the US Army. He retired from C&O Railroad after many years of service. He loved attending Community Tabernacle, and...
John David Gartin
Jan 1, 2015
John David Gartin, Sr., 60, of Wurtland, KY passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. Gartin was born on December 26, 1954 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY, a son of Juanita Moore Gartin and the late James “Peanut” Nolan Gartin. Mr. Gartin was a Sergeant in...
John Sunday Tatsch
Jan 1, 2015
John Sunday Tatsch, 78, of Flatwoods, KY passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Tatsch was born April 29, 1937 in Rochester, PA to the late Lovevern and Adeline Grant Tatsch. He was of the Lutheran faith. He moved to Flatwoods to work as an Operator for Ashland Oil, but never lost his love of Pittsburg sports....
Josephine Gear Clark
Jan 1, 2015
Josephine Gear Clark, 88, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Clark was born on November 5, 1927 in London, England; a daughter of the late William and Margaret Medrick Gear. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Douglas Clark; two brothers: Jimmy Gear...
Leona Riffe Wlliams
Jan 1, 2015
Leona Riffe Williams, 81, of Flatwoods, KY, nourished people around her with love, faith, and music from the time of her birth until Monday, August 17, 2015. She passed at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, Ky. Mrs. Williams was born on October 9, 1933 in Ashland, KY; a daughter of the late Willard and Lena White Riffe. She was...
Leonard Franklin Rice
Jan 1, 2015
Leonard Franklin Rice, Sr., 89, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Rice was born on August 27, 1926 in Ashland, KY; a son of the late William Rice, Jr. and Flora Marie Edwards Rice. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jackie Deloris Justice Rice;...
Leva Thacker Bloomfield
Jan 1, 2015
Leva Thacker Bloomfield, 85, of Flatwoods, KY passed from this life, and entered her heavenly home on Friday, July 17, 2015 at Boyd County Nursing and Rehab in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Bloomfield entered this life on April 6, 1930 in Lyra, OH. She was a daughter of the late Ervin and Grace Allen Thacker. She was also preceded in death...
Lige Howard Kilgore
Jan 1, 2015
Lige Howard Kilgore, 82, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Kilgore was born on October 18, 1932 in Greenup, KY; a son of the late Wilford and Alice Grubb Kilgore. He was also preceded in death by a son, Rick Kilgore; a daughter, Michelle Kilgore; four sisters:...
Mary Lee Waugh Grizzle
Jan 1, 2015
Mary Lee Waugh Grizzle, 79, of Raceland, KY went home to meet her Saviour on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Grizzle was born on June 9, 1936 in Westwood, KY. She was the daughter of the late Daunt and Roxie Hutchinson Waugh. She was also preceded in death by three brothers: Clifford...
Mary Maxine Clark Smith
Jan 1, 2015
Mary Maxine Clark Smith, 89, of Flatwoods, KY passed away at Oakmont Manor in Flatwoods, KY on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Mrs. .Smith was born on February 15, 1926, in Flatwoods, KY; a daughter of the late Robert and Nan Holbrook Clark. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Arthur S. Smith; a brother, Charles Clark; and...
Pastor Dannie Louis Clark
Jan 1, 2015
Pastor Dannie Louis Clark, 76, of Flatwoods, KY entered the gates of Heaven on Sunday, June 21, 2015. He passed at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Pastor Clark was born on September 21, 1938 in Flatwoods, KY, a son of the late Morton and Julie Grove Clark. He was also preceded in death by a son, Danny...
Paulette Frazier
Jan 1, 2015
Paulette Frazier, 65, of Flatwoods, KY, formerly of Louisa, KY, passed away on July 4, 2015 at her residence. Ms. Frazier was born on January 23, 1950 in Louisa, KY; a daughter of the late Paul and Joyce Fitzpatrick Frazier. She was a LPN for Boyd Nursing and Rehabilitation in Boyd County, KY and had worked previously at King’s Daughters...
Reable J
Jan 1, 2015
Reable J. Keeton Copley, 71, of Flatwoods, KY went to meet her precious Lord and Saviour on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Copley was born on October 23, 1943 in Boone County, WV; a daughter of the late Ira and Maude Hatfield Jacobs. She was also preceded in death by her spouse,...
Sandra Cook
Jan 1, 2015
Sandra Kay Keeling Cook, 60, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Cook was born on September 23, 1954 in Ashland, KY; a daughter of the late Betty Francis Starcher Sammons. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Yates. She was a day care provider...
Thelma Lucille Caudill Bailey
Jan 1, 2015
Thelma Lucille Caudill Bailey, 92, of Flatwoods, KY passed quietly among friends and family on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. Mrs. Bailey was born on July 13, 1922 in Flatwoods, KY, a daughter of the late Orville and Ida Mae McKenzie Caudill. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of...
William Greg Adams
Jan 1, 2015
William “Greg” Adams, 52, of Westwood, passed away at his residence Friday, September 18, 2015 after a short illness. Greg was born November 15, 1962 in Ironton, OH to Virginia “Ginny” Conley of Flatwoods, KY and William A. Adams of Greenup, KY. Greg spent his working years as an HVAC Technician. He worked for several companies, including General Heating &...
Betty T
Jan 1, 2014
Betty Taylor Cochran, 77, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on September 18, 2014 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Cochran was born on January 31, 1937 in Charleston, WV, a daughter of the late Clyde David “C.D.” and Arielbelle Pendelton Taylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Eugene Cochran. Mrs. Cochran was a...
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