Obituaries
Louise Kilgore
Jan 1, 2016
Louise Kilgore, 79, of Flatwoods passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Ms. Kilgore was born August 21, 1936 in Ashland to the late Proctor and Ethel Hayes Lyon. Her greatest joy in life was her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchild, whom affectionately called her Ninny. Left to cherish her memory is...
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...
Estelle Jane Ward
Jan 1, 2016
Estelle Jane Gambill Ward, 83, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Ward was born on June 8, 1933 in Ashland, KY; a daughter of the late John Gambill and the late Bernice Fraley Gambill Brown. Jane was also preceded in death by her husband, Orville "Lefty" Ward,...
April Wagner Smith
Jan 1, 2016
April Elizabeth Wagner Smith, 37, of Paris, KY, formerly of Russell, KY, passed away on November 13, 2016 in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Smith was born on October 5, 1979, Lima, OH; a daughter of Dr. Robert Linton and Peggy Lynn Ader Wagner of Russell, KY. April was a homemaker, for her spouse and children, and a member of...
Loren Jason Jay Graham
Jan 1, 2016
Loren Jason "Jay" Graham, 67, of Raceland passed away at his residence. Mr. Graham was born on November 6, 1948 in Portsmouth, OH; a son of the late Loren Clarence and Betty Jo Birchfield Graham. Mr. Graham was, most recently, in security with Allied Barton at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. He had also worked in security for Sunoco Chemicals,...
Gregory Allen Montgomery
Jan 1, 2016
Gregory Allen Montgomery, 49, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. Montgomery was born October 26, 1967 in Ashland, KY; a son of the late Van Donald Montgomery and the late Rosalee Sheffield Martin. He was a carpenter with Stephens Development in Flatwoods, KY. He...
Larry P
Jan 1, 2016
Larry P. Williams, 80, of Ashland, KY passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born August 24, 1935, a son of the late Virgil Williams and Goldie Riggs Williams. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Shawn L. Williams; two brothers: Harold Williams and Billie Williams; and a sister, Pauline Williams Bradshaw. Survivors...
Melissa Jane Scott
Jan 1, 2016
Melissa Jane Scott, 47, of Raceland went to be with her Heavenly Family on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Community Hospice Care Center of Ashland. Our Beloved Angel Melissa was the heart and soul of her family and our anchor in every storm. With her heart filled by the love and promise of her Savior Jesus Christ, she never...
Larry Dale Smith
Jan 1, 2016
Larry Dale Smith, 56, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born on May 10, 1960 in Ironton, OH; a son of the late Winfred Smith and Joyce Moore Craft. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Sam Smith; and a sister, LaNetta Jean Porter. He was a crane...
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...
Kimberly Dawn Amos McCoy
Jan 1, 2016
Kimberly Dawn Amos McCoy, 46, of Flatwoods, KY passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Ms. McCoy was born October 18, 1969 in Vincennes, Indiana. She is the daughter of Shirley Browning Cordial and Thomas Amos, Sr. Ms. McCoy had worked as a receptionist and a clerk with Griffith, Delaney, Hillman and...
Elvin Estep
Jan 1, 2016
Elvin Estep, 86, of Ashland, KY passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Estep was born on October 28, 1929 in Salyersville, KY; a son of the late Omer and Emma Lykins Estep. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of sixty two years, Virginia Ann Arnett Estep. He was also preceded in...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
