Obituaries
Howard Bud Douglas
Jan 1, 2011
FLATWOODS — Howard “Bud” Douglas, 80, of Flatwoods, went home to be with his Saviour on Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, following a brief illness.Mr. Douglas was born June 26, 1931, in Flatwoods, a son of the late James and Gertrude Keaton Douglas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Francis Marion Porter
Jan 1, 2011
ASHLAND — Francis Marion Porter Jr., 76, of Ashland, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, in King’s Daughters Medical Center.Mr. Porter was born March 2, 1935, in Ashland, a son of the late Francis Marion Porter Sr. and the late Ida Johnson Porter. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Virgil Porter, Oscar Randolph Porter, William Massie Porter...
Betty Jane Hale Dingess
Jan 1, 2011
FLATWOODS — Betty Jane Hale Dingess, 70, of Flatwoods, was surrounded by her loving family as she left this earth for her heavenly home Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Born Feb. 14, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Alderson Douglas and Zella Faye Barker Hale. In heaven, she joined her loving husband, James Paul Dingess. She is also preceded...
George Blanton III
Jan 1, 2011
George Blanton III, 34, of Wheelersburg, OH, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia.Mr. Blanton was born May 23, 1977 is Portsmouth, Ohio to his loving parents, Eddie K. Blanton of Greenup, KY and Rebecca Jones of West Portsmouth, OH. Mr. Blanton was a proud Corporal in the Marine Corps, who received a...
Ervin Sargent
Jan 1, 2011
RACELAND — Ervin Sargent, 93, of Raceland, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. He passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 11, 1918, in Haldeman, to the late John and Lucy Webb Sargent. He was a retired self-employed contractor and former coal miner, where he served as secretary for...
Paris Smith Justice
Jan 1, 2011
Paris Smith Justice, 82, of Ashland, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21, 2011 in Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.Mr. Justice was born June 16, 1928 in Mingo County, W.Va., a son of the late William Smith Justice and his mother, Millie Burchett Justice Sherman. He was also preceded in death by two daughters,...
Josephine Scaggs Harris
Jan 1, 2011
GREENUP — Josephine Scaggs Harris, 80, of Greenup, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.Mrs. Harris was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Greenup, to the late Roscoe and Didama White Sanders. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Richard Harris and Norman Scaggs; and two brothers, Clifford and Frank Sanders. Mrs. Harris was...
Allene Miller McMahan
Jan 1, 2011
FLATWOODS — Allene Miller McMahan, 77, of Flatwoods, went home to be with her Savior on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, in Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. Mrs. McMahan was born Nov. 2, 1933, in Pedro, Ohio, a daughter of the late Vinson and Verna Yates Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claude Arthur McMahan; three brothers,...
Rodonna J Keeton
Jan 1, 2011
FLATWOODS — Rodonna J. Keeton Arthur, 62, of Flatwoods, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.Mrs. Arthur was born Dec. 13, 1948, in Ironton, Ohio, a daughter of the late William and Verna Mae Miller Keeton.She was a homemaker and attended Flatwoods Pentecostal Holiness Tabernacle.Mrs. Arthur is survived by her loving husband of 46 years, Earl...
Lucy Bradford
Jan 1, 2011
GREENUP — Lucy S. Bradford, 96, of Poplar Highlands in Raceland, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods.Mrs. Bradford was born Feb. 15, 1915, in Hopewell, a daughter of the late George G. and Piety May Scott. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, William Allen Bradford, and her son, William...
Ira Jacobs
Jan 1, 2011
Rev. Ira Jacobs, 91, of Ashland, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday April 5th, 2011 in Kingsbrook Life Care Center in Ashland. Rev. Jacobs was born Dec. 29th, 1919, in Morrisville, W.Va., a son of the late Allen D. and Malissa Lovejoy Jacobs. He was a coal miner and retired from Second National Bank as a maintenance...
Danny J
Jan 1, 2011
Danny J. Hall, 69, of Ironton, Ohio died Tuesday, March 8th, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Mr. Hall was born Oct. 29th, 1941, at Ironton, the son of the late Jasper Hall and Louise Wilson Hall Slaughter. He was a stockman at WalMart in Ashland, a Vietnam War Navy veteran and a member of Sugar Creek Baptist Church. Surviving...
Glen C
Jan 1, 2011
FLATWOODS — Glen C. Ritter, 80, of Flatwoods, passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family.Mr. Ritter was born Feb. 27, 1931, in Guymon, Okla., a son of the late Everett and Lillie Albrecht Ritter. He was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Robert M. Powell in 2008; a granddaughter, Erin Steward in...
Francis Carolyn Horn
Jan 1, 2011
Francis “Carolyn” Horn, 73, of Worthington passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Horn was born May 2, 1938, in Wurtland, KY, a daughter of the late James and Marie Holt Welch. She was also preceded in death by her husband George Horn in 1990, 3 brothers, Richard, David, and John Welch;...
Howard Bailey
Jan 1, 2011
Howard Bailey, 89, of Flatwoods, KY went home to be with his Savior on Monday, May 09, 2011 at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. Mr. Bailey was born February 26, 1922, in Flatwoods, KY, a son of the late Harry Bailey, Sr. and Martha Short Bailey. He was preceded in death by a son, Howard Michael Bailey, 4...
Viola B
Jan 1, 2011
GREENUP — Viola B. Cordle Lowry, 86, of Flatwoods, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011, in Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, W.Va. Mrs. Lowry was born Oct. 16, 1924, in Flatwoods, to the late James Henry “Jim-Tom” and Nellie Mae Wilburn Cordle. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Lowry; three sisters, Okie Metz, Martha...
Ford Evans
Jan 1, 2011
ASHLAND — Ford Evans, 85, of Ashland, went home to be with his Savior on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, of an extended illness in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.He was born on May 23, 1926, at Bruin, to the late Elijah Horton and Susan (Tackett) Evans.He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Clara; two brothers, Elijah...
Donald Richard Kidd
Jan 1, 2011
ASHLAND — Donald Richard Kidd, 51, of Ashland, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011, in Portsmouth, Ohio.Mr. Kidd was born Oct. 24, 1959, in Ironton, Ohio, a son of the late Georgiana Mays Kidd and Don Kidd Jr. Mr. Kidd was a salesman at Superior Chrysler in Ashland and was also a manager at McDonald’s for around 30 years. He...
Robert J Arthur
Jan 1, 2011
ASHLAND — Robert J. Arthur, 81, of Ashland, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, in Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Mr. Arthur was born September 27, 1929, in Princess, a son of the late Robert Simeon and Ruth Elva Riffe Arthur. He was preceded in death by two sons, John Engles and David Engles; four brothers, Roy Arthur, Homer Arthur, Arville...
Pamela Bailey Crittenden
Jan 1, 2011
GREENUP — Pamela Kay Bailey Crittenden of Canyon Lake, Texas, formerly of Flatwoods, passed away at her residence.Ms. Crittenden was born Oct. 20, 1954, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, a daughter of Nancy Mae Deer Bailey of Flatwoods and the late Lloyd C. “Sonny” Bailey. Pam was also preceded in death by her husband, Hal Crittenden, and...
