Obituaries
Robert J
Jan 1, 2022
Robert J. Cordle, 79, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Cordle was born on August 25, 1941, in Pleasantville, OH, to the late Jesse E. and Ines M. Jordan Cordle. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his loving wife of fifty-eight years,...
Glenna Juel Hunt Henderson
Jan 1, 2022
Glenna Juel Hunt Henderson, 91, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Henderson was born on April 12, 1931, in Drift, KY, to the late Merttie Williams Hunt. In addition to her mother, Glenna was preceded in death by her loving husband of twenty-seven years, Paul Henderson; two sons, Robert Harvey and Fred...
Ronald Alan Martin
Jan 1, 2022
Ronald Alan Martin, 68 of Flatwoods, KY passed away on December 23, 2022. He was born September 18, 1954, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Charles Morris Martin Jr. and Marian Ada (Murphy) Martin. He leaves behind his sister Marlene Lily Martin, his niece Daisy M. Martin, and his nephew Vishva Martin. Ron was a dedicated pharmacist, recently retired. As...
Dorcas Ruth Hammond Zaghawski
Jan 1, 2022
Dorcas Ruth Hammond Zaghawski, 53, of Worthington, KY, went to be with our Lord and Savior on May 15, 2022, at her residence. Dorcas was born on August 7, 1968, in Madison, WI, to Lloyd Hammond of Morehead, KY and Gloria Poland of Raceland, KY. In addition to her parents, Dorcas is survived by her husband of 28 years, James...
Mary Roberta Hicks Greene
Jan 1, 2022
Mary Roberta Hicks Greene, 90, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Woodland Oaks Health Care in Ashland, KY. Roberta was born on February 22, 1932, in Ashland, KY to the late Allie Mander and Callie Wells Hicks. In addition to her parents, Roberta was preceded in death by her loving husband, Arlan Leo Greene; a...
Milton David Gray
Jan 1, 2022
Milton David Gray, Sr., 80, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. He was born September 8, 1941, in Ferriday, Louisiana to the late Ezra Preston Gray and Mattie Jones Gray. David was the youngest of ten children. In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by...
Ramona Carol Patton Belcher
Jan 1, 2022
Ramona Carol Patton Belcher, 73, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away at her residence on Monday, October 31, 2022.
Ramona was born on December 29, 1948, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late Harold and Arminta Melvin Patton.
In addition to her parents, Ramona was preceded in death by her brother, Clarence Patton, and her daughter, Stacy Boyd Rice.
Ramona was a homemaker who loved...
Rebecca Elizabeth Short Niece
Jan 1, 2022
Wife, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother made her final journey to meet her Savior and loving husband Bennett on April 27, 2022. Elizabeth was born November 21, 1935, to Henry and Maggie Short of Wise, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents, eight brothers, and one sister. Her cherished husband Bennett of 63 years has been waiting for her...
Sherry Jean Rowland Watkins
Jan 1, 2022
Sherry Jean Rowland Watkins, 57, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the University of Louisville Health – Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. Sherry was born on December 26, 1965, in Indianapolis, IN, to the late Robert and Fannie Lyons Rowland. In addition to her parents, Sherry was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Rowland...
Mary Elizabeth Gibson Stevens Rister
Jan 1, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Gibson Stevens Rister, 95, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Rister was born on September 20, 1926, in Huntington, WV to the late Grover F. and Jessie May Straight Gibson. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her first husband, George...
Albert L
Jan 1, 2022
Albert L. “Pete” Flocker 1938-2022 Albert L. “Pete” Flocker, 83, of Russell, KY, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Flocker was born November 6, 1938, in Russell, KY, to the late Adrian and Vada Vinson Flocker. In addition to his parents, Mr. Flocker was...
Wanda Nell Gwinn
Jan 1, 2021
Wanda Nell Gwinn, 96, of Winchester, KY, formerly of Raceland, KY, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021, at Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester. Mrs. Gwinn was born on August 11, 1924, in Flatwoods, KY, daughter of the late Oscar and Stella Anderson Sowards. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Sr.; a son, Michael...
Timothy Ray Thompson
Jan 1, 2021
Timothy Ray Thompson of Flatwoods, KY, went to be Heavenly Home on Friday, September 3, 2021, while at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Thompson was born June 23, 1956, in Ashland, KY, to the late John Thompson and Peggy Perkins. In addition to his parents, Timothy was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Daniels and brother-in-law,...
Jane Ann Hale Smith
Jan 1, 2021
Jane Ann Hale Smith, 89, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021, at Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wurtland, KY, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Smith was born on July 30, 1931, in Burlington, OH, to the late James A. and Ada Margaret Walker Hale. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Smith was preceded in...
Louise Short Salyers
Jan 1, 2021
Louise Short Salyers, 93, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Oakmont Manor in Flatwoods, KY. Mrs. Salyers was born, March 31, 1927, in Ashland, KY, to the late John A. and Minervah Kirk Short. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Salyers was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Salyers and several brothers and...
Georgia Kaye Welch Gumbert Bruce
Jan 1, 2021
Georgia Kaye Welch Gumbert Bruce, 74, of Worthington, KY, always wanted to go home. She made her final journey to her Heavenly home on Friday, November 26, 2021, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Kaye was born on May 29, 1947, in Wurtland, KY, to the late Jimmy and Marie Holt Welch. She was the ninth of ten...
Dorothy Lewis Douglas
Jan 1, 2021
Dorothy Lewis Douglas, 90, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Douglas was born May 30, 1931, in Elliott, KY, to the late Elisha and Gretta Cassell Lewis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Douglas was preceded in death by two grandsons: David Antis and Elijah Kirk; two...
Katherine Faye Jordan Cordle
Jan 1, 2021
Katherine Faye Jordan Cordle, 74, of Waterloo, OH, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Cordle was born on January 26, 1947, in Jackson County, OH, to the late George Allen and Rena Rose Jordan. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cordle was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Phillip...
Estle Bowen
Jan 1, 2021
Estle Bowen, Jr., 76, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Bowen was born on March 7, 1945, in Logan, WV, to the late Estle Bowen, Sr. and Grettle Newsome Bowen. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bowen was preceded in death by three sons, Estle Wayne Bowen,...
Calvin Gene Eugene Jeffers
Jan 1, 2021
Calvin “Gene” Eugene Jeffers, 74, of Raceland, Ky, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland Ky. Gene was born on July 22, 1947, in Glenwood, WV to the late Orville Calvin and Beulah Knapp Jeffers. In addition to his parent’s, Gene was preceded in death by a sister, Janice Jeffers. Gene was a...
