dec-2000

JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
RELATED OBITUARIES
DECEMBER 2000

UPDATED.. Jan.03 2001

NAME (age) JONES, George, 83, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 11, 1917, at Jackson, Ohio

DEATH-DATE Dec.02 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville.

SPOUSE Fannie Francis Jones

S/O Bert & Cora Risner Jones   (deceased)

BURIAL Francis family cemetery at Salyersville

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Fannie Francis Jones; a son, Larry Jones of Jackson, Ga.; two daughters, Debbie Russell of Salyersville, and Teresa Durbin of Paintsville; a sister, Leatha Newsome of Ohio; and two grandchildren

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NAME (age) ANDERSON, Mary Jane, 84, of Fort Gay

BIRTH-DATE May 13, 1916, in Buffalo Horn, Ky.,

DEATH-DATE Dec.06 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE She was preceded in death by two husbands, John Anderson in 1975 and Frank Fowler in 1957.

D/O Saul & Cora Jane Dillon Moore   (deceased)

BURIAL Lynch Cemetery in Salt Petre

RELATIVES Surviving are four daughters, Ruth Williamson of Fort Gay, Helen Adkins of Radnor, Mary Phyllis Ferguson of Medina, Ohio, and Debbie Thompson Mulkey of River, Ky.; three sons, Leroy Fowler of Fort Gay, Jack Fowler of Proctorville, Ohio, and Jim Fowler of Marion, Ohio; two sisters, Thelma Whitt of Buffalo Horn and Nan Marie Whitt of Louisa, Ky.; a brother, Virgil Moore of Buffalo Horn; 25 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) MEEK, Aaron Jackson , 67, of Thelma

BIRTH-DATE May 15, 1933, in Paintsville

DEATH-DATE Dec.04 2000 at his home

SPOUSE Dianna Blanton Meek, died in 1998

S/O Willis & Mollie Delong Meek. (deceased)

BURIAL Blanton Cemetery in Thelma.

RELATIVES Surviving are three sons, Russell Meek and Gerald Meek, both of Paintsville, and Terry Lee Meek of Dayton, Ohio; a daughter, Jackie Salyers of Thelma; four brothers, Donis Meek, Paul Meek and Homer Meek, all of Boons Camp, and Arnold Meek of Stanville; two sisters, Joyce Blevins of Staffordsville and Darlene Clark of West Alexandria, Ohio; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and three stepgrandchildren.

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NAME (age) STAMBAUGH, Alvin Jay, 60, of Stambaugh, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE May 5, 1940, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.4 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland Ky.

SPOUSE Benita Stambaugh;

S/O Hobert & Alice Burchett Stambaugh (deceased)

BURIAL Stambaugh Cemetery

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Benita Stambaugh; a son, A.J. Stambaugh of Stambaugh; a daughter, Ashley Dawn Stambaugh of Stambaugh; a brother, William Stambaugh of Stambaugh; and a sister, Janice Crigger of North Carolina.

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NAME (age) SUBLETT, Augusta Elizabeth ``Gusta", 89, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE May 14, 1911, in Magoffin County

DEATH-DATE Dec.05 2000 in Oakmont Manor.

SPOUSE Raymond Sublett, preceded her in death

D/O William Sanford & Mollie Jayne Wheeler   (deceased)

BURIAL Mayo Cemetery in Paintsville

RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Frances Stewart of Ashland and Billie Trimble of Fairborn, Ohio; three sons, Bobby J. Sublett of Kingsport, Tenn., Larry Sublett of Kennesaw, Ga., and Rexford Sublett of Lexington; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) McCARTY, Henry ``Hetzel", 72, of Meally,

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 30, 1928, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.04 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center.

SPOUSE

S/O Gratz & Gladys Lemaster McCarty. (deceased)

BURIAL

RELATIVES A daughter, Debbie McCarty, preceded him in death. Surviving are three daughters, Betty Johnson of Man, W.Va., Barbara Brookhart of Dayton, Ohio, and Linda McCarty of Crossville, Tenn.; a son, Lee Roy McCarty of Crossville; two brohters, Dave McCarty of Richwood, Ohio, and Branche McCarty of Marion, Ohio; two sisters, Rouie McCarty Burks of Wurtland and Faye McCarty Piatt of Springfield, Ohio; several grandchildren; and a special friend, Linda Baisden.

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NAME (age) RICE, James Leon, 59, of Nippa,

BIRTH-DATE April 1, 1941, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.04 2000 at his home.

SPOUSE Patricia Brewer Rice;

S/O Roy L. & Ollie Mae Vanhoose Rice (deceased)

BURIAL Rice family cemetery

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Patricia Brewer Rice; two sons, James Jeffery Rice and Michael Lewis Rice, both of Nippa; a daughter, Patricia Lee Freeman of Ulysses; two brothers, Francis Rice of Louisa and Seth Paul Rice of Nippa; a sister, Stella McCarty of Nippa; and five grandchildren.

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NAME (age) BURCHETT, Mark, 35, of Lowmansville,

BIRTH-DATE March 14, 1965, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Nov.27 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Delores Blanton Burchett

S/O Dean and Susie Lawson Burchett.

BURIAL Stevens Cemetery at Lowmansville

RELATIVES He is also survived by his wife, Delores Blanton Burchett; a daughter, Dominiaue Burchett of Newport News, Va.; and a sister, Deana Burchett of Bowling Green

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NAME (age) MURRAY, Shirley, 69, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 10, 1931, in Lawrence County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.03 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center.

SPOUSE Dean Murray;

D/O Herbert & Mary Edith Davis Hicks   (deceaseed)

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Dean Murray; a son, Gregory B. Murray of Wittensville; a daughter, Sherry D. Music of Van Lear; a sister, Betty Short of Louisa; and a grandchild.

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NAME (age) DALE, Tracy Darnell Williams, 31, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE May 3, 1969, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.05 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Larry Dale

D/O Julia Witten Price and the late Darris Williams

BURIAL Dale Family Cemetery in Paintsville

RELATIVES Additional survivors include her husband, Larry Dale; three sons, William B. ``Joe" Dale, James A. Price and Thomas Price, all of Van Lear; a daughter, Kaleena Nicole Price of Van Lear; two brothers, John Williams and Larry W. Williams, both of Van Lear; and two sisters, Lisa R. Williams and Pamela Williams, both of Van Lear.

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NAME (age) WILLIAMS, Jerry 42 Thelma resident, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE November 16, 1958, in Van Buren, Arkansas.

DEATH-DATE December 1, 2000 at Samaritan Hopsital, Lexington.

SPOUSE

S/O Juanita E. Williams (mother)

BURIAL Grace Lawn Cemetery, Van Buren.

RELATIVES Surviving are his mother, Juanita E. Williams; two brothers, Ken of Malvern, Arkansas, and Harry of Fayetteville, Arkansas; and a grandmother, Juanita D. Williams of Fayetteville

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NAME (age) PREECE, Olive Cline, 78,

BIRTH-DATE February 22, 1922, in Martin County,

DEATH-DATE November 29, 2000 at Woodland Oaks Nursing Home, Ashland.

SPOUSE James Harvey Preece   (deceased)

D/O Millard & Ida Crum Cline   (deceased)

BURIAL Preece Cemetery at Inez.

RELATIVES Surviving are one son, James E. Preece of Lovely; three daughters, Vengia Thacker of Paintsville, Olive Jean Cook of Louisa and Donna Salley of Argillite; one brother, Von Cline of Chapmanville, West Virginia; three sisters, Ruby Browning and Verna Bunch, both of Lexington, and Ora Ramey of Omar, West Virginia; and eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) MAYNARD, Ruth Porter, 50, of Inez,

BIRTH-DATE August 10, 1950, in Mingo County, West Virginia

DEATH-DATE Dec.03 2000

SPOUSE Jerry Maynard

S/O Pleas & Edith Murphy Porter. (deceased)

BURIAL Maynard Cemetery at Peter Cave

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Jerry Maynard; one son, Greg Johnson of Inez; four daughters, Linda Ball of Paintsville and Sheila Whitt, Shella Whitt and Brenda Bowen, all of Inez; four brothers, Lum, Luther, Albert and Leonard Porter, all of Inez; five sisters, Callie Fletcher, Judy Porter, Marcella Cook and Kathy Cook, all of Inez, and Fern Chaffin of Kermit, West Virginia; and 12 grandchildren

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NAME (age) PELPHREY, Milford Jr., 73

BIRTH-DATE September 19, 1927, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE November 21, 2000 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia

SPOUSE

S/O Milford & Rosie Blair Pelphrey   (deceased)

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Billy Ray Adams of Silver Lake, Indiana, and Larry Joe Adams of Bucyrus, Ohio; one daughter, Tanya Jean Auxier of Van Lear; four brothers, Lowell of East Point, Clarence of Meally, Larry Jo of Martha and Kenneth of Austin, Texas; three sisters, Mary Ann McFaddin of Paintsville and Madonna Borders and Sue Woods, both of Columbus, Ohio; and nine grandchildren

MILITARY U.S. Army

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NAME (age) ADKINS, Brenda, 50,

BIRTH-DATE September 7, 1950, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE December 1, 2000 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.

SPOUSE Lon C. Adkins

D/O Effie Mae Vanderpool Garrett and the late Freddie Garrett.

BURIAL Adkins Cemetery at Paintsville

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Lon C. Adkins; her mother; maternal grandfather, Rev. Abe Vanderpool of Prestonsburg; two sons, Matthew Adkins of West Jefferson, Ohio, and Mark Edward Adkins of Columbus, Ohio; four daughters, Emma Kay Lemaster of Oil Springs, Vanessa Adkins of Paintsville, Ruth O’Daniel of Crestwood and Kathy Hagley of Columbus; three brothers, George David, James D. and Freddy Dean Garrett, all of Prestonsburg; four sisters, Dora Phyllis Spears of Auxier, Betty Hayes of Allen, and Versia Lynn Clark and Freda Sue Crace, both of Prestonsburg

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NAME (age) ROWLAND, Eckell , 90, of Redbush

BIRTH-DATE June 4, 1910, in Redbush

DEATH-DATE Dec.09 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE Virginia Woods Rowland

S/O Armstrong & Cytha Bowlen Rowland   (deceased)

BURIAL Salyers Cemetery in Redbush

RELATIVES A son, Homer Rowland, also preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Woods Rowland; four sons, Sammie J. Rowland of Redbush and Wendell Rowland, Hurst Rowland and Michael Rowland, all of Detroit; two daughters, Zezalee Keaton of Charlie and Mary Mae McCoy of Louisville; and a sister, Mae Ferguson of Detroit.

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NAME (age) LONG, Joe 65, of Oil Springs

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 9, 1935, in Oil Springs

DEATH-DATE Dec.10 2000 at his home

SPOUSE Brenda Long (deceased)

S/O Lundy & Tennie Spradlin Long   (deceased)

BURIAL Litteral Cemetery in Oil Springs

RELATIVES His wife, Brenda Long, preceded him in death. Surviving are a son, Scott Long of Oil Springs; a daughter, Debbie Preston of Oil Springs; and three sisters, June Blevins and Agnes Colvin, both of Louisville and Ruth Conley of Oil Springs

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NAME (age) McCARTY, Ada Lee Stephens, 89, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 12, 1911, in Magoffin County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.16 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville

SPOUSE Loy McCarty (deceased)

D/O Jack & Clara Williams Stephens   (deceased)

BURIAL Gullett Cemetery at Gifford.

RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, Loy McCarty; and a son, Ray McCarty. Surviving are four sons, Alton McCarty, Elmer McCarty, Lore McCarty, and Bobby McCarty, all of Salyersville; three daughters, Clara Keeton, Mary Patrick, and Phyllis Arnett, all of Salyersville; 38 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) HACKWORTH, Albert 80, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 29, 1920, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE Dec.15 2000 at his home.

SPOUSE Edna Hackworth

S/O Jackson & Elizabeth Shell Hackworth (deceased)

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Edna Hackworth; two sons, Gary Hackworth of Paintsville, and Larry Hackworth of Rockhouse; three daughters, Dianna Hackworth Brown of Roseville, Mich., Debra Hackworth Blair of Paintsville, and Jacqueline Hackworth Merrell of Fairview, N.C.; two sisters, Ruby Snaveley of Ada, Ohio, and Lorrane Wright of Sarasota, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two step-great- grandchildren.

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NAME (age) VANHOOSE, Charlie B., 83, of Wittensville

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 18, 1917, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.20 2000 in Salyersville Health Care Center.

SPOUSE

S/O Arthur & Emma Akers VanHoose   (deceased)

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

RELATIVES Surviving are a daughter, Sonja VanHoose Music of Wittensville; three brothers, James Arthur VanHoose of Paris, Bruce Thomas VanHoose of Beckley, W.Va., and Billy Joe VanHoose of Waverly, Ohio; a sister, Emma Ruth Mullins of Ashland; a grandson; and a great-grandchild.

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NAME (age) WHITT, John Wallace, 71, of Toledo

BIRTH-DATE May 16, 1929,

DEATH-DATE Dec.15 2000

SPOUSE

S/O Sherman & Gertrude Ramey Whitt. (deceased)

BURIAL Whitt family cemetery at Swamp Branch

RELATIVES He is survived by a son, Terry Whitt of Clay City; three sisters, Addie Reed of Toledo, Hattie Kestner of Thealka Elizabeth Blevins of Offut; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

MILITARY U. S. Army Korean War veteran.

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NAME (age) DIXON, Lonnie 31, of Sitka

BIRTH-DATE March 24, 1969, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.19 2000 at his home.

SPOUSE Cynthia Ann Shircliff Dixon

S/O Lonnie Jr. and Bertha Ann Lawson Dixon

BURIAL Jones Cemetery in Sitka.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Cynthia Ann Shircliff Dixon; a son, Lonnie Andrew Dixon Jr. of Sitka; two brothers, Odell Dixon of Colista and Joseph Dixon of Sedalia, Mo.; and three sisters, Tracie VanHoose of Keaton, Sondra Bishop of Flatgap and Latisha Dixon of Syracuse, Mo

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NAME (age) PACK, McAdoo, 82, of Charley

BIRTH-DATE June 18, 1918, in Charley

DEATH-DATE Dec.18 2000 in the Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville.

SPOUSE

S/O George & Virgie Scarberry Pack   (deceased)

BURIAL Pack-Daniels Cemetery at Charley

RELATIVES He was also preceded in death by a son, Russell Pack, and a grandchild. Surviving are three daughters, Virgie Jene Pack of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and Roberta Ruff and Pearlene Daniels, both of Charley; two sons, Otto Pack of Reynoldsburg and Lee Roy Pack of Charley; a special friend, Louise Pack of Charley; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) WORKMAN, Opal   85, of Whitehouse

BIRTH-DATE July 18, 1915, in Huntington, W.Va

DEATH-DATE Dec.21 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.

SPOUSE Oakley Workman, died in 1960

D/O Lewis & Ida Mae Dobbins Stafford   (deceased)

BURIAL VanHoose Cemetery in Whitehouse.

RELATIVES She is survived by a son, Donald Joe Workman; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

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NAME (age) BROOKS, Robert Dwayne, 23, of Thelma

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 13, 1977, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.10 2000 in University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington

SPOUSE

S/O Grady James & Rita Kay Daniels Brooks

BURIAL Daniel family cemetery

RELATIVES Additional survivors include seven brothers, James Norton Brooks and David Anthony Brooks, both of Paintsville, Thomas Ray Brooks, Michael Dean Brooks, Paul Douglas Brooks and Wendall Allen Brooks, all of Hager Hill, and Jason Patrick Brooks of Thelma; a sister, Evelyn Kay Brooks of Hager Hill; his maternal grandparents, Norton and Thelma Daniels of Thelma; and his paternal grandmother, Lois Brooks of Dayton, Ohio.

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NAME (age) KIRK, Ricky, 38, of Lowmansville

BIRTH-DATE March 2, 1962, in Paintsville

DEATH-DATE Dec.18 2000 in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, W.Va.

SPOUSE

S/O Elveada Moore Kirk of Lowmansville and the late Don W. Kirk

BURIAL Hannah cemetery in Ulysses.

RELATIVES He is survived by a daughter, Rachel Skeens of Flat Gap; a stepdaughter, Kim Gambill of Elkins, W.Va.; two stepsons, Billy Bush and Michael Bush, both of Mulberry, Fla.; one sister, Sharon Kirk of Lowmansville; one brother, Charlie Kirk of Adams; a grandchild; and six stepgrandchildren

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NAME (age) CORDLE, Timothy Lee 33, of Lafayette, La

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 6, 1967, in Carter County

DEATH-DATE Dec.15 2000 in Lafayette.

SPOUSE

S/O Reed Cordle of Sitka and the late Glenna Carmen.

BURIAL Edward Salyer Cemetery in Sitka.

RELATIVES Additional survivors include his stepmother, Marsha Trimble Cordle of Sitka; a sister, Crystal Koe of Danville; a brother, Tommy Cordle of Grayson; a step brother, Dale Trimble of Lowmansville; a stepsister, Hayley Trimble of Memphis, Tenn.; and his grandmother, Shirley Cordle Stapleton.

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NAME (age) WELLS, Thomas ``Tommy" Allen, 89, of Van Lear,

BIRTH-DATE April 16, 1911, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE Dec.13 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Thelma Hyden Wells

S/O Winfield & Sally Burchett Wells    (deceased)

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Staffordsville

RELATIVES His wife, Thelma Hyden Wells, died in August. Surviving are a son, Bobby Allen Wells of Paintsville; four daughters, Ruth Bowling and Glenda Kay Hill, both of Hagerhill, Doris Sue Robinson of Summerville, Ohio, and Wanda Faye Staniford of Dayton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) MARSHALL, Verna Marshall, 96, of Flat Gap

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 24, 1904, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.09 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE 1-Ras Salyer (deceased) 2-John Marshall   (deceased).

D/O Paris & Della Cantrell Estepp. (deceased)

BURIAL Salyer family cemetery in Flat Gap.

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by two husbands, Ras Salyer and John Marshall. Surviving are three sons, Eulas P. Salyer of Ulysses, Billy Allen Salyer of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Emmerson L. Salyer of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.

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NAME (age) CONLEY, Willie Earl (Deak), 96,

BIRTH-DATE October 19, 1904, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.04 2000 at Home in Allegan Michigan

SPOUSE Shirley Burke Conley

S/O

BURIAL

RELATIVES Preceding him in death were his wife, Shirley Burke Conley; one daughter, Billie Jean Jensen; one son, Robert Earl Conley; and five brothers and three sisters. Surviving are three sons, Bobby J. Conley of Gobles, Michigan, William Conley of Tampa, Florida, and Jimmie R. Conley of Allegan; three daughters, Anna Wright of Three Rivers, Michigan, and Nancy Locatis and Helen J. Setter, both of Allegan; one stepson, Jesse Davis of Liberty Mills, Indiana; and 25 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) JACKSON, Archie 95,

BIRTH-DATE January 10, 1905, in Magoffin County,

DEATH-DATE December 8 2000 at Highlands Regional Medical Center

SPOUSE 1-Mae Jackson (deceased) 2- Virgie Jackson (deceased)

S/O John A. and Julie Jackson. (deceased)

BURIAL Adams Cemetery at Oil Springs

RELATIVES He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Ethel and Geneva Jackson; first wife, Mae Jackson; second wife, Virgie Jackson; and a sister, Steegie Bolin. Surviving are one daughter, Jewell Blanton of Oil Springs; one brother, Woodrow Jackson of Michigan; a granddaughter of Salyersville, Jerri Conley; and 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) BLANTON, Virginia Lee, 85, of Greenwich, Ohio,

BIRTH-DATE March 30, 1915, at Thelma

DEATH-DATE December 8, 2000 at Fisher Titus Medical Center

SPOUSE Garvin Blanton

D/O Joseph & Elizabeth VanHoose Daniels   (deceased)

BURIAL Maple Grove Cemetery at New Haven, Ohio.

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Garvin Blanton; one son, Charles Lee Price of Somerset, Indiana; one daughter, Wyonia Keller of Bellaire, Ohio; and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) DANIELS, Ruby, 82, of Hager Hill

BIRTH-DATE October 8, 1918, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.14 2000 at her Hager Hill residence

SPOUSE 1-Leonard Childers (deceased 1979)

D/O David & Georgia Bolen Daniel.   (deceased)

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Leonard Childers, in 1979; one son, Samuel Eddie Ratliff; a daughter, Phyllis Ann Ratliff; three brothers; and six sisters. Surviving are her husband, William Daniels; five sons, Fred K. Ratliff, Charles Vencil Ratliff, Danny D. Daniels and Raymond E. Daniels, all of West Van Lear, and James E. Daniels of Staffordsville; two daughters, Joyce C. Hughes of Tampa, Florida, and Patricia Gail Perkins of Lowmansville; one brother, Charles Ray Daniel of Richmond, Virginia; and 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) KING, Richard , 73,

BIRTH-DATE

DEATH-DATE December 15, 2000   at his Columbus, Ohio, residence.

SPOUSE Jean Ann King

S/O Crate & Jenny King   (deceased)

BURIAL Obetz Cemetery, Obetz, Ohio

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by a daughter, Florence Ellen; three brothers, Orville, Ray and Hershel; and two sisters, Julia Mae and Goldie. Surviving are his wife, Jean Ann King; two sons, Ric and Bill King, both of Columbus; one daughter, Jean Clark of Columbus; two brothers, Carl King Jr. and Buck King; two sisters, Florence Hannah and Doris Conley, both of Kentucky; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) TRAVIS, Johnny Edward, 75, of Catlettsburg

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 19, 1925, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.22 2000 in VA Medical Center at Huntington, W.Va

SPOUSE Ruth McFarland Newell Travis, died Thursday Dec. 21 2000

S/O John & Laura Stapleton Travis (deceased).

BURIAL Catlettsburg Cemetery.

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Edward Travis of Ashland; a daughter, Justina Hamilton of Ashland; two brothers, Vencil Travis of King George, Va., and Ray Travis of Staffordsville; two sisters, Emma Stumbo of Staffordsville and Dora Harrad of Louisa; and a grandchild.

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NAME (age) COLLIER, Mary Witten , 95, of Crescent City, Fla

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 19, 1905, at Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Dec.20 2000 at her home.

SPOUSE 1-Tommy Witten 2-Steve Collier

D/O Jerry & Madge Bays Culwell   (deceased)

BURIAL Melvin Cemetery at Wurtland

RELATIVES She also was preceded in death by her first husband, Tommy Witten; her second husband, Steve Collier; two sons, Tommy Witten and Robert Witten; and a daughter, Joann Davis. Surviving are a daughter, Grace Evelyn Nancarrow of Fruitland, Fla.; two brothers, Bill Culwell of Satuma, Fla., and Edward Culwell of St. Augustine, Fla.; a sister, Nevel Blanton of Jackson, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) HARMAN, Paul Henry , 67, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 26, 1933, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.21 2000 at his home.

SPOUSE Mary Sue Dixon Harman, (deceased)

S/O Will Green & Delphia Blair Harman. (deceased)

BURIAL Mary Sue Harman Cemetery

RELATIVES Surviving are four sons, Charlie L. Harman of Fountain Hills, Ariz., Timothy Paul Harman of Mount Gilead, Ohio, Garry S. Harman of St. Paul, Ind., and Linzie Joe Harman of Lawrenceville, Ga.; two daughters, Nannette S. Robinson and Brandie Harman, both of Paintsville; two brothers, Arthur Harman of Leander, and Will Green Harman of Salyersville; two sisters, Edith Ward of Salyersville, and Delphia J. Jackson of Staffordsville; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

MILITARY U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War

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NAME (age) WILLIAMS, Loy, 96, of Staffordsville

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 22, 1903, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.21 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center at Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE Mollie McKenzie Williams, died in 1992

S/O Luke P. & Dora Wheeler Williams   (deceased)

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville

RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Janis Blanton of Springfield, Ohio, and Mellana Sharyl Cantrell of Staffordsville; a sister, Dixie Fyffe, of Springfield; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) MCKENZIE, Francis Marion Jr., 47, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE March 11, 1953, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Dec.24 2000 in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va

SPOUSE Wanda G. Reed McKenzie

S/O Francis Marion & Edith Mae Stapleton McKenzie. (deceased)

BURIAL McKenzie Cemetery in Kerz

RELATIVES He is survived by his wife, Wanda G. Reed McKenzie; a son, Phillip E. McKenzie of Paintsville; five brothers, Paul D. McKenzie and Charles E. McKenzie, both of Ohio, Toby R. McKenzie and Robert McKenzie, both of Flat Gap, and Ford C. McKenzie of Blaine; and eight sisters, Ilene Davis and Betty Daniel, both of Stambaugh, Rose Blanton of Staffordsville, Judy Grim of Olive Hill, Karen Hamilton of Meally, Barbara Conley of Crockett, and Rhonda Cantrell and Roxanne DeBoard, both of Texas.

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NAME (age) FRANKLIN, Betty Arnett, 81, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE March 30, 1919, in Magoffin County

DEATH-DATE Dec.31 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Charles Franklin, (deceased)

D/O W.P. & Jessie Jackson Arnett.   (deceased)

BURIAL Creed Arnett Cemetery in Lakeville.

RELATIVES Her husband, Charles Franklin, preceded her in death. Surviving are a sister, Christine Carty of Ashland; and several nieces and nephews

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NAME (age) BUTCHER, Edna Faye Spradlin, 67, of East Williamsport

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 18, 1933

DEATH-DATE Dec.30 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Edgar Butcher   (deceased- 1999)

D/O Tom & Tava Spradlin   (deceased)

BURIAL Butcher family cemetery in Williamsport.

RELATIVES Surviving are four sons, Edgar Eugene Butcher, Gary Butcher and Ronald Butcher, all of Williamsport and Steve Butcher of Paintsville; three daughters, Diana Blackburn and Donna Hitchcock, both of Williamsport and Polly Johnson of Flat Gap; two brothers, Howard Reynolds and Paul Reynolds; five sisters, Mary Alice Burchett of Jackson, Mich., Ella Spradlin of Dayton, Rosie Blair of Green Rock, Carmen Franklin of Van Lear and Bobbie Schmitt; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

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NAME (age) BOGGS, Drew David , 75, of Carter County

BIRTH-DATE May 8, 1925, in Carter County

DEATH-DATE Dec.06 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Betty Boggs   (deceased)

S/O Estill & Ida Sparks Boggs   (deceased)

BURIAL Boggs Cemetery

RELATIVES Surviving are a daughter, Linda Boggs Noe of Fort Gay, W.Va.; a sister Chattie Kiser of DuBois, Pa.; and a grandchild.

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NAME (age) VINCENT, Goldie B., Age, 95, of Wayland

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 13, 1905, at Collista in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Dec. 21, 2000, at Our Lady Of the Way Hospital in Martin

SPOUSE John H. “Jack” Vincent. (deceased)

D/O Levi & Jane Conley Blair   (deceased).

BURIAL Martin Cemetery in Wayland

RELATIVES Survivors include one son, Billy J. Vincent of Lexington; two daughters, Mary E. Stewart of Wayland, and Anna Mae Welch of Elyria, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) GAMBILL, Hubert Clayton, 81, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 9, 1919, in Pike County

DEATH-DATE Dec.29 2000 in VA Medical Center at Huntington, W.Va

SPOUSE Martha Leona Painter Gambill

S/O Lawrence C. & Oma Drago Gambill   (deceased).

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Martha Leona Painter Gambill; a son, Michael Gambill of Prestonsburg; two daughters, Virginia L. Gambill and Kathy Kirk, both of Paintsville; a stepson, James G. Payne of Prestonsburg; two brothers, Frank Gambill of Berea, and Marvin Gambill of Cincinnati, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren

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NAME (age) PRESTON, Luda Mae, 89, of Grove City, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 5, 1911, in Lawrence County,

DEATH-DATE Dec.28 2000 in Mt. Carmel West Hospital at Columbus, Ohio

SPOUSE Glance Preston, (deceased- 1971)

D/O Lonnie & Zora Fitch LeMaster (deceased)

BURIAL Old Hood Cemetery at Blaine

RELATIVES Surviving are a daughter, Opal Lee Daniels of Grove City; a stepson, Jack Raymond Preston of Paintsville; a stepdaughter, Margery Wells of Wittensville; two brothers, Marshall LeMaster and Hobert LeMaster, both of Ashland; two sisters, Erlene Clay of Grayson, and Gladys Bayes of Springfield, Ohio; a grandchild; a great-grandchild; and several step-great-grandchildren

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NAME (age)	JONES, George, 83, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 11, 1917, at Jackson, Ohio
DEATH-DATE	Dec.02 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Fannie Francis Jones
S/O	Bert & Cora Risner Jones (deceased)
BURIAL	Francis family cemetery at Salyersville
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Fannie Francis Jones; a son, Larry Jones of Jackson, Ga.; two daughters, Debbie Russell of Salyersville, and Teresa Durbin of Paintsville; a sister, Leatha Newsome of Ohio; and two grandchildren

NAME (age)	ANDERSON, Mary Jane, 84, of Fort Gay
BIRTH-DATE	May 13, 1916, in Buffalo Horn, Ky.,
DEATH-DATE	Dec.06 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	She was preceded in death by two husbands, John Anderson in 1975 and Frank Fowler in 1957.
D/O	Saul & Cora Jane Dillon Moore (deceased)
BURIAL	Lynch Cemetery in Salt Petre
RELATIVES	Surviving are four daughters, Ruth Williamson of Fort Gay, Helen Adkins of Radnor, Mary Phyllis Ferguson of Medina, Ohio, and Debbie Thompson Mulkey of River, Ky.; three sons, Leroy Fowler of Fort Gay, Jack Fowler of Proctorville, Ohio, and Jim Fowler of Marion, Ohio; two sisters, Thelma Whitt of Buffalo Horn and Nan Marie Whitt of Louisa, Ky.; a brother, Virgil Moore of Buffalo Horn; 25 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	MEEK, Aaron Jackson , 67, of Thelma
BIRTH-DATE	May 15, 1933, in Paintsville
DEATH-DATE	Dec.04 2000 at his home
SPOUSE	Dianna Blanton Meek, died in 1998
S/O	Willis & Mollie Delong Meek. (deceased)
BURIAL	Blanton Cemetery in Thelma.
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sons, Russell Meek and Gerald Meek, both of Paintsville, and Terry Lee Meek of Dayton, Ohio; a daughter, Jackie Salyers of Thelma; four brothers, Donis Meek, Paul Meek and Homer Meek, all of Boons Camp, and Arnold Meek of Stanville; two sisters, Joyce Blevins of Staffordsville and Darlene Clark of West Alexandria, Ohio; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and three stepgrandchildren.

NAME (age)	STAMBAUGH, Alvin Jay, 60, of Stambaugh, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	May 5, 1940, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.4 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland Ky.
SPOUSE	Benita Stambaugh;
S/O	Hobert & Alice Burchett Stambaugh (deceased)
BURIAL	Stambaugh Cemetery
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Benita Stambaugh; a son, A.J. Stambaugh of Stambaugh; a daughter, Ashley Dawn Stambaugh of Stambaugh; a brother, William Stambaugh of Stambaugh; and a sister, Janice Crigger of North Carolina.

NAME (age)	SUBLETT, Augusta Elizabeth ``Gusta", 89, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	May 14, 1911, in Magoffin County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.05 2000 in Oakmont Manor.
SPOUSE	Raymond Sublett, preceded her in death
D/O	William Sanford & Mollie Jayne Wheeler (deceased)
BURIAL	Mayo Cemetery in Paintsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are two daughters, Frances Stewart of Ashland and Billie Trimble of Fairborn, Ohio; three sons, Bobby J. Sublett of Kingsport, Tenn., Larry Sublett of Kennesaw, Ga., and Rexford Sublett of Lexington; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	McCARTY, Henry ``Hetzel", 72, of Meally,
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 30, 1928, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Dec.04 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center.
SPOUSE
S/O	Gratz & Gladys Lemaster McCarty. (deceased)
BURIAL
RELATIVES	A daughter, Debbie McCarty, preceded him in death. Surviving are three daughters, Betty Johnson of Man, W.Va., Barbara Brookhart of Dayton, Ohio, and Linda McCarty of Crossville, Tenn.; a son, Lee Roy McCarty of Crossville; two brohters, Dave McCarty of Richwood, Ohio, and Branche McCarty of Marion, Ohio; two sisters, Rouie McCarty Burks of Wurtland and Faye McCarty Piatt of Springfield, Ohio; several grandchildren; and a special friend, Linda Baisden.

NAME (age)	RICE, James Leon, 59, of Nippa,
BIRTH-DATE	April 1, 1941, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Dec.04 2000 at his home.
SPOUSE	Patricia Brewer Rice;
S/O	Roy L. & Ollie Mae Vanhoose Rice (deceased)
BURIAL	Rice family cemetery
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Patricia Brewer Rice; two sons, James Jeffery Rice and Michael Lewis Rice, both of Nippa; a daughter, Patricia Lee Freeman of Ulysses; two brothers, Francis Rice of Louisa and Seth Paul Rice of Nippa; a sister, Stella McCarty of Nippa; and five grandchildren.

NAME (age)	BURCHETT, Mark, 35, of Lowmansville,
BIRTH-DATE	March 14, 1965, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Nov.27 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Delores Blanton Burchett
S/O	Dean and Susie Lawson Burchett.
BURIAL	Stevens Cemetery at Lowmansville
RELATIVES	He is also survived by his wife, Delores Blanton Burchett; a daughter, Dominiaue Burchett of Newport News, Va.; and a sister, Deana Burchett of Bowling Green

NAME (age)	MURRAY, Shirley, 69, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 10, 1931, in Lawrence County,
DEATH-DATE	Dec.03 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center.
SPOUSE	Dean Murray;
D/O	Herbert & Mary Edith Davis Hicks (deceaseed)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Dean Murray; a son, Gregory B. Murray of Wittensville; a daughter, Sherry D. Music of Van Lear; a sister, Betty Short of Louisa; and a grandchild.

NAME (age)	DALE, Tracy Darnell Williams, 31, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	May 3, 1969, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Dec.05 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Larry Dale
D/O	Julia Witten Price and the late Darris Williams
BURIAL	Dale Family Cemetery in Paintsville
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include her husband, Larry Dale; three sons, William B. ``Joe" Dale, James A. Price and Thomas Price, all of Van Lear; a daughter, Kaleena Nicole Price of Van Lear; two brothers, John Williams and Larry W. Williams, both of Van Lear; and two sisters, Lisa R. Williams and Pamela Williams, both of Van Lear.

NAME (age)	WILLIAMS, Jerry 42 Thelma resident, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	November 16, 1958, in Van Buren, Arkansas.
DEATH-DATE	December 1, 2000 at Samaritan Hopsital, Lexington.
SPOUSE
S/O	Juanita E. Williams (mother)
BURIAL	Grace Lawn Cemetery, Van Buren.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his mother, Juanita E. Williams; two brothers, Ken of Malvern, Arkansas, and Harry of Fayetteville, Arkansas; and a grandmother, Juanita D. Williams of Fayetteville

NAME (age)	PREECE, Olive Cline, 78,
BIRTH-DATE	February 22, 1922, in Martin County,
DEATH-DATE	November 29, 2000 at Woodland Oaks Nursing Home, Ashland.
SPOUSE	James Harvey Preece (deceased)
D/O	Millard & Ida Crum Cline (deceased)
BURIAL	Preece Cemetery at Inez.
RELATIVES	Surviving are one son, James E. Preece of Lovely; three daughters, Vengia Thacker of Paintsville, Olive Jean Cook of Louisa and Donna Salley of Argillite; one brother, Von Cline of Chapmanville, West Virginia; three sisters, Ruby Browning and Verna Bunch, both of Lexington, and Ora Ramey of Omar, West Virginia; and eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	MAYNARD, Ruth Porter, 50, of Inez,
BIRTH-DATE	August 10, 1950, in Mingo County, West Virginia
DEATH-DATE	Dec.03 2000
SPOUSE	Jerry Maynard
S/O	Pleas & Edith Murphy Porter. (deceased)
BURIAL	Maynard Cemetery at Peter Cave
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Jerry Maynard; one son, Greg Johnson of Inez; four daughters, Linda Ball of Paintsville and Sheila Whitt, Shella Whitt and Brenda Bowen, all of Inez; four brothers, Lum, Luther, Albert and Leonard Porter, all of Inez; five sisters, Callie Fletcher, Judy Porter, Marcella Cook and Kathy Cook, all of Inez, and Fern Chaffin of Kermit, West Virginia; and 12 grandchildren

NAME (age)	PELPHREY, Milford Jr., 73
BIRTH-DATE	September 19, 1927, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	November 21, 2000 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia
SPOUSE
S/O	Milford & Rosie Blair Pelphrey (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Billy Ray Adams of Silver Lake, Indiana, and Larry Joe Adams of Bucyrus, Ohio; one daughter, Tanya Jean Auxier of Van Lear; four brothers, Lowell of East Point, Clarence of Meally, Larry Jo of Martha and Kenneth of Austin, Texas; three sisters, Mary Ann McFaddin of Paintsville and Madonna Borders and Sue Woods, both of Columbus, Ohio; and nine grandchildren
MILITARY	U.S. Army

NAME (age)	ADKINS, Brenda, 50,
BIRTH-DATE	September 7, 1950, in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	December 1, 2000 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
SPOUSE	Lon C. Adkins
D/O	Effie Mae Vanderpool Garrett and the late Freddie Garrett.
BURIAL	Adkins Cemetery at Paintsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Lon C. Adkins; her mother; maternal grandfather, Rev. Abe Vanderpool of Prestonsburg; two sons, Matthew Adkins of West Jefferson, Ohio, and Mark Edward Adkins of Columbus, Ohio; four daughters, Emma Kay Lemaster of Oil Springs, Vanessa Adkins of Paintsville, Ruth O’Daniel of Crestwood and Kathy Hagley of Columbus; three brothers, George David, James D. and Freddy Dean Garrett, all of Prestonsburg; four sisters, Dora Phyllis Spears of Auxier, Betty Hayes of Allen, and Versia Lynn Clark and Freda Sue Crace, both of Prestonsburg

NAME (age)	ROWLAND, Eckell , 90, of Redbush
BIRTH-DATE	June 4, 1910, in Redbush
DEATH-DATE	Dec.09 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.
SPOUSE	Virginia Woods Rowland
S/O	Armstrong & Cytha Bowlen Rowland (deceased)
BURIAL	Salyers Cemetery in Redbush
RELATIVES	A son, Homer Rowland, also preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Woods Rowland; four sons, Sammie J. Rowland of Redbush and Wendell Rowland, Hurst Rowland and Michael Rowland, all of Detroit; two daughters, Zezalee Keaton of Charlie and Mary Mae McCoy of Louisville; and a sister, Mae Ferguson of Detroit.

NAME (age)	LONG, Joe 65, of Oil Springs
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 9, 1935, in Oil Springs
DEATH-DATE	Dec.10 2000 at his home
SPOUSE	Brenda Long (deceased)
S/O	Lundy & Tennie Spradlin Long (deceased)
BURIAL	Litteral Cemetery in Oil Springs
RELATIVES	His wife, Brenda Long, preceded him in death. Surviving are a son, Scott Long of Oil Springs; a daughter, Debbie Preston of Oil Springs; and three sisters, June Blevins and Agnes Colvin, both of Louisville and Ruth Conley of Oil Springs

NAME (age)	McCARTY, Ada Lee Stephens, 89, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 12, 1911, in Magoffin County,
DEATH-DATE	Dec.16 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville
SPOUSE	Loy McCarty (deceased)
D/O	Jack & Clara Williams Stephens (deceased)
BURIAL	Gullett Cemetery at Gifford.
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, Loy McCarty; and a son, Ray McCarty. Surviving are four sons, Alton McCarty, Elmer McCarty, Lore McCarty, and Bobby McCarty, all of Salyersville; three daughters, Clara Keeton, Mary Patrick, and Phyllis Arnett, all of Salyersville; 38 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren

NAME (age)	HACKWORTH, Albert 80, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 29, 1920, in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.15 2000 at his home.
SPOUSE	Edna Hackworth
S/O	Jackson & Elizabeth Shell Hackworth (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Edna Hackworth; two sons, Gary Hackworth of Paintsville, and Larry Hackworth of Rockhouse; three daughters, Dianna Hackworth Brown of Roseville, Mich., Debra Hackworth Blair of Paintsville, and Jacqueline Hackworth Merrell of Fairview, N.C.; two sisters, Ruby Snaveley of Ada, Ohio, and Lorrane Wright of Sarasota, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two step-great- grandchildren.

NAME (age)	VANHOOSE, Charlie B., 83, of Wittensville
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 18, 1917, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.20 2000 in Salyersville Health Care Center.
SPOUSE
S/O	Arthur & Emma Akers VanHoose (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.
RELATIVES	Surviving are a daughter, Sonja VanHoose Music of Wittensville; three brothers, James Arthur VanHoose of Paris, Bruce Thomas VanHoose of Beckley, W.Va., and Billy Joe VanHoose of Waverly, Ohio; a sister, Emma Ruth Mullins of Ashland; a grandson; and a great-grandchild.

NAME (age)	WHITT, John Wallace, 71, of Toledo
BIRTH-DATE	May 16, 1929,
DEATH-DATE	Dec.15 2000
SPOUSE
S/O	Sherman & Gertrude Ramey Whitt. (deceased)
BURIAL	Whitt family cemetery at Swamp Branch
RELATIVES	He is survived by a son, Terry Whitt of Clay City; three sisters, Addie Reed of Toledo, Hattie Kestner of Thealka Elizabeth Blevins of Offut; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
MILITARY	U. S. Army Korean War veteran.

NAME (age)	DIXON, Lonnie 31, of Sitka
BIRTH-DATE	March 24, 1969, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.19 2000 at his home.
SPOUSE	Cynthia Ann Shircliff Dixon
S/O	Lonnie Jr. and Bertha Ann Lawson Dixon
BURIAL	Jones Cemetery in Sitka.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Cynthia Ann Shircliff Dixon; a son, Lonnie Andrew Dixon Jr. of Sitka; two brothers, Odell Dixon of Colista and Joseph Dixon of Sedalia, Mo.; and three sisters, Tracie VanHoose of Keaton, Sondra Bishop of Flatgap and Latisha Dixon of Syracuse, Mo

NAME (age)	PACK, McAdoo, 82, of Charley
BIRTH-DATE	June 18, 1918, in Charley
DEATH-DATE	Dec.18 2000 in the Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville.
SPOUSE
S/O	George & Virgie Scarberry Pack (deceased)
BURIAL	Pack-Daniels Cemetery at Charley
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by a son, Russell Pack, and a grandchild. Surviving are three daughters, Virgie Jene Pack of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and Roberta Ruff and Pearlene Daniels, both of Charley; two sons, Otto Pack of Reynoldsburg and Lee Roy Pack of Charley; a special friend, Louise Pack of Charley; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	WORKMAN, Opal 85, of Whitehouse
BIRTH-DATE	July 18, 1915, in Huntington, W.Va
DEATH-DATE	Dec.21 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
SPOUSE	Oakley Workman, died in 1960
D/O	Lewis & Ida Mae Dobbins Stafford (deceased)
BURIAL	VanHoose Cemetery in Whitehouse.
RELATIVES	She is survived by a son, Donald Joe Workman; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

NAME (age)	BROOKS, Robert Dwayne, 23, of Thelma
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 13, 1977, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.10 2000 in University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington
SPOUSE
S/O	Grady James & Rita Kay Daniels Brooks
BURIAL	Daniel family cemetery
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include seven brothers, James Norton Brooks and David Anthony Brooks, both of Paintsville, Thomas Ray Brooks, Michael Dean Brooks, Paul Douglas Brooks and Wendall Allen Brooks, all of Hager Hill, and Jason Patrick Brooks of Thelma; a sister, Evelyn Kay Brooks of Hager Hill; his maternal grandparents, Norton and Thelma Daniels of Thelma; and his paternal grandmother, Lois Brooks of Dayton, Ohio.

NAME (age)	KIRK, Ricky, 38, of Lowmansville
BIRTH-DATE	March 2, 1962, in Paintsville
DEATH-DATE	Dec.18 2000 in St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, W.Va.
SPOUSE
S/O	Elveada Moore Kirk of Lowmansville and the late Don W. Kirk
BURIAL	Hannah cemetery in Ulysses.
RELATIVES	He is survived by a daughter, Rachel Skeens of Flat Gap; a stepdaughter, Kim Gambill of Elkins, W.Va.; two stepsons, Billy Bush and Michael Bush, both of Mulberry, Fla.; one sister, Sharon Kirk of Lowmansville; one brother, Charlie Kirk of Adams; a grandchild; and six stepgrandchildren

NAME (age)	CORDLE, Timothy Lee 33, of Lafayette, La
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 6, 1967, in Carter County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.15 2000 in Lafayette.
SPOUSE
S/O	Reed Cordle of Sitka and the late Glenna Carmen.
BURIAL	Edward Salyer Cemetery in Sitka.
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include his stepmother, Marsha Trimble Cordle of Sitka; a sister, Crystal Koe of Danville; a brother, Tommy Cordle of Grayson; a step brother, Dale Trimble of Lowmansville; a stepsister, Hayley Trimble of Memphis, Tenn.; and his grandmother, Shirley Cordle Stapleton.

NAME (age)	WELLS, Thomas ``Tommy" Allen, 89, of Van Lear,
BIRTH-DATE	April 16, 1911, in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.13 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Thelma Hyden Wells
S/O	Winfield & Sally Burchett Wells (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Staffordsville
RELATIVES	His wife, Thelma Hyden Wells, died in August. Surviving are a son, Bobby Allen Wells of Paintsville; four daughters, Ruth Bowling and Glenda Kay Hill, both of Hagerhill, Doris Sue Robinson of Summerville, Ohio, and Wanda Faye Staniford of Dayton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren

NAME (age)	MARSHALL, Verna Marshall, 96, of Flat Gap
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 24, 1904, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.09 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	1-Ras Salyer (deceased) 2-John Marshall (deceased).
D/O	Paris & Della Cantrell Estepp. (deceased)
BURIAL	Salyer family cemetery in Flat Gap.
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by two husbands, Ras Salyer and John Marshall. Surviving are three sons, Eulas P. Salyer of Ulysses, Billy Allen Salyer of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Emmerson L. Salyer of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.

NAME (age)	CONLEY, Willie Earl (Deak), 96,
BIRTH-DATE	October 19, 1904, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Dec.04 2000 at Home in Allegan Michigan
SPOUSE	Shirley Burke Conley
S/O
BURIAL
RELATIVES	Preceding him in death were his wife, Shirley Burke Conley; one daughter, Billie Jean Jensen; one son, Robert Earl Conley; and five brothers and three sisters. Surviving are three sons, Bobby J. Conley of Gobles, Michigan, William Conley of Tampa, Florida, and Jimmie R. Conley of Allegan; three daughters, Anna Wright of Three Rivers, Michigan, and Nancy Locatis and Helen J. Setter, both of Allegan; one stepson, Jesse Davis of Liberty Mills, Indiana; and 25 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren