jan-2001

JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
RELATED OBITUARIES
JANURAY - 2001

NAME (age) OSBORNE, Alice Mae, 83, of Volga

BIRTH-DATE Dec.03 1917 in Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jan.04 2001 at her home

SPOUSE Fred Osborne, died in 1975.

D/O Noah Kendrick & Martha Buelah Salyer   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are three daughters, Beatrice Osborne, Maxine Brown and Ernestine Vanhoose, all of Volga; and two sisters, Tera Williams of Flat Gap and Marie Runyon of Shepherdsville.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) LEMASTER, Armatha, 75, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Sep.09, 1925, in Magoffin County

DEATH-DATE Jan.02 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville

SPOUSE Boyd Lemaster, preceded her in death

D/O Lewis & Mary Hunley Conley.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are four sons, Larry Lemaster and Lonnie Lemaster, both of Cable, Ohio, Lindsey Lemaster of Staffordsville and Ronnie Lemaster of Paintsville; six daughters, Lola Blair of Nashville, Mary Meade, Evelyn Kestner and Karen Caudill, all of Sitka, Pauline May of Salyersville and Janet Fitzpatrick of Mt. Sterling; two brothers, Troy Lewis Conley of Barnetts Creek and Matthew Daniels of Stambaugh; and two sisters, Opal Manbeavers of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Rebecca Cantrell of Waverly, Ohio

BURIAL Conley Cemetery in Barnetts Creek

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NAME (age) LEMASTERS, Dovie Marie Cavins, 77, of Sitka

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 17, 1923, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.01 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Robert Arvell Lemasters

D/O Benjamin Harrison & Nancy Graves Cavins. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Robert Arvell Lemasters; a daughter, Faye Vanhoose of Sitka; a brother, Clarence Cavins of Paintsville; two sisters, Betty Sparks and Josie Price, both of Paintsville; and two grandchildren.

BURIAL Lemasters family cemetery in Sitka.

NAME (age) BUTCHER, Helen Irene, 72, of Williamsport

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 27, 1928, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.02 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Eddie Butcher

D/O Arthur & Martha Hall Branham.   (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Carol Butcher. Surviving are her husband, Eddie Butcher; three sons, Charles Eddie Butcher of Williamsport, Darrell Butcher of Oil Springs and Leonard Butcher of Salyersville; four daughters, Mary Jo Christian, Lorene Johnson and Betty Buskirk, all of Williamsport and Virginia Frasure of Freeburn; a brother, Lester Branham of Van Lear; a sister, Willodean Brooks of Columbus, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL

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NAME (age) HALL, Julian "J. B." , 68, of Oil Springs

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 20, 1932, in Floyd County,

DEATH-DATE Jan.05 2001 at his home.

SPOUSE Toyleen Scott Hall

S/O James Harrison & Elsie Boyd Hall    (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Toyleen Scott Hall; a son, Bryan Keith Hall of Oil Springs; a daughter, Deborah Lee Frasure of Meally; and four grandchildren.

BURIAL

NAME (age) HOLBROOK, Elizabeth A. ``Libby", 82, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE May 5, 1918, in Paintsville

DEATH-DATE Jan.01 2001 at her home

SPOUSE Henry C. Holbrook    (deceased)

D/O Fredrick & Fannie Mayo Atkinson   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Marvin Mayo Holbrook and Henry Harrison Holbrook, both of Paintsville.

BURIAL Mayo Memorial Cemetery in Paintsville

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NAME (age) McCARTY, Opal Queen, 89, of Louisa

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 22, 1912, at Van Lear, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jan.05 2001 in J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, Lawrence Co Ky.

SPOUSE John J. McCarthy, died in 1962

D/O Herbert & Elizabeth White Queen   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two brothers, Howard ``Sheepie" Queen of Louisa, and Tom Queen of Lexington; and a sister, Eleanor Benning of Lancaster, Ohio.

BURIAL Gate of Heaven Cemetery at Silver Springs, Md.

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NAME (age) JUDE, Pauletta, 45, of Pilgrim

BIRTH-DATE Sep.12, 1955, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.05 2001 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital at Russell.

SPOUSE Danny Jude

D/O Paul & Zelda Kirk Johnson.

RELATIVES Additional survivors include her husband, Danny Jude; two sons, Gerry Clayton Jude and Dean Tylor Jude, both of Pilgrim; a brother, Claude Allen Johnson of Paintsville; and a sister, Donna Carroll Stacey of Inez.

BURIAL

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NAME (age) ARNETT, Thomas, 65, of Thealka

BIRTH-DATE Dec.02, 1935, in Magoffin County

DEATH-DATE Jan.02 2001 at his home

SPOUSE Madge Arnett

S/O Freeman & Merlie Bailey Arnett.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Madge Arnett; three sons, Kenneth Arnett, Marty Arnett and Gary Thomas Arnett, all of Tennessee; six sisters, Alma Gay Walters of Frenchburg, Ruby Patrick, Lois Dyer, Vicky Lou Arnett and Donna Whitaker, all of Salyersville and Pamela Sprague of Lexington; and seven grandchildren.

BURIAL Arnett Cemetery.

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NAME (age) JAMES, Albert Richard , 78, of Betsy Layne

BIRTH-DATE April 10, 1922, in Vernal, Utah

DEATH-DATE Jan.10 2001 in Betsy Layne

SPOUSE Sarah Elizabeth James (deceased in 2000)

S/O Cecil Millard & Myrtle Anabell Johnson James (deceased) .......................

RELATIVES

BURIAL Marvin Sparks Cemetery in Blaine.

MILITARY World War II Navy veteran

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NAME (age) BLEVINS, Chalmer Blevins, 77, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 11, 1923, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.09 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg

SPOUSE Mary Lee Blevins

S/O Smith & Clara Adams Blevins   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Mary Lee Blevins; a daughter, Judy Jones of Ypsilanti, Mich.; a sister, Phyllis Jean Ford of Staffordsville; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

MILITARY World War II Navy Veteran

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NAME (age) WARD, Chester E. 77, of Denver

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 17, 1923, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.06 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE Wauleta Ward

S/O Crate and Clara Arms Ward.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Wauleta Ward; three daughters, Sandra Blanton of Oil Springs, Brenda Powers of Edison, Ohio, and Susie Ratliff of Paintsville; three sons, Duane Ward and Jackie Ward, both of Meally and Bobby Ward of Denver; a sister, Gloria Mae Blair of Paintsville; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren

BURIAL Johnson County Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville.

MILITARY World War II Army veteran

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NAME (age) COMBS, Clyde, 84, of Columbus, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE April 18, 1917, in Wittensville, Johnsoin Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jan.10 2001 Columbus, Ohio

SPOUSE Goldia Combs

S/O Benjamin F. & Zora M. Rice Combs   (deceased)

RELATIVES He is survived by his wife, Goldia Combs; three sons, Wendell Combs of Chillicothe, Ohio, Harvey Combs of Columbus, Ohio and Don Combs of Albany, Ohio; a brother, Morris Combs of Dayton, Ohio; four sisters, Zora Conley of Paintsville, Pansy Witten of Wittensville, Hazel Witten of Ashland and Joy Roach of West Virginia; and three grandchildren

BURIAL Combs Cemetery in Wittensville

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NAME (age) LITTLE, Hulda Ratliff 85, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 14, 1915, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.15 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg

SPOUSE Marvin Lewis Little (deceased)

D/O Ed & Tallie Ratliff.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Her husband, Marvin Lewis Little, and two daughters, Gloria Diana Sullivan and Cleopatra Prater, preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons, Marvin Little Jr. and Conrad A. Little, both of Paris and Julis C. Little of Staffordsville; a daughter, Joan A. McCarty of Hager Hill; a brother, Mason Ratliff of West Van Lear; two sisters, Mildred Centers of Hager Hill and Pearl Conley of Paris; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchidren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville, johnson Co Ky.

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NAME (age) PRICE, Hester, 84, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 16, 1916, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.06 2001 in Thelma at the home of a daughter, Jetta Preston

SPOUSE Eddie Price (deceased-1995)

D/O Sylvin & Laura Reynolds Lewis (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include four sons, Edward F. Price of Panama City, Fla., Jerry Price of Kingsport, Tenn., James Kenneth Price of Thelma and Joe M. Price of Wilmore; two brothers, Mack Lewis of West Van Lear and Bill Lewis of Xenia, Ohio; three sisters, Gladys Burke of Van Lear and Josephine Brown and Mary Lou Stafford, both of Lexington; 21 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren

BURIAL Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) CRIDER, Norma Collins, 90, of Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 10, 1910, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE Jan.12 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Arson Crider

D/O William H. & Martha Elizabeth Clark   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Arson Crider, and several nieces and nephews...............

BURIAL Crider family cemetery in Van Lear

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NAME (age) PRICE, Herman , 81, of Whitehouse

BIRTH-DATE July 4, 1919, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.14 2001 in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa,Lawrence Co Ky.

SPOUSE

S/O Raleigh & Laura Patrick Price   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two brothers, Raleigh Price Jr. of Whitehouse and David Arnold Price of Waco; and two sisters, Bradelene Mollette of Whitehouse and Opal Meek of Tomahawk.

BURIAL Price Cemetery in Whitehouse

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NAME (age) HOWARD, Reginia Ann 33, of Salyersville,

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 17, 1967, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.01 2001 in St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

SPOUSE

D/O Bill & Carol Salyer Howard

RELATIVES Survivors include two brothers, Robert Michael Howard of Salyersville and Billy Dean Salyer of Paintsville.

BURIAL Slone-Howard Cemetery in Salyersville

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NAME (age) BOYD, Irma , 97, of Flatwoods

BIRTH-DATE July 13, 1903, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.09 2001 in Woodland Oaks in Ashland.

SPOUSE Jess Boyd Sr.   (deceased)

D/O Charles & Virginia Glenn Preston Childers   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Gary D. Boyd of Flatwoods; a daughter, Virginia Glenn Collins of Fort Worth, Texas; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flatwoods

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NAME (age) SPENCER, Richard Franklin ``Frankie", 48, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 24, 1952, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.15 2001 at his home

SPOUSE

S/O George & Mildred Davis Spencer   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are six sons, Jeffery Spencer of Wabash, Ind., Kalen Spencer, Casey Spencer and Corey Spencer, all of Paintsville, Shane Spencer of Prestonsburg and Carlos Morgan of Royalton; three brothers, Ed Spencer of Paintsville, David Spencer of Martin and Steve Spencer of Auxier; and four sisters, Penny Fairchild, Beatrice Sergent and Janice Houston, all of Paintsville and Diana Banres of Winchester

BURIAL Spencer family cemetery in Paintsville

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NAME (age) KITTLE, Verna Tolliver, 84

BIRTH-DATE July 2, 1916, in Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jan.01 2001 at her home.

SPOUSE

S/O John and Emaline McDowell Tolliver.

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by a son, Barger Kittle Jr.; and a daughter, Charlotte Kittle Scaff in 1995. Surviving are four sons, Jon Kittle, Roger Kittle and Tracy Scaff, all of Ashland and Charles Scaff of Greenup; two daughters, Corrine Johnson of Huntington, Ind., and Vernie Horn of Ashland; a sister, Ambie A. Conley of Huntington; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren

BURIAL Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.

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NAME (age) SPARKS, Zora Ann, 96,

BIRTH-DATE June 5, 1904,

DEATH-DATE Jan.06 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home at Paintsville.

SPOUSE Tolvie Sparks, died in 1983

D/O George & Mary Ramey Green (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are four sons, Homer Sparks of Grove City, Ohio, Ray Sparks of Columbus, Ohio, and Kenneth Sparks and Sammie Sparks, both of River; three daughters, Ella Mae Scarberry, Alice Scarberry, and Ivory Daniels, all of River; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 18, great-great-grandchildren

BURIAL McKenzie family cemetery at Lowmansville

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NAME (age) BAYES, Cynthia , 77, of Staffordsville

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 21, 1923, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan 21 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Tollie Bayes, died in 1983

D/O John Henry & Pearlie Holbrook Fyffe   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Edith Fairchild and Judy Music, both of Staffordsville; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

BURIAL Staffordsville Church Cemetery.

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NAME (age) CHURCH, Clystie , 93, of Flatwoods

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 12, 1907, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Jan 2001 Edgewood Manor at Lucasville, Ohio.

SPOUSE Earl Church, deceased-in 1972

D/O Samuel & Rebecca Lemaster Stambaugh. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Church, in 1972; and two sons, Harold Church and Earl Church. Surviving are a son, Clifford Church of Flatwoods; a brother, Prater Ray Stambaugh of Johnson County; two sisters, Lissie Castle of Warton, W.Va., and Imogene Brown of Johnson County; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren

BURIAL Caroline Cemetery at Raceland

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NAME (age) GOBLE, Opal Lee, 87, of Auzier

BIRTH-DATE March 6, 1913, in Auxier

DEATH-DATE Jan.24 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg

SPOUSE Fred C. Goble   (deceased)

D/O Jerry & Nola Crider Goble (deceased)

RELATIVES Her husband, Fred C. Goble, and a daughter, Cleda Eleanor Lawson, also preceded her in death. Surviving are a son, Freddie L. Goble of Prestonsburg; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) GREER, William Calvin , 86, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 25, 1914, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan 25 2001 Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville

SPOUSE Gertrude Crider Greer

S/O Samuel and Naomi Burke Greer   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Crider Greer; three sons, William Ronald Greer of Tutor Key, Gary Greer of Little Paint Creek and Paul Roger Greer of Paintsville; two daughters, Alice Frazier of Thelma and Peggy Hall of Van Lear; a brother, Guy Greer of Lexington; two sisters, Madge Rutledge of Lexington and Evelyn Flanery of Allen; seven grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park Cemetery at Staffordsville

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NAME (age) HOWARD, Marvin ``Duce", 63, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 8, 1938, in Magoffin County,

DEATH-DATE Jan.20 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE

S/O South & Versa Howard   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two brothers, Marcus Howard and Manuel Howard, both of Salyersville; three sisters, Phyllis Mae Jenkins of Dayton, Ohio, and Peggy Jean Howard and Patty Jo Howard, both of Salyersville; and several nieces and nephews.

BURIAL Coon Cemetery in Coon Creek

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NAME (age) PATTON, Lucille Wells, 82, of Auxier

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 16, 1918, in Floyd County,

DEATH-DATE Jan.20 2001 Prestonsburg Health Care

SPOUSE Charlie H. Patton, died in 1983

D/O Richard Marion & Fannie Lee Richmond Wells. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Roger Dean Patton of Decatur, Ala.; two daughters, Karen Lynn Howard of Auxier and Charlene P. Muncy of Williamsport; two sisters, Mildred Sturgill and Betrice Childers, both of Auxier; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat- grandchildren.

BURIAL Auxier Relocation Center.

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NAME (age) POWERS, James Monroe , 92, of Auxier

BIRTH-DATE August 8, 1908, on Johns Creek

DEATH-DATE January 1, 2001, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg

SPOUSE Bonnie Privette Powers. (deceased)

S/O David & Jennilee Honeycutt Powers   (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include four sons, Richard Dean Powers of Auxier, Robert Keith Powers of Abbott, Glenn Powers and William James Powers, both of Prestonsburg; three daughters, Deanna Harless of Hager Hill, Charlene Harless of Dayton, Ohio, Maggie Collins of Auxier; one brother, George Powers of Auxier, 52 grandchildren, 85 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great- grandchildren.

BURIAL Auxier Relocation Cemetery

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NAME (age) ROBINSON, Betty Ailene Ealey, 73, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 14, 1927, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.17 2001 Highlands Regional Medical Center at Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE Billy Robinson Jr

D/O George & Sudie Trimble Ealey (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Billy Robinson Jr.; two sons, Michael ``Bud" Robinson and Ronald ``Ron" Robisnon, both of Paintsville; a brother, Chat Ealey of Florida; a sister, Ruie Reed of Oil Springs; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park Cemetery at Staffordsville

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NAME (age) RIFFE, Don Michael , 31, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE June 13, 1969, in Williamson, W.Va.,

DEATH-DATE Jan.20 2001 at his home

SPOUSE Brandi Maynard Riffe

S/O Lou Riffe Tackett and the late Don Cassady Riffe.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Brandi Maynard Riffe, and a daughter, Cassidy Michaela Riffe, of Paintsville

BURIAL Cline Cemetery at Inez

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NAME (age) SPARKS, Madge , 97, of Flat Gap

BIRTH-DATE June 13, 1903, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Jan.19 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home at Paintsville.

SPOUSE Hobert Sparks   (deceased)

D/O Jay Lee & Elizabeth Salyer   (deceased).

RELATIVES Surviving are four sons, James Haston Sparks of Westerville, Ohio, Hobert Sparks Jr. of Delaware, Ohio, and Cecil Ray Sparks and Marion Eugene Sparks, both of Sunberry, Ohio; a daughter, Nancy Sue Wheeler of Staffordsville; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Sparks Cemetery at Flat Gap.

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NAME (age) TACKETT, Edith Christine Litton Dutton, 74, of Whitehouse

BIRTH-DATE April 8, 1926, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.26 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medcial Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Robie Tackett, died in 1996.

D/O Elbert & Sarah Ellen Litton   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Danny Bayes of Whitehouse, and Keith Short of Derby, Kan.; a daughter, Mary Dutton France of Whitehouse; a brother Hillard Litton of Tempe, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Tackett family cemetery in Whitehouse

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NAME (age) WILEY, Lorraine Clay, 94, of Paris

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 27, 1906, in Paintsville

DEATH-DATE Jan.22 2001 in Paris Ky.

SPOUSE Hansel Tobe Wiley

D/O Elmon & Carrie Clay   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a daughter, Sarah Jane Stephens of Paris; and a sister, Jane Clay Bailey of Paintsville

BURIAL Mayo Cemetery

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NAME (age) BROWN, Howard, 87, of Sitka

BIRTH-DATE April 14, 1913, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.31 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Monnie Collier Brown

S/O Joseph & Julie Robinson Brown   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Monnie Collier Brown; a son, Joe N. Brown of Winchester; and a grandchild.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) CLARK, Mary E. Age, 95, of Betsy Layne

BIRTH-DATE December 31, 1905, in Floyd County,

DEATH-DATE January 10, 2001, at the Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE

D/O Letha Walters Clark Steel and Paris Clark   (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include her great-nephews, Jim Clark of Betsy Layne, Denny Hall and Scotty Hall of Lexington; great-nieces, Cecelia Bryant of Betsy Layne and Pam Rowe of Berea.

BURIAL Johnson Memorial Park.

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NAME (age) WELLS, Joe Jr., 80, of Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE April 16, 1920, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Jan.29 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Hilda Katherone Idigpio Wells.

S/O Joe D. & Lilly Mae Webb Wells   (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by a son, Roy Neil Wells. Surviving are his wife, Hilda Katherine Idigpio Wells; four sons, Thomas Earl Wells, David R. Wells, and Brian Keith Wells, all of Daniels Creek and Edward Wells of Williamsport; a daughter, Lois Jean Wells Collins of East Point; three brothers, Herbert Wells and Everett Wells, both of Daniels Creek and George Wells of Defiance, Ohio; two sisters, Geraldene Cassidy of Lexington and Josephine Cassidy of Dayton, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren.

BURIAL Wells-Webb Cemetery in Van Lear

MILITARY World War II Air Force Veteran

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NAME (age) CALDWELL, Flora Ratliff, 84

BIRTH-DATE Feb.20, 1916, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jan.24, 2001 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home.

SPOUSE John Que Caldwell   (deceased-in 1978)

D/O Harvey and Nola Hampton Ratliff.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Bobby Caldwell of Stambaugh and Billy Caldwell of Groveport, Ohio; four daughters, Betty Meade of Stambaugh, Barbara Dale of Louisa, Molly Carter of West Jefferson, Ohio, and Shirlene Clark of Vero Beach, Florida; and nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Caldwell Family Cemetery at Stambaugh

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NAME (age)	OSBORNE, Alice Mae, 83, of Volga
BIRTH-DATE	Dec.03 1917 in Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jan.04 2001 at her home
SPOUSE	Fred Osborne, died in 1975.
D/O	Noah Kendrick & Martha Buelah Salyer (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are three daughters, Beatrice Osborne, Maxine Brown and Ernestine Vanhoose, all of Volga; and two sisters, Tera Williams of Flat Gap and Marie Runyon of Shepherdsville.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

NAME (age)	LEMASTER, Armatha, 75, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Sep.09, 1925, in Magoffin County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.02 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Boyd Lemaster, preceded her in death
D/O	Lewis & Mary Hunley Conley. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are four sons, Larry Lemaster and Lonnie Lemaster, both of Cable, Ohio, Lindsey Lemaster of Staffordsville and Ronnie Lemaster of Paintsville; six daughters, Lola Blair of Nashville, Mary Meade, Evelyn Kestner and Karen Caudill, all of Sitka, Pauline May of Salyersville and Janet Fitzpatrick of Mt. Sterling; two brothers, Troy Lewis Conley of Barnetts Creek and Matthew Daniels of Stambaugh; and two sisters, Opal Manbeavers of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Rebecca Cantrell of Waverly, Ohio
BURIAL	Conley Cemetery in Barnetts Creek

NAME (age)	LEMASTERS, Dovie Marie Cavins, 77, of Sitka
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 17, 1923, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.01 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Robert Arvell Lemasters
D/O	Benjamin Harrison & Nancy Graves Cavins. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Robert Arvell Lemasters; a daughter, Faye Vanhoose of Sitka; a brother, Clarence Cavins of Paintsville; two sisters, Betty Sparks and Josie Price, both of Paintsville; and two grandchildren.
BURIAL	Lemasters family cemetery in Sitka.

NAME (age)	BUTCHER, Helen Irene, 72, of Williamsport
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 27, 1928, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.02 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Eddie Butcher
D/O	Arthur & Martha Hall Branham. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Carol Butcher. Surviving are her husband, Eddie Butcher; three sons, Charles Eddie Butcher of Williamsport, Darrell Butcher of Oil Springs and Leonard Butcher of Salyersville; four daughters, Mary Jo Christian, Lorene Johnson and Betty Buskirk, all of Williamsport and Virginia Frasure of Freeburn; a brother, Lester Branham of Van Lear; a sister, Willodean Brooks of Columbus, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	HALL, Julian "J. B." , 68, of Oil Springs
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 20, 1932, in Floyd County,
DEATH-DATE	Jan.05 2001 at his home.
SPOUSE	Toyleen Scott Hall
S/O	James Harrison & Elsie Boyd Hall (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Toyleen Scott Hall; a son, Bryan Keith Hall of Oil Springs; a daughter, Deborah Lee Frasure of Meally; and four grandchildren.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	HOLBROOK, Elizabeth A. ``Libby", 82, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	May 5, 1918, in Paintsville
DEATH-DATE	Jan.01 2001 at her home
SPOUSE	Henry C. Holbrook (deceased)
D/O	Fredrick & Fannie Mayo Atkinson (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Marvin Mayo Holbrook and Henry Harrison Holbrook, both of Paintsville.
BURIAL	Mayo Memorial Cemetery in Paintsville

NAME (age)	McCARTY, Opal Queen, 89, of Louisa
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 22, 1912, at Van Lear, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jan.05 2001 in J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa, Lawrence Co Ky.
SPOUSE	John J. McCarthy, died in 1962
D/O	Herbert & Elizabeth White Queen (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two brothers, Howard ``Sheepie" Queen of Louisa, and Tom Queen of Lexington; and a sister, Eleanor Benning of Lancaster, Ohio.
BURIAL	Gate of Heaven Cemetery at Silver Springs, Md.

NAME (age)	JUDE, Pauletta, 45, of Pilgrim
BIRTH-DATE	Sep.12, 1955, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.05 2001 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital at Russell.
SPOUSE	Danny Jude
D/O	Paul & Zelda Kirk Johnson.
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include her husband, Danny Jude; two sons, Gerry Clayton Jude and Dean Tylor Jude, both of Pilgrim; a brother, Claude Allen Johnson of Paintsville; and a sister, Donna Carroll Stacey of Inez.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	ARNETT, Thomas, 65, of Thealka
BIRTH-DATE	Dec.02, 1935, in Magoffin County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.02 2001 at his home
SPOUSE	Madge Arnett
S/O	Freeman & Merlie Bailey Arnett. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Madge Arnett; three sons, Kenneth Arnett, Marty Arnett and Gary Thomas Arnett, all of Tennessee; six sisters, Alma Gay Walters of Frenchburg, Ruby Patrick, Lois Dyer, Vicky Lou Arnett and Donna Whitaker, all of Salyersville and Pamela Sprague of Lexington; and seven grandchildren.
BURIAL	Arnett Cemetery.

NAME (age)	JAMES, Albert Richard , 78, of Betsy Layne
BIRTH-DATE	April 10, 1922, in Vernal, Utah
DEATH-DATE	Jan.10 2001 in Betsy Layne
SPOUSE	Sarah Elizabeth James (deceased in 2000)
S/O	Cecil Millard & Myrtle Anabell Johnson James (deceased) .......................
RELATIVES
BURIAL	Marvin Sparks Cemetery in Blaine.
MILITARY	World War II Navy veteran

NAME (age)	BLEVINS, Chalmer Blevins, 77, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 11, 1923, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.09 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Mary Lee Blevins
S/O	Smith & Clara Adams Blevins (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Mary Lee Blevins; a daughter, Judy Jones of Ypsilanti, Mich.; a sister, Phyllis Jean Ford of Staffordsville; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville
MILITARY	World War II Navy Veteran

NAME (age)	WARD, Chester E. 77, of Denver
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 17, 1923, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.06 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.
SPOUSE	Wauleta Ward
S/O	Crate and Clara Arms Ward.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Wauleta Ward; three daughters, Sandra Blanton of Oil Springs, Brenda Powers of Edison, Ohio, and Susie Ratliff of Paintsville; three sons, Duane Ward and Jackie Ward, both of Meally and Bobby Ward of Denver; a sister, Gloria Mae Blair of Paintsville; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Johnson County Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville.
MILITARY	World War II Army veteran

NAME (age)	COMBS, Clyde, 84, of Columbus, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	April 18, 1917, in Wittensville, Johnsoin Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jan.10 2001 Columbus, Ohio
SPOUSE	Goldia Combs
S/O	Benjamin F. & Zora M. Rice Combs (deceased)
RELATIVES	He is survived by his wife, Goldia Combs; three sons, Wendell Combs of Chillicothe, Ohio, Harvey Combs of Columbus, Ohio and Don Combs of Albany, Ohio; a brother, Morris Combs of Dayton, Ohio; four sisters, Zora Conley of Paintsville, Pansy Witten of Wittensville, Hazel Witten of Ashland and Joy Roach of West Virginia; and three grandchildren
BURIAL	Combs Cemetery in Wittensville

NAME (age)	LITTLE, Hulda Ratliff 85, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 14, 1915, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.15 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Marvin Lewis Little (deceased)
D/O	Ed & Tallie Ratliff. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Her husband, Marvin Lewis Little, and two daughters, Gloria Diana Sullivan and Cleopatra Prater, preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons, Marvin Little Jr. and Conrad A. Little, both of Paris and Julis C. Little of Staffordsville; a daughter, Joan A. McCarty of Hager Hill; a brother, Mason Ratliff of West Van Lear; two sisters, Mildred Centers of Hager Hill and Pearl Conley of Paris; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchidren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville, johnson Co Ky.

NAME (age)	PRICE, Hester, 84, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 16, 1916, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.06 2001 in Thelma at the home of a daughter, Jetta Preston
SPOUSE	Eddie Price (deceased-1995)
D/O	Sylvin & Laura Reynolds Lewis (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include four sons, Edward F. Price of Panama City, Fla., Jerry Price of Kingsport, Tenn., James Kenneth Price of Thelma and Joe M. Price of Wilmore; two brothers, Mack Lewis of West Van Lear and Bill Lewis of Xenia, Ohio; three sisters, Gladys Burke of Van Lear and Josephine Brown and Mary Lou Stafford, both of Lexington; 21 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	CRIDER, Norma Collins, 90, of Van Lear
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 10, 1910, in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.12 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Arson Crider
D/O	William H. & Martha Elizabeth Clark (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Arson Crider, and several nieces and nephews...............
BURIAL	Crider family cemetery in Van Lear

NAME (age)	PRICE, Herman , 81, of Whitehouse
BIRTH-DATE	July 4, 1919, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.14 2001 in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa,Lawrence Co Ky.
SPOUSE
S/O	Raleigh & Laura Patrick Price (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two brothers, Raleigh Price Jr. of Whitehouse and David Arnold Price of Waco; and two sisters, Bradelene Mollette of Whitehouse and Opal Meek of Tomahawk.
BURIAL	Price Cemetery in Whitehouse

NAME (age)	HOWARD, Reginia Ann 33, of Salyersville,
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 17, 1967, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.01 2001 in St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
SPOUSE
D/O	Bill & Carol Salyer Howard
RELATIVES	Survivors include two brothers, Robert Michael Howard of Salyersville and Billy Dean Salyer of Paintsville.
BURIAL	Slone-Howard Cemetery in Salyersville

NAME (age)	BOYD, Irma , 97, of Flatwoods
BIRTH-DATE	July 13, 1903, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.09 2001 in Woodland Oaks in Ashland.
SPOUSE	Jess Boyd Sr. (deceased)
D/O	Charles & Virginia Glenn Preston Childers (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Gary D. Boyd of Flatwoods; a daughter, Virginia Glenn Collins of Fort Worth, Texas; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flatwoods

NAME (age)	SPENCER, Richard Franklin ``Frankie", 48, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 24, 1952, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.15 2001 at his home
SPOUSE
S/O	George & Mildred Davis Spencer (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are six sons, Jeffery Spencer of Wabash, Ind., Kalen Spencer, Casey Spencer and Corey Spencer, all of Paintsville, Shane Spencer of Prestonsburg and Carlos Morgan of Royalton; three brothers, Ed Spencer of Paintsville, David Spencer of Martin and Steve Spencer of Auxier; and four sisters, Penny Fairchild, Beatrice Sergent and Janice Houston, all of Paintsville and Diana Banres of Winchester
BURIAL	Spencer family cemetery in Paintsville

NAME (age)	KITTLE, Verna Tolliver, 84
BIRTH-DATE	July 2, 1916, in Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jan.01 2001 at her home.
SPOUSE
S/O	John and Emaline McDowell Tolliver.
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by a son, Barger Kittle Jr.; and a daughter, Charlotte Kittle Scaff in 1995. Surviving are four sons, Jon Kittle, Roger Kittle and Tracy Scaff, all of Ashland and Charles Scaff of Greenup; two daughters, Corrine Johnson of Huntington, Ind., and Vernie Horn of Ashland; a sister, Ambie A. Conley of Huntington; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.

NAME (age)	SPARKS, Zora Ann, 96,
BIRTH-DATE	June 5, 1904,
DEATH-DATE	Jan.06 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home at Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Tolvie Sparks, died in 1983
D/O	George & Mary Ramey Green (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are four sons, Homer Sparks of Grove City, Ohio, Ray Sparks of Columbus, Ohio, and Kenneth Sparks and Sammie Sparks, both of River; three daughters, Ella Mae Scarberry, Alice Scarberry, and Ivory Daniels, all of River; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 18, great-great-grandchildren
BURIAL	McKenzie family cemetery at Lowmansville

NAME (age)	BAYES, Cynthia , 77, of Staffordsville
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 21, 1923, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan 21 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Tollie Bayes, died in 1983
D/O	John Henry & Pearlie Holbrook Fyffe (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two daughters, Edith Fairchild and Judy Music, both of Staffordsville; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
BURIAL	Staffordsville Church Cemetery.

NAME (age)	CHURCH, Clystie , 93, of Flatwoods
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 12, 1907, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Jan 2001 Edgewood Manor at Lucasville, Ohio.
SPOUSE	Earl Church, deceased-in 1972
D/O	Samuel & Rebecca Lemaster Stambaugh. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Church, in 1972; and two sons, Harold Church and Earl Church. Surviving are a son, Clifford Church of Flatwoods; a brother, Prater Ray Stambaugh of Johnson County; two sisters, Lissie Castle of Warton, W.Va., and Imogene Brown of Johnson County; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Caroline Cemetery at Raceland

NAME (age)	GOBLE, Opal Lee, 87, of Auzier
BIRTH-DATE	March 6, 1913, in Auxier
DEATH-DATE	Jan.24 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Fred C. Goble (deceased)
D/O	Jerry & Nola Crider Goble (deceased)
RELATIVES	Her husband, Fred C. Goble, and a daughter, Cleda Eleanor Lawson, also preceded her in death. Surviving are a son, Freddie L. Goble of Prestonsburg; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

NAME (age)	GREER, William Calvin , 86, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 25, 1914, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan 25 2001 Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Gertrude Crider Greer
S/O	Samuel and Naomi Burke Greer (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Crider Greer; three sons, William Ronald Greer of Tutor Key, Gary Greer of Little Paint Creek and Paul Roger Greer of Paintsville; two daughters, Alice Frazier of Thelma and Peggy Hall of Van Lear; a brother, Guy Greer of Lexington; two sisters, Madge Rutledge of Lexington and Evelyn Flanery of Allen; seven grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery at Staffordsville

NAME (age)	HOWARD, Marvin ``Duce", 63, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 8, 1938, in Magoffin County,
DEATH-DATE	Jan.20 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE
S/O	South & Versa Howard (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two brothers, Marcus Howard and Manuel Howard, both of Salyersville; three sisters, Phyllis Mae Jenkins of Dayton, Ohio, and Peggy Jean Howard and Patty Jo Howard, both of Salyersville; and several nieces and nephews.
BURIAL	Coon Cemetery in Coon Creek

NAME (age)	PATTON, Lucille Wells, 82, of Auxier
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 16, 1918, in Floyd County,
DEATH-DATE	Jan.20 2001 Prestonsburg Health Care
SPOUSE	Charlie H. Patton, died in 1983
D/O	Richard Marion & Fannie Lee Richmond Wells. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Roger Dean Patton of Decatur, Ala.; two daughters, Karen Lynn Howard of Auxier and Charlene P. Muncy of Williamsport; two sisters, Mildred Sturgill and Betrice Childers, both of Auxier; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat- grandchildren.
BURIAL	Auxier Relocation Center.

NAME (age)	POWERS, James Monroe , 92, of Auxier
BIRTH-DATE	August 8, 1908, on Johns Creek
DEATH-DATE	January 1, 2001, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Bonnie Privette Powers. (deceased)
S/O	David & Jennilee Honeycutt Powers (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include four sons, Richard Dean Powers of Auxier, Robert Keith Powers of Abbott, Glenn Powers and William James Powers, both of Prestonsburg; three daughters, Deanna Harless of Hager Hill, Charlene Harless of Dayton, Ohio, Maggie Collins of Auxier; one brother, George Powers of Auxier, 52 grandchildren, 85 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great- grandchildren.
BURIAL	Auxier Relocation Cemetery

NAME (age)	ROBINSON, Betty Ailene Ealey, 73, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 14, 1927, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jan.17 2001 Highlands Regional Medical Center at Prestonsburg.
SPOUSE	Billy Robinson Jr
D/O	George & Sudie Trimble Ealey (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Billy Robinson Jr.; two sons, Michael ``Bud" Robinson and Ronald ``Ron" Robisnon, both of Paintsville; a brother, Chat Ealey of Florida; a sister, Ruie Reed of Oil Springs; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery at Staffordsville