UPDATED...JULY 28  2000
 

 

NAME  (age)	SKAGGS, Thurman, 80, of Lowmansville
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 12, 1920, in Lawrence Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.2 2000 - in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Mabel Conley
S/O	Jonah & Virgie Young Skaggs  (deceased)
BURIAL	Skaggs Young Cemetery in Lowmansville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Mabel Conley Skaggs; a son, Stanley Skaggs of Lowmansville; six daughters, Judy Salyer of Wittensville, Darcie Rogers, Debbie Miller, Jewell Blevins, and Kathy Ross, all of Columbus, Ohio, and Denise Sparks of Lowmansville; three brothers, Buell Skaggs and Joe Skaggs, both of Lowmansville and Herbert Skaggs of Ulysses; two sisters, Pauline Lemaster of Ulysses and Ruth Martin of Barboursville, W.Va.; 26 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	CLAY, Opal, 61, of Nippa, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 6, 1938, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jul 3 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	William Henry Clay
D/O	William Edgar & Savanah Meade Burns  (deceased)
BURIAL	Burns-Clay Cemetery in Nippa
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, William Henry Clay; a son, Henry Edward Clay of Nippa; a brother, Willie Burns of Piketon, Ohio; a sister, Mattie Rose Cook of Columbus, Ohio; and a grandchild

 

NAME  (age)	CASTLE, Arthie, 80, of Ashland, Boyd Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 29, 1919, in Tom's Creek, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.2 2000 at Berea Hospital.
SPOUSE	Edward Castle  (deceased in Jan 2000)
D/O	Artho and Minnie Rebecca Brown Daniels  (deceased)
BURIAL	Ashland Cemetery, Boyd Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn Castle of Berea and Catherine Castle Kidd of LaFollette, Tenn.; a son, Lonnie Castle of Morehead; a sister, Thoral Daniel Harvey of Sitka; and four grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	BALDWIN, Blanche Marie, 92, of Oil Springs, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 9, 1907, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.1 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE
D/O	Dock & Alice Helton Reed  (deceased)
BURIAL	Baldwin Cemetery in Oil Springs, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leaborn A. Baldwin; and two sons, Daniel Shelby Baldwin and Lee Eldon Baldwin. Surviving are three daughters, Dora Meade and Mary Cantrell, both of Oil Springs and Anna Marie Colvin of Curtice, Ohio; three sons, Johnny Baldwin, Lowell Baldwin and Larry Baldwin, all of Oil Springs; a brother, Robert Reed of Oil Springs; two sisters, Lavada Pelphrey of Hager Hill and Anna Margaret Colvin of Springfield, Ohio; 29 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	GARDNER, Daniel E., 72, of Stratton Branch
BIRTH-DATE	April 8, 1928, in Pike County Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 25, 2000 at Pikeville Methodist Hospital
SPOUSE	Reba Hatfield Gardner
S/O	Ed & Matilda Ball Gardner  (deceased)
BURIAL	Richmond Cemetery, Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Reba Hatfield Gardner; two sons, Rodney and Eddy Gardner, both of Prestonsburg; and one grandson.

 

NAME  (age)	MAY, Joseph Delmar “Joe”, 59, formerly of Johnson Co. Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	April 6, 1941
DEATH-DATE	Jun 16 2000 - at his home in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
SPOUSE	Patricia Jane Godlove, (deceased on November 1, 1991)
S/O	Curtis James & Donnie Conley May  (deceased)
BURIAL	Gainesboro Cemetery.
RELATIVES	Preceded in death by one brother, Curtis May Jr.; and a sister, Edna Carol Blanton. Surviving are a brother, Jack D. May of Bunker Hill, West Virginia; one sister, Ruth Blanton of Carey, Ohio; a half sister, Mrs. Columbus Brown of Fostoria, Ohio; three half brothers, Raymond May of Palma, Indiana, Donald May of Patterson, Ohio, and John May of Fostoria; and several nieces and nephews, locally two nieces, Janet Hannah and Judi Colvin of Leander

 

NAME  (age)	HURT, Mary  73
BIRTH-DATE	January 19, 1927
DEATH-DATE	Jun.29 2000 -  at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
SPOUSE	Earnest Hurt  (deceased)
D/O	Dave & Priscilla Hurt Reed   (deceased)
BURIAL	Ramey Cemetery at East Point, Floyd Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Survivors include two brothers, Sammie Reed and Stewart Hall, both of East Point; and two sisters, Billie Jeane Reed of East Point and Gracie Knotts of Columbus, Ohio.

 

NAME  (age)	COLLINS, Marlie, 69, of Fairborn, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Apr.23 1931 -  in Floyd Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.27 2000 -  at Miami Valley Hospital
SPOUSE	unlisted
D/O	Jessie and Jane Newsome Vance  (deceased)
BURIAL	Byron Cemetery
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by five brothers, one sister and a granddaughter. Surviving are one son, Mikell Collins of Fairborn; three daughters, Carolyn Walters and Carla Henson, both of Fairborn, and Carleen Craig of Donnelsville, Ohio; two sisters, Mamie Vance of Michigan and Marie Davidson of Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Ron Brown of Beavercreek, Ohio.

 

NAME  (age)	STAMBAUGH, James Thomas “Tommy”, 57
BIRTH-DATE	June 22, 1943, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 29, 2000 - at Rockcastle County Hospital in Mt. Vernon.
SPOUSE	unlisted
S/O	Una & Alice Preston Stambaugh  (deceased)
BURIAL	Stambaugh-Preston Cemetery at Hager Hill, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Survivors include two sons, David and Danny Stambaugh, both of Hager Hill; two brothers, Mike Stambaugh of Van Lear and Joe Stambaugh of Paintsville; and one sister, Nancy Carol Click of Hager Hill.
MILITARY	U.S. Army veteran

 

NAME  (age)	WRIGHT, Andrew J., 86, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 9, 1913, in Water Gap
DEATH-DATE	Jul.06  2000 - Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Catherine McGinness
S/O	Roy and Harriett Burchett Wright  (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Catherine McGinness Wright; six daughters, Iris Jean Shaw and Charlotte Rose Nye, both of Prestonsburg, Andrea Leah Twele of Crownsville, Md., Pamelia Louise Decker of Eastern Shore, Md., Teresa Marlene Hogan of Arlington, Texas, and Janna Carman Burkhardt of Eldersburg, Md.; three half brothers, Bud Wright of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and Wade Wright and John Wright, both of Ohio; three half sisters, Juanita Fresch and Nora Smith, both of Sandusky, Ohio, and Garnet Mauk of Arizona; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	WELLMAN, Gladys Lorraine Tackett, 70, of Rush
BIRTH-DATE	June 22, 1930, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.13 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center
SPOUSE	1-Den Tackett  2-Omitted
D/O	John & Goldie Lemaster Moore  (deceased)
BURIAL	Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens
RELATIVES	Her husband, Den Tackett, died in 1980. She was also preceded in death by two sons, James Cottle and Anthony David Tackett. Surviving are four daughters, Betty Brill of Flatwoods, Debbie Boatwright of Ashland and Diana Salyers and Linda Salyers, both of Rush; three sons, Virgil Tackett and Timmy Tackett, both of Ashland, and Randy Tackett of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a son, Douglas Cottle of Blaine; a sister, Wanda Stambaugh of Ashland; two brothers, Harvey Moore of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Gordon Moore of Plain City, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	CRAFT, Lorretta, 84, of Casey, Ill.
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 5, 1916, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul 7 2000 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind.
SPOUSE	James Craft
D/O	George W. & Elizabeth Rice Music  (deceased)
BURIAL	Music family cemetery in Auxier
RELATIVES	She is survived by her husband, James Craft; a daughter, Mary Francis Robinson of Ryland Heights; two brothers, Chester Music and Jack Music, both of Auxier; three sisters, Clara Robinson of Auxier, Irene Kruchko of Casey City, Mich., and Brenda Joyce Gilber of Fairborn, Ohio; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	DAVIS, Gladys, 81
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	Jul. 5 2000  at St. Joseph East Hospital, Lexington.
SPOUSE
D/O	William & Amanda Stambaugh Davis  (deceased)
BURIAL	Blue Grass Memorial Gardens.
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers. Surviving are three brothers, Walter and Ray Davis, both of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and Willie Jay Davis of Baltimore, Maryland; three sisters, Verna Jane Wells, Doris Travis and Roberta Hutchison, all of Lexington; and several nieces and nephews

 

NAME  (age)	FARMER, Blake Andrew
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	June 30, 2000 - at Highlands Regional Medical Center
SPOUSE
S/O	Bryan Keith and Marlena Jude Farmer
BURIAL	Family Cemetery at Ulysses
RELATIVES	Other survivors include paternal grandparents, Ronald and Lana Farmer; maternal grandfather, Wilburn Osborn; and several uncles and an aunt. He was also the maternal grandson of the late Easter Jude.

 

NAME  (age)	DAVIS, Simon, 47
BIRTH-DATE	Sep. 20, 1952, - in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 27, 2000 - at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington
SPOUSE	Mildred Spradlin
S/O	Ivan & Dorothy Smith Davis   (deceased)
BURIAL	Davis-Gullett Cemetery at Hager Hill, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Mildred Spradlin Davis; one son, James W. Davis of Flat Gap; one daughter, Jennifer L. Hatfield of East Point; three brothers, Larry Davis of Wittensville, Kenneth Davis of Hager Hill and Randall Davis of Paintsville; three sisters, Linda Kimbler of Oil Springs, Geneva Wiley of Paintsville and Lisa Spears of Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	BAILEY, Zelda, 95
BIRTH-DATE	April 17, 1905, at Nippa, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 26, at Carter Health Care Center, Grayson
SPOUSE	Hirst Bailey
D/O	Bascom & Julia Hylton VanHoose. (deceased)
BURIAL	VanHoose Cemetery at Nippa.
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hirst Bailey. Surviving are three sons, Charles Bailey of Webster, Florida, and Dave and Ferrell Bailey, both of Grayson; six daughters, Jean DesJardin of Hale, Michigan, Florence Prucnell of Port Charlotte, Florida, Faye Music and Bula Alley, both of Ashland, Martha Ward of Etna Green, Indiana, and Jennie Klug of St. Claire Shores, Michigan; and 25 grandchildren and several great- and great-great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	PICKLESIMER, Sophia Lavada Y., 69, of Springfield, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Jun. 26, 1930, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun 25 2000 - Springfield Ohio residence
SPOUSE	Eddie Picklesimer,  deceased on October 6, 1997
D/O	Bill & Flossie Daniels Young   (deceased)
BURIAL	Rose Hill Mausoleum.
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by one grandson, Andy Picklesimer; and a brother and sister in their youth. Surviving are one daughter, Sherry (Lewis) Mann; one son, Chris (Robin) Picklesimer; two brothers, Hubert (Betty) Young and Glenn (Jessie) Young; three sisters, Lola Faye Chandler of River and Mrs. Charles E. Rice and Shirlee Picklesimer, both of Springfield, Ohio; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews

 

NAME  (age)	MUSIC, Taylor Jr., 70, of Leander, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	May 10, 1930, in Floyd Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	July 9 2000 - at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
SPOUSE	Betty Music
S/O	Taylor Sr. & Emily Burchett Music (deceased)
BURIAL	Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janice Rowland. Surviving are his wife, Betty Music; one son, Raymond Music of Leander; two daughters, Tammy Cantrell of Leander and Teresa Keaton of Keaton; two brothers, Henry Music of Flat Gap and James Music of Tennessee; one sister, Laura Hall of Paintsville; and six grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	TACKETT, Frank , 47
BIRTH-DATE	Feb.13, 1953, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	July 8, 2000 - at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia
SPOUSE	Margaret Smith Tackett
S/O	Harvey &  Emma Jean VanHoose Tackett   (deceased)
BURIAL	Ratliff Cemetery at Paintsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Margaret Smith Tackett; one son, Frank Eugene Tackett of Prestonsburg; two daughters, Jessica Marie and Patricia Lynn Tackett, both of Thealka; one brother, Manuel Tackett of Oil Springs; and one grandchild.

 

NAME  (age)	KING, Estill Jay “Jake”, 83
BIRTH-DATE	August 24, 1916
DEATH-DATE	July 4, 2000 - at Calvert County Nursing Center in Prince Frederick, Maryland
SPOUSE	Ruth Sprinkle King  (deceased)
S/O	James “Jim” and Martha Castle King   (deceased)
BURIAL	Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Maryland.
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Sprinkle King; one daughter, Jeanette King Lemke; one son, Wallace King; two brothers, Edmon and Woodroe; and three sisters, Ethel, Eva Lee and Malta. Surviving are one son, James Floyd King of Owings, Maryland; one daughter, Dorothy June Altman of Temple Hills, Maryland; one sister, Louise Kretzer of Van Lear; and 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild

 

NAME  (age)	BLAIR, Rutherford Gay, 84
BIRTH-DATE	June 4, 1916, in Johnson Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	July 3 2000
SPOUSE	Irene Blair
S/O	Plamender and Arteala Blair.  (deceased)
BURIAL	Cumberland Memorial Gardens at Lilly
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Irene Blair; two daughters, Frances Gay Blair Voyles of Killeen, Texas, and Georgia Lee Blair Miller of Greenwood, Indiana; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
MILITARY	World War II Veteran

 

NAME  (age)	WILLIAMS, Opal , 82, of Flat Gap
BIRTH-DATE	December 1, 1917, in Wolfe County
DEATH-DATE	July 9, 2000 at Dayton Heart Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.
SPOUSE	Virgil Williams, (deceased -on July 22, 1984)
D/O	Henry B. and Elizabeth Lewis Rose  (deceased)
BURIAL	Williams Cemetery at Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are one son, Marcus Williams of Springfield, Ohio; two daughters, Pocahontas Campbell of Beaver, Ohio, and Elizabeth Reagan of Englewood, Ohio; four brothers, Everett, Linville, Carl and Frank Rose, all of Dayton; three sisters, Ruth Sizemore, Bernice Lockhart and May Palmer, all of Dayton; and six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	NEWKIRK, Alice B. Weaver, 80, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois,
BIRTH-DATE	July 29, 1919, in Vermillion County, Illinois
DEATH-DATE	July 11, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, Indiana.
SPOUSE	1-Charles E. Weaver  (deceased)  2-Charles A Newkirk (deceased)
D/O	Homer and Susan Whittington Burton  (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Cemetery.
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by  one brother, Donald Burton; and a sister, Genevieve Proudfit. Surviving are one daughter, Toby Sue Weaver Hall of Sitka; one granddaughter, Alice R. Hall of Louisville; two step-grandchildren, Robin Wallace of Wittensville and Robert Hall of Maine; and two step-great-grandchildren, Jasmine Crawford and Brandon Crawford.

 

NAME  (age)	BURCHETT, James Herbert, 28, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	May 22, 1972, in Paintsville, Johsnon Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.15 2000  in Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn
SPOUSE
S/O	James O. Burchett & Ann Greene
BURIAL	Staffordsville Church Cemetery
RELATIVES	Survivors include a brother, William Ray Greene of Paintsville; and three sisters, Sina Mae Hannah and Connie Lynn Kestner, both of Paintsville and Marina Burchett of Stambaugh.

 

NAME  (age)	KING, Elsie , 77, of Hager Hill
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 24, 1922, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jul.26 2000 at her home
SPOUSE	Charles Edward King, died in 1991.
D/O	Elzie Francis and Rhoda Alice Clark Blevins  (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are two brothers, Calvin C. ``George" Blevins of Staffordsville and Herbert Blevins of Dayton, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

 

NAME  (age)	CARR, Elaine , 78, of Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	July 10, 1922, in Bucks County, Pa
DEATH-DATE	Jul.21 2000 at her home
SPOUSE	Gerald S. Carr, died in 1984
D/O	Louis Carl and Henritta Weigel Koenig  (deceased)
BURIAL	Carr family cemetery at Flat Gap
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Gerry Stephen Carr and John Edward Carr, both of Flat Gap; four daughters, Judith Elaine Carr-Back of Griffithville, Ark., Elizabeth Rigsby of Flat Gap, Miriam C. Jackson of Staffordsville, and Rebecca C. McCarthy of Nicholasville; 21 grandchildren; three step- grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	GOBLE, Edna , 67, of Debord, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 14, 1933, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jul.21 2000 Columbus, Ohio.
SPOUSE	William Ernest Goble, died in 1991
D/O	Wiley and Hattie Adams Daniels   (deceased)
BURIAL	Goble Cemetery in Debord
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Ernest Goble of Columbus and Mark Goble of Homewood, Ala.; five brothers, Frank Daniels and Jim Daniels, both of Columbus, George Daniels of Tutor Key, Denny Allen Daniels of Whitehouse and Harold Allen Daniels of Zanesville, Ohio; a sister, Nancy Lamb of Columbus; and two grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	DANIELS, Betty Jo, 70, of Thealka, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 4, 1930, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Jul.22 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Earl Daniels Jr
D/O	Claude and Ethel Blair Colvin.  (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Staffordsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Earl Daniels Jr.; a son, Terry Daniels of River; two sisters, Debbie Colvin and Janet Sue Jones of Englewood, Ohio; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

 

NAME  (age)	LAYNE, Wilburn Woodrow, 83, of Tom's Creek, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 24, 1917, in Tom's Creek
DEATH-DATE	Jul.    2000 - at his home.
SPOUSE	Ruby Hall Layne, preceded him in death
S/O	Leonard and Lou Caldwell Layne.   (deceased)
BURIAL	Davidson Memorial Gardens in Ivel, Floyd Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sons, Jack Layne of Fort Wayne, Ind., Roger Layne of Betsy Layne and Shawn Layne of Stanville; three daughters, Patty Bammerlin and Dottie Layne, both of South Bend, Ind., and Glenda Hatin of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Ellis Layne of Ragland, W.Va., and Edward Layne of Harold; three sisters, Stella Mavie Adkins of Richmond, Virginia Whitten of Paintsville and Dollie Mae Butler of Hager Hill; eight grandchildren; and 12 great- grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	WELLS, Thomas Roger, 57, of Van Lear
BIRTH-DATE	March 27, 1943, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Jul.24 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
SPOUSE
S/O	Curtis and Verna Phipps Wells.  (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving is a brother, Morris Wells of Van Lear

 

NAME  (age)	BELCHER, Thomas N. , 88, of Fort Gay
BIRTH-DATE	July 17, 1912, in West Van Lear, Johnson Co Ky
DEATH-DATE	Jul.22 2000 in Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky.
SPOUSE	Beatrice Pennington;
S/O	Newton and Ollie Hayton Belcher  (deceased)
BURIAL	Pennington Cemetery in Tabors Creek
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Beatrice Pennington; two daughters, Doris Damron and Maxine Marcum, both of Fort Gay; a son, Harry Lee Belcher of Columbus, Ohio; two brothers, Bill Belcher of West Van Lear and Harry Belcher of Germany; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	FAIRCHILD, Paul "Doug" , 54,
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 5, 1945, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.,
DEATH-DATE	July 18, 2000, at his residence at 100 Union St., Bettsville, Ohio
SPOUSE	He was divorced
S/O	Cecil and Neva (Blair) Fairchild.   (deceased)
BURIAL
RELATIVES	Survivors include: three children, Tracy Fairchild of Akron, Brandy Rochester of Carey and Brook Fairchild of Tiffin; two grandchildren; three brothers, James C. Fairchild of Carey, Kenneth R. Fairchild of Savannah, Tenn., and Lowell R. Fairchild of Medway, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ronald L. (Wanda) Clark of Findlay and Mrs. Marvin F. (Judy) Jameson of Carey; and a special niece., Rhonda Fairchild Tuttle. A brother, Danny G. Fairchild, also preceded him in death.
MILITARY	U.S. Navy veteran

 

NAME  (age)	CONLEY, Marvin, 74 of Marysville, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 5, 1925, in Swamp Branch, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Sunday Jul.23 2000 in Marysville, Ohio
SPOUSE	Carmie ``Connie" Conley, died in 1996.
S/O	Lawrence C. and Frankie Pelphrey Conley  (deceased)
BURIAL	Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville
RELATIVES	Survivors include a son Bradley Conley, sister, Avonelle ``Polly" Phelps of Ashland; a brother, Murvel Conley of Ashland; and three grandchildren.
MILITARY	World War II Veteran

 

NAME  (age)	MILLER, Jerry Glenn, 40, of Royalton
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 6, 1959, at Knox, Ind.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.21 2000  in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville.
SPOUSE
S/O	Sam & Evalece Miller
BURIAL	Howard Cemetery at Royalton
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include five brothers, Sammy Miller Jr., Terry Miller, and Kellie Lee Miller, all of Salyersville, Ronnie Miller of Jackson, Mich., and Arnold Miller of Detroit, Mich.; and two sisters, Sandy Sue Salyer and Debbie Miller Allen, both of Salyersville

 

NAME  (age)	WALLER, Lacy , 61, of River Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 16, 1938,
DEATH-DATE	Jul.21 2000 in Williamson Memorial Hospital at Williamson, W.Va
SPOUSE
S/O	Cecil and Minnie Crum Waller   (deceased)
BURIAL	Waller family cemetery at Stambaugh Branch, Sitka.
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Lacy Waller Jr. of River; three daughters, Edith Maynard, Ann Horn, and Kathy Horn, all of Inez; eight brothers, Harold Waller of Meally, Theodore Waller and Bill Waller, both of Tennessee, Darrell Waller and Prince Waller, both of Hager Hill, Hubert Waller and Noel Waller, both of Sitka, and Cecil Waller Jr. of Michigan; a sister, Vernie Fannin of Meally; and three grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	VANHOOSE, James Kelly, 55, of Lowmansville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 12, 1944, in Lawrence County
DEATH-DATE	Jul.14 2000 at his home.
SPOUSE	Patricia Borders
S/O	Hercie and Verna Davis Vanhoose    (deceased)
BURIAL	Vanhoose family cemetery at Lowmansville.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Patricia Borders Vanhoose; a son, Greg Vanhoose of Hogansville, Ga.; three daughters, Sandy Castle and Kristy Vanhoose, both of Lowmansville, and Melissa Davis of East Point; two sisters, Barbara Church of Lorain, Ohio, and Elizabeth Phillips of Tennessee; and two grandchildren.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NAME  (age)	CONNERY, Jean , 75,
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 24, 1925, in Plato Center, Illinois
DEATH-DATE	July 22, 2000  at Mountain Manor Nursing Home.
SPOUSE
D/O	R.E. and Sarah Knight Friel   (deceased)
BURIAL
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Jack Connery of East Dubuque, Illinois, and Don Connery of Edna, Kansas; two daughters, Cinder Connery-Salyer of Paintsville and Peggy Connery of Lexington; two sisters, Lyda Moore of Parker, Colorado, and Jeanette Sabin of Crystal Lake, Illinois; and seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	GOBLE, Edna, 67, of DeBord
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 14, 1933, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	July 21, in Columbus, Ohio
SPOUSE	William Ernest Goble,  deceased on January 22, 1991.
D/O	Wiley and Hattie Adams Daniels   (deceased)
BURIAL	Goble Cemetery at Debord.
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Ernest Goble of Columbus and Mark Goble of Homewood, Alabama; five brothers, George Daniels of Tutor Key, Denny Allen Daniels of Whitehouse, Frank and Jim Daniels, both of Columbus, and Harold Daniels of Zanesville, Ohio; one sister, Nancy Lamb of Columbus; and two grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	WILLIAMS, Judith A. Prichard, 57,
BIRTH-DATE	Apr.03, 1942
DEATH-DATE	July 21, at Brown County Hospital, Georgetown, Ohio
SPOUSE	James M. Williams III  (deceased)
D/O	Gypsy M. Prichard and the late Lewis Milton Prichard
BURIAL	Tate Township Cemetery
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, James M. Williams III; and a brother, Jack Milton Prichard. Surviving are her mother, of Louisa; one son, James M. Williams IV of Milford, Ohio; one daughter, Susan Nicole Lloyd of Middletown, Ohio; one sister, June Lynn Davis of Paintsville; and one grandson.

 

NAME  (age)	DYE, Rusha , 92, of Alger, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Jun. 19, 1908, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	July 18, 2000 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio
SPOUSE	John D. Dye, deceased on September 20, 1976
D/O	Elzie “Buck” & Rhoda Clark Blevins   (deceased)
BURIAL	Preston Cemetery at Alger, Ohio
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, John D. Dye, on September 20, 1976; four brothers, Kite, Azel, Pluma and Foster Blevins; and a sister, Runa Dye. Surviving are five sons, James O. Dye of Dunkirk, Ohio, Elmer Dye of Dola, Ohio, Virgil Dye of Ada, Ohio, Paris Dye of Jenera, Ohio, and Robert Dye of Ada; two daughters, Patricia Holbrook of Alger, and Ann Zuercher of Ada; two brothers, George Blevins of Barnetts Creek and Herbert Blevins of Dayton, Ohio; one sister, Elsie King of Leander; and 27 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great- grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	HOLBROOK, Lynn Boyd Jr., 85, of Grove City, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 28, 1915, in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	July 15, 2000 at Columbus Rehabilitation Center, Columbus Ohio
SPOUSE	1-Deloris Dotson   2-Onda Curnutte
S/O	Adam Kelsey & Virgie Lee Preston Holbrook   (deceased)
BURIAL	Holbrook Family Cemetery
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Deloris Dotson, in 1970. Surviving are his wife, Onda Curnutte Holbrook; two sons, Larry Holbrook of Grove City, Ohio, and Don Holbrook of Prestonsburg; one daughter, Patsy Wells of Grove City; two brothers, Charles E. Holbrook of Anderson, South Carolina, and Ralph Holbrook of Panama City, Florida; and eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	FREEMAN, Zeke , 66
BIRTH-DATE	Aug.06, 1933, in Wolfe County
DEATH-DATE	Jul.16, 2000 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Floyd Co Ky.
SPOUSE
S/O	Dow & Polly Spencer Freeman  (deceased)
BURIAL	Family Cemetery at East Point, Floyd Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are one brother, Glen Freeman of East Point................................................

 

NAME  (age)	HITCHCOCK, Jessie Hitchcock Jr., 67
BIRTH-DATE	Jul. 23, 1932
DEATH-DATE	July 10, 2000 at his Park Ridge, Illinois, residence
SPOUSE	Billie Hunley Hitchcock  (deceased)
S/O	Jessie & Elsie Colvin Hitchcock   (deceased)
BURIAL	Acacia Park Cemetery Mausoleum in Chicago.
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by his wife, Billie Hunley Hitchcock, formerly of Collista, on January 21, 1980; two brothers; and one sister. Surviving are two daughters, Bonnie Hapanovitch of Park Ridge and Pat Hitchcock of Des Plaines, Illinois; two sisters, Pauline Castle of Paintsville and Lova Ann Borton of Pierceton, Indiana; and three grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	KING, Estill Jay “Jake”, 83
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 24, 1916
DEATH-DATE	July 4, 2000  at Calvert County Nursing Center in Prince Frederick, Maryland
SPOUSE	Ruth Sprinkle King  (deceased)
S/O	James “Jim” and Martha Castle King of Van Lear  (deceased)
BURIAL	Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Maryland
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Sprinkle King; one daughter, Jeanette King Lemke; one son, Wallace King; two brothers, Edmon and Woodroe; and three sisters, Ethel, Eva Lee and Malta. Surviving are one son, James Floyd King of Owings, Maryland; one daughter, Dorothy June Altman of Temple Hills, Maryland; one sister, Louise Kretzer of Van Lear; and 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

 

NAME  (age)	BAILEY, Irene Mullins, 68, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	Mar.09, 1931, in Magoffin County
DEATH-DATE	Jul.26 2000 in University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington
SPOUSE	Ellis Bailey
D/O	Jim & Eva Whitaker Mullins  (deceased)
BURIAL	Johnson County Memorial Park in Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by a son, Larry Bailey. Surviving are her husband, Ellis Bailey; four sons, Jimmy Bailey of South Point, Ohio, Marvin Bailey and Charles Bailey, both of Salyersville and Ralph Bailey of Hazel Green; two daughters, Patty Carter of Shelbyville and Sharon Green of Salyersville; three brothers, Paul B. Mullins of Gauge, Roscoe Mullins of Salyersville and Raymond Mullins of Albion, Mich.; five sisters, Judy Ray of Means, Bessie Bailey and Ethel Mae Cole, both of Salyersville, and Virgie Trusty and Tressie Hampton, both of Albion; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	HYDEN, William Randall, 65, of Hardy
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 31, 1934, Van Lear, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	July 24, 2000, at the South Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital.
SPOUSE
S/O	James & Alta Wells Hyden  (deceased)
BURIAL	Hyden Branch Cemetery, Van Lear
RELATIVES	He is survived by two sons, William Avery Hyden of Blackberry, Samuel Jonathan Hyden of Ohio; two daughters, Rhonda Lynn Trent of Oceana, W.Va., Coetta Ford of Hardy; one brother, Jackie Wells of Indiana; and eight grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	CANTRELL, Tammy Gay, 37, of Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	July 28, 1962, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jul.26 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE
D/O	Eudell and Shirley Hill Cantrell
BURIAL	Cantrell family cemetery in Flat Gap
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include a brother, Billy Cantrell of Flat Gap; a sister, Betty Jo Cantrell of Flat Gap; and several nieces and nephews.

 

NAME  (age)	MAY, German, 93, of Leander, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 30, 1906, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jul.27 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville
SPOUSE	1-Edna Ethel May (deceased)  2-Dora May
S/O	David Ballard & Minnie Elizabeth Spradlin May  (deceased)
BURIAL	Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by his first wife, and a son, Beecher Leroy May. He was a miner. Surviving are his wife, Dora May; four sons, William David May of Claypool, Ind., Kenneth Wiley May of Norwood, Ohio, Richard Thomas May of Warsaw, Ind., and Dorvel Eugene May of Etna Green, Ind.; two daughters, Virgie Elenore Rhody and Elizabeth Pearl Walters, both of Walbridge, Ohio; a stepson, Robert May of Claypool, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Barbara Frances of Palestine, Ind., and Janet Sue Davis of Warsaw, Ind.; three sisters, Alka Nickles of Ohio, Omega May of Charlotte, N.C., and Ruby O'Keefe of Indianapolis, Ind.; 30 grandchildren; 17 step-grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several step-great-grandchildren

 

NAME  (age)	WARD, Ethel , 85, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 1, 1915, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.27 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Crate Ward, died in 1969.
D/O	Jesse & Mary Jane O'Bryan Hitchcock  (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are a stepson, Chester Ward of Denver; a stepdaughter, Gloria Ward Blair of Paintsville; two sisters, Frances Bradley and Callie Blair, both of Paintsville; 11 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	BLAIR, Callie , 67, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	June 29, 1933, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jul.29 2000 in St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
SPOUSE	Franklin D. Blair
D/O	Solon & Mary Jane O'Bryan Prater   (deceased)
BURIAL	Prater family cemetery in Salyersville.
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Franklin D. Blair; a son, Dwight F. Blair of East Sparta, Ohio; a sister, Frances Bradley of Paintsville; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

 

NAME  (age)	FERGUSON, Donnie Gene, 28, of Red Bush, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	May 28, 1972, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jul.30 2000 in Elna
SPOUSE	Katina Lynn Estep Ferguson
S/O	Virgil Lee & Rosetta Jenkins Ferguson
BURIAL	Cammack Field Cemetery in Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include his wife, Katina Lynn Estep Ferguson; four brothers, Virgil Ferguson Jr., Danny Ferguson and Joshua Ferguson, all of Flat Gap and Anthony Ray Ferguson of Red Bush; and two sisters, Jennifer Tackett of Sitka and Diana Anderson of Providence

 

NAME  (age)	COLVIN, Gerald Charles, 71, of Wittensville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 23, 1928, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jul.30 2000 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.
SPOUSE
S/O	Charlie & Fannie Mae Trimble Colvin  (deceased)
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sisters, Vivian Ruth Honeycutt and Joann Meadows, both of Wittensville; and several nieces and nephews.
MILITARY	Korean War veteran

 

NAME  (age)	MUSIC, Loretta, 80, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 12, 1919, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jul.30 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Thomas Music   (deceased)
D/O	James W. & Rodie Alice Sammons Mollette   (deceased)
BURIAL	Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are a sister, Anna Ward of Shelby, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. ......

 

NAME  (age)	BOLIN, Paul , 68, of West Liberty, Morgan Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	June 25, 1932, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jul.30 2000 at his home
SPOUSE	Betty Bolin
S/O	Eddie & Stegie Jackson Bolin   (deceased)
BURIAL	Paul Bolin Cemetery in West Liberty
RELATIVES	A son, Austin Ray Bolin, preceded him in death. He was a retired truck driver. Surviving are his wife, Betty Bolin; three daughters, Phyllis Mitchell and Teresa Rodriguez, both of Elkhart, Ind., and Brenda Cantrell of Ezel; three sons, Willis Lee Bolin, James Clyde Bolin and Paul Wayne Bolin, all of West Liberty; a sister, Jewell Knox of Wrigley; four brothers, Carl Bolin of Leesville, La., Clyde Bolin of Somerset, Earl Bolin of Sidney, Ohio, and Kenny Bolin of Hazel Green; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren

 

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