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JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY RELATED OBITUARIES JUNE 2000

UPDATED...JULY 3 2000

NAME (age) CASTLE, Johnnie, 87, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE April 12, 1913, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jun.01 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

SPOUSE Imogene Castle;

S/O Proctor & Pelina Sparks Castle (deceased)

BURIAL Wells Buckingham Cemetery, Paintsville

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Imogene Castle; and a nephew whom he raised, Jerry Meek.

NAME (age) HOWARD, Jessie, 80, of River, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 19, 1919, in Lawrence County, Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.03 2000 at her home

SPOUSE Ben Howard, died in 1984

D/O Frank & Victoria Caudill Johnson

BURIAL Walnut Grove Cemetery in Ulysses

RELATIVES Surviving are three sons, Raymond Howard of River, David Howard of Urbanna, Ohio, and Carl Howard of Louisa; two daughters, Frances Brown of River and Carolyn Murray of Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Mitchell Johnson of Ulysses; two sisters, Jewell Borders of River and Vada Porta of Mechanicsburg, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.

NAME (age) HARRIS, Elmer Guy Jr., 76, of West Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 14, 1924, in Herrin, Ill

DEATH-DATE Jun.02 2000

SPOUSE (1) Kathleen Wade (deceased) (2) Emma Hughes

S/O Elmer G. Sr. & Lila Mae Piliot Harris (deceased)

BURIAL Johnson County Memorial Park, Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Harris in 1993. Surviving are his wife, Emma Hughes Harris; two sons, James Harris of West Van Lear and David Harris of Alaska; a stepson, J.D. Hughes; five daughters, Linda Mullins of Thelma, Patricia Lafferty of Meally, Sandra Roberts of Pike County, Mary Banks of Van Lear and Dianna Wells of Thelma; two sisters, Vina Castle of Paintsville and Geraldine Martin of Allen; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild.

MILITARY World War II Army veteran

NAME (age) HOLBROOK, Ed , 84, of Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 10, 1915

DEATH-DATE Jun.03 2000 in Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington ..............................

SPOUSE

S/O John and Cynthia Holbrook (deceased)

BURIAL Paint Valley Memorial Gardens in Crockett, Ky.

RELATIVES

MILITARY Army Veteran

NAME (age) DAVIS, Charles E., 71, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 31, 1928, in Johnson Co.Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.8 2000 at his home

SPOUSE Shirley Ward (deceased)

S/O John C. and Julia Katherine Welch Davis (deceased)

BURIAL Davis-Welch Cemetery at Concord

RELATIVES Surviving are two brothers, Chadwick Davis of Meally, and Garland L. ``Red" Witten of Cincinnati, Ohio.

MILITARY U.S. Army veteran

NAME (age) REED, Dorssie, 91, of Willard, Huron Co Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Born in Mid, Ky

DEATH-DATE Jun. 08 2000 in Hillside Acres Nursing Home, Willard,

SPOUSE Sage Reed (deceased)

D/O

BURIAL Maple Grove Cemetery, New Haven

RELATIVES She is survived by one half brother, Mitchell Shepherd of Plymouth; and two half sisters, Virginia Baker and Charity Lacy, both of Greenwich. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sage Reed; three sisters, Dallas Reynolds, Maggie Shepherd and Mamie Thacker; her step-mother, Maudie Shepherd; one half sister, Bessie Perkins; and seven half brothers, Elmer, Manus, Lloyd, Claude, Clyde, Marcus and Kindle Shepherd Jr.

NAME (age) HALL, Howard, 75, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 26. 1924, in Lawrence Co.Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.7 2000 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home at Paintsville.

SPOUSE

S/O Wiley V. and Cinda Ann Williams Hall. (deceased)

BURIAL Becky Cemetery at Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are four daughters, Diane Baker, Debra Hall, Deidra Hall and Denise Hall, all of Eaton, Ohio; a brother, Earl Hall of Flat Gap; a sister, Doris Ann Worley; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Mabel Hall.

MILITARY World War II Navy Veteran

NAME (age) CAUDILL, James Leroy, 72

BIRTH-DATE Aug.09, 1927, in West Van Lear, Johnson Co Ky

DEATH-DATE June 12, 2000, in St. Mary's Hospital

SPOUSE Dolores J. "Dee" Caudill

S/O Fred Caudill (deceased) & Clara Mae Caudill

BURIAL Woodmere Memorial Park

RELATIVES Survived by one son David A Caudill; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Earl Caudill and Eugene and Dolly Caudill; a daughter-in-law, Jennifer "Sas" Caudill; three grandchildren, Alex, Frasher and Kady Inez Caudill; and 12 nieces and nephews

MILITARY United States Army Veteran ( Korean Conflict )

NAME (age) WILLIAMS, Terry Lee, 45, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 17, 1954, at Marion, Ohio

DEATH-DATE Jun.8 2000 in Magoffin County, Ky.

SPOUSE

S/O Henry Clayton and Gretta Beck Williams

BURIAL Williams-Reed Cemetery at Gifford

RELATIVES Surviving are three sons, Terry Lee Williams Jr. and Tony Randall Williams, both of Salyersville, and Colton Blake Williams of Royalton; a daughter, Tina Louise Williams of Salyersville; two brothers, Henry Clayton Williams Jr. of Oil Springs, and Timothy Allen Williams of Salyersville; and two sisters, Janet Williams and Tammy Roark, both of Salyersville.

MILITARY U.S. Army Veteran

NAME (age) FAIRCHILD, Virginia Kay, 52, of Oil Springs, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE March 24, 1948, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Jun.9 2000 - died in Lexington

SPOUSE David Fairchild

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

BURIAL Rice Cemetery at Nippa, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, David Fairchild; three daughters, Cristina L. Fairchild, Carrie L. Fairchild, and Davina K. Rivers, all of Oil Springs; three brothers, Seth Paul Rice and James Leon Rice, both of Nippa, and Francis Rice of Louisa; a sister, Stella McCarty of Nippa; and two grandchildren

NAME (age) LEMASTER, Francis "Lee", 75,

BIRTH-DATE

DEATH-DATE May 29 2000 - Highland Springs, Virginia.

SPOUSE Lois B. Lemaster

S/O Leo and Flo Wheeler Lemaster. (deceased)

BURIAL Washington Memorial Park, Virginia

RELATIVES He was also preceded in death by six brothers and one sister. Surviving are his wife, Lois B. Lemaster; and two sisters, Neva Caudill of Paintsville and Wilma Jane Baker of Versailles.

MILITARY U.S. Navy veteran

NAME (age) JONES, Geraldine, 60,

BIRTH-DATE Mar. 30, 1940, in La Follette, Tennessee

DEATH-DATE June 4, 2000 - at her Martha residence, Johnson Co Ky.

SPOUSE David Jones

D/O George William and Eula Smith Boshers (deceased)

BURIAL Jones Family Cemetery at Keaton, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, David Jones; two sons, Frank and Billy Ray Jones, both of Martha; two daughters, Mary Ann Jones of Martha and Tammy Lynn Jones of Lexington; three sisters, Martha Mae Greenwood and Blanche Patterson, both of Tennessee, and Lucy Ballenger of Dayton, Ohio; and 17 grandchildren.

NAME (age) ELDRIDGE, Charles "Charlie" Jr. of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE born in Fayette County

DEATH-DATE Jun. 07 2000 - at Central Baptist Hospital

SPOUSE Hazel S. Eldridge

S/O Jessie Hisle Eldridge and Charles Eldridge Sr. (deceased)

BURIAL Lexington Cemetery.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Hazel S. Eldridge; one son, Charles R. Eldridge of Paintsville; one daughter, Patricia Ann Curtsinger of Newport; three brothers, James of Georgetown and Carl and Millard, both of Lexington; on sister, Betty Harp of Lexington; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren

MILITARY World War II veteran with the 101st Airborne

NAME (age) SPARKS, Willis R., 79, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE April 2, 1921, in Johnson Co.Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun 21 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg

SPOUSE Pauline Hyden

S/O Alice Caudill (deceased)

BURIAL Davidson Memorial Gardens in Ivel, Floyd Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Pauline Hyden Sparks; three brothers, James W. Caudill of Auxier, McKinley Sparks Jr. of Mt. Sterling and Oakley Gene Sparks of Emma; and five sisters, Pauline Wells and Mary Click, both of Prestonsburg, Peggy Branham and Sue Melvin, both of Mt. Sterling and Dinah Vanhoose of Emma.

NAME (age) BLAIR, James S., 59, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE April 16, 1941, in Johnson Co.Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun 20 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Thelma Hackworth

S/O Grant & Rushie Stambaugh Blair (deceased)

BURIAL Sam Blair Cemetery in Denver

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Thelma Hackworth Blair; a son, James Dean Blair of Beaufort, S.C.; two daughters, Darlene Daniels of Thealka and Rachel Dawn Mills of Paintsville; a sister, Avalee Kimbler of Columbus, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.

NAME (age) CRISLIP, Esther, 80, of Wilmington, N.C.

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 26, 1919, in Johnson Co.Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.17 2000 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.

SPOUSE Cosley Crislip (deceased)

D/O C.B. & Lucina Chandler Murray (deceased)

BURIAL Marvin Sparks Cemetery in Blaine

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Ronald Dean Crislip of Gainesville, Fla., and Jack Crislip of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a daughter, Darlene Wood of Wilmington; a sister, Ruth Murray Daniels of Ashland; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren

NAME (age) TAYLOR, Sarah Faye ``Sud", 67, of Nippa, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE April 3, 1933, in Johnson Co

DEATH-DATE Jun.15 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Donald Wesley Taylor Sr., (deceased-1992)

D/O Floyd & Eula Vanhoose Stambaugh (deceased)

BURIAL Vanhoose family cemetery

RELATIVES She also was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Wesley Taylor Sr., in 1992, a daughter, Sharon Pennington, and a son, Frank Taylor. Surviving are two sons, Jerry Taylor of West Van Lear and Donald Taylor of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Debra Smith of Nippa; two brothers, Charles Stambaugh of Nippa and Dwight Stambaugh of Thelma; a sister, Bonita Vanhoose of Nippa; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

NAME (age) CARTER, Zachary Reece, 34, of Blaine

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 4, 1965, in Paintsville,

DEATH-DATE Jun.11 2000 from injuries he suffered in an automobile accident

SPOUSE

S/O Louise Boggs Carter of Blaine and the late Eddie E. Carter

BURIAL Boggs family cemetery in Blaine

RELATIVES Survivors include three sisters, Regina Thacker of Greenup, Anita Reffitt of Georgia and Melinda Sandefur of Blaine; two brothers, David Carter of Martha and Chris Carter of Blaine; and his maternal grandmother, Tera Moore of Blaine.

NAME (age) ROSS, Bertena, 60

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 29, 1939 - Johnson Co.Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun. 6 2000 - at her Blaine, Lawrence Co Ky residence.

SPOUSE Frank Ross

D/O Mart & Clustena Daniels Moore (deceased)

BURIAL Laurel Hill Cemetery at Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Frank Ross; one son, Frank O. Ross of Paintsville; one daughter, Sylvia A. Ross of Wittensville; two brothers, Jimmy Moore of Columbus, Ohio, and Arlie E. Moore of Flat Gap; three sisters, Jewell Hill of Tipp City, Ohio, Charlotte Bishop of Hamilton, Ohio, and Polly Bellinghausen of Mason City, Iowa; and six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

NAME (age) CASTLE, Ernest Jim, 58, of Defiance, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Sep. 18, 1941, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun. 12, 2000 - at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana

SPOUSE Ruby Mullins Castle

S/O Fonnie & Molly Sherman Castle. (deceased)

BURIAL Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Ruby Mullins Castle; one son, Dwayne of Defiance; one daughter, Elizabeth Henderson of Fort Wayne; one brother, Alfred of River; and four grandchildren.

NAME (age) LORING, John “Jack” Harley , 68,

BIRTH-DATE

DEATH-DATE Jun. 8 2000 - at his Ohio residence

SPOUSE Mairiam Loring

S/O John & Lynn Loring (deceased)

BURIAL Sunset Cemetery, Ohio

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Frank M. Loring; and a sister, Anna Mary Veach. Surviving are his wife, Mairiam; one daughter, Sharen Siddle; two sisters, Blanche Atkison and Pat Hammond; and one grandson and one great-granddaughter.

NAME (age) JONES, Carrie, 82, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE born at Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun 16 2000 in Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Ky.

SPOUSE William Arbor Jones (deceased)

D/O Ernest & Minnie Holbrook Jayne (deceased)

BURIAL Lexington Cemetery, Lexington Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, William Gerald Jones of Prestonsburg; a brother, William E. Jayne of Rex, Ga.; two sisters, LeOra Skaggs of Darborn Beach, Fla., and Irene Gardner of Charlotte, N.C.; and a granddaughter.

NAME (age) WALLIN, Edgar, 87, of Louisa, Lawrence Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 11, 1912, in Keaton, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun. 23 2000

SPOUSE Liddie Mae Ferguson Wallin

S/O Hood & Bessie Fyffe Wallin (deceased)

BURIAL Harmon Cemetery in Louisa

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Liddie Mae Ferguson Wallin; two brothers, Fred Wallin of Catlettsburg and Howard Wallin of Aberdeen, Md.; four sisters, Maxie Sparks of Hillard, Ohio, Marie Skaggs of Flatgap, Ilene Hampton of Staffordsville and Avanell Skaggs of Columbus; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Two sons, Ray Wallin and Charles Wallin, also preceded him in death..

MILITARY World War II Army Veteran

NAME (age) McKENZIE, Francis Darrell, 59, of Hagerhill, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 13, 1941, in Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun 23 2000 at his home.

SPOUSE Helen Lorrian McKenzie (deceased)

S/O Charlie & Louella Bruke McKenzie (deceased)

BURIAL Chandler family cemetery in Thelma, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Rhonda McKenzie and Darlene Meade, both of Hagerhill; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

NAME (age) HARMAN, Mary Sue, 65, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE May 25, 1935, in Estill, Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.21 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center.

SPOUSE Paul H. Harman

D/O Willard Arthur & Nancy Ann Stanley Dixon. (deceased)

BURIAL Blue Grass Cemetery in Salyersville, Magoffin Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Paul H. Harman; a daughter, Nannette S. Robinson of Paintsville; four sons, Charlie Harman of Fountain Hills, Ariz., Timothy P. Harman of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, Garry F. Harman of St. Paul, Ind., and Linzie ``Joe" Harman of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a brother, Harold Dixon of Wayland; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.

NAME (age) KESTNER, Roger Lee Jr., 25, of Oil Springs,Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 25, 1974, - in Johnson Co

DEATH-DATE Jun. 23 2000 - in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

SPOUSE Martha Clifton Kestner

S/O Roger Sr. & Evelyn Lemaster Kestner

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Martha Clifton Kestner; a sister, Melissa Kestner of Sitka; and his maternal grandmother, Armatha LeMaster of Paintsville.

NAME (age) SLONE, James W. ``Red", 77, of Cannonsburg

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 10, 1922, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.22 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center

SPOUSE Ethel Louise Lowe Slone, (deceased 1993)

S/O Mitchell William & Beula Elizabeth Brown Slone (deceased)

BURIAL Hutchinson Cemetery

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Larry W. Slone of Ashland; a daughter, Chlotene Tackett of Princess; two sisters, Lou Greene and Margie Slone, both of Ashland; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Betty Melvin of Cannonsburg

MILITARY World War II Marine Veteran

NAME (age) SEXTON, Alma Mae, 73, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 10, 1926, in Johnson Co

DEATH-DATE Jun 25 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Billy J. Sexton, died in 1981

D/O Turner Elza & Sara Elizabeth Kirk Branham (deceased)

BURIAL Wells Branham Cemetery in Daniels Creek.

RELATIVES Surviving are 12 sons, Phillip Samuel Sexton, Ernie Ray Sexton, Larry Keith Sexton, James Douglas Sexton, Johnny Bill Sexton and Albert Estill Sexton, all of Paintsville, Everett Lee Sexton and Troy Stanley Sexton, both of Staffordsville, Arnold Michael Sexton of River, Bobby Gene Sexton and Gary Lewis Sexton, both of Hager Hill and Steve Ellis Sexton of Thealka; two daughters, Joyce Ann Baldridge of River and Deloris Hill of Paintsville; two brothers, Odice Branham of Paintsville and Albert Branham of Franklin, Ohio; two sisters, Martha Selvage of Paintsville and Mary Ratliff of River; 36 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

NAME (age) VANHOOSE, Bonnie Jean, 68, of Tutor Key, Johnson Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 12, 1931, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.26 2000 at her home

SPOUSE Harry Thomas VanHoose

D/O Mary Elizabeth Castle VanHoose and the late Richard VanHoose.

BURIAL VanHoose family cemetery

RELATIVES Survivors include her husband, Harry Thomas VanHoose; a son, Danny VanHoose of Pikeville; a brother, Richard Thomas Castle of Omaha, Neb.; two sisters, Selina Belle Preston of Frontier, Mich., and Elizabeth Ann Clay of Prestonsburg; a grandchild; and a stepgrandchild

NAME (age) PRICE, David Roger, 60, of Morehead,

BIRTH-DATE July 11, 1939, in Johnson Co. Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun 26 2000 at his home

SPOUSE Clarinda Picklesimer Price

S/O Luther Austin & Leona Preece Price (deceased)

BURIAL Stone Cemetery in Camp Dix

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Clarinda P'simer Price; a son, Larry Price of Baltimore, Md.; four daughters, Sandra Romesburg and Terry Wynn, both of Shreveport, La., Tammy Barnes of Baltimore and Dawn Thiess of Hartford County, Md.; a brother, Edgar Price of Baltimore; a sister, Betty Baker of Evansville, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

MILITARY Air Force veteran.

NAME (age) SHELL, Martha Kathryn, 81, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 22, 1918, in Floyd Co. Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.26 2000 - in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

SPOUSE Thurman Shell, died in 1980

D/O Rex & Dora Whitaker Blair (deceased)

BURIAL Cumbo Cemetery in West Van Lear, Johnson Co Ky.

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, James Shell of Paintsville; a daughter, Juanita Shell Rigsby of Paintsville; four brothers, Elroy Blair of West Van Lear, William Blair of Paintsville, Morris Blair of Cincinnati and Marvin Blair of Indiana; a sister, Margie Robinette of Van Lear; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

NAME (age) BAILEY, Zelda, 95, of Ashland, Boyd Co Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Apr. 17, 1905, in Nippa, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Jun.26 2000 in Carter Health Care Center in Grayson, Ky.

SPOUSE Hirst Bailey

D/O Bascom & Julia Hylton VanHoose (deceased)

BURIAL VanHoose family cemetery in Nippa.

RELATIVES Her husband, Hirst Bailey, and two sons, Fred W. Bailey and Wallace R. Bailey, also preceded her in death. Surviving are six daughters, Jean DesJardin of Hale, Mich., Florence Prucnell of Port Charlotte, Fla., Faye Music and Bula Alley, both of Ashland, Martha Ward of Etna Green, Ind., and Jennie Klug of St. Claire Shores, Mich.; three sons, Charles Bailey of Webster, Fla., and Dave Bailey and Ferrell Bailey, both of Grayson; 25 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren

ADDED Jul.30 2000 (eml)

NAME (age) DAVIS, Simon Walter

BIRTH-DATE Sep.20 1952 -

DEATH-DATE Jun. 27,2000 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky

SPOUSE Mildred Davis

S/O

BURIAL

RELATIVES He was survived by his wife Mildred Davis, a son James Davis, one daughter Jennifer Davis Hatfield. One daughter in law Robin Davis. One son-in-law Ernest Hatfield.
One grandson Simon Douglas Davis. One granddaughter Jasmine Faith Hatfield. Three brothers Larry Davis, James Davis, Randall Davis. Three sisters Loiuse Spears, Genieva Wiley, Linda Kimbler.

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NAME (age)	CASTLE, Johnnie, 87, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	April 12, 1913, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jun.01 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
SPOUSE	Imogene Castle;
S/O	Proctor & Pelina Sparks Castle (deceased)
BURIAL	Wells Buckingham Cemetery, Paintsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Imogene Castle; and a nephew whom he raised, Jerry Meek.

NAME (age)	HOWARD, Jessie, 80, of River, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 19, 1919, in Lawrence County, Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.03 2000 at her home
SPOUSE	Ben Howard, died in 1984
D/O	Frank & Victoria Caudill Johnson
BURIAL	Walnut Grove Cemetery in Ulysses
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sons, Raymond Howard of River, David Howard of Urbanna, Ohio, and Carl Howard of Louisa; two daughters, Frances Brown of River and Carolyn Murray of Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Mitchell Johnson of Ulysses; two sisters, Jewell Borders of River and Vada Porta of Mechanicsburg, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	HARRIS, Elmer Guy Jr., 76, of West Van Lear
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 14, 1924, in Herrin, Ill
DEATH-DATE	Jun.02 2000
SPOUSE	(1) Kathleen Wade (deceased) (2) Emma Hughes
S/O	Elmer G. Sr. & Lila Mae Piliot Harris (deceased)
BURIAL	Johnson County Memorial Park, Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Harris in 1993. Surviving are his wife, Emma Hughes Harris; two sons, James Harris of West Van Lear and David Harris of Alaska; a stepson, J.D. Hughes; five daughters, Linda Mullins of Thelma, Patricia Lafferty of Meally, Sandra Roberts of Pike County, Mary Banks of Van Lear and Dianna Wells of Thelma; two sisters, Vina Castle of Paintsville and Geraldine Martin of Allen; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild.
MILITARY	World War II Army veteran

NAME (age)	HOLBROOK, Ed , 84, of Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 10, 1915
DEATH-DATE	Jun.03 2000 in Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington ..............................
SPOUSE
S/O	John and Cynthia Holbrook (deceased)
BURIAL	Paint Valley Memorial Gardens in Crockett, Ky.
RELATIVES
MILITARY	Army Veteran

NAME (age)	DAVIS, Charles E., 71, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 31, 1928, in Johnson Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.8 2000 at his home
SPOUSE	Shirley Ward (deceased)
S/O	John C. and Julia Katherine Welch Davis (deceased)
BURIAL	Davis-Welch Cemetery at Concord
RELATIVES	Surviving are two brothers, Chadwick Davis of Meally, and Garland L. ``Red" Witten of Cincinnati, Ohio.
MILITARY	U.S. Army veteran

NAME (age)	REED, Dorssie, 91, of Willard, Huron Co Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Born in Mid, Ky
DEATH-DATE	Jun. 08 2000 in Hillside Acres Nursing Home, Willard,
SPOUSE	Sage Reed (deceased)
D/O
BURIAL	Maple Grove Cemetery, New Haven
RELATIVES	She is survived by one half brother, Mitchell Shepherd of Plymouth; and two half sisters, Virginia Baker and Charity Lacy, both of Greenwich. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sage Reed; three sisters, Dallas Reynolds, Maggie Shepherd and Mamie Thacker; her step-mother, Maudie Shepherd; one half sister, Bessie Perkins; and seven half brothers, Elmer, Manus, Lloyd, Claude, Clyde, Marcus and Kindle Shepherd Jr.

NAME (age)	HALL, Howard, 75, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 26. 1924, in Lawrence Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.7 2000 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home at Paintsville.
SPOUSE
S/O	Wiley V. and Cinda Ann Williams Hall. (deceased)
BURIAL	Becky Cemetery at Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are four daughters, Diane Baker, Debra Hall, Deidra Hall and Denise Hall, all of Eaton, Ohio; a brother, Earl Hall of Flat Gap; a sister, Doris Ann Worley; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Mabel Hall.
MILITARY	World War II Navy Veteran

NAME (age)	CAUDILL, James Leroy, 72
BIRTH-DATE	Aug.09, 1927, in West Van Lear, Johnson Co Ky
DEATH-DATE	June 12, 2000, in St. Mary's Hospital
SPOUSE	Dolores J. "Dee" Caudill
S/O	Fred Caudill (deceased) & Clara Mae Caudill
BURIAL	Woodmere Memorial Park
RELATIVES	Survived by one son David A Caudill; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Earl Caudill and Eugene and Dolly Caudill; a daughter-in-law, Jennifer "Sas" Caudill; three grandchildren, Alex, Frasher and Kady Inez Caudill; and 12 nieces and nephews
MILITARY	United States Army Veteran ( Korean Conflict )

NAME (age)	WILLIAMS, Terry Lee, 45, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 17, 1954, at Marion, Ohio
DEATH-DATE	Jun.8 2000 in Magoffin County, Ky.
SPOUSE
S/O	Henry Clayton and Gretta Beck Williams
BURIAL	Williams-Reed Cemetery at Gifford
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sons, Terry Lee Williams Jr. and Tony Randall Williams, both of Salyersville, and Colton Blake Williams of Royalton; a daughter, Tina Louise Williams of Salyersville; two brothers, Henry Clayton Williams Jr. of Oil Springs, and Timothy Allen Williams of Salyersville; and two sisters, Janet Williams and Tammy Roark, both of Salyersville.
MILITARY	U.S. Army Veteran

NAME (age)	FAIRCHILD, Virginia Kay, 52, of Oil Springs, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	March 24, 1948, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Jun.9 2000 - died in Lexington
SPOUSE	David Fairchild
S/O	Roy L. and Ollie Mae Vanhoose Rice. (deceased)
BURIAL	Rice Cemetery at Nippa, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, David Fairchild; three daughters, Cristina L. Fairchild, Carrie L. Fairchild, and Davina K. Rivers, all of Oil Springs; three brothers, Seth Paul Rice and James Leon Rice, both of Nippa, and Francis Rice of Louisa; a sister, Stella McCarty of Nippa; and two grandchildren

NAME (age)	LEMASTER, Francis "Lee", 75,
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	May 29 2000 - Highland Springs, Virginia.
SPOUSE	Lois B. Lemaster
S/O	Leo and Flo Wheeler Lemaster. (deceased)
BURIAL	Washington Memorial Park, Virginia
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by six brothers and one sister. Surviving are his wife, Lois B. Lemaster; and two sisters, Neva Caudill of Paintsville and Wilma Jane Baker of Versailles.
MILITARY	U.S. Navy veteran

NAME (age)	JONES, Geraldine, 60,
BIRTH-DATE	Mar. 30, 1940, in La Follette, Tennessee
DEATH-DATE	June 4, 2000 - at her Martha residence, Johnson Co Ky.
SPOUSE	David Jones
D/O	George William and Eula Smith Boshers (deceased)
BURIAL	Jones Family Cemetery at Keaton, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, David Jones; two sons, Frank and Billy Ray Jones, both of Martha; two daughters, Mary Ann Jones of Martha and Tammy Lynn Jones of Lexington; three sisters, Martha Mae Greenwood and Blanche Patterson, both of Tennessee, and Lucy Ballenger of Dayton, Ohio; and 17 grandchildren.

NAME (age)	ELDRIDGE, Charles "Charlie" Jr. of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	born in Fayette County
DEATH-DATE	Jun. 07 2000 - at Central Baptist Hospital
SPOUSE	Hazel S. Eldridge
S/O	Jessie Hisle Eldridge and Charles Eldridge Sr. (deceased)
BURIAL	Lexington Cemetery.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Hazel S. Eldridge; one son, Charles R. Eldridge of Paintsville; one daughter, Patricia Ann Curtsinger of Newport; three brothers, James of Georgetown and Carl and Millard, both of Lexington; on sister, Betty Harp of Lexington; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
MILITARY	World War II veteran with the 101st Airborne

NAME (age)	SPARKS, Willis R., 79, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	April 2, 1921, in Johnson Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun 21 2000 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Pauline Hyden
S/O	Alice Caudill (deceased)
BURIAL	Davidson Memorial Gardens in Ivel, Floyd Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Pauline Hyden Sparks; three brothers, James W. Caudill of Auxier, McKinley Sparks Jr. of Mt. Sterling and Oakley Gene Sparks of Emma; and five sisters, Pauline Wells and Mary Click, both of Prestonsburg, Peggy Branham and Sue Melvin, both of Mt. Sterling and Dinah Vanhoose of Emma.

NAME (age)	BLAIR, James S., 59, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	April 16, 1941, in Johnson Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun 20 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Thelma Hackworth
S/O	Grant & Rushie Stambaugh Blair (deceased)
BURIAL	Sam Blair Cemetery in Denver
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Thelma Hackworth Blair; a son, James Dean Blair of Beaufort, S.C.; two daughters, Darlene Daniels of Thealka and Rachel Dawn Mills of Paintsville; a sister, Avalee Kimbler of Columbus, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.

NAME (age)	CRISLIP, Esther, 80, of Wilmington, N.C.
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 26, 1919, in Johnson Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.17 2000 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.
SPOUSE	Cosley Crislip (deceased)
D/O	C.B. & Lucina Chandler Murray (deceased)
BURIAL	Marvin Sparks Cemetery in Blaine
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Ronald Dean Crislip of Gainesville, Fla., and Jack Crislip of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a daughter, Darlene Wood of Wilmington; a sister, Ruth Murray Daniels of Ashland; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren

NAME (age)	TAYLOR, Sarah Faye ``Sud", 67, of Nippa, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	April 3, 1933, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jun.15 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Donald Wesley Taylor Sr., (deceased-1992)
D/O	Floyd & Eula Vanhoose Stambaugh (deceased)
BURIAL	Vanhoose family cemetery
RELATIVES	She also was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Wesley Taylor Sr., in 1992, a daughter, Sharon Pennington, and a son, Frank Taylor. Surviving are two sons, Jerry Taylor of West Van Lear and Donald Taylor of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Debra Smith of Nippa; two brothers, Charles Stambaugh of Nippa and Dwight Stambaugh of Thelma; a sister, Bonita Vanhoose of Nippa; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	CARTER, Zachary Reece, 34, of Blaine
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 4, 1965, in Paintsville,
DEATH-DATE	Jun.11 2000 from injuries he suffered in an automobile accident
SPOUSE
S/O	Louise Boggs Carter of Blaine and the late Eddie E. Carter
BURIAL	Boggs family cemetery in Blaine
RELATIVES	Survivors include three sisters, Regina Thacker of Greenup, Anita Reffitt of Georgia and Melinda Sandefur of Blaine; two brothers, David Carter of Martha and Chris Carter of Blaine; and his maternal grandmother, Tera Moore of Blaine.

NAME (age)	ROSS, Bertena, 60
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 29, 1939 - Johnson Co.Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun. 6 2000 - at her Blaine, Lawrence Co Ky residence.
SPOUSE	Frank Ross
D/O	Mart & Clustena Daniels Moore (deceased)
BURIAL	Laurel Hill Cemetery at Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Frank Ross; one son, Frank O. Ross of Paintsville; one daughter, Sylvia A. Ross of Wittensville; two brothers, Jimmy Moore of Columbus, Ohio, and Arlie E. Moore of Flat Gap; three sisters, Jewell Hill of Tipp City, Ohio, Charlotte Bishop of Hamilton, Ohio, and Polly Bellinghausen of Mason City, Iowa; and six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	CASTLE, Ernest Jim, 58, of Defiance, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Sep. 18, 1941, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun. 12, 2000 - at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana
SPOUSE	Ruby Mullins Castle
S/O	Fonnie & Molly Sherman Castle. (deceased)
BURIAL	Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Ruby Mullins Castle; one son, Dwayne of Defiance; one daughter, Elizabeth Henderson of Fort Wayne; one brother, Alfred of River; and four grandchildren.

NAME (age)	LORING, John “Jack” Harley , 68,
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	Jun. 8 2000 - at his Ohio residence
SPOUSE	Mairiam Loring
S/O	John & Lynn Loring (deceased)
BURIAL	Sunset Cemetery, Ohio
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Frank M. Loring; and a sister, Anna Mary Veach. Surviving are his wife, Mairiam; one daughter, Sharen Siddle; two sisters, Blanche Atkison and Pat Hammond; and one grandson and one great-granddaughter.

NAME (age)	JONES, Carrie, 82, of Prestonsburg, Floyd Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	born at Flat Gap, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun 16 2000 in Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
SPOUSE	William Arbor Jones (deceased)
D/O	Ernest & Minnie Holbrook Jayne (deceased)
BURIAL	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, William Gerald Jones of Prestonsburg; a brother, William E. Jayne of Rex, Ga.; two sisters, LeOra Skaggs of Darborn Beach, Fla., and Irene Gardner of Charlotte, N.C.; and a granddaughter.

NAME (age)	WALLIN, Edgar, 87, of Louisa, Lawrence Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 11, 1912, in Keaton, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun. 23 2000
SPOUSE	Liddie Mae Ferguson Wallin
S/O	Hood & Bessie Fyffe Wallin (deceased)
BURIAL	Harmon Cemetery in Louisa
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Liddie Mae Ferguson Wallin; two brothers, Fred Wallin of Catlettsburg and Howard Wallin of Aberdeen, Md.; four sisters, Maxie Sparks of Hillard, Ohio, Marie Skaggs of Flatgap, Ilene Hampton of Staffordsville and Avanell Skaggs of Columbus; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Two sons, Ray Wallin and Charles Wallin, also preceded him in death..
MILITARY	World War II Army Veteran

NAME (age)	McKENZIE, Francis Darrell, 59, of Hagerhill, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 13, 1941, in Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun 23 2000 at his home.
SPOUSE	Helen Lorrian McKenzie (deceased)
S/O	Charlie & Louella Bruke McKenzie (deceased)
BURIAL	Chandler family cemetery in Thelma, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are two daughters, Rhonda McKenzie and Darlene Meade, both of Hagerhill; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	HARMAN, Mary Sue, 65, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	May 25, 1935, in Estill, Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.21 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center.
SPOUSE	Paul H. Harman
D/O	Willard Arthur & Nancy Ann Stanley Dixon. (deceased)
BURIAL	Blue Grass Cemetery in Salyersville, Magoffin Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Paul H. Harman; a daughter, Nannette S. Robinson of Paintsville; four sons, Charlie Harman of Fountain Hills, Ariz., Timothy P. Harman of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, Garry F. Harman of St. Paul, Ind., and Linzie ``Joe" Harman of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a brother, Harold Dixon of Wayland; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.

NAME (age)	KESTNER, Roger Lee Jr., 25, of Oil Springs,Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 25, 1974, - in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jun. 23 2000 - in Paul B. Hall Medical Center at Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
SPOUSE	Martha Clifton Kestner
S/O	Roger Sr. & Evelyn Lemaster Kestner
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, Johnson Co Ky.
RELATIVES	Survivors include his wife, Martha Clifton Kestner; a sister, Melissa Kestner of Sitka; and his maternal grandmother, Armatha LeMaster of Paintsville.

NAME (age)	SLONE, James W. ``Red", 77, of Cannonsburg
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 10, 1922, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.22 2000 in King's Daughters Medical Center
SPOUSE	Ethel Louise Lowe Slone, (deceased 1993)
S/O	Mitchell William & Beula Elizabeth Brown Slone (deceased)
BURIAL	Hutchinson Cemetery
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Larry W. Slone of Ashland; a daughter, Chlotene Tackett of Princess; two sisters, Lou Greene and Margie Slone, both of Ashland; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Betty Melvin of Cannonsburg
MILITARY	World War II Marine Veteran

NAME (age)	SEXTON, Alma Mae, 73, of Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 10, 1926, in Johnson Co
DEATH-DATE	Jun 25 2000 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Billy J. Sexton, died in 1981
D/O	Turner Elza & Sara Elizabeth Kirk Branham (deceased)
BURIAL	Wells Branham Cemetery in Daniels Creek.
RELATIVES	Surviving are 12 sons, Phillip Samuel Sexton, Ernie Ray Sexton, Larry Keith Sexton, James Douglas Sexton, Johnny Bill Sexton and Albert Estill Sexton, all of Paintsville, Everett Lee Sexton and Troy Stanley Sexton, both of Staffordsville, Arnold Michael Sexton of River, Bobby Gene Sexton and Gary Lewis Sexton, both of Hager Hill and Steve Ellis Sexton of Thealka; two daughters, Joyce Ann Baldridge of River and Deloris Hill of Paintsville; two brothers, Odice Branham of Paintsville and Albert Branham of Franklin, Ohio; two sisters, Martha Selvage of Paintsville and Mary Ratliff of River; 36 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

NAME (age)	VANHOOSE, Bonnie Jean, 68, of Tutor Key, Johnson Co Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 12, 1931, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun.26 2000 at her home
SPOUSE	Harry Thomas VanHoose
D/O	Mary Elizabeth Castle VanHoose and the late Richard VanHoose.
BURIAL	VanHoose family cemetery
RELATIVES	Survivors include her husband, Harry Thomas VanHoose; a son, Danny VanHoose of Pikeville; a brother, Richard Thomas Castle of Omaha, Neb.; two sisters, Selina Belle Preston of Frontier, Mich., and Elizabeth Ann Clay of Prestonsburg; a grandchild; and a stepgrandchild

NAME (age)	PRICE, David Roger, 60, of Morehead,
BIRTH-DATE	July 11, 1939, in Johnson Co. Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Jun 26 2000 at his home
SPOUSE	Clarinda Picklesimer Price
S/O	Luther Austin & Leona Preece Price (deceased)
BURIAL	Stone Cemetery in Camp Dix
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Clarinda P'simer Price; a son, Larry Price of Baltimore, Md.; four daughters, Sandra Romesburg and Terry Wynn, both of Shreveport, La., Tammy Barnes of Baltimore and Dawn Thiess of Hartford County, Md.; a brother, Edgar Price of Baltimore; a sister, Betty Baker of Evansville, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
MILITARY	Air Force veteran.