JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
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NAME (age) BRUBAKER, Jean, 73, of Falcon BIRTH-DATE Aug. 19, 1927, in Ohio DEATH-DATE Jun.20 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville SPOUSE Joseph Brubaker D/O Oram Alfred and Alison Burnside (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Joseph Brubaker; two sons, Charles Brubaker of Salyersville and Bill Westfall of Bellefountain, Ohio; a brother, Bill Burnside of Arizona; a sister, Janet Brunks of Ohio; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. BURIAL Tackett Cemetery in Salyersville .
NAME (age) CASTLE, Earl Wateman, 74, of West Van Lear BIRTH-DATE March 31, 1927, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.24 2001 in King's Daughters Medical Center. SPOUSE Norma King Castle S/O Corbett and Ethel Huff Castle. (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Norma King Castle; a stepson, Jim Morris of California; a stepdaughter, Pauline Clark of South Carolina; a brother, Corbett Nolan Castle of Dayton, Ohio; and four sisters, Mary Louise Dixon of West Alexandria, Ohio, Sharon Hannan of Hager Hill, Sandra Castle of Wittensville and Donna McCarty of Oil Springs. BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville. .
NAME (age) CASTLE, Hershel, 86, of Lowmansville BIRTH-DATE Dec 5, 1914, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE June 28, 2001 at Southern Baptist Hospital, Lexington. SPOUSE S/O John and Hester Nelson Castle. (deceased) RELATIVES He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Flossie Edwards Castle. Survivors include his wife, Murrell Edwards Castle of Lowmansville; six daughters, Patsy Clark of Springfield, Ohio, Kathleen Thompson and Phyllis Jean Pigg, both of Lowmansville, Wilma Blevins of Hager Hill, Saundra Mae Hall of London, and Dena Lynn Fannin of Red Bush; five sons, Ronnie Castle, Earl Castle and Hurshel Castle Jr., all of Lowmansville, Curtis Castle of Waynesville, Ohio, and David Castle of Louisville; one sister, Oakie Burton of Flat Gap; 23 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren. BURIAL Castle Cemetery, Horse Picture Branch .
NAME (age) CLARK, Darla Deree May, 40, of Van Lear BIRTH-DATE December 17, 1960, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE June 28, 2001, at U.K. Hospital in Lexington SPOUSE D/O Jack Edward May and Phyllis Jean Tackett RELATIVES Survivors include her mother, Phyllis Jean Tackett; husband, James A. Clark; two daughters, Kamber May and Keilea May, both of Van Lear; two step-daughters, April Wackerley of Wooster, Ohio, and Crystal Stamper, of Riceville; three sons, James C. Clark, Jeremy E. Clark and Johnathan C. Clark, all of Van Lear; three brothers, James Clayton May, of Carlisle, Indiana, Joseph Richard May, of Van Lear, and Bryce Layne May, of Charleston, West Virginia; four sisters, Maria Ellen May, Sharla May, and Arla May Eskridge, all of Van Lear, and Carla Colleen Blair, of Whiteside, Tennessee; three step grandchildren. BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville .
NAME (age) COLEMAN, James A., 55, of Paintsville BIRTH-DATE Feb. 13, 1946, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.07 2001 in Central Baptist Church in Lexington SPOUSE Sherri Music Coleman S/O Charles and Lenora Price Coleman RELATIVES Surviving is his wife, Sherri Music Coleman; two daughters, Andrea Lea Coleman and Samantha Lynn Coleman of Paintsville; four brothers, Norman Charles Coleman, Jr. of Columbus, Oh., Harold Gene Coleman, George Martin Coleman, and Paul David Coleman all of Paintsville; five sisters, Janet Branham, Sue Ryan, and Ora Lee Reese all of Columbus, Oh., Mary E. Salyer of Hager Hill, and Linda Mahaffey of Carlisle, Oh. BURIAL Richmond Cemetery MILITARY Army Veteran .
NAME (age) ALLEN, Sam Jr., of Paintsville BIRTH-DATE Dec. 2, 1922, in Magoffin County, DEATH-DATE Jun.13 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville SPOUSE Liza Allen S/O Sam and Susie Salyers Allen (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Liza Allen; a son, Jimmy Allen of Parker, Colo.; a daughter, Carol Hager of Paintsville; a sister, Linda Beale of Paintsville; four grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. BURIAL Wells Cemetery in Paintsville. .
NAME (age) BALDWIN, Shellie Reed, 83, of Staffordsville BIRTH-DATE July 11, 1917, in Fuget DEATH-DATE Jun.01 2001 at her home. SPOUSE Curtis E. Baldwin, died in 1981 D/O Columbus and Lourisse Alice Blanton Reed. (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Harold Baldwin and Darrell Baldwin, both of Staffordsville, and four grandchildren. BURIAL Baldwin Cemetery in Oil Springs .
NAME (age) BARNETT, Ann V., 61, of Garrett, Floyd Co Ky. BIRTH-DATE Sept. 13, 1939, in Floyd County, DEATH-DATE Jun.28 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville. SPOUSE Boyd Garrett (deceased) D/O Jim and Cressie Vaughn. (deceased) RELATIVES Her husband, Boyd Barnett, also preceded her in death. Surviving are a son, Doug Barnett of Garrett; three daughters, Eva Jane Hall of Oil Springs, Betty Wright of East Point and Pam Cantrell of Paintsville; a brother, Jim Bob Vaughn of Paintsville; and six grandchildren. BURIAL family cemetery in Oil Springs .
NAME (age) BASHAM, Brian Adair, 28, of Salyersville BIRTH-DATE June 8, 1972, in Johnson County, DEATH-DATE Jun.14 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville. SPOUSE Ronda Jenkins Basham S/O Charles and Vickie Salyer Basham RELATIVES Additional survivors include his wife, Ronda Jenkins Basham; and a half sister, Beverly Jean Jones of Key West, Fla. BURIAL Bluegrass Cemetery in Salyersville. .
NAME (age) BLAIR, Fannie Mae, of New Castle, Pa., formerly of Paintsville BIRTH-DATE April 18, 1915, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.13 2001. SPOUSE Paul Blair (deceased) D/O Roy and Daisy Williams Litteral (deceased) RELATIVES She is survived by four brothers, Robert Litteral of Grand Rapids, Mich., George Litteral of New York, Ernest Litteral of Washington Court House, Ohio, and Hobert Litteral of Mount Sterling, Ohio; and two sisters, Joan Burke of Washington Court House and Louette Turner of Mount Sterling, Ohio. BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville. .
NAME (age) BLAIR, Mabel Marie Haney, 50, of Thelma, BIRTH-DATE Jan. 20, 1951, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.25 2001 at her home. SPOUSE Ronald Lee Blair D/O Marie Banks Haney and the late Chester Lee Haney RELATIVES Additional survivors include her husband, Ronald Lee Blair; three daughters, Tammy Renae Beverly, Rhonda Jan Blair and Heather Marie Blair, all of Thelma; six brothers, Chester Lee Haney Jr. of Staffordsville, Wayne Douglas Haney of Columbia, S.C., Everett Allen Haney, James Chris Haney, Thomas Scott Haney and Robert Steven Haney, all of Paintsville; three sisters, Mary Catherine Haney of West Van Lear, Rebecca Warnock of Thelma, and Ginger Genene Litteral of Paintsville; and six grandchildren BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville. .
NAME (age) BLANTON, Aaron Richard , 23, of Tudor Key BIRTH-DATE June 13, 1978, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE June 30, 2001, at his residence SPOUSE S/O Charles Pigg and Wanda Gail Blanton RELATIVES Survivors include his mother, Wanda Gail Blanton; four brothers, Robert Charles Pigg, Paul Denis Blanton Pigg, Chris Wayne Blanton Pigg, and Gary Bryan Blanton Pigg, all of Paintsville; six sisters, Melinda Pigg, Michelle Pigg Justice, Leeann Pigg Blevins, Jamie Nicole Pigg Helton, Andrea Gail Helton, and Paula Jo Shannon, all of Paintsville. BURIAL Lakeview Cemetery at Staffordsville .
NAME (age) CRIDER, Arson, 92, of Van Lear, BIRTH-DATE Nov. 24, 1908, in Edgar in Floyd County DEATH-DATE Jun.15 2001 in Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center SPOUSE Norma Collins Crider, deceased in January 2001 S/O Jake and Cora McGuire Crider (deceased) RELATIVES He is survived by a brother, Marvin Crider of Cordova, Ala BURIAL Crider Family Cemetery at Van Lear. .
NAME (age) CONLEY, Lorene Tackett , 74, of Tampa, Fla. BIRTH-DATE April 10, 1927, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.23 2001 at her home. SPOUSE Thomas James Conley, died in 1998. D/O Sanford and Dora Hayes Tackett. (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are a daughter, Anna Ruth Conley Brown of Tampa; a brother, Harvey Tackett of Van Lear; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville. .
NAME (age) DeARMONDE, Frances June, 63, of Staffordsville, BIRTH-DATE June 8, 1938, in Clark County DEATH-DATE Jun.13 2001 at her home. SPOUSE D/O Clayton and Mary Pauline Collier DeArmonde (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Dana Harshbarger of Huntington, W.Va., and Amy Maynard of Winchester; two brothers, Tony Pouch of Detroit, Mich., and Johnny Pouch of Pontiac, Mich.; three sisters, Betty Schneider of Chesapeake, Ohio, Joyce Zimmey of Hamilton, Ohio, and Faye Hamilton of Sutton, W.Va.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. BURIAL .
NAME (age) DOZIER, Guy A. “Butch”, 54, of Hermitage, Tennessee, formally of Johnson County, BIRTH-DATE January 30, 1947, in Johnson County, Kentucky DEATH-DATE June 22, 2001. SPOUSE Sandi Dozier S/O Guy Dozier and Betty Moore Dozier RELATIVES Survivors include his mother, Betty Moore Dozier; his wife, Sandi Dozier; one son, Bill Dozier; one daughter, Barbara Gibbs, of Georgetown; one sister, Kathie Dozier; one grandson, Adam Gibbs. BURIAL Hermitage, Tennessee .
NAME (age) FANNIN, Murline, 74, of Beauty, BIRTH-DATE Sept. 22, 1926, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.21 2001 in King's Daughters Medical Center SPOUSE D/O Charlie Vanhoose and Minnie Debord (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are a companion, Charles Collier of Beauty; a daughter, Murline Lena Alley of Beauty; three brothers, Kennis Lyons of Beauty, Roscoe Lyons of Lovely and Roy Lyons of Kermit, W.Va.; two sisters, Margie Smith of Beauty and Hilda Hoosier of Columbus, Ohio; and a grandchild. BURIAL Fannin-Blakenship Cemetery in Inez. .
NAME (age) GRIFFITH, Shellie, 84, BIRTH-DATE Aug. 23, 1916, in Magoffin County DEATH-DATE Jun. 26 2001 in West View Manor in Paintsville SPOUSE D/O Morton and Nancy Evelyn Blair Griffith. RELATIVES Surviving are four sisters, Edna McKenzie of Staffordsville, Alice Rice and Lillian Gullett, both of Hager Hill, and Ella Mae Patrick of Westville, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews. BURIAL Preston Family Cemetery in Hager Hill. .
NAME (age) GULLETT, Lucy Howes, 94, of Salyersville BIRTH-DATE March 23, 1907, in Magoffin County DEATH-DATE Jun.04 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville. SPOUSE Prater Gullett, also preceded her in death. D/O James W. and Hettie Howes (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Eldon Ray Gullett of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Nelson Clay Gullett of Salyersville; a daughter, Barbara Hall of Paintsville; two sisters, Lillie Hensley of Salyersville and Alma Adams of Paintsville; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. BURIAL Howes-Gullett Cemetery in Lick Creek .
NAME (age) HAMILTON, Anna Rae Margaret, 86, of Lincoln Park, Mich., BIRTH-DATE Sept. 23, 1914, in Redbush, Johnson Co Ky. DEATH-DATE Jun.14 2001 at inner City Christian Manor in Allen Park, Mich SPOUSE Guy Hamilton (deceased) D/O John Thomas and Cynthia Hall Ferguson. (deceased) RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Hamilton. She is survived by several nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. BURIAL Hamilton Cemetery at Redbush. .
NAME (age) JOHNSON, Anna Laura, 73, of Hagerhill, BIRTH-DATE Sept. 4, 1927, in Johnson County, DEATH-DATE Jun.10 2001 in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. SPOUSE Ivan Johnson D/O Morris and Erie Arms Colvin (deceased) RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Johnson; and a daughter, Diana Lynn Johnson. Surviving are a son, Barry Keith Johnson of Mt. Sterling; two daughters, Nancy Kay Hatfield of Mt. Sterling and Sherri Lee Henry of Hagerhill; a brother, Tom Colvin of Leander; two sisters, Kathleen Colvin and Bonnie Colvin, both of Columbus, Ohio; three grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. BURIAL Johnson family cemetery in Hagerhill. ..
NAME (age) McCARTY, Paris, 73, of Johnson County BIRTH-DATE July 23, 1927 in Johnson County, DEATH-DATE Jun.23 2001 in Our Lady of the Way Hospital in Martin. SPOUSE S/O Paris McCarty and Elviria McKenzie (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Loretta Smith McCarty; three sons, Paris McCarty III of Thelma, James McCarty of Georgetown and Charles McCarty of Texas; two daughters, Donna Kay Isley of Columbus, Ohio, and Crystal Ann Daniels of Boonscamp; a sister, Mary Howard of Marysville, Ohio; four grandchildren; and five great-granchildren. BURIAL unlisted .
NAME (age) OLIVER, John H., 80, of Detroit, Mich. BIRTH-DATE May 20, 1921, in Alabama DEATH-DATE Jun.05 2001 in Garden City Hospital in Michigan. SPOUSE Flora Stapleton Oliver S/O Robert Henry and Zilla Halford Oliver. (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Flora Stapleton Oliver; a daughter, Charlene Culp of Urbanna, Ohio; three sons, James Oliver, Larry Oliver, and John E. Oliver, all of Springfield, Ohio; three sisters, Anna Garrett of Montgomery, Ala., Frances Darby of Loxley, Ala., and Lucy Dortch of Jackson, Ala.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild BURIAL Dixon Cemetery in Staffordsville. .
NAME (age) PENDLETON, George, 52, of West Liberty, BIRTH-DATE Aug. 18, 1948, in Paintsville DEATH-DATE Jun.18 2001 in St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead. SPOUSE S/O Bill and Nancy Smith Pendleton. (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Georganna Pendleton and Angela Pendleton, both of West Liberty; a son, Scott Hill of Staffordsville; a sister, Margaret Daniel of Paintsville; and two grandchildren. BURIAL Smith Cemetery in West Liberty. .
NAME (age) SHORT, Lucille, 90, BIRTH-DATE January 11, 1911, at Meally, Johnson Co Ky. DEATH-DATE June 27 2001. SPOUSE Luster Short deceased in 1985 D/O Martin and Linnie Music Hall. (deceased) RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luster Short in 1985. Surviving her death are one son, Paul Edwin Short of Sitka; one daughter, Mary Ruth Butcher of Meally; three grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren. BURIAL Luster Short Cemetery, Meally .
NAME (age) STANIFORD, Amanda, 86, of Paintsville, BIRTH-DATE May 23, 1915, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.01 2001 at her home. SPOUSE Mike Staniford Sr. S/O W.T. and Polly Music Mollette. (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are three sons, Mike Staniford Jr. of Staffordsville and Thomas Staniford and Ronnie Staniford, both of Paintsville; two daughters, Helen Music of Nippa and Carolyn Meade of Columbus, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. BURIAL Meade family cemetery in Flat Gap .
NAME (age) WELLS, Alex Sam, 63, of Van Lear, BIRTH-DATE Sept. 23, 1937, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.18 2001 in Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. SPOUSE Susie Goble Wells S/O Ben and Anna Richmond Wells (deceased) RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Susie Goble Wells; two sons, Alex Sam Wells and Ben Wells, both of Van Lear; four daughters, Goldie Ann Wells and Vernita Lynn Wilcox, both of Van Lear, Bernita Wells of Germany and Anita Wells of Calvert City; a brother, Nevard Wells of Van Lear; three sisters, Emma Adkins and Polly Collins, both of Van Lear and Mary Walton of Ashland; and eight grandchildren. BURIAL .
NAME (age) WHEELER, Sandra Lynn, 50, of Thelma BIRTH-DATE Sept. 9, 1950, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.06 2001 in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. SPOUSE Troy Wheeler; D/O Willa Dean Stephens Everage and the late Herbert Shepherd RELATIVES Additional survivors include her husband, Troy Wheeler; and a son, Troy Wheeler Jr. of Thelma. BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville .
NAME (age) WILLIAMS, Bert, 86, of Paintsville BIRTH-DATE Jun 17, 1915, in Johnson County DEATH-DATE Jun.30 2001 at his home SPOUSE Beulah Griffith Williams S/O Beverly Williams and Flora Caudill Williams Smith. (deceased) RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Griffith Williams in 1984; and a daughter, Betty O'Bryan. Surviving are two daughters, Wanda Sublett of Paintsville and Susie Edwards of Zephyr Hills, Fla.; a brother, Edgar Williams of Springfield, Ohio; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Ethel Hale BURIAL Jayne Cemetery in Staffordsville MILITARY Army Veteran .
NAME (age) WILSON, Dora , 96, of Stambaugh, Kentucky BIRTH-DATE Nov. 28, 1904, in Virginia DEATH-DATE June 28, 2001 at her residence SPOUSE Claude Wilson D/O Rubin Beverly and Mary Dutton Beverly (deceased) RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Wilson. Survivors include seven sons, Howard, Gary, and Lowell Wilson all of Pilgrim, Kentucky, Ruell Wilson of Cleveland, Georgia, Terry Wilson of Inez, Kentucky, Anthony Wilson of Hode, Kentucky, and Joe Wilson of Keaton, Kentucky; six daughters, Ernestine Wilson and Della Howard of Johnstown, Ohio, Lois Dune of Columbus, Ohio, Rosemary Wilson of Colorado Springs, Naoma Coleman of Stambaugh, Kentucky, and Arlene Marcum of Inez, Kentucky; one sister, Cora Fields of Inez, Kentucky; 52 grandchildren, 94 great-grandchildren, 17 great-great grandchildren and 3 great-great-great grandchildren BURIAL Wilson Cemetery, Laura, Kentucky.
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