jun-2002

JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
RELATED OBITUARIES
JUNE - 2002
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NAME (age) ADAMS, Rebecca Ann Sanders, 51, of Salyersville, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 21, 1950, in Letcher County

DEATH-DATE June 21, 2002 in the Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

D/O unlisted

RELATIVES Survivors include her husband, Danny Adams.

BURIAL Patrick Family Cemetery on Burning Fork

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NAME (age) ADKINS, Mattie Theda, 43, who passed away Sunday

BIRTH-DATE December 24, 1958 in Louisa, Lawrence Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE June 2 2002 at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center

D/O Grover Adkins of Fort Gay, W.Va., and the late Sara Ruth Billups Adkins

RELATIVES Surviving are three sisters, Mary Ellen Reid of Louisa, Stephanie Adkins of Fort Gay, and Justina Sibyl Taylor of Pasadena, Maryland; one brother, Karl Adkins of Louisa.

BURIAL Bartram Cemetery, Fort Gay, W.Va

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NAME (age) ARMSTRONG, Mitchell, 69, who passed away Saturday

BIRTH-DATE February 27, 1933 in Louisville

DEATH-DATE June 15 2002 at VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio.

S/O Michael and Ruby Mitchell Armstrong. (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy M. Clark Armstrong. Surviving are one son, Andrew Armstrong of Cincinnati, Ohio; three aunts, Lucy Ilyin, Gayle Combs, and Gloria Robinette, all of Louisa.

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.

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NAME (age) BALDRIDGE, Martin Otto, Jr., 71, passed away Thursday

BIRTH-DATE September 19, 1930 in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE May 23 2002 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Ky.

S/O Martin Otto Baldridge, Sr. and Lora May Baldridge. (deceased)

RELATIVES Preceded in death by one brother, Eugene Baldridge. Surviving are his wife, Betty Adams Baldridge; two brothers, Gelain Baldridge of Paintsville, and Bobby Baldridge of Souix City, Iowa; one sister, Jennie Williamson of Prospect, Ky.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) BALL, Magdalene Ferguson, 78, of Maryville, Tenn., died Tuesday

BIRTH-DATE June 14, 1923, in Keaton, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE June 11 2002

D/O Foster and Goldie Ward Ferguson (deceasrd)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Jarrell Ball. Survivors include a sister, Wanda Leigh Maynard of Greenup; a daughter, Geraldine Bradford of Maryville; and two grandsons.

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery.

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NAME (age) BLACKBURN, Mary Destiny Paige passed away Saturday

BIRTH-DATE March 19, 2002 in Huntington, W.Va.,

DEATH-DATE June 1 2002 at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa.

D/O Patrick Blackburn and Darlene Maynard

RELATIVES Surviving are her maternal grandparents, Paul Harrison and Marietta Mundy Maynard; two brothers, Tyler and Kody Harless, both of Louisa; one sister, Leah Blackburn of Louisa.

BURIAL Blackburn Cemetery, Louisa.

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NAME (age) BLACKMAN, Recie Hall, 66, of Mount Sterling, died Saturday

BIRTH-DATE March 24, 1936 in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE June 15, at Mary Chiles Hospital in Mount Sterling.

D/O Rueben and Gracie Skeens Hall

RELATIVES Surviving are three daughters, Linda Jones of Sharpsburg, Lena Blackburn of Paintsville, and Dorothy Norris of Mt. Sterling; five sons, Milford Wayne Blackburn and Dean Blackburn, both of Mt. Sterling, Doug Blackburn of Jeffersonville, Steve Blackburn of Winchester, Anthony Blackburn of Salyersville; 21 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Ernest Hall of Salyersville; one sister, Phyllis Mollett of Blaine, one half-brother, Rueben Lee Hall of Michigan.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Gardens in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) BLANTON, Hershell, 79, who passed away Tuesday

BIRTH-DATE July 6, 1922 in Lawrence County

DEATH-DATE July 2 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center

S/O Dock and Verna Lee Crace Blanton (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Holbrook Blanton; one son, Ray Blanton of Staffordsville; two daughters, Phyllis Shotts of Springfield, Ohio, and Kay Castle of Sitka; three brothers, Wendell “Nig” Blanton of Paintsville, Robert Lee Blanton of Oil Spring, and James Blanton of Michigan; one sister, Juanita Horne of Barnetts Creek; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Staffordsville Church Cemetery, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) BLANTON, Ressie, 86, of Louisa, died Wednesday

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 23, 1915, in Magoffin County,

DEATH-DATE June 26, 2002 at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa

D/O Hade and Halie Jackson Blanton (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Eual Blanton. Survivors include a sister, Lucy Carrick of Fairborn, Ohio; and a brother, Robert Blanton of Belva, W. Va.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) BOWEN, Raymond, 59, passed away Saturday

BIRTH-DATE May 3, 1943 in Martin County,

DEATH-DATE June 15 2002 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.

S/O Oscar and Lura Horn Bowen. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Judy Bowen; one son, Michael Bowen of Paintsville; one daughter, Maxine Coffie of Inez; three brothers, Argel Bowen of Louisa, Elden Bowen of Roanoke, Va., and Oscar Bowen, Jr. of Mansfield, Ohio; four sisters, Irene Whitt and Cathy Slone, both of Inez; Louise Preece of Georgetown, and Geneva Self, of Oklahoma; one grandchild.

BURIAL Bowen Cemetery, Inez.

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NAME (age) BURTON, Okie C. Burton, 89, who passed away Friday,

BIRTH-DATE July 6, 1912 in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE May 31 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center.

S/O John C. Castle and Hester Athington Castle. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Harmon U. Burton. Surviving are two sons, James Bradley Burton of Sitka, and John Alvin Burton of Flat Gap; one grandson, Willard Alvin Burton; great-grandson, Christopher John Burton.

BURIAL Daniels Cemetery, Sitka

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NAME (age) BURGBACHER, Debbie S. Price, 49, of Sitka, died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE

DEATH-DATE June 23, 2002 at King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland.

D/O Ruby Frazier Marcum and the late Donald Marcum.

RELATIVES Survivors include her husband, Ken Burgbacher; a son, Mikey Price of Flat Gap; and three brothers, Larry Marcum of Dayton, Ohio, Jerry Marcum of Paintsville and Rick Marcum of Mt. Sterling.

BURIAL Frazier Family Cemetery, Flat Gap

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NAME (age) CANTRELL, Dixie “Mann”, 84, passed away Sunday

BIRTH-DATE August 5, 1917 in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 9 2002 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, In

D/O Lonnie and Allie (Music) Mann (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Cantrell and one son, Herman Cantrel. Surviving are four daughters, Hattie Books of Hagerstown, In., Addie Schmidt of Palm Springs, California, Barbara Bolln of Mackey, In., and Helen Hodgen of Mackey, In.; one sister, Eliza Sisco of eastern Kentucky; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

BURIAL Montgomery Cemetery.

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NAME (age) CASTLE, Bula (Pune) Childers, 86, of Ulysses, died Thursday

BIRTH-DATE July 3, 1915, at George Creek

DEATH-DATE June 27, 2002 at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa.

D/O Farrow and Lizzie Chapman Childers (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Nard Castle. Survivors include two sons, Joe Francis Castle and Okie Castle, both of Ulysses; two daughters, Marie Music of Ulysses and Kittie Ann Bowens of Mining Fork; nine grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

BURIAL Castle Cemetery, Ulysses

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NAME (age) COCHRAN, Douglas “Doug”, 79, of New Carlisle, Ohio, died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE July 27, 1922, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE June 16, 2002 at his residence

S/O Thurman and Cleffa Gullett Cochran. (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Joan Conley; and three brothers, Lowell Cochran, Lowman Cochran and Shade Cochran. Survivors include his wife, Imogene Cochran; two daughters, Pamela K. Collins and Bronna J. Koontz, both of New Carlisle, Ohio; a son, Timothy Cochran of Ludlow Falls, Ohio; a sister, Mary Lou Picklesimer of Oil Springs; three brothers, Winford Cochran of Oil Springs, James Edward Cochran of Fairborn and Emery Carson Cochran of Oil Springs; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

BURIAL Glen Haven Memorial Gardens

MILITARY WW II army veteran

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NAME (age) COCHRAN, Wallace Cordell, 56, who passed away Friday

BIRTH-DATE July 4, 1945 in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE May 31 at Highland Regional Medical Center

S/O Hazel A. Cantrell Cochran and the late Charles E. Cochran.

RELATIVES Surviving are two brothers, Thomas J. (T.J.) Cochran of Denver, and Ray Delano Cochran of Wittensville; one sister-in-law, Ann Cochran; great nephews Jacob Taylor and Joshua Blake Cochran; two nephews, Harold Jefferson Cochran of Paintsville, and Sean Thomas Cochran of Denver.

BURIAL Johnson County Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) CONLEY, Fred T., 65, of Lowmansville, died Tuesday,

BIRTH-DATE April 28, 1937, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 11, 2002 at UK Medical Center, Lexington

S/O Vincel and Marie Blair Conley (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Mary Boggs Conley of Lowmansville; seven daughters, Ottie Mae Carter of Lowmansville, Rose Bowden and Myrtle Ann Northcutt, both of Pelham, Tenn., Barb Frazier of Ashland, Debbie McCoy and Pam Mathieu, both of Louisa, and Kim Ratliff of Paintsville; two brothers, Bill Conley of Chilicothe, Ohio, and Harry Conley; five sisters, Barbara Rader, Vivian Stlene, Vickie Purdin, Gladys Elmore, and Janice Everheart; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.

BURIAL Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa.

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NAME (age) CONLEY, Stewart Belmont, 86, of Van Lear died Saturday,

BIRTH-DATE April 28, 1916, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 29, at his residence.

S/O Daniel Greene and Mollie Burke Conley (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Charlene Adams Conley of Van Lear; a daughter, Jeannine Conley Zack of Spring Hill, Florida; two brothers, Bearl Conley of Paintsville and Charles Conley of Ashland; three sisters, Mary Jasper, Sophia Conley and Sarah Stratton, all of Van Lear; a grandchild; and three great grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) CURTIS, Jay Ola, 100, of Flat Gap, died Thursday

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 28, 1901, in Morgan County

DEATH-DATE June 13, 2002 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg.

S/O Oma Lee Curtis and Melissa Smith Curtis. (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include a brother, Tulley Curtis of Flat Gap.

BURIAL Curtis Family Cemetery, Morgan County,

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NAME (age) DANIEL, May, 66, of Lowmansville, died Monday

BIRTH-DATE June 22, 1935

DEATH-DATE June 10, 2002 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.

D/O Linzie Castle and Edna May Fields Castle (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennie Elmon Daniel. Survivors include two sons, Dannie Daniel of Lomansville and Jerry Daniel of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Rebecca M. Dahmer of Columbus, Ohio; six brothers, Linzie Castle, Jr. of Stonecoal, James Ernest Castle of River, Willie Ray Castle and Charlie Castle, both of Sitka, Thomas M. Castle of Nippa and Walter Castle of Johnson County; eight sisters, Marilyn Stambaugh, Joyce Stambaugh and Pearline Blanton, all of Staffordsville, Pauline Caldwell of Nippa, Louise Burchett and Louvernia Burchett, both of Stambaugh, Faye Spivey of Tulsa, Ok. and Oakie Jane Eidhauer of Hillsborough, Ohio; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Daniel Family Cemetery, Lomansville

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NAME (age) DANIELS, Jimmy Howard, 67, who passed away Monday,

BIRTH-DATE September 3, 1934 in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE June 3 2002 at Highland Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg

S/O Lincoln Howard and Virginia Litz Daniels. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Bertha Rose Shramm Daniels; two step-sons, William P. Wise III and Jacob Lee Wise, both of Frankfort, Ky.; one daughter, Jamie Renee Daniels Mason of Suffolk, Va.; two step-daughters, Ginger Marlene Wooten Favinger of Oil Springs, and Jodie Lynette Wise Vaughn of Owington; one sister, Betty Ruth Daniels Curnutte of Auxier; one grandchild; eight step-grandchildren; one step-greatgrandchild.

BURIAL Auxier Relocation Cemetery, Auxier.

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NAME (age) DAVIS, Ruie, 74, of River, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE May 22, 1928, in Morgan County

DEATH-DATE June 7, 2002 at her residence

D/O Grover and Ida Rowland Burchett.

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Davis. Survivors include seven sons, William Spradlin of West Van Lear, Donald Spradlin of River, Frank Spradlin and Michael Spradlin, both of Louisa, Robert Burchett of Red Bush, Ronald Spradlin of Thealka, and Larry Spradlin of Ezel; two daughters, Connie Conley of Louisa and Teresa Childers of Ulysses; 12 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

BURIAL Paint Valley Memorial Gardens, Crockett.

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NAME (age) DISHION, Charlotte Ann, passed away Monday

BIRTH-DATE January 9, 1940 in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE July 1 at her Paintsville residence.

D/O Roy and Myrtle Conley Vencil. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are one son, Steven Anthony Dishion, Jr. of Lexington; one sister, Ruth White of Lexington; two grandchildren.

BURIAL unlisted

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NAME (age) EDMON, Mary H., 82, of Ashland, Ky., died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 19, 1919, in Van Lear, Ky.

DEATH-DATE June 16, 2002, in Ashland, Boyd Co Ky.

D/O John and Pauline Collins Hammond (deceased)

RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, James E. Edmon. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Coons and her husband Bill Coons of Duluth, Ga.; a son, James E. and wife Janet Edmon of Ashland; two sisters, Anna Lee and husband Chester Douglas of Ashland, and Opal Towler of Cannonsburg; and two grandchildren, Sarah and Toby Coons of Duluth, Ga.

BURIAL

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NAME (age) FRAZIER, Dolphis “Dockie” Ray, 22, of Flat Gap, died Thursday

BIRTH-DATE April 17, 1980, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 6 2002

S/O Samuel Frazier and Inis Ramey Boggs.

RELATIVES Additional survivors include a brother, Bill Holbrook of Wittensville; and two sisters, Renea Parker of Keaton and Sue Daniels of Wittensville.

BURIAL Ramey Family Cemetery, Patterson Creek, Flat Gap.

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NAME (age) GREEN, Ira, 87, of Lowmansville, died Saturday

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 2, 1914, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 22, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville.

S/O John C. and Ella Castle Green (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, May Castle Green; and a son, Ray Green. Survivors include two sons, Ova Green of Vermilion Ohio and Gray Green of Sheffield, Ohio; a daughter, Phyllis Stapleton of Stambaugh; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren

BURIAL Oakley Castle Cemetery, Lowmansville

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NAME (age) HALE, Derek Kane, 28, passed away Thursday

BIRTH-DATE March 7, 1974 in Pikeville

DEATH-DATE May 30 at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital

S/O Joyceleen Crider Hale and the late Mattison Levie “Buck” Hale.

RELATIVES Surviving are one sister, Valeria Coburn of Martin; paternal grandmother Elizabeth Hale of Harold, and the maternal grandmother Venice Reynolds of Lexington; two nieces.

BURIAL Hale Family Cemetery, Harold

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NAME (age) HALL, John F., 64, who passed away on Sunday,

BIRTH-DATE September 6, 1937 in Ashland, Ky.

DEATH-DATE June 2 at his residence

S/O Albert Bruce and Grace Branham Hall.

RELATIVES He is preceded in death by his wife, Leah Hall; one infant son, Scott Christopher Hall. Surviving are two sons, Craig David Hall of Fort Wayne, In. and John Albert Hall of Columbia City, In.; two daughters, Pamela Ann (NIcholas) Barber of Columbia City, In., and Bethany Lynn Hall of Bloomington, In.; three sisters, Alice “Birdie” Johnson of Columbia City, In., Zella Ferrando of Glastonbury Ct., and Eileen Young of Paintsville; two grandchildren, Kyler Landon Hall and Leah Katherine Barber.

BURIAL

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NAME (age) HAMMOND, Sandy, 34, of Inez died Saturday

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 30, 1967, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 15, 2002 at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa

D/O Bernard Harless and Gertrude Workman

RELATIVES Survivors include her husband, David Hammond; a son, D. J. Hammond of Inez; two daughters, Courtney and Andrea Hammond, both of Inez; four brothers, Homer Harless of Inez, Kenneth Harless of Frazier Bottom, W.Va., Bernard Harless of Hindman, W.Va., and Roger Harless of Colloden, W.Va.; and five sisters, Kathy Persinger of Colloden, W.Va., Hester Harless and Pearl Fields, both of Debord, and Patsy Ramey and Jessica Stafford, both of Inez.

BURIAL

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NAME (age) HAMPTON, Howard “Boss”, 74, of Hager Hill, died Thursday

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 18, 1927, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 13. 2002

S/O Harry and Virgie Young Hampton (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Avonell Hampton; and a son, Ricky Hampton. Survivors include five daughters, Bonnie Hampton, Sadonia Field and Robin Garland, all of Hager Hill, and Barbara Pierce and Laura Cole, both of Wittensville; five sons, William “Bill” Hampton, and Chuck Hampton, both of Hager Hill, James Hampton of Trotwood, Ohio, Lincoln Hampton of Salyersville and Danny Hampton of Prestonsburg; two sisters, Sarah Margaret Collins of Paintsville and Clarinda Butcher of Wittensville; 23 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.

BURIAL Hampton Cemetery, Wittensville.

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NAME (age) LAMBERT, Hallie, 91, passed away Friday

BIRTH-DATE February 20, 1911 in Martin County,

DEATH-DATE June 7 2002 at her Inez residence.

D/O William Martin and Creacy Lou Cornette Preece (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert D. Lambert; one son, William J. Lambert. Surviving are one son, Robert E. Lambert of Milton, W.Va.; three daughters, Oretha E. Lambert of Santa Barbara, California, Peggy L. Lambert of Inez, and Phyliss J. Wyatt of Pleasant View, Colorado; one brother Edward Preece of Michigan; three sisters, Lucy Kirk of Warfield, Ky., Pearl Mills and Celia Moore, both of Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Preece Cemetery, Inez

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NAME (age) LEWIS, Charles H. “Chuck”, 71, of Paintsville, died Monday

BIRTH-DATE April 19, 1931, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 24, 2002 at his residence.

S/O Charles and Sula Preston Lewis. (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Brenda O’Bryan Lewis; a son, Charles Scott Lewis of Louisiana; two daughters, Loretta Lynn Lewis of Louisiana and Tina Joyce Lewis of Paintsville; three brothers, Vencil Harold Lewis of Florida, Ronald Dean Lewis of Maryland and Don Edward Lewis of Staffordsville; five sisters, Irene McClellan of Michigan, Hazel McCloud of Macon, Ga., Billie Jean Taylor of Winter Park, Fla., Jearlene Meadows of Berea and Mary Arlene Boyd of Ashland; and two grandchildren.

BURIAL Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville

MILITARY U.S. Air Force Veteran

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NAME (age) MARCUM, Ethel, 75, who passed away Monday,

BIRTH-DATE November 26, 1926 in Louisa,

DEATH-DATE June 10 2002 at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center.

D/O Everett and Shirley Branham Marcum. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two brothers, Earsel Marcum of Fort Gay, W.Va., and Homer Marcum of Louisa; three nieces, Elaine Brumfield and Shirley Bradley both of Fort Gay, W.Va., and Rena Carter of Louisa.

BURIAL Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa.

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NAME (age) OWENS, Earnest, 83, passed away Friday

BIRTH-DATE May 27, 1919 in Prestonsburg

DEATH-DATE May 14 2002 at Highland Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg

S/O John and Mattie Owens. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Vada (Ratliff) Owens; six sons, Arnold Owens of Stone, Paul Owens of Hardy, Ellery Owens and Mr. John Albert Owens, both of Prestonsburg, Donald Ray Owens of Keaton, Terry Owens of Sebring, Fla.; three daughters, Alma Sue Pulliam of Auxier, Carol Goble of Harriston Township, Mi., and Patty Ann Collins of Prestonsburg; 23 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

BURIAL Davidson Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Ivel.

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NAME (age) PACK, Glendon, 65, passed away Sunday,

BIRTH-DATE June 9, 1936 in Lawrence County

DEATH-DATE June 2 2002 at his Inez residence

S/O Charlie and Elector Gillispie Pack (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Yvenne Maynard Pack; two sons, Wilburn Pack of Lexington, and Ernie Pack of Inez; three daughters, Joyce Fannie of Tomahawk, and Tenna Davis and Annette Murray, both of Inez; one brother, Dewey Pack of London; one sister, Ellen Tateman of Hinton, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; special friend, Larry Bear Collier.

BURIAL family cemetery, Inez.

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NAME (age) PRESTON, Eula L. Perry, 95, of Lexington, formerly of Paintsville, died Saturday,

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 9, 1907, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 22, 2002 in Tanbark Health Care Center in Lexington.

D/O AS and Lula Gibbs Preston, (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by two husbands, George C. Perry and Mitchell Preston. Survivors include two sons, George C. Perry III of Paintsville and Richard L. Perry of Lexington; and three grandchildren.

BURIAL Mayo Memorial Cemetery ???? Preston Cemetery, Meally. ?????

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NAME (age) RICE, Sherman Jr., 92, of Paintsville, died Tuesday

BIRTH-DATE May 26, 1910, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 25, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville.

S/O Sherman Sr. and Emma Price Rice, (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Caudill Rice. Survivors include a sister, Ruth Lamelle Meek of Paintsville.

BURIAL Rice Family Cemetery, Riceville.

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NAME (age) ROBERTS, Tommy, of Hager Hill died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 4, 1917

DEATH-DATE June 30, 2002 at his home

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BURIAL River United Baptist Church Cemetery

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NAME (age) ROWLAND, John Franklin, 55, of Cross Hills, S.C., died Sunday,

BIRTH-DATE May 15, 1947, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE June 16, 2002 at his residence

S/O Creval Rowland and Ruth Gullet Rowland

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Kestner. Survivors include his wife, Carol VanBurger Rowland; two sons, Keith Franklin Rowland of Leander and Robert Michael Richardson of Pea Ridge, N.C.; three daughters, Johnna Engle of Thealka, Johneta Michelle Varney of Leander, Tammy Lazzaro of Cross Hills and Annette Stephens of Hendersonville, N.C.; eight brothers, Charles Rowland of Johnson County, Richard Rowland of Paintsville, Happy Rowland, Gary Rowland, Clifford Rowland and Glen Rowland, all of Hager Hill, Michael Rowland of Leander and William Henry Rowland of Flat Gap; a sister, Virginia Burkhalter of Hager Hill; and 13 grandchildren.

BURIAL Varney Cemetery, Leander,

MILITARY U.S. Army veteran, member of 82nd and 101st Airborne Division

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NAME (age) SALYERS, Clifford Ray, 66, passed away Tuesday

BIRTH-DATE August 27, 1935 in Webbville,

DEATH-DATE June 25 2002 at Bryant’s Health Center at Ironton, Ohio

S/O Dewey and Charlotte Sloan Salyers. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Patty Towler Salyers; three daughters, Linda Justice, Tammy Carlton and Lisa Salyers; one son, Gary Salyers; one sister, Clara Ross of South Bend, Ind.; one brother, Charles Salyers of Catlettsburg, Ky.

BURIAL Coalton Community Cemetery at Rush, Ky.

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NAME (age) TACKETT, Ellen Hunley, 77, of Salyersville died Thursday,

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 10, 1924, in Magoffin County

DEATH-DATE June 6 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville

D/O Pete and Armilda Jenkins Hunley (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Tackett; a son, Bernie Franklin Tackett; four brothers, Richard, Froy, Lesley, and Kendall Hunley; and two sisters, Rose Blanton and June Crace. Survivors include a son, Burns Tackett of Salyersville; a brother, Earl Hunley of Marion, Ohio; a half sister, Gertrude Wilson; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

BURIAL Tackett Cemetery, Mine Fork,

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NAME (age) TACKETT, Elmer Francis, 84, of Paintsville, died Sunday,

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 6, 1918, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE June 2, 2002 at the VA Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.

S/O Harry Samuel and Muriel Gertrude Snow Tackett, (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include a son, William Francis Tackett of Hager Hill; two daughters, Myra Ellen Tackett of West Liberty, and Lana Karen Greer of Jeremiah; two brothers, Gilbert Tackett of Flatwoods and Isadore Tackett of Paintsville; two sisters, Thelma Meeks of Paintsville, and Isabelle Roberts of Flatwoods;13 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville

MILITARY WW II US veteran

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NAME (age) VANMETER, Ola V., 87, of Peebles, Ohio, died Friday,

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 14, 1914, in Paintsville

DEATH-DATE June 14, 2002 at Pleasant Hill Manor in Piketon.

D/O Simon Andrew and Gillia Mae Blanton Tackett. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Lewis H. VanMeter; a daughter, Loretta Wheeler; three brothers, Oakel, Wayne and Andrew Tackett; and a sister, Evelyn Litteral. Surviving are a son, Richard VanMeter of Peebles; a daughter, Lois Jane Monroe of Lebanon, Ohio; six brothers, Johnny Tackett of Springfield, Harry Tackett of Jamestown, Harold Tackett of Peebles, Melvin Tackett of Cincinnati, Delbert Tackett of Cedarville and Donald Tackett of Peebles; two sisters, Myrtle Leeth and Imogene Leeth, both of Piketon; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren

BURIAL Gardner Cemetery.

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NAME (age) WALTERS, Taulbee M., 42, of Cromwell, Ind., died Monday

BIRTH-DATE June 24, 1959,

DEATH-DATE June 3, 2002 at St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

S/O Patricia A. Miller Walters and the late Gene S. Walters

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Fairchild Walters; a son, Taulbee M. Walters II of Paintsville; a daughter, Misty Dawn Walters of Warsaw, Ind.; two brothers, Terry Walters and Eddrel Stuart Walters, both of Warsaw, Ind.; four sisters, Leslie Golden of North Webster, Ind., Tamra Spencer of Warsaw, Carmen Fraley of Pierceton, Ind., and Dawn Spears of Paintsville; and three grandchildren.

BURIAL Walters Family Cemetery, Offutt,

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NAME (age) WELLS, James Dennis, 87, of Indianapolis, Ind., formerly of Paintsville, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 2, 1914, at Betsy Layne

DEATH-DATE June 14, at Miller Nursing Home, Ind.

S/O Dr. Jacob A. and Lillie Belle Wells. (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgean Wells. Survivors include a son, James D. Wells II of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Deborah J. Muffler of Indianapolis, Ind.; and five grandchildren.

BURIAL Wells Buckingham Cemetery, Paintsville

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NAME (age) WEST, Betty Rowland, 41 of Stanton, formerly of Johnson County, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 1, 1961, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE June 21, 2002 at Clark Regional, Winchester.

D/O Ruth Preston of Winchester and the late Herbert Rowland.

RELATIVES Survivors include her husband, Perry West; two sons, Michael West of Stanton and David DeRossett of Florida; a daughter, Sally West of Stanton; six brothers, Stony, Rocky, and Lonnie Rowland of Stanton, Randy Rowland of Van Lear, Fred Rowland of Tenn., and John Rowland of Lexington; six sisters, Inez Fannin and Lisa Rowland, both of Flap Gap, Angel Taylor of Jacksonville, Fla., Hannah Willams of Morristown Tenn., Tonya Rowland of Gainsville, Fla., and Lotus Smith of Columbia S.C.

BURIAL Preston Cemetery, Meally

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NAME (age)	ADAMS, Rebecca Ann Sanders, 51, of Salyersville, died Friday
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 21, 1950, in Letcher County
DEATH-DATE	June 21, 2002 in the Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
D/O	unlisted
RELATIVES	Survivors include her husband, Danny Adams.
BURIAL	Patrick Family Cemetery on Burning Fork

NAME (age)	ADKINS, Mattie Theda, 43, who passed away Sunday
BIRTH-DATE	December 24, 1958 in Louisa, Lawrence Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 2 2002 at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center
D/O	Grover Adkins of Fort Gay, W.Va., and the late Sara Ruth Billups Adkins
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sisters, Mary Ellen Reid of Louisa, Stephanie Adkins of Fort Gay, and Justina Sibyl Taylor of Pasadena, Maryland; one brother, Karl Adkins of Louisa.
BURIAL	Bartram Cemetery, Fort Gay, W.Va

NAME (age)	ARMSTRONG, Mitchell, 69, who passed away Saturday
BIRTH-DATE	February 27, 1933 in Louisville
DEATH-DATE	June 15 2002 at VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio.
S/O	Michael and Ruby Mitchell Armstrong. (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy M. Clark Armstrong. Surviving are one son, Andrew Armstrong of Cincinnati, Ohio; three aunts, Lucy Ilyin, Gayle Combs, and Gloria Robinette, all of Louisa.
BURIAL	Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.

NAME (age)	BALDRIDGE, Martin Otto, Jr., 71, passed away Thursday
BIRTH-DATE	September 19, 1930 in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	May 23 2002 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
S/O	Martin Otto Baldridge, Sr. and Lora May Baldridge. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Preceded in death by one brother, Eugene Baldridge. Surviving are his wife, Betty Adams Baldridge; two brothers, Gelain Baldridge of Paintsville, and Bobby Baldridge of Souix City, Iowa; one sister, Jennie Williamson of Prospect, Ky.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	BALL, Magdalene Ferguson, 78, of Maryville, Tenn., died Tuesday
BIRTH-DATE	June 14, 1923, in Keaton, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 11 2002
D/O	Foster and Goldie Ward Ferguson (deceasrd)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Jarrell Ball. Survivors include a sister, Wanda Leigh Maynard of Greenup; a daughter, Geraldine Bradford of Maryville; and two grandsons.
BURIAL	Greenlawn Cemetery.

NAME (age)	BLACKBURN, Mary Destiny Paige passed away Saturday
BIRTH-DATE	March 19, 2002 in Huntington, W.Va.,
DEATH-DATE	June 1 2002 at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa.
D/O	Patrick Blackburn and Darlene Maynard
RELATIVES	Surviving are her maternal grandparents, Paul Harrison and Marietta Mundy Maynard; two brothers, Tyler and Kody Harless, both of Louisa; one sister, Leah Blackburn of Louisa.
BURIAL	Blackburn Cemetery, Louisa.

NAME (age)	BLACKMAN, Recie Hall, 66, of Mount Sterling, died Saturday
BIRTH-DATE	March 24, 1936 in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	June 15, at Mary Chiles Hospital in Mount Sterling.
D/O	Rueben and Gracie Skeens Hall
RELATIVES	Surviving are three daughters, Linda Jones of Sharpsburg, Lena Blackburn of Paintsville, and Dorothy Norris of Mt. Sterling; five sons, Milford Wayne Blackburn and Dean Blackburn, both of Mt. Sterling, Doug Blackburn of Jeffersonville, Steve Blackburn of Winchester, Anthony Blackburn of Salyersville; 21 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Ernest Hall of Salyersville; one sister, Phyllis Mollett of Blaine, one half-brother, Rueben Lee Hall of Michigan.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Gardens in Staffordsville

NAME (age)	BLANTON, Hershell, 79, who passed away Tuesday
BIRTH-DATE	July 6, 1922 in Lawrence County
DEATH-DATE	July 2 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center
S/O	Dock and Verna Lee Crace Blanton (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Holbrook Blanton; one son, Ray Blanton of Staffordsville; two daughters, Phyllis Shotts of Springfield, Ohio, and Kay Castle of Sitka; three brothers, Wendell “Nig” Blanton of Paintsville, Robert Lee Blanton of Oil Spring, and James Blanton of Michigan; one sister, Juanita Horne of Barnetts Creek; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Staffordsville Church Cemetery, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	BLANTON, Ressie, 86, of Louisa, died Wednesday
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 23, 1915, in Magoffin County,
DEATH-DATE	June 26, 2002 at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa
D/O	Hade and Halie Jackson Blanton (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Eual Blanton. Survivors include a sister, Lucy Carrick of Fairborn, Ohio; and a brother, Robert Blanton of Belva, W. Va.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	BOWEN, Raymond, 59, passed away Saturday
BIRTH-DATE	May 3, 1943 in Martin County,
DEATH-DATE	June 15 2002 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.
S/O	Oscar and Lura Horn Bowen. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Judy Bowen; one son, Michael Bowen of Paintsville; one daughter, Maxine Coffie of Inez; three brothers, Argel Bowen of Louisa, Elden Bowen of Roanoke, Va., and Oscar Bowen, Jr. of Mansfield, Ohio; four sisters, Irene Whitt and Cathy Slone, both of Inez; Louise Preece of Georgetown, and Geneva Self, of Oklahoma; one grandchild.
BURIAL	Bowen Cemetery, Inez.

NAME (age)	BURTON, Okie C. Burton, 89, who passed away Friday,
BIRTH-DATE	July 6, 1912 in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	May 31 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center.
S/O	John C. Castle and Hester Athington Castle. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Harmon U. Burton. Surviving are two sons, James Bradley Burton of Sitka, and John Alvin Burton of Flat Gap; one grandson, Willard Alvin Burton; great-grandson, Christopher John Burton.
BURIAL	Daniels Cemetery, Sitka

NAME (age)	BURGBACHER, Debbie S. Price, 49, of Sitka, died Sunday
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	June 23, 2002 at King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland.
D/O	Ruby Frazier Marcum and the late Donald Marcum.
RELATIVES	Survivors include her husband, Ken Burgbacher; a son, Mikey Price of Flat Gap; and three brothers, Larry Marcum of Dayton, Ohio, Jerry Marcum of Paintsville and Rick Marcum of Mt. Sterling.
BURIAL	Frazier Family Cemetery, Flat Gap

NAME (age)	CANTRELL, Dixie “Mann”, 84, passed away Sunday
BIRTH-DATE	August 5, 1917 in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	June 9 2002 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, In
D/O	Lonnie and Allie (Music) Mann (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Cantrell and one son, Herman Cantrel. Surviving are four daughters, Hattie Books of Hagerstown, In., Addie Schmidt of Palm Springs, California, Barbara Bolln of Mackey, In., and Helen Hodgen of Mackey, In.; one sister, Eliza Sisco of eastern Kentucky; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
BURIAL	Montgomery Cemetery.

NAME (age)	CASTLE, Bula (Pune) Childers, 86, of Ulysses, died Thursday
BIRTH-DATE	July 3, 1915, at George Creek
DEATH-DATE	June 27, 2002 at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa.
D/O	Farrow and Lizzie Chapman Childers (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Nard Castle. Survivors include two sons, Joe Francis Castle and Okie Castle, both of Ulysses; two daughters, Marie Music of Ulysses and Kittie Ann Bowens of Mining Fork; nine grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Castle Cemetery, Ulysses

NAME (age)	COCHRAN, Douglas “Doug”, 79, of New Carlisle, Ohio, died Sunday
BIRTH-DATE	July 27, 1922, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 16, 2002 at his residence
S/O	Thurman and Cleffa Gullett Cochran. (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Joan Conley; and three brothers, Lowell Cochran, Lowman Cochran and Shade Cochran. Survivors include his wife, Imogene Cochran; two daughters, Pamela K. Collins and Bronna J. Koontz, both of New Carlisle, Ohio; a son, Timothy Cochran of Ludlow Falls, Ohio; a sister, Mary Lou Picklesimer of Oil Springs; three brothers, Winford Cochran of Oil Springs, James Edward Cochran of Fairborn and Emery Carson Cochran of Oil Springs; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
BURIAL	Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
MILITARY	WW II army veteran

NAME (age)	COCHRAN, Wallace Cordell, 56, who passed away Friday
BIRTH-DATE	July 4, 1945 in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	May 31 at Highland Regional Medical Center
S/O	Hazel A. Cantrell Cochran and the late Charles E. Cochran.
RELATIVES	Surviving are two brothers, Thomas J. (T.J.) Cochran of Denver, and Ray Delano Cochran of Wittensville; one sister-in-law, Ann Cochran; great nephews Jacob Taylor and Joshua Blake Cochran; two nephews, Harold Jefferson Cochran of Paintsville, and Sean Thomas Cochran of Denver.
BURIAL	Johnson County Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	CONLEY, Fred T., 65, of Lowmansville, died Tuesday,
BIRTH-DATE	April 28, 1937, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	June 11, 2002 at UK Medical Center, Lexington
S/O	Vincel and Marie Blair Conley (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include his wife, Mary Boggs Conley of Lowmansville; seven daughters, Ottie Mae Carter of Lowmansville, Rose Bowden and Myrtle Ann Northcutt, both of Pelham, Tenn., Barb Frazier of Ashland, Debbie McCoy and Pam Mathieu, both of Louisa, and Kim Ratliff of Paintsville; two brothers, Bill Conley of Chilicothe, Ohio, and Harry Conley; five sisters, Barbara Rader, Vivian Stlene, Vickie Purdin, Gladys Elmore, and Janice Everheart; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa.

NAME (age)	CONLEY, Stewart Belmont, 86, of Van Lear died Saturday,
BIRTH-DATE	April 28, 1916, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	June 29, at his residence.
S/O	Daniel Greene and Mollie Burke Conley (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include his wife, Charlene Adams Conley of Van Lear; a daughter, Jeannine Conley Zack of Spring Hill, Florida; two brothers, Bearl Conley of Paintsville and Charles Conley of Ashland; three sisters, Mary Jasper, Sophia Conley and Sarah Stratton, all of Van Lear; a grandchild; and three great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	CURTIS, Jay Ola, 100, of Flat Gap, died Thursday
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 28, 1901, in Morgan County
DEATH-DATE	June 13, 2002 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
S/O	Oma Lee Curtis and Melissa Smith Curtis. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include a brother, Tulley Curtis of Flat Gap.
BURIAL	Curtis Family Cemetery, Morgan County,

NAME (age)	DANIEL, May, 66, of Lowmansville, died Monday
BIRTH-DATE	June 22, 1935
DEATH-DATE	June 10, 2002 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
D/O	Linzie Castle and Edna May Fields Castle (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennie Elmon Daniel. Survivors include two sons, Dannie Daniel of Lomansville and Jerry Daniel of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Rebecca M. Dahmer of Columbus, Ohio; six brothers, Linzie Castle, Jr. of Stonecoal, James Ernest Castle of River, Willie Ray Castle and Charlie Castle, both of Sitka, Thomas M. Castle of Nippa and Walter Castle of Johnson County; eight sisters, Marilyn Stambaugh, Joyce Stambaugh and Pearline Blanton, all of Staffordsville, Pauline Caldwell of Nippa, Louise Burchett and Louvernia Burchett, both of Stambaugh, Faye Spivey of Tulsa, Ok. and Oakie Jane Eidhauer of Hillsborough, Ohio; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Daniel Family Cemetery, Lomansville

NAME (age)	DANIELS, Jimmy Howard, 67, who passed away Monday,
BIRTH-DATE	September 3, 1934 in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	June 3 2002 at Highland Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg
S/O	Lincoln Howard and Virginia Litz Daniels. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Bertha Rose Shramm Daniels; two step-sons, William P. Wise III and Jacob Lee Wise, both of Frankfort, Ky.; one daughter, Jamie Renee Daniels Mason of Suffolk, Va.; two step-daughters, Ginger Marlene Wooten Favinger of Oil Springs, and Jodie Lynette Wise Vaughn of Owington; one sister, Betty Ruth Daniels Curnutte of Auxier; one grandchild; eight step-grandchildren; one step-greatgrandchild.
BURIAL	Auxier Relocation Cemetery, Auxier.

NAME (age)	DAVIS, Ruie, 74, of River, died Friday
BIRTH-DATE	May 22, 1928, in Morgan County
DEATH-DATE	June 7, 2002 at her residence
D/O	Grover and Ida Rowland Burchett.
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Davis. Survivors include seven sons, William Spradlin of West Van Lear, Donald Spradlin of River, Frank Spradlin and Michael Spradlin, both of Louisa, Robert Burchett of Red Bush, Ronald Spradlin of Thealka, and Larry Spradlin of Ezel; two daughters, Connie Conley of Louisa and Teresa Childers of Ulysses; 12 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Paint Valley Memorial Gardens, Crockett.

NAME (age)	DISHION, Charlotte Ann, passed away Monday
BIRTH-DATE	January 9, 1940 in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	July 1 at her Paintsville residence.
D/O	Roy and Myrtle Conley Vencil. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are one son, Steven Anthony Dishion, Jr. of Lexington; one sister, Ruth White of Lexington; two grandchildren.
BURIAL	unlisted

NAME (age)	EDMON, Mary H., 82, of Ashland, Ky., died Sunday
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 19, 1919, in Van Lear, Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 16, 2002, in Ashland, Boyd Co Ky.
D/O	John and Pauline Collins Hammond (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, James E. Edmon. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Coons and her husband Bill Coons of Duluth, Ga.; a son, James E. and wife Janet Edmon of Ashland; two sisters, Anna Lee and husband Chester Douglas of Ashland, and Opal Towler of Cannonsburg; and two grandchildren, Sarah and Toby Coons of Duluth, Ga.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	FRAZIER, Dolphis “Dockie” Ray, 22, of Flat Gap, died Thursday
BIRTH-DATE	April 17, 1980, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	June 6 2002
S/O	Samuel Frazier and Inis Ramey Boggs.
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include a brother, Bill Holbrook of Wittensville; and two sisters, Renea Parker of Keaton and Sue Daniels of Wittensville.
BURIAL	Ramey Family Cemetery, Patterson Creek, Flat Gap.

NAME (age)	GREEN, Ira, 87, of Lowmansville, died Saturday
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 2, 1914, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	June 22, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville.
S/O	John C. and Ella Castle Green (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by his wife, May Castle Green; and a son, Ray Green. Survivors include two sons, Ova Green of Vermilion Ohio and Gray Green of Sheffield, Ohio; a daughter, Phyllis Stapleton of Stambaugh; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
BURIAL	Oakley Castle Cemetery, Lowmansville

NAME (age)	HALE, Derek Kane, 28, passed away Thursday
BIRTH-DATE	March 7, 1974 in Pikeville
DEATH-DATE	May 30 at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital
S/O	Joyceleen Crider Hale and the late Mattison Levie “Buck” Hale.
RELATIVES	Surviving are one sister, Valeria Coburn of Martin; paternal grandmother Elizabeth Hale of Harold, and the maternal grandmother Venice Reynolds of Lexington; two nieces.
BURIAL	Hale Family Cemetery, Harold

NAME (age)	HALL, John F., 64, who passed away on Sunday,
BIRTH-DATE	September 6, 1937 in Ashland, Ky.
DEATH-DATE	June 2 at his residence
S/O	Albert Bruce and Grace Branham Hall.
RELATIVES	He is preceded in death by his wife, Leah Hall; one infant son, Scott Christopher Hall. Surviving are two sons, Craig David Hall of Fort Wayne, In. and John Albert Hall of Columbia City, In.; two daughters, Pamela Ann (NIcholas) Barber of Columbia City, In., and Bethany Lynn Hall of Bloomington, In.; three sisters, Alice “Birdie” Johnson of Columbia City, In., Zella Ferrando of Glastonbury Ct., and Eileen Young of Paintsville; two grandchildren, Kyler Landon Hall and Leah Katherine Barber.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	HAMMOND, Sandy, 34, of Inez died Saturday
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 30, 1967, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	June 15, 2002 at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa
D/O	Bernard Harless and Gertrude Workman
RELATIVES	Survivors include her husband, David Hammond; a son, D. J. Hammond of Inez; two daughters, Courtney and Andrea Hammond, both of Inez; four brothers, Homer Harless of Inez, Kenneth Harless of Frazier Bottom, W.Va., Bernard Harless of Hindman, W.Va., and Roger Harless of Colloden, W.Va.; and five sisters, Kathy Persinger of Colloden, W.Va., Hester Harless and Pearl Fields, both of Debord, and Patsy Ramey and Jessica Stafford, both of Inez.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	HAMPTON, Howard “Boss”, 74, of Hager Hill, died Thursday
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 18, 1927, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	June 13. 2002
S/O	Harry and Virgie Young Hampton (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Avonell Hampton; and a son, Ricky Hampton. Survivors include five daughters, Bonnie Hampton, Sadonia Field and Robin Garland, all of Hager Hill, and Barbara Pierce and Laura Cole, both of Wittensville; five sons, William “Bill” Hampton, and Chuck Hampton, both of Hager Hill, James Hampton of Trotwood, Ohio, Lincoln Hampton of Salyersville and Danny Hampton of Prestonsburg; two sisters, Sarah Margaret Collins of Paintsville and Clarinda Butcher of Wittensville; 23 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Hampton Cemetery, Wittensville.