mar-2001

JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
RELATED OBITUARIES
MARCH - 2001
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NAME (age) BLESSING, Exer 92, of Marion, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 1, 1908, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.02 2001

SPOUSE

D/O Thomas and Nannie Mollette Childers (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Douglas Blessing of Marion; and a daughter, Willa Mae Wolf of Marion.

BURIAL Blessing family cemetery in Thelma

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NAME (age) CASTLE, Gertrude 70, of Wittensville

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 8, 1930, in Wittensville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Mar.08 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Robert "Bob" Castle (deceased)

D/O Harry B. and Virgie Young Hampton. (Deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are four sons, Rodney Doyle Castle of Fayettesville, Ohio, David Earl Castle of Flat Gap, and Phillip Wayne Castle and Derrick Scott Castle, both of Wittensville; two daughters, Deborah Butcher of Wittensville and Diana Carol Spradlin of Nippa; three sisters, Clarinda Butcher of Wittensville, Virginia Frazier of Staffordsville and Sarah Collins of Paintsville; a brother, Howard ``Boss" Hampton of Prestonsburg; 23 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) CONLEY, Billie Roger, 78, of West Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 21, 1922, in Magoffin County, Ky.

DEATH-DATE Mar.02 2001 in St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead

SPOUSE Polly Rose Arms Conley

S/O Tom and Mae Hitchcock Conley. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Polly Rose Arms Conley; two sons, Arnett W. Conley of High Point, N.C., and James Music of West Liberty; a brother, Paul Conley of Elgin, Ore.; a sister, Ailene Music of Paintsville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) CRIDER, Martin, 92, of Hagerhill

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 28, 1909, in South Point, Ohio

DEATH-DATE Mar.06 2001, in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville

SPOUSE Geneva Wilson Crider, died in 1999

S/O Alec and June Conley Crider   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Anna June Crider and Nancy Archer, both of Hagerhill; a sister, Evelyn Hitchcock of Uhrichsville, Ohio; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson.

BURIAL Auxier family cemetery in Hagerhill

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NAME (age) FRALEY, Okie Marie, 85, of West Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 24, 1915, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.06 2001, in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Tom Fraley, died in 1961.

D/O Frank and Mahala Preston Daniels   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are three sons, Thomas Fraley of East Point, Ronald Fraley of Van Lear and William R. Fraley of West Van Lear; two daughters, Ruth Butcher and Alpharetta Sue Francis, both of Van Lear; three brothers, Jess Daniels of Cliff and Norton Daniels and Shirley Daniels, both of Thelma; four sisters, Maybeth Fraley of Oceana, W.Va., and Ethel Penix, Peggy Keeler and Bonnie Skeets, all of Silver Creek, N.Y.; 25 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren

BURIAL

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NAME (age) HACKNEY, Carl Hager, 70, of Columbus, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 22, 1930, in Lowmansville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Mar.05 2001 at his home

SPOUSE Bryce Hackney

S/O Charles Henderson and Zee Hackney   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Bryce Hackney; a son, Robert Carl Hackney; two sisters, Edith Miller of Charley and Jackie Young of Columbus; and three brothers, Edgil Hackney of Sitka, Paul Hackney of Lowmansville and Jimmy Hackney of Offutt.

BURIAL Burial will be in Sparks Cemetery

MILITARY U.S. Army Veteran

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NAME (age) HANNAH, Cubby, 39, of Swamp Branch

BIRTH-DATE Apr. 10, 1961, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.04 2001, in Swamp Branch

SPOUSE

S/O Raymond Hannah and the late Josephine Scott Hannah.

RELATIVES Additional survivors include a daughter, Tracie Joe Hannah of Staffordsville; four brothers, Howard Hannah of Salyersville, and Steve Hannah, Scottie Hannah and Gib Hannah, all of Swamp Branch; and five sisters, Virginia Salyers and Brenda Lugar, both of Swamp Branch, Gonda Pennington of Oil Springs, Vickie Castle of Paintsville and Grindle Hitchcock of Hager Hill.

BURIAL Hannah Family Cemetery in Swamp Branch.

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NAME (age) HELTON, Andrea Gail, 23, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE May 21, 1977, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.03 2001 in University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington

SPOUSE Donald Helton Jr

D/O Wanda Gail Blanton Pigg of Paintsville and the late Charles Paudie Pigg

RELATIVES Additional survivors include her husband, Donald Helton Jr.; a daughter, Lashonda Alyson Helton of Salyersville; four brothers, Christopher Wayne Blanton of Ohio, and Robert Charles Pigg, Paul Dennis Pigg and Gary Brian Pigg, all of Paintsville; and four sisters, Jamie Nicole Helton of Salyersville, Maudie Leanna Blevins, Melinda Lee Pigg and Jeanna Michele Justice, all of Paintsville

BURIAL Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Paintsville.

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NAME (age) MEEKS, Anna Belle, 80, of Williamsport,

BIRTH-DATE Mar.03, 1921, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.07 2001, in JoLin Health Center in Ironton, Ohio

SPOUSE

D/O James and Virgie Spears Meeks. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a brother, Otto Earl Meeks of Springfield, Ohio; and five sisters, Erma Gallagher and Verna Stultz, both of Springfield, Willa Condo and Betty Zelnik, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Frances Sheets of Russell.

BURIAL Meeks Family Cemetery.

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NAME (age) PRESTON, William E., 79, of South Point

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 6, 1921, in Paintsville, Ky.

DEATH-DATE Mar.06 2001, in King's Daughters Medical Center

SPOUSE

S/O Glenn Ford and Laura Nickells Preston.    (deceased)

RELATIVES He also was preceded in death by two wives, Clara Lucille Robinson Preston in 1989 and Ruth Preston in 1994. He was retired repairman for the Sony Corp. in Florida. Surviving are two sons, Glenn Preston of Hollywood, Fla., and Jim Preston of Windham, Conn.; two daughters, Laura Hutchinson of Flatwoods, Ky., and Betty Graeler of Hollywood; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL The funeral will be conducted in Florida. Lazear Funeral Home in Ashland, Ky., is in charge of local arrangements.

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NAME (age) RUSSELL, Stevin, 36, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE June 25, 1964, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.07 2001, at his home

SPOUSE Sherry Williams Russell;

S/O Alex Russell and the late Alkie Phipps Russell.

RELATIVES Additional survivors include his wife, Sherry Williams Russell; two daughters, Kala Russell and Lislie Brooke Russell, both of Prestonsburg; seven brothers, Robert Russell of Salyersville, William Harold Russell, Jimmy Russell, Larry Russell, Roger Russell, Stacy Russell and Stanley Russell, all of Salyersville; four sisters, Shirley Jean Hall, Kathy Howard, Rita Dobbins and Virley Francis, all of Salyersville; and a grandchild.

BURIAL Russell family cemetery

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NAME (age) WELLS, John Kendrick ``J.K."III, 85, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 15, 1915, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.01 2001 at his home.

SPOUSE Margaret Jenkins Wells

S/O Jimison Kendrick and Ruth Long Wells   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Margaret Jenkins Wells; a son, Kendrick Wells III of Louisville; and two grandchildren.

BURIAL Wells-Buckingham Cemetery in Paintsville

MILITARY World War II veteran

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NAME (age) MEADE, Thurman, 57, Wittensville resident

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 26, 1944, in Floyd County,

DEATH-DATE March 1, 2001 in Ohio.

SPOUSE

S/O Hilbert and Kit Maulkie Meade.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his ex-wife, Jewel Adkins Meade; five daughters, Brenda Foreman, Patricia Meade and Francis Meade, all of Van Lear, Angela Yates of South Portsmouth and Beverly Ann Fannin of Ohio; four brothers, Gene, Joe and Gordon, all of Ohio, and Robert of Wittensville; six sisters, Sylvia Akers of Louisa, Dorothy Blanton of Lucasville, Ohio, Ressie Reeder, Linda Kay Meade and Wanda Meade, all of Ohio, and Montana Callaham of Georgia; and 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild

BURIAL Meade Family Cemetery at Wittensville.

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NAME (age) DIXON, Dollie, 92, of Volga

BIRTH-DATE Feb.24, 1909, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 1, 2001 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg Floyd Co Ky

SPOUSE Lonnie Dixon   (deceased)

D/O Lee and Nervie Brown Orsborne.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Lonnie Dixon Jr. of Volga and Kenneth Ray Dixon of Grove City, Ohio; four daughters, Betty Andrews and Glenda Boggs, both of Volga, Loretta Farrah of Cocoa, Florida, and Mary Musick of Isaban, West Virginia; one brother, Vonnie Orsborne of Columbus, Ohio; three half sisters, Beulah May of Webbville, Betty Price of Salyersville and Lou Wells of Springfield, Ohio; and 26 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 17 great-great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Dixon Family Cemetery at Volga.

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NAME (age) FAULKNER, Imogene, 82, A Paintsville native

BIRTH-DATE

DEATH-DATE March 3, 2001 at University Park Nursing Center, Indiana.

SPOUSE Holley B. Faulkner Sr. (deceased in 1994)

S/O

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Ernest Bacon of Fort Wayne and Holley Faulkner Jr. of Fairmont, West Virginia; one daughter, Janice McNutt of Fort Wayne; one sister, Anne Murray of Paintsville; and 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL

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NAME (age) TAYLOR, Rev. Bennie, 57,

BIRTH-DATE October 16, 1943, in Indiana

DEATH-DATE Mar.04, 2001 at his Leander residence

SPOUSE Juanita Tackett Taylor

S/O Faye Lemaster Taylor and the late Virgil Taylor

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Juanita Tackett Taylor; his mother; three sons, Powell of Leander, Dwayne of Thelma and Virgil of Garrett; two sisters, Anita Baldwin of Oil Springs and Lisa Collins of Crum, West Virginia; two brothers, Leondis Taylor of Boons Camp and Bill Taylor of Leander; two sisters, Maxie Blair of Leander and Cheryl Faye Sammons of Louisville; and eight grandchildren.

BURIAL Taylor Family Cemetery at Leander

MILITARY U.S. Army Veteran

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NAME (age) DELONG, Virgil “Catfish” , 70, of Punta Gorda, Florida

BIRTH-DATE July 31, 1930, at Nero, Kentucky

DEATH-DATE February 28 2001, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, Florida

SPOUSE

S/O

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Ronnie of Woodstock, New York, and Dewayne of Findlay; four daughters, Diane Andrews of Honor, Michigan, Gerry Thompson of Elkview, West Virginia, Jackie DeLong of Findlay and Teresa DeLong of Punta Gorda; one sister, Dorothy George of Findlay; one brother, Earnest DeLong of Wabash, Indiana; and 18 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville

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NAME (age) FOSTER, Mary Lucille Monarch, 85, of Louisville

BIRTH-DATE

DEATH-DATE March 8, 2001 at Suburban Hospital

SPOUSE Charles J. Foster Sr.   (deceased)

D/O

RELATIVES Surviving are one daughter, Mary Anne Meade of Staffordsville; one sister, Anne M. Black of Louisville; one brother, David Monarch of Louisville; and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren

BURIAL Calvary Cemetery

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NAME (age) SALLOWS, Ollie , 82 Paintsville resident.

BIRTH-DATE May 25, 1918, in Pike County

DEATH-DATE March 9, 2001 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center

SPOUSE Thurman Booth

D/O Samuel and Pite Lowe Canada   (deceased)

RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Booth. Surviving are a sister, Sally James of Shady Springs, West Virginia.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) ANDERSON, Darlene Ruth, 40, of New Carlisle, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE November 17, 1960, in Ohio,

DEATH-DATE March 9, 2001 at Kettering Medical Center

SPOUSE Tommy Anderson

D/O Darrell and Sarah Fairchild Brown

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Tommy Anderson of New Carlisle, Ohio; one daughter, Emily Anderson of New Carlisle; her father and stepmother, Darrell and Pat Brown of New Carlisle; her mother, Sarah Brown, of Springfield; grandmother, Elaine Brown of Leander; grandfather, Roy Fairchild of Allensville, Ohio; grandmother, Arvie Fairchild of Allensville; stepgrandmother, Amy Crace of Springboro, Ohio; one brother, Robert Brown of Tipp City, Ohio; two sisters, Debbie Reichert of New Carlisle and Sheila Pierson of Springfield; and two stepbrothers, Jeremy and Nathan Allen, both of New Carlisle.

BURIAL Brown Family Cemetery, Leander

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NAME (age) JOHNSON, Raymond , 76, Columbus, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE January 1, 1925, in South Point, Ohio

DEATH-DATE March 10, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio

SPOUSE Easter Ann Johnson, deceased- on May 16, 1989

S/O Jack and Adilla Johnson

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Gary Roger and Kevin Charles Johnson, both of Boons Camp; three daughters, Deborah Kay Caramazza of Grove City, Ohio, Theresa Ann Rhodes of Columbus and Mary Elaine Johnson of Ironton, Ohio; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

BURIAL Preston Family Cemetery at Boons Camp.

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NAME (age) BURKS, Robert, 82, of Tutor Key

BIRTH-DATE June 10, 1919, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 11 2001 at his Tutor Key Residence

SPOUSE Ruby Hale Burks, deceased in 1985.

S/O Ora and Hannah Sparks Burks   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are three sons, Carl, Marvin and Ellis Burks, all of Wittensville; four daughters, Nancy Castle of Tutor Key, Dells May Ratliff of Staffordsville, Faye Castle of Wittensville and Juanita Foster of Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Murlie Owens of Columbus; and 44 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Osborne Cemetery at Sitka

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NAME (age) CONLEY, Orville, 63, of Washington Courthouse, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Dec.26, 1937, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 13, 2001 at his residence.

SPOUSE Vicky Conley

S/O Smith and Grace Preston Conley   (deceased)

RELATIVES He was also preceded in death by a stepson, Chad Keller. Surviving are his wife, Vicki Conley; one son, James William Conley of Houston, Texas; one stepson, Christopher Keller of Washington Courthouse, Ohio; two daughters, Toni Renwell and Grace Kearns, both of Washington Courthouse; and 11 grandchildren.

BURIAL

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NAME (age) BLANTON, Rupert, 92,

BIRTH-DATE October 24, 1908, in Salyersville,

DEATH-DATE March 12, 2001 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center

SPOUSE

S/O Amos and Florence Blanton   (deceased)

RELATIVES He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marie Blanton. Surviving are one daughter, Shirley A. Blevins of Springfield, Ohio; and one granddaughter and one great-great-granddaughter.

BURIAL Johnson County Memorial Cemetery.

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NAME (age) FRANKLIN, Juanita Joyce, 54,

BIRTH-DATE August 29, 1946, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE March 12, 2001 at her Staffordsville residence

SPOUSE Irvin Franklin

D/O Farrell and Lorraine Blair Hannah

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Irvin Franklin; one son, Billy Joe Blair of Lexington; one stepson, Michael Thomas Franklin of Collinsville, Oklahoma; one stepdaughter, Lisa Ellen Castle of Phoenix, Arizona; and three sisters, Iva Lemaster of Leander, Brenda Lewis of Paintsville and Linda Cochran of Findlay, Ohio.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) FERGUSON, Mable, 81, of Keaton

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 18, 1919, in Lawrence County

DEATH-DATE Mar.21 2001 in Elkhart, Ind.

SPOUSE Rev. Hurston ``Lum" Ferguson, preceded her in death.

D/O John and Irene Smith Keaton   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Jay Ferguson of Paintsville and Jack Rigsby of Bristol, Ind.; a brother, Cody Keaton of Plain City, Ohio; and three grandchildren.

BURIAL Ferguson Cemetery in Keaton

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NAME (age) HAZELETT, Gladys Lee, 86, of Ypsilanti, Mich

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 24, 1915, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.14 2001 at her home

SPOUSE Sammie Hazelett

D/O Edward and Minnie Spears Lee   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Sammie Hazelett; a daughter, Judith Jones of Ypsilanti; two sisters, Mary Blevins of Prestonsburg and Pauline Salyers of Paintsville; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) LAFFERTY, Ed, 77, of East Point

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 26, 1924, in Edgar,

DEATH-DATE Mar.17 2001 at his home.

SPOUSE Mildred Tackett Lafferty

S/O I.L. and Eva Collins Lafferty   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Mildred Tackett Lafferty; a son, Scott Lafferty of Paintsville; two daughters, Carolyn Gatewood of Wichester and Toni Briggs of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three brothers, Henry Lafferty and Johnny Lafferty, both of Cliff and Darwin Lafferty of Calf Creek; three sisters, Mazie McCarron of Flat Rock, Mich., Roberta Crider of Prestonsburg and Pauline Jones of Sebring, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) WISEMAN, Polly Charlene, 49, of Middleport, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 24, 1951, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Mar.15 2001 at her home

SPOUSE Greg Wiseman

D/O John and Gertie Arms Woods   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Greg Wiseman; two sons, Richard E. Green of Columbus, Ohio, and Charles E. Green of Dublin, Ohio; three daughters, Tammy R. Green of Dublin, Sally J. Green of Columbus and Brittany L. Wiseman of Tiffin, Ohio; three brothers, Charles Woods of Ohio, Jim Woods of West Van Lear and Larry Woods of Meally; and three sisters, Dottie Hamilton of Red Bush, Mary Shell of Paintsville and Joan Root of Ohio

BURIAL Fraley family cemetery on Island Creek Road in Paintsville

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NAME (age) MEADE, Iva Joy, 90,

BIRTH-DATE November 6, 1910, at Manila

DEATH-DATE March 19, 2001 at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Lawrence County.

SPOUSE John C. Meade

D/O George G. and Lula Salyers Auxier

RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, John C. Meade, in 1984. Surviving are three daughters, Juanita Martin of Flatwoods, Doris Wilson of Westerville, Ohio, and Mary McCarty of St. Clair Shores, Michigan; one brother, Chester Auxier of Keaton; three sisters, Ruth Hays of Dayton, Ohio, Pauline Auxier Meek of Hillard, Ohio, and Irene Britton of Louisa; and 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.

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NAME (age) HETTINGER, Sarah E. Neal, 67

BIRTH-DATE February 17, 1934, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 17, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

SPOUSE Dale A. Hettinger

D/O Ernest and Frances Neal   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Dale A. Hettinger; three sons, Dale Neal of Santa Clarita, California, Frank Lloyd Neal of Sylmar, California, and Glen Alan Neal of Stevenson Ranch, California; one brother, Joe Neal of Paintsville; one sister, Mary Alice Neal of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and four grandchildren

BURIAL Riverside National Cemetery

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NAME (age) SLONE, Silvia Jane, 86

BIRTH-DATE July 2, 1915, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 21, 2001 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home

SPOUSE George Slone, deceased on February 10, 1996.

D/O Proctor and Laura Harris Slone   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are one son, Graden Slone of Sitka; one daughter, Pamela Diane O’Bryan of Sitka; and 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Slone Cemetery at Sitka

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NAME (age) MUSIC, John L., 86

BIRTH-DATE February 27, 1915,

DEATH-DATE March 17, 2001 at Woodland Oaks Nursing Home, Ashland

SPOUSE June Osborne Music   (deceased)

S/O John Wesley and Sola Spradlin Music   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Donald of Raceland and Ronald of Ashland; one daughter, Linda M. Moore of Paintsville; and three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville

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NAME (age) BLANTON, Shade, 73, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Mar.04, 1928, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Mar.26 2001, in Mountain Manor Nursing Facility in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Lena Blanton (deceased)

S/O Harry and Cora Saylor Blanton   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are three sisters, Bess Bayes and Minnie Spaulding, both of Ashland, and Martha Sowder of Florida.

MILITARY U.S. Army Veteran

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio

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NAME (age) COLLINS, Murl, 71, of West Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 17, 1930

DEATH-DATE Mar.26 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE Martin Dallas Collins   (deceased)

D/O Ali and Sadie Wells   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy Fannin of Hagerhill; two brothers, Sammie J. Wells of Van Lear and Ali Wells Jr. of Paintsville; seven sisters, Emma Jean Caudill of Russell, Eileen Martin of Raceland, Mary Rider of Paintsville, Cindy Morris of Ashland, Donna Rambo of Ashland, Doris Fannin of Van Lear and Lorraine Mollette of Allen; two grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren.

BURIAL Wells family cemetery in Van Lear

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NAME (age) COOK, Effie Mae George 90, of East Point

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 1, 1910, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE Mar.23 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Henry W. Cook, deceased in 1984

D/O Thomas and Edith Stevens George.    (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Thomas H. Cook Sr. of East Point; a daughter, Kathrine Mathis of Moorsville, N.C.; two sisters, Thelma Thomas of South Shore and Mildred Branham of Prestonsburg; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

BURIAL George Family Cemetery in East Point.

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NAME (age) RUTHERFORD, Pauline Jackson Hurst, 79, of Portsmouth, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE April 12, 1921, in Johnson County, Ky

DEATH-DATE Mar.25 2001, in Best Care Nursing & Rehabilitation in Wheelersburg.

SPOUSE 1-Charlie Hearst   2-Clarence Rutherford (deceased)

D/O Sarah Jackson (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by two husbands, Charlie Hurst and Clarence Rutherford. Surviving are a sister, Maxine Caudill of Minford; a brother, Eugene Jackson of Sciotoville; and several nieces and nephews.

BURIAL Sunset Memorial Gardens in Franklin Furnace

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NAME (age) SPARKS, James Kenis "Jimbo", 45, of Staffordsville

BIRTH-DATE Dec.03, 1955, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.27 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE Joyce Sparks

S/O Ruth Spradlin Sparks and the late James Nelson Sparks

RELATIVES Additional survivors include his wife, Joyce Sparks; a son, James Michael Sparks of Arizona; three daughters, Angel Leland and Tiffany Simon, both of Staffordsville, and Krista Denise Sparks of Arizona; a brother, John Sparks of Staffordsville; and three sisters, Cindy Butcher of Wittensville and Kathy Terry and Elizabeth Dennison, both of West Van Lear.

MILITARY U.S. Navy Veteran

BURIAL Sparks family cemetery in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) WALTERS, John Calvin, 77, of Williamsport

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 2, 1923, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Mar.29 2001 at his home.

SPOUSE Betty Lou Ward Walters

S/O John E. and Clara Fields Walters (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Betty Lou Ward Walters; a son, John C. Walters II of Bloomington, Ind.; five daughters, Judy Huff of Dugspur, Va., Becky Fountain of Gahanna, Ohio, Deanna Hopson of Louisa, Rhonda Blanton of Flat Gap and Marcia Harmon of Stanton; two sisters, Nannie Ward of Williamsport and Ruby Miller of Grayson; and six grandchildren.

BURIAL Ward-Walters Cemetery in Williamsport

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NAME (age) GOBLE, Darvin Scotty , 42, of Cow Creek Road, Prestonsburg

BIRTH-DATE Feb.10, 1959, at Cow Creek

DEATH-DATE Mar.22, 2001 at Highlands Regional Medical Center

SPOUSE

S/O Elijah “E.J.” and Mary Alice Lewis Goble of Cow Creek

RELATIVES In addition to his parents, he is survived by six brothers, Larry Ronnie Goble and Joseph Edward Goble, both of Cow Creek, James Darrell Goble of East Point, Burnis Dean Goble of Allen, Bradis Jay Goble of Harold, and Thomas Lee Goble of Paintsville; two sisters, Sally Ann Maynard and Rose Mary Stephens, both of Cow Creek; and 18 nieces and nephews, and five great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Gary Lee Goble and Donald Ray Goble

BURIAL Willie Goble Cemetery on Cow Creek Road.

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NAME (age) CHAPMAN, Abraham Lincoln 78,

BIRTH-DATE July 26, 1922, in Martin County

DEATH-DATE March 23, 2001 at UK Medical Center.

SPOUSE Stella McGinnis Chapman

S/O Rush and Rebecca Moore Chapman   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Stella McGinnis Chapman; one son, William Chapman of Inez; five daughters, Rebecca Wefenstette of Paintsville, Marsha C. White of Inez, Irma Runyons and Pamela Muncy, both of Lovely, and Vera Lemaster of Martin; two brothers, John Chapman of Custer, Michigan, and Albert Chapman of Inez; three sisters, Emma Fraley, Edna Stepp and Wanda Cassady, all of Inez; and 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

MILITARY U.S. Air Force Veteran

BURIAL Chapman Cemetery

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NAME (age) RATLIFF, Hester 65,

BIRTH-DATE August 30, 1935, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 23, 2001 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center

SPOUSE Hraborn Ratliff   (deceased)

S/O Mose and Laura Spradlin   (deceased)

RELATIVES She was also preceded in death by her husband, Heaborn Ratliff. Surviving are one daughter, Linda Ratliff Honeycutt of Staffordsville; and two sisters, Anna Kaye Webb of Flat Gap and Hazel Arms of Robinette, West Virginia.

BURIAL Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville

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NAME (age) HARRIS, Phillip Morris, 57, of Staffordsville,

BIRTH-DATE Nov.28, 1943, in Paintsville

DEATH-DATE Mar.26, 2001 at Highlands Regional Medical Center.

SPOUSE Anith Blanton Harris

S/O Herbert Harris and the late Clista Wheeler Harris

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Anith Blanton Harris; one daughter, Sheila D. Burden of Flat Gap; one stepdaughter, Shawna O’brian of Prestonsburg; one stepson, Christopher O’brian of Keaton; two brothers, Stanley and Scotty Harris, both of Flat Gap; one sister, Darlene Pack of Paintsville; and five grandchildren

MILITARY U.S. Navy Veteran

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) WHITAKER, Beulah, 81

BIRTH-DATE Sep.24, 1919, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE Mar.22, 2001 at Highlands Regional Medical Center

SPOUSE

D/O Kaleb and Zella Rice Whitaker.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are one brother, Albert Whitaker of East Point......................................

BURIAL Whitaker Family Cemetery at East Point.

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NAME (age) DAVIS, Edith G., 80, of West Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 24, 1921, in Lewis County,

DEATH-DATE Mar.29 2001 in Baptist East Hospital in Louisville.

SPOUSE Lon Cecil Davis

D/O Ed and Mahala Burchwell Webb.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Lon Cecil Davis; a son, Eddie Davis of Louisville; a grandchild; and six great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age)	BLESSING, Exer 92, of Marion, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 1, 1908, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.02 2001
SPOUSE
D/O	Thomas and Nannie Mollette Childers (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Douglas Blessing of Marion; and a daughter, Willa Mae Wolf of Marion.
BURIAL	Blessing family cemetery in Thelma

NAME (age)	CASTLE, Gertrude 70, of Wittensville
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 8, 1930, in Wittensville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Mar.08 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Robert "Bob" Castle (deceased)
D/O	Harry B. and Virgie Young Hampton. (Deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are four sons, Rodney Doyle Castle of Fayettesville, Ohio, David Earl Castle of Flat Gap, and Phillip Wayne Castle and Derrick Scott Castle, both of Wittensville; two daughters, Deborah Butcher of Wittensville and Diana Carol Spradlin of Nippa; three sisters, Clarinda Butcher of Wittensville, Virginia Frazier of Staffordsville and Sarah Collins of Paintsville; a brother, Howard ``Boss" Hampton of Prestonsburg; 23 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	CONLEY, Billie Roger, 78, of West Van Lear
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 21, 1922, in Magoffin County, Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Mar.02 2001 in St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead
SPOUSE	Polly Rose Arms Conley
S/O	Tom and Mae Hitchcock Conley. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Polly Rose Arms Conley; two sons, Arnett W. Conley of High Point, N.C., and James Music of West Liberty; a brother, Paul Conley of Elgin, Ore.; a sister, Ailene Music of Paintsville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

NAME (age)	CRIDER, Martin, 92, of Hagerhill
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 28, 1909, in South Point, Ohio
DEATH-DATE	Mar.06 2001, in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Geneva Wilson Crider, died in 1999
S/O	Alec and June Conley Crider (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two daughters, Anna June Crider and Nancy Archer, both of Hagerhill; a sister, Evelyn Hitchcock of Uhrichsville, Ohio; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson.
BURIAL	Auxier family cemetery in Hagerhill

NAME (age)	FRALEY, Okie Marie, 85, of West Van Lear
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 24, 1915, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.06 2001, in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Tom Fraley, died in 1961.
D/O	Frank and Mahala Preston Daniels (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sons, Thomas Fraley of East Point, Ronald Fraley of Van Lear and William R. Fraley of West Van Lear; two daughters, Ruth Butcher and Alpharetta Sue Francis, both of Van Lear; three brothers, Jess Daniels of Cliff and Norton Daniels and Shirley Daniels, both of Thelma; four sisters, Maybeth Fraley of Oceana, W.Va., and Ethel Penix, Peggy Keeler and Bonnie Skeets, all of Silver Creek, N.Y.; 25 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren
BURIAL

NAME (age)	HACKNEY, Carl Hager, 70, of Columbus, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 22, 1930, in Lowmansville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Mar.05 2001 at his home
SPOUSE	Bryce Hackney
S/O	Charles Henderson and Zee Hackney (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Bryce Hackney; a son, Robert Carl Hackney; two sisters, Edith Miller of Charley and Jackie Young of Columbus; and three brothers, Edgil Hackney of Sitka, Paul Hackney of Lowmansville and Jimmy Hackney of Offutt.
BURIAL	Burial will be in Sparks Cemetery
MILITARY	U.S. Army Veteran

NAME (age)	HANNAH, Cubby, 39, of Swamp Branch
BIRTH-DATE	Apr. 10, 1961, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.04 2001, in Swamp Branch
SPOUSE
S/O	Raymond Hannah and the late Josephine Scott Hannah.
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include a daughter, Tracie Joe Hannah of Staffordsville; four brothers, Howard Hannah of Salyersville, and Steve Hannah, Scottie Hannah and Gib Hannah, all of Swamp Branch; and five sisters, Virginia Salyers and Brenda Lugar, both of Swamp Branch, Gonda Pennington of Oil Springs, Vickie Castle of Paintsville and Grindle Hitchcock of Hager Hill.
BURIAL	Hannah Family Cemetery in Swamp Branch.

NAME (age)	HELTON, Andrea Gail, 23, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	May 21, 1977, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.03 2001 in University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington
SPOUSE	Donald Helton Jr
D/O	Wanda Gail Blanton Pigg of Paintsville and the late Charles Paudie Pigg
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include her husband, Donald Helton Jr.; a daughter, Lashonda Alyson Helton of Salyersville; four brothers, Christopher Wayne Blanton of Ohio, and Robert Charles Pigg, Paul Dennis Pigg and Gary Brian Pigg, all of Paintsville; and four sisters, Jamie Nicole Helton of Salyersville, Maudie Leanna Blevins, Melinda Lee Pigg and Jeanna Michele Justice, all of Paintsville
BURIAL	Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Paintsville.

NAME (age)	MEEKS, Anna Belle, 80, of Williamsport,
BIRTH-DATE	Mar.03, 1921, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.07 2001, in JoLin Health Center in Ironton, Ohio
SPOUSE
D/O	James and Virgie Spears Meeks. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are a brother, Otto Earl Meeks of Springfield, Ohio; and five sisters, Erma Gallagher and Verna Stultz, both of Springfield, Willa Condo and Betty Zelnik, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Frances Sheets of Russell.
BURIAL	Meeks Family Cemetery.

NAME (age)	PRESTON, William E., 79, of South Point
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 6, 1921, in Paintsville, Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Mar.06 2001, in King's Daughters Medical Center
SPOUSE
S/O	Glenn Ford and Laura Nickells Preston. (deceased)
RELATIVES	He also was preceded in death by two wives, Clara Lucille Robinson Preston in 1989 and Ruth Preston in 1994. He was retired repairman for the Sony Corp. in Florida. Surviving are two sons, Glenn Preston of Hollywood, Fla., and Jim Preston of Windham, Conn.; two daughters, Laura Hutchinson of Flatwoods, Ky., and Betty Graeler of Hollywood; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	The funeral will be conducted in Florida. Lazear Funeral Home in Ashland, Ky., is in charge of local arrangements.

NAME (age)	RUSSELL, Stevin, 36, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	June 25, 1964, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.07 2001, at his home
SPOUSE	Sherry Williams Russell;
S/O	Alex Russell and the late Alkie Phipps Russell.
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include his wife, Sherry Williams Russell; two daughters, Kala Russell and Lislie Brooke Russell, both of Prestonsburg; seven brothers, Robert Russell of Salyersville, William Harold Russell, Jimmy Russell, Larry Russell, Roger Russell, Stacy Russell and Stanley Russell, all of Salyersville; four sisters, Shirley Jean Hall, Kathy Howard, Rita Dobbins and Virley Francis, all of Salyersville; and a grandchild.
BURIAL	Russell family cemetery

NAME (age)	WELLS, John Kendrick ``J.K."III, 85, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 15, 1915, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.01 2001 at his home.
SPOUSE	Margaret Jenkins Wells
S/O	Jimison Kendrick and Ruth Long Wells (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Margaret Jenkins Wells; a son, Kendrick Wells III of Louisville; and two grandchildren.
BURIAL	Wells-Buckingham Cemetery in Paintsville
MILITARY	World War II veteran

NAME (age)	MEADE, Thurman, 57, Wittensville resident
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 26, 1944, in Floyd County,
DEATH-DATE	March 1, 2001 in Ohio.
SPOUSE
S/O	Hilbert and Kit Maulkie Meade. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his ex-wife, Jewel Adkins Meade; five daughters, Brenda Foreman, Patricia Meade and Francis Meade, all of Van Lear, Angela Yates of South Portsmouth and Beverly Ann Fannin of Ohio; four brothers, Gene, Joe and Gordon, all of Ohio, and Robert of Wittensville; six sisters, Sylvia Akers of Louisa, Dorothy Blanton of Lucasville, Ohio, Ressie Reeder, Linda Kay Meade and Wanda Meade, all of Ohio, and Montana Callaham of Georgia; and 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild
BURIAL	Meade Family Cemetery at Wittensville.

NAME (age)	DIXON, Dollie, 92, of Volga
BIRTH-DATE	Feb.24, 1909, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 1, 2001 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg Floyd Co Ky
SPOUSE	Lonnie Dixon (deceased)
D/O	Lee and Nervie Brown Orsborne. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Lonnie Dixon Jr. of Volga and Kenneth Ray Dixon of Grove City, Ohio; four daughters, Betty Andrews and Glenda Boggs, both of Volga, Loretta Farrah of Cocoa, Florida, and Mary Musick of Isaban, West Virginia; one brother, Vonnie Orsborne of Columbus, Ohio; three half sisters, Beulah May of Webbville, Betty Price of Salyersville and Lou Wells of Springfield, Ohio; and 26 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 17 great-great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Dixon Family Cemetery at Volga.

NAME (age)	FAULKNER, Imogene, 82, A Paintsville native
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	March 3, 2001 at University Park Nursing Center, Indiana.
SPOUSE	Holley B. Faulkner Sr. (deceased in 1994)
S/O
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Ernest Bacon of Fort Wayne and Holley Faulkner Jr. of Fairmont, West Virginia; one daughter, Janice McNutt of Fort Wayne; one sister, Anne Murray of Paintsville; and 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	TAYLOR, Rev. Bennie, 57,
BIRTH-DATE	October 16, 1943, in Indiana
DEATH-DATE	Mar.04, 2001 at his Leander residence
SPOUSE	Juanita Tackett Taylor
S/O	Faye Lemaster Taylor and the late Virgil Taylor
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Juanita Tackett Taylor; his mother; three sons, Powell of Leander, Dwayne of Thelma and Virgil of Garrett; two sisters, Anita Baldwin of Oil Springs and Lisa Collins of Crum, West Virginia; two brothers, Leondis Taylor of Boons Camp and Bill Taylor of Leander; two sisters, Maxie Blair of Leander and Cheryl Faye Sammons of Louisville; and eight grandchildren.
BURIAL	Taylor Family Cemetery at Leander
MILITARY	U.S. Army Veteran

NAME (age)	DELONG, Virgil “Catfish” , 70, of Punta Gorda, Florida
BIRTH-DATE	July 31, 1930, at Nero, Kentucky
DEATH-DATE	February 28 2001, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, Florida
SPOUSE
S/O
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Ronnie of Woodstock, New York, and Dewayne of Findlay; four daughters, Diane Andrews of Honor, Michigan, Gerry Thompson of Elkview, West Virginia, Jackie DeLong of Findlay and Teresa DeLong of Punta Gorda; one sister, Dorothy George of Findlay; one brother, Earnest DeLong of Wabash, Indiana; and 18 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville

NAME (age)	FOSTER, Mary Lucille Monarch, 85, of Louisville
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	March 8, 2001 at Suburban Hospital
SPOUSE	Charles J. Foster Sr. (deceased)
D/O
RELATIVES	Surviving are one daughter, Mary Anne Meade of Staffordsville; one sister, Anne M. Black of Louisville; one brother, David Monarch of Louisville; and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Calvary Cemetery

NAME (age)	SALLOWS, Ollie , 82 Paintsville resident.
BIRTH-DATE	May 25, 1918, in Pike County
DEATH-DATE	March 9, 2001 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center
SPOUSE	Thurman Booth
D/O	Samuel and Pite Lowe Canada (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Booth. Surviving are a sister, Sally James of Shady Springs, West Virginia.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	ANDERSON, Darlene Ruth, 40, of New Carlisle, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	November 17, 1960, in Ohio,
DEATH-DATE	March 9, 2001 at Kettering Medical Center
SPOUSE	Tommy Anderson
D/O	Darrell and Sarah Fairchild Brown
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Tommy Anderson of New Carlisle, Ohio; one daughter, Emily Anderson of New Carlisle; her father and stepmother, Darrell and Pat Brown of New Carlisle; her mother, Sarah Brown, of Springfield; grandmother, Elaine Brown of Leander; grandfather, Roy Fairchild of Allensville, Ohio; grandmother, Arvie Fairchild of Allensville; stepgrandmother, Amy Crace of Springboro, Ohio; one brother, Robert Brown of Tipp City, Ohio; two sisters, Debbie Reichert of New Carlisle and Sheila Pierson of Springfield; and two stepbrothers, Jeremy and Nathan Allen, both of New Carlisle.
BURIAL	Brown Family Cemetery, Leander

NAME (age)	JOHNSON, Raymond , 76, Columbus, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	January 1, 1925, in South Point, Ohio
DEATH-DATE	March 10, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio
SPOUSE	Easter Ann Johnson, deceased- on May 16, 1989
S/O	Jack and Adilla Johnson
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Gary Roger and Kevin Charles Johnson, both of Boons Camp; three daughters, Deborah Kay Caramazza of Grove City, Ohio, Theresa Ann Rhodes of Columbus and Mary Elaine Johnson of Ironton, Ohio; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
BURIAL	Preston Family Cemetery at Boons Camp.

NAME (age)	BURKS, Robert, 82, of Tutor Key
BIRTH-DATE	June 10, 1919, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 11 2001 at his Tutor Key Residence
SPOUSE	Ruby Hale Burks, deceased in 1985.
S/O	Ora and Hannah Sparks Burks (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sons, Carl, Marvin and Ellis Burks, all of Wittensville; four daughters, Nancy Castle of Tutor Key, Dells May Ratliff of Staffordsville, Faye Castle of Wittensville and Juanita Foster of Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Murlie Owens of Columbus; and 44 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Osborne Cemetery at Sitka

NAME (age)	CONLEY, Orville, 63, of Washington Courthouse, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Dec.26, 1937, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 13, 2001 at his residence.
SPOUSE	Vicky Conley
S/O	Smith and Grace Preston Conley (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by a stepson, Chad Keller. Surviving are his wife, Vicki Conley; one son, James William Conley of Houston, Texas; one stepson, Christopher Keller of Washington Courthouse, Ohio; two daughters, Toni Renwell and Grace Kearns, both of Washington Courthouse; and 11 grandchildren.
BURIAL

NAME (age)	BLANTON, Rupert, 92,
BIRTH-DATE	October 24, 1908, in Salyersville,
DEATH-DATE	March 12, 2001 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center
SPOUSE
S/O	Amos and Florence Blanton (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marie Blanton. Surviving are one daughter, Shirley A. Blevins of Springfield, Ohio; and one granddaughter and one great-great-granddaughter.
BURIAL	Johnson County Memorial Cemetery.

NAME (age)	FRANKLIN, Juanita Joyce, 54,
BIRTH-DATE	August 29, 1946, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	March 12, 2001 at her Staffordsville residence
SPOUSE	Irvin Franklin
D/O	Farrell and Lorraine Blair Hannah
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Irvin Franklin; one son, Billy Joe Blair of Lexington; one stepson, Michael Thomas Franklin of Collinsville, Oklahoma; one stepdaughter, Lisa Ellen Castle of Phoenix, Arizona; and three sisters, Iva Lemaster of Leander, Brenda Lewis of Paintsville and Linda Cochran of Findlay, Ohio.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	FERGUSON, Mable, 81, of Keaton
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 18, 1919, in Lawrence County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.21 2001 in Elkhart, Ind.
SPOUSE	Rev. Hurston ``Lum" Ferguson, preceded her in death.
D/O	John and Irene Smith Keaton (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Jay Ferguson of Paintsville and Jack Rigsby of Bristol, Ind.; a brother, Cody Keaton of Plain City, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
BURIAL	Ferguson Cemetery in Keaton

NAME (age)	HAZELETT, Gladys Lee, 86, of Ypsilanti, Mich
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 24, 1915, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Mar.14 2001 at her home
SPOUSE	Sammie Hazelett
D/O	Edward and Minnie Spears Lee (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Sammie Hazelett; a daughter, Judith Jones of Ypsilanti; two sisters, Mary Blevins of Prestonsburg and Pauline Salyers of Paintsville; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

NAME (age)	LAFFERTY, Ed, 77, of East Point
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 26, 1924, in Edgar,
DEATH-DATE	Mar.17 2001 at his home.
SPOUSE	Mildred Tackett Lafferty
S/O	I.L. and Eva Collins Lafferty (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Mildred Tackett Lafferty; a son, Scott Lafferty of Paintsville; two daughters, Carolyn Gatewood of Wichester and Toni Briggs of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three brothers, Henry Lafferty and Johnny Lafferty, both of Cliff and Darwin Lafferty of Calf Creek; three sisters, Mazie McCarron of Flat Rock, Mich., Roberta Crider of Prestonsburg and Pauline Jones of Sebring, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	WISEMAN, Polly Charlene, 49, of Middleport, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 24, 1951, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Mar.15 2001 at her home
SPOUSE	Greg Wiseman
D/O	John and Gertie Arms Woods (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Greg Wiseman; two sons, Richard E. Green of Columbus, Ohio, and Charles E. Green of Dublin, Ohio; three daughters, Tammy R. Green of Dublin, Sally J. Green of Columbus and Brittany L. Wiseman of Tiffin, Ohio; three brothers, Charles Woods of Ohio, Jim Woods of West Van Lear and Larry Woods of Meally; and three sisters, Dottie Hamilton of Red Bush, Mary Shell of Paintsville and Joan Root of Ohio
BURIAL	Fraley family cemetery on Island Creek Road in Paintsville

NAME (age)	MEADE, Iva Joy, 90,
BIRTH-DATE	November 6, 1910, at Manila
DEATH-DATE	March 19, 2001 at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Lawrence County.
SPOUSE	John C. Meade
D/O	George G. and Lula Salyers Auxier
RELATIVES	She was also preceded in death by her husband, John C. Meade, in 1984. Surviving are three daughters, Juanita Martin of Flatwoods, Doris Wilson of Westerville, Ohio, and Mary McCarty of St. Clair Shores, Michigan; one brother, Chester Auxier of Keaton; three sisters, Ruth Hays of Dayton, Ohio, Pauline Auxier Meek of Hillard, Ohio, and Irene Britton of Louisa; and 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.