mar-2002

JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
RELATED OBITUARIES
MARCH - 2002
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NAME (age) AKIN, Carol Jane O’Brien 58,   of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 27, 1943, in Kenton, Ohio

DEATH-DATE March 3, 2002 at her residence

D/O James Marion and Eulah Edith Harvey O’Brien (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Bradley James Akin. Survivors include a son, Gregory James Akin Bradley of Vista, Calif.; a daughter, Christine Jeannette Baldridge of Paintsville; two brothers, Richard Eugene Risner and James Edward O’Brien, both of California; two sisters, Linda Lou Fyffe and Joanne Risner, both of Paintsville; and three grandchildren.

BURIAL unlisted

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NAME (age) BALDWIN, Zelda Dale , 92, of Crooksville, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 14, 1911, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 17, at Morrison Hospice Center, Zanesville.

D/O Jessie and Priscilla Spradlin Dale (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, George Baldwin. Survivors include two sons, Paul Thomas Baldwin and Jack Ernest Baldwin, both of Crooksville; two daughters, Peggy Foley of Crooksville and Ruhemah (Ruby) Caudill of Willis, Tex.; 18 grandchildren; and 29 great grandchildren.

BURIAL Cumbo Cemetery, West Van Lear.

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NAME (age) BALL, Donald B., 77,

BIRTH-DATE April 27, 1924 at Prestonsburg

DEATH-DATE March 23 2002 at the V.A. Hospital in Lexington, Ky.

S/O Richard and Alice (Vaughn) Ball. (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Fannie (Wallen) Ball. Surviving are one son, James Richard Ball of Indiana; one daughter, Donna Ball Collins of Prestonsburg; two brothers, Print Ball of Prestonsburg, and Richard Ball Jr. of Ypsilanti, Mich.; four grandchildren; two great- grandchildren.

BURIAL Mayo Cemetery at Prestonsburg.

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NAME (age) BLAIR, Nevil C. “Nell” , 79, of Paintsville,

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 30, 1923, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 20, 2002 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville.

D/O Troy and Stella Adams Conley (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by two brothers, Herb Conley and Clyde Conley. Survivors include her husband, William Blair Jr. of Paintsville; two daughters, Judy Roberts of Ashland and Genia Belcher of Minford, Ohio; a sister, Mae Auxier of East Point; seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) BLANKENSHIP, Bertha Fay, 80, of Thelma

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 14, 1922, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE March 6, 2002 at her residence

D/O William Everett and Susie Ann McCarty Estep (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Oscar Blankenship, in 1997. Survivors include four sons, Vonalee See of Athem, Ariz., Sam Blankenship of Prestonsburg, and Gene Blankenship and Richard Blankenship, both of Thelma; three daughters, Sue Fairchild of Thelma, Linda Collins of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol Sue Guffey of Hendersonville, N.C.; five brothers, Earl Estep and Jackie Estep, both of Thelma, Roger Estep of Columbus, Ohio, Gene Estep of Ohio, and Orville Estep of Denver; 21 grandchildren; and 24 great grandchildren.

BURIAL Blankenship Family Cemetery, Thelma.

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NAME (age) BOGGS, Lowell   86

BIRTH-DATE August 21, 1915 in Blaine

DEATH-DATE March 27 2002 at Three Rivers Medical Center.

S/O W.S. and Nola Boggs (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Audrey Reese Boggs of Louisa; one daughter Joyce Austin of Louisa; one sister, Ruby Johnson of Louisa.

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.

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NAME (age) BORDERS, Margaret, 82, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE November 17, 1919 in Logan, W.Va

DEATH-DATE March 27 2002 at Mt. Manor Nursing Home

D/O Cyrus and Cora Castle Fairchild. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Borders. Surviving are two daughters, Marlene Crigger of Paintsville, and Lenore Wilson of Belleview, Fl.; two sons, Russell Borders, Jr., of Barstow, Ca, and Donald B. Borders of Volga; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) BREWER, Emory 48

BIRTH-DATE July 1, 1953 in Mingo Co., W.Va

DEATH-DATE Mar.12 2002

S/O Noah and Voiler Messer Brewer. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are three sons, Russell, Chad Allen and Paul David Brewer, all of Kermit; one brother, Robert Spaulding of Kermit; two sisters, Wanda Fish of Kermit, and Ramona Triplett of Belfry.

BURIAL Hodge Cemetery, Kermit.

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NAME (age) BURCHETT, Vina Elizabeth Runyon 82

BIRTH-DATE March 17, 1919 in Pike County,

DEATH-DATE March 12 2002 at Pikeville Methodist Hospital.

D/O Lillie Leslie and Claude Runyon. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Cline Burchett; seven brothers. Surviving are one son, Bill Claude Burchett of Pikeville; two daughters, Jennie Pelphrey of Paintsville, and Johnda Billiter of Pikeville; one sister, Tina Collins of Pikeville; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren

BURIAL Johnson Memorial Park

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NAME (age) BUTCHER, Mae White Conley, 88, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE March 12, 1913, in Paintsville

DEATH-DATE March 7, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville

D/O Heber and Julia Hazlette Conley (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Butcher, and a brother, James Heber Conley. Survivors include two sons, Glen Richard Butcher of Tutor Key and Eugene Stanley Butcher of Pikeville; two brothers, Robert Conley and Morris Conley, both of Paintsville; a sister, Sue Sherman of Paintsville; six grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) CANTRELL, Arnold Morris, 60,

BIRTH-DATE January 2, 1943 in Magoffin County,

DEATH-DATE March 7 2002 at his Staffordsville residence

S/O Clara Castle Cantrell and the late Marion Cecil Cantrell.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Melva Jewell Salyers Cantrell; two sons, Morris Timothy Cantrell of Martin, and Ronald Simmie Cantrell of Staffordsville; two daughters, Sheila Lynn Reed of Magoffin County, and Delana Jewell Garcia of Staffordsville; five brothers, James and Mark Cantrell of Flat Gap, Grant Cantrell of Salyersville, Marion Cantrell of Staffordsville, and Jimmy Cantrell of Royalton; four sisters, Audrey Faye and Kathy Cantrell, both of Huntington, W.Va., Elizabeth Meade of Flat Gap, and Shirley Puckett of Royalton; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) CASTLE, Robert Lee, 60, of River

BIRTH-DATE May 12, 1940, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Mar.29 2001 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.

S/O Edgar J. and Lorena Daniels Castle. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Imogean Wheeler Castle; three sons, Richard Castle of Columbus, Ohio, Jerry Booth of Sitka and Robert Leon Booth of Elizabethtown; four brothers, Edgar Castle Jr. of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, Arlie Eugene Castle and Danny Marvin Castle, both of Sitka and John C. Castle of Florida; a sister, Loretta Caudill of Lexington; and five grandchildren.

BURIAL Castle family cemetery in Sitka

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NAME (age) COLLINS, Jack Nicholas, 12, of Van Lear,

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 17, 1990, in Lexington,

DEATH-DATE March 11, at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington

S/O Harold and Carol Lee Smith Collins

RELATIVES Additional survivors include two brothers, Steven Edward Collins of East Point and Benjamin Harold Collins of Van Lear; and a sister, Lavonna Lee Collins of Van Lear.

BURIAL Smith Family Cemetery, Boonscamp

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NAME (age) COLLINS, Ola Mae, 74, of Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 25, 1927, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 11, 2002 at her residence

D/O Taylor Hyden and Martha Hatfield (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include her husband, Clyde Collins; two daughters, Sharon VanHoose of Tutor Key and Shelia Collins of Van Lear; five brothers, William Lloyd, Harold Edward, Charles Richard, and Jamie Hyden of Wabash, Ind. and Orville Hyden of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Doris Patrick of Tipp City, Ohio, and Dora Porter of Hazel Green; and three grandchildren.

BURIAL Collins Cemetery, Van Lear,

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NAME (age) CONLEY, Alice Belle, 67,

BIRTH-DATE unlisted

DEATH-DATE March 24 2002 at her residence

D/O unlisted

RELATIVES Survived by children James Michael Hall of Dungannon, Va.; Patricia Showalter of Columbus; Judy Adams and Greg Sturm of Pataskala; Randy Hall of Paintsville; Kenneth Hall of Westerville; Rhonda Sue Thurston of New Castle, In.; Rodney Conley of Paintsville; Donald Conley of Nashville, Tn.; Larry and Daniel Conley, both of Paintsville; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

BURIAL The services in Virginia are: visitation Friday March 29, from 6-8 p.m. at Gate City Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service Saturday at the private family cemetery.

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NAME (age) COOK, David Eugene, 39, of Meally

BIRTH-DATE June 1, 1962, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE March 22, 2002 at his residence

S/O Walter Cook and Delphia Marie Montgomery Page

RELATIVES Survivors include three daughters, Melissa Cook, Christy Cook and Sherry Cook, all of Paintsville; two brothers, James Page of Paintsville and Tim Allen Page of West Van Lear; and two sisters, Regina Williams of West Van Lear and Lorraine Music of Paintsville.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) DANIELS, Joe Clayton, 38, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE July 5, 1963, at Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Mar.15 2002

S/O Juanita Shell Rigsby and the late Virgil Joe Daniels.

RELATIVES He was the husband of Billie Music Daniel. Survivors include a son, Steven Joseph Daniels; two daughters, Amy Daniels of Thelma and Jessica Daniels of Van Lear; a brother, Paul Douglas Daniels of Thelma; three sisters, Michelle Brewer of Ulysses, Carolyn Rigsby of Flat Gap, and Willa Tackett of Keaton.

BURIAL Richmond Cemetery, Paintsville,

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NAME (age) DAVIS, Rufus Ray, 71,

BIRTH-DATE March 16, 1931 in Martin County,

DEATH-DATE March 27, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center.

S/O Tee and Martha Williams Davis. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Fredia Fairchild Davis; one son, Darren Ray Davis of Staffordsville; two sisters, Brookie Davis of Martin County, and Litty Preece of Ocanna, W.Va.; two grandchildren

BURIAL Fairchild Family Cemetery, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) DIAMOND, Lillian, 99,

BIRTH-DATE January 6, 1903 in Floyd County,

DEATH-DATE March 16 2002 at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa.

D/O Harm and Jane Moore Sexton. (deceased)

RELATIVES She is preceded in death by her first husband, Johnny Lee Taylor; second husband, Oscar Diamond; two daughters, Marie Bradley and Irene Crank; one son, Harold Taylor. Surviving are three daughters, Joyce Castle of Plymouth, Ohio, Charlotte Thompson of Greenwich, Ohio and Martha Meek of Louisa; two sons, Johnny B. Taylor and Denver and Melody Taylor, both of Plymouth, Ohio; 26 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren.

BURIAL Taylor Family Cemetery, Fallsburg, Ky.

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NAME (age) FANNIN, Dorcas Tussen, 75, of Prestonsburg,

BIRTH-DATE March 1, 1927, in Dock,

DEATH-DATE March 10, 2002 at Riverview Health Care Center.

D/O Fred and Julia Haywood Tussey, (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest A. Fannin Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Berry Jo Layne of Indiana and Deborah (Debbie) Fannin of Oviedo, Fla.; a son, Ernest Fannin Jr. of Prestonsburg; two sisters, Lena Mae Hall and Angie Justice, both of Prestonsburg; a brother, Donald Tussey of Prestonsburg; four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

BURIAL Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) FRISBY, Betty Carol Ratliff , 61

BIRTH-DATE October 16, 1940 in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 11 2002 at her Staffordsville residence.

D/O Freddie and Pina McKenzie Ratliff. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by one brother, Rev. John Frank Ratliff and one sister, Faye Williams. Surviving are her husband, J.R. Frisby of Staffordsville; one son, Larry Michael Frisby of Greenbrier, Tn.; one daughter, Debra Lynn Frisby May of Lebanon, Ky.; two brothers, James Ernie and Paul Rex Ratliff, both of Staffordsville; three sisters, Mary Mae Ratliff, Shirley Ann Blanton, and Dorris Emily Haney, all of Staffordsville; three grandsons, Nicholas Trenton May, Zachary and Daniel Frisby.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) GILLEM, Gail W., 66, of Keaton,

BIRTH-DATE May 29, 1935

DEATH-DATE March 25, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington

S/O George W. and Elva Skaggs Gillem (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Moore Gillem; a daughter, Leslee Pelphrey of Keaton; two stepsons, Tim Hazlette of Nicholasville and Scott Hazlette of Paintsville; and four grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memonal Park, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) GRIMM, Johnny , 87,

BIRTH-DATE August 13, 1914 in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE March 27, 2002 at Mt. Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville

S/O John and Hester Daniels Grimm. (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Caudill Grimm. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Ray Grimm of Meally, and Johnny Grimm, Jr., of Prestonsburg; and two daughters, Thelma Mae Horne of Prestonsburg, and Loretta Harmon of Stanton; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

BURIAL Grimm Family Cemetery, Castle Fork, Lowmansville.

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NAME (age) GRIMM, Vella , 106, of Owingsville, formally of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 21, 1896 in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 15, 2002 at Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home

D/O Jethro and Lou Ellen VanHoose Preston (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Jeff Grimm. Survivors include two sons, Lionel Grimm of Owingsville and Edgel Grimm of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

BURIAL Marvin Sparks Cemetery, Blaine

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NAME (age) HAIGHT, Ida Grayce, 91, of Paintsville, died Tuesday,

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 2, 1910, in Pike County, Ohio,

DEATH-DATE March 26, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville

D/O Charles W. and Catherine Volgamore Haight. (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include a brother Thornton K. Haight of Paintsville.------------------------------------------

BURIAL Mound Cemetery, Piketon, Ohio.

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NAME (age) HARMON, Luther , 39, who passed away Friday

BIRTH-DATE August 6, 1962 in Louisa

DEATH-DATE March 8 2002 at his Webbville residence

S/O Garner and Cora Moore Harmon

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Joshua and Travis Harmon, both of Webbville; three sisters, Juanita Harmon of Cannonsburg, Marcella Harmon of Hazard, and Julia Cantrell of Sitka; four brothers, Danny and Matthew Harmon, both of Webbville, David Harmon of Wittensville, and Melvin Harmon of Barboursville, W.Va

BURIAL Harmon Cemetery, Big Branch, Martin County.

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NAME (age) HEUSER, Michael, 49, of Sitka, died Sunday,

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 24, 1953, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE March 3, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.

S/O Betty Jones Heuser and the late Robert Heuser

RELATIVES Additional survivors include his wife, Kathy Boyd Heuser of Sitka; three sons, Michael Heuser of Leipsic, Ohio, Matthew Heuser and Joshua Heuser, both of Paris; two brothers, Ben Heuser and Larry Heuser of Sitka; and three grandchildren.

BURIAL Heuser Family Cemetery, Sitka

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NAME (age) HOWARD, Goldie 82, of Flat Fork Road, Salyersville, died Tuesday

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 21, 1919, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE April 2, 2002 at her residence

D/O Nathan and Lorrie McKenzie Castle, (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Angus Howard; and two children, Johnnie Howard and Orlean Enderlee. Survivors include three sons, Bill Howard of Salyersville, Bob Howard of Lebanon, Ohio, and Mark Howard of Marion, Ohio; three daughters, Phebia Meade and Shirley Wheeler, both of Marion, and Gracie Isaac of Salyersville; two sisters, Sally Evans of Paintsville and Della Mae Caldwell of Plain City, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and a great great grandchild.

BURIAL Slone Howard Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, Salyersville

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NAME (age) HUTCHISON, Bill H., 61, who passed away Thursday

BIRTH-DATE April 30, 1940 at Olive Hill, Ky.

DEATH-DATE March 28 2002 at his residence

S/O James Anderson and Madge Hutchison

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Ruby Hutchison; one son, Chris Hutchison of Atlanta, Georgia; one daughter, Sherrie Stevens of Pikeville; three step-sons, Tim Collins of Paintsville, Mark and Scott Collins, both of Prestonsburg; one step-daughter, Tammy Blackburn of Prestonsburg; one brother, James Dale Hutchison of Paris; one sister, Bonnie S. Harden of Milford, Ohio; one grandchild; 12 step-grandchildren.

BURIAL Richmond Memorial Cemetery, Prestonsburg.

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NAME (age) JOHNSON, Terry , 39, who passed away Monday

BIRTH-DATE October 31, 1962 in Martin County,

DEATH-DATE March 11 2002 in Columbus, Ohio.

S/O Freddie and Mary Pridemore Johnson

RELATIVES Surviving are four daughters Tara, Nichole, Mariah, and Page Johnson, all of Columbus; three brothers, Doug and Ronnie Johnson, both of Inez, and Freddie Johnson of Columbus; nine sisters, Darlene Dials, Loretta Smith, Kathy Jackson, Cookie Detloff, Trish Jude, Sandy Askey and Malinda Johnson, all of Columbus, Josephine Boyd of Louisa, and Charlene Marcum of Inez.

BURIAL Bowens Cemetery, Johnson Bottom.

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NAME (age) KRETZER, Burdette (B.B.) Jr., 76, of Van Lear died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 12, 1925, in Mordue, W. Va.,

DEATH-DATE March 17, 2002 at his residence on Sorghum Hollow

S/O Burdette and Bertha McKnight Kretzer (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Louise King Kretzer; four sons, Bill Kretzer of Winchester, Doug Kretzer of Stanville, Burdette (Binky) Kretzer III of Thelma and David Kretzer of Van Lear; a daughter, Madonna Rose of Flat Gap; six brothers, Doug Kretzer of Spokane, Wash., Luie Kretzer of Meally, Kenny Kretzer of Van Lear, Henry Kretzer of Columbus, Ohio, Morris Kretzer of Mt. Morris, Mich. and Irvin Kretzer of Rome, N.Y.; two sisters, Roberta Lemaster of Mt. Morris, Mich. and Anna Florence Hall of Ulysses; 15 grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

BURIAL Lake View Cemetery, Staffordsville,

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NAME (age) LYON, Charles David, 54, of Paintsville, died Tuesday,

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 30, 1948, in Elliott County

DEATH-DATE March 12, 2002 at his residence.

S/O Harold and Myrtle Peter Lyon (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his wife, Sherry Lynn Fraley Lyon. Survivors include a son, David Wayne Lyon of Nicholasville; a brother, Lewis Edward Lyon of Sandy Hook; a sister, Nellie “Lucille” Lyon Hewlett of Lancaster; and three grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) MARCUM, Myrtle Marie, 74, who passed away Monday

BIRTH-DATE July 4, 1927 in Pike County

DEATH-DATE March 4 2002 at Kings Daughters Medical Center.

D/O Marion and Rosa Bell Hobbs Maynard (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Veacher Marcum. Surviving are one son, John B. Marcum of Louisa; one step-son, William F. Marcum of Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, Roy Maynard of Louisville, and Troy Maynard of Lowmansville; two grandchildren, Pam Marcum and John B. Marcum Jr.; two great-grandchildren, Caleb Marcum and Ethan Marcum.

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery at Louisa.

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NAME (age) MARTIN, Ruby Webb, 84, passed away Monday

BIRTH-DATE August 10, 1917 in Fort Gay,

DEATH-DATE March 25 2002 at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa

D/O Carmie and Inez Webb. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Martin; three brothers; three sisters. Surviving are one daughter, Wilma Moore of Louisa; three sisters, Eula Spaulding of Fort Gay, W.Va., Magalene Hamm of Mansfield, Oh., and Lovis Costigan Canterberry of Conn.; one brother, William David Webb of Mansfield, Oh.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Webb Cemetery, Webb, W.Va.

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NAME (age) MEADE, Glen, 46, of Chestnut

BIRTH-DATE March 22, 1955, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 18 2002 at his residence

S/O Estil and Willa Faye Meade (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Terecia Castle Meade of Chestnut; three daughters, Lisa Dingess of Ft. Gay, W.Va., Terecia Polly of Irvine, and Makayla Meade; two brothers, Wayne Meade of Chestnut and Darrell Meade of Beauty; and one grandson.

BURIAL Litton Cemetery, Chestnut,

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NAME (age) MELVIN, Ethel M. , 93, of Paintsville died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 20, 1908,

DEATH-DATE March 31, 2002 at Lexington Center for H & R, Lexington.

D/O Commodore Trusty and Daisy Risner (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Ballard “Chigger” Melvin. Survivors include two sons, Gary Melvin of Winchester and Edward Ray Melvin of Lexington; two sisters, Wilma Allen of Dayton, Ohio, and Tressie Mauk of Wheelersburg, Ohio; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

BURIAL Mayo Cemetery, Paintsville

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NAME (age) MILLER, Buretta, 74, of Paintsville died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE July 4, 1927 at Oil Springs

DEATH-DATE March 17, her residence.

D/O Manford Blanton and Lona Williams (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by a son, Clarence Miller. Survivors include three brothers, Melvin and James M. Blanton of Oil Springs and Chester Blanton of Swamp Branch; two sisters, Beatrice Butler of Springfield, Ohio, and Judy Wolfe of Westerville, Ohio; and a half-sister, Stella Salyers of Urbana, Ohio.

BURIAL Blanton Family Cemetery, Oil Springs

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NAME (age) MOLES, Larry Jeff, 59, who passed away Friday

BIRTH-DATE December 23, 1942 in Pikeville

DEATH-DATE March 22 2002

S/O Opal Bentley Moles of Ashland and the late Francis M. Moles.

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Janet Hensler Moles; three daughters, Elizabeth Edwards of Cincinnati, Oh., Melissa Goens of Louisville, and Rebecca Parks of Newark, Oh.; one son, Stephen Moles of Pittsburgh Pa.; one sister Judith Thompson of Russell, Ky.; seven grandchildren.

BURIAL Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland.

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NAME (age) MOORE, Ella Faye Preston, of Louisa, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE unlisted

DEATH-DATE March 8, 2002 at her residence.

D/O John Francis Preston and Thursa Borders Preston of Ulysses

RELATIVES Wife of Howard Homer Moore of Louisa, who predeceased her in death. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Martha Jo Preston Crisp, Rosalind Preston, and Roberta Preston. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Karen Moore Albright of Alexandria, Va.; a son, Howard Francis Moore of Ashland; two sisters, Olga Frances Preston Brackett of Ulysses and Mikell Preston Burchett of Virginia Beach, Va.; and a brother, John David Preston of Paintsville.

BURIAL unlisted

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NAME (age) PATRICK, Mavis, 89, of Prestonsburg, died Tuesday

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 23, 1912, in Magoffin County

DEATH-DATE March 19, 2002 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home.

D/O Patrick and Cindy George Borders (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Patrick. Survivors include a son, Robert Stanley Patrick; a brother, Stanley Borders of Madison, Va.; a sister, Estalena Blair of Louisville; two grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

BURIAL Mayo Cemetery, Paintsville

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NAME (age) PELPHREY, Ella Kelly, 88, of Martha, died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 1, 1914, in Martha.

DEATH-DATE March 3, in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville.

D/O unlisted

RELATIVES Her husband, Garrett Pelphrey, preceded her in death. The funeral was at 11 a.m. today at Young Funeral Home in Louisa.

BURIAL Yatesville Memorial Gardens.

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NAME (age) PIGMAN, Dockie B., 85, who passed away Monday

BIRTH-DATE November 12, 1916 in Dwale, Ky

DEATH-DATE March 4 2002 at the Highland Regional Medical Center

D/O Jeff and Ada (Nelson) Prater (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Hargis Pigman. Surviving are three sons, William Pigman, Johnny Pigman, both of Prestonsburg, and Clarence Pigman of Warsaw, Ind.; four daughters, Ora Lee Pigman, Audrey Pigman, and Ethel Pigman, all of Prestonsburg, and Ada Church of Hendersonville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Reynolds Cemetery at Prestonsburg.

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NAME (age) PINKERTON, John Wesley, 81, passed away Sunday

BIRTH-DATE July 26, 1920 in Van Lear,

DEATH-DATE March 3 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington.

S/O John Wesley and Emma Chandler Pinkerton. (deceased)

RELATIVES He is preceded in death by one daughter, Joycelyn Lorraine Busler; two brothers, Charles and Dallas Pinkerton; one sister, Charlene Baldridge. Surviving are his wife, Grace Pinkerton of Wilmington; one grandson, Charles William Bayer of Indianapolis, In.

BURIAL Sugar Grove Cemetery.

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NAME (age) PRESTON, Ray E., 74, of Paintsville, Ky., died Saturday

BIRTH-DATE unlisted

DEATH-DATE March 23, 2002,

S/O Charles E. and Lesta Preston (deceased)

RELATIVES He is survived by his wife, Jane Siler Preston; and three children, Ray E. Preston II, Cathy Meadows and Rick Preston, all of Paintsville. A sister, Hermalee Samons of Alpharetta, Ga., also survives him. Ray was blessed with eight grandchildren; five great-granddaughters; and one great-grandson.Besides his parents, two brothers, Hansel Preston and Charles Donald Preston, preceded Ray in death.

BURIAL Lakeview Cemetery in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) PRESTON, Russell, 71, who passed away Thursday

BIRTH-DATE March 15, 1930 in Staffordsville

DEATH-DATE March 14 2002 at Highlands Regional Medical Center

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S/O Lloyd and Julia Butler Preston. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Stella Preston; two sons, Rusty Preston of Paintsville, and Marty Preston of Winchester, Ky.; one daughter, Suzy Sullivan of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.; three grandsons; one granddaughter.

BURIAL Mayo Memorial Cemetery, Paintsville.

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NAME (age) George Roger Reffett, 56, who passed away Friday

BIRTH-DATE July 18, 1945 in Floyd County,

DEATH-DATE March 15 in Norfolk, Va

S/O George and Lydia Bentley Reffett. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Cornelia Reffett; one son, Mark Reffett of Mt. Gilead, Ohio; one grandchild; one brother, Calvin Reffett of Rochester, Ind., and one sister, Eva Woodcox, also of Rochester.

BURIAL unlisted

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NAME (age) ROWLAND, Flora Belle , 72, of Flat Gap, died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 8, 1929, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 17, 2002 at her residence

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D/O Dan and Osie Castle Stapleton (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include four sons, Harold Litteral of Flat Gap, Tommy Litteral of Paintsville, James Litteral of Sitka, and Billy Litteral of New Mexico; three daughters, Joyce Meek and Marcia Litteral, both of Volga, and Barbara Laney of West Van Lear; three brothers, Henry Stapleton, Robert Stapleton and Bill Stapleton, all of Flat Gap; three sisters, Pearl McKenzie of River, Sarah Taylor of Ohio and Margie Stapleton of Morehead; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) ROWLAND, June F., 54, who passed away Wednesday

BIRTH-DATE Mrs. Rowland was a native of Paintsville

DEATH-DATE February 27, 2002 at the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington

S/O Beulah Fairchild of Paintsville and the late Clate Fairchild.

RELATIVES Surviving are three daughters, Kathy Kirby and Georgina Rowland, both of Winchester, and Debbie Vaughn of Richmond; one son, George E. Rowland Jr., of Clintonville; four granddaughters, Nikki Kirby, Jessica Rowland and Jennifer Brandenburg, all of Lexington; two brothers, Larry and Gary Fairchild of Paintsville; two sisters, Judy Sexton and Darlene Hitchcock of Paintsville; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

BURIAL Winchester Cemetery.

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NAME (age) SAMONS, Jackie Donald, 62, of Langley, died Sunday,

BIRTH-DATE June 24, 1939, in Martin

DEATH-DATE March 17, 2002 in Our Lady of the Way Hospital in Martin.

S/O unlisted

RELATIVES He is survived by his wife, Orpha Sue Ratliff Samons.

BURIAL Samons family cemetery in Martin.

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NAME (age) SAYLOR, Melvin, 63, of Staffordsville, died Monday

BIRTH-DATE April 19, 1938, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 18, 2002 at his residence

S/O Byrd Saylor and Oma Pennington Saylor. (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Martha Jane Blair Saylor; two sons, Allen Saylor of Flat Gap and Ray Saylor of Staffordsville; two brothers, Troy Saylor of Swamp Branch and Roy Saylor of Flat Gap; six sisters, Della Faye Howard of Salyersville, Edna Mae Fultz, Mary Ellen Stacy and Imigean Fultz, all of Beattyville, Josephine Issacs of Nicholasville, and Reva Hamilton of Paintsville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Family Cemetery, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) SCOTT, Ella Ann Parker, 60, of Prestonsburg, died Tuesday

BIRTH-DATE July 22, 1941, at Wayland

DEATH-DATE March 5, 2002 at Pikeville Methodist Hospital.

D/O Perry Parker and Geneva Ratliff Parker. (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by two sisters, Sondra Keown and Oma Parker. Survivors include her husband, Richard Scott; a daughter, Rebecca Elaine Wells of Estill; a son, Bryan Scott of Prestonsburg; five brothers, Bill Tom Parker of Auburn, Ind., Wendell Parker of Kendalville, Ind., David Parker and Austin Perry Parker, both of Waterloo, Ind., and Marlin Ronald Parker of Prestonsburg; three sisters, Mary Jacqueline Caudill of Wayland, Sara Susan Moore of Kendalville, Ind., and Sally Gibson of Waterloo, Ind.; and two grandchildren.

BURIAL Highlands Memorial Park, Staffordsville,

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NAME (age) SLUSS, Eliza Katherine Hurd, 71, of West Van Lear died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE June 13, 1930, in Floyd County

DEATH-DATE March 31, 2002 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington.

D/O Isom and Worlie Click Hurd (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include three sons, Billy Sluss of Colorado, Steven Sluss of Paintsville and Jerry Sluss of Staffordsville; five daughters, Nancy Alger of Lexington, Margie Sirk of Huntington, Ind., Donna Williams of Indiana, Phyllis Goodwin of Orange Park, Fla., and Mary Fannin of Morehead; six brothers, Gradin, Ramzie, and Gary Hurd, all of Indiana, Shular Hurd of Ivel, Don Hurd of Arizona and Joe Ed Hurd of Tennessee; a sister, Mary Spencer of Ohio; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) SMITHERS, Jolene Adkins, 68, of Salyersville, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 2, 1934, in Morgan County,

DEATH-DATE March 8, 2002 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington

D/O Clifford and Ivory Gibson Adkins (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by four sisters, Sheila Rose Adkins, Lurlene Smith, Phyllis Smith and Cliffie Sprauge. Survivors include her husband, Richard Lee Smithers of Salyersville; four sons, Danny Lee Smithers of Lexington, Eddie Dean Smithers and Jeffery Cliff Smithers, both of Salyersville, and Lonnie Ray Smithers of Cincinnati, Ohio; a daughter, Angela J. Slusher of Salyersville; four brothers, Jimmy Gardner Adkins, Douglas Adkins and Scotty Adkins, all of Cincinnati, and Billy Lewis Adkins of Salyersville; two sisters, Grace Cromer and Tammy Reynolds, both of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville

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NAME (age) STAMBAUGH, Mae, 80, of Sitka, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 23,1921, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 8, 2002 at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa

S/O James and Elizabeth O’Bryan Clark (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Louie Stambaurgh. Survivors include five sons, Elmo Stambaugh of Flat Gap, Paul Wayne Stambaugh of Staffordsville, James Roy Stambaugh, Warren Stambaugh and Ronnie Stambaugh, all of Sitka; seven grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.

BURIAL Stambaugh Cemetery, Sitka

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NAME (age) STAMBAUGH, William “Lafe”, 75, of Stambaugh, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE June 10, 1926, in Letcher County

DEATH-DATE March 1, 2002 at King’s Daughters’ Medical Center, Ashland.

S/O Robert and Alice Burchett Stambaugh. (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include his wife, Pearlene Vanhoose Stambaugh of Stambaugh; a son, William Paul Stambaugh of Belleville, Mich.; a brother, Clem Stambaugh of Auxier; a sister, Janice Crigger of Hopkinsville; two grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

BURIAL Hershell Vanhoose Family Cemetery, Nippa.

MILITARY WW II Army veteran.

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NAME (age) WALLACE, Freda, 78, of Ridge Manor, Fla., formerly of Ashland, Ky., died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Van Lear, Ky.

DEATH-DATE March 31, 2002, at her residence

D/O unlisted

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Tyrus C. Wallace of Ridge Manor; a son, Timothy Wallace of Knoxville, Tenn.; a daughter, Pamela Foster of South Haven, Mich.; a sister, Phyllis Castle of Winchester, Ky.; and two grandchildren.

BURIAL unlisted

MILITARY Army nurse in the South Pacific during World War II.

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NAME (age) WALLIN, Fred   85, of Catlettsburg, Ky., died Friday,

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 11, 1916 in Redbush, Ky

DEATH-DATE March 8, 2002, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.

S/O Cornelius Hood and Bessie Fyffe Wallin (deceased)

RELATIVES Mr. Wallin was the husband of Edna Hay Wallin, who died on June 6, 2000. They were married 63 years. He was also preceeded in death by his daughter, Jo McPeek, three brothers, Conrad Wallin, Glen Wallin and Edgar Wallin, and one sister, America Lester. He is survived by two sons, Freddy Wallin and his wife, Marylou of Ashland and Tony Wallin and his wife, Lisa, of Ashland; one brother, Howard Wallin of Baltimore, Md.; four sisters, Avonelle Skaggs of Keeton, Ky., Ialeen Hampton of Staffordsville, Ky., Marie Skaggs of Flat Gap, Ky., and Maxie Sparks of Hillard, Ohio; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Golden Oaks Cemetery in Ashland.

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NAME (age) WEBB, Lois Ann McKenzie, 57, of Paintsville, died Sunday

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 10, 1944, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 3, 2002 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg

S/O Clyde McKenzie and Southie Harmon McKenzie (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include two brothers, Doug McKenzie and Clyde A. McKenzie, both of Meally; and four sisters, Mary Short, Lucy Blair, and Frankie Delong, all of Hager Hill, and Ada Pack of Paintsville.

BURIAL Richmond Cemetery, Paintsville

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NAME (age) WELLS, Fannie, 94, of West Van Lear, died Thursday

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 23, 1907, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE March 21, at Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison, W.Va

D/O Jim and Elizabeth Taylor Ratliff (deceased)

RELATIVES She was preceded in death by her husband, Delmer Wells. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Wells and Jack Wells, both of Michigan; a daughter, Elwanda Butcher of Wharton, W.Va.; a brother, Marvin Ratliff of North Carolina; a sister, Ruby Thacker of Georgia; eight grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and several great great grandchildren.

BURIAL Wells Family Cemetery, Tutor Key

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NAME (age) WHEELER, Samuel Joe, 54, died Thursday

BIRTH-DATE unlisted

DEATH-DATE March 7, 2002 at his residence

S/O unlisted

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by a sister, Phyllis Ann Wheeler. Survivors include his wife, Sheila Collier Wheeler; and a brother, Dan Wheeler of Staffordsville.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, Paintsville, with burial following.

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NAME (age) WILLIAMS, Darrell Lee, 52, who passed away Thursday

BIRTH-DATE January 4, 1950 in Ypsilanti, Mi.,

DEATH-DATE March 28 2002 at U.K. Medical Center, Lexington, Ky.

S/O Odis and Anna Lee Tackett Williams.

RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters, Cassandra Meyers of Ypsilanti, Mi., and Brenda Sue Miars of Constantine, Mi.; one sister, Patricia Joyce Quillen of Goodrich, Mi.

BURIAL Staffordsville Church Cemetery at Staffordsville

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NAME (age) WILLIAMS, Willis Cecil, 91, of Flat Gap, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE June 29, 1910, in Red Bush,

DEATH-DATE March 22, 2002 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville

S/O Rosslyn and Tallie Bayes Williams (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by his first wife, Berta Allen Williams. Survivors include his wife, Avalee Picklesmimer Williams of Red Bush; a daughter, Rosell McKenzie of Flat Gap; a son, James E. Williams of Ironton, Ohio; two stepdaughters, Joyce Bailey of Lexington and Judy Wallace of Alexandria, Va.; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

BURIAL Williams Family Cemetery, Staffordsville

OCCUPATION Retired School Teacher

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NAME (age) WISZNIEWSKI, Gladys, 78, of Paintsville, died Friday

BIRTH-DATE Jeff Music and Alka Greer

DEATH-DATE March 15, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center

D/O Jeff Music and Alka Greer (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include a son, Frank Wiszniewski of Van Lear; two daughters, Victoria Ann and Lisa Michelle Wiszniewski; a brother, Roger Music of Paintsville; a sister, Mureen Jennings of Lexington; and 12 grandchildren.

BURIAL Richmond Cemetery

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NAME (age)	AKIN, Carol Jane O’Brien 58, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 27, 1943, in Kenton, Ohio
DEATH-DATE	March 3, 2002 at her residence
D/O	James Marion and Eulah Edith Harvey O’Brien (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Bradley James Akin. Survivors include a son, Gregory James Akin Bradley of Vista, Calif.; a daughter, Christine Jeannette Baldridge of Paintsville; two brothers, Richard Eugene Risner and James Edward O’Brien, both of California; two sisters, Linda Lou Fyffe and Joanne Risner, both of Paintsville; and three grandchildren.
BURIAL	unlisted

NAME (age)	BALDWIN, Zelda Dale , 92, of Crooksville, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 14, 1911, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 17, at Morrison Hospice Center, Zanesville.
D/O	Jessie and Priscilla Spradlin Dale (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, George Baldwin. Survivors include two sons, Paul Thomas Baldwin and Jack Ernest Baldwin, both of Crooksville; two daughters, Peggy Foley of Crooksville and Ruhemah (Ruby) Caudill of Willis, Tex.; 18 grandchildren; and 29 great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Cumbo Cemetery, West Van Lear.

NAME (age)	BALL, Donald B., 77,
BIRTH-DATE	April 27, 1924 at Prestonsburg
DEATH-DATE	March 23 2002 at the V.A. Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
S/O	Richard and Alice (Vaughn) Ball. (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by his wife, Fannie (Wallen) Ball. Surviving are one son, James Richard Ball of Indiana; one daughter, Donna Ball Collins of Prestonsburg; two brothers, Print Ball of Prestonsburg, and Richard Ball Jr. of Ypsilanti, Mich.; four grandchildren; two great- grandchildren.
BURIAL	Mayo Cemetery at Prestonsburg.

NAME (age)	BLAIR, Nevil C. “Nell” , 79, of Paintsville,
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 30, 1923, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 20, 2002 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville.
D/O	Troy and Stella Adams Conley (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by two brothers, Herb Conley and Clyde Conley. Survivors include her husband, William Blair Jr. of Paintsville; two daughters, Judy Roberts of Ashland and Genia Belcher of Minford, Ohio; a sister, Mae Auxier of East Point; seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	BLANKENSHIP, Bertha Fay, 80, of Thelma
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 14, 1922, in Floyd County
DEATH-DATE	March 6, 2002 at her residence
D/O	William Everett and Susie Ann McCarty Estep (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Oscar Blankenship, in 1997. Survivors include four sons, Vonalee See of Athem, Ariz., Sam Blankenship of Prestonsburg, and Gene Blankenship and Richard Blankenship, both of Thelma; three daughters, Sue Fairchild of Thelma, Linda Collins of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol Sue Guffey of Hendersonville, N.C.; five brothers, Earl Estep and Jackie Estep, both of Thelma, Roger Estep of Columbus, Ohio, Gene Estep of Ohio, and Orville Estep of Denver; 21 grandchildren; and 24 great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Blankenship Family Cemetery, Thelma.

NAME (age)	BOGGS, Lowell 86
BIRTH-DATE	August 21, 1915 in Blaine
DEATH-DATE	March 27 2002 at Three Rivers Medical Center.
S/O	W.S. and Nola Boggs (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Audrey Reese Boggs of Louisa; one daughter Joyce Austin of Louisa; one sister, Ruby Johnson of Louisa.
BURIAL	Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa.

NAME (age)	BORDERS, Margaret, 82, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	November 17, 1919 in Logan, W.Va
DEATH-DATE	March 27 2002 at Mt. Manor Nursing Home
D/O	Cyrus and Cora Castle Fairchild. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Borders. Surviving are two daughters, Marlene Crigger of Paintsville, and Lenore Wilson of Belleview, Fl.; two sons, Russell Borders, Jr., of Barstow, Ca, and Donald B. Borders of Volga; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	BREWER, Emory 48
BIRTH-DATE	July 1, 1953 in Mingo Co., W.Va
DEATH-DATE	Mar.12 2002
S/O	Noah and Voiler Messer Brewer. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are three sons, Russell, Chad Allen and Paul David Brewer, all of Kermit; one brother, Robert Spaulding of Kermit; two sisters, Wanda Fish of Kermit, and Ramona Triplett of Belfry.
BURIAL	Hodge Cemetery, Kermit.

NAME (age)	BURCHETT, Vina Elizabeth Runyon 82
BIRTH-DATE	March 17, 1919 in Pike County,
DEATH-DATE	March 12 2002 at Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
D/O	Lillie Leslie and Claude Runyon. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Cline Burchett; seven brothers. Surviving are one son, Bill Claude Burchett of Pikeville; two daughters, Jennie Pelphrey of Paintsville, and Johnda Billiter of Pikeville; one sister, Tina Collins of Pikeville; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Johnson Memorial Park

NAME (age)	BUTCHER, Mae White Conley, 88, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	March 12, 1913, in Paintsville
DEATH-DATE	March 7, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville
D/O	Heber and Julia Hazlette Conley (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Butcher, and a brother, James Heber Conley. Survivors include two sons, Glen Richard Butcher of Tutor Key and Eugene Stanley Butcher of Pikeville; two brothers, Robert Conley and Morris Conley, both of Paintsville; a sister, Sue Sherman of Paintsville; six grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville

NAME (age)	CANTRELL, Arnold Morris, 60,
BIRTH-DATE	January 2, 1943 in Magoffin County,
DEATH-DATE	March 7 2002 at his Staffordsville residence
S/O	Clara Castle Cantrell and the late Marion Cecil Cantrell.
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Melva Jewell Salyers Cantrell; two sons, Morris Timothy Cantrell of Martin, and Ronald Simmie Cantrell of Staffordsville; two daughters, Sheila Lynn Reed of Magoffin County, and Delana Jewell Garcia of Staffordsville; five brothers, James and Mark Cantrell of Flat Gap, Grant Cantrell of Salyersville, Marion Cantrell of Staffordsville, and Jimmy Cantrell of Royalton; four sisters, Audrey Faye and Kathy Cantrell, both of Huntington, W.Va., Elizabeth Meade of Flat Gap, and Shirley Puckett of Royalton; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	CASTLE, Robert Lee, 60, of River
BIRTH-DATE	May 12, 1940, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Mar.29 2001 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.
S/O	Edgar J. and Lorena Daniels Castle. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Imogean Wheeler Castle; three sons, Richard Castle of Columbus, Ohio, Jerry Booth of Sitka and Robert Leon Booth of Elizabethtown; four brothers, Edgar Castle Jr. of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, Arlie Eugene Castle and Danny Marvin Castle, both of Sitka and John C. Castle of Florida; a sister, Loretta Caudill of Lexington; and five grandchildren.
BURIAL	Castle family cemetery in Sitka

NAME (age)	COLLINS, Jack Nicholas, 12, of Van Lear,
BIRTH-DATE	Jan. 17, 1990, in Lexington,
DEATH-DATE	March 11, at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington
S/O	Harold and Carol Lee Smith Collins
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include two brothers, Steven Edward Collins of East Point and Benjamin Harold Collins of Van Lear; and a sister, Lavonna Lee Collins of Van Lear.
BURIAL	Smith Family Cemetery, Boonscamp

NAME (age)	COLLINS, Ola Mae, 74, of Van Lear
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 25, 1927, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 11, 2002 at her residence
D/O	Taylor Hyden and Martha Hatfield (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include her husband, Clyde Collins; two daughters, Sharon VanHoose of Tutor Key and Shelia Collins of Van Lear; five brothers, William Lloyd, Harold Edward, Charles Richard, and Jamie Hyden of Wabash, Ind. and Orville Hyden of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Doris Patrick of Tipp City, Ohio, and Dora Porter of Hazel Green; and three grandchildren.
BURIAL	Collins Cemetery, Van Lear,

NAME (age)	CONLEY, Alice Belle, 67,
BIRTH-DATE	unlisted
DEATH-DATE	March 24 2002 at her residence
D/O	unlisted
RELATIVES	Survived by children James Michael Hall of Dungannon, Va.; Patricia Showalter of Columbus; Judy Adams and Greg Sturm of Pataskala; Randy Hall of Paintsville; Kenneth Hall of Westerville; Rhonda Sue Thurston of New Castle, In.; Rodney Conley of Paintsville; Donald Conley of Nashville, Tn.; Larry and Daniel Conley, both of Paintsville; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	The services in Virginia are: visitation Friday March 29, from 6-8 p.m. at Gate City Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service Saturday at the private family cemetery.

NAME (age)	COOK, David Eugene, 39, of Meally
BIRTH-DATE	June 1, 1962, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	March 22, 2002 at his residence
S/O	Walter Cook and Delphia Marie Montgomery Page
RELATIVES	Survivors include three daughters, Melissa Cook, Christy Cook and Sherry Cook, all of Paintsville; two brothers, James Page of Paintsville and Tim Allen Page of West Van Lear; and two sisters, Regina Williams of West Van Lear and Lorraine Music of Paintsville.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	DANIELS, Joe Clayton, 38, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	July 5, 1963, at Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Mar.15 2002
S/O	Juanita Shell Rigsby and the late Virgil Joe Daniels.
RELATIVES	He was the husband of Billie Music Daniel. Survivors include a son, Steven Joseph Daniels; two daughters, Amy Daniels of Thelma and Jessica Daniels of Van Lear; a brother, Paul Douglas Daniels of Thelma; three sisters, Michelle Brewer of Ulysses, Carolyn Rigsby of Flat Gap, and Willa Tackett of Keaton.
BURIAL	Richmond Cemetery, Paintsville,

NAME (age)	DAVIS, Rufus Ray, 71,
BIRTH-DATE	March 16, 1931 in Martin County,
DEATH-DATE	March 27, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center.
S/O	Tee and Martha Williams Davis. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Fredia Fairchild Davis; one son, Darren Ray Davis of Staffordsville; two sisters, Brookie Davis of Martin County, and Litty Preece of Ocanna, W.Va.; two grandchildren
BURIAL	Fairchild Family Cemetery, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	DIAMOND, Lillian, 99,
BIRTH-DATE	January 6, 1903 in Floyd County,
DEATH-DATE	March 16 2002 at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa.
D/O	Harm and Jane Moore Sexton. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She is preceded in death by her first husband, Johnny Lee Taylor; second husband, Oscar Diamond; two daughters, Marie Bradley and Irene Crank; one son, Harold Taylor. Surviving are three daughters, Joyce Castle of Plymouth, Ohio, Charlotte Thompson of Greenwich, Ohio and Martha Meek of Louisa; two sons, Johnny B. Taylor and Denver and Melody Taylor, both of Plymouth, Ohio; 26 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Taylor Family Cemetery, Fallsburg, Ky.

NAME (age)	FANNIN, Dorcas Tussen, 75, of Prestonsburg,
BIRTH-DATE	March 1, 1927, in Dock,
DEATH-DATE	March 10, 2002 at Riverview Health Care Center.
D/O	Fred and Julia Haywood Tussey, (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest A. Fannin Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Berry Jo Layne of Indiana and Deborah (Debbie) Fannin of Oviedo, Fla.; a son, Ernest Fannin Jr. of Prestonsburg; two sisters, Lena Mae Hall and Angie Justice, both of Prestonsburg; a brother, Donald Tussey of Prestonsburg; four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville

NAME (age)	FRISBY, Betty Carol Ratliff , 61
BIRTH-DATE	October 16, 1940 in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 11 2002 at her Staffordsville residence.
D/O	Freddie and Pina McKenzie Ratliff. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by one brother, Rev. John Frank Ratliff and one sister, Faye Williams. Surviving are her husband, J.R. Frisby of Staffordsville; one son, Larry Michael Frisby of Greenbrier, Tn.; one daughter, Debra Lynn Frisby May of Lebanon, Ky.; two brothers, James Ernie and Paul Rex Ratliff, both of Staffordsville; three sisters, Mary Mae Ratliff, Shirley Ann Blanton, and Dorris Emily Haney, all of Staffordsville; three grandsons, Nicholas Trenton May, Zachary and Daniel Frisby.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	GILLEM, Gail W., 66, of Keaton,
BIRTH-DATE	May 29, 1935
DEATH-DATE	March 25, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington
S/O	George W. and Elva Skaggs Gillem (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Moore Gillem; a daughter, Leslee Pelphrey of Keaton; two stepsons, Tim Hazlette of Nicholasville and Scott Hazlette of Paintsville; and four grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memonal Park, Staffordsville

NAME (age)	GRIMM, Johnny , 87,
BIRTH-DATE	August 13, 1914 in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	March 27, 2002 at Mt. Manor Nursing Home, Paintsville
S/O	John and Hester Daniels Grimm. (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Caudill Grimm. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Ray Grimm of Meally, and Johnny Grimm, Jr., of Prestonsburg; and two daughters, Thelma Mae Horne of Prestonsburg, and Loretta Harmon of Stanton; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
BURIAL	Grimm Family Cemetery, Castle Fork, Lowmansville.

NAME (age)	GRIMM, Vella , 106, of Owingsville, formally of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 21, 1896 in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	March 15, 2002 at Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home
D/O	Jethro and Lou Ellen VanHoose Preston (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Jeff Grimm. Survivors include two sons, Lionel Grimm of Owingsville and Edgel Grimm of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
BURIAL	Marvin Sparks Cemetery, Blaine

NAME (age)	HAIGHT, Ida Grayce, 91, of Paintsville, died Tuesday,
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 2, 1910, in Pike County, Ohio,
DEATH-DATE	March 26, 2002 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville
D/O	Charles W. and Catherine Volgamore Haight. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Survivors include a brother Thornton K. Haight of Paintsville.------------------------------------------
BURIAL	Mound Cemetery, Piketon, Ohio.

NAME (age)	HARMON, Luther , 39, who passed away Friday
BIRTH-DATE	August 6, 1962 in Louisa
DEATH-DATE	March 8 2002 at his Webbville residence
S/O	Garner and Cora Moore Harmon
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Joshua and Travis Harmon, both of Webbville; three sisters, Juanita Harmon of Cannonsburg, Marcella Harmon of Hazard, and Julia Cantrell of Sitka; four brothers, Danny and Matthew Harmon, both of Webbville, David Harmon of Wittensville, and Melvin Harmon of Barboursville, W.Va
BURIAL	Harmon Cemetery, Big Branch, Martin County.

NAME (age)	HEUSER, Michael, 49, of Sitka, died Sunday,
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 24, 1953, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	March 3, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
S/O	Betty Jones Heuser and the late Robert Heuser
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include his wife, Kathy Boyd Heuser of Sitka; three sons, Michael Heuser of Leipsic, Ohio, Matthew Heuser and Joshua Heuser, both of Paris; two brothers, Ben Heuser and Larry Heuser of Sitka; and three grandchildren.
BURIAL	Heuser Family Cemetery, Sitka

NAME (age)	HOWARD, Goldie 82, of Flat Fork Road, Salyersville, died Tuesday
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 21, 1919, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	April 2, 2002 at her residence
D/O	Nathan and Lorrie McKenzie Castle, (deceased)
RELATIVES	She was preceded in death by her husband, Angus Howard; and two children, Johnnie Howard and Orlean Enderlee. Survivors include three sons, Bill Howard of Salyersville, Bob Howard of Lebanon, Ohio, and Mark Howard of Marion, Ohio; three daughters, Phebia Meade and Shirley Wheeler, both of Marion, and Gracie Isaac of Salyersville; two sisters, Sally Evans of Paintsville and Della Mae Caldwell of Plain City, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and a great great grandchild.
BURIAL	Slone Howard Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, Salyersville

NAME (age)	HUTCHISON, Bill H., 61, who passed away Thursday
BIRTH-DATE	April 30, 1940 at Olive Hill, Ky.
DEATH-DATE	March 28 2002 at his residence
S/O	James Anderson and Madge Hutchison
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Ruby Hutchison; one son, Chris Hutchison of Atlanta, Georgia; one daughter, Sherrie Stevens of Pikeville; three step-sons, Tim Collins of Paintsville, Mark and Scott Collins, both of Prestonsburg; one step-daughter, Tammy Blackburn of Prestonsburg; one brother, James Dale Hutchison of Paris; one sister, Bonnie S. Harden of Milford, Ohio; one grandchild; 12 step-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Richmond Memorial Cemetery, Prestonsburg.

NAME (age)	JOHNSON, Terry , 39, who passed away Monday
BIRTH-DATE	October 31, 1962 in Martin County,
DEATH-DATE	March 11 2002 in Columbus, Ohio.
S/O	Freddie and Mary Pridemore Johnson
RELATIVES	Surviving are four daughters Tara, Nichole, Mariah, and Page Johnson, all of Columbus; three brothers, Doug and Ronnie Johnson, both of Inez, and Freddie Johnson of Columbus; nine sisters, Darlene Dials, Loretta Smith, Kathy Jackson, Cookie Detloff, Trish Jude, Sandy Askey and Malinda Johnson, all of Columbus, Josephine Boyd of Louisa, and Charlene Marcum of Inez.
BURIAL	Bowens Cemetery, Johnson Bottom.