sep-2001

JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
RELATED OBITUARIES
SEPTEMBER - 2001.

NAME (age) ARROWOOD, Walter M. 82, of Meally

BIRTH-DATE Aug. 29, 1919, in Martin County

DEATH-DATE Sep.11 2001 at his home.

SPOUSE Velma Banks Arrowood

S/O Melvin & Etta McKenzie Arrowood   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Velma Banks Arrowood; a daughter, Penelope Gorrell of Meally; three brothers, Lawrence Arrowood of Westwood, Clarence Arrowood of Wurtland and Douglas Arrowood of Meally; two sisters, Naomi Hager of Paintsville and Mary Preston of Grayson; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.

BURIAL Banks family cemetery in Meally

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NAME (age) ARROWOOD, William ``Bill" Jr., 89, of Drift,

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 4, 1911, in Meally, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Sep.13 2001 in Riverview Health Care in Prestonsburg

SPOUSE Ruth Turner Arrowood    (deceased)

S/O Willie K. and Rose Preston Arrowood.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Larry Arrowood of Brentwood, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and a great- grandchild

BURIAL Turner Cemetery in Drift.

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NAME (age) BOWEN, Elster, 65, of Ulysses

BIRTH-DATE Nov. 29, 1935, in Martin County

DEATH-DATE Sep.13 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville

SPOUSE

S/O Scott and Rosie Belle Johnson   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Anna Fletcher Bowen; five sons, Farion Bowen of Ashville, Ohio, Elster Bowen Jr. of Zanesville, Ohio, John Fletcher and Robert Cook, both of Inez, and James R. Triplett of Ulysses; six daughters, Sadie Jude of Ulysses, Wilma James, Carolyn Collins and Karen Blevins, all of Ashville, Marlene May of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Sharon Ward of Hocking County, Ohio; 34 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Goble Cemetery in Inez

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NAME (age) BOWENS, Hobert, 83, of 2725 Ohio River Road, Greenup, Ky.

BIRTH-DATE Oct. 31, 1917, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.24 2001 at his home.

SPOUSE

S/O Henry and Millie Bowens   (deceased)

RELATIVES A son, David Lee Bowens, preceded him in death. Surviving are a daughter, Wanda Crisp of Flatwoods; three sisters, Dovie Hale, Vonda Castle and Florence Wilcox, all of Thealka; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) BURCHETT, William ``Woody Bill", 72, of Paintsville,

BIRTH-DATE July 28, 1929, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.14 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.

SPOUSE

S/O Lacy and Laura Reed Burchett.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are four sisters, Sarah Rice of Wittensville, Letha Wells of Van Lear and Audrey Palinkas and Ola Mae Bowen, both of Cleveland, Ohio.

BURIAL Burchett Cemetery in Van Lear.

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NAME (age) BURKE, Geraldine "Jerry", 76, of Hager Hill,

BIRTH-DATE Sept. 15, 1924, in Marietta, Ohio

DEATH-DATE Sep.01 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE Harold Burke, died in 1987.

D/O Rolla and Genius Marshall Wagner   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Mike Burke of Hager Hill; two daughters, Brenda Pierce and Genius Taylor, both of Hager Hill; three brothers, Charles Douglas Wagner of Lockport, N.Y., William Wagner of Ohio and Paul Wagner of Ravenna, Ohio; a sister, Betty Spradlin of Virginia Beach, Va.; and seven grandchildren

BURIAL Blue Grass Cemetery in Salyersville.

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NAME (age) CASTLE, Dorothy Mae, 82, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 10, 1919, in Lawrence County

DEATH-DATE Sep.11 2001 in Troy, Ohio.

SPOUSE Everett D. Castle, died in 1972.

D/O Ulysses and Agnes Hall O'Bryant   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are seven brothers, Harkless O'Bryant of Thelma, Roy O'Bryant, Curt O'Bryant, Earl O'Bryant, Larry O'Bryant and Verlin O'Bryant, all of Ohio, and Ulysses O'Bryant of Michigan; and three sisters, Lexus Bush, Dot Adams and Bertha Davis, all of Ulysses

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa.

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NAME (age) CASTLE, Norma (King), 78, of West Van Lear

BIRTH-DATE July 15, 1923, in Motley, Minn.

DEATH-DATE Sep.11 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.

SPOUSE Earl Castle, died on June 24 2001

D/O James Henry and Margaret Rosella Fuch King.    (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are a son, Jim Morris of Antioch, Calif.; a daughter, Pauline Clark of Montmorenci, S.C.; three sisters, Dorothy Carvallho of San Jose, Calif., Betty Mason of Fontana, Calif., and Florence Holman of San Diego, Calif.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) CAUDILL, Reva, 67

BIRTH-DATE Dec.01,1933 in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Aug. 29 2001 in Appalachian Regional Hospital.

SPOUSE Elzie Caudill

D/O Elzie and Manda Blanton Click.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Elzie Caudill; two sons, Danny Ray Caudill and David Joe Caudill, both of Leander; five daughters, Debbie Faye Campbell and Kandy Carol Smith, both of Sitka, Sandy Kay Burke of Hager Hill, Donna Mae Morrison of Auxier and Sherry Lynn Taylor of Leander; 19 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild.

BURIAL Bayes Cemetery at Swamp Branch.

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NAME (age) CLARK, Johnie J., 80, of Flat Gap

BIRTH-DATE March 22, 1921, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sept.15 2001 at his residence

SPOUSE Sarah Spears Clark

S/O Robert “Bob” McKinley Clark (deceased) and the late Mary Spradlin

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by two sons- in-law, Tom Hitchcock and Darrell Wright. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Spears Clark; step- mother, Myrtie Evans; three sons, Paul Douglas (Ninette) Clark, of Flat Gap, David Allen (Idella) Clark of Red Bush, and John Roger (Charman) Clark of Keaton; three daughters, Judy Ann (Hollie) Ratliff of Red Bush, Geraldine Wright of Flat Gap and Rita Von Hitchcock of Flat Gap; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren

BURIAL Clark Family Cemetery, Flat Gap

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NAME (age) CONLEY, Carrie, 97

BIRTH-DATE Jun. 20, 1904 in Boone’s Camp, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Sep.17 2001   at the Adams County Hospital, West Union, OH

SPOUSE unlisted

D/O unlisted

RELATIVES Surviving are one son, Dr. Cecil Conley of Palm Beach, FL.; one daughter, Opal Day, of West Union, OH.; one sister, Myrtle Delong of Akron, OH.; two grandchildren, Bill Day and Melissa Rogers; several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews

BURIAL Cherry Fork Cemetery, Cherry Fork, OH

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NAME (age) CRISP, Bill, 54, Betsy Clark Branch in Martin.

BIRTH-DATE April 18, 1947 in Martin

DEATH-DATE Sep.2001

SPOUSE

S/O Jake and Dallis Warrens Crisp   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, one daughter Stacy Reed of Martin; one brother Don Crisp of Plymouth, Ohio; two sisters Betty Owens of Clarksville, Tennessee, Ann Combs of Carthage, Indiana; one grandchild Austin Reed also survives

BURIAL Davidson Memorial Gardens in Ivel.

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NAME (age) DANIEL, Paul Burgess, 66

BIRTH-DATE Oct.05, 1934 in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Sep.14 2001 at his residence in Owensboro.

SPOUSE Betty DeRossette Daniel

S/O Dennis Charles Daniel and Irene Burton Auxier   (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by two sisters, Kathlene Daniel and Oralene Primm. Surviving are his wife, Betty DeRossette Daniel; one daughter Paula Jo Steele of Salt Lake City, UT; two sisters, Mary Sue Butcher of Tutor Key and Nancye Louise Moore of Van Lear. Three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive

BURIAL Entombment followed in Owensboro Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Owensboro

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NAME (age) FIELDS, Carl, 87, of Thelma,

BIRTH-DATE May 17, 1914, in Pike County

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

SPOUSE Lola Adams Fields

S/O Marion and Martha Fields.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Lola Adams Fields; two sons, Dean Fields and David Fields, both of Thelma; a brother, Frank Fields of Pikeville; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild.

BURIAL Tackett family cemetery

MILITARY World War II Army veteran.

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NAME (age) FITCH, Joshua ``Josh" Stephen, 21, of Thelma,

BIRTH-DATE June 18, 1980, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.18 2001 in Staffordsville.

SPOUSE

S/O Steve Fitch of Meally and Debbie Williams Fitch of Paintsville

RELATIVES Surviving are his fiancee, Carol Pelphrey of Volga; two sisters, Misty Fitch Conley of Van Lear and Kimberly Fitch of Meally; and his paternal grandparents, Olen and Janet Fitch of Thelma.

BURIAL Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) HACKNEY, Ivahlee Doris, 73, of Sitka

BIRTH-DATE April 19, 1928, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.15 2001 in Martin County Health Center in Inez

SPOUSE Herbert L. Hackney   (deceased)

D/O George Wallace and Elma Elizabeth Rice   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Dana C. Hackney of Cincinnati and Gary B. Hackney of Sitka; a daughter, Shelia Van Hoose of Huntington, W.Va.; two brothers, Joan Townsend and Brenda Lemaster, both of Williamsburg, Va.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Castle Cemetery in Blaine.

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NAME (age) HALL, Ernest, 74,

BIRTH-DATE Jan.03, 1927 in Floyd County,

DEATH-DATE Sep.27, 2001 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville.

SPOUSE Norma Mae Tackett Hall

S/O Jim and Island England Hall. (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Norma Mae Tackett Hall; four sons, Edsel Blevins of Wittensville, Charles William, Jim, and David Howard Hall all of Springfield, Ohio; three daughters, Norma Ernestine Lyons of Springfield, Ohio, Darlene King and Nella Angeline Collins, both of Staffordsville. Twenty-three grandchildren, several great and great-great-grandchildren also survive.

BURIAL Staffordsville Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) HENSLEY, Harold Ray “Chopper”, 62, of Salyersville

BIRTH-DATE Sep.30 1938 in Magoffin Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Sep.04 2001 in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

SPOUSE Connie Howard Hensley

S/O Edward Hensley and Madgie Howard Hensley   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are one son Derek Hensley of Salyersville; one daughter Vickie (Neal) Cantrell of Paintsville; two brothers Billy (Gerry) Hensley of Paintsville and Zeke (Patsy) Hensley of West Liberty; one sister Sarah James Adams of Salyersville; two grandchildren also survive.

BURIAL Howard Family Cemetery, Mine Fork.

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NAME (age) JAMES, Edna Johnson, 78,

BIRTH-DATE Dec.07, 1922 in Martin County

DEATH-DATE Sep.09, 2001 at her home in Tomahawk

SPOUSE Amon James   (deceased)

D/O Martin and Elizabeth Moore Johnson (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two daughters Judy Masica and Carolyn Sue Cook, both of Milo; two stepdaughters Josephine Missler of Coon Rapids, Minnesota and Mary M. Hutchins of Billings, Montana; one son Danny Joe James of Louisa; one stepson Jackie James of Milo. Seventeen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren also survive

BURIAL Boyd-Justice Cemetery, Nats Creek.

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NAME (age) JOHNSON, Alvin York, 80, of Hagerhill,

BIRTH-DATE Feb. 4, 1921, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.22 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg

SPOUSE Faye Spears Johnson

S/O Stonewall and Virgie Music Johnson   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Faye Spears Johnson; two daughters, Virgie Ray of Hagerhill and Lana Hughes of Springfield, Ohio; a brother, Charlie Johnson of Riceville; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

BURIAL Music Johnson Cemetery in Hagerhill.

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NAME (age) LEMASTER, Violet Blanton Lemaster, 42,

BIRTH-DATE February 15, 1959 in Cambellsville,

DEATH-DATE Sep.30 2001 at her residence in Falcon.

SPOUSE Raymond "Jim" Lemaster

D/O Bobby and Nancy McQueen Blanton

RELATIVES Surviving are her husband, Raymond “Jim” Lemaster; one son, Jimmy “Scooter” Lemaster of Falcon; one daughter, Fallon Nycole Lemaster Howard also of Falcon; two brothers Rick Blanton of Hamilton, OH., and Roy Prater of Waverly, OH.; three sisters, Diana Billiter of East Point, Gail Dale of Waverly, OH., and Tammie Blanton of East Point; one grandchild also survives.

BURIAL Lemaster Cemetery, Flat Fork.

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NAME (age) LEWIS, Charles Leslie, 71, of Elliott County,

BIRTH-DATE Nov.09, 1929 in Elliott County

DEATH-DATE Sep.26, 2001 at the St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead.

SPOUSE Madge Stone Lewis

S/O Fred and Rosa Waddell Lewis. (deceased)

RELATIVES He was preceded in death by one daughter, Bonnie Faye Lewis; one brother, Gene Lewis; four half-brothers, Dayton Ridgeway, Dee Lewis, Milford Lewis, and Menifee Lewis; five half-sisters, Clara Littleson, Flora Fannin, Lula Belle Green, Retta Lewis, and Gladys Skaggs and several infant brothers and sisters. Surviving are his wife, Madge Stone Lewis; four daughters, Lorene Stone, Carolyn Barker, Kathy Conn, and Monnie Seagraves , all of Olive Hill; one brother, Ernest Lewis of Paintsville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson also survive

BURIAL Stone Cemetery in Elliott County.

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NAME (age) LOVELY, Elmina, 96, of Louisa

BIRTH-DATE June 5, 1905, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.26 2001 in J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa.

SPOUSE (1)Levi Lemaster (deceased) and (2) Leonard Lovely (deceased)

D/O Lonza and Crozy Stambaugh Kimbler.    (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are three daughters, Opal May of Blaine, Ruth Kimbler of Louisa and Alka Osborne of Ashley, Ohio; five sons, Hebert Lemaster of Olive Hill, Russell Lemaster, John W. Lemaster, and Leonard Lovely, all of Louisa and Bob Lemaster of Prestonsburg; three sisters, Beulah May of Blaine, Betty Price of Salyersville and Lou Wells of Springfield, Ohio; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery.

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NAME (age) MAXIE, Hannah McKenzie, infant daughter

BIRTH-DATE

DEATH-DATE Sep.27 2001 in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.

SPOUSE

D/O Daniel and Tara Daniels Maxie of Oil Springs,

RELATIVES Additional survivors include her maternal grandparents, Tom Daniels and Virginia and Kenneth Powers; her paternal grandparents, Homer and Connie Maxie; her maternal great-grandmother, Pauline Burton Daniels; her paternal great-grandmother, Vina Maxie; and her maternal great- grandparents, Woodrow and Della Jean Ferguson.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

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NAME (age) MEADE, Gregory Dean, 41, of Paintsville

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 31, 1959, in Johnson County,

DEATH-DATE Sep.08 2001 in Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.

SPOUSE

S/O Marshall ``Bud" and Emma Lou Castle Meade   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his stepmother, Mary Justice Meade; three brothers, Paul Allen Meade of Tutor Key, and Charles Lee Meade and James Marshall Meade, both of Nippa; and two sisters, Charolotte Meade of Tutor Key and Veruta Gayle Powers of Auxier.

BURIAL Meade family cemetery in Nippa.

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NAME (age) MEADE, Laura H., 88

BIRTH-DATE August 7, 1913 in Morgantown

DEATH-DATE September 10, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

SPOUSE W. Howes Meade. (deceased)

D/O Herbert and Hermia Dunavan Neel   (deceased).

RELATIVES Surviving are her daughter Mary-Lloyd Meade Phalen of Phoenix, Arizona; one granddaughter, Laura-Lloyd Manning of Bedford, Virginia.

BURIAL Private services were held in Arizona

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NAME (age) OLSON, Patty Mayhan, 45, of Warroad, Minn.

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 2, 1955, in Lawrence County

DEATH-DATE Sep.15 2001 in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D.

SPOUSE Jerome Olson

D/O Vicie Tackett Blevins of Sitka and the late Boyd Keeton

RELATIVES Additional survivors include her husband, Jerome Olson; her stepfather, Claude Blevins of Sitka; a son, Frankie Mayhan of Warroad; a stepson, John Olson of Warroad; two daughters, Mable Mayhan of Warroad and Tonya Campbell of Winchester; a stepdaughter, Judy Olson of Warroad; two sisters, Maddie Crum of Paintsville and Addie Simmons of Sitka; four brothers, Darrell Keeton of Tennessee, James Keeton of Leander and Edward Joe Keeton and John Ray Keeton, both of Sitka; three grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) RAMEY, Juanita, 92, of Paintsville,

BIRTH-DATE June 3, 1909, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.12 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.......................

SPOUSE C. Douglas Ramey (deceased)

D/O Henry Martin and Mary Jane Spradlin Conley.   (deceased)

RELATIVES

BURIAL Conley family cemetery in Leander.

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NAME (age) REED, Robert T. Sr., 72, of Portsmouth, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE March 17, 1929, in Paintsville, Ky

DEATH-DATE Sep.27 2001 in Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth

SPOUSE

S/O Chalmer and Della Mae Roberts Reed   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his ex-wife, Genieve Fulton Reed of Portsmouth; two sons, Robert T. Reed Jr. of Portsmouth and Charles M. Reed of Cincinnati; four daughters, Della Reed of Portsmouth, Josie Quaraccia of Rockledge, Fla., Cheryl Hall of West Portsmouth and Irene L. Reed of New Boston; a brother, Charles M. Reed of Man, W.Va.; two sisters, Delores Brown of Prestonsburg, Ky., and Shirley Whitley of Wheelersburg; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Siloam Cemetery

MILITARY World War II Navy veteran

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NAME (age) STAPLETON, Christine Ruth Wetzel, 87, of Prestonsburg

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 31, 1913, in Jasonville, Ind.

DEATH-DATE Sep.07 2001 in Highland Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.

SPOUSE Virgil Edgar Stapleton

D/O Charles Frederick and Cora McDonald Wetzel. (deceased)

RELATIVES She is survived by her husband, Virgil Edgar Stapleton, and a daughter, Janice Kay Spradlin of Van Lear.

BURIAL Highland Memorial Park Cemetery at Staffordsville.

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NAME (age) STEELE, Bonnie Lee, 66, of Wheelersburg, Ohio

BIRTH-DATE May 15, 1935, in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.

DEATH-DATE Sept.07, 2001 at her residence

SPOUSE Joe Steele,   (deceased)

D/O Silver and Alice Ratliff Price.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include three sons, Joe Steele III, Perry Steele, and Mark Steele, all of Ohio; three daughters, Rebecca Browning, Darlene Queen, and Robin Browning, all of Ohio; one brother, Millard Price, of River; one sister, Susie Ellen Bender, of Ohio; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

BURIAL Junior Furnace Cemetery, Wheelersburg, Ohio.

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NAME (age) TOSTI, Katherine L., 87

BIRTH-DATE Jan.03, 1914

DEATH-DATE Sep.17 2001

SPOUSE Silvio Gilmore Tosti.   (deceased)

D/O Alex and Celeste Ramella Lemmon.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are two sons, Louie Tosti of Knoxville, TN., and Raymond M. Tosti of Paintsville; one daughter Helena Lemmon; one brother Robert Lemmon of Kettering, Ohio; three sisters Mary Diz, Maggie King, both of Lexington, Elia Ramella of Welch, W.VA

BURIAL Johnson Memorial Park in Pikeville.

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NAME (age) VANHOOSE, Gordon, 80, of Volga,

BIRTH-DATE Dec. 23, 1920, in Manilla

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

SPOUSE Agnes VanHoose

S/O Dewey and Mary Louise Castle VanHoose   (deceased)

RELATIVES Surviving are his wife, Agnes VanHoose; two sons, Eddie VanHoose of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Greg VanHoose of Staffordsville; a daughter, Kimberly Tackett of Staffordsville; two sisters, Viola Virginia Phillips of Fort Myers, Fla., and Lenore Diffee of Winchester; and a grandchild

BURIAL Johnson County Memorial.

MILITARY World War II Veteran

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NAME (age) WELLS, Dorothy Lydean, 80, of Paintsville,

BIRTH-DATE Apr.30, 1921, in Johnson County

DEATH-DATE Sep.21 2001 in the Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.

SPOUSE

D/O Herbert D. and Ella Davis Wells   (deceased)

RELATIVES She is survived by two brothers, Hobert J. Wells of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Virgil Dennis Wells of Paintsville.

BURIAL Fields cemetery at Boone's Camp

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NAME (age) WILLIAMS, Ronnie Dean, 48, of Oil Springs

BIRTH-DATE Jan. 6, 1953

DEATH-DATE Sept. 8, at Salyersville

SPOUSE

S/O Chester Williams and Belvis Irene Blair.   (deceased)

RELATIVES Survivors include two brothers, Danny Williams and Frankie Williams, both of Oil Springs; one sister, Connie Jean Powers, of Ashland; and several nieces and nephews

BURIAL Williams Cemetery, Oil Springs

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NAME (age)	ARROWOOD, Walter M. 82, of Meally
BIRTH-DATE	Aug. 29, 1919, in Martin County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.11 2001 at his home.
SPOUSE	Velma Banks Arrowood
S/O	Melvin & Etta McKenzie Arrowood (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Velma Banks Arrowood; a daughter, Penelope Gorrell of Meally; three brothers, Lawrence Arrowood of Westwood, Clarence Arrowood of Wurtland and Douglas Arrowood of Meally; two sisters, Naomi Hager of Paintsville and Mary Preston of Grayson; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Banks family cemetery in Meally

NAME (age)	ARROWOOD, William ``Bill" Jr., 89, of Drift,
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 4, 1911, in Meally, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Sep.13 2001 in Riverview Health Care in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Ruth Turner Arrowood (deceased)
S/O	Willie K. and Rose Preston Arrowood. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Larry Arrowood of Brentwood, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and a great- grandchild
BURIAL	Turner Cemetery in Drift.

NAME (age)	BOWEN, Elster, 65, of Ulysses
BIRTH-DATE	Nov. 29, 1935, in Martin County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.13 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE
S/O	Scott and Rosie Belle Johnson (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Anna Fletcher Bowen; five sons, Farion Bowen of Ashville, Ohio, Elster Bowen Jr. of Zanesville, Ohio, John Fletcher and Robert Cook, both of Inez, and James R. Triplett of Ulysses; six daughters, Sadie Jude of Ulysses, Wilma James, Carolyn Collins and Karen Blevins, all of Ashville, Marlene May of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Sharon Ward of Hocking County, Ohio; 34 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Goble Cemetery in Inez

NAME (age)	BOWENS, Hobert, 83, of 2725 Ohio River Road, Greenup, Ky.
BIRTH-DATE	Oct. 31, 1917, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.24 2001 at his home.
SPOUSE
S/O	Henry and Millie Bowens (deceased)
RELATIVES	A son, David Lee Bowens, preceded him in death. Surviving are a daughter, Wanda Crisp of Flatwoods; three sisters, Dovie Hale, Vonda Castle and Florence Wilcox, all of Thealka; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville

NAME (age)	BURCHETT, William ``Woody Bill", 72, of Paintsville,
BIRTH-DATE	July 28, 1929, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.14 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.
SPOUSE
S/O	Lacy and Laura Reed Burchett. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are four sisters, Sarah Rice of Wittensville, Letha Wells of Van Lear and Audrey Palinkas and Ola Mae Bowen, both of Cleveland, Ohio.
BURIAL	Burchett Cemetery in Van Lear.

NAME (age)	BURKE, Geraldine "Jerry", 76, of Hager Hill,
BIRTH-DATE	Sept. 15, 1924, in Marietta, Ohio
DEATH-DATE	Sep.01 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.
SPOUSE	Harold Burke, died in 1987.
D/O	Rolla and Genius Marshall Wagner (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Mike Burke of Hager Hill; two daughters, Brenda Pierce and Genius Taylor, both of Hager Hill; three brothers, Charles Douglas Wagner of Lockport, N.Y., William Wagner of Ohio and Paul Wagner of Ravenna, Ohio; a sister, Betty Spradlin of Virginia Beach, Va.; and seven grandchildren
BURIAL	Blue Grass Cemetery in Salyersville.

NAME (age)	CASTLE, Dorothy Mae, 82, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 10, 1919, in Lawrence County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.11 2001 in Troy, Ohio.
SPOUSE	Everett D. Castle, died in 1972.
D/O	Ulysses and Agnes Hall O'Bryant (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are seven brothers, Harkless O'Bryant of Thelma, Roy O'Bryant, Curt O'Bryant, Earl O'Bryant, Larry O'Bryant and Verlin O'Bryant, all of Ohio, and Ulysses O'Bryant of Michigan; and three sisters, Lexus Bush, Dot Adams and Bertha Davis, all of Ulysses
BURIAL	Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa.

NAME (age)	CASTLE, Norma (King), 78, of West Van Lear
BIRTH-DATE	July 15, 1923, in Motley, Minn.
DEATH-DATE	Sep.11 2001 in Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Earl Castle, died on June 24 2001
D/O	James Henry and Margaret Rosella Fuch King. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are a son, Jim Morris of Antioch, Calif.; a daughter, Pauline Clark of Montmorenci, S.C.; three sisters, Dorothy Carvallho of San Jose, Calif., Betty Mason of Fontana, Calif., and Florence Holman of San Diego, Calif.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	CAUDILL, Reva, 67
BIRTH-DATE	Dec.01,1933 in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Aug. 29 2001 in Appalachian Regional Hospital.
SPOUSE	Elzie Caudill
D/O	Elzie and Manda Blanton Click. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Elzie Caudill; two sons, Danny Ray Caudill and David Joe Caudill, both of Leander; five daughters, Debbie Faye Campbell and Kandy Carol Smith, both of Sitka, Sandy Kay Burke of Hager Hill, Donna Mae Morrison of Auxier and Sherry Lynn Taylor of Leander; 19 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild.
BURIAL	Bayes Cemetery at Swamp Branch.

NAME (age)	CLARK, Johnie J., 80, of Flat Gap
BIRTH-DATE	March 22, 1921, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sept.15 2001 at his residence
SPOUSE	Sarah Spears Clark
S/O	Robert “Bob” McKinley Clark (deceased) and the late Mary Spradlin
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by two sons- in-law, Tom Hitchcock and Darrell Wright. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Spears Clark; step- mother, Myrtie Evans; three sons, Paul Douglas (Ninette) Clark, of Flat Gap, David Allen (Idella) Clark of Red Bush, and John Roger (Charman) Clark of Keaton; three daughters, Judy Ann (Hollie) Ratliff of Red Bush, Geraldine Wright of Flat Gap and Rita Von Hitchcock of Flat Gap; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren
BURIAL	Clark Family Cemetery, Flat Gap

NAME (age)	CONLEY, Carrie, 97
BIRTH-DATE	Jun. 20, 1904 in Boone’s Camp, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Sep.17 2001 at the Adams County Hospital, West Union, OH
SPOUSE	unlisted
D/O	unlisted
RELATIVES	Surviving are one son, Dr. Cecil Conley of Palm Beach, FL.; one daughter, Opal Day, of West Union, OH.; one sister, Myrtle Delong of Akron, OH.; two grandchildren, Bill Day and Melissa Rogers; several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews
BURIAL	Cherry Fork Cemetery, Cherry Fork, OH

NAME (age)	CRISP, Bill, 54, Betsy Clark Branch in Martin.
BIRTH-DATE	April 18, 1947 in Martin
DEATH-DATE	Sep.2001
SPOUSE
S/O	Jake and Dallis Warrens Crisp (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, one daughter Stacy Reed of Martin; one brother Don Crisp of Plymouth, Ohio; two sisters Betty Owens of Clarksville, Tennessee, Ann Combs of Carthage, Indiana; one grandchild Austin Reed also survives
BURIAL	Davidson Memorial Gardens in Ivel.

NAME (age)	DANIEL, Paul Burgess, 66
BIRTH-DATE	Oct.05, 1934 in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Sep.14 2001 at his residence in Owensboro.
SPOUSE	Betty DeRossette Daniel
S/O	Dennis Charles Daniel and Irene Burton Auxier (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by two sisters, Kathlene Daniel and Oralene Primm. Surviving are his wife, Betty DeRossette Daniel; one daughter Paula Jo Steele of Salt Lake City, UT; two sisters, Mary Sue Butcher of Tutor Key and Nancye Louise Moore of Van Lear. Three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive
BURIAL	Entombment followed in Owensboro Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Owensboro

NAME (age)	FIELDS, Carl, 87, of Thelma,
BIRTH-DATE	May 17, 1914, in Pike County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.27 2001 in Paul B. Hall Medical Center in Paintsville
SPOUSE	Lola Adams Fields
S/O	Marion and Martha Fields. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Lola Adams Fields; two sons, Dean Fields and David Fields, both of Thelma; a brother, Frank Fields of Pikeville; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild.
BURIAL	Tackett family cemetery
MILITARY	World War II Army veteran.

NAME (age)	FITCH, Joshua ``Josh" Stephen, 21, of Thelma,
BIRTH-DATE	June 18, 1980, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.18 2001 in Staffordsville.
SPOUSE
S/O	Steve Fitch of Meally and Debbie Williams Fitch of Paintsville
RELATIVES	Surviving are his fiancee, Carol Pelphrey of Volga; two sisters, Misty Fitch Conley of Van Lear and Kimberly Fitch of Meally; and his paternal grandparents, Olen and Janet Fitch of Thelma.
BURIAL	Lakeview Memorial Cemetery in Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	HACKNEY, Ivahlee Doris, 73, of Sitka
BIRTH-DATE	April 19, 1928, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.15 2001 in Martin County Health Center in Inez
SPOUSE	Herbert L. Hackney (deceased)
D/O	George Wallace and Elma Elizabeth Rice (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two sons, Dana C. Hackney of Cincinnati and Gary B. Hackney of Sitka; a daughter, Shelia Van Hoose of Huntington, W.Va.; two brothers, Joan Townsend and Brenda Lemaster, both of Williamsburg, Va.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Castle Cemetery in Blaine.

NAME (age)	HALL, Ernest, 74,
BIRTH-DATE	Jan.03, 1927 in Floyd County,
DEATH-DATE	Sep.27, 2001 at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville.
SPOUSE	Norma Mae Tackett Hall
S/O	Jim and Island England Hall. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Norma Mae Tackett Hall; four sons, Edsel Blevins of Wittensville, Charles William, Jim, and David Howard Hall all of Springfield, Ohio; three daughters, Norma Ernestine Lyons of Springfield, Ohio, Darlene King and Nella Angeline Collins, both of Staffordsville. Twenty-three grandchildren, several great and great-great-grandchildren also survive.
BURIAL	Staffordsville Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	HENSLEY, Harold Ray “Chopper”, 62, of Salyersville
BIRTH-DATE	Sep.30 1938 in Magoffin Co Ky.
DEATH-DATE	Sep.04 2001 in Paintsville, Johnson Co Ky.
SPOUSE	Connie Howard Hensley
S/O	Edward Hensley and Madgie Howard Hensley (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are one son Derek Hensley of Salyersville; one daughter Vickie (Neal) Cantrell of Paintsville; two brothers Billy (Gerry) Hensley of Paintsville and Zeke (Patsy) Hensley of West Liberty; one sister Sarah James Adams of Salyersville; two grandchildren also survive.
BURIAL	Howard Family Cemetery, Mine Fork.

NAME (age)	JAMES, Edna Johnson, 78,
BIRTH-DATE	Dec.07, 1922 in Martin County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.09, 2001 at her home in Tomahawk
SPOUSE	Amon James (deceased)
D/O	Martin and Elizabeth Moore Johnson (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are two daughters Judy Masica and Carolyn Sue Cook, both of Milo; two stepdaughters Josephine Missler of Coon Rapids, Minnesota and Mary M. Hutchins of Billings, Montana; one son Danny Joe James of Louisa; one stepson Jackie James of Milo. Seventeen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren also survive
BURIAL	Boyd-Justice Cemetery, Nats Creek.

NAME (age)	JOHNSON, Alvin York, 80, of Hagerhill,
BIRTH-DATE	Feb. 4, 1921, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.22 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg
SPOUSE	Faye Spears Johnson
S/O	Stonewall and Virgie Music Johnson (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his wife, Faye Spears Johnson; two daughters, Virgie Ray of Hagerhill and Lana Hughes of Springfield, Ohio; a brother, Charlie Johnson of Riceville; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Music Johnson Cemetery in Hagerhill.

NAME (age)	LEMASTER, Violet Blanton Lemaster, 42,
BIRTH-DATE	February 15, 1959 in Cambellsville,
DEATH-DATE	Sep.30 2001 at her residence in Falcon.
SPOUSE	Raymond "Jim" Lemaster
D/O	Bobby and Nancy McQueen Blanton
RELATIVES	Surviving are her husband, Raymond “Jim” Lemaster; one son, Jimmy “Scooter” Lemaster of Falcon; one daughter, Fallon Nycole Lemaster Howard also of Falcon; two brothers Rick Blanton of Hamilton, OH., and Roy Prater of Waverly, OH.; three sisters, Diana Billiter of East Point, Gail Dale of Waverly, OH., and Tammie Blanton of East Point; one grandchild also survives.
BURIAL	Lemaster Cemetery, Flat Fork.

NAME (age)	LEWIS, Charles Leslie, 71, of Elliott County,
BIRTH-DATE	Nov.09, 1929 in Elliott County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.26, 2001 at the St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead.
SPOUSE	Madge Stone Lewis
S/O	Fred and Rosa Waddell Lewis. (deceased)
RELATIVES	He was preceded in death by one daughter, Bonnie Faye Lewis; one brother, Gene Lewis; four half-brothers, Dayton Ridgeway, Dee Lewis, Milford Lewis, and Menifee Lewis; five half-sisters, Clara Littleson, Flora Fannin, Lula Belle Green, Retta Lewis, and Gladys Skaggs and several infant brothers and sisters. Surviving are his wife, Madge Stone Lewis; four daughters, Lorene Stone, Carolyn Barker, Kathy Conn, and Monnie Seagraves , all of Olive Hill; one brother, Ernest Lewis of Paintsville; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson also survive
BURIAL	Stone Cemetery in Elliott County.

NAME (age)	LOVELY, Elmina, 96, of Louisa
BIRTH-DATE	June 5, 1905, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.26 2001 in J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa.
SPOUSE	(1)Levi Lemaster (deceased) and (2) Leonard Lovely (deceased)
D/O	Lonza and Crozy Stambaugh Kimbler. (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are three daughters, Opal May of Blaine, Ruth Kimbler of Louisa and Alka Osborne of Ashley, Ohio; five sons, Hebert Lemaster of Olive Hill, Russell Lemaster, John W. Lemaster, and Leonard Lovely, all of Louisa and Bob Lemaster of Prestonsburg; three sisters, Beulah May of Blaine, Betty Price of Salyersville and Lou Wells of Springfield, Ohio; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Greenlawn Cemetery.

NAME (age)	MAXIE, Hannah McKenzie, infant daughter
BIRTH-DATE
DEATH-DATE	Sep.27 2001 in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.
SPOUSE
D/O	Daniel and Tara Daniels Maxie of Oil Springs,
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include her maternal grandparents, Tom Daniels and Virginia and Kenneth Powers; her paternal grandparents, Homer and Connie Maxie; her maternal great-grandmother, Pauline Burton Daniels; her paternal great-grandmother, Vina Maxie; and her maternal great- grandparents, Woodrow and Della Jean Ferguson.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville

NAME (age)	MEADE, Gregory Dean, 41, of Paintsville
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 31, 1959, in Johnson County,
DEATH-DATE	Sep.08 2001 in Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
SPOUSE
S/O	Marshall ``Bud" and Emma Lou Castle Meade (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his stepmother, Mary Justice Meade; three brothers, Paul Allen Meade of Tutor Key, and Charles Lee Meade and James Marshall Meade, both of Nippa; and two sisters, Charolotte Meade of Tutor Key and Veruta Gayle Powers of Auxier.
BURIAL	Meade family cemetery in Nippa.

NAME (age)	MEADE, Laura H., 88
BIRTH-DATE	August 7, 1913 in Morgantown
DEATH-DATE	September 10, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
SPOUSE	W. Howes Meade. (deceased)
D/O	Herbert and Hermia Dunavan Neel (deceased).
RELATIVES	Surviving are her daughter Mary-Lloyd Meade Phalen of Phoenix, Arizona; one granddaughter, Laura-Lloyd Manning of Bedford, Virginia.
BURIAL	Private services were held in Arizona

NAME (age)	OLSON, Patty Mayhan, 45, of Warroad, Minn.
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 2, 1955, in Lawrence County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.15 2001 in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D.
SPOUSE	Jerome Olson
D/O	Vicie Tackett Blevins of Sitka and the late Boyd Keeton
RELATIVES	Additional survivors include her husband, Jerome Olson; her stepfather, Claude Blevins of Sitka; a son, Frankie Mayhan of Warroad; a stepson, John Olson of Warroad; two daughters, Mable Mayhan of Warroad and Tonya Campbell of Winchester; a stepdaughter, Judy Olson of Warroad; two sisters, Maddie Crum of Paintsville and Addie Simmons of Sitka; four brothers, Darrell Keeton of Tennessee, James Keeton of Leander and Edward Joe Keeton and John Ray Keeton, both of Sitka; three grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park in Staffordsville.

NAME (age)	RAMEY, Juanita, 92, of Paintsville,
BIRTH-DATE	June 3, 1909, in Johnson County
DEATH-DATE	Sep.12 2001 in Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.......................
SPOUSE	C. Douglas Ramey (deceased)
D/O	Henry Martin and Mary Jane Spradlin Conley. (deceased)
RELATIVES
BURIAL	Conley family cemetery in Leander.

NAME (age)	REED, Robert T. Sr., 72, of Portsmouth, Ohio
BIRTH-DATE	March 17, 1929, in Paintsville, Ky
DEATH-DATE	Sep.27 2001 in Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth
SPOUSE
S/O	Chalmer and Della Mae Roberts Reed (deceased)
RELATIVES	Surviving are his ex-wife, Genieve Fulton Reed of Portsmouth; two sons, Robert T. Reed Jr. of Portsmouth and Charles M. Reed of Cincinnati; four daughters, Della Reed of Portsmouth, Josie Quaraccia of Rockledge, Fla., Cheryl Hall of West Portsmouth and Irene L. Reed of New Boston; a brother, Charles M. Reed of Man, W.Va.; two sisters, Delores Brown of Prestonsburg, Ky., and Shirley Whitley of Wheelersburg; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
BURIAL	Siloam Cemetery
MILITARY	World War II Navy veteran

NAME (age)	STAPLETON, Christine Ruth Wetzel, 87, of Prestonsburg
BIRTH-DATE	Dec. 31, 1913, in Jasonville, Ind.
DEATH-DATE	Sep.07 2001 in Highland Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg.
SPOUSE	Virgil Edgar Stapleton
D/O	Charles Frederick and Cora McDonald Wetzel. (deceased)
RELATIVES	She is survived by her husband, Virgil Edgar Stapleton, and a daughter, Janice Kay Spradlin of Van Lear.
BURIAL	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery at Staffordsville.