Obituaries
Olive Jean White Reed
Jan 1, 2020
Olive Jean White Reed, 95, of Lexington, KY, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Baptist Health in Lexington, KY surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Reed was born March 1, 1924, in Chinnville, KY to the late Edward Lincoln and Mary Jane Adkins White. In addition to her parents Mrs. Reed was preceded in death by her loving...
Melvin Eugene Crum
Jan 1, 2020
Melvin Eugene Crum, 86, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Crum was born July 1, 1934, in Ashland, KY, to the late Frank Morrison and Graden Christine Bartlett Crum. In addition to his parents, Mr. Crum was preceded in death by his loving wife, Almeda Deloris Evans...
Judith Ann Abdon Cumpton
Jan 1, 2020
Judith Ann Abdon Cumpton, 72, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Cumpton was born April 2, 1948, in Wurtland, KY to the late Russell Lowell and Helen Walker Abdon. In addition to her parents, Judith was preceded in death by one brother, Russell Abdon, Jr. and a...
Deborah Hale Vanover
Jan 1, 2020
Deborah Hale Vanover, 61, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020, at the Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wurtland, KY. Ms. Vanover was born on December 18, 1958, in Mt. Clenens, MI to the late Thomas Albert and Mary Jane Chapman Hale. In addition to her parents Ms. Vanover was preceded in death by her twin...
Samantha Breann Smith
Jan 1, 2020
Samantha Breann Smith, 22, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at her residence. Ms. Smith was born January 12, 1998, in Ashland, KY, to Cheri Miller Smith of Flatwoods, KY and the late Samuel L. Smith. Samantha was a graduate of Russell High School and a homemaker. She spent all of her time caring for her...
Mickie Perkins Fleming
Jan 1, 2019
Mickie Perkins Fleming, 83, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Fleming was born May 28, 1936, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late Alonzo and Lockie Diamond Sergent. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fleming was preceded in death by two husbands, James Earl Perkins and Tom Fleming;...
Bonnie Sue Rucker Kiger
Jan 1, 2019
Bonnie Sue Rucker Kiger, 79, of Russell, KY, formerly of Marysville, OH, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019, at The Lantern at Morning Pointe in Russell, KY. Mrs. Kiger was born February 25, 1940, in Hitchins, KY to the late Bona and Mable Reliford Rucker. In addition to her parents Mrs. Kiger was preceded in death by her loving...
Roberta Mae Bryan
Jan 1, 2019
Roberta Mae Bryan, 63, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Mrs. Bryan was born December 11, 1955, in Huntington, WV to the late Bobby Smith and Juanita Aileen Daniels. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bryan was proceeded in death by two brothers, Roy and Bobby Smith. Mrs. Bryan...
Jerry Eugene Bullion
Jan 1, 2019
Jerry Eugene Bullion, 65, of Greenup, KY passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Bullion was born June 16, 1953, in Boyd, KY to the late James Homer and Mary Ellen Stacy Bullion. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bullion was preceded in death by two great-grandchildren, Dewayne and Logan; two brothers, and one sister. Mr....
Barbara Lou Madison Bresch
Jan 1, 2019
Barbara Lou Madison Bresch, 90, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wurtland, KY, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Bresch was born on February 25, 1929, in Panama Canal, Panama, to the late Elfreda Smith. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Bresch was preceded in death by one son,...
Yvonne Bonnie Louise Fields Kirk
Jan 1, 2019
Yvonne “Bonnie” Louise Fields Kirk, 83, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Kirk was born September 24, 1935, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late John J. and Ella Blanton Fields. In addition to her parents Mrs. Kirk was preceded in death by one brother, James Wetzel Fields and two sisters, Colleen Fields...
Winston Leo Short
Jan 1, 2019
Winston Leo Short, 81, of Willard, KY, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Short was born September 2, 1937, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late John Aaron and Minerva Kirk Short. In addition to his parents, Mr. Short was preceded in death by several siblings. Mr. Short was a Boilermaker,...
Allen Bailey
Jan 1, 2019
Mark Allen Bailey, 64, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Bailey was born June 6, 1955, in Portsmouth, OH to Stella “Ted” M. Branham Bailey of Flatwoods, KY and the late Homer Virgil “Doc” Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a 1974 graduate of Russell High School, went to...
David Keith Barker
Jan 1, 2019
David Keith Barker, 54, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Ironton, OH. Mr. Barker was born May 5, 1965 in Ashland, KY to Kenneth and Ann Kinner Barker of Worthington, KY. Mr. Barker was an Iron Worker for Local 769 in Ashland, KY. In addition to his parents, Mr. Barker...
Robert Lee Bob Hicks
Jan 1, 2019
Robert Lee “Bob” Hicks, 70, of Ashland, KY, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hicks was born March 3, 1949 in Ashland, KY to the late Robert L. and Lillian Smith Hicks. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hicks was preceded...
Roscoe James Jim Keeton
Jan 1, 2019
Roscoe James “Jim” Keeton, 78, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Mr. Keeton was born August 18, 1940, in Raceland, KY, to the late Roscoe “Rueben” and Kathleen Elizabeth Estep Keeton. In addition to his parents Mr. Keeton was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Lee and Bobby John...
Michael Dwayne Koster
Jan 1, 2019
Michael Dwayne Koster, 34, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Ironton, OH from an extended illness. Mr. Koster was born May 31, 1985, in Ashland, KY, to Raymond Koster Jr. of Wayne, WV and Jill Coleman Koster of Ironton, OH. Mr. Koster was a 2003 Graduate of Fairview High School and a former cashier in...
Barbara Ann Keene Browning
Jan 1, 2019
Barbara Ann Keene Browning, 84, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mrs. Browning was born May 10, 1934, in Ironton, OH, to the late George Hammond and Maye Fern Ball Keene. Mrs. Browning was a member of Raceland Christian Church in Raceland, KY. Mrs. Browning is survived...
James Albert Ferguson
Jan 1, 2019
James Albert Ferguson, 70, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Ferguson was born June 6, 1948, in Ashland, KY to the late Ernest Lee and Virginia Melvin Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson was a Cosmetologist in Flatwoods, KY for over 50 years. He was also a member of Wildwood...
Linda Kay Ball
Jan 1, 2019
Linda Kay Ball, 56, of Ashland, KY passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY.Linda was born May 17, 1962, in Ashland, KY to the late Ira and JoAnn Presley Ball.In addition to her parents, Ms. Ball was preceded in death by her son, Jason Bolt; a brother, Ira Richard Ball; and two...
