Obituaries
Marvina Hogan Tackett
Jan 1, 2019
Marvina Hogan Tackett, 60, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Tackett was born December 5, 1958, in Russell, KY, to the late Virginia Lucille Rymer Hogan. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Tackett was preceded in death by one brother, Paul Hogan and two sisters, Nina Gaughf...
Dwayne Keith Damron
Jan 1, 2019
Dwayne Keith Damron, 48, of Russell, KY, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Kings Daughters Medical Center and Ashland, KY. Mr. Damron was born December 5, 1970, in Ashland, KY, to David Damron and Velma Butterfield. Mr. Damron was preceded in death by one brother, Lee Damron. Mr. Damron was a steelworker for Whirlwind Steel Building INC. Mr....
Thomas Richard Hodge
Jan 1, 2019
Thomas Richard Hodge, 88, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Hodge was born November 21, 1930, in Wevaco, WV to the late Elijah and Bertie Dolin Hodge. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hodge was proceeded in death by four brothers: Emert, Lairdy “B”, Robert, and Lowell Hodge; three sisters: Emma Thompson,...
Margaret Ethel Cochran
Jan 1, 2019
Margaret Cochran, 98, of Wurtland, died July 5, 2019, in Trinity Station Retirement Home following a short illness. She was born May 12, 1921, in Greenup County Ky., a daughter of the late Clifford and Nellie Stafford. She attended Ashland Junior college and worked in the County Clerks office before moving to Tacoma Washington where her husband was stationed during...
Ray Snowden
Jan 1, 2019
Ray Snowden, 79, of Russell, KY, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Snowden was born March 19, 1940, in Winchester, KY, to the late Vernon and Freda Baber Snowden. In addition to his parents, Mr. Snowden was preceded in death by two brothers, Clinton and Scott...
Frances Aileen Adams
Jan 1, 2019
Frances Aileen Short Waddle Adams, 83, of Flatwoods, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. She passed in Community Hospice Care Center after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Fran was born January 19, 1935, in Flatwoods, KY to the late John A. and Minerva Kirk Short. She was one of eleven children...
William Perry Short
Jan 1, 2019
William Perry Short, 66, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. Short was born February 21, 1953, in Ashland, KY, William P. and Reba Darlene Rice Short of Flatwoods. Mr. Short enjoyed fishing and coaching Middle School, Travel, and Little League Softball. He loved his grandchildren. His...
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...
Sonny Lee Davis
Jan 1, 2019
Sonny Lee Davis, 44, of Ironton, OH, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Ironton, OH. Mr. Davis was born March 10, 1974, in Ashland, KY, to Susan Quisenberry Davis and the late Vernon Davis. Mr. Davis was an Electrician Assistant for McGinnis, Inc in South Point, OH. He was a loving husband and...
Rick Jay Breedlove
Jan 1, 2019
Rick Jay Breedlove, 51, of Ashland, KY, passed away on April 24, 2019, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Breedlove was born July 30, 1967, in Huntington, WV to Fern Louise Lambert Breedlove and the late Junior Jay Breedlove. Mr. Breedlove was a maintenance supervisor for Ashland Town Center Mall in Ashland, KY. Rick lived for his...
George Ray Ferguson
Jan 1, 2019
George Ray Ferguson, 70, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Huntington, WV. Mr. Ferguson was born October 1, 1948, in Ashland, KY, to the late George Ferguson Jr. and Mabyn Marie Riffe Hopkins. Mr. Ferguson was a Car Salesman for various companies and a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. He...
Paul Edward Rice
Jan 1, 2019
Paul Edward Rice, 82, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Rice was born December 5, 1936, in Ashland, KY, to the late Edgar A. and Ruth Morris Rice. In addition to his parents, Mr. Rice was preceded in death by one daughter, Reva Rice. Mr. Rice was...
Heather Perez
Jan 1, 2019
Heather Perez, 37, of South Point, OH, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2019, at her residences. Mrs. Perez was born May 30, 1982, in Ashland, KY, to Dora (Roger) Tackett Barnett. Mrs. Perez was a 2002 graduate of Paul Blazer High School in Ashland, KY. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Perez is survived by her loving husband of...
Robert Eugene Pete Coburn
Jan 1, 2019
Robert Eugene “Pete” Coburn, 54, of Wurtland, KY, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019, in Portsmouth, OH. Mr. Coburn was born May 5, 1965, in Russell, KY, to Rosemary Allen Sergent of Wurtland, KY and the late Bobby Coburn. Mr. Coburn was a carpenter, mechanic, and most recently a parts runner for Starcon. Mr. Coburn loved fishing, hunting, and...
Betty Jo Blankenship
Jan 1, 2019
Betty Jo Blankenship, 89, of Whites Creek, Catlettsburg, KY, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. Mrs. Blankenship was born September 25, 1929, in Ashland, KY, to the late Harold T. and Brizia Frazier Barney. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blankenship was preceded in death by her loving husband, Francis R....
Carla Faye Schwab Oney
Jan 1, 2019
Carla Faye Schwab Oney, 67, of Flatwoods, KY, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.Mrs. Oney was born November 22, 1951, in Ironton, OH to the late Charles Schwab and Mary Bragg Schwab Whitt.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Oney was proceeded in death by two brothers, Roger...
Helen Louise Metz Brown
Jan 1, 2019
Helen Louise Metz Brown, 73, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born June 12, 1945, in Ashland, KY, to the late Jack Deral and Mary Alice Stewart Metz. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by one son, Roger Harry Brown II. Mrs. Brown was a...
Larry Paul Dishman
Jan 1, 2019
Larry Paul Dishman, 73, of Lavalette, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Mr. Dishman was born September 16, 1945, in Kenova, WV, to the late Paul and Eula May Brown Dishman. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Pamela Sue Hensley. Mr. Dishman was...
Harold Woodrow Kirk
Jan 1, 2019
Harold Woodrow Kirk, 79, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019, at Boyd County Nursing and Rehab in Ashland, KY. Mr. Kirk was born September 16, 1939, in Columbus, OH to the late Harold Houston and Virginia Lee Whitlock Kirk. In addition to his parents, Mr. Kirk was preceded in death by his loving wife of almost...
Sharon Scott Fryer
Jan 1, 2019
Sharon Scott Fryer, 77, of Flatwoods, KY, formerly of Ironton, OH, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Fryer was born July 19, 1941, in Ironton, OH, to the late Clarence H. and Freda A. Justice Scott. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fryer was preceded in death by her loving...
