Obituaries
Shanda Gail Kees Tackett
Jan 1, 2017
Shanda Gail Kees Tackett, 58, of Catlettsburg, KY passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at King Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on February 4, 1959 in Charleston, WV, the daughter of the late Clifford Kees. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Willie D. Tackett. Mrs. Tackett...
Sheila Woodall Boyles
Jan 1, 2017
Sheila Woodall Boyles, 66, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Mrs. Boyles was born June 24, 1951 in Huntington, WV; a daughter of the late Joshua and Violet Woodall. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by one grandson, Brennan Haggard. Mrs. Boyles was a...
Shirley C
Jan 1, 2017
Shirley C. Greene Taylor, 80, of Argillite, KY passed away on July 19, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Taylor was born September 13, 1936 in Rockhouse, KY, a daughter of the late Daniel R. and Tennie S. Hutchinson Greene. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers: James E. Greene,...
Shirley Lunsford Kees
Jan 1, 2017
Shirley Lunsford Kees, 79, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Kees was born on April 14, 1937 in St. Albans, WV; a daughter of the late John and Winnie Flora Lovejoy Lunsford. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kees is preceded in death by her loving husband,...
Stanley Alan Cassity
Jan 1, 2017
Stanley Alan Cassity, 66, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on June 1, 1950 in Ashland, KY, the son of the late Glen and Pauline Tackett Cassity. Mr. Cassity was an employee of the Bureau of Federal Prisons in Summit, KY. He loved to hunt...
Vera Kay Clark
Jan 1, 2017
Infant Vera Kay Clark opened her eyes in the arms of Jesus on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Baptist Health Louisville in Louisville, KY. She was the daughter of Cody and Kayla Gillum Clark of Louisville, KY. In addition to her parents Vera is survived by her Grandparents: Greg and Sandy Gillum of Raceland, KY, Rhonda (John) Jarvis of Louisville,...
Verna Lou Logan
Jan 1, 2017
Verna Lou Logan, 85, of Norfolk, VA, formally of Worthington, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in Norfolk, VA. Mrs. Logan was born June 30, 1932 in Worthington, KY to the late John B. Sizemore and Elizabeth Griffith. In addition to her parents Mrs. Logan was preceded in death by her loving husband, Kenneth “Jack” R. Logan and...
William Douglas Bill Ratliff
Jan 1, 2017
William Douglas "Bill" Ratliff, Sr., 75, of Lloyd went home to be with the Lord on November 5, 2017 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Bill was born in Paintsville, KY on August 15, 1942 to William Harrison Ratliff and Arizona Haney, but was raised by his grandparents, Frank and Virgie Ratliff. He was also preceded in death...
April Wagner Smith
Jan 1, 2016
April Elizabeth Wagner Smith, 37, of Paris, KY, formerly of Russell, KY, passed away on November 13, 2016 in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Smith was born on October 5, 1979, Lima, OH; a daughter of Dr. Robert Linton and Peggy Lynn Ader Wagner of Russell, KY. April was a homemaker, for her spouse and children, and a member of...
Benjamin Scott Scotty Sansom
Jan 1, 2016
Benjamin Scott “Scotty” Sansom, 41, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Sansom was born April 18, 1974 in Ashland, KY, a son of the late Ralph Eugene Sansom and the late Carol Joyce Brown. He was a stockman at Dollar Tree in Russell, KY. Scotty enjoyed baseball, hunting, fishing and loved the...
Bradley Allen Cordle
Jan 1, 2016
Bradley Allen Cordle, 36, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY after an extended battle with cancer. Mr. Cordle was born on March 7, 1980 in Ashland, KY to Linda Conley and Rocky Cordle. Bradley was a cement mason with OPCMIA Local #132 when located in Portsmouth,...
Caleb Scott Williams
Jan 1, 2016
Caleb Scott Williams, 21, passed away at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV on Saturday, July 30, 2016. Caleb was a born on April 18, 1995, in Ashland, KY; a son of Carrie Dyer and Thomas Williams. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Friends may visit from 1 PM until service time. ...
Charlotte Connie Cumpton Foster
Jan 1, 2016
Charlotte "Connie" Cumpton Foster, 71, of Raceland, KY passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Foster was born on March 25, 1945, in Ashland, KY; a daughter of the late J.I. and Eva Lawson Cumpton. She was also preceded in death by 3 brothers: Richard, George, and Herbert; 4 sisters:...
Chester Ray Barker
Jan 1, 2016
Chester Ray Barker, 52, of Flatwoods, KY went to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. Barker was born on August 19, 1964 in Russell, KY; a son of the late Douglas and Josephine Horn Barker. He was also preceded in death by a step-son, Curtis Douglas and a...
Christie Roxanne Risner
Jan 1, 2016
Christie Roxanne Risner, 43, of Flatwoods, KY passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016, in Huntington, WV. Ms. Risner was born on February 1, 1973, in Ashland, KY; a daughter of Charlotte Ann Bayless Risner and Rocky Ogden Risner. In addtion to her parents, she is survived by a son, Daryl Scott Abrams, a daughter, Amber Nicole Abrams,...
Clarence Country Arrowood
Jan 1, 2016
Clarence “Country” Arrowood, 86, of Greenup, KY went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 18, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Arrowood was born on January 14, 1930 and raised in Johnson County, KY, a son of the late Melvin and Etta McKenzie Arrowood. He was also preceded in death by his...
Danny Earl Brown
Jan 1, 2016
Danny Earl Brown, 53, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Brown was born on December 22, 1962 in East Chicago, IN; a son of the late Alvin Earl and Sylvia Newbolds Brown. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers: David...
David Clayton McGranahan
Jan 1, 2016
David Clayton McGranahan, 30, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mr. McGranahan was born on April 10, 1986, a son of Rhonda Salyers Bailey of Flatwoods, KY, and the late Joe McGranahan. He was also preceded in death by an uncle, Steve Salyers. Mr. McGranahan was a mechanic for Fannin...
David William Dean
Jan 1, 2016
David William Dean, 80, of Ashland, KY passed away January 13, 2016 at the Community Hospice Care Center. Mr. Dean was born July 31, 1935 in Fenton, MI to the late Hugh Mervill Dean and Venus Almeda Baumgard Dean. He worked in construction, and was a proud Marine Corps Veteran, having served in the Korean War. Left to cherish his...
Dorothy Boggess
Jan 1, 2016
Dorothy Boggess, 82, of Ashland passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Kings Daughter’s Medical Center after an extended illness. Dorothy was born July 10, 1933 in Ashland, KY to the late Samuel and Jennie Mayberry Renfroe. Left to cherish her memory is her children Roberta (Lewis) Fannin, Nancy Stephens, Terry (Sharon) Hensley, Marsha (Larry) Harr, Ronnie (Brenda) Boggess, and...
