Obituaries
Sallie Ellen Fields Stewart
Jan 1, 2022
Sallie Ellen Fields Stewart 1951-2022 On Friday, September 16, 2022, Sallie Ellen Fields Stewart, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully at age 71. Sallie was born July 2, 1951, to Faith Gwendolyn Judd Stewart of Ashland, Kentucky. On March 17, 1974, she married David W. Fields. Together they raised three daughters, Faith, Ramona, and Belle, and...
Jack Bailey
Jan 1, 2022
Jack Bailey, 88, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Bailey was born August 4, 1933, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late Harry Bailey Sr. and Martha Short Bailey. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his son, Jack A. “Tony” Bailey; seven brothers:...
Armond Lowell Renfroe
Jan 1, 2022
Armond Lowell Renfroe, 91, of Ashland, KY, passed away on November 21, 2022, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Renfroe was born December 9, 1930, in Ashland, KY, to the late Samuel “Sam” and Jenny Mayberry Renfroe. In addition to his parents, Mr. Renfroe was preceded in death by his loving wife, Verna Delores “Doris” Renfroe; a...
Arlan Leo Greene
Jan 1, 2022
Arlan Leo Greene, 92, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Woodland Oaks Health Care in Ashland, KY. Mr. Greene was born August 28, 1929, in Ashland, KY, to the late Daniel Robert and Tennie Jane Hutchinson Greene. In addition to his parents, Mr. Greene was preceded in death by his five brothers: Edward, Lloyd, Ray,...
Glenna Juel Hunt Henderson
Jan 1, 2022
Glenna Juel Hunt Henderson, 91, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Henderson was born on April 12, 1931, in Drift, KY, to the late Merttie Williams Hunt. In addition to her mother, Glenna was preceded in death by her loving husband of twenty-seven years, Paul Henderson; two sons, Robert Harvey and Fred...
Sherry Jean Rowland Watkins
Jan 1, 2022
Sherry Jean Rowland Watkins, 57, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the University of Louisville Health – Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. Sherry was born on December 26, 1965, in Indianapolis, IN, to the late Robert and Fannie Lyons Rowland. In addition to her parents, Sherry was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Rowland...
Rita Sue Blanton Whitaker
Jan 1, 2022
Rita Sue Blanton Whitaker, 83, of Rush, KY, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Sue was born on March 17, 1939, in Johnson County, KY, to the late Hasadore Blanton and Ruby Music Blanton. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Whitaker was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Bradley Arrowood...
Freling Hand Fritz Scarborough Jr
Jan 1, 2022
Freling Hand “Fritz” Scarborough, Jr., 95, of Lake Park, GA, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at The Lantern at Morning Pointe in Ashland, KY. Mr. Scarborough was born on October 26, 1926, in De Soto, GA to the late Freling Hand Scarborough Sr. and Zola Dell Scarborough. In addition to his parents, Mr. Scarborough was preceded in death...
Rebecca Elizabeth Short Niece
Jan 1, 2022
Wife, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother made her final journey to meet her Savior and loving husband Bennett on April 27, 2022. Elizabeth was born November 21, 1935, to Henry and Maggie Short of Wise, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents, eight brothers, and one sister. Her cherished husband Bennett of 63 years has been waiting for her...
Linda Lee Adkins
Jan 1, 2022
Linda Lee Adkins, 81, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022, at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. Linda was born on March 27, 1941, in Huntington, WV, to the late Lester and Doris Evelyn Bryant Adkins. Ms. Adkins was a retired schoolteacher at Martha Elementary School and Barboursville Middle School, both in Barboursville, WV. She...
Mary Elizabeth Gibson Stevens Rister
Jan 1, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Gibson Stevens Rister, 95, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Rister was born on September 20, 1926, in Huntington, WV to the late Grover F. and Jessie May Straight Gibson. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her first husband, George...
Carolyn J
Jan 1, 2022
Carolyn J. Mullins, 87, of Russell, KY, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. Carolyn was born on April 28, 1934, in Lavalette, WV, to the late Clyde and Myrtle Spurlock Hensley. In addition to her parents, Carolyn was preceded in death by her loving husband of...
Doris Ann Burgess Riffe
Jan 1, 2022
Doris Ann Burgess Riffe, 80, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY surrounded by her loved ones. Doris was born on August 24, 1941, in Huntington, WV to the late James and Cornelia Duke Burgess. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Riffe was preceded in death by her brother,...
Dorcas Ruth Hammond Zaghawski
Jan 1, 2022
Dorcas Ruth Hammond Zaghawski, 53, of Worthington, KY, went to be with our Lord and Savior on May 15, 2022, at her residence. Dorcas was born on August 7, 1968, in Madison, WI, to Lloyd Hammond of Morehead, KY and Gloria Poland of Raceland, KY. In addition to her parents, Dorcas is survived by her husband of 28 years, James...
Mary Roberta Hicks Greene
Jan 1, 2022
Mary Roberta Hicks Greene, 90, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Woodland Oaks Health Care in Ashland, KY. Roberta was born on February 22, 1932, in Ashland, KY to the late Allie Mander and Callie Wells Hicks. In addition to her parents, Roberta was preceded in death by her loving husband, Arlan Leo Greene; a...
Matthew Scott Hall
Jan 1, 2022
Matthew Scott Hall, 53, of Worthington, KY, took his Heavenly flight on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Hall was born April 14, 1969, in Ashland, KY, to the late Daniel and Arline Joyce Litteral Hall. In addition to his parents, Matthew was preceded in death by...
Michael David Cantrell
Jan 1, 2022
Michael David Cantrell, 63, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Cantrell was born on January 30, 1959, in Ashland, KY, to the late Darrell and Shirley Ann Seagraves Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was an electrician for IBEW Local #1377 and a United States Army Veteran where he was...
Pheaba Jane Yates
Jan 1, 2022
Pheaba Jane Yates, 95 of Midway, TN, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Ms. Yates was born November 29, 1926, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late Eldid “Doc” and Lou Ranie “Aunt Lou” Reffett Salyers. In addition to her parents, Ms. Yates was preceded in death by her loving husband, Delmas...
Charles E
Jan 1, 2022
Charles E. Moore, 91, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Charles was born on January 30, 1931, in Ashland, KY, to the late Clyde and Stella Chinn Moore. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by a son, Charles Michael Moore; a stepson, William Anthony...
Milton David Gray
Jan 1, 2022
Milton David Gray, Sr., 80, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Trinity Station Retirement Community in Flatwoods, KY. He was born September 8, 1941, in Ferriday, Louisiana to the late Ezra Preston Gray and Mattie Jones Gray. David was the youngest of ten children. In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by...
