Obituaries
Wanda Nell Gwinn
Jan 1, 2021
Wanda Nell Gwinn, 96, of Winchester, KY, formerly of Raceland, KY, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021, at Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester. Mrs. Gwinn was born on August 11, 1924, in Flatwoods, KY, daughter of the late Oscar and Stella Anderson Sowards. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Sr.; a son, Michael...
Dorothy Lewis Douglas
Jan 1, 2021
Dorothy Lewis Douglas, 90, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Douglas was born May 30, 1931, in Elliott, KY, to the late Elisha and Gretta Cassell Lewis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Douglas was preceded in death by two grandsons: David Antis and Elijah Kirk; two...
Sharon E
Jan 1, 2020
Sharon E. Gallaher Dishman, 75, of Lavalette, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Mrs. Dishman was born February 22, 1945, in Huntington, WV, to the late Earl Walker and Hazel “Pinky” Arrington Gallaher. In addition to her parents, Sharon was preceded in death by her loving...
Janet Marie Cumpton
Jan 1, 2020
Janet Marie Cumpton, 83, of Raceland, KY, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.Mrs. Cumpton was born on October 26, 1936, in Ashland, KY, to the late Bascum and Minnie Stallard.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cumpton was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rev. George O. Cumpton; a grandson, Tristin;...
Lawrence W
Jan 1, 2020
Lawrence W. “Larry” McKenzie, 79, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. McKenzie was born October 14, 1940, in Flatwoods, KY, to the late Herman “Poppy” McKenzie and Goldie “Nanny” Gilley McKenzie. In addition to his parents, Mr. McKenzie was preceded in death by his loving wife, Wanda...
Gerald B
Jan 1, 2020
Gerald B. Reams, M.D., 90 yrs., of Greenup, KY, passed away peacefully at his home at Trinity Station Retirement Community on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Dr. Reams was born on September 17, 1929, in Lexington, KY. He was the son of the late George E. and Nelle Brock Reams of Harlan, KY. In addition to his parents, Dr. Reams was...
Phyllis Jane Nolan Wells
Jan 1, 2020
Phyllis Jane Nolan Wells, 79, of Bellefonte, Ky, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Harbor Healthcare of Ironton, Ohio. Mrs. Wells was born August 27, 1940, in Flatwoods, KY to the late Willard H and Mary Elizabeth Nolan. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wells was preceded in death by her loving husband, Gene Wells and three sisters:...
Roy Zornes
Jan 1, 2020
Roy Zornes, 85, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Mr. Zornes was born December 9, 1934, in Olive Hill, KY, to the late Lenard and Hazel Kegley Zornes. In addition to his parents, Mr. Zornes was proceeded in death by his loving wife, Opal Zornes; three brothers: Troy...
Gloria Jean Waugh
Jan 1, 2020
Gloria Jean Waugh, 78, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020, at Oakmont Manor Nursing Home in Flatwoods, KY surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Waugh was born on January 9, 1942, in Greenup, KY, to the late Carl and Annamay McCoy Short. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Waugh was preceded in death by her loving...
Gloria Parsons Ferguson
Jan 1, 2020
Gloria Parsons Ferguson, 64, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Ms. Ferguson was born July 12, 1956, in Urbana, OH to the late Harvey Parsons and Anna Rae Robinette. In addition to her parents, Ms. Ferguson was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Gloria was a...
Kimberly Sue Elswick
Jan 1, 2020
Kimberly Sue Elswick, 50, of Flatwoods, KY, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Elswick was born August 1, 1970, in Ashland, KY, to Jimmie Allen Elswick and the late Freida Pauline Griffith Elswick. Kimberly was a dedicated homemaker who loved being a mother to her two, James Matthew Elswick and Samuel...
Josephine (Jo) Meek 1926-2020
Jan 1, 2020
Josephine (Jo) Meek, 93, former Flatwoods resident died on January 9th, 2020 at Friendship Health and Rehab in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. She has found her reward for a life lived in service to others and is with Jesus today. Born February 20th, 1926 in Russell, Kentucky and preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Dora Deere (Abrams), sister Catherine...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Paul Anthony Bellamy
Jan 1, 2020
Paul Anthony Bellamy, 54, of Catlettsburg, KY, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Paul was born on October 4, 1966, in Ashland, KY, to Charlotte A. Bayless Risner of Flatwoods, KY and the late Wesley Earl Bellamy. In addition to his father, Mr. Bellamy was preceded in death by a sister,...
Donna Marie Welch Young
Jan 1, 2020
Donna Marie Welch Young, 67, of Ashland, KY, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Ms. Young was born June 19, 1953, in Greenup, KY to the late James W. and Marie Holt Welch. In addition to her parents, Ms. Young was preceded in death by eight siblings: John William Welch, Betty...
Ruth A
Jan 1, 2020
Ruth A. Sizemore, 85, of Greenup, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Sizemore was born September 6, 1934, in Worthington, KY, to the late Herb Hannah and Daisy Artis Hannah Sizemore. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sizemore was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harold L. Sizemore; a son, Larry...
