Obituaries

May 4, 2013

Alivia Noel Worstell, 2 months and 20 days old, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Ashland. Alivia was born Feb. 15, 2013, in Boyd County, the daughter of Christopher Michael Erickson and Heather Nicole Worstell. Alivia is also survived by her maternal grandparents, Angela Porter of Ashland and James Worstell of Rush. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m....

May 2, 2013

Patty T. Terrill, 79, of Ashland, died Thursday in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Terrill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Preston Family Funeral Home in Ashland. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today...

Apr 30, 2013

Patty T. Terrill, 79, of Ashland, died Thursday in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Terrill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Preston Family Funeral Home in Ashland. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today...

Apr 28, 2013

Lillian Cooper Swann, 91, of Ashland, passed away Sunday evening, April 28, 2013, in Woodland Oaks in Ashland. She was born Jan. 12, 1922, on Bolts Fork, a daughter of the late John Wesley and Mattie Queen Webb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Swann in 2000; brothers, Jay B. Webb, Wesley...

Apr 27, 2013

Rosemary Boehringer, 83, of Grayson, our mother and grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 27, 2013. She was greeted with open arms by her father, William Miranda; her mother, Addie Webb Miranda; and her sister, Phyllis Miranda Osborn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter J. Boehringer. She never knew a stranger...

Apr 21, 2013

Mary Carolyn Bibb, 77, of Ashland, passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family and caregivers on April 21, 2013. She was born March 11, 1936, at Sassafrass, to the late William and Brunette Francis Centers. She was formerly from Hazard and came to Ashland in 1965. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert B....

Apr 20, 2013

She was born May 21, 1926, at Hardy, a daughter of the late O.B. and Wanena Picklesimer Helton. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Billy Helton, and a sister, Mary Louise Helton Owens. She was, to put it simply, a remarkable woman. She was known for her kind heart, sense of style, vivacious personality, personal glamor, wicked...

Apr 17, 2013

Clarence David Campbell, 89, of Ashland, went home to be with his Lord on April 17, 2013, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born April 17, 1924, in Ashland, to Walter and Louella Harris Campbell. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Jean Campbell, and a brother, Vernon Campbell. Clarence was retired from...

Apr 15, 2013

Richard Dewitt Gardner Jr., 88, of Gravel Road in Morehead, formerly of Russell, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, in Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore. He was born Aug. 4, 1924, in Ashland, a son of the late Richard Dewitt Gardner Sr. and the late Mary Annie Easley Gardner. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Georgene Webb...

Apr 14, 2013

Sarah Esther Sturgill Allen, 97, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013, in St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after a brief illness. She was born on Oct. 18, 1915, in Loda, Ill., a daughter of the late James and Anna Ethel Thomas Sturgill. Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and a member of Morehead First Christian Church. She...

Apr 12, 2013

Rebekah Leah "Bekah" Stevens McDavid, 27, of Westwood, wife of Adam Craig McDavid, died Friday morning, April 12, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland following a sudden illness. Bekah was born June 3, 1985, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of Perry and Myra Franklin Stevens of Westwood. She was a 2003 graduate of Fairview High School and attended...

Apr 11, 2013

Verna Mae Forson Clemons, 94, of Ashland, went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Sept. 21, 1918, to the late George and Mayme Brewer Forson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Everett Clemons, in 1976; a son, Paul J. Clemons; brothers Walter Forson, George...

Apr 10, 2013

Jack Clay, 66, of Ashland, passed away in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell with his family by his side. Jack was born July 31, 1946, to the late James and Gleyma Short-Clay in Flatwoods. He worked as a Kentucky State Police dispatcher and retired after 28 years of service. Jack was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching...

Apr 5, 2013

Daisy Marie Reeves, 94, of Ashland, passed away peacefully in her home on April 5, 2013. She was born Nov. 27, 1918, in Hitchens, a daughter of the late Boone and Jennie Elliott Clevenger. She lived her life as a homemaker and loving wife to her husband the late Ashland mayor, Everett B. Reeves, to whom she was married for...

Apr 4, 2013

Bess "Meme" Arrington, 99, just a few months shy of being a centurion, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Kingsbrook Life Care Center. She was a longtime member of the Catlettsburg First Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hudson Arrington; her son, Paul Hudson Arrington; and a grandson, Bill Hudson Gross. As a life...

Apr 3, 2013

Richard Sands "Rich" Robinson III, 30, of Ashland, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Rich was born Sept. 24, 1982, in Ashland, to Olive Terry-Robinson of Westwood and the late Richard Sands Robinson Jr. He was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman who loved spending quality time at Granny's pond fishing and...

Apr 1, 2013

Eloise J. Meigs, 89, of Ashland, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Meigs was born May 11, 1923, in Notasulga, Ala., a daughter of the late John T. and Corra Lynch Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Lamar C. Meigs, in 1995; brothers Lynch, Tom, Harold and D.A. Johnson; and a...

Mar 31, 2013

Edna Frances Hamrick, 87, of Logan, Ohio, formerly of Ashland, died Friday in Arcadia Acres Nursing Home in Ilesboro, Ohio. She was born July 7, 1925, in Hicksville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Hamrick. Roberts Funeral Home in Logan is in charge of arrangements.

Service Details

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Mar 31, 2013

Marjorie Rush Ross of Flatwoods passed away March 31, 2013, in Trinity Station in Flatwoods. She was born Sept. 3, 1918, in Ashland, to the late Charles A. and Georgia Reeve Donaldson Smith. She was a 1936 graduate of Ashland High School and was a retired credit office clerk for the C.H. Parsons department store. She was a member of...

Mar 31, 2013

Poe Jeffrey Williams Jr., 67, of Ashland, husband of Ann Hall Williams, went to heaven on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland following a 13-year battle with kidney cancer. Jeffrey was born April 24, 1945, a son of Beryle Williams of Ashland and the late Poe Jeffrey Williams Sr. Jeff retired after 37 years of...