Obituaries

Mar 31, 2013

Tracey Dawn Stambaugh Chinn, 58, of Ashland, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, in the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Chinn was born Aug. 18, 1954, in Ashland, a daughter of Juanita Brown Stambaugh and the late William Russell Stambaugh, She retired as the secretary for Ironworkers Local 769, belonged to the auxiliary of American Legion Post 76 and...

Mar 29, 2013

Bruce Ishmael White, 69, of Portsmouth, died Friday, March 29, 2013 in his bed at home. Born on July 3, 1943 in Ashland, KY, he was a son of the late William and Mary Ellen Poston White. Bruce was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired painter from Pikeville Methodist Hospital. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening and...

Mar 28, 2013

ASHLAND - Michael L. Groves Sr., 66, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, March 28, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Michael was born on May 14, 1946, in Ashland to the late Lindsey and Daisey Corey Groves. He was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by two wives, Linda Groves and Jenny Groves; and a brother, Arthur...

Mar 22, 2013

Vivian Rice, 93, of Tallahassee, Fla., died Friday.

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Friday, May 10th, 2013 1:00pm

Mar 22, 2013

Vivian F. Rice, 93, formerly of Ashland, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. She was born Oct. 14, 1919, in Louisa, the daughter of the late Newell F. and Bertha Childers Ferguson. She was the widow of Alvin "Boo" Rice, former sheriff of Boyd County and county court clerk. Vivian was employed at the county clerk's office for more than...

Mar 14, 2013

Frederick C. DeLong, 79, of Russell, died Thursday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell. He was the husband of Janet Humphreys DeLong. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Ashland. Friends may call after 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Lazear Funeral Home in Ashland is in charge of arrangements. In lieu...

Mar 14, 2013

Mary Margaret Conley Distel, 68, wife of Ken Distel of Ashland, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell. Mary was born Sept. 29, 1944, in Ashland, to the late Ira Newton Conley Jr. and Dollie May Conley. She was a very loving and devoted wife and mother to her family. She was a...

Mar 13, 2013

James C. Cassity, 83, of Catlettsburg, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born Sept. 21, 1929, in Ashland, the son of the late Thomas J. and Elizabeth Blair Cassity. He was retired from Ashland Oil Inc., was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran and a lifetime member of the VFW. He enjoyed...

Mar 13, 2013

Wilson Frasher, 94, of Westwood, died Wednesday in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Dyer. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Preston Family Funeral Home in Ashland. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

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Mar 12, 2013

Cecil Jackson Lilly, 81, of Lexington, formerly of Ashland, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in the VA Medical Center, Leestown Campus in Lexington. He was born Sept. 2, 1931, in Dunns, W.Va., to the late Donald Theodore and Daisie Cox Lilly. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and Air Force for a...

Mar 7, 2013

Dana Paul Robertson, 45, of Ashland, died Thursday, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born April 9, 1967, in Ashland. He is survived by his wife, Michelle Robertson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum Chapel in Ashland. Friends may call after noon Monday at the chapel. Steen Funeral...

Mar 7, 2013

Helen Fern Runyon, 85, of Cannonsburg, passed away in King's Daughters Medical Center on Thursday evening, March 7, 2013. She was born in Johnson County on Aug. 31, 1927, to the late Don and Maxie Peery Daniels. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years, Robert Lewis Runyon, on Feb. 3,...

Mar 5, 2013

Goldie Williams Trimble, 94, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at her residence. Goldie was born May 5, 1918, in Morgan County, a daughter of the late Taylor and Pearl Fairchild Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Eulous Trimble, in 1971; a son, Clyde Trimble; and a sister, Edna Elam. Goldie was a homemaker...

Mar 5, 2013

Mar 2, 2013

Arvel Edward Young Jr., 66, of Bellefonte, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 3, 1947, in Westwood, a son of Arvel Edward Young Sr. of Rush and the late Lorene Wiley Young. Mr. Young served in the U.S. Navy Reserve on active duty in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. He was a member...

Mar 2, 2013

Audrey Ruth Breece, 81, of Russell, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013, in Kingsbrook Life Care Center in Ashland. She was born to the late Claude and Sophia Cornwell Keeton on Sept. 27, 1931, in Catlettsburg. Mrs. Breece was a self-employed beautician for many years. Left behind to mourn her passing is a loving family, including her husband, Richard...

Mar 2, 2013

David S. Davidson, 70, of Ashland, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, in Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. David was born Oct. 21, 1942, in Ashland, a son of the late Garnett Samuel and Rena Collins Davidson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a daughter. David retired from AK Steel with 34 years of service...

Feb 23, 2013

James A. "Jim" Lemon, 80, of Ashland, passed away in Woodland Oaks Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2013. He was born June 4, 1932, in Ashland, a son of the late Roosevelt John "R.J." and Stella Elkins Lemon. He retired from A.K. Steel and was a Navy veteran. He was also a Kentucky colonel. He was preceded in death by two...

Feb 18, 2013

Robert L. Coburn, 86, of Ashland, passed away Feb. 18, 2013, in Woodland Oaks Health Care Facility in Ashland. He was born July 10, 1926, to the late Homer and Gladys Ramey Coburn. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Marilee Moloney Coburn. Bob graduated from Ashland High School in 1944 and was a U.S. Navy veteran...

Feb 14, 2013

Joan Robinson Spears, 89, of Carneys Point, N.J., formerly of Ashland, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the residence of her daughter. Joan was born Sept. 17, 1923, in Pikeville, a daughter of the late Jay and Minnie Damron Robinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Bruce Spears; a son, Lloyd Bruce Spears; and brothers Carl...