Obituaries

Jan 14, 2013

Douglas Ray Markin, 65, of Raceland, died Monday in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born May 30, 1947, in Raceland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Alice Cordle Markin. A memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum in Ashland with military honors. There will be no visitation....

Jan 14, 2013

Douglas Ray Markin, 65, of Raceland, died Monday in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born May 30, 1947, in Raceland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Alice Cordle Markin. A memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum in Ashland with military honors. There will be no visitation....

Jan 12, 2013

Carolyn Sue Edwards, 63, of Russell, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in the Care Center at Kentonpoint in Maysville. She was born Dec. 24, 1949, in Hilliard, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charlie E. and Alma Lee Ison Edwards. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Jane Rankin, and a brother-in-law,...

Jan 12, 2013

Charles Luther Dickerson, 87, of Ashland, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in the VA Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Helen Juanita Franz Dickerson of Ashland. They had two sons, Charles Marvin Dickerson, who preceded him in death in 1988, and Paul Allen Dickerson of Summit. They had two grandchildren, Jessica Nicole...

Jan 12, 2013

Janice Lee Patrick Shanks, 76, of Ashland, passed away Saturday Jan. 12, 2013, at her residence. She was born Oct. 28, 1936, in Ashland, the daughter of the late Claud and Lora Sparks Patrick. She was also preceded in death by her only sister, Betty Jo Patrick. She was a 1954 graduate of Ashland Senior High School and loved her...

Jan 12, 2013

Warren Bryson "Pete" Rayburn, 77, of Ashland, died Saturday at his residence. He was born June 21, 1935, in Ashland. Private services will be at a later date. Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue in Ashland is in charge of arrangements.

Jan 10, 2013

Helen Loriene Deskins Rys, 78, of Morehead, formerly of Catlettsburg, passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at her home with her loving family at her side. Mrs. Rys was born April 19, 1934, in Catlettsburg, a daughter of the late Henry E. and Willa Mae Blackburn Deskins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Chet Rys, and a...

Jan 9, 2013

Robert Bruce Shearer, 84, of San Rafael, Calif., formerly of Ashland, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif. He was born March 31, 1928, in Lexington, the son of the late Jesse and Rebecca Wills Shearer. He was a retired attorney and a U.S. Army World War II veteran. He was also preceded in death...

Jan 6, 2013

Jan 6, 2013

Helen Jean Cooksey of Ashland passed away Sunday evening, Jan. 6, 2013, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was 60. She was born March 22, 1952, in Louisa, a daughter of the late Malcolm Burgess and Frances Curtis Arrington. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jeffrey Cooksey, in 2008. Helen was a graduate of the...

Jan 4, 2013

Mona Marie Robinson Musser Price, 87, of Flatwoods, passed away Friday afternoon in Trinity Station following an extended illness. Mona was born Jan. 27, 1925, in Elliott County, a daughter of the late, Ellis Sr. and Elizabeth Pennington Robinson. She was a retired clerk for Hill's Department Store, a former member of The Order of the Eastern Star 567 Westwood...

Dec 31, 2012

Betty Marie Carroll, 71, of Ashland, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at her residence. She was born Oct. 2, 1941, in Pineville, the daughter of the late Dewey Osborne and the late Zella Maiden Osborne Honeycutt. She was a former nursing assistant at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, attended Mount Olive Baptist Church and Coalton Freewill Baptist Church and loved...

Nov 30, 2012

Daily Independent (Ashland, KY) August 11, 2013 Charles Dewey "Jimmy" Bond Jr. 1924-2013 Gaydos Funeral Home The Independent VANCEBURG - Charles Dewey "Jimmy" Bond Jr., 89, of Danville, formerly of Vanceburg, died Friday in Charleston Health Care Center in Danville. He was born May 26, 1924, in Hitchens. He is survived by his wife, Mona Smith Bond. A graveside service...

Nov 30, 2012

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Nov 26, 2012

Sep 15, 2012

Bounthanh Khounlavong, 73, of Ashland, formerly of Vientiane, Laos, died Sept. 15, 2011, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born June 5, 1938, to the late Phia Mang and Nang Phia Ha Khounlavong in Luang Prabang, Laos. He was a former colonel on the DEA National Laos Police Force from 1970 through 1977 and a corporate security...

Aug 29, 2012

Pamela Gaye Taylor-Epperson, 46, of Ashland, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in King's Daughters Medical Center. She was born Oct. 9, 1965, in Ashland, the daughter of Sharon Kouns Worley of Ashland, and the late Jeff Worley. She was a homemaker. She is also survived by her husband, John Epperson of Ashland; a daughter, Sharon Marie Vanhorn of Greenup; a...

Aug 26, 2012

Paul Edward "Nick" Nichols, 77, of Ashland, passed away Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, in Boyd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 25, 1935, in Greenup County, the son of the late Clarence E. and Ruth Fugate Nichols. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service, a member of the Old Orchard Christian Church, a U.S. Air Force veteran...

Aug 25, 2012

Judith Nicholas, 71, of Ashland, died Aug. 26 in King's Daughters Medical Center. She was born July 5, 1941 A graveside service was Aug. 29 at Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum in Ashland. Evans Funeral Home in Raceland was in charge of arrangements.

Service Details

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012