Obituaries
Jack Anderson
Jun 6, 2012
Jack Wallace Dickison, 86, of Ashland, passed away, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born Jan. 9, 1926, in Ashland, a son of the late Harry and Nancy Wheeler Dickison. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Dr. Harry Leo Dickison, Carl Dickison and Charles "Chuck" Dickison and...
Rosalene Wells
May 30, 2012
Rosalene "Rose" Chaffin Wells of Catlettsburg died Wednesday in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Her husband, Fred Lee Wells, preceded her in death. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Old Orchard Christian Church in Ashland. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Steen...
Garrett Hignite
May 26, 2012
Garrett H. Hignite, 103, of Ashland went to be with his Heavenly Father, surrounded by his loving family, on May 26, 2012, in the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born on Sept. 3, 1908, in Carter County to the late Frank T. and Hattie Ray Hignite. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
David Heavner
May 23, 2012
David "Heavyduty" Ernest Heavner, 53, of Flatwoods, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2012 in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. David was born March 21, 1959 in Frankfurt, Germany to the late Don and Dolores Boykin-Heavner. He was of the Baptist faith and dedicated his life to the Lord on March 17, 2012. Mr. Heavner was a carman...
Frances Beldon
May 20, 2012
FRANCES E. BELDON of Huntington, W.Va., passed away May 20, 2012, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. She was 89 years old, born January 10, 1923, in Seco, Ky., the daughter of the late Leonard and Sarah Blair Evans. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, William W. Beldon; her daughter and spouse Sara and Marty Curtis...
Thomas McKain
May 18, 2012
Thomas Jefferson Mc-Kain, 91, of Wilmore, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012, at his residence. He was born June 6, 1920, in Greenville, Texas, to the late Albert S. and Angus Gilcrest McKain. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Albert G. McKain, and his mother-in-law, Ella Dee Peyton. Tom was a member of Roberts Chapel United Methodist...
Michael Cornett
May 13, 2012
Michael Lee Cornett, 59, of Lexington, passed away May 13, 2012. He was born June 30, 1952, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Jack Sr. and Helen Meisel Cornett. Mike graduated from Paul G. Blazer High School and the University of Kentucky. He was an account supervisor for Valvoline for more than 32 years. He is survived by...
Norma Griffith
May 13, 2012
Norma Parker Griffith, 74, of Ashland, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2012, following an extended illness. Norma was born Jan. 31, 1938, in Ashland, to the late Luther and Hester Boggs Parker. She retired from Kentucky Power as a customer service supervisor and was a member of Grace Church of the Nazarene. In addition to her parents, she was...
Harold Eagleston
May 12, 2012
Harold Lee Eagleston, 76, of Ashland, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, in King's Daughters Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1935, in Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Dorsey Hugh and Martha Ellen Hayton Eagleston. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Eugene Eagleston, and two grandchildren, Kristina Laura May and Christian James. He retired...
Raymond McGuire
May 9, 2012
Raymond Leo McGuire, 85, passed away on May 9, 2012, in Mandeville, La. Ray was previously a lifelong resident of Carter County, where he grew up and was involved in several businesses, including First National Bank, Grayson Motor Sales, The Bank Josephine, Grayson Loan Co., Bagby Lumber Co. and Citizens Deposit Bank of Vanceburg. Ray leaves behind his wife, Glenna...
Samuel Hicks
May 8, 2012
Samuel P. Hicks, 74, of Washington Court House, Ohio, formerly of Ashland, died Tuesday in Fayette Memorial Hospital. He was born July 2, 1937, in Ashland. His wife, Dorra Hicks, preceded him in death. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland. Entombment will be in Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum in...
Helen Killin
May 8, 2012
Helen Irene Killin, 75, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday evening, May 8, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was born Jan. 27, 1937, in Willard, the daughter of the late Clifford and Dollie Blevins Reeves. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Maxine Bayer, and a brother, Robert G. Reeves. She was a former employee...
Elmer McGuire
May 6, 2012
Elmer F. McGuire, 79, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Boyd County, died Sunday in Hospice Care Center in Franklin, Ohio. He was born March 6, 1933, in Ashland. His wife, Mary J. Rayburn McGuire, survives. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lazear Funeral Home in Ashland. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland. Friends...
Alfred Bradley Jr
May 5, 2012
Alfred Eugene Bradley Jr., 80, of Westwood, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born Feb. 15, 1932, in Boyd County, the son of the late Alfred and Edna Mae Stone Bradley. He was a member of Summit Church of the Nazarene, where he was very active...
Marvin Kirk Jr
May 4, 2012
Marvin Kirk Jr., 72, of Ironville died suddenly Thursday afternoon, May 4, 2012. Marvin was born on Aug. 27, 1939, in Boyd County. He was the son of the late Marvin and Minnie Potter Kirk. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Skyline Christian Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Marvin was preceded in death by...
Janice Cornette
May 3, 2012
Janice Cornette, 82, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Boyd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Nov. 25, 1929, in Pike County, a daughter of the late Willie M. Scalf Sr. and Ethel Bevins Scalf. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Fathies "Jar Fly" Cornette in 1997; a...
Donald Vanderpool
May 2, 2012
Donald Vanderpool, 81, of Ironton, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Oakmont Manor in Flatwoods. The Cincinnati native was born on Sept. 3, 1930, the son of the late Bert and Mildred Step Vanderpool. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Sally Jo Hoertel Vanderpool, who passed away on May 31, 2003;...
Marguerite Vecchio
May 1, 2012
Marguerite Ellen Del Vecchio, 96, of Arcadian Cove, Richmond, formerly of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012. She was born Nov. 18, 1915, in Russell, a daughter of the late Charles Burdette and Lake Rowe Henzman. She was the widow of Andrew Del Vecchio. She received her B.S. degree from Northwestern University, with additional courses from Virginia Intermont College,...
Mary Scott
May 1, 2012
Mary Ellen Pennington Scott, 84, of Flatwoods, widow of Harry A. Scott, died peacefully Tuesday evening in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital following a short illness. Mary was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Boyd County, a daughter of the late Roscoe and Ethel Walker Pennington. Mary was a member of Brush Creek Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death,...
Margaret Turck
Apr 30, 2012
Margaret DeTurck, 103, formerly of Ashland, died April 30, 2012, in Shannondale Retirement Center in Knoxville, Tenn. She was born Feb. 14, 1909, in Summersville, W.Va., to Richard Daniel and Effie Leah Bayes Hall, both deceased. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Carl S. DeTurck (1993) and Ward C. Knotts (1938); brothers Henry...
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