Obituaries

Apr 17, 2011

RUSSELL - Gilbert Brian Edwards, 56, of Russell, died April 17, 2011 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. He was born Dec. 23, 1954, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late Gilbert and Virginia Edwards. He received his master's degree in counseling and worked 20 years for the Counseling Center in Portsmouth to help those with substance abuse problems....

Apr 16, 2011

DELRAY BEACH, FL - Carol Skeens Bradley, 77, died peacefully, Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Delray Beach, Fla. Carol was born Jan. 26,1934, in Fullers, Lawrence County, to Opal Waller and Fred J. Skeens. She attended Ashland schools and graduated from Ashland Senior High in the class of 1952. Carol is survived by her sister, Lola Skeens Sloan (James) of...

Apr 15, 2011

ASHLAND - Belva Miller Robinette, 92, of Ashland, died April 15, 2011 in King's Daughters Medical Center. She was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Boyd County, the daughter of the late Pharrow B. Miller and Bertha V. Jackson Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Manus L. Robinette; two sisters,...

Apr 12, 2011

ASHLAND - Paul G. Hughes, 75, of Ashland, died Tuesday evening, April 12, 2011, in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1935, in Clintwood, Va., a son of the late Colley and Blanche Elam Hughes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Carolyn Donta Hughes, in 2001 and a brother, Charles...

Apr 9, 2011

ASHLAND - Peggy Ann Barker Coleman, 75, of Florence, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Donald Franklin Coleman; her parents, Hiram and Edna (Fairchild) Coleman; and a sister, Fern Maddix. Surviving are her daughter, Nancy (Coleman) Jarvis; sons Donald F. Coleman Jr., Scott Coleman and Peter Coleman; son-in-law Joe Jarvis;...

Apr 9, 2011

ASHLAND - Donald Davis Fitzer, 77, of Ashland, died Saturday morning in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Ashland to the late Luke Fitzer and Mattie Mariea��Savage Fitzer Traugott. Mr. Fitzer was retired from AKa��Steel after 38 years of service and was a charter member of 13th Street Baptist Church. He also attended...

Apr 8, 2011

CATLETTSBURG - Paul Dean Thompson, 81, of Catlettsburg, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at Woodland Oaks Healthcare Center. Mr. Thompson was born April 22, 1929, in Webbville, a son of the late Grover C. and Belva Dean Thompson. Paul served his country honorably during the Korean War as staff sergeant with the 3700 Air Police Squadron in the U.S....

Apr 5, 2011

ASHLAND - Carl Frederick Quade, age 79, of Ashland, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at his residence. He was born Dec. 29, 1931, in Ashland, a son of the late Arthur G. and Doris Gallaher Quade. He retired from the marketing department at Ashland Oil. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, a 1950 graduate of Ashland High...

Apr 1, 2011

ASHLAND - Gloria "Tody"a��Lambert, 80, of Ashland, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, in the company of her dear family, and with the tender kindness of the Kingbrook Lifecare Center in Ashland, on April 1, 2011. She was born May 29, 1930, in Ashland, the daughter of the late Clyde and Murl Thomas Bradford. She...

Mar 31, 2011

WORTHINGTON - Alfred D. "Al" Ramey, 92, of Worthington, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 31, 2011 in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Mr. Ramey was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Raccoon Creek, W.Va., a son of the late Steven Jackson and Clara Dillon Ramey. He was a retired engineer for the C&O Railroad, a member...

Mar 25, 2011

Stella W. Abrams 1916-2011 Steen Funeral Home - Central Avenue Chapel The Independent ASHLAND - Stella W. Abrams, 94, of Melbourne Beach, Fla., formerly of Ashland, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, and went home to be with the Lord at her residence. She was born Aug. 25, 1916, in Pikeville, the daughter of the late Landon Burnette and the late...

Jan 27, 2011

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Oct 20, 2010

Henry William Arms, 55, of Ashland, Ky., died July 20, 2010, at his residence. He was born Oct. 5, 1954, in Grayson, Ky., a son of Amos Arms of Grayson and the late Maxine Tolliver Arms. He was a former welder with Superior Marine Repair and a U.S. Army veteran. Additional survivors include his wife, Yneda Wright Arms of Ashland;...

Oct 7, 2010

ASHLAND - Geraldine Fannin Sawyer, 85, of Ashland, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. She was born Oct. 18, 1924, in Ashland, a daughter of the late James Curtis and Viola Kirk Fannin. She was the widow of William F. Sawyer, who passed away on July 11, 1998. She was a longtime employee of Ben Williamson Co. and retired from Kentucky-West...

Sep 23, 2010

Harleigh Ann Ferguson, of Ashland, Ky., was still born Sept. 23, 2010, in King's Daughters Medical Center to Jennifer Leigh Ferguson of Ashland. She is survived by her maternal grandparents, Proctor Smith and Roberta Keaton Ferguson, both of Ashland; several aunts and uncles; and sisters, Haleigh and Allison Adkins. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, 2010,...

Sep 21, 2010

Roy K. Alley Jr., 68, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Mr. Alley was born May 6, 1942, in Bridgeport, Conn., son of the late Roy K. Sr. and Ruth Sloan Alley. Roy retired from B&M Rechrome in 1993, attended Boyd County High School, served with the 201st Engineers National Guard,...

Sep 7, 2010

Albert Miller Jr., age 76, of Grayson, Ky., went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 in Carter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grayson. He was born June 15, 1934, in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late Albert and Della R. Childers Miller. He was employed with Miller Wholesale Fruits & Vegetables and was retired from...

Sep 5, 2010

Herschel Eugene Robinson, 79, of Ashland, Ky., died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, in King's Daughters Medical Center. He was born in Elliott County to Charlie Oscar and Minnie Mae (Bougess) Robinson, the eighth of nine children. He was also preceded in death by all of his siblings except his baby sister, Lillian Mae Guyette. His family moved to Boyd County...

Sep 5, 2010

Norma M. Peterson, 74, of Florence, Ky., died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, in Florence Park Health Care Center. She was born July 24, 1936, in South Charleston, W.Va., to the late Okey Graley and Sylvia Mae Dodd Graley. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Okey Graley Jr. Her husband of 50 years, Richard A. Peterson Jr., survives....

Sep 2, 2010

ASHLAND - Joy E. Hoffman, age 95, of Westwood-Ashland, Ky., passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family on Sept. 2, 2010. She was born Feb. 4, 1915, in Elliott County, Ky., a daughter of the late Francis Marion and Flora Belle Green White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald...