Obituaries
Opal Pope
Oct 28, 2008
Opal Marie Pope - 1925-2008 Opal Marie Pope, 83, of Ashland, Ky., died Oct. 28, 2008, in Boyd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. She was born June 19, 1925, in Carter County, Ky., a daughter of the late Lewis and Lillian R. Littleton Pope. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Chester R. Pope. She...
Helen Cignoni
Oct 26, 2008
Helen Cignoni (1928-2008) Helen Wilder Cignoni, 80, of Westwood, passed away Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2008. Helen was born Jan. 8, 1928, in Montague, Mass., to the late Franklin Elijah Wilder and Rosa Gerharz Wilder Tumminelli. She worked as a seamstress for Topping-Christian & Parsons and was a member of Gospel Temple. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
William Wylie
Oct 18, 2008
William Wylie (1931-2008) William T. "Bill" Wylie, 77, of Ashland, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at his residence. He was born June 13, 1931, in Ashland, the son of the late Carl L. and Mallie Davis Wylie. He was retired as a television technician and worked many years in the Tampa, Fla., area. He enjoyed writing and had published several...
Lonnie Evans sr
Oct 15, 2008
Lonnie William Evans Sr. (1925-2008) Lonnie William Evans Sr., 82, of Westwood, Ky., husband of Garnett Maynard Evans, died Wednesday afternoon in Community Hospice Care Center following an extended illness. Bill was born Oct. 26, 1925, in Boyd County, Ky., a son of the late Tom and Lillie Jackson Evans. He was a retired labor foreman with North American Refractories...
Manda Friley
Oct 15, 2008
Manda Ellen Fyffe Friley (1927-2008) Manda Ellen Fyffe Friley, 80, of Ashland, Ky., passed away on Oct. 15 surrounded by her loving family in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Manda was born Nov. 14, 1927, in Morgan County, Ky., a daughter of the late Robert and Minnie (Cantrell) Fyffe. She was dearly loved for her patience, compassion and generous...
Margorie Francis
Oct 14, 2008
Marjorie Jean Worland Francis (1919-2008) Marjorie Jean Worland Francis, widow of Hobert J. Francis, passed away Oct. 14, 2008, in Ashland. Born in Mount Vernon, Ind., in 1919, she was the daughter of Thomas Corwin Worland and Mildred Lillian Wiley. She was preceded in death by her only brother, Charles Corwin Worland. Mrs. Francis came to Ashland in 1940 with...
Doris Wright
Oct 14, 2008
Doris B. "Flo" Wheeler Wright (1940-2008) Doris B. "Flo" Wheeler Wright, 68, of Ashland, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 in Community Hospice Care Center. She was born Aug. 1,1940, in New Jersey, the daughter of the late Clay and Colonia Hanby Cheesman. She was a very loving mother and grandmother who put others before herself. She will be deeply missed...
Eloise George
Oct 14, 2008
Eloise George (1922-2008) Eloise Thompson Pratt George, 86, of Ashland died Tuesday at her residence. She was born April 10, 1922, in Catlettsburg. Her husband, Marion Douglas George, preceded her in death. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today at Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland. Neal Funeral Home in Catlettsburg is in charge of arrangements.
Priscilla Hurn
Oct 11, 2008
Priscilla Hurn - 1926-2008 Priscilla Alexander Hurn, 82, of Chattanooga, Tenn., a former resident of Raceland, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell. She was born April 9, 1926, in Raceland, a daughter of the late George Washington Alexander and Rosi Bentley Alexander. She was a homemaker and...
Robert Hall
Oct 10, 2008
Robert Hall - 1955-2008 Robert M. "Bob" Hall, 53, of Patriot, Ohio, former Ironville resident, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at his home. Mr. Hall was born Jan. 22, 1955, in Ashland, a son of the late James Mitchell and Hazel Williams Hall. He attended Guiding Hand and Galco Schools, where he was a long distance runner, played basketball,...
Bryon Steele
Oct 5, 2008
Steele Jr. - 1926-2008 Byron Steele Jr., 82, of Ashland, passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center. Byron was born July 27, 1926, in Boyd County, Ky., a son of the late Byron Steele Sr. and Bessie Hutchinson Steele. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired locomotive operator with AK...
Ann Hammond
Oct 4, 2008
Ann Hammond - 1941-2008 Ann Marie Best Hammond, 66, of Wurtland, formerly of Greenup, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Nov. 9, 1941, in Norfolk, Va., the daughter of the late Offie and Esther Watson Best. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, James Russell Hammond. She was of...
Alma Queen
Oct 3, 2008
Alma Queen (1918-2008) Alma Waugh Queen, 90, of Westwood went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at her residence. She was born Sept. 25, 1918, in Carter County, the daughter of the late William and Catherine Bellew Waugh. She was the wife of the late John R. Queen. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church....
Donald Bradley
Oct 3, 2008
Donald Bradley II (1963-2008) Donald Bradley II, 45, of Columbus, Ohio, went to be with his Lord on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, from the University of Cincinnati Hospital due to complications resulting from a fall on Aug. 5, 2008. He was born March 19, 1963, in Biloxi, Miss., to Donald and Donnetta Crawford Bradley of Westwood. Donald was a 1981...
Robert Smith
Oct 1, 2008
Robert L. Smith - 1928-2008 Robert L. Smith, 80, of Argillite, Ky., died Oct. 1, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center. Mr. Smith was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Meadow Creek, W.Va., a son of the late Perry C. and Emily Jane Hume Smith. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William Smith, and sisters Bobbi Morris and...
Jewell Walker
Oct 1, 2008
Jewell Warren Walker - 1927-2008 Jewell Warren Walker, age 81, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Greenup County, Ky., died on her 81st birthday, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in Oakbridge Health Care Center in Lakeland. She was born Oct. 1, 1927, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of the late Arthur G. and Jessie Angle Warren. Her loving husband, James Hart Walker,...
Rosemary Smith
Sep 30, 2008
Rosemary Smith - 1928-2008 Rosemary Smith, 80, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center. She was born June 28, 1928, in Elkhorn City, Ky., the daughter of the late Maude Elswick Carraway. She was a former employee of Thrift Drug Store and Woolco Department Store. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. She...
Delores Blanton
Sep 29, 2008
Delores Blankenship Blanton - 1929-2008 Delores Blankenship Blanton, 79, of Flatwoods, Ky., died as a result of an automobile accident. She died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Mrs. Blanton was born July 16, 1929, in Ashland and was a daughter of the late James P. and Rue Pertie Stacey Blankenship. She was also a member of...
James Blanton
Sep 26, 2008
James T. Blanton - 1925-2008 Delores Blankenship Blanton - 1929-2008 James T. Blanton, 82, and his wife, Delores Blankenship Blanton, 79, of Flatwoods, Ky., died as a result of an automobile accident. He died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, in Boyd County and she died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Mr. Blanton was born Oct. 29, 1925,...
Johnnie Lemaster
Sep 17, 2008
Johnnie H. Lemaster - 1937-2008 Johnnie H. Lemaster, 70, of Ashland, Ky., passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 22, 1937, in Johnson County, Ky., a son of the late Plennie and Anna Tackett Lemaster. He was a member of Locust Grove United Baptist Church and...
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