Obituaries

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Apr 14, 2008

Betty Miller (1929-2008) Betty L. Miller, 78, of Ashland died Monday, April 14, 2008, at her home. The Princess, Ky., native was born July 14, 1929, the daughter of the late Arthur Scott Hicks and Hattie Pearl Short Hicks VanDyke. She was a former employee of the C.H. Parsons Co. hosiery department and did other retail sales. She was a...

Pearl Francis

Pearl Francis

Apr 10, 2008

Pearl Francis - 1925-2008 Pearl Mae Hall Francis, 82, wife of Fred Francis, of Westwood passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 following an extended illness. Pearl was born Oct. 22, 1925, in Bruin, Ky., a daughter of the late Oscar and Gladys Salyers Hall. She was a member of Hoods Creek Regular Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Paul Purvis

Paul Purvis

Apr 8, 2008

Paul E. "Bobby" Purvis - 1935-2008 Paul E. "Bobby" Purvis, 73, of Catlettsburg, Ky., died April 8, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1935, in Ashland, Ky., a son of the late Howard T. and Ella Clark Purvis Castle. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Howard T. Purvis Jr., and two sisters,...

Lorraine Creech

Lorraine Creech

Apr 8, 2008

Lorraine Johnson Creech - 1922-2008 Lorraine Johnson Creech, 85, of Ashland, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, from natural causes in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. She was born July 31, 1922, in Elliott County, Ky., the daughter of the late Allen and Mima Greene Johnson. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents,...

Nell Litteral

Nell Litteral

Apr 6, 2008

Nelle Mae Litteral - 1910-2008 Nelle Mae Litteral, 97, of Ashland, Ky., died Wednesday morning, April 9, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center. She was born April 25, 1910, in Riceville, Ky., a daughter of the late Fred and Trinnie Fairchild Rice. Mrs. Litteral was also preceded in death by her husband, Crate G. Litteral, in 1997; and two daughters,...

Larry Cooper

Larry Cooper

Apr 4, 2008

Larry Cooper - 1937-2008 Larry Norman Cooper, 71, of Ashland died Friday at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 10, 1937, in Lawrence County, the son of the late Willie and Hannah Moore Cooper. He was the husband of Leona Boggs Cooper, who survives. They were married for 49 years. He was...

Pauline Prichard

Pauline Prichard

Apr 3, 2008

Pauline F. Prichard - 1927-2008 Pauline F. Prichard, of Ashland, Ky., died Thursday, April 3, 2008 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. She was born Aug. 19, 1927, in Ironton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elliott and Della Jordan Willis. She was a homemaker and a member of the South Ashland United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death...

Cloma Robinson

Cloma Robinson

Mar 23, 2008

Cloma Robinson - 1915-2008 Cloma Elizabeth Robinson, 92, of Ashland died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Kingsbrook Life Care Center in Ashland. She was born July 16, 1915, in Elliott County, the daughter of the late Allen and Gemimah Johnson. She was the wife of the late Clyde S. Robinson. She will be remembered for her great love for Christ...

Jetta Kinnan

Jetta Kinnan

Mar 23, 2008

Jetta Kinnan Jetta Kinnan, 57, of Catlettsburg, Ky., passed away on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was married to Don Kinnan and has two children, Donnie Kinnan and Krystal Kinnan. Her father was Elwood Gibbs and her mother is Betty Gibbs. Jetta has a twin sister, Jenny Gibbs; two other sisters, Kathy...

Helen Goff

Helen Goff

Mar 22, 2008

Helen Goff - 1915-2008 Helen Elizabeth Clark Goff, 92, of Ashland, died Saturday in Trinity Station in Flatwoods. She was born July 13, 1915, in Ashland, the daughter of the late DeWitt Talmadge and Anna Smith Clark. She was the widow of Foster F. Goff, who died in 1993. She was a 1933 graduate of Ashland Senior High School and...

Rchard More sr

Rchard More sr

Mar 22, 2008

Richard "Dick" Moore Sr. (1936-2008) Richard "Dick" MacQueen Moore, Sr., 71, passed away Saturday evening, March 22, 2008 at his home in Ashland. Mr. Moore was born Aug. 15, 1936, in Ashland, Ky., a son of the late Jay and Vada MacQueen Moore. Dick was a member of Rose Hill Baptist Church, an Army veteran, retired from the AK Steel...

Ruth Wells-perry

Ruth Wells-perry

Mar 19, 2008

Ruth Perry - 1929-2008 Ruth D. Wells Perry, 78, of Westwood, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center following a brief illness. Ruth was born May 1, 1929, in Eunice, W.Va., and was the last surviving child of 10 born to the late Peter and Margaret Taylor Lares. Ruth previously worked for Grants Department Store, Hills...

Johnny Bradley

Johnny Bradley

Mar 17, 2008

Johnny Mynhier Bradley - 1922-2008 Johnny Mynhier Bradley, 85, of Salt Lick, Ky., formerly of Ashland, died Monday morning, March 17, 2008, in St. Claire Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 1, 1922, in Hazard, Ky., a daughter of the late John L. and Elberta Williams Mynhier. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Karl D. Bradley...

Kathleen Bowling

Kathleen Bowling

Mar 17, 2008

Kathleen Davies Bowling - 1924-2008 Kathleen Davies Bowling, 83, of Kenova, W.Va., formerly of Catlettsburg, Ky., died Monday evening, March 17, 2008, in King's Daughters Medical Center. She was born April 2, 1924, in Liverpool, England, a daughter of the late A.J. and Elsie Evans Davies. In addition, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Bowling, who died...

Esther Blevins

Esther Blevins

Mar 17, 2008

Esther Blevins - 1915-2008 Esther Blevins, age 92, of Russell, Ky., died Monday, March 17, 2008 in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. She was born Dec. 15, 1915, in Bruin, Ky., (Elliott County), a daughter of the late William Wesley Evans and Eliza Mullins Evans. In addition, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arlie Robinson; a...

Juanita Kocio

Juanita Kocio

Mar 12, 2008

Juanita Marie Williams Kocio (1921-2008) Juanita Marie Williams Kocio, 86, of Ashland, died Wednesday morning in King's Daughters Medical Center following an extended illness. Juanita was born May 6, 1921, in Paintsville, Ky., a daughter of the late John S. and Bertha Wheeler Williams. She was a 1943 graduate of Morehead Teachers College and received her master's degree from Morehead...

Andrew Meade

Andrew Meade

Mar 11, 2008

Andrew M. Meade (1922-2008) Andrew M. Meade, 85, of Westwood, died Tuesday in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center. Andrew was born Aug. 26, 1922, in Magoffin County, Ky., a son of the late Sam and Gertrude Hamilton Meade. He was a retired foreman with Meade Construction and a decorated tank driver during World War II. Andrew was preceded in death by his...

Trina Mullins

Trina Mullins

Mar 9, 2008

Trina Mullins (1953-2008) Trina Dawn Bays Mullins, 54, peacefully left this earth to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at her residence in Raceland, Ky. Mrs. Mullins was born April 19, 1953, in Ironton, Ohio, a daughter of Rosemary Bonzo Bays of Raceland and the late Glenn Bays. She was retired from Calgon Carbon Corp. with 31...

Gary Grizzle

Gary Grizzle

Mar 8, 2008

Gary Grizzle - 1948-2008 Gary Charles Grizzle, 59, of Ashland, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at his residence. The Ashland, Ky., native was born Oct. 5, 1948, the son of Charles Russell Grizzle of Ashland and the late Doris Jean Diamond Grizzle. He was the husband of Lou Ann Grizzle who survives. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines...

Leona Tufts

Leona Tufts

Mar 8, 2008

Leona Mae Tufts (1910-2008) Leona went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 8, 2008, in Jackson Medical Care Facility, 524 Lansing Ave., Jackson, Mich. She was born Oct. 13, 1910, in Rush, Ky., a daughter of the late William O. Tufts and America (Deerfield) Tufts. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Edward Tufts and Raymond...

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