Obituaries

Sep 12, 2019

Sep 12, 2019

David C. Barber, 79, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Barber was born March 8, 1940 in Ashland, KY a son of the late Theodore R. and Flossie Fryman Barber. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Sandra K. Figley Barber in 1998. David was a...

Aug 28, 2019

StaceyEarl Pennington 1964 –2019 StaceyEarl Pennington, lifelong resident ofCatlettsburg, passed awayWednesday, August 28, 2019at his home. Mr. Penningtonwas born August 22, 1964 in Ashland, KY, a son of Lillian and LarryAdams of Catlettsburg. Earlwas a graduate of Boyd CountyHigh School and aCatlettsburg Volenteer Firefighterformany years. He enjoyed fishing, bowling,sports of all kinds, andwatching The Reds andUK. Earl issurvived by...

Aug 23, 2019

Melinda Susan Hable, known by her friends and family as Mindy, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019, in Flatwoods, Kentucky. Mindy was born January 26, 1956 in Ashland, KY, a daughter of Shirley Crank Thompson and the late Wayne Franklin Thompson.  She was also preceded in death by a sister, Suzanne Thompson. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren,...

Aug 22, 2019

Christine Lynn “Chris” Davis, 59, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Chris was born June 26, 1960 in Ashland, a daughter of Charles E. Littleton of Ashland and the late Naomi (Janie) Stamper Littleton. Chris was a member of Light House Full Gospel in Ashland where she was very involved...

Aug 17, 2019

Ruth Jean Runyon Jarvis, 89, of Ellisville, Mo formerly of Ashland Ky, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Bethesda Meadows Hospice. She was born September 7, 1929, in Ashland, Ky, a daughter of the late George W. and Verna M. Holmes Runyon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Runyon and...

Aug 16, 2019

Larry Clifford Noble, 75, of Ashland, passed away Friday evening, August 16, 2019 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born January 24, 1944, in Ironton, Ohio, a son of the late Clifford Louis and Ruth Johnson Noble. Larry attended First Church of the Nazarene. He coached Ashland youth sports for over 20 years. He was an avid Ohio State...

Aug 10, 2019

Ida Ann Hampton Holbrook, 89, of Ashland, KY went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 10, 2019.  Mrs. Holbrook was born November 27, 1929 in Louisa, KY to the late Burt and Nora Lee Clay Hampton.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Paris Holbrook in 2016, and...

Aug 6, 2019

John William Stone 79 of Westwood passed away Tuesday, August 06, 2019 at King’s Daughter’s Medical Center in Ashland. Bill was born November26, 1939 in Ashland to the late Raymond and Lennie Renfroe Stone. He was a 1957 graduate of Ashland High School, a member of Fred M. Gross Lodge #953 F&AM, an avid bowler and was a member...

Aug 5, 2019

Minnie Kimbleton was born on November 18, 1922 in Carter County, KY and passed away Monday August 5, 2019 after a brief illness.  She is the wife of Ova Kimbleton of Ashland and they celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary in June.  She was predeceased by her parents, Mabel and Charles Safreed, and her siblings Kathleen Smith Knight and Mary Ellen...

Aug 3, 2019

Sue Ann Frasher Fitch, 78, of Westwood, widow of Fred Fitch III, died Saturday, August 3rd, at her home while under hospice care. Sue Ann was born June 27, 1941 in Monaville, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Wilson and Ruby Walsh Frasher. She was a member of the Westwood Freewill Baptist Church, a graduate of Marshall University,...

Aug 2, 2019

Jamie Lynn Tolliver Burton Dishman, 56, of Flatwoods and Ashland, Ky died Friday, August 2, 2019 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Jamie was born August 24, 1962 in Ashland, Ky a daughter of James Walter (Mary Lou) Tolliver of Flatwoods, Ky and Faye (Bill) Burns of Greenup, Ky. She is survived in addition to her parents by two...

Aug 1, 2019

Richard A. “Rick” Peterson, Jr., 82, of Ashland, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at Kings Daughters and Sons Home for Senior Living in Ashland. Rick was born February 1, 1937 in Tampa, Florida, a son of the late Richard A. Sr., and Gertrude Patricia English Peterson. In addition to his parents, Rick was also preceded in death by...

Jul 31, 2019

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Jul 31, 2019

Pauline Ruth “Polly” Judd, 91, of Ashland, Kentucky, passed away on July 31, 2019 at Bridgeport Health and Rehab Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. Polly was born in Portsmouth, OH on August 13, 1927 to the late Howard Waverly and Edith Mae Burton Oliver. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son Glenn Brian Judd,...

Jul 28, 2019

Ethel Juanita “Peggy” Kirk, 96, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Rush, KY, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Spring Valley Health & Rehab in Springfield. Peggy was born February 19, 1923 in Ashland, one of fourteen children born to the late John and Sophie Lemaster. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by husbands...

Jul 26, 2019

James R. Walker, 83, of Ashland, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at his residence. He was born December 3, 1935, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Howard and Hazel Young Walker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Dolla Joy Ransom Walker; and a sister, Nancy Hatten. He retired...

Jul 14, 2019

James Allen Vanhorn, 72, of Catlettsburg, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of the late Donald E. and Dorothy Brown Vanhorn. James was a member of Wildwood First Church of God. He was a Kentucky Colonel, member of the N.R.A. and served honorably...

Jul 8, 2019

Amos Ison, 89, of Ashland, Kentucky passed away peacefully, with his family by his side on Monday, July 8, 2019. Amos was born August 12, 1929 in Elliott County, Kentucky to the late Leonard and Lydia Ison. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn Hall Ison, a son Joe Ison, a brother...

Jul 6, 2019

Frances (Francie) Browne Guyars passed away due to complications from Alzheimer’s on July 6th 2019 at the age of 73.

A native of Ashland, Kentucky, Francie was born to Joseph Dillon and Julia (Norris) Browne. She graduated from Holy Family Catholic School where she was known, as she would always be known, for her kind heart and...