Obituaries
Prentice Rymer
May 3, 2013
Prentice H. Rymer, 80, of Catlettsburg, went home to be with the Lord Friday morning, May 3, 2013, surrounded by his loving family, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Mr. Rymer was born Feb. 21, 1933, in Catlettsburg, a son of the late Michael Lester Rymer and Allie Swanger Rymer. Prentice served our great nation honorably with the United States...
George Bowens
Mar 31, 2013
George W. Bowens, 63, of Kenova, W.Va., died Sunday at his residence. He was born Jan. 9, 1950. He is survived by his wife, Judy Adkins Bowens. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Neal Funeral Home in Catlettsburg. Burial will follow in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the...
Dave McPeek
Mar 29, 2013
David McPeek, 62, of Ashland, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born Oct. 26, 1950, in Ashland, the son of the late Roy and Evelyn McPeek. David was a graduate of Ashland High School, retired from the Ashland Coke Plant and McPeek Custom Pools. He was a member of the American...
James Strother
Mar 27, 2013
James Edward Strother, 73, of Ashland, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday March 27, 2013, at his son's residence in Ray, Ohio. He was born Sept. 15, 1939, in Ashland, the son of the late Miles Wadsworth and Ada Mae Barney Strother. He was retired from Armco Steel, where he worked in the rigger shop and pipe...
Tammy Burkhardt
Mar 26, 2013
Tammy Dawn Elkins-Burkhardt, 53, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior. Tammy was born Jan. 12, 1960, in Ashland, to Janice Whitt-Elkins and the late Douglas Elkins. She was a homemaker and member of Hoods Creek Enterprise Baptist Church in...
Meral Williams
Mar 24, 2013
Meral T. Williams, 74, of Catlettsburg, died Monday in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born Feb. 3, 1939, in Williamson, W.Va. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home in Catlettsburg. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences...
Brandon Boggs
Mar 24, 2013
Brandon C. Boggs, 34, of Catlettsburg, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013. Brandon was born Sept. 15, 1978, to Ray and Iris White Boggs of Catlettsburg. He was a member of England Hill Freewill Baptist Church. Brandon was preceded in death by his grandparents, Curtis and Ethel Boggs. He is also survived by a son, Braydon Boggs; and three sisters...
Tanyah Blanton
Mar 22, 2013
Tanyah Van Blanton, 61, of Ashland, quietly passed from this life to her eternal home with her sisters by her side on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell. Tanyah was tragically injured 41a��2 years ago, but fought valiantly to enjoy the life she was given. She was a strong believer in God and served...
Albert Eskew
Mar 20, 2013
Albert "Red" Eskew, 83, of Ashland, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at his son's residence in Williamsburg, Va. He was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Ashland, the son of the late Eugene and Lula Williams Eskew. He was a retired supervisor for CSX Railroad, a member of the 13th Street Freewill Baptist Church, a Kentucky colonel and sang with The...
Leota Priddy
Mar 19, 2013
Leota Ritter Hurley Priddy, 83, of Ashland, went to be with the Lord on March 19, 2013, in Woodland Oaks Health Care Facility. Mrs. Priddy was born Sept. 30, 1929, in Cumberland, Md., to the late William Edward and Evelyn Evans Ritter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Priddy. Leota was a homemaker and of the...
Patricia Pennington
Mar 18, 2013
Patricia Ann Pennington, 64, of Catlettsburg, wife of James R. Pennington, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Pat was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Ashland, to the late Howard E. and Pauline Dunnigan Sparks. Also preceding Pat in death were a son, Rex A. Pennington; a brother, James C. Sparks; and a sister,...
Teresa Gambill
Mar 18, 2013
Teresa "TC" Gambill, 59, of Ashland, wife of Bill Gambill, died Monday, March 18, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. TC was born Dec. 31, 1953, in Ashland, to the late William Paul and Cora Luster Fox. TC was also preceded in death by sisters Dee Conley and Mary Dooley. She was a retired carrier with King's Daughters...
Norma Rosenkrantz
Mar 12, 2013
Norma Jeane Rosenkrantz, 69, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday evening, March 12, 2013, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, with all four of her children at her side. She was born July 26, 1943, to the late Charles Elmer Adkins and Elsie Lucille Martin Adkins Waugh. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin "Benny" Rosenkrantz, and...
Garner Moyer
Mar 2, 2013
Garner Franklin "Pete" Moyer, 79, of Ashland, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013, in River's Bend Health Care in South Point, Ohio, with his loving wife at his side. Mr. Moyer was born Aug. 10, 1933, in North Kenova, Ohio, a son of the late Charles M. and Linnie Lee Waugh Moyer. Pete served his country honorably during the Korean...
Anna Barrow
Feb 27, 2013
Anna Lee Barrow, 95, of Lexington, formerly of Ashland, passed away Thursday morning in St. Joseph Hospice Care of Lexington. She was born Feb. 28, 1918, in Owingsville, a daughter of the late Jim and Mittie Brothers Reed. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Rush Barrow Jr., in 2001; four brothers, Ashby Reed, James Lawrence Reed,...
Dorothy Nestor
Feb 26, 2013
Dorothy Louise Strait Nestor, 93, of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was born Feb. 28, 1919, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Henry Clay Strait Sr. and Emma Louise Daggett Strait. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Ernest Nestor; a son, Ronald Nestor;...
Alanna Barrett
Feb 25, 2013
Alanna Alayiza Marie Barrett, 3 months old, of Ashland, passed away in her sleep on Feb. 25, 2013, at her residence. She was born Oct. 31, 2012, to Joshua Bare and Endria Barrett Jr. She is also survived by her sister, Lalaighla Bare; her maternal grandparents, Demetrias and Endria Barrett Sr. Butler; and her paternal grandmother, Gina Bare. Funeral services...
Suzanne Shope
Feb 6, 2013
Suzanne P. Sloan "Granny" Shope, 93, of Catlettsburg, now rests peacefully with her Lord after her passing Wednesday evening, Feb. 6, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Shope was born Jan. 17, 1920, in Boyd County. Preceding her in death, her devoted husband, Howard A. Shope of 72 years. The daughter of the late Alex E. Sloan...
Donna Alley
Feb 5, 2013
Donna Rue Salyers Alley, 75, of Catlettsburg, went on to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Mrs. Alley was born May 21, 1937, in Sitka, the daughter of the late Virgil and Lois Brown Salyers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Fredrick Alley, in 2009; a...
Lucille Staggs
Feb 3, 2013
Lucille C. Staggs, 82, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, and Ashland, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. She was born April 4, 1930, in Ashland, the daughter of the late Dock and Mable Anderson Dove. She was a former cook for the Cleveland school district and attended Heritage Freewill Baptist Church. In...
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