Obituaries

Sep 20, 2012

Lewis Randall Bussey, 80, of Ashland, passed away on Sept. 20, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born Jan. 4, 1932, in Louisa, the son of the late L.R. and Virginia Stringfellow Bussey. He was a member of Second Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Virginia Nell Hughes Bussey; sons, Randy and Gwen...

Sep 9, 2012

Evelyn Abrams, 77, of Ashland, died Sept. 9, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was born April 6, 1935, in Chillicothe, Ohio, a daughter of the late Kie Profit and Mary Short Profit. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Abrams Jr.; a brother, Seaburn Profit; and a great-grandson, Zachary Johnson. She was a...

Sep 8, 2012

Margaret V. Preece Blanton, 71, of Catlettsburg, passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Mrs. Blanton was born March 26, 1941, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Nealy and Willa Copley Preece. Margaret was a loving wife and homemaker, was of the Methodist faith and loved children and dogs. She is survived by...

Sep 6, 2012

Betty Angeline Grow Braun, 77, of Ashland, passed from this Earth to her heavenly father on Sept. 6, 2012, in Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Huntington, W.Va. She was born Feb. 19, 1935, in Ashland, the daughter of the late Orley Grant and Dorothy Caldwell Grow. She was a homemaker and devoted wife. She is survived by her husband,...

Aug 31, 2012

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Aug 26, 2012

Charles Woodrow "Woody" Pennington, 71, of Catlettsburg, died Sunday morning, Aug. 26 at his residence following an extended illness. Woody was born March 27, 1941, in Denton, a son of the late Charles and Eula Mae Tussey Pennington. He was retired from AK Steel, was a member of Westwood Church of God and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was...

Aug 24, 2012

Donald Ray McKenzie, 70, of Durbin Road in Catlettsburg, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at his home. Mr. McKenzie was born Aug. 30, 1941, in Johnson County, the son of the late Raymond and Sally Slone McKenzie. Don graduated from Flat Gap High School and was a retired truck driver with Ashland Oil. He enjoyed bass fishing, watching Nascar...

Aug 23, 2012

Sue Ellen Cornette Groves, 39, of Catlettsburg passed away Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Mrs. Groves was born Sept. 26, 1972, in Ashland, the daughter of the late Betty Newland Cornette and Danny Burke Cornette of Catlettsburg. Sue was a 1990 graduate of Boyd County High School and a former employee for Cintas....

Aug 22, 2012

Anna Marie Hensley Llewellyn, of Ashland, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, in Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Llewellyn was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Catlettsburg, the daughter of the late Samuel P. and Georgene Friley Hensley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Thomas Carlton Llewellyn III. Anna was a...

Aug 21, 2012

Hugh Clayton Clevenger Jr., 74, of Catlettsburg, died Aug. 21, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born March 4, 1938, in Ashland, a son of the late Hugh Sr. and Irene Click Clevenger. He retired from Ashland Coal Security and was a former Ashland city policeman and Boyd County deputy sheriff who served with sheriffs George...

Aug 13, 2012

Robert Thomas Ray, 70, of Catlettsburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Ray was born Nov. 3, 1941, in Catlettsburg, a son of the late James Tesket and Sarah Anna Stewart Ray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Aug 10, 2012

Brenda J. Thomas, 63, of Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Ashland, died Friday at her residence. She was born Feb. 8, 1949, in Ashland. She is survived by her husband, James T. Thomas. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Steen Funeral Home-13th...

Aug 9, 2012

Irene Cooksey, 85, passed on to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in the Transitional Care Unit of Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester. She was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Webbville, a daughter of the late Roscoe and Jessie Hayes Daniel. Irene was the loving wife, confidante, partner and best friend of her late husband of...

Aug 8, 2012

Maxine Barnett Charles, 84, of Catlettsburg, now rests peacefully with the Lord after passing, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Mrs. Charles was born Jan. 20, 1928, in Catlettsburg, a daughter of the late Harvey Lee Sr. and Beatrice "Coonie" Johnson Barnett. Maxine was a graduate of Thomas R....

Aug 6, 2012

Dorothy Jean "Dot" Wheeler Wellman, 70, of Catlettsburg, passed away Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Wellman was born Aug. 7, 1941, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Otis and Norma Lee Chandler Wheeler. Dot retired as general manager of Chili Willi's Mexican Cantina after 26 years of service. She was a member of the Boyd County...

Aug 4, 2012

Kathy Jo Grubb-Clay, 53, of Flatwoods, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at her residence. She was born Aug. 15, 1958, in Ashland to the late Phillip Grubb and Donna Bravden Grubb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Justin Clay; brother, Herbie Grubb; sister, Debra Grubb Balock; and ex-husband, Robert Taylor Clay. She is...

Jul 30, 2012

Lane Kristopher McCloud, was born July 29, 2012, in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., and passed away in the CHH NICU on July 30, 2012. Lane was the son of Kristopher and Lenora (Lee) Lane McCloud of Ashland. Lane was preceded to Heaven by his grandmother, Kathy McCloud. In addition to his parents, also surviving are Lane's brother, Jake...

Jul 27, 2012

Opal McDowell Stergeon, 94, of Catlettsburg, went to be with her Lord Friday, July 27, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Stergeon was born July 8, 1918, in Logan, W.Va., daughter of the late Roy and Ethel Shepard McDowell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James "Buster" Stergeon in 1984. Opal took an...

Jul 24, 2012

James R. Darnell, 83, of Ashland, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born Aug. 31, 1928, in Mt. Sterling, the son of the late Harry and Arlene Scott Darnell. He was retired from Armco Steel, a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War and a...

Jul 21, 2012

Billy R. Barrett, 52, of Ashland, passed away around 5 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. Mr. Barrett was born Aug. 13, 1959, in Ashland, a son of the late Marion and Betty Dalton-Barrett. Billy was the owner of BBC Auto Detailing for several years in Ashland before becoming ill in the late 1990s....