Obituaries

Jul 20, 2012

Drew Edward "Ed" Burke, 67, of Flatwoods, died Friday in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born May 11, 1945, in Rush. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Damron Burke. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Kilgore &a��Collier Funeral Home in Catlettsburg. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland. Friends may...

Jul 18, 2012

Frances Pauline "Aunt Pod" Davis, 87, of Ashland, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in King's Daughters Medical Center. She was born Jan. 31, 1925, in Wheelersburg, Ky., the daughter of the late Gaylord and Bertha Blanton Dobbins. She was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, a former employee of General Telephone and a retired school bus driver for the...

Jul 15, 2012

Donald Ray Spurlock, 68, of Catlettsburg, husband of Lynda Caroll Brown Spurlock, died peacefully at his home Sunday evening, July 15, 2012, following an extended illness. Don was born Jan. 5, 1944, in Catlettsburg, a son of the late General Wilbur and Esta Robinette Spurlock. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wilbur Gene Spurlock. Don attended England...

Jul 12, 2012

Romilda Williams, 87, of Ashland, died July 12, 2012, in Woodland Oaks in Ashland. She was born March 19, 1925, in Middletown, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charles G. and Anna Elizabeth Johnson Bishop. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Franklin E. Williams Jr. in 2005; a brother, Charles G. Bishop Jr., formerly of Middletown, Ohio;...

Jul 4, 2012

Beady A. Phillips, of Bear, Del., formerly of Catlettsburg, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Christina Care Hospital in Newark. Mr. Phillips, 92 years, 1 month and 29 days old, was born May 13, 1920, in Bell Point, son of the late Grant and Verla Durbin Phillips. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Bayes Phillips, in...

Jul 2, 2012

Marylin Burdette, 84, of Ashland, passed away on July 2, 2012, at her residence. She was born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late Elza E. and Magnolia Alley Burdette. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her twin sister, Marion Grubb; a sister Zelpha Swafford ; a brother, Forest Eugene Burdette and...

Jul 1, 2012

Dorotha Claudette "Claudia" Hayes, 77, of Ashland, passed away on July 1, 2012, at her residence. She was born on July 28, 1934, in Martin, to the late Claude Parker and Nancy Jean Lambert Hagans. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her precious granddaughter, Stephanie "Steffy" Christian and two loving sons-in law, Phil Salyer and...

Jun 26, 2012

Kevin Lee Saylor, 52, of Galloway, Ohio, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. He was born Feb. 9, 1960, in Newark, Ohio, to Harold Saylor of Catlettsburg, Ky., and the late Barbara Grant Saylor. He was of the Baptist faith and proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. He was employed by Jefferson Industries Corp. He...

Jun 25, 2012

William Thomas Smith, 49, of Ashland, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was born Nov. 12, 1962, in Ashland, a son of the late Thomas Smith and Loretta Vance Wheeler, both formerly of Ashland. Bill Smith, as he was known to everyone who knew him, worked as a control board operator and...

Jun 23, 2012

Audrey Lorraine Rose, 73, of Ashland, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012, in King's Daughters' Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Feb. 16, 1939, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of the late Karl Heinz and Beatrice Pickeral Atchison. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Joe Rose; four...

Jun 18, 2012

Rosemary Riffe Johnson, 68, of Ashland, passed away Monday, June 18, 2012. Rosemary was born Sept. 4, 1943, in Ashland, to the late Henry Theodore and Lockie Helen Kitchen Riffe. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman W. Johnson; a brother, George Riffe; and a special nephew, whom she was very close to,...

Jun 14, 2012

Deborah Susan Withrow, 58, of Ashland, went to be with her Lord, on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Ms. Withrow was born Sept. 30, 1953, in Ashland, daughter of Helen Dotson McAllister of Ashland and the late William McAllister. Deborah was a 1971 graduate of Paul Blazer High School, attended Lee University and was...

Jun 9, 2012

Jolly J. Hicks Sr., 77, of Catlettsburg passed peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at his home with his loving family at his side. Mr. Hicks was born June 23, 1934, in Catlettsburg, son of the late John H. and Minnie Rowe Hicks. Jolly served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, and was a retired...

Jun 9, 2012

Billy A. "Hoss"a��Bradley, 53, of Russell, died Friday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell. He was born March 25, 1959, in Lawrence County, Ohio. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lazear Funeral Home in Ashland. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland. Friends may call after noon Tuesday at the funeral home....

Jun 6, 2012

David Nelson Broughton, 67, of Ashland, died Friday in Ashland. He was born June 27, 1945, in Ashland. His wife, Roberta Wheeler Broughton, survives. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland. Friends may call after noon at the funeral home. Condolences...

Jun 5, 2012

Mollie Sue VanHoose, 71, of Ashland, died Tuesday. She was born July 15, 1940. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home in Ashland. Friends may call after noon Friday at the funeral home.

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Jun 4, 2012

Carl Eugene Jobe, 54, of Ashland, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Mr. Jobe was born Sept. 26, 1957, in Ashland, son of Denver Jobe of Ashland and the late Helen Ruth York Jobe. Carl began working at Jobes Body Shop in 1975 and worked there for 37 years, he became the owner...

May 31, 2012

Modest G. Fannin, 94, of Ashland, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at his residence. He was born on Aug. 3, 1917, in Carter County, the son of the late Dewitt and Bessie Fannin. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in WWII, retired from the Painters Local and a member of Princess Chapel. In addition to his parents, he was...

May 30, 2012

Kate Ashley Withrow, infant daughter of Henry Edsel "Trey" Withrow III and Ashley VanHoose Withrow of Ashland was stillborn Thursday afternoon, May 30, 2012, in King's Daughters Medical Center. In addition to her parents, survivors include her paternal grandfather, Henry Edsel Withrow Jr. and his wife, Greta, of Ashland; her maternal grandfather, Jack Cecil VanHoose Jr. and his wife, Terri,...

May 28, 2012

Reese Anne Castle, daughter of David W. and Alicia Nicole Adkins Castle of Flatwoods, was stillborn Monday, May 28, 2012, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Additional survivors include her maternal grandmother, Jane Lattie Adkins of Mullens, W.Va., and her paternal grandparents, Robert and Sharon Litteral Castle of Summit. A graveside service on Friday, June 1, 2012, at Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens...