Deaths in Eastern Kentucky
as reported in the Floyd County Times Dated

Lawrence County Deaths 2000

December 24, 1999

Gussie Preston, 94, of Louisa, died Thursday, December 16. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 19, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Jackson Maxie, 89, of Isonville, died Thursday, December 16. He is survived by his wife, Lizzie Eldridge Maxie. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 19, under the direction of Eldridge Funeral Home.

Eva Sparks Fields, 87, of Catlettsburg, died Sunday, December 19. Funeral services Were conducted Wednesday, December 22, under the direction of Kilgore and Collier Funeral Home.

December 31, 1999

Nell Vinson Terry, 75, of Louisa, died Wednesday, December 23. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 27, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Charles A. Hayes, 78, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Louisa, died Sunday, December 19. Funeral services .were conducted Wednesday, December 22, under the direction of O.R. Woodyard Co. Chapel, in Columbus.

Lora Thelma Chandler Walter, 91, of Ashland, died Monday, December 20. She was a retired schoolteacher with the Catlettsburg and Boyd County schools. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 23, under the direction of Miller Funeral Home.

Bill P Pack, 83, of Louisa, died Wednesday, December 22. Funeral services were conducted Friday, December 24, under the direction of Riplinger Funeral Home, Spokane, Washington.

Cynthia McKenzie Burke, 99, of Ashland, died Thursday, December 23, 1999. She was retired from Ford Motor Company. Graveside funeral services were conducted Monday, December 27, under the direction of Kilgore and Collier Funeral Home.

Shannon W. "Ace" Estepp, 67, of Pataskala, died Friday, December 24. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 28, under the direction of Warren F. Kauber Funeral Home.

John Harvey Michael Jr., 56, of Palm Harbor, Florida, died Thursday, December 23. He was the owner of Sun Storage Inc. Palm Harbor. He is survived by his wife, Ann Parsons Michael. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 28, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Tom J . Ball, 92, of Louisa, died Thursday, December 23. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 27, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Roy F. Carter, 61, of Kenova, West Virginia, died Wednesday, December 22. He is survived by his wife, Joan Bartrum Carter. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 27, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Wanda Lee Queen Wilson, 77, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Friday, December 24. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 27, under the direction of Frederick Funeral Home, Pippin.

Leotie Thompson, 84, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Saturday, December 25. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 28, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

January 7, 2000

Charles Calvin Lewis, 75, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Tuesday, December 28, 1999. Funeral services were conducted Friday, December 31, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Ranson Paul Moore, 76, of Argillite, formerly of Louisa, died Thursday, December 30, 1999 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Linda Chaffin Moore. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, January 2, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa.

Wanda Lee Queen Wilson, 77, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Friday, December 24, 1999. She is survived by her husband, Herbert G. Wilson. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 27, under the direction of Frederick Funeral Home, Pippin.

Eric Eddy Marcum, 46, of Crum West Virginia, died Thursday, December 30, 1999. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Marcum of Crum. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, January 2, 2000, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Alice Thompson, 84, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Sunday, January 2, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 4, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Anna V. Dawson Fowler, 87, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Sunday, January 2, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, January 6, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Virgie Maier Rach, 78, of Louisa, died Tuesday, January 4, 2000. She is survived by her husband, Irwin Rach. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa.

Jeremiah Ray Butcher died Sunday, January 2, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, January 5, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

January 14, 2000

Virgie Maier Rach, 78, of Louisa. died Tuesday, January 4. She is survived by her husband, Irwin Rach. Funeral services were conducted Friday, January 7, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Lawrence "Muletrain" Childers, 79, of Michigan City, Indiana, died Thursday, December 23. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 28, under the direction of Root Funeral Home.

Ethel Marie Davis Thompson, 72, of Columbus, Ohio, died I Monday, December 6. She is survived by her husband, Finley Thompson. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 11, under the direction of O.R. Woodyard Funeral Home.

Herbert Ray (,Herb) Kitts, 72, of Salem, Cascara community, died Sunday, December 12. He is survived by his wife, Alice Fitzpatrick.

January 21, 2000

Pearl E. Maynard, 81, of Louisa, died Tuesday, January 11, 2000, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Friday, January 14, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Mary May Gwendolyn Henry Scott, 69, of Richardson, died Thursday, January 13, 2000. She is survived by her mother, Molly Cleo Henry. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, January 16, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Nannie Sartin, 72, died Saturday, January 15, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 18. under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Clifford Sartin, 84, of Louisa, died Monday, January 17, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Marie Davis Sartin. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, January 20, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

January 28, 2000

Ronald E. Woods, 62, of Grayson, formerly of Fallsburg, died Saturday, January 22, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Knapp Woods. Graveside funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 25, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Shirley D. Lawson Hurt, 90, died Saturday, January 22, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, January 26, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Phillip Wayne Jervis, 29, of Louisa, died Tuesday, January 18, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Johnson Jervis. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, January 23, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Eleine Burke Kingery, 82, of Patriot, Ohio, died Thursday, January 20, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, January 23, under the direction of Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home.

February 4, 2000

Nancy Robert Muncy, 90, of Inez, died Tuesday, January 25, 2000, at Martin County Health Care Facility. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, January 27, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral-Tome.

Niles Maynard, 68, of Beauty, died Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Friday, January 28, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Georgine Maxine Wells, 66, of Van Lear, died Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, January 29, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

William Ballard Pennington, 71,, of Louisa, died Wednesday, January 26, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, January 29, under the, direction of Young Funeral Home.

Clara Jane Dillon, 58, of Wayne, West Virginia, died Saturday, January 29, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, February 2, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Robert J. Hayward Sr., 57, of Radnor, West Virginia, died Thursday, January 27, 2000, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Monday, January 31, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

February 11, 2000

Frank Mills, 80, of Inez, died Monday, January 31, 2000, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Dollie Jarrell Mills. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, February 3, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Catherine Mills Horn Frederick, 76, of Paintsville, died Monday, January 31, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, February 2, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Jackie Allen Ferguson, 41, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Wednesday, February 2, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital,. Funeral. _ services were conducted Saturday, February 5, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Alice Muriel Lakin, 86, of Grants Pass. Oregon, formerly of Fort , Gay, died Wednesday; February 2, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Monday, February 7, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Fred Skeens, Jr., 70, of Louisa, died Thursday, February 3, 2000, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Grace Rice Skeens. Funeral services were conducted Monday, February 7, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Matthew Douglas "Yellow Jacket" May, 22, of Louisa, died Thursday, February 3, 2000. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, February 6, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Edison J. Lawson, I8 months, son of Janie Lynn Lawson, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, died Tuesday, February 1, 2000, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Saturday,   February 5, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

February 18, 2000

John Milton "Milt" Greene, 87, of Louisa, died Friday, February 11, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He is survived by his wife, Dovie Davis Greene. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, February 15, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Lydia Plummer Webb, 69, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Friday, February 11, 2000, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Herbert Webb. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, February 13, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

John Franklin "Frank" Blodgett Jr., 77, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Friday, February 11, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Cordia Chaffin Blodgett. Funeral services were conducted Monday, February 14, under the direction of Young Funeral Home. 

Betty Zea :Mitchell Holbrook, 76, of Louisa, died Tuesday, February 8, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, February 10, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Helen Payne Williamson, 78, of Louisa, died Sunday, February 13, at Cabell- Huntington Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Bill Williamson, Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, January 16, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

John Vinson Maynard, 79, of Louisa, died Wednesday, February 9, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Burial was made in Kenton Town Cemetery, Robertson County. Young Funeral Home. was in charge of arrangements.

James "Jim" Robertson, 79, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Thursday, February 10, after an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, February 12, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

February 25, 2000

Clementine Dawson Wellman, 91, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Monday, February 21, after an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, February 23, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Roma Lorain Mitchell, 70, of Ashland, formerly of Louisa, died Sunday, February 20, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, February 23, under the direction of Lazear Funeral Home.

March 3, 2000

Priscilla Cyrus, 87, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Coal Grove, Ohio, died Monday, February 28, at Sunset Nursing Center, Coal Grove. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 2, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Bobbie Ray Thompson, 65, of Louisa, died Sunday, February 27, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, March 1, under tile direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Gama Sena Manda Rose Delong, 79, of Keaton, died Tuesday, February 22, at Paul B. Hall Medical Center; Paintsville. She is survived by her husband, Arvel Delong. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, February 24, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Jean Castle, 78, of Louisa, died Wednesday, February 23, at Smithville Western Care Center, Smithville, Ohio. Funeral services were conducted Saturday February 26, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Samolene "Sammie" Hill, 76, of Fort Gay West Virginia, died Friday, February 25, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Monday, Febtuary 28, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Mark William Spry, son of Roger Lee and Laura LeAnne Bartrum Spry, of Fort Gay West Virginia, was stillborn at St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, Sunday, February 27. Graveside funeral services were conducted Tuesday, February 29, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Mary C. Adams, 92, of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Marysville, Ohio, died Friday February 25, at her residence after an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, March 1, under the direction of Mannasmith-Hale Funeral Home, Marysville.

Elbert C. Carter, 68, of Louisa, died Friday, February 25, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Monday, February 28, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

March 10, 2000

Virgil Elswick, 88, of Webbville, died Tuesday, February 29, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Fannie Curnutte Elswick. Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 3, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

William G. Crutchfield, 81, died Friday, January 28. Funeral services were conducted Friday, February 4, under the direction of Glen Abbey Mortuary, Bonita, California.

John R. Burton, 78, of Louisa, died Sunday, March 5, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 7, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Elzie C. Bowen, 59, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Fort Gay, died Monday, February 21, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Louise Presley Bowen. Funeral services were conducted Friday, February 25, under the direction of Cooks and Son and Pallay Funeral Home, in Columbus.

Dovie Edith Chapman Williamson, 81, died Friday, March 3, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Schoedinger Northwest Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

March 17, 2000

William Riley "Bill" Brewer, 81, of Prichard, West Virginia, died Tuesday, March 7. He is survived by his wife, Lillian "Sis" Brewer. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 9, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Frank D. Thompson, 60, of Louisa, died Wednesday, March 8, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife; Virginia Pridemore Thompson. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 9, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Charles A. Henson Sr., 71, formerly of Walbridge, died Tuesday, February 15, at Orange Park Florida, Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jane Chapman Henson. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, February 19, under the direction of WitzlerShank Funeral Home.

Stillina Eva Kitts, 63, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Thursday, March 9, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland. She is survived by her husband, Chester Kitts. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 12, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Johnnie Lee Burchfield, 56, of Louisa, died Friday, March 10, at U.K. Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Linda Burchfield. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 12, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Nellie Lorina Kelley, 77, of Portsmouth, Ohio, died Monday, March 13, at the Hempstead Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, March 15, under the direction of Eldridge Funeral Home.

Joyce Ann Bowen Copley Likens, 54, of Louisa, died Sunday, March 12, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 16, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

March 24, 2000

June Marie Vaughan Carter, 69, of Louisa, died Wednesday, March 15, at Cabe] l-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, March 18, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Hannah Rose Cavins; infant daughter of James and Tracie Cavins of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Tuesday, March 14, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Graveside services were conducted Friday, March 17, at Cavins Cemetery, Fort Gay, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Harold Blake Henry, 30, of Hitchens, formerly of Louisa, died Friday, March 17, at Richardson. He is survived by his wife, Tammy Johnson Henry. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 21, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Julia Webb Bentley, 73, of Louisa, died Saturday, March 18, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 21, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Wallace Hanshaw, 80, of Louisa, died Friday, March 17, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Edith F. Hanshaw. Funeral services were conducted Monday, March 20, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Helen Marie Vanover, 87, of Martha, died Sunday, March 19, at Mr. Carmel Medical Center West. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 23, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Lillian Eloise Kiger Rucker, 85, of Louisa, died Tuesday, March 21, at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 24, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

March 31, 2000

Gussie Frazier, 85, of Louisa, died Friday, March 24. Funeral services were conducted Monday, March 27, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Glemetta Catherine "Cathy" Ramey, 50, of Louisa, died Tuesday, March 21, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Cecil Garfield Ramey. Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 24, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Hattie Sizemore Boggs, 85, of Webbville, died Friday, March 24, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 26, under the direction of Lewis and Ferguson Funeral Home.

Tiffany Joy Hanshaw Dotson, 28, of Louisa, died Tuesday, March 14. She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Dotson. Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 17, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Dreama Elaine Ward, 39, of Tomahawk, died Monday, March 27, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, March 29, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home

April 7, 2000

Charles Edward Bowens, 42, of Radnor, West Virginia, died Tuesday, March 28, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 30, at Webb Community Church, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Danny Jay Thompson, 44, of Ashville, Ohio, died Friday, January 28, at Doctors Hospital North, Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Ginny King Thompson. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, February 1, under the direction of Oliver Funeral Home, Ashville.

William Allen, 88, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Hitchins, died Monday, March 27, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Kentucky Perry Allen. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 30, under the direction of Malone Funeral Home.

Leona M. Christian Sparks, 86, of Louisa, died Thursday, March 30, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, April 2, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Delbert W. Nelson, 84, of Louisa, died Friday, March 31, at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 3, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

April 14, 2000

Cecil Ray Moore, 71, of Columbus, Ohio, died Sunday, April 2. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, April 5, under the direction of O. R. Woodyard Co. Chapel, Columbus.

Edgar Smallwood, 87, of Louisa, died Saturday, April 8, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth New Smallwood. Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 10, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Joshua Allen Bryant, 3, of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died Monday, March 27. Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 3 1, under the direction of Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, in Florida.

Elizabeth Stepp Wooten, 87, formerly of Louisa, died Friday, February 3 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Graveside services were conducted February 7, in Florida, at Lakeland Memorial Gardens.

William Frank Mullins, 73, of East Point, died Thursday, April 6, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashalnd. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, April 9, under the direction of JonesPreston Funeral Home, Paintsville.

April 21, 2000

George Kenneth Adams, 56, of Louisa, died Tuesday, April 11, in Greenup County. There were no services. Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa, was in charge of arrangements.

Hazel Mae Hall, 84, of Louisa, died Wednesday, April 12, after an extended illness. She is survived by her husband, Harold Hall. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, April 15, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Garrett D. Gilkerson, 67, of Lima, Ohio, died Thursday, April 13, in St. Rita's Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Thomas Gilkerson. Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 17, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Thelma Holt, 82, of Louisa, died Friday, April 14. Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 17, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Bethel Blankenship, 86, of fort Gay, West Virginia, died Monday, April 17, at J. J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, April 20, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Raymond Carlisle Paul Webb, 93, of Florence, died Sunday, April 16, at Commander Nursing Center. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, April 18, under the direction of Cain-Poston Funeral Home, Florence.

John Hardie Walters, 91, of Catlettsburg, died Friday, April 7, in Oakmont Manor, Flatwoods. Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 10, under the direction of Steen Funeral Home.

April 28, 2000

Glen M. Smith Jr., 72, of Nimitz, West Virginia, formerly of Ashland, died Wednesday, April 19, at Summer County Hospital, Hinton, West Virginia, after an extended illness. A Masonic service was conducted Friday, April 21 at Steen Funeral Home Cannonsburg Chapel. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, April 22, under the direction of Steen Funeral Home.

Leonard Garland Webb, 80, of Louisa, died Sunday, April 23, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 25, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Herbert Lemaster Jr., 68, of Fairborn, died Sunday, April 23, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Wilson Lemaster. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, April 27, under the direction of Belton Funeral Home.

Karl Willis Lambert, 71, of Chesapeake, Virginia, died Monday, April 24. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Ann Lambert. Funeral ser-, vices were conducted Saturday, April 29, under the direction of Oman Funeral Home.

May 5, 2000

Homer J. Hylton, 74, of Louisa, died Monday, May 1, at Veterans Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Veva Lois Salyer Hylton. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, May 3, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Charles William Wellman, 68, of Louisa, died Thursday, April 27, at St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, April 30, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Emily Hall Hewlett, 82, of Louisa, died Monday, May 1, after an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 4, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

May 19, 2000

Mark A. McNeil, 47, of Webbville, died Monday, May 8, at the Colonial Mine in Phelps. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Slone McNeil. Funeral services were conducted Friday, May 12, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Frances W. Roberts, 89, of St. Albans, West Virginia, formerly of Louisa, died Tuesday, May 9, at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, West Virginia. Funeral services were conducted Friday, May 12, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Elizabeth S. "Betty" Perkins, 64, of Louisa, died Friday, May 12, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Graveside funeral services were conducted Monday, May 15, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Millard Gene Griffith, 65, of Blaine, died Saturday, May 13, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Griffith. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, May 17, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Emily Sue Thompson, 72, of Louisa, died Sunday, May 14, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 18, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

May 26, 2000

James Paul Morrow, 41, of Louisa, died Monday, ,May 15, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He is survived by his wife, Wanda McKenzie Morrow. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 18, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Bessie Bryant, 84, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Thursday, May 18, after an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 20, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Hazel Webb Creasy, 87, of Lloyd, formerly of Louisa, died Wednesday, May 17, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Graveside services were conducted Friday. May 19, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Curtis S. Jones, 89, of Louisa, died Thursday, May 18, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 20, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Gale Dean Fyffe, 61, of Louisa, died Friday, May 19, in Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Anna Jo Fyffe. Graveside services were conducted Monday, May 22, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Michael E. Moore, 30, of Louisa, died Friday, May 19, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Marie McKenzie Moore. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, May 23, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Hurston Kelley, 82, of Louisa, died Sunday, May 21, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Lula Skaggs Kelley. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, May 23, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Susie Kearns, 83, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Tuesday, May 23, at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

June 2, 2000

Grace Short, 89, of Louisa, died Monday, May 29. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, May 31, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Susie Booth Kearns, 78, of Fort Gay, died Tuesday, May 23, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Edwin "Ed" Kearns. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 25, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Eunice Goble, 97, of Inez, died Wednesday, May 24, at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 27, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

William McCawley Ballard, 48, of Louisa, died Friday, May 26, in Grayson. He is survived by his wife, Candace Weaver Ballard. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 27, under the direction of Mann-Greenwell Funeral Home.

Phillip H. Thompson, 66, of Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 23, at Mount Carmel East Hospital, Columbus. Funeral and masonic services were conducted Friday, May 26, under the direction of O.R. Woodyard Chapel, Columbus.

Joe Sammons, 80, of Webb, West Virginia, died Monday, May 29. He is survived by his wife, Emma Thompson Sammons. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, May 31, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Amos Davis, 93, of Huntington, West Virginia, formerly of Ulysses, died Wednesday, May 17. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, May 2U, under the direction of Reger Funeral Home.

June 9, 2000

Morton H. "Bump" Bradley, 84, of Louisa, died Monday, June 5, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Virginia M. Bradley. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, June 7, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Ezra Fraley, 75, of Louisa, died Sunday, June 4, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Pauley Fraley. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, June 7, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Dorothy Marie Sawdey King, 79, of Louisa, died Monday, June 5, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, June 7, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Garrett Sperry, 79, of Louisa, died Wednesday, May 31, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia, after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Pratt Sperry. Funeral services were conducted Friday, June 2, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Joe Sammons, 80, of Webb, West Virginia, died Monday, May 29. He is survived by his wife, Emma Thompson Sammons. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, May 31, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Grace Short, 89, of Louisa, died Monday, May 29. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, June 1, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Clifford L. Van Horn, 74, of Robinson, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 30, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Garnet Perry Van Horn. Private services were conducted at the Heritage Chapel Mausoleum.

June 16, 2000

Erma J. Reynolds, 76, of Conesville, Ohio, died Monday, June 5, at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Odis Reynolds. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, June 8, under the direction of Free Funeral Home.

Margaret Lambert Hazlett, 82, of Catlettsburg, died Wednesday, June 7. Young Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Ellis Spears, 75, of Tomahawk, died Sunday, June 11, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, June 14, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Zachary Reece Carter, 34, of Blaine, died Sunday, June 11, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. Funeral services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

June 23, 2000

Williams A. "Bill" Elkins, 87, of Louisa, died Sunday, June 18. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, June 21, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Maude "Dimple" Wellman Thompson, 75, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Tuesday, June 13, at Mariner Health Center, Huntington. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, June 15, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Mary Madeline Skeens, 83, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Wednesday, June 14, at Woodland Oaks Health Care. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, June 17, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Evelyn Lykins, 83, of Springfield, Ohio, died Sunday, June 18. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, June 22, under the direction of Littleton and Rue Funeral Home.

June 30, 2000

James S. Blair, 59, of Paintsville, died Tuesday, June 20, at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Hackworth Blair. Funeral services were conducted Friday, June 23, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home, Hager Hill.

Lacy Robinson, Jr. of Louisa, died Wednesday, June 21, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He is survived by his wife, Lucille T. Robinson. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, June 24, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

James Linville Patrick, 63, of Inez, died Thursday, June 22, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Ola Maynard Patrick. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, June 25, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Edgar Wallin, 87, of Louisa, died Friday, June 23, after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Liddie Mae Ferguson Wallin, Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 26, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Dolphus N. Gambill, 87, of Baltimore, died Friday, June 23, at his daughter's residence. He is survived by his wife, Lacy Brickey Gambill. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, June 27, under the direction of Dwayne R. Spencer Funeral Home.

Elizabeth "Lizzy" Roberts, 77, of Louisa, died Monday, June 26, at her daughter's residence in Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, June 29, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

July 7, 2000

Minerva Mae Bartram Pine, 75, of Louisa, died July 1, after a short illness. Funeral services were July 5, at young Funeral Home Chapel in Louisa.

Ruth Marie Carter Isaacs, 81, of Louisa, died June 30, at King's Daughters Medical Center. Funeral services were July 3, at Young Funeral Home Chapel.

Clara Bellomy Walters, 81, of Louisa, died June 30, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were July 2, at Louisa Freewill Baptist Church, under direction of Young Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Carter Fugett, 72, of Louisa, died July 1, in Waldorf, Maryland. Funeral services were July 5, at Smokey Valley Enterprise Baptist Church, under direction of Young Funeral Home.

Robert Earl Edwards, 92, of Louisa, died June 27, at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center in Louisa. Funeral services were June 30, at First Baptist Church of Louisa. under direction of Young Funeral Home.

Josephine Ferguson Smith, 86, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died June 27. Funeral services were June 29, at Young Funeral Home Chapel.

Natasha Ann Ball, 22 weeks, daughter of Amanda Metcalf and William Clinton Ball II, died June 28, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Graveside funeral services were June 29, under direction of Young Funeral Home.

Doshia Roberts Bell Kouns, 96, of Louisa, died June 22, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Funeral services were June 25, at Heston Funeral Home of Louisa.

Alma Crider Jarrell, 74, of Louisa, died June 29, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were July 1, at Young Funeral Home Chapel.

July 21, 2000

Buford Alex Maxie, 48, of Martha, died Friday, July 14, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle S. Maxie. Funeral services were conducted Monday, July 17, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Edith Jordan Young, 77, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Sunday, July 16, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, July 19, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

August 4, 2000

Benson Fugitt, 92, of Ashland, formerly of Louisa, died Thursday, July 20, at Oakmont Manor, Flatwoods. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, July 23, under the direction of Caniff Funeral Home.

Winnie Ann Bishop, 86, of Catlettsburg, died Sunday, July 30, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. She is survived by her husband, Russell Bishop. Funeral services were conducted Thursdsay, August 3, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Nola Easter Blankenship Triplett, 77, of Louisa, died Sunday, July 30, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, August 1, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Dorsel Ray Adams Sr., 64, of Rush, died Friday, July 28, at St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Graveside funeral services were conducted Sunday, July 30, under direction of Young Funeral Home.

Jessie P. Bowen, 72, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Tuesday, July 25, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland. She is survived by her husband, Charles L. Bowen. Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 28, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Yulas Hayes, 76, of Charley, died Wednesday, July 26, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Freda Conley Hayes. Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 28, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Edmund Junior Ross, 77, of Blaine, died Tuesday, July 25, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He is survived by his wife, Lenora Ruth Thompson. Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 28, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Dove Josephine Wallace Chaffin, 85, of Louisa, died Saturday, July 29, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Monday, July 31, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

August 9, 2000

Julie Ferrell, 29, of Louisa, died Monday, August 7, at Kings Daughters Hospital. She is survived by her husband, William Ferrell. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 9, under the direction of Phelps & Son Funeral Home.

August 14, 2000

Conrad "Con" Young, 84, of Adams, died Thursday, August 3, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Lillie C. Young. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, August 6, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Nathan Wheeler, 74, of Westerville, Ohio, died Thursday, August 3, at Grant Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Gaynelle Cordle Wheeler. Funeral services were conducted Monday, August 7, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Carl Miller, 89, of Somerset, formerly of Charley, died Sunday, August 6. He is survived by his wife, Jean Baker Miller. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, August 9, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Edith Arizona Gilpin, 82, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Louisa, died Monday, August 7. Graveside funeral services were conducted Thursday, August 10, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Julie Ferrell, 29, of Louisa, died Monday, August 7, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, William Ferrell. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, August 9, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

August 25, 2000

Albert Keesee, 82, of Fort Gay, died Wednesday, August 16, after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Gracie Mae Sword Keesee. Funeral services were conducted Friday, August 18, under the direction of Young Funeral Home

Eugene Kise, 63, of Louisa, died Saturday, August 19, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, August 22, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Jonella VanHoose, 66, of Eaton, Ohio, formerly of Lawrence County, died Tuesday, August 17. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, August 20, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Eula Powers, 85, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, George's Creek native, died Saturday, August 19, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Ledford Powers. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, August 22, under the direction of Stark Funeral Service, Moore Memorial Chapel.

Ollie Jane Kelley, 64, of London, Ohio, Louisa native, died Sunday, August 20, at Mount Carmel West Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, August 23, under the direction of Rader-Lynch and Dodds Funeral Home.

Christopher Lee Trueblood, infant son of Mitchell Dale and Angela Rebecca Trueblood of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, August 16, at Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville. Graveside funeral services were conducted Saturday, August 19, at Valley Creek Cemetery, Elizabethtown.

September 1, 2000

Clifford Webb, 63, of Huntington, West Virginia, died Monday, August 21. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Robertson Webb. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, August 24, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

James E. "Sarg" Lemaster, 64, of Flatwoods, Kentucky, died Monday, August 21, at the VA Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. He is survived by his wife, SukHui Kim Lemaster. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, August 24, under the direction of Carman Funeral Home.

John Junior Evans, 66, of Anderson, Indiana, died Thursday, August 24, at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Funeral services were conducted under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Earl W. Fugett, 70, of San Diego, California, formerly of Louisa, died Saturday, August 26, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, San Diego. He is survived by his wife, Eileen Ryan Iversen. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, September 2, at Harmon Cemetery, Louisa, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Sheilah Dean Riggs, 47, of Louisa, died Sunday, August 27, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, August 30, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Helen Virginia Moore, 67, of Beauty, died Monday, August 28, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, August 29, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

September 8, 2000

Charles W. Vanhoose, 73, of Ashland, formerly of Fort Gay, died Monday, August 28, at King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland. Funeral services were conducted by Reverend Paul Finely, Thursday, August 31 at Heston Funeral Home, Louisa. Military graveside services were conducted by American Legion Post #89 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars #6103 with burial in Yatesville Memorial Garden, Louisa. Heston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Clifford Jobe, 58, of Louisa, died Tuesday, August 29, after an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted by Reverend Bobby Joe Workman, Friday, September 1 at Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa. Burial was in Shadey Grove Cemetery, Webbville. Young Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Erma Vance, 17, of Louisa, died Wednesday, August 30, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted by Pastor John Robinson, Saturday, September 2, at Wilson Funeral home, Louisa. Burial was in the Torchlight Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa, was in charge of arrangements.

Lowell Hammonds, 92, of Bloominburg, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 30, at Fayette County Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services were conducted by Lay Chaplain Jim Letourneau of Mount Carmel Hospital, Saturday, September 2, at Kirkpatrick Funeral Home, Washington, C.H. Ohio. Burial was in Bloomingburg Cemetery.

Nola M. Davis, 81, of Louisa, died Sunday, September 3, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted by Reverend Byron Ray and Eric Norford Wednesday, September 6, at 11 a.m., at Wilson Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Yatesville Memorial Gardens, Louisa. Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Eligah Mills, 54, of Louisa, died Monday, September 4. Funeral services were conducted by Reverends Willie Gene Hayes, Jimmy Bevins and Homer Lyons, Thursday, September 7, at 11 a.m. at Charley Freewill Baptist Church. Burial followed in Mills Family Cemetery, Louisa. Young Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Kenneth Reed Beck, 80, of Louisa, died Saturday, September 2, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Graveside services were conducted by Reverend Ric Frazier, Wednesday, September 6, at 2 p.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery, Louisa. Young Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Arnold Bayes, 85, of Columbus, Ohio, died Sunday, September 3. Funeral services were conducted by Reverend Tim Stout and Dr. Bill Sharpston, Wednesday, September 6, at 10:30 a.m. at O.R. Woodyard Company Chapel. Burial was in the Obetz Cemetery

September 18, 2000

Charlene Snedegar, of Ashland, died Sunday, September 2, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Clay B. Snedegar. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, September 7, under the direction of Rogers Funeral Home.

Lester Audrus Lyons, 84, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, formerly of Louisa, died Tuesday, September 5, at the home of his daughter-in-law, Vicki Lyon. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 9, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Vernon Fitch, 60, of Louisa, died Friday, September 8, at Cabell- Huntington Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Monday, September 11, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Isaac John Beckman, son of Tracie Beckman of Reece, Michigan, was stillborn Monday, September 11, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, September 12, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Phillip Workman, 54, of Prospect, Ohio, died Sunday, September 10, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Ginger R. Walker Workman. Funeral services were conducted Friday, September 15, under the direction of Boyd Funeral Home

September 22, 2000

Sam Laney Jr. 61, of Louisa, died Thursday, September 14, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Anna Lou Robertson Laney. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, September 17, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Elsie Boyd Ebersole, 78, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Tuesday, September 12, at Wayne Continuous Care. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, September 14, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Elmer Gordon Mollett, 65, of Louisa, died Tuesday, September 12, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Septembe 14, under the direction of Jones-Preston Funeral Home.

Francis David Diamond, 49, of Louisa, died Tuesday, September 12, ater an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Anna Branham Diamond. Funeral services were conducted Friday, September 15, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Mitchell Curtis (Fish Hook) Horn, 80, of Louisa, died Wednesday, September 13, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Glena Cornett Horn. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 16, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Nancy Ellen Maynard, 66, of Louisa, died Tuesday, September 12, at Three Rivers Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Grady Maynard Sr. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 16, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Wilbur E. Johnson, 75, of Louisa, died Thursday, September 14, at Three Rivers Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Ruby V. Vanhorn Johnson. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 16, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Samuel P. Maynard, 77, of Louisa, died Thursday, September 14, at King's Daughters' Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Easter Mae Maynard. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 16, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

October 2, 2000

Jerry Leon Cook, 45, of Louisa, died Wednesday, September 20, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Susan Parham Cook. Funeral services were conducted Friday, September 22, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

William Cullen Jude, 83, of Columbus, Ohio, died Wednesday, September 20, at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Slone Jude. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 23, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Cloma Kelley, 88, of Martha, died Sunday, September 24, at Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, September 26, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home

October 13, 2000

Verdie Alice Messer Block, 66, of Kermit, West Virginia, died Monday, October 9, at Logan General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, George Block. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, October 12, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral home.

Violet Darlene Johnson Green, 79, of Roanoke, Virginia, formerly of Louisa, died Saturday, October 7, at Friendship Manor. Graveside funeral services were conducted Friday, October 13, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Imogene R. Harris, 76, of Woodlawn, formerly of Webbville and Grayson, died Thursday, October 5, at St. Luke East. She is survived by her husband, Walter J. Harris. Funeral services were conducted Monday, October 9, under the direction of Muehlenkamp-Ershell Newport Funeral Home.

David Eugene Williamson, 26, of Crum, West Virginia, died Sunday, October 1. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, October 7, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Curt Bryant, 49, of Pinnacle, North Carolina, formerly of Louisa, died Friday, October 6, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Christina Bryant. Funeral services were conducted Monday, October 9, under the direction of Cox and Meedham Funeral Home.

October 20, 2000

Rosemary Burke, 51, of Catlettsburg, died Tuesday, October 10. Graveside funeral services were conducted Thursday, October 12, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Curt Bryant, 49, of Pinnacle, North Carolina, native of Ulysses, died Friday, October 6, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Christine Adams Bryant. Funeral services were conducted Monday, October 9, under the direction of Cox-Needham Funeral Home.

Willis H. "Buck" Fyffe, 64, of Carroll, Ohio, died Saturday, October 14. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, October 18, and burial was in the Lithopolis Cemetery, Lithopolis, Ohio.

Mae Perry Frazier, 86, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Wednesday, October 11. Funeral services were conducted Friday, October 13, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Hazel Burke, 61, of Catlettsburg, died Wednesday, October 11. She is survived by her husband, Donald L. Burke. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, October 14, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

William Curtis Johnson, 55, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Friday, October 13. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Johnson. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, October 15, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

October 27, 2000

Roberta Lou Hylton Quesenberry, 69, of Louisa, died Wednesday, October 18, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Friday, October 20, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Andy Jack Akers, 60, of Inez, died Sunday, October 15, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Stepp Akers. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, October 19, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Kimberly Faye Hale, infant daughter of Homer Robert Hale and Doris Jean Stamp Hale of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died October 22, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Graveside funeral services were conducted Monday, October 23, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Zelpha Frasher Wellman, 87, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Friday, October 20, in Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Monday, October 23, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Charles Edward Johnson, 63, of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, formerly of Lawrence County, died Thursday, October 19. Funeral services were conduced Sunday, October 22, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home

November 3, 2000

George William Senters, 66, of Louisa, died Sunday, October 29, at King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, October 31, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Mary Christina Carlson Cheek, 83, of Louisa, died Thursday, October 26, in Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, October 29, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Jack Atkins, 89, of Niceville, Florida, formerly of Louisa, died October 31, at Ft. Walton, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Damron Atkins. A memorial service was held at Marco Island, Florida, on November 4.

Bessie Ball Grant, 87, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Friday, October 27, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. She is survived by her husband, William M. Grant. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, October 29, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Myrtle Bryant Martin, 89, of Cordell, died Monday, October 30. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, November 1, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Alma Lea West Woods, 92, of Webbville, died Saturday, October 28. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, October 31, under the direction of Sparks Funeral Home.

Harvey Spence, 69, of Louisa, died Monday, October 9, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He is survived by his wife, Opal Maynard Spence. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, October 12, under the direction of Richmond-Callaham Funeral Home.

Willa Murial Queen, 71, of Rush, died Saturday, October 28, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Alfonso Queen Jr. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, October 31, under the direction of Marshall Steen Funeral Home, Ashland.

November 13, 2000

Dorothy Allen, 43, of Lovely, died Tuesday, October 31, at Williamson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, November 4, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Ruth Chapman, 91, of Warrenton, Virginia, formerly of Louisa, died Friday, November 3, in the Brook Nursing Center, Stafford, Virginia. Funeral services were conducted Monday, November 6, under the direction of Heston Funeral Home.

Taylor H. York, 77, of Louisa, died Friday, November 3, at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He is survived by his wife, Nannie Rittenberry York. Funeral services were conducted Monday, November 6, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Ray Robinette, 78, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Sunday, November 5. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Hardwick Robinette. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, November 7, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Billy Ray Evans, 59, of Orient, Ohio, died Monday, November 6, at Grant Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Patty Muncy Evans. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, November 10, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

November 17, 2000

George Davis, 69, of Louisa, died November 10, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services were November 12 at Phelps & Son Funeral Home, Inez, with burial in the Crum Cemetery.

Hubert R. Copley, 87, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died November 13, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were November 15, at Webb Community Church, with burial in the Webb Community Cemetery, under direction of Young Funeral Home.

December 1, 2000

Wayne Scott Swann, 56, of Oak Hill, Ohio, died Saturday, November 11, at OSU Hospital, Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Linda Boggs Swann. Funeral services were conducted Monday, November 13, under the direction of Kuner-Lewis Funeral Home.

Milford Pelphrey Jr., 73, of Thelma, died Tuesday, November 21, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. Funeral services were conducted Friday, November 24, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Bertha Brumfield, 83, of Prichard, West Virginia, died Thursday, November 23, at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center, Louisa. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, November 26, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Tom Horton, 88, of Louisa, died Thursday, November 23, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He is survived by his wife, Virgie McKenzie Horton. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, November 26, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Louella Fannin Young Phillips, 76, of Plain City, Ohio, died Friday, November 3, at Mill Run Garden and Care Center, Hilliard. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, November 28, under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home Inc., Plain City.

December 8, 2000

Dr. George Philip Carter M.D., 83, of Louisa, died Monday, December 4, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Joy S. Carter. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, December 6, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Florence Patton, 88, of Prichard, West Virginia, died Thursday, November 30, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 3, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Joseph Rowe, 70, of Louisa, died Tuesday, November 28, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Friday, December 1, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Olive Cline Preece, 78, of Ashland, died Wednesday, November 29, at Woodland Oaks Nursing Home. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 3, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Robert Thomas Staten, 49, of Louisa, formerly of Martin County, died Wednesday, November 29, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Allene Muncy Staten. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 2, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral Home.

Rose Sharon Sellards Reynolds, 41, of South Point, Ohio, died Friday, December 1, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 4, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

James Dean, 77, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Friday, December 1, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Graveside funeral services were conducted Monday, December 4, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Ula Mae Copley, 59, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Sunday, December 3. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 5, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

December 15, 2000

Ethel Louise Wellman, 91, of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Monday, December 4, at Wayne Continuous Care Center, Wayne, West Virginia. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 8, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Everett Henry Webb, 86, of Louisa, died Tuesday, December 5. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 7, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Ernest Hunt, 84, of Louisa, died Tuesday, December 5, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle Crum Hunt. Funeral services were conducted Friday, December 8, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Mary Jane Anderson, 84, of River, formerly of Fort Gay, West Virginia, died Wednesday, December 6, at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 9, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Mary E. Parks, 55, of Dayton, Ohio, died Thursday, December 7. She is survived by her husband, Willie Parks. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 12, under the direction of George C. Martin Funeral Home.

Donald Kise, 70, of Indianapolis, Indiana, a native of Louisa, died Saturday, December 9. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, December 13, under the direction of G.H. Herrmann Funeral Home.

Esta Vanover, 71, of Martha, died Friday, December 8, at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville. Funeral services were conducted under the direction of Lewis and Ferguson Funeral Home.

December 22, 2000

Ricky Kirk, 38, of Lowmansville, died Monday, December 18, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Funeral services were conducted under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

McAdoo Pack, 82, of Charley, died Monday, December 18, at Paul B. Hall Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 21, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Donald Carlton Maynard, 60, of Louisa, died Monday, December 18, in Highlands Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Odella Faye Maynard. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December 21, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Laura Kirk Dillon, 86, of Louisa, died Monday, December 18. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, December 20, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Emaline “Emma” Copley Robinson, 81, of Prichard, West Virginia, died Tuesday, December 12. Funeral services were conducted Friday, December 15, under the direction of Young Funeral Home Chapel.

Linda L. Wright, 44, of Louisa, died Friday, December 15, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 19, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.

Nolda Jean Young Adkins, 87, of Louisa, died Friday, December 15, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 17, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Mary Alice Thompson, 70, of Louisa, died Friday, December 15. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 18, under the direction of Young Funeral Home.