ALEXANDER SMITH, 17, of Delbarton, W.Va., son of Regina Wheeler and the late Daryl Smith, died March 23.

EARSEL HANEY, 74, of Speedwell, Tenn., died May 23 at his residence. 

TOMMY GENE HATFIELD, 83, of Ransom, Ky., died May 25 at his residence. 

PATRICIA LOUISE ROWE, 64, of Bluff City, Tenn., died May 22 at Holsten Valley Medical Center.

NINA SUE HATFIELD, 53, of Wharncliffe, W.Va., died May 20 at her residence.

ANNA MAE BLANKENSHIP, 79, of Hatfield, Ky., wife of Robert Blankenship, died May 23 at her residence.

HOMER RAY MANNS, 86, of Delbarton, W.Va., died May 17. 

JOYCE ANN OUSLEY, 72, of Martin, Ky., died May 20 in the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center. 

TIMOTHY ADAM SMITH, 54, of Garner, Ky., husband of Betty Smith, died May 17 in the University of Kentucky Medical Center. 

FRED R. COTTRELL JR., 65, of Prestonsburg, Ky., father of Justin and Neil Cottrell, died May 18 at home.

SUE ANN REZICH, 74, of Ragland, W.Va., widow of Joe Rezich, died May 17 at home.

JOAN GIBSON, 83, of Prestonsburg, Ky., widow of Jack Gibson, died May 17 in Prestonsburg Health Care Center. 

MICHAEL ROBERT KANABLE, 70, of Prestonsburg, Ky., husband of Brenda Gail Stumbo, died May 17 at home. 

MARIE VARNEY, 78, of Varney, W.Va., widow of Leroy Varney and Sherman Harmon, died May 17 in Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center. 

LYLE ADAMS, 88, of Kettering, Ohio, formerly Knott County, Kentucky, husband of Nadean Owens Adams, died May 15 at home.

ARCHIE PRINCE, 73, of Prichard, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 11, 2020. He was born December 4, 1946, at Dingess, W.Va., a son of the late Ersel and Martha Jane May Prince. His sister, Mary Marcum, also preceded him in death. He retired from CSX with over 40 years of se…

TEDDY CORDIAL, 86, of Banner, Ky., husband of Lorene Jarrell Cordial, died May 12 at home.

GEORGIA ANN DAUGHERTY, 75, of Frankfort, Ky., formerly of South Portsmouth, Ky., passed away May 14, 2020, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, Ky. 

SARAH MARGARET MOLLETTE, 80, of Paintsville, Ky., mother of Jason and James Mollette and Vivian Dale, all of Paintsville, and Robin Fairchild of Flat Gap, Ky., died May 10 in PBH.

PATRICIA BLANTON LEMASTER, 58, of River, Ky., widow of David Alan LeMaster, died May 11. 

ANNETTE TRUMAN KING, 83, of Kite, Ky., widow of Ollie James King, died May 14 at home. 

GEORGE KESTEL, 90, of Dema, Ky., widower of Mary H. Kestel, died May 14 in the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center, Hazard, Ky. 

BARRY LESTER COOK, Director, State Forester, has passed on May 9, 2020. Preceded in death by parents, Lester H. and Vicie C. Cook, and brothers, Rolfe A. and Peter C. Cook. He is survived by his wife, Donna S. Cook; sons, Adam B., Tyhler J. and Logan B. Cook; daughters, Tiffany C. Ntanos and…

ZEDA PRESLEY MARTIN, 79, of Langley, Ky., widow of Marvin Rhea Martin, died May 9 at home.

CATHY TAYLOR, 61, of Mallie, Ky., widow of Jimmy Taylor, died May 10 at home.

CHARLES WILLIAM CLINE, 89, of Chattaroy, W.Va., died May 9. 

HANSEL "BILL" McCOY, born on May 21, 1944, passed away on May 5, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio.

RONDELL LAWSON, 84, of Bossier City, La., formerly of Garrett, Ky., husband of Jackie Hayes Lawson, died May 5 in the Intensive Specialty Hospital, Shreveport, La. 

JEANETTA SUE LAYNE, 75, of Betsy Layne, Ky., died May 7 at home. 

CHARLENE EMBRY NUNN, 76, of Prestonsburg, Ky., wife of Paul Damron Nunn, died May 7 at home. 

LINDA “COOKIE” AKERS FARLEY, of McCarr, KY, born on May 28, 1946, in Sarosa, WV, a daughter of the late Bud and Stella Hooker Akers, transitioned from her earthly home to one of heavenly peace on Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020, while an inpatient in the Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center…

BETTY ANN BIAS, age 63, of Bessemer, Ala., formerly of Ragland, W.Va., passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Betty was born to Shelba Bias of West Hamlin, W.Va., and the late James Bias on April 20, 1957, in Hamlin, W.Va. She was a Class of 1975 graduate of Burch High School in Delb…

FRANK RATLIFF, 71, of Pikeville, Ky., died May 3 in the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center, Hazard, Ky.

CONNIE MAYNARD, 56, of Laurel Creek, Lenore, W.Va., widow of George William Maynard, died May 3.

VERNECIA JEAN “ANITA” PERRY, 60, of Prestonsburg, Ky., wife of Jackie L. Perry, died May 4 in HRMC.

RITA SLONE, 76, of Topmost, Ky., widow of Bobbie Slone, died May 4 in Hazard ARH.

MINNIE NANCY FANNIN, 73, of Hardy, Ky., widow of Gene Smiley and Elliot Fannin, died May 5 in Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center. 

MICHAEL DARVIN BLACKBURN, 63, of Mallie, Ky., son of Parker and Gladys Perkins Blackburn, died May 4 in Hazard ARH.

BRENDAN NATHANIEL AMBURGEY, 15, of Leburn, Ky., son of Robert Amburgey, died May 1 at home.

CHRIS FIELDS, 39, of Ransom, Ky., husband of Sharon Rife Fields, died May 3.

HOMER RAY BORDERS, 49, of Williamson, W.Va., husband of Sundee Borders, died May 1 in Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson, Ky.

FRANK SORRELL, 76, husband of 56 years of Sandy Ann May of Borderland, W.Va., went to be with Jesus on April 28, 2020.

BETTY LOU STATEN, 85, of Delbarton, W.Va., mother of Larry Staten, died April 27.

VERNA KATHRYN FIELDS CHAPMAN, 69, of Chattaroy, W.Va., wife of James Chapman, died April 28 at home. 

HOPE SLONE BALCKBURN, 88, of Stanville, Ky., widow of Curtis Blackburn, died April 23 in Riverview Health Care Center, Prestonsburg, Ky. 

CHARLES SMITH, 82, of Catlettsburg, Ky., passed away Monday, April 13, 2020, at home. 

HELEN LOUISE MARCUM, 88, of Aflex, Ky., passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the residence of her son at Canada, Ky.

AMANDA NEELEY HALL, 79, of Prestonsburg, Ky., widow of Lloyd George Hall, died April 24 at home.

DEANNA HATFIELD, 72, of Beech Creek, W.Va., passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Trinity Healthcare Center in Logan, W.Va.