CLARINE McCOY of Belfry, Ky., died June 7.
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DALPHINE SAMMONS ESTEP, 86, of Scarlett Road, W.Va., widow of Virgil Estep, died June 5 at her daughter’s home.
JENNIFER DAWN ADKINS, 48, of Sidney, Ky., daughter of Neal Scott of Morristown, Tenn., and Kathy Lloyd Thacker of Sidney, Ky., died June 6 at home.
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DALLAS FRANKLIN BROWNING JR., 62, of Delbarton, W.Va., son of Dallas Browning and Roser Vernatter Browning of Delbarton, died June 5 at home.
HALCY HATFIELD, 75 of Elk Creek, W.Va., widower of Eilene Hatfield, died June 6 in Appalachian Regional Hospital in South Williamson, Ky.
VERGIL LEE YOUNG, 84, of Hardy, Ky., husband of Adith Stollings Young, died June 5 in Pikeville Medical Center.
NATHAN MILES CULLOP, 33, of Winchester, Ky., husband of Ashley Lauren Cullop, died May 31.
REV. JAMES E. COLLINS, 83, of Columbus, Ohio, husband of Connie Collins, died June 4 in Clark Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
JENNIFER JONES WORKMAN, 49, of Bessemer, Ala., wife of Benjamin Workman III, died June 1 at her father’s home in Lenore, W.Va.
CLARENCE CLAUDE WHITE, 83 years of age of Lenore, W.Va., formerly of Mavisdale, Va., went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Buchanan General Hospital.
RANDALL LEE WHITE, 73 of Delbarton, W.Va., husband of Frances White, died May 29.
ALLAN DEAN “Dinky” MAYNARD, 74, of Matewan, W.Va., passed away Friday, May 28, 2021.
PHYLLIS RUTH YOUNG VARNEY, 87, of Perry Hall, Md., formerly of Pinsonfork, Ky., passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at home surrounded by loved ones.
BUD WILLIAMS, 89, of Stone, Ky., widower of Betty Cyrus Williams, died May 27. He was a retired miner from Island Creek Coal Company. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. May 30 at R.E. Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry, Ky.; burial following in the barnyard of his home place in Stone. Visitation will b…
CAROL SUE EVANS, 72, of Phelps, Ky., died May 26 in Pikeville Medical Center. She worked as a secretary, CNA and at Walmart. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. May 29 at Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton, W.Va.; burial in Evans Cemetery, Newsome Ridge, Naugatuck, W.Va. Visitation will be after 11 a…
BILLY G. BUCHANAN, 75, of Ransom, Ky., husband of Brenda Smith Buchanan, died May 27 at home. He retired from Eastern Coal Company doing electrical work. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. May 29 at Hatfield Funeral Chapel, Toler, Ky.; burial in Bluesprings Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, R…
PRENTICE W. EVANS, 61, of Delbarton, W.Va., son of Shelvia Davis Evans, died May 24 at the home of his niece in Williamson, W.Va.
ELVINA SHIPMAN, 82, of Patriot, Ohio, widow of Willie J. Shipman, died May 24 at home.
WANDA FAYE DAVIS, 69, of Lenore, W.Va., wife of Roger Dale Davis, died May 22 in Tug Valley Regional Medical Center.
FREDERICK "FRED" APPLE was born in Hardy, Ky., on June 10, 1931, to Foster L. Apple and Helen Hoegner Apple.
CHRISTOPHER WHITE, 52, of Laurel Creek, W.Va., husband of Sharon McCoy White, died May 21 at his cabin in Marrowbone, W.Va.
JAMES LESTLE "BUSTER" VARNEY, 73, of McAndrews, Ky., husband of Francis Varney, died May 22 at Pikeville Medical Center.
RANDALL MARCUM, 70 of Ona, W.Va., formerly of Hatfield, Ky., husband of Arlene Marcum, died May 22 at home.
RUTH ANN GOLLIHUE, 71, of Williamson, W.Va., mother of Christopher Glen Gollihue of Williamson, died May 18 in South Williamson, Ky. She had worked at One-Hour Dry Cleaners, Williamson. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. May 22 at R.E. Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry, Ky.; burial follows in …
FRANCES OOTEN, 85, of Delbarton, W.Va., widow of Rhodes Ooten Jr., died May 16 in Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson, Ky. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. May 20 at Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton; burial in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher, W.Va. Visitation will be t…
PAULINE EVANS, 89, of Man, W.Va., formerly of Lenore, W.Va., died May 14 at her daughter’s home. Funeral service took place at 1 p.m. May 19, Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton, W.Va.; burial in Lenore Memory Gardens. Visitation was two hours before service at the funeral home.
TIMOTHY WHITE, 60, of Elk Creek, W.Va., father of Kristy Adkins of Elk Creek, died May 17 at home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. May 21, Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton, W.Va.; burial in White Cemetery, Elk Creek. Visitation will be two hours before service at the funeral home.
BILLY HATFIELD, 61, of Ben Creek, W.Va., husband of Teresa Baisden Hatfield, died May 14 in Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson, Ky. He was a coal miner and heavy equipment operator, retired from M&H Trucking. At his request, cremation will take place and no service will be c…
LOIS MATHEWSON BRONSON WALDEN, 92, of Maysville, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, in the Hospice Care Center. Lois was widowed by her first husband, Wade H. Bronson Jr., and later by her second husband, James Kelly Walden. She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church …
ELIZABETH ANN MAYNARD LUCAS, 73, of Belo, W.Va., wife of William Lucas, died May 11 in Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson, Ky. She was a coal miner, having worked on the surface and underground at Marrowbone Development Company, Naugatuck, W.Va. Funeral services took place at no…
SOPHIA LYNN DIAMOND, 45 of Delbarton, W.Va., daughter of Louise Smith Diamond of Ragland, W.Va., died May 13.
KENNETH D. DAVIS III, 30, of Delbarton, W.Va., son of Kenneth D. Davis and Lahomah Estep Davis of Delbarton, died May 8 at home.
DENNIS MULLINS, 65 of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Williamson, husband of Barbara Messer Mullins, died May 5 at the Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, Georgia.
JAMES B. SIMPKINS, age 72, of Delbarton, was called to his heavenly home on April 28, 2021. His untimely passing was the result of a work-related accident near Danville, West Virginia. Born in Matewan, West Virginia, on February 21, 1949, James was the son of the late Benny “Benton” and Bell…
LORRAINE STARR, 87, of Sebastian, Fla., passed away May 16, 2020, at the Indian River Memorial Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla. She was born in Ransom, Ky., April 8, 1933, to the late Thompse and Anne Hatfield of BlackBerry Creek, Ky. She was a loving mother, wife and grandmother. She was marrie…
MARY HATFIELD, 97 of McCarr, Ky., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at her residence.
JUDY KAY MAYNARD, 49, of Lenore, W.Va., daughter of Clarence and Mae Maynard, died May 2.
HERBERT THORNBURY, 83, of Pinsonfork, Ky., husband of Marie Chapman Thornbury, died May 4.
JOEY E. HATFIELD, 53, of Hardy, Ky., son of Linda Blackburn, died April 30 at home.
JUDY CAROLYN HATFIELD, 75, of New Camp, South Williamson, Ky., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, from the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Ky.
GIESELE KAREN LEONARD, 65, of Hatfield, Ky., loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, went home to be with the Lord and to be reunited with her many loved ones that had gone on before her on Saturday, April 24, 2021, from the Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center in South Williamson, Ky.
LONA “ELAINE” BALDWIN age 73, passed away on April 20, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. She was born on March 6, 1948, in Meador, W.Va. She is preceded in death by her parents Everette and Margaret Simpkins; brothers James Everette, L.E. (Judy) and Eddie Lee Simpkins. Elaine is survived by her lovi…
ERIC SEAN PHILLIPS, beloved son and brother, age 50, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va.
ELDER LLOYD DAVID CRIGGER, 80 of Anthony, Florida, (formerly of Sidney and Canada, Kentucky) went home to be with Jesus on April 13, 2021. He had been undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma and leukemia.
DARLENE MARIE BOYD, 77, of McCarr, Ky., widow of Eugene Boyd, died April 22 at the Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center in South Williamson, Ky.
ROBERT GALE BAISDEN, 75, of Delbarton, W.Va., father of Mary Tomblin of Huntington, died April 24 at the Pikeville Medical Center.
BILLY GENE LEWIS SR., 85, of Hager Hill, Ky., husband of Ernesteen (Hurley) Lewis, died April 23 at home.
BONNIE JEAN LOWE TEETERS, 78, of Delbarton, W.Va., passed away suddenly Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Ky.
GLORIA "GLO" A. FAIRCHILD WILLIAMSON, 76, of Williamson, W.Va., passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021, in the Good Shepherd Community Nursing Center in Phelps, Ky.
FLOYD REED FRANCIS, 86, of Canada, Ky., husband of Helen Virginia Francis, died April 21 at home.
SUSAN DEE HOLLOWAY, 57, of Delbarton, W.Va., mother of Timmy D. Holloway, died April 9 at home.
LOUIS WAYNE MAYNARD, 58, of Sidney, Ky., husband of Teresa Maynard, died April 20 in Tug Valley Regional Medical Center.
HELEN PARSLEY FARLEY, 76, of Delbarton, W.Va., widow of Rush F. Farley, died April 21 at her daughter’s home in Granite Falls, N.C.