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Betty Trout
Betty Sue Trout, 64, of Ransom, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
She was born in Pike County, March 12, 1948, the daughter of the late Ermal and Hazel Stoots Hager.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby Hager; and one sister, Annie Smith.
She is survived by her husband, Henry C. Trout; one daughter, Susan Kay Ratliff of Charleston, W.Va.; two sons, James Ermal "Jamie" Trout of Louisa and Henry C. Trout Jr. of Delbarton, W.Va.; one sister, Mary New of Ransom; eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 22, in the R.E. Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery, Ransom. Arrangements are under direction of R.E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Friday with special singing at 7.
Tipton Baker
Tipton “Tip” Baker, 82, of Bobs Creek, formerly of Yeaddis, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at his home.
He was a teacher, having taught in Leslie, Perry, Pike and Harlan County schools. He sold insurance, was district manager for World Book Encyclopedias, a Harlan County judge-executive, worked in the safety department for Bow Valley Coal, was a Kentucky Colonel and was of the Church of Christ faith.
Besides his parents, Taylor Baker and Beatrice Dixon Baker, he was preceded in death by three children, Sissy Baker, Tippy Baker and little Bill Baker; one sister, Ella Beck; and four brothers, Charles Baker, Coy Baker, Henderson Baker and Dewey Baker.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia Wright Baker; four children, Janie Cooksey of Georgetown, Ben Taylor Baker of Cawood, Ron Baker of Wellington, Colo., and Tara Baker of Short Hills, N.J.; four sisters, Francis Hood of Bonneau, S.C., Mary Cornett and Jean Blecha, both of Slemp, Edith Williams of California; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Harlan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kyle Burnette officiating. Burial followed in the Baker-Weaver Cemetery, Bobs Creek. Arrangements were under direction of Harlan Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Hospice of Bluegrass, or the Chevrolet Missionary Baptist Church.
Obituary courtesy of Thacker Memorial Funeral Home of Pikeville.
Jose Estrada
Jose Francisco Estrada, 59, of Pikeville, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He was born in McAllen, Texas, Sept. 7, 1953, the son of Hilario Estrada and Manuela Rodriguez.
He was a mason/brick instructor and a member of the Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mella Cantu.
He is survived by two sons, James Estrada (Paula) of Varney and Jose Estrada (Shelby) of Kimper; three daughters, Yolanda Spencer (James) and Danielle Rowe (William), both of Pikeville, and Melanie Bateman of Florida; one brother, Larry Estrada of Illinois; four sisters, Adelaida Yaniez of El Paso, Texas, Maria Flores, Linda Estrada and Julia Mercado, all of Texas; 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under direction of Community Funeral Home of Zebulon.
Pina Flinchem
Pina Johnson Flinchem, 70, of Three Mile of Dorton, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at the Rockcastle Respiratory Care Center, Mount Vernon.
She was born in Pike County, Dec. 6, 1941, the daughter of the late Russell and Madgie Childers Johnson.
She was a member of the Old Elkhorn Regular Baptist Church.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Pete Johnson and Dwight Johnson.
She is survived by two sons, Roy Flinchem and Russell Lewis Flinchem, both of Three Mile; three brothers, Paul Johnson and Randall Johnson, both of Three Mile, Phillip Johnson of Myra; three sisters, Patricia Cornette of Dante, Va., Stella Sue Parsons of Sitka and Phyllis Reed of Paintsville; and one grandson, Noah Matthew Flinchem.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in the Old Elkhorn Regular Baptist Church with Regular Baptist ministers officiating. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. Tuesday, in the Russell Johnson Cemetery, Three Mile. Arrangements are under direction of Hall & Jones Funeral Home of Virgie.
Visitation is at the church, after 4 p.m. Sunday, with services at 7 p.m.
Carl Fuller
Carl Fuller, 74, of Pinsonfork, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He was born in Mingo County, W.Va., Feb. 24, 1938, the son of the late Jonah and Wadie McClanahan Fuller.
He was the owner of Fuller’s Auto Parts & Wrecker Service, a U.S. Army veteran, and was of the Pinsonfork Church of God faith.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Opal Jeanene Fuller; and two sisters, Hedie Duty and Roberta Pleasant.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Justice Fuller; one daughter, Natasha Fields of Pinsonfork; two sons, Clell Fuller of Taylorville, W.Va., and Frankie Fuller of South Carolina; one brother, Clell Fuller of Ohio; one sister, Chahalis Burke of Taylorville; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, in the R.E. Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Lindsey Cornett officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy. Arrangements are under direction of R.E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry.
Graveside military services will be conducted by Belfry Chapter #141 D.A.V.
Becky Grimmett
Becky J. Grimmett, 63, of Williamson, W.Va., died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.
She was born in Williamson, June 21, 1949, the daughter of the late Hubert V. Hefner and Thelma Williams Hefner.
She was employed by Tobacco Unlimited, South Williamson.
She is survived by one daughter, Karen Grimmett of Williamson; one son, Stephen Grimmett of Elk Creek; one brother, Bob Hefner of Williamsburg, Vs.; one sister, Betty Sullivan of Huntington; and three grandchildren, Haley Grimmett, Blake Hackney and Morgan Curry.
Visitation was held from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, in the Weaver Mortuary Chapel.
Arrangements were under direction of Weaver Mortuary of West Williamson.
Clarence Hatfield
Roston “Clarence” Hatfield, 72, of Simon, W.Va., died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Long Branch, Simon.
He was born in Simon, March 4, 1940, the son of the late Albert and Louisa Morgan Hatfield.
He was a disabled schoolbus driver and carpenter, formerly employed by the Wyoming County Board of Education, and was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Milton Hatfield, Virgil Hatfield, Hugh Hatfield and Bob Hatfield; and three sisters, Athalene Cline, Shirley Carver and Norma Hatfield.
He is survived by one brother, Gaston Hatfield of Simon; one sister, Ophelia Harper of Simon; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, in the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jay Blankenship officiating. Burial will follow in the Milty Morgan Cemetery, Long Branch, Simon. Arrangements are under direction of Mounts Funeral Home of Gilbert, W.Va.
Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
David Huffman
David Keith “Huffy” Huffman, 51, of Shelbiana died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012.
He was born in Pike County, July 27, 1961, the son of the late Charles Thomas and Melinda Coleman Huffman.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Gary Lee Huffman; and one brother-in-law, Johnnie Jr. Worrix.
He is survived by his loving wife Doris Thacker Huffman of Lower Pompey; one son, David Thomas Huffman, and his wife, Tawanna, of Robinson Creek; one daughter, Megan Marie Huffman of the home; two granddaughters, Constance Love Huffman and Haley Grace Huffman of Robinson Creek; one brother, Charles Eddie Huffman, and his wife, Juanita, of Lower Pompey; two sisters, Sharon Thacker, and her husband, Larry, and Deborah Worrix, all of Lower Pompey; one sister-in-law, Michelle Huffman of Lower Pompey; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, in the Thacker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Freewill Baptist ministers officiating. Burial followed in the Bevins Cemetery, Lower Pompey. Arrangements were under direction of Thacker Memorial Funeral Home of Pikeville.
Daniel May
Daniel May, 83, of Pikeville, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He was born in Pikeville, Aug. 19, 1929, the son of the late John and Mary Ann Ratliff May.
He was a former carpenter and a disabled veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Danny Wayne “Melvin” May.
He is survived by his wife, Imal Jean May; six children, Brenda Smith of Johns Creek, Debra May Starr of Williamson, W.Va., Sandra May Tackett of Kissimmee, Fla., Layla Stephanie McCray of Alabama, Brian K. May and Bill Bevins, both of Eustis, Fla.; and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, Nov. 23, in the Hatfield Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Raven Fields officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy. Arrangements are under direction of Hatfield Funeral Chapel of Toler.
Kenneth May
Kenneth W. “Ken” May, retired homebuilder and real estate investor, died peacefully in his home in North Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 14, 2012. He was 84.
Ken is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Mae Margaret May; his sister, Glenis May Smith of Belfry; his children, K. Rodney May (Maria del Rosario Vargas-May) of Tampa, Fla., and Lisa D. May (Glenn Jackson) of Takoma Park, Md.; and four grandchildren Andrew May of Tampa, Lauren May Staley (Jeffrey Staley) of Lynchburg, Va., Thomas M. Collier III of New York City, and Ian Jackson of Takoma Park, Md.
Ken was preceded in death by his son, David Alan May; by his parents, Roland May and Cansas May Scott; and by his sister, Virginia May Loftis.
Ken was born in 1928, in a coal camp in Hardy. His father, Roland, and his eight uncles were coal miners. The nine May brothers formed their own baseball team in the United Mine Workers’ league in the 1930s. Sadly, Ken’s father was killed in a mining accident in 1944.
Ken graduated from Belfry High School in 1945, and he enlisted in the Navy in early 1946. Shortly after being discharged, he met Mae Margaret Lilly in nearby Williamson, W.Va. After a brief courtship, they were married
on Aug. 30, 1947. They honeymooned in Miami in early 1948 and got their first taste of the beauty of South Florida.
As newlyweds, Ken and Mae moved to Huntington, W.Va., where both their sons were born. He owned a neighborhood grocery store, where goods were sold on credit. Ken worked long hours and made deliveries to his customers’ homes. Eventually, the advent of large cash-and-carry grocery stores led Ken to sell his business and move his young family to Lake Worth, Fla., in 1956.
In 1958, he joined North Palm Beach Properties at a salary of $75 per week. Ken worked out of the North Palm Beach Village Hall, selling lots and homes at the very beginnings of the beautifully planned community. In 1960, he and John Doran began the successful firm of Doran and May. His daughter was born the following year.
Ken liked to learn as much as he could about people he met and would remember personal details years later. Ken often said that he knew how to read people, which made him an effective negotiator. His people skills made him a natural in buying, selling, and trading real estate. Ken found creative ways to enable young Pratt & Whitney engineers to qualify for home loans. Smelling a deal, he sometimes took downpayments in kind: a shotgun, a piano, a fishing camp.
When Doran and May acquired some vacant lots, Ken left Doran and May to become a full-time custom-home builder under the banner “Kenco Homes, Inc.” Until Ken retired in the early 1980s, Kenco was one of the most sought-after homebuilders in the north end of Palm Beach County. He kept the business small, operating out of his home; Mae was the bookkeeper and CFO. He built the family home, which is still in the family, in 1965 in only eight weeks. Ken sold real estate as Ken May Realty and formed K. May Construction for commercial projects: apartments, office buildings, and condominiums.
Ken and Mae delighted in the accomplishments of their children. Proud moments included their son’s investiture as a federal judge and their daughter’s joining NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, as well as the birth of each grandchild. In general, Ken loved talking to children, particularly his grandchildren and the kids growing up in the neighborhood.
Ken had a rich sense of humor and made friends easily. He served on the board of the First American Bank, and, with Mae, was an enthusiastic supporter of the Eissey Theatre. For many years, Ken and Mae were avid tennis players, and they also enjoyed international travel, generating many wonderful memories.
A memorial service will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3395 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at 11 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2012. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his memory to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of Palm Beach County.
