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Christopher Hardin
Christopher William Hardin, 29, of Pilgrim, formerly of Phelps, passed from this earth, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Lexington.
He was born in Pikeville, June 28, 1986, the son of William (Hodge) and Donita Dotson Hardin of Phelps.
Born June 28, 1986 in Pikeville, KY, he was a son of William (Hodge) and Donita Dotson Hardin of Phelps, Ky. Chris was a superintendent for Loram Maintenance of Way in Minneapolis, Minn. His job involved much travel and took him to 23 different states last year.
Chris was an all-around athlete who excelled in football and basketball and graduated from Phelps High School in 2005. He then went on to attend Georgetown College. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman who was affectionately known as “The Bear” to his family. Chris was a friend to all and met no strangers. His passing has left a void in all of our hearts, as his time on earth was much too short. He will be missed deeply and remembered with love forever.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, S.A. and Helen Hardin, and Don C. and Oleta Dotson.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Cameron Hardin of Lexington; one sister, Kristen Garrison (Jason) of East Bernstadt; one uncle, James T. Hardin (Etta) of Nicholasville; one aunt, Vicki King of Berea; his special girlfriend, Paige Evans of Knoxville, Tenn.; along with a host of family and friends to mourn his passing.
Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 12, in the Peter Creek Presbyterian Church, Phelps, with the Rev. Kelley Baldridge officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Memorial Park, Pikeville. Arrangements are under direction of Jones & West Funeral Home of Phelps.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mary Ann Furrow Scholarship Fund, Peter Creek Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 946, Phelps, KY 41553.
Eula Hatfield
Eula Mae Hatfield, 66, of Hardy, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in the R.E Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the family cemetery, Ransom. Arrangements are under direction of R.E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry.
Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, with special services at 7.
Orville Kiser Sr.
Orville Kiser Sr., 69, of Elkhorn City, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He was born in Pike County, Jan. 8, 1947, the son of the late Kaminski Kiser and Imalene Coleman Kiser.
He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Pine Grove Old Regular Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Csaszar Kiser; one daughter, Trina Ann Kiser; one son, Orville Kiser Jr. (Kristi); one brother, Ronnie Gene Kiser; two sisters, Sandra Bullard and Marvella Hamilton; three grandchildren, Chasity Kiser, Michael Zachary Jones and Kayla Jones; and one great-grandchild, Adyson Jones.
Funeral services will be held at noon Monday, Feb. 15, in the Pine Grove Old Regular Baptist Church with Old Regular Baptist ministers and others, Stacy Hopson, Huey Bartley, Steve Coleman and Jimmy Dale Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in the Annie E. Young Cemetery, East Shelbiana. Arrangements are under direction of Lucas & Son Funeral Home of Pikeville.
Visitation is at the church, after 6 p.m. Saturday with special services at 7 o’clock nightly.
Kenneth McPeek
Kenneth Robert McPeek, 65, of Elkhorn City, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2916, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He was born in Pikeville, July 29, 1950, the son of the late Jake McPeek and Georgia Irene Wilson McPeek.
He was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and was a member of Unity Freewill Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Laura Jeanette Wallace McPeek; one son, Kenneth Allen McPeek (Amy) of Lookout; one brother, Carl McPeek (Lois) of Illinois; three sisters, Nancy Hawkins of Canton, Ohio, Judy Murphy (Ronnie) of Pikeville and Dee Dee Taylor (Mike) of Elkhorn City; and three grandchildren, Paige, Kennedy Rae and Alexis Isabella.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12, in the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with Darrell Harmon and others officiating. Burial will follow in the Wilson Cemetery, Draffin. Arrangements are under direction of Bailey Funeral Home of Elkhorn City.
Betty Sellards
Betty Jean Sellards, 67, of McAndrews, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at her home.
She was born in Welch, W.Va., March 31, 1948, the daughter of the late William and Rebecca Scarberry.
Betty was a former manager for Captain D’s and enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren. She was of the Apostolic Pentecostal faith and a member of the McVeigh United Pentecostal Church.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Dallas Sellards; one brother, Austin Scarberry; and one granddaughter, Tabitha McCoy.
She is survived by six daughters, Dulley Dingess (Charlie) of South Williamson, Mary McCoy (George) of McAndrews, Rebecca Amburn (Bobby) and Dorthy Sellards, both of Stone, Betty McLemore (Fred) of Sidney and Georgia Robinson (Greg) of Pinsonfork; one brother, William Scarberry (Debbie) of Welch; three sisters, Margaret Justice (Everett) of Princeton, W.Va., Brenda McNeely and Drema Scarberry, both of Welch; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends and family to mourn her passing.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, in the McVeigh United Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Joseph Crum officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy. Arrangements are under direction of Jones & West Funeral Home of Phelps.
Visitation is at the church after 6 p.m. Friday with services nightly at 7.
Wanda Shankles
Wanda Shankles, 75, of Freeburn, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday Feb. 10, 2016, in the home of her daughter, Tammy Norman, of Phelps.
She was born In Hensley, W.Va., June 13, 1940, the daughter of the late Boyd Smith and Blanche Daniels. Wanda had worked as a technician for Sunbeam Electronic of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith.
Wanda was the loving wife of the late Bobby R. Shankles. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ted Smith, Leroy Smith and Clyde Smith.
She is survived by three sons, Michael Hurley (Chrissy) of Newtown, W.Va., Paul Hurley (Rochella) of Majestic and Doyle Ray Shankles of San Diego; three daughters, Tammy Norman (Jeff McCoy) of Phelps, Nina May (Jerry) of Majestic and Stamatia Marquardt of Tampa, Fla.; one sister, Charlene Hensley of Woodman; a special friend, Tammy Lou McCoy; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family and friends to mourn her passing.
A special thanks to Jeff and Tammy McCoy and Tammy Norman for taking Wanda in and taking care of her.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in the Jones & West Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carl Blankenship and the Rev. Curtis Hamilton officiating. Burial will follow in the Sanson Cemetery, Woodman. Arrangements are under direction of Jones & West Funeral Home of Phelps.
Grandchildren and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation is from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday.
Roberta Stacy
“I am a flower quickly fading, here today and gone tomorrow. A wave tossed in the ocean. A vapor in the wind. Still You hear me when I’m calling. Lord, You catch me when I’m falling. And You’ve told me who I am. I am Yours, I am Yours.”
Roberta Stacy, of Buskirk, a precious humble soul who gave of herself and asked nothing in return, an unseen hero in so many cases, and the beloved-cherished sister of Glenna Stacy who survives her, also of Buskirk, was suddenly called into the sweet peaceful rest of her precious Lord on Thursday evening, Feb. 4, 2016, at her home, at the age of 63.
Roberta was born on Sept. 10, 1952, at the Williamson Memorial Hospital, Williamson, W.Va., a daughter of the late Robert H. and Gertrude McCoy Stacy. In addition to her parents, Roberta, was preceded in death by her grandparents, Lafe, Nancy Jane Varney McCoy, and Jeff and Florence Hatfield Stacy, and many beloved uncles aunts and cousins.
James 4:14 KJV Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away; for Roberta knew this to be all so true, that life for certain was but a vapor, as the fog rests on the water during the early morning hours and gently fades, a majestic beauty one of God’s unique mystic creations, such is our life, but a vapor, may we learn from Roberta’s example of doing unto others as she did, for we do not know when the fog will be lifted as the sun rises to call us in the peaceful rest of His eternal majestic beauty.
Roberta graduated from Matewan High School in 1970 and furthered her education at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College and then completed her degree as an economics services supervisor at Marshall University. Roberta then went on to work for the Mingo County Department of Health and Human Resources “DHHR” for 40 years as an economics services supervisor, having retired July 1, 2014. Her positive impact within the DHHR and the people of Mingo County has been lasting and will not soon be forgotten.
Roberta was a member of the Enon United Baptist Church of Blackberry City, W.Va.
In addition to her beloved sister, Glenna Stacy of Buskirk, Roberta is survived by a special aunt, Joella McCoy; a host of loving cousins, four special young men whom she considered her boys, Dustin, Adam, Matt, and GII, Roberta is also survived by her beloved church family, her family at the DHHR, and community of many special friends and neighbors, who will sorely miss the kind heartedness of Roberta.
Services honoring the life of Roberta were held on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Chambers Funeral Services’ Chapel with Bros. Jerry McCoy and Larry Whitt officiating. Burial then took place in the Stacy family plot of the Buskirk Cemetery of Radio Hill, Buskirk.
The family received friends on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with a service being held at 7. Arrangements are under the direction of Chambers Funeral Services, Inc. of Matewan, WV
John Sullivan
John Wayne Sullivan, 64, of Steele, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Parkview Nursing Home.
He was born in Pikeville, Jan. 7, 1952, the son of the late Bill Sullivan Sr. and Tiny Jane Pugh Sullivan.
He was a coal miner and a member of the Jesus Tabernacle Church.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers and sisters, Lloyd, Ethel, Birge, Bill Jr., Donnie and Betty Carol.
He is survived by one son, Justin Sullivan of Virgie; one daughter, Tonya Sullivan of Elkhorn City; two brothers, Walter Sullivan of Kimper and Melvin Sullivan of Mouthcard; four sisters, Judy Scott of Pikeville, Janet Fuller of Steele, Rita Freeman of Feds Creek and Jean Wolfe of Marietta, Ind.; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with Hobert McCoy and Kenis McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in the Annie E. Young Cemetery, East Shelbiana. Arrangements are under direction of Bailey Funeral Home of Elkhorn City.
Visitation is from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday.
Lillian Thacker
Lillian K. Thacker, 73, of Raccoon, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at Pikeville Medical Center.
She was born in Pike County, Nov. 23, 1942, the daughter of the late Earsel May and Evelyn Ball May.
She was a homemaker.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elster Thacker.
She is survived by two brothers, Jimmy Thacker (Sheila) and B.B. Thacker (Melaine), both of Raccoon; two daughters, Sandra K. Adkins (Don) of Zebulon and Patty Pinson (Ransy) of Raccoon; four brothers, Jack May of Louisville and Randy May, Arnold May andBob May, all of Raccoon; two sisters, Mary May and Shirley West, both of Raccoon; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, Feb. 13, in the Raccoon Primitive Baptist Church with Primitive Baptist ministers officiating. Burial will follow in the Thacker Family Cemetery, Raccoon. Arrangements are under direction of Community Funeral Home of Zebulon.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Thursday with services nightly at 7.
