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Emma Cecil
Emma Carol Easterling Cecil, 66, of Stanville, lost her year-long battle with colon cancer on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Even though she lost the battle, she won the war because she has gone to her heavenly home.
Emma was the daughter of the late Charles F. "Chuck" and Fayetta Bowling Easterling. She was born May 14, 1946. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie R. Cecil, in 1995, and brother, Charles F. Easterling.
She is survived by three sons, Jimmie R. Cecil (Kim) of Raccoon, Joey R. Cecil (Kim) of Louisa and Jody R. Cecil (Tabitha) of Hellier; one sister and brother-in-law, John and Daryl Lynn Brickey of Baltimore, Ohio; and six grandchildren, Jordan, Brandon, Megan, Carrie Jo, Kate and Gracie Cecil.
She was a member of the Boldman Freewill Baptist Church. Membership does not adequately describe the relationship Emma had with her church. Boldman Freewill Baptist was her extended family where blessing flowed both ways.
Emma graduated from Hellier High School, Pikeville College and Morehead State University. Emma taught business classes at Millard High School until her retirement.
Emma was a loving mother, sister and friend. Most people would say Emma was a shining star no matter where she was. Emma's laughter would light up any room. All who knew her will sadly miss her. She leaves behind many, many family and friends, with whom she enjoyed sharing time. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, her Rook club, Scrabble, was a big Andy Griffith buff, a Kentucky Wildcats fan and always loved her high school, Hellier High.
Funeral services will be conducted by Belmont Johnson at Boldman Freewill Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Pallbearers are Jordan Cecil, Brandon Cecil, Ray Gene Bartley, Bradley Slone, Harold Wallace, Richard Maynard, Corbin Easterling, Larry Joe Osborne and Paul Dean Justice.
Honorary pallbearers are Jimper Sturgill, Scotty Derry, Charles Hobbes and all her brothers in the Boldman Freewill Baptist Church. She will be laid to rest at Ferguson Cemetery, Harold.
Memorials may be made to the Boldman Freewill Baptist Church Sunday School.
Ila Cisco
Ila Agnes Cisco, 82, of Beech Creek, W.Va., died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.
She was born in O'Keefe, W.Va., Jan. 8, 1931, the daughter of the late Howard and Emma Thompson Blankenship.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Ben Creek Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Cisco.
She is survived by five children, Vivian Pack and Roger Cisco, both of Red Jacket, W.Va., Randell Cisco of Varney, W.Va., David Cisco and Larry Cisco, both of Beech Creek; two brothers, Billy Ray Blankenship and J.P. Blankenship, both of Beech Creek; seven sisters, Opal Thacker of Huntington, Betty Smith of Meador, W.Va., Estalene Jones and Dorothy Fitch, both of Piqua, Ohio, Ernestene Clemons of Pikeville, Ruth Estepp and Judy Kennedy, both of Beech Creek; 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at noon Monday, Feb. 11, in the Hatfield Funeral Home Chapel with Evangelist Gene Clemons officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy. Arrangements were under direction of Hatfield Funeral Chapel of Toler.
Goldie Johnson
Goldie Louise Johnson, 58, of Rockhouse Road, Long Fork of Virgie, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.
She was born in Letcher County, Sunday, Aug. 8, 1954, the daughter of the late Nannie Collier and Robert Honeycutt.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Speight Church of Christ.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Danny Lee Johnson.
Funeral arrangements are under direction of Roberts Funeral Home of Robinson Creek.
Chester Kirk Jr.
Chester Holmes Kirk, Jr., 64, of Noblesville, Ind., died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013
He was raised in Delbarton, W.Va., the son of the late Valeria Curry Kirk and Chester Kirk Sr.
He was branch manager for Westco Distribution and earlier worked at Graybar Electric, served in the U.S. Army National Guard, and was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Linda; two sons, Bryan and Michael; one daughter, Angela; one grandson, Alexander; and one brother, Dudley.
Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, with a funeral service following at Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton, W.Va. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Fairmont, W.Va. Arrangements are under direction of Chafin Funeral Home of Delbarton, W.Va.
Memorials may be sent to the non-profit pancreatic cancer research organization of your choice.
Helen Muncy
Helen Muncy, 80, of Pikeville, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at her home.
She was born in Kermit, W.Va., Oct. 21, 1926, the daughter of the late Rush Muncy and Edna Kirk Muncy.
She was retired from Community Trust Bank where she was a bookkeeper and was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Anis Muncy and Gladys Lester.
She is survived by one nephew, Brent Lester.
Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Warfield City Cemetery with Keith Blackburn officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Lucas & Son Funeral Home of Pikeville.
Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel.
Douglas Perkins
Douglas M. Perkins, 73, of Red Jacket, W.Va., died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Williamson Memorial Hospital, Williamson, W.Va.
He was born in North Matewan, W.Va., Feb. 25, 1939, the son of the late Raymond Perkins and Sarah Whaley Perkins.
He worked in Columbus, Ohio, for Westinghouse and later returned home to work in the coal mines; was a member of United Mine Workers of America Local #1440; was a U.S. Army veteran; and a member of the North Matewan First Assembly of God.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, James, Charles, Ronnie and Curtis; and one sister, Brenda Barger.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Hardesty Perkins; one son, Doug Perkins; two daughters, Karen Christian and Leisha Perkins; four brothers, Randal Joe Perkins and Danny Frank Perkins, both of Columbus, Bill Perkins of New Jersey and Keith Perkins of Vienna, Ohio; six sisters, Linda Smith, Betty Keller and Mable Marie Estepp, all of Columbus, Sue Sierz of Michigan, Barbara Kennedy and Shiela McDonald, both of Ohio; 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the North Matewan First Assembly of God with the Revs. Lowell Sparks, Dallas Rife and Richard Robinette officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher, W.Va. Arrangements are under direction of Chambers Funeral Services Inc. of Matewan.
Graveside military services will be conducted by Belfry Chapter #141 of the Disabled American Veterans.
Ann Ratliff
Ann Ratliff, 63, of Regina, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Pikeville Medical Center.
She was born in Pike County, Aug. 25, 1949, the daughter of the late Cletus Kinney and Maxine Adkins Kinney.
She was a deli manager and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Johnny Lawson Ratliff; one brother, Jerry Kinney; and two sisters, Debbie King and Norma Jean Ratliff.
She is survived by her husband, Dewey Ratliff; one son, Dewey Keith Ratliff of Regina; two brothers, Billy Kinney and Michael Kinney, both of Shelbiana; two sisters, Judy Hurley of Raccoon and Betty Ratliff of Shelbiana; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Samaria Old Regular Baptist Church, Marrowbone, with Jimmy Dale Sanders, Bobby Robinson and Mike Ramey officiating. Burial will follow in the W.H. Coleman Cemetery, Marrowbone. Arrangements are under direction of Bailey Funeral Home of Elkhorn City.
Brian Shelton
Brian Scott Shelton, 50, of Westwood, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at his home.
He was born in Ashland, Aug. 4, 1962, the son of Phyllis Barker Shelton of Westwood and the late Jimmy Shelton.
He was self-employed after 17 years with Kentucky Electric Steel, was a member of the Ashland Elks BPOE 350 Daniel Boone Aerie, a Kentucky Colonel and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Danelle Harless Shelton; two daughters, Samantha Grace Shelton and Sydney Shae Shelton, both of Westwood; and two brothers, Mark Stephen Shelton of Fort KNox and James Allen Shelton of Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Preston Family Funeral Home Chapel.
Visitation is from 5 p.m. Tuesday until service time.
Donald Webb
Donald Lee Webb, 78, of Williamson, W.Va., died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at the South Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility.
He was the son of the late Foster and Fern Webb.
He was a member of the Big Creek Freewill Baptist Church, Hatfield.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Daniel Kent Webb; two brothers, Billy Webb and Roger Webb.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lois Marie Elkins Webb; five children, Steve Webb of the home, Sandra Webb of Frankfort, Nancy Mullins and Tammy Estepp, both of Sidney, Connie Kennedy of Louisville; five brothers, Bobby Webb and Jimmy Webb, both of Williamson, Danny Webb of Texas, Dennis Webb of Tennessee, Glenn Webb of Ohio; five sisters, Ruth Curry of Georgetown, Rosemary Forrester of Ohio, and Darlene Varney, Jeanean Cole and Janetta Ling, all of Florida; nine grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in the R.E. Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Gary Blackburn and Mark Jude officiating. Burial followed in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy. Arrangements are under direction of R.E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry.
Janet Cole
Janet Dale Belcher Cole, 77, of Sugar Camp Road, Robinson Creek, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at Central Baptist Hospital.
She was born Oct. 18, 1935 in Pike County, the daughter of the late Trimble and Ocie Belcher Belcher.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Coal Run Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Charlie Belcher, Barry Belcher and Harold Belcher.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Cole; a son, McKenzie Cole Fields of Robinson Creek; two daughters, Debbie (Mickey) Abshear of Nicholasville, and Rosalie Reed of Pikeville; two grandchildren, Crystal Tackett and McKenzie Cole Fields; three great-grandchildren, Zachary Clark, Blake Clark and Hunter Clark.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Lucas and Son Funeral Home with Jerry Bliffen and Jim Ed Belcher officiating.
Visitation is Saturday after 6 p.m and Sunday with special services at 7 p.m. each day.
Arrangements under the direction of Lucas and Son Funeral Home of Pikeville.
