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Dennis Lee Chapman, 74, of Stone, KY, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, at St. Claire
Medical Center, Morehead, KY.
He was born June 7, 1941, at Stone, KY, the son of the late William Woodrow and Lena Mae Trout Chapman.
He was a member of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church.
He is survived by a brother, Michael Paul (Connie) Chapman of Canada, KY, and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 27, 2016, at 11 AM at R. E. Rogers Funeral Home
with Raymond Stanley officiating. Burial will follow in the Chapman Cemetery, Canada, KY.
Visitation will be Friday morning from 10 AM until the funeral service.
Patricia Lynn May, 51, of Bolivia, NC, formerly of Sidney, KY, passed away Tuesday May 24, 2016, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Lifecare Center.
She was born October 7, 1964, at Pikeville, KY, to the late Carmel
and Margaret Lowe Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Nevalene Conway. Patricia worked as a registered nurse, before her
illness.
Patricia is survived by her husband, David V. May, two sons, David
(Kleighton Baer) May of Pinsonfork, KY, and Brian (Courtney) May of
Bolivia, NC. Two brothers, Carmel Dean (Ramona) Adkins of Spartanburg, SC, and Billy (Martha) Adkins of Shelbiana, KY. Three grandchildren, Madison Gillman,
Sophia Noelle Baer, Abel Blaize May and a host of loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 PM, Saturday, May 28, 2016, at R. E. Rogers Funeral Home with Bob Werntz officiating. Burial will follow at the Family Cemetery, Dix Fork,
KY, with family and friends serving as pallbearers.
Visitation will be after 6 PM Friday at the funeral home with special services at 7 PM.
Sophia Ann Taylor, 66, of Forest Hills, KY passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at the
Skilled Nursing Facility of Appalachian Regional Healthcare.
She was born February 2, 1950, at South Williamson, KY, the daughter of the late Virgil and
Ettice Runyon Taylor. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Frank Taylor; sisters, Esta
Justice, Jean Huffstutler and Glenna Taylor and a nephew, Shawn Francis.
Sophia was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include her son, Eric Freeland Taylor of South Williamson, KY; brothers, Jerry
Lee Taylor of Pikeville, KY, Allen Taylor of Phoenix, AR and Waldo Taylor of Crescent City,
CA; sisters, Nan Johnson of Williamson, WV, Bonita Stepp and Deloris Gancarski both of St.
Augustine, FL and Rita Murdock of Iva, SC; niece, Jerrie Jackson of Aflex, KY; nephew, Todd
Taylor of Pikeville, KY and a host of other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 6, 2016, at 1 PM in the R. E. Rogers Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, KY, with family
and friends serving as pallbearers.
Visitation will be held from 6 - 9 PM Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the funeral home.
Wayne Coleman, 56, of Sidney, KY, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016,
at the Greg & Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center, Hazard, KY.
Wayne was born June 14, 1959, at Pikeville, KY, the son of Marie Coleman of Raccoon, KY and the late Allen Coleman. He was also preceded in
death by sisters, Denise Coleman and Carol Coleman Thompson; paternal
grandparents, Riley and Lucy Pearl Coleman; maternal grandparents, Dave
and Pearl Coleman and his mother and father-in-law, Charlie and Greetis Stanley.
He was a self-employed electronics repairman and a veteran of the United States Army.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Stanley Coleman of Sidney, KY; brothers, Irvin (Bernie)
Coleman, Ronald (Emoline) Coleman, Franklin (Joyce) Coleman and Gary (Pamela) Coleman
all of Raccoon, KY; several nieces, nephews and all his Stanley family.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 5, 2016, at 11 AM in the R. E. Rogers Funeral
Home Chapel with Gary Young, Danny Runyon and Dwayne Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Stanley-Hinkle Cemetery, Varney, KY with his nephews serving as pallbearers. Belfry Chapter #141 will conduct military graveside services.
Visitation will be held Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 6 - 9 PM in the funeral home chapel.
Instead of purchasing flowers, buy a gift for a child in his memory, as this was Wayne's request.
Thelma J. Maynard Staton, 91, of Forest Hills, KY, departed this life on
June 4, 2016. Thelma was born on April 26, 1925 at Toler, KY, to the late
Clyde and Lillian (Mabe) Maynard. She was preceded in death by her husband Abel Staton along with her sons Randall “Randy” Staton and Charles David Staton.
Thelma was a faithful employee of the Williamson Memorial Hospital for
over forty years and truly cherished her work as an obstetrics nursing assistant. She was a devout member of the Forest Hills Baptist Church and embodied the genuine characteristics of a faithful, humble Christian. Thelma
was a devoted wife, loving mother, and earnest grandmother. She was the
very essence of her family and dutifully served as their matriarch for her entire life.
Thelma is survived by her daughter Deborah Ann Staton; siblings Sue Glossip and Lucy
Cooper; granddaughter Kendra Leigh Staton; daughter in law Lynette Mullins Staton; grandsons Zachary (Erica) Staton, Brandon Staton, and Stevin Staton. She is also survived by two
great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, and her caregiver and mother of Zachary and
Brandon, Marcia Staton.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 1 PM in the R. E. Rogers Funeral
Home Chapel with Steve Mickey officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Memory
Gardens, Huddy, KY with family and friends serving as pallbearers.
Visitation will be held after Noon Wednesday.
Tobie Robinette Jr. 85, of Ypsilanti, MI, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2016, at his residence with his loving family at his side. He was born September 28, 1930 in Williamson, West
Virginia the son of Tobie and Stella (Thompson) Robinette Sr.
On December 6, 1954, he married
Annel Lois Williamson in Pontiac, Michigan and she preceded him in death on February 23, 2002.
Mr. Robinette retired from General Motors GMAD in 1992 after 30 years of service. He attended the Ypsilanti Old Regular Baptist Church and will always be remembered for his love of whistling.
Survivors include his children: Sandra Bledsoe, Danie Robinette and Drema (Charles) Paige,
8 grandchildren: Mickey (Crystal) Bledsoe, Jennifer Bledsoe, Kristina (Joe) Carter, Tobie
Robinette III, Kristen Robinette, Adam (Lindsey) Bledsoe, Andrew (Ashley) Bledsoe, and Cory
(Jennifer) Robinette. 19 great grandchildren: Shiana, Austin, Lacie, Kenneth, Mitchell, Josie,
Jesse, Cody, Janessa, Jacob, Haley, Trenton, Andrew, Adalynn, Justin, Alaina, Joseph, Cody
and Ryan, his brother Raymond Robinette and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by his parents, son in law Mickey Bledsoe, brothers Elmer Lee, Reford, Irvin, Jetty and Ralph.
A Service will be held Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at noon at the Ypsilanti Old Regular Baptist,
5668 Denton Road with Pastor Danny Adams officiating. The family will receive friends at the
church Tuesday morning from 10:00 a.m. till time of service.
Funeral Service will be Thursday June 9, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Pilgrim Home Old Regular
Baptist Church with burial to follow in Williamson Family Cemetery, Varney, Kentucky.
Visitation will be after 6 PM Wednesday at the church.
Marguerite Runyon Pope, 80, of Salem SC passed away on Friday June 3rd, 2016. Known as Marge, she was born August 26,
1935 to the late Flossie Day Runyon and James Merwyn Runyon in
South Williamson, KY. Her family roots in eastern KY went back
to the late 1700's. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, William Pierre Pope and her four children, William Peter Pope ( Linda),
Elizabeth Lynn Cowell (Matt), James Merwyn Pope (Betsy) of Roswell, GA and Victoria Lee Humphrey (Buddy) and eight grandchildren. In addition, Marge is survived by her sister, Eleanor "Eli" Blackwell.
Marge attended the University of Kentucky where she met her future husband Bill at a ping
pong tournament. Married to an Army ROTC Captain and civil engineer for Conrail, Marguerite was uprooted from her native South Williamson home and then endured many moves.
When Bill was promoted to Track Supervisor, he took the family to Williamsport, PA, in 1968,
but when he was transferred, yet again, to Buffalo, NY, in 1969, Marge resisted and decided
Williamsport was the place to plant family roots on behalf of her children. The family stayed until 1982.
Marguerite was known as a staunch democrat of the LBJ era, and she participated in the
League of Women's voter's organization and Newcomer's programs. Marguerite also branched
out into acting as a member of the Player's club that put on "Inherit the Wind" and "Guys and
Dolls" in South Williamsport. Before arriving in Williamsport she was "Penny Clean" for Penn
Central railroad, where she led a public campaign to inspect commuter cars for cleanliness. She
was a substitute teacher at St. Joe's Catholic School in Williamsport and attained her teaching
degree from Lycoming College. She joined Divine Providence as an intake counselor to their
psychiatric unit. After 3 of her 4 children graduated from Williamsport Area High School, she
moved to Mechanicsburg with her husband and youngest child. Bill's work then took Marguerite to Langhorne, PA, until his eventual retirement in 1996. In Langhorne, Marguerite worked
with incarcerated youths from the Philadelphia area who had committed violent crimes. She always had a desire to make the lives of others better, especially the young.
Marge had many passions, she owned and trained several dogs including a Wire Hair and
Kerry Blue Terriers, she became a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, researching and documenting family lineage, keeping up with friends and family, tutoring as a
volunteer, playing Bridge, completing Crossword Puzzles, watching birds (and squirrels) on her
bird feeder, reading and watching world events as reported on cable news ... and story-telling
about her father and her formative years in the mountains of Kentucky. Her love of family and
history instilled a great sense of loyalty in her family.
Most of all, Marge was a stalwart Kentucky Wildcat fan who loved to show her colors! Her
enthusiasm for listening to Cawood Ledford calling Kentucky basketball games on WHAS radio led to a night time drive to a Williamsport mountain-top in a snow storm to get better radio
reception. By sharing these special passions, Marge instilled a life-long, heart-felt loyalty to
Pike County, Kentucky, the state, in general, and basketball, in particular.
Bill and Marge retired close to their children of Atlanta, GA by moving to Salem, SC. in 1996
and have lived there for the last 20 years.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 11th at 1 PM in the R. E. Rogers Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Bill Hudson officiating. Burial will follow at the Runyon Family Cemetery, John's Creek, KY.
Visitation will be held after Noon Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to her favorite charity, the Christian
Appalachian Project, P. O. Box 55911, Lexington, Kentucky, 40555-5911.
