Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyMarie Akers Kirby
Marie Akers Kirby, age 95, of Banner, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2003, at the Riverview Health Care Center, in Prestonsburg, following an extended illness.
Born April 23, 1908, at Dana, she was the daughter of the late Tecumseh “Jim Bob” Akers and Janie Dingus Akers. She was a homemaker and member of the Kilbourne Baptist Church, in Columbia, South Carolina.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Clyde Kirby; one brother, David “Socker” Akers; and two sisters, Sadie Howell and Kay Akers.
Survivors include: four sisters, Novella Compton, of Warsaw, Malta Howell, of McDowell, Toda Akers Tackett, of Banner, and Emodel Boyd, of Banner; two half-sisters, Etta Crisp, of Allen, and Goldie Lafferty, of Martin.
Funeral services for Marie Akers Kirby were conducted Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 11 a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin. Clergyman Arnold Turner Jr., officiated.
Burial followed in the Boyd Cemetery, at Dana, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Serving as Pallbearers were: Shawn Howell, Gary Akers, Joey Akers, and Chester Tackett.
Honorary Pallbearer: William Johnston.
Billy James Sexton
Billy James Sexton, 73 years of age, of Lackey, Ky., was born on September 22, 1928, in Floyd County, Ky. He was the son of the late Lester and Pearl Kerr Sexton. He died from an extended illness at his residence, Thursday, June 6, 2002. He was a retired welder.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Dooley Sexton.
Other survivors include three sons, James E. Sexton of Lackey, Ky., Billy R. Sexton of Garrett, Ky. and Timothy Sexton of Wayland, Ky.; two daughters, Kathy Sexton and Sherry Craft, both of Lackey, Ky.; one brother, Dennis Sexton of Lackey, Ky.; four sisters, Bertha Ratliff of Lackey, Ky., Patty Martin of Paris, Ky., Shirley Bogard of Dallas, Tex., and Barbara DeRossett of Pikeville, Ky.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one infant brother, and two sisters, Betty Mullins and Peggy Thompson.
Funeral services will be conducted, Sunday, June 9, 2002, at 11:00 a.m., at the Lackey Freewill Baptist Church, at Lackey, Ky. with Freewill Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be at the Lackey Cemetery at Lackey, Ky., under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, Ky.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Jennifer Dewan Vance
Jennifer Dewan Vance, 26 years of age, of Galveston, Ky., was born on July 31, 1975, in Prestonsburg, Ky. She was the daughter of Norna Jean Shepherd of Galveston, and Michael Ray Vance of Beaver, Ky. She passed away suddenly at McDowell ARH Thursday, June 6, 2002. She was a homemaker and loving mother and daughter.
She is survived by her two children, Gabriel Candice Vance, and Antiona Cheyenne Vance of Galveston; two brothers, Michael Vance Jr. of Mt. Sterling, Ky., Wendell Douglas Vance of Beaver, Ky.; one half-sister, Gerri Whitney Vance of Ivel, Ky., and four nephews and one niece. She is the grandchild of Minerva Osborne and the late Ernest Vance and the late Bert and Virginia Shepherd Conn. There is a host of family and friends who will mourn her passing.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 10, 2002, at 11:00 a.m., at the United Christian Church of God at Hi Hat, Ky., with Louis Ferrari, Bill Slone and others officiating.
Burial will be at the Vance Cemetery at Beaver, Ky., under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Nicky Todd Stapleton
Nicky Todd Stapleton, 32 years of age, of Louisa, Ky., formerly of Harold, Ky., was born on February 18, 1970. He was the son of Ollene Anderson Stapleton of Harold, Ky., and the late Willard Stapleton. He died of an automobile accident at the Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky., Wednesday, June 5, 2002.
He was employed by Rock Springs Development as a coal miner. He was a graduate of Betsy Layne High School and attended Prestonsburg Community College.
Survivors, other than his mother, include four brothers, Lanny Stapleton of Spokane, Wash., Randy Stapleton of Boldman, Ky., Bruce Stapleton and Mickey Stapleton, both of Harold, Ky.; two sisters, Genda Tackett of Louisa, Ky., and Sandy Bentley of Stanville, Ky.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Buddy Stapleton.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 8, 2002, at noon at the Little Rock Old Regular Baptist Church, at Bevinsville, Ky., with Old Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be at Tom’s Fork Cemetery in Bevinsville, Ky., under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, Ky.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Jimmy Howard Daniels
Jimmy Howard Daniels, 67, of Auxier, Ky., died Monday, June 3, 2002, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg, Ky.
Born Sept. 3, 1934, in Floyd County, Ky., he was the son of the late Lincoln Howard Daniels and Virginia Litz Daniels. He was a broadcast engineer, and a U.S. Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife Bertha Rose Shramm Daniels.
Other survivors include two step-sons, William P. Wise III and Jacob Lee Wise, both of Frankfort, Ky.; one daughter, Jamie Renee Daniels Mason of Suffolk, Va.; two step-daughters, Ginger Marlene Wooten Favinger of Oil Springs, Ky., and Jodie Lynette Wise Vaughn of Owington, Ky.; one sister, Betty Ruth Daniels Curnutte of Auxier, Ky.; one grandchild, eight step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, June 6, 2002, at the Auxier United Methodist Church, Auxier, Ky., with Garfield Potter, Paul Akin, and Dave Powers officiating.
Burial was in the Auxier Relocation Cemetery, Auxier, Ky., under the direction of Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral home.
Pallbearers: Estill Lee Carter, David Powers, David Allen, Walter Clyde Dingus, Howard Osborne, David McAllister, Del McKinney, and Tommy Shelton.
Lucy V. Conn
Lucy V. Conn, age 57, of Clare, Mich., passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at the Mid Michigan Medical Center in Clare.
Born on August 15, 1944, in Emma, Ky., she was the daughter of Eugene and Ellen (Fraley) Jarrell. She married
Eursel Conn on April 28, 1961, in Banner, Ky. She had worked for the Albion College in Albion, Mich., in the Physical Plant Department as a custodian. Lucy and Eursel had moved to Clare three years ago from Albion. She enjoyed fishing, but her pride and joy was her grandchildren. She belonged and attended the First Baptist Church, located in Clare.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Eursel.
Other survivors include one son, William (Kimberly) Conn of Seattle, Wa.; two daughters, Barb (Rev. Mark) Milioni of Germantown, Oh., and Linda (Don) Ginnel of Farwell, Mi.; one brother, Grady Ray (Melbra) Jarrell of Albion; one sister, Chartie (Marvin) Rice of Auxier, Ky.; two brothers-in-law, Donnie (Maryann) Rhodes and Ronnie (Freda) Rhodes, both of Downey, Ca.; four sisters-in-law, Bonnie Fischer of Cleveland, Oh., Faye Nelson of Martin, Ky., Kathleen Ratliff and Gleneda (Freddie) Bush, both of Harold, Ky.; seven grandchildren, Emily, Brooks, Daniel, and Mariah Milioni of Germantown, Oh., and, Kelsey, William, and Callie Ginnel of Farwell.
Services will take place on Friday, June 7, 2002, at 2 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Clare, with the Rev. Mark Milioni officiating.
Burial will be in the Cherry Grove Cemetery, in Clare.
Memorials may be made to the Chapel of Miami Valley, P.O. Box 85, Franklin, Oh. 45005.
Arrangements are by the Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home Inc., of Clare, Mich.
Winona Newsome Tackett
Winona Newsome Tackett, age 61, of Ky. Hwy. 1247, Waynesburg, Ky., passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford.
Born February 16, 1941, in Floyd County, Ky., she was a daughter of the late John B. and Martha Frances Newsome Newsome. She was a grocery cashier at Food Fair in Stanford, and was a member of the Little Pilgrims Rock Old Regular Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Grant Tackett of Waynesburg, whom she married
on April 21, 1956; son, Joe Tackett of Stanford; daughters, Kathy Owens of Waynesburg, and Shirley Hamilton of Lancaster; brothers, Larry Newsome of Vermilion, Oh. and Rex Newsome of Amherst, Oh.; sisters, Geneva Newsome of Wakeman, Oh., Roberta Walbon of Lorain, Oh., Willa Jean Tackett of Teaberry, Ky., and Clara Sue Hall of Grethel, Ky.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two sons, David Grant Tackett, and Tommy Tackett, and one daughter, Brenda Lou Tackett.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 8, 2002, at Little Pilgrims Rock Old Regular Baptist Church, with Elders Edgar Howell, Earl Dean Newsome, and Charles Tackett officiating.
Burial will be follow in Buffalo Springs Cemetery in Stanford, under the direction of Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home, Waynesburg, Ky.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. Thursday, until funeral time on Saturday, at the church.
Pallbearers are Jason, Shaun, Christopher, Jordan, and Paul Joe Tackett Jr., Michael Owens and Timmy Dean Hamilton Jr.
Honorary pallbearers are Clyde Blankenship, Charles Tackett, Larry Newsome and Rex Newsome.
Garnett “Runt” Hall
Garnett “Runt” Hall, of Martin, Ky., 76 years of age, was born on March 20, 1926, in Weeksbury, Ky.
He was the son of the late George and Gypsie Collins Hall. He departed this life, following an extended illness on Friday, May 31, 2002, in Lakeland, Florida.
He was a retired boiler operator for Kentucky Hydrocarbon Gas Company of Langley, Ky. He was a veteran of World War II, and was a member of Jehovan’s Witness for 28 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joy Price Hall.
He is survived by one son, Jeffery Taylor Hall (wife, Vickie) and one daughter, Gwendolyn Denise Hall, both of Lakeland, Florida; two brothers, Robert Foster “Pete” Hall of St. Mary’s Ohio, and Kenneth Lee Hall of Sun City, Arizona; three sisters, Ada Morgan and Elsa Smith, both of St. Mary’s, Ohio, and Edith Miller of Lester, West Virginia; and one granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Hall.
In addition to his wife, he was also preceded in death by one brother, Vernon Castle Hall.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., at Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, in Martin, Ky., with elder Tom Baynes officiating.
Burial was at Davidson Memorial Gardens at Ivel, Ky.
Visitation was at the funeral home.
Announcement by Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home in Martin, Ky.
