Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyGrace Greer
Grace Gree, 80, of Abbott Road, near Prestonsburg, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at the Prestonsburg Health Care Center.
She was born February 7, 1921, at Prestonsburg the daughter of the late Sanford and Bell Click Hackworth. She was a member of the Bonanza Freewill Baptist Church for 47 years.
She is survived by her husband, Ishmael Greer.
Other survivors include two daughters, Lois Stepp of Louisville, and Joyce Campbell of Prestonsburg; one brother, Jerry Hackworth of Wooster, Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 22, at 11 a.m., at the Floyd Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Randall Hackworth and Rev. Bill Campbell officiating.
Burial will be in the Mayo Cemetery at Prestonsburg.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Mike Campbell, Kevin Stepp, Patrick Burke, Rob Greer, William Hackworth, Jeff Hackworth, James Hackworth, Jerry Greer and Doug Greer.
Honorary pallbearers will be Andrew Frasure, Wayne May, Hershel Shell, Russell “Red” Hackworth, Ishmael “Buddy” Hackworth, William “Brother” Hackworth, Zebrum Campbell, Arthur Lee Campbell and Charles Hale.
Erasmus Harold Hamilton
Erasmus Harold Hamilton, 78, of Ligon, died Monday, March 19, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home, Pike County, following an extended illness.
Born on August 26, 1922, in Teaberry, he was the son of the late Elder John B. Hamilton and Lula Jane Hamilton. He was a disabled coal miner.
Survivors include two brothers, John West Hamilton of Melvindale, Michigan, and Palmer R. Hamilton of Marshall, Michigan; three sisters, Pauline Hamilton of Ligon, Eva Nadine Ray of Phoenix, Arizona, and Priscilla Hamilton of Piketon, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 21, at 11 a.m., at the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, at Martin, with ministers of the Old Regular Baptist Church officiating.
Burial will be in the Roe Henson Cemetery, at Beaver.
Eurman Hunter
Eurman Hunter, 67, of Martin, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, at the Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital, West Liberty.
He was born April 6, 1933, in Floyd County, the son of the late Jay Hunter and Rebecca Tackett Hunter. He was a retired coal miner.
Survivors include one son, Randy Hunter of Wellington, Ohio; one daughter, Lesa Hunter of New London, Ohio; one brother, Clifford Hunter of New London, Ohio; three sisters, Ocie Hall and Dorothy Hunter, both of New London, Ohio, Deltha Hall of Honaker, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 18, at 1 p.m. at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel in Martin, with Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Hunter Cemetery at Honaker.
Pallbearers were Dan Hunter, Jeremy Hunter, Shannon Hunter, Jerry Hunter, Herb Hunter, William Giard, John Paul Hunter, and Ron Hunter.
Glen Douglas Collins
Glen Douglas Collins, 57, of Wurtland, formerly of Wayland, died Monday, March 19, 2001, at King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Ashland, following a brief illness.
Born on December 27, 1943, in Wayland, he was the son of the late Lawrence Collins and Aggie Gibson Collins. He was a disabled laborer and was a member of the Baptist Church, and an Army veteran.
He was survived by his wife, Catherine Franklin of Wurtland; one step-son, Donald Franklin Jr. of Ashland; two daughters, Lanessia Collins of Martin, Rhonda Slone of Garrett; two step-daughters, Willa Tackett of Greenup County, Donna West of Paintsville; four brothers, Stanley Collins, Marvin Collins, Delmar Collins, all of Wayland, Charles Collins of Prestonsburg; one sister, Virginia Cooley of Wayland, eight step-grandchildren 2 grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 22, at 2 p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, with Van West and Jimmy Hall officiating.
Burial will be in the Gibson Family Cemetery, at Langley.
Rev. Sanford Baldridge
Rev. Sanford Baldridge, 87, of Pyramid, died Friday, March 16, 2001, at the Tibbs Boarding Home for Senior Citizens at Pikeville.
He was born November 5, 1913, in Floyd County, the son of the late Tommy and Pokie Ratliff Baldridge. He was a coal miner with Princess Elkhorn Coal, and a former pastor at the Goodloe Church of God.
He is survived by his wife, Josephine Hackworth Baldridge.
Other survivors include two sons, Hershelle Baldridge and Luther Baldridge, both of Pyramid; three brothers, Jay Baldridge of Piketon, Ohio, Herman Baldridge of Ivyton, and Bev Baldridge of Jacksonville, Arkansas; four sisters, Florence Smith of Middletown, Ohio, Maudie Warrix of Prestonsburg, Gracie Skidmore of Piketon, Ohio, and Betty Imers of Erie, Pennsylvania; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, March 19, at 1 p.m., at the Floyd Funeral Home Chapel, Prestonsburg.
Burial was in the Baldridge Cemetery at Open Fork, David.
Serving as pallbearers were Eddie Spurlock, Carl Shepherd, Palmer Slone, Glen Slone, David Layne and Malcolm Slone.
James W. McKinney II
Jim McKinney, II, 32, died Saturday, January 27, 2001, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville.
Chef McKinney was chef and owner of Club Grotto American Bistro, where he received national acclaim for his culinary work over the past decade. He was noted for his signature desserts, utilization of local produce, seafood and wine list.
A native of Prestonsburg, Chef McKinney opened his Louisville restaurant in 1993, after owning two restaurants in Lexington.
His accompishments in the culinary community included garnering national recognition in such publications as The New York Times, Southern Living magazine, Wine Spectator magazine, FoodArts, and numerous food periodicals.
He was a frequent guest on the local TV networks as a guest chef. He brought the legendary chef Andre Soltner to Louisville for a local benefit for the Women’s Healing Place and the French Culinary Institute.
He volunteered his time and services to numerous organizations, including the March of Dimes, Sullivan University’s National Center for Hospitality Studies, the American Heart Association, the Junior League of Louisville, the Kentucky Restaurant Association and Community Health & Trust. He was a graduate of St. Xavier High School.
Survivors include one daughter, Andrea Monique McKinney of Louisville; his parents, Juanita and James McKinney of Louisville; and grandparents, Sina Blanton of Prestonsburg, and the late Flem Blanton, and George McKinney of Frankfort, and Margaret McKinney of Paris.
Funeral services were held at the Blanton Cemetery in Paintsville.
Bertha Barnes
Bertha Barnes, 89, of Pikeville, died Friday, March 16, 2001, at the Pikeville Health Care Center following an extended illness.
Born on July 18, 1910, in Louisville, the daughter of the late Augusta Thorpe and Napoleon Thompson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Louis Barnes.
Survivors include one son, Scrapy Louis Barnes of Pikeville; one brother, Leroy Thompson of Louisville, Mamie Clark of Newport Richie, Florida, Elizabeth Clark of Louisville, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m., at the J.W. Call & Son Funeral Home, with W. Keith Biddle officiating.
Burial will be in the Johnson Memorial Park.
Active pallbearers will be David Cook, Christopher Cook, Darrell Compton, Frank Helms, Steve Slone and Jamie Billiter.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Staton, Ralph Scott, Ed Smith, Windle Cline and Rick Meade.
Wallace Hall
Wallace Hall, 70, of Topmost, died Monday, March 12, 2001, at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center.
He was born May 10, 1930, in Knott County, the son of the late Luther and Effie Martin Hall. He was a retired coal miner, formerly employed by Island Creek Coal Company.
He is survived by one son, Wallace Hall Jr. of Finchville; two daughters, Sandra Kaye Isaac of Louisville, Walletta Gail of Lexington; one brother, Jimmy Hall of Akron, Ohio; three sisters, Geronda Hall, Georgene Johnson and Coleen Duncil, all of Kite; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 15, at 11 a.m., at the Rebecca Regular Baptist Church at Kite, with Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Hall Cemetery, at Kite, under the direction of Hall Funeral Home, Martin.
Serving as pallbearers for the funeral of Wallace Hall were Corey Wallace Hall, John Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Nick Hall, Michael Hall, Charles “Red” Sandlin, and Joseph Hall Isaac.
