Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyNora Holton
Nora Holton, age 37, of Goble-Roberts Addition, Pres-tonsburg, passed away Friday, December 13, 2002, at the McDowell A.R.H., after an extended illness.
She was born November 9, 1965, in Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of Edna Grace (Marshall) Holton, of Prestonsburg, and the late Larry Gordon Holton. She was employed as a waitress at Pizza Hut, and as a receptionist for John Kirk Law Office in Prestonsburg.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by four uncles, Jerry Holton of Newark, Ohio, Collie Holton Jr., of Dayton, Ohio, Norman Holton of Grants, New Mexico, and John Bud Marshall of Prestonsburg; five aunts, Jean Cook of Columbus, Ohio, Gail Starkely of Ganow Winchester, Ohio, Ruby Burns of Tutor Key, Wilma Blair of Denver, and Myrtie Frasure of Prestonsburg.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 16, at 1 p.m., from the Burke Funeral Home Chapel at Prestonsburg, with Rev. Lenvil Campbell officiating.
Burial was in the Old Ford/Mayo Cemetery at Prestonsburg.
Visitation was at the funeral home.
All arrangements were under the direction of Burke Funeral Home.
Lora Louise Carpenter
Lora Louise Carpenter, age 40, of West Van Lear, formerly of Prestonsburg, passed away Friday, December 13, 2002, at her home, at West Van Lear.
She was born October 8, 1962, in Port Huron, Michigan, the daughter of Robert and Delores (Chaffin) Carpenter of Prestonsburg.
She is survived by one son, Kenny Kretzer, and one daughter, Britanni Kretzer, both of West Van Lear; two brothers, Rev. Bobby Carpenter of Prestonsburg, and David Carpenter of Lexington; one sister, Jenni Carpenter of Banner; one nephew, Jacob Carpenter from Prestonsburg; and three nieces, Andrea Carpenter, and Jenni Carpenter from Prestons-burg, and Cora Brooks Boyd of Banner.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 17, at 11 a.m., from the Burke Funeral Home Chapel, Prestonsburg, with Rev. Bob Carpenter and Rev. Mark Tackett officiating.
Burial will be in the Ford Family Cemetery in Prestons-burg.
Visitation is at the funeral home, Sunday, December 15 after 2 p.m., and Monday, after 10:30 a.m.
All arrangements are under the direction of Burke Funeral Home, Prestonsburg.
Lewis Darvin Dotson
Lewis Darvin Dotson, 79, of State Road Fork, Prestonsburg, died Tuesday, Decem-ber 10, 2002, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
Born January 18, 1923, in Floyd County, he was the son of Albert Dotson and Anna Lee Wells Dotson. He was a former coal miner (Princess Elkhorn Coal Company, at David), a grocery store owner and merchant, and a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of the V.F.W., a member of the Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Middle Creek Sportsmen Club, and a lifetime member of the DAV, Big Sandy Chapter No. 18.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Irene Wright Dotson.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Lamb Dotson.
Other survivors include one son, Larry D. Dotson of Prestonsburg; one daughter, Debbie (Deborah) Cline of Mount Sterling; two stepsons, Ricky Horn of Pikeville and Johnny M. Hunt of Lexington; one stepdaughter, Teresa Long of Danville; one brother, Orville Dotson of Prestonsburg; two sisters, Susie Burchett and Mable Honeycutt, both of Prestons-burg; two half-brothers, Sherman Dotson of Warsaw, Indiana, and Billy Joe Dotson of Prestonsburg; three half-sisters, Jean Rice of Banner, Laurie Marie Smith of Arkansas, and Cynthia Sue Hall of Ohio; five grandchildren, one great-grandson, and two step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Hazel and Audrey Arnett; two half-brothers, Jack Dotson and William Thomas Dotson; two half-sisters, Zona Douglas Combs and Mary Stevens.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 13, at 2 p.m., at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, Prestonsburg, with Rev. Vernon Slone officiating.
Burial will be in the Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville.
Military graveside services will be conducted by the Big Sandy Chapter No. 18 of D.A.V.
Carter Funeral Home is serving the Dotson family.
Pallbearers: Members of the Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
Bobby Willard Wells Jr.
Bobby Willard Wells Jr., 40, of Auxier, died Friday, December 6, 2002, at his residence.
Born April 14, 1962, in Paintsville, he was the son of Bobby W. Wells Sr., and Herbie Banks Wells. He was an electrician for Pritchard Electric Company. He was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra Kay Jenkins Wells.
Other survivors include two daughters, Joy Wheeler of Winchester, and Brandy Wells of Auxier; one brother, Scott Wells of Tampa, Florida; one sister, Rebecca Wells of Henderson; his grandmother, Sarah Jane Wilcox of Prestonsburg, and one grandson, Logan Wheeler.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 8, at 2 p.m., at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Terry Smith and Rev. Steve Pescosolido officiating.
Burial was in the Bobby Wells Cemetery, at Auxier.
Carter Funeral Home is serving the Wells family.
Pallbearers: Paul Wheeler, Ron Dollins, Joey Shelton, Carl Howard, Bill Wheeler, Larry Hughes, Michael Nash, Dave Bowens, Durell Cantrill, and Kevin Wheeler.
Bennie Franklin Blankenship
Bennie Franklin Blankenship, age 73, of Prestonsburg, passed away Monday, December 9, 2002, at the Highlands Regional Medical Center, following an illness of one year.
He was born December 18, 1928, at Weeksbury, a son of the late William G. and Manilla (Tackett) Blankenship.
He was married
to Wanda (Fleming) Blankenship, who survives him. He was the minister of the Prestonsburg Church of Christ.
He is survived by three sons and their wives; one daughter and her husband, Darrell and Brenda Blankenship of Mount Juliet, Tennessee; Phillip and Greta Blankenship of Witchita, Kansas; and Timothy and Caroline Blankenship of Prestonsburg; Diane and Jimmy Fish of Prestonsburg; one sister, Ladeane Moore of Virgie; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 12, at 1 p.m., from the Prestonsburg Church of Christ, with Evangelist Greg Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in the Davidson Memorial Gardens at Ivel.
Visitation will be at the Prestonsburg Church of Christ; Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Active pallbearers will be the elders and deacons of the Prestonsburg Church of Christ. Honorary pallbearers will be all men of the Prestonsburg Church of Christ.
All arrangements under the direction of Burke Funeral Home, Prestonsburg.
Cortney Danielle Smith
Cortney Danielle Smith, age 14, of Prestonsburg, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2002, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, following a brief illness.
She was born October 11, 1988, in Martin, the daughter of Larry Smith of Greenville, Ohio, and Wilma Lewis Smith of Prestonsburg.
Cortney was a student at Adams Middle School and was a member of the Katy Friend Freewill Baptist Church, Prestonsburg.
Survivors, other than her parents, include her step-mother, Rebecca Smith of Greenville, Ohio; her step-father, Matthew Carty; paternal grandparents, Larry and Freda Smith of Banner; maternal grandparents, Jessie and Thurman Lewis of Banner; maternal step-grandparents, Audie Howell of Craynor, and Peggy Lewis of Banner, and Walter and Ilene Carty of Salyersville; maternal great-grandfather, James L. Lewis, of Banner, and one step-brother, Dillion Trent Carty, and one half-sister, Haley Smith of Greenville, Ohio.
Funeral services for Cortney Danielle Smith will be conducted Thursday, December 12, at 1 p.m., at the Hall Funeral Home, Martin, with Clergymen Jim Price and Charles Blanton Jr., officiating.
Burial will follow in the Lewis Cemetery, at Banner, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Hugh Haroldean Henegar
Hugh Haroldean Henegar, 61, of Wayland, died Monday, December 9, 2002, at his residence, following an extended illness.
Born March 22, 1941, in Wayland, he was the son of the late Hugh B. and Alice Workman Henegar. He was a mining engineer and a member of Martin Branch Freewill Baptist Church at Estill.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Newsome Henegar.
Other survivors include one son, James Timothy Newsome of Cleremont, Florida; two daughters, Rinda Elizabeth York of Nicholasville, and Kristina Lynn Little of Martin; one sister, Rosemary Mason of Columbus, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Carla Jean Henegar; four brothers, William D. Henegar; James Walter Henegar; Alger Henegar and Melvin Henegar; and two sisters, Gladys Jones and Geneva Henegar.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 11, at 1 p.m., at Martin Branch Freewill Baptist Church at Estill, with Ernest Keen, James “Red” Morris, and others, officiating.
Burial will be in the Keen Cemetery, at Mills Creek, in Wayland, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation is at the church.
John Wesley Hall
John Wesley Hall, age 101, of Martin, husband of the late Lyda Ellen Osborne Hall, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2002, in the Riverview Health Care Center, Prestonsburg.
He was born December 10, 1900, in Topmost, the son of the late Ananias Hall and Sarah Ellen Cook Hall. He was a retired C&O store keeper, and a member of the First Baptist Church, at Martin.
He had been an active member of the Masonic Fraternity for 64 years and 11 months, and was the senior past master of Zebulon Lodge 273, F&AM, in Prestonsburg; a member of James W. Alley Lodge 869, in Wayland; and a member of John W. Hall Lodge 950, at Martin, which was named in his honor. He was a past Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Kentucky; a member of both the York Rite and Scottish Rite bodies; and a member of Oleika Shrine Temple. He had been a 33rdº Mason for 29 years.
Survivors include his sons Wesley Leon Hall of Allen, and Robert Helton Hall of Taylor, Michigan; one daughter, Audilee Mae Hall of Martin; 12 grandchildren, Emil Barnard Hall Jr., of Austin Texas, Deborah Hall Calhoun of Lake City, Florida, Charles Hall, Robert Hall, David Hall, and Lynn Hall, all of Taylor, Michigan; Terri Hall McCoy of Prestonsburg, Rhonda Hall Goble of Tecumseh, Michigan, Sherri Hall Kinzer, and Bryan Edward Hall, both of Allen, Michelle Hunter, and David Dewayne Hall, both of Garrett; three step-grandchildren, Ronald Thompson of Allen, Tommy Thompson of Ashland, Terry Thompson of Pikeville; and 17 great-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by three sons, Willis Edward Hall, Emil Barnard Hall, and Drexel L. Hall.
Funeral services for John Wesley Hall were conducted Tuesday, December 3, at 11 a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, at Martin, with Clergyman Randy Osborne officiating.
Burial was in the Davidson Memorial Gardens, at Ivel, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral home, and Masonic services were held there on Sunday evening.
Pallbearers: Charles Hall, Robert Hall, David Dewayne Hall, Josh Kinzer, Terry Thompson, Craig Campbell, Gary McCoy, Bryan Hall, Tommy Thompson, Jammie Kinzer and David Hall.
