Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyBill Delong
Bill Delong, age 66, of Blue River, husband of the late Eula Ann Slone Delong, passed away Monday, December 9, 2002, at the Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
He was born February 2, 1936, on Johns Creek, the son of the late Virgil Delong and Sara Barbara Stricklin Delong. He was a self-employed grocery store owner.
Survivors include two sons, Brian Neil Delong of Blue River, and Bill Allen Delong of Martin; one daughter, Connie Marie Reffett of Denver, Colorado; one brother, Doris Delong of Detroit, Michigan; three sisters, Susan Branham of Detroit, Michigan, Ruth Nelson of David, and Lola Faye Bryant of Detroit, Michigan; and five grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Delong.
Funeral services for Bill Delong will be conducted Thursday, December 12, at 12 noon, at the Middle Creek Baptist Church, at Blue River, with Clergymen Vernon Slone and Eugene Haney officiating.
Burial will be in the Slone Family Cemetery, at Blue River, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Leabelle Marie Rice
Leabelle Marie Rice, age 82, of Betsy Layne, wife of the late Cecil Rice, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2002, at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital, Pikeville.
She was born October 5, 1920, in Betsy Layne, the daughter of the late Joe Stone and Alice Lynch Stone. She was a retired cook, having worked for 20 years with the Floyd County School System, and was a member of the Betsy Layne Senior Citizens.
Survivors include four sons, Ronald Dean Rice of Morgantown, Indiana, Gary Lee Rice of Teaberry, Bruce Edward Rice and Timothy Wayne Rice, both of Betsy Layne; two daughters, Linda Carol Samons of Banner, and Brenda Kay Campbell of Pikeville; one brother, Bill Stone of Lexington, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services of Leabelle Marie Rice will be conducted Wednesday, December 11, at 11 a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, with Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be in the Ferguson Cemetery, at Harold, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Samuel R. Terry
Samuel R. Terry, age 61, of Martin, husband of Donna Combs Terry, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2002, at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital, Pikeville.
He was born January 6, 1941, in Knott County, the son of Bill Terry and Norcie Chaffins Terry. He was a retired mechanical supervisor, formerly employed by Kinzer Drilling Company, and a member of the Kentucky Organ Donor Association.
In addition to his wife, Donna, he is survived by two sons, Bobby Terry, and wife, Christy, of Van Lear, and Billy Terry of Martin; four daughters, Kim Whited of Martin, Sandy May, and husband, Dr. Roger May, of Martin, Angie Wright, and her husband, Dale Wright, of Allen, Debbie Terry, and her husband, Ricky Conley, of Mousie; one brother, Billy Ray Terry of Softshell, and eight grandchildren, Crystal, Shannon, Lane, Jill, Jack, Cheyanne, Tyra, and Logan.
Funeral services for Samuel R. Terry were conducted Sunday, December 8, at 1 p.m., at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, with the clergyman, Bobby Joe Spencer, officiating.
Burial was in the Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, at Staffordsville, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral home.
Pallbearers: William Harmon, Tim Steffy, Dennis Adams, Luke Vanhoose, Jerry Kinzer, Terry Kinzer and Jason Spencer.
Dr. Margaret Lewis
Dr. Margaret Lewis, age 54, of Prestonsburg, director of Morehead State University’s center at Prestonsburg, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 4, 2002, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Morehead.
She was born August 27, 1948, at Ft. Still Oklahoma, and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Sue Rucker Lewis.
Survivors include one brother, David Rucker Lewis of Saudi Arabia, and two sisters, Liz Marston of Miami, Florida, and Nancy L. Lewis of Lewisville, Texas.
Dr. Lewis received the Ph.D. degree in adult and higher education administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the B.A. degree in Russian history and political science from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. Prior to coming to Morehead State University in 1992, to administer the university’s largest regional campus, Dr. Lewis had held administrative positions at the University of North Texas at Denton; East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma; and North Lake College in Irving, Texas.
A service was conducted at 1 p.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2002, at the First United Methodist Church in Prestonsburg, with Quinton Schultz and Mark Waltz officiating.
Burial will be in the New Friendship Cemetery, Benton, Arkansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Floyd County Animal Shelter, Humane Society, SPCA, or Morehead State University, Prestonsburg Scholarship Fund.
Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals is in charge of all arrangements.
Arminia Jones Newman
Arminia Jones Newman, age 92, of Hi Hat, widow of Ted Newman, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2002, at the Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
She was born May 15, 1910, in Teaberry, the daughter of the late Sam Jones and Martha Hall Jones. She was a homemaker and a life member of the Clear Creek United Baptist Church at Hi Hat.
Survivors include three sons, Freeman (Melva) Newman of Hi Hat, Donald R. (Mary) Newman of Lima, Ohio, and Arthur (Shelley) Newman of Lima, Ohio; three daughters, Bernice Sargent of Elida, Ohio, Patricia (Herbert) Johnson of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and Dallice (Herbert) Carpenter of Columbus Grove, Ohio; one sister, Oma Mullins of Berea; 16 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three daughters, Margleen Newman, Hazel Little and Genevee Newman; one brother, Charlie Jones; and one sister, Haley Newsome.
Funeral services for Arminia Jones Newman will be conducted Wednesday, December 11, at 10 a.m., at the Clear Creek United Baptist Church, at Hi Hat, with United Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be in the Newman Cemetery, at Hi Hat, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home, Martin.
Anna Ray Boyd
Anna Ray Boyd, age 70, of Dana, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2002, in the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, after a brief illness.
She was born on November 16, 1932, at Dana, the daughter of the late Bruce and Birdie Boyd Jarrell.
She was a factory worker and housewife.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charley Boyd; two brothers, James and Charles Jarrel; and a sister, Lowana Bearden.
She is survived by three sons, Charles Ray Boyd, and wife, Pam, and Larry Dean Boyd, all of Dana; and Jeffery Todd Boyd and wife, Annette, of Dayton, Ohio; two daughters, Lenore Rowe and husband Kermit, of Dana, and Mary (Berta) Rowe of Dana; three brothers, Clifford Jarrell, Troy Jarrell and Gary Jarrell, all of Dana; two sisters, Margaret Boyette of Dana, and Uvon Fruciano of Warren, Michigan; seven grandchildren, Dwayne Rowe, Stacey Mullins, Amy Adkins, Alan Adkins, Megan Boyd Wright, Amanda Rowe and Lacey Boyd Hall; and six great-grandchildren, Casey Rowe, Keegan Mullins, Chely Wright, Austin Rowe, Ethan Rowe and Emily Wright.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 10, at 11 a.m., in the Little Salem Old Regular Baptist Church, at Dana, with ministers of the Old Regular Baptist Church officiating.
Burial was in the Boyd Cemetery at Dana, under the professional care of Hall Funeral Home of Martin.
Mary Lou Newsome Walters
Mary Lou Newsome Walters, 53, formerly of Paintsville, went to be with the Lord on December 3, at 4:20 p.m., after a long battle with breast cancer. Mary Lou was a charter member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. Her father, Ralph Newsome, preceded her in death.
Survivors include Lula Newsome, McDowell, KY; her husband of over thirty-five years, Ed Walters, Lexington; two daughters, Amy Mulfinger, Louisville, and Amanda Wall, Lexington; two sons-in-law, Rob Mulfinger and Bryan Wall; a granddaughter, Sydney Wall; the little boy she thought of as a grandson, Keaton Smith; eight sisters, Alicetene Ward, McDowell, KY; Inis Jean Grimm, Prestonsburg, KY, Christina Simpson, Prestonsburg, KY, Barbara Tuttle, Auxier, KY, Vada Sue Savage, Smithland, KY, Ruth Ann Williams, Paintsville, KY, Brenda Henson, Auxier, KY, and Dottie Spradlin, Denver, KY; one brother, Ralph Newsome, Jr., McDowell, KY. Mary Lou is also survived by many loving brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, Dec. 6, at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lexington. Interment followed at Lexington Cemetery. Visitation was from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home-Main St., at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Cornerstone Baptist Church, in memory of Mary Lou Walters, 4451 Winchester Road, Lexington, KY 40505.
Samantha Mae Howell
Samantha Mae Howell passed away November 17, 2002, at Ashland, Ky., at the age of 83.
She was born August 11, 1919, on Abbott Creek, near Prestonsburg, Ky.
Samantha was preceded in death by her parents, David Howell and Kizzie Margaret Mead; brothers, David, Winfred, Chester, Billy and George; sister, Ethel. Also, half-sister, Sulie Howell Hackworth. Other siblings were Gilbert and Pearly Howell Davis of Alabama. She is survived by one sister, Mattie Marie Howell Hager of Danville, Ky.
Samantha is survived by daughters, Mildred Adams Castro and husband, Salomon, of Santa Barbara, California, and Ella Rose Breeding and husband Estes, of Ashland, Ky. Other survivors are grandchildren, Linda Marquardt and her son, Jason; Diana Miller and her daughters, Charlotte and Julie; Susan Flanigan and her daughter, Gillian, of Denver, Colorado. Other grandchildren, Chris and his sons, Michael and Jeremy; Dwayne and his son, Justin; Timothy and his sons, David and Taylor; Mark and his son, Alexander; Julie and her children, Emily, Nathan and Ethan, of Ashland, Ky.
Samantha also survived four husbands, David Patierno, Earl Miller, Clyde Prater and Ambrose Nelson.
In life we loved her dearly, in death we do the same. Go with God, Mother.
