Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyRetired miner Cecil Sammons, 80, died Monday, June 21, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Sammons was born August 12, 1918, in Johnson County, to the late John and Minnie Price Sammons. He was a member of Rockhouse Freewill Baptist Church.
Nippa resident Ollie Mae Rice, 80, died Monday, June 21, at her residence. Mrs. Rice was born January 24, 1919, in Johnson County, to the late Elro and Stella VanHoose Rice.
Retired teacher Wade Oliver Burchett, 76, died Saturday, July 3, at St. Joseph Hospital. Mr. Burchett was born March 27, 1923, in Floyd County, to the late Tom and Rebecca Burchett. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a VFW member.
Nola Daniels Huff, 93, died Sunday, July 4, at West Van Lear. Mrs. Huff was born to the late Harry and Caroline Music Daniels.
Nina Marie Williams of West Van Lear died Friday, July 2. Ms. Williams was born May 21, 1912, at Stambaugh, to the late David Powell Williams and Malta Stambaugh Williams. She graduated from Van Lear High School. She was well known in the county where in her last job she served as postmaster for West Van Lear. In the 1940s, Ms. Williams managed the Snack Bar on Church Street in Paintsville. Later in the 50s and 60s, she traveled in Tennessee and Kentucky, representing the Anne Vien Costume Jewelry Company of Atlanta, Georgia. Before becoming postmaster, she also taught cooking at Mayo Vocational School in Paintsville.
Yvonne Wells Reatherford, 63, of Prestonsburg, died Friday, July 2, at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Prestonsburg. Mrs. Reatherford was born May 2, 1936, at Auxier, to the late Sherman and Emma Goble Wells. She was a nurses aide at Riverview Manor Nursing Home and a member of the Lancer Baptist Church.
Paintsville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Guy Ratliff, 68, who died July 1 at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ratliff was born August 1, 1930, at Staffordsville, to the late Dennie and Rhoda Blair Ratliff. He was a laborer.
Henry Booth, 81, died Thursday, July 1, at VA Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. Booth was born April 3, 1918, at Chestnut, to the late Jackie and Pearl Ward Booth. He was a retired miner.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 11, for Ray Meek, 61, who died Friday, July 2, at Russellville, Alabama. Mr. Meek was born March 3, 1938, to Mary Daniel Meek and the late Elbert Meek.
Former Johnson County resident Mary Francis Deitz, 59, died Monday, July 5, at Crest View Manor Nursing Home, Beaver Creek, Ohio. Mrs. Deitz was born December 15, 1939, in Johnson County, to the late Garfield and Lucy Williams Burchett. She was a member of Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held today, Friday, July 9, for Wade Douglas King, 49, who died Tuesday, July 6, at V.A. Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. King was born January 5, 1950, in Johnson County, to Josephine Crislip King and the late Joe King. He was a school bus driver for the Johnson County School System.
Marianna Wallen, 78, of Clarksville, Tennessee, died Monday, July 5, at Palmyra Nursing Home in Tennessee. Mrs. Wallen was born December 28, 1920, in Johnson County, to the late Edward Paul and Grace LeMaster Lavender.
Jones-Preston Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Blanche (Tommie) Bowens, 79, who died Wednesday, June 30, at Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland. Mrs. Bowens was born August 22, 1919, in Johnson County, to the late Ashland and Rose Hampton Adams. She was retired from American Standard, former owner and operator of Tommie's Restaurant of Paintsville and was a member of the Baptist Church.
Stephen Perry Hager, 90, a native of Paintsville, died Tuesday, July 6, at his home in San Diego, California. Mr. Hager was born April 23, 1909, to the late Eugene and Alice Perry Hager of Paintsville. Prior to his retirement, he was a prominent businessman in San Diego where he owned a retail display business. His clientele included major department stores in cities throughout the country, as well as numerous stores in foreign countries. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, having served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Former Johnson County resident Mitchell Conley, 85, died Sunday, July 11, at West View Manor, Wooster, Ohio. Mr. Conley, a resident of Greenup, was born April 29, 1914, in Johnson County, to the late Darius "Coonie" and Anna Ryland Conley. He was employed by Pipe & Steam Fitters Local 577 of Portsmouth, Ohio.
Nippa resident Walter O'Bryan, 80, died Wednesday, July 7, at Central Baptist Hospital. Mr. O'Bryan was born January 23, 1919, in Johnson County, to the late William G. and Esta Woods O'Bryan. He was the owner of a grocery store.
Rilda Historia Perry Pennington, 63, died Thursday, July 8, at her Flat Gap residence. Mrs. Pennington was born July 31, 1935, in Johnson County, to Mary E. Ramey Perry and the late Cam C. Perry.
Paintsville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for Guy Ratliff, 68, who died July 1 at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ratliff was born August 1, 1930, at Staffordsville, to the late Dennie and Rhoda Blair Ratliff. He was a laborer.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 12, for Chloie Trimble Caudill Blanton, 80, who died July 9 at UK Medical Center, Lexington. Mrs. Blanton was born September 27, 1918, at Barnetts Creek, to the late Conroy and Doshia Ann Blair Trimble.
Ernest Burchett, 82, died Monday, June 21, at Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Burchett was a native of Stambaugh, and a Borger, Texas, resident for 49 years. He attended Oil Springs High School and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Force. He retired from Phillips Petroleum after 30 years as a photographer and was a member of Abundance Life Fellowship.
Retired merchant Kenneth B. Williams, 90, died Friday, July 9, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. Williams was born in September 1908, at Inez, to the late Kelse B. and Tempie Powell Williams. He was self-employed.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow, Thursday, July 15, for Edward Paul Kinder, 66, who died Sunday, July 11, at Jenkins Community Hospital, Jenkins. Mr. Kinder was born October 18, 1932, in Bloomington, Illinois, to the late Robert P. and Margaret Richard Kinder. He was a retired shipping and receiving manager from McAlpins and a U.S. Army veteran.
Vertrice P. Jones, 102, died Monday, July 12, at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Jones was born July 2, 1897, in Johnson County, to the late James Monroe and Cynthia Ellen Rice Price . She was a postmistress.
Phyllis A. Spears, 53, died Sunday, July 11, at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mrs. Spears was born October 31, 1945, to the late John C. and Irene Neunemaker Dennis. She was a production worker at Wabash Magnetics and a member of Heritage Church of Christ.
