Harriet Jane Elliott - 1928-2010

Harriet Jane Elliott, 81, of Ashland, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in Woodland Oaks Health Care Center. She was born Jan. 26, 1928, in New York City, N.Y. to the late Irving and Freda Young Schneider.

Surviving are her husband, William G. Elliott; four sons, Charles C. Elliott of Navarre, Fla., Larry G. Elliott and his wife Pam, Dr. James W. Elliott and his wife Tammy of Ashland, and Stephen R. Elliott and his wife Brenda of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, Martin Schneider of New York; 9 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at Otterbein Cemetery in Westerville, Ohio.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home.



Eugene Gillispie - 1919-2010

Eugene Gillispie, 90, of Route 7, South Shore, Ky., went to be with the Lord Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, in Hempstead Manor in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born Dec. 24, 1919, in Argillite, Ky. to the late C.C. and Virgie Salyers Gillispie. He was a retired carman and welder at C & O Railroad. He attended South Shore Church of God.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice Arnett Gillispie; four brothers, Chester Gillispie, James Gillispie, David Gillispie and Kendrick Gillispie; a sister, Goldie Tackett; and a grandson, Aaron Gillispie.

He is survived by four daughters, Norma Melvin of West Portsmouth, Ohio, Evelyn (David) Veach of Sarasota, Fla. Debra Farley of South Shore, Ky. and Sheila (Scott) Green of Alburquerque, N.M.; three grandchildren, Kelli Abruzzo, Robert Bradford and Victoria Green; and 6 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at Reed Funeral Home in Greenup by Pastor Jim Brandenburg. Burial will be in the Pennsylvania Cemetery in Argillite, Ky.

Friends may call one hour before the service today at the funeral home. Please omit flowers.



Edra Francis Wheeler - 1921-2010

Edra Francis Wheeler, 88, of Ashland, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. She was born in Boyd County, Ky. on July 28, 1921, to the late Andrew Paris Vance and Tennie Marie Vance. She attended Baptist Holiness Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Joshua Wheeler.

She will be sadly missed by four children, William Paris Wheeler and wife Doris Wheeler, Anna Louise Curls, Glema Mae Kouns and husband Cecil Edward Kouns and Glen Davis Wheeler and wife Delores Wheeler. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and special granddaughters, Tami Kilgore, Edna Badgett and Bobbie Wheeler.

Pallbearers will include grandsons, Steven Kouns, David Kouns, Glen Wheeler Jr., Anthony Paris Wheeler, Jarrod Kilgore and grandson-in-law, Tim Kilgore. Grandsons that are unable to attend include James Curls and Michael Wheeler.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at Lazear Funeral Home Chapel in Ashland by Rev. Edgel Whitt. Interment will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at the funeral home.



Eva Mae Kazee Kersey Kiser - 1916-2009

Eva Mae Kazee Kersey Kiser, 93, of Ashland, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in the Hospice Care Center. She was born Oct. 1, 1916, in Ashland to the late Noah and Katie Brown Kazee.

She was a retired cook for the Ashland School System at Putnam Junior High School, the Ashland TB Hospital and a hospital in Florida. She was a lifetime member of the Moore Street Tabernacle. Her lifelong passion was cooking and baking for her family and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James E. Kersey Sr. and John Kiser; six brothers, Bennie Kazee, Elmer Kazee, Harry Kazee, Noah Kazee Jr., Albert Kazee and Charles Kazee.

Surviving are two sons, James E. Kersey Jr. and wife Lanna and William M. Kersey and wife Sally of Ashland; a stepdaughter, Betty Moon of Ashland; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Miller Funeral Home in Ashland by Rev. Dale Maddy. Entombment will follow at the Ashland Cemetery Mausoleum.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.



Anthony Lee Patrick - 1982-2010

Anthony Lee Patrick, 27, of Newport, Ky., formerly of Ashland, died Friday morning, Jan. 1, 2010, in St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Fort Thomas, Ky. He was born March 13, 1982, in Huntington, W.Va.

He was employed by Kroger in Newport. He was a member of Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church, was a 2000 graduate of Boyd County High School and a 2007 graduate of Northern Kentucky University where he had been on the Deans List, was an avid UK Wildcats and Cincinnati Bengals fan and loved to play Fantasy Football.

He is survived by his parents, Billy Patrick of Greenup, Ky., Lisa Thompson Crum of Ashland, stepmother, Dolly Patrick and stepfather, Cameron Crum; brothers, Johnathon Stapleton, Evan Crum and Ethan Fultz, all of Ashland; a special friend, Charlotte Wilfong of Newport, Ky. and a host of loving aunts, uncles, family members and friends.

His grandparents were Braunda Thompson of Ashland and the late John Henry Thompson, Doris Ann Patrick of Ashland and the late William T. Patrick and stepgrandparents, William and Connie Crum of Catlettsburg, Ky.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Steen Funeral Home 13th Street Chapel by Pastor Keith Crum. Burial will be in Thompson Family Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel.

Contributions may be made to Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church Building Fund, 2606 State Route 3, Rush, KY 41168.

Pallbearers will be Johnathon Stapleton, Ethan Fultz, Travis Frazier, Brett Collins, Isaac Hickman, Zack Hicks, Garrett French and Chris Torsky.

Online condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.



Louis Edward Padgett - 1934-2010

Louis Edward Padgett, 75, of Ashland, Ky., died Monday afternoon, Jan. 1, 2010, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was born Jan. 29, 1934, in Washington, D.C. to the late Lawrence Edward and Margaret Esther Hilt Padgett. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Bailey Padgett, whom he married Aug. 31, 1963, in Washington, D.C.

He was a United States Marine and a Korean War Veteran, a member of the Retired Police Officers Association in Washington, D.C. and director of Cannonsburg UMC Food Pantry. He attended elementary and high school in Clinton, Maryland and completed high school with a GED diploma from U.S.M.C. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant, a police officer in New Orleans, La., Slidell, La. and Washington, D.C., a school bus driver for Boyd County Board of Education, a deputy jailer at the Boyd County Jail in Catlettsburg, Ky., a truck driver for Ashland Petroleum-Big Sandy Asphalt Division, was on the board of directors for the Cannonsburg Fire District and the Cannonsburg Water District.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Debra (Mark) Foster of Ashland and Barbara Price and Dr. Mark K. Scott of Ashland; brothers, Don Padgett of S.C., Martin Padgett of Md. and Bobby Padgett of Md.; grandchildren, Tyler Daniels, currently serving in the U.S. Army in Ariz., Krystin Daniels, currently serving in the U.S. Army in Wash., Brittani Price of Ashland and Morgan Price of Ashland.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Edward “Butch” Padgett and a sister, Mary Jane Cable.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Steen Funeral Home 13th Street Chapel by Pastor Jim Barrett. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Jan. 3, 2010, at the funeral home chapel.

Contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Palatine Sisters Fund or to St. Mary’s Hospitality House, 2900 1st Avenue, Huntington, WV 25702.

Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.



Robert Nance

Robert Nance, 86, of Flatwoods, Ky., passed away December 28, 2009. He was a Master Mason of Holyrood Lodge 257 in Tampa, Fla. for over 50 years. He was also a member of the Shrine and the Cattleman’s Association.

He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Roy Nance and his parents, Harmon and Junior Nance.

Survivors include his wife, Natalie Nance; a daughter and son-in-law, Roxanne and Jerry King; a grandson and wife, Jerry and Jamie King; a granddaughter and husband, Christine and Chris Dawson; a sister and brother-in-law, Mattie and Charlie Casper; a brother and sister-in-law, Toliver and Mattie Nance; great-grandchildren, Victoria, Anthony and Brendan Dawson; and nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 3, 2010, at Ross Chapel Church on Bolts Fork in Rush, Ky. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Humane Society.



Mildred Veach - 1920-2010

Mildred Veach, 89, of Sandy Hook, Ky., passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, at her residence. She was born June 17, 1920, in Elliott County to the late William Waren and Delphia Brown Farley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sandy Hook First Baptist Church and a former member of Eastern Star.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother and sisters, Earl Farley, Christine Shackelford and Edna Wilder.

She is survived by her loving husband, Carroll Veach; a daughter, Rosemary Veach of Lexington, Ky.; a son, David Veach of Sandy Hook; two grandchildren, John Thomas Keck and Beth Keck Roe and husband Kevin; two great-grandchildren, Caitlin Ruth Keck and Kevin Clay Roe; four sisters, Rosina Whitt of Fairborn, Ohio; Billie Sturgill of Lexington, Joyce Cuthbertson of Stanford, Ariz. and Laura Rachel Farley of Sandy Hook.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Lewis & Ferguson Funeral Home in Sandy Hook with Bro. Kendall Brainard officiating. Burial will be in Elliott County Memory Gardens.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Sandy Hook, P.O. Box 138, Sandy Hook, KY 41171.

Pallbearers are John Thomas Keck, Bill and Sherry Farley, Danny Ray Bowling, Steve Gilliam and Jerry Johnson. Honorary Pallbearers are Jeff and Mike Farley, Gary and Mark Veach, Bob Mullins, Jr. Harris, Kevin Roe and Jimmy and Gary Lewis.



Clarence Edward Nuckels Jr. - 1925-2009

Clarence Edward Nuckels Jr., known to friends and family as Bud, passed away during the dawn hours of Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Florence, Ala. Bud was born in Ludlow, Ky. on Jan. 29, 1925. Dying just shy of his 85th birthday, he had just reached half a century as a Mason.

Bud met his sweetheart, Ruth Lavern Hall, born April 13, 1926, while in school in Ludlow, Ky. in 1939 and despite a stint away in the Navy during WWII, managed to pursue her until they were married during the summer of 1947. He started at Purdue University in the fall of ‘47 on the G.I. bill and graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Bud used his new skills to be one of two engineers to first track the Sputnik satellite in 1957 while on assignment at Eglin Air Force Base on the Florida panhandle. Later, while working for Pan American World Airways during the 1960s, he was often on loan around the world to NASA, the Department of Defense and the Air Force as he worked on tracking the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs, including the moon landing in 1969. During the 1970s, Bud worked continuously overseas with his expatriate family in tow, running the airport in Liberia, West Africa and installing navigation systems in the Sultanate of Oman, located on the Saudi Arabian peninsula.

Returning stateside during the 1980s, he worked until PanAm folded in 1991. Bud tried to retire several times during the 1990s, once to the Ashville area of N.C., then again to Hot Springs Village, Ark., but kept being called back to work as a consultant until he finally managed to settle in Florence, Ala. in 2003, where he and his wife of then 56 years joined his youngest son, Todd, daughter-in-law, Dr. Barbara Frazier, and their three children, Sam, Christopher and William. In addition, left behind are his middle son, Mark, with granddaughter Anna; daugther-in-law, Nancy, with granddaughter Kendra and his brother John, with sister-in-law Valerie, niece Andrea and nephew Craig.

All told his wife counts some 62 years of marriage and 23 moves, not including the rentals, but what are a few here or there amongst such long devoted friends. All that knew Bud shall now have to content themselves with the thought of one day seeing him again on the other side.



Bill G. Snoddy - 1930-2010

Bill G. Snoddy, 79, of Ironton, went to be with the Lord Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. He was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Raceland, Ky., to the late Clifford and Gertrude Stephenson Snoddy.

He retired from Prudential Insurance Company where he worked for both sales and management for 36 years. He was a member of the Ironton First Nazarene Church. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp. for two years. He was also the manager of the Commissary in the Raceland Car Shops for 11 years and graduated from Raceland High School in 1948.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years, Iva McClanahan Snoddy; two sisters, Edith Mae Smith and Ella Marie “Dutchie” Snoddy; and two brothers, Charles Robert Snoddy and Harry L. Snoddy.

He is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Lori Jean and Steve Byington of Ironton and Lisa Ann and Shawn Clark of Middletown, Ohio; a special grandson, Brett Steven Byington of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Louise French of Raceland, Ky. and Helen Drewery of Ironton, Ohio; and a sister in law, Faye Hewlett of Nashville, Tenn. Bill will be missed by many nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Evans Funeral Home in Raceland, Ky. by the Rev. Bob Hale and Rev. Charles Shields. Burial will be in Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flatwoods, Ky. Graveside military services will be conducted by American Legion Post 276 of South Shore, Ky.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home.



Janet Clark Bond

Janet Clark Bond, 93, of Ashland, died Saturday in Woodland Oaks.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Neal Funeral Home on Center Street in Catlettsburg.



Della B. Scaff Stapleton

Della B. Scaff Stapleton, 82, of South Shore, died Saturday at her residence.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore.



Pauline Justice Thompson - 1927-2009

Pauline Justice Thompson, 82, of South Shore, died Thursday in South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Shore. She was born Aug. 12, 1927, in Wheelersburg, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Lee Thompson.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Resident Trust Fund at South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 405 S. M. Roberson Drive, South Shore, KY 41175.



Daniel Clifford Carroll

Daniel Clifford Carroll, 85, of Grayson, died Saturday in Carter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Malone Funeral Home in Grayson.



Everett H. Burke

Everett H. Burke, 70, of Ezel, died Friday in St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Herald & Stewart & Halsey Funeral Home in West Liberty. Burial will be in Ezel Cemetery.

Friends may call at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.



Rebecca Bryant

Rebecca Bryant, 82, of Vanceburg, died Saturday at her residence.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Globe Funeral Chapel in Camp Dix.



Olive Perkins Skaggs - 1915-2010

Olive Perkins Skaggs, 94, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday in St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Sterling. She was born April 24, 1915. Her husband, William Skaggs, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jeffersonville Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Condolences may be sent to www.northcuttandson.com.

Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead is in charge of arrangements.



Robert Burns Knox Jr. - 1916-2010

Robert Burns Knox Jr., 66, of West Liberty, died Friday in Homestead Nursing Home in Lexington. He was born April 24, 1943, in Concord, N.H. He was the husband of Bertha Jewel Bolin Knox.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Potter Funeral Home in West Liberty. Burial will be in Paul Bolin Cemetery in Crockett.

Friends may call at 6 p.m. today and Monday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent to www.potterfuneralhomeinc.com.



Homer Elden Rodehaver - 1918-2010

Homer Elden Rodehaver, 91, of Ironton, died Friday in Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. He was born Aug. 4, 1918, in Walhonding. His wife, Dorothy M. Ackinson, preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 South Seventh Street, in Ironton. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent to www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.



Marian Louise Casto

Marian Louise Casto, 78, of Huntington, died Friday at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Her husband, James L. Casto, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Beverly Hills United Methodist Church in Huntington. Burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Beard Mortuary in Huntington.

Condolences may be sent to www.beardmortuary.com.