Anna Lee (Lyle) Kazee Born on Sept. 11, 1925, in Big Sandy, W.Va., to parents Anna and Joseph Lyle, Anna went to be with God on Nov. 20, 2008, at the age of 83, in Roseville, Calif. She was surrounded by her loving family and passed following a short illness. A native of Ashland, Ky., until 2006, Anna lived with...
Ruby Freeman - 1924-2008 Ruby Nelson Freeman, 84, of Westwood, Ky., died Wednesday evening at her home of an extended illness. Ruby was born March 12, 1924, in Greenup County, Ky., a daughter of the late Samuel W. and Dolly E. Jackson Nelson. She was a loving mother, homemaker, and wonderful caregiver to everyone. She was loved by all who...
William Jackie Sexton William Jackie Sexton, 72, of Greenup, died Friday at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum chapel. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lazear Funeral Home in Ashland. Military rites will be provided by Ceredo-Kenova American Legion Post 93.
J.R. "Ron" Dixon - 1938-2008 J.R. "Ron" Dixon, 70, of Ashland, died Friday at his residence. He was born June 6, 1938, in Boyd County, son of the late William T. "Tommy" and Thelma Brown Dixon. He was the husband of Josephine "Jo" Lowe Dixon, who survives. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy, where he served...
Ella Mae Skaggs - 1922-2008 Ella Mae Skaggs, 86, of Ashland, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in Murray Calloway County Hospital. Mrs. Skaggs was born Feb. 27, 1922, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Santford and Edna Stewart Kazee. She was the widow of Dennie A. Skaggs, who died in 2006. She was also preceded in death by three...
Joe Cecil Coburn "The Sign Master" (1943-2008) Joe Cecil Coburn "The Sign Master", 65, of Ironton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. The Ashland native was born July 3, 1943, the son of the late Charles E. and Shirley M. Wright Coburn. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Kay Fleming Coburn,...
Mary Frances Caldwell Berry (1919-2008) Mary Frances Caldwell Berry, 89, of Ashland, Ky., died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center. Mrs. Berry was born Jan. 11, 1919, in Charleston, W.Va., a daughter of the late George Washington and Antonia Bennett Caldwell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years,...
Earcel Dickinson (1917-2008) Earcel Dickinson, 91, of Ashland, Ky., formerly of Grayson, Ky., died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was born March 7, 1917, in Hitchins, Ky., a daughter of the late Willie Buck and Lizze Meadows Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Harlem Bishop;...
Nancy Layne Fraley (1925-2008) Nancy Layne Fraley, 83, of Ashland, passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in King's Daughters Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Fraley was born June 19, 1925, in Ashland. She was the youngest child of the late Charles Richard and Alma Jackson Layne. Mrs. Fraley was a retired clerk at Revco Drugs in Ashland and...
Gary L. Wilhelm Sr. - 1951-2008 Gary L. Wilhelm Sr., 57, of Raceland, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Wilhelm was born Aug. 29, 1951, in Clifton Forge, Va., a son of the late Dana Wilhelm and the late Annabelle Knuckles Wilhelm McCulley. He was a retired carman for the C&O...