Joan Spears

Feb 14, 2013

Joan Robinson Spears, 89, of Carneys Point, N.J., formerly of Ashland, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the residence of her daughter. Joan was born Sept. 17, 1923, in Pikeville, a daughter of the late Jay and Minnie Damron Robinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Bruce Spears; a son, Lloyd Bruce Spears; and brothers Carl...

John Holcomb Sr

Feb 13, 2013

John Willard "J.W." Holcomb Sr., 91, of Catlettsburg, passed from this life on Feb. 13, 2013, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. He was a minister of the Church of Christ for 62 years. He was born at Neon on Oct. 30, 1921, to the late Townsel and Maryland (Wright) Holcomb. He spent his younger years on a farm...

Laura Dalton

Feb 11, 2013

On Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center, the angels stepped back and welcomed Katherine to her new home. Also anxiously awaiting her arrival were her son-in-law, Frank Duvall, and her grandson, Donnie Sargent. Katherine was born April 1, 1919, in Carter County, to the late Jenny and Avery Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her...

Neva Rothwell

Feb 11, 2013

Neva Dora Rothwell, 86, of Ashland, passed away surrounded by her loving family in Kingsbrook Life Care Center after losing her battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Sitka on Dec. 10, 1926, a daughter of the late Dallas and Janie Sublett, the sixth of eight children. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Kelley Rothwell;...

Banner LeMaster

Feb 10, 2013

Banner LeMaster, 92, of Ashland, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 10, 2013, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. She was born July 25, 1920, at Charley, a daughter of the late Alpha and Cora Alta Pack Hayes. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Marshall LeMaster, in 2009 and a brother, Carl Hayes. She was a...

Margie Brew

Feb 10, 2013

Margie Liew Brewer, 61 of Mount Vernon, Ind., died Sunday morning, Feb. 10, 2013, in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born Oct. 23, 1951, in Anderson, Ind., the daughter of William and Mary (Turner) Griffey. She married Bobby Jack Brewer on Aug. 2, 2005, in Anderson, Ind. Margie had worked in military pay for the U.S. government until...

Violet Chandler

Feb 7, 2013

Violet B. Chandler, 85, of New Bern, N.C., formerly of Ashland, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in UPAC-Trent Nursing Home in New Bern. Mrs. Chandler was born Jan. 19, 1928, in Dahue, W.Va., a daughter of the late John H. and Nora Ward Blair. She was also preceded in death by brothers Charles and Stanley Blair and sisters Ula Blair,...

Paul Daniels

Feb 6, 2013

Paul R. Daniels, 70, husband of Leslie McGuire Daniels of Greenup, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland following an extended illness. Paul was born Feb. 17, 1942, in Stirrat, W.Va., to the late Arvis and Monna Darlene Mayhew Daniels. He was retired as a computer programmer for AK Steel. Paul was very active...

Charles Dulaney

Feb 3, 2013

Charles Edward Dulaney, 46, of Ashland, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in Westwood. Mr. Dulaney was born Aug. 21, 1966, in Ashland, a son of Arilda Daniels Dulaney of Ashland and the late Leonidas R. Dulaney. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Mark S. Dulaney. He was employed by The Independent...

Gertrude Barker

Feb 3, 2013

Trudy "Gertrude" Dietrich Barker, 68, passed away peacefully at home in Lexington on Sunday morning, Feb. 3, 2013, the birthday of her beloved deceased older brother, Harry. She was born March 18, 1944, in Goblenz, Sudetenland, to the late Rhinehart Dietrich and Louise Dietrich Riekert, age 89, who survives her daughter. Trudy is also survived by her husband, Randy; daughters...