obituaries
Clifford Newsome
May 21, 2025
Clifford Newsome, 84 of Ashcamp, KY passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at his residence. Clifford was a retired federal mine inspector and a US Army Veteran. He was born June 10, 1940 at Biscuit, KY (Pike County) to the late Ted Newsome and May Bryant Newsome. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...
Janetta Justice
May 20, 2025
Janetta Justice, 77 of Ashcamp, KY passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. She was born August 24, 1947 in Pike County, KY to the late Lawson Ratliff and Ruth Coleman Hylton. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alex Justice and a daughter, Jessica Halsey, brothers, Charles "Buck" Ratliff,...
Ella Louise Green
May 16, 2025
Ella Louise Green, 82 of Hellier, KY passed away on Friday, May 16th, 2025 at Pikeville Nursing and Rehab. She was born on December 5th, 1942 in Clinchco, VA to the late Everett and Myrba Smith. She was a retired Gift Shop Employee for Pikeville Medical Center. Ella was a member of Bowling Fork Freewill Baptist Church.
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Ervil Long
May 13, 2025
Ervil Howard Long, 91 of New Port Richey, Fl passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital. Ervil was born March 13, 1934 in Elkhorn City, KY to the late Orbin and Verna Long (Bentley). He was a retired Senior Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force, an avid aircraft pilot, and lover of...
Ronnie Keith Adkins
May 12, 2025
Ronnie Keith Adkins, 61 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Monday, May 12, 2025 at his residence. Ronnie was a retired coal miner. He was born August 30,1963 in Pikeville, KY to J.D. Adkins and Bertha Sue Justice Adkins of Regina, KY. Ronnie was preceded in death by is his wife, Donna Ratliff Adkins.
Along with his...
Reford Skeens, Jr.
May 11, 2025
Reford Skeens, Jr., 72 of Steele, KY passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his residence. Reford was a retire coal miner and a member of the Feds Creek Church of God.
Reford was born February 21, 1953 in Grundy, VA to the late James Reford Skeens and Thelma Potter Skeens. In addition to his parents, he...
Earnest Blaine Owens
May 10, 2025
Earnest Blaine Owens, 79 of Haysi, Virginia was born on April 12, 1946 in Haysi, Va. and passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Grundy, Va. He was the son of James Walter Owens and Vertie Triplett Owens who have preceded him in death. In addition to his parents he was preceded...
Linda Lou Owens
May 4, 2025
Linda Owens, 87 of Belcher, Ky. was born on Feb. 28, 1938 at Belcher, Ky. and passed away at home on Sunday, May 4, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Effa Francisco Green who preceded her in death as well as half brothers; Jimmy and Bobby Green and a sister; Lois Belcher. She was a...
Johnny Williams
May 2, 2025
Johnny Williams, 77 of West Liberty, KY passed Friday May 02, 2025 at Morgan County ARH, West Liberty, KY. Johnny was born January 18, 1948 in Pikeville, KY to the late Clinard Williams and Inez Mullins Williams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife; Dorothy Jean Harvel Williams, one son; Johnny James...
Timmy Bailey
Apr 30, 2025
Timmy Bailey, 63 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at his residence. He was a cross-country truck driver and coal miner and a member of the Ferrell's Creek Church of Christ. Timmy was born on January 17, 1962 in Grundy VA to Denver Bailey of Elkhorn City and the late Patricia (Sluss) Epling. In addition,...
Naomi Justice
Apr 28, 2025
Naomi Justice, 76 of Panther, WV passed away Monday, April 28, 2025 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Panther Creek Regular Baptist Church. She was born September 17, 1948 in War Eagle, WV to the late Hays Justice and Sadie Branham Justice. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Brenda Carol Owens
Apr 26, 2025
Brenda Carol Owens, 65, of Ashcamp, KY., entered her Heavenly home on Saturday, April 26, 2025. She was born on July 28, 1959, to the late Ralph "Boot" Ratliff and Maisy Ratliff of Ashcamp, KY. She brought light and love into this world before her peaceful passing.
A proud alumna of Elkhorn City High School and Lindsey...
Frances Lester
Apr 25, 2025
Frances Louise Lester, 82 of Grayson, KY passed away Friday, April 25, 2025 at Carter Nursing and Rehab. She was born June 05, 1942 in Wheelwright, KY to the late Dennis Fields and Lessettia Osborne Fields. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Lester, two sons, Douglas Lester and Nathaniel Lester, brother,...
Timothy Brian Rowe
Apr 20, 2025
Timothy Brian Rowe, 63 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025 at his residence. Tim was an electrician, a US Army veteran and a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Tim was born March 16, 1962 in Pikeville, KY to the late Danny O'Neill Rowe and Dorsia Mullins Lakin. Tim is survived by his...
Betty Ann Anderson
Apr 19, 2025
Betty Ann Anderson, 85 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Elkhorn Health and Rehab. Betty was a homemaker and a member of the Lick Creek Holiness Church.
Betty was born September 04, 1939 at Draffin, KY to the late Woodrow Lee and Corbie Belle Ward Lee. In addition to her parents, Betty...
Melinda Louise Adkins
Apr 14, 2025
Melinda Louise Looney Adkins, 54 of Lick Creek, Ky. was born on Feb. 20, 1971 In West Virginia and passed away at the home of her daughter on April 14, 2025. Melinda was a member of the Lick Creek Holiness Church. She was the daughter of Edna Patricia Looney of Pikeville, Ky, and the late John Looney. In addition...
Kristoffer Cornelius
Apr 11, 2025
Kristoffer Shaun Cornelius, 47, passed away April 11, 2025. He was born on November 23, 1977, in Ypsilanti, Michigan to Michael Steven Cornelius and Debbie Sue (Swisher) Cornelius. Kristoffer will be remembered for his great sense of humor, his passion for fishing, his love of music and his exuberance for life. He loved to sing and worship God at...
Carl Anderson
Apr 11, 2025
Carl Anderson, 62 of Belcher, Ky., was born on Nov. 27, 1962 in Wilmington, Ohio and passed away at the Pikeville Medical Center on April 11, 2025. He was the son of Mose and Lola Mildred Anderson who preceded him in death. Carl was a coal miner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...
Angelia Owens
Mar 31, 2025
Angelia Denise Owens, 62 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Monday, March 31, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Angelia was born February 01, 1963 in Detroit, MI to the late Glen Brown and Eva Ratliff Bartley. In addition to her parents, Angelia was preceded in death by a brother, Victor Brown and two sisters, Elizabeth Coleman and Sandra Lovejoy....
Ida Robinson
Mar 30, 2025
Ida Emily Robinson, 81 of Shelbiana, KY passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sutton Baptist Church. She was born January 07, 1944 in Pikeville, KY to the late Roy Robinson and Jean Bowersock Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother,...
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