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Kenneth James Allen Jr. Obituary
Kenneth James Allen Jr. 1977—2023 Kenneth James Allen Jr., 45, of Stonecoal, W.Va., passed away at his home Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. He was born March 24, 1977 in Huntington, W.Va., to Kenneth James Allen and Pamela Mae Little Allen. He is preceded in death by his wife, Krisie Lenn Puskas Allen and his granny,…
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Johnny Edward (Bo) Dillon Obituary
Johnny Edward (Bo) Dillon 1969—2023 Johnny Edward (Bo) Dillon, 53, of Williamson, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born Feb. 12, 1969 in Williamson, W.Va., the son of Brenda Elkins Dillon and the late Johnny Ray Dillon. In addition to his father, he is preceded…
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Ruth Carol Fields Obituary
Ruth Carol Fields 1975—2023 Ruth Carol Fields, 47, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at Tug Valley ARH Reginal Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1975 to Andy Booth and the late Patty Perry Booth. Ruth is survived by her husband, Michael Fields; a sister that was more like a daughter,…
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Randy Hodge Obituary
Randy Hodge 1965—2023 Randy Hodge, 57, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at the Tug Valley ARH Hospital in South Williamson. Born April 16, 1965 in South Williamson, he was the son of Avanell Fields Hodge and the late William Arthur Hodge. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death…
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Lloyd Thomas Ward Obituary
Lloyd Thomas Ward 1969—2023 Lloyd Thomas Ward, 53, of Genoa, W.Va., passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville. Born Feb. 16, 1969 in Logan, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lloyd and Sally Kirk Ward. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his…
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Helen Annette Ayscue Smith
Helen Annette Ayscue Smith 1961—2023 Helen Annette Ayscue Smith, age 61, of Tomahawk, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Va. Born July 24, 1961 in Green Cove Springs, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mavis Ayscue. In addition to her parents, she is preceded…
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David Davis Obituary
David Davis 1965—2023 David Davis, 57, of Warfield, passed away at his home Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. He was born March 28, 1965 to the late Carl Edward Jude and Edith Davis Meade. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one granddaughter, Maci Fitch and one brother, Bruce Meade. David is…
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More Beyond
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 2 Corinthians 5:8: “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” We are told that when we leave these bodies, we go immediately into the presence of the Lord. As soon as death causes this…
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Aggression in Recession
BY GREG CRUM “And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar…Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. And the man waxed…
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Learning from the wise men
BY DAWN REED Jan. 6 was the 12th day of Christmas, Three Kings Day, Epiphany, and Old Christmas all rolled into one. This special day celebrates the arrival of the wise men in the Christmas story (Matthew 2). I’m glad to have a specific time to appreciate those sages who traveled a great distance to…
