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Jeweline (Deskins) Coleman Obituary
Jeweline (Deskins) Coleman 1936—2022 Jeweline Coleman, age 86, of Inez, passed away Dec. 22, 2022 at her residence. She was born March 25, 1936 in Pike County to the late Loren and America Stanley Deskins. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Coleman; one son, James Teddy Ball;…
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Floyd Muncy Obituary
Floyd Muncy 1946—2022 Floyd Monroe Muncy, 78, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. He was born Jan. 12, 1944 to the late Calvin and Gracie Messer Muncy. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Rose Muncy, sisters Verdie Messer…
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Elsie Jewell Obituary
Elsie Jewell 1930—2022 Elsie Jewell, 92, of Lovely, passed away peacefully Dec. 23, 2022 at home surrounded by her family as she got her precious wings and went to walk with the Lord. Born Feb. 2, 1930, she was the treasured daughter of the late Basil and Ada (Underwood) Davis. In addition to her parents,…
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Clayton Edward Meade Obituary
Clayton Edward Meade 1942—2022 Clayton Edward Meade, 80, of Stepptown, W.Va., passed away Dec. 16, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. He was born Jan. 13, 1942 in Mingo County, W.Va., to Lawrence and Carmen (Cline) Meade, who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Linda Meade, and…
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Pour water into the basket
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 25:21: “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” A certain king needed a faithful servant and had to…
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God is big enough for the small stuff too
BY GREG CRUM “And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what…
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Good news for the shepherds
BY DAWN REED “And there were shepherds…” (Luke 2:8-20). How fitting. Moses had been one for many years and then became a shepherd to the people of Israel in the desert. David had been a shepherd as a boy. He penned our most favored Psalm. Often seen on cards or shared at funerals, Psalm 23…
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Lady Cards go 3-0 to win Smoky Mountain Classic
The Lady Cards show off the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic trophy and championship banner after going 3-0 in three days to win. BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN GATLINBURG — Martin County Lady Cards brought home their second tournament championship in three weeks as they won the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic Thursday at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School. Three…
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Williams eclipses 1,000 career points
GATLINBURG — Martin County High School Lady Cardinal Laken Williams needed only eight points to reach 1,000 for her career heading into the Chapman (SC) game Dec. 21 in the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic. The junior guard drove to the basket for a layup in the second quarter to eclipse 1,000 career points. Williams finished…
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Cardinals scorch Vikings 73-52
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County scorched the nets to defeat Rowan County 73-52 in a home game Dec. 21 in Inez. The Cardinals shot 8-for-16 from the 3-point line for 50% and finished the game 28-for-51 shooting 55% on their way to their seventh win of the season. Martin County improved to 7-2.…
