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Earl M. Alley Obituary
Earl M. Alley 1949—2022 Earl Martin Alley, 73, of Beauty, passed away Dec. 1, 2022, at Pikeville Medical Center. He was born April 1, 1949, in Beauty to the late Leonard and Stella Justice Alley. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Bamia Kay Damron Alley, son Joshua Earl…
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Wanda Ann ‘Blackie’ Marcum Obituary
Wanda Ann ‘Blackie’ Marcum 1967—2022 Wanda Ann “Blackie” Marcum, 55, of Wilsondale, W.Va., passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at the Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. She was born Sept. 28, 1967, in Williamson, W.Va., to the late Hubert and Bernice Brewer Marcum. She is preceded in death by her siblings Hubert Marcum Jr.,…
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Rose M. (Carter) Johnson Obituary
Rose M. (Carter) Johnson 1962—2022 Rose M. (Carter) Johnson, age 60, of Inez, passed away Nov. 23, 2022, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Nov. 17, 1962, in Martin County to the late Sturgill Carter and Ruth Ann Maynard. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband,…
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Roscoe Chafin Obituary
Roscoe Chafin 1941—2022 Roscoe Chafin, 81, of Joe’s Creek Road, Pikeville, formerly of Middle Burning Creek, Kermit, W.Va., passed away Nov. 24, 2022, at his home. He was born March 3, 1941, in Mingo County, W.Va., the son of the Late Nick and Virginia Grace Chafin. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in…
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Mavis (Maynard) Preece Obituary
Mavis (Maynard) Preece 1942—2022 Mavis Preece, age 80, of Inez, passed away Nov. 26, 2022, at her residence. She was born April 4, 1942, in Martin County to the late Ben and Vicie Fletcher Maynard. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three brothers, Alex Maynard, Chester Maynard and Bob Maynard,…
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Kelly Ray Click Obituary
Kelly Ray Click 1982—2022 Kelly Ray Click, 40, of Inez, passed away Nov. 28, 2022, in Charleston, W.Va. He was born March 13, 1982, in Prestonsburg to Burl Ray Click and Sarah Deniese Slone King. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Kenlie Rae Click of Braxton County, two brothers, Chris…
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We’ve lost the cutting edge
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH “But as one was cutting down a tree the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, ‘Alas, master! For it was borrowed.’” (2 Kings 6:5) The ax fell into the water. They lost their cutting edge. How do we get it back…
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Your Answer is in the Word Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” II Timothy 2:15 Remember long division from your childhood studies? It was most every elementary school kid’s least favorite mathematical endeavor. Why? Well, it usually wasn’t because the concept behind division…
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Not being scared
BY DAWN REED It is my great privilege to be a dental assistant at a pediatric practice. I didn’t find out what I wanted to be when I grew up until I was 44. (Late bloomer.) Most people despise going to the dentist. They hate it like, well, a toothache. Despite that, helping kids and…
