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Inbound for Landing: My longest trip
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Cherokee…3…9…4…3…Whiskey…departing runway 2…1 …to the west… Unicom: Winds calm…have a safe trip… After I finished fueling the Massey Energy jet a few years ago, I reached for their credit card and asked their pilot, my good friend, Dave Nichols, “Where are you guys going to today?” Dave said,…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Into the Flames
BY JACK WARD Can you imagine what it was like for the church in Smyrna as they watched their beloved and aged pastor burn at the stake? Polycarp was his name. He was a disciple of Jesus’ disciple, the Apostle John. One could tell it immediately because he possessed the same tenderness and compassion as…
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Notes from Calvary: ‘More Than Meets the Eye’ Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all,…
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Telling the Story: Reasons to Smile
BY DAWN REED Years ago, in a small town in Poland, we quickly learned that people there did not smile and greet one another. Each morning and evening, our mission team made the trek by foot to the church where we were having Vacation Bible School. Excited to be there, excited to be helping, we…
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Bessie Louise Johnson Obituary
Bessie Louise Johnson 1946—2022 Bessie Louise Johnson, 76, of Inez, went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 4, 2022. Born April 17, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Columbus and Stella Maynard Bowen. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Hobert Johnson and siblings June…
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Forrest Gene Horn Obituary
Forrest Gene Horn 1933—2022 Forrest Gene Horn, 88, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022, at home. Gene, as he was known to friends and family, was born July 24, 1933, in Inez. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, early in his adult life and had a long successful career as a…
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James Lee Spears Howard Obituary
James Lee Spears Howard 1986—2022 James Lee Spears Howard, age 36, of Davella, passed away July 5, 2022. Born March 28, 1986, in Floyd County, he was the son of Carolyn Spears Howard and Darvin Lee Spears. Jimmy is now in the arms of his grandmother and grandfather, who he called “Mom and Dad,” James Whitey…
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Lois Jean (Mills) Copley Obituary
Lois Jean (Mills) Copley 1947—2022 Lois Jean Mills Copley, age 75, of Morehead, passed away July 2, 2022. Born June 14, 1947, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Martha Sumpter Mills. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband James Wade Copley, brother Claude…
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Glenna J. (Pennington) Hale Obituary
Glenna J. (Pennington) Hale 1963—2022 Glenna J. Hale, age 59, of Warfield, passed away July 5, 2022, at her residence. Born June 6, 1963, in Ashland, she was the daughter of the late Allen Jean Pennington and Myrtle Coomer Mcguire. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two sisters, Debra Hayes…
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Tanya Marie (Delong) Maggard Obituary
Tanya Marie (Delong) Maggard 1970—2022 Tanya Marie Maggard, age 52, of Tomahawk, passed away July 6, 2022. Born March 3, 1970, in Kettering, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Fred (Buck) and Rosa Delong. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her grandparents, Jilson and Minnie Delong, Virgil and…
