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William Eddy Blake Obituary
William Eddy Blake 1956—2025 William Eddy Blake, 69, known to the community as Eddy, passed away peacefully Dec. 11, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born Feb. 25, 1956, in Huntington, West Virginia, he was the youngest child of the late Roy Otis and Dorris Gifford Blake. Eddy was a graduate of Symmes…
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Janet Annette (Spears) Hurd Obituary
Janet Annette (Spears) Hurd 1967—2025 Janet Annette (Spears) Hurd, 57, of Auxier, passed away Dec. 11, 2025, at King’s Daughters Medical Center. She leaves behind a legacy of fierce love, generosity and compassion that will be forever remembered by all who knew her. Born Dec. 14, 1967, she was the daughter of the late James…
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Brent Jennins Garland Obituary
Brent Jennins Garland 1992—2025 Brent Jennins Garland, 33, passed away in Ohio on Dec. 9, 2025. Born Oct. 22, 1992, he was the son of Gary Garland and Brookie Booth Garland. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Patty Booth, and his grandfather, Charles Garland. Brent was an employee of Martin’s Carpet Cleaning Services.…
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Karl L. Brewer Obituary
Karl L. Brewer 1957—2025 Karl L. Brewer, 68, of Kermit, West Virginia, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Huntington, West Virginia. Born Sept. 16, 1957, he was the son of the late Carl Brewer and Ruby Perry Brewer. He was of the Christian faith. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death…
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Ernest Ray Richardson Obituary
Ernest Ray Richardson 1959—2025 Ernest Ray Richardson, 66, of Crum, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 7, 2025, at Three Rivers Hospital in Louisa, Kentucky. Born Nov. 27, 1959, in Louisa, he was the son of the late Ernest Clyde and Marie (Maynard) Richardson. In addition to his parents, he…
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Marsha Lynn Marcum Hall Obituary
Marsha Lynn Marcum Hall 1977—2025 Marsha Lynn Marcum Hall, 48, a member of the Olive Hill Church of Christ, of Olive Hill, entered eternal rest Dec. 5, 2025, at the Community Hospice Center in Ashland, surrounded by her family and friends. Born July 11, 1977, in Ashland, she was the daughter of Tommy Darrell Marcum…
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Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields Obituary
Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields 1944—2025 Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields, age 81, of Louisa, passed away Dec. 5, 2025, at her residence. Born Dec. 3, 1944, in Lovely, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Lushie (Newsome) Marcum. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lee (Bobby)…
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The Power of One: What a Coach, a Coal Miner and a Promise Taught Me
BY JOSHUA BALL A photograph has been circulating recently. A coal miner, still wearing the evidence of a long shift underground, stands hand in hand with his young daughter on a school gym floor. Coal dust marks his face. His boots display the wear and tear of a hard day’s work. And yet, there he…
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One drug case, six missed court dates drive grand jury indictments
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County grand jury’s December session told two different stories at once. One case centers on alleged drug-related charges, while six others are not new offenses, but failure to appear when the court required it. James Howell, 35, of Beauty, stands accused of first-degree possession of a…
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Just Say No! Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” Galatians 5:16-17…
