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Ima Jean (Collins) Parsons Obituary
Ima Jean (Collins) Parsons (1965—2022) Ima Jean Parsons, 57, of Warfield, passed away March 17, 2022, at Highlands Appalachian Regional Hospital in Prestonsburg. Born March 18, 1964, on Wolf Creek, she was the child of the late Jeff and Ruth Jude Collins. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her three brothers,…
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Glenda Fay Hall Obituary
Glenda Fay Hall 1947—2022 Glenda Fay Hall, age 74, of Inez, passed away March 18, 2022, at her residence. Born March 23, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Walt “Mutt” Branham and Almie Endicott Branham. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Tommy Hall, brother Bobby Branham…
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Two seniors named National Merit finalists
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Two Martin County High School seniors have been named finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Colin Horn and Bobby Hale III are among the top 1 percent of seniors nationwide to receive the honor. The two were Kiwanis Club special guests Thursday at the Shufflin Café. Horn…
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Delores (Crum) Davis Obituary
Delores (Crum) Davis 1932—2022 Delores Davis, 89, of Louisa, passed away March 14, 2022, at Three Rivers Medical Center. Born Oct. 10, 1932, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Jay and Haley Penix Crum. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Otis Walter Davis, two…
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New scholarship for trade school
Dials creates scholarship to honor late grandfather BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Elmer Dials Sr. did not have a higher education but could do anything, says his grandson Blake Dials. The latter created a scholarship at Martin County High School to honor the memory of his late grandfather. The Elmer Dials Sr. Memorial Scholarship will be…
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Michael L. Block Obituary
Michael L. Block 1950—2022 Michael L. Block, 71, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, March 9. 2022, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Born May 8, 1950, in Logan, W.Va., he was the son of the late Adrian and Geneva Muncy Block. He was preceded in death by his siblings Troy, Roland, Riley and Janie.…
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‘Shindig to bring life back to community’
Pigeon Roost Trade Days BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIGEON ROOST — Mark your calendars for the first weekend in May for food, fun, games and more. Trade Days returns May 5, 6 and 7 to the Pigeon Roost Community Park. Vendors can start selling around 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday and around 11 a.m. Saturday.…
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Elizabeth Ann Church Obituary
Elizabeth Ann Church 1954—2022 Elizabeth Ann (Clay) Church, 67, of Louisa, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Born April 29, 1954, she was the daughter of the late James Clay and Frances (Fuggett) Clay. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 29…
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MCMS Science Fair announces winners
Top projects advance to regional fair BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School 2021-2022 Science Fair went off with a bang last week. The top 3 winners in each seventh and eighth grades advance to regionals at the East Kentucky Science Center, initially set for March 12 but rescheduled due to…
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Angels use airplanes too
BY GARY WAYNE COX *Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…TBM…3…4…7…Mike…Echo…10 miles to the northeast…inbound for landing…* Unicom: Winds calm…no other reported traffic… I’m sure most people haven’t heard of the Angel Flight program. It’s a network of pilots from all over the United States that transport patients for hospital visits. Pilots who are signed up with the…
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