Category: Obituaries

Brenda Ann Maynard 2006—2022 Brenda Ann Maynard, age 15, of Inez, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022. Born Aug. 18, 2006, in Laurens, S.C., she was the daughter of Michael Maynard and Caitlin Fugitt Maynard of Inez. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Jeff and Brenda Maynard of Warfield, Rainie…

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Kevin Staten 1964—2022 Kevin Staten, age 57, of Lovely, passed away March 30, 2022, at his home. Born Nov. 28, 1964, in Paintsville, he was the son of the late Paul Dean Staten and Roubena Staten. He was the grandson of the late E.E. “Boy” and Bertha Hale and Ben and Flossie Staten. He is…

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Lewis Whitt 1952—2022 Lewis Whitt, age 70, of Louisa, passed away March 30, 2022, at his residence. Born March 30, 1952, in Martin County, he was the late Rob Whitt and Artie Mae Pack Whitt. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three brothers, Homer Whitt, Charles Burke and Wallace Whitt,…

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Patricia Lynn Fitzpatrick 1948—2022 Patricia Lynn Fitzpatrick, 73, of Inez, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Born April 4, 1948, in Cooperton, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William J. and Carrie Fannin Goble. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by…

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Betty Jo Cain 1934—2022 Betty Jo (Roberts) Cain, 87, of Inez, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Highlands ARH in Prestonsburg. Born Oct. 28, 1934, in Williamson, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Lewis Jackson “LJ” and Easter Jane (Young) Roberts. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her…

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Darlene Stroud 1943—2022 Darlene Waller Stroud, 78, passed away at her home Friday, March 25, 2022. Born Oct. 15, 1943, in Crum, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Anna and Lelon Waller. She is preceded in death by her soulmate, best friend and husband, Leon Stroud, and her brother David Waller. She was…

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Leslie D. Hensley (1936—2022) Leslie D. Hensley, 86, of Kermit, W.Va., passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Born Feb. 23, 1936, in Lovely, he was the son of the late Homer and Carmel Williamson Hensley. Leslie is survived by his loving wife, Thelma Marcum Hensley; two sons, Joshua (Tiffany) Hensley…

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Mae (Moore) Preece (1926—2022) Mae (Moore) Preece, 95, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at the home of her son, Robert (Phyllis) Preece. Born July 12, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Belle (Chapman) Moore. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death…

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Kenneth Lee Shoptaw (1978—2022) Kenneth Lee Shoptaw, 44, of Tomahawk, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his residence. Born Feb. 22, 1978, in Tomahawk, he was the son of Bobby Lee Shoptaw of Oklahoma and Kathleen Carter Shoptaw of Tomahawk. He is preceded in death by one brother, Homer Dale Mills Jr., and one aunt, Claudetta Edinger.…

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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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