Category: Obituaries

Wendell Douglas Whitt 1963—2022 Wendell Douglas Whitt, 58, of Louisa, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Born May 28, 1963, in Martin County, he was the son of the late Robert Whitt and Artie Pack Whitt. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by four…

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James Arthur James 1945—2022 Loving father, grandfather and brother, James Arthur James, 76, of Collins Creek Road, Warfield, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at his home. Born April 6, 1945, in Naugatuck, W.Va., he was the son of the late Jimmy and Tola Sartin James. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in…

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Brenda Kay Sammons 1952—2022 Brenda Kay Sammons, 70, of Lovely, passed away March 27, 2022, at the Tug Valley ARH in South Williamson. Born Feb. 25, 1952, in Paintsville, she was the daughter of Vernon Stepp of Lovely and the late Arizona Maynard Stepp. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her grandparents,…

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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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