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Deloris (Osborne) Sartin Obituary
Deloris (Osborne) Sartin 1950—2022 Deloris Osborne Sartin, 72, of Inez, passed away July 3, 2022, at her residence. Born May 3, 1950, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Jay L. and Gladys Pinson Osborne. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Sartin; four brothers,…
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Helen (Johnson) Bowen Obituary
Helen (Johnson) Bowen 1945—2022 Helen (Johnson) Bowen, 76, of Inez, passed away June 26, 2022. Born Sept. 2, 1945, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Johnson and Mary Dalton Johnson. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Paul Edward Bowen, son Paul Bowen, brothers…
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Carolyon Sue Jarrell Obituary
Carolyon Sue Jarrell 1948—2022 Carolyon Sue Preece Jarrell, 74, of Inez, passed ways Sunday, June 19, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born Feb. 23, 1948, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Lorenz “Babe” And Mae Moore Preece. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death…
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Eugene ‘Whitey’ Williamson Obituary
Eugene ‘Whitey’ Williamson 1927—2022 Eugene “Whitey” Williamson, 94, of Inez, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, surrounded by his family. Whitey was a member of Marion Hale Lodge 672 for over 60 years. He was also a devout member of the Inez Freewill Baptist Church. Whitey is preceded in death by his wife of 57…
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Landon Jude Obituary
Landon Jude 1958—2022 Landon Jude, 63, of Inez, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born July 25, 1958, in Beauty, he was the son of the late Butler and Amalial Lowe Jude. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by nine siblings, Joe, Floyd, Dallas,…
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Peggy Booth Obituary
Peggy Booth Blankenship Stepp 1941—2022 Peggy Booth Blankenship Stepp, age 80, of Inez, Ky., crossed over to her eternal home April 18, 2022. Born Aug. 30, 1941, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Sheridan and Bertha (Mills) Booth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,…
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Inez won its first state title in 1941
Coach Russell Williamson squads some of the best of era BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — One of the most successful high school basketball teams of the early years of Kentucky High School basketball was the Inez High School Indians of Martin County. In 10 remarkable seasons, from 1932 to 1941, Coach Russell Williamson…
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Inez Indians won state title in 1954: Squad made Eastern Kentucky proud
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — It could have been a movie script similar to “Hoosiers” where a small Indiana high school won a state basketball championship against a much bigger urban school. The 1954 Inez High School basketball team did just that going up against much bigger high schools on their way to…