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Obituaries A-E
Martha
Lucille Bertram, 91, formerly of Lexington, passed away Tuesday, January 10,
2012, at the Lutheran Commons in Orlando, Florida. She was fondly known to her
friends and family as Lucille or Mrs. B.
She
was born March 11, 1920, at Vanceburg, a daughter of the late John Foreman
Bertram and Jenny Ruark Bertram. A 1940 graduate of the University of Kentucky,
she was a member of
Alpha Gamma Delta. Lucille majored in home economics and taught after
graduation. Her later vocations included keeping books for a medical practice
and owning and managing beauty salons in Lexington. In 1996, she moved to
Orlando, Florida, to be closer to her daughters and grandchildren. Lucille was
an active reader, card player and needle pointer. Her favorite pastimes included
attending thoroughbred horse races at Keeneland and watching University of
Kentucky basketball.
Survivors
include two daughters, Susan (Philip) Block of Sarasota, Florida, and Mary
(Scott) Johnson of Orlando, Florida. Also surviving are grandchildren P.J.
(Angela) Block, Christine Johnson,
and Jeff Johnson; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Katie Block; and
several nieces and nephews.
She
was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Pugh; and four brothers, Charles,
Robert, John, and William.
Denton-Workman Funeral Home in Flemingsburg was in charge of arrangements.
Ruby M. Bivens
Ruby
Marie Bivens, 91, of Vanceburg, died Sunday, January 1, 2012, at her home.
She
was born November 3, 1920, in Vanceburg to the late Samuel and Minnie Carrington
Sartin. She was retired from US Shoe Corporation, was involved in the Lewis
County Senior Citizens organization and was a member of Fly Branch Church of
Christ.
Survivors
include three daughters, Joann (Lovell) Adams of Vanceburg, Alma Hamilton of
Columbus, Ohio, and June (Paul) Robinette of South Shore; four grandchildren,
Lee Salsgiver, Johnny Bivens, David Adams and Joanna Hamilton; four
great-grandchildren, Kendra Walters, Laken Salsgiver, Monica Adams and Hunter
Bivens; and four great-great-grandchildren, Kami Walters, Jenna Walters, Duke
Walters and Noah Foughty; and several step-grandchildren,
step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded
in death by her husband of 51 years, Frank Bivens; one daughter, Violet Sue
Bivens; one son, Johnie Bivens, one step-son, Raymond Bivens; six sisters; and
three brothers.
Services were at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Dickerson Funeral Home in Vanceburg with Bro. Phillip Cropper officiating. Burial was in Black Oak Cemetery.
T. Marty Blaine
T.
Marty Blaine, 55, of Frankfort, formerly of St. Paul, died Sunday, August 28,
2011, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
Born July 5, 1956, in Portsmouth, Ohio, he was a son of the late Calvin Blaine
and Guyneth Armstrong Blaine.
Survivors include a brother, Gary Blaine of St. Paul, and a sister, Hildreth
Polston of St. Paul; nieces and nephews, Aaron (Sunny) Polston of Greenup, Patty
(Andy) Haley of Campbellsville, and Gary Thomas Blaine of St. Paul; four
great-nieces, Meredith, Anna, Emily and Mallory Haley, all of Campbellsville;
and two great-nephews, Isaac and Conor Blaine of St. Paul; and his many friends
at Aspen Health Care in Frankfort who were with him along with Aaron, Patty and
Andy when he passed away.
Services were at 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2011, at Morton Funeral Home in
South Shore with Kevin Yeager officiating. Burial was in Greene Cemetery at St.
Paul.
Brenda Sue Jamison Blevins
Brenda
Sue Jamison Blevins, 64, of Ashland, a former Greenup County resident, passed
away Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.
She
was born September 17, 1947, at Portsmouth, Ohio, a daughter of Lena Allen
Jamison of Greenup and the late Robert B. Jamsion. She was a supervisor for the
Aetena Building Maintenance Co. of Ashland and a mother, grandmother, daughter,
sister, and a great-grandmother.
Survivors
include three daughters, Vonda Lockwood and Randie Baldwin, both of Ashland, and
Melinda Eaves of Flatwoods; two sisters, Linda Johnson of Flatwoods and Crystal
Kaveshan of Kingston, Tennessee; two brothers, Roger Jamison of Greenup and
Christopher Jamison of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by a sister, Graythel Harris.
Services
were at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Roberson Funeral Home in South
Shore with Rev. Larry Madden officiating. Burial was in Jamison Cemetery at
Garrison.
Lillian Richmond Carpenter
Yvonne Dianne Hall Carver
Yvonne
Dianne Hall Carver, 59, of Galion, Ohio, formerly of Quincy passed away
Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at her residence.
She
was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on September 29, 1952, a daughter of the late Carl
V. Hall and Norman Jean Brown Hall. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist
Faith.
Survivors
include her husband, Michael "Jack" Carver of Galion, Ohio; two sons,
Michael D. Carver of Belleville, Ohio, and Christopher J. Carver of Cleveland,
Ohio; two sisters, Belinda Kanocha of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Jeanie Hall
of Steubenville, Ohio; two brothers, Daniel Hall of South Shore and Conroy W.
Hall of Hawaii; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She
was preceded in death by a sister, Gloria Perkins.
Services were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012, at Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore with Rev. Raymond Lewis officiating. Burial was in Crystal Dawn Cemetery at Quincy.
Franklin C. Decker
Franklin
C. Decker, 95, of Vanceburg, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 10,
2012, at 5:19 a.m., at Meadowview Regional Center in Maysville.
He
was born on April 22, 1916, in Galion, Ohio, a son of the late Earl Franklin
and Esther Ruth Rensch Decker. He was a graduate of Galion High School, a
veteran of the United States Army, and a member of the Fly Branch Church of
Christ. He was a 3rd Degree Master Mason of Stone City Lodge #963 of 50 plus
years and worked as a typesetter for the Fisher Printing Company in Galion.
Survivors
include one neice, Janice (Tom) Pfeifer of Galion; one nephew, Jeff (Eva)
Harden of Salisbury, North Carolina; one sister-in-law, Wanda (Bob) Hartzer of
Marion, Ohio; and two brothers-in-law, Arnold (Helen) White of Bucyrus, and
Lynn "Bud" (Margie) White of Williamstown.
He
was preceded in death by his first wife, Phyllis Clouse Decker, and his second
wife, Corrine White Decker; and one sister, Geraldine Harden.
Services
were at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2012,
with Masonic rites at Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg with Pastor Josh
Book officiating. Graveside services were Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 11:00
a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, Galion, Ohio, with Bro. Maynard Moser officiating.
Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg was in charge of arrangements.
Carrie Bell Edington
Carrie Bell
Edington, 85, of Vanceburg, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012, at Golden
Living Center in Vanceburg following an extended illness.
She was born at
Clarksburg on May 10, 1926, to the late Randolph and Minnie Gulley Brown. She
was a homemaker and a member of the Clarksburg Christian Church of Christ. She
was retired from US Shoe in Vanceburg and had also worked for Williams
Manufacturing Company in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Survivors include
two sons, Michael (Rachel) Edington of Vanceburg and Rick (Pam) Edington of
Elida, Ohio; one brother, Gordon (Dorothy) Brown of Vanceburg; two
granddaughters, Jennifer (David) Sumption of Elida and Jeanna Rae (Billy) Melton
of Tollesboro; and three great-grandchildren, Katelynn Sumption and Hannah
Sumption, both of Elida, and Emily Melton of Tollesboro.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Jesse Q. "Slim" Edington on December 13,
2005.
Services were at
1:00 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2012, at Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg with
Bro. John Cordle officiating. Entombment was in Lewis County Memory Gardens at
Black Oak.
Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg was in charge of arrangements.
Danny "Joe" Lee Elliott
Danny
"Joe" Lee Elliott, 70, of KY 344, Vanceburg, passed away at his home
Friday, January 27, 2012, at 3:25 a.m. with his family by his side following an
extended illness.
Born
November 12, 1941, in Lewis County, to the late James H. and Zella Cropper
Elliott, he was a manager for the Circle K Convenient Stores in Arizona and was
a member and deacon of the Foxport Baptist Church.
Survivors
include his wife of 49 years, Geraldine Sparks Elliott, whom he married April 7,
1962, in Lewis County; one son, Derrick A. (Anita) Elliott of Russell; five
sisters, Judy (Jerry) Meranda of Batavia, Ohio, Nina (Howard) Mullikin of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Phyllis (Lowell) Hester of Maysville, Jewell (Von) Himes of
Mesa, Arizona, and Gayle Yingst of Follansbee, West
Virginia; one brother, James N. (Pat) Elliott of Tollesboro; and two
grandchildren, Jessica and Joshua Elliott.
He
was preceded in death by two sisters, Imogene Applegate and Muzetta Claypool;
and three brothers, Warren Elliott, Clyde Elliott, and Dean Elliott.
Services
were Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 1:00 p.m., at Foxport Baptist Church with
Bro. Arthur Moore and Bro. Carl Hall officiating. Burial was in Thomas
Cemetery in Lewis County.
Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg was in charge of arrangements.
Lawrence Evans Jr.
Lawrence Evans Jr., 82, of Vanceburg, passed away Wednesday morning, August 22, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Vanceburg.
He was born January 5, 1930, in Lewis County, a son of the late Lawrence, Sr. and Claudia Howe Evans.
Lawrence was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed dancing and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Lawrence is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Tawni Evans of Bucyrus, Ohio, Marshall and Bessie Evans of Jackson, Ohio, and Donnie and Jackie Evans of Vanceburg; two daughters and a son-in-law, Kathy and Tony Dyer of Bucyrus, Ohio, and Vickie Evans of Taylor Mill; seven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. He also leaves many other family members and friends who will sadly miss him.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Robert Evans; one daughter-in-law, Shelia Evans; three brothers, Buford Evans, Wilford Evans and Floyd Evans; and five sisters, Maxine Owens, Zella Elliott, Verna Evans, Olla Mae Willis and an infant sister.
Services were at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2012, at Dickerson Funeral Home in Vanceburg with Bro. Tim Underwood officiating. Burial followed in Lewis County Memory Gardens at Black Oak.
Family and friends served as pallbearers.
Last Updated on 09/26/2012
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