Virginia H. Combs Virginia H. Combs, age, 98, died Sunday, January 23, 2011, at the Knott County Nursing Home. She was born in Floyd County on September 4, 1912, to Sip Hatcher and Maude Spencer Hatcher. She is survived by a son: Jack B. Combs; a daughter: Nancy (Roger D.) Pack; 4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild; host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with John Shroll officiating. Burial followed at the John S. Combs Cemetery at Vest under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Lona Marie Hylton Lona Marie Hylton, 69, resident of Cocoa, Florida, formerly of Knott County, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Marie is survived by her husband, Oliver William (Bill) Hylton; sons, Jeffery (Teressa), Hazard, KY, Dean (Karen) Columbia, SC, Mary, Columbia, SC and Doug (Pam) Somerset, KY; fourteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and two brothers, Henry and John D. Vanover. She was preceded in death by her parents, Green and Ethel (Noble) Vanover; five brothers and one sister. A Celebration of her life was held at her home in Cocoa, on Friday, January 21, 2011, at 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorials be made to the Hope Lodge, Tampa, FL 33612 (Attn: Barbara). Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// John Floyd Johnson John Floyd Johnson, age 65 of Carrie, passed away January 31, 2011, at the Hazard ARH. He was born July 28, 1945, in Carrie, the son of the late Nasby Johnson & Serena Risner Cornett. He was a Disabled Mechanic and an US Army Veteran. He is survived by 1 son: Paul Johnson of Ary; 1 daughter: Pam (Jimmy) Perkins of Carrie; 4 brothers: Mack "Sonny" (Charlotte) Hudson of Florida, William "Bill" (Vicky) Hudson of Hindman, Lacy (Nancy) Johnson of Bulan, & Rayburn (Rosemary) Cornett of Carrie; 2 sisters: Alice Hall of Dwarf & Faye Hoffman of Indiana; 1 granddaughter: Keisha Perkins; and a host of nieces, nephews, family & friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at 12 noon at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Hindman with military services performed by Knott County DAV Chapter 171 with Ricky Smith & Carlos Craft officiating. Burial followed at the Risner Miller Cemetery at Hindman under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Hindman. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Arietta H. Martin Arietta H. Martin, age 57, of Litt Carr, passed away January 30, 2011, at the Holston Valley Hospital at Kingsport, Tennessee. She was born in Letcher County on April 1, 1953, to Lawrence Hall and Mary Ruth Goins Hall. She is survived by husband: Randolph Martin; son: Randall (Bonnie) Martin; daughter: April Louise (Kevin) Tolliver; brothers: Larry Hall and Jeff Hall; grandchildren: Lexie, Ryan and Jake; special niece: Mary Louise Tackett; special Nephew: Danny G. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Bobby Amburgey and Mickey Amburgey officiating. Burial followed at the Hall Family Cemetery at Litt Carr under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.comt. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Bart Dwayne Slone Bart Dwayne Slone, age 29, of Hindman, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at his home. He was born in Hazard on July 29, 1981, to Alger Bart Slone and Helen Ritchie Slone. He is survived by his wife: Tabitha Nicole Slone; father: Alger Bart Slone; mother: Helen Slone; son: Timothy Slone; brothers: Edward Allen (Jamie) Slone and Danny (Lisa) Patrick; mother-in-law and father-in-law: Kirby and Debbie Slone; dearest friend: Jonathan Thornsberry; nephews and niece: Christian, Gavin, Jordan and Haylee. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Darrell Short officiating. Burial followed at Mountain Memory Gardens at Hindman under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Thelma Wicker Thelma Wicker, age 72, of Mousie, passed away January 28, 2011, at the UK Medical Center at Lexington. She was born in Knott County on April 28, 1938, to William Sparkman and Annie Osborne Sparkman. She is survived by her husband: Dan Wicker; sisters: Genova Waddles, Norsie Conley, June Monfalcone and Frieda Hiler; 32 Nieces and Nephews and 26 Great Nieces and Nephews; and a host of cousins. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at the Mousie First Baptist Church with Clyde "Bud" Wicker Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Sparkman Cemetery at Larkslane under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Baby Kaleb Douglas Couch Baby Kaleb Douglas Couch passed away on Jan. 25, 2011 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. He is the son of Norman Douglas Couch and Tabatha Jones Couch. He is also survived by one brother: Jaxon Bryce Couch: grandparents: Evelyn Goforth, Rick Jones, Vivian Caudill & Norman Chris Couch; two aunts: Leslie Caudill & Kirsten Goforth; four uncles: Christopher Couch, Travis Couch, Joshua Eversole & Jeremy Caudill and a host of family & friends. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Sue Smith Sue Smith, age 76, of Happy, passed away on Jan. 26, 2011, at the Hazard ARH. She is the daughter of the late Kernel Sexton and the late Maggie Amburgey Sexton. She is also preceded in death by her husband: Earl L. Smith. Sue was a member of the Happy Freewill Baptist Church for 55 years. She is survived by 2 daughters: Sharon Maggard & Angela (Barry) Dixon; one son: Rodney (Karen) Smith; 2 sisters; 3 brothers; special niece: Sandra (Sonny) Sexton; 7 grandchildren: Jody E. (Cassi) Maggard, Krystal (Todd) Watts, Bridget Maggard, Eric Smith, Corey Dixon, Adam Dixon & Seth Dixon; 4 great grandchildren: Tate Watts, Preston Maggard, Parker Maggard & Noah Watts. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at the Happy Freewill Baptist Church with Rodney Smith and Jody E. Maggard. Burial followed at the Resthaven Cemetery at Jeff under the direction of Maggard Funeral Home of Hazard. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, February 3, 2011 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////