----- Original Message ----- From: dmsst To: KYKNOTT-L@rootsweb.com Cc: KyPerryKnott@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 7:11 PM Subject: Obits--Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 Russell Bentley Russell Bentley, 71 of Cecilia, died Sunday, November 28, 2010, at his home. He was a native of Knott County and a 1957 graduate of Rineyville High School. He was a printer for Hub City Printing since 1974. He was preceded in death by his parents, John R. and Nora Smith Bentley; 1 brother, Billy D. Bentley and 1 sister, Norma Bentley. He is survived by 1 daughter, Cheryl Robin (Steve) Goodman of Elizabethtown; 1 sister, Airlene Bentley of Elizabethtown and 6 brothers, Carol J. Bentley, Hagan Bentley, Darrell Bentley, Kelly T. Bentley, Dexter Bentley and Kirby Bentley and 2 grandchildren, Stephen M. Goodman and Andrew A. Goodman. The funeral was held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home with Rev. Raymond Ward officiating. Burial followed in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Celia Breeding Celia Breeding, age 75, of Fisty, passed away November 28, 2010, at the Hazard ARMC. He was born in Knott County on June 30, 1935, to Nelson Prater and Nancy Patrick Prater. She was preceded in death by her husband: Afton Breeding; and daughter: Virginia Lynn. She is survived by 2 sons: Afton Michael (Anna) Breeding and Billy V. (Teresa) Breeding; daughter: Marla (Harold) Bryant; brother: Andrew Prater; 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Johnny Patrick and Gary White officiating. Burial followed at the Fisty Cemetery under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Tessie Ritchie Combs Tessie Ritchie Combs, age 87, of Morehead, formerly of Knott County, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at the UK Medical Center at Lexington. She was born in Fisty on April 19, 1923, to Zachary Washington Ritchie and Susan Hall Ritchie. She was preceded in death by her 1st husband - Joseph Russell Taylor; 2nd husband: John S. Combs; grandson: Ryan Cooper; sons-in-law: Larry Brown, Junior Ferguson and Walter Cooper; brothers: Sid, Roy, Austin; sisters: Beatrice, Coleen, Sally, Ina & Hazel. She is survived by 2 sons: Ronnie (Mable) Combs and Sonny (Tina) Combs; 3 daughters: Dermalene Brown, Adonis Jo Montgomery and Gloria Jean Cooper; sisters: Ada Owens and Bethel Ritchie; 12 grandchildren: Chuck Ferguson, Candace Howard, Larryn Brown, Morgan Cooper, David Montgomery, Paul Montgomery, Mike Smith, Angie Smith, Dalton Combs, MicKayla Combs, Shane Combs and Alisha Combs; 14 great grandchildren. Memorial Services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Arthur Holland officiating. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Jemima Jent Jemima Jent, age 55, of Vicco, passed away December 2, 2010, at the Hazard ARMC. She was born in Knott County on July 22, 1955 to Nathaniel Hudson and Ruthena Mullins Hudson. She was preceded in death by her parents and 1 son: Scottie Eli. She is survived by her husband: Eli Jent; son: Donnie Wayne Jent; daughters: Lisa Michelle (Eli) Eldridge and Casondra Lee Jent; brothers: Albert Hudson, Donald Ray Hudson, Denzil Gene Hudson, Bill Hudson and Sonny Hudson; sisters: Roberta Jent, Kathy Jent and Sandra Jent; and 3 grandchildren. Funeral services for Jemima Jent were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Don Pratt officiating. Burial followed at the Jent Cemetery at Vicco under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services of Hindman. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Amel Ritchie Amel Ritchie, age 69, of Vest, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010, at the Hazard ARH. He was born in Knott County on July 26, 1941, to Columbus Ritchie and Martha Dobson Ritchie. He was a retired coal miner. He was preceded in death by his parents; Sister- Glenna Faye Ritchie; Nephew- Cody Fyffe. He is survived by his wife-Kathie; 3 Brothers- Paul Gene Napier, Billy Ray (Paralee) Ritchie and Kenneth (Mildred) Ritchie; Sister- Ethel (Jacob) Ritchie. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel. Burial will follow in the Little Jink Ritchie Cemetery at Talcum under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services of Hindman. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// James Stumbo James Stumbo, age 91 of Hi Hat, passed away December 5, 2010, at home. He was born September 1, 1919, in Gearheart, the son of the late John Morgan & Rosie Moore Stumbo. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Pilgrims Rest Old Regular Baptist Church at Price. He was the widower of his 1st wife: Violet Tuttle Stumbo and husband of Carol Lotteler Stumbo. He is survived by 3 sons: Herman C. Stumbo of Fairborn, Ohio, Vernon Stumbo of Vincennes, Indiana and James Neal Stumbo of Hi Hat; 1 daughter: Zannie Ellen Crager of Shiloh, Ohio; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his 1st wife and parents, 1 daughter: Maxine Dye; 6 brothers: Amos Stumbo, Richard Stumbo, General Stumbo, Granville Stumbo, Ray Stumbo and Melvin Stumbo; 5 sisters: Addie Stumbo Moore, Rebecca Stumbo Moore, Julia Stumbo Moore, Elvie Stumbo Gearheart and Maxie Stumbo Moore and 1 great-great grandchild. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2010, at 10 a.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Martin with Clinton Deanor Moore and Jimmy Hall officiating. Burial will follow at the Stumbo Cemetery at Price under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Martin. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Christine Akeman Wombles Christine Akeman Wombles, age 60 of Hindman, passed away December 2, 2010, at the Hazard ARH. She was born December 8, 1949, in Jefferson County, Ky., the daughter of the late Oakley Akeman & Jeanette Owens Akeman Collins. She was a homemaker and the wife of Charles A. Wombles. She is survived by 3 sons: Michael L. (Jill) Wombles of Litt Carr, George J. (Tara) Wombles of Portland, Tennessee & Buster Wombles of Litt Carr; 2 daughters: Melissa G. (Dallas) Slone of Hindman, & Marie (Carter) Hall of Litt Carr; 1 brother & 2 sisters: Delbert Akeman of Hindman, Wanda Akeman of Michigan & Linda Ritchie of Litt Carr; and a host of grandchildren & great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Sunday, December 5, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Hindman with Carlos Craft & Ricky Smith officiating. Burial followed at the Patterson Cemetery in Barboursville under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Hindman. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Corbin Brashears Corbin Brashears, age 83 of Whitesburg, passed away November 29, 2010, at the Whitesburg ARH. He was born August 13, 1927, the son of the late Jonah and Loretta Brashears. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2010, at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel at Whitesburg. Burial followed in the Kingdom Come Cemetery at Kingdom Come under the direction of Letcher Funeral Home. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 *Surviving are 2 daughters: Pam Caudill of Cowan and Pat Adams of Isom; 4 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Charlie E. Combs Charlie E. Combs, age 60 of Jeremiah, passed away December 3, 2010, at the Whitesburg ARH. He was born June 30, 1950, the son of the late Haden & Oatha Young Combs. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 6, 2010, at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel at Whitesburg. Burial followed in the Young Cemetery at Lotts Creek in Knott County under the direction of Letcher Funeral Home. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 *Surviving are 5 brothers: Ollie Combs of Lotts Creek, Brack Combs of Lotts Creek, Ira Combs of Hazard, Eli Combs of Martha, and John Combs of Lotts Creek; 3 sisters: Hershey Faye Smith of Isom, Betty Combs of Hazard, and Eulanda Whitaker of Lotts Creek. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Annie Moore Johnson Annie Moore Johnson, age 95 of McDowell, passed away November 30, 2010, at home. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, December 5, 2010, at the Little Rosa Old Regular Baptist Church at McDowell. Burial followed in the Jack Hall Cemetery at McDowell under the direction of Hall Funeral Service. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 *She was born September 30, 1915 in McDowell, KY., a daughter of the late Will and Maudie Hall Hamilton. She was a homemaker and a member of the Little Rosa Old Regular Baptist Church. Survivors include, two sons; Clinton Dean Moore, McDowell, KY. and Danny Ray Moore, Marion, OH., one daughter; Anita Moore Albright, Marion, OH., two brothers; Homer Hamilton, McDowell, KY. and Samuel Hamilton, Indianapolis, IN., ten grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband; Walker Moore and her second husband; James Johnson, also a son; Harold Gene Moore, two daughters; Rosa Lee McCloud and Connie Haskel, five brothers; Harold, Pearl, Eddie, Andy and Lee Hamilton and three sisters; Girlie Elliott, Ocie Moore and Veda Tackett. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Tony Bud Shepherd Tony "Bud" Shepherd, age 29 of Letcher, passed away December 4, 2010, at the Whitesburg ARH. He was born September 6, 1981, the son of Patricia Marlene Littrell & the late Tony Ray Shepherd. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel at Whitesburg. Burial followed in the Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine under the direction of Letcher Funeral Home. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 *Surviving other than his mother are his fiancee: 2 stepsons: Caleb Wayne Davis and Jacob Michael Davis both of Lexington; 1 daughter: Leha Nicole Shepherd of Neon; 1 stepdaughter: Sarah Elizabeth Davis of Letcher; 1 sister: Natasha Shepherd of Mayking; maternal grandmother: Alvania Shepherd of Van. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Joyce Ann Boddiger Joyce Ann Boddiger, age 65, of Ligonier, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Avalon Village in Ligonier, Indiana. She was born in Stone Coal, Ky., on May 2, 1945, to the late Beverage and Ellen (Wicker) Wallen. She married Paul C. Boddiger on November 28, 1989 in Kendallville. Joyce was last employed as a cashier with Gas America in Ligonier. She also owned two bars, one in Kendallville, and Pirates Cove in Ligonier. She also was employed in the past at Kraft Foods in Kendallville. Joyce liked to paint with colors and she enjoying craftwork. She loved animals, especially cats and dogs, and she loved to go shopping. She is survived by her husband, Paul Boddiger of Ligonier; Son, Joey Uhl of Indianapolis; Son, Kelly Uhl of Ligonier; two grandchildren: Chance and Cassiday Uhl of Indianapolis; 5 sisters: Flossie and Sonny Strange of Elida, Ohio; Ethel Kline of Albion, Sue Lowder of Kendallville, Bertha and Bill Bryant of Kendallville, Pam and Everett Hovarter of Kendallville, 1 brother, Claude Wallen of Hamilton, Indiana; a special friend, Dixie Rice of Kendallville. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Clyde and June Moore and Cledis and Audrey Wallen; sister, Arvenie Wallen; and her brothers-in-law, Thurman Lowder and Fred Kline. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Hite Funeral Home in Kendalville with Rev. Morris Wicker officiating. Burial followed at the Orange Cemetery near Rome City. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society. Arrangements were conducted by the Hite Funeral Home in Kendalville, Indiana. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, December 9, 2010 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////