Jeff Amburgey Jeff Amburgey, age 84, of Litt Carr, passed away Friday, September 3, 2010, at his home. He was born August 28, 1926 at Litt Carr, KY to Byrd Amburgey and Bertha Hall Amburgey. He was preceded in death by his wife-Lona Amburgey. He is survived by 1 brother- Buster (Rachel) Amburgey; sister-in-law- Lula Perkins; A host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 6, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Ronnie Robinson and Emery Caudill officiating. Burial followed in the Jasper A. Amburgey Cemetery at Litt Carr under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Melody Lynn Crider Melody Lynn Crider, age 44, of Prestonsburg, passed away September 6, 2010, at her residence. She was born October 16, 1965 in Youngstown, Oh. to Billy Lou Crider & Betty Juanita Collins. She is survived by; son; Joshua Johnson; 2 brothers; Billy Lou Crider II & Howard Doss Blackburn II; 2 grandchildren; Weston Tyler Johnson & Austin Scott Little. Funeral services will be held Thursday September 9, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Martin, Ky. with Bill Collins officiating. Burial will follow at the Davidson Memorial Gardens of Ivel, Ky. under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Martin, Ky. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 *Parents: Billy Lou "Bill" Crider of Endicott, KY and Betty Juanita "Jodi" Collins Blackburn of Allen, KY Other Survivors: one son: Joshua (Krystal) Johnson of Buffalo, KY; two brothers: Billy Lou Crider II of Prestonsburg, KY and Howard Doss Blackburn II of Allen, KY and two grandchildren: Weston Tyler Johnson & Austin Scott Little ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Roger Fields Roger Fields, 62, of Little Cowan, passed away August 31, 2010, at his residence. He was born April 29, 1948, to the late Silas and Ora Mullins Fields. He was husband to Karen Fields. He is survived by; 2 sons; Kevin Joe Fields & Steven Neal Fields; brother' Mack Fields; 6 sisters; Hazel Holbrook, Lila Jane Apking, Vera Caudill, Eleanor Brock, Judy Kelly, and Stella Asher; grandchild; Annabelle Faith Fields along with other family & friends to mourn his passing. He was preceded in death by his parents; 4 brothers; Kenny Rae, Billy Joe, Monnie & Paul Fields; sisters; Betty Shephard. Funeral services were held September 2, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Millstone Missionary Baptist Church with Bill Craft officiating. Burial followed at the Fields Cemetery at Little Cowan, Ky. under the direction of the Letcher Funeral Home, Inc.. of Letcher County, Ky. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Vivian Conn Hamilton Vivian Conn Hamilton, age 56, of Banner, Ky., passed away September 3, 2010, at the Pikeville Medical Center after a long illness. She was the daughter of Cornela Smiley Conn & the late W. B. Conn, & wife to Rocky Hamilton of Banner, Ky. She is survived by; 2 sons; Reggie (Marlene) Hamilton & Joshua (Kristin) Hamilton; 2 grandchildren; Haileigh & Jacob Hamilton; 3 brothers; Dexter, Anthony & Mickey Conn. Funeral services were held September 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. an the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, Ky. with the Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial followed at the Hamilton Family Cemetery, in Banner, Ky. under the direction of the Hall Funeral Home of Martin, Ky. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Rhonda Ousley Rhonda Ousley, age 51, of David, Ky. passed away August 31, 2010, at her residence. She was born March 16, 1959, to the late Raymond & Sarah Arnett Davis, she was wife to Rickey Ousley. She is survived by; son; Kyle D. Ousley; 3 sisters; Phyllis Wolters, Mary Lou Hamlin & Vonda Robinson; brother-in-law; Lanny Hamilton and a host of nieces & nephews & special nieces whom will be arriving soon. She was preceded in death by; parents; sisters; Brenda Hamilton; brother-in-law; Randy Robinson. Funeral services were held September 3, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Martin with Larry Adams officiating. Burial followed at the Hicks Family Cemetery, David, Ky. under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Martin. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Chester Lee Ratliff Chester Lee Ratliff, age 71, of Brookville, Ind. passed away September 2, 2010 at his residence. He was born on July 12, 1939, to the late Jim & Ada Mae Crisp Ratliff. Funeral services were held September 4, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Martin with Gordon Fitch & Bill Collins officiating. Burial followed at the Ratliff Cemetery in Dwale, Ky. under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Martin. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 *Husband or Wife: Joyce Buschard Ratliff Other Survivors: one son: Keith "Pete" (Tammy Lynn) Goble of East Point, KY; three brothers: Donnie (Barbara) Ratliff of Cincinnati, OH, Jeff A. Goble of Dwale, KY and Raymond "Juke" Goble Jr. of Dwale, KY; three sisters: Lou Ellen Ratliff "Buggie" (Burns) Goble of Dwale, KY, Opal Jean Ratliff (Robert) Wright of Louisville, KY and Tammy Lynn Goble (Michael) Shepherd of IN; one brother in law: Denvil Burchell one grandson: Jason Keith Goble and one great granddaughter: Alexis Paige Goble Deceased Relatives: parents; one sister: Janice Ratliff Burchell ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Hazel Johnson Hazel Johnson, age 85, of Melvin, Ky. passed away September 5, 2010, at the Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Ky. She was born November 1, 1924 to the late Luke & Dolly Osborne Hall, she was the wife to the late Homer Johnson. She is survived by; 2 sons; Mike Johnson & Ronnie Johnson; 5 daughters; Mary Crittendon, Genevee See, Barbara Mullins, Janet Caudill & Amanda Lindemuth; sister; Bernice Newson; 24 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law; Fayetta Johnson. She was preceded in death by parents; husband; son; Berlin Johnson; brother; Howard Hall; 2 sisters; Pearl Fields & Opal Cantrell; 2 son-in-laws; Sambo Crittendon & Landis Mullins & a grandchild. Funeral services were held September 8, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Joppa Old Regular Baptist Church in Melvin, Ky. with Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial followed at Matthew Tackett Cemetery at Melvin, under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Martin. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 *Other Survivors: 2 sons: Mike (Regina, Sissy) Johnson, and Ronnie Johnson, both of Melvin, Kentucky; five daughters: Mary Crittendon of Weeksbury, Kentucky, Genevee (Bill) See, of Melvin, Kentucky, Barbara Mullins of Minnie, Kentucky, Janet (Garrie) Caudill and Amanda Lindemuth, both of Melvin, Kentucky; a sister: Bernice Newsome of Huntington, Indiana; 24 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law: Fayetta Johnson of Melvin, Kentucky ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Lee Ester Manns Lee Ester Manns, age 86, of Hueysville, passed away September 1, 2010, at the Riverview Health Care Center. She was born in Knott Co. on June 22, 1924 to the late Denny & Ettie Triplett Slone, she was wife to the late Curtis Manns. She is survived by; 3 sons, Clovis, Elder Jerry & Roy Manns; daughter; Gladys Gibson; 4 brothers; John, Aginal, Ancil & Terry Slone; 3 sisters; Barbara Curtis, Geneva Ratliff & Judy Sowards; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held September 4, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Compton, Earl Slone, Willie Crase, Jr. and Clinton Moore officiating. Burial followed at Manns Cemetery at Hueysville, Ky. under the direction if Hall Funeral Home if Martin, Ky. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Ossie B. Martin Reynolds Ossie B. Martin Reynolds, age 95, of Eubank, passed away September 4, 2010 at Waynesburg, Ky. She was born November 5, 1914, to the late Andy & Polly Mitchell Martin, she was wife of the late Dennis Reynolds. She is survived by; 8 children; Kenes Reynolds, Arthur Reynolds, Ernest Reynolds, Joe Reynolds, Travis C. Reynolds, Dollie Brown, Marlene Reynolds & Wanda Jean Gammel; brother; Joe Martin; 19 grandchildren & a host of great-grandchildren & great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by; parents; husband; sons; Carl Dean Reynolds & Truman Reynolds; brothers & sisters Kenis Martin, Bill Martin, Charlie Martin, John D. Martin, Fronia Mitchell, Goldie Hamilton, Bertha Mitchell, Tavie Howell & Delma Johnson. Funeral services were held September 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Samaria Old Regular Baptist Church at Teaberry, Ky. with Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial followed at the Newsome Cemetery in Craynor, Ky. under the diretion of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Martin, Ky. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Harold Shepherd Harold Shepherd, age 80, of Lambric, Ky. passed away September 5, 2010 at the Prestonsburg Health Care Center. He was born April 6, 1930 to the late Gold & Gracie Layne Shepherd, he was the husband of Margaret Combs Shepherd. He is survived by; 2 daughters; Karen Thomas & Debbie Phaner; step-son; Marcus Manns; 3 step-daughters; Casandra Woods, Tracie Johnson & Staci Hale; brother; Frank Shepherd; 4 sisters; Ethel Shepherd, Juanita Williamson, Helen Klinger & Mary Trimble; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-grandchild; 6 step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services were held September 7, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Marti, with Bethel Bolen officiating. Burial followed at the Brushy Bill Shepherd Cemetery in Gunlock, KY. under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, September 9, 2010 *Other Survivors: two daughters: Karen Thomas & Debbie Pahner of Kirkland, OH; one step son: Marcus Manns of Martin, KY; three step daughters: Casandra (Keith) Woods of Blaine, KY, Tracie (Shawn) Johnson of Lambric, KY and Staci (Phillip) Hale of Gunlock, KY; one brother: Frank (Charity) Shepherd of Gunlock, KY; four sisters: Ethel Shepherd of Cincinnati, OH, Juanita (Bill) Williamson of Morehead, KY, Helen (Blaine) Klingler of Rexburg, ID and Mary Trimble of Salyersville, KY; 1 granddaughter; 1 great grandchild and 6 step grandchildren ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////