The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in the Thursday Herald-Dispatch and at www.herald-dispatch.com.

WINFIELD HAZELETT, 84, of Pikeville died Wednesday. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Boldman Freewill Baptist Church; burial will follow in Davidson Memorial Gardens. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at J. W. Call Funeral Home Chapel, Pikeville, and from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church.

CATHERINE O. PATTERSON, 87, of Coal Grove, Ohio, widow of Robert O. Patterson, died Wednesday at Jo Lin Health Center, Ironton. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Woodland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Tracy Brammer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

OLGA KERNS, 94, of Tutor Key, widow of Howard Kerns, died Tuesday at her home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow in Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

LESTER E. WRIGHT, 55, of Catlettsburg, Ky., husband of Suzette Hall Wright, died Wednesday at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Funeral Home, Center Street, Catlettsburg; burial will follow at Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Russell. Visitation is after 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

RAYMOND SHELDON JACKSON, 35, of Grayson, Ky., husband of Tina Horton Jackson, died Tuesday at his residence. He was a Boiler Maker. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Friday at Sparks Funeral Home; burial will follow in Jackson Family Cemetery. Visitation from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to www.sparksfh.com.

NORMAN W. “BIG NORM” HAYES, 36, of Ulysses, Ky., husband of Tonya Johnson Hayes, died Tuesday at Sidney. He was a Coal Truck Driver. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Sunday at the Belles Chapel Free Will Baptist Church; burial will follow in Hayes Family Cemetery, Highway 1760, Louisa, Ky. Visitation from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at the church. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www.timeformemory.com/wilson.

DOROTHY S. GRIFFITH, 90, of Greenup County, Ky., widow of Vernon A. Griffith, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Ashland, Ky.; burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday at the funeral home.

ANNA LEE KAZEE, 83, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Ashland, Ky., widow of Thomas Matthew Kazee, died Thursday, Nov. 20, in Roseville, Calif. She was a homemaker. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Lazear Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

EDITH E. WARD HOWELL, 96, of Chilocothe, Ohio, formerly of Ashland, Ky., widow of Ed Ward and Henry Howell, died Tuesday in Chilocothe. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Lazear Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

JASPER BAKER, 73, of Huntington, W.Va., died Wednesday at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral arrangements with Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home are incomplete at this time.

HAROLD B. SPEARS, 88, of Largo, Fla., died Wednesday at The Palm Gardens of Largo. Funeral arrangements with Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home are incomplete at this time. 
 

ELIZABETH McCONNELL, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., widow of Ralph Jenning McConnell, died Sunday at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. She was a retired employee of the Huntington Manufacturing Company. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington; burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the Greater Huntington Association for the Deaf, c/o Westmoreland Woman's Club, 2962 Bradley Road, Huntington, WV 25704, ATT: Treasurer Charles Duncan or to Grace Gospel Church Deaf Ministry, 1111 Adams Ave., Huntington, WV 25704.

JAMES ROBERT CLAY, 81, of Ashland, Ky., formerly of Court Street in Catlettsburg, Ky., widower of Minnie Marie Clay, died Tuesday at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home,Panola Street, Catlettsburg; burial will follow in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

BRUCE D. WOTRING, 70, formerly of Huntington, husband of Doris Sevier Wotring, died Monday. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Christian Church with graveside services at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Merrimac Cemetery near London, Ky.  Condolences may be sent to www.shirleyandstout.com.

RICKY ALLEN WADE, 50, of Griffithsville, W.Va., husband of Monica Wade, died Tuesday at Christian, W.Va. He was an employee of Southern Cross Construction, Beckley. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek; burial will follow in Samson Cemetery, Griffithsville. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
 

JESSE PAUL COLLINS, 84, of Pecks Mill, W.Va., widower of Louise Collins, died Tuesday at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston. He was a retired Coal Miner. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chapmanville, W.Va.; burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill. Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

DONALD WILSON McMULLEN, 94, of Proctorville, Ohio, widower of Eugenia McMullen, died Sunday at Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville; burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens, Miller, Ohio. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

VIRGIL S. CURNELL, 21, of Ironton, husband of Le Shea Curnell, died Saturday while on active duty in the United States Army. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton; burial will follow in the Soldiers Section of Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Military rites by United States Army from Ft. Knox, Ky. Condolences may be sent to www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.

DAVID HARWOOD “BOOMPA” HOGSTEN JR., 81, of Franklin Furnace, widower of Joanna Bazell Hogsten, died Monday at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Russell. He was a retired foreman from Armco Steel. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Woodland Cemetery, Section 7, Ironton. There will be no visitation. Donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Tracy Brammer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

DENVER OSBORNE, 80, of Hi Hat, Ky., husband of the late Doris Bird Osborne, died Tuesday at his residence. He was a retired Mine Electrician. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin; burial will follow in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelwright United Methodist Church and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Masonic service at  7 p.m.

LYDIA MARIE ROBERTS ROBINETTE STEELE, 74, of Harold, Ky., widow of Orville Steele, died Tuesday at her residence. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Lane, Ky.; burial will follow in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, Ky. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Hall Funeral Home, Martin, Ky., is in charge of arrangements.

KAREN MEADE, 58, of Staffordsville, Ky., died Wednesday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow in Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville. Visitation is from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society by contacting the funeral home at 606-789-5125.

JANE LAMBERT, 90, of Huntington, W.Va., mother of Mary Beth Smith, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Beard Mortuary with private burial in Jackson, Ohio. Visitation will be one hour before service time at the mortuary. Condolences may be sent to www.beardmortuary.com

OPAL JEWELL LYCANS BURCHETT, 92, of Hamlin, formerly of Sarasota, Fla., died Tuesday at Lincoln Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hamlin. A memorial service will be at Pine Shores Presbyterian Memorial Gardens in Florida later this winter. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.

SHIRLEY GAIL McKINNEY, 64, of Huntington, W.Va., wife of Charles E. McKinney, died Sunday at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was a retired employee of Marshall University Student Center Cafeteria. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Reger Funeral Chapel; burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova. Visitation from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

CHRISTINE ROBERTS, 80, of Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday at Mt. Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Young Funeral Home Chapel, Louisa, Ky. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday at the chapel.

MALVERIE ANN PERKINS, 53, of Owingsville, Ky., wife of Glen Perkins, died Monday at University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was a social worker with the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Preston Funeral Home; burial will follow in Salyers Family Cemetery, Salyersville, Ky. Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

GREGORY G. BRUMMITT, 65, of Ashland, Ky., husband of Mary Lou Litzenberger Brummitt, died Tuesday. He was retired from AK Steel. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Rose Hill Baptist Church; burial will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Steen Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements. Donations may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 188, Ashland, KY 41105-0188. Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.

WILLIAM GEHRINGER, 78, of Flatwoods, Ky., husband of Helen L. McCormick Gehringer, died Tuesday at KDMC. He was a crane operator for AK Steel. Graveside services will be 12 p.m. Friday at Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods; burial will follow in McCormick Cemetery, Fallsburg, Ky. Visitation is 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home.
 

 

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