Listing by Surname
This page contains a list of folks who passed prior to 1953. These obituaries were found in the Floyd County Times. The deaths are listed by year but in no other particular order.
The source of this list in unknown.
1932
September 2, 1932
Mrs. Hattie Akers, 33, died Thursday 08-30-1932 of burns suffered when she fell, unconscious, into embers beneath a wash-kettle, at her Dana home
Warren M. Meek, 62, of Auxier, Tuesday, 08-30-1932 at Paintsville
Raymond Smith, 4, son of Wince Smith, of Betsy Layne August 24 1932, at a Martin hospital.
August 12, 1932
Lee P. Harris, 57, former mayor of Prestonsburg, Monday at his home here;
George Duke, 21, of Hueysville, in an auto wreck, Sunday, near Muskogee, Oklahoma. (Al Patton, 28, also of Hueysville, was seriously hurt in the same wreck)
Mrs. Delilah Hale Stephens, 57, Wednesday, at her home at Dock
Mrs. W. W. Branham, 53, of Wheelwright, Monday, at a Pikeville hospital
the seven-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller, of Dock, Saturday.
August 5, 1932
The five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Estill Hughes, at Martin, Sunday.July 29, 1932
Emmett Sanders, 35, Tuesday evening, in a slatefall at the Elk Horn Coal Corporation mine, Garrett;Dewey Kelly, of Van Lear, last Thursday, of a skull fracture, sustained when he fell from a train at the Middle Creek railroad bridge here
Mrs. Hall, 18, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Music, of May's Branch, Monday, at a Martin hospital.
July 24, 1932
John Bud Harris, 65, Sunday, at his home on Stephens Branch;Mrs. Mollie Campbell, 60, July 14, at West Prestonsburg
Mrs. Mary Hopkins, 76, of Harold, Monday, at a Martin hospital.
July 15, 1932
Charlie Johnson, 20, was killed, and Nat Hall, 24, was wounded during the week in separate frays...Hoover Hinton, 35, Dwale policeman, died Monday in a Martin hospital, the third to succumb to wounds sustained in a gun battle, July 2...
June 24, 1932
Deputy Constable Willard Hamilton, 48, was fatally wounded last Thursday night...Mrs. Alpha Nelson, about 55, Monday, at her home on Town Branch
Ethel, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mont Gibson, Wednesday, at the Gibson home, here
Mrs. Beatrice Price Leslie, 24, of Emma, Saturday, at a Paintsville hospital
Luther, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mosley, of Emma, Friday, at a Martin hospital.
June 17, 1932
Andrew Spradlin, 27, of Tram, was killed, Tuesday morning, by a train;Alvin C. Patrick, 78, Saturday, near Hueysville.
June 10, 1932
Juanita Weddington, 15, at Wayland
Mrs. Bee Hall at Garrett.
June 3, 1932
Charles Roberts, 25, was killed by a train near here, early Friday morning...
Mrs. Hulda Waddell, 41, May 25, at her home on Abbott Creek.
May 27, 1932
Silas Spurlock, 47, in a car wreck, Friday
Mr. Branham when hit by a car, Monday.
Mrs. Alice G. Hopkins, 74, widow of Ex-Congressman J. A. Hopkins, of Prestonsburg, May 22, at Memorial Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.
R. V. Wohlford, 62, Martin merchant, May 17, at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Mrs. J. B. Bolen, May 22, at Garrett.
April 29, 1932
Mrs. Carolyn Ryan, 79, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.H. Holcomb
Mrs. Frank Wolfe, 30, at Hueysville, April 25.
1941 Deaths Reported
December 18, 1941
Robert Graham Harris, 57, prominent Texas insurance man and native of Prestonsburg, last Thursday in an El Paso hospital
Glenn Homer Burke, 26, of Wayland, of injuries received in an auto accident at Lackey Saturday night
Deward Stratton, 29, of Ivel, December 10, at the home of her mother
Hulda Cole, 58, of Melvin, Saturday, victim of an auto accident in Letcher county
Bill Weddington, 32, of Mossy Bottom, Saturday, after being struck by an automobile in Pike County
Lizzie Beach Wright, 74, Sunday morning, at her home in West Prestonsburg.
December 11, 1941
Body of George Symon, 59-year-old mine superintendent for the Stephens Elkhorn Coal Co. at Manton, was recovered Monday night. A gas explosion, about 6000 feet back in the mine, is believed to have resulted in the mine veteran's death.
Newton L. Lykins, 84, former Floyd resident, at his residence at Glasgow, Ky.
Thomas Lafferty, 40-year-old Bull Creek farmer, of peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix
Nevada George, 73, at the home of her son.
December 4, 1941
Manuel Slone, 58, of Paintsville, died in an auto wreck near Maytown.
November 27, 1941
'Uncle' Jeff Blackburn, 82, Saturday, at the home of a son here
Arnold Prater, 24, of Garrett, last Thursday, following the crash of his auto near the mouth of Brush Creek
'Uncle' Dick Allen, 72, Sunday, at his home at Dana
Ellen Music, 83, November 19, at her home on Abbott Creek
James Harry Clark, 59, last Thursday, at his home at Allen
David C. Cooley, 46, Wednesday, at the home of a sister at Auxier.
November 20, 1941
Gladys Marie Daniels, 29, of Prestonsburg, at the hospital, here, Saturday
Mary Layne, 85, Sunday, at her home at Betsy Layne
Samuel Tilden Conley, 42, of Ashland, formerly of Bonanza, in an Ashland hospital; Saturday
'Aunt' Kate Wireman, 66, Saturday, at her home on Abbott Creek.
November 13, 1941
Emily May Ratliff, sister of Congressman A.J. May, Tuesday night at Warco
Elizabeth Akers Tackett, 87, Thursday night at McDowell
Catherine Hutsinpiller, 86, Monday, in Gallipolis, O.
W. M. Vanderpool, 73, well-known West Prestonsburg man, Sunday, at his home
Elizabeth Cynthia Harmon, 84, Wednesday, at Betsy Layne.
November 6, 1941
Pvt. Banner Conn, formerly of this county, Tuesday, at Marston's Mills, Mass., of injuries received in an auto accident
Maurice Cleveland, 20, of Glo, in an auto accident at Lackey, Monday
Lorraine Harris, 33, native of this county, in an auto accident in Ashland, last Thursday
Minta Herald Harris, 41, Sunday at her home on Cow Creek
Burnetta Newsome, three-year-old daughter of Willard and Rose Henson Newsome, of Ligon, Monday, at a Martin hospital
Harmon C. Tackett, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curt Tackett, of Fed, Tuesday, at a Martin hospital.
November 30, 1941
Ballard Childers, 45, of Emma, in a rock and slate fall Friday afternoon in the Sandy Valley Coal Company mine at Water Gap
George Crum, victim of a heart attack on his 68th birthday, October 23, at his home at Cliff
Robert Lee Frazier, 76, Friday at the home at Martin of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Crisp
Isabel Burchwell, 52, at her home at Drift, Saturday, victim of an accidental gunshot wound; Gwendolyn Martin, 21, of Garrett, Friday
Bobby Coburn, 9, son of Mrs. Vic Coburn, Tuesday; Kenneth Eugene Shepherd, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shepherd, of West Prestonsburg, Monday.
October 23, 1941
Last rites were said, Friday afternoon, for T.J. 'Uncle Jeff' Sizemore, 99-year-old Civil War veteran, who died last Wednesday at his home on Town Branch, near here..
Evoline Little, 48, of Wheelwright, in an auto accident, Sunday, near West Liberty
Rayfield Price, 54, of Weeksbury, Friday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin.
October 16, 1941
'Uncle' Jeff Sizemore, 99, veteran of the Union Army, Wednesday, at his home near here
William Aldridge, 73, Oct. 4, at the Stumbo Hospital, Lackey
Martin Risner, of Bypro, Saturday, at a Martin hospital
Ballan Gearheart, 66, native of Hueysville, Oct. 3, at Palisade, Colorado.
October 9, 1941
One man was killed and five others injured, Monday afternoon, in the mine of the Payne-Baber Coal Company, Clear Creek, Melvin Osborne, 41, died instantly, and injured were Duran Hall, Anderson Moore, Wes Bryant, Zollie Bryant and Rich Ferguson
Robert Lee Cecil, 20, of Ivel, when he was thrown from a truck at Tram, Saturday night
Harris Howard, wealthy landowner and father of Atty. J.W. Howard, Prestonsburg, at his home at White Oak, Wednesday
Martha Hicks, 30, at her home at Topmost, Saturday
Martha Coburn, 77, September 26, at the home of a sister at Martin
Sarah Akers Hatfield, 68, Thursday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Hall, at Amba.
October 2, 1941
P. H. Allen, 44, of Prestonsburg, last Thursday, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville
E. C. (Con) Cheek, 72, Wheelwright peace officer, Tuesday, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville
Carl Edward Hamilton, 23, of Melvin, Sunday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin.
September 25, 1941
A shot from a high-powered rifle, fired early Tuesday morning, from the hillside facing his store at Halo, Jack's Creek, resulted in the death, Wednesday morning, of Noah Johnson, 28, prominent Jack's Creek merchant and assistant postmaster at Halo.
Body of Joe Carr, 32-year-old Allen man, was found early Tuesday morning on the railway tracks, a short distance above the highway bridge across the Big Sandy at Allen; and early the following day Raymond Boyd, 23, of Emma, was found unconscious on the highway near that community, where the wheels of at least one vehicle are known to have crossed his body. Boyd later died.
Mart V. Allen, 49, Floyd County native, last Thursday, at a Harlan hospital
Jasper Bryant, 33, formerly of Ligon, Saturday, in Pike County
Finley Roberts, 39, Martin barber, last Thursday at the home of his mother at Martin
J. G. Hinkle, 60, Tuesday evening, at the home of a son at Martin.
September 11, 1941
Matilda Newsome, 43, of Melvin, Sunday
Calvin Jones, 100-year-old Confederate Army veteran, formerly of this county, recently in Boyd County.
September 4, 1941
George Burchett, 47, World War I veteran, Sunday, at Veterans' Hospital, Huntington, W. Va.
John, 18-year-old son of Frank Clarke, veteran Lackey peace officer, Saturday, in an auto wreck near Hindman
Celia Lacy Howard, 78, wife of Harris Howard, well-known Morgan landowner, and mother of J.W. Howard, Prestonsburg attorney, Saturday, at her home at White Oak, Morgan County
Lizzie Bradford, 47, of Blue River, Saturday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital.
August 28, 1941
J. D. Hatfield, 55, well-known Wheelwright merchant, Tuesday, at the Stumbo Hospital, Lackey
Anna Virginia Cooley, 57, last Friday, and on the following day her 72-year-old brother, James Slone
Thurose Zanzonico, 9, of Wayland, a victim Tuesday, of measles
Barbara Ann Nelson, 6, Sunday, at the Dwale home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson
Lyda Winger Grantman, 40, sister of Mrs. Arthur Blackburn, Friday, in an auto accident, at Springfield, Ohio.
August 21, 1941
Harry Privett, 72, of Lancer, August 8, at Lexington
Luther Hays, 56, of Wayland, Monday, at Lackey
Milton Slone, 38, Monday, at his home at Dema
Mary Ellen Tackett, 59, of Estill, Saturday, at the Stumbo Hospital, Lackey
Malissa Travis Charles, 58, recently, at the home of a daughter at Emma.
August 14, 1941
James E. Fannin, 34-year-old McDowell motor brakeman, Friday, when his head came into contact with an electric wire inside the mines of the Edgemont Fuel Company, McDowell
Rosa McSurley, 76, Tuesday, at her home at Emma
Francis Harmon, 33, native of Little Paint, Saturday, while at work at Jefferys, W. Va.
Icie Moore, 19, Friday, at her home at Wayland of tuberculosis
Carl Martin, Floyd County native, Saturday, in an automobile wreck in Indiana.
August 7, 1941
Rhoda Mayo, 80, Aug. 2, at the Martin home of her daughter, W.J. Reynolds
Nancy Wallace, 81, last Wednesday, at Estill
May Moore, 33, of Orkney, last Wednesday
Victoria Adkins, 40, of Galveston, July 31, at the Beaver Valley Hospital
Casey Jones, 27, of Martin, July 31, when hit by a mine car inside a Utility Elkhorn mine
Stafford Gibson, of Tram, when hit last Saturday by a train near the Betsy Layne depot
Noretta Spurlock, 5, of Printer, July 29 at a Martin hospital, of measles.
July 31, 1941
Hampton Rice, 16-year-old Martin High School junior, and outstanding athlete, Monday, at Martin General Hospital, of typhoid
The Rev. John Joseph, 89, Monday night, at the home of a daughter at West Prestonsburg
Mrs. J. J. Mosley, of Fed, Saturday at the Martin General Hospital
Ella Akers, 23, Tuesday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital; Fanny Conley, 68, of Lackey, Saturday, at the Stumbo Memorial Hospital
Lula Belle Parker, 37, of Drift, July 24, at the Beaver Valley Hospital.
July 24, 1941
Clyde C. Carter, 49-year-old Northern taxi driver, was instantly killed, and eight other persons were injured, Saturday night, when his taxi and a truck collided
David Moran, 58, at his home at Martin, Saturday
Epp Henderson, 69, of Fed, Saturday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin
Pvt. Lawrence Porter, 27, formerly of Allen, was found dead early Friday morning, near Ft. Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana
July 17, 1941
Norvel 'Nig' Patrick, 25, of West Prestonsburg, fatally wounded at Paintsville, Sunday
Joseph Slone, 37, killed in a slatefall at Wayland, Tuesday
William Smith, 75, at his home at Martin, July 9.
July 10, 1941
Rosie Estep, 41, Wednesday at the Beaver Valley Hospital
Ira Conn, 84, Monday at Sloan; Minnie Howard Salisbury, 35, of Langley, July 3, at the Stumbo Hospital.
June 26, 1941
Sam Coburn, 20, Sunday at his home here
Tan Hale, 40, of West Prestonsburg, Tuesday at the Prestonsburg General Hospital
W. K. Elliott, 78, of Pikeville, Sunday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
June 19, 1941
The mystery-cloaked murder, Monday night, of Policeman Jerry Lee, of Garrett, was committed either in the time-renowned mountain feudist style, a shot from a mountainside, or in the modern gangster manner, by gunfire from a passing automobile, authorities held this week after an intensive probe into the case.
John J. Hughes, 57, Tuesday, at his home at Hippo
Carl Adkins, former Floyd County officer, Friday at Nevada, Mo.
Mrs. Ida Hager, 76, Saturday at Paintsville
Mrs. Virgie Stumbo Spencer, 48, of Minnie, Monday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin
Mrs. Malissa Sexton Reed, June 7, at her home on Salt Lick Creek
John Calhoun, 81, of Abbott Creek, June 5, at the Prestonsburg General Hospital.
June 12, 1941
Malinda Jane Hamilton Mellon, 93, formerly of Prestonsburg, Friday at Catlettsburg
Carl Adkins, former Floyd County officer, Friday at Nevada, Mo.
Mrs. Lee Spencer, 48, of Minnie, Monday at the Beaver Valley Hospital
John Calhoun, 81, of Abbott Creek, June 5 at Prestonsburg General hospital
Malissa Sexton Reed, 75, June 7 at her home on Salt Lick Creek.
June 5, 1941
Mrs. Wm. Arthur Beatty, former Prestonsburg resident, May 23, at her home at Nippa
Mrs. Martha Howard, 61, Sunday, at her home at Blue River.
May 29, 1941
County Attorney Forrest D. Short, 40, of a cerebral hemorrhage at Paintsville Hospital
Bill Moore, 35, of a rock and slate fall in the Elk Horn Coal Corporaton mine at Wayland
John Banks, 44, Prestonsburg carpenter; Everett H. Sowards, 49, Prestonsburg insurance man.
May 22, 1941
Joseph William Corkill, well-known coal operator at Minnie, in Memorial Hospital, Huntington
Sarah Reffitt, 67, Sunday night, at her home near Pyramid
Ruth Hale, 43, at her home at Colie; Adam England, 32, at the home of his parents at Colie.
May 15, 1941
Reba Webb, 11, of Dwale, Saturday, at a Martin, hospital
George Vance, 32, last Thursday morning, at Lancer,
W.S. Johnson, 61, of Glo, last Thursday.
May 8, 1941
James 'Blackhawk' Shepherd, 61, Wednesday at his home on the Lick Fork of Middle Creek
Mrs. Nell D. Roberts, 43, Saturday, at her home near Emma
Walter Burchett, 69, Monday at his home at 'Sang Factory,' across the river from here, of tuberculosis;
Mrs. Mousie Bell Click, 64, of Banner, Saturday at the Beaver Valley Hospital.
May 1, 1941
William Thacker, of Fed, at Camp Shelby,
Miss.; John Thomas MacIlray, 27, in a Wheelwright bathroom of accidental asphyxiation.
April 24, 1941
Harry D. Auxier, 64, East Point, when he was struck by a car on the Mayo Trail
William B. Calkill, at his home at Pikeville.
April 17, 1941
Mrs. Ella Shepherd Graves, 93, of Prestonsburg, granddaughter of early English settlers
Henderson Neeley, 51, of Goodloe, victim of TB and pneumonia
Agnes Singleton, 16, of Melvin, after childbirth
Mrs. H. B. Martin, of Martin, of tuberculosis
Mrs. Emily Ratliff Prater, 60, of Brush Creek; and Ernest Hall, 35, of Melvin, in a truck wreck.
April 10, 1941
C. C. (Lum) Davis, 84, of Prestonsburg, last Thursday at Martin
Mrs. Gracie Allen, 50, April 8 at her home at Garrett
Mrs. Nancy Akers Sellards, 44, of Banner, April 1 at Martin
Mrs. Cora Osborne, 57, Tuesday at her home at Lackey
Mrs. Elsie Hobbs, 72, Tuesday at Estill; Isaac Hurd, 53, Friday at his home at Lancer.
April 3, 1941
Jay Tackett, Pike County merchant and father of Joe P. Tackett and Mrs. Charles F. Bond, of Prestonsburg, last Tuesday
Herman Bowen, 40, of Amberstdale, W. Va., Saturday night at Martin in an auto accident
Mrs. Nancy Sellards, 45, of Banner, Tuesday at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin
Mrs. Sally Brown Butts, 51, Friday at the Beaver Valley Hospital.
March 27, 1941
Ora Davidson, 37, Drift miner, Saturday, believed to have been a train victim
Mrs. Jennie Wells Elliott, 75, Eastern Kentucky teacher for 50 years, Sunday after a long illness
Mrs. Nancy Warrens, 82, Friday at the home on Rock Fork of her daughter, Mrs. John Wes Chaffins.
March 20, 1941
Samuel Stephens, 80, Sunday at his home on Bull Creek
John S. Layne, 68, of Betsy Layne, Sunday at the Prestonsburg General Hospital.
March 13, 1941
James Caddo Smith, formerly of Prestonsburg, Monday at the Dakotah, W. Va. home of his son,
Todd Smith; Mrs. Virginia Ford, 29, of Prestonsburg, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville
Mrs. Henry Wright, 60, of Martin, Sunday at the Beaver Valley Hospital
Mrs. Carrie Belle Rice Davis, 32, Friday at the Prestonsburg General Hospital.
March 6, 1941
Mrs. Hamie Jarrell, 68, Thursday at her home at Warco
John Elliott Walters, 56, last Wednesday at Betsy Layne, following an auto wreck two weeks earlier
Mrs. Harry Privett, 79, of Brandy Keg, last Thursday at the home of a daughter at Lancer
Richard C. Gray, 38, of Weeksbury, last Wednesday, the result of injuries sustained in a mine accident, last October.
February 27, 1941
Dow Clarke, 45, Auxier miner, Saturday after being crushed beneath a slatefall in the mines of the North-East Coal Company at Auxier
Mrs. Martha Jane Lambert, 57, Feb. 17 at Wheelwright
Mrs. Mary Hatcher Butcher, 84, of Boldman, last Wednesday at Methodist Hospital, Pikeville
Mrs. Elizabeth Stumbo, 64, of Harold, last Thursday at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin
John Oglesby, 42, of Weeksbury, Wednesday at the Stumbo Memorial Hospital, Lackey.
February 20, 1941
James Woods Jr., 18, of Brainard, last Wednesday after being crushed beneath a load of telephone poles he was helping unload at Paintsville
Amos M. Fitzpatrick, 33, of Garrett, last Thursday at Lackey
Mrs. Rebecca Whitaker, 86, of Whitaker
February 13, 1941
Mrs. Bess DeLong, 41, Friday at Edgar
William Thomas Loar, 74, formerly of Betsy Layne at his home in Elkhorn City last Wednesday
Mrs. Pricy Newsome, 55, at Teaberry, Friday
Mrs. Martha Ann Vanderpool, 70, at Garrett, Wednesday.
February 6, 1941
Ollie B. Hall, 40, was burned to death here last Thursday morning.
Jim Hall, 46, of Drift,
Martin Baldridge, 92, of Little Paint Creek
Myrtle Marie Crum, 15 months old, of Cracker
Mrs. J.P. Comstock, 78, of Emma
Mrs. Zoula Howard, 59, of Betsy Layne
Cecil Ousley, 29, of Risner; Mrs. Sylvia Perkins, 80, of Tram.
January 30, 1941
Fanny Mayo, 63, Wednesday at her home at Hite
Kate Stephens Spradlin, Sunday at her home on Abbott Creek
John Nelson Kelly, 56, Monday at Martin
Ezra Akers, 45, formerly of Printer, January 20 in Lakeland, Florida.
January 23, 1941
Deputy Sheriff Fred E. Damron, former Floyd County magistrate, was shot and killed in a Martin restaurant Monday morning
Minnie Adkins Sturgill, 50, last Wednesday at Harold
Rose Ranier Stephens, 23, Tuesday at the Paintsville Hospital
Mrs. Andy Hamilton, 65, of Galveston, Jan. 11 at Esco, Pike County
H.P. Gearheart, 57, Floyd native, in Oklahoma City, Okla. last week
Sarah Caudill, sister of Sherman May, of Prestonsburg, Jan. 7 at her Staffordsville home.
(January 16, 1941)
Roscoe C. Howard, 51, Monday at Veterans' Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.
Rhoda Reynolds Howell, 62, wife of Joe Howell, of Harold, last Thursday
Mary J. Hale Click, 58, wife of James H. Click, Jan. 11 at her home at Lancer
Pete Slavens, 66, Tuesday at his home at Garrett
Alex Thomas, 71, Dec. 30 at Mossy Bottom
John Williams, 64, Tuesday at Boldman
Mrs. H.C. Kent, 36, native of Floyd County, Sunday of this week, at Island Creek, Pike County
January 9, 1941
Roscoe Castle, 52, of Wayland
Ester Lee Allen Martin, 40, of Allen
M Hattie Harmon, 66, of Sugarloaf
George Tuttle, 64, of Minnie
Roseanna Hamilton Hall, of Amba
Duran Hall, 58, formerly of Floyd County.
1942 Deaths reported in Floyd County Times
September 3, 1942
Mrs. Amanda Louise Howard Patrick, 81, wife of Ex-Circuit Judge A. T. Patrick, Sunday, at her home here;
Thomas Patton, 54, Martin native, who in 1908 helped build the fortress of Corregidor, August 24, at a Cleveland hospital
Joe DeMurry, of Wayland, Monday, at a Rochester, Minnesota hospital
Rell Daniels, 39, former Floyd man, Sunday, at Franklin Furnace Ohio.
August 13, 1942
William H. Herald, 56, of West Prestonsburg, August 10;Fannie Florence, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harris, August 6, at a Huntington hospital
Napoleon Jacobs, 42, at Lackey, of injuries suffered in a slatefall
Mrs. Maggie Bentley, 63, at her Dwale home, August 5.
August 6, 1942
Mrs. Willard Stephens, 34, Sunday, at her home on Middle Creek;Mrs. Theodore Slone, 35, formerly of Garrett, Friday, at Niagra Falls, New York.
July 30, 1942
Mrs. Willie Johnson, 62, of Banner, Friday, at Allen;Ira Conn, about 30, of Arkansas Creek, Tuesday night, by electrocution in a truck mine at Hunter
W. H. Lynch, 75, Martin merchant, July 22, at his home near Martin
Mrs. Russell Howard, 63, Sunday, at Betsy Layne
Mrs. Shirley Burton, 45, of Auxier, at Lexington, Saturday; Isaac Lee Layne, 62, July 22, at his home at Tram.
July 23, 1942
Mrs. 'Fats' Lamar, Wheelwright, was killed Tuesday night by a revolver shot.Reed Henson, 18, of Ligon, by drowning, here, Monday afternoon
Mrs. Martha Mabel Harmon Knott, 46, native of this county, at Logan, W.Va., last Wednesday.
July 16, 1942
Mrs. Edith George Ward, 86, Wednesday, of last week at West Prestonsburg;C. C. Rucker, father of Mrs. James Roark, of Prestonsburg, at Van Lear, last Wednesday
Sidney Allen, 26, Saturday, at Martin; Jesse S. Hatfield, 62, of Bull Creek, Saturday, at a Paintsville hospital;
Mrs. Fannie E. Mitchell, of Prestonsburg, Sunday, at a Grayson hospital.
June 25, 1942
Mrs. Mabel Case, 24, of McDowell, Tuesday, at a Martin hospital;Oscar Evans, 48, of a heart attack, Friday, when stricken at the Northeast Coal Company mine entrance at Auxier
Argie Tucker, brother of Mrs. S.R. Auxier, of Prestonsburg, in Oklahoma
Lee Stewart, 64, of Melvin, Saturday, on Shelby Creek, Pike County.
June 18, 1942
Opal Mosely, 16, of McDowell, died Sunday, at a Martin hospital of a shotgun wound...Joe Stumbo, McDowell farmer, and former teacher, was killed, Sunday morning, when hit by a train at McDowell. He was a brother of Magistrate Henry Stumbo...
Vernon Castle, 57, former Floyd peace officer, was killed, Friday midnight, by a slatefall in a Letcher county coal mine..
Miss Jo Ann Allen, 31, here, Saturday morning
Mrs. Osa Osborne Herald, 47, Sunday, at Dwale
Mrs. Ernest Langley, 63, native of West Prestonsburg, June 9, at Valley Stream; Long Island, New York
James Thompson, 3, Monday, at Laynesville
Robert Newsome, 39, of Teaberry, Wednesday, at Pikeville
Margaret Ruth Scarborough, 16, of Weeksbury, Monday, at a Martin hospital
Mrs. Machala Frasure, 68, Saturday, at Hippo; Jeff Skeans, 65, Saturday, at Cliff.
June 11, 1942
Jeff Osborne, 42, was killed Sunday, near Buckingham, by a train.
Mrs. Hattie Alley Moore, 44, of Water Gap, Friday
Frank Gearheart, 48, of Hueysville
Virgil Crum, 13, of Arkansas Creek, of tetanus.
June 4, 1942
Dr. E. N. Burke, 43, Bonanza native, Tuesday, at Lockwood, Boyd County
Alvin Napier, 51, last Thursday, at West Garrett
Mrs. Mary Robinson, 87, of Dock, Friday, at a Martin hospital
Clyde Endicott, 32, Monday, at German
James Clifton, 63, Wednesday, at his home here
Oscar Cole, about 50, Friday, at Betsy Layne
Mrs. Robert Ferguson, of Wayland, at a Pikeville hospital, Sunday.
May 28,1942
Bud Reynolds, 28, of Martin, officially reported as missing after action on Bataan...
Luther James, 24, of Betsy Layne, officially reported as missing after action on Bataan...
Wesley Thompson, 80, of Edgar, at the Prestonsburg Hospital, Tuesday
Billie Martin Jr., 16, of Allen, of a bullet wound, at a Martin hospital, Saturday
T. J. Puckett, 87, Tuesday, at his home at Myrtle
James Monroe Hughes, 26, last Thursday at Lackey
Herbert Griffith, 37, last Thursday, at his home on Little Paint.
April 30, 1942
Andrew Hunt, 28, at Ivel, of tuberculosis,
James Lee Goodman, 10, at his parents' home at Martin, of a lung abscess.
April 16, 1942
Lieut. Com. David A. Hurt, 38, commander of the U. S. submarine Perch, is missing.
Henry Harris, 61, at his home at West Prestonsburg
Mrs. Lily Branham Harris, 58, native of this county, Saturday, at Lucasville, O.
Mrs. John Amburgy, 84, Monday, at her home at Maytown
Mrs. Hala May Prater, 33, of Hueysville, Wednesday
Joe Thompson, formerly of Wayland, Wednesday, at a Lexington hospital
Imogene Coyer, 4, Wednesday, at a Martin hospital.
April 2, 1942
Mrs. Emma Prater Goble, 51, Monday, at her home here
Mrs. Susanna Cartmell, 91, Tuesday, at Drift
Pvt. Marion Hall, 20, last week at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
March 26, 1942
Ollie James Sturgill, lost on the Houston, U.S. destroyer, sunk in the recent Pacific naval engagement between United Nations and Japanese forces, of Harold, relatives in this county have been notified...
Mrs. Verlie Maddy Hunter, 34, of Martin, last Thursday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital
Robert 'Nob' Campbell, 72, of Brandy Keg, Monday, near his home
Mrs. Serilda Fletcher Whitaker, 89, Wednesday, at her home at Estill
Thomas Reffitt, 73, of Dock, Sunday, at the home of a daughter, at West Prestonsburg
Rosanna Bailey, 61, of Hippo, March 15
Mrs. Alwilda Layne Darby, 82, of Tram, last Wednesday, at Ashland.
March 19, 1942
Carlie Ward, 32-year-old Wayland miner, died beneath a slatefall in the mines of the Elk Horn Coal Corporation, Wednesday morning.
Rev. D. M. Allen, 72, for 51 years a minister of the Church of Christ, and onetime Superintendent of Floyd County Schools, Tuesday, at his home on Salt Lick, near Hueysville
Mrs. Charlie Reynolds, 53, of Ligon, last Saturday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin
Mrs. Ed Slone, 30, of Alphoretta, Saturday, at the Martin General Hospital
Ang Collins, 28, Friday, at his home at Martin
Mac Newsome, 24, of Buckingham, Saturday, at the home of his parents
Mrs. Rhea LaGrange Flanery, 47, Monday, at the Martin General Hospital
Mrs. Nancy E. Howard, 87, of Garrett, Wednesday, at the Paintsville hospital.
March 12, 1942
Mrs. Will Rowe, 60, Saturday, at her home at Myrtle
Lewis Merritt, 89, formerly of Prestonsburg, recently in Searcy, Arkansas
Mrs. Mary Adams Stratton, 77, Friday, at her home at Ivel.
March 5, 1942
Frank Ellis, 62, at his home here, Friday
Sam Jarrell, 78, Feb. 26, at his home at Emma
Joel Martin, 63, of Drift, Tuesday, of a heart seizure at a Martin hospital
Mrs. Susan V. Laukon, 85, of Catlettsburg, Sunday
Mrs. George Owsley, of Garrett, Thursday, at a Martin hospital
Nannie Tackett Damron, 87, Saturday, at the Langley home of her son, Abel Tackett.
March 5, 1942
Bee Castle, 32, Saturday, at Stumbo Memorial Hospital, five hours after being crushed beneath a two-ton rock in a country coal bank near his home at Salt Lick
Mrs. George Owsley, of Garrett, last Thursday, at the Martin General Hospital
Mrs. Lucy McNeer, 56, of East Point, Wednesday, at the Paintsville Clinic
Joel Martin, 63, of Drift, Tuesday, at the Martin General Hospital
Sam Jarrell, 78, Feb. 26, at his home at Emma; Frank A. Ellis, 62, Friday, at his home here.
February 26, 1942
Charles Baldridge, 68, Friday, at his home on Little Paint
Dr. Carl L. Prichard, 71, veteran eastern Kentucky physician, Saturday, at his home at Harold
Thomas Hall, 76, last Thursday, at his home at Myrtle
Edith Derossett, 19, of Dwale, Monday, at Martin General Hospital, as the result of injuries suffered in an auto wreck, Feb. 13
Flora Agnes Harris, 42, native of Cow Creek, Sunday, at the Paintsville Hospital
J.D. Collins, 24, of Wayland, last Wednesday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital
Beatrice Boyd, 33, Sunday, at Dana; Whitt Chaffins, 32, Saturday, at his home at West Garrett.
February 19, 1942
'Aunt Viney' Sizemore Collinsworth, 77, Saturday, at the home of a son here
James Hammond, 73, Tuesday, at home on Bull Creek; Raymond Hagans, 21, Saturday, at home at Maytown.
February 12, 1942
James B. Jones, 87, Thursday, at his home here
Windon A. (Sand Rock) Harris, 42-year-old Drift miner, last Thursday, of skull injuries suffered after being assaulted and struck by a cue stick
J. C. Newberry, 78, formerly of Martin, Sunday, at Kenova, W. Va.
Robert Gibson, 74, native of Floyd county, Feb. 4 in Pike county
Mrs. Otta Tackett, 21, of Drift, Wednesday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin
Mrs. Helen Salyers Minix, 73, formerly of West Prestonsburg, Jan. 23, at Greenup.
February 5, 1942
John B. Stephens, 66, Monday, at his home at Allen
Pvt. Russell Robinson, of the U.S. Army, last Thursday, in Trinidad
George Frederick Gore, 32, Friday, at Estill
Mrs. Poppie Shepherd, 74, Saturday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin.
January 29, 1942
Ray 'Fuzzy' Lewis, 20-year-old Weeksbury miner was fatally wounded, Saturday night, as a tragic climax to a party at the home of a neighbor.
Amos F. Conley, 68, last Wednesday at his home at Tram
Henry Baldridge, 76, January 20, at his home at Bonanza
Mrs. Sophia Nesbitt Brown, 69, Sunday, at her home here
Mrs. Mary Ann Hicks, 47, Sunday, at her home on Brush Creek
Marion B. Wellman, 66, formerly of Garrett, January 18, at South Bend, Ind.
Samuel Robinson, 69, January 17, at his home at East Point.
January 22, 1942
George Music, 67, of the Auxier Road, Monday, in a car wreck near Mesa, Arizona
Lee Leslie, 77, Wednesday, at his home at Emma
Carrie Davidson, 14, Wednesday, at Stumbo Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Polly Combs, 56, of Bypro, last Thursday, at Martin.
January 15, 1942
Charles Oppenheimer, 76, former merchant here, Monday at the Prestonsburg General Hospital
Curtis Newsome, 21, of McDowell, Sunday at a Martin hospital of an accidental gunshot wound
Grayden (Hob) Allen, 36, victim last Wednesday of a slatefall in a mine of the Sampson Elkhorn Coal Co. at Drift;
Sylvan Reitz, 56, last Thursday at his home at Drift of a heart attack
Mrs. Katherine Lykens, 85, Saturday at her home at Hunter
Wilburn Hale, 20, of Gunlock, Magoffin County, last Wednesday at Stumbo Memorial Hospital, Lackey
Gilbert Martin, 78, of Mousie, Knott County, Monday at the Lackey Hospital
Mrs. Draxie Stafford, 47, Saturday at Betsy Layne.
January 10, 1942
John Johnson, 54, formerly of Melvin, last week in a fall over a 150-foot cliff while hunting near his home in an auto wreck near Monroe, Michigan
Major Allen Lee, 75, former Prestonsburg resident, last Thursday in Mansfield, Ohio
Rev. Nero Whitaker, 79, Saturday at his home near Brainard
Ransom Bryant, 62, Jan. 4 at his home at
1952 Deaths reported in Floyd County Times
September 4, 1952
John B. Risner, 67, former Floyd man, Saturday, as the auto in which he was speeding to the scene of a fire was wrecked;
Edmund A. Smith, 63, Floyd mining engineer, Saturday, at his home here
Thomas P. Carlton, 63, August 17, as he was being taken from this county to a Huntington hospital
Homer Wright, 34, of Drift, August 28, at a Huntington hospital
Effie Risner, 42, of Estill, August 30, at a Lexington hospital
Rev. James A. Garfield Hall, 69, of Honaker, August 29, at a Martin hospital
Tom Turner, 72, September 1, at Wayland.
August 14, 1952
Oscar Pitts, 62, formerly of Middle Creek, Tuesday, at his farm near Kensington, Ohio;Mrs. Annie McKenzie, 48, of West Prestonsburg, August 6, at the hospital here
Sarah Bentley, 68, of Topmost, Tuesday, at a Martin hospital
Will Webb, 59, of Langley, Tuesday, at a Martin hospital.
August 7, 1952
Mrs. Rufus Crisp, 73, at Allen, last Thursday;Mrs. Draxie Reynolds Goble, 32, at Ligon, Friday
John Lee Sanders, 55, of Betsy Layne, Monday at a Paintsville hospital
Patty Lou, 1, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eathel Hicks, of Wayland, July 30, at a Lackey hospital.
July 31, 1952
Tilden Martin, 74, of Dema, Sunday, at a Paintsville hospital;Samuel T. Bingham Jr., 66, last Thursday, at his home on Bull Creek
Sid Frasure, 36, of Langley, Sunday, at a Martin hospital
Oscar Lee Vanderpool, 34, McDowell merchant, Wednesday, at a Martin hospital.
July 24, 1952
James R. Hurt, Prestonsburg business leader, Tuesday, near West Liberty, of a heart attack;Ward Beech Bailey, 49, of Garrett, Tuesday, of injuries suffered when hit by a train
Arnold Conn, 44, of Arkansas Creek, July 18, at a Martin hospital
James V. Rickman, 24, of Tram, Monday, killed by a train
Russell G. Rice, 50, Garrett, Wednesday, at Martin
Mrs. Newt Stephens, 77, of Martin, Tuesday, at the Prestonsburg General Hospital
Mrs. Liza Mayo, 52, Floyd native, Saturday, at Pinsonfork, Pike County
Mrs. Ollie Roop, formerly of Tram, last week in a Williamson, W.Va. hospital.
July 17, 1952
Samuel G. Ousley, 91, former Floyd Tax Commissioner, Saturday, at his home at Dock
Mrs. Mollie Adams Clay, 63, Friday, at her home in West Prestonsburg
Mrs. Hester Scalf Hunter, 69, at Pikeville, July 10
Mrs. Clara Jones Hall, 19, Friday, at her home at Beaver.
June 26, 1952
A coroner's jury has held that Worley Hobert Evans, of Melvin, whose body was found early Wednesday in Abner Fork of Left Beaver Creek, was a victim of drowningLucy Turner Jones, 71, June 18, at McDowell
William H. Stanley, 29, native of Cliff, June 19, at Riverview, Kentucky
John Hall, 75, Friday, at Honaker.
June 19, 1952
Clyde Hall, 30, died last Thursday night at the home of his father at East McDowell, three hours after arrival there from Cleveland, Ohio.
Delcie Childers, 49, of Garrett, at Pikeville, June 13
Diana K. Tackett, one-year-old, June 14, at Hi Hat.
June 12, 1952
Twelve-year-old Bobby Greer, of Burdine, drowned in Dewey Lake last Thursday afternoon.
Emory Boyd Chase, 76, at Wayland
Joe Vanderpool, 78, at McDowell
Walter Tackett, 14 months, of Beaver
Dr. Harvey G. Hazelrigg, 63, Paintsville dentist.
June 5, 1952
Ellis Morrison, 50, of Bypro, May 27, of mine injuries
Mary Wireman Spradlin, 85, last Thursday, at Auxier
Mrs. Dicie Meade Bentley, 77, of Glo, Monday, at a Williamson hospital
Jerry Allen, 81, Wednesday, at Cliff.
May 29, 1952
Thomas Harris, 74, of Emma, was instantly killed, Sunday morning, when hit by an auto near his home.
George Page, 77, May 23, at Wayland
Bill Stover, of Harold, May 26'a week after the death of his wife
Flora Howell Smith, 60, Floyd native, at Big Shoals, Pike County, last Wednesday.
May 1, 1952
John Warren, 71, of Tram, at the Prestonsburg General Hospital, last Tuesday
Mrs. Alice Smith Nichols, 84, of Lancer, April 29, at her home.
April 19, 1952
Wallace Gray Thornsbury, 75, last Thursday, at Sloan
T-Sgt. Harry Huff, formerly of Hueysville, March 1 on Okinawa
Rev. Silas Bayes, former Floyd Countian, April 8, at Adrian, Michigan
Mrs. Julian Carroll, 87, at Martin, April 14
Ben H. Cox, 62, owner of the Valley Motor Company here, Tuesday, in a Paintsville hospital
Evan Case, 49, of Jump, April 14, in a Lexington hospital
Former County Clerk Ivory A. Smiley, today (Thursday), at a Martin hospital
Cordelia M. Williamson, 77, of Coal Run, April 14, at a Martin hospital.
April 3, 1952
Two veterans of Korea met instant death, shortly before midnight, Friday, at Alger, Ohio, as their auto and an eastbound Erie passenger train met at a rail crossing. They are Smith Junior Hicks, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hicks, of Goodloe, and Cpl. Gailen Howard, 22, native of Knott County.
Seven-year-old Robert Perry Friend was struck and almost instantly killed by a truck on the Mayo Trail here, early Monday morning. He was a son of Mrs. Violet Friend Hyden and the late Edward C. Friend.
Mrs. Frank Stumbo, 53, formerly of McDowell, Friday in Waverly, Ohio
Stanley Brown, 72, of Drift, March 30, at a Martin hospital
Maudie Hall Mitchell, 58, of Grethel, Thursday, March 26.
March 27, 1952
William Reed, 74, janitor at the Auxier School, March 25 at Auxier
Jerry Gayheart, 67, of Orkney, March 21; Diane Flanery, 51, March 20, at her home at Martin
W. H. Irvin, of Paintsville, father of Mrs. James Carter of Prestonsburg, Wednesday at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Charley Edward Gwynn, 68, Friday, at Wheelwright
Mrs. Fanny May, 59, of Allen, Tuesday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin
Okley Williams, 39, of Printer, Friday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin
Mrs. Carlena Hughes, 57, Tuesday, at her home at Garrett
Mrs. Alice Gearheart Turner, 85, of Prestonsburg, last Thursday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital
Mrs. Mae Combs Campbell, 45, Sunday, at her home here.
March 20, 1952
Elizabeth Woods Setser, 75, of Endicott, March 3, at the home of a daughter
Sarah Gillespie, 76, of Grethel, March 14, at home
Lilly May Reffett, 25, of Alphoretta, March 15, at the Prestonsburg General Hospital
John Salyers, 79, March 13, at his home at Wayland
George F. Neel, 72, Prestonsburg native, Saturday, at Berea.
March 13, 1952
Russell Smith, 56, Glo miner, following a mining accident last week in which his leg was mangled by a coal-cutting machine
Martha Newsome Tackett, 40, Monday, at her home at Dony
Joe Cole, janitor at Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates (Koppers), Sunday afternoon.
March 6, 1952
Eighteen hours after the death in an Ashland hospital, yesterday (Wednesday), of the small daughter of Glenn Harold Hall, he and five family members were found unconscious in the home of his father, John Hall, at Wayland. They were overcome by fumes from a gas floor furnace..
Lee Yates, 73, March 3, at his home at Bonanza
Ruth Hicks Goble, 30, Feb. 29, at her home at Langley
Samuel Ratliff, 47, formerly of the Langley area, Feb. 29, at Sidney, Ohio
Gary Porter Brown, infant, March 2, at Dwale.
February 28, 1952
Hi Prater, 93, Wednesday, at his home at Blue River
Mary Ellen Flanary Robinson, 82, Feb. 20, at her home at Martin
Mrs. Anna Hubbard Potter, 50, formerly of Prestonsburg, last Wednesday, at Praise, Kentucky.
February 21, 1952
Laura Minnie Hatfield, 81, last Thursday, at her home at East Point
Wesley Hale, 75, Sunday, at his home at Hueysville
Adam Prater, of Pyramid, Monday, at Prestonsburg General Hospital
Malinda Frances Laferty, 58, Thursday, at her home at Allen
James Bentley, 65, native of Brush Creek, Friday, at Logan, Ohio.
February 14, 1952
E. G. Curnutte, 62, Tuesday, at his home at Auxier
Rosa Slone Waddell, 79, February 6, at her home at Eastern
Mrs. Alice Lynch Slone, 68, Feb. 5, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville
Johnny Robinson, 72, of Martin, Feb. 13, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin
Will Johnson, 56, Feb. 12, at his home at Bevinsville.
February 7, 1952
Emmitt Hamilton, Sr., 75, last week at his home at Teaberry
Albert Ratliff, 64, Jan. 24, at his home at Lancer
Roy Earl Williams, 17, Feb. 3
Amos 'Sonny' Napier, 92, of Abbott Creek, Feb. 6, at the Prestonsburg General Hospital
Manuel Adkins, 69, Tuesday, at his home at Allen
James Edgle Campbell, 24, of Risner, last Thursday, at a Huntington, W. Va. hospital.
January 31, 1952
Mrs. Frances Howell Tackett, 26, of Hi Hat, Saturday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Martin; Pete Dimitri, 60, retired Wheelwright miner and a native of Bulgaria, last Thursday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin
Mrs. Roberta Thornsbury, of Wayland, Friday, at the home of her father at Bypro.
January 24, 1952
Mrs. Mertie S. Hicks, 54, Floyd County native, Sunday, during funeral services for her sister-in-law at Mousie;
Mrs. Margaret Hicks Tackett, 73, at her home at Dony
Mrs. Polkie Halbert Barnett, 74, last Thursday, at home on Buck's Branch
Fred Gearheart, 32, Sunday, at his home at Price
George Stanford, 71, Monday, at his home at Wheelwright
Thomas A. Spradlin, 75, Friday, at home at Bonanza.
January 17, 1952
James A. Goble, 64, native of Prestonsburg, at his home in Matewan, W. Va., Saturday
Mrs. Millie F. Watkins, 67, January 11, at her home on the Left Fork of Abbott Creek
Mrs. Molly Belcher, 62, at the home here of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Smith, Tuesday
Willie Walter Whitaker, 56, of East Point, Saturday, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Eva Collins, of Little Paint
Rev. A.D. Blackburn, of Yeager, Saturday, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Tackett, at Pikeville;
Mrs. Martha Jane Hamilton, 61, of Beaver, January 13, at a hospital here
Shade Combs, 45, native of Knott County, Saturday, in Clarksville, Ind.
Kennard Clark, 24, of Maysville, formerly of this county, Sunday, in an auto accident at Maysville
Mitch T. Scalf, former Floyd County resident, January 8, at his home in Pikeville
J. A. Straughan, 78, former superintendent of the Elkhorn Piney Coal Co. at Weeksbury, last Thursday, in Montgomery, W. Va.
Gabe Crum, 47, Tuesday, at the home of his parents, Wilce and Liza Lewis Crum, of West Prestonsburg.