Mary Jo Brown Layman, 92, received her heavenly angel wings on Tuesday May 19, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones. Mary Jo was born July 27, 1927, in Ashland, to the late Tom Brown and Italy Potter Brown Grimmett. She was a member of Pollard Baptist Church and attended Wildwood Baptist Church. In her early life she was a loving daughter. She was also a trusted and beloved sister. Her family was very important to her and remained so throughout her life. She graduated from Ashland High School...

Amy Leake Wilburn, 47, of Worthington, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020, in U.K. Medical Center. She was born November 27, 1972, in Ashland, KY, a daughter of Paul Leake and Jeannine Meade Leake of Ashland. She was preceded in death by a sister, Sonia Leake Dent, in 2017. Amy was a 1990 graduate of Boyd County High School and a 1995 graduate of Ohio University where she received a degree in Elementary Education. She attended Wildwood First Church of God, had previously worked at the...

Dorothy Diamond Slone, 87, of Ashland passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 surrounded by family at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Dottie was born October 30, 1932 in Ashland, KY, a daughter of the late Rev. E Paul and Ethel Virginia Pickrell Diamond. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Wade E. Slone, sons Paul Andrew Slone and Phillip Bryan Slone, her sister Pauline D. Applegate and infant brother who died at birth. Dottie was a devoted...

Betty Lou Griffith, 83, of Ashland, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 in King’s Daughters Medical Center. She was born November 27, 1936 in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Ed and Lucy Halterman Griffith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Gene Griffith. Betty was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed crafts, dogs and cooking for her family. Those left to cherish her memory include a daughter, Kimberly Cantrell of Flatwoods; son,...

  Sharon Marie Wolfe, 73, of Cannonsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 12th at her residence. She was born August 5, 1946 in Cabell County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Paul Oscar and Fern Fulks Lewis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Neil Watson in 2018. Sharon was a member of Garner Missionary Baptist Church and retired following a long teaching career at Cannonsburg Elementary School. She was deeply loved and will be...

  Brandi Ann Craig Gudnason, 41, of Ashland, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Brandi was born November 29, 1978 in Duluth, GA, a daughter of Scott Demarco and the late Brenda Sue Fisk Demarco. Survivors include two sons, Jordan Demarco and Brandon Gudnason both of Kershaw, SC; and a host of extended family members and dear friends. A memorial service will be held at a later date once all Covid 19 restrictions have been lifted. Steen Funeral...

Caiden Lee Stone, the son of Monica Rae Stone, was stillborn Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. In addition to his mother, Monica Rae Stone of Chesapeake, OH, Caiden is also survived by his Aunt Hannah Stone and her daughter Callie Stone of South Point, Aunt Megan Stone of Ashland, maternal grandparents Melissa and Tony Smith of Ashland, maternal great grandmother Debbie McKenzie of Coal Grove, paternal grandparents Ronald and Lynn Stone of Catlettsburg...

On May 5th our hero went to heaven. Robert G. “Bob” Harte was born November 20, 1951, a son of the late George G. and Martha Frances Copley Harte. Although born in Ashland he was from his beloved Catlettsburg. Robert was a 1969 graduate of Thomas R. Brown High School in Catlettsburg. He retired following a 32 year career with A.K. Steel, where he worked as Section Manager of Raw Materials and Iron Making. He received multiple accolades and honors during his tenure at Armco/AK Steel. ...

  Sharon Elaine Callihan, 68, of Williamsport, Kentucky, formerly of Flatwoods, passed away on Monday, May 4th in Parkview Nursing Home. She was born December 24, 1951, in Ironton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Elzie and Jessie Riggs Callihan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert “Bob” Callihan and a sister, Gloria Waugh. Sharon was a devoted homemaker with a servant’s heart. She enjoyed babysitting her nieces and nephews and was...

John Mark Bailey, 55, of Ashland, died peacefully Monday, May 4th in Community Hospice Care Center. He was born August 8, 1964, a son of the late Cecil Dean Bailey and Hazel “June” Skaggs Bailey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Dean Bailey and a brother in law, Randy Williams. John attended South Ashland United Methodist Church. He previously worked as a social worker at Boyd County High School and retired as a Charitable Gaming Inspector...