R. E. Rogers Funeral Home
2006: A - G
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Aaron, Roland Dean
Residence: Forest Hills, Kentucky               Age: 51
Date of Birth: April 20, 1954                       Place of Birth: Gastoria, North Carolina
Date of Death: February 6, 2006                 Place of Death: St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
Funeral: February 9, 2006                            Burial: Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Kentucky
Faith: Wilmore Baptist Church, Wilmore, Kentucky
Father: Roland Warren Aaron                      Mother: Gathel Young Aaron
Wife: Deborah (Debbie) Kay Aaron (deceased)
Daughters:                                                    Brother:
Amanda Ruth Gauze                                Wayne Bradford (Christina) Aaron
Williamson, West Virginia                                                Savannah, Georgia
Jennifer Grace Aaron
Williamson, West Virginia
Grandchildren: Kayla Rachelle, Stephanie Elizabeth, and Ruby Jade Gauze

Anderson, Ollie James
Residence: Smyrna, Tennessee                Age: 82
Date of Birth: May 7, 1923                     Place of Birth: Pikeville County, Kentucky
Date of Death: February 23, 2006           Place of Death: Peacetree Nursing Center, Tennessee
Funeral: February 28, 2006                     Burial: Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Kentucky
Faith: Pinsonfork Church of God
Father: Nelson James, Sr. (deceased0      Mother: Virnie Smith James (deceased)
Brothers:                                                  Sisters:
Nelson “Buddy” James Jr.                        June Harper
Pikeville, Kentucky                                      Mayfield, Kentucky
Roy James                                                 Hazel Anderson
Cambridge, Ohio                                          Richmond, Texas
Corbet James, Sr.
Pinsonfork, Kentucky
Grandchildren:                                         Great Grandchildren:
Tammy Damron                                          Micah Jaid Fields
Smyrna, Tennessee
Kimberly Ann Fields
McVeigh, Kentucky

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Baker, Judith Gail
Residence: Sidney, Kentucky              Age: 59
Date of Birth: July 12, 1946                Place of Birth: Pike County, Kentucky
Date of Death: April 6, 2006               Place of Death: Residence
Funeral: April 8, 2006                         Burial: Family Cemetery, Sidney, Kentucky
Faith: McVeigh United Baptist Church
Father: Lawrence Elswick                    Mother: Rachel Fuller Elswick
Husband: Thomas D. Baker
Sons: Michael Baker, Pikeville, Kentucky
Scott Baker (deceased)
Brother:                                                Sisters:
Junior Elswick                                    Connie Chapman
Canada, Kentucky                           Canada, Kentucky
                             Patsy Blackburn
                                  Canada, Kentucky
                             Madonna Williamson
                                  Pinsonfork, Kentucky

Blackburn, Alec
Residence: Old Town, Florida                     Age: 64
Date of Birth: September 5, 1941                Place of Birth: Pike County, Kentucky
Date of Death: January 18, 2006                 Place of Death: Florida
Funeral: January 22, 2006                            Burial: Family Cemetery, McAndrews, Kentucky
Father: Ishmal Blackburn (deceased)           Mother: Isabella Ball Blackburn
Companion: Evelyn Harriett Looney
Son:                                                              Daughters:
Justin Blackburn, Texas                                Julie Ann Blackburn, Pennsylvania
                                      Sherry Blackburn, Pennsylvania
                                      Lora Ann Blackburn, Texas
Brothers:                                                      Sisters:
Ishmal Blackburn                                                 Mildred Mullins
McAndrews, Kentucky                                Sidney, Kentucky
Thomas Fred Blackburn                              Wyoming Allen
Williamson, West Virginia                             North Carolina
Richard Blackburn                                       Polly Whoberry
McAndrews, Kentucky                                Illinois
Jimmy Hayes Blackburn                               Marilyn Coleman
McAndrews, Kentucky                                McAndrews, Kentucky
James Hillard Blackburn                                Fostina Helvey (deceased)
Hatfield, Kentucky                                Georgia Ann O’Leary (deceased)
Otice Blackburn (deceased)                           Lillian Weddington (deceased)
Tony Lee Blackburn (deceased)                    Minnie Edgar Hill (deceased)
Charley Blackburn (deceased)
Lawson Blackburn (deceased)
Grandchildren: 4

Blackburn, Marry Magdalene Scott
Residence: Rt. Turkey Toe, Hardy, Kentucky        Age: 85
Date of Birth: June 18, 1920                      Place of Birth: Hardy, Kentucky
Date of Death: January 15, 2006                Place of Death: Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Kentucky
Funeral: January 19, 2006                          Burial: Julius Scott Cemetery, Hardy, Kentucky
Faith: First Baptist Church of Belfry, Belfry, Kentucky
Father: Julius Scott (deceased)                   Mother: Polly “Sissy” Hatfield Scott (deceased)
Husband: Luther F. Blackburn (deceased)
Son:                                                            Daughters:
Donnie Lee Blackburn (deceased)                Ida Sue (Roger) Young, Indianapolis, Indiana
                                     Shelia (Virgil) Lockard, Hardy, Kentucky
                                     Kim (Charles) Runyon, Pinsonfork, Kentucky
Brothers:                                                    Sisters:
Pete Scott (deceased)                                   Georgia Brown,
Erman Scott (deceased)                                        Lavalette, West Virginia
Sherman Scott (deceased)                            Fern Brown
Charley Scott (deceased)                                     Ceredo-Kenova, West Virginia
John B. Scott (deceased)                             Maudie Stanley (deceased)
Bankie Scott  (deceased)
Sister-in-law:
Betty Blackburn, Indianapolis, Indiana
Grandchildren: 12                        Great Grandchildren: 16

Bolen, David Chad
Residence: Ransom, Kentucky                  Age: 28
Date of Birth: February 27, 1978              Place of Birth: Williamson, West Virginia
Date of Death: April 20, 2006
Place of Death: Appalachian Regional Hospital ER South Williamson, Kentucky
Funeral: April 24, 2006              Burial: Coleman Cemetery, Ransom, Kentucky
Father: Donald Bolen (deceased)               Mother: Vivian Varney Bolen
Sister: Courtney Dawn (Ronnie) Morris
Nieces: Hannah Dawn and Ryleigh Paige Morris

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Cary, Rachel Lowe
Residence: Williamson, West Virginia         Age: 93
Date of Birth: July 12, 1912                        Place of Birth: Martin County, Kentucky
Date of Death: February 11, 2006               Place of Death: Williamson, Memorial Hospital
                                                                        Williamson, West Virginia
Funeral: February 15, 2006                         Burial: Cary Cemetery, Rawl, West Virginia
Faith: Freewill Baptist Church, Rawl, West Virginia
Father: George Lowe (deceased)                 Mother: Sarah Jane Roten Lowe (deceased)
Husband: Chester Cary, Sr. (deceased)
Daughter:                                                                 Son:
Emma Jane Akers, Loveland, Colorado                        Flem Reed (deceased)
Step Son:                                                                  Step Daughter:
Chester Cary, Sr.                                                          Hope Cary
Grandchildren:                                                         Great Grandchildren: 9
James Ray (Wilda Gay) Akers, Sprigg, West Virginia
Lois Marie Akers (David) Biederstadt, Loveland, Colorado
Linda Sisk, Chattaroy, West Virginia
Shelia Bevins, Loveland, Colorado
Delores Akers, Kinderhook, Illinois
Great Great Grandchildren: 9

Clevenger, Eillene
Residence: Meathouse Fork, Canada, Kentucky        Age: 52
Date of Birth: July 7, 1953                        Place of Birth: Pikeville, Kentucky
Date of Death: January 7, 2006                 Place of Death: Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Kentucky
Funeral: January 10, 2006                          Burial: Justice Cemetery, Canada, Kentucky
Father: Wade Maynard (deceased)             Mother: Faye Lyons Maynard
Husband: Clyde Clevenger
Foreign Exchange Daughters:
Nadine Sieren, Kolon, Germany
Loren Santana, Esuador, South America
Brothers:                                                             Sisters:
Russell Maynard, Pikeville, Kentucky                Glendora Coleman, Dandridge, Tennessee
William “Cotton” Maynard (deceased)               Zora May, Pikeville, Kentucky
Two Infant Brothers                                            Nancy Blackburn, Pikeville, Kentucky
                                             Geraldine Maynard twin sister (deceased)
Sister-in-laws:
Phyllis Maynard, Turkey Creek, Kentucky
Ethel Clevenger, Canada, Kentucky

Collins, Anna Bell
Residence: Williamson, West Virginia        Age: 59
Date of Birth: October 2, 1946                  Place of Birth: Williamson, West Virginia
Date of Death: January 19, 2006               Place of Death: Appalachian Regional Hospital
                                                                South Williamson, Kentucky
Funeral: January 22, 2006                         Burial: Smith Cemetery, Sidney, Kentucky
Faith: Church of God
Father: Ruley Adkins (deceased)               Mother: Mahalia Doyle Adkins
Sons:
David Collins, Williamson, West Virginia
Logan Collins, Hatfield, Kentucky
James Nelson Collins (deceased)
Brothers:                                                                Sister:
Charles Adkins,Varney, West Virginia               Dorothy Adkins, Aflex, Kentucky
William Bill Adkins, Aflex, Kentucky
Douglas Adkins, Louisa, Kentucky
Lester Adkins, Aflex, Kentucky
Oscar Adkins, Varney, West Virginia
Grandchildren:
George William Collins, James David Collins, Tiffany Ann Dotson,
And Logan Ryan Collins

Crigger, Edna
Residence: Ft. Walton Beach, Florida formerly of eastern Kentucky        Age: 95
Date of Birth: October 18, 1910                Place of Birth: McAndrews, Kentucky
Date of Death: May 2, 2006                Place of Death: Parthenon Health Care Facility,
                                Ft. Walton Beach, Florida
Funeral: May 6,2006                        Burial: Davis Memorial Gardens, Stone, Kentucky
Father: Billy Ball (deceased)                Mother: Martha Jane Ball (deceased)
Husband: Orison Crigger (deceased)
Sons:                                        Daughters:
William Darrell Crigger (deceased)                Irene Ruth Crigger (deceased)
Robert Eugene Crigger (deceased)                Susie Inis (Henry) Allen, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Donald Ray Crigger (deceased0                Mary Lou (Ron) Reed, Shalimar, Florida
Arthur Lee Crigger, Crum, West Virginia
Bobby Kenneth (Bonnie) Crigger, Hardy, Kentucky
Grandchildren: 15
Pam Nichols, Karen Sue Allen, Debra Allen Wiles, Arthur Gregory Crigger, James Bradley Crigger, Kara Leigh
Porter, Tina Maynard, Patricia Crigger, Angie Estepp, Darlene Crigger, Johnny Burgett, Donald Kenneth,
Richard Franklin, Cheryl, and Kimberly.
Great Grandchildren: 19
Melanie Hutto, Jeremy Wiles, Gregory Wiles, Jennifer Nichols, Janelle Nichols, Nathan Crigger, Kendra
Crigger, Natasha Crigger, Larissa Crigger, Cory Crigger, Tarryn Porter, Jacob Porter, Jamie Crigger, Chandra
Kirk, Shawn Douglas, Kristen, Marla Burgett, Stom Reed Berman, and Summer Reed Burman
Great Great Grandchildren: 2

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Davis, James Earnest
Residence: Hardy, Kentucky                Age: 81
Date of Birth: October 24, 1924                Place of Birth: Sardis, Alabama
Date of Death: January 8, 2006                Place of Death: Saint Joseph Hospice Center,
                Lexington, Kentucky
Funeral: January 13, 2006                        Burial: Mountain View Memory Gardens,
Huddy, Kentucky
Faith: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Huddy, Kentucky
Father: Joe Davis (deceased)                Mother: Ophelia David (deceased)
Wife: Mildred L. Davis
Daughters:
Cynthia (Eugene) Mitchell, Norfolk, Virginia
Joanne (Nash) Cunningham, III, Stirratt, West Virginia
Sophia (Tim) Chambers, Hardy, Kentucky
Sister:
Annie, Chicago, Illinois
Grandchildren:                                Great Grandchildren:
Teresa Cunningham                        Nasir and Nicholas Mitchell
Lexington, Kentucky              Nashray Hamlin
Ernest (Nyance) Mitchell
Norfolk, Virginia
Michael Mitchell
Norfolk, Virginia
Elizabeth Chambers
Hardy, Kentucky

Dotson, Robert Allen
Residence: Belfry, Kentucky                Age: 25
Date of Birth: June 20, 1980                 Place of Birth: South Williamson, Kentucky
Date of Death: March 15, 2006
Place of Death: St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia
Funeral: March 19, 2006
Burial: Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Kentucky
Father: George Thomas Dotson            Mother: Connie Lynn Dotson
Belfry, Kentucky                                        Black Gem, Kentucky
Son: Cameron Jacob Dotson, Belfry, Kentucky
Grandmothers:                                      Grandfathers:
Betty Dotson, Belfry, Kentucky                Bob Dotson (deceased)
Novella Carey (deceased)                            Homer Baisden (deceased)
Uncle: Bob Dotson, Martin County, Kentucky

Dotson, Timothy Roy “T. R.”
Residence: Ransom, Kentucky                Age: 17
Date of Birth: July 1, 1988                     Place of Birth: Pikeville, Kentucky
Date of Death: April 12, 2006
Place of Death: Appalachian Regional Hospital South Williamson, Kentucky
Funeral: April 15, 2006
Burial: Family Cemetery, Ransom, Kentucky
Faith: Faith Christian Church, Phelps, Kentucky
Father: Timothy Dotson                        Mother: Sherry Sullivan Dotson
Sister: Tammy (Ronald) Daniels, Ransom, Kentucky
Niece: Brittany Daniels
Grandparents: Walter and Phyllis Sullivan, Ransom, Kentucky

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Dallas “Big D” Estepp
Residence: North Matewan, West Virginia        Age: 63
Date of Birth: November 23, 1942                    Place of Birth: Matewan, West Virginia
Date of Death: April 29 2006                            Place of Death: Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Kentucky
Funeral: May 1, 2006                                        Burial: Maynard Cemetery, North Matewan, West Virginia
Faith: Stone Missionary Baptist Church
Father: Ed Estepp (deceased)                            Mother: Rosie Justice Estepp (deceased)
Wife: Susie Maxine Edwards Estepp
Sons:
Timmy (Pam) Estepp, Whitepine, Tennessee
David Eric Estepp, North Matewan, West Virginia
James David Estepp (deceased)
Daughters:
Tammy (Brian) Gooslin, McCarr, Kentucky
Angie Estepp, North Matewan, West Virginia
Brothers:
Ed (Nancy) Estepp, Lobata, Kentucky
Thomas Estepp (deceased)
Billy Estepp (deceased)
Roger (Estepp) (deceased)
Sisters:
Bernice Cox (deceased)
Jo Steele (deceased)
Wilma Estepp (deceased)
Grandchildren:
Kerigan and Cody Estepp of Whitepine, Tennessee
Ryan and Kayla Gooslin of McCarr, Kentucky
Zack Wallace of Canada, Kentucky


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Ferrell, Ruby May
Residence: Canada, Kentucky                Age: 84
Date of Birth: May 14, 1921
Place of Birth: Pike County, Kentucky
Date of Death: April 29, 2006
Place of Death: Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson Kentucky
Funeral: May 2, 2006                        Burial: Chapman Cemetery, Canada, Kentucky
Faith: Belfry Freewill Baptist
Father: Malcolm May (deceased)                Mother: Lou Vernie Chapman May (deceased)
Husband: Eugene Ferrell (deceased)
Sons:                                                            Daughters:
Billy Gene Ferrell, Speedwell, Tennessee                Mary Jane Simon Mullins, Hatfield, Kentucky
Daniel Richard Ferrell, Canada                                 Shirley Wellman, Canada
                                                 Susan Ludema, Holland, Michigan
                                                 Karen Bragg, Lexington, Kentucky
Brothers:
Charles May, Jackson, Michigan
Malcolm May (deceased)
Sisters:
Carrie Maynard, Albion, Michigan
Opal Reed Fisher (deceased)
Mildred Burke (deceased)
Grandchildren: 16                                Great Grandchildren: 11

France, Ortha
Residence: Lick Creek, West Virginia       Age: 87
Date of Birth: April 9, 1913                     Place of Birth: Williamson, West Virginia
Date of Death: February 28, 2006            Place of Death: Appalachian Regional Hospital
                                                                South Williamson, Kentucky
Funeral March 3, 2006                             Burial: Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy, Kentucky
Father: Charlie Ball (deceased)                 Mother: Rachel Ball Ball (deceased)
Husband: John France (divorced)
Sons:                                                                     Daughter:
David France, Lick Creek West Virginia                Madeline France, Lick Creek, West Virginia
Roy France (deceased)
Brother:                                        Sisters;
Odie Webb (deceased)                        Sarah Rutherford (deceased)
                           Fay Varney (deceased)
Grandchildren:                                                        Great Grandchildren:
John France II, Lick Creek West Virginia                                Ashley Farley
Michelle Farley, Chattaroy, West Virginia                               Maranda Riffe