Emma West, 95
Emma Lee Powell West, 95, Lexington, formerly of Irvine, widow of Ollie West, died Sunday, at the home of her daughter, Patricia West, after a long illness. She was born March 30, 1914 in Estill County a daughter of the late James Marion and Mary Lucy Puckett Powell. She was a member of the White Oak Church of God and a retired pharmacy technician for Mr.Wiggs’ Department Stores in Lexington. She was also preceded in death by a daughter Peggy West Eades; a grandchild, Mary Lee Cornish; three brothers; and a sister.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia West of Lexington; two sons, James Franklin West of Lexington and Wayne (Angie) West of Roswell Ga.; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; seven great great-grandchildren; and five nieces and five nephews.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday at Lewis Funeral Home, by Rev. Glendon Woosley with burial at the Dunaway Cemetery, White Oak.
Pallbearers are Oties, Bobby, Jimmy and James Edward West, Paul Kendall, Billy Cornish.
Fairy Lynch, 98
Fairy Lynch, 98, a resident of Irvine Health & Rehabilitation Center, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital. She was born March 22, 1911 in Estill County, the daughter of the late Levi and Candis Sparks Flynn. She was a homemaker and a member of the Drip Rock Baptist Church where she played the piano for many years. She had lived in Estill County all of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Lynch; one son, A.J. Lynch; a son-in-law, Kenneth Johnson; one grandchild, Jolynn Warnock Rogers; four sisters; and two brothers.
Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Johnson of Columbus, Ohio, and Mary Rawlins and husband Turner of Irvine; one son, Gerald Lynch and wife Ellen of Ider. Ala.; eight grandchildren, Cherrye Lynch, Gerald Lynch Jr., Harold Johnson, Danny Lynch, James Garland Bell, Kirk Bell, Kyle Bell and Steven Bell; 19 great-grandchildren, Shawn, Danny Jr., Michael, Frankie, Kristy, Marsha, Ashley, Candis, Kenny, Matthew, Nathan, Kirissa, Jordan, Jarrod, Hannah, Arianna, Megan, Devan and Justin; two great-great grandchildren, Sarah and Jayden.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, March 6 at 1 p.m. at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Dennis Williams and Bro. Darrell Isaacs with burial at the Lynch-Moore Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Garland Bell, Kirk Bell, Kyle Bell, Matthew McDougal, Danny Lynch Jr. and Jordan Bell.
Charles Arvin, 35
Charles Dewayne Arvin, 35, Winkler Cemetery Road, Irvine, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. He was born Sept. 16, 1974 in Fayette County, the son of Dewayne Algin Arvin and the late Marzella White Arvin. He was a roofer and attended the Crooked Creek Christian Church. He had lived in Estill County most of his life.
Survivors include his father, Dewayne Algin Arvin of Estill County; two sons, Dakota Arvin and Dustin Arvin, both of Estill County; one sister, Melinda Rose and husband Vic of Estill County; one brother, David Frymyer of Jackson County; his fiance, Donna Stone of Estill County.
He was preceded in death by one brother, James Frymyer.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 4 at 1 p.m. at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin with burial at the Arvin Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Kurt Davis, Bill Stepp, Duke Brinegar, Steven Ballard, Bert McIntosh, John Luster, Michael Arvin, Dakota Arvin and Gerald Thomas.
Addie Horn, 88
Addie Mae Brandenburg Horn, 88, died Friday at the Marcum &Wallace Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born June 11, 1921 in Lee County a daughter of the late Jack and Amanda Gross Brandenburg. Mrs. Horn had worked in retail and was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Joy Bowles and friend, Billy Paul Dennis of Irvine; two sons, Roy Horn of Lexington and Lonzo (Sherry) Horn of Colorado; a sister, Sarah Tipton of Richmond; three granddaughters, Misty Michelle Bowles, Tammy Denise Noe and Becky Louis Baker; two grandsons, Michael Roy Horn, Bradley Horn; four great grandchildren, Addie Madison Noe, Brooklyn Baker, Brianna Horn and Boone Raydan McIntosh; and many special friends.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Lewis Funeral Home, by Bro. Sherl Thomas with burial at West Irvine Cemetery.
Claudette Wood, 76
Claudette Wood, 76, of Lexington, formerly of Irvine, died at her home on Friday, March 5, 2010 after a long illness. Claudette was preceded in death by her parents, Sally Arvin Wood and Claud D. Wood; husband, Edward Richardson and brother, Wayne Christopher, all of Irvine.
Survivors include three sons, Jim Ruffing and wife Pauline of Ravenna, David Ruffing and wife Kathy of Lexington, Scott Ruffing and wife Cherry of Irvine; a daughter George-Ann Wood of Lexington; five grandchildren, Doug Freeze and wife Beci of Virginia, Noah Wood of Lexington, Whitney Ruffing of Ravenna, Joseph and Caymon Levi Ruffing of Irvine; and one great granddaughter, Cameron Freeze of Virginia.
Claudette’s passion was working with the mentally handicapped adults in Irvine in the 1970’s.
A memorial service for Claudette Wood will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Irvine.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society. www.milwardfuneral.com
Linda G. Hall, 61
Linda G. (Harrison) Hall, 61, of Winchester, wife of Ernie Jay Hall, died Saturday, Feb. 27. She was born June 26, 1948 in Irvine, to Naomi and the late Arnold Harrison.
Survivors include her husband, Ernie Jay Hall, Winchester; brother, Chuck Harrison and wife Sharon, Winchester; sisters, Brenda Barnett and Judy H. Adams, both of Lexington, Diane and husband Gene Bailey, Winchester; nieces, Allison and husband Chris Bates, Lexington, Cindy Barnett, Tupelo, MS, April Harrison, Winchester; nephews, Aaron and wife Jenny Adams, Lexington, Wes and wife Miranda Harrison, Winchester, Chris Barnett, Florence, Patrick Bailey, Lexington; great nieces, Madison Rylee Bates and Grace Alexandra Adams, Lexington; great nephews, Chas Adams, Lexington, Camdyn and Caleb Harrison, Winchester. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews within the Hall family. She and Jay owned and operated Hall’s Grocery Store on Hardwick’s Creek for 13 years.
Funeral services were held at 3p.m. at Wells Clay City Chapel by Bro. Mitchell Tolle and Bro. Eugene Hampton. Pallbearers were Aaron Adams, Chris Barnett, Wes Harrison, Patrick Bailey, Jake Davis and Chas Dillon Dean. Burial in Kennon Cemetery, Clay City. Guestbook at www.wellsfh.com.