All Obituaries

Kara Marie Walden Mays; 82 of Ironton, Ohio gained her wings to heaven on September 11, 2018 leaving from the former Jo Lins Nursing Home in Ironton The South Point native was born March 25, 1936  a daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Mckee and the Late Lawrence Walden.   She was a childrens Care Taker, Loved to Quilt and loved her family. She was preceded in death by her husband; Clyde Mays and two  daughters; Tammie Crisp and  Stella Lynch. Those...

  David Steward; 61, of Milton, WV. Passed away Wednesday September 5, 2018 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House in Huntington, WV. He was born Nov. 16, 1956, a son of the late Joyce Rae Moore and the late Ed Steward. He was a former U.S. Marine and was a former Carpenter, and graduate of Boyd County High. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother; William Rankin. He is survived by his son; Darrell Steward, a daughter; Victoria Lynn Steward Blevins, a brother,...

Ruth Nelson 82 of Franklin Furnace gained her wings to heaven on Thursday August 30, 2018 leaving from the Crystal Care Nursing Center. The Greenup, Kentucky native was born September 15, 1935, a daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Adkins and the late Jacob Nelson. She was a graduate of Rock Hill High School. She was formerly employed with GTE of Illinois with over 12 years of service. She enjoyed traveling, reading, visiting with friends and family, having Super Bowl parties with her...

Lawrence Isaac Delawder 55 of Portsmouth Ohio formerly of Ironton gained his wings to heaven today August 20, 2018 leaving from the Hospice care center in Portsmouth with his family and friends by his side. The Chicago native was born April 26, 1963 a son of the late Ernestine Ward and the late Francis Delawder Sr. Lawrence was a graduate of Rock Hill High School.  He was a loving father, grandfather, brother and uncle. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son;...

Dianna Lynn Delawder 52 of Portsmouth, formerly of Ironton, Ohio gained her wings to heaven on Wednesday August 15, 2018 leaving from the Heartland Nursing Home in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born December 17, 1965, a daughter of the late Ernestine Ward and the late Francis Delawder Sr. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister and aunt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Calvin Kersey Sr., a brother; Francis Delawder, and  a sister; Sandra...

Mother Martha Murphy (Carter), 87, of Ironton, Ohio died in her Columbus, Ohio home, on August 7, 2018. She was born on May 1, 1931 in Ironton, Ohio to William and Hazel Carter. Martha was a pillar in the community and shared a passion for motherhood both spiritually and physically. In addition to her nine biological children; Martha also adopted eight children, and opened her home to countless children, and adults, along the way. She was awarded the WSAZ hometown hero for her extensive...

Wendy Miller           In Remembrance of Wendy Marie Bieger Miller born May 25, 1973 in Buffalo, New York and she gained her Angel wings on August 1, 2018 at 2:55 am in Ashland, KY at Kings Daughters Medical Center. Wendy was battling stage four non-small cell carcinoma of the lungs. The cancer spread to her bones and she was determined to fight the cancer and not give up. She did. She fought hard to the very...

Robert E. Lee Sanders; 52 of Scottown, Ohio gained his wings to heaven on Monday July 30, 2018, departing from St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. The Ashland Kentucky native was born November 28, 1965 the son of Sharon K. Spears and the late Junior Levi Sanders of Kitts Hill, Ohio. He was a United States Army Veteran who loved to fish, hunt, ride his motorcycle and work on cars.  In addition to his mother, he is survived by 3 sons; Brandon Sanders and his...

Fuiel “Herbert” H. Sparks; 83 of Coal Grove gained his wings to heaven on July 7, 2018_ leaving from the Rivers Bend Care Center in Burlington with his wife Sharon and family at his side.           The Inez Kentucky native was born December 19, 1934, a son of the late Robert “Rich” Sparks and the late Lucy Jane Holbrook Sparks. Herbert was raised in Greenup and had lived in Coal Grove for the last 47 years with his...

Allen Lambert; 57 of Portsmouth died Friday July 6, 2018 at the Bridge Port Nursing center in Portsmouth, Ohio. The Huntington, West Virginia native was born April 19, 1961, a son of George Lambert of Ashland,  Kentucky and the late Vida Bevins Lambert. Allen was a graduate of York High School in Yorktown, Virginia. He was a musician and played music around our area for many years. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a sister; Becky Lambert. In addition to his dad,...