All Obituaries

Diana Wells 1964 – 2021   Diana Jane Wells 56 of Wurtland KY went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 21, 2021, at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Russell KY on December 4, 1964, a daughter of the late Richard Brooks & Imogene Snoddy Wells. She was a retired city mail carrier for the United States Postal Service.   She was preceded in death along with her parents by a brother, Brian Wells. She is survived by her brother, Barry Wells and...

Shaun Mackessy 1986 – 2021   Shaun Thomas Mackessy 35 of Argillite KY died on June 15, 2021, at his home in Argillite KY. He was born in San Bernardino CA on March 15, 1986, a son of John Patrick & Mary Anna Trimpe Mackessy. He was a cook at the Waffle House in Ashland KY. He was preceded in death by his father, John Patrick Mackessy; a sister, Sandy McMahon and a nephew, Ian Little. He is survived by his mother, Mary Mackessy of Ft. Mohave, AZ; a brother, Jacob...

Lydia Urwin 1949 – 2021   Lydia Alice Urwin 72, of Franklin Furnace OH went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland KY. She was born in Portsmouth OH on February 28, 1949, a daughter of Joseph Lee & Dorothy Louise Brown Wright. She was a member of the Franklin Furnace Independent Baptist Church and a former sales representative for Carver Mobile Homes in Franklin Furnace. She was preceded in death along with her...

Raymond Wogoman 1939 – 2021   Raymond Lee Wogoman 82 of Waverly OH went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus OH. He was born in Brookville OH on February 11, 1939 a son of the late Ralph & Gladys Fern Edgington Wogoman. He was a retired Antique dealer, a veteran of the U.S.M.C. serving in Vietnam and was certified as a USN hydrographic recon diver later working on the Panama Canal. He is survived by his wife Barbara Sue...

Bobby Carpenter 1960 – 2021   Robert Willis “Bobby” Carpenter 60 of Greenup KY went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 13, 2021 with his devoted wife by his side. He accepted the Lord on September 11, 1988 and was a faithful servant. He attended the Raccoon Freewill Baptist Church where he started the youth group in 1997. He taught Sunday School, was the song leader and loved having the kids sing with him in church. Bobby had a gift of song...

Sharon Brown 1944 – 2021   Sharon Kay Brown 76 of Wurtland KY went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wurtland KY. She was born in Boyd County on August 13, 1944 a daughter of the late Bernard O’Daniel and the late Jessie Barr O’Daniel Wagner. She was a retired cook for Greenbo Lake State Park. She was preceded in death along with her parents by her husband, Doris Edward Brown and a brother, Jackie...

  Sreda Bush 1946 – 2021   Sreda May “Sissie” Bush 75 of Greenup KY went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. She was born in Greenup County KY on March 24, 1946 a daughter of the late Dennis & Linnie Roe Bush. She retired as the long-time head cook at Greenbo Lake State Park, a member of the Greenup Christian Church and an instrumental member of Wright’s Funeral Home staff for 50 years. Although she never had children; for decades she...

William “Bill” Fyffe 1930 – 2021   William E. “Bill” Fyffe 90 of Argillite KY went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland KY. He was born in Greenup County Kentucky on September 27, 1930 a son of the late John Herbert & Della Dunn Fyffe. He retired from Armco Steel in 1993, was a member of the Sunshine Methodist Church, a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean War, a member of the Flatwoods...

Betty Allen 1945 – 2021   Betty Ann Allen 76 of Graysbranch Road in Lloyd KY went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at her residence. She was born on Graysbranch on February 21, 1945 a daughter of the late Elige & Nannie Brown Clay. She was preceded in death along with her parents by a sister, Jesse Christy. She was a loving wife and mother and enjoyed researching genealogy.   She is survived by her husband, Denver Lee Allen; a son, Brian Edward...

Jerod Coburn 1990 – 2021   Jerod Michael Coburn 30 of Wurtland KY went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 3, 2021. He was born in Ashland KY on December 11, 1990 a son of Michael Eugene Coburn and Deana Kay Allen Nusbaum. He was a member of the Crane Creek Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Katie Leigh Wentz Coburn; two daughters, Amelia Coburn and Edie Coburn; a son, Bentley Waugh; and is expecting a new born. He is also survived by his mother,...