Mr. Little

Jack Little, 78, of Virgie, Ky., father of Flemingsburg Gazette editor Danetta Barker, passed away Feb. 11 at the Pikeville Medical Center.

He was born July 8, 1930, in Pike County to Marion and Lydia Little. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jeanette; three daughters, Debra (Lawrence) Bartley, Danetta (Garry) Barker, Dianna (Zack) Howell; and by one son Dale (Ruby) Little.

He is also survived by grandchildren Seth Mullins, Tony Bartley, Christopher Bartley, Mariah Smith, Patrick Smith, Maggie Little, Taylor Howell, and Zachary Howell; great-grandchildren Rachel Bartley, Cody Bartley, Keith Mullins, and James Jackson Mullins.; and by his mother-in-law Lucille Hamby.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Donna Sue Howard; one son, Michael Wayne, and three grandsons, Shane Mullins, Curry Byrd, and Nathaniel Jack Little.

Mr. Little was a avid hunter and loved to walk the mountains of Eastern Kentucky.

The mountains have called back their own. Jack Little has passed away from this earth. He hunted these hills, roamed the ridges and loved the land. He was one of the last of the mountain men

Visitation for Mr. Little is after 5 pm Thursday and Friday at Hall and Jones Funeral Home in Virgie, Ky., after 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Services are at 12 Noon Saturday, Feb. 14.

Lady Panthers beat Nicholas

2/9/2009

Fleming Co. 61

Nicholas Co. 36

Fleming Co.
15
13
17
16
61

Nicholas Co.
7
13
8
8
36

Fleming Co. (10-11) -- Harmon 2, Emmons 35, S. Boyd 8, Alex 5, M. Boyd 2, McKee 3, Jackson 2, Johnson 4.

Nicholas Co. (10-10) -- B. Sosby 4, Gilkerson 7, S. Sosby 10, Turner 4, Mitchell 9, Bretz 2.

Mrs. Getz

Lula Bell Getz, 83, of Ewing passed Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at her residence in Fairview.
Lula was a devoted member of the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church.
Lula was born in Nicholas County, Aug. 11, 1925, to Henry Livingood and Elizabeth Ritchie Livingood.
Eula is survived by two children, Connie Hart and Billy (Patti) Getz of Fairview; grandchildren, George Rickett of Maysville, Melinda Strong of Georgetown, Ky., Dawn Getz (Corey) Simmons of Tumwater, Wash., Pat (Keith) Mount of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Clayton (Elizabeth) Getz of Georgetown; eight great-grandchildren, Mikie Strong, Danielle Strong, Tyler Strong, Drew Simmons, Shelby Simmons, Luke Simmons, Brittany Rickett and Will Rickett; and one great-great-grandchild, Isabella Strong.
Lula is also survived by three brothers, Irvin Livingood, Grover Livingood and Garlet Livingood, and one sister, Myrtle Howard, all of Nicholas County.
Preceding Lula in death were two husbands, William (Bud) Getz and George Everett Fryman; and siblings, Virginia Waughs, Lovell Livingood and J.C. Livingood.

Services are 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Fairview with Rev. Todd Wiley officiating.
Burial will follow in the May's Lick Cemetery.
Visitation is 6 until 9 p.m., Wednesday at the church.
Price Bros. Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Biddle

Howard Franklin "Dump" Biddle, 94, of Ewing passed this life Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at Fleming County Hospital.
Howard was a farmer and landowner and a member of the Mount Tabor United Methodist Church.
Howards survived by his wife, Ruby Mae Biddle; two sons, Larry (Sue) Biddle of Ewing and Terry (Amy) Biddle of Murrysville, Penn.; four grandchildren, Ashton Biddle and Sarah McCord of Ewing, Ryan Biddle of Monroeville, Penn., and Courtney Biddle of Oxford, Miss; and a brother, Carroll Biddle of Paris, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Biddle; and two brothers, Marvin Biddle and Pat Biddle.
Services are noon Tuesday at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Walton and Rev. Ron Gill officiating.
Burial will follow in the Elizaville Cemetery.

Visitation is 10 a.m. until noon Tuesday at the church.
Price Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Taylor

Ronald James Taylor, 70, of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of Flemingsburg died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009.
He was an electrical engineer at D.P.& L. before his retirement. Ronald was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1938, to the late Maurice and Gladys Crews Taylor.
His wife, Brenda Emmons Taylor, preceded him death in 2001.
He is survived by two sons, Michael (Hollie) Taylor of Washington D.C. and Ryan (Johnsie) Taylor of Dayton, Ohio; one brother, Carroll Maurice (Linda) Taylor of Fort Myers, Fla.; a granddaughter, Ainsley Grace Taylor; a grandson, Chase Emmons Taylor; and his mother-in-law, Evelyn Emmons.
Services at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at the Boone - Nickell Funeral Home in Flemingsburg. Rev. George Sloan will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m., today at the funeral home.

Mrs. Williams

Brenda Kay Williams, 47, of Flemingsburg died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at her home.
She was born March 20, 1961, in Montgomery County, Tenn., the daughter of the late Virginia and George Morgan Spangenberger.
She was a housewife.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Charles A. Williams; two sons, Samuel Bane Mosley of Jacksonville, Tenn., and Jesse Williams of Flemingsburg; two daughters, Danielle Thoroughman of Flemingsburg, and Veronique Williams of Clarksville, Tenn.; two brothers, Kenny (Donna) Spangenberger of Elizabethtown, and Claude Spangenberger of Clarksville; three sisters, Frances Clark of Montgomery County, Tenn., Wilma Long of Bowling Green and Pam Rye of Palmyra, Tenn.; and five grandchildren, Josh Abreu, Justin Abreu, Nevaeh Thoroughman, Harlen Mosley and Ianna Mosley.
Services are 1 p.m., Saturday at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Taylor and Sister Jan Way Rudolph officiating.
Visitation is 11 a.m., until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.

Mr. Smith

Edward Smith, Jr., age 65, of Hope Hill Road, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.

He was born April 18, 1943, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Edward and Juanita Stewart Smith.

Survivors include five sons, Sgt Daniel Smith and wife Stefani of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, GySgt Joseph Smith and wife Melanie of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, SSG Jonathan Smith currently serving in Afghanistan, Jeremy Smith and wife Amber of Morehead, Kentucky, and SSG Timothy Smith and wife Ashley of Flemingsburg, Kentucky; two daughters, Lisa Smith and friend Allison Cohen of Boca Raton, Florida, and Kristi Bailey and husband Darold of Morehead, Kentucky; two brothers, Jim Smith of Morehead, Kentucky, and Gary Gene Smith of Clay City, Kentucky; 15 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.

Edward served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in Germany and Puerto Rico. He earned a B.S. Degree from Morehead State University and was a former employee of the Raymond Construction Company of Naples, Florida, accountant, and insurance salesman.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, February 8, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Brother Clayton Stacey and Brother Brooks Karrick officiating.

Full military rites will be conducted by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126. Pallbearers will be the five sons and son-in-law.

Visitation is after 3 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.

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