Rillavae Banks Risner, age 83, a resident of Old Burning Fork Road in Salyersville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the Salyersville Health Care Center in Salyersville, Kentucky.  Mrs. Risner was born October 2, 1927 in Whitesburg, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Etta Collins Banks.  Also, preceding her in death is her husband, Kelly Risner; son:  Daniel Risner; sisters:  Lucky Montgomery and Ruth Dyer; and brothers:  Bernard, Bert, Elmo, Clifton and Clayton Banks.  Mrs. Risner was employed as a commercial business owner until her retirement.  In her passing she leaves behind:  son:  Keith Risner of Salyersville, Kentucky; Daughter:  Pam (Larry) Carpenter of Salyersville, Kentucky; sister:  Elsie Boggs of Whitesburg, Kentucky.  Also surviving are three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a host of family and friends who love and miss her.  Funeral services for Rillavae Banks Risner will be conducted Friday, January 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM from the Salyersville Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in the Bluegrass Cemetery in Salyersville, Kentucky.  The family will welcome friends Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Thursday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM and any time prior to the funeral services.  The arrangements are under the direction of the Salyersville Funeral Home.

Burl Cole, age 73, a resident of Burning Fork Road in Salyersville, Kentucky, passed away Monday,  January  17, 2011 at his home.  Mr. Cole was born July 12, 1937 in Tip Top, Kentucky, the son of the late Silas and Maggie King Cole.  Also preceding him in death is a grandchild, Tomi Lahiana Howard; brothers:  Harold Cole, Philip Cole, Garland Cole, Paul Cole; and sisters:  Mabel McDaniel, Brenda Montgomery, May Cole and June Cole.  Mr. Cole served his country in the US Army in Vietnam until he was honorably discharged.  He was a member of the VFW American Legion and the Salyersville Freewill Baptist church.  In his passing he leaves behind:  wife:  Geraldine “Gerry” Rickard Cole of Salyersville, Kentucky; sons:  Harold James (Denise) Cole, Chester Travis (Malinda) Cole, all of Salyersville, Kentucky; daughters:  Dianah Rose (Scott) Smith of Morehead, Kentucky, Debra Howard, Donna Lynn (Eddie Allen) Ratliff of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky  and Dorothy (Rondell) May of Salyersville, Kentucky; sisters:  Judy Farris, Fannie Farris and Wanda Salyer, of Salyersville, Kentucky and Shirrell Little of Jackson, Kentucky; brothers:  Hurlis Cole, Silas Cole, Jr., of Salyersville, Kentucky and Gerald Cole of Breathitt County, Kentucky.  Also surviving are sixteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends who love and miss him.  Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM from the Salyersville Funeral Home, with Floyd Arnett officiating.  Burial will follow in the Cole Cemetery in Salyersville, Kentucky. The family will welcome friends Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Wednesday and any time prior to the funeral services.  Military Rites will be given by the Magoffin County Chapter #15 DAV on the day of the service.  In lieu of flowers the family has asked to make donations to the Burl Cole Memorial Fund.  Arrangements  are under the direction of the Salyersville Funeral Home.

Arlie Williams, age 84 a resident of Rockhouse Road in Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center in Paintsville, Kentucky.  Mr Williams was born February 16, 1926 in Salyersville, Kentucky, the son of the late George Washington and Ellen Howard Williams.  Also, preceding him in death is one son:  Wendell Williams; sisters:  Peachy Williams, Zula Wright and Lula Wright; brothers:  Bill, Eldon, Elmer and Charlie Williams and great-grandson:  Billy Arlie Williams.  Mr Williams was a farmer until his retirement.  In his passing he leaves behind, wife:  Gustie Howard Williams; daughters:  Linda Collins and Glinda Howard of Salyersville, Kentucky and Connie Howard of Hager Hill, Kentucky; brothers:  Edgar Williams of Dayton, Ohio and Virgil Williams of Fairborn, Ohio.  Also surviving are five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends who love and miss him.  Funeral services for Arlie Williams were conducted January 15, 2011 from the Salyersville Funeral Home.  Burial followed in the Williams Family Cemetery on Rockhouse Road in Salyersville, Kentucky.  Arrangements were under the direction of the Salyersville Funeral Home.

Della Mae Gose Arnett, age 91 of Salyersville, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2011 at her home.  Della was born March 13, 1919 in Magoffin County, the daughter of the late Harris and Elizabeth Patrick Gose.  She was united n marriage to Warnie Branch Arnett who precedes her in death.  Della is survived by two sons:  Jackie Lee Arnett of Okochobee, Florida and Terry Lee Arnett of Salyersville, Kentucky; three daughters:  Anna Jo Salyer, Jacqueline Bailey and Kay Elizabeth Isaac all of Salyersville, Kentucky.  She is also survived by nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.  In addition to her husband and parents, Della is preceded n death by one daughter:  Kay Arnett; two brothers:  Bill Gose and Johnny Gose; two sisters:  Easter Perry and Maudine Gose; one grandchild:  Darren Matthew Isaac and one great-grandchild.  Funeral services were conducted January 11, 2011 from the Magoffin County Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Patrick, Dallas Patrick and Eugene Haney officiating.  Burial followed in the Gose Cemetery at Middle Fork.  Arrangements were under the direction of the Magoffin County Funeral Home.

Hargus Howard, age 90, of Silver Lake, Indiana most recently of Florida, passed away January 5, 2011 at the Hendry County Medical Center in Clearwater Florida.  Mr. Howard was born October 8, 1920, in Salyersville, Kentucky, the son of the late Kendile and Mary Allen Howard.  He was united in marriage to Hattie England on September 1, 1942 and she survives.  Also surviving are one son: Ralph (Cindy) Howard of Warsaw, Indiana; three daughters:  Carolyn (Steve) Lister and Mary Trout of Sebring, Florida and Bonnie Lou (Jim) Mettler of Brandon, Flordia.  He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.  Mr. Howard was preceded in death by one son:  Woodrow Howard, seven brothers and two sisters. Mr. Howard was a machinist for Gripco and a farmer.  Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 11, 2001 at Gospel Hill Pentecostal Church of God, Silver Lake, Indiana with clergy Frank Whitaker officiating.  Burial followed at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Pierceton, Indiana.  Memorials may be made to K-21 Foundation-Cancer Care Fund, PO Box 1810, Warsaw Indiana 46581-1810.  Titus Funeral Home of Warsaw Indiana were in charge of the funeral arrangements.
 

Hazel Mae Auxier Long, age 85, a resident of Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center in Paintsville, Kentucky.  Mrs. Long was born February 7, 1925 in Guage, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Holbrook Auxier.  Also preceding her in death is her husband:  Warren Milton Long; son: Larry David Pitts; sisters:  Ruby Patton, Lavista Auxier, Betty Lou Coyle, Rushie Louise Risner and brothers: Ernest Auxier, Herbert Red Auxier and Puff William Auxier.  Mrs. Long was a devoted member of her family and enjoyed spending every moment she could with them.  In her passing she leaves behind, daughters:  Clara J. Ashcraft and Judy Snyder of Salyersville, Kentucky, Mary Lou McBride of Kansas, Martha Jean Stanley of Houston, Texas, Carolyn Sue Benson of New York, Eva Lee Collier of Paris, Kentucky and Connie Howard of Paintsville, Kentucky; sons:  Alfred Dewey Pitts and Randall Long of Knox, Indiana, Arnold Ray Long of Houston, Texas, Terry W. Long of Clarksville, Tennessee and Raymond Long of Salyersville, Kentucky; sister:  Annoffie Smith of Pataskala, Ohio.  Also surviving are forty-two grandchildren, thirty-five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends who love and miss her.  Funeral services were held January 8, 2011 from the Salyersville Funeral Home with Wayne Meade officiating.  Burial followed in the Holbrook Cemetery in Salyersville, Kentucky.  Arrangements were under the direction of the Salyersville Funeral Home in Salyersville, Kentucky. 
 

Evenell Howard Johnson, age 75, of Old Lick Creek Road, Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Friday, December 31, 2010 at the Paul B Hall Medical Center in Paintsville, Kentucky.  Evenell was born March 24, 1935 in Magoffin County, Kentucky to the late Herbert and Monnie Rigsby Howard.  Evenell is survived by one son: Wayne (Nola) Johnson of Salyersville, Kentucky; two daughters Anita Collinsworth and Janice ( Veldon) McCarty of Salyersville, Kentucky, one sister:  Eula Mae Ward of Salyersville, Kentucky, three grandchildren:  Holly Elizabeth Johnson, Laramie Shane Gullett and John Veldon McCarty and one great grandchild:  Peyton John McCarty.  In addition to her parents, Evenell was preceded in death by her husband:  Price Johnson; one brother:  Corbett Howard and one sister:  Doshia Walters.   Funeral services were conducted January 3, 2011 at the Magoffin County Funeral Home Chapel with Johnny Reed officiating.  Burial followed in the Johnson Family Cemetery at Lick Creek.  Arrangements were in care of the Magoffin County Funeral Home.

Draxie Irene Wright, age 89 of Jenkins, Kentucky passed away Friday, December 31, 2010 at her home.  Draxie was born April 7, 1921 in Letcher County, Kentucky to the late John L. and Mary Little Anderson.  Draxie is survived by one son Gary Sowards of Paintsville, Kentucky, three daughters:  Eddie Kay Charles of Pikeville, Kentucky, Teresa Ann Branham of Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky and Brenda Sue Wright of Robinson Creek, Kentucky, one sister:  Charlcia Anderson of Dorton, Kentucky, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.  In addition to her parents Draxie is preceded in death by her husband, Jim Wright; one son Steven Wright; one brother:  Burl Anderson; six sisters:  Lacy Blackburn, Lillie Wilson, Della Whitaker, Nellie Gibson, June Tackett and Beulah Keeton.  Funeral services were held January 4, 2011 at the Glory Bound Freewill Baptist church at Ashcamp, Kentucky, Burial followed in the Anderson Cemetery in Forest Hills, Kentucky.  Arrangements were under the care of the Magoffin County Funeral Home.

Phoebe Anne Caudill, age 85, a native of Magoffin County, KY, and a former resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
Mrs. Caudill was preceded in death by her husband, Allison Holland Caudill.
She is survived by her son, John Caudill and his wife Susan of Point Clear, AL,grandchildren, Phillip Lemons and his wife Carla of Staunton, VA,
Andrew Lemons and his wife Denyse of Austin, TX,
Jordan Caudill and his wife Lisa of Franklin, NC,
three great granddaughters, one great grandson, other relatives and friends. The family will have private graveside services at the Caudill Cemetery, near Salyersville, KY. Anne’s family would like to thank everyone at Catherine Place for the excellent care she was given.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to BARC, Baldwin County Humane Society, P. O. Box 206, Fairhope, AL 36533 www.baldwinhumane.org/Donate or Mobile Bay Audubon Society, P. O. Box 483, Fairhope, AL  36533, www.mobilebayaudubon.org . ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC. 19698 GREENO ROAD FAIRHOPE, AL 36532 www.wolfefuneralhome.net