Verna Dotson Barker, 84, of Phelps, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Muskogee, Okla.

She was born Aug. 26, 1925, at Argo, a daughter of the late Ferrell and Valentine Jackson Dotson.

She was a homemaker, a retired restaurant worker and a member of the Shepard Memorial Presbyterian Church.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Woodrow Barker; a son, Jerry Lee Barker; a grandson, Matthew Barker; a great-granddaughter, Arianna Barker; and two brother… Continue

Well kids, it's official. There will not be any school in Pike County, KY for the rest of the week. This is due to the flu and sicknesses that have the school attendance dropping. So, enjoy you time off now, because you will have to make it up at a later date, like perhaps, during the warm, sunny, days of summer.

Ruby Faye “Granny” Rife, 74, of North Matewan, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Community Nursing Center of Phelps, Ky.

She was born on May 30, 1935, at Pike County, Ky., a daughter of the late Lacy and Mary New Belcher.

Ruby was a homemaker.

She leaves to honor her loving memory and mourn her passing, her loving husband, Robert J. Rife of North Matewan, W.Va.; son Kyle Ray (Sarah) Rife of North Matewan, W.Va.; daughter Sharon Gay (Ken-n… Continue

Ernest Stump, age 83 of Phelps, Ky., died Sept. 26, 2009 at his residence.

Ernest was born July 25, 1926 in Phelps, Ky. to the late M.C. and Polly Smith.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 11 a.m. at the Gooslin Bottom Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow in the Stump Family Cemetery at Phelp, Ky.

Arrangements are under the direction of the R.S. Jones and Son Funeral Home of Phelps, Ky.

Dorothy Marie Wolford, 76, of Phelps, Ky., died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Appalachian Regional Hospital.

Born July 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Cindy and Melvin Wolford.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hassel Wolford, a granddaughter, Brandi Daughtery, five brothers, three sisters and a son-in-law.

She is survived by a son, Hassel (Colleen) Wolford, Jr., daughters Annette (Randy) Rayburn of Stopover, Ky., Betty Carol Stump, Sevierville, T… Continue