Obituaries-01/15/19
Published 7:53 am Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Ronald Frederick Blair
Oct. 9, 1943- Jan. 13, 2019
Ronald Frederick Blair, 75, of Ironton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. He was born Oct. 9, 1943 in Canton, a son of the late Ernest Lee Sr. and Otha Belle Lyons Blair.
Mr. Blair was a graduate of Dawson Bryant High School and was a former crane operator of Armco Steel. He was a member of the Eagles, loved to play pool, ride his motorcycle and was a huge NASCAR fan.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Keith Blair.
He is survived by two daughters, Tamera Lynette Howard of Ashland, Kentucky and Teresa Dee Mossman of Kitts Hill; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren a brother: Ernest Lee Blair Jr. of Worcester, Massachusetts and Kay Blair of Ironton.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 South Seventh Street, Ironton, with Greg Odom officiating. Burial will follow in Community
Cemetery and visitation will be Thursday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.
Everett Ellis Sr.
Everett E. Ellis Sr., 79, of Chesapeake, died Saturday Jan. 12, 2019. Arrangements are pending at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. www.ehallfuneralhome.com
Avanelle Massie
Avanelle Massie, 91, of Ironton, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Arrangements are pending at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net
Jeffrey Craiger
Jeffrey Dale Craiger, 35, of Huntington, West Virginia, died Friday Jan. 11, 2019. Arrangements are pending at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. www.ehallfuneralhome.com
Samuel Wilson
Samuel Matthew Wilson, 46, of Coal Grove, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Arrangements are pending at Schneider-Hall Funeral Home in Chesapeake. schneiderhallfuneralhome.com