Obits taken from The Elliott County News, Oct 30, 1976.
Submitted by Samone Ratcliff < samone@mis.net on June 16, 2001

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Includes the surnames of Sparks, Kidd, Lemaster, Leadingham, Ison, and Slone.

Martin Brascue Sparks, 87, of Sandy Hook, Elliott Co, KY, born Apr 22, 1889 in Elliott Co, son
of the late Dan and Mary Ellen Wells Sparks, died Oct 29, 1976 in Ashland, Boyd Co, KY. 
Survived: wife, Mary Barker Sparks, dau, Mrs. Garnet Gilliam and Mrs. Pauline Lyon, son, Burl
Sparks, sisters, Mrs. Alice Romans and Mrs. Pearlie Barker, 20 gc, 13 g-gc.  Burial: Cot 31, 1976
in the Sparks Cemetery, Rt. 1, Sandy Hook.

Mrs. Dora Kidd, 81, of Clearfield, Rowan Co, KY, born mar 17, 1895 in Elliott Co, KY, dau of
the late Edmond Kidd and Lula Lewis, died "Monday" in Morehead, Rowan Co, KY.  Preceded:
husband, John Will Kidd died Jan 3, 1975.  Survived: daus, Mrs. Edith Catron, Miss Myrtle
Kidd, Mrs. Stella Workman, Mrs. Edna Catron and Miss Ernie Kidd, brothers, Elmer Kidd, Ray
Kidd and Allie Kidd, sisters, Miss Mertie Kidd and Miss Eddie Kidd.  Burial: "Wednesday" in
the Sloan Cemetery, Morgan Co, KY. 

Gordan Lemaster, 35, of Pilgram, was killed instantly Oct 25, 1976 while changing a tire on an
earth moving machine.  The accident occurred on a strip mine site on Wolfe Creek at Martiki. 
He is survived by his wife, Betty Seaman Lemaster, a step-dau and step-son (no names given),
brother, Howard Lemaster.

Russell Leadingham, 74, of West Wood, born Dec 30, 1901 in Elliott Co, KY, son of the late
Thomas and Bertha Renfroe Leadingham, died Oct 22, 1976 in Ashland, Boyd Co, KY. 
Survived: brothers, Jack Leadingham and Harold Leadingham, sisters, Mrs. Mae Creech, Mrs.
Ann Raykay, Mrs. Martha Donaldson, Mrs. Lorene Hoogasion and Mrs. Bessie Laventure. 
Burial: Oct 24, 1976 in the Happy Ridge Cemetery, Rt. 3, Ashland, KY. 

John Ison, 83, of Sandy Hook, Elliott Co, KY, born Dec 5, 1892 in Elliott Co, son of the late Ira
and Mary Jane Atkins Ison, died Oct 28, 1976 in Cynthiana.  Preceded: wife, Ella Williams Ison
in 1972.  Survived: daus, Mrs. Ethel Clevenger, Mrs. Cleffie Hall, Mrs. Betty Joyce Roe, Mrs.
Dixie Stewart and Mrs. Isobel Greene, 24 gc, 31 g-gc, 1 g-g-gc.  Burial: Oct 30, 1976 in the
Elliott County Memory Gardens, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co, KY.

John W. Slone, 73, of Ashland, Boyd Co, KY, born Apr 2, 1903 in Elliott Co, KY, son of the late 
Angelo E. and Mary E. Pennington Slone, died Oct 23, 1976 in Ashland.  Survived: wife, Mrs.
Sarah J. Boggs Slone, daus, Mrs. Jean Greathouse, Mrs. Jane Tribett, Mrs. Barbara Mills, Mrs.
Dorothy Jones, Mrs. Rosetta Jordan, Mrs. Deana Runyon and Mrs. Judy Cole, sons, Dewey
Slone, Phillip Slone, Harold Slone, Linuel Slone, David Slone and Ralph Slone, sister, Mrs.
Mary Alice Pennington, brothers, Ora Slone, Everett Slone, Leonard Slone, Dewey Slone and
Alonzo Slone, 50 gc, 17 g-gc.  No burial info listed.

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