John Ison

WISE VA JANUARY 8 2026 He was Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Virginias College at Wise for 26 years. Prior to that he was head of the Music Department at Pikeville College. A native of Huntington WV he was pre...

Marie Rose, 92 of 921 Howard Rd., Waverly, Ohio passed away on Saturday December 13, 2025 at home surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on September 7, 1933, to the late Thomas William and Liza Jane Tackett. On September 30, 1950, she was united in marriage ...

Bernard Warner Bethel passed away on December 11 2025 after a brief illness at the age of 97. He was born on August 25 1928 to the late Ora and Mary Trego Bethel. On October 30 1948 he married the love of his life Norma Jean Gragg who preceded him in death on August 2 2019. He is survived by his chi...

Rev. Gerald Lee Powell, age 73, left this world at home, embraced by family, Wednesday November 19,2025, at his residence in Berea, Ky. He was born July,20,1952 in Berea. Ky to the late Charles" Tommy" and Myrtle Powell. Gerald retired after 47 years of service with Delta Natural Gas Company, where ...

D. Michael Donathan, 87, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at his home in Wise.He was Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Virginia's College at Wise for 26 years. Prior to that, he was head of the Music Department at Pikeville C...