REV. ROGER DALE ISON, AGE 73 OF TOTZ, KENTUCKY, PASSED FROM THIS LIFE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021, AT THE HARLAN APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN HARLAN, KENTUCKY.
HE WAS BORN IN HARLAN COUNTY ON APRIL 9TH, 1948, UNTO THE UNION OF THE LATE BOYD AND LOVIE MONDAY ISON. ROGER WAS A VETERAN OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES, HAVING SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR AND SURVIVING A PLANE CRASH, HE DEFENDED HIS COUNTRY WITH HONOR.
HE WAS A RETIRED COAL MINER FOR U.S. STEEL AND ARCH OF KENTUCKY, RETIRED PASTOR OF THE PARK ROAD PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FOR OVER SEVENTEEN YEARS, MEMBER OF THE V.F.W. POST #5171.
ROGER’S LIFE WAS A BLESSING TO SO MANY. HE PREACHED THE WORD OF GOD AND LIVED BY IT AS WELL.
HE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY INFANT DAUGHTER, MELISSA KAY ISON, SISTERS, JEANETTE LAWRENCE, ALBERTA PARROTT, GOLDIE ARCHER, AND BETTY NEAL.
HE LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY, WIFE OF FIFTY-ONE YEARS, MARY SUE SMITH ISON OF TOTZ, KY, DAUGHTERS, TERESA ISON (JAY) NORTH OF WOODBURY, TENNESSEE, MISTY ISON (BRYAN) SANDERS OF CORBIN, KY, TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS, BRITTANY DINSMORE AND BAILEY NORTH BOTH OF WOODBURY, TENNESSEE, ONE GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER, CARISA DINSMORE OF WOODBURY, TENNESSEE, SISTER, PANSY ISON OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, BROTHER, JAMES (CHARLOTTE) ISON OF TOTZ, KY.
VISITATION WILL BE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021, FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL THE FUNERAL HOUR OF 1 P.M. AT THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY FUNERAL HOME WITH BROTHER WILLIE HARRISON OFFICIATING.
BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN THE RESTHAVEN CEMETERY IN KEITH, KY.
MILITARY RITES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE HARLAN HONOR GUARD.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO BE ENTRUSTED WITH ARRANGEMENTS.
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