Leona “Karen” Crum, 82, of Greenup, Kentucky passed away Wednesday June 3, 2026, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Leona was born February 11, 1944, in Wurtland, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Thomas C. and Virginia Lykins Baumgardner. She was a 1962 graduate of Wurtland High School. She was a member of Advance Methodist Church in Flatwoods, Kentucky where she as a faithful volunteer for VBS and a member of Suzanne Circle. In addition to her parents,

William Rufus Adkins, 82, of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Greenup, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Bath Creek Estates in Cuyahoga, Ohio. Rufus was born, January 19, 1944, in Warnock, Kentucky, a son of the late Mitchell and Gladys Huffman Adkins. Rufus was a 1962 graduate of the former Wurtland High School. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Rose Marie Neace Adkins; a brother John R, Adkins; two sisters Opal Reffett and Grace Bush. He