Joan Cyrus

Joan Cyrus

Joan Cyrus Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Jul. 10 to Jul. 12, 2009.
Joan CyrusVERSAILLES - Joan Marie Douthat Cyrus of Versailles, formerly of Flatwoods, passed away July 6 at Taylor Manor Nursing Home in Versailles.Mrs. Cyrus was born in Huntington, W.Va. to Glen and Bernice Marie Holderby Douthat. She was married for 35 years to the late Rep. Ronald R. Cyrus. She had retired from Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. She was a member of Big Woods Community Church in Wellington.Survivors include daughters Cheri (John) Rosenberger of Westerville, Ohio, Lisa (Fred) Combs of Versailles, KY, Angie (Eric) McNulty of Bel Air, Md., sons Kevin Cyrus (Sabrina) of Flatwoods and Billy Ray Cyrus (Tish) of Thompson Station, Tenn., 15 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Her sisters Michele Shank Conley of Milton, W.Va. and Eloise Phillips of Albuquerque, NM also survive her.Visitation will be Friday, July 10 from 6-8 p.m. at Carman Funeral Home in Flatwoods. Services will be conducted Saturday, July 11 at 11 a.m. at Carman Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Cyrus Family Cemetery in Louisa.In lieu of flowers make donations to Taylor Manor Nursing Home for the special care provided for Joan, 300 Berry Ave., Versailles, KY 40383.

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