Imojean Stidham, 80, passed away on Monday, May 14 after a short illness.

A native of Hazard, she was born on August 17, 1931 to the late Bert and Mae Stollings. She retired in 1986 as a teacher and head of the Department of Cosmetology at the vocational school in Hazard. She was a member of the Frankfort First Assembly of God church.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Eugene Stidham; daughters Gwen Stidham-Neff and Pat Brown, both of Frankfort; grandchildren Jonathan Brown and Matthew Brown, both of Lexington, and Kristal Stacy of Lawrenceburg; brothers Martin Stollings of Hazard and Marshall Stollings of London; sisters Bobbie Horn of Beattyville, Marie Bailey of Canton, MI, Juanita Stollings of Lexington and Deloris Justice of Hazard, along with three great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, with services at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 17 at Clark Legacy Center on Versailles Road in Frankfort, with Pastor Ernest Fridge officiating. Burial will follow in the Blue Grass Memorial Gardens in Nicholasville.

The obituary appears courtesy of Maggard Brothers Funeral Home of Hazard.