FREDONIA — Euell Kenneth Guess, 76, of Fredonia, Ky., passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Mr. Guess was a spar and coal miner, as well as a farmer. He was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Hazel Doom Guess; six children, Kenneth Ray Guess of Salem, Ky., Jimmy Guess and his wife Gayle of Marion, Ky., Ann Carrigan and her husband Jerry of Paducah, Ky., David and Justin Guess of Fredonia, Ky., and Delana McKinney and her husband Brian of Marion, Ky.; one sister, Helen Travis of Eddyville, Ky.; and one brother, Don Guess of Marion, Ky.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, J.C., Robert Lee, and Ricky Guess; and his parents, Euell Elvas and Angie Marie McDonald Guess.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Boyd Funeral Directors in Salem, with the Rev. John East officiating. Burial will follow in the Asbridge Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, December 10, 2012, at Boyd Funeral Directors in Salem.

Condolences may also be left online at boydfuneraldirectors.com.