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Margaret Louise Wilburn Nolen, 81, of Fultz, Kentucky, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.

Margaret was born May 29, 1944, in Fultz, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Lymon Wilburn and Mary Riggs Wilburn.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 36 years, Roy Lee Nolen, who died in 1999; and four brothers, James Paul Wilburn, Lymon “Punky” Wilburn Jr., Glen Elwood Wilburn, and John David Wilburn.

Margaret is survived by three sons, Rodney Lee (Pat O’Reilly) Nolen, Chris (Janie) Nolen, and Roy Nolen; a daughter, Melissa (Randall) Kouns, all of Grayson; five grandchildren, Kayla (John Robert) Henderson, Chad (Whitney) Kouns, Christopher “Mikey”  Nolen, Gabriel Nolen, and Chase Nolen; five great-grandchildren, Parker Caudill, Rylee Kouns, Tatum Kouns, Sarah Kate Henderson, and Maddie Grace Henderson; a sister, Suzanne Whitt of Dayton, Ohio; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing.

A graveside service will be conducted at 12:00 Noon, Monday, January 12, 2026, at Cribbs Hill Cemetery, with Bro. Keith Hill, minister. Malone Funeral Home is honored and privileged to handle services for Mrs. Margaret Nolen. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.malonefuneralhome.com.

Those honored as pallbearers will be: Rodney Nolen, Chris Nolen, Allen Nolen, Chad Kouns, Chris “Mikey” Nolen and Randy Fryer.