UPDATE: July 1 at 9:05 a.m.
The funeral arrangements have been released for 19-year-old Marly Kinney, whose body was recovered from Grayson Lake nearly four days after she was reported missing.
According to Preston Family Funeral Home, a visitation will be held on Friday, July 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Cannonsburg Trinity Community Church, followed by the funeral service at 12:00 p.m. The burial will be at Fannin Cemetery.
The funeral home released the following information about Kinney:
Marly was born September 11, 2006 in Cleveland Ohio. She attended Cannonsburg Trinity Community Church, was a 2024 graduate of Boyd County High School and attended Ashland Community Technical College where she was on the President’s List. She served on the Boyd County 4-H Teen Council, being active in 4H since the age of 10. She was employed as a server at a local restaurant.
Original Story:
The body of a missing 19-year-old in Carter County was found Sunday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police.
The body of Marly Kinney, 19, of Ashland, Kentucky, was recovered from Grayson Lake at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, nearly four days after she was reported missing.
State police say her family has been notified, and the Carter County Coroner responded to the scene. The cause of death will be determined by the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort.
A missing persons report details a female passenger did not return with a group of friends on a rented pontoon boat at Grayson Lake Marina. Game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources led an exhaustive search for Kinney following that report.
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Search efforts focused on the water and shoreline and included boats, Ashland Fire Department divers, sonar, Kentucky State Police helicopters, drones, UTVs/ATVs, and K9 and cadaver dogs.
Multiple county and state law enforcement agencies, first responders and volunteers assisted in the search.
Agencies assisting Kentucky Fish and Wildlife included Kentucky State Police, Ashland Fire Department, Grayson Fire Department, Carter County Emergency Management, Boyd County Emergency Management, Elliott County Sheriff's Office, Elliott County Emergency Management, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kentucky State Parks rangers, Lexington Fire Department, Sandy Hook Fire Department, England Hill Fire Department and more than 50 local volunteers.
A GoFundMe has been created in memory of Kinney. The fundraiser states that donations will help cover funeral expenses, unexpected costs, and that any remaining funds will go toward the family's future needs.
This is an ongoing investigation.
