James Walter Swanner
Nov 29, 2017
James Walter Swanner, 81, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in his home with his family by his side. Throughout his illness, James was lovingly cared for by his wife of 61 years, Loetta, family members, friends and many special caretakers. Born October 18, 1936 in Cumberland, Kentucky, James...
Michael Wayne Gray
Nov 23, 2017
Michael Wayne Gray,57, of Corbin passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Corbin Baptist Hospital. He was born in Barbourville on March 27, 1960 a son of Lois Smith Lewis and the late Tom Gray and worked in construction as a heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his children, Brandon Gray, Matthew Gray, Haley Gray, Jacob Gray Travis Gray; seven...
Jeremiah Hunley
Nov 20, 2017
Jeremiah Hunley, 33, of Speedwell, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017 in Knoxville.  He was born in Pineville on November 20, 1984, a son of Brenda Taylor and Robert Grover Hunley.  He had worked in the coal mines for several years and loved working in the zinc mines.
He is survived by his mother, Brenda Taylor;...
Mary Ruth Kralec
Nov 15, 2017
Mary Ruth Kralec, 74 of Middlesboro, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Hazard Hospice Care Center. She was born in Middlesboro, KY on April 2, 1943 the daughter of the late Charles Jackson Wilcox and Lela Etta Lamb Clay. She had worked in Sales for a Business Machine Company. Survivors include her aunts, Helen Bare, Irene Fling...
Dianne Belcher
Nov 14, 2017
Dianne Krzeminska Belcher, RN, BSN, MSN, 70, of Pineville, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at her home on Straight Creek. She was born in Dachau, Germany on December 9, 1946, and was a daughter of the late Jozef and Helena Krzeminski, whom were both survivors of Dachau's Concentration Camp. Dianne received her Master's in nursing from Bellarmine...
Mary Irene Jackson Messer
Nov 13, 2017
Mary Irene Jackson Messer, 80, of Barbourville, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Barbourville ARH Hospital. She was born on December 14, 1936 in Pineville and was a daughter of the late Hillary and Dona Slusher Jackson. Irene was a believer of the Missionary Baptist faith and had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents,...
Lillie Brock
Nov 13, 2017
Lillie Brock, 84, of Stoney Fork, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at Middlesboro ARH Hospital. She was born in Stoney Fork, KY on January 12, 1933 a daughter of the late John and Virgie Helton Brock. She had been a homemaker and was a member of the Judy Brock Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, she...
Geraldine (Lowe) Neal
Nov 13, 2017
Geraldine Lowe Neal, age 89, of Pineville, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at Middlesboro Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimers.
Geraldine was born January 21, 1928 in Pineville, Kentucky to Alonzo Lowe and Belle Vaughn Lowe. She dedicated her life to her children and grandchildren, loving them all deeply.
Geraldine’s family was her whole...
Sarah Diana Brummett Borden
Nov 12, 2017
Sarah Diana Brummett Borden, 52, of Flat Lick, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at her home. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on January 23, 1965 the daughter of Emma Saylor Brummett and the late George Brummett. Diana was a member of Crockett-Saylor Pentecostal Church and had worked as an Aide at Barbourville Nursing Home. Survivors...
Nancy L. Brummett
Nov 12, 2017
Nancy L. Brummett, 63, of Kettle Island, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at St. Joseph London Hospital. She was born in Cambridge, MD on May 15, 1954 a daughter of Bessie Travers Cohee and the late Norman Cohee. She had been a Nurse's Aide at Britthaven for several years. In addition to her father, she was preceded...
Mary Lee Mills
Nov 9, 2017
Mary Lee Mills, 57, of Calvin, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at Mountain View Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Pineville, KY on November 30, 1959 a daughter of the late Fred and Kathy Ralston Mills. She operated Mary Lee's Restaurant for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Peggy Carver Gibson Haynes
Nov 5, 2017
Peggy Jo Carver Gibson Haynes, 59, of Flat Lick, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Barbourville ARH. She was born in Pineville on December 21, 1957 a daughter of the late Goldie Carver McNamara and Henry Ford McNamara. She had worked at the Pineville Community Hospital as a Licensed Practical Nurse. In addition to her parents, she...
Ronald Frank Ellison
Nov 5, 2017
Ronald "Frank" Ellison, 76, of Cumberland Gap, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Forge Ridge on January 15, 1941, a son of the late Bruce R. and Mossie Lee Hammonds Ellison. He had served in the US Army and had been a coal miner.
In addition...
Paula Ruth Collett Greene
Nov 4, 2017
Paula Ruth Collett Greene, 49, of Morristown, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 8:18 PM at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. She was born October 2, 1968 a daughter of Luther and the late Sharon Gibson Collett. Paula worked as an accountant for Tennessee College of Applied Technology. She was a kindhearted person and friend...
Jeffrey Wayne Roy
Nov 4, 2017
Jeffrey Wayne Roy, 48, of Ewing, VA, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport.  He was born in Pennington Gap, VA on February 23, 1969 a son of Georgia Burchett Roy and the late Don Roy. He had attended Assembly of God Church and was saved on July 19, 2017. Jeffrey had been...
Magdalene Rutherford Shepherd
Nov 1, 2017
Magdalene Rutherford Shepherd, 85, of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She was born on June 7, 1932 a daughter of the late Ulabay and Martha Ann Hensley Rutherford. She was a member of the Straight Creek Pentecost Holiness Church and had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents,...
Ernest L. Carroll
Oct 29, 2017
Trooper Ernest L. Carroll, 87, of Pineville passed from this life on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Knoxville. He was born in Harlan County on May 11, 1930, and was a son of the late Leslie L. and Jewell Reynolds Carroll. Ernest joined the United States Marine Corps when he was 19, and served his...
James Wesley "Jimmy" Turner
Oct 28, 2017
James Wesley 'Jimmy' Turner, 60, of Pineville, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at his home in Ferndale, after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born in Ferndale on May 12, 1957, and was a son of the late William Wesley and Clarsie Frances Hensley Turner. Jimmy was a veteran of the United States Air Force,...
Chester Stewart
Oct 27, 2017
Chester Stewart, 79, of Knoxville, TN passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at NHC Health and Rehabilitation-Fort Sanders in Knoxville. He was born on Brownies Creek in Bell County, and was a son of the late Phillip and Mary Pauley Stewart. Chester and his thirteen siblings were raised in the coal camps around Pathfork, Kentucky. He was a...
Doris Lee Howard
Oct 21, 2017
Doris Lee Howard, age 77, of Hulen, KY, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, KY on Saturday, October 21, 2017. She was born in Insul, KY on May 24, 1940 a daughter of the late French and Ruby Buttery Simpson. She had worked as a Nurse's Aid for many years at the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. In...
