Obituaries

Jul 28, 2017

Nancy Lynn Bryant Widner, 67, of Pineville, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017 at her home in East Pineville. She was born in Harlan, KY on October 14, 1949, and was a daughter of the late John Franklin and Betty Howard Bryant. Nancy was an educator in the Bell County School System, having earned her Rank I Supervision...

Jul 26, 2017

Courtney Elizabeth Hatfield Lawson passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital Tennova, Knoxville, TN. She was born January 4, 1993. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her mother, Nancy Bolden Brown; father, Keith Hatfield; daughter, Keara “Kara-bear” Elizabeth Lawson; fiancé, Kevin Lawson; step-children; Austin Dewayne Lawson, Morgan Renee Lawson, and Kali...

Jul 21, 2017

Dollie Mae Seal Bull passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Tri-State Nursing and Rehab Center, Harrogate, TN.  She was born on June 28, 1917, to the late Robert O. Seal and wife, Mary Ida Frazier Seal.  She recently celebrated for 100th Birthday on June 28, 2017 at the Tri-State Nursing and Rehab Center.

Dollie was...

Jul 20, 2017

William L. 'Bill' McGeorge, 87, of Four Mile, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born in Hollingsworth, KY, on August 26, 1929 to the late David and Catherine Branscomb McGeorge. He attended Riverside Baptist Church, he was a Substation foreman for Kentucky Utilities for 46 1/2 years. Bill served as a...

Jul 16, 2017

Thelma Saylor Ciferri, 80, of Pineville, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. She was born in Red Bird on November 18, 1936 a daughter of the late Rev. Johnny and Eliza Jones Saylor. She was a member of Crockett-Saylor Pentecostal Church and had worked in manufacturing. In addition to her parents,...

Jul 12, 2017

Meredith James Miller, 68 of Arjay, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at his home. James was born on August 18, 1948, and was a son of the late Ernest and Troy Brummett Miller. He believed in the Pentecostal faith and had worked as a Coal Miner, spending most of his career with the Great Western Coal Company...

Jul 12, 2017

Deborah Kay Fortner, 62, earned her wings as she passed peacefully into the arms of her Heavenly Father on July 12, 2017 with her adoring family by her side.

“Debbie” was born on April 12, 1955 in Charleston, WV to John and Wanda Jordan. She was the fifth of 16 children that included sisters Joyce Drummonds, Charmie...

Jul 9, 2017

Franklin D. 'Frank' Smith, 76, of Stoney Fork, passed away on July 9, 2017 at his home. He was born on Straight Creek, KY on February 10, 1941 a son of the late Delbert and Mary Frances Sinkhorn Smith. He believed in the Baptist Faith and had worked as a landscaper. Frank loved to read his favorite book, the...

Jul 6, 2017

Elmer Smith, 76 of Arjay, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the TriState Health and Rehabilitation Center in Harrogate. He was born in Cary, KY on March 9, 1941 and was a son of the late Elroy and Dorothy Kinkade Smith. Elmer believed in the Pentecostal faith and had worked as a coal miner. In addition to...

Jul 4, 2017

Cecil Pillion, 76, of Tazewell, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at his sister’s home.  He was born in Claiborne County on October 10, 1940 a son of Floyd and Bertha Massengill Pillion.  He had been a farmer.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Janice DeYoung.

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Jul 3, 2017

Billie Jean Jackson, 78, of Middlesboro, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at Tri-State Health and Rehab. She was born in Blanche, KY on April 15, 1939 a daughter of the late Dewey and Alice Bailey Miracle. She was a member of the Old Fourmile Pentecostal Church and had been a homemaker. Billie Jean loved to cook, sew...

Jun 29, 2017

Eva Effie Smith Holmes, 95 and six months of age, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Norris Health and Rehab in Anderson, TN. She was born on December 29, 1921 in Jonesville, Lee County, VA in a log cabin built by her father. She attended the Methodist Church and had been a...

Jun 29, 2017

Leda Robbins, 90, of Calvin, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Calvin on February 4, 1927 a daughter of the late George G. and Mossie Hurst Robbins. She attended Riverview Baptist Church and had worked for Kentucky Utilities for many years in Harlan and Pineville. She was a 'grandmother'...

Jun 26, 2017

Diana Lynn Howard Jones, 48, of Pineville, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. She was born in Hyden, KY on March 4, 1969, a daughter of Larry Howard and Lorraine Young Howard. She believed in the Baptist Faith and saved at 17 years old at Old Ferndale Antioch Baptist Church under Clarence...

Jun 26, 2017

Joann Henderson Jackson, 73, of Four Mile, KY, passed away on Monday June 26, 2017 at the UK Medical Center, Lexington. She was born in KayJay, KY on July 8, 1943, a daughter of the late Elmer and Mary Jones Henderson. She believed in the Baptist Faith and had attended Riverside Baptist Church. Joann had been a homemaker. In...

Jun 26, 2017

Ms. Fannie Mae Pandolfi, age 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 26, 2017 in Tallahassee, Florida. She was born in Bell County on July 10, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Sam and Clora Lawson Meredith. Fannie was a graduate of the Red Bird School in Beverly, KY. In addition to her parents, she...

Jun 22, 2017

Lewis Adam Abraham, 65, of Ewing, VA, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2017. He was born in Logan, West Virginia, on June 5, 1952. Lewis was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served as a service man for coal mines. He was devoted to his family whom he loved very much. He was a of...

Jun 20, 2017

Hurley Whitehead, 81, of Speedwell, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Tacky Town, KY on April 6, 1936 a son of the late Taylor and Catherine Caldwell Whitehead. He had worked at W.M. Ritter Lumber Company, Stewart Lumber Company and he retired from Cypress Coal Company. In addition to his parents,...

Jun 19, 2017

Ralph Hershel Robbins, III, 52, of Ghent, KY passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born in Pineville on September 11, 1963, and was the son of Rachel Johnson Robbins and the late Ralph Hershel 'Herky' Robbins, Jr. Ralph had been an employee of Kentucky Utilities for 33 years. He...

Jun 18, 2017

Betty Ann Baker, 81 of Barbourville, passed away on Sunday June 18, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on February 24, 1936 a daughter of the late Joey and Edith Bennett Sanders. She had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Baker. Survivors include her...