Obituaries

Apr 3, 2018

Lula Mayes, age 90 of Speedwell, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was a member of the Church of Christ.  She was born in Speedwell, TN on February 22, 1928, daughter of the late Fate McNew and Della (Williams) McNew.  Lula was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend.

She...

Apr 1, 2018

Charles Edward Lester, 81, of Tazewell, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Park West Hospital, Knoxville, TN.  He was born in Feds Creek, KY on August 23, 1936 a son of the late Paris and Callie Bishop Lester.   He had been a coal miner.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Mar 31, 2018

Lorraine Morgan passed away on March 31, 2018.  She is survived by her significant other, Ben; son Eric Tompson, daughters Rachel Herzig, Laura Morgan and Deidre Hudson, as well as several grandchildren.  She is also survived by two sisters and one brother.  Lorraine, loved and lived life on her terms and did not “go gentle into that good night”. ...

Mar 29, 2018

Charity “Jean” I. Crowe, age 72 of Linn, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City.

Jean was born June 28, 1945, in Capito, KY, a daughter to the late Moses and Clara (Hensley) Elder.  On June 10, 2017, she was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Crowe at Solid Rock...

Mar 25, 2018

Charles Ray Brock, 72, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born in Stoney Fork on May 7, 1945 a son of the late Homer and Ida Forester Brock. He had retired from General Motors where he worked in the Foundry. Charles loved farming; always liked talking to people and sharing...

Mar 24, 2018

Ora Pearl Smith, 63-years-old, departed her Earthly home and was carried by angels to the feet of Jesus, on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tn. After her valiant fight with a brain aneurysm and stroke in 2008, Pearl's battle resumed in March 2018 with subsequent brain bleeds. Her strong will to...

Mar 24, 2018

James Franklin 'Frankie' Haynes, Jr., 63, of Flat Lick, KY, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his mother's home in Speedwell, TN. He was born in Fields, Kentucky, and was a son of the late Mabel Napier Haynes Warren Cox, and James Franklin Haynes, Sr., whom survives. Frankie was always a hard worker, and had been a...

Mar 20, 2018

William H. “Pee Wee” Cunningham, age 74, of Tazewell, TN was born January 11, 1944 and passed away March 20, 2018 at the Claiborne County Nursing Home.  He was saved at an early age and was a member of Little Sycamore Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Alva and Vacie (Smith) Cunningham, his...

Mar 19, 2018

Sandra Kay Mills, 56, of Pineville, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, March 19,2018 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Pineville, Kentucky, June 26, 1961, and is the daughter of Shelby Jean Collett Neal and the late Fred Neal. Sandra worked in accounting at Wal-mart for 28 years. In addition to her father, she was...

Mar 14, 2018

Monroe Blackburn Slusher, 70, of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at North Knoxville Medical Center. He was born in Pineville on November 24, 1947 a son of the late Cody E. and Loraine Miracle Slusher. He had been a general laborer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Loretta Bachelder...

Mar 12, 2018

Irene Collett, 88, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 in Cincinnati, OH. She was born in Mill Creek, KY on February 5, 1930, a daughter of the late Tilman and Verna Helton Bailey. She believed in the Holiness Faith and had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Francis...

Mar 11, 2018

Leslie Lynn Browning, 46, of Pineville, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, as the result of being in a car accident. Leslie was born in Hamilton, Ohio on July 23, 1971, and was the daughter of Raymond and Hannah Lane Browning. She believed in the Baptist faith, and Leslie...

Mar 9, 2018

Marvin Hubbard, 67, of Pineville, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born in Alvie, KY on May 1, 1950 a son of the late Wilford and Hazel North Hubbard. He believed in the Holiness faith and had been a coal miner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Mar 6, 2018

Garry Lee Howard age 62 of Speedwell, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. He was a member of Eagle’s Rock Missionary Baptist Church.  He was born in Clinton, TN on June 18, 1955, son of the late Rev. Berl and Nola (Wilson) Howard.  Garry was a loving husband, father, brother and friend who...

Mar 4, 2018

Lillie B. Carnes Callebs, 85, of Warren Michigan, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Physician’s Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.  She was born in Walker, KY on February 5, 1933, a daughter of the late Dock and Cordie Mills Carnes.  She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and had been a homemaker. Lillie was a member...

Mar 3, 2018

Rhonda Sue Malicoat Dixon, 50, of Middlesboro, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Middlesboro ARH Hospital. She was born in Middleboro on July 22, 1967, and was a daughter of the late Sherman Malicoat, Jr., and the late Retha Partin. Rhonda was a nurse, and had worked at Generations of Middleboro. In addition to her parents,...

Mar 3, 2018

Hazel Maynes Henderson, 86, of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at her home. She was born in Kay Jay, KY July 2, 1931, and was a daughter of the late John Will and Martha Jane Osbourne Maynes. Hazel was a homemaker and a member of Piney Chapel Baptist Church. In addition to her...

Feb 24, 2018

Harry L. Bruner, 87, of Pineville, Kentucky passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was born in Cary, Kentucky on March 9, 1930, and was the son of the late Burt and Minnie Sloan Bruner. Harry was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Korean War, and had retired from...

Feb 23, 2018

McCoy Hunley Lankford, 71. of Fourmile, KY, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Saint Joseph Hospital in London. He was born in Fields, KY on October 27, 1946, and was a son of the late Willie Hunley and Winnie Warren Lankford. 'Coy' was a caretaker and devoted his life to looking after his mother and father....

Feb 20, 2018

Ebb Denny Jr., born July 30, 1944, age 73, went to be with the Lord, February 20th, 2018 at his home in Pineville, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his father, Ebb Denny and his mother, Kizzie Denny of Pineville, Kentucky; his sisters, Joyce Moses and Geneva Almond, and his brother, Marcellus Denny. He is survived by his...