Obituaries

Feb 20, 2018

William Edgar Gunter, 77, of Middlesboro, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Claiborne Medical Center, Tazewell. He was born in Middlesboro on August 11, 1940 a son of the late Roy and Julia Howard Spade. He had worked as a truck driver and had been active with the Bell County Rescue Squad for many years. Bill...

Feb 18, 2018

George Albert Phipps, 70 of Clear Creek went home to be with the Lord on Sunday February 18, 2018. He had worked as a heavy equipment operator at East Over Mining and Browning Construction for several years until he became disabled. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Marie Phipps; brother, Ray Phipps, sisters, Vandetta Charles...

Feb 17, 2018

Danny Roger Elliott, 61, of Harrogate, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born at Straight Creek, KY on November 2, 1956, a son of the late Pearl and Velma Burton Elliott. He believed in the Holiness Faith and had been a coal miner. He was a licensed Ham Radio Operator and...

Feb 17, 2018

Geraldine Baker Miller, 71, of Stoney Fork, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at her daughter's home. She was born in Pineville on April 12, 1946 a daughter of the late Roscoe and Lucy Webb Baker. She believed in the Holiness Faith and had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Feb 15, 2018

James Clifford Sizemore, 80, of Pineville, went Home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 15, 2018. He attended Laurel Hill Pentecostal Church. James worked in the coal mines for several years until he became disabled. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Calloway and Luanna (Lawson) Sizemore and his brother, Birchell Sizemore. James is survived...

Feb 14, 2018

Bro. Henry Neal, 83, of Jeffersonville, KY, Formerly of Stoney Fork, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, with his son Curtis and daughter-in-law, Juanita, by his side. He was born in Stoney Fork on September 22, 1934, and was a son of the late...

Feb 12, 2018

Michael 'Mike' Bush, 58, of Pineville, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home. He was born August 4, 1959 in Pineville a son of the late Donnie and Jeanette Nunn Bush. He had worked for the Street Department of Pineville. He is survived by his children, Kevin Cloud; Annie Cloud and Adam Hatfield and Kristin; brother, Bo...

Feb 11, 2018

Betty J. Braden, 69, of Speedwell, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Claiborne Medical Center.  She was born in Tazewell, on February 28, 1948 a daughter of the late Alvie and Nellie Dyer Ervin.  She had worked in Pool Management. After her retirement 18 years ago in Newport Michigan, she returned to Speedwell.

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Feb 9, 2018

Randy Maise, 52, of Norwood, OH, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center' following a brief illness. He was born in Cincinnati on October 27, 1966, and was a son of Gene Maise Sr. and Shirley Fae Valentine. Randy worked at AutoZone. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death...

Feb 8, 2018

Harold Taylor, age 65, of Sraight Creek, KY went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was a member of Hensley's Chapel Baptist Church Baptist Church, Middlesboro, KY. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Opal Taylor; brothers, Ronnie Taylor, Bobby andwife, Beverly, Taylor and sister, Connie Garland. Survivors include his...

Feb 7, 2018

Floyd Thomas 'Tom' Davenport, 70, of Calvin, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at his home. He was born in Balkan on June 6, 1947, and was a son of Floyd and Charlotte Green Davenport. He had worked at Kroger and several factories and made a living by digging ginseng and doing odd jobs. He loved fishing and...

Feb 7, 2018

Cecilia Darlene Layne, 54, of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, February 7 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Pineville on January 14, 1964 a daughter of the late Wayne and Dorothy Taylor Howard. She was a member of the Old Ferndale Missionary Baptist Church and had been a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Dewey Layne; son...

Feb 7, 2018

King David Perry, 63, of Hulen, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at his home. He was born in Pineville on April 3, 1954, a son of the late William Taft 'Hoover' and Sallie Alliefair Cox Perry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by grandfather, William Madison Perry, grandmother, Zelphia Arbany Clark Perry; grandfather,...

Feb 5, 2018

Goldie Hendrickson Ray, 95, of Pineville, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Fourmile, Kentucky on August 18, 1922, a daughter of the late George Hendrickson and Sarah Hendrickson Reeder. Goldie, along with her husband, Ed, had owned a florist and boat dock until their retirement. In addition to her...

Feb 3, 2018

Betty Ruth Cantrell Hale, age 83, of Pineville, KY passed away at her home on Saturday, February 3, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Charles E. Hale, Sr.; her parents, Mance and Ella Mae Napier Cantrell; brothers, Cecil, Virgil, Delmer, Mitchell, Mance, Jr., Walter, Herchel, Estil and sister, Mary Alice. Betty is survived...

Feb 2, 2018

Emma Saylor Brummett, 81, of Pineville passed away on Friday, February 02, 2018 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, KY. She was born in Beverly, KY on September 16, 1936, a daughter of the late Rev. A.D. and Sarah Brock Saylor. Emma was a member of Crockett-Saylor Pentecostal Church. She had been a faithful servant of the Lord for...

Jan 31, 2018

Margie Lee Ward Cox, 76, of Corbin, formerly of Jenson, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at her home. She was born in Jenson, KY on June 8, 1941, a daughter of the late Charles and Verna Mason Ward. She had worked as a seamstress for a Medical Supply Company. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Jan 30, 2018

Boone Abner, 81, of Pineville, passed away on January 30, 2018 at Lake Ridge Acres in Cincinnati, OH. He was born at Hammonds Fork , KY on June 19, 1936 a son of the late Joseph and Effie Jane Stewart Abner. He had been a carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter,...

Jan 28, 2018

Barbara Nell (Janes) Anderson, 82, of Columbia , KY. passed away January 28, 2018 at 7:30 AM at her son, Mervin (Andy) Anderson, III's home in Pineville, KY. She was the daughter of the late Ureil C. and Myrtle Thomas Janes of Gradyville, KY. In addition to being a homemaker, Barbara had been a military wife for 22 years...

Jan 28, 2018

Mr. Robert L. Madon, age 83, of Pineville, Kentucky entered into rest on January 28, 2018 at the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center. Robert, lovingly known as Bob and Bobby throughout his life and renowned throughout the region for his lifelong passion, efforts, and dedication toward the prosperity of his hometown, was born November 21, 1935 to the late James...