Obituaries

Sep 26, 2015

Betty Jean Trosper Venable, 78, of Pineville, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Continued Care Hospital, Corbin. She was born in Hopkinsville, KY on December 3, 1936, a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Sally Johnson Trosper. She was a member of West Pineville Baptist Church and had been a homemaker. In addition to her...

Sep 26, 2015

Jack J. Defevers, 76, of Pineville, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at St. Joseph, London. He was born in Kettle Island, KY on July 2, 1939 a son of the late Clarence and Alice Barnett Defevers. Jack was a believer in the Baptist Faith and had been a Self-employed Truck driver. In addition to his parents, he...

Sep 23, 2015

Sudie Marie Warwick, 54, of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born in Middlesboro on March 27, 1961 a daughter of the late Della Maude Seymour and George Thomas Carmack. She was a member of the Speedwell Freewill Baptist Church and had been a cashier. In addition to her...

Sep 23, 2015

Bill Dale McCarty, 90, of Speedwell, TN, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Claiborne Medical Center, Tazewell. He was born in Pineville, KY on April 28, 1925, a son of the late Fred W. McCarty and Versie Elliott McCarty Disney. Bill had served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II. He was a...

Sep 23, 2015

Vance Vernon Miller, 46, of Arjay, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at his home. He ws born in Pineville, on February 18, 1969 a son of Mary Magdalene Rice Miller and the late Vernon Curtis Miller. Survivors include his mother, children, Vance (Dixie) Miller, Jr., Brittany (Cody) Carnes and Gage Miler; brothers and sisters, Charlene Smith, Kenneth...

Sep 15, 2015

Donnie Cletus Washam age 64 of Cumberland Gap passed away Sept. 15, 2015. Born June 23, 1951 to the late Cletus and Norma Gilbert Washam. He was veteran of the Vietnam War.

Survivors include: Son- Zachary D Washam of Kokomo, IN, Sisters- Kathy Yeary of Tipton, IN, Crystal (& Brent) Fernung of Ocala, FL, nieces, nephews and...

Sep 13, 2015

Beulah Heck, age 89 of Speedwell, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Sept 13 2015. She was a faithful member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and passed away peacefully at home.

Beulah was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Olen Heck; parents Bud & Della Graves; Sister Trula Yoakum;...

Sep 13, 2015

E. Carl Donahoe age 85 of Bristol passed away Sept. 13 2015. Born Feb 19, 1930 in Hunnington WV to the late Byron & Bertha Smith Donahoe. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by first wife- Bonnie Moyers Donahoe, Daughter- Debra Sue Mullins and all of his brothers and sisters.

Survivors include: Wife-...

Sep 13, 2015

Alice Faye Trosper Lester, 72, of Four Mile, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born at Tinsley, KY on August 5, 1943, a daughter of the late Hubert, Sr. and Sally Chaney Trosper. Alice was a member of East Jellico Baptist Church and had retired from the Bell County School System...

Sep 11, 2015

Merritta Hoskins Saylor, 74, of Pineville, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Pineville Community Hospital surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born in Bell County, KY on December 31, 1940 a daughter of Jessie Lee Miracle Hoskins and the late Woodrow Hoskins. She had been a homemaker. In addition to her father, she was...

Sep 6, 2015

Arlin 'Pete' Brock, 79, of Pineville, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born on November 8, 1935 to Willy Worth and Delia Helton Brock. He had been a general laborer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife. Josephine Hoskins Brock, a son, Phillip Brock, his...

Sep 4, 2015

Levada died September 4, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky. Born on April 6, 1952, she was the daughter of Ben and Mary (McCoy) Garland. Levada is survived by son Burl and wife Missy Garland of Speedwell, TN. A sister, Rosemary (Garland) and husband Matthew Corcoran of Clio, MI. and seven nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death...

Aug 29, 2015

Jerry Frederick, 68, of Ewing, VA, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born in Harlan on October 9, 1946, a son of the late Edward and Nell Clark Frederick. He has been a truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce. Survivors include...

Aug 23, 2015

Mrs. Juanita Gilbert, 83, of Evarts, KY passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Tri-Cities Nursing Home in Cumberland. Juanita was born April 16, 1932 at home in LeJunior, KY, the daughter of the late James 'Jim' and Della King. She married BH 'Jim' Gilbert on October 7, 1954 in Jonesville, VA. Juanita spent her life happily taking care...

Aug 17, 2015

Earl Curry, 64 of Speedwell, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was born in Harlan, Kentucky on January 17, 1951, and was a son of the late Bill and Joyce Callihan Curry. Earl had served in country in the United States Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Aug 16, 2015

Vernon Curtis Miller, 87, of Pineville, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born in Arjay, KY on October 13, 1927 a son of the late Elijah and Betty Howell Miller. He had been a coal truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Vestal...

Aug 15, 2015

James M. Hoskins, 94, formerly of Buffalo Creek, WV, passed peacefully with family at his bedside on August 15, 2015 in Virginia Beach, VA. He was born July 22, 1921 in Kettle Island, KY to the late Millard & Virgie (Asher) Hoskins. Jim was also preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Jane (Brock) Hoskins; siblings, Rachel Evans, Abbie...

Aug 14, 2015

William B. 'Butch' Green, 70 of Pineville, was taken to his eternal home on August 14, 2015 at the Baptist Health Center in Lexington. He was born on August 29, 1944 in Leslie County, Kentucky and was the son of the late Walter and Helen Muncy Green. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Aug 14, 2015

Stella Gambrel age 81, of Flat Lick, was born on May 16, 1934 in Bell County, Kentucky. She was a daughter of the late Dewey Brock and Martha Jane Saylor Brock. Mrs. Gambrel died Friday, August 14, 2015 in the Pineville Community Hospital. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church at Bailey Switch and was a homemaker....

Aug 10, 2015

FRED WOODS, 94, of Bird Branch went Home on August 10, 2015. He was born December 1, 1920, at Wasioto, KY to Charles and Sadie Partin Woods. He was a lifelong resident of Bell County and a graduate of Bell County High School. He was born again, in June, 1934 at the age of 14 and began teaching a...