Obituaries

Jul 3, 2015

Liftha (Sis) Johnson age 67 of Speedwell passed away July 3, 2015. She was born December 1, 1947 to the late Horace Tilmon & Nancy Paulie Norton Williford. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by Brother- Willie Paul Williford. She was of the Christian faith.

Survivors include: Husband- Ivan Waldo Johnson, Daughter...

Jul 1, 2015

Sallie Marie Estep Hatfield Skaggs, age 86 of Tazewell TN was born on May 6,1929. She was a member of Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield, OH. She passed away at Laurel Manor Nursing Home on July 1, 2015. She was preceded in death by her Mother- Minnie Massengill Estep & her Father- Garrett Estep, Husband- Raymond Hatfield, Daughter-Darlene...

Jun 30, 2015

Earl Lyons, Jr., 67, of Harrogate, TN passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Claiborne Medical Center, Tazewell, TN. He was born in Arjay, KY on March 5, 1948 a son of the late Earl, Sr. and Mary Grubbs Lyons. Earl was member of Arjay Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and he had been a carpenter....

Jun 29, 2015

Pereda A. Campbell, 86, of Fourmile, passed away on June 29, 2015 at the Mountain View Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Fourmile on December 9,1928 a daughter of the late Floyd Joseph and Grace Carnes Acuff. She had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Larry A....

Jun 29, 2015

Otis 'Pete' Fuson, 92, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 with his family by his side. Born March 26, 1923 in Pineville, KY, he was the son of Bill Lee and Emily Ella Miracle Fuson. A WWII veteran, Otis served in the South Pacific 1941-1945 with the US Army. He married Edna (Partin) Fuson, on November...

Jun 28, 2015

Ada Mae Helton Lawson, 78, of Stoney Fork, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 1915 at her home. She was born in Stoney Fork, on January 16, 1937 a daughter of the late Carter and Polly Saylor Helton. Ada was a member of the Stoney Fork Pentecostal Church and had been a home. She was a loving wife and...

Jun 28, 2015

Lavonne Belcher Akers, 75, of Stoney Fork, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at her home. She was born in Straight Creek, KY on December 20, 1939 a daughter of the late Garfield and Elizabeth Caldwell Belcher. She was a member of Laurel Branch Pentecostal Church and had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was...

Jun 24, 2015

John Dustin McNab, 29, passed away on Big Stone Gap, VA on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at his home. He was born in Pineville on October 19, 1985 a son of Brenda Wilson and John Scott McNab. He believed in the Pentecostal Faith and had worked as a pharmacy technician. John was a member of the Bell County Volunteer...

Jun 21, 2015

Paul Messer, 89, of Pineville, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the Barbourville Nursing Home. He was born in Jenson, KY on July 13, 1925 a son of the late Grant and Myrtle Allen Messer. Paul was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and had been a heavy Equipment Hauler and had moved buildings. He belonged to...

Jun 20, 2015

Robert Gene 'SeedBean' Siler, 56 of Arjay, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born In Michigan on September 23, 1958 and was a son of the late Kenneth and Naydean Starrett Siler. Robert was a member of the Arjay Pentecostal Church and had worked in coal mining as a truck driver...

Jun 19, 2015

Rodney Sanders, 49 of Calvin passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 28, 1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and was a son of Bruce Estel and Evelyn Wells Sanders. Rodney worked as a coal miner and was known by many to be the kind of guy that would give you the...

Jun 18, 2015

Roger Don West, 61 of Middlesboro passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the Claiborne County Hospital. He was born in Middlesboro on May 30, 1954 and was a son of the late Clifford and Bessie West. Roger believed in the Baptist faith and had retired from the City of Middlesboro, where he worked at the Sewage Plant....

Jun 18, 2015

Johnny Ray Goodin, 42, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at his home in Pineville. He was born in Pineville, on November 11, 1971 and was a son of Roger Dale and Patricia Kirklin Goodin. Johnny believed in the Baptist faith had worked as a brick mason with Goodin's Masonry. He was preceded in death by a brother, Roger...

Jun 17, 2015

Karen Faye Cox Gambrel, 45, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Elk Grove, Illinois, on March 11, 1970, a daughter of Paul Cox and the late Lola Patterson Cox. She had been a homemaker. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her sister, Melissa Cox Lawson. Survivors...

Jun 15, 2015

Evelyn Jeanette Littrell Brooks age 87, beloved Mother and Granny, was born April 5, 1928, and went home to a wonderful homecoming with family and friends on June 15, 2015. Evelyn was born in Gibson Station, Virginia, a daughter of the late Charlie and Hattie Littrell. She was saved at an early age and joined Walnut Hill Baptist Church....

Jun 15, 2015

David Alan Mason, 38, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at his home in Arjay. He was born in Middlesboro, on August 10, 1976, and was a son of Mary Mason Cox and David Cox. David had worked for Phillips Tree Experts and Townsend Company clearing power line right-of-ways for Kentucky Utilities. He was preceded in death by his...

Jun 14, 2015

Ernest Calvin Slusher, 85, of Pineville, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Wesley Village in Wilmore, KY. He was born in Cary, KY on March 13, 1930 a son of the late Robert Edward and Ida Mae Jackson Slusher. Ernest grew up in Red Bird and was a graduate of the Red Bird Mission School. He was...

Jun 9, 2015

Scott Christopher Davis age 46 of Jacksboro passed away June 9, 2015. He was a member of Cedar Hill Church of LaFollette.

Survivors include: Parents- Glen & Barbara Davis of LaFollette, Sons- Jake Davis of Jacksboro, Jered Davis of Manhattan NY, Brothers- Glen (& Angela) Davis of Evans, GA, Robbie (& Tonya) Davis of Speedwell, Nieces &...

Jun 9, 2015

Mr. Billy Giles Browning, a resident of Pineville, KY, passed away at the Pineville Community Hospital on June 9, 2015. Mr. Browning was born September 20, 1930 in Bell County, KY, the son of the late W.B. and Grace Giles Browning. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Browning was a member of First Baptist...

Jun 7, 2015

Thurman Miller, 88, of Pineville, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2015 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born in Pineville on January 3, 1927 a son of the late Charlie and Martha Hatfield Miller. Thurman had served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Old Four Mile Pentecostal Church and...