Obituaries

Jul 13, 2015

Margaret Oakes age 54 of Cumberland Gap passed away July 13, 2015. Born April 22, 1961. She was preceded in death by her father Peter MacIness.

Survivors include: Mother- Eleanor MacIness of Piqua OH, Sister- Patricia Wilson of Speedweall & Brothers- Jack MacIness and Donald MacIness.

A memorial services will be scheduled at a later...

Jul 12, 2015

Don Roy age 85 of Ewing passed away July 12 2015. Born to the late Andrew and Lula Harris Roy he is also preceded in death by Brothers- Charlie and Leonel Roy, Grandchildren- Vanessa Nicole Asher, Joshua Moore and Jerry Franklin Ellis Jr. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church of Ewing.

Survivors include: Wife...

Jul 11, 2015

SFC -US ARMY, Daniel Lee Mills (Retired), ended his Tour of Duty July 11, 2015 at the Middlesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born April 4, 1937 to the late Nasby and Lucy Carnes Mills in Scalf, KY. He was preceded in death by his longtime companion, Margie Collins. One of sixteen children, Daniel was preceded in death by...

Jul 9, 2015

Curtis D. Hunter, 76, of Pineville, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 at his home. He was born in Pineville, KY on November 1, 1938 and was a son of the late Harvey H. and Dora Ethel Baker Hunter. He had retired from Ford Motor Company in Lima, Ohio where he worked as Hot Test Operator and was of...

Jul 7, 2015

Eveleen Jackson Workman, 68, of Calvin passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at her home. She was born in Calvin, KY on January 12, 1947 a daughter of the late Oscar and Mabel Blakley Jackson. She had been a seamstress at England's. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband George Workman, sister, Juanita...

Jul 6, 2015

Ralph Hershel 'Herky' Robbins, Jr., 76, of Fourmile, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville, KY. He was born in Fourmile, KY on February 13,1939 a son of the late Ralph Hershel, Sr. and Verna Miller Robbins. Ralph was a member of Hosman Baptist Church and had been a teacher for the Bell County School...

Jul 6, 2015

Norma Jean Fuson Smith, 51, of Flat Lick passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 in Tazewell, TN. She was born in Pineville, KY on February 20, 1964 a daughter of the late Arville Lee and Cassie Jones Fuson. She had owned a Tanning Salon and had been of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Jul 4, 2015

Jaxson Issaac Blake Miracle, 4 months and 18 days old, infant son of Natalie Ann Ward and Christopher Adam Miracle passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2015 in Pineville. He was born in LaGrange, KY on February 16, 2015. He was preceded in death by grandfathers, Frank Ward and Charles Ray Miracle; great-grandmother, Patsy Cox Miracle. Survivors include his...

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....