Obituaries

Nov 30, 2014

Thurman Bruce 'Charles' Frye, 77 of Ewing, Virginia passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at his home. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, on January 9, 1937, a son of the late Esker and Martha Gilpin Frye. Charles was a Evangelist and a faithful servant of the Lord for many years. In addition to his parents, he was...

Nov 27, 2014

Edna Henderson,91, of Fourmile, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Pineville Community Hospital. She was born at Clear Creek, on April 12, 1923 a daughter of the late Ben and Sarah Vaughn Henderson. She had been a bookkeeper for the University of Louisville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Elmer,...

Nov 27, 2014

Virgil F. Baker, 85, passed away after a 10 year illness on Thursday, November 27, 2014. He was born in Pineville, on February 3, 1929 a son of the late Richard and Debbie Lawson Baker. He believed in the Pentecostal faith, had been a Christian since 1962 and was a Sunday School Bible Teacher. Virgil loved music, he sang...

Nov 22, 2014

Naomi Gail Jeffrey, 76, of Pineville, went home to be with the Lord on November 22, 2014. She was born in Pineville, West Virginia on February 7, 1938, a daughter of the late Walter and Ann Birley. Gail believed in the Baptist faith and was a member of First Baptist Church, Pineville. In addition to her parents, she was...

Nov 21, 2014

Douglas Andrew Henry age 49 of New Tazewell was born April 18, 1965 and passed away Nov. 21, 2014 at Ft Sanders Hospital. Doug was saved at an early age and joined Young's Chapel Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by infant son Douglas Andrew Henry Jr., Parents James & Margie Young Henry, Sister Joy Henry, grandparents Matt...

Nov 18, 2014

Janice Sue Gibson Freeman, 62, of Clear Creek, passed away at her home Tuesday, November 18, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born at Clear Creek on August 18, 1952 a daughter of the late Ed and Dessie Fuson Gibson. Janice believed in the Baptist faith and had been a factory worker. In addition to her parents she...

Nov 16, 2014

Freda May Harris, 65, of Pineville, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born on July8, 1949 to the late McCoy and Bessie Asher Thompson. Freda attended Page Elementary School, Bell County High School and Lone Jack High School. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was a...

Nov 16, 2014

Betty Ruth Wilson Gibson, 86, of Pineville, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born at Clear Creek on march 13, 1928 a daughter of the late Elijah and Laura Green Wilson. Betty was a member of the Moss Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She had been a homemaker....

Nov 13, 2014

Fannie Chatman, 97, of Pineville, passed away on November 13, 2014 at Mountain View Nursing Home. She was born in 1917 in Camden, AL and moved to Pineville in 1943. She was a believer in the Baptist Faith and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Nov 9, 2014

Rosa Mary Cloud, 77, of Pineville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born on October 4, 1937 a daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Stewart Cloud. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She had retired from Durham Funeral Home where she provided many...

Nov 8, 2014

Ethel Blanton Saylor, 73, of Pineville, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2014, at the Laurel Manor Nursing Home. She was born on March 21, 1941, in Harlan County a daughter of the late Gorman and Lettie Caldwell Blanton. Ethel believed in the Holiness faith and had been a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Nov 6, 2014

Barbara Anne Brooks Grace, 83 years, 11 months and 20 days, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Pineville on November 17, 1930 the daughter of the late Dr. James Milton, Sr. and Lula Eva Venable Brooks. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist...

Nov 4, 2014

William Henry Cheek, 75, of Hulen, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at the Utica Care Center , Utica, Ohio. He was born in Brownies Creek, KY on December 11, 1938 a son of the late Jim D. and Isabell Miracle Cheek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Layton, Robert and McKinley...

Oct 22, 2014

Aubree Hope Hunter, age 8 months, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Aubree was born on February 6, 2014 in Corbin, KY a daughter of James Colten and Alexandria Cox Hunter. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Lori Edmondson Jones of Pineville; paternal great-grandparents, Hobert and Mildred Newsome of Continental,...

Oct 19, 2014

Rub y J Ball, 74 passed away Sunday (10-19-2014). She was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church and a Lifelong resident of Gibson Station, VA. She was a book keeper for Schneider Meats and affiliated companies in Middlesboro, KY for more than 50 years most recently being Arveybell Farm Co.

Ruby was preceded in death by...

Oct 18, 2014

Edith Lay Beason age 89 of New Tazewell. Born April 6, 1925 Passed away Oct. 18, 2014. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband Paris (Cotton) Beason. Children; Roy Gene and Geraldine Beason. Parents; Floyd and Sarah Lay. Brothers; Raymer Lay and Harold Lay. Sister-in-laws; Lena and Emma Lay.

Survivors: Sons...

Oct 18, 2014

Rebecca Lynn Simpson Muncy, 38, of Hulen, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Hulen. She was born in Middlesboro on April 30, 1976, a daughter of Ronnie Simpson and the late Jeanette Creech Taylor. She had been a homemaker. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Justin Muncy, grandmother, Ruby Simpson,...

Oct 17, 2014

Mrs. Flossie Sharp Slusher, age 95, passed away October 17th. She was the oldest child of Mary Poynter and William Murphy Sharp and born in Duff, Tennessee. She had retired at age 72 from the Bell County, Kentucky school system in which she taught for more than 50 years. Although married to a prominent Southeastern Kentucky educator, 11 years...

Oct 7, 2014

Tamera Brown Bailey, 77, of Pineville, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at her home. She was born in Pineville on February 19, 1937 a daughter of the late James Mack 'Jim' and Ollie Green Brown. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and had been a devoted wife and mother. In addition to her parents, she...

Oct 4, 2014

Anna Ruth Willis Benton, 88, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born in Ewing, VA on March 16, 1926, a daughter of the late Walter and Sarah Lynn Grabell Willis. She had been a teacher in the public school system for many years. Everyone called Ruth by the name of...