Obituaries

Jan 8, 2011

Gwendolyn R. Overton, 92, of Calvin went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Hances Creek on May 1, 1918 a daughter of the late John L. and Edna Hoskins Davis. Gwen was a devoted member of the Primitive Baptist Church and had worked in several...

Jan 7, 2011

Bradley Ramsey

Age 93

Of Kingston, TN

Bradley B. Ramsey, 93, died Friday, January 7, 2011 in Roane Medical Center. A loving father, husband, and grandfather, he was a US Army Staff Sergeant in World War II, serving at the Panama Canal and on the European front as a telecommunications technician. He was...

Jan 7, 2011

Joe E. Taylor, 42, of Pineville, passed away at the Pineville Community Hospital on Friday, January 7, 2011. He was born in Pineville, KY on November 8, 1968 and was a 1987 graduate of Bell County High School. Joe had been a truck driver for 27 years, having begun his career at age 15. The love of his life...

Jan 6, 2011

Jamie Ayers

35

Harrogate, TN

Jamie Ayers, 35, passed away Jan. 6, 2011 at his home in Harrogate, TN. Preceded in death by parents, Lee Calvin & Pearlie Ayers; grandparents, Bill and Mandy Carroll, Luster & Sara Ayers; nephew, Bobby Ray Miller, III.

Survived by wife, Trish Ayers; son, Jamie Lee...

Jan 5, 2011

Rickey Dewayne Philpot, 52, of Middlesboro, KY passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. A native of Bell County, KY, he was the son of the late Conley Richard Philpot and Lucy Mae Crank Philpot. He was a believer in the Holiness Faith and had worked at Cumberland Gap Provisions...

Jan 4, 2011

William H. Day Jr

Age 83

William H. Day Jr., age 83 of Grass Lake formerly of Cumberland Gap, TN, passed away January 4, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Florence Pauline Day; brothers, Otey and Joseph Day, Cleetus Spangler (Day) and Spud Dyke; step sons, Kenneth and Dailis Dye. Bill...

Jan 4, 2011

James O. 'Buck' Edmondson

92

Tazewell, TN

James Orville 'Buck' Edmondson, 92, of Tazewell, TN, formerly of Monroe, MI., passed away January 4, 2011. He was born Sept. 13, 1918 in Lone Mountain TN to the late James Judson and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham Edmondson. He attended Blair's Creek and Dogwood Heights Baptist Churches...

Jan 3, 2011

Lucy Taylor Belcher, 89 of Beverly, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at her home. She was born January 22, 1921, a daughter of the late Dillard and Mattie Lawson Taylor. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Belcher; brothers, Bill, Jay, and Ben Taylor; sister; Martha Belcher....

Dec 31, 2010

William C. 'Bill' West

68

Cumberland Gap, TN

W.C. (William Charles) "Bill" West age 68 of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee was born on October 15, 1942 and passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010 in Selma, Alabama after a long illness. Bill retired from the Norfolk Southern Railroad, where he worked for more than...

Dec 31, 2010

Eddie L. Harrell, Sr., 70, of Middlesboro, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010 at St. Mary?s Hospital in Knoxville, TN after a long illness. He was born in Middlesboro on November 16, 1940, a son of the late Evan Theodore and Hilda Dotson Harrell. He was a member of the Mt. Mary Baptist Church and had worked for...

Dec 31, 2010

John Boyd Oslonian, 72, of Pineville, passed away on Deember 31, 2010 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born on December 23, 1938, a son of the late John L. and Marie Bean Oslonian. He was a loving son, father and grandfather and was a believer in the Baptist Faith. He was a former football player for BCHS...

Dec 29, 2010

Willard Lynch Russell Sr.

Age 92

Of New Tazewell

Willard Lynch Russell Sr. age 92 of New Tazewell passed away December 29, 2010. He was born Dec 22 1918 to the late Sherman and Pearlie Lynch Russell. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by wife Ruby Dalton Russell, infant...

Dec 27, 2010

Charlie Joe Clement

Age 75

Charlie Joe Clement, age 75, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010, at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Born in Claiborne, Co., TN May 29, 1935, son of the late James N. and Willie Ruby Bunch Clement. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by...

Dec 27, 2010

Lowell Adams

Age 81

Of Cumberland Gap

Kenith Lowell Adams, age 81 of Cumberland Gap passed away December 27, 2010. He was born Jan, 1 1929 to the late Oliver and Nellie Ellison Adams. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by wife - Elsie Crigger Adams and several brothers...

Dec 26, 2010

Betty Ruth Baker Gibson, 77, of Cridersville, died Sunday, December 26, 2010 in her home. She was born November 17, 1933 in Pineville, KY a daughter of the late Robert and Emma Hoskins Baker. She married C. Russell Gibson on June 1, 1956 and he preceded her in death on June 26, 1987. She had been a homemaker and...

Dec 25, 2010

Millard Clayborne Knuckles, 96 years young, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born in Pineville on January 25 1914 a son of the late James F. and Lillie M. Napier Knuckles. He was of the Baptist Faith and a great man and loved by all who knew him. He was a...

Dec 24, 2010

Steve ?Danny? Wilson, 69, of Pineville was born on May 31, 1941 in Knox County, KY and departed his life on December 24, 2010. He was the son of the late Charles Reed Wilson and Azzlee Hembree Wilson. He had been a heavy equipment operator which he loved doing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Dec 21, 2010

In loving Memory of Vivian Lewis Woods Vivian Lewis Woods, 81, of Pineville, died on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. She was born in Pineville on July 6, 1929, a daughter of the late John L. and Minnie Bailey Lewis. She had been a telephone operator for Bell Telephone and...

Dec 19, 2010

John T. ?Big John? Davenport, Sr., 81 of Pineville passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 at the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was born in Bell-Jellico, Kentucky on February 12, 1929, a son of the late Charlie and Mossie Lee West Davenport. Big John was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, was a United States Army Veteran and...

Dec 18, 2010

Mildred Gearheart Winkler died on December 18, 2010. She was born on October 9, 1923 in Flat Woods, Kentucky to William and Margaret Gearheart. Her family later moved to Frankfort, Indiana. She was a graduate of Frankfort High School and the Wishard Nursing School, Indianapolis City Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana as a Registered Nurse. During World War II, Mildred was...