Obituaries

Apr 21, 2010

Millard Franklin Griffith, 83, of Pineville, passed away April 21, 2010 at the Middlesboro ARH. He was born in Balkan, KY on August 27, 1926, a son of the late James and Mary Jane Wells Griffith. He was a member of the Varilla Baptist Church and had worked as a security guard. He was a US Navy Veteran, serving...

Apr 17, 2010

Elmer L Wright

Age 84

Of Speedwell

Elmer Louis Wright age 84 of Speedwell was born August 17, 1925 and passed away April 17, 2010. He was a member of the Powell Valley Church of God. Preceded in death by loving wife of 64 years Vergia Genett Paul Wright. Parents, Floyd and Allie...

Apr 16, 2010

Mrs. Catherine E. (Cloud) White went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 16, 2010 after a brief illness. ?Aunt Cat? or ?Kitty?, as she was called, was born December 1, 1919 in Pineville, Ky. She was a devoted member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she served faithfully for many years. She was a retired cook from...

Apr 15, 2010

Mitchell Sturgill, 69, of Red Bird, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the Manchester Hospital. Born December 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Lester and Amanda Caudill Sturgill. He was a very religious man and believed in the Pentecostal faith and had been in the Coal Trucking business. In addition to his parents he was...

Apr 14, 2010

Kermit Combs

Age 58

Of Cumberland Gap, TN

Kermit Frank Combs age 58 of Cumberland Gap. Born August 17, 1951 in Monroe Michigan and passed away April 14, 2010 at UT hospital Knoxville TN. He was preceded in death by parents Louie & Lethia Combs. Brothers: Elick, James and Lawrence Combs and sister...

Apr 12, 2010

James Houston

Age 81 of

Lafollette, TN

James Cecil Houston

Mr. Houston was born in Bell County Kentucky July 3, 1928. He passed away April 12, 2010 in Campbell County Tennessee.

He was preceded in death by his father Sam Houston and his mother Corna Patrick Houston. Siblings, Lucille...

Apr 10, 2010

Johnnie Hounshell

Age 59

of Harrogate, TN, formerly of Monroe, MI

Johnnie C. Hounshell, age 59, of Harrogate, TN, formerly of Monroe, MI, passed away April 10, 2010. He was a member of Heritage Baptist Church in Monroe, MI. Preceded in death by father, Carl Hounshell; and brother, Jimmie Hounshell.

Survivors,...

Apr 10, 2010

Eula Gilliam

Age 67

Of Speedwell

Eula Gray Robertson Gilliam age 67 of Speedwell was born September 24, 1942 and passed away April 10, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital of Knoxville. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. Eula Gray was preceded in death by her parents ; Fred and Dessie...

Apr 10, 2010

Robert Roscoe Lewis, 78, of Arjay, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Pineville Community Hospital. Born on August 20, 1931, he was the son of the late Dewey and Miley Sizemore Lewis. He was a member of the Arjay Pentecostal Church and had been a coal miner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Apr 9, 2010

Thomas Swisher, 36, of Pineville, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born April 13, 1973 the son of Helen Swisher. He was a graduate of Pineville High school and had been a flag football coach for K-4 and a member of the Pineville Rotary Club. He worked for Pineville Community Hospital...

Apr 8, 2010

Rita Combs

Age 40

Of New Tazewell

Rita Faye Thomas Combs, age 40, of Claiborne Co., TN, passed away April 8, 2010. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church.

Preceded in death by parents, James Edward and Edna Louvernia Braden Thomas and sister, Rhonda Lee Thomas.

Survivors,...

Apr 8, 2010

Willard Osborne, 69, of Laurel Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born in Pineville on April 6, 1941, a son of the late Leonard and Rutha Jane Jackson Osborne. He was a believer in the Primitive Baptist faith and had been a carpenter and outside miner. He was a loving...

Apr 7, 2010

James 'Jimmy' Lee Courm

age 58,

of Tazewell, TN, formerly of Monroe, Mi,

James 'Jimmy' Lee Courm, age 58, of Tazewell, TN, formerly of Monroe, Mi, passed away April 7, 2010. He was a member of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church and Labor Local Union #465.

Preceded in death by parents, Andy...

Apr 7, 2010

Myrtle Brock Platter, 82, of Independence, KY, formerly of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Saint Elizabeth?s Hospital. Born in Stoney Fork, KY on September 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Cordia Saylor Brock. She had been an assembly line worker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Apr 2, 2010

Andrew Earl ?Andy? Fowee, 60, of Barbourville, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington following and automobile accident. Born in Covington, KY on December 5,1949, he was the son of the late Harry Thomas and Nina Elizabeth Earl Fowee. He had served in the US Army during the Vietnam war and had...

Mar 31, 2010

Edward H. (Bud) Jenkins went home to be with the Lord, on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. He was born on October 9, 1923 at Artemus, Kentucky. He was the son of Edward Reese Jenkins and Ella kinder, who preceded him in death. A veteran of WWII, he served in the Army Air Corp as a bombadier on a B-17....

Mar 31, 2010

Ronnie ?Cotton? Brock, 56, of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Pineville Community Hospital. Born in Pineville on February 21, 1954, he was the son of the late Marlin and Nettie Dishman Brock. He had been a lineman for a utility company and had served in the U.S. Marine Corps. In addition to his parents,...

Mar 25, 2010

John Richard McCoy, Jr., 41, of Frakes, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 at his home. He was born May 4, 1968, the son of John Richard and Wanda Green McCoy. He believed in the Pentecostal faith and had worked as a Superintendant for Green?s Construction Company. John loved hunting and fishing and being out with nature. He was...

Mar 25, 2010

Larry Jackson, 60, of Laurel Hill, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at his home. Born in Pineville on July 19, 1949, he was the son of Kenneth Jackson and the late Mae Green Jackson. He had been a brick mason. Survivors include his daughter, Whitney Jackson-Hobbs and her husband, Brian; grandson, Elijah Hobbs, father, Kenneth Jackson, brothers...

Mar 24, 2010

Freddy Floyd Partin, 53, of Pineville passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at his home on Big Clear Creek. He was born in Pineville on May 31, 1956 a son of the late Porter and Della North Partin. Freddy believed in the Baptist faith and had worked as an electric utilities contractor. In addition to his parents he...