Obituaries
K.D. Taylor
Jun 19, 2008
Dr. K.D. Taylor
CUMBERLAND GAP, Tenn. - Dr. K.D. Taylor passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008, at his home, surrounded by family and friends.
Born Sept. 24, 1918, in Harlan County, Ky., he was the son of the late James Bert and Verna Taylor of Cumberland, Ky. He had been a faithful member of First...
Beatrice Jones
Jun 17, 2008
Beatrice Jones
Age 93
Tazewell, TN
Beatrice Jones, age 93, of Tazewell, TN, passed away June 17, 2008 at Claiborne County Hospital. She was a member of the Big Springs Union Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by husband, Charles Jones; son, Michael Jones; daughter, Brenda Jones; parents, John and Kitty Boothe;...
Wilma Whitlow
Jun 17, 2008
Wilma Thompson Whitlow, 75, of Miracle died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Tri State Health and Rehabilitation Center in Harrogate of Glioma Blastoma. She was born October 3, 1932 at the Southern Mining Company camp at Balkan and was the daughter of the late John H. and Myrtle Wilson Thompson. She was retired from the Bell South Phone Company....
Ebb Stewart
Jun 13, 2008
Ebb Stewart, 93, of Arjay, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2008 at his home. He was born in Rella, KY on September 9, 1914 a son of the late Harvey and Sarah Slusher Stewart. He was a member of Moss Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and had been a coal miner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Verna Robbins
Jun 12, 2008
Verna Mae Miller Robbins, 90, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at the Britthaven of Pineville. She was born November 3, 1917 at Fourmile KY a daughter of the late Boyd and Ealon Miller. She was a member of Hosman Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hershel Robbins,...
Mollie Hopper
Jun 12, 2008
Mollie Carroll Hopper, 89, of Gray, formerly of Bell County, KY died on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at the Barbourville Nursing Home. She was born in Greasy Creek, KY on September 7, 1918 a daughter of the late Thomas and Laura Webb Carroll. She had worked at Queen City Wreaths as a floral arranger. She was a member of...
Sandra Slusher
Jun 11, 2008
Sandra Katherine ?Kathy? Slusher, 67, of Turkey Creek, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at her home. She was born in Bell County on December 18, 1940 the daughter of the late Richard B. and Jessie Lee Hendrickson Sproles. A legal secretary, she had been employed by the Bell County Attorney?s Office for many years. She was a...
Mary Brooks
Jun 7, 2008
Mary George Goodin Brooks, 56, of Pineville passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her home. She was born in Pineville on August 13, 1951 the daughter of the late Leslie and Maggie Crawford Goodin. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and had been a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Johnny Brooks of...
Connie Champagne
Jun 4, 2008
Connie Sue Faulkner Champagne, 56, of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Pineville on January 19, 1952 a daughter of the late John Faulkner, Sr. and Freeda Pope Faulkner of Pineville who survives. She attended Advent Christian Church in Barbourville and had been a nurse at the...
Brooks D. Cowell
May 29, 2008
Brooks D. Cowell
Age 58
Of Speedwell
Brooks Cowell, age 58, of Speedwell, TN, originally of Richwood, WV, passed away May 29, 2008 in Claiborne County. He was a Vietnam veteran and was of the Catholic Faith. Preceded in death by parents: Thomas Brooks Cowell and Eloise Cadle Cowell.
Survivors,
...
Roger Sutton
May 29, 2008
Roger Sutton
Age 52
of Arthur
Roger Sutton, age 52, of Arthur, TN passed away May 29, 2008 in Claiborne County, TN. Born in Middlesboro, Kentucky a son of the late Carl and Georgia Beatrice Sutton.
He believed in the Mormon Faith.
Preceded in death by: brothers, Ronnie Sutton,...
Tommy Murphy
May 28, 2008
Tommy Murphy, 72, of Centers Branch, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at his home. He was born in Blanche, KY on November 8, 1935, a son of the late James Frank and Rosie May Smith Murphy. He believed in the Baptist Faith and had worked for Chempack in Cincinnati and the Cynthiana Country Club. In addition to...
Earl Knuckles
May 28, 2008
Earl Joseph Knuckles, 74, of Pineville passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Fort Sanders Medical Center in Knoxville. He was born in Bird Branch on January 18, 1934 a son of the late James Farmer and Lillie Napier Knuckles. He had been the owner of Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Ruby Bryant
May 25, 2008
Ruby Bryant
March 29, 1930 - May 25, 2008
Age 78
Tazewell, TN
Ruby Kathryn Bryant, age 78, of Tazewell, TN went home to be with the Lord May 25, 2008. She was a member of Gap Creek Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by husband, Gene Bryant; son, Ray...
Ina Crigger
May 25, 2008
Ina Crigger
Tiprell, TN
Ina Ruth Crigger, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at her home in Tiprell, TN following a courageous battle with cancer. She was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Tiprell and was postmistress of Cumberland Gap Post Office for many years..
Loving wife, mother, sister, and friend...
Mae Belcher Dean
May 25, 2008
Hattie Mae Belcher Dean, 91, of Pineville past away on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Bell County on April 8, 1917 a daughter of the late Carl Belcher and Mary Elizabeth Wilson Belcher Gibson. She was a member of East Jellico Baptist Church and retired as Postmaster of Tinsley Post Office after...
Virgie Day
May 20, 2008
Virgie Day
age 80
of Knoxville, formerly of Cumberland Gap, TN,
Virgie Day, age 80, of Knoxville, formerly of Cumberland Gap, TN, passed away May 20, 2008 at the home of her son, Jerry Day.
She was a member of Underwood Grove Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by her...
Opal Taylor Smith
May 19, 2008
Opal Warren Taylor Smith, 74, of Straight Creek, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. She was born in Alex Creek, Knox County, KY on February 7, 1934 a daughter of the late Martha Jane Gambrel Warren Mills and Frank Warren. She was a member of the Trinity Pentecostal Church...
Matt Crank
May 19, 2008
Matt Thomas Crank, 64, of Middlesboro, died on Monday, May 19, 2008 at his home. He was born in Pineville on July 25, 1943 a son of the late Gillis and Lydia Elliott Crank. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Bill and Jim and sister, Francis. Survivors include his daughter, Rhonda Smith; sisters, Delores Upchurch,...
Essie Owens
May 19, 2008
Essie Marie Rhodes Owens, 88, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born in Bell County on June 15, 1919, a daughter of the late Jasper L. Rhodes and Tella Hoskins Rhodes. She was saved when she was 20 years old and was a member of the Greasy Creek Baptist Church for...
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