Obituaries

K.D. Taylor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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Roger Sutton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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