Kathleen Ann Ewing Smith
May 2, 2022
Kathleen Ann Ewing Smith was born to John Baxter Ewing and Azalee Lora Hill Ewing on May 25, 1944, in Lejunior, Kentucky. Ann was part of a large family growing up in the coal fields of Eastern Kentucky. As a teenager, she traveled with family to Chicago, Illinois where she graduated high school and met the love of her...
Betty Jo Mccoy
Apr 30, 2022
Mrs. Betty Jo McCoy (87) of Harrogate, TN passed away on April 30, 2022 at Middlesboro ARH.
She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Donald McCoy; her parents Evelina and Clayton Fortner; and granddaughter, Lindsey McCoy. She is survived by her children: J.C McCoy of Harrogate, TN; Lisa Overton (Al) of...
Eugene Greene, Sr.
Apr 29, 2022
Eugene Greene, Sr., 79 of Hulen, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Balkan, Kentucky on October 21, 1942, a son of the late Otto and Sarah Ellen Kelly Greene. Eugene believed in the Holiness Faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Chester "Chuck" Junior Valentine
Apr 29, 2022
Chester “Chuck” Junior Valentine, 62 of Pineville, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at the Pineville Community Health Center in Pineville. He was born in Pineville on September 12, 1959, the son of the late Chester and Nannie Mason Valentine. Chuck had been a coal miner for many years and loved working in the mines and he also...
Russell Dale Cornelius
Apr 27, 2022
Russell Dale Cornelius, 68 of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his home. He was born in Pineville on July 28, 1953, a son of the late Cecil Creed and Christine Brock Cornelius. Russell loved all UK Athletics, had played football for Carson Newman College as a punter and tight end, and had been on the...
Laura Ayers
Apr 23, 2022
Mrs. Laura Ayers, age 72 of New Tazewell, TN went to be with her Lord and Saviour on April 23, 2022 at 4:45 a.m. Laura was saved at age 40 and was a member of Butcher’s Gap Baptist Church. She was a loving housewife and THE BEST Nan Nan any kid could ask for. She raised more kids than...
Lige Cox
Apr 20, 2022
Lige Cox, 72, of Pineville, Kentucky, departed this life on April 20, 2022 at the Beech Tree Manor in Jellico, Tennessee. Lige was born on May 15, 1949 in Jenson, Kentucky to the late Pearl Cox and the late Ruth (Saylor) Cox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Edward Scott. Lige was...
Jerry Wayne Emery
Apr 19, 2022
Jerry Wayne Emery, 69 of Dorton Branch, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Greg & Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. He was born in Pineville on May 9, 1952, a son of Macle Letner Mosley and Will Emery. Jerry believed in the Baptist Faith and was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. He...
Steve Dewayne Cain
Apr 19, 2022
Steve Dewayne Cain, 61 of Calvin, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at his home. He was born in Pineville on July 31, 1960, a son of the late Bill and Dorothy Messer Cain. Steve attended the Blue Ridge Baptist Church and had been a Heavy Equipment Operator in the coal mines. In addition to his parents, he...
Opal Mae Brock
Apr 14, 2022
Opal Mae Brock, 84, of Laurel Hill, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. Opal was born in Pineville, Kentucky on April 7, 1938, the daughter of the late Leonard Osborne and Rutha Jane (Jackson) Osborne. She was a cafeteria worker at Bell County High School for nearly 30 years until...
Jody Wilson
Apr 13, 2022
Jody Wilson, 48 of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at her home. She was born on in Pineville on March 29, 1974, a daughter of the late Arlan Eugene Wilson and Rosetta Jones Wilson. Jody had been a cashier. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Natasha Henson. Jody is...
Fred "Kojack" Foister
Apr 10, 2022
Fred Foister, known as “Kojack,” age 73, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center, Hazard, KY. He was born in Fourmile on October 3, 1948, a son of the late Millard and Sudie Smith Foister. He was an active member at the Arjay Baptist Church and had been a truck driver...
Betty Jo Howard
Apr 7, 2022
Betty Jo Howard, 68 of Pineville, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington. She was born in Harlan on March 21, 1954, a daughter of the late Carmel and Georgia Fuston Hoskins. Betty served her country in the United States Navy. Betty is survived by her brothers and...
John Ray Beverly
Apr 3, 2022
John Ray Beverly, 67 of Muskegon, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 3, 2022. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on March 13, 1955, a son of the late Britten and Gladys Gray Beverly. John enjoyed playing the guitar, bowling, and listening to country songs, especially blue grass music on long road trips. In addition...
Roger Darle Breeding, Sr.
Mar 31, 2022
Roger Darle Breeding, Sr., 74 of Chesterfield, Michigan formerly of Kentucky, passed away on March 31, 2022 at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. He was born in Isom, Kentucky on July 6, 1947, a son of the late Arthur and Ethel Combs Breeding. Roger served his country in the United States Army and had...
Harold Randall Partin, Sr.
Mar 25, 2022
Harold Randall Partin, Sr., 79 of Pineville, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022, at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was born in Pineville on October 26, 1942, the son of the late William Rice and Cora Wilson Partin. Harold was an Engineer for Kentucky Utilities and had retired after 33 years of work. In addition to his parents,...
Effie Mae Stamper
Mar 25, 2022
Effie Mae Stamper, 74 of Calvin, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Kindred Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born in High Splint, Kentucky on November 5, 1949, a daughter of the late Albert and Laura Kelly Wilkerson. Effie had been a homemaker and she couldn’t have been a better mother and grandmother. In addition to...
Timothy L. Napier
Mar 22, 2022
Timothy L. Napier, 58, of Speedwell, TN, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Lafollette Medical Campbell County. He was born in San Francisco, CA on May 31, 1963, a son of Stanley Napier, Sr. and the late Betty Uhl Napier. He had been a coal miner. Tim was a loving son, devoted husband, proud father and papaw,...
Linda Honeycutt Jones
Mar 21, 2022
Linda Honeycutt Jones, 72 of Four Mile, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Pineville on September 3, 1949, a daughter of the late William Honeycutt and Axie Ellen Honeycutt Posey. She believed in the Baptist Faith and had been a homemaker. Linda dearly loved her children, grandchildren, and...
Harold Glenn Dye
Mar 21, 2022
Harold Glenn Dye, 61 of Hulen, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Pineville on September 2, 1960, a son of the late Harold and Edith Faye Lawson Dye. Glenn attended Blackmont Baptist Church and Black Star Pentecostal Church and had been a coal miner. In addition to his...
