Obituaries

Nov 13, 2022

Solomon Junior Davis, 77 of Arjay, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Middlesboro ARH. He was born on May 19, 1945, a son of the late Solomon and Mae Starrett Davis. He had been a coal miner. Solomon was an avid outdoorsman, fisherman and loved to hunt and spending time with his family and friends.

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Nov 13, 2022

Mrs. Stella Marie Blakemore, age 95 of Ewing, VA was born January 9, 1927 and passed away peacefully Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the Middlesboro Nursing Home. She was a member of Gibson Station Missionary Baptist Church. Stella loved her church and church family. She also enjoyed gardening and cooking.

She was preceded in death by her...

Nov 12, 2022

Norma Jean Sutton (formerly Burns), age 92, of Speedwell passed away November 12, 2022, at LaFollette Court Assisted Living in LaFollette, TN, where she received loving care for the last year.

She was born May 22, 1930, in Speedwell, TN, the daughter of the late Walter and Pearl Evans Burns.

She was a resident of...

Nov 10, 2022

Wanda Inez Bailey, 87, of Arjay, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at the Middlesboro ARH. She was born in Rella, Kentucky on April 12, 1935, a daughter of the late Ernest and Gladys Reno Messer. She had been a member of the Arjay Pentecostal Church and had been a homemaker.

In addition to...

Nov 10, 2022

Thelma Christine Mills, 81, of Arjay, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at St. Joseph Hospital East in Lexington. She was born in Page, Ky on April 23, 1941 the daughter of the late Castle Henderson and Maggie Barnett Johnson. She had been a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Nov 10, 2022

Freddie Van Chumley II, age 52, of Harrogate, TN, went home to be with the Lord on November 10, 2022, after fighting a long-time illness. He was born November 5th, 1970, to Freddie Chumley and Sue Chumley. Freddie passed away peacefully at Tennova in Knoxville surrounded by his beloved family. Freddie Van was a member of Underwood Grove Missionary...

Nov 8, 2022

Alice Caldwell, 76 of Bledsoe, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She was born on October 18, 1946, a daughter of the late Elmer and Virgie Thompson Whitehead. Alice had been a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Nov 7, 2022

Ellene Wilder Hoskins, age 88, of Calvin, Kentucky, took her heavenly flight on Monday, November 7, 2022, at the Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Cubbage on July 18, 1934, to the late Lloyd and Axie Miracle Wilder. Ellene believed in the Holiness Faith and was a member of the Tanyard...

Nov 3, 2022

Cecil Edward Hurley, 60 of Harrodsburg, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at his home in Harrodsburg. He was born in Stephenville, Newfoundlnd, Canada on June 19, 1962, a son of the late Hascue and Lennie Ethel Robbins Hurley. Cecil had been an electrical engineer for General Electric.

In addition to his parents, he...

Nov 2, 2022

Mrs. Autumn Nichole Bunch, age 51, of New Tazewell, TN was born December 26, 1970 and passed away on November 2, 2022 at home after a brief illness. She was born to James and the late Shelia (Tapley) Thompson. Autumn was saved at an early age and was a member of Summey’s Bridge Missionary Baptist Church. She was a...

Nov 1, 2022

A Celebration of life for Mr. Jimmy Wayne Collett, will be held on Friday, November 4, 2022, 2pm, at the Arjay Pentecostal Church. Visitation is now open until the funeral hour at the church located on Highway 66 in Arjay.

Jimmy Wayne was born in Wiser Branch, Arjay, Kentucky, at his parents’ home on May...

Oct 28, 2022

Roy Wayne Cornelius, 71 of Pineville, passed away on October 28, 2022, at the Pineville Community Health Center. He was born in Pineville on September 2, 1951, a son of the late Roy Kenneth and Lucille Thomas Cornelius.  Roy was a long-time member of the Laurel Hill Pentecostal Church.  He had been an Engineer in the Coal Mines and...

Oct 24, 2022

Charles “Glenn” Lefevers, 66, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 24, 2022, at Baptist Health in Lexington. He was born in Cary, Kentucky on February 23, 1956.

He was preceeded in death by his dad and mother, Arnold “Bud” Lefevers and Beatrice Taylor Lefevers. His son, Mark Lefevers; Brothers, Wilce and...

Oct 24, 2022

Michael Scott Baker, 68 of Pineville, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, at his home. He was born in Pineville on July 3, 1954, a son of the late Walter Scott Baker and Vivian Wilson Kneisel. Mike served in the Kentucky National Guard and had been a manager and a clerk for Wal-Mart for many years.

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Oct 20, 2022

Otis Wayne Hobbs, 69 of Pineville, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at his home. He was born in Pineville on July 15, 1953, a son of the late Elmer and Ethel Jackson Hobbs.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Grubbs Hobbs; stepson, Charles Sproles; and...

Oct 19, 2022

James Oscar Raines, 73, of New Tazewell, formerly of Middlesboro, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Claiborne Medical Center.  He was born in Middlesboro on February 1, 1949, a son of the late Clarence “Toots” and Doxie Lee White Raines.  He had served in the US Army, Green Beret, during the Vietnam War. James had been...

Oct 14, 2022

Bobby Ray “Bob” Hendrickson, 84, of Pineville went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 14, 2022 peacefully with his family by his side. He was born June 22, 1938 to the late William “Bill” and Thelma Gambrel Hendrickson.

Bob grew up in Fourmile, Kentucky and graduated from Lone Jack High School where...

Oct 12, 2022

Virgie Elliott Jones, 86 of Lexington, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the Sayre Christian Village in Lexington. She was born in Stoney Fork on September 29, 1936, a daughter of the late Edgar and Carrie Hoskins Elliott. Virgie had been a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Oct 12, 2022

Vernon Eugene Taylor, Sr., 94, of Middlesboro, KY passed away on October 12, 2022. Vernon was born on September 15, 1928 to parents Lloyd Taylor and Ethen Green in Calloway, KY. Vernon was a devoted family man, an excellent card player, a traveler who loved the open road and a dedicated public servant to the people of Bell County....

Oct 12, 2022

Joyce Lee Mason, 77 of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the Middlesboro ARH. She was born in Ferndale on February 3, 1945, a daughter of the late William and Dora Brooks Baker. Joyce had been a dietician for the Mountain View Nursing Home.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded...