Obituaries

Apr 29, 2021

Boyd E. “Muscle Man” York, 83 of Arjay, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Middlesboro Nursing & Rehab Facility in Middlesboro. He was born in Arjay on October 21, 1937, a son of the late Cecil and Flora Rice York. He had been the Maintenance Boss for 47 years in the mines. In addition to his...

Apr 26, 2021

Wanda Sue Turner, age 71, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Pineville Community Health Center. She was a beloved Teacher for 40 years at St. Julian Catholic School in Middlesboro. She taught her first class the year her son, Doug, was born and the last year she taught concluded with her granddaughter, Randi, graduating from St....

Apr 25, 2021

Lucille Owens Moyers, age 85, of Speedwell Tennessee, changed her address to Heaven on Sunday April 25th, 2021. in her home with her two daughters at her side.  She was born August 12, 1935 to the late, James and Sarah Owens in Claiborne County Tennessee. She was a member of Cawood Methodist church where she loved singing in the...

Apr 14, 2021

Dolly Jean Taylor, 68 of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at her home. She was born in Cary, Kentucky on October 5, 1952, a daughter of the late Howard and Ruth Smith Taylor. Dolly worked as a Deputy Clerk for the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for over 40 years. She was a member of the Cary...

Apr 13, 2021

Christopher Bruce Thompson, 44 of Pineville, passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at the Pineville Community Health Care in Pineville. He was born on January 20, 1977 in Pineville, a son of Paula Slusher Downey and the late Bruce Thompson. Chris served his country in the United States Army. He had been a Lifeline Sales Representative. Chris was...

Apr 9, 2021

Odell Asher, 75 of Arjay passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born on February 26, 1946 in Red Bird, Kentucky and was the son of the late Melvin and Sarah Brock Asher. Odell served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. After returning home he...

Apr 8, 2021

Wendy Jackson West, 55 of Fourmile, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the Pineville Community Health Care. She was born in Wayne, MI on July 8, 1965 a daughter of the late Gillis Vernon and JoAnn Henderson Jackson. She had been a Licensed Practical Nurse and had worked in several hospitals throughout her career. Survivors include her...

Apr 5, 2021

Ella Jean Mills, age 88 of Ewing, VA was born September 8, 1932 and passed away Monday, April 5, 2021. She was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church. Jean was an avid reader, a forgiving and hardworking lady who loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Charlie and...

Apr 4, 2021

Florence Evangeline Jones, 79 of Middlesboro, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Greg & Noreen Wells Cancer Center in Hazard. She was born in Williamsburg, Kentucky on February 25, 1942, a daughter of the late Alford and Carrie Biggs Jones. She was of the Baptist Faith and had been a Home Health Aide. In addition to...

Apr 3, 2021

Ronnie Lee Carroll, 73 of Pineville, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at the Pineville Community Health Care in Pineville. He was born in Pineville on September 30, 1947, a son of the late Lesley Logan Carroll and Ruby Pearl Mills Carroll Hembree. Ronnie had been a general laborer and believed in the Baptist Faith. In addition to...

Apr 3, 2021

Theresa Taylor Dean went home to heaven on Saturday, April 3, 2021. She had been fighting off lung cancer for a year and a half, until her body could no longer handle the treatments. She was born to Vernon and Donna Taylor on September 15, 1960 in Pontiac, Michigan. They moved to her father's birthplace, Bell County, Kentucky in...

Apr 3, 2021

Mary Jane VanWinkle, age 55, of Maynardville, TN was born January 8, 1966 in Middlesboro, KY and passed away suddenly Saturday, April 3, 2021 at her home. Mary was of the Baptist faith and a lifelong member of Heat & Frost Insulators Local Union #46, Knoxville, TN.

She was preceded in death by her father, Clyde Evans....

Mar 29, 2021

Linda Carol Overbay, 72 of Middlesboro passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Saint Joseph-London Hospital. She was born in Fonde, Kentucky on April 1, 1948, and was a daughter of the late Siler and Nancy Helen Hatfield Lovett. Linda was a member of the Dunlap Baptist Church and had been a seamstress at M. Fine and...

Mar 27, 2021

Danny Paul Brock, 63, of Middlesboro, passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at his home. He was born in Pineville on February 22, 1958 a son of the late Edward and Ida Virginia Brock. He had been a coal truck driver for many years. He is survived by a daughter, Kayla Brock; grandson, Brantley and Hunter Brock; brother,...

Mar 27, 2021

Cassie Garnett, 87, of Middlesboro, Ky, passed into eternal life on March 27, 2021. Cassie was born in Knox County, Ky on August 16, 1933, to Hubert and Martha Baker. As a teenager, Cassie's family moved to a coal camp in Arjay, Kentucky where she met her husband, Herbert Garnett. Together, they raised four children, Donna, Herbert Jr., Debbie...

Mar 26, 2021

Boyd Hoskins, 89 of Washburn, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Claiborne Health & Rehabilitation Center in Tazewell, Tennessee. He was born on July 5, 1931 in Pineville, Kentucky, a son of the late George and Ollie Mosley Hoskins. Boyd served his country in the United States Army and had served in the Korean War....

Mar 25, 2021

Abigale Brooke Goins, 16 of Middlesboro, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 1, 2005 in Pineville, a daughter of Clinton Crit Goins, Jr. She was a sophomore at Middlesboro High School. She is survived by her father, Clinton Goins, Jr.; sister, Emilee Madison Goins; paternal grandmother, Patricia Ann Goins; aunt...

Mar 24, 2021

Cecil Mae Best Daniels, 87 of Pathfork, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Barbourville ARH Hospital with her loving husband of 70 years by her side. Born August 17, 1933 in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Cecil Mae believed in the Baptist Faith and was a member of the Oakdale Baptist Church. She retired from...

Mar 23, 2021

Melissa Ann Davis, 40, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in Knoxville, TN. She was born in Middlesboro on February 28, 1981 a daughter of Diane Russell Davis. Survivors include her mother, Diane Davis; children, Nathan Davis, Mackenzie Elliott, Joshua White and Lindsey Brummett; brothers and sisters, Mark Davis, Timothy Davis, Natasha Gregory, Jessica Akers and Vanessa Akers...

Mar 22, 2021

Van Douglas (Lucy) Johnson, age 69 of Pineville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 22, 2021. Van was born in Bell County, Kentucky to Mossie Bullet Johnson and Charlie (Green Eyes) Johnson on September 11, 1951. He was a humble man who was truly loved by all that knew him. Van spent a big part of...