Pearl B. (Robinson) Hopper
Jun 16, 2025
Pearl Berniece Hopper, 81, of Speedwell, Tennessee, reached her Heavenly destination on June 16, 2025 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. She was born in Speedwell on June 10, 1944 and was a daughter of the late Frank and Lottie Edwards Robinson. She was a member of Flat Hollow Church of God and attended New Salem...
Cecil Early
Jun 12, 2025
Cecil Early passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025, having lived a blessed life of 97 years. He was married to his beloved wife, Louise, for 77 years.
He will be missed by children, Dennis and Kathy Early and Barbara and Gary Ritch; grandchildren, Gary and Shannon Ritch, Denny and Adrienne Early, and Jessica and...
Michael Marion Nelson
Jun 12, 2025
Michael Marion Nelson, 68 of Middlesboro, KY went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 12, 2025.
Mike is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Nelson and Lillian Thacker; special aunt, Mary Ida Sizemore; sister, Barb Nelson; brothers, Joe Hensley and Rick Nelson; nephew, Boss Nelson; cousin, Chuck Schultz; and stepson, Ryan Branham....
Flossie Mae (Williford) Brumitte
Jun 7, 2025
Flossie Mae Williford Brumitte, 73 of Lafollette, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Speedwell, Tennessee on February 7, 1952, the daughter of the late Horace T. and Nancy Norton Williford. Flossie had worked at the Campbell Tent Factory for many years. She enjoyed fishing, working in her flowers...
Helen Brock
Jun 6, 2025
Our precious and selfless mother, Helen Brock, age 94 gained her Angel Wings on Friday, June 6, 2025, at her home in Stoney Fork, Kentucky. She was born in Beverly, Kentucky, on May 12, 1931, the daughter of the late Ardill and Dora Lawson. Helen believed in the Pentecostal Faith. Helen was a devoted and loving wife and mother...
Leon Wilson
Jun 4, 2025
Leon Wilson, 59 of Balkan, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at his home after a long illness with his family by his side. He was born in Pineville on August 4, 1965, the son of the late Leroy and JoAnn Rogers Wilson. He previously worked security at the Farmer Helton Judicial Center (Bell County District Court), Bell...
Barbara Ellen (Hopkins) Ramsey
Jun 2, 2025
Barbara Ellen Hopkins Ramsey, 79, left this world for her heavenly home on Monday, June 2, 2025. Barbara was born in Southampton, England on February 10, 1946, to Margaret and Leibert Hopkins, coming to America at three months old via The Queen Mary.
Preceding in joining the Lord, her parents, Margaret and Leibert Hopkins; husband, David T....
James E. Lamb
Jun 1, 2025
James E. Lamb, 74 of Cumberland Gap, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2025. He was born at the Evans Hospital in Middlesboro on February 16, 1951, to Sam W. and Lorene Lamb.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam W. and Lorene Lamb and the love of his life, Penny Mae, “Always a Lady”...
Ronald Lee Helmick
May 31, 2025
Ronald Lee Helmick, 65, of Speedwell, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at the Middlesboro ARH Hospital. He was born on February 22,1960 in Miami Florida and was the son of the late Roy Allen and Elizabeth Marie Cook Helmick. Ron was a believer in the Lord and proudly served his country in the United States Army....
Linda Hamlin
May 26, 2025
Linda Garrison Hamlin, 80 of Pineville, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025, at Middlesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Jenson on January 17, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Brodis and Edna Smith Garrison. Linda was a believer in the Pentecostal Faith, and she loved crafting and collecting things.
In...
Evander Kain Womack
May 25, 2025
Evander Kain Womack was born into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at the Middlesboro ARH Hospital. He was the son of Ariel Garren Miller and Randall Womack.
Evander is also survived by his siblings, Christopher Mitchell and Cayson Garren; grandparents, Carol Ballew and Mike Garren; great-grandmother, Kathy Ausmus; aunts, Casey Ballew, and Katherine...
Velma J. Smith
May 24, 2025
Velma J. Smith, 78, was born in Alva, Kentucky and had lived between Kentucky and Ewing, Virginia all of her life. She was a homemaker, mother, and grandmother. She had placed her faith in Jesus many years ago and began as a member of Black Star Pentecostal Church.
Velma was preceded in death by her...
Sue Keck
May 24, 2025
Katherine Sue Keck, 71, was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky on February 1, 1954, and passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in Tazewell, Tennessee following a brief illness. She professed her faith at an early age, and was a member of Harrogate Baptist Church.
She was the daughter of the late Virgil and Jeanette Lorton Keck, and...
Robert A. Simpson
May 22, 2025
Robert A. Simpson, 89 of Corbin, passed away on Thursday May 22, 2025, at his home. He was born in Ferndale on October 6, 1935, a son of the late James and Ottie Simpson. Robert worked for General Motors.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Allen Simpson; three...
Arthur Ott Sanders
May 22, 2025
Arthur “Ott” Sanders, age 77, of Arjay, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, at Pineville Community Health Center. Born on May 12, 1948, in Arjay, Ott was a lifelong resident and a cherished member of his community.
Ott was known for his warm heart, sharp wit, and genuine kindness. He never met a...
William Clint Napier
May 21, 2025
William Clint Napier, 47 of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Pineville on April 23, 1978, the son of Donnie Napier and Vicki Collett Frye. Clint worked in maintenance at Walmart.
He was preceded in death by his father, Donnie Napier; uncles, Woody...
Boyd Freeman
May 20, 2025
Boyd Freeman, 74, of Pineville passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation in Harrogate. He was born in Pineville on March 18, 1951, a son of the late Dillard and Lizzie Fuson Freeman. Boyd loved to fish and garden and had been a coal loader by trade.
In addition...
James David Long
May 17, 2025
James David “Jim” Long, 59, of Speedwell, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Fort Sanders Regional Hospital in Knoxville. He was born on February 16, 1966 in Springfield, Ohio, and was the son of Burton and Barbara Smith Long. Jim was a member of Underwood Grove Missionary Baptist Church and had been an over the...
Tammy Campbell Tindell
May 16, 2025
Tammy Campbell Tindell, 54 of Middlesboro, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025. She was born on January 27, 1971, a daughter of the late George and Janet Sturgill Campbell. Tammy was a cook for Waffle King in Middlesboro.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Lisa Mechelle Brim....
Carol Geneva Morgan
May 16, 2025
Carol Geneva Morgan, 72, of Stoney Fork, Kentucky passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Beverly, Kentucky on November 19, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Richard and Ruth Howard Caldwell. Carol was a member of Solid Rock Pentecostal Church and had worked as a Registered Nurse,...
