Obituaries

Jul 19, 2020

Frances Elizabeth “Sissy” West, age 63 of Cumberland Gap, TN passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at her home.

Family and friends will meet at 5:45PM Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the Hurst Cemetery in Middlesboro, KY for 6:00 PM graveside services with the Rev. David Fuson officiating.

Under the Kentucky COVID-19 guidelines a face...

Jul 18, 2020

Gary Cinnamon, 64, of Pineville, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at his home. He was born in Pineville on March 16, 1956 a son of the late Earl and Evelyn Jeffery Cinnamon Johnson. He had been a coal miner for many years and had worked at Pineville Housing Authority for 25 years. In addition to his parents,...

Jul 15, 2020

Bobbie Thelma Slusher, 94, joined her husband of 61 years, Elmer Slusher, in Heaven on July 15, 2020. The ravages of dementia will no longer cloud her mind; she can see clearly now. In addition to her late husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Fanny McGaffee and four siblings: June Clark, Curtis McGaffee, Carl...

Jul 12, 2020

Cecilia Kay Mason, 34, of Edmonton, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green. She was born in Pineville on July 29, 1985, a daughter of Perry Mason and the late Rebecca Layne Murray. Cecilia was a homemaker. In addition to her mother; she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Elige and...

Jul 10, 2020

Mr. James Jason “Jim” Russell age, 52 of Tazewell, TN was born December 12, 1967 in Wurzburg, Germany and passed away July 10, 2020 at the Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. Jim loved singing, golfing, and fishing. He was a history buff and an avid Tennessee Volunteer fan who loved his family, especially his two granddaughters.

He...

Jul 9, 2020

Aubrey Carnes, 68, of Pineville, KY passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Middlesboro ARH. He was born in Knox County on March 2, 1952 a son of the late Drury and Rose Emery Carnes. He had been a coal miner and had worked in logging. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Jul 6, 2020

Brenda J. Dawson, 74, of Aurora, Ill., passed away on July 6, 2020. She was born on October 11, 1945, in Pineville, Ky., the daughter of the late Carly and Myrtle Lawson Jeffers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson Christopher; sisters Carletta Maltby and Roma Jean Jeffers; and brother, Jimmy Dale Jeffers....

Jul 1, 2020

Norman Carmack, 72 of Greasy Creek, KY passed away at his home the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 2020. He was born on January 1, 1948 a son of the late Fred and Augustine Carroll Carmack of Greasy Creek. He proudly served in the United States Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. He worked as a coal miner for...

Jul 1, 2020

J.T. Hensley, 85, of Pineville, KY passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Christian Care Communities in Corbin, KY. He was born in Arjay on November 18, 1934 a son of the late Gillis and Lovella Carnes Hensley. He believed in the Baptist Faith and retired as a janitor from the Bell County Court House. In addition to...

Jul 1, 2020

Mr. William Theodore Van Bever, age 71 of Speedwell, TN was born April 3, 1949 and passed away peacefully July 1, 2020 at the NHC Healthcare in Knoxville. Theodore was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by his parents; Rev. Otto and LaRue Van Bever and by his sister Georgia N. Smith.

He is...

Jun 30, 2020

Linda Kay York, 69, of Pineville, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at her home. She was born in Pineville on April 23, 1951, a daughter of the late Robert and Anita (Swafford) Bishop Jr. Linda was a homemaker and affectionately known as "Mamaw" and "Old Woman", she was well loved by the brothers and sisters of the...

Jun 29, 2020

Michael Joseph Wooten, 37 of Middlesboro, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Middlesboro ARH. He was born in Middleboro on December 9, 1982 a son of Michael L. Wooten and Sandra Howerton. He had been self employed. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Joseph Wilcox, Kitty Wooten and Don Wooten. Survivors include his parents; sister, Beth...

Jun 29, 2020

Floyd Caldwell, 76, of Pineville, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Fort Sanders Medical Center, Knoxville, TN. He was born in Stoney Fork on June 24, 1944 a son of the late Jerome and Maudie Brock Caldwell. He believed in the Pentecostal Faith and had been a coal miner. In addition to his parents, he was...

Jun 29, 2020

Jensie Elaine Brooks, 66, of Middlesboro, KY passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at her home in Middlesboro, KY. She was born in Harlan on July 13, 1953 a daughter of the late Jerry Hunley and Margaret Simpson. She had worked in restaurant management for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Jun 20, 2020

Andrew Wainwright "Wayne" Bishop, 94, of Pineville passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Thompson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, KY. He was born in Pineville, KY on April 13, 1926 a son of the late Robert Ford and Beatrice Kellums Bishop. Wayne was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Pineville, Wayne had been a member for...

Jun 20, 2020

Carolyn Monhollen, 82, of Harlan, formerly of Ingram, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Diversicare of Claiborne. She was born in Pineville on June 6, 1938 a daughter of the late Oscar and Cleo Goodin Jackson. Carolyn was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Fitzer and brothers,...

Jun 19, 2020

David Cinnamon, 62 of Pineville passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in Arjay, Kentucky on July 8, 1957 and was the son of the late, Earl Cinnamon and Evelyn Jeffery Cinnamon Johnson. David believed in the Baptist faith and worked as a Coal Miner for 38...

Jun 10, 2020

Paul Howard, 74, of Miracle, KY passed away on Wednesday at Mountain View Nursing Home in Pineville. He was born in Balkan, KY on October 27, 1945 a son Of the late Sillus and Audie Wilder Howard. He had been a night watchman for coal companies. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Wanda...

Jun 9, 2020

Emma Jean Gilbert Wright, 95, passed away on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 at The Iverness in Spartenburg, South Carolina. She was born September 24, 1924 in Pineville, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Roland Gilbert and Cora Hayslett Gilbert. Emma Jean was a graduate of Pineville High School, class of '42. For most of her career, she...

Jun 4, 2020

Mr. Rodney Redmond, age 52 of Middlesboro, KY passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. He was born February 11, 1968 and was a member of Miller’s Chapel Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father; James Redmond and stepfather; Alvis Moore.

He is survived by his...