Obituaries

Cordell Reed

Cordell Reed

Dec 12, 2019

Cordell Reed, 71 of Tazewell, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He was born in Fork Ridge, Tennessee on May 19, 1948 and was the son of Carl and Hester Mason Reed. Cordell was a Vietnam War Veteran having served his country in the United States Army and...

Larry Jr. Littrell

Larry Jr. Littrell

Dec 10, 2019

Larry Jr. Littrell, 70 of Ewing, VA passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at his home. He was born in Imboden, Virginia on May 1, 1949 and was the son of the late Bill C. and Bessie Dillman Littrell. Larry was a minister and pastor in the tristate area for 47 years and had authored the book, Marked...

Virginia Sue Fugate

Virginia Sue Fugate

Dec 9, 2019

Virginia Sue Smith Fugate, 68 of Pineville, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Saint Joseph Hospital in London, KY. She was born on December 18, 1950 in Blanche, KY and was a daughter of the late Elbert and Viola Hubbard Smith. Virginia was a member of the Green Camp Pentecostal Church and had been a homemaker and...

Callie Mae (Jones)  Welch

Callie Mae (Jones) Welch

Dec 8, 2019

Callie Mae Jones Welch, 97 of Harrogate, TN, our remarkable mother and “Granny” to so many, joined our Dad in Heaven on Sunday, December 8, 2019. She was born on December 18, 1921 and was the daughter of M.C. and Alice Jones. Callie was the longest living member of East Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church in Middlesboro. She brought up...

Lois Robbins Hurst

Lois Robbins Hurst

Dec 7, 2019

Lois Robbins Hurst, 76 of Colmar passed away Saturday December 7, 2019 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington KY. She was born at home in Middlesboro, KY on March the 13th 1943 a daughter of the late Mary Zella Wilder Robbins and the late Ward Robbins. She was a loving Wife, Mother, and Mamaw. She was a devout Christian...

Tilman Brown

Tilman Brown

Dec 5, 2019

At 5:15pm on December 5, 2019, Tilman Brown, 81, of Three Rivers, MI, formerly of Bell County, was led to Heaven by his Savior, Jesus Christ. Heaven became infinitely brighter, joy and laughter became thunderous, and the family reunion began. Born on November 22, 1938 in Fourmile, KY, Tilman was the son of the late Walter George and Sennie...

Tilmon "Th" Howard Heck, Jr.

Tilmon "Th" Howard Heck, Jr.

Dec 4, 2019

Tilmon Howard “TH” Heck, Jr., 85 of Speedwell, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Fort Sanders Medical Center, Knoxville.  He was born on April 8, 1934 in Speedwell, TN a son of the late Tilmon Howard and Kate Miracle Heck.  He had been a foreman for the State of Tennessee Highway Department.

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Ruby Buell

Ruby Buell

Dec 2, 2019

Ruby Buell, 92, of Ferndale, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019 at her son's home in Booneville, KY. She was born on August 12, 1927 a daughter of the late James and Clara Baker Potts. Ruby had worked for Campbell Soup Company for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Hubert Hooker

Hubert Hooker

Dec 2, 2019

Hubert Hooker 91 of Arjay passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Tri State Health & Rehabilitation Center in Harrogate, TN. Hubert was born in Blanche, KY on May 5, 1928 a son of the late Sandlin and Bertha Lawson Hooker. He believed in the Holiness faith. Hubert loved playing his guitar with his brothers and friends in...

Winston Leon Asher

Winston Leon Asher

Nov 30, 2019

Winston Leon Asher, 76, of Beverly, KY passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at UT Medical Center, Knoxville. He was born on December 4, 1942 a son of the late Edgar Ray and Clara Bowens Asher. Winston served his country in the US Army and had been a coal miner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Mary Magdalene Baker

Mary Magdalene Baker

Nov 29, 2019

Mary Magdalene Baker, 81, of Pineville, KY passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born on May 17, 1938 in Pineville, KY to the late Joe and Birdie Russell Dell. Mary Magdalene was a member of the Stoney Fork Pentecostal Community Church and had worked for Western Electric, RCA and the...

Freeda Katherine Faulkner

Freeda Katherine Faulkner

Nov 29, 2019

Freeda Katherine Faulkner, 87, of Pineville passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at The Heritage, Corbin, KY. She was born in Brush Creek, KY on March 30, 1932 a daughter of the late Jesse and Myrtle Deathage Pope. She had retired from Bell Whitley Community Action Agency. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a member...

Rita Sue Grace Smith

Rita Sue Grace Smith

Nov 29, 2019

Rita Sue Grace Smith, age 80, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at the Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation in Corbin. She was born in Kettle Island, Kentucky to the late Herbert Parker Grace and Lena Mae LeFevers Grace. Rita was also proceeded in death by her husband Rev. Sam B. Smith, together they served many local...

Karen Brock Mink

Karen Brock Mink

Nov 29, 2019

Karen Brock Mink, 57, of Stoney Fork, passed away on Friday, November 29 at her home. She was born in Red Bird, KY on July 13, 1962 a daughter of the late Noble and Bernita Brock. Karen believed in the Pentecostal Holiness Faith and had been an R-Tec Driver for over twelve years. In addition to her parents, she...

David Earle Pickering

David Earle Pickering

Nov 29, 2019

David Earle Pickering was born to Samuel and Elise “Elsie” Bixby Pickering in Nashua, New Hampshire July 27, 1923.  He died peacefully in Harrogate, Tennessee on November 29, 2019 at the Tri State Health and Rehab.  He served in the Marine Corps during World War II and was a 1950 graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in...

Joan Rowland Swafford Morgan

Joan Rowland Swafford Morgan

Nov 27, 2019

Joan Rowland Swafford Morgan, 76, of Pineville Kentucky passed away November 27, 2019. She was born in Pineville, Kentucky July 1, 1943 the daughter of Lloyd and Mildred Harris Swafford, for the last several years she has been caretaker to her mother and best friend. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Mildred Swafford; her sister,...

Bessie Taylor Lefevers

Bessie Taylor Lefevers

Nov 24, 2019

Bessie Taylor Lefevers, 79 of Kettle Island, KY passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the Pineville Community Health Center. She was born November 30, 1939 in Jenson, KY to the late William "Bill" and Sarah Cox Taylor. Bessie was a member at Mill Creek Baptist Church and worked for 30 years in the PVA office. In addition to...

Loyall Partin

Loyall Partin

Nov 22, 2019

Loyall Partin, 81, of Pineville passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019 at his home. He was born in Clear Creek, KY on August 20, 1938 a son of the late Porter and Della North Partin. He had worked for Bouligny Construction as an Electrical Lineman and belonged to the IBEW. Loyall loved farming, fishing and hunting. He enjoyed...

Martha Virginia (Rainey)  Coleman

Martha Virginia (Rainey) Coleman

Nov 20, 2019

Martha Virginia Coleman, age 85 of Harrogate, TN passed away Wednesday, November 20,2019 at the Tri -State Health & Rehabilitation Center in Harrogate.  She was born June 24, 1934 in New Boston, Texas to the late George Wesley and Minnie Smallwood Rainey.  Martha was a member at East Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church in Middlesboro, KY and had been a...

Evelyn M (Nelson)  Andrews

Evelyn M (Nelson) Andrews

Nov 19, 2019

Evelyn Andrews, 59, of Harrogate, TN, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at home after a hard fought battle with Cancer.  She was born March 11th, 1960 in St. Charles, VA.  She was a daughter of Robert and Helen Smith Nelson of Harlan, KY.  She was a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Whitley County, Kentucky.  She loved...

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