Obituaries

Sep 8, 2019

Mr. Clinton Alvin Jones, age 75, departed this life on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in London, Kentucky.  He was the son of Gentry and Nora (Burton) Jones, born to them on January 28, 1944 in Knox County, Kentucky.  On April 9, 1966 he was united in marriage to Helen Chadwell and to this union three...

Sep 3, 2019

Mr. James D. Foley age 90 of Barbourville, departed this life on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in the Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on October 23, 1928 in Harlan, Kentucky and was the son of Hugh York Foley and Amanda (Garland) Foley. Mr. Foley was a member of the Artemus Baptist Church. He proudly served...

Aug 24, 2019

Stacey Jo Neal Stewart, age 46, of Flat Lick, Kentucky departed this life on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Billy and Irene (Denton) Neal, born to them on February 28, 1973 in Springfield, Tennessee.  Stacey was the wife of Ronnie Stewart.  She was a housewife,...

Aug 23, 2019

Mr. Clinton Gray, age 77, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at his home in Hinkle, Kentucky.  He was the son of Enos and Cleo (Mills) Gray, born to them on in March 26, 1942, in Barbourville, Kentucky.  Clinton was the husband of the late Zella Gray.  He was a mechanic for the Knox County Board of Education...

Aug 18, 2019

Mr. Glen Dale Owens, age 78 of Barbourville, KY departed this life on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital East in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the husband of Hazel (Peavley) Owens and the son of Harrison and Beatrice (Frederick) Owens, born to them on December 25, 1940 in Knox County, Kentucky.  Dale was a member of East...

Aug 14, 2019

Mr. Leonard Olen Jones, age 80, departed this life on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at his home in Girdler, Kentucky. He was the husband of Flossie (Mills) Jones and the son of Gentry and Nora (Burton) Jones. Leonard was born on April 5, 1939.  He was a member of the Baptist faith and worked in the medical supply area...

Aug 5, 2019

Ms. Stephanie Wynn Messer, age 39, of Walker, KY departed this life on Monday, August 5, 2019.  She was the daughter of Darrell and Candace Messer, born to them on March 21, 1980 in Red Bird Mission, Kentucky. She was a teller at Commercial Bank.  Stephanie was a member of the Baptist faith, and enjoyed spending time with her...

Aug 3, 2019

Mr. Richard Jones, age 53 of Barbourville, KY departed this life on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the husband of Marie (Wagner) Jones and the son of Walter and Flora Mae (Newman) Jones. He was born on August 2, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois.  Richard was a truck driver...

Jul 28, 2019

Mrs. Delora (Smith) Wolf, age 61, departed this life on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at her home in Girdler, Kentucky.  She was the wife of James Wolf and the daughter of Estel and Margaret Marie (Wilson) Smith.  She was born on July 8, 1958 in Barbourville, Kentucky.

Delora is preceded in death by her mother Margaret Marie...

Jul 27, 2019

Mr. Sherman Jordan age 65 of Cannon, KY departed this life on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Barbourville Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy (Jewell) Jordan and the son of Lark and Alma Jean (Baker) Jordan. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 20, 1954. He had worked at Tremco and enjoyed fishing, camping and talking...

Jul 25, 2019

Mr. Scott Simpson, age 49, departed this life on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.  He was the son of Kevin Harold Simpson and the late Brenda Hubbs Hensley, born to them on January 20, 1970 in Ohio.  He was a member of the Baptist faith, and a coal miner and...

Jul 21, 2019

Mae Mills Broughton, age 87, of Bimble, Kentucky died at her home Sunday, July 21, 2019, with her family by her side. Mae was the daughter of Tom Mills and Bessie Mills Grubb, born to them on February 23, 1932.  On September 27, 1952 she united in marriage to Joe Broughton and to this union, two children were born.  ...

Jul 16, 2019

Reverend Joseph Dean Collins, age 62, departed this life on Thursday, July 16, 2019 at his home in Hinkle, Kentucky.  He was the son of Robert and Brellie (Neace) Collins, born to them on February 19, 1957 in Scottsburg, Indiana.  He was the husband of Ernestine (Smith) Collins.  Joseph was an ordained Baptist minister for many years, had a...

Jul 3, 2019

Mrs. Erma Lee Bingham, age 85, departed this life on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at her home in Barbourville, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Leonard and Sally (Smith) Bargo, born to them on August 27, 1933 in Stinking Creek, Kentucky, and was the wife of Don I. Bingham.  Erma was a a hairdresser for more than 45 years,...

Jun 25, 2019

Mr. Ralph Donald Chadwell, age 87 of Cannon, Kentucky departed this life on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at his home. He was the widower of Anita (Jones) Chadwell and the son of George Chadwell and Chelsey (Stacey) Chadwell born to them on June 27, 1931 in Knox Co. He was a member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church and...

Jun 19, 2019

Charlotte Jay Detherage West Merritt, age 79, of Coalport Community of Artemus, Kentucky, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the home of her daughter Beverly West McGowen and husband Gary in Corbin, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of the late John Will and Ota West Detherage Baird, born to them on January 16, 1940 at Swan Pond, Kentucky.  She...

Jun 19, 2019

Mr. Billy Ray Singleton age 81 of Artemus, KY departed this life on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in the Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was the son of William Bryant Singleton and Edna Mae Alred Singleton born to them on May 10, 1938 in Artemus. He believed in the Baptist faith and enjoyed hunting and mowing and...

Jun 11, 2019

Mrs. Nora Lee Baker, age 70, of Flat Lick, Kentucky, formerly of Stinking Creek and Turkey Creek, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.  She was born on March 13, 1949 to Ed Messer and Pearlie Teague Messer.  In 1965, Nora was united in marriage to...

Jun 6, 2019

Mrs. Valmarie Sizemore, age 76, of Gray, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, June 6, 2019 in the Barbourville ARH Hospital.  She was the daughter of Charlie and Laura North, born to them on February 3, 1943 in Knox County, Kentucky.  Valmarie married Virgil Sizemore and to this union four children were born.  She was a member of Hornbranch...

May 25, 2019

June Mills, age 78, departed this life on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at her home in Cannon, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Lloyd and Ada Mills, born to them on October 7, 1940, in Red Bird, Kentucky.   June was a member of the Free Spirit Baptist Church, loved reading her bible and gardening.

She was preceded...