Obituaries

Jun 3, 2017

Mr. Emmett Benjerman Myers, Jr. age 46 of Gray, KY departed this life on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at his home. He was the son of Emmett and Linda Myers born to them on November 5, 1971.

A graveside service for Mr Emmett Myers will be held at the Jonestown Cemetery at Kay Jay, KY on Tuesday...

Jun 3, 2017

Mr. Stephen Gray age 49 of Woolum, KY departed this life on Saturday, June 3, 2017 in the Manchester Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Deborah Ann (Partin) Gray and the son of Clinton Gray and the late Zella (Jones) Gray born to them on May 4, 1968. Stephen loved riding motorcycles, riding horses, hunting, shooting and riding...

May 26, 2017

Mrs. Ettia Ann Stacy age 92 of Girdler, Ky departed this life on Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Barbourville ARH. She was born on March 20, 1925 in Knox Co. KY, the daughter of Robert Franklin Robinson and Ellen (Hicks) Robinson. She was the last surviving sibling of twelve children. She united in marriage with Clarence Norton Stacy...

May 22, 2017

Ms. Bessie Lynn Smith age 52 of Barbourville, KY departed this life on Monday, May  22, 2017 in the UK Medical Center in Lexington. She was the daughter of Lloyd Smith and Elizabeth Sturgill Smith born to them on February 19, 1965 in Pineville, KY. She was a member of the House of Prayer and was a homemaker.

May 19, 2017

Mrs. Esther Raney age 96 of Girdler, KY departed this life on Friday, May 19, 2017 in the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born on February 22, 1921 in Clay Co., KY the daughter of Frank Ledford and Mary Lee Spurlock Ledford. For the majority of her life, Esther was a member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church....

May 19, 2017

Mr. Randall Payne age 69 of Bimble, KY departed this life on Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Barbourville ARH. He was the husband of Judy Carol (Bolton) Payne and the son of Zeke and Mary Smith Payne born to them on May 24, 1947in Knox Co. He believed in the Baptist faith. He was a dozer operator during...

May 17, 2017

Mrs. Hazel Hobbs age 62 of Flat Lick, KY departed this life on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in the University of KY Medical Center. She was the wife of J.D. Hobbs and the daughter of William Hubbard and Lucy Jackson Hubbard born on July 2, 1954 in Barbourville, KY. Hazel believed in the Holiness faith and loved to go...

May 14, 2017

Mr. James Kenneth Goodwin age 76 of Gray, KY departed this life on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at his home. He was the son of James William Goodwin and Bobbie Frank (Logsden) Goodwin born to them on June 28, 1940 in Bonnieville, KY. On August 6, 1961, he united in marriage with Bertha Faye McDonald and to this union...

May 11, 2017

Mr. Tim (Timmy) Price age 51 of Flat Lick, KY departed this life on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at his home. He was the eldest son of Kenneth Leo Price and the late Jewell Ann Swafford, born to them on October 18, 1965 in Barbourville, KY. Tim was saved as a teen and believed in the Baptist faith. Tim...

May 10, 2017

Mr. Henry Edward Black age 80 of Himyar, KY departed this life on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was the son of Jess and Martha (Lockard) Black born to them on December 9, 1936 in Knox Co. On September 3, 1963, he united in marriage with Judy Atkins and to this...

May 9, 2017

Mrs. Rosie Brown, age 90, of Bimble, KY passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the Barbourville ARH Hospital.  She was the daughter of Barbara and Daw Brown born to them on September 7, 1926 in Scalf, KY.  She attended the Old Ark House of Prayer.  She was a homemaker, loved to cook, enjoyed fishing and loved gardening and...

May 3, 2017

Arthur Teague, age 94 of the Cannon community, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home. He was the son of Nabe and Mary Brock Teague, born to them on October 18, 1922 at Fount, Kentucky. Arthur enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 and travelled overseas to serve his country. He spent much time in...

May 1, 2017

Mr. Golden Smith age 73 of Corbin, KY departed this life on Monday, May 1, 2017 in the Baptist Health Hospital in Corbin. He was the widow of Ivory Smith and the son of Walter Smith and Jane Slusher born to them on March 16, 1944 in Manchester, KY.

He was of the Baptist faith and had...

Apr 29, 2017

Mr. Willie Joe Helton, age 73 of Flat Lick, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at his home. He was the son of Joe Welch and Cledie Helton, born to them on February 7, 1944 in Barbourville. Joe was a truck driver for G & M Oil and was of the Pentecostal faith.

Joe is...

Apr 27, 2017

Mrs. Janet Lee Price age 77 of Richmond, KY departed this life on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in the St. Joe’s East Hospital in Lexington. She was the daughter of Elijah Messer and Minnie (Gregory) Messer born to them on April 27, 1940 in Heidrick, KY. She was a member of the Heidrick Holiness Church and later in life...

Apr 23, 2017

Jesse Smith age 34 of Scalf, KY departed this life on Sunday, April 23, 2017 in the Continue Care Hospital in Corbin, KY. He was born on July 4, 1982 in Pineville, KY, the son of Doyle Gray and Sandie Smith.

He is survived by his mother Sandie Smith of Scalf, his father Doyle Gray of Dewitt,...

Apr 23, 2017

Mrs. Donna S. Tuttle age 64 of Barbourville, KY departed this life on Sunday, April 23, 2017 in the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was the daughter of Jennings Woodrow Burnside and Lula Mae Dalton Burnside, born to them on September 14, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan. She was a member of the North Main Community Church. She was...

Apr 18, 2017

Our beloved husband and father, Walter Mills, Jr. passed away April 18, 2017 in the trauma center at Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, AZ.

He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Sandy Gambrel Mills, 2 children, Brian Mills of Show Low, AZ and Bonny Imperatrice of Glendale, AZ, brother Alford Mills and wife Earlene...

Apr 15, 2017

Mr. James Cecil Meeks, age 79 of Artemus, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 in the Baptist Health Hospital in Corbin. He was the son of Jim and Mattie (Merit) Meeks, born in Artemus, KY on August 25, 1937. He had worked in several jobs including coal mining. Cecil attended Coal Port Baptist Church and loved working with...

Apr 11, 2017

Mr. Edward Hubbard age 81 of Barbourville, KY departed this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in the Barbourville ARH. He was the widower of Wanda Mae (Nelson) Hubbard and the son of William and Mattie (Smith) Hubbard, born to them in Hammond, KY on January 10, 1936. He was a carpenter by trade and had worked for Treadway...