OBITUARIES

David Davies

David Davies

Dec 28, 2022

David L. Davies, 87 of Harlan passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning of December 28, 2022 at his home. Mr. Davies was born April 20, 1935 to the late D.L. and Io Davies in Barbourville, KY. He was the Co Founder and former Director of the Harlan Boys Choir in Harlan. He was a Teacher in the Harlan Independent...

Velma Massengale

Velma Massengale

Dec 27, 2022

Velma Massengale, 68 of Kildav, KY passed away Tuesday afternoon of December 27, 2022 at her home. Velma was born September 2, 1954 in Rockford, IL to the late Shirley Cremeens Rohrer and Wesley Stoner. She was a Home Base Teacher for KCEOC with over 25 years of service. Velma is preceded in death by her daughter, Shirley King;...

Shirley Hornsby

Shirley Hornsby

Dec 26, 2022

Shirley (Myers) Hornsby, 83 of Elcomb, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 26, 2022  at her home surrounded by her loving children. She was born October 12, 1939 to the late Delores Osborne Myers and Cecil Myers of Coalgood, KY. On October 31, 1953 she married her husband of 48 years, Elzo Hornsby. Shirley worked...

Ralph Felosi

Ralph Felosi

Dec 19, 2022

Ralph Edward Felosi, 80 of Rosspoint, KY passed away Monday afternoon of December 19, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. Ralph was born August 17, 1942 in Liggett, KY to the late Joe "Peno" and Elva "Elvie" Felosi. He was a Veteran of the United States Army having served during the Vietnam War. He was the retired...

Larry Blaine

Larry Blaine

Dec 18, 2022

Larry Wayne Blaine, 64 of Harlan departed this life on Sunday evening of December 18, 2022 at the Harlan Health & Rehabilitation Center. Larry was born February 4, 1958 in Harlan to the late George and Beatrice Blaine and was the youngest of 12 siblings. He was educated in the Harlan Co. School System and was a graduate of...

Mary "Frankie" Massingill

Mary "Frankie" Massingill

Dec 18, 2022

Mary Frances "Frankie" Massingill, 78 of Evarts passed away Sunday afternoon of December 18, 2022 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Frankie was born December 17, 1944 in Evarts, KY to the late Alex and Mae Griffith Nunley. She was a homemaker and believed in the Church of God faith. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death...

Georgia Smith

Georgia Smith

Dec 16, 2022

Georgia "Georgie" Smith, 87 of Harlan, KY moved to her heavenly home on Friday afternoon of December 16, 2022 with family by her side. Georgia was born September 18, 1935 in Closplint, KY to the late Colonel Anderson Short and Minta Kelly Short. Georgia loved her Savior, the Lord Jesus with all her heart. She was a powerful prayer...

Harry Shepherd

Harry Shepherd

Dec 14, 2022

Harry King Shepherd, age 79, of Corbin, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday December 14, 2022, at his home.

Born on June 11, 1943, in Harlan, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Arbin Shepherd and Dora Scott Shepherd.  Harry graduated in 1961 from Hall High School before going to work in the coal mines.  In 1967,...

Sandra Reavis

Sandra Reavis

Dec 5, 2022

Sandra Kay Reavis, 61 of Coalgood, KY passed away Monday morning of December 5, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Sandy was born October 18, 1961 in Harlan, KY to the late Wiley and Geneva Clem Jones. She was retired store clerk from The Commissary in Harlan after 17 years of service. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially...

Will Daniels

Will Daniels

Dec 3, 2022

Will Daniels, age 84, of Wallins, KY passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 3, 2022 at his home. Will was born at Daniels Mountain to the late Roy and Sarah Caldwell Daniel on August 24th, 1938. He believed in the Pentecostal faith and served his country with the U.S. Navy and continued serving with the...

Farley Caldwell

Farley Caldwell

Dec 1, 2022

Farley H. Caldwell, 77 of Bledsoe, KY passed away in the early morning hours of December 1, 2022 at the ContinueCare Hospital in Corbin, KY. Farley was born March 4, 1945 to the late Gillis and Ollie Mae Fultz Caldwell. By trade he done masonry work for several years and had been a butcher. He enjoyed farming, beekeeping, proudly...

Sandra Stephens

Sandra Stephens

Nov 22, 2022

Sandra L. Stephens, 73 of Coldiron, KY passed away Tuesday morning of November 22, 2022 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville following a brief illness. Sandy was born April 6, 1949 in Molus, KY to the late Blaine and Mildred Fugate Saylor. She was employee for Harlan ARH for 46 years in the Financial Counseling Department  and believed in...

Arthur Cottrell

Arthur Cottrell

Nov 21, 2022

Arthur Eugene Cottrell, 55 of Wallins, KY passed away suddenly at the Harlan ARH on Monday evening of November 21, 2022. Arthur was born October 8, 1967 to the Sandra Edds Cottrell and the late Curtis Eugene Cottrell, Sr. Besides his father he is preceded in death by his son, Scott Bradley Cottrell. He is survived by his beloved mother,...

Emma Jean Tomlin

Emma Jean Tomlin

Nov 20, 2022

Emma Jean Tomlin, 81 of Smith, KY passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday November 20, 2022 at the Tri Cities Nursing & Rehabilitation. Jean was born May 6, 1941 in Smith to the late David and Ethel Green Eldridge. She was a homemaker and she believed in the Baptist faith. Besides her parents she was preceded...

Michael Buell

Michael Buell

Nov 17, 2022

Michael Anthony Buell, 59 of Coldiron, KY passed away suddenly on Thursday evening of November 17, 2022 at his home. Mike was born December 19, 1962 in Dayton, OH to Joyce Osborne Buell and the late Elijah Buell. He was a 1981 graduate of James A. Cawood High School and was a Surface Miner (Blaster) for 30 years for...

Douglas Noe

Douglas Noe

Nov 16, 2022

Douglas E. Noe, 70 of Wallins passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday morning of November 16, 2022. Doug loved to fish and ride his four-wheeler in the mountains, and a very talented musician who loved to play the guitar. Doug had a sense of humor no one could ever match and he loved entertaining his family and...

Royalty Foster

Royalty Foster

Nov 15, 2022

Royalty Savannah Marie Foster infant daughter of Meagan Sue Witt and Devon Foster was born and become one of God's little angels on Tuesday November 15, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Billy Witt and Grandmother, Eugenia Na Na McCrary. Besides her parents, she was the baby sister to Mason Tackett of...

Georgeanna Johnson

Georgeanna Johnson

Nov 4, 2022

Georgeanna Johnson, 77 of Coldiron passed away Friday Morning of November 4, 2022 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. Georgeanna was born May 11, 1945 in Pineville, KY to the late Frank and Maudie Brock Smith. She was a homemaker who enjoyed being with her family, working with flowers and gardening. She believed in the Pentecostal Faith and...

Dr. David Sanford

Dr. David Sanford

Nov 3, 2022

David George Sanford, 55, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022. He was born October 26, 1967, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to the late Georgia Sharp Baker and Charles Sanford and he was also the stepson of the late James Baker. He is survived by his beloved wife and children, Amy, George, and Mira all of Knoxville, Tennessee; a sister, Lisa...

Brett Bitter

Brett Bitter

Oct 23, 2022

Brett Adam Bitter, 52 of Harlan passed away Sunday evening of October 23, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Brett was born March 25, 1970 in Covington, KY to the late Ray Bitter and Judy Osborne and had resided in Harlan for approximately the last 20 years He was a stocker for the Kroger Co. and Food City. He enjoyed watching...

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