OBITUARIES

Dec 14, 2016

Harry E. Jones, 93 of Harlan died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Harry had lived in Florida for over thirty years but had returned to Harlan about eight years ago.  Born in Clairfield, Tennessee on July 29, 1923 he was the son of the late Earl and Myrtle Jones.  Harry worked in the...

Dec 7, 2016

Noah “Pappy” Surgener, 88 of Cranks passed away Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Noah was born January 16, 1928 in Cranks, KY to the late Steve Surgener and Polly Hall Day.

A lifelong resident of Cranks he was a faithful member of the Middlefield Holiness Church, he and...

Dec 7, 2016

Smith Gilbert, 97 of Harlan, KY passed away December 7, 2016, at his home in Teetersville, KY. He was born June 25, 1919 in Harlan to the late Howard and Ethel Ball Gilbert.

Mr. Gilbert served in the United States Army Infantry. After being honorably discharged, he entered the Army Air Corp and served until the end...

Dec 1, 2016

Delores Osborne, 72 of Cawood, Kentucky died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.  She was born in Cawood, Kentucky November 10, 1944 daughter of the late Oscar and Josie Moore.

Delores was a homemaker and loved to cook and enjoyed spending time with her family.  She...

Nov 30, 2016

Verda M. Gross Saylor of Corbin, formerly and well-known restaurant business lady of Harlan for many years entered here heavenly promotion to her spiritual eternal rest on Tuesday, November 30, 2016.

Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.

Verda portrayed a legacy of pure beauty, a lovely lady, rich with many friends and...

Nov 18, 2016

Carolyn Shoope Hensley, 72 of Harlan passed away Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at her home.

Carolyn was born April 25, 1944 to the late Aaron and Eva Howard Shoope. She was a member of the Harlan Christian Church where she worked as the church secretary for 10 years, after that she worked for the United States Post...

Oct 30, 2016

Glen Henry Brown, age 78, formerly of Bledsoe, KY passed away peacefully on October 30, 2016 at his home in Wasilla, Alaska.

Glen was born in Calloway, Kentucky on September 24, 1938 to William Taylor and Nancy (Creech) Brown, who preceded him in death along with his brother and sister-in-law, Eugene and Virginia Brown. Glen is survived...

Oct 17, 2016

Kathleen Holland, 64 of Totz, Kentucky died Monday, October 17, 2016 at her residence.  She was born November 14, 1951 in Delphia, Kentucky daughter of the late Bentley and Mary Shepherd.  She was retired from the Harlan County Board of Education after 24 years where she had worked as a cook in the cafeteria at the Totz Elementary...

Oct 16, 2016

Gaynell S. Parsons died October 16, 2016 at her home in Baxter, Kentucky.  She was born April 14, 1923 in Keokee, Virginia daughter of the late Grace Legg Parsons and James Roy Parsons.  She became a member of the Pansy Baptist Church on September 3, 1944.

Gaynell worked at the Yancey Commissary, Harlan...

Oct 9, 2016

Lena B. Evans was born in London, KY, on July 23, 1925. She joined many family and friends in Heaven on October 9, 2016 peacefully at 6:07 A.M. with her daughter and son-in-law holding her hands. Lena B. spent most of her life in Harlan but moved to Corbin in 2000 to be close to her daughter and her...

Oct 3, 2016

Rodney Lee Howard, 42 of Salt Trace, KY passed away Monday Oct. 3, 2016 at the Holston Valley Medical Center following injuries sustained in an ATV accident.

He was born Oct. 28, 1973 to James Ralph Howard & Betty Hoskins Howard. He was a Graduate of James A. Cawood High School; Veteran of the United States Army...

Sep 27, 2016

Rev. Ellis Hugh Hoskins, Sr., 86, of Harrogate, TN, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at the Lafollette, TN. Rev. Hoskins was born November 22, 1929 to his father and mother Rufus and Roseanna Hoskins. Rev. Hoskins was a member at Eagle Rock Missionary Baptist Church in Shawanee, TN. and was ordained as a minister at Shawanee Missionary Baptist...

Sep 17, 2016

Nettie, “Helen”, Idol, 84, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the Middlesboro ARH with her family by her side. She was a retired worker at the Middlesboro Tannery. She was saved at an early age and was a faithful member of the Northside Missionary Baptist Church. During her life she served the church in the various...

Sep 17, 2016

Sherry Skidmore Harrison, 77 of Jeffersonville, KY formerly of Loyall, KY died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Saint Joseph Hospital East in Lexington.  She was born, Wednesday, May 3, 1939 daughter of the Late Reese and Martha Howard Skidmore.  She was a 1956 graduate of the Loyall High School and a past president of the Alumni Association.  She...

Sep 16, 2016

Glen Saylor, 79 of Baxter went to his Eternal Home Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center.

Glen was born July 29, 1937 in Harlan Co., KY to the late Enoch and Lizzie Weaver Saylor. He was a retired roofer.

Besides his parents he is preceded in death by his wife, Verlia...

Sep 14, 2016

Richard Cameron Short, 61 of Lejunior passed away on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2016 at his home.

Richard was born Jan. 11, 1955 in Norton, VA to Kenneth and Bobbie Posey Short. He was a retired Brick Mason, He believed in the Holiness Faith and was a member of the House of Prayer In Jesus Name Church, Lejunior,...

Sep 12, 2016

Jerry Lee Smith, 60 of Cranks passed away Monday Sept. 12, 2016 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center.

Jerry was born March 15, 1956 in Harlan to the late Robert Lee Smith and Mary Magaline Hensley Smith Brock. He was preceded in death also by his step father, Edward Brock. He was a lifelong resident of Harlan...

Aug 28, 2016

Fred L. Hensley, 50 of Harlan passed away Sunday Aug. 28, 2016 at his home following a brief illness with cancer.

Fred was born September 1, 1965 in Indiana to James G. and Gloria K. Weinrank Hensley. He was a carpenter for 28 years in Knoxville, TN before moving back to Harlan.

He is preceded...

Aug 15, 2016

James B. Gilliam, 90 of Batavia, OH formerly of Evarts, KY passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 in Cincinnati, OH.

He was born May 1, 1926 in Jonesville, VA to the late John Henry and Bessie Lee Fleanor Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam was a retired Baptist Minister after serving for 50 years having served many church’s over those...

Aug 4, 2016

Johnny B. Saylor, 79 of Lexington formerly of Coldiorn departed this world on Wednesday Aug. 4, 2016 to be with his Lord and Savior.

Johnny B. was born Sept. 26, 1936 in Harlan, KY to the late Jeff and Dora Brock Saylor. He was a retired repairman with National Electric Coil and believed in the Pentecostal Faith....