OBITUARIES

Jun 24, 2016

Geraldine “Jerry” Brooks, 86, of Sharps Chapel, TN, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at her home.  She was born September 23, 1929 in Loyall, KY, the daughter of the late Beckham and Lee Evans Carmical.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher for the Young Girls...

Jun 23, 2016

Peggy Lou Jones, 72 of Kildav passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at her home.

Peggy was born August 15, 1943 in Harlan KY to Otis and Ruby Cates Huff. She was a retired Nurse’s aide having worked at the Cumberland Valley District Home Health for 17 years. She believed in the Baptist Faith.

She...

Jun 21, 2016

Carolyn S. Langford, 67 of Harlan passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the Harlan ARH.

Carolyn was born August 25, 1948 in Harlan to the late Lester and Maggie Payne Williams. She had just recently retired as Office Manager for Hospice of The Bluegrass, for the last 12 years she had been employed by the Anderson-Laws...

Jun 18, 2016

Binny Ray Bennett, 69 of Evarts passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the Harlan ARH.

Binny was born Aug. 11, 1946 in Evarts, KY to the late Ben and Evline Hembree Bennett. He was a retired Coal miner and steal worker, and believed in the Baptist faith.

Besides his parents he is preceded in...

Jun 6, 2016

Louvada Dodd, 85 of Wallins passed away Monday, June 6, 2016 at the Diversicare of Claiborne Nursing Home.

She was born Oct. 5, 1930 in Pineville, KY to the late Walter and Grace Williams Issacs. She was a homemaker and believed in the Pentecostal faith.

Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her...

Jun 3, 2016

Betty Jean Rowe, 70 of Grays Knob passed away Friday June 3, 2016 at her home.

Jean was born Oct. 17, 1945 in Harlan, Ky.  She was a lifelong resident of Harlan Co. and had worked for Drew Smith’s before going to Ben Franklin for 17 years. Her last employment was delivering the Harlan Daily Newspaper for...

Jun 2, 2016

Mary Lewis Baker of Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center, departed this life for her heavenly home, Thursday June 2, 2016 at the age of 102.  Born on October 15, 1913 at Napier, Kentucky she spent 88 years residing on her families’ property in Big Laurel, Kentucky.

One of her favorite pastimes was wading...

May 28, 2016

Iva Lee Horton-Hart, 89 of Lexington, Kentucky, formerly of Harlan, Kentucky, passed peacefully from this life to be with her Heavenly Father on May 28, 2016. Adoring and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Iva Lee was surrounded by her family until Our Lord took her home.

Iva Lee Horton-Hart was born on September 8, 1926 in Knoxville,...

May 28, 2016

Jonathon Mitchell Caldwell, 23 of Cumberland died Saturday, May 28, 2016 at his residence.  Jon was born June 8, 1992 in Clarksville, TN son of John and Stephanie Caldwell.  He worked as a lineman for Davis H. Elliott.  He was an avid motorsports fan.

Preceding him in death was his grandfather, J. C. Caldwell.

Surviving...

May 25, 2016

Edwin Eugene “Fuzz” Kinder, 65 of Loyall passed away May 25, 2016 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center following a long illness.

He was born May 14, 1951 in Harlan, KY to the late Eugene Kinder and the late Irene Kelly Brillhart. He was a retired coal miner and believed in the Church of God faith....

May 25, 2016

Gloria J. Mitchell, 64 of Rio Vista passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at her home.

She was born September 3, 1951 in Harlan, KY to the late James and Jeanette Hensley Gilpin. She had attended Baxter Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Jim Mitchell of Rio Vista; son, Steve Mitchell of Texas;...

May 25, 2016

Cynthia Rohrmann, 61 of Harlan passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Harlan Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Cynthia was born Feb. 4, 1955 in Darlington, PA. She was a member of the Baxter United Methodist Church, and resident of the Harlan Health & Rehabilitation Center for the last 6 years. She also had attended Horizons Adult...

May 23, 2016

Tammie Lynn Saylor, 56 of Coldiron, KY passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. She was born September 20, 1959 to the late Blaine and Mildred Fugate Saylor. She was a lifelong resident of Coldiron, KY and believed in the Holiness Faith.

Besides her parents, she is preceded in...

May 14, 2016

Dr. Jerry M. Bryson, 80, of Harlan passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, at University of Kentucky Medical Center.

Dr. Bryson was born December 16, 1935, in Decaturville, TN to the late Mark E. and Audra Churchwell Bryson. He grew up in Pickwick, Tennessee and graduated from Shiloh High School in 1953 as...

May 13, 2016

Peggy Lou Meadors Metcalf was born November 23, 1936, and departed this life May 13, 2016, at the Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center in Harlan, Kentucky. Peggy was the older daughter of George C. and Pearl Hoskins Meadors, who preceded her in death.  She was also preceded in death by husband, Willard D. Metcalf, and an infant...

May 13, 2016

Wilma Lee Price, 70 of Sunshine, entered her eternal rest with her Lord and Savior on May 13, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was of the Baptist faith and was born in Cawood, KY on September 7, 1945 to the late Lee and Minerva Vaughn Osborne. Besides her parents she was preceded...

May 6, 2016

Mc,Kinley “Ken” Grubbs, 73 of Cawood passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Holston Valley Medical Center from a long illness.

He was born May 10, 1942 in Little Creek at Cawood, to the late Blane and Sudie Swanson Grubbs. He was a disabled coal miner.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by...

May 3, 2016

Helen Baker Moore, 84 of Harlan, Kentucky passed away Tuesday May 3, 2016 at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital.   Born August 3, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Elsie and John P. Baker.  She was a former member of the Harlan-Sunshine Church of God.  She had been a secretary with a lending company.

Apr 28, 2016

James Robert Rhymer, 58 of Wallins, Kentucky died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born June 14, 1957 in Harlan County, he was the son of the late Birtchel and Viola Rhymer. He was a lifelong resident of Harlan County, believed in the Holiness faith, and was a self employed masonary worker.

Apr 26, 2016

David Earl Gilbert, 77 of Harlan, KY passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Hospice of the Blue Grass, Hospice Care Center in Hazard, KY.  Mr. Gilbert was born May 9, 1938 son of the late Raymond and Edith Gilbert.

He was retired after serving 27 years as a pharmacy technician at...