OBITUARIES

Apr 17, 2014

Mac A. Johnson, 72 of Harlan passed away Thursday April 17, 2014 at the Tri-Cities Nursing & Rehabilitation Center following a short illness.

Mac was born January 26, 1942 to the late Mack and Dorothy Johnson. He was a former employee of the Harlan ARH maintenance department. He proudly served his country as a Veteran of the...

Apr 17, 2014

Barbara Ellen Dean, 70 of Harlan passed away Thursday April 17, 2014 at the Harlan ARH.

Barbara was born June 27, 1943 in Smith, KY to the late Finley and Ora Mae Hensley Dean. She was a homemaker and believed in the Holiness Faith.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her sisters,...

Apr 17, 2014

Debra Lynn (Blevins) Bolton, 53 of Cawood, KY passed from this life Thursday April 17, 2014 at the Harlan ARH after a long battle with cancer.

Debra was the daughter of Frankie (Clem) Barrett and Husband William “Bill” Barrett of Cawood and Burley Blevins, Jr and wife Elizabeth of Tennessee; she is preceded...

Apr 10, 2014

Elizabeth Ann Turner Heck, 59, of Harlan, Kentucky passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital.  Ann was a native of Big Laurel, Kentucky.  She was a devoted member and former Sunday School teacher at the Harlan United Methodist Church.  She worked at Kentucky Mine Supply for...

Apr 8, 2014

Elmer Lee Bowling, 62, of Harlan, Kentucky died Tuesday morning April 8, 2014 at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital.  Lee was a lifelong resident of Harlan and served his country in Thailand during the Vietnam War as a member of the United States Air Force.  He was a self-employed...

Apr 3, 2014

Byrd Rowe, 79 of Baxter passed away on Thursday April 3, 2014 at his home following a long illness.

Byrd was born in Harlan, KY to the late Marion and Ellen Rowe. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ in Baxter and retired with 35 years with the Teamsters Local 63 in Los Angeles,...

Mar 30, 2014

Evelyn Crider Reynolds, 81 of Ages passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN.

She was born in Ages, KY to the late Gus and Nellie Creekmore Crider. Evelyn nicknamed “Tootsie”, left Harlan County at a young age to find work, being successful at different establishments in and...

Mar 26, 2014

Dallas Ray Gilbert, 51 of Harlan, born Dec 9, 1962, departed from this world to his heavenly home on March 26, 2014 at the Harlan ARH.

Dallas was a graduate of James A. Cawood High School and had attended school at the College of the Cumberland’s. He served his country as a member of the...

Mar 8, 2014

Vivian Lanham, 92 of Harlan, KY passed away March 8 at the home of her daughter surrounded by her loved ones.

She was born in Mt. Hope, WV on February 20, 1922.  In 1946 she met and married Corman Lanham and moved to Kentucky where she became an avid Kentucky basketball fan.

Mar 8, 2014

Wilma Jean Burkhart, 71 of Cawood, KY died Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital.  Wilma was born in Verda, Kentucky daughter of the Late Guy and Rosa Irvin McMillian.  Wilma attended the Cawood Church of God of the Mountain Assembly.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Mar 6, 2014

Judie Earls Saylor, 46 of Middlesboro formerly of Wallins passed away Thursday March 6, 2014 at the Middlesboro ARH.

Judie was born August 8, 1967 in Harlan, KY. She was preceded in death by her foster mother, Dora Saylor; her parents, Tom and Ellen Sergent Earls; her husband, Jeff Smith; her brothers, Milford and Virgil Earls.

Mar 5, 2014

Robert Bailey Howard, 81 of Somerset formerly of Harlan went to be with his heavenly Father on Wednesday March 5, 2014 after a short illness.

Mr. Howard was born March 11, 1932 in Wallins, KY. He was a longtime businessman having owned and operated Masterblend Coal Company of Harlan. He had been a partner in Saylor Logging...

Feb 28, 2014

Joyce Ann Johnson, 74 of Corbin formerly of Shields passed away Friday Feb. 28, 2014 at the Continue Care Hospital in Corbin.

Joyce was born Aug. 14, 1939 in Evarts, KY to the late Avery and Annie Harmon Boyd. She was a homemaker and member of the Willow Grove Baptist Church.

Besides her parents she...

Feb 28, 2014

Claude Huff, Jr. 67 of Big Laurel passed away Friday Feb. 28, 2014 at the Harlan ARH following a long battle with cancer, while surrounded by his loving family.

Claude was born May 5, 1946 in Harlan Co., KY to the late Claude, Sr and Zona North Huff. He was a disabled coal miner having last worked...

Feb 26, 2014

Kenneth Wayne Clem, Sr., 57 of Cawood, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY.  Born on October 12, 1956, he was preceded in death by his parents, Jimmy and Betty Mitchel Clem.  A sister-in-law, Wanda Clem, and niece, Leah Clem Bargo, also preceded him in death.

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Feb 23, 2014

Joel G. Howard, 78 of Harlan, KY passed away Sunday, February 23 at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital.  Joel was a retired heavy equipment operator who worked in construction helping to build many of the roads and tunnels in southeast Kentucky.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Park and Willie Lee Howard.

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Feb 20, 2014

Glenn Pursiful, age 83 of Knoxville, TN formerly of Harlan passed away February 20, 2014 at Brakebill Nursing Home.

He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Karns, TN. Glenn was born in Harlan, KY and was a district manager of Kentucky Utilities until his retirement. He was a member of the...

Feb 8, 2014

Billie Gene Cantrell Cullivan, 88, Paris, Tennessee died Saturday, February 8, 2014.

The funeral service will be at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral home. Dr. Rob Martin will officiate. Burial will follow at Johnson Chapel Hill Cemetery on Briarpatch Lake Road.

Family members will serve as pallbearers.

Feb 4, 2014

Lillian Marie Ozelie Ray was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior on February 4, 2014 following a long illness.  She was born April 8, 1950 in Gary, IN.  She believed in the Pentecostal faith and was a member of the Cumberland Church of God, Cumberland, KY.  She was a 1968 graduate of Wheeler High School, Valporaiso,...

Jan 31, 2014

Hettie Simpson, 84, Harlan, KY passed away January 31 at the University of Kentucky Hospital due to complications from a stroke.  She was born May 14, 1929 in Leslie County, Kentucky.

She was preceded in death by her Father, Henry Simpson and Mother, Linda Nolan Simpson; two brothers:  Dewey and Aaron Simpson; one...