Obituaries
Flem D. Mcfarland
Feb 8, 2014
Flem D. McFarland, age 85, passed away on Saturda,y February 8, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in Whitley County and honorably served in the Army Air-Corps and the US Army in both World War II and Korea. He was a Christian by Faith and a Kentucky Colonel. Mr. McFarland was preceded in death...
Joseph A. Nigro
Feb 6, 2014
Joseph A. Nigro, age 71, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at his home. He was a retired general maintenance foreman with Ford Motor Company in Batavia, OH; a Baptist by faith and was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Cincinnati, OH. Joseph was preceded in death by his Wife, Nancie Benjey Nigro; Parents, Alphonse...
William H. Onkst
Feb 6, 2014
William H. Onkst, 92, of Corbin passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Baptist Health in Corbin. A native of Sunshine in Harlan County, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later opened Mike's Drive-In. In 1957, he and his brother Harold moved their families to Corbin where they opened the Piggly-Wiggly Supermarket. They added...
Fred Hall
Feb 6, 2014
Fred Hall, age 72, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in Harlan County, and was a US Army Veteran. Fred retired from both Inland Steel and the US Postal Service. He was Baptist by faith and was a former member of the Gainesville, Florida Moose Club....
Mildred Jean Root
Feb 4, 2014
Mildred Jean Sears Root, age 86, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late W. Frank Sears and Amanda Stewart Sears. She had worked as a nurse at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary and a member...
Charles Leonard Barton
Feb 2, 2014
Charles L. Barton, age 34, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at his residence in Corbin. Charles had worked at S.E.K.R.I. in Corbin. He enjoyed playing cards, fishing, racing his wheelchair, and listening to music. Charles was preceded in death by his grandparents: Bessie and Elmer Barton, and Virgil Sullivan; and sister, Emily Dean Carr. He is survived...
Ruby Virginia Gibson
Feb 2, 2014
Ruby Virginia Gibson, age 90, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Corbin Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William Gibson and Martha Ellison Gibson. She was a homemaker and a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Paul...
Cheyenne Kateri Wise
Jan 31, 2014
Cheyenne Kateri Wise, infant daughter of Jeremy and Katie Wise, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at the UK Children's Hospital in Lexington. She was preceded in death by her Grandparents, Jon Wise and Marc McGraw. In addition to her Parents, she is survived by her two Brothers, Austin and Logan Wise; Grandparents, Sarah Wise, Teresa McConnell, Herman...
Vanessa Elizabeth Morgan
Jan 29, 2014
Vanessa Elizabeth Morgan, age 2, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Corbin Health. She was born on October 18, 2011 in Corbin. Vanessa was preceded in death by her Grandparents, Willa Mae Johnson, Paris Daniel Johnson, and Orville Lee Lowe; Great Grandparents, Olena Beasley, Harold Beasley, and Lucille Perry. She is survived by her Parents, Charles and...
Donna Hall
Jan 28, 2014
Donna Hall, 58, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Detroit, Michigan she was the daughter of the late Coyt Rapier and Geneva Cox Rapier. Donna was a homemaker and Christian by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Jeremiah Davenport; and her sisters:...
Nick Payne
Jan 27, 2014
Nick Payne, age 65, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014, at his home in Corbin. Born in Kenton County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Noble Payne and Mary Haggard Payne Ross. He was Baptist by faith and was the maintenance man for Christian Health Center. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Wilma Lee Bays
Jan 25, 2014
WILMA LEE BALL BAYS, - age 84, passed away Saturday, January 25, at Tennova Residential Hospice, Halls, TN, after a short illness. A resident of Knoxville, TN, for 50 years, she was a native of Middlesboro, KY, where she was born on August 9, 1929. After a semester at the University of Kentucky, she married Coy W. Bays in...
Nona Marie Leevey
Jan 22, 2014
Nona Marie Leevey, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at her home in Corbin. Born in Bloomington, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late George and Emma F.W. Dufelmeier Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willis G. Leevey; step-brother, Claude J. Mayberry; step-sisters, Clara Marie Lander and...
Troy 'Bear' Brafford
Jan 22, 2014
Troy "Bear" Brafford, age 78, of Gray, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Gray, he was the son of the late Jonah and Alice Frey Brafford. Troy was a self-employed painter and wallpaper hanger. He was a member of the Living Waters Pentecostal Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Claude Edward Chumley, Jr.
Jan 17, 2014
Claude E. Chumley, Jr., age 62, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Claude E. Chumley, Sr., and Nora Faulkner Chumley Fox. He was a tool and die worker for Jackson MSC. Claude was a drummer and enjoyed country music, basketball, wrestling, boxing...
Gloria Edna Coffey
Jan 15, 2014
Gloria Edna Rogers Coffey, age 83 of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday January 15, 2014 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. She was a homemaker and foster mother. Edna was preceded in death by her Husband Rev. William Kelcie Coffey; Sons, James Coffey, Ronnie Coffey, and Duane Sykes; Daughter, Barbara Barton; Grandson, Ethan Christopher Smith; Parents, George Rogers and...
William Walker Thacker
Jan 15, 2014
William Walker Thacker, age 88, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Scott County, Virginia, he was a WWII U.S. Navy veteran, and a member of First Baptist Church in Corbin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Retha Maxine Claxton Thacker; parents, Jay Thacker and Arlena Allen Fultz; and...
William Theodore 'Ted' Proffitt
Jan 13, 2014
Ted Proffitt, age 67, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014, at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Willie Proffitt and Opal Engle Proffitt. He was Baptist by faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers: O.D., Claude, Harrison, Eddie, Lee and...
A. J. Heaberlin
Jan 11, 2014
A.J. Heaberlin, age 92, passed away on Saturday January 11, 2014 at Laurel Heights in London. He was born in Wise, Virginia and was a Veteran of the US Army-Air Corps. Serving during World War II in the CBI Theater, he was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with...
Patricia Disney Tubbs
Jan 11, 2014
Patricia Gail Disney Tubbs, age 64, of Gray, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at her home. She was a nurse and a hairdresser and member of Freedom Point Church of God in Corbin. Pat was preceded in death by her Husband, Harvey Tubbs in 2005; Parents, Walter Lee Disney and Effie Veona Fannon Disney; Brothers, Ray JR...
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