Obituaries

Medgitt 'Butch' Wood, Iii

Medgitt 'Butch' Wood, Iii

Feb 2, 2006

Medgitt K. "Butch" Wood, III, 47, of Corbin, passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. He was a veteran in the U.S. Army with four years of active duty, two of which were overseas in Europe, and he was in the reserves for six years. He served as a drill sergeant. He was...

Kenneth Ray Roberts

Kenneth Ray Roberts

Jan 29, 2006

Kenneth Ray Roberts, 61, of Spider Creek Rd., Corbin, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006 at his residence. Born March 7, 1944 in Barbourville, he was the son of Andy Roberts of Gray and the late Maggie Smith Roberts. He was an industrial painter and a member of the Church of God. In addition to his mother, he was...

Spyridon Theodore Armenis

Spyridon Theodore Armenis

Jan 18, 2006

Spyridon Theodore Armenis, 56, of London, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in Evansville, Indiana. Born May 13, 1949 in Greece, he was the son of the late Theodore and Marika Armenis. After graduating from City College in New York City, he obtained his doctorate at MIT. He was self-employed as a geologist and geo-physicist, and was a member...

Rondall Wayne 'Tuffy' Allen

Rondall Wayne 'Tuffy' Allen

Jan 14, 2006

Rondall Wayne "Tuffy" Allen, age 59, of Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2006 in Knoxville. He was born on June 1, 1946 in Letcher County, KY the son of the late B.P. Allen and Etta Cornett Allen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three Sisters, Grace Brown, Jeanette Reece, and Beverly White....

Thomas Nelson Duvall

Thomas Nelson Duvall

Jan 14, 2006

Thomas Nelson Duvall, age 59, of Corbin, died at home on January 14, 2006. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 30, 1946; graduated from Sayville High School on Long Island, New York, in 1964, served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1971, and graduated from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina in 1973....

Hubert Elliott

Hubert Elliott

Jan 13, 2006

Hubert Elliott, age 64, of Williamsburg, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2006 at the Jellico Hospital. He was born on May 1, 1941 to the late Ray Elliott and Bessie Barton Elliott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings  James, Howard, Georgia, and Geraldine. He is survived by his wife Sylvia "Sue"...

William Ronald Lowe

William Ronald Lowe

Jan 10, 2006

William Ronald Lowe, age 58, of Gray, KY passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at his residence. He was born on October 17, 1947 in Barbourville, KY, was an employee of Forest Products in Gray, and attended the Pleasant View Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his Father, Squire William Lowe and his Son, William Ronald...

Walter H. Lorette

Walter H. Lorette

Jan 4, 2006

Walter H. Lorette, age 74, of Corbin passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at the Oak Tree Hospital in Corbin. He was born on September 5, 1931 the son of the late Felix Lorette and Bessie O'Brien Lorette. He was Retired from the United States Army having served 22 years active duty. While in the service, he served...

Hazel Morrison

Hazel Morrison

Jan 1, 2006

Hazel Morrison, age 85, of Albuquerque, NM formerly of Corbin, passed away on January 1, 2006 in New Mexico. She is the widow of Joe Morrison. She is survived by her Sister, Pauline Raleigh; two Daughters, JoAnne Brandenburg and Judy Gocke-Morrison.  She was the beloved Grandmother of five Grandchildren and Twelve Great Grandchildren. The family will receive friends for...

Mae Robinson Mccoy

Mae Robinson Mccoy

Dec 31, 2005

Mae Robinson McCoy, 101, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005 at the Christian Health Center. Born September 22, 1904 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of the late Will Mason and Josephine Smith Mason. Mae was a lifetime member of the Faber Baptist Church. She was a well-known cook for several local restaurants. In addition...

Zora Gladys Wilkerson

Zora Gladys Wilkerson

Dec 27, 2005

Zora Gladys Chadwell Wilkerson, 92, of Lakeside Park, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005 at the St. Elizabeth South Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky. Born March 9, 1913 in Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Carr and Bette Williams Chadwell. She was a former owner and operator of a donut shop and was a member...

Freda D. Mullins

Freda D. Mullins

Dec 27, 2005

Freda D. Mullins, age 79, of Louisville, formerly of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. She was born on November 8, 1926 in Whitley County to the late Everett Harmon and Bessie Clark Harmon. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church in Corbin. In addition to...

Edna Steele

Edna Steele

Dec 24, 2005

Edna Steele, age 71 of Corbin, KY and formerly of Melvindale, Michigan, went to be with her lord and savior on Christmas Eve morning, December 24, 2005. She was born in Clay County, Kentucky, on Nov. 8, 1934, the Daughter of the Late Ed Sizemore and Dora Jackson Sizemore. She was retired from GM Fisher Body in Livonia, Michigan ...

Melvie 'Peg' Begley

Melvie 'Peg' Begley

Dec 23, 2005

Melvie "Peg" Begley, age 91 of Corbin, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2005 at her residence. She was born on April 21, 1914 in Hyden, Kentucky to the late Haywood and Virgie Morgan. She was a homemaker and a Protestant by faith. She is survived by her husband Eugene Begley; her Daughter Saundra Nickels, and a Grandson Terry...

Kenneth Michael Wilson

Kenneth Michael Wilson

Dec 23, 2005

Kenneth Michael Wilson, age 56, passed away on December 23, 2005 at his residence. He was born on November 25, 1949 in New Tazwell, TN, the son of Joseph Kenneth Wilson and Mary Rachel Lundy McKnight. Kenneth was a Vietnam Veteran and Pentecostal by Faith. He always had a smile for everyone. He was preceded in death by his...

Richard Austin Lawson

Richard Austin Lawson

Dec 19, 2005

Richard Austin Lawson, 62, of Keavy, passed away Monday, December 19, 2005 at his residence. Born July 20, 1943, he was the son of the late George Thomas Lawson and the late Emily Jane Storms Lawson. He was Baptist by faith and was a self-employed construction worker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three...

Luther H. 'Junior' Gaddis, Jr.

Luther H. 'Junior' Gaddis, Jr.

Dec 14, 2005

Luther H. "Junior" Gaddis, Jr., 66, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at the Oak Tree Hospital in Corbin. Born November 16, 1939 in Knox County, he was the son of the late Luther H. Gaddis, Sr. and Ottie Hughes Gaddis. Mr. Gaddis was a retired Principal and Educator for 36 years with the  Knox County Schools....

Jesse J. Kidd

Jesse J. Kidd

Dec 14, 2005

Jesse J. Kidd, 78, of Corbin, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born October 3, 1927 in Whitley County, he was the son of the late Clarence Kidd and Flora Deaton Kidd. He was a press operator for Fisher Body Stamping and a member of the Harvest Community Assembly of God Church. He...

Joanna Arlene Southerland

Joanna Arlene Southerland

Dec 12, 2005

Joanna Arlene Southerland, 64, of Keavy, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. Born March 24, 1941 in Laurel County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Eula Newman Floyd. She was a homemaker and a member of the Locust Grove Christian Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Peggy June Alsip

Peggy June Alsip

Dec 9, 2005

Peggy Alsip age 30 went to be with our Lord on Friday, December 9, 2005 as the result of an automobile accident. She was employed by the Cumberland Regional Childhood Developement Center for seven years where she worked as the Nursery attendant. Peggy attended the Rossland Holiness Church in Gray. She is survived by her parents, Hershel Alsip and...