Obituaries

Mattie 'Irene' Karr

Mattie 'Irene' Karr

Sep 18, 2005

Mattie "Irene" Karr, 66, of Keavy, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born October 19, 1938 in Gray, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John and Vivian Blankenship. She was a homemaker and a member of the Keavy Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Jewell Taylor

Jewell Taylor

Sep 8, 2005

Jewell Taylor, age 65, of London passed away on Thursday at the University of Tennessee Specialty Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edison Taylor and Nona Rice Taylor; one Brother, Paul Taylor; Two Sisters, Goldie Cox and Doris Godsey; one Grandchild, Kinley Smith. He is survived by his Children; Kathy Vernice Browning of Barbourville, Karen Sue...

Virna Walker

Virna Walker

Sep 3, 2005

Virna Walker, age 84, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at the Christian Care Communities in Corbin. She was born on July 29, 1921 in Harlan, a daughter of the late John Farmer and Pearlie Ledford Farmer. She was a homemaker and a member of Grays Knob Church of God in Harlan. In addition to her parents, she...

Christine Root-Tucker

Christine Root-Tucker

Aug 29, 2005

Christine Root-Tucker, 62, of Corbin, passed away Monday, August 29, 2005 at Corbin Nursing Home. Born May 12, 1943 in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Smith and Lillie Mae Smith Sawyers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Obie Tucker. Christine was a homemaker and a member of...

Leo 'T.O.' Elliott

Leo 'T.O.' Elliott

Aug 21, 2005

Leo "T.O." Elliott, 81, of Rockholds, passed away on Sunday, August, 21, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born November 12, 1923 in Whitley County, he was the son of the late Lark Elliott and Emma Sammons Elliott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janie Hensley Elliott and his son Anthony...

Willie Ellen Eubanks

Willie Ellen Eubanks

Aug 21, 2005

Willie Ellen Eubanks, 66, of Corbin, passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005 at her home. Born January 15, 1939 in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Ben Cain and Martha Mullins Cain. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister Evelyn Hook. She was self-employed in home health assistance and was...

Matthew Boyd Foley, Jr.

Matthew Boyd Foley, Jr.

Aug 14, 2005

Matthew Boyd Foley, Jr, 52, of Gray, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2005 at his residence. Born June 24,1953 in Whitley County, he was the son of Matthew Boyd Foley, Sr. and the late Aline Jones Foley. He was self-employed in the construction business. In addition to his father, he is survived by his daughter Jessica Foley Wilson and...

Thelma A. Lee Rookstool

Thelma A. Lee Rookstool

Aug 13, 2005

Thelma A. Lee Rookstool, age 77, of Corbin passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2005. She was born on August 11, 1928 in Bell County to the late David Lee and Henrietta Miracle Lee. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bacon Creek Baptist Church in Corbin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Troy O'Neil Robbins

Troy O'Neil Robbins

Aug 6, 2005

Troy O'Neil Robbins, age 42, of Woodbine, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2005, at the UK Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his father, O'Neil Baker. He is survived by his wife Liddie Taylor Robbins; his Mother and Step-Father, Gladys and Ernest Rusty Allen; Daughter, Jessica Faye Robbins, Son, Dakota Wayne Robbins; two Grandchildren, Taylor Anthony...

Lonnie 'Booge' Wyatt

Lonnie 'Booge' Wyatt

Aug 3, 2005

Lonnie "Booge" Wyatt, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at the Marymount Hospital in London. He was born on October 24, 1928 to the Late John and Sylvia Cobb Wyatt, and on December 24, 1955 he married his wife of 49 years Opal Williams Wyatt. He attended the Rossland Holiness Church and was a retired truck...

Laura Lee Robinson

Laura Lee Robinson

Aug 2, 2005

Laura Lee Robinson, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at the Oak Tree Hospital in Corbin. She was born in Clay County to the late Burchell Smith and Mary Taylor Smith Reed. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church in Corbin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her Son,...

Chloe Danneile Sexton

Chloe Danneile Sexton

Aug 1, 2005

Chloe Danneile Sexton, age 13, of Taylorsville, NC. passed away on Monday, August 1, 2005 as the result of an automobile accident. She was born on January 15, 1992 to Donald Sexton and Ruth Ella McHargue Sexton. She was an Eighth Grade Student at the West Middle School in Alexander County, NC, and attended the West Forks Baptist Church....

John Stanley Debusk, Jr.

John Stanley Debusk, Jr.

Jul 31, 2005

John Stanley DeBusk, Jr., age 27, of Corbin passed away Saturday, July 30, 2005. He was a Mechanic with Whayne Supply in Corbin, a Veteran of the United States Army, and a member of the Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his Maternal Grandparents, Steeley Coyt and Geneva Cox Rapier, and Paternal Grandparents, Andrew...

Cecil Goodman

Cecil Goodman

Jul 20, 2005

Cecil Goodman, age 77, of Shiloh Road, Tusculum, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at his home. He was born in Barbourville, the son of the late Robert Thomas and Annie Goodman. He and his family moved to Greeneville from Corbin in 1981. He was retired from Plus Mark after 22 years. Cecil is survived by his...

Johnnie Dean Miles

Johnnie Dean Miles

Jul 17, 2005

Johnnie Dean Messer Rains Miles, 52, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 17, 2005. She was a member of Woodbine Christian Church and worked in insurance and billing for Marymount Medical Center in London. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jennings Edward Messer and Barbara Hale Messer. She is survived by her husband, Charles...

Warner Thomas Felts

Warner Thomas Felts

Jul 17, 2005

Warner T. Felts, 92, of Burlington, Kentucky, and formerly of Corbin, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2005 in Erlanger, KY. Mr. Felts was born December 28, 1912 in Corbin to the late Vincent and Lily Smith Felts. He was a retired Brakeman for the B&O Railroad, was a U.S. Army veteran having served in WWII, and was a Methodist...

Brenda Tompkins

Brenda Tompkins

Jul 14, 2005

Brenda Tompkins, age 51, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2005 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, KY. She was preceded in death by her father, Clifford Coffey. She is survived by her husband, Michael Tompkins; her mother, Pauline Risner Coffey; children, Jason Coffey, Shawn Adams, Tammy Peterson; brother, Richard Coffey of Covington;  Sisters, Gloria Breaden of...

Kaylee Sheyenne Young

Kaylee Sheyenne Young

Jul 12, 2005

Kaylee Sheyenne Young, infant daughter of Jimmy and Arlene Hicks Young, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. Kaylee was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Delbert Young and Clyde Homer Hicks; and her aunt, Connie Lynn Young. She is survived by her parents, Jimmy and Arlene Hicks Young; grandmothers, Elizabeth Young...

Martin Prince, Jr.

Martin Prince, Jr.

Jul 8, 2005

Martin Prince, Jr., age 58, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 30, 1946 in Knox County to the late Martin Prince and Martha Pearl Hammons Prince. He was Pentecostal by Faith. He is survived by his wife Nancy Prince; a daughter, Kimberly Prince of FL;  ...

Rella Wynn Short

Rella Wynn Short

Jul 1, 2005

Rella Wynn Short, 97, of Corbin, passed way Friday, July 1, 2005 at the Christian Care Communities Health Center in Corbin. Born June 5, 1908 in Harlan County to the late Chad and Flora Grills Wynn, she was a homemaker and the oldest member of the Level Green Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...