Obituaries

Billy E. Barton

Billy E. Barton

Aug 11, 2004

Billy E. Barton, 60, of Lily, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington. Born June 1, 1944 in Corbin to Leslie Rose and Minnie Barton, he was a U.S. Army veteran that served in Vietnam. Mr. Barton was a self-employed construction worker and was Pentecostal by faith. Preceding him in death was his...

Mary Thelma Parris

Mary Thelma Parris

Aug 9, 2004

Mary Thelma Parris, 81, of Corbin, passed away Monday, August 9th at the Christian Health Center. Born July 19, 1923 in Ages, Kentucky to the late Caleb and Myrtle Wilson Perkins, she was a retired sales clerk for Belk-Simpson. She was a member of the Lynn Camp Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Charles A. Dugger

Charles A. Dugger

Aug 1, 2004

Charles A. Dugger, 68, of Gray, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2004 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born September 18, 1935 in Knox County, he was the son of Clara Steele Dugger and the late William Earl Dugger. He was the retired owner of the Holiday Gulf, Inc. gas station at 25W and I-75, and was a member...

Elsie Mae Moore

Elsie Mae Moore

Jul 25, 2004

Elsie Mae Moore, 62, of Louisville, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2004. She was born April 3, 1942, in Harlan County, Kentucky, to the late Homer and Mary Ann Fields Mitchell. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, Harry E. Moore; a daughter, Christy L. Moore of Louisville; six sisters, Faye Baxter of Corbin, Donada Moore...

James Arthur Mills

James Arthur Mills

Jul 24, 2004

James Arthur Mills, age 74, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2004 at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. He was born July 31, 1929 in Knox County, Kentucky to the late Lee and Delilah Mills. He was retired from General Motors having worked there for 30 years, and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Michigan....

Megan Renee Smith

Megan Renee Smith

Jul 23, 2004

Megan Renee Smith, age 15, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2004, at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. She was born on November 12, 1988 in Corbin, Kentucky to Sam Smith and Lisa Daniels. She was a student at Whitley County High School and attended the Young's Creek Pentecostal Church on Bee Creek Road in Corbin. She was...

Alford Glen Engle

Alford Glen Engle

Jul 15, 2004

Glen Engle, age 77, went to be with the Lord on Thursday July 15, 2004. He was born on September 7, 1926 in Corbin to the late Virgil and Jeffie Smith Engle. He was a retired supervisor from the Wiser Oil Company, A US Army Veteran, and a Member of the Eastside Tabernacle Church of God. In addition to...

Clara Muncy Jones

Clara Muncy Jones

Jul 13, 2004

Clara Muncy Jones, age 98, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2004 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Born March 31, 1906 in Clay County, Kentucky to the late William Luther and Laura Belle Cox Muncy, she taught school for 50 years and retired from the states of Kentucky and Florida. She earned her Teaching Degree at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond and...

Barbara Sue Brashear

Barbara Sue Brashear

Jul 10, 2004

Barbara "Sue" Brashear, age 71, of Corbin, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2004 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Brashear; her parents, Nick and Nola Walker Tankersley; one Brother, Doyle Dean Tankersley. She is survived by her daughter, Cherriene "Cheri" Markovetz and her husband David of Corbin; Two...

Sgt-Maj Earl L. Hurley

Sgt-Maj Earl L. Hurley

Jul 2, 2004

Sgt-Maj Earl L. Hurley, age 91, Retired US Marine Corps, of Corbin, passed away Friday, July 2, 2004 at his residence. The high point of his military career was guarding then President Franklin Roosevelt while in Warm Springs, Gerogia in November of 1935. During World War II, he worked with Colonel James Roosevelt with the Fourth Raiders Battalion. He...

Mildred Marie Hamblen

Mildred Marie Hamblen

Jun 24, 2004

Mildred Marie Hamblen, age 85, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2004 at her residence in Keavy, KY. She was born on March 23, 1919 in Vox, Kentucky to the Late William Hale and Dora Karr Hale Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of the Level Green Baptist Church in Keavy. In addition to her parents, she was...

Rachel Virginia Berry

Rachel Virginia Berry

Jun 22, 2004

Rachel Virginia Berry, age 86, of Corbin, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. She was born on May 23, 1918 at Millstone to the late Maryland Bates and Mattie Craft Bates. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Vergil Berry and two infant children. She...

Eddie Lynn Reeves

Eddie Lynn Reeves

Jun 19, 2004

Eddie Lynn Reeves, 61, of Woodbine, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2004 at his home. He is survived by his wife Patricia Eaton Reeves of Woodbine; two sons, Eddie Lynn Reeves II of Lexington and Corey Lane Reeves of Woodbine; his mother, Beatrice Stewart Reeves of Cincinnati, Ohio; his sister, Betty Teague and husband Henry F. of Loveland, Ohio;...

Earl Lee Parris

Earl Lee Parris

Jun 9, 2004

Earl Lee Parris, 83, of Corbin, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2004 in Laurel County. Born October 3, 1920 in LeJunior, Kentucky to the late Burley Clifford Parris and Jenny Adams Parris, he also was preceded in death by two daughters Katherine Parris Hughes and Rosa Lee Parris DeLay; by three brothers Arnold, William and B.C. Parris, and sister...

Donald B. Poe

Donald B. Poe

Jun 2, 2004

Donald B. Poe, 65, of Stoney Fork Road, Corbin, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at his residence. He was a mechanic working for the Civil Service and a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Artie Alsip Poe of Corbin; two step-daughters, Marsha Roaden of Florida and Connie Roaden Morgan of Corbin; a...

William D. Monhollen

William D. Monhollen

May 26, 2004

William "Bill" D. Monhollen, 55, of Dowis Chapel Road, Woodbine, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born November 15, 1948 in Knox County to the late Rich and Cora Lee Monhollen, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Jean Byers. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Temple and had worked for...

Sallie Cornett Brewer

Sallie Cornett Brewer

May 25, 2004

Sallie Cornett Brewer, 100, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at her residence. She was the oldest member of the Park Hill Baptist Church. She was born on September 29, 1903 in Laurel County to the late William Edward and Nannie Belle Watkins Cornett. She was a former teacher and a retired beautician and cosmetologist. In addition to her...

Brenda Lee Manville

Brenda Lee Manville

May 22, 2004

Brenda Lee Manville, 45, of Corbin passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2004 in Knox County. Born November 16, 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Leland and Mary Profitt Morford, she is preceded in death by a brother Earl Ray Profitt and a half-brother Tim Raymond Pace. She is survived by her husband Raymond Manville; a daughter, Heather...

Bill Charles Leforce

Bill Charles Leforce

May 21, 2004

Bill Charles Leforce, age 69, of Woodbine, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2004 at his residence. He was born on July 30, 1934 in Whitley County to the late Sam and Mary Rogers Leforce. He was a coal miner and a Baptist by Faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Martha...

Ressie Johnson

Ressie Johnson

May 19, 2004

Ressie Johnson, 81, of Laurel-Whitley Road, Corbin, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at her residence She was a retired worker for American Greetings and Baptist by faith. She is survived by her son, Cecil Johnson,Jr.; and the children she raised, Shannon Stewart, Tommy Stewart, Benjamin Stewart, Lisa and Teresa Stewart, Dora Stewart, Joe Stewart, Alice Stewart; and numerous...