Obituaries

Bobbie Jean Partin

Bobbie Jean Partin

Mar 11, 2022

Bobbie Jean Partin, age 85, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Artemus, Ky, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Davis and Martha J. Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Lee Partin, and son, Ricky Ramey. Bobbie cherished spending time...

Arnold Lee Stevens

Arnold Lee Stevens

Mar 9, 2022

Arnold Lee Stevens, age 64, of Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2022, at Baptist Health in Corbin. Arnold was born in Corbin, a son to the late Thomas Stevens and Nora Wombles Stevens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, David Stevens, brother, Charles Stevens, and sisters, Mary Bowens, Evelyn...

Joseph Timothy Baxter

Joseph Timothy Baxter

Mar 9, 2022

Joseph Timothy Baxter, age 48, passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2022, at his home. He was born on Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, a son to Leland O. Baxter and the late Jean Pennington Baxter. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a son, Devin Baxter. He is survived by his son, Leland...

Charlie H. Hopkins

Charlie H. Hopkins

Mar 4, 2022

Charlie H. Hopkins, age 77, of Keavy, Kentucky, passed away on Friday March 4, 2022, at Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. He was born in Madison County, Alabama, and was an escort driver for Maxi-Loads. Charlie was a member of Sandstone Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Howard Hopkins, mother, Helen Louise Finely Jackson,...

Lajeanne Ann Jones

Lajeanne Ann Jones

Mar 3, 2022

LaJeanne Ann Jones, 67, of Corbin, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2022 at her home. Born in Clifton Springs, New York, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Dolores Wagemaker VanHolde. After moving to Corbin, she was employed as a lunchroom worker with the Corbin City Schools for 24 years. LaJeanne was a member of the...

Robert G. Grove, Jr.

Robert G. Grove, Jr.

Mar 3, 2022

Robert G. Grove, Jr., age 88, of Corbin, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2022 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born in Corbin on September 11, 1933 to the late Robert G. Grove, Sr. and Viola Mathes Grove. Robert was preceded in death by his brother Dewey Sharpe, sisters Louise Grove and Jeanne Miller, and grandson Robert Vernon...

Russell Root

Russell Root

Mar 2, 2022

Russell Root passed away in Chicago. He was the beloved husband of Carrie (nee Hodge); loving father of Linda (John) Leger, David (Cordelia) Root, Bill (Jean) Root, Michael (Tammy) Root, the late Melanie Radick, Carrie "Fran" (Nick) Hilton,  Philip (Tara) Root, Roger (Karen) Blanton, Harvetta (the late Danny) Hayes, Tommy (Nancy) Blanton, and the late Pamela (Philip) Principe; beloved...

Samuel Mason Whittaker

Samuel Mason Whittaker

Mar 1, 2022

Samuel Mason Whittaker, age 74, of London, Ky, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Born in London, he was the son of the late Raymond Whittaker and Hazel Howard Whittaker. Samuel served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was a retired coal miner with SE Coal Company. In addition to his parents, he was...

Nancy Marie Hensley

Nancy Marie Hensley

Feb 24, 2022

Nancy Marie Hensley, age 59, of Gray, Ky, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Baptist Health Corbin. Nancy is survived by her husband, Richard Hensley; children, NyBearia Corke, Angela Hollin, Ricky Smith, and Brandon Hampton; grandchildren, Carter Hensley, Zack Boswell, Lindsey Boswell, Caleigh Hollin, Ricky Smith, Jr., and Brandi Smith; and by numerous other family members and...

Zesta Loeda Smith

Zesta Loeda Smith

Feb 24, 2022

Zesta Loeda Smith, age 84, of Orlando Florida, passed away peacefully at her home on February 24, 2022. Born in Corbin, KY on May 6, 1937, Zesta, our Kentucky woman, shone her own kind of light. Zesta raised her family in Fairborn, Ohio. She and Gar ultimately retired in Orlando. Every Sunday, Zesta felt blessed to attend services at...

Billy Dean White

Billy Dean White

Feb 18, 2022

Billy Dean White, age 80, of Corbin, Kentucky passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at Baptist Health Corbin after a brief illness. Born in Corbin, he was a son of the late Charles Robert White and Ruth Dizney White. He was predeceased by his siblings: Herb White, Charles Robert "Junior" White, Walter White, Evelyn Axine Perkins, and infant Juanita...

Harrison Lee Carroll

Harrison Lee Carroll

Feb 16, 2022

Harrison Lee Carroll, age 71, of Corbin, Ky, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at his home. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Rollie S. Carroll and Mavin Francis Worley Carroll. Harrison was a veteran of the U.S. Military, worked in construction, and enjoyed fishing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Sandra Lynn Steele

Sandra Lynn Steele

Feb 16, 2022

Sandra Lynn Steele, 69, of London, KY passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at her home. Born at Pineville, she was a daughter of the late Carl Stanifer, Sr. and Opal Farley Stanifer of Corbin. Also, she was predeceased by a son, Ernest Steele, Jr. in 1983 and her husband's parents, Frank and Maxine Steele of Gray. While living...

Richard Roger Rose

Richard Roger Rose

Feb 12, 2022

Richard Roger Rose, age 57, of Corbin, Ky, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at his home. Born in Corbin, he was the son of VJ Elzo Rose and Lois Douglas Rose. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a fan of U.K. basketball. He was preceded in death by his father, VJ Elzo Rose. Roger is survived...

Stacy Lee 'Bo' Medlin

Stacy Lee 'Bo' Medlin

Feb 10, 2022

Stacy "Bo" Medlin, age 48, of Gray, Ky, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born in Corbin, Kentucky and was preceded in death by his brother, Mark Anthony Medlin and brother-in-law, Donald Barrett. Bo is survived by his parents, Rev. Claude and Opal Wyatt Medlin, girlfriend, Diana Jordan, siblings, Rhonda Barrett, Claude...

Paula Griffith Owens

Paula Griffith Owens

Feb 9, 2022

Paula Griffith Owens, age 76, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Paul Risner and Verna Saylor McCreary. Paula most recently worked for the Grapeland Clinic in Texas. She was a very loving and generous person, never hesitating to give to those in...

George R Collins

George R Collins

Feb 8, 2022

George R. Collins, age 59, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard, Ky. Born in Benham, Ky, he was the son of William Thomas Collins, Sr. and Martha Creech Collins. George was a U.S. Army veteran and had been a delivery truck driver for Pepsi Cola of Corbin....

Patricia Ann Siler

Patricia Ann Siler

Feb 4, 2022

Patricia "Patty" Siler, 78, of Toledo, Ohio, died Friday, February 4, 2022, in St. Anne Mercy Hospital. She was born December 6, 1943, in Hillsboro, Ohio. She married Verdie "Will" Siler on January 16, 1962, in Corbin, KY. He preceded her in death on March 29, 2007. Patty retired as an Area Supervisor for RJIS Inventory in Toledo, Ohio....

Carrie Lee Spurlock

Carrie Lee Spurlock

Feb 4, 2022

Carrie Lee Spurlock was born on September 16, 1946, in Williamsburg, Ky to the late David Gipson and Lucy Rogers. She passed away on February 4, 2022, at her home in Stanford, Ky, after a short bout with lung cancer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her, half-sisters, Elsie Hamblin, Edna Bennett, Annie Scarborough;...

Jerry G. Tompkins

Jerry G. Tompkins

Feb 4, 2022

Jerry G. Tompkins, 83, of Corbin passed away Friday, February 4, 2022 at Baptist Health Corbin. A Corbin native, he was a son of the late George and Vera Lois Cobb Tompkins. Brothers Paul and Billie Tompkins also preceded him in death. Jerry was a veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force and member of the West Corbin...