Obituaries
Beverly Pigman Wilson
Jul 29, 2021
Beverly Pigman Wilson, age 77, of Corbin, KY passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at her home. Born in Hazard, KY, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Pigman and Aileen Bryant Pigman. Beverly was devoted to her faith and grew up attending Lothair Baptist Church in Hazard. After moving to Corbin, she worked as a purchaser...
Lee Roy Mills
Jul 28, 2021
Lee Roy Mills, age 80, of Gray, KY passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Born in Knox County, KY, he was the son of the late Birt Mills and Manda Merido Mills. He enjoyed being outside and spent much of his life as a farm laborer. He was also passionate about hunting, but...
Shirley P. Mcneil
Jul 28, 2021
Shirley P. McNeil, age 85, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at St. Joseph Health in Lexington, KY. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Raleigh and Nancy Mitchell. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Zelda Patterson; and three brothers, C.R. Mitchell, Rondel Mitchell, and...
Nelva Meares Fahrbach
Jul 27, 2021
Nelva Meares Fahrbach, age 77 of Corbin, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Baptist Housing in Corbin. Born in Bladen County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Russell Meares and Elsie Davis Meares. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband, Warren William Fahrbach Sr.; two children, Benny...
Matthew Allan Stepek
Jul 26, 2021
Matthew Stepek, age 62, of Corbin passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late John and Sue Stepek of Chicago, IL. He was a retired veteran of US Army Aviation and member of Redemption Life Center in London, KY. He was stationed in Hawaii...
Elizabeth Pearl Osborne
Jul 25, 2021
Elizabeth Pearl Osborne, age 88, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at NHC Place in Franklin, Tennessee. Born in Twila, KY to Claude and Sarah Jones Charles, she was the youngest of seven children: Clarence, Herman, Thurman, Glen, and Tilman Charles, and Kathleen Charles Drnek, all who predeceased her. A graduate of Wallins High School, she was proud...
Walter Thomas West
Jul 24, 2021
Walter Thomas West, age 83 of Gray, KY was born in Knox County on May 26, 1938 to the late Lee and Eva Ogan West and departed this life on July 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Tom was of the Pentecostal faith and was a member of the Freedom Point Church. He enjoyed working,...
Ernest H. Jackson
Jul 24, 2021
Ernest H. Jackson, age 77, of Corbin, Kentucky passed on Saturday July 24, 2021 at his home in Corbin. He was born on July 26, 1943 in Corbin, Kentucky and was preceded in death by his sons, Timothy Jackson and Jack Jackson; parents, Jack Jackson and Mildred Brown Jackson; and by his brothers; Luther, Leon, Chester, and Clancy Jackson;...
Phyllis Barton Parks
Jul 21, 2021
Phyllis Barton Parks was born June 25, 1934 in Corbin, Ky. She passed away July 21, 2021, age 87, in Jersey Village, Tx. She is now in the presence of God, reunited with her husband of 67 years, Richard Arlen Parks. Phyllis is also preceded in death by her parents Frank and Zona Barton of Corbin, Ky and her...
Gladys Joyce Griffin
Jul 20, 2021
Gladys Joyce McClain Burchett Griffin, age 74, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday July 20, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Born in Lee County, Virginia, she was a daughter to the late Wilson McClain and Barbara Dingus McClain. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Levi Burchette; and siblings, Kyla McClain, Deborah...
Marlene Kay Spice
Jul 16, 2021
On July 16, 2021, Marlene Kay (Finchem) Spice, beloved wife and mother of five children passed away at the age of 76. Marlene was born on April 13, 1945 in Wayne County, Highland Park, Michigan to Paul and Geraldine (Ammer) Finchem. As a child, Marlene contracted polio. Even though her legs no longer worked, she let nothing stop her....
Emmitt Whitaker
Jul 16, 2021
Emmitt Whitaker, age 86, of Corbin, Kentucky, passed away on Friday July 16, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Perry County and was a coal operator and miner for the Whitaker Coal Company. He was a gifted storyteller who enjoyed making folks laugh. Emmitt was a craftsman who loved carpentry. He was...
Ernie Lee Wilson
Jul 12, 2021
Ernie Lee Wilson, age 73, of Corbin, passed away on Monday July 12, 2021 at Corbin Health and Rehabilitation in Corbin, KY. He was born in Corbin a son to the late Merle Edward Wilson and Sarah Reese Wilson. Ernie was a US Army Veteran and had worked at Comp Care in Corbin. In addition to his parents, he...
Ralph Childers
Jul 11, 2021
Ralph Childers, 79, of Corbin, passed this life on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at his home. He was a member, deacon and trustee of Steele's Chapel Christian Church. He was born February 17, 1942, in Elkhorn City, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Berta Childers, two brothers, John Childers and Ben Childers Jr., one...
Lennon Rose Curry
Jul 7, 2021
Lennon Rose Curry, still born daughter of Jayden Curry and Haley Smith, was born into enteral rest on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. Lennon was preceded in death by her, great great-grandmother, Zora Wells; great-grandfather, JC Hubbard; and great great-grandfather, James Wynn. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her two sisters,...
Eula "Faye" Hinkle
Jul 6, 2021
Eula "Faye" Hinkle, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Carlisle Manor in Carlisle, Ohio. Born in Corbin, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Wes and Edith Shumate Richmond. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dennis Ray Hinkle; son, Dennis Ray Hinkle Jr.; sisters, Nelda Reece...
Foster Johnson
Jul 6, 2021
Foster Johnson, age 82, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Saxon, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Charlie and Ina Carpenter Johnson. After retiring from a bakery, Foster spent much of his time as a handyman. He was known as a jack of all trades. He was also...
Harold D Perry
Jul 4, 2021
Harold D. Perry, age 80, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Sunday July 4, 2021 at the UK Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington. He was born in Twila, KY a son of the late Raymond Perry and Bonnie Hatmaker Perry. Harold was a retired switchman for CSX Railroad in Corbin and was a member of Corbin Church of...
Eldred J. Von Gruenigen
Jul 4, 2021
Eldred J. Von Gruenigen, 94, of Corbin, KY departed this life on Sunday, July 4, 2021 in the Jean Waddle Care Center at Somerset, KY. Eldred was born on March 17, 1927 in Corbin, the first child of the late Karl and Ada Gieszl Von Gruenigen. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a retired electrician...
Diana Lynn Sizemore
Jul 4, 2021
Diana Lynn Sizemore, age 59, of Gray, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday July 4, 2021 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Diana was a member of Gray Baptist Church. She is survived by her parents, Harold Dean Sizemore and Virginia Belle Sizemore of Gray; Aunts, Emily Burke of Lily, Joan Crouse of Dayton, OH, and Goldie Salisbury...
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