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Ruby Naomi Parlier

Ruby Naomi Parlier

Dec 25, 2013

Ruby Naomi (Worley) Parlier departed this life on December 25, 2013 in Corbin, Kentucky Arrangements are being handled by the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, 270 Armory Road, North Wilkesboro, NC. Friends and family will be received at the funeral home on Sunday, December 29, from 5:00-7:00 PM. The funeral service will be held 2:00 PM, Monday, December 30, at the...

Wayne Hall

Wayne Hall

Dec 25, 2013

Wayne Hall, 68, of Corbin passed away Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 at The Heritage. He was a son of the late Bill Hall and Claretta Lanham Snyder. A brother Harold Hall and a sister Wanda Tucker also preceded him in death. Wayne was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and had worked as a heavy equipment operator. He is...

Thelma Jean Durham

Thelma Jean Durham

Dec 23, 2013

Thelma Jean Durham, age 66, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at her home. Born in Balkan, Kentucky, and of Native American descent, she was the daughter of the late Noah Barton and Gladys Wilder Barton. She was a homemaker; a member of the Dorthae Pentecostal Church; and was affiliated with the Kentucky Native American Indian...

William Teddy Mcdaniel

William Teddy Mcdaniel

Dec 21, 2013

William Teddy McDaniel, age 53, of Acworth Georgia, formerly of Corbin, passed away on Saturday,  December 21, 2013 at his home in Georgia. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Russell William McDaniel and Vivian Black McDaniel; Brother, Johnny Dan McDaniel; Grandparents, John Tom Black and Dora Black, and Daniel McDaniel and Ollie McDaniel. He is survived by...

Gracie Tucker Demoss

Gracie Tucker Demoss

Dec 19, 2013

Our mother Gracie Tucker DeMoss went to heaven on December 19, 2013, at the age of 90 at her home in Chapel Hill, NC. She is survived by three sons: Larry (Audrey) Tucker of Visalia, CA; Jerry Tucker of Bremen, GA; and Darrell (Peggy) Tucker of Chapel Hill, NC; three daughters: Doris (Brian) Baker of Bakersfield, CA; Oneda (Larry)...

Dawn Naomi Mckellar

Dawn Naomi Mckellar

Dec 18, 2013

Dawn Naomi McKellar, 75, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Sandusky, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Marcus Morley Bowerman and Helen McGregor Bowerman. She had been a private geriatric nurse, and was a member of the Gray Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, she was...

Darrell William Felts

Darrell William Felts

Dec 17, 2013

Darrell William Felts, age 53, of Chesterfield, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center in Monroe, North Carolina. Born in Florida, he was the son of the late Donald William Felts and Janice Turner Felts, who survives him. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his mother, Janice Felts; son,...

Remona Darlene Lawson

Remona Darlene Lawson

Dec 16, 2013

Remona Darlene Lawson, age 47, of Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Monday, December 16, 2013 at her home. She was preceded in death by her Mother, Della Ingersol Rayburn; Son, Sherman McCoy III; Brother, Paul Rayburn; and Son-in-law, Dayton Williamson. Remona is survived by her Husband, Dennis Lawson; Children, Amanda June McCoy, Jeremiah McCoy, and Sabrina Darlene Isaacs and...

June Faulkner

June Faulkner

Dec 16, 2013

June Faulkner, 82, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at her home. Born in Knox County, she was the daughter of the late William Smith and Lilly Carmack Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons: Joe Faulkner and James C. Faulkner; two brothers: Linville Smith and Charles Smith; and...

Alvin Lenn Weddle

Alvin Lenn Weddle

Dec 16, 2013

Alvin Lenn Weddle, age 58, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, Dec.16, 2013, at his residence. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Chester Weddle, Sr., and Sandra Lee Cannon Weddle. Alvin had worked in the roofing business, and was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by four children: Heather Weddle and companion Eric...

Mildred Y. Nash

Mildred Y. Nash

Dec 16, 2013

Mildred Y. Nash, age 76, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Born in Three Point in Harlan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Fred Helton and Nannie Hoskins Helton. Mildred was a homemaker, was active at the Corbin Senior Citizen's Center, and was a born-again Christian. In addition to her parents, she was...

Lila Jean 'Bug' Baker

Lila Jean 'Bug' Baker

Dec 15, 2013

Lila Jean Baker (Bug), 87, of Pontiac, Michigan, went to eternal peace on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. Born in Corbin, Kentucky to the late J.V. Harris and Winnie Mitchell, Lila was a sewing machine operator for General Motors and retired after 28 years of service. She was devoted to attending weekly...

Irene Alberta Stuart Johnson

Irene Alberta Stuart Johnson

Dec 13, 2013

Irene Alberta Stuart Johnson, age 100, of Corbin, passed away on Friday at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was born on July 2, 1913 in Corbin and was a daughter to the late William Robert Stuart and Chloe Turner Stuart. Irene was a member of West Corbin Baptist Church. In addition to her Parents, she was preceded in death...

Eva Dean Day

Eva Dean Day

Dec 8, 2013

Eva Dean Presnell Day went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 8, 2013, at 12:20 a.m. She was preceded in death by her father, Lank Presnell; mother, Vesta Kincer Presnell; and daughter, Debbie Breeding. She is survived by her husband, Bill Day; son, Joey Day and Bethany; daughters: Carol Holcomb, Sharon Mullins, and Alise Brock and Glenn;...

Effie Lewis Spurlock

Effie Lewis Spurlock

Dec 6, 2013

Effie Lewis Spurlock of Corbin passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at The Heritage surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 3 days. She was born at Hyden, Kentucky to the late Mary Elizabeth Cornett Lewis and John L. Lewis. Also she was preceded in death by her loving husband Ben G....

Henry A. Hall

Henry A. Hall

Dec 5, 2013

Henry A. Hall, age 84, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at his residence. Born in Knox County, he was the son of the late Bubbie Hall and Della Mayne Hall. He was a carman for the CSX Railroad, retiring in October 1994; and was a member and Pastor of the Advent Christian Church for over...

Roy Vester 'Pete' Howser

Roy Vester 'Pete' Howser

Dec 4, 2013

Roy Vester "Pete" Howser Jr., passed away at home on December 4, 2013, living 62 years, two months, and ten days of age, after a hard and courageous fight with cancer. When he passed, he was surrounded by his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and many friends. Roy was born in Bell County, Kentucky, on September 24, 1951, to the late...

Allen 'A.J.' Martin

Allen 'A.J.' Martin

Dec 3, 2013

Allen "A.J." Martin, age 72, of Corbin, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Born in Whitley County, he was the son of the late Everett Martin and Flora Taylor Martin Sizemore. He had been a conductor with CSX Railroad and was a member of Barton Chapel Church of God. In addition to his parents, he...

Joann Neal

Joann Neal

Dec 2, 2013

Joann Neal, age 72, of Cincinnati, formerly of Corbin, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013 in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Corbin. Joann was preceded in death by her Husband, John Curtis Neal; and by her parents, J.W. and Annie Matthews Williams. She is survived by two Daughters, Angela...

Lois Thelma Asher

Lois Thelma Asher

Dec 1, 2013

Lois Thelma Roark Asher, age 84, of Eastpointe, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 at St. John Macomb Oakland- Macomb Medical Center Hospital in Warren, Michigan. She was born on June 10, 1929, in Corbin, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Taylor Asher in 2010, Son, David Asher, and Parents, Chester and Nancy...

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