Obituaries
Donna Hall
Jan 28, 2014
Donna Hall, 58, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Detroit, Michigan she was the daughter of the late Coyt Rapier and Geneva Cox Rapier. Donna was a homemaker and Christian by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Jeremiah Davenport; and her sisters:...
Nick Payne
Jan 27, 2014
Nick Payne, age 65, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014, at his home in Corbin. Born in Kenton County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Noble Payne and Mary Haggard Payne Ross. He was Baptist by faith and was the maintenance man for Christian Health Center. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Wilma Lee Bays
Jan 25, 2014
WILMA LEE BALL BAYS, - age 84, passed away Saturday, January 25, at Tennova Residential Hospice, Halls, TN, after a short illness. A resident of Knoxville, TN, for 50 years, she was a native of Middlesboro, KY, where she was born on August 9, 1929. After a semester at the University of Kentucky, she married Coy W. Bays in...
Nona Marie Leevey
Jan 22, 2014
Nona Marie Leevey, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at her home in Corbin. Born in Bloomington, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late George and Emma F.W. Dufelmeier Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willis G. Leevey; step-brother, Claude J. Mayberry; step-sisters, Clara Marie Lander and...
Troy 'Bear' Brafford
Jan 22, 2014
Troy "Bear" Brafford, age 78, of Gray, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Gray, he was the son of the late Jonah and Alice Frey Brafford. Troy was a self-employed painter and wallpaper hanger. He was a member of the Living Waters Pentecostal Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Claude Edward Chumley, Jr.
Jan 17, 2014
Claude E. Chumley, Jr., age 62, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Claude E. Chumley, Sr., and Nora Faulkner Chumley Fox. He was a tool and die worker for Jackson MSC. Claude was a drummer and enjoyed country music, basketball, wrestling, boxing...
Gloria Edna Coffey
Jan 15, 2014
Gloria Edna Rogers Coffey, age 83 of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday January 15, 2014 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. She was a homemaker and foster mother. Edna was preceded in death by her Husband Rev. William Kelcie Coffey; Sons, James Coffey, Ronnie Coffey, and Duane Sykes; Daughter, Barbara Barton; Grandson, Ethan Christopher Smith; Parents, George Rogers and...
William Walker Thacker
Jan 15, 2014
William Walker Thacker, age 88, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Scott County, Virginia, he was a WWII U.S. Navy veteran, and a member of First Baptist Church in Corbin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Retha Maxine Claxton Thacker; parents, Jay Thacker and Arlena Allen Fultz; and...
William Theodore 'Ted' Proffitt
Jan 13, 2014
Ted Proffitt, age 67, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014, at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Willie Proffitt and Opal Engle Proffitt. He was Baptist by faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers: O.D., Claude, Harrison, Eddie, Lee and...
A. J. Heaberlin
Jan 11, 2014
A.J. Heaberlin, age 92, passed away on Saturday January 11, 2014 at Laurel Heights in London. He was born in Wise, Virginia and was a Veteran of the US Army-Air Corps. Serving during World War II in the CBI Theater, he was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with...
Patricia Disney Tubbs
Jan 11, 2014
Patricia Gail Disney Tubbs, age 64, of Gray, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at her home. She was a nurse and a hairdresser and member of Freedom Point Church of God in Corbin. Pat was preceded in death by her Husband, Harvey Tubbs in 2005; Parents, Walter Lee Disney and Effie Veona Fannon Disney; Brothers, Ray JR...
Dennis R. Pierce
Jan 8, 2014
Dennis Ray Pierce, age 46, of Gray, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Modesto, California, he was a veteran of the Army National Guard; a pressman at the Barbourville Advocate; and a member of the East Barbourville Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Cole Pierce; children: Brian Faber (Seherzada...
Dennis Ray Pierce
Jan 8, 2014
Dennis Ray Pierce, age 46, passed away on Wednesday January 8, 2014 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard; a pressman at the Barbourville Advocate; and a member of East Barbourville Baptist He is survived by his: Wife, Lisa Cole Pierce; Children; Brian Faber and Seherzada "Bada" of Lexington, Lindsay Michelle Faber...
Peggy Cheryl Downey
Jan 7, 2014
Peggy Cheryl Downey, 68, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at her home. Born in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Duncan and Mildred Turner Duncan. Peggy worked as a nurse in private home care. She was of Native American descent and was a member of Corbin Presbyterian Church and Native American...
Cornelia A. Nies
Jan 5, 2014
Cornelia A. Nies, 80, of Corbin passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. A native of Holland, she was a daughter of the late Dominicus and Jacoba Taal Keus. A grandson Joey Nies and sisters Martha and Ann also predeceased her. Cornelia belonged to the Dutch Reform Church. She enjoyed sewing and crocheting, and working outdoors...
Brenda Faye Greene
Jan 1, 2014
Brenda Faye Greene, 65, of Gray, passed away on January 1, 2014, at her home. Born in London, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William Carl Hedrick and Anna Lucille Shepard Davis. Brenda was Baptist by faith and had worked as a cook at Baptist Regional Medical Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Edith M. Bourque
Dec 30, 2013
Edith M. White Bourque, 90, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 in Rome, Georgia. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Molly Pennington. She had been an office worker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, David S....
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
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
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...
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