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Patti Lee Mahan

Patti Lee Mahan

Jul 6, 2011

Patti Lee Mahan, age 56, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at her residence. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, she was the daughter of Glenn and Lora Moore Halcomb. She was Baptist by faith and had worked as a clerk for CSX Railroad. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons, Anthony Mahan and Jason Mahan,...

Burt Daniel Mason

Burt Daniel Mason

Jun 27, 2011

Burt Mason, age 66, of Rockholds, passed away at Oak Tree Hospital in Corbin on Monday, June 27, 2011. Born in Woodbine, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Walker Mason and Georgia Harris Mason. He was Baptist by faith and had worked as a coal miner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Andy Roberts

Andy Roberts

Jun 25, 2011

Andy Roberts, age 97, of Corbin, formerly of Gray, passed away Saturday, June 25, at Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born in Hammons Fork, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Beige Roberts and Maggie Smith Roberts. He was of the Pentecostal faith and had operated a general store in Gray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Patricia Ann Partin

Patricia Ann Partin

Jun 23, 2011

Patricia Ann Partin, age 62, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Robert Durham and Nannie Mae Roaden Durham. She was Baptist by faith and was a member ofBlessed Hope Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Amy Rachelle Owens

Amy Rachelle Owens

Jun 18, 2011

Amy Rachelle Owens, age 38, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at her residence. Amy was born in Harlan County and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Martha and Earnest Combs and Jeanne Banks. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Owens; children, Destiny Owens Woolum and Savannah Owens; mother, Peggy...

Audrey Laws Adkins

Audrey Laws Adkins

Jun 14, 2011

Audrey Laws Adkins, age 81, formerly of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011,  at the Gadsden Health Care Center in Gadsden, Alabama. Born in Pineville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Berry P. and Nannie Crisp Laws. She had worked in the cafeteria at the St. Camillus Academy in Corbin. In addition to her parents,...

Ronald Leroy Handy Sr.

Ronald Leroy Handy Sr.

Jun 11, 2011

Ronald Leroy Handy Sr., age 53, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday at his home. He was an Electrician for Pepsi Cola Bottling Company in Corbin and was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. He was preceded in death by his Father, Darrell Handy. He is survived by his Wife, Brenda Handy; Mother, Grace Cottrell Handy; Children; Kena...

Edna Smith Rogers

Edna Smith Rogers

Jun 10, 2011

Edna Smith Rogers, age 94, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2011, at Oak Tree Hospital in Corbin. She was retired sales clerk at Kinsles Drug Store in Detroit, MI; and was preceded in death by her Parents, William Henry and Martha McNeil Smith; Daughter, Ronda White Bright; Seven Brothers and Four Sisters. She is survived by...

Loretta Wallee Moore

Loretta Wallee Moore

Jun 10, 2011

Loretta Wallee Moore, age 79, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2011, at Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA. She was a member of the Quest Pentecostal Church in Powder Springs, GA; and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Walter Omar Moore in 2003; Parents, Harlie and Mary Gladys Mullins; and three Brothers, Leonard, Willard,...

Hazel Mae Hodge

Hazel Mae Hodge

Jun 5, 2011

Hazel Mae Hodge, age 83, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at the Laurel Heights Nursing Home. Born in Washington Courthouse, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ona Sayre and Clara Mae Oldaker Sayre. She had worked as a secretary for the High Speed Oil Co. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Wayne H. Ferguson

Wayne H. Ferguson

Jun 5, 2011

Wayne H. Ferguson, age 98, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. A retired ship builder of Garibaldi, Oregon, he was a beloved husband, brother, father, step-father, grandfather and friend. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie Ferguson of Corbin; two brothers, Byron and Charles Ferguson of Washington; two sons,...

Danny Ray Saylor

Danny Ray Saylor

Jun 3, 2011

Danny Ray Saylor, age 48, of Lily, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his Mother, Ginger Evans Harpe. He is survived by his Father, Hurskin Saylor; Brother, Richard Saylor, and Sister, Kathy Saylor. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Vankirk-Grisell...

Kingston Grey Bargo

Kingston Grey Bargo

May 30, 2011

Kingston Grey Bargo, infant son of Greg Bargo Jr. and Tabitha Pennington Bargo, was stillborn on May 30, 2011. He was preceded in death by Grandfather, Fabian Pennington; Great-grandfather, Himes Bargo, and Great-uncle, Ricky Bargo. In addition to his parents, he is survived by Grandparents, Angie and Greg Bargo and Sandy Pennington; Great-grandparents, Nancy Bargo, Glenrose Hodge, and Nancy...

Ella Mae Engle

Ella Mae Engle

May 28, 2011

Ella Mae Engle, age 61, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Jerry Lee Engle; Parents, Coyt Andy and Mossie Retha Earls; Grandson, Randy Ray Mills; and Brothers, Willard and Fred Earls. She is survived by her Children, Julie Ann Messer, James...

Thomas I. Godsey

Thomas I. Godsey

May 27, 2011

Thomas I. Godsey, age 88, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. He was born in Whitley County and served in both the US Army in World War II and then in the US Air Force. Thomas was a licensed plumber and had retired from CSX Railroad in Corbin. He...

Donna Duffee

Donna Duffee

May 26, 2011

Donna Duffee, age 78, of Lily, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Don Duffee; Father, Ralph Dillman; and Mother, Anna Martin Renn. She is survived by her Companion, Roy Bolton; Son, Brian Cope; one Granddaughter; Brother, Ralph Dillman; and Sister, Deloris Swenak. Visitation...

Kolby Jagger Morgan

Kolby Jagger Morgan

May 24, 2011

Kolby Jagger Morgan, stillborn Son of Tim and Katie Morgan, passed on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. In addition to his parents, he is survived by Brothers, Bentley Morgan and Kayden McFarland; Sister, Kaitlyn Morgan; Grandparents: Tim Morgan and wife Wilda,  Collen Lowe and husband Gary,  Keith McFarland and Tammy McFarland; Great-Grandparents: Christine...

Penelope Royce Wilson

Penelope Royce Wilson

May 24, 2011

Penelope Royce Richardson Wilson, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 26, 1945, in Welch, West Virginia. Even though she lived in Kentucky longer than she lived in West Virginia, she still proudly told anyone that she was from West Virginia. She had worked in the clerical field...

Carrie 'Tootsie' Watkins

Carrie 'Tootsie' Watkins

May 21, 2011

Carrie "Tootsie" Watkins, age 74, of Gray, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Baptist Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Martin Johnson and Cora Warren Johnson and was a member of the Rossland Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael Watkins; husband, George Alva...

Don E. Saylor

Don E. Saylor

May 20, 2011

Don E. Saylor, age 68, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2011, at his residence. Born in Wallins Creek, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John M. Saylor and Viola Saylor. Don had worked as a carpenter, was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church, and had served as a missionary. In addition to his...

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