Obituaries

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Susan Kay Burke Reeves

Susan Kay Burke Reeves

May 16, 2011

Susan Kay Burke Reeves, age 57, of Lily, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Lincoln Burke and Effie Barton Burke. Susan was Baptist by faith and had worked in Pre-trial Services in the court system. In addition to her parents, she was...

Flossie North

Flossie North

May 14, 2011

Flossie North, age 85, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at her home. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Aaron "Ledford" North; Parents, Aaron and Nancy Gregory Walters; Siblings,  Katherine, Dorothy Centers, May McVey, Oscar, Herman, Ambers, and Leslie Walters She is survived by her Children: Linda D. North Philpot, June E. North McKnight,...

Margaret J. Keisling Dwyer

Margaret J. Keisling Dwyer

May 10, 2011

Margaret Josephine Keisling Dwyer, age 95, of Killeen, Texas, formerly of Rockholds, Kentucky, passed away in Texas on May 10, 2011. She was born in Rockholds to the late Everett Rollins and Nancy Smith Rollins, and was a retired Attendant with the Greyhound Bus Lines in Cincinnati. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Thermon H. Powell

Thermon H. Powell

May 1, 2011

Thermon H. Powell, age 86, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday,  May 1, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. Born in Knox County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Lona Sams Powell, and attended the Cornerstone Christian Church. He had worked for B.F. Goodrich in Louisville, and retired from the Corbin Police Dept. Thermon...