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Della Mae Barton Bunce

Della Mae Barton Bunce

Oct 2, 2009

Della Mae Barton Bunce, age 71, of Corbin passed away on Friday, October, 2, 2009 at home. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was preceded in death by her Parents, Oscar Barton and Mollie Roaden Hamblin; Son, Paul Helton, Jr, Daughter, Diana Helton Rumage. She is survived by her Husband, David Bunce; Daughters, Sheilan Helton...

Helen Imogene Hurst

Helen Imogene Hurst

Sep 29, 2009

Helen Imogene Hurst, age 77, of Corbin passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at home. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Thomas William Hurst; Parents, Lee Andrew and Lizzie Pearl Baker Whitaker; Step Children, Bill Smith, Normas Hurst, Alton Hurst, Ida Mae Kukulski, and Barbara Sucker; Brothers, Carl, Millard, and Melvin Whitaker; and by a Sister...

Rev. Earl J. Hopkins

Rev. Earl J. Hopkins

Sep 24, 2009

Rev. Earl J. Hopkins, age 84, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday,September 24, 2009. He was born in Woodbine, KY to the late Chester and Stella Smith Hopkins. Earl was a retired supervisor from CSX Railroad and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Corbin. He was an ordained minister having pastored several local churches; as well as, churches...

Curtis Lee 'Butch' Johnson, Jr.

Curtis Lee 'Butch' Johnson, Jr.

Sep 21, 2009

Curtis L. "Butch" Johnson Jr., age 44, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, he was the son of the late Curtis L. Johnson of Corbin and Sharon Neely of Kansas City. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. He is survived by his step-mother, Marilyn...

Paul Herbert Taylor

Paul Herbert Taylor

Sep 20, 2009

Paul Herbert Taylor, age 84, of Pontiac, MI, formerly of Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009. He was born in Four Mile, Kentucky, the son of the late Frank and Lucy Taylor. He was retired from General Motors and was a World War II veteran. In addition to his Parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Michael Dean Hackler

Michael Dean Hackler

Sep 12, 2009

Michael Dean Hackler, age 36, of Woodbine, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2009 as the result of an automobile accident. At the request of his family there will be no visitation or funeral. Messages of condolence may be left on our website and we will forward these messages to his family.

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Loretta Mae Jenkins

Loretta Mae Jenkins

Sep 12, 2009

Loretta Mae Jenkins, age 58, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 at her home. She was a homemaker and Pentecostal by Faith. She was preceded in death by her Parents, Noah and Irene Whitymore Mills; and by a Sister, Patsy Mills. She is survived by her three Daughters, Tarena Jenkins Pate and husband William "Tic" III...

Richard Dale Perkins

Richard Dale Perkins

Sep 11, 2009

Richard Dale Perkins, age 42, passed away on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in Ohio. He was preceded in death by his Mother, Norma Jean Perkins in 2008. He is survived by his Father, Richard C. Perkins; Sisters, Stephanie Patterson and husband Damon all of Corbin; and Marlene Farley and husband Charles of Lexington. Visitation will be on Monday, Sept....

Dorothy Lee Rose

Dorothy Lee Rose

Sep 9, 2009

Dorothy Lee Rose, age 69, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at her home. She was born in Pineville, daughter to the late Noah and Gladys Wilder Barton. She was a 1958 graduate of Lynn Camp High School and was a retired security monitor. In addition to her Parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Margaret Watson 'Tootsie' Cox

Margaret Watson 'Tootsie' Cox

Sep 9, 2009

Margaret "Tootsie" Watson Cox, age 86, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. She was born in Whitley County daughter to the late Price Neikirk and Ida Watson.  She graduated from Black Star High School in Alva, Kentucky, and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence "Pie"...

Eula Mae Brown

Eula Mae Brown

Aug 30, 2009

Eula Mae Brown, 79, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at Baptist Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Edward Brown; her parents, Roosevelt and Betty Turner Thomas; son, Howard Brown; daughter, Birdie Ann Brown; son-in-law, Ron Vanover; five brothers, Earl Ray, Carson, Roy Lee, S.R., and Elmer Thomas. She is...

Ruth Anna Westerfield

Ruth Anna Westerfield

Aug 28, 2009

Ruth Anna Westerfield, age 88, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2009 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. She was born in Madison County, Kentucky to the late Andy Houston Wren and Bertha Richmond Wren. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Temple in Corbin. In addition to her Parents, she was preceded in...

James P. Saylor

James P. Saylor

Aug 24, 2009

James P. Saylor, 68, of Zoneton, KY, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2009 at Norton Hospital with loved ones by his side. A native of Harlan County, he was a diesel mechanic for S&H Holloway Co. and was a Master Mason at Zoneton Lodge No. 964. Mr. Saylor was preceded in death by his parents, Dave and Gladys...

Will Phipps

Will Phipps

Aug 22, 2009

Will "Bill" Phipps, 77, of Gray, passed away on Saturday, August 22, at his home. He was the son of the late Fred and Lissie Perry Phipps. He was a U.S. Army veteran, had been a coal miner, and is a member of Rossland Holiness Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...

Jean Ellison

Jean Ellison

Aug 18, 2009

Jean Ellison, 83, of Erlanger and formerly of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, at her home in Erlanger. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Lucy Martin. She had worked on the assembly line in toy manufacturing. She is survived by her daughters, Joyce Jean Parks, Barbara Ann Lebanion, Rosa Patricia Humphrey,...

Joyce Lawson

Joyce Lawson

Aug 14, 2009

Joyce Lawson, age 68, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born on January 8, 1941 to the late Marie B. and Lawton General Storms, and was united in marriage on October 3, 1958 to Earl Leland Lawson who preceded her in death. She is survived by six Children: Jerry Wayne...

Daryl Eugene Sawyers

Daryl Eugene Sawyers

Aug 13, 2009

Daryl Eugene Sawyers, age 53, of Rockholds, passed away on Thursday August 13, 2009 at his Home. He is preceded in death by his father, Edward Sawyers. He was a long-time employee of General Shale Brick in Woodbine, KY. Daryl was born in Williamsburg, KY. He was a member of New Hope Community Church of Corbin, KY and a...

Jessie Nelson Moore

Jessie Nelson Moore

Aug 12, 2009

Jessie "J.N." Nelson Moore, 80, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, in San Angelo, Texas. Born in Corbin, he was a long-time resident of Rantoul, Illinois. He was a member of Immanuel Southern Baptist Church in Rantoul, was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and had retired from the Civil Service with the Air Force. He was...

Odis Loyall Phipps

Odis Loyall Phipps

Aug 4, 2009

Rev. Odis Loyall Phipps, 85, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born in Wilton, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Rev. James Franklin Phipps and the late Ida Hughes Phipps. A retired assembly line worker for General Motors, he was an ordained minister and a WWII US Army veteran....

Arizona Jenkins Leisure

Arizona Jenkins Leisure

Aug 3, 2009

Arizona Jenkins Leisure, age 81, of Corbin, passed away on Monda,y August 3, 2009 at the Heritage in Corbin. She was a member of the Alders Springs Baptist Church in Alabama and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first Husband, Vick Jenkins; second Husband, Fred Leisure; Son, Matt Jenkins; Parents, Finley and Laura Sargent Jackson;...

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