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Richard Eugene Brown

Richard Eugene Brown

Oct 25, 2006

Richard E. Brown, 76, of Gray, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006 at Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born October 6, 1930 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Mitchell and Nellie Woods Brown. He was a member of the Church of the First Born and was a U.S. Army veteran serving in WWII. In addition...

Virgil Dexter Williams

Virgil Dexter Williams

Oct 21, 2006

Virgil Dexter Williams, age 78, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away October 21, 2006 in Indianapolis. A loving Husband, Father, Brother, Grandfather, Uncle and Friend, he was born on December 8, 1927 in Pineville, KY to the late Henry Williams and Myrtle Hoover Williams. He was retired from the former Merico Foods in Indianapolis where he worked for over 29...

Patricia Ann Mullins

Patricia Ann Mullins

Oct 19, 2006

Patricia Ann Mullins, age 60, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at her home. She was a retired hairdresser and a Protestant by Faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis McCreary and Eunice Hackney McCreary; one Brother, Rev. Mack McCreary. She is survived by her Husband, John T. Mullins; Children, Kimberly Main and husband Mark;...

A. Pauline Setser

A. Pauline Setser

Oct 14, 2006

A. Pauline Setser, 83, of Salem, Indiana, and formerly of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 in Floyd County Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. Born on May 4, 1923 in Corbin, she was a former employee of Belk Simpson and of the Salem Middle School Cafeteria. She was married in 1955 to Willard E. Setser, who...

Cora Mae Smiddy

Cora Mae Smiddy

Oct 11, 2006

Cora Mae Smiddy, 96, formerly of Woodbine, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Sem Haven Nursing Home in Milford, Ohio. Born April 21, 1910 in Jellico, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Linas and Mattie Vaughn Heaps. She was a homemaker and a member of Greenland Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...

Linnie Wyatt Elliott

Linnie Wyatt Elliott

Oct 10, 2006

Linnie Wyatt Elliott, 84, of Gray, went home to meet her Lord Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Born in Clay County on April 11, 1922 to John and Sylvia Cobb Wyatt, she united in marriage with Jakie Elliott Jr. on June 13, 1938. She was a homemaker and Pentecostal by faith. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death...

Nancy Jane Day

Nancy Jane Day

Oct 5, 2006

Nancy Jane Day, 73, of London, passed away Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Clyde and Eliza Hensley Williams, born Jan. 18, 1933 in Laurel County. She was a member of the Dorthae Pentecostal Church, a housewife and homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Alice Susan Deskins

Alice Susan Deskins

Oct 4, 2006

Alice Susan Deskins, age 84, of Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. She was born in Boone County, WV, the daughter of the late Elverton Mitchell and Mary Etta VanGundy Mitchell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Carlos Deskins, three Brothers, three Sisters,...

Betty Sue Elliott

Betty Sue Elliott

Oct 3, 2006

Betty Sue Elliott, age 66, of Woodbine, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack Jones and Ruby Jones Hollingsworth; Sisters, Bonnie Miller and Shirley Paul; Brother, Earl Jones. She is survived by her Husband Denvil Jones; Son, Arnold Eugene Jones and fiancee...

William Cornett Cannon

William Cornett Cannon

Oct 2, 2006

William "Bill" Cornett Cannon went to be with the Lord on October 2, 2006. He died at The Heritage Nursing Home in Corbin, Kentucky. He has touched many people with his kind heart and loving smile; beloved Daddy and "Dee" to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bill was born on October 18, 1914 in Spencer, West Virginia to J.O. and...

Sheldon O. Matson

Sheldon O. Matson

Oct 2, 2006

Sheldon O. Matson, age 78, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2006 at the Christian Care Communities in Corbin. He was born on December 7, 1927 in Toledo, OH to the late Max Matson and Loretta Bundy Matson. He was a retired Photographer for the Herald News in Patterson, NJ, and a member of the Woodbine Christian...

Robert Nash

Robert Nash

Sep 30, 2006

Robert Nash, age 77, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at the Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born January 6, 1929 in Harlan County, Kentucky to the late Jesse Nash and Effie Tipton Nash. He was a retired electrician for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Corbin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Judy Elaine Sasser

Judy Elaine Sasser

Sep 27, 2006

Judy Elaine Kinney Sasser, 39, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006 in Vincennes, Indiana. Born August 28, 1967 in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Anna Bores Kinney. She was a homemaker and of the Holiness faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Timothy and Lewis Ray Kinney;...

Verla C. Martin

Verla C. Martin

Sep 25, 2006

Verla C. Martin, 84, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and formerly of Corbin, passed away on Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 at her residence in Tennessee. Born October 3, 1921 in Harlan, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Sarah McDaniel Harber. She was a retired production worker for G.E. in Louisville and was a member of the West...

Katherine Louraine Bryant

Katherine Louraine Bryant

Sep 14, 2006

Katherine Louraine Bryant, 44, of Bronston and formerly of Corbin, passed away Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 in Pulaski County. She was born Jan. 5, 1962 in El Paso, Texas. She is survived by her parents, Ed and Sheila "Sam" Tye of Corbin; her children, Krystal Bryant of Corbin and Aron Bryant of Somerset and Corbin; a granddaughter, Julia Bryant;...

Keith Wayne Woods

Keith Wayne Woods

Sep 9, 2006

Keith W. Woods, age 37, of Gray passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2006. He was born on April 17, 1969 in Covington, KY and was Holiness by faith. He is survived by his Wife Sheila Berry Woods; Mother, Pearl Moore Scimia; Father, Willis Woods; 10 Brothers and Sisters, Teresa Jones, Willis Woods, Jr. Tracy Woods, twin Brother, Kenneth...

Ryan Douglas Collins

Ryan Douglas Collins

Sep 7, 2006

Ryan Douglas Collins, age 21 of Chattanooga, TN formerly of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2006 in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on August 31, 1985 in Corbin, and was a Graduate of Camas High School in Camas, WA. He recently moved from Corbin to Chattanooga and was employed by Wachenhut Security. Ryan attended the Dorthae Pentecostal...

Edith Alisee Wilson

Edith Alisee Wilson

Aug 30, 2006

Edith Alisee Wilson, 85, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006 at the The Heritage. Born August 14, 1919 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of the late James and Nancy Rose Mayne. She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Cleda Hinkle Mcvey

Cleda Hinkle Mcvey

Aug 28, 2006

Cleda Hinkle McVey, age 84, of Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Monday, August 28, 2006 at the Oak Tree Hospital in Corbin. She was born on July 30, 1922 in Knox County to the late Arthur Hinkle and Edna Messer Hinkle. Cleda was a loving Mother and homemaker. She was Baptized at Dripping Spring Baptist Church on Calebs Creek,...

Flora Parks

Flora Parks

Aug 25, 2006

Flora Parks, 97, of Chapel House, Corbin, was born in Whitley County on Jan. 5, 1909 and passed away Friday, Aug. 25, 2006 at Christian Health Center in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Rebecca Kidd; one son, Eugene Parks; daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Crockett Parks; sisters, Ada Rains, Lora Lovitt, Mattie Shepherd, Grace Parks;...

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