Obituaries

Homer Ed Wood

Homer Ed Wood

Oct 12, 2005

Homer "Ed" Wood, 70, of Lily, passed away Wed., Oct. 12, 2005 at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. Born August 20, 1935 in Lansing, Michigan, he was the son of Herbert E. and Ruth Mary Smith Wood. He was retired from the U.S. Army. Among his survivors are his daughter Wendy Bolton of Lily. Funeral services will be...

Leo Hensley, Sr.

Leo Hensley, Sr.

Oct 8, 2005

Leo Hensley, Sr., of Corbin, husband of the late Sally Holmes Hensley, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at Baptist Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Hence Hensley and Nora Farley Hensley of Benham, Kentucky. Formerly of Benham, he was a 32nd Degree Mason, Lodge #880, a member for 57 years. He was a...

Chester B. Woolum, Jr.

Chester B. Woolum, Jr.

Oct 4, 2005

Chester B. Woolum, Jr., 73, of Corbin, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born October 11, 1931 in Knox County, he was the son of the late Chester B. Woolum, Sr. and the late Carrie Campbell Woolum. Chester was a former employee of Kroger and also retired bus supervisor for the Knox County...

Carl Lee Sturgill

Carl Lee Sturgill

Sep 28, 2005

Carl Lee Sturgill, 90, of Virginia Beach and formerly of Corbin, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005 at the Bayside Hospital in Virginia Beach. Born October 29, 1914 in Corbin, he was the son of the late Samuel and Susie Bolton Sturgill. He was a crane operator for General Electric and was a lifelong member of the Lynn Camp...

Edith Muncy Bozarth

Edith Muncy Bozarth

Sep 23, 2005

Edith Mildred Muncy Bozarth, age 94, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2005 at her home in Sarasota, Florida. She was born July 25, 1911 in Clay County, Kentucky to the late William Luther Muncy and Laura Belle Cox Muncy. She was a longtime bookkeeper with the former St. Joseph Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, and retired from Strattan-Terestege in...

Arletta Jarvis

Arletta Jarvis

Sep 21, 2005

Arletta Jarvis, 71, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at Marymount Medical Center in London. Born January 26, 1934 in Clearfield, Tennessee, she was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Jarve Davis and Wilma Belle Frazier Davis; and by seven children and one brother....

Michael Watkins

Michael Watkins

Sep 21, 2005

Michael Watkins, 47, of Gray, lost his battle with cancer and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 21, 2005. He was of the Holiness faith. Michael was preceded in death by his father Alva Watkins, grandparents Bige and Lucy Watkins and Martin and Cora Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Tina Mills...

Mattie 'Irene' Karr

Mattie 'Irene' Karr

Sep 18, 2005

Mattie "Irene" Karr, 66, of Keavy, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born October 19, 1938 in Gray, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John and Vivian Blankenship. She was a homemaker and a member of the Keavy Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Jewell Taylor

Jewell Taylor

Sep 8, 2005

Jewell Taylor, age 65, of London passed away on Thursday at the University of Tennessee Specialty Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edison Taylor and Nona Rice Taylor; one Brother, Paul Taylor; Two Sisters, Goldie Cox and Doris Godsey; one Grandchild, Kinley Smith. He is survived by his Children; Kathy Vernice Browning of Barbourville, Karen Sue...

Virna Walker

Virna Walker

Sep 3, 2005

Virna Walker, age 84, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at the Christian Care Communities in Corbin. She was born on July 29, 1921 in Harlan, a daughter of the late John Farmer and Pearlie Ledford Farmer. She was a homemaker and a member of Grays Knob Church of God in Harlan. In addition to her parents, she...

Christine Root-Tucker

Christine Root-Tucker

Aug 29, 2005

Christine Root-Tucker, 62, of Corbin, passed away Monday, August 29, 2005 at Corbin Nursing Home. Born May 12, 1943 in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Smith and Lillie Mae Smith Sawyers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Obie Tucker. Christine was a homemaker and a member of...

Leo 'T.O.' Elliott

Leo 'T.O.' Elliott

Aug 21, 2005

Leo "T.O." Elliott, 81, of Rockholds, passed away on Sunday, August, 21, 2005 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. Born November 12, 1923 in Whitley County, he was the son of the late Lark Elliott and Emma Sammons Elliott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janie Hensley Elliott and his son Anthony...

Willie Ellen Eubanks

Willie Ellen Eubanks

Aug 21, 2005

Willie Ellen Eubanks, 66, of Corbin, passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005 at her home. Born January 15, 1939 in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Ben Cain and Martha Mullins Cain. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister Evelyn Hook. She was self-employed in home health assistance and was...

Matthew Boyd Foley, Jr.

Matthew Boyd Foley, Jr.

Aug 14, 2005

Matthew Boyd Foley, Jr, 52, of Gray, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2005 at his residence. Born June 24,1953 in Whitley County, he was the son of Matthew Boyd Foley, Sr. and the late Aline Jones Foley. He was self-employed in the construction business. In addition to his father, he is survived by his daughter Jessica Foley Wilson and...

Thelma A. Lee Rookstool

Thelma A. Lee Rookstool

Aug 13, 2005

Thelma A. Lee Rookstool, age 77, of Corbin passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2005. She was born on August 11, 1928 in Bell County to the late David Lee and Henrietta Miracle Lee. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bacon Creek Baptist Church in Corbin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Troy O'Neil Robbins

Troy O'Neil Robbins

Aug 6, 2005

Troy O'Neil Robbins, age 42, of Woodbine, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2005, at the UK Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his father, O'Neil Baker. He is survived by his wife Liddie Taylor Robbins; his Mother and Step-Father, Gladys and Ernest Rusty Allen; Daughter, Jessica Faye Robbins, Son, Dakota Wayne Robbins; two Grandchildren, Taylor Anthony...

Lonnie 'Booge' Wyatt

Lonnie 'Booge' Wyatt

Aug 3, 2005

Lonnie "Booge" Wyatt, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at the Marymount Hospital in London. He was born on October 24, 1928 to the Late John and Sylvia Cobb Wyatt, and on December 24, 1955 he married his wife of 49 years Opal Williams Wyatt. He attended the Rossland Holiness Church and was a retired truck...

Laura Lee Robinson

Laura Lee Robinson

Aug 2, 2005

Laura Lee Robinson, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at the Oak Tree Hospital in Corbin. She was born in Clay County to the late Burchell Smith and Mary Taylor Smith Reed. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church in Corbin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her Son,...

Chloe Danneile Sexton

Chloe Danneile Sexton

Aug 1, 2005

Chloe Danneile Sexton, age 13, of Taylorsville, NC. passed away on Monday, August 1, 2005 as the result of an automobile accident. She was born on January 15, 1992 to Donald Sexton and Ruth Ella McHargue Sexton. She was an Eighth Grade Student at the West Middle School in Alexander County, NC, and attended the West Forks Baptist Church....

John Stanley Debusk, Jr.

John Stanley Debusk, Jr.

Jul 31, 2005

John Stanley DeBusk, Jr., age 27, of Corbin passed away Saturday, July 30, 2005. He was a Mechanic with Whayne Supply in Corbin, a Veteran of the United States Army, and a member of the Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his Maternal Grandparents, Steeley Coyt and Geneva Cox Rapier, and Paternal Grandparents, Andrew...