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Brenda Kay Miracle

Brenda Kay Miracle

Mar 30, 2022

Brenda Kay Miracle, age 71, of Gray, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at her home. Born in Knox County, she was the daughter of the late Basel Humfleet and Georgia Hollin Humfleet. Brenda was a member of New Vision Pentecostal Church in Gray. She enjoyed crafting, crocheting, and drawing, and was a sudoku master. In addition...

Trula Edna Rose

Trula Edna Rose

Mar 29, 2022

Trula Edna Rose, age 81, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Corbin Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Pineville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Hurst and Cynthia Susie Partin Hurst. Trula is remembered as a good mother who loved everyone and always put others before herself. She enjoyed doing yard work and...

Barbara Johnson

Barbara Johnson

Mar 28, 2022

Barbara Johnson, age 78, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at her home. Born in Dayton, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Noble Payne (Stepmother Velma) and Mary Agnes Haggard Ross. Barbara enjoyed gardening and spending time with family, and she especially enjoyed her bingo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Mattie "Aileen" Bryant

Mattie "Aileen" Bryant

Mar 28, 2022

Mattie "Aileen" Bryant, 94, of Lakeside Park, KY passed away Monday, March 28, 2022. She was the wife of the late William Ross Bryant, and a daughter of the late Clifton D. and Ethel Lundy of Corbin. She was also preceded in death by brothers Clifton Lundy Jr. and Thomas Lundy, her sister Louella Campbell, and her husband's siblings...

Jackie Ray Elliott

Jackie Ray Elliott

Mar 27, 2022

Jackie Ray Elliott, age 59, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Fred Elliott and Florence Elliott Taylor. Jackie is survived by his children, Anthony Carstens, Pamela Allen, Tyler Lauerman, and Ethan Elliott; grandchildren, Dillion Allen and Christopher Allen; numerous great grandchildren; sisters,...

Ryan Garrett White

Ryan Garrett White

Mar 27, 2022

Ryan Garrett White, age 34, of Corbin, Ky, passed away on Sunday March 27, 2022 in Danville, Ky. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he was the son of Arnold Steven White and Mickey Jones White. Garrett is remembered as a very loving person, who made everyone feel valued and loved. Throughout many years of illness, he always focused on encouraging...

Tamara Jay Ramsey Hall

Tamara Jay Ramsey Hall

Mar 27, 2022

Tamara Jay Ramsey Hall, 66, of Corbin, Kentucky, passed away March 27th at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Tamara was born on May 29th, 1955, in Corbin, Kentucky to Paul V. Ramsey and Juanita Brock Ramsey. Tamara graduated from Corbin High School in 1973, where she was well liked and respected by the student body. Tamara was a...

Morgan Brittney Powell

Morgan Brittney Powell

Mar 27, 2022

Morgan Brittany Powell, age 26, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Born in Jellico, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Lee Powell and Debbie Snyder Powell. Morgan had a love for outdoors, and especially enjoyed spending time on the lake. Most of all she loved being with her family and many friends. She...

Kathy Elaine Bryant

Kathy Elaine Bryant

Mar 26, 2022

Kathy Elaine Bryant, age 71, of Corbin, Ky, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at The Heritage is in Corbin. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Steely Bennett and Roveni Hall Bennett. Kathy was Baptist by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by numerous aunts and uncles....

Billy Wayne Perry

Billy Wayne Perry

Mar 26, 2022

Billy Wayne Perry, age 50, of Corbin, KY passed away on Saturday March 26th, 2022, in Corbin, KY. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Diane Cox. Billy will be lovingly remembered as a strong, caring family man who always went the extra mile for anyone. He was the greatest addition to our family as the best dad,...

Carolyn Sue Roberts

Carolyn Sue Roberts

Mar 21, 2022

Carolyn Sue Roberts, age 68, of Corbin, Kentucky, passed away on Monday March 21, 2022 at Barbourville ARH. She was born in Detroit, Michigan a daughter of the late Andy Roberts and Maggie Smith Roberts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, James Roberts, Anna Mae Lewis, Chester Roberts, Lester Roberts, Shirl Roberts,...

Margie Ann Rogers

Margie Ann Rogers

Mar 19, 2022

Margie Ann Rogers, 74, of Corbin passed away Saturday evening, March 19, 2022 at her home. Born at Middlesboro, KY, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Dovie Daniels McGlamary. Brothers James and Clifford McGlamary and a sister Shirley Litterell also preceded her in death. Margie is survived by her husband Edward Lee "Ed" Rogers; three...

James Edward Estep

James Edward Estep

Mar 18, 2022

James Edward Estep, 67, of Keavy passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 at his home. Born at Roark, Kentucky, he was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Estep and Thelma Roark Estep, and a brother, Darrell Estep. James had worked as a logger cutting timber. He is survived by his sisters Carol L. Blankenship and Maxine Nix; and...

Bobbie Jean Partin

Bobbie Jean Partin

Mar 11, 2022

Bobbie Jean Partin, age 85, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Artemus, Ky, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Davis and Martha J. Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Lee Partin, and son, Ricky Ramey. Bobbie cherished spending time...

Joseph Timothy Baxter

Joseph Timothy Baxter

Mar 9, 2022

Joseph Timothy Baxter, age 48, passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2022, at his home. He was born on Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, a son to Leland O. Baxter and the late Jean Pennington Baxter. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a son, Devin Baxter. He is survived by his son, Leland...

Arnold Lee Stevens

Arnold Lee Stevens

Mar 9, 2022

Arnold Lee Stevens, age 64, of Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2022, at Baptist Health in Corbin. Arnold was born in Corbin, a son to the late Thomas Stevens and Nora Wombles Stevens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, David Stevens, brother, Charles Stevens, and sisters, Mary Bowens, Evelyn...

Charlie H. Hopkins

Charlie H. Hopkins

Mar 4, 2022

Charlie H. Hopkins, age 77, of Keavy, Kentucky, passed away on Friday March 4, 2022, at Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. He was born in Madison County, Alabama, and was an escort driver for Maxi-Loads. Charlie was a member of Sandstone Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Howard Hopkins, mother, Helen Louise Finely Jackson,...

Robert G. Grove, Jr.

Robert G. Grove, Jr.

Mar 3, 2022

Robert G. Grove, Jr., age 88, of Corbin, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2022 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was born in Corbin on September 11, 1933 to the late Robert G. Grove, Sr. and Viola Mathes Grove. Robert was preceded in death by his brother Dewey Sharpe, sisters Louise Grove and Jeanne Miller, and grandson Robert Vernon...

Lajeanne Ann Jones

Lajeanne Ann Jones

Mar 3, 2022

LaJeanne Ann Jones, 67, of Corbin, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2022 at her home. Born in Clifton Springs, New York, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Dolores Wagemaker VanHolde. After moving to Corbin, she was employed as a lunchroom worker with the Corbin City Schools for 24 years. LaJeanne was a member of the...

Russell Root

Russell Root

Mar 2, 2022

Russell Root passed away in Chicago. He was the beloved husband of Carrie (nee Hodge); loving father of Linda (John) Leger, David (Cordelia) Root, Bill (Jean) Root, Michael (Tammy) Root, the late Melanie Radick, Carrie "Fran" (Nick) Hilton,  Philip (Tara) Root, Roger (Karen) Blanton, Harvetta (the late Danny) Hayes, Tommy (Nancy) Blanton, and the late Pamela (Philip) Principe; beloved...

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