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Grace Goodhue Boggs

Grace Goodhue Boggs

Oct 22, 2019

Grace Goodhue Boggs, age 86, departed this life October 22, 2019.  Born on January 9, 1933, in Jackson County, KY. Mrs. Boggs graduated from McKee High School and Midway College. Following her marriage, she lived in Corbin, London, and Lexington, KY. She worked in positions in McKee and Corbin, including Belks and Corbin Public Library, and supported her husband...

Mary Elizabeth Disney

Mary Elizabeth Disney

Oct 21, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Disney, age 77, of Gray, passed away on Monday October 21, 2019 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her Husband, James Disney in 2016; Mother Grace Money Eggert, Father, Noel Stall, and by a Brother, James Stall. Mary is survived by her Son, James David Disney and wife Barbara; Daughter, Terrianna Jones;...

Joseph Wilson Robertson

Joseph Wilson Robertson

Oct 20, 2019

Joseph Robertson, 63, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Continue Care Hospital. Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, he had worked in machine repairs for the coal mines. He was a member  of Central Baptist Church. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents Clyde Robertson and Ramona Taylor Ball; and brother Charles Pruitt. He is...

Tabatha Ann Heath

Tabatha Ann Heath

Oct 18, 2019

Tabatha Ann Heath, 49, of Corbin passed away Friday morning, October 18, 2019 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Louisville, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Patricia Ann Miller Carter and was also predeceased by her sister, Tamara Michelle Carter.. She had been a school bus monitor in Knox County.  Tabatha enjoyed riding her four-wheeler and...

Frank Edward Duncan

Frank Edward Duncan

Oct 17, 2019

Frank Edward Duncan, 81, of Corbin passed away Thursday evening, October 17, 2019 at the Christian Health Center. Born in Whitley County, he was a son of the late Earl and Minnie Mae Steely Duncan.  He was also preceded in death by his wife Mildred Byrge Duncan, and a brother Clifford Duncan. He is survived by two children: David...

Kimberly Jo Williams

Kimberly Jo Williams

Oct 16, 2019

Kimberly Jo Williams, 61, of Temple, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at her home. She was born on October 2, 1958 to the late Carl and Betty Hollingsworth Davis in Corbin, KY. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Robert and Marie Hollingsworth. Kimberly is survived by a daughter, Felicia Kirby;...

Judy A. Mills

Judy A. Mills

Oct 15, 2019

Judy A. Mills, 73, of Gray, KY, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 15, 2019 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation in Corbin. Born in Knox County, Judy was the daughter of the late Jakie Elliott, Jr. and Linnie Wyatt Elliott. She had worked at CTA and was a member of Rossland Holiness Church. She loved her grandchildren and cooking...

Frances Gail Haggard

Frances Gail Haggard

Oct 13, 2019

Frances Gail Haggard, 85, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Bluegrass Hospice Center, One St. Joseph in Lexington, KY. Born in Gray, KY, she was the daughter of the late George B. Campbell and Lelia Hubbard Campbell. A homemaker and Baptist by faith, she was a member of the Red Hat Society, Dudes and Dolls square dancing,...

Virginia Musselman

Virginia Musselman

Oct 13, 2019

Virginia Musselman, age 95, of Corbin, went to be with Jesus, on Sunday morning, October 13, 2019. Born in Whitley County, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Lay and Sudie McFarland Lay. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband, Frank Musselman; Sons, Anthony and Randy Musselman; Daughter, Rose Felts; grandchildren, Bobby...

Roxie Chadwell

Roxie Chadwell

Oct 10, 2019

Roxie Chadwell, 95, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Laurel Heights Nursing Home in London. Born in Lily, Roxie was the daughter of the late Carr and Elizabeth Williams Chadwell.  She was also preceded in death by sisters Bernzia Freidhof, Lela Chadwell, Zora Wilkerson and Goldie Reed; brothers Alfred Chadwell, Winford Chadwell, and infant brother David; niece...

Sidney A. Grubbs

Sidney A. Grubbs

Oct 7, 2019

Sidney A. Grubbs, 84, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at his residence in Corbin. Born in Indiana, Sidney was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was self-employed as a gardener. He was preceded in death by his wife Bernita Maxine Grubbs, and his daughter Floretta Gabbard. Sidney is survived by his daughter Phyllis Crusenberry; grandsons Ron...

Lewis Charles 'Hoss' Walker

Lewis Charles 'Hoss' Walker

Oct 5, 2019

Lewis Charles "Hoss" Walker, 71, passed away at his home in Corbin on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Born in Louisville, KY, he was the son of the late Leland Walker and Mattie Marie Sage Walker.  He had been an EMT driver for Harlan County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Leland Walker,...

Paul Mitchell Broughton

Paul Mitchell Broughton

Oct 1, 2019

Paul Mitchell Broughton, 73, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at his home. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Paul was the son of the late P.M. and Hazel Jones Broughton. He was a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church, and was a U.S. Army veteran serving during Vietnam. He is survived by his wife Marsha Evans Broughton;...

Joy Lou Brewer

Joy Lou Brewer

Sep 27, 2019

Joy Lou Napier Brewer, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Rondal Brewer and by her Parents, Sylvan Napier and Mamie Clark Napier. Joy is survived by her Son, Andrew Brewer and by her Sisters, Madge Haynes, Virginia Sasser, and Esther Locke. Funeral service...

Gerald Don Phillips

Gerald Don Phillips

Sep 22, 2019

Gerald Don Phillips, 79, formerly of Corbin, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, KY. He was born March 7, 1940 to the late Jonah and Effie Phillips. Gerald was a saved, born again Christian and attended Ormsby Heights Baptist Church. He was an avid UK fan and loved watching his grandchildren play...

Violet Felts Rogers

Violet Felts Rogers

Sep 21, 2019

Violet Felts Rogers, 85, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at The Heritage. Born in Corbin, Violet was the daughter of the late Faxton Felts and Delia Lanham Felts. She was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother and aunt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Richard Rogers; son ...

Erica Nicole Davis

Erica Nicole Davis

Sep 21, 2019

Erica Nicole Davis, 23, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at UK Children's Hospital in Lexington. Born in Corbin, Erica was the daughter of Marshall and Sandy Sturgill Davis. She was a junior at the University of the Cumberlands. In addition to her parents, Erica is survived by her grandparents Justine Nevels (Richard) and Jewell Frazier;...

May K. Cox

May K. Cox

Sep 18, 2019

May K. Cox, age 86, of Woodstock, GA, formerly of Corbin, KY, passed away on Wednesday September 18, 2019 at her home in Georgia. She was born in Cincinnati, OH, a daughter of the late Ivy B. Kirchgassner and Garnetta Sawyer Kirchgassner. May was a homemaker and member of Central Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...

Agnes Hopper Young

Agnes Hopper Young

Sep 16, 2019

Agnes Hopper Young, 96, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at home in Corbin. Agnes was born in Casey County, Kentucky, on  November 17, 1922, a daughter of Ethel Godbey and Lewis Wilham.  In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister Pauline Wilham, husband Bill Young, son E.R. Hopper, Jr., and son-in-law Jerry Poynter. Her...

Terry Lee Raines

Terry Lee Raines

Sep 16, 2019

Terry Lee Raines, 55, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a handyman. Terry is preceded in death by his parents Ira Wade Raines and Vanice Jane Deskins Raines; brother, Danny Raines; grandparents, Carlos and Alice Deskins; and step-son Justin...

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