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Esther Peace

Esther Peace

Sep 12, 2018

Esther Peace, 67, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018,  at her home. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late George McHargue and Mable Petrey McHargue. Esther had worked as the Human Resource Manager at the Corbin Times Tribune. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, George Edward...

Marvin Dean Rose

Marvin Dean Rose

Sep 11, 2018

Marvin Dean Rose, 79, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at the Beech Tree Manor in Jellico, Tennessee. Born in Mt. Vernon, KY, Marvin was the son of the late Warner and Oval Prewitt Rose. He was also preceded in death by his wife Brenda Sue Rose; sister Bonnie Brooks; and brother Denver Rose. He is...

Billy Ray Brown

Billy Ray Brown

Sep 10, 2018

Billy Ray Brown, 70, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018, at Baptist Health in Richmond, KY.  Born in Corbin, he was the son of the late Mark Brown and Nora Saylor Brown. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Willard Darrell Brown and David Brown, and nephew J.R. Brown. Billy is survived by his...

Jerry Lee Partin

Jerry Lee Partin

Sep 9, 2018

Jerry Lee Partin, 82, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at his residence. Jerry was a U.S. Army veteran and had worked as a mail handler for the Post Office. He was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents, Boyd Lee Partin...

Debra Joanette Moore

Debra Joanette Moore

Sep 6, 2018

Debra Joanette Moore, age 58, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at her home. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Hubert Moore Sr. Debra is survived by her Mother, Dorothy Moore; Brothers, Paul H. Moore Jr. and wife Regina, and Terry Moore and wife Joann, and by many family and friends. Funeral service...

Robert Lee Smith

Robert Lee Smith

Sep 5, 2018

Robert L. Smith, age 77, of Gray, passed away on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2018 at his home. He was born in Harlan County, KY a son to the late Luther and Bessie Smith.  A member of New Vision Pentecostal Church, he proudly retired on August 8, 1996 from the Knox County School System after working 22years as a custodian...

Yvonne Cornett Sanders

Yvonne Cornett Sanders

Sep 4, 2018

Yvonne Cornett Sanders, age 60 of Corbin passed away on Tuesday September 4, 2018 in Corbin. She was born in Hazard a daughter to the late Wilson Cornett and Nancy Jane Baker Cornett.  Yvonne had worked at Aisin in Lily.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband, Curtis Sanders Sr; Granddaughter, Maile Sanders;...

Flo Florencetta Marie Lewis

Flo Florencetta Marie Lewis

Sep 3, 2018

"Flo" Florencetta Marie Lewis, age 58, of Jackson, KY, formerly of Corbin, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018, at her home. She was born in Corbin, a daughter of the late Oscar Lewis and Lois Jackson Lewis.  She was district manager for Wendy's. Flo is survived by her Siblings: Brenda Wilson, Vernon Lewis, Eugene Lewis, Benny Lewis, and...

James Carl Jones

James Carl Jones

Sep 1, 2018

James Carl Jones, age 89, of Corbin passed away Saturday morning, September 1, 2018, at Continue Care Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Edith Ann Jordan Jones, who passed away February 1, 2018. Carl was a member of First United Methodist Church now Grace on the Hill, where he was a choir member, board and committee member, ...

Zella Marie Cox

Zella Marie Cox

Aug 31, 2018

Zella Marie Cox, age 89, of Corbin passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born at Gray, KY she was the daughter of the late Breckenridge and Oma Katherine Martin.  In addition, she was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Cox and grandsons Michael Eugene Smith, and Skyler and Tyler Cox. Zella had been a...

Randal Phillip Jenkins

Randal Phillip Jenkins

Aug 27, 2018

Randal Phillip Jenkins, age 53, of Corbin, passed away on Monday August 27, 2018 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was retired Lieutenant from the Kentucky State Police, where he was active in K-9 police dog training. Through his work in drug enforcement training, he became and honorary Texas Ranger.  He was also a US Army Veteran and a...

Brenda Sue Merida

Brenda Sue Merida

Aug 26, 2018

Brenda Sue Merida, 43, of Flat Lick, KY, passed way on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Baptist Health Corbin. She was preceded in death by her mother Irene Philpot Merida and son Wade Moore. She is survived by her father John Merida; daughters Jessica, Katie, Heather, Tiffany, and Sarah Moore; companion of 25 years Tim Moore; sister Lillie Gordon;...

Mellisia Nadine Frazier

Mellisia Nadine Frazier

Aug 20, 2018

Mellisia "Nadine" Frazier, 75, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Corbin Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Ellis Smith and Gladys Anderson Smith. She had worked as a cashier at the former Jones Grocery and also for Walmart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Etholeen Woody Gallagher

Etholeen Woody Gallagher

Aug 18, 2018

Etholeen Woody Gallagher, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away peacefully at the Carolina Village Medical Center on Saturday, August 18, 2018.  A native of Maryville, TN and a longtime resident of Hendersonville, she was the daughter of the late Gus and Anna Nicholson Woody.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years,...

Betty Ruth Baker

Betty Ruth Baker

Aug 15, 2018

Betty Ruth Baker, age 84, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at The Heritage. She was born in Corbin, KY and was the daughter of the late Delbert and Verla Poynter. Betty attended Central Baptist Church and was a member of the Christian Homemakers Sunday School Class. She enjoyed flower gardening, bowling, and playing the card...

Brenda Sue Stephenson

Brenda Sue Stephenson

Aug 11, 2018

Brenda Sue Stephenson, age 62, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday August 11, 2018 at her home. She was born in Harlan County and had been a long time employee at the former Cottongim Drug Store in Corbin. Brenda was preceded in death by her Parents, Bethel Turner and Mary Maggard Turner; Daughter, Amy Lynn Allen; Sister, Norma Jean...

Daisy May Tipton

Daisy May Tipton

Aug 9, 2018

Daisy May Tipton, age 92, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday August 9, 2018 at the Heritage. She was born in Black Mountain, KY, a daughter of the late Temus Warfield and Florence Goodin Warfield.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband, Paul Tipton; Son, Harry Paul Tipton; Brothers, Robert, Herbert, and Austin...

Carl Wesley Wells

Carl Wesley Wells

Aug 9, 2018

Carl Wesley Wells, 87, of Corbin and formerly of Ohio passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Lexington, KY. Born in Corbin, he was a son of the late Clarence and Grace Decker Wells.  He was a US Army veteran of Korea, and had been a food service worker at Miami (Ohio) University. In addition to his parents, Carl...

James "Earl" Johnson

James "Earl" Johnson

Aug 7, 2018

James "Earl" Johnson, 94,  passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at his home in Corbin. Earl was a member of 20th Street Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the D.A.V.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, having entered into the U.S. Army at the age of 17. He served in the South Pacific where in...

Virginia D. Gregory

Virginia D. Gregory

Aug 7, 2018

Virginia D. Gregory, 82, of Williamsburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at UK Medical Center in Lexington. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Virginia was the daughter of the late C.C. Wood and Helen Eaton Wood. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Gregory, daughter Mary Clowers, and brother Bill Wood. Virginia is survived by...

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