Obituaries
Jewell Dean Gray Carter
Jan 8, 2017
Jewell Dean Gray Carter, 69, of Woodbine, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Knox County, she was the daughter of the late Whitney Gray and Ethel Lawson Gray. Jewell was a homemaker and a member of Sunrise Baptist Church in Gray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Lola Evans
Jan 5, 2017
Lola Evans, 71, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Born in Claiborne County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late John Jarve Davis and Winnie Bell Frazier Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister Arlette Jarvis and brothers Dank Evans and Richard...
Stella Williams 'Tootsie' Jefferis
Jan 2, 2017
Stella Bernetta ‶Tootsie″ Williams Jefferis, age 77, of Keavy, KY, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at her home. Stella was born in Corbin, Kentucky to the late Steely Williams and Thelma Brewer. In addition to her parents, Stella was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Thomas Jefferis in 2009 and her sister, Mabel Eileen Holderfield. She is...
Sherman Lawson
Jan 2, 2017
Sherman Lawson Jr., age 68, of Corbin, passed away on Monday January 2, 2017 at Baptist Health in Corbin. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Sherman Lawson and Ida Sizemore Mahan; and by his Brothers and Sisters. Sherman is survived by his Daughters, Dorothy Husky and Lisa Garland, and by many step children; He is also survived...
Thomas D. Smith
Jan 1, 2017
Thomas D. Smith; age 65, of Hamersville, OH, passed away on Sunday January 1, 2017 at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. He was born in Whitley County, Kentucky to the late Wilbern Morris Smith and Eva Christine Rose Smith. Thomas was a US Army Veteran and a Machinist. He was Baptist by faith and enjoyed fishing, boating, camping,...
Ermol Lee Foley
Jan 1, 2017
Ermol Lee Foley, also known as "Poss" and "Goat", age 72, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his home in Corbin. Born in Gray, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Ermol William Foley and Bea Hubbs Foley. He enjoyed outdoor activities such as fishing and boat racing, was a car enthusiast and fan of NASCAR....
Harold Wayne Sparkman
Dec 30, 2016
Harold Wayne Sparkman, 60, Corbin, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Baptist Health Corbin. He was a son of the late Amos and Frankie Marie (Morton) Sparkman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Don Adkins. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Donna Adkins Sparkman; a son, Michael Wayne...
Betty I. Medlin
Dec 30, 2016
Betty I. Medlin, 82, of Gray passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 in the UK Hospital at Lexington. A native of Gray, she was a daughter of the late Willard and Dora Wright Helton. She was a retired cook from West Knox Elementary School and was the oldest member of Candle Ridge Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Joyce J. West
Dec 30, 2016
Joyce J. West, 82, of Gray passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Hospice Care Center in Lexington. She was a daughter of the late Harold Ondis and Floy Hila (Reynolds) Steele. She had been an education director with Bell-Whitley Head Start and had attended Hopewell Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Steven Joe Lay
Dec 27, 2016
Steven Joe Lay, 55, of Corbin passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was the son of the late Layton and Brenda Oaks Lay of Corbin. He was a US Army veteran and had been a long-distance truck driver. Steve enjoyed playing billiards and working on cars. Survivors include two sons, Lance Lay (Tonya) and Chaise Lay, both of...
Cecil Janet Ramsey
Dec 27, 2016
Cecil Janet Ramsey; age 85 of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday December 27, 2016 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was born in Corbin and was a 1948 graduate of Corbin High School. After high school she worked for Bell Telephone Co. in Corbin and for many years worked as a receptionist at Cumberland Comprehensive Care in Corbin. She...
Billy Greene
Dec 26, 2016
Billy Greene, 82, of Corbin, KY was called into the presence of the Lord December 26, 2016 at the Baptist Hospital in Corbin. He was born in Calvin, KY to the late Ewing "Doc" and Bessie Durham Greene. On December 21, 1958, he married the love of his life Mary Kathern Tye Greene and they shared 58 years together....
Larry Wayne Phelps
Dec 26, 2016
Larry Wayne Phelps, 76, of Corbin passed away Monday evening, December 26, 2016 in the UK Hospital at Lexington. He was the husband of Reba Frazier Phelps. Born in Corbin, Larry was a son of the late Edwin P. and Lula Jones Phelps. He was a U.S. Army veteran and had worked in building construction. He enjoyed building and...
Frances Anderson Hensley
Dec 25, 2016
Frances Anderson Hensley, age 82, of Gray, KY went to heaven on December 25, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Harlan, KY to the late Buck and Rosie Gray Anderson and on August 18, 1951 she was united in marriage in Pineville, KY to the love of her life Eulus Hensley. This...
Charlene Engle
Dec 25, 2016
Charlene Engle; age 89; of Corbin, passed away on Sunday December 25, 2016 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was a caregiver and Baptist by Faith. Charlene was preceded in death by her Husband, Harvey "Pearl" Engle; an infant Daughter, Parents, Clark and Lizzie Doan Mills; Brothers, Willie, Denver, Frank Chester and Tom Mills; and by a Sister, Belle...
Jane Raines
Dec 21, 2016
Vanice "Jane" Raines, age 77, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday December 21, 2016 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Born in West Virginia, she was a homemaker who loved her husband and family. Her beloved husband, Ira Raines preceded her in death. In addition to her Husband, she was preceded in death by a Son, Danny Raines; Parents, Otto...
Johnny Duncan
Dec 20, 2016
Johnny Duncan, 70, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Middlesboro, KY, he was the son of the late William Duncan and Evelyn Maidon Duncan who survives. Johnny was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving during the Vietnam era, was a member of Cumberland Valley Masonic Lodge, and was a Deacon and lifetime...
Shamian General Hibbard
Dec 17, 2016
Shamian G. Hibbard, 40, of Lily, KY passed away Saturday evening, December 17, 2016 at his home. He was a son of Sheridan G. and Vicky Smith Hibbard of Lily. He had worked at the Hearthside factory at London and was of the Baptist faith. Shamian enjoyed being outdoors fishing and hunting and liked sitting by his fire pit....
Janice J. Leforce
Dec 14, 2016
Janice J. LeForce, 70, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Corbin Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Ellen Rogers LeForce. She was a member of Gray Holiness Church and had been an EMT for Knox County EMS. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Ralph W Wilson
Dec 11, 2016
Ralph W. Wilson, age 67, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday December 11, 2016 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in Ashland, Kentucky and was a retired teacher from Knox County having taught at Gray Elementary. Ralph was Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Stanley E. Wilson and Laura Payton...
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