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Wanda J. Brock

Wanda J. Brock

May 17, 2014

Wanda J. Brock; age 86, of Augusta GA, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Corbin. She was born in Corbin, and had attended Woodbine High School, and was a Baptist by Faith. Wanda was preceded in death by her Husband, Sid Brock Jr.; Daughter, Ruth Peebles; Parents, Scott Brock and Hazel Bunch Brock; Brothers, Harold Brock, Elvis...

Linda Lou Brafford

Linda Lou Brafford

May 14, 2014

Linda Lou Brafford, age 65, of Keavy, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was a retired registered nurse and had worked at hospitals in Corbin, Middlesboro, and most recently for the former Marymount Hospital in London. Linda was preceded in death by her Husband, Ricky Brafford in 2010; Parents, Clayton Hurd and...

Shirley Ann Inman

Shirley Ann Inman

May 10, 2014

Shirley Ann Inman, age 61, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at her daughter's home. She was a bus monitor for the Whitley County School Board, and was a member of AmVets post #116. Shirley was preceded in death by her Husband, John Robert Inman; Parents, Charles Bray and Faye Chumbley Bray; and by a Daughter, Kelly Philpot....

Earl S. Mitchell

Earl S. Mitchell

May 7, 2014

Earl S. Mitchell, age 58, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Jellico Community Hospital in Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Austin Martin Mitchell and Ethel Hinkle Mitchell. Earl is survived by his Children, Billie Jean Mitchell, Angel Mitchell Ritter, and Ruby Mitchell Fitzgerald; Brothers, Billie Wayne Mitchell and Ronald Lee Mitchell; Grandchildren, Shelby...

James G. Smith

James G. Smith

May 2, 2014

James Garfield Smith, age 77, of Orlando, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2014. He was born the son of Charlie and Ethel (Williams) Smith on August 31, 1936, in Barbourville, KY. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Edward Smith, and sisters Edna Steele, Doris Murdock, Millie Campbell, Roberta Smith and Tracie Smith. He...

Sandra Sue Barton

Sandra Sue Barton

Apr 27, 2014

Sandra Sue Barton, age 66, of Corbin, passed away on Sunday morning April 27, 2014 at Baptist Health in Corbin. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Corbin. Sandra was preceded in death by her Parents, Willard G. Johnson and Thelma Hudson Johnson and by a Sister, Beverly Gaye Harrell. She is survived by her Children, Melissa...

Elmer Clarence Burkhart

Elmer Clarence Burkhart

Apr 23, 2014

E.C. Burkhart, age 70, of Lily, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Lily, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Ernest Ray Burkhart and Eula Jones Burkhart. E.C. was retired from Cummins Diesel in Columbus, Indiana. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran; and a member of D.A.V. Chapter 158 in...

Virginia Mae Hensley

Virginia Mae Hensley

Apr 21, 2014

Virginia Mae Hensley, age 58, of Gray, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Knox County, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Lucille McDonald Wyatt. Virginia was a homemaker and a member of Gray's Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Steven...

Billy Ray Shirer

Billy Ray Shirer

Apr 21, 2014

Billy Ray Shirer, age 87, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014, at Baptist Health in Corbin. Born in Benham, Kentucky, he was the son of the late George P. Shirer and Alpha Omega Qualls Shirer. He was a heavy equipment operator for U.S. Steel/Arch Minerals, was a member of the Grace on the Hill United Methodist...

Wilburn David Blair

Wilburn David Blair

Apr 13, 2014

Wilburn David Blair, age 64, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at his home in Woodbine. Wilburn was born in Grundy, Virginia, the son of Roland and Myrtle Blair. He was self-employed as a welder/mechanic. There will be no funeral service or visitation in Corbin. He will be taken to Michigan for burial. The Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home is...

Lillie Mae Myers

Lillie Mae Myers

Apr 8, 2014

Lillie Mae Myers, age 65, of Woodbine, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at St. Joseph London. Born in Whitley County, she was the daughter of the late John Pete Elliott and Ethel Poore Elliott. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Myers. She is survived by her daughter, Loretta Scott; grandchildren: Roger Robinson and...

Geneva Farmer Fogle

Geneva Farmer Fogle

Mar 30, 2014

Geneva Wyatt Farmer Fogle, 94, formerly of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Laurel Heights in London. Geneva was a retired bookkeeper for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Corbin, and a devoted member of Seventeenth Street Christian Church of Corbin. She is survived by two sons: Jack Farmer and wife Donna of London and Joe Farmer and...

James Donald Tunstall

James Donald Tunstall

Mar 28, 2014

James Donald Tunstall, age 82, of Woodbine, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was retired truck driver from Consolidated Freightway, a member of the Liberty Missionary Baptist Church in Corbin, a member of the Hugh Harris Masonic Lodge No. 938 F. & A.M. in Corbin, and he was a US Army veteran...

Dorothy May Saylor

Dorothy May Saylor

Mar 24, 2014

Dorothy Saylor, age 82, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born in Leslie County, Kentucky, Dorothy was a homemaker and was Holiness by faith. She had been a volunteer at the New Horizon Home for Disabled. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Saylor who passed away on July 4,...

Lucille T. Engle Walters

Lucille T. Engle Walters

Mar 18, 2014

Lucille T. Engle Walters, age 81, of Corbin, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at her home. She was a member of Living Waters Pentecostal Church in Gray. Lucille was preceded in death by her Parents, Virgil and Jeffie Smith Engle; Brothers, Glen Engle, Arnold Engle, Ray Engle, and Clyde Engle; and by a Sister, Pauline Engle. She...

Jake M. Saylor

Jake M. Saylor

Mar 17, 2014

Jake M. Saylor, age 82, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 at his residence. He was a retired engineer from General Motors. Jake was preceded in death by his Parents, Purr and Allie Saylor; Brothers, Isom Saylor, Blaine Saylor, Murl Saylor, and Gene Daniels; and by a Granddaughter, Florence Miller. He is survived by his Wife,...

Nancy Jo Snodgrass

Nancy Jo Snodgrass

Mar 16, 2014

Nancy Jo Snodgrass, age 73 of Corbin, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Baptist Health in Louisville. She was a retired medical assistant and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her Husband Truman Snodgrass; Parents, Oscar W. Frazer Jr. and Emily Cole Frazer; and by two Brothers, Hugh and...

Jenny Lynn Huskey

Jenny Lynn Huskey

Mar 14, 2014

Jenny Lynn Huskey, age 58, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2014 at her home. She was a retired custodian from the Knox County Board of Education and was a member of the Gray Holiness Church. Jenny was preceded in death by her Parents, Edmond Hensley and Viola Gregory Hensley; first Husband, Everett Gray; and Brothers, Lonnie...

Pauline Rose Martin

Pauline Rose Martin

Mar 13, 2014

Pauline Rose Martin, age 90, a Corbin native and longtime resident of Taylor Mill, KY and The Heritage in Corbin, passed away Thursday evening, March 13, 2014 at Baptist Health Corbin. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack Edward Martin, her parents, Tom and Daisy Hood Rose, brothers James Jefferson Rose and Thomas Rose, and sisters Cleo Treadway, Lucille...

Susie Lee Goforth

Susie Lee Goforth

Mar 13, 2014

Susie Lee Goforth was born on March 5, 1915 and went to see Our Lord on March 13th, 2014, one week after her 99th birthday. She was the loving wife of the late Woodrow Wilson Goforth She was also preceded in death by all of her children and their spouses: Mary Frances (Mack) Strunk, Martha Lee (Charles) Smith, James...

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