OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for the Harlan, Kentucky area.

Dexter Callahan

Dexter Callahan

January 10, 2015

Dexter Callahan, age 82, of Bledsoe, KY passed away January 10, 2015 at this home. He was born March 28, 1932 at Bledsoe, KY to the late Henry and Mary Callahan. He was a retired coal miner and logger and was a member of the Pine Mountain Church of God. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by daughter,...

Mike Jones

Mike Jones

January 6, 2015

Mike Jones, age 54 of Loyall, KY passed away January 6, 2015 at the Harlan ARH. He was born July 12, 1960 in Harlan, KY to the late Wiley and Geneva Clem Jones. He was a stockman at the Commissary in Harlan, KY. He is preceded in death by sisters, Sheila Smith, Michelle “Shell” Clem, and Diane Jones. He is...

Silven Boggs

Silven Boggs

January 5, 2015

Silven Boggs, age 75, of Loyall, KY passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at his home. He was born March 5, 1939 at Big Laurel, KY to the late Ray and Cindy Ellen Boggs. He was a heavy equipment operator and believed in the Holiness faith. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. Besides his parents, he is preceded...

Mary Agnes Stanton

Mary Agnes Stanton

December 28, 2014

Mary Agnes Stanton, age 90, of Cawood, KY passed away December 28 at the Harlan ARH. She was born August 26, 1924 in Alabama to the late Rosman and Alice Millwood Edgil. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Cawood Church of God. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, James (Jim) Stanton,...

Amelia Kate Jones

Amelia Kate Jones

December 25, 2014

Amelia Kate Jones passed away December 25, 2014 in Lexington, KY. She was born December 22, 2014 in Lexington to Jeremy David and Amanda Nicole Jones of Bledsoe. Besides her parents, left to mourn her passing is her paternal grandparents, Rick and Kathie Jones of Loyall, maternal grandparents, Benny and Etta Turner of Bledsoe, Uncles Joseph Jones of Loyall and...

Robin A. Pierce

Robin A. Pierce

December 20, 2014

Robin A. Pierce, age 46, of Dryden, VA went home to her Father on December 20, 2014. She was born January 13, 1968 in Ohio. Robin enjoyed being with family and friends. She took great pleasure in crocheting, doing crafts, and traveling. Her greatest joy in life was being a mother to her sons and a grandmother. She is preceded...

Sarah Jean Hunley

Sarah Jean Hunley

December 8, 2014

Sarah Jean Hunley, age 66, of Rosspoint, KY passed away December 8, 2014 at her home. She was born August 31, 1948 at Black Mountain, KY to the late Buford Garmon and Jewell Davis. Sarah was an R.N. at the Harlan ARH for 38 years working in the obstetrics dept. She was a member and former president of the KY...

Elsie Hensley

Elsie Hensley

November 29, 2014

Elsie Hensley, age 91, of Smith, KY passed away November 29, 2014 at the Claiborne County Nursing Home. She was born May 3, 1923 at Smith, KY to the late Wick and Mary Florence Smith Hamlin. Elsie was a homemaker and worked for Essex Wire Corp. in Lafayette, IN. She believed in the Baptist faith. Besides her parents, she is...

Steven Dewayne Jones

Steven Dewayne Jones

November 24, 2014

Dewayne Jones, age 29, of Sawbriar/Cranks, KY passed away November 24, 2014 in Leslie Co., KY. He was born October 12, 1985 in Harlan, KY to Steven Lee Jones of Sawbriar and Tammy Lynn Smith of Cranks. He was an Installer with Dish. He was a member of the Church of God of the Free People. He is preceded in...

Johnny Wallace Smith

Johnny Wallace Smith

November 19, 2014

Johnny Wallace Smith, age 58, of Ages, KY passed away November 19 at Harlan ARH following a brief illness. He was a retired coal miner and believed in the Christian faith. He is preceded in death by his father, James William Smith, Sr., mother, Martha Smith Carr, and brother, Oscar Dewayne Smith. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Barbara...

Britt Miracle Jr.

Britt Miracle Jr.

November 19, 2014

Britt Miracle, Jr., age 42, of Clinton, TN, formerly of Pathfork, passed away November 19, 2014 at the Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, TN following a brief illness. He was born July 24, 1972 in Cincinnati, OH to Britt Miracle Sr. and Christine Ann Simmons Miracle of Clinton, TN. He believed in the Pentecostal faith. Besides his parents, he is...

Shirley Saylor Floyd

Shirley Saylor Floyd

November 18, 2014

Shirley Saylor Floyd, age 88, of Harlan passed away November 18, 2014 at the Harlan ARH. She was born July 8, 1926 in Blackmont, KY to the late Millard Saylor, Sr. and Martha Rose Saylor. She was a retired beautician and a homemaker. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by husband, Delton George Floyd, brothers, Joseph Saylor and...

Maude C. Jarvis

Maude C. Jarvis

November 12, 2014

Maude C. Jarvis, age 86, of Cumberland, KY passed away November 12, 2014 at the Harlan ARH. She was born March 29, 1928 in Big Stone Gap, VA to the late Simon Matthew Coeburn and Elizabeth Louise Porchie. She was a retired store clerk and believed in the Catholic faith. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her...

Delbert Jonah DJ Boggs

Delbert Jonah DJ Boggs

November 5, 2014

Delbert Jonah “DJ” Boggs, age 38, of Catrons Creek, KY entered the gates of Heaven on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Harlan ARH. He was born on December 17, 1975 to Delbert Boggs and Geraldine Combs. He was a cherished and devoted Christian, husband, dad, and son who loved his family dearly. He was a member of Harvest Worship...

Franklin D. Maggard

Franklin D. Maggard

November 5, 2014

Franklin D. Maggard, age 78, of Putney, KY went home to be with the Lord Nov. 5 following a courageous battle with cancer. The son of Reuben Maggard and Rebecca Williams, he was a member of the Totz Church of God. Frank retired from Gaines Lumber Co. and enjoyed junking, gardening, and riding his four-wheeler. Surviving is his wife of...

Joanne C. Miniard

Joanne C. Miniard

October 21, 2014

Joanne Miniard, age 66, of Bledsoe, KY passed away October 21, 2014 at her home following a long illness. She was born April 9, 1948 in Rose Hill, VA to the late Frank and Emily Hazel Surgener Couch. She worked for Kentucky Farm Bureau as a program coordinator and county secretary for 25 years and also worked at the Harlan...

Benjamin "Benji" Caldwell

Benjamin "Benji" Caldwell

October 13, 2014

Benjamin “Benji” Caldwell age 38 of Tazewell, Tn. formerly of Bledsoe, KY passed away October 13, 2014 at the Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell, TN after a long battle with Diabetes. He was born August 3, 1976 in Harlan, KY and believed in the Pentecostal Faith. He is survived by one son, Robert Caldwell, of Tazewell, TN, Mother, Gail Caldwell...

William David Adkins

William David Adkins

October 4, 2014

William David Adkins, age 60, of Cawood, KY passed away October, 4, 2014 at the Harlan ARH. He was born May 14, 1954 in Harlan, KY to the late William and Ruth Evelyn Russell Adkins. He was employed in the coal industry and was a coal truck driver. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Johnny...

Juanita Hoskins

Juanita Hoskins

October 2, 2014

Juanita Hoskins, age79, of Grays Knob, KY passed away Oct. 2, 2014 at the Tri-Cities Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born June 9, 1935 in Rose Hill, VA to the late Milam and America Blair Fleenor. She was retired from Comprehensive Care and believed in the Baptist faith. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by...

Bettie Lou Brock

Bettie Lou Brock

September 20, 2014

Bettie Lou Brock, age 76, of Coldiron, KY passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Brock was a retired housekeeper and believed in the Holiness faith. She is preceded in death by her husband, Willis Gene Brock, parents, Lanzo and Mildred Williford, one sister, Kathryn Morgan, and three brothers: Marshell Williford, Charles Eugene Williford, and Bobbie Joe...

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