Local obituaries for the Harlan, Kentucky area.
James Ralph Cornett
Feb 18, 2014
James Ralph Cornett, age73, of Bledsoe, KY passed away February 18, 2014 at the Middlesboro ARH. He was born March 6, 1940 at the Pine Mountain Hospital, Bledsoe, KY to the late Jess and Sally Wilder Cornett. He was employed in the coal industry as a drill operator. He believed in the Pentecostal faith. He is preceded in death by...
Larry Duff
Feb 17, 2014
Larry Duff, age 63, of Johnson City, TN formerly of Harlan, KY, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at his home. He was born July 26, 1950 in Harlan, KY to the late Charles and Betty Sizemore Duff. He was a retired insurance agent with American General and believed in the Christian faith. Besides his parents, he is preceded in...
Rachel Elizabeth Hensley
Feb 15, 2014
Rachel Elizabeth Hensley, age 31, of Totz, KY passed away February 15, 2014 at the Harlan ARH. She was born in May 3, 1982 in Harlan, KY to Kimberly Day Sturgill of Totz, KY and Billy Wayne Hensley of Gulston, KY. She was a graduate of Cumberland High School and crowned the 1998 Homecoming Queen. She was a member of...
William "Bill" (Candy Man) Helton
Feb 15, 2014
William “Bill” (Candyman) Helton, age 68 of Elcomb, KY, born August 14, 1945 at Three Point, KY, passed away February 15, 2014 at the ARH Hospital. He was a truck driver for over 30 years and enjoyed the outdoors and camping with his grandsons and friends. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Kentucky Colonel. He attended the...
Jenny Lind Cawood
Feb 6, 2014
Jenny Lind Cawood, 73, of Kerrville, Texas, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014. Jenny was born in 1940 in Harlan, Kentucky, the elder of two daughters of Lillian Greer Cawood and Dr. James A. Cawood, who for 38 years was Superintendent of Schools in Harlan County, Kentucky. In 1961 Jenny married Dr. James D. Skaggs, an instructor at Abilene...
Ralph Edward Turner
Feb 3, 2014
Ralph Edward Turner, age 80, of Big Laurel, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, February 3, 2014. He was born in Big Laurel on June 14, 1933 to the late Frank and Myrtle Sizemore Turner. Ralph worked as a logger, miner and for 50 years as a dozer operator, where he was known as “Grubby,” before retiring....
James William Gregory Jr.
Jan 24, 2014
James William Gregory, Jr., 55, of Lancaster, the husband of Tracy Asbury Gregory, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. He was born January 23, 1959, in Harlan County, to Retha Saylor Gregory Joseph and the late James William Gregory, Sr. He had served in the U. S. Navy and was of the...
Margaret Ann Smith
Jan 23, 2014
Margaret Ann Harris Smith Margaret Smith, age 66, of Wallins, KY went to be with the Lord with her family by her side January 23, 2014 in Johnson City, TN. She was born September 9, 1947 in Kingsport, TN to the late Acree Harris Sr. and Polly Turner Harris. She was a devoted Christian and a member of the Church...
Donald Ray Rowe
Jan 22, 2014
Donald Ray Rowe Donald Ray Rowe, age 63, of Baxter, KY passed away January 22, 2014 at his home following a long illness. He was born July 31, 1950 in Harlan, KY to the late Paul and Cordia Rowe. He was a retired welder from Pennington Steel Co. and believed in the Church of Christ faith. Besides his parents he...
Gerald Engle
Jan 18, 2014
Gerald Engle, age 76, of Rosspoint, KY passed away January 18, 2014 at his home following a long illness. He was born June 9, 1937 to the late Joseph and Millie Helton Engle in Knox Co., KY. He was a retired coal miner from Jerico Mining and believed in the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the United States...
Shirley Bowman
Jan 16, 2014
Shirley Ann Bowman was born October 15, 1935 in Wallins Creek, Kentucky to the late Clayborn and Ava Blanton Bowling. Shirley met the Lord’s choice of partner and married the love of her life, the late Samuel J. Bowman on August 14, 1959. Their Christian missions were remarkable, constantly working and witnessing for Christ both here and abroad. A most...
Leigh F. Campbell
Jan 13, 2014
Leigh Campbell Leigh F. Campbell, 71, of Lexington, KY, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. Those who knew Leigh will appreciate the loss of this special woman. She was born in Ashland, KY, to the late Dr. C. Wayne and Elwanda Franz. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Kenneth D. Campbell and her son Tyler W....
Freda Day Johnson
Jan 11, 2014
Freda Day Johnson, age 62, of Harlan, KY departed this life January 11, 2014 in Kingsport, TN. She was born Dec. 4, 1951 in Harlan, KY to the late Nannie and Walter Day. She was employed at Hardee’s of Harlan for 15 years. She believed in the Holiness faith. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister...
Bruce Douglas Hensley
Jan 3, 2014
Bruce Douglas Hensley, age 77, of Totz, KY passed away January 3, 2014 at the Harlan ARH. He was born February 26, 1936 in Harlan, KY to the late Kermit Hensley and Stella Wilford Hensley of Totz, KY. He was a retired produce manager for A&P. He believed in the Church of God faith. Besides his father, Kermit Hensley, he...
Lavata Roberts
Jun 30, 2013
Lavata Williams Roberts, age 75, of Lafollette, TN formerly of Harlan, KY passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2013 from her temporary home here on earth to her eternal home in Heaven. She was born March 24, 1938 in Harlan to the late Reverend Andy and Ulla Burgan Campbell. Mrs. Roberts impacted many lives with her singing along the way...
Ruth Goodin
Jun 30, 2013
Ruth Alice Goodin, age 59, of Smith, KY passed away June 30,2013 at the Harlan ARH following a long illness. She was born June 12, 1954 in Harlan, KY to the late Eugene Engle and Aline Clark Brannon. She believed in the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her brother, Mac“Ott” Burkhart and sister,...
Kenneth Sergent
Jun 25, 2013
Kenneth Sergent, age 64, of Baxter, KY passed away June 24, 2013 at the UK Medical Center, Lexington, KY following a long illness. He was born July 22, 1948 in Harlan, KY to James Harold Sergent of Baxter, KY and the late Teddie Sergent. Kenneth was a worker at the mines in Cumberland, KY beginning in 1970. He was employed...
Pastor Olin Branson
Jun 23, 2013
Pastor Olin Branson age 89 and 11 months of Fairview, KY went home to join the Lord in Heaven on June 23, 2013 in Kingsport, TN at the Wellmont-Holston Valley Medical Center after a Illness. He was born July 28, 1923 in Harlan, KY to the late; Bradley and Nannie Branson. He was a member and Pastor of the Church...
Mark Rowe
Jun 18, 2013
Mark Rowe age 44 passed away June 18, 2013 at Harlan ARH. He was born in Harlan, KY to George Edward and Mona Lou (Burkhart) Rowe. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Mr. Rowe was preceded in death by his father George Rowe. He is survived by his wife Sandy Lockhart Rowe, step children Gary (Lyndsey)...
Alonzo Smith
Jun 17, 2013
Alonzo B “LB” Smith age 70 of Stanfield KY, passed away June 17, 2013. He was born January 13, 1943 in Harlan County, KY to the late Byrd and Effie (Hall) Smith. He was a coal miner/construction worker and believed in the Holiness Faith. Besides his father and mother, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Janny and Leroy...
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