Sarah Lynn Creighton
Mrs. Sarah Lynn Creighton, age 40, of Flat Lick, passed away Wednesday
afternoon, March 28, 2001 in Brooks, Kentucky. She was a daughter of Earlene
Napier Mackey and the late John R. Mackey born on November 1, 1960 in Lynch,
Kentucky.
Mrs. Creighton was a homemaker and a member of the Lynch United Methodist
Church. On December 5, 1999, she united in marriage with Cloyd Creighton
in Knox County. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by
one brother, Jesse D. Mackey; one sister, Deirda J. Powell; and one niece.
Survivors include her husband, Cloyd Creighton of Flat Lick; her mother,
Earlene Mackey of Lynch; one son, Brandon Creighton of Flat Lick; two sisters,
Dotty Aueressess of Salt Lake City, Utah and Nora Hatfield of New Tazewell,
Tennessee; four brothers, Larry Mackey of Allen Park, Michigan, John Mackey
and Jim Mackey both of Lynch and William Mackey of Houston, Texas; one
niece, Jesse Powell and one nephew, John Mackey both of Lynch; among other
loved ones and dear friends who mourn her passing.
Funeral services were conducted at the Heidrick Holiness Church Sunday,
April 1 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Tommy Frazier and the Rev. Wayne Creighton
officiating. Mrs. Creighton was laid to rest in the Creighton and Mackey
Cemetery.
Arrangements was under the direction of Knox Funeral Home.
Maggie Booth
Mrs. Maggie Booth, age 88, of Barbourville was born on November 3,
1912 in Knox County and departed this life in the Knox County Hospital
on Friday, March 30, 2001. She was the daughter of the late William "Bill"
Hembree and the late Sara (Gibson) Hembree. In 1934 she united in marriage
with Jess Goley and to this union one daughter was born. Her husband Jess
preceded her in death. Later in life, she united in marriage with Edward
Booth, who also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Booth was a homemaker and a member of the Trosper Mountain Assembly
Church of God. In addition to her parents and husbands, she is preceded
in death by one sister, Mary Williams, and four brothers, Fred Hembree,
Andrew Hembree, and Lonzo Hembree.
Survivors include one daughter, Delora Alice Graves of Barbourville;
one sister, Delores King of Williamstown; three grandchildren; eight great-great
grandchildren; one great-great-great grandchild; among many other relatives
and friends to mourn her passing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Booth were conducted on Sunday, April
1, 2001 at 1 p.m. in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel where Bishop John
Goley and Bishop Roger Hatfield officiated. Mrs. Booth was laid to rest
in the Coon Branch Cemetery at Trosper with Hampton Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Winston A. Simmons
Winston A. Simmons (W. A), age 75, of Boone Height passed away on March
26, 2001. Mr. Simmons was a retired foreman for CSX in Corbin.
Mr. Simmons joined the church at the age of 12. He was a faithful worker
until his time of illness. Mr. Simmons was chairman of the Deacon board,
superintendant of sunday school, president trustee of the London District
Baptist Association, secretary of Ministers and Deacons of the London District.
Mr. Simmons is preceded in death by brothers, Albert, Kenneth, Gorman and
Howard Gregory; Chalmus Jones, Alex Jones, and Alfonso Simmons; sisters,
Jane Williams, Margerite Smith and Ann Fancher.
Mr. Simmons is survived by his wife, Madeline of 55 years; his children,
Rev. T. A. Simmons and wife Mary of Middlesboro, Mr. Kevin Simmons and
wife Linda of Barbourville, Mrs. Winstine Mays and husband George of Barbourville,
Mrs. Jacqueline Pryor and husband John of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Nancy Qualls
of Barbourville; two sisters, Mrs. Luverda Boose of Barbourville and Mrs.
Lela D. Potter of Cleveland; two brothers, Amos Gregory and wife Barbara
of Weirton, West Virginia and Warren Gregory and wife Molly of Worthington,
Ohio; 19 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews;
along with many other relatives and friends to mourn his passing. Funeral
services for Mr. Winston A. Simmons were conducted at the Saint Paul Baptist
Church in Barbourville on Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 11 a.m. where the
Rev. H. B. Harris, the Rev. Charles Tinsley and the Rev. John Clark officiated.
Mr. Simmons was laid to rest in the Rosenwald Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by Hopper Funeral Home.
Nettie Alice Smith
Mrs. Nettie Alice Smith, age 80, of Cannon was born on June 30, 1920
in Knox County and departed this life on Friday, March 30, 2001 in the
Knox County Hospital. She was the widow of the late Dave Smith and the
daughter of the late R. D. Payne and the late Abbie Gail Payne. Mrs. Smith
was a homemaker and was a member of the Horn Branch Baptist Church. In
addition to her husband and parents she is preceded in death by one infant
sister, Lee Ann Payne, and one grandchild.
Survivors include two daughters, Gladys Smith and husband Abe of Cannon,
and Sally Lynwarf and husband Sonny of Lee County, Virginia; two sons,
Denver Smith and wife Anna Mae of Barbourville, and R. D. Smith and wife
Geneva of Woolum; ten grandchildren; twenty four great grandchildren and
one great-great grandchild. Mrs. Smith also leaves behind a host of many
other relatives and friends to mourn her passing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Alice Smith were conducted in the
Hampton Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday, April 1, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. where
the Rev. Lonnie Collett, the Rev. Marvin Jones and the Rev. Dewayne Smith
officiated. Mrs. Smith was laid to rest in the Bingham Cemetery at Cannon.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Esther Townsley Ms. Esther Townsley, age 77, of Roadfork, passed
away Sunday morning, April 1, 2001 in the Knox County Hospital. She was
a daughter of the late Rev. Lewis and Nancy Mills Townsley born on February
22, 1924 in Knox County.
Ms. Townsley was a retired employee from American Greetings. She believed
in the Holiness faith. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death
by one sister, Lena Smith and four brothers, Jim, John, Boyd and Townsley.
Survivors include her son, Kenneth Townsley and wife, Sally, of Roadfork;
two sisters, Mary Smith and husband, Leonard, of Flat Lick and Alice Yaeger
of Independence; one brother, Martin Townsley of Bimble; four grandchildren;
eight great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; among many other
loved ones and dear friends who mourn her passing.
Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home
Tuesday, April 3 at 2 p.m. where the Rev. B. R. Smith and the Rev. Charles
Bright officiated. Ms. Townsley was laid to rest in the Henry Mills Cemetery.
Arrangements was under the direction of the Knox Funeral Home.
Clara Mae Branstutter
Mrs. Clara Mae Branstutter, age 88, of Barbourville, the widow of Bill
Branstutter, passed away Monday morning, April 2, 2001 in the Knox County
Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced
later.
Arrangements are under the direction of Knox Funeral Home.
Kathleen "Kat" Collett
Mrs. Kathleen "Kat" Collett, age 76, of Corbin, formerly of Artemus,
passed away on Monday, March 26, 2001 in the Baptist Regional Medical Center
in Corbin. She was a daughter of the late Joe Tom and Dona Cannon Smith,
born on March 27, 1924 in Corbin.
Mrs. Collett was a former store manager with Zayers. She was a member
of the Artemus Christian Church, Hoffner Chapter #286 Order of the Eastern
Star in Cincinnati, a Kentucky Colonel and volunteered with the Special
Olympics.
On July 7, 1950, she united in marriage with U. S. Collett in Artemus
and to this union three children were born.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband,
U. S. Collett; one brother, Jack Smith; one sister, June Sowders; and one
granddaughter, Dawn Kathleen. Survivors include three children, Donna Owens-Raines
and husband Roger of Corbin, Ingram Jack Collett and wife Paula of Jacksonville,
and Timothy Craig Collett of Somerset; one sister-in-law; six grandchildren;
four great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; among many other
relatives and friends to mourn her passing.
Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home
Friday, March 30 at 2 p.m. where Bro. Barnett and the Rev. Earl Tye officiated.
Arrangements was under the direction of the Knox Funeral Home.
Vera Mae Owens King
Vera Mae Owens King, a long time resident of Middlesboro, was born
on January 11, 1936 at Trosper to the late Jim Henry Owens and Mary Sudie
Goley Owens. Mrs. King passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2001 in the Middlesboro
Community Hospital. She was a member of the Hensley Chapel Baptist Church.
Mrs. King is preceded in death by her husband, John Richard King; four
children, Larry King, Thelma king, Charles King, and Patricia King; a grandson;
and one brother, Herbert Owens.
Mrs. King is survived by her children, Donald King, Douglas King, Mary
King Marlow, Delbert King, Hazel King, Kathy King Carmack and Beatcher
King all of Middlesboro; daughters-in-law; eight grandchildren; five great
grandchildren; brothers, Frank Owens, Brad Owens and Cecil Owens all of
Barbourville, J. R. Owens and Eugene Owens both of Windham, Ohio, Harvey
Owens of Knoxville, Richard Owens of Middlesboro, Bob Owens, Tony Owens
and James Owens all of Barbourville; several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Funeral services for Vera Mae Owens King were conducted at the Hensley
Chapel Baptist Church in Bell County, Friday, March 30, 2001 at 2 p.m.
where Pastor Murphy Buell and Robert Barnett officiated. Mrs. Owens was
laid to rest in the Birch-Alford Cemetery in Barbourville. Shumate Funeral
Home in Middlesboro was in charge of the arrangements.
This is a courtesy announcement of the Hopper Funeral Home.
Lester B. Mahan
Mr. Lester B. Mahan, age 70, of Hilsboro, formerly of Dayton, passed
away on Saturday, March 24, 2001. Mr. Mahan was born in Barbourville on
January 26, 1931, and was a retired General Motors employee after 42 years
of service. Mr. Mahan was also an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and
a member of V. F. W. (Hilsboro).
Mr. Mahan is preceded in death by his wife, Anna Ellen Mahan; one grandson;
two sisters; and one brother.
Mr. Mahan is survived by four sons, Leslie Eugene and Angela D., Paul
David and Karen K., Timothy Joseph and Robert Jay; two grandchildren; two
great grandchildren; one sister, Dolly Quinn; three brothers, Donald, Pascal
Lee, and Acel J. Mahan; numerous neices, nephews, and other relatives and
a host of friends to mourn his passing.
Graveside service for Mr. Mahan were conducted on Wednesday, March
28, 2001 at 10 a.m. at Holp Cemetery in New Lebanon where the Rev. Janie
Shoemaker officiated.
Jackie Ray Broughton
Jackie Ray Broughton, age 45, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2001
at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was preceded in death by his parents,
Pauline Mills Broughton and Homer Broughton. Survivors include one sister,
Kimberly Broughton; maternal grandmother; loving aunts and uncles; and
many loving cousins.
Funeral services were held at the Paul R. Young Funeral Home in Cincinnati
on Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 11 a.m. Mr. Broughton was laid to rest in
the Crown Hill Memorial Park in Cincinnati.
Jack H. Ballard
Mr. Jack H. Ballard, age 79, of Barbourville, passed away Friday afternoon,
May 11, 2001, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center on Leestown
Road in Lexington. He was a sone of the late Ray B. and Malinda Lawson
Ballard born on July 25, 1921 in Knox County.
Mr. Ballard was a retired lieutenant colonel from the Kentucky Army
National Guard and was a member of the Barbourville First Baptist Church
. He was a World War II Army veteran and an avid golfer. On September 15,
1946, he united in marriage with Mary Lee Dixon in Barbourville and to
this union two children were born.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers,
Ray B. Ballard Jr., Jerry Hopper Ballard and Norman Paul Ballard; and two
sisters, Ruth Ballard Faulkner and Jane Ballard Mitchell.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Mary Lee Ballard of Barbourville;
two children, Jack H. Ballard II and Marsha Beth Ballard both of Lexington;
one brother, John Marshall Ballard and wife, Faye, of Barbourville; among
other loved ones and dear friends who mourn his passing. Funeral services
were conducted in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home Monday, May 14 at
2 p.m. where the Rev. Bob Lowery officiated. Mr. Ballard was laid to rest
in the Barbourville Cemetery with full military honors.
Bearers were members of the First Brigade Pallbearers-Firing Squad
from Fort Campbell. Honorary bearers were Donnie Martin, Ray Canady, Larry
Hammons, Jim Williams, John Paul Jones, Leon Disney, Homer Vanover, Don
Lawson, Sidney K. Back, John Hauser, Ed Boyd, David Ballard, William L.
Lusk, E. V. Bargo Jr. and W. W. Elam Jr.
Expressions of sympathy may go to Alzheimer's research in loving memory
of Mr. Ballard.
Arrangements were under the direction of Knox Funeral Home.
Cammie Elliott
Mr. Cammie Elliott, age 72, of Pineville, passed away Monday, May 14,
2001 at his home. He was a son of the late Elize and Amanda Hoskins Elliott
born on December 22, 1928 at Stoney Fork. Mr. Elliott was a member and
deacon at the Apple Grove Baptist Church and was a veteran of the Korean
Conflict.
On December 26, 1952, he united in marriage with Mary Helen LeFevers
and to this union three children were born.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters,
Cledith Elliott Hoskins and Lillian Elliott Brock and two brothers, Edgar
Elliott and John Elliott. Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen Elliott
of Pineville; one son, Cammie Michael Elliott and wife, Patsy, of Russell
Springs; two daughters, Mary Elliott West and husband, Larry, and Gale
Elliott Cain all of Barbourville; one brother, Paul Elliott and wife, Bonnie,
of Pineville; four granddaughters, Brigette Elliott and Brooke Cox and
husband, Jeff, all of Barbourville; Miranda Elliott of Russell Springs
and Kara Elliott of Louisville; one grandson, Brandon West of Barbourville;
among other loved ones and dear friends who mourn his passing.
Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of the Creech Funeral
Home Tuesday, May 15 at 2 p.m. where the Rev. Hurla Phillips, the Rev.
John Partin and the Rev. Denvil Taylor officiated. Mr. Elliott was laid
to rest in the Elliott Cemetery at Stoney Fork.
Casket bearers were Jimmy C. Elliott, Jamie Elliott, Timmy Elliott,
Paul Elliott, Jeff Cox and Brandon West. Honorary bearers were Ray Hammons,
Dennis Hammons, Ellis Hammons, Ellis Carnes, Rondle Warfield and Genny
Hobbs.
This is a courtesy announcement from Knox Funeral Home.
Mrs. Marie Carr Zimmerman
Mrs. Marie Carr Zimmerman, age 90, of Eustis, Florida and formerly
of Knox County. died April 18, 2001 in Eustis. She was the daughter of
the late James Hawker Brown and Amanda Miller Brown, born to them on December
1, 1910 in Knox County. Mrs. Zimmerman was a member of the Trosper Church
of Christ in Trosper, Kentucky.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, James Carr; her second
husband, G. Fred Zimmerman; one sister, Eva Lawson; two brothers, Lee and
Bill Brown.
She is survived by her three sons, Dorsel Carr of Greenboro, North
Carolina, Jack Carr of Tampa, Florida, and J. B. Carr of Eustis; several
grandchildren; two brothers, Alfred Brown of Akron, Ohio and Jess Brown
of King, Wisconsin.
Graveside services were held at the Powers Cemetery at Trosper on Saturday,
May 19, 2001 at 10 a.m. where Bro. Ralph Sheaffer officiated.
Hopper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Walter "Walt" Mills
Mr. Walter "Walt" Mills, age 77, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Knox
County, passed away Friday, May 18, 2001 in the Hospice of Dayton after
a lengthy illness. He was a son of the late Ned and Nettie Hubbard Mills
born on March 8, 1924 in Knox County.
Mr. Mills was an active church member of the Bethany Baptist Church
where he served as Deacon, sunday school director and Treasurer for more
than 30 years. He served this country in the United States Navy during
World War II.
Mr. Mills is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Juanita Lawson
Mills of Dayton; one son, Walter C. and wife Sina Mills of Carmel, Indiana;
one daughter, Annette and husband Robert Schuder of Washington Township,
Ohio; one sister, Dorothy Newman of Himyar; three brothers, Lester Mills
of Himyar, Lee Mills of Harlan and Bill Mills of Dayton; three grandchildren;
one great grandchild; among other loved ones and dear friends who mourn
his passing.
Graveside services were conducted in the Barbourville Cemetery Tuesday,
May 22 at 10 a.m. where the Rev. John Partin officiated.
Arrangements was under the direction of Knox Funeral Home.
Edward E. Bray
Mr. Edward E. Bray, age 78, of Kay Jay, departed this life on Wednesday,
May 16, 2001 at his home. He was the son of the late Dewey and Estis (Hatmaker)
Bray born to them on July 10, 1922 in Knox County. Mr. Bray was a veteran
of the United States Army. On September 18, 1942 he united in marriage
with Gertrude Browning and to this union five children were born. He believed
in the Baptist Faith.
Mr. Bray is preceded in death by his parents Dewey and Estis Bray,
one daughter, Olivia Powers and one brother, James Dewey "Dick" Bray.
Mr. Bray is survived by his wife, Gertrude Bray of Kay Jay; two daughters,
Ella Sue Mullis and husband A. J. of Powers Branch, and Joyce Ann Bray
of Stanton; two sons, Edward Estil Bray and wife Delores and Jerry W. Bray
all of Kay Jay; along with many loved ones and friends to mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Mr. Edward Bray were conducted in the Hampton
Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, May 19, 2001, at 2:30 p.m. where the Rev.
Arnold Petrey and the Rev. B. F. Jackson officiated.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Dora Pennington
Mrs. Dora Pennington, age 66, of Orlando, Florida, formerly of Knox
County, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2001 in the Knox County Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Margaret (Messer) Smith born
to them on December 2, 1934.
Preceding her in death are her parents, Lloyd and Margaret Smith, and
one sister, Freda Hensley. Mrs. Pennington is survived by one daughter,
Sherry Pennington of Orlando; one son, Ron Pennington and wife Pamela Kay
of Germantown, Ohio, Jewell Smith of Arizona and Patsy Rockwell and husband
Dave of Caprol, Illinois; six brothers, Lloyd Smith, Jr. and wife Dianne,
Ed Smith and wife Pat, Lester Smith and wife Donna, John Smith and wife
Katherine and Ray Smith all of Harvard, Illinois, Bill Smith and wife Geraldine
of Barbourville; five grandchildren; along with a host of other family
members and friends to mourn her passing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Pennington were conducted in the Hampton
Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, May 19, 2001 at noon where the Rev. Denvil
Taylor officiated.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Dexter Bright
Mr. Dexter Bright, age 69, of Bellevue, Kentucky was born in Knox County
on September 4, 1931 to the late Wiley Bright and Carrie Mills Bright.
Mr. Bright died in the Drake Center in Cincinnati on Friday, May 18, 2001.
On June 15, 1953, he united in marriage to Geleamon Mills.
He was preceded in death by a grandson and three brothers, Robert,
Harold, and J. W. Bright. Mr. Bright is survived by his wife, Geleamon
Mills Bright of Bellevue; one son, Dennis Ray Bright and dear friends of
Cold Springs; one granddaughter; one sister, Minnie Lawson and husband
Harold of Hamilton; two brothers, Russell Bright and wife Louise of Hinkle
and Arthur Bright and wife Wilma Jean of Barbourville; along with many
other relatives and friends to mourn his passing. Funeral services for
Mr. Dexter Bright were conducted in the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel on Monday,
May 21, 2001 at 11 a.m. where the Rev. Herman Mills and the Rev. Vernon
Morris officiated. Mr. Bright was laid to rest in the Lynn Camp Cemetery.
Hopper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
James Edward "Whitey" King
Mr. James Edward "Whitey" King, age 53, of Flat Lick, died Tuesday,
May 15, 2001 in the U. T. Medical Center in Knoxville. He was the son of
the late Otto and Mable Williams King, born to them on August 20, 1947
in Pineville, Kentucky. Whitey was a former United States veteran. He is
preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Edna Ruth Moore and Virgie
Brafford; one brother-in-law.
Mr. King united in marriage to Suzanne Neubauers and to this union
two children were born. Then he united in marriage to Rachel Gambrel and
to this union a son was born.
Mr. King is survived by two sons, Kelly Ray King and wife Pamela of
Boone Height and Jacob Nathaniel King of Pensacola, Florida; one daughter,
Karla Louise Miller of Flat Lick; three grandchildren; one brother, Tom
King and wife Dorothy of West Virginia; eight sisters, Sherry Mills of
Corbin, Erma Chavies and husband Rick of Corbin, Mossie Mills of Flat Lick;
Geneva Robinson of Middlesboro, Margaret Keene and Elsie Pauley both of
Russell Springs, Emma Noble and husband Ellis of Corbin and Christine David
of Flat Lick; one brother-in-law; host of nieces and nephews; former spouses,
Suzanne Neubauers of Carrollton, Kentucky and Rachel Gambrel of Pensacola,
Florida; many other relatives and friends to mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Mr. James Edward "Whitey" King were conducted
in the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, May 18, 2001 at 2 p.m. where
Arthur Miller Jr. officiated. Mr. King was laid to rest in the Paula Ann
Cemetery at Flat Lick.
Hopper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Elizabeth Lawson Scalf
Mrs. Elizabeth Lawson Scalf, age 81, of California Hollow, Barbourville,
died Sunday, May 21, 2001 in the Knox County Hospital. She was the daughter
of the late Perry and Molly Sasser Gilbert Lawson, born to them on June
14, 1919. Mrs. Scalf was a member of the Heidrick Holiness Church. On November
15, 1935, she united in marriage to Estill Herman Scalf and to this union
a son was born.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Charlie
Lawson, a half brother, Joe Gilbert and a great grandson.
Mrs. Scalf is survived by her husband of over 65 years, Estill Herman
Scalf of California Hollow; one son, Claude L. Scalf and wife Opel of Gray;
four grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren;
many nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends to mourn
her passing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Lawson Scalf will be conducted
in the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 1 p.m. with
the Rev. Garrett Garland and the Rev. Tommy Frazier officiating. Mrs. Scalf
will be laid to rest in the Scalf Cemetery in California Hollow.
Hopper Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements.
Robert C. Bays Sr.
Mr. Robert C. Bays Sr., age 76, of Trosper departed this life on Sunday,
May 20, 2001, in the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was the son of
the late Joel Bays and the late Laura (Goley) Bays, born to them on July
30, 1924 in Knox County.
On October 28, 1946 he united in marriage with Irene Overton and to
this union seven children were born.
Mr. Bays was a veteran of the United States Army and served during
WWII. Mr. Bays was a member of the Trosper Church of God.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Joel and Laura Bays; one daughter,
Brenda Faye Bays; three sisters, Nola Sturdivant, Launa Golden and Lucille
Langley; three brothers, Elmer Bays, Hardin Bays and John Bays.
Mr. Bays is survived by his wife, Irene Bays of Trosper; four daughters,
Geraldine Hamilton and husband Vernon, Barbara Hembree and husband Starlin
all of Trosper, Betty Philpot and husband Vernon of Barbourville, and Wanda
Messer and husband Earl of Greenroad; two sons, Robert Bays Jr. of Trosper
and Charlie Bays and wife Denise of Artemus; two brothers, Jim Bays and
wife Alice of Covington and Tom Bays and wife Pauline of Independence;
13 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and one step grandson.
Funeral services for Mr. Robert C. Bays Sr. will be conducted in the
Hampton Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 2 p.m. with the
Rev. Ray Napier, the Rev. B. F. Jackson and the Rev. Phillip Wynn officiating.
Mr. Bays will be laid to rest in the Coon Branch Cemetery at Trosper.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
James Arthur Ridley
Mr. James Arthur Ridley, age 75, of Barbourville passed away Friday,
May 18, 2001, at the V. A. Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in
Detroit, Michigan, on May 23, 1925 to John and Gladys (Hunt) Ridley. Mr.
Ridley was a veteran of the United States Marines.
Mr. Ridley is preceded in death by his parents John and Gladys Ridley;
one son, James Craig; two brothers, Jack Ridley and George Ridley.
Mr. Ridley is survived by three special friends; two sisters, Phyllis
Hoas and husband Harold of Owasso, Michigan, and Elizabeth Walsh of Livonia,
Michigan; one special niece; and two special sitters who were with him
during his illness, along with a host of other relatives and friends who
mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Mr. James Arthur Ridley were conducted on Sunday,
May 20, 2001 at 4 p.m. in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel where the Rev.
Mahew Church officiated. Mr. Ridley was laid to rest in the Attica Township
Cemetery in Imlay, Michigan.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Gladys Mills Grubb
Gladys Mills Grubb, age 78, of Corbin, Kentucky and formerly of Gausdale,
was born on January 7, 1923 at Bright Shade, Kentucky to the late Frank
Mills and Mary Belle Wagers Mills. Mrs Grubb died Sunday, July 29, 2001
in the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. She was a member of the
First Christian Church in Corbin. Mrs Grubb was a loving mother and homemaker.
She united in marriage to Marvin Grubb. Her husband, Marvin preceded her
in death in the Year of 1968. She was also preceded in death by three sisters:
Helen Frederick, Myrtle Jervis, and Mae Hibbard and three brothers; Ellis
Frederick, Homer Frederick and Stanley Frederick.
Mrs Grubb is survived by her daughter, Sandra Evans and beloved son-in-law,
Ronnie of Corbin; her dear grandson, Eric Evans of Corbin; her sister,
Alleen Bottom and husband, Cecil of Louisville, Kentucky; a special friend
and helper, Laura King of Williamsburg, Kentucky; and a host of beloved
nieces and nephews, friends and neighbors.
Funeral services for Gladys Mills Grubb were conducted in the Hopper
Funeral Home Chapel, Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Byron
Black officiating. Interment was in the Wagers Cemetery at Bright Shade,
Kentucky. Pallbearers will be family members. Honorary pallbearers will
be all of Mrs. Grubb's loving neighbors and Dr. Karl Heinss. The Grubb
Family have requested that memorials be made to the 17th Street First Christian
Church in Corbin in loving memory of Gladys Mills Grubb.
Arrangement were by Hopper Funeral Home in Barbourville.
Mrs. Margaret Bays Foley
Mrs. Margaret Bays Foley, age 79, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., formerly of
Barbourville, passed away Wednesday morning, July 25, 2001, in the Baptist
Health Care Center in Lenoir City, Tenn. She was a daughter of the late
Earl and Bessie Mays Bays born on December 21, 1921, in Bell County. Mrs.
Foley was a homemaker. She was a member of the Roadside Baptist Church
and the Eastern Star. On September 7, 1940, she united in marriage with
William James Foley in Barbourville and to this union three children were
born. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister,
Betty Bays and two brothers, James and Charles Bays.
Survivors include her husband, James Foley of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; three
children, Ray Foley and wife, Jewell, of Lenoir City, Tenn., Richard Foley
and wife, Janice, of Williamsburg and Jim Foley and wife, Sunny, of Lexington;
one brother, Manford Bays of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; eight grandchildren, Ray
Foley Jr., Cathy Foley, Christa Foley Eggleston, Cara Foley, Megan Foley,
Chantay Foley Lamm, Kevin Foley and Andrew Foley; four great-grandchildren,
Hallee, Hunter and Peyton Lamm and Adam Fassett; among othcr loved ones
and dear friends who mourn her passing. Funeral services were conducted
in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home Saturday, July 28 at 2 p.m. with
the Rev. C. M. Dupier Jr. officiating. Mrs. Foley was laid to rest in the
Barbourville Cemetery.
Casketbearers will be Ray Foley Jr., Roger Eggleston, Jeff Lamm, Noel
Davidson, Kevin Foley and William Keck. Honorary bearers will be J. W.
Norvell, Milbern Croley, Harry Lee Croley, Jay Roger Keck, Patricia Williams,
Margaret Mooney and Mr. and Mrs. John Reed. Expressions of sympathy may
go to the American Cancer Society in loving memory of Mrs. Foley.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Knox Funeral Home.
Estil Henderson, Sr.
Mr. Estil Henderson, Sr., age 56, of Jonestown, departed this life
Sunday, July 29, 2001 at his home. He was born in Knox County on August
28, 1944 to the late Elmer and Mary Emily (Jones) Henderson. Mr. Henderson
was a factory worker where he was a machinist. He believed in the Baptist
faith.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Elmer and Emily Henderson;
one son, Estil Henderson, Jr.; one sister, Berda Jean Henderson; and one
brother, Thomas Henderson.
He is survived by four daughters, Teresa Infanti and husband Fidell
of Maryland, Tina Boggs and husband Randy of Knoxville, Tenn., Sherri Woodard
and husband Terry, also of Knoxville, Tenn, and Jamie Sue Henderson of
Pikeville, Ky.; three sisters, Joann Jackson of Fourmile, Loretta Holbrook
and husband Cordell of Clinton, Tenn., and Dorothy Alford and husband Jess
of Mayfield, Ky.; five brothers, Elmer Henderson and wife Peggy of Ingram,
Ky., Jessie (Bo) Henderson and wife Patsy of Siler, Ky., William Henderson
and wife Carmen of Austin, Texas, Harold Henderson and wife Kay of Kipton,
Ohio, and Charles Larry Henderson and wife Dana of Kay Jay, Ky., and seven
grandchildren.
Mr. Henderson also leaves a host of many other relatives and friends
to mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Mr. Estil Henderson, Sr. were conducted on Wednesday,
August 1, 2001 at 2 p.m. in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Arnold Petrey officiating. Burial was in the Jonestown Cemetery at Kay
Jay.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mary M. Amis Valentine
Mrs. Mary M. Amis Valentine, age 87, of Cincinnati, Ohio and formerly
of Flat Lick, was born at Flat Lick, Kentucky on July 2, 1914 to the late
Robert Smith and Clara Hibbard Amis. Mrs. Valentine died Thursday, July
26, 2001 in the Middletown Regional Hospital in Middletown, Ky. She was
a member of the Concord Baptist Church at Flat Lick. On October 31, 1937,
she united in marriage with John R. Valentine. Mr. Valentine preceded her
in death on December 16, 1997. She was also preceded in death by a daughter,
Betty McKenney; a grandson, Mitchell Sams; two sisters, Thelma and Agnes;
and three brothers, Robert, James and Albert.
She is survived by her daughters, Roberta Sams and husband Hershell
of Fort Myers, Fla., Virginia Holl and husband Gerald of Wilmington, Ohio,
and Charlene Goins and husband Alex of Cincinnati, Ohio; three grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; her sisters, Barbara Woolum and husband John
of Corbin, and Louise McCowan and husband Bill of Milford, Ohio; her brothers,
Charles Amis and wife Mary Ruth of Barbourville, and William Amis and wife
Victoria of Pleasanton, Calif. She also leaves many dear nieces and nephews,
friends and neighbors to mourn her passing.
Funeral services for Mary M. Amis Valentine were conducted in the Hopper
Funeral Home Chapel Saturday, July 28, 2001 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Larry
Sowders officiating. Interment was in the Amis Cemetery on Possum Hollow
at Flat Lick, Kentucky.
Hopper Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
Mr. Lloyd "Hammer" Crawford
Mr Lloyd "Hammer" Crawford, age 59 of Sharp Gap, Ky., passed away Wednesday,
July 25, 2001 in the Central Baptist Church Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
He was born on October 19, 1941 in Knox County, Ky. to Charles Crawford
and Edna (Gray) Crawford.
Preceding him in death are his parents Charles and Edna Crawford; one
son Marshall Crawford and one sister Rose Henson.
Survivors include, one daughter, Mattie Ann of Williamsburg, Ky.; four
sons, Steven Crawford and wife Sherry of Williamsburg, Ky., Charles Crawford
and wife Jody of Corbin, Ky., Lloyd Ray of Corbin, Ky. and Bobby Joe of
Williamsburg, Ky.; three sisters Nellie Collins of Gray, Ethel Rose of
Barbourville, and Susan Fredrick of Barbourville. Seven grandchildren and
a host of many other relatives and friends are left to mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Mr. Lloyd Crawford were conducted on Saturday,
July 2, 2001 at 2 p.m. in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jackie
Dean Broughton and Alvin Dunn officiating. Burial was in the Barbourville
Cemetery.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ethel Broughton Smith
Mrs. Ethel Broughton Smith, age 83, 100 Richmond St. Barbourville,
Kentucky, the daughter of the late John Henry and Ellen Doan Broughton
was born in Knox County, Kentucky on January 6, 1918 and departed this
life at her home on Tuesday, July 24, 2001. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Lester Smith and to this union ten children
was born. Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include seven daughters, Ms. Corine Smith, Fourmile, KY,
Ms. Pauline Gray, Indianapolis, Ind., Ms, Geraldine Tinsley, Cincinnati,
OH, Mrs. Mae Wright and husband, John, Corbin, Ky., Ms. Josephine Smith,
Bimble, Ky., Mrs. Wilma Fugon and husband, Andrew, Artemus, Ky. and Mrs.
Ivelene Epperson and husband, Jack, Dewitt, Ky.; three sons, Mr. J. W.
Smith and wife Cathy, Indianapolis, Ind.; Mr. Kenneth Smith, Flat Lick,
Ky. and Mr. Jimmy Smith and wife, Kathy, Barbourville; three sisters, Mrs.
Ruth Bays, Artemus, Ky., Ms. Hazel Sowders, Artemus, Ky. and Ms. Myrtle
McVey, Greenroad, Ky.; two brothers, Mr. Charlie Broughton, Artemus, Ky.
and Mr. John Will Broughton, Artemus; 26 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith also leaves a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her
passing.
Funeral Services were conducted in the Chapel of the Hampton Funeral
Home Friday July 27, 2001 at 1 p.m, with Rev. Gene Hubbs officiating. Interment
was in the Huston Broughton Cemetery on Road Fork.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Christine Scalf Sprinkles
Mrs. Christine Scalf Sprinkles, age 76, of the Boone Height community,
was born at Heidrick, Kentucky on March 10, 1925 to the late Jim Scalf
and Nan Mills Scalf. Mrs. Sprinkles died at her residence Monday, July
23, 2001. She was a member of the Heidrick Holiness Church for over 60
years. Mrs. Sprinkles was also a member of the Knox County Gideon Auxiliary.
She was a former cook for the Knox County KCEOC. On May 22, 1944, she united
in marriage to Williard Sprinkles and to this union a son, Randy, and a
daughter, Kathy, were born. Mrs. Sprinkles was preceded in death by two
sisters, Elon Tuggle and Ellen Scalf; a brother, Cecil Scalf; a sister-in-law,
Elizabeth Scalf and brothers-in-law, Lewis Hudson and Mitchell Keene.
Surviving Mrs. Sprinkles are her husband of 57 years, Willard H. Sprinkles
of the Boone Height community; her children, Kathy S. Mills and husband
Elbert and Randy L. Sprinkles and wife, Jody, all of the Boone Height community;
her grandchildren; her sisters, Hazel Hudson and Margie Keene, both of
Heidrick; her brothers, Estill Scalf and Gary Wayne Scalf and wife Mary
Joe, all of Bailey Switch; a sister-in-law, Rebecca Scalf of the Smokey
community and several dear nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Christine Scalf Sprinkles were conducted in the
Hopper Funeral Home Chapel Thursday, July 26, 2001 at 3 p.m. with the Rev.
Tommy Frazier, the Rev. Marvin Roark and the Rev. Herbie Hoskins officiating.
Interment was in the Tuggle Cemetery at Heidrick. In her honor, contributions
may be made to the Heidrick Holiness Church, Tri-County Hospice or to the
Gideons.
All arrangements were by Hopper Funeral Home.
Mrs. Maudie Johnson Smith
Mrs. Maudie Johnson Smith, age 79, of Flat Lick, Ky. passed away Tuesday,
July 24, 2001 in the Knox County Hospital in Barbourville, KY. She was
born on April 15, 1922 In Bell County, Ky. to Walter Miller and Bertha
(Smith) Miller. She was a member of the Old Flat Lick Baptist Church.
Preceding her in death are her parents Walter and Bertha Miller, one
son, Jimmy Johnson; two sisters, Ludene Holland and Clotene Valentine and
four brothers, Arthur Miller, Paul Miller, Fred Miller and Kenneth Miller.
Survivors include three daughters, Adean Cole and husband Freddie of
Dewitt, Ky., Arthena Mills and husband Arthur of Flat Lick, Ky., Claudette
Dean Warnock and husband Rudy of Flat Lick, Ky.; four sons, Leon Johnson
and wife Tammy of Cannon, Ky., Chuck Johnson and wife Leiha, also of Cannon,
Ky., Randy Smith of Pineville, Ky., Stanley Smith and wife Loretta of Pineville,
Ky.; two sisters, Ella Patterson of Flat Lick, Ky. and Flora Holland of
Pineville, Ky.; one brother Rev. Everett Miller of Flat Lick, Ky.; four
grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and a host of many other relatlves
and friends are left to mourn her passing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maudie Johnson Smith were conducted on Thursday,
July 26, 2001 at 12 p.m. in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W.
B. Bingham officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery at Flat Lick,
Ky.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Minnie Jordan Broughton
Mrs. Minnie Jordan Broughton, age 85, Road Fork, died Sunday, July
29, 2001 in the Knox County Hospital. She was the daughter of the late
William and Ella Swafford Jordan, born to them on May 15, 1916 at Ogle,
Kentucky. Mrs. Broughton was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church.
On April 11, 1936, she united in marriage to Walter Broughton and to this
union two sons and five daughters were born. On December 16, 1992, her
husband Walter Broughton preceded her in death. She was also preceded in
death by four sisters and three brothers.
Surviving Mrs. Broughton are her children, Allen Broughton and wife
Amanda and Curtis Broughton and wife Barbara, both of Cincinnati, Ohio,
Nadine Mills and husband Albert of Flat Lick, Florine Bright and husband
Linville of Cincinnati, Pauline Payne and husband Earl of Barbourville,
Christine Broughton and Betty Mills and husband Ricky, both of Cincinnati,
and eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, a special nephew
and many other relatives and friends to mourn her passing.
Funeral services for Minnie Jordan Broughton will be conducted in the
Hopper Funeral Home Chapel Thursday, August 2, 2001 at 1 p.m. with the
Rev. Ricky Broughton and the Rev. Russell Jones officiating. Burial will
be in the Tommy Broughton Cemetery at Road Fork.
The Broughton family will receive friends at the Hopper Funeral Home
from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday and after 9 a.m. on Thursday until
the funeral hour.
Hopper Funeral Home will be in charge of all arrangements.
Shirley R. Walton Lind
Mrs. Shirley R. Walton Lind, age 61, of Milford, Ohio, and formerly
of Knox County, died Tuesday, July 24, 2001 in Milford, Ohio. Surviving
Mrs. Lind is her husband, Ronald Lind; her children, Gregory Williams,
Sandra Dean and husband Wayne, Janet Dunn and husband Curt; her stepchildren,
Ronald Lind Jr. and wife Tammy, Pam Weidner and husband Jack; her parents,
John and Oda Epperson Walton of Artemus; her brother, Jerome Walton and
wife Janice; and her sister, Henrietta Gamble and husband John; her grandchildren;
great-grandchildren and one great-grandson and many others to mourn her
passing.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 27, 2001 in the Tufts
Schildmeyer Funeral Home Chapel in Goshen, Ohio.
Burial was in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Milford, Ohio.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Multiple
Sclerosis Society in loving memory of Mrs. Lind.
This announcement is a courtesy of the Hopper Funeral Home.
Keith Early
Mr. Keith Early, age 61, of Williamsburg, Kentucky, passed away Thursday,
July 26, 2001 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cye and Gertie Early and a
sister, Wanda Longsworth.
He is survived by his wife, Louise Early, of Williamsburg, Kentucky;
one daughter, Kathy Early of Williamsburg; one son, Bruce Early of Williamsburg;
one brother, Wilbert Early of Barbourville; and four grandchilren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2001 at
the Jones & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Raymond Jones and
the Rev. Vernon Jones officiating. Burial followed in the Smith Cemetery
at Faber.
This is a courtesy announcement from the Hampton Funeral Home. MRS.
ETHEL BROUGHTON SMITH
Mrs. Ethel Broughton Smith, age 83, 100 Richmond St. Barbourville,
Kentucky, the daughter of the late John Henry and Ellen Doan Broughton,
was born in Knox County, Kentucky on January 6, 1918 and departed this
life at her home on Tuesday, 24, 2001. Mrs. Smith was a Homemaker, she
was united in marriage to Mr. Lester Smith and to this union ten children
was born. Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors includes seven daughters Ms. Corine Smith, Fourmile, KY,
Ms. Pauline Gray, Indianapolis, IN, Ms, Geraldine Tinsley, Cincinnati,
OH, Mrs. Mae Wright and husband, John, Corbin, KY, Ms. Josephine Smith,
Bimble KY, Mrs. Wilma Fugon and husband, Andrew, Artemus, KY and Mrs. Ivelene
Epperson and husband, Jack, Dewitt, KY; three sons, Mr. J. W. Smith and
wife Cathy, Indianapolis, IN; Mr. Kenneth Smith, Flat Lick, Kentucky and
Mr. Jimmy Smith and wife, Kathy, Barbourville; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth
Bays and husband Rufus, Artemus, KY, Ms. Hazel Sowders, Artemus, KY and
Ms. Myrtle McVey, Greenroad, KY; two brothers, Mr. Charlie Broughton and
wife, Hazel, Artemus, Kentucky and Mr. John Will Broughton and wife Mary
Bell, Artemus; 26 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. Mrs. Smith
also leaves a host of other relatives and friends to moum her pasting,
Funeral Services will be conducted in the Chapel of the Hampton Funeral
Home Friday July 27, 2001 at 1:00 p.m, with Rev. Gene Hubbs officiating.
Pallbearers will be Grandsons. Interment will be in the Huston Broughton
Cemetery on Road Fork.
Hampton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements,
Mrs. Margaret Bays Foley
Mrs. Margaret Bays Foley, 79, of Oak Ridge, TN, formerly of Barbourville,
passed away Wednesday morning, July 25, 2001, in the Baptist Health Care
Center in Lenoir City, TN. She was a daughter of the late Earl and Bessie
Mays Bays born on December 21, 1921, in Bell County.
Mrs. Foley was a homemaker. She was a member of the Roadside Baptist
Church and the Eastern Star.
On September 7, 1940, she united in marriage with William James Foley
in Barbourville and to this union three children were born. In addition
to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Bays and
two brothers, James and Charles Bays. Survivors include her husband, James
Foley of Oak Ridge, TN; three children, Ray Foley and wife, Jewell, of
Lenoir City, TN, Richard Foley and wife, Janice, of Williamsburg and Jim
Foley and wife, Sunny, of Lexington; one brother, Manford Bays of Oak Ridge,
TN; eight grandchildren, Ray Foley Jr., Cathy Foley, Christa Foley Eggleston,
Cara Foley, Megan Foley, Chantay, Foley Lamm, Kevin Foley and Andrew Foley;
four great grandchildren, Hallee, Hunter and Peyton Lamm and Adarn Fassett;
among othcr loved ones and dear friends who mourn her passing.
Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home
Saturday, July 28 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. C. M. Dupier Jr. officiating.
Mrs. Foley was laid to rest in the Barbourville Cemetery.
Casketbearers will be Ray Foley Jr., Roger Eggleston, Jeff Lamm, Noel
Davidson, Kevin Foley and William Keck. Honorary bearers will be J. W.
Norvell, Milbem Croley, Harry Lee Croley, Jay Roger Keck, Patricia Williams,
Margaret Mooney and Mr. and Mrs. John Reed. Expressions of sympathy may
go to the American Cancer Society in loving memory of Mrs. Foley.
Friends may call at the funeral home Friday evening between 6 and 9
P.M. and Saturday after 9 A.M. until the funeral hour.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Knox Funeral Home.
James A. Moore
Mr. James Moore, 60, of South 11, Barbourville, passed away Wednesday
evening, Oct. 3 in the Knox County Hospital. He was a son of the late Thomas
David and Lillie Dash Moore, born on December 27, 1940 in Cawood. Mr. Moore
was the owner of Moore's Small Engine repair. He was a fromer Lexington
and Barbourville police officer and truck driver for the Corbin Ice Co.
He served our county as a member of the Unbited States Army.
Survivors include his wife, Diania of Barbourville; seven children,
Teresa Finley and husband Jerry, of London, Kimberly Lee Helton of Corbin,
Clayton "Buddy" Moore and wife, Brenda, of Barbourville, Betsy Howard and
husband, Bill, of Corbin, Karen Walters and husband, Leon, of London, Stanley
James Moore and wife, Lianne of Corbin and Chasity Lambdim of Bryants Store;
seven sisters, Mary Young of Rose Hill, Va. Sarah Hall of Hulen, Dorothy
Blanton of Hillboro, Ohio, Cora Lee Terlinde and husband, Paul, of Gray,
Ellen Wells and husband, Carl and Shirley Hash, all of Corbin and Mellisa
Weiner and husband, Rick, of Richwood; five brothers, Curtis Ray Moore
and wife Gloria, of Keavy, Rankie Joe Moore and wife, Viola of Lily, Thomas
Moore Jr. and wife, Glenna, of Corbin, William Moore of California and
Denver Moore and wife, Irene, of London; 11 grandchildren, two grandchildren,
and other loved ones and dear friends who mourn his passing.
Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home
Saturday Oct. 6, with Rev. Arnold Petrey officiating. Mr. Moore was laid
to rest in the Powers Cemetery at Bryants Store.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Knox Funeral Home.
John "Pop" Alford
John "Pop" Alford, age 64, of Heidrick and formerly of the Warren Community,
was born on Sert. 15, 1937 at Middlesboro to the late George Alford and
Gertrude Smith Alford. Mr. Alford died Monday Oct. 1, 2001 in the Knox
County Hospital. He was the member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Alford is survived by his sisters, Janice Pope of Dayton, Ohio,
Lila Hamilton and husband, Marvin of Artemus, "Tooter" Girtie Blevins and
husband Burton Jr. of Heidrick; his brothers, Orville Alford and wife Mary
Jo and Hubert "Dink" Alford and wife Helen all of Corbin; a special sister-in-law,
Joann Alford of Boone Height; two anut and one uncle; nine nieces and nephews
and nine great nieces and newphews.
Funeral services for John "Pop" Alford were conducted in the Hopper
Funeral Home Chapel, Thursday, Oct 4, 2001 withg Rev. Arnold Petery and
Rev. B.F. Jackson officiating. Internment was in the Barbourville Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Hopper Funeral Home.
Lowell F. "Toby" Jackson
Lowell F. "Toby" Jackson, age 81, of Bluff City, Tenn, formerly of
knox co, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001 in Rosewell, Ga. Toby was born Nov.
5, 1919 and was the son of John Harvey and Mahilia Parrott Jackson. Mr.
Jackson was a longtime sales agent of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
and a long time associate of Jackson Hardware in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Tody
was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years. Betty Shultz Jackson of
Knoxville, Tenn, Mr. Jackson in survived by his son and daughter-in-law,
Richard and Lydia Jacskon; and Jimmy Jacson of Dayton, Ohio; ofur grand
grandchildren;two great grand children
Graveside services were conducted Thursday, October 4th in the HIghland
Memerial Cemetery.
This has been a courtesy anouncement from Hampton Home
Martha Brown
Martha Brown, 69, of Sevierville, passed away wednesday, Oct 3, 2001
at Royal Care of Pigeon Forge. Mrs. Brown was of the baptist Faith.
Her daugthe, Billie (Ralph) McGill of Seymour; Sister, Luly Hale of
Lexington, nettie Ballard of barbouurville; two grandchildren and 3 great
grand children, servives her.
Service was held Friday Oct. 5 at Rawlings funeral Chapel with rev.
Boyd bingham officiating. Interment was at knob Creek Cemetery.
This is a courtesy of Hopper Funeral Home.
Marvin Craft
Marvin Craft, age 74 of barbourville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30,
2001 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
He is servived by his sister Geneva Underwood.
The funeral service was Wednesday, October 3 at the hart Funeral Home
Chapel with rev. Roger Wolfe and Rev. Seymour Wattenbarger officiating.
Burial was in Nount Olivett Cemetery.
This is a courtesy announcement from Hopper Funeral Home.
Gerald Evelyn "Granny" Tye
Gerald Evelyn "Granny" Tye, age 90, of Barbourville, was born in Bell
County, Kentucky on April 17, 1911, to the late Clyde Billingsley and Micah
Melanie Smith Billingsley. Granny died Sunday October 28, 2001 in the Knox
County Hospital. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Barbourville.
On February 18, 1930 she united in marriage with William Burnside Tye,
Sr. and to this union nine children were born. Her husband William preceded
her in death on May 23, 1964. Two daughters; Carolyn Sue Tye Johnson and
husband Ervin Johnson, Mary Helen Tye Hendricks and a great great granddaughter,
Sydna Beth Corey also preceded her in death.
Surviving "Granny", are her children George Ann Tye of Barbourville,
William Burnside Tye, Jr. and wife, Arawana of Mount Sterling, Ohio, Francis
Jean Tye Strong and husband Jimmy of Apple Grove, James Edward Tye and
wife Wilma, Charles Clifton Tye and wife Deborah, John Franklin Tye and
wife Shirley and Debbie Gerald Tye Gray and husband Jimmy, all of Barbourville;
her son-in-law, Doug Hendricks of Horseshoe, North Carolina; her dear grandchildren
she raised; Kathy Johnson Garland and husband Jerry of Bimble, Mike Johnson
of Bimble, Pat Johnson Phipps and husband Ron of Barbourville, Jackie Johnson
Bargo and husband Denny of Bimble, Jerry Johnson and wife Linda, Cecil
Johnson and wife Kopie and Kayla Nicole Gray, all of Barbourville, twenty-four
additional grandchildren, thirty-five great grandchildren, four great great
grandchildren; also surviving her are sisters, Annabelle Prater of Dayton,
Ohio, and Isabelle Money and husband Shelby of Middlesboro; her two brothers,
Clayton Lowery and wife Leona of Brownsville, Indiana and Glendon Lowery
of Harrogate, Tennessee.
Funeral Services for Gerald Evelyn "Granny" Tye will be conducted in
the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel, Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 2:00 p.m.
with Rev. Denvil Taylor and Rev. Bobby Lawson officiating. Interment will
be in the Faulkner Chapel Cemetery at Swan Pond. Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Barbourville Fire Department, Alvis and Aretta
Bryant, Dr. Scott Black, Dr. Paul Pederson, Dr. Raymond Hayden, Knox County
Hospital and ICU staff, Tammy Vance and Belinda Clowers.
Hopper Funeral Home will be in charge of all arrangements.
Allie Mae Trosper
Mrs Allie Mae Trosper, age 86, of Barbourville, was born on June 3,
1915 and passed away Sunday Oct. 28, 2001 in the Knox County Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Mack and Margaret Gibson Collins. Mrs
Trosper was a housewife. In 1930 she was united in marriage with Versie
Marcum and to this union two children were born. In 1935, she was united
in marriage with George Ebb Trosper and to this union eight children were
born.
She is survived by three daughters, Wilma Day and husband Bill of Walton,
Margaret Trosper of Middlesboro, Eva Covey and husband Tim of Florence;
six sons, Samuel Andrew Marcum and wife Mary of Barbourville, Jim D. Marcum
and wife Marie of Trosper, Thomas Milton Trosper of Gray, Ind., William
Trosper of Portage, Ind. and Charles Douglas Trosper of Barbourville; 19
grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and a host of others to mourn
her passing.
Funeral services for Mrs Allie Mae Trosper were conducted on Wednesday,
Oct. 31, 2001 in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glen Collins,
Rev. Arnold Petrey and Rev. Don Napier officiating. Interment was in the
Powers Cemetery at Trosper.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bill Rose
Bill Rose, age 62, of Bull Run, Barbourville, died Friday Oct. 26,
2001 in the Knox County Hospital. He was the son of the late James (Jim)
Rose and Stella Bays Rose, born to them on February 6, 1939 at Swan Lake.
Mr Rose was a retired assembler for Chrysler Motor Company. Surviving Mr.
Rose are his children, Bill Rose II and wife Jamie of Bull Run, Arlene
Birney and husband Todd and Lora Birney, both of Elkton, Md.; eight grandchildren,
20 step grandchildren; and many others to mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Bill Rose were conducted in the Hopper Funeral
Home Chapel on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001 with Rev. Jackie D. Broughton and
Ronnie Lawson officiating. Burtial was in the Rose Cemetery on the Walker
Park Road.
Hopper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements
Dennis Cornelius
Mr. Dennis Cornelius, age 47, of Artemus, passed away Friday, Oct.
19, 2001 in the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. He was born
Oct. 1, 1954 in Knox County to Ralph Cornelius and Helen Davenport. Mr.
Cornelius was a plumber and a veteran of the United State Marine Corp.
He is survived by his mother Helen Davenport of Artemus; his father Ralph
Cornelius of Corbin; one son, David Cornelius of Morrison, Okla.; three
sisters, Sharon Lawson of Artemus, Sondra Bargo and husband Lonnie, of
Bimble, and Michelle Chavies and husband David of Flat Lick; six brothers,
Roy Cornelius and wife Joann of Corbin, Kurt Cornelius of Artemus, Mike
Cornelius and wife Laura of Corbin, Joey Cornelius and wife Michelle of
Ohio, Vick Cornelius and wife Meredith of Barbourville and Greg Cornelius
and wife Missy of Ohio. He also leaves behind a host of many others to
mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Mr. Dennis Cornelius were conducted on Wednesday,
Oct. 24, 2001 in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Cornelius was laid
to rest in the Powers Cemetery.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Guy D. Jackson
Guy D. Jackson, age 76, of Cannon, was born in Knox County on March
20, 1925, to the late Ernest Jackson and Leona Yeager Jackson. Mr. Jackson
died in the Knox County Hospital, Monday, Oct. 22, 2001. Mr. Jackson was
a mill operator in Louisville before retiring. On July 18, 1952, he united
in marriage with Doris Spivey and to this union two sons were born.
Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife Doris Spivey Jackson of Cannon;
his sons, Douglas Jackson and Mark Ernest Jackson and wife Elizabeth, all
of Louisville; four grandchildren and a great grandson; three sisters ,
Elise Lynch and husband Herbert, Nellie Parrott and husband Cecil, all
of Louisville and Mattie Marion of Cannon; two brothers Ruy Jackson and
wife Mayta of Hulen and Roger Jackson of Cannon and a host of others to
mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Guy D. Jackson were conducted in the Hopper Funeral
Home Chapel , Wednesday, Oct. 24 2001 with Rev. John Partin and Rev. B.F.
Jackson officiating. Interment was in the Jones Hurst Cemetery at Cannon.
Hopper Funeral Home was in Charge of all arrangements.
Mollie H. Mills Mollie H. Mills, age 92, of Girdler, was born on May
7, 1909 in Knox County, to the late John D. Hensley and Betty Faulkner
Hensley. Mrs. Mills died Thursday, Oct 25, 2001 in the Knox County Hospital.
She believed in the Holiness Faith. Mrs Mills was a home maker. She was
united in marriage with Henry Mills who preceded her in death in 1948.
Mrs Mills is survived by her son Alford Wayne Mills and wife, Wanda of
Bimble; five grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren;
her sister, Gladys Woolum of Verona; two nieces and a son-in-law, Alfred
Smith of Girdler.
Funeral Services for Mollie H. Mills were conducted in Hopper Funeral
Home Chapel, Sunday Oct. 28, 2001 with Rev. Earl Hammons, Rev. Bill Collins
Jr. and Rev. Tommy Frazier officiating. Interment was in the Williamson
Cemetery at Dewitt.
Hopper Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
Nevada Hall Farmer
Nevada Hall Farmer, age 86, of Corbin, passed away Monday, Oct. 22,
2001 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center. She was born April 17, 1915
in Knox County. She was a member of the Corbin Church of God. She is survived
by two sons, Edward N. Farmer and his wife Jana Lee, James E. Farmer and
wife Brenda, all of Corbin; one daughter, Linda Green and husband Richard
of Douglasville, Ga.; nine grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and several
step-grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Hart Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. J.K. Barrineau and Rev. Ed Wayne Gibson officiating. Burial
was in the Mayhew Cemetery in Barbourville.
This is a courtesy announcement of the Hopper Funeral Home.
Troy Hopkins
Mr. Troy Hopkins, age 78, of Florence, formerly of Knox County, passed
away Wednesday Oct. 24, 2001 in the University Hospital in Cincinnati,
Ohio. He was born August 7, 1923 to Frank Hopkins and Laura (Cobb) Hopkins.
Mr. Hopkins was a retired veteran of the United States Army. On Oct. 15,
1963 he was united in marriage with Ida Den Ouden and to this union three
children were born.
He survived by two daughters, Aaltse M. Den Ouden and Lydia Den Ouden,
both of Germany; one son Troy Den Ouden, also of Germany; one sister Parlie
Taylor of Lexington; two brothers, Harve Hopkins of Bloomington, Ind. and
Ed Hopkins of Lake Station, Ind. and four grandchildren and a host of others
to mourn his passing.
Funeral services for Mr. Troy Hopkin were conducted in the Hampton
Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, Oct. 29 , 2001 with Rev. Columbus Hensley
officiating. Mr. Hopkins was laid to rest in the Cottongim Cemetery at
Woolum.
Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
William Howard Ledford
Mr. William Howard Ledford, age 91, of Corbin, formerly of Heidrick,
passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001 in the Baptist Regional Medical Center
in Corbin. He was the son of the late Frank and Mary Lee Spurlock Ledford
born on Oct. 8, 1910 in Clay County. Mr. Ledford was a retired supervisor
from the Formica Company. He was a member of the First Methodist Church
in Mt. Orab, Ohio. In June 1985, he united in marriage with Edna Hammons
at Girdler.
He is survived by his wife Edna Ledford of Corbin; two daughters, Kathleen
Johnson and husband Elwood of Dacula, Ga., Mary Hurd of Miamiburg, Ohio;
four sisters, Mae Lee Alice Leimann and Ester Raney, all of Girdler and
Anna Chadwell and husband Rufus of Heidrick; three grandchildren, seven
great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; and other loved
ones who mourn his passing.
Funeral service were conducted in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home
Tuesday, Oct. 30 with Rev. W.B. Bingham II and Rev. William Boyd Bingham
III officiating. Mr Ledford was laid to rest in the Barbourville Cemetery
Arrangements were under the direction of the Knox Funeral Home. |
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