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Berlin Goins
Berlin Edward Goins, 64, a loving and outgoing man, who never knew a stranger. He passed away on April 14, 2025 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born May 7, 1960, in Manchester, KY, to the late Charles and Lucille (Pence) Goins. Berlin lived a full and memorable life filled with...
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Philip Gregory
Philip Elvin Gregory, age 86, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Baptist Regional Medical Center, Corbin, Kentucky. He was born in Lily, Kentucky on November 13, 1938, to the late Elvin H. Gregory and Beulah E. Gregory. Philip is preceded in death by his loving wife Jo Anne Gregory, brothers Roger, Ralph,...
Erma Sutton
Erma Dene Sutton, 84, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2025. She was born on May 26, 1940 on Goldens Creek, Erma was a pillar of strength and love for her family and friends, always ready to lend a helping hand or share an encouraging word. Her two sons, Michael Dewayne Sutton of Corbin, KY and William Timothy...
Anita Ridgell
Anita Carol Ridgell, 79, went to be with the lord March 20th, 2025. She was born in Corbin, KY to Elmer and Mildred Rdgell, who preceded her in death. She was a hairdresser for many years of her life. She is survived by daughters Melissa Helton, Susan Frye, and Deborah Bingham and sister Judy Frazier. And many...
Mary Scott
Mary Poynter Scott, of Corbin, passed away on March 19, 2025, at the age of 78 years old. Mary was born on November 29, 1946, to parents George I. Poynter and Mary Adelaide Poynter. All her life Mary believed in serving others in work, in faith, in family, and in her friends. A devoted Christian, Mary was a member...
James Reid
James Edward Reid, age 74, of East Bernstadt, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025. He leaves behind his loving wife of 53 years, Janice Henderlight Reid; two children, Letitia Reid Maynard & husband Brian of Lexington, KY, James Christopher Reid of East Bernstadt, KY; four grandchildren, Reid McKenzie...
Eugene Cantrell Jr.
1947 - 2025
Eugene (Gene) S. Cantrell Jr. passed away on Jan. 16, 2025, at his home in London, Ky., with his family by his side. He was 77. Gene was born April 7, 1947, in Jellico, Tenn., to the late Eugene S. and Mary St. John Cantrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by Aunt Nora and Uncle Leland Murray,...
James Majors
2025
James Phillip Majors passed away March 9, 2025, at the age of 72 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Russell Majors and Beulah Patterson Majors and his wife, Gayle Breedlove Majors. He is survived by daughters, Jamie Majors Spencer of Richmond, KY and Megan Majors Jackson and husband Terrence, of...
Dennis Pennington
Dennis Nolan Pennington, 76, formerly of Corbin, KY, passed away on February 28, 2025 in Frankfort, KY. He is survived by his beloved wife Lynn, daughters Sarah (Crystal) and Laura, sister Nancy Williams, sisters-in-law Joye Taylor (David) and Becky Killian (Curt), and beloved canine companions Lucy, Sadie, and...
Lewis Hopper
Sorrowfully, the Hopper family announces the passing of Lewis Black Hopper, 79, March 1, 2025. Services at Hopper Funeral Home: visitations March 7th, 5 PM to 9 PM and March 8th, 10 AM until the funeral hour of 12 PM.
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James Higgins
James "Jim" Malcolm Higgins was born on August 15th, 1947 in Corbin, Kentucky to John M. and Lillian (Hart) Higgins. He was a rough-and-tumble boy growing up in the "holler" of the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains alongside his five brothers. He later graduated from Cumberland College in 1968 with his...
Michael Angel
Michael ("Mike") Anthony Angel, 82, passed away peacefully at home on February 26, 2025, surrounded by love, after a courageous battle with illness. Born in 1942 at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky to Susie (Hall) and August David Angel, Mike's life was a testament to integrity, resilience, and boundless...
Bill Hensley
Bill Edward Hensley Jr. passed away Friday, February 21, 2025. Born in Corbin, Kentucky, Bill lived his life with a resilient spirit and a heart full of kindness that touched everyone he met. His life exemplified his motto, "Always be humble and kind." Bill was a self-employed carpenter, and his life was a...
Jewell Martin
Jewell Martin, age 100, departed this life on Friday, February 21, 2025. Jewell's life was a vivid tapestry of love, courage, and service, which she wove meticulously through her numerous contributions to her community and her country. Born into a time of great change and challenge, Jewell was no stranger to...
Judy Phelps
Judy Louise Phelps, 78, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at her home in Corbin, Kentucky. Born August 25, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Jean Vanover. Judy was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was a very selfless, humble person, always putting others before herself. Judy, a kind...
Rev. Albert Archer
1937 - 2025
Rev. Albert M. Archer, 88, formerly of Corbin, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona. Born on January 3, 1937, he lived a life devoted to faith, service, and family. Albert pursued his education at Willard School in Laurel County, Kentucky; Lily High School in Lily, Kentucky; Skagit...
John Broome
Dr. John David Broome, 90, of Williamsburg, KY, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025. Born at home in Columbia, MS, on August 20, 1934, he was the son of the late Porter and Tressie Broom. John met the love of his life, Mavis, at 4-H camp as a middle schooler. After graduating from high school, they...
Shirley Jump
Shirley B. Taylor Jump, age 87, of Corbin, KY, passed on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Corbin, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe Taylor and Martha Jones Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Conny Jump. Shirley, a...
Donna Davis
Donna K Morgan Davis passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Baptist Health Corbin after a hard-fought battle with COPD. Donna was the youngest child of Joseph Asher and Mona Wills Morgan, born to them on September 21, 1938, in Woodbine, Ky. Donna was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings; Marie...
Patricia Thumm
Patricia Thumm, 91, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025, at The Heritage in Corbin, Kentucky. Born April 1, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary Fleischman. In addition to her father and mother, Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Thumm; two daughters:...
Bobbie Melton
Bobbie Ann "Babe" Melton, age 84 of Corbin, Kentucky, was born on April 17, 1940, in Kayjay, Kentucky, and passed away on February 3, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Bobbie was a woman of incomparable strength, compassion, and grace. She was a homemaker whose life was spent working beside her...
Lloyd Callahan
Lloyd Callahan, 95, passed away in his home on January 30, 2025. Lloyd was born on April 14, 1929, in Altro, KY. He was the son of the late Culty and Elizabeth Callahan. In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Wilma, and their children: Christian, Eric, Payton, and...
John Holbrook
John David Holbrook, was born in Corbin, Kentucky, on April 20, 1958, and found eternal peace on Saturday, January 25, 2025. He was retired from sales having held many sales positions throughout the area. John was a member of West Corbin Baptist Church and a Kentucky Colonel. He is survived by his beloved wife,...
Larry Mims
1942 - 2025
Larry G. Mims, age 82, of London, joined his Heavenly Father on Friday, January 24, 2025 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Corbin. Born in Clanton, Alabama on April 4, 1942. He served in the Air Force before finding his way to Corbin, Kentucky. It is here that he found the love of his life Judy...
Alma Haddock
Alma Louise Cox Haddock of Corbin, KY, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025. She was born August 14, 1937, in Corbin, KY, to the late Brad and Lucy Jane Cox. Her life was shaped by her deep love for others and her boundless enthusiasm for living fully. She had an enduring appreciation for the beauty of nature,...
