OBITUARIES

Dec 16, 2022

Georgia "Georgie" Smith, 87 of Harlan, KY moved to her heavenly home on Friday afternoon of December 16, 2022 with family by her side. Georgia was born September 18, 1935 in Closplint, KY to the late Colonel Anderson Short and Minta Kelly Short. Georgia loved her Savior, the Lord Jesus with all her heart. She was a powerful prayer...

Dec 14, 2022

Harry King Shepherd, age 79, of Corbin, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday December 14, 2022, at his home.

Born on June 11, 1943, in Harlan, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Arbin Shepherd and Dora Scott Shepherd.  Harry graduated in 1961 from Hall High School before going to work in the coal mines.  In 1967,...

Dec 5, 2022

Sandra Kay Reavis, 61 of Coalgood, KY passed away Monday morning of December 5, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Sandy was born October 18, 1961 in Harlan, KY to the late Wiley and Geneva Clem Jones. She was retired store clerk from The Commissary in Harlan after 17 years of service. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially...

Dec 3, 2022

Will Daniels, age 84, of Wallins, KY passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 3, 2022 at his home. Will was born at Daniels Mountain to the late Roy and Sarah Caldwell Daniel on August 24th, 1938. He believed in the Pentecostal faith and served his country with the U.S. Navy and continued serving with the...

Dec 1, 2022

Farley H. Caldwell, 77 of Bledsoe, KY passed away in the early morning hours of December 1, 2022 at the ContinueCare Hospital in Corbin, KY. Farley was born March 4, 1945 to the late Gillis and Ollie Mae Fultz Caldwell. By trade he done masonry work for several years and had been a butcher. He enjoyed farming, beekeeping, proudly...

Nov 22, 2022

Sandra L. Stephens, 73 of Coldiron, KY passed away Tuesday morning of November 22, 2022 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville following a brief illness. Sandy was born April 6, 1949 in Molus, KY to the late Blaine and Mildred Fugate Saylor. She was employee for Harlan ARH for 46 years in the Financial Counseling Department  and believed in...

Nov 21, 2022

Arthur Eugene Cottrell, 55 of Wallins, KY passed away suddenly at the Harlan ARH on Monday evening of November 21, 2022. Arthur was born October 8, 1967 to the Sandra Edds Cottrell and the late Curtis Eugene Cottrell, Sr. Besides his father he is preceded in death by his son, Scott Bradley Cottrell. He is survived by his beloved mother,...

Nov 20, 2022

Emma Jean Tomlin, 81 of Smith, KY passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday November 20, 2022 at the Tri Cities Nursing & Rehabilitation. Jean was born May 6, 1941 in Smith to the late David and Ethel Green Eldridge. She was a homemaker and she believed in the Baptist faith. Besides her parents she was preceded...

Nov 17, 2022

Michael Anthony Buell, 59 of Coldiron, KY passed away suddenly on Thursday evening of November 17, 2022 at his home. Mike was born December 19, 1962 in Dayton, OH to Joyce Osborne Buell and the late Elijah Buell. He was a 1981 graduate of James A. Cawood High School and was a Surface Miner (Blaster) for 30 years for...

Nov 16, 2022

Douglas E. Noe, 70 of Wallins passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday morning of November 16, 2022. Doug loved to fish and ride his four-wheeler in the mountains, and a very talented musician who loved to play the guitar. Doug had a sense of humor no one could ever match and he loved entertaining his family and...

Nov 15, 2022

Royalty Savannah Marie Foster infant daughter of Meagan Sue Witt and Devon Foster was born and become one of God's little angels on Tuesday November 15, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Billy Witt and Grandmother, Eugenia Na Na McCrary. Besides her parents, she was the baby sister to Mason Tackett of...

Nov 4, 2022

Georgeanna Johnson, 77 of Coldiron passed away Friday Morning of November 4, 2022 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. Georgeanna was born May 11, 1945 in Pineville, KY to the late Frank and Maudie Brock Smith. She was a homemaker who enjoyed being with her family, working with flowers and gardening. She believed in the Pentecostal Faith and...

Nov 3, 2022

David George Sanford, 55, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022. He was born October 26, 1967, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to the late Georgia Sharp Baker and Charles Sanford and he was also the stepson of the late James Baker. He is survived by his beloved wife and children, Amy, George, and Mira all of Knoxville, Tennessee; a sister, Lisa...

Oct 23, 2022

Brett Adam Bitter, 52 of Harlan passed away Sunday evening of October 23, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Brett was born March 25, 1970 in Covington, KY to the late Ray Bitter and Judy Osborne and had resided in Harlan for approximately the last 20 years He was a stocker for the Kroger Co. and Food City. He enjoyed watching...

Oct 21, 2022

Dennis Clark Johnson, 70 of Harlan passed away Friday morning of October 21, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Dennis was born December 16, 1951 in Baxter, KY to the late Rex and Myrtle Beatrice Pendleton Johnson. He was a retired coal miner with 26 years underground as a certified electrician and repairman. After retiring from the mines he was...

Oct 19, 2022

Carl Ed (Rhino) Hensley, 56 passed away Wednesday afternoon of October 19, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Carl was born February 4, 1966 in Harlan to the late Harry King "Pete" Hensley and Virgie Napier Hensley. He enjoyed being in the mountains, hunting, and fishing; if you knew Carl, you knew he always had a good story to tell....

Oct 18, 2022

Timothy Lee Goins, 46 of Wallins passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the Middlesboro Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Tim was born November 9, 1975 in Harlan to the late John and Martha Thomas Goins. A lifelong resident of Harlan Co., he had worked around strip mines most of his life. He believed...

Oct 6, 2022

On October 6, 2022, nine days following the passing of his beloved mother, Raymond Stanton, 60 of Cawood, KY went home to be with her once again, after passing away at his home in Cawood. Raymond was born November 14, 1961 in Harlan to the late George Hobert "Chick" and Elsie Farmer Stanton. He was a retired roofer, and...

Oct 6, 2022

Bernetta Joyce Morales, 69 of Sawbriar, KY passed away Thursday morning of October 6, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Joyce was born February 15, 1953 to the late Jack L. and Thelma Simpson. She was a caregiver for several years. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Fidel "RC Man" Morales. She is survived...

Oct 3, 2022

Charlie Wayne  Nipper "Hugo", 56 of Shields, KY passed away Monday morning of October 3, 2022 at the Harlan ARH. Hugo was born June 21, 1966 in Harlan to Charles Nipper and the late Georgie Blevins Nipper. He loved ginseng and just being in the mountains, and loved to resell. Besides his father he is survived by his wife...