OBITUARIES

Jan 26, 2014

Willard Donald Gross, 86, loving husband of Frances Goins Gross for 55 years, passed away at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Ohio on Sunday, Jan. 26. He was a native of Harlan County, born March 10, 1928, to the late Caleb Powers and Bonnie Hensley Gross.

Don spent time during his youth in a family...

Jan 24, 2014

Peggy Jo Jones, 69 of Wallins passed away Friday Jan. 24, 2014 at her home.

Peggy was born Oct. 31, 1944 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to the late Wallace and Mearl Brunner Nicholas. She was a homemaker and believed in the Christian faith.

Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Jesse...

Jan 24, 2014

Bessie Trammell, 81 of Wallins passed away Friday Jan. 24, 2014 at the Harlan ARH.

Bessie was born March 14, 1932 in Dayhoit, KY to the late John D. and Bertha Day Noe. She was a homemaker and attended Bannerfork Pentecostal Church. She loved baking for her family and friends.

Besides her parents she is...

Jan 21, 2014

Mary Helen Sizemore, 68 of Harlan passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 at the Harlan ARH.

Mrs. Sizemore was born July 31, 1945 in Harlan, KY to the late Harmon and Martha Couch Franks.  She was a former nursing aide at the Harlan Health & Rehabilitation Center.

She is survived by her Sons, Dewey and...

Jan 13, 2014

On January 13, 2014 Nancy Huff Howard of Harlan, Kentucky went home to be with her Lord and Savior.  She was the wife of the Late Henry Kay Huff and the Late William Howard.  Nancy was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, canning and cooking.

Along with her husbands, she was preceded in death...

Jan 12, 2014

Brenda Sue Laws, 71, of Kitts, KY went to her heavenly home on Sunday, January 12, 2014 after a long illness at the Harlan Appalachian Hospital.  “Sue” was a lifelong resident of Harlan KY.  She was married to Lee Laws on August 29, 1957.  Sue was a wonderful & caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved her family dearly...

Jan 12, 2014

Cecil Roberts, 96, of Harlan, Kentucky died Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the Saint Joseph Berea Hospital in Berea, Kentucky.  He was a man of tremendous strength and wisdom.  Born in Balkan, Kentucky he had lived most of his life in Harlan County.  In 1985 he retired from the Harlan Post Office where he had served for...

Jan 10, 2014

Shirley Katherine Smith Hicks, 66 of Gulston, KY went to be with the lord on January 10, 2014 following a long illness. She was the owner and operator of Baxter Automotive for 20 years. She was a member of Liggett Baptist church for many years. She was a volunteer at Hospice and of the Lady’s auxiliary gift shop at...

Dec 31, 2013

Ida Mae (Hicks) Lewis, 83 of Baxter, KY passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Ida was the wife of John C. Lewis for over 60 years, she was a member of the Loyall Church of God, and she had worked as a Clerk in the Harlan County Court Clerk Ruby...

Dec 28, 2013

Mrs. Billie B. Brown, 90 of Dayhoit passed away Saturday Dec. 28, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Corbin, KY.

All services was Private and Burial followed in the Resthaven Cemetery, Keith, KY.

Anderson-Laws & Jones Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Dec 27, 2013

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25

Edith Goss Parker, a lifelong resident of Harlan, passed away peacefully December 27, 2013 at the home of her daughter, Lucy Lynn Maxwell. She was the widow of Robus C. Parker...

Dec 27, 2013

George A. Clem, 65 of Mary Alice, KY passed away Friday Dec. 27, 2013 at his home with family by his side.

George was born March 29, 1948 in Cawood , KY. He was a retired Coal Miner and member of the Gulston Church of God.

He was preceded in death by his beloved mother...

Dec 22, 2013

Lorena Hobbs, 81 of Pathfork passed away on Sunday December 22, 2013 at her home.

She was born in Putney , KY on March 2, 1932 , a daughter to the late Tilman and Myrtle Earls Collett. She believed in the Holiness Faith.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her...

Dec 22, 2013

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints” Psalm 116:15

Alta Mae Marcum Partin, 93 of Evarts passed away Sunday Dec. 22, 2013 at her home with family by her side.

Mrs. Partin was born July 18, 1920 in Bell Co., KY to the late Erwin and Mary Hannah Gibson...

Dec 20, 2013

Irma Lee Wallace, 93 of Harlan passed away Friday evening of Dec. 20, 2013 at the Harlan Health & Rehabilitation Center .

Mrs. Wallace was born Sept. 2, 1920 in Sunshine, KY to the late Claude Albert and Nellie Imogene Barton Blackburn. She was retired Sales Clerk for Royal Jewelers in Harlan after many years of service....

Dec 10, 2013

Jimmy Ronald Skelton, 78 of Harlan passed away Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013 at his home.

Jimmy was born Dec. 6, 1935 at Brookside, KY to the late James and Rebecca Blanton Skelton. He was retired from the United States Air Force, and the United States Army as Sergeant First Class. He believed in the Baptist Faith.

Dec 10, 2013

Elizabeth Jean Hall Moore, 85 of Grays Knob passed away peacefully at 3:23 am on Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013 at the Harlan ARH with her family by her side.

Mrs. Moore was born Nov. 18, 1928 in Clairfield TN, to the late Charley and Anna Lee Hall; she had lived at Grays Knob for over 80 years....

Dec 7, 2013

Joan Stewart Yeary, 84 of Harlan passed away Dec. 7, 2013 at the Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, KY.

She was born on August 28, 1929, in Owensboro, KY to the late Cora (Duke) & Cody Stewart.

After meeting and marrying Darwin Yeary in 1948, she moved to Harlan. It is here that she became...

Dec 5, 2013

Crystal Lynn Roberts, 33 of Wallins, KY was called home after a long battle with cancer at her father’s home on Thursday, December 5, 2013.  She believed in the Baptist faith.  She is preceded in death by her grandparents Luster Trammell, John Roberts, and Martha Roberts; and Aunt Sally Jo Roberts.

Crystal is survived by...

Dec 1, 2013

Mildred Farmer Burgan, 91, Cranks, Kentucky departed this life December 1, 2013 at the Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center with her son-in-law by her side.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Burgan; her partents Wash and Mary Farmer; two sisters: Irene Skidmore and Edith Swain; and...