Everette “Gene” Marcum, age 69, of Corbin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation in Corbin. Visitation will be from 6-7pm on Friday, July 3 at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home where his funeral service will be held at 7pm on Friday with...

Conley and Janice (Buhl) Manning of Rockholds recently celebrated their 50th Anniversary. They were married on June 27, 1970. They are life-long residents of Whitley County and graduates of Williamsburg High School.  Conley is a retired educator who worked in both the Whitley...

Robert Wayne “Bob” Simpson, affectionately known as “Dad” to his children, “Poppy” to his grandchildren, “Honey” to his wife, and “Bobby” to his folks in Indiana, passed away on June 29, 2020, at the age of 75. He was a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in...

Rachal Lorene Wisdom-Floyd, age 39, of Corbin, Kentucky, departed this life on June 28, 2020, at her home. She was born on August 4, 1981 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Woody Wisdom and Debra (Younger) Wisdom. She was preceded in death by her parents, Woody and Debra (Younger)...

Jonathan Noah “Johnny” White Sr., age 60, of Gray, KY, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Dena Haynes White. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 2, from 12noon until 2pm at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home, where the funeral service...

Larry Gillis Rose, 72, of Corbin, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Rose, of Corbin. Funeral services will be held at 4 P.M. on Thursday, July 2, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Michael Lee and Randall Lee as the officiating...

Iris Kathy Ivey, age 56, of Jellico, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Tennova North in Powell, Tennessee. Kathy is preceded in death by her mother and father, Imogene and Rev. George Ivey, Sr.; brother, Alvin Ivey; and a nephew, Matt Ivey. She is...

Carol A. Byble Adkins, age 76, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, surrounded by loved ones in Montgomery, Texas, after an extended illness. She was born on July 7, 1943 in Fariston, KY, a daughter of the late William Robert and Kathleen...

John Miller went home to be with his Heavenly family on March 30, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Sue Walden Miller. He was born October 30, 1937 in southeastern Kentucky and raised his family well with much love. He loved the Word of God and read the Bible through...

Barbara Sue Williams Pfaff, age 87, of LaGrange, KY, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Baptist Health LaGrange. She was born the only child to Sanford J. Williams and Estalena Borders in Paintsville, Kentucky on April 4, 1933. She was preceded in death by her parents; one...

Mr. Colin Massey, age 62, of Jellico, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020, at his home. He was born July 6, 1957 in Jellico, Tennessee. Colin is preceded in death by his parents, Wade and Ruby Swearigen Massey; brother, James Doyle Massey; and sisters, Shelby Jean Glover and Evelyn...

Mr. Kenneth Hubert Aarron “Rooster” Young, age 30, of Jellico, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Kentucky. He was born August 31, 1989 in Jellico, Tennessee. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold and Edna Young and Jim and Shirley Cummings. Kenneth is...

Mrs. Shirley Mae Brooks Yancey, age 66, of Elk Valley (Pioneer), Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at her home. She was born July 21, 1953 in Jellico, Tennessee. Shirley is preceded in death by her father, Alonzo Charles Brooks; mother, Dina Perkins Brooks;...

Thelma (Delk) Heaton, age 91, of Jellico, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 24, 1929 in Jellico, TN to the late Claude Delk and Mary (Stanfill) Delk. She was the granddaughter of the late Jasper Delk and...

Marie Huddleston, age 71, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the Jellico Medical Center. She was born on February 18, 1949 to the late Kenny (Bud) Huddleston and Elsie Mae (Parrott) Huddleston in Clairfield, TN.  She was a graduate of Jellico High...

Barbara Sue Dolan Lunsford, 69, of Whitley City, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020.  She was the wife of Charles Lunsford. Memorial services will be held from 5 – 8 P.M. Tuesday, June 30, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel. CDC guidelines are posted at the funeral home for those...

The year 2020 has been a year like no other in recent years. Most planned events have been canceled. Louisville didn’t have the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May, and Corbin didn’t get to have the beloved traditional May Day Festival! After much discussion The Ossoli...

Goldie Kathleen Johnson, age 96, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020 in Corbin. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Gayle Ann Cobb; grandson, Allen Johnson; parents, Robert and Mattie Elam; sisters, Lona Donaldson, Imogene Donaldson, Evelyn Asher, and Murrell...

This time of year typically means an out-of-state mission trip for the youth group at Grace on the Hill of Corbin. COVID-19 has made that impossible in 2020, but youth pastor Luke Osborne and his crew have found an innovative way to adapt to the situation, making their own local...

James Harold “Buster” Taylor Jr., age 52, of Harps Creek Road, Siler, Kentucky, departed this life on Monday, June 22, 2020, at Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. He was born on August 8, 1967 in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by his son, Cody Ryan Taylor (Kaitlyn) of Siler; two...