Obituaries

Gary Bowling dies at 72

Funeral services for Gary Bowling, 72, were held February 8 at the Lighthouse Community Church at Colson. Burial was in Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine. A son of the late Nimble and Eunice Nease Bowling, he was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died February 4 at Pikeville Medical Center. Mr. Bowling was a loving brother and friend. He enjoyed watching […]

Robert Eldridge buried at Hallie

Funeral services for Robert Thomas Eldridge, 58, of Hallie, were held February 10 at Cedar Grove Church. Burial was in the Eldridge Cemetery at Hallie. He died February 6 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. A son of the late Raymond and Ersley Eldridge he is survived by his wife, Pamela Beverly Eldridge; a son, Robert Thomas Eldridge Jr. and […]

Memorial service held for Jeffrey Sexton, 59

Jeffrey Sexton, 59, died February 3 in a fire at his residence. He was a son of the late Junior Sexton and Mary Adams and was born in Whitesburg. Mr. Sexton enjoyed ginseng hunting, softball, playing pool and spending time with his grandchildren. Surviving are two sons, Ricky Sexton and wife Page of Craft’s Colly and Christopher Puckett of Isom, […]

Rites held for Margaret Amburgey

Funeral, services for Margaret Amburgey, 89, of Whitesburg, were held February 2 at Letcher Funeral Home. Burial was in the Madden and Johnson Cemetery at Isom. A daughter of the late William and Bithie Ellen Wilson Johnson and the widow of Estyle Amburgey, she died January 30 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard. Surviving are four […]

Services held for Nancy Faye Gibson

Nancy Faye Gibson, 70, of Colson, died February 2 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She was a daughter of the late Billy Ray and Elizabeth Ann Adams Trent. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Darrell Gibson; a son, Jimmy Darrell Gibson and wife Selena of Colson; a sister, Libby Caudill and husband Charlie […]

Isabell Pease succumbs at 91

Isabell Taylor Pease, 91, of Ermine, died February 1 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. A daughter of the late Peggy Slaven and Dan Green Taylor, she was the widow of Joe Pease. The Peases lived in Ermine, and had three children, Douglas, Peggy and Rickey Joe. Surviving are a daughter, Peggy Pack; three grandsons, Kevin Pack and wife Chenoa, Mikey […]

Nancy ‘Hank’ Smith dies at 71

Nancy Carol “ Hank” Smith, 71, of Kingdom Come Creek, died January 28 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. Born at Seco, she was a daughter of the late Nath and Mildred Fulton Wilder. Surviving are her husband of 52 years, former Letcher County Judge/Executive Carroll Smith; a son, Matthew Smith and wife Karen of Kingdom Come; two daughters, Melanie […]

Funeral services are held for Carol Sue Hall

Funeral services for Carol Sue Hall, 76, were held January 30 at Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine. Born in Seco to the late Alonzo and Bertha Hatton Sizemore, she died January 27 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hall was the widow of Melvin Hall, and a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are her daughter, Melissa Hall of Neon; two […]

Betty Rose succumbs at 75

Betty Rose, 75, of Whitesburg, died Sunday, February 4, at Letcher Manor Nursing Home. She was a daughter of the late Noah and Helen Tackett Rose. Surviving is her sister, Judy Burke of Abingdon, Va. Online condolences may be expressed at www.hallandiones.com.

Services held for George Frank Johnson

George Frank Johnson, 73, died January 23 at his home in Dunham. A son of the late Franklin Levi Johnson and Polly Minerva Wyatt Johnson, he was a retired surface coal miner. Mr. Johnson was a member of the American Legion Post 66, and enjoyed working with his hands, hunting, gardening and watching Westerns. He loved animals, and enjoyed spending […]


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