Bennie Thomas Jr. buried in Indiana



Bennie Thomas Jr., 79, of New Point, Ind., died July 2 in Indiana. Born in Whitesburg, he was a son of the late Bennie and Bertha Carpenter Thomas Sr., and a stepson of the late Florence Thomas and H.C. Carpenter. He was reared by his grandparents, the late Dan and Polly Thomas. After working in the coal mines for 25 […]

Minnie Williams dies



Minnie Williams of Thornton, died July 7 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was 82 years old. A daughter of the late Arthur and Nannie Sergent Lucas, she was the widow of Ray Williams. She was the mother of the late Donald Ray Williams and Kenny Williams; a sister of the late Luther J. Lucas and Vula Blair; and the […]

Services held are for Anna Ruth Donnelly



Funeral services for Anna Ruth Donnelly, 63, of Isom, were held July 9 at Everidge Funeral Home. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Whitesburg. A daughter of the late Riley and Norma Hughes, she was born in Letcher County. She died July 4 in Cumming, Ga. She was a 1963 graduate of Whitesburg High School. Surviving are her husband, […]

Inez Taylor, 83, buried at Ermine



Funeral services for Inez Taylor, 83, were held July 10 at Carty Funeral Home. Burial was in Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine. A daughter of the late John and Annie Cook Bentley, she was born in Letcher County. She died July 6 at Norton Community Hospital in Norton, Va. She and her husband, the late William “Bill” Taylor, owned and […]

Mrs. Caudill succumbs at 97



Atha Dora Bentley Caudill died July 8 at her home in Whitesburg. She was 97 years old. Born at Letitia, she was a daughter of the late Otho and Sadie Collier Bentley. She was the widow of Judge James M. Caudill. Funeral services were held July 10 at the First Baptist Church of Whitesburg. Burial was in the Caudill Plot […]

Johnson rites held



Funeral services for Daniel Van Johnson Sr., 88, were held July 5 at Carty Funeral Home. Burial was in the Jackhorn Cemetery. Born at Jackhorn, he was a son of the late John Henry and Lee Oma Potter Johnson. He was married to the late Opal Oneida Land Johnson. Johnson worked in the coal mines from an early age until […]