Local obituaries for Hyden, KY & Leslie County
Edith (Griffie) Osborne
Oct 16, 2020
Edith Griffie Osborne was born October 29, 1959 at Caliopi, KY to the union of the late Burchell and Pauline Rice Griffie. She was a life-long resident of Leslie County and by occupation, she was a retired dietitian from Mary Breckinridge Hospital. Edith was united in marriage to Robert "Pete" Osborne at Thousandsticks, KY on September 25, 1982. She...
Anna Lee Mitchell
Oct 12, 2020
Anna Lee Mitchell was born April 15, 1941 in Leslie County, the oldest surviving child of the late Lester and Gracie Coots Mitchell. Ann was a homemaker and was residing at Yeaddiss, Kentucky at the time of her death. Although Ann did not have children of her own, she helped raise countless children, in and out of the family. ...
Omus Collett
Oct 4, 2020
Omus Collett of Mozelle, Kentucky was born February 15, 1962 in Leslie County, a son of Hallie Brock Asher and the late Junior Collett. He was a former employee of the Begley Lumber Company at Hyden and was affiliated with the Mozelle Pentecostal Church. Omus departed this life on Sunday, October 04, 2020 at the Greg & Noreen...
Anna Mae (Hacker) Roberts
Oct 1, 2020
Anna Mae Roberts was March 14, 1932 born in Leslie County, Kentucky to the union of the late Riley and Sophie Roberts Hacker. She grew up in Leslie County until moving away to work. She was retired from Lee- McClean Sewing Factory where she worked as a Seamstress. Anna Mae was a devout Christian; she dedicated her life to...
Eveline (Napier) Smith
Sep 27, 2020
Eveline Smith, 69, of Essie, Kentucky died Sunday at Hazard ARH Medical Center. She was born September 14, 1951 at Asher, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Damon & Lillian Howard Napier. Eveline had been a life-long resident of Leslie County, and by occupation she was retired from Mary Breckinridge Hospital, where she worked in the Dietary Department. She...
Martha R. (Browning) Davidson
Sep 27, 2020
Martha R. Davidson was born April 06, 1948 in Leslie County, Kentucky to the union of the late Green Browning and the late Geneva Fagues Browning. Martha was united in marriage to Seldon Davidson on May 02, 1974 in Leslie County. She worked in the housekeeping department for Mary Breckinridge Hospital for more than ten years. She was a...
James Matt Wells
Sep 14, 2020
J ames Matt Wells was born on January 22, 1940 at Smilax, Kentucky. He was born to the union of the late Jason & Annie Vanover Wells. James worked as a self-employed carpenter and was a member of the Smilax Church of Christ at Polls Creek. James Matt was an avid hunter and fisherman. Above all, he cherished the...
Mason James Sons
Sep 13, 2020
Mason James Sons was born April 22, 1993 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the union of Angela Turner and James Sons. He was a life-long resident of Leslie County except for having lived recently in Hazard, KY. He was a graduate of Leslie County High School and was a former forestry worker. He was currently employed by...
Betty Gayle (Hoskins) Nicoletti
Sep 3, 2020
B etty Gayle Hoskins Nicoletti of Cypress, Texas, departed this life on Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at the age of 76. Betty was born on August 19th, 1944, in Hyden, Kentucky, to Harrell and Anna Lee Hoskins. Upon graduating high school at age sixteen, and later Eastern Kentucky University, she began working as a school teacher before age twenty. ...
William James Hubbard
Sep 3, 2020
William James Hubbard, 56, of Asher, Kentucky was born June 14, 1964 in Flint, MI to the union of Thelma Chappell Hubbard and the late Carlo Hubbard. William departed this walk of life on September 03, 2020 at the Mary Breckinridge A.R.H. William was a former factory worker and custodian. His greatest joy came from gardening and collecting phones....
Mike Reese Jarvis
Sep 3, 2020
Mike Reese Jarvis, age 84, of London, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020. He leaves behind two children, Joel Reese Jarvis & wife Treasa and Allen Parker & wife Cheryl, all of London, KY; six grandchildren, Brad, Elijah, Joel, Jonathon, Alivia, and Rachael; the Caldwell family of Redbird, KY, plus a host of other family and friends...
Raymond Adams
Aug 29, 2020
Raymond Adams of Dayton Ohio, went to be with the Lord on August 29th 2020. Raymond was born on April 21, 1947 in Pikeville Ky to his late parents, mother Sophie Bell Adams and father Larkin Adams. Raymond was also greeted at the gates of heaven, by his son Stanley Ray Adams, Grandma Dixie, his brother Ersel Adams, his...
Della (Kilburn) Sizemore
Aug 26, 2020
Della Sizemore, was born March 23, 1933 in Whick, Kentucky, the fourth born to the late Nathan (Abe) Kilburn and the late Mary Adams Kilburn. Della had been a long-time resident of Hyden, Kentucky. Della served as Dietician for more than 27 years at Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden. She was a long-time and faithful member of the Hyden...
Glenn Douglas Baker
Aug 20, 2020
Glenn Douglas Baker, 61 of Yeaddiss, died Thursday, August 20, 2020 at his residence. Glenn was born February 24, 1959 in Leslie County to the union of Emily Mae Lewis Ratliff and the late Leonard Baker. By occupation, Glenn was a welder.
Glenn leaves behind, his beloved mother, Emily Mae Lewis Ratliff of Yeaddiss, KY, one son,...
Eugene Roberts
Aug 13, 2020
Eugene Roberts was born April 01, 1939 in Leslie County to the union of the late Bradley Roberts and the late Anna Lee Morgan Roberts. Eugene had been a life-long resident of Leslie County. He was of the Baptist faith and by occupation, Eugene was a self-employed electrician with a great reputation for his meticulous work. Eugene enjoyed talking...
David Mitchell
Aug 11, 2020
David Mitchell was born February 6th, 1951. He went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the age of 69. He resided in Yeaddiss, Ky and was a life- long resident of Leslie county other than residing in Ohio and Indiana for a brief period for work. He was a faithful member of The...
Henry "Bear" Kilburn
Aug 8, 2020
Mr. Henry L. Kilburn, born Leslie County to the union of the late George and Birtha Kilburn. Henry had been a life-long resident of Leslie County and by occupation, he was retired from Whitaker Coal Company, where he worked as a coal miner. Henry passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the Mary Breckinridge A.R.H. Hospital. Henry...
Mae F. (Kilburn) Hurt
Aug 5, 2020
Mae F. Hurt, was born April 14, 1960 in Hyden, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Harrison Kilburn, Sr. and the late Zella Woods Kilburn. Mae had been a long-time resident of Hazard and by occupation, she was a retired beautician and a former CNA. She was affiliated with the Full Gospel Church of Jesus Christ at Smilax, KY. ...
Kenneth Nelson
Jul 28, 2020
Kenneth Nelson, 68, of Wendover Road, Hyden, KY, departed this walk of life on July 28, 2020 at the Rockcastle Co. Hospital. Kenneth was born in Laurel County, Kentucky, the son of the late Chester and Inez Nelson.. Kenneth was retired from ICG Mines Inc. where he worked as a heavy equipment operator.
In addition to his...
Gervis Singleton
Jul 27, 2020
In memory of our long-time friend & fellow funeral director
GERVIS CRAIG SINGLETON
Born January 2, 1941 – Date of Death July 27, 2020
A loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, passed away at the age of 79 at The Heritage in Corbin, KY after...
