Local obituaries for Hyden, KY & Leslie County
Joshua Logan Nantz
Nov 20, 2019
Joshua Logan Nantz of Bledsoe, KY was born October 06, 1994 in Leslie County. He departed this life on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his residence at Bledsoe, Kentucky at the age of 25. Josh lived his formative years in Leslie County and had been a resident of Bledsoe since 2010. Josh was an avid fisherman and...

Jimmy Cornett
Nov 18, 2019
Jimmy Ray Cornett, 74, died Novmber 18, 2019 at his home in Hyden. Jimmy was born September 11, 1945 in Hyden, Kentucky, a son of the late Oscar and Hannah Earls Cornett. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie County and by occupation, he was a former coal miner.
In addition to his parents, Jimmy was...
Lonnie Begley
Nov 17, 2019
[U.S. Veteran]
Lonnie Begley of Newport, Michigan passed away on November 17, 2019 at the age of 67.
Beloved husband of Patricia Begley.
Loving father of Lornea Begley, Steven (Rachel) Begley, Subrina (Suzi) Begley, and Mary (David) Griffith.
He is survived by his three brothers, John (Jeanette) Begley of Dearborn Heights,...
Ronald "Whitey" Browning
Nov 15, 2019
Ronald “Whitey” Browning of Hyden, Kentucky was born January 08, 1942 in Leslie County, Kentucky, a son of the late Green and Geneva Fagues Browning. He was a life-long resident of Leslie County and by occupation he was a truck driver, retiring in 2003. Whitey was an avid Atlanta Braves baseball fan. He enjoyed bird watching, deer hunting and...
Melba Joyce (Reynolds) Wolfe
Nov 7, 2019
Melba Joyce Reynolds Wolfe was born November 29, 1941 to the union of the late Hughes and Ora Mae Arthur Reynolds. Melba was welcomed into the arms of her loving Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 07, 2019 at her home in Longwood, Fl surrounded by her loved ones.
Melba became a Christian at an early age...
Teddy Burke
Nov 7, 2019
Funeral: 1:00 P.M. – Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home chapel with Danny Day and Troy Smith officiating.
Interment: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Southeast. – Hyden, Kentucky.
Visitation: 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Monday evening at the Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home chapel.
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Deborah "Debbie" Melinda Widner
Nov 1, 2019
Deborah “Debbie” Melinda Widner, was born January 09, 1965 in Harlan County, Kentucky to the union of the late Charlie and Marie Shepherd Widner. She was a homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith. Debbie departed this walk of life on Friday, November 01, 2019 at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Medical Center in Harlan, KY. She was 54 years...
Nathaniel Dean Lewis
Oct 31, 2019
Funeral: 1P.M. - Sunday at the Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home with Charlie Collins, David Sizemore & Roger Wolfe officiating.
Interment: Lewis Cemetery - Thousandsticks, KY
Visitation: 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. - Sunday, at the Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home chapel.
Nathaniel Dean Lewis...
Polly (Williams) Browning
Oct 31, 2019
Funeral: 1 P.M. – Wednesday, November 06, 2019 at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home with Glenn Cornett officiating.
Interment: Family Cemetery – Smilax, KY
Visitation: 6 – 9 P.M. – Tuesday evening at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home chapel.
Polly Williams Browning was born February 10, 1941...
Wayne Howard
Oct 23, 2019
Funeral: 1P.M. – Saturday at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home with Graylon Short officiating.
Interment: Shanks Family Cemetery – Asher, KY
Visitation: 5:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Friday evening at Wolfe & Sons chapel.
Wayne Howard of Asher, KY was born January 22, 1944 in...
Effie "Midge" (Morgan) Csaszar
Oct 18, 2019
Funeral: 2:00 P.M. – Monday, October 21, 2019 at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with Kelvin Upchurch officiating.
Interment: Morgan-Begley Cemetery – Hyden, KY
Visitation: 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. – Monday at the Wolfe & Sons chapel.
E ffie "Midge" Csaszar (Monticello, KY –...

James Baker
Oct 17, 2019
Obituary for James Baker
James Baker, age 94, husband of Lucille (Roberts) Baker of Franklin, Ohio and formerly of London, Kentucky passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Dayton V.A. Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. He was the father of Wilma Roberts and Don R. Baker both of Franklin, Ohio and Terry L. Baker of London, Kentucky;...
Barbara "Bobbie Jo" Collins
Oct 16, 2019
Funeral: 11:00 A.M. - Saturday at Thousandsticks United Methodist Church with Kelly Fields officiating
Interment: Collins Cemetery - Hyden, KY
Visitation: 5:00 P.M. - Friday evening at the Thousandsticks United Methodist Church - Thousandsticks, KY
Barbara “Bobbie Jo” Collins, 68, of Thousandsticks, Kentucky departed this...
Josephine (Dodson) Roberts
Oct 15, 2019
Funeral: 2:00 P.M. – Friday, October 18, 2019 at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with James McCall officiating.
Interment: Bray Cemetery – Stinnett, KY
Visitation: 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. – Friday at the funeral home chapel
Josephine Roberts (of Hyden, KY)...
Patrick Smith
Oct 12, 2019
Graveside Service: 1:00 P.M. – Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Albert Morgan Cemetery at Essie, KY with Patrick Morgan and John Pugh officiating.
Interment: Albert Morgan Cemetery – Essie, KY
Visitation: 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. – Wednesday evening at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home with a celebration of...
Laura Osborne
Oct 11, 2019
Funeral : 1 P.M. – Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home chapel with Patrick Morgan and Jerry Maggard officiating.
Interment: Gillie Osborne Cemetery – Thousandsticks, KY
Visitation: 6-9 P.M. – Tuesday evening at the funeral home chapel.
Laura Osborne of Hyden,...

Roger Dale Reynolds
Oct 7, 2019
Roger Dale Reynolds, 62, died Monday, October 07, 2019. Roger was born December 12, 1956 in Harlan, KY, son of the late Joebill Reynolds and the late Evangeline Middleton. By occupation, Roger was a retired electrician where he worked in the coal industry for 26 years. Roger had been a resident of Leslie County for a brief period of...
Doris Ann (Asher) Lawson
Oct 3, 2019
Celebration of Life : 7 P.M. – Monday, October 7, 2019 at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home Chapel
Visitation: 5 P.M. – 7 P.M. – Monday at the chapel
Doris Ann Lawson was born August 31, 1956 in Hazard, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Edward and Barbara Walters...
Carlos Wayne "Spanky" Smith
Sep 26, 2019
Funeral: 1 P.M. - Monday, September 30, 2019 at Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home
Interment: Rest Haven Cemetery - Harlan, Kentucky
Visitation: 11 A.M. until the service hour at 1P.M. - Monday at the funeral home chapel.
Carlos Wayne “Spanky” Smith, 66, of Hoskinston, Kentucky...
Zeno Belcher
Sep 19, 2019
FUNERAL: 12 NOON – SUNDAY AT MOZELLE CHURCH OF GOD WITH JUSTIN COLLETT OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT: JACKSON CEMETERY – BLEDSOE, KY
VISITATION: 6 P.M. – SATURDAY AT THE CHURCH.
Mr. Zeno Belcher, 69, of Helton, Kentucky departed this walk of life on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his...
