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Stella Bernetta “Tootsie” Williams Jefferis

Stella Bernetta “Tootsie” Williams Jefferis, age 77, of Keavy, KY, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at her home. Stella was born in Corbin, to the late Steely Williams and Thelma Brewer. In addition to her parents, Stella was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Thomas...

Paul Sizemore

Paul Sizemore, 70, of London passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Saint Joseph London Hospital. Born November 25, 1946, in London, he was the son of the late Mark and Opal Sizemore. He was a member of Hart Baptist Church where he had worked in the food ministry. He enjoyed...

George Wallace Ingram

George Wallace Ingram, 71, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017 at his home in Wallins, Kentucky, surrounded by his beloved family. George was born on December 5, 1945 in Pineville, the son of the late Thomas and Marola Ingram. He was a dedicated educator in the Boone, Bell,...

Ermol Lee Foley

Ermol Lee Foley, also known as “Poss” and “Goat”,  72, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his home in Corbin. Born in Gray, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Ermol William Foley and Bea Hubbs Foley. He enjoyed outdoor activities such as fishing and boat racing,...

Robert William “Dude” Sexton

Robert William “Dude” Sexton, 49, of Corbin departed this life on Monday, December 26, 2016, at Baptist Health Corbin. Dude was a mechanic most of his life.  He was a member of the Hugh Harris Masonic Lodge No. 938 F. & A.M. and a member of the New Hope Community Church. Born...

Billy Greene

Billy Greene, 82, of Corbin, was called into the presence of the Lord December 26, 2016 at the Baptist Hospital in Corbin. He was born in Calvin, to the late Ewing “Doc” and Bessie Durham Greene.  On December 21, 1958, he married the love of his life Mary Kathern Tye Greene and...

Steven Joe Lay

Steven Joe Lay, 55, of Corbin passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was the son of the late Layton and Brenda Oaks Lay of Corbin. He was a US Army veteran and had been a long-distance truck driver. Steve enjoyed playing billiards and working on cars. Survivors include two...

Charles “Chuck” Nichols

Charles “Chuck” Nichols, 63, of Corbin, passed away Saturday December 31, 2016 at Hospice of Lake Cumberland in Somerset. He was born May 4, 1953 in Cincinnati, OH, to the late Charles Henry Nichols and the late Nancy Jane Baird Nichols, the fourth of eleven children. Charles was...

Betty I. Medlin

Betty I. Medlin, 82, of Gray passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 in the UK Hospital at Lexington. She is survived by her husband, Fred E. “Willard” Medlin. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 3, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Keaton Smith and Rev. Sam Moore...

Larry Wayne Phelps

Larry Wayne Phelps, 76, of Corbin passed away Monday evening, December 26, 2016 in the UK Hospital at Lexington. He was the husband of Reba Frazier Phelps. Born in Corbin, Larry was a son of the late Edwin P. and Lula Jones Phelps.  He was a U.S. Army veteran and had worked in...