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Ernest Shelton, 84, of Canton, MI and formerly of Williamsburg, departed this life on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Beaumont Hospital in Farmington Hills, MI. He was born on December 31, 1934 in Siler, to the late Sie Shelton and Parisetta (Mahan) Shelton. In addition to his...

Peggie Marie Wilson, 58, of Peach Lane, Williamsburg departed this life on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at The Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. She was born on JMay 8, 1960 in Jellico, TN to the late Ello and Burnettie (Petrey) Wilson. She was also preceded in death by three...

Margaret Alice Brown, 71, of Williamsburg, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at her home. She was born April 20, 1947 in Williamsburg (Kensee). Margaret is preceded in death by her father, William Andrew Abbott; mother, Una Morrell Abbott; brothers, Tom Abbott, William Eugene...

Jasper “Lonnie” Wright, Jr., age 89, passed away on January 1, 2019 in Macon, GA. He was born on December 15, 1929 to the late Jasper “Sharky” Wright, Sr. and Ruth (Shepherd) Wright in Hazard, KY. Early in his life, Lonnie worked as a coal miner in Eastern Kentucky. Later, he...

Capt. Robert L. “Bob” Eckert, USMC Ret., 88, passed away on Novem-ber 11, 2018. He retired from the military after serving 23 years of active duty including service in Korea, Japan and Vietnam. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Maxine, and two daughters Patty (Brent) Miller...

T.J. Jones, 94, of Johnson City, TN and formerly of Corbin, passed away Friday morning, January 4, 2019 in Johnson City, TN. He was the grandfather of Stacy Jones Meade and husband, Brandon of Johnson City, TN. The family of Mr. T.J. Jones has requested that all services be...

Baptist Health Corbin welcomed in its first baby of 2019 on January 1st at 7:17 a.m. Jentzen Michael Smith was born to his parents, Morgan and Michael Smith. He weighed seven pounds, 5.5 ounces and measured 21 inches. Multiple baby items were donated to the family from Baptist...

Besides the typical holiday festivities this December, the very first cohort of University of the Cumberlands’ Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN – FNP) program also got to celebrate their graduation. Fourteen students received their master’s degrees...

Inabelle Campbell, 91, of Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at her home. She was born on June 13, 1927 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to the late James Martin Fox and Edna Victoria (Raynor) Fox. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

James “JT” Thomas Franklin Cathers, 73, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018 at his home. He was born in Whitley County, and was a retired carman with CSX railroad in Corbin and he was a veteran of the US Army. James was a member of the First Pentecostal Church in Corbin and...