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Walter W. “Peanut” Barton

Walter W. “Peanut” Barton, 90, of Corbin passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at The Heritage. Born October 29, 1927, in Corbin, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Anna Barton. Walter lived a long and very interesting life. Indeed, he spent his years as a loving husband,...

Mary Donna Elizabeth Sammons

Mary Donna Elizabeth Sammons, 62, of Corbin passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Baptist Health Corbin. Born June 7, 1955, in Louisville, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Louise Vaughn. She was a member of the Old Ark House of Prayer Church. A woman of varied...

James Russell Majors

James Russell Majors, 88, of Corbin, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. Born in Knox County, Russell was the son of the late Robert and Mattie Stamper Majors. He had worked in job printing and office equipment and supplies and was the...

Violet Dizney Willis

Violet Dizney Willis, 80, of Corbin, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018 at her home. Born in Corbin, Violet was the daughter of the late Homer and Rosie Jones Dizney. She had a multitude of wonderful friends. Very special to her was her Piney Grove Baptist Church family whom...

Roy Eugene Blankenship

Roy Eugene Blankenship, 74, of Keavy, passed away Tuesday, April 11 at the Kentucky One Health St. Joseph Hospital in London. Roy was born November 20, 1943 in Oak Ridge, TN, to the late John and Vivian Hickson Blankenship. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing bingo, and had...

Willis S. Worley Jr.

Willis S. Worley, Jr., 71, of the Big Cane Creek community of Whitley County, passed away Friday evening, April 13, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born on May 20, 1946 to the late Willis S. Worley and Naomi Lawson Worley in Jellico, TN. He was the grandson of the late Jim...

May Day Queen and Tiny Queen race update

At the end of the first count in the race for May Queen and Tiny Queen, the Ossoli Club has released the results: first place at this time is Anna Storms. Elle Hays is in second place, and in third place is Savannah Wilson. In the race for Tiny Queen, Briley North is in first...

Carr speaks at Kiwanis meeting about recent African mission trip

Thanks to the efforts of a Whitley County church, life is now a little bit better for some of the poor residents of an African country, which is located about halfway around the world. Wolf Creek Baptist Church Pastor Kenny Carr was the keynote speaker at the Williamsburg Kiwanis...

Mack L. Holland

Mack L. Holland, 82 of Keavy, passed away Monday, April 16 at the Rockcastle Regional Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He is survived by his wife, Anna J. Holland. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral service...

Connie Lynn Mullins

Connie Lynn Mullins, 52, of Jeffries Court, Williamsburg, departed this life on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico, TN. She was born on January 9, 1962 in Jellico, TN to the late Joe Sulfridge and Fonda (Sexton) Sulfridge. She was preceded in...