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Paul James Foran

Paul James Foran, 80, of Greene Township, Cincinnati, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Hospice of Cincinnati. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 25, at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Bodenhamer officiating. Burial was at the Rest Haven Cemetery with...

Ivan Jack “IJ” Owens

Ivan Jack “IJ” Owens, 80, of Buck Creek Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico, TN. He was born on April 2, 1937 in Williamsburg, to the late Woodford Owens and Nona (Vanderpool) Owens. He was also preceded in...

Phillip David Lawson

Phillip David Lawson, 65, of Rev. H.D. Lawson Road, Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the Williamsburg Health and Rehab Center. He was born on October 2, 1951 in Jellico, TN to the late Ewell Lawson and Anna Roller Lawson. He was also preceded in death...

Clarence McKiddy

Clarence McKiddy, 84, of Taylor Circle, Williamsburg, departed this life on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. He was born January 8, 1933 in Williamsburg, to the late Rev. Rich McKiddy and Litha (Lee) McKiddy. He was also preceded in death by his...

John Bill Gibbs

John Bill Gibbs, 61, of Corbin passed away at his home Wednesday, May 24, 2017. He was a 1973 graduate of Corbin High School, a 1977 graduate of Cumberland College, Past Master of Hugh Harris Masonic Lodge, Kosair Shrine, Scottish Rite, and a 39 year employee of Whayne Supply. ...

Peggy Sue Hutton

Peggy Sue Hutton, 81, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her residence in Hillsboro, OH. Born in Gray, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Dora Wright Helton. She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur Hutton, Jr.;  sons Gary and Randy Hutton;  and siblings...

Whitley County High JROTC holds Change of Command Ceremony

During the Annual JROTC Organization Day, Whitley County High School conducted a Change of Command Ceremony.  The ceremony consist of the outgoing commander passing the Battalion Colors to the Senior Army Instructor symbolizing the relinquishing of command at which time the...

Former Farm Bureau Board Member, former FFA Vice President visits family in North Carolina

Recently, Wilbert “Bert” Siler and his wife, Bessie of the Rockholds community traveled to Old Fort, NC to visit Bessie’s brother, Dr. George Ellis and his wife Joyce. During their enjoyable visit, Bert learned that his great niece, Hannah Ellis had been selected as Vice...

Terry Lee Rowland

Terry Lee Rowland, 67, of Bismarck, ND, formerly of Corbin, KY and Xenia, OH, passed away November 24, 2016 in Bismarck. Born January 4, 1949 in Corbin, he was the son of the late Dewey A. Rowland of Corbin and Dorothy E. Rowland. His brother David Kurt Rowland also preceded him...

Shirley Tompkins Barker

Shirley Tompkins Barker, 88 of Corbin, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH. Born in Corbin, on April 14, 1929, she was the daughter of William W. (Bill) and Bessie Messer Tompkins. She married Randall D. Barker on November 28, 1952. ...