Agnes Hopper Young, 96, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at home in Corbin. Agnes was born in Casey County, Kentucky, on November 17, 1922, a daughter of Ethel Godbey and Lewis Wilham. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister Pauline Wilham, husband...

James L. Safriet, 89, of Williams-burg, Kentucky passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 22, 2019. He was born in Gatliff, Kentucky on May 26, 1930 to the Pearl (Teague) Safriet. He was one of three veterans in his family. He is also preceded in death by a brother Art (Jr.)...

Erica Nicole Davis, 23, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at UK Children’s Hospital in Lexington. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. Craig Thomas officiating. Burial will be in the...

Jesse Lee Cox, 70, of the Roses Creek Community of Campbell County, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 1, 1949 to the late Joseph James Cox and Nancy (Osborne) Cox in Jellico, Tennessee. In addition to his parents, he was...

Elsie Aldine Jones, 88, of Rocky Point School Road, Williamsburg, KY departed this life on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Corbin, KY. She was born on November 4, 1930 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late Augustus Arthur and Nancy (Wells) Cupp. She...

Elva Lee Faulkner Stamper, born April 7, 1921 went to her heavenly home on August 26, 2019 in Warren Michigan. Originally from Williamsburg, Kentucky, she was the widow of Lewis Dilbert Stamper, husband of 51 years. She was the only daughter of Judge Ed Everett and Sarah Frances...

Violet Felts Rogers, 85, of Corbin, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019, at The Heritage. The family will receive friends from Noon, Wednesday, September 25, until the time of the funeral at 2:00 p.m. at the Dorthae Pentecostal Church with Rev. Billy Evans officiating....

Roy L. Perkins, 84, of the Jellico Creek Community, Williamsburg, Ky. passed away Friday September 20, 2019 at Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 10, 1935 in McCreary County, Ky. to the late Elmon and Amanda Campbell Perkins. Along with his parents he...

Gerald Don Phillips, 79, formerly of Corbin, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, KY. He was born March 7, 1940 to the late Jonah and Effie Phillips. Gerald was a saved, born again Christian and attended Ormsby Heights Baptist...

Ruth Pauline Wilson, 89, of Miamisburg, OH passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Kettering Medical Center. She was born July 22, 1930 in Williamsburg, KY to the late Josie and Condy Wright. Ruth was a devoted pastor’s wife and a loving mother and grandmother (Nanny). She was...

Charlie Raymond Hamblin, 87, of Hazel Park, Michigan, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at Angela Hospice Care Center in Livonia, MI. He was born on May 26, 1932 in Whitley County, Kentucky. He returned home to Heaven after a long battle of illnesses. He was surrounded by...

Carl “Sonny” Ausmus, 79, of Williams-burg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday September 17, 2019 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. He was born November 16, 1939 in Knoxville, TN to the late Dr. Carl E. Ausmus and the late Hattie C. Ausmus Finley. He attended Main Street Baptist...

John Holbert Wilson, 71, formerly of the Emlyn Community of Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Lehigh Acres, Florida after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on July 30, 1948 in Lynch, Kentucky to the late Floyd and Ester...

Wanda Sue Nantz, 76, of Frazier Lane, Rockholds, Kentucky departed this life on September 17, 2019 at the Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. She was born on April 4, 1943 in Harlan, Kentucky to Charles Peace and Sarah (Middleton) Peace. She was preceded in death her parents,...

Hundreds of thousands of men and women across the United States have sworn to serve this country, and Honor Flight Kentucky’s mission is to honor those heroes one flight at a time. Seventy-three veterans from across the Commonwealth with stories of bravery flew to Washington,...

Extended family hopes to help with financial difficulties family may be facing with three children with congenital heart disease All families face difficult challenges from time to time. However, some families seem to have challenges that stack up in insurmountable proportions....

The Wrigley Taproom’s Kristen Smith is one of 12 chefs and mixologists from across Kentucky who have been invited to participate in the second Taste America Louisville Raising the Bar cocktail party on Sept. 27. Part of the two-night event, Raising the Bar, will focus on food...

Freedom Point Church recently held their Green Hart 5K race and donated the proceeds to purchase six new rocking chairs for the NICU at Baptist Health Corbin. This donation was done in honor of Lisa Hart. No one loved children more than Lisa did. Her life of compassion and...

Mayor Roddy Harrison joined the officers and members of the William Whitley Chapter, NSDAR in declaring by proclamation an official Observance Week of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America. In 1955, The National Society Daughters of the American...

Josh Tyree won the Kentucky Long Rifle given away September 7, 2019 by the Whitley/McCreary County Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.) at the Old Fashioned Days Festival in Williamsburg. The F.O.P. sold raffle tickets during the festival for the Kentucky Long Rifle. Josh is...