Obituaries
BARBARA ANN VANOVER
Apr 29, 2015
Barbara Ann Vanover, age 75, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at her home in Parkers Lake, Kentucky.
Born September 30, 1939, in Somerset, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Thelma (Hall) Stringer. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by a son Ronald Dean Vanover. Surviving family include her husband Donald Vanover whom she...
CATHY ANN KING
Apr 25, 2015
Cathy Ann King, age 63, of Whitley City, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Oneida, Tennessee.
Memorial services will be scheduled for a later date as the family has chosen cremation.
Cathy was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on April 23, 1952, the daughter of the late Jimmy “Hick” and Margaret (Stone) Warner. ...
ELOISE BOWMAN
Apr 21, 2015
Eloise Bowman, age 88 of Melrose, Florida Passed from this life on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Roberts Hospice Care Center in Palatka, Florida.
Funeral service will be on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 2:00 PM with visitation from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Trinity Temple Church, Hwy 2792, Pine Knot, KY. with Rev. Stanley Taylor officiating. Sister Faye...
Bonnie Jane Abbott
Apr 21, 2015
Bonnie Jane Abbott departed from this life on April 21, 2015 at her home in Pine Knot, Kentucky, being 92 years and 26 days old. She was born on March 26, 1932 in Ritner Kentucky, daughter of the late George Clinton Jones and Hettie Lee Jones.
She was a homemaker. Bonnie was of the Baptist faith and a member of...
SHELBY UPCHURCH
Apr 12, 2015
Shelby Upchurch, age 36 days, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
She was born March 8, 2015, in Somerset, Kentucky to Hurstle and Elizabeth (Maynard) Upchurch. She is preceded in death by her grandparents; Gene and Nola Upchurch and Doug and Sharon Rogers and a nephew Hurstle Allen Upchurch.
Surviving...
Carl Lee Kidd
Apr 6, 2015
Carl Lee Kidd, of Pine Knot, Kentucky, departed from this life at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital on April 6, 2015 being 76 years, 5 months, and 29 days old. He was born in Jellico, Tennessee on October 8, 1938 to the late Richard and Rose E. (Richmond) Kidd.
He was a Carpentered and Factory Worker for many years; he...
Grover Strunk
Apr 6, 2015
Grover Strunk departed from this life on April 6, 2015 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital being 68 years, and 10 months old. He was born in Stearns, Kentucky, on June 6, 1946 son of the late John Riley and Nannie Strunk.
Grover was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed watching TV and spending time with his family and friends.
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Dovie Ball
Apr 4, 2015
Dovie Ball departed from this life on April 4, 2015 at her home in Steams, Kentucky, being 85 years, 1 month, and 29 days old. She was born in Fidelity, Kentucky on February 6, 1930 to the late Marvin Glen Williams and Cora Elizabeth (Negler) Williams.
Dovie worked at the Shirt Factory as an Inspector for twenty-five years, she was...
MARY HELEN BRUCE
Mar 29, 2015
Mary Helen Bruce, age 77, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015, at her home in Whitley City, Kentucky.
Born in Hilltop, Kentucky, on May 25, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Earl P and Mary (White) Brown. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband John T. Bruce.
Surviving family include three sons; Danny Bruce...
MAXINE JONES WATERS
Mar 28, 2015
Maxine Jones Waters went to Heaven on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at her home in Whitley City, Kentucky after a courageous battle with cancer.
Maxine was born October 19, 1932, in Pine Knot, Kentucky, to the late Franklin Crabtree and the late Cora Crabtree Cooper. She was a member of the Marshes Siding Church of God.
For many years Maxine...
HAZEL TROXELL
Mar 27, 2015
Mrs. Hazel Troxell, age 68, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at her home in Whitley City, Kentucky.
Born in McCreary County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Goldie (Gregory) Shook. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by a sister Shelby Jean King.
On January 21, 1967, Hazel was united in marriage to Jesse...
BETTY JEAN BOWEN
Mar 27, 2015
Mrs. Betty Jean Bowen, age 73, of Whitley City, Kentucky, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at her home.
Born October 11, 1941, in McCreary County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Charles N. and Delphia Savannah (Spradlin) King. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother Lloyd King and two sisters; Virginia Baird and...
Doyle Strunk
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. Doyle Strunk, age 68, passed from this life on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at his home in Whitley City, Kentucky.
He was born December 24, 1946, in Whitley City, to the late John Marion and Ethel Emma (Brooks) Strunk. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by three brothers; John Strunk, Jr., Donald Strunk, and Gerald Eugene Strunk.
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Betty Lou Whalen
Mar 11, 2015
Betty Lou Whalen, age 69, of Strunk, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky.
Born January 21, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Rachel Elizabeth (Hill) West. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her companion of more than 30 years, Charles Stephens, two brothers,...
GEORGE JONES
Mar 7, 2015
Mr. George Jones, Sr., passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015, at his home on Sandhill Road in Whitley City, Kentucky having attained the age of 80 years one month and 21 days.
Born in Knox County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Gentry and Nora (Burton) Jones and the grandson of Green and Louisa (Smith) Jones and George...
Randy Bryant
Mar 6, 2015
Mr. Randy Bryant, passed from this life on March 6, 2015, at the Jean Waddle Care Center of the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky. He was 67 years, two months and six days old.
Randy was born on December 28, 1947, in McCreary County, Kentucky, to the late Leslie and China (Perry) Bryant. Besides his parents, he is...

LYLE CRAIG McDONALD
Mar 6, 2015
Mr. Lyle Craig McDonald, age 55, of Pine Knot, Kentucky, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Born in Greenville, South Carolina, on November 6, 1959, he was the son of Donald Dean and Emma (Chitwood) McDonald. He is preceded in death by a son Brian Wayne McDonald, and a brother Michael Jay McDonald.
Surviving...
Robert "Huston" King
Mar 3, 2015
Robert Huston King, of Pine Knot, KY departed this life at the McCreary Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pine Knot, KY on March 3, 2015 being 79 years, and 2 months old. He was born in McCreary County, KY on January 03, 1936 the son of the late Orthie King and Gracie May Willkins.
Along with this parents he is...
Estel "Ray" Spradlin
Mar 3, 2015
Mr. Estel Ray Spradlin, age 67, of Parkers Lake, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky.
Born in Sawyer, Kentucky, on April 30, 1947, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Lettie (Perry) Spradlin. He is also preceded in death by his wife Wanda (Bryant) Spradlin, a great...
John "Bill" William Marcum
Feb 24, 2015
Marcum, John William “Bill” age 87 of Oak Ridge passed away Tuesday Feb. 24, 2015 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Bill was born March 30, 1927, in Shoopman, Kentucky to the late Claude V. and Marie Baker Marcum. He began his career with General Electric, was with Bell Helicopter in Iran, and retired from ARAMCO in Saudia Arabia....