Obits H Surnames: Bell County, Kentucky Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Kelly Courtney-Blizzard (compiler) Elsie Gambrel Underwood EGSALLYU@AOL.COM (donated the Obits), Transcribers: Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris mharrisfam@earthlink.net Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us Neal Byrge NealByrge@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Copyright 2000 Kelly Courtney-Blizzard (compiler) Elsie Gambrel Underwood EGSALLYU@AOL.COM (donated the Obits), Transcribers: Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris mharrisfam@earthlink.net Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us Neal Byrge NealByrge@aol.com *********************************************************************** Obituary H Surnames Daphne Slusher Hale Source: Pineville Sun, Thursday, October 8, 1987, Obituary. Daphne Slusher Hale, 79, died at Pineville Community Hospital on Thursday, October 1, 1987, after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 22, 1908 in Flat Lick, Ky., the daughter of John H. Slusher and Axie Jackson Slusher. She was a lifelong resident of Bell County and a member of the West Pineville Baptist Church. She was a retired school teacher in the Bell County school system. She is preceded in death by her husband, Grover C. Hale. Survivors include; two daughters, Doris Hale Spurlock, Pineville and Dottie Henderson, Flat Lick; three sisters Dorthy Evans, Arjay, Ky., Mary Messer Flat Lick, and Virginia Howard, Pineville; two brothers, J. H. Slusher and Virgil Slusher, both of Pineville; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were at Arnett Funeral Home Sunday, with Rev. W. B. Bingham officiating. Burial was in the Flat Lick Cemetery. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, October 27, 1988 Emmer Redmond Hall-- Emmer Edith Redmond Hall, age 73, a resident of Calvin, KY., died Tuesday, October 18, 1988 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born November 15, 1914 in Bell Co., KY., the daughter of the late Joe Redmond and Martha Sanford Redmond. She believed in the Baptist faith. She is survived by: two sons, Jr. Edgar Hall, Tanyard Hill, KY., and Lloyd Hall, OK; four daughters, Avalee Hall, Covington, KY., Mrs. Jewell Lee Elliott, Log Mt., KY., Mrs. Jenelee Gabbard, Page, KY., and Mrs. Francis Wright, Detroit, MI; three brothers, Willis and George Redmond, both of Page, KY., and Ed Redmond, TN; two sisters, Alice Redmond and Virgie Redmond; 28 grandchildren and 60 great grandchildren. Services for Mrs. Hall were at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 1988 at the home of Jenelee Gabbard, Page, KY., with Rev. Otis Hensley. Burial followed in the Hall Redmond Cemetery, Page, KY. The pallbearers who served were friends of the family. Durham funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris The Sun-Courier, Thursday, November 14, 1985 Florida B. Hall- Mrs. Florida B. Hall, age 83, a former resident of Pineville, KY., passed away Saturday, November 9, 1985 at the Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati, OH. She was born January 4, 1902 in Bell Co., KY., the daughter of the late George and Rosie Mason. She believed in the Baptist faith. She is survived by: 1 brother, Jess Mason, Pineville; 2 sisters, Mrs. Mary Frances Caswell, Cincinnati, OH., Mrs. Cordie Burnett, Walker, KY;several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Hall were held at 2 p.m. Monday, November 11, 1985 at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Bruce Wilmoth and George Neal officiated. Burial followed in the Pineville Memorial Cemetery, Pineville, KY. Jim Caswell and her nephews served as pallbearers. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. Harris The Sun-Courier, Thursday, August 9, 1990 Homer HAMPTON, 67, died Thursday, August 2, at the Pineville Community Hospital following a long illness. He was born in Knox County, Kentucky, the son of the late Need HAMPTON and Nola Jane RICKETT HAMOTON. He had been a welder at the General Motors Company and was a member of the Oakdale Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, His wife, Obrey Ruth McGEORGE HAMPTON, a daughter, Donna WALTER, a brother, Walter HAMPTON, two sisters, Irene HAMPTON and Pauline TAYLOR. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy OSTA, Pontiac, Mich., and Linda MASON, Orlando, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Kelly WOODARD and Julie OSTA, both of Pineville, Jackie MASON, Chip MASON and Chuck MASON, all of Orlando, Fla., Ralph WALTER, Tracy WALTER and Jessica WALTER, all of Detroit, Mich.; a host of friends and other relatives. Services were held Saturday, August 4, at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home with Rev. Deboyce GIVENS and Rev. Kenneth HOSKINS. Burial was in the McGeorge Cemetery, Pineville. Friends and family served as pallbearers. Arnett and Steele Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: C. Binkley The Sun-Courier, Thursday, February 16, 1989 Obrey Ruth HAMPTON, 65, died Monday, February 6, 1989 at her home following a sudden illness. She was born at Balkan, Ky., February 8, 1923, a daughter of the late Lee and Rosetta JACKSON McGEORGE. A retired Licensed Practical Nurse at the Pineville Hospital, she was a member of the Oakdale Missionary Baptist Church. On December 8, 1943, she married Homer Austin HAMPTON, who survives. Other survivors include: three daughters, Peggy OSTA, Pontiac, Michigan, Linda MASON, Orlando, Florida, Donna WALTER, Detroit, Mich.; four sisters, Audrey DAVIDSON, Calvin, Ky., Eleanor SMITH, Morrow, Ohio, Marry DAVISON, Pleasant Point, Ohio, Freda HAYS, Norwood, Ohio; five brothers, Herbert McGEORGE, Dayton, Ohio, William McGEORGE, Laurel Hill, Pineville, Paul McGEORGE, Calloway, Ky., Ray Douglas McGEORGE, Norwood, Ohio, Kenneth McGEORGE, Laurel Hill, Pineville, eight grandchildren, Kelly WOODARD, Laurel Hill, Jackie MASON, Chip MASON, and Chuck MASON, Florida, Julie OSTA, Pontiac, Mich., Ralph WALTER, Tracy WALTER, Mich., and a host of nieces and nephews. Services were at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 1989 at the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth HOSKINS. Burial was in the McGeorge Family Cemetery, Pineville. Relatives and friends served as pallbearers. Arnett Funeral Home, Pineville, was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: C. Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Friday, July 8, 1988 Rebecca HAMPTON, age 71, of Detroit, Michigan, formerly of Pineville died Thursday, June 30, 1988 at Riverside Hospital in Trenton, Michigan following a short illness. She was born in Bell County May 10, 1917, to the late Lake and Mollie LOGAN VALENTINE. She was married to the late Charles HAMPTON and was a homemaker. She was a believer in the Baptist faith. Rebecca Hampton is survived by two daughters, Mary MOORE, and Sue LAZEAR, both of Dearborn, Michigan; three sons, Billy Joe HAMPTON, Pineville, Donnie HAMPTON, Lexington, and Gene HAMPTON, Wayne, Michigan; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at the graveside in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Charles F. JONES. Arnett Funeral Home, Pineville was in charge of arrangements. Type by: C. Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Thursday, March 17, 1988 George Edward Hankla-- George Edward Hankla, 72, of Four Mile passed away Thursday, March 10, 1988 at the Pineville Health Care Center following a long illness. He was born in Harrodsburg, KY., April 16, 1915 to the late George Edward and Della Watts Hankla. He had served in the United States Army and was a retired painter and carpenter. Mr. Hankla had been a resident of the Bell County area for the past 35 years and was a member of the Four Mile Pentecostal Church. Mr. Hankla is survived by: his wife, Ruth Myers Hankla, Four Mile, whom he married in 1952; one sister-in-law, Ada Brown, Four Mile; three nieces, Carolyn Sue Smith and Linda Sue Goodin, both of Carter's Branch, and Mary Ann Christian, Atlanta, GA; two nephews, Jack Steven Smith, Carter's Branch, and Archie Christian, Atlanta, GA. Services were at 2 p.m. at Four Mile Pentecostal Church with Rev. Cecil Miracle and Rev. Ben Broughton. Burial was in the Hendrickson Cemetery, Four Mile. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris The Sun-Courier, Thursday, September 27, 1990 Mr. Hence HARRIS, a resident of Wallsend, Ky., passed away Thursday, September 20, 1990 at the Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville, Ky. He was born July 10, 1912 in Knox County, Ky., the son of the late Bill HARRIS and Maggie SMITH HARRIS. He was a member of the Church of God of Wallsend, Ky. Left to mourn his passing are the following members of his family: his wife, Mrs. Reva HARRIS, Pineville; five sons, Roscoe HARRIS, Danny HARRIS, Hence HARRIS, Jr., and Johnny HARRIS, all of Pineville; David HARRIS, Middlesboro; three daughters, Mrs. Joyce GAMBREL, Barbourville, Ky.; Mrs. Mary NUNN and Mrs. Carolyn Sue SMITH, both of Pineville; 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Services for Mr. Hence Harris were conducted Saturday, September 22, 1990 at 2:00 p.m. at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Allen LORD officiating. Burial was in the Wallsend Cemetery, Pineville. Pallbearers were friends of the family. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by C. Binkley The Sun-Courier, Thursday, April 27, 1989 Raymond A. HARRIS, 66, died Friday, April 21, 1989 at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was born May 1, 1922 in Tinsley, Ky., the son of Maude WEST HARRIS and the late Wallace HARRIS, Sr. He had served in the Marines and the Air Force and was a retired car salesman. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Charles V. HARRIS. Survivors include his wife, Sadie HALL HARRIS, Harlan, Ky.; mother, Maude HARRIS, Pineville; sister, Mildred SWAFFORD, Pineville; brothers, Wallace HARRIS Jr., Grays Knob, Ky., and Jack HARRIS, Dallas, Texas; step-daughters, Deborah CLASON, Kingsport, Tn., Donna COLE, Kingsport, Tn., Seri SMITH, Hampton, Va., and Cinda MOORE, Decatur, Ala.; two step-grandsons, four step-granddaughters, and a host of nieces and nephews. Services were Monday at 2 p.m. at the Wasiota Baptist Church with Rev. Robey WALTERS and Rev. Keith ROGERS. Burial was in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Middlesboro, Ky. Pallbearers were bob SAYLOR, Harold LLOYD, Ralph WOODS, James HALL, Frank HALL, C. H. CLEM, Gary HARRIS, and David HARRIS. Arnett Funeral Home, Pineville, was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: C. Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Thursday, March 17, 1988 Ray G. Hays-- Ray G. Hays was born April 8, 1904 in Jackson County, KY. He was a son of Green V. and Laura Hays - one of the 13 children belonging to this family. Ray completed the first 6 grades of elementary school and dropped out because he was needed at home. For fourteen years, he worked beside his father and brothers on the hillside farm. Together they logged, cut cross ties, cradled wheat, shocked fodder, and eked out a living. Specially influenced by his godly mother, Ray began to sense that something more was needed to make his life meaningful. He experienced a very genuine conversion at age 26, which caused him to hunger for more education. He returned to the sixth grade and for six years continued his elementary and secondary studies. Ray then went to the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago where he studied for three years without returning home. Upon graduation, he came home to find that his parental home had just burned to the ground. With his brother Roy, the home was rebuilt before he went to Hamilton, OH where he founded the Peoples Gospel Mission in a converted bar known as the Green Onion. While in Hamilton, Ray met and married Janie Bowling, formerly of Laurel Co., KY. On June 29, 1935, they were married. Within a few years, the Kentucky hills beckoned and the family moved to Gray Hawk. There a home was built and a family of eleven children was raised. Seven sons and four daughters were nurtured in this home, each one finding encouragement to "do something with your life that will be of benefit to others." Four daughters - Alma Shouse of Lawrenceburg, Ruth Sorrell of Goshen, IN., Linda Lakes of Gray Hawk, KY., and Judy Shepherd of Lawrenceburg, KY., all became teachers. The oldest son Talmadge is a doctor in Pineville, KY. Calvin is a minister and businessman. Truman is a businessman. Ray is a recruiting officer for the United States Navy. Paul is a Sergeant with the Kentucky State Police. Carl is an inspector with the Kentucky department of mining services. One son, Henry, was tragically killed February 1, 1968 in McKee, KY. Ray Hays was ordained to the ministry of the Reformed Church in America in 1948 at the renowned Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. Subsequently, he became the Evangelist at large for the Kentucky mountain work of the Reformed Church in America. In that capacity, he founded churches in such remote areas as Salt Rock, Sand Springs, Sinking Valley, Buncomb and Cool Springs, while regularly conducting services of worship five times each Sunday. Until months before his death on March 6, 1988, Ray Hays was planning to go yet once more back into the hills to tell the folks, "We have a big, kind and merciful God - and we need to get to know him." On March 9, 1988, Ray G. Hays was laid to rest in the family cemetery at Gray Hawk - the last of his generation yet forever first in the hearts of his wife, his daughters and his sons. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris James Skidmore Helton-- James Skidmore Helton, 93, died September 28, 1987 in Somerset, KY. He was born April 23, 1894, in Leslie County, KY., to the late Jonas and Matilda Forester Helton. He was married in 1924 to Frances Kinningham, and she preceded him in death on February 26, 1981. He was a graduate of Harlan High School and attended Berea College. He served in the Army in World War I and in Germany in the battles of the Argonne Forest. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a member of the Scottish Rite and 32nd Degree Master Mason. He was also a Kentucky Colonel. He served as Bell County's sheriff for three terms, was a member of the Kentucky Sheriff's Association, and was honored in 1986 as the oldest living sheriff in Kentucky. He also served as jailer of Bell County and master of commissioner of the Bell Circuit Court and chief deputy sheriff for two terms. He was the owner of Helton Insurance Agency in Pineville for 20 years and retired in 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pineville and was baptized in the Cumberland River in Harlan during a revival. He taught in the Bell County School System. Survivors include four children, Marietta H. Lewis, Lexington, Eloise H. Drake, Somerset, J. C. Helton, and Cinder Parsons, both of Pineville; two sisters, Tishie Helton Brock, Beverly, KY., and Margie K. Black, Pineville; eleven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and relatives. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Carlo Brittain Helton, Grant Helton and Jack W. Helton. Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Pineville, with the Revs. Donald W. Durham and Charles F. Jones. Burial was in Pineville Cemetery. Pallbearers were the Rev. Milton H. Lewis III, Dr. Robert G. Drake Jr., James York Drake, John Marshall Drake, James Carter Helton Jr., Jeffery Wade Helton, Floyd Allen Lewis, Kenneth Ward Parsons Jr., Doug Starcher and Bill Case. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Newspaper name and date of publication not available. Typed by Mary J. Harris James Edward HEMBREE, 58, died Thursday, October 18 at the Pineville Community Hospital following a long illness. He was born August 19, 1932, in Bell County, Ky., the son of the late Joecephus and Dollie JACKSON HEMBREE. He owned and operated an auto body shop and was a member of the Hosman Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen JORDAN HEMBREE, Pineville; a daughter, Debra LAMBERT, Mt. Vernon, Ky.; a son, James Michael HEMBREE, Ferndale; a sister, Joyce TAYLOR, Louisville; two brothers, John HEMBREE and Robert HEMBREE, both of Lexington, Ky., three grandchildren, Betty HEMBREE, Jamie HEMBREE and Joseph HEMBREE; four nieces and four nephews and a host of relatives and friends. Services were conducted Sunday, October 21 at Arnett & Steel Funeral Home with Rev. Jim DISNEY, and Rev. Hurley PHILLIPS officiating. Burial was in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Ebb BAILEY, Gary BYINGTON, Wayne WALTERS, Clyde WOODS, James MILLS and Glenn PATTERSON. Honorary pallbearers were James W. LAMBERT, James H. LAMBERT, Sonny OLIVER, Eulis PEACE, Eugene RAMSEY, Benny RHYMER, Evans HILTON, Denver HOSKINS and Curt McGAFFEE. Arnett & Steele Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by; Connie Binkley From The Lexington Herald Leader 12 Oct 1998 PINEVILLE -- BIRCHEL HENDRICKSON, 75, Arjay, retired coal miner, husband of MABEL FRYE HENDRICKSON, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Arnett & Steele Funeral Home. Visitation 5-9 p.m. today. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, January 12, 1989 Evie HENDRICKSON, age 94, a resident of Straight Creek, Ky., died Friday, January 6, 1989 at the Middlesboro Community Hospital. He was born August 28, 1893 in Bell County, Ky., the son of the late James HENDRICKOSN and Martha MESSER HENDRICKSON. He believed in the Holiness faith. At the time of his death he was residing with Shirley BRYANT in Middlesboro, Ky. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 1989 at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Thea O. CARTER. Burial followed in the Hendrickson Cemetery, Four Mile, Ky. The pallbearers who served were his nephews and friends of the family. Durham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Typed by: C. Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Thursday, May 3, 1990 Fred Hendrickson-- Fred Hendrickson, 70, of Route 2, Corbin, died Monday, April 23, 1990 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Tinsley, KY., February 27, 1920, a son of the late John A. and Celia Partin Hendrickson. He had been a veteran of World War II and had worked as a carpenter. He is survived by: his wife, Ruby Martin Hendrickson, Corbin; a step-son, Ronnie Martin, Corbin; a brother, James Hendrickson, Woodbine; a sister, Mary Francis Morris; and two grandchildren. Services were Thursday, April 26, 1990 at the Oak Grove Baptist Church, Corbin, with Rev. Tony Jackson and Rev. Alonzo Sharp. Burial followed in the Martin-Hendrickson Cemetery. O'Neil Funeral Home, Corbin, was in charge of arrangements. Obituary courtesy of Arnett & Steele Funeral Home, Pineville. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris George HENDRICKSON George F. HENDRICKSON, 88, of Rt. 1 Pineville, died Monday, July 4, 1988 at the Valley Park Convalescent Center following a long illness. He was born in Pineville October 18, 1899 to the late Frank and Damie PHIPPS HENDRICKSON. He was retired from the Bell Telephone Company and from Kentucky Utilities and was a believer in the Baptist faith. He is survived by one daughter; Juanita MASON, Lima, Ohio; one son, Hank HENDRICKSON, Pineville; one sister, Doris HALL, Corbin, Kentucky; six grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Services were at 2: p.m. at the Arnett Funeral Home with Rev. W. B. BIGHAM and Rev. Paul GIBSON. Music during the services was by the Paul GIBSON family. Burial was in the Smith Hill Cemetery at Clear Creek. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, May 12, 1988 Timothy F. Hendrickson, Sr-- Timothy Franklin Hendrickson, Sr., 79, died Tuesday, April 26, 1988, at the Pineville Community Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born in Pineville on September 3, 1908, to the late George Nelson and Mellie Evelyn Hendrickson, one of nine children. Mr. Hendrickson was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pineville where he served as a deacon for forty years. He also served as a Sunday School Teacher and a R.A. Leader and he had been a Boy Scout Leader. He worked for Asher Coal Mining Company for many years and, in latter years, he was a professional upholsterer. He did chair caning, seat weaving, wood refinishing and he was a multi-talented furniture restorer. He was well loved by the Pineville community that he served for so many years. He is survived by his wife, Naomi Jane Risner Hendrickson, Pineville; two daughters, Judith Rose Wilder, Pineville, and Heather Naomi Miracle, Calvin; three sons, Timothy F. Hendrickson, II, Dearborn, MI., David Risner Hendrickson, Byhalia, Mississippi, and Jonathon Richard Hendrickson, Corryton, TN; one brother, George Nelson Hendrickson, Ferndale; fifteen grandchildren, Cathy Lynn Hendrickson, Wendell Wayne Wilder, Daniel Timothy Wilder, William Lorne Hendrickson, Rhonda Wilder Roberts, Jay Paul Wilder, David Risner Hendrickson, II, Timothy Franklin Hendrickson, III, Laura Judith Sullivan, Elena Carol Mydett, Damon Lowry Hendrickson, Glenn Hendrickson, Stephanie Hendrickson, Jonathon Richard Hendrickson, II, and Gina Michelle Hendrickson; and fifteen great grandchildren. Services were at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 29, 1988, at the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles F. Jones and Rev. Ernest Hendrickson. Burial was in the Hendrickson Cemetery at Ferndale. Music for the service was by Timothy F. Hendrickson, III. Pallbearers were Timothy F. Hendrickson, III, Danny Wilder, David Hendrickson, Glenn Hendrickson, William Hendrickson, and Eddie Miracle. Honorary pallbearers were the deacons of the First Baptist Church of Pineville. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris The Sun-Courier, Thursday, June 18, 1987 Mattie Julie HENSLEY Mattie Julie SIZEMORE HENSLEY passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 1987, at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born January 2, 1909, to the late Matt and Ollie WALKER SIZEMORE. She was a member of the Hosman Baptist Church. On August 17, 1923, she was united in marriage to the late Arthur HENSLEY who preceded her in death. To this union eleven children were born. One son, Leonard HENSLEY and five infant children preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Benny SIZEMORE, Virgil SIZEMORE and Robert SIZEMORE, one half-brother, Arthur WALKER and one sister, Tommie SIZEMORE. Surviving her are two sons, Clyde HENSLEY, Norwood, Ohio and Bobby HENSLEY, Pineville, Kentucky. Three daughters, Helen MILLS, Cincinnati, Ohio; Lois WOODS, Four Mile, Kentucky, and Joan ADKINS, Artemus, Kentucky; two brothers, Paul SIZEMORE, Callihan, Florida and Grover SIZEMORE, Baltimore, Maryland; three sisters, Mossie BAKER, Flat lick, Kentucky, Mable KING, Pineville, and Hazel BROCK, Four Mile, Kentucky; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews also survive. Services for Mrs. Hensley were june 6, 1987 at 2 p.m. in the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. William WOLFE. Burial followed in Pineville Memorial Cemetery. Her grandsons served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Emmanuel H. RADER, Dr. Steve MORGAN, Mr. Van BAIN and Mr. Oscar JACKSON. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Friday, December 29, 1989 Pauline Hensley-- Pauline Valentine Hensley, 74, a resident of Cleveland, OH., formerly of Arjay, KY., died Thursday, December 21, 1989 at St. John Hospital in Cleveland, OH. She was the daughter of the late Preston Valentine and Ruth Rice Valentine. She was born August 19, 1915 at St. Creek, KY. She was preceded in death by her mother and father and her husband Albert Hensley. She was a believer in the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include: three sons, Earl Dean Hensley, Pineville, KY., Roy Hensley, West Henietta, NY., and Ronnie Hensley, Cleveland, OH; two daughters, Nancy Crawford, Menifee Valley, CA., and Barbara Gilbert, Marysville, CA; one brother, Johnny Valentine, Cleveland, TN; one sister, Nancy Jane Valentine, Cleveland, OH; 18 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and a host of friends and neighbors. Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 1989 at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Allen Lord and Carl Jordan. Music was by Allen Lord and Vickey Jordan. Burial was in the Pineville Memorial Gardens, Pineville, KY. Pallbearers were Harold Hensley, Earl Hensley, Jr., Eugene Collett, Huey Valentine, Charles Smith, Ronald Jordan, Allen Burke, and Preston Valentine. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris From The Lexington Herald Leader 27 Oct 1998 PINEVILLE -- ANNA MAE WILSON HIBBARD 82, 313 Wilderness Trail Manor, homemaker, widow of CLARENCE EDWARD HIBBARD, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Arnett & Steele Funeral Home. Visitation 7-9 p.m. today. Angleleen HICKS Angleleen Bowers Hicks, age 83 of Pineville, Ky., died Saturday at the Pineville Community Hospital. A native of Monroe County and a former Niota and Athens, she had lived at Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville, for the past three years, and was a former resident of Alexandria, Ky.. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Ida May Rogers Bowers, and was precided in death by her husband- Thomas Earl Hicks on October 31, 1967. She was a member of the Fairlawn Baptist Church in Alexandria, Ky., and a retired employee of Crescent Hosiery Mill in Niota. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law; Lucille and Rev. John R. Holloway of Pineville, Ky., Five grandchildren; Mrs. Earla Wilson of Athens, Ky, Rev. Johnnie Lynn Holloway of Dayton, Ky, Rev. James E. Holloway of West Frankfort, Ill., Tony Ray Holloway of Bellevue, Ky., and Sgt. Jackie E. Holloway of Elgin Air Force Base, Ft. Walden Beach, Fla., ten great-grand-children and three great-great-grand-children. Two brothers; Otis Bowers of Maryville, and David Bowers of Newcastle, Ind., Four sisters; Mrs. Marie Hicks of Niota, Ky., Mrs. Alice Bowers of Maryville, Ky., Mrs. Anna Belle Edwards of Philidelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Helen Champion of New Castle, Ind., and several neices and nephews. Services were at 2 p.m., Monday, January 2, 1989 in the Chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnnie Lynn Holloway and Rev. James E. Holloway. Burial was at the Niota Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jerry Wilson, Scotie Fox, Edie Fox, Chris Holloway, Danny Hyde and Kevin Holloway. Obituary courtesy of Arnett Funeral Home. (The Sun-Courier, Friday, January 6, 1989) The Sun-Courier, Thursday, March 3, 1988 John Henry Hobbs-- John Henry Hobbs, age 58, a resident of Pathfork, KY., passed away Thursday, February 25, 1988 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born February 12, 1930 in Bell County, KY., the son of the late Rose Hobbs and Bessie Miracle Hobbs. He was a retired coal miner and a member of local union of Blackstar No. 6053. He believed in the Holiness faith. He is survived by: his wife, Mrs. Lorene Collett Hobbs, Pathfork, KY; five children, Mrs. Lillian Sue Stacy, Middlesboro, KY., Paul Wayne Hobbs, Eva Ann Hobbs, John Hobbs, Jr., and David E. Hobbs, all of Pathfork; seven sisters, Mrs. Nan Wilson, Middletown, OH., Mrs. Stella Wright, Cincinnati, OH., Mrs. Opal Eaton, Flat Lick, KY., Mrs. Barbaa Butcher, Owensville, KY., Miss Betty Hobbs, Louisville, KY., Mrs. Nettie Proffitt, Owensville, KY., Mrs. Ethel Southerland, Hulen, KY; four children. Services for Mr. Hobbs were at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 1988 at the Blackstar Pentecostal Church with Revs. Robert Brock and Everett Eads. Burial followed at the Tackett Hill Cemetery, Hulen, KY. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris Name of "father" appeared as Rose (as opposed to possibly Ross) and the final notation of survivors is likely supposed to have been "four grandchildren." The Sun-Courier, Thursday, September 28, 1989 Otis HOBBS, age 76, a resident of Hulen, Ky., died Saturday, September 23, 1989 at his home. He was born June 22, 1913 in Bell County, the son of the late Jim HOBBS and Debbie SLUSHER HOBBS. He was a retired coal miner, a member of the U.M.W.A. and a member of the Black Stab Pentecostal Church. He is survived by his wife, Frankie McGEORGE HOBBS, Hulen Ky.; six children, Mrs. Wanda SAYLOR, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Debbie MIRACLE, Tazewell, Tenn., Mrs. Stella CUPP, Cubbage, Ky., Mrs. Johnny HOBBS, Mrs. Opal HESLEY, and Miss Laura HOBBS, all of Hulen, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary BROWN, Corbin, Ky., and Mrs. Myrtle HENSLEY, Rose Hill, Va.; fifteen grandchildren. Services were Tuesday, September 26, 1989 at the Laurel Hill Primitive Church with Rev. Charles MOSLEY, and Elder Kenneth ROBBINS. Burial followed in the Hobbs Family Cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons, and son-in-law. Durham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Typed by: Connie B. lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Friday, September 11, 1987 Xenia Gilbert Holland-- Xenia Holland, 90, formerly from Balkan, KY., died September 3 at the Madison Manor Nursing Home, Huntsville, AL. Services were held at the Spry Funeral Home at 3 p.m. September 5. Interment was at Faith Memorial Park, Huntsville. She is survived by a daughter, Frances Blackwell, Huntsville; a son, Dan Holland; step-daughter, Ferne Smith, Pineville and one step-son, Lamar Holland, CA; a sister, Jerry Riegel, Sarasota, FL. She was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Martha Phipps. She has 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris The Sun Courier, Thursday, May 3, 1990 James Hollingsworth-- James Robert Hollingsworth, 77, 1051 Chinoe Road, Lexington, husband of Thelma Kirk Hollingsworth, died Saturday, April 14, at Cooper Drive Veterans Administration Hospital. Born in Pineville, he was the son of the late William Robert and Alta Vermillion Hollingsworth. He was a retired federal employee, a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church, Lexington A&FM Lodge No. 1, and a veteran of WWII. Other survivors are a brother, Rice Johnson Hollingsworth, Kingston, TN., a sister-in-law, Esther Kirk Shelburne, Lexington, and a host of nieces and nephews. Services were held at 2:30 p.m. April 16 at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by Dr. Ted Sisk and Rev. Raymond Strunk Payne. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Bluegrass Alzheimer Society. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris Elmer Hoover, 76 Middlesboro, KY...Elmer Hoover, 76, passed away Saturday, January 3, 1998 at his home. He was born July 27, 1921, in White Oak, TN, a son of the late George Hoover and Maude Reynolds Hoover. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his two daughters, Shirley Butt, Middlesboro, KY and Sharon Gilbert, Corbin, KY; four brothers, J. C. Hoover, Miami, FL, Jackie Hoover, Little Rock, AR, Jimmy Hoover, Lima, OH, and Junior Hoover, Cincinnati, OH; five sisters Celia Rosenberg, Bobwhite, WV, Dorothy Ray, Middlesboro, Ruth Carver, Chapmansville, VA, Lissie Evans, Middlesboro, Ky and Gail Hoover, Pennsylvania. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rest Haven Cemetery at Corbin, KY, with the Rev. Gary Miracle presiding. Visitation is after 1 p.m. today at the home of his daughter Shirley Butt, at 634 South 34th St. Middlesboro, KY Creech Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, April 30, 1987 Percy HORNE Mr. Percy HORNE, age 49, a former resident of Bell County, Ky., passed away Saturday, April 18, 1987 in Tampa, Fla. He was born January 9, 1938 in Bell County, Ky., the son of the late Taft HORNE and Callie MILLER HORNE who survives. He believed in the Baptist faith. He is survived by: his mother, Mrs. Callie MILLER HORNE, Cincinnati, Ohio; his wife, Mrs. Mary BOWLING HORNE, London, Ky.; two daughters: Miss Marcie Ann HORNE, Tampa, Fla.; Miss Jennifer HORNE, Somerset, Ky.; two brothers, Ernie HORNE and Lincoln SMITH, both of Cincinnati; two sisters, Mrs. Beulah BURNS, London, Ky.; Mrs. Anneta PRENATT, Cincinnati. Services for Mr. Horne were at 12 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 1987 at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George ATKINS. Burial followed in the Lily Memorial Cemetery, Lily, Ky. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Trans-by: Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us Carrie Hoskins Carrie Hoskins, age 87, a former resident of Hances Creek, passed away at the Life Care Center in Morristown, Tennessee. After several years of illness. She was born in Bell County, Ky ., on January 15, 1899, Daughter of the late James C. And Laura Hoskins. She remained a lifelong resident and was a former owner of a general store in Hances Creek. She believed in the Primitive Baptist Faith. Survivors include two sisters Edna Davis of Calvin, Ky., and Susie Hoskins, Morristown, Tn. Several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, February 9, with the Elders Kenneth Robbins and Phillip Hoskins officiating. Interment followed at the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, Middlesboro, Ky. Arnett Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, February 11, 1988 Cordie Saylor Hoskins-- Cordie Saylor Hoskins, age 72, a resident of Stoney Fork, KY., passed away Thursday, February 4, 1988 at her home. She was born October 20, 1915 in Bell County, KY., the daughter of the late Frank Saylor and Ollie Blizzard Saylor. She was joined in holy matrimony Octoer 5, 1931 at Soney Fork, KY., to Berry Hoskins, son of Archie and Amanda Howard Hoskins. She was a member of the Stoney Fork Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, one infant son, and one infant grandson. She is survived by: her husband, Berry Hoskins, Stoney Fork; three children, Frankie Ray Hoskins and Danny Ray Hoskins, both of Stoney Fork, Doris Sinkhorn, Pineville, KY; two sisters, Delphia Goley, Grays, KY., Carrie Blevins, Berea, KY; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services for Mrs. Hoskins were at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 6,1988 at the Stoney Fork Baptist Church with Revs. Ed Gregory and Van Johnson. Burial followed in the Hoskins Family Cemetery, Stoney Fork, KY. Her grandsons, nephews, and friends of the family served as pallbearers. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris The Sun-Courier, Friday, June 1, 1990 Daniel Boone HOSKINS III, 51, of Maitland, Florida, the son of Daniel Boone HOSKINS, Jr., and Maisie STONE HOSKINS of Pineville, Ky., died at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Winter Park, Fla., on May 27, 1990. He was born in Pineville July 12, 1938. He is survived by his parents; his wife, Jane LOCKARD HOSKINS; one son, Daniel Nathan HOSKINS, a student at Florida Central University, Orlando; two daughters, Lezlie Jane HOSKINS, Hollywood, Calif., and Susan Beth HOSKINS, Maitland; one brother, Marcus Stone HOSKINS, St. Charles, MO.; on niece, Connie D. HOSKINS, Lexington; and other relatives and a host of friends. He was a member of the Northland Community Church Longwood, Florida. He was a graduate of Tennessee Polytechnic University, Cookeville, Ten., and was a consulting engineer for Systems Corporation. Hoskins served three years in the U.S. Navy as an aviation electronic technician and was located in Far East, during the Korean conflict. Hoskins has been the recipient of honors in his life, he is listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges" and was recently nominated to be named in Young Executives in the U.S. Memorial services were held at the Cox-Parker Funeral Home, May 31 at 2 p.m. Dan was a devoted Christian and a faithful member of the Northland Community Church, where a "Dan Hoskins Gymnasium Fund for Youth" has been set up. His family has requested that in lieu of flowers or gifts, a contribution may be made to the fund. The address is Northland Community Church, 530 Dog Track Road, Longwood, Florida, 32750. Obituary courtesy of Arnett-Steele Funeral Home. Typed by: Connie B. Hassie A. Hoskins, 88 Hutch, KY....Hassie Arnett Hoskins, 88, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 1998, in Morristown, Tenn. She was born June 28, 1909, in Bell County, KY, a daughter of the late James Arnett and Mary Hurst Arnett. In addition to her parents, she was peceded in death by her husband, Grant Hoskins in 1986; one son, James Hoskins in 1953; and a granddaughter, Missy Hoskins in 1973. Survivors include her children, Nina Hurst, Wabash, IN, Don Hoskins, Morristown, TN, Treva Wilder, Hutch, Phillip Hoskins, Luttrell, TN, Jeanett Gilreath, Morristown, TN, Walter Hoskins, Pineville, KY; 12 grandchildren, Terry Hurst, Lynn Hurst, Ray Hurst, Jeff Wilder, Joel Wilder, Marty Hoskins, Todd Gilreath, Lisa Smith, Diane Hock, Kathy Wilmeth, Amy Moraw, Tanya Kramer; 10 great grandchildren; and special friends, Effie Arnett and Betty Schneider. Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Shumate Funeral Home with the Revs. H. E. Sparks and Jack Free presiding. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hurst Cemetery at Hutch. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Shumate Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, December 10, 1987 Laura Ellen Hoskins Laura Ellen Hoskins, 79, of Pineville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, December 4, 1987, at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born May 7, 1908 at Williams Branch to the late Ambrose Miracle and Nancy Jane Davis Miracle. A housewife and lifelong resident of the Pineville area, she was a member of the Brownie's Creek Primitive Baptist Church. On October 15, 1927, she marries the late Elder Guy P. Hoskins. Mrs. Hoskins is survived by three daughters: Sadie Thompson, Tipp City, Ohio; Ostella Baker, Fosteria, Ohio; and Goldie Headrick, Howell, Michigan; one son, Robert Eugene Hoskins, Calvin, Kentucky; three sisters, Alafair Gibson and Debbie Jones Simpson, both of Pineville and Rachel Shipman, Corbin, Kentucky; thirteen grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchildren. Laura Hoskins was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Miracle; her husband, Elder Guy P. Hoskins; and four daughters, Mary Mylinda Hoskins, Imogene Hoskins, Patricia Darlene Hoskins and Mellie Mae Pursifull. Services were Monday, December 7, 1987 at 1 p.m. at the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Kenneth Robbins. Burial was in the Roselawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons, Tim Pursifull, John Pursifull, Sonny Thompson, Darrell Peace, Donnie Peace and Ricky Peace. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Sun-Courier Thursday, October 10, 1985 MORRIS HOSKINS Mr. Morris Hoskins, age 68, a resident of Corbin, Ky., formerly of Bell County, Ky., passed away Friday, October 4, 1985 at the Knox County General Hospital, Barbourville, Ky. He was born January 27, 1917 in Bell County, Ky., the son of the late Gabe Hoskins and Maggie Bullins Hoskins. He was a member of the Park Hill Pentecostal Church, Corbin, Ky., a veteran of the U.S. Veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. He is survived by: his wife, Mrs. Elsie Sizemore Hoskins, Corbin, Ky., 3 sons: Paul Hoskins, Madison, West Virginia; James Albert Hoskins and Jerry Hoskins, both of Warsaw, Ind.; 1 daughter, Mrs. Marsitti White, Madison, West Virginia; 8 step children: Leroy Mills, Denver Mills and Mrs. Patricia Sexton, all of Harrisburg Ky.; Mrs. Alice A. Jenkins, Versailles, Ky., Charles Anthony Mills, Belton, S.C.; Robert Mills, jr., Woodbine, Ky.; Mrs. Priscilla Howell, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Bobby Gene Hampton, Ft. Wayne Ind. and Charles Lisenbee, Chicago, Ill.; 2 sisters: Mrs. Febbie Smith, Florida; Mrs. Mattie Ramsey, Detroit, Mich.; 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren Funeral services for Mr. Hoskins were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 6, 19854 at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Thurston Hensley officiating. Burial followed in the Sizemore Cemetery, Sims Fork, Ky. Friends of the family served a pallbearers. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, March 16, 1989 Jacob C. "Jake" HOUSTON, Sr., 95 died Tuesday, March 7, 1989, at his home following a sudden illness. He was born in Union County, Tennessee March 7, 1894 a son of the late John and Sarah Ann GRAY HOUSTON. He was a retired farmer and a believer in the Baptist Faith. He had lived in Bell County since 1963. Mr. Houston was preceded in death by one son, Jacob C. "J.C." HOUSTON, Jr., in addition to his parents. He is survived by his wife, Emily NAPIER HOUSTON; one brother, Ed HOUSTON, Rowan Co., Tenn.; four sisters, Irene BEELER, Speedwell, Tenn., and Margaret Ann STEINER, Williamsburg, Ky.; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Services were at 2 p.m. Friday at the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. B. BINGHAM. Burial was in the Wallsend Cemetery. Bill SINKHORN provided music for the service. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of services. Typed by: C. Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Thursday, September 20, 1990 Anthony HOWARD, a resident of Hulen, Ky., passed away Sunday, September 16, 1990 at the Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville. He was born August 1, 1904 in Bell County, Ky., the son of the late Carter HOWARD and Mahala Ealy [EALY] HOWARD. He was a member of the Pathfork Holiness Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Jessie HOWARD. Left to mourn his passing are the following members of his family: one brother, Dennis R. HOWARD, Hulen; four sisters: Mrs. Laura GROSS, Mrs. Senora GROSS and Mrs. Ora CHRISTOOHER, all of Lexington; Mrs. Ollie BAKER, McAlester, Oklahoma; and many nieces and nephews. Services for Anthony Howard were conducted Wednesday, September 19, 1990 at 1:00 p.m. at the Pathfork Holiness Church with the Revs. Everett EADS and Park SAYLOR officiating. Burial was in the Upland Cemetery, Hulen. Pallbearers were Carter HOWARD, Paul Wendall HOWARD, Gary HOWARD, Marion Grant FREEMAN, and Marion BAKER. Honorary pallbearers were Ronald G. GROSS, D.W. HOWARD, Andrew FREEMAN, David PERMANTER, and Paul Andrew HOWARD. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by C. Binkley The Sun-Courier, Thursday, October 12, 1989 Ethel HOWARD, 71, died Tuesday, October 3, 1989 at her home. She was born August 16, 1918 to the late Emby and Martha WOODALL HELTON. A member of the Blackmont Baptist Church, she had been a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Paris HOWARD; two sons, Billy Ray BLAKELY, Ferndale and Claude Bradely BLAKELY, Sylvania, Ohio; step-children, Billy Ray HOWARD, Corbin, Ruth GREEN, Cubbage, and Ruby HOWARD, Florida; grandchildren, Debra Lynn SKIPPER and Rita Marie BLAKELY; step-grandchildren, Junior BROCK, Ray BROCK, Ruth Ann KELLY, Rose Mary BROCK, Billy Allen HOWARD, John GREEN, Sarah GREEN and Jackie GREEN; and a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services were at the Blackmont Baptist Church Friday, October 6 with Rev. William THOMPSON and Rev. Doyle TAYLOR. Burial was in the Mathel Cemetery. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. Arnett Funeral Home, Pineville, was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: Connie B. lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Thursday, September 14, 1989 Nella HOWARD, 72, died Tuesday, September 5, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati after a long illness. She was born in Molus, August 20, 1917, a daughter of the late James E. and Louie Catherine HOWARD. A homemaker, she was a member of the Forestville Baptist Church, Forestville, Ohio. She had lived in the Molus-Cardinal area before making her home with her daughter in Cincinnati. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Flora Bell SAYLOR, and Josie Mae SAYLOR, and two brothers, John J. HOWARD, and a grandson, Danny Lynn WRIGHT. (does not name other brother) Survivors include a daughter, Louise WILSON, Cincinnati; four sisters, Dora McCLAIN, Cynthiana, Sarah HOWARD, Crab Orchard, Stella LEE, and Ann MULLEN, London, Ky.; four grandchildren, Diane WRIGHT and Jeffrey E. NUNN, Cincinnati, Cindy K. GOSNEY, Latonia, Jennifer D. McCULLOUGH, Cincinnati; two great granddaughters, Katie GOSNEY and Mary Kate McCULLOUGH; and a host of nieces and nephews. Services were Friday, September 8 at 12 Noon at Molus Pentecostal Church with Rev. Freeman CLARK and Rev. Ray STEPP. Burial was in Howard Family Cemetery at Cardinal, Ky. Arnett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: Connie B. lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Thursday, May 17, 1990 Paris Tick HOWARD, born June 6, 1923 in Wallins Creek, Kentucky to the late Rance and Julie SIMPSON HOWARD. He was retired from the L&N Railroad after 40 years of service. He was a believer in the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Louise HELTON HOWARD. He died May 5, 1990 at Cardinal, Kentucky. He is survived by one son, Billy Ray HOWARD, Corbin; two daughters, Ruth GREEN, Cubbage, Ky., and Ruby HOWARD, Immokalee, Fla.; two step-sons, Billy Ray BALKELY, Ferndale, Ky., Claude Bradley BLAKELY, Sylvania, Ohio; three sisters, Onia MIRACLE, Coldiron, Ky. Ada MILLS, Martinsburg, W. Va., and Frances GREENE, Calvin, Ky.; nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Services were held Monday, May 7 at the Blackmont Baptist Church with Rev. Robey WALTERS and Rev. William THOMPSON. Burial was in the Mathel Cemetery. Friends and fellow workers of CSX and L&N Railroad served as pallbearers. Arnett & Steele Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: Connie B. Violet HELTON HOWARD, 47, of Pineville died Thursday, February 4, 1988, at the Pineville Community Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holiness Church. She was the widow of Dewey HOWARD. She was born July 16, 1940, to Helen SMITH BROCK and the late Grant HELTON. Violet Howard is survived by her mother, Helen BROCK, Harlan, three daughters, Sandra WILSON, Pineville, Clara GREEN, LaFollette, Tennessee, and Helen JOHNSON, Pineville; two sons, Dewey HOWARD, Jr., and Larry HOWARD, both of Pineville; five sisters, Vivian HELTON, Mt. Sterling, Ky., Wilma PHILLIPS, Chicago, Illinois, Sarah HELTON, Laura HELTON, Irene HELTON, all of Harlan, and five brothers, Larry BROCK, Michael BROCK, Gray BROCK, George HELTON and France HELTON, all of Harlan; eleven grandchildren, a host of other relatives. Services were at 12 noon on Monday, February 8, 1988, at the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny DANIELS. Burial was in the Hurst Cemetery at Page Cut-Off. Pallbearers were Paul HUNLEY, Danny GREEN, Jim JOHN SON, Paul HOWARD, Wayne HOWARD, and Tom NEAL. Arnett & Steele Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by: Connie B. The Sun-Courier, Thursday, February 25, 1988 Virgil Howard-- Virgil Howard, age 68, a resident of Nashville, TN., formerly of Bell County, KY., died Thursday, February 18, 1988 at his home. He was born February 12, 1920 in Harlan Co., KY., the son of the late Pearl Howard and Mary Taylor Howard. He was a United States Army veteran having served in World War II and a member of the Wasioto Baptist Church. He is survived by: four brothers, Hoover Howard and Lindsey Howard, both of Pineville, Medford Howard, Dayton, OH., and Jesse Howard, Barbourville, KY. Services for Mr. Howard were Sunday, February 21, 1988 at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery (Laurel Hill) Pineville, KY. The pallbearers who served were friends of the family. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris The Sun-Courier, Thursday, May 5, 1988 Mossie B. HUBBARD, age 68, a resident of Pineville, Ky., died Saturday, April 30 at the Pineville Community Hospital. She was born October 16, 1919 in Lee County, Va., the daughter of the late Tip AYERS and Hester CHADWELL AYERS. She was joined in holy matrimony at Cannon, Ky., March 3, 1946 to Leonard HUBBARD, son of the late James and Mary JACKSON HUBBARD. She was a former employee of the Pineville Community Hospital and a member of the Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Leonard HUBBARD, Pineville; two children, Mrs. Linda YEARY, Shawnee, Tenn., and Perry HUBBARD, Temperence, Mich.; one brother, John AYERS, Owensboro, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Vesta HOLT, Hamilton, Ohio, Mrs. Lydia Ann Harris, Ewing, Va., Miss Elizabeth AYERS, Pineville; one grandchild, Terrie HUBBARD, Irvine, Calif. Graveside services for Mrs. Hubbard were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Dry Branch Cemetery, Caylor, Va., with Jackie HOSKINS officiating. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. Durham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Typed by: C. Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us The Sun-Courier, Thursday, January 26, 1989 Rose Johnson Hubbard-- Rose Johnson Hubbard, age 73, a former resident of Straight Creek, KY., died Saturday, January 14, 1989 at her home. She was born November 29, 1915 in Bell County, KY., the daughter of the late Walter Johnson and Sadie Hoskins Johnson. She was a retired nurse and she believed in the Baptist faith. She is survived by: three children, Mrs. Barbara Hendrickson, Cincinnati, OH., Mrs. Mary Ann Young, Mainesville, OH., and Mrs. Ina Rose Letner, Crescent Springs, KY; five brothers, Carl Johnson, Straight Creek, KY., Vernon Johnson, Middlesboro, KY., Billy Harold Johnson, Knoxville, TN., Walter Johnson, Jr., and Bobby Wayne Johnson, both of Cincinnati, OH., four sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Black, Peebles, OH., Mrs. Edna Johnson, Cincinnati, OH., Mrs. Helen Kelso, Louisville, KY., and Mrs. Charlotte Richardson, Loveland, OH; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 1989 at the Durham Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ray Collett. Burial followed in the Pineville Memorial Cemetery. The pallbearers who served were her grandsons. Durham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Typed by Mary J. (Eldridge) Harris The Sun-Courier, Thursday, July 26, 1990 Virgie SMITH HUBBARD, 78, of Coles Trailer Court, Barbourville, died June 3, 1990 in the Knox County General Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Lewis LAWSON and Martha MERIDITH LAWSON and born to them on November 7, 1911 in Bell County. Mrs. Hubbard was a member of the Callihan Baptist Church. IN 1928 she united in marriage with Boyd SMITH, who preceded her in death on January 24, 1975. On April 13, 1977, she united in marriage with Shelby HUBBARD. A son, J.B. SMITH, preceded her in death on February 5, 1960 and three sisters, Dora LAWSON, Mallie TAYLOR and Lizza BAKER, and a brother, Jeff LAWSON, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Hubbard is survived by her husband, Shelby HUBBARD of Barbourville; two daughters, Mrs. David (Ella Mae) SPANOGLE of Jarvis, Mrs. Cecil (Ethel) SMITH, also of Jarvis; four sons, J.C. SMITH of Woollum, Arthur SMITH of Fort Wayne, Ind., Luther SMITH of London, Luster SMITH of Jarvis; a step-son, Johnny Ray SANDLIN of Covington; five sisters, Lucy GAMBREL, Bessie JACKSON, Hester BAUGHN, all fo Arjay, Fannie SMITH of Barbourville and Ella JONES of Heidrick; two brothers, George LAWSON of Lenoir City, Tenn., and Rant LAWSON of Beverly, Ky.; 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services were conducted at the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel June 5 at 2 p.m. with Rev. John R. HASH and Rev. Hurla PHILLIPS officiating. Interment was in the Boyd Smith Family Cemetery on Elam Branch at Jarvis. Pallbearers were grandsons and grandsons-in-law of Mrs. Hubbard. This obituary is a courtesy to the family by Arnett & Steele Funeral Home. Typed by: C. Binkley The Sun-Courier, Thursday, March 19, 1987 Eugene HUNTER Eugene HUNTER, 63, of Little Clear Creek, Pineville, died suddenly in his home Thursday, March 12. He had been a resident of Lima, Ohio for 34 years before returning to his home one year ago. He was a retired construction worker, a former member of Laborers Local No. 329 in Lima, a World War II veteran, and a member of Fuson Chapel Baptist Church in Pineville. He was born April 4, 1923, the son of the late Henry Harvey and Dora Ethel BAKER HUNTER. He was united in marriage to Nadeen FUSON HUNTER. Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Nadeen FUSON HUNTER; one daughter, Diane FUSON, Pineville; two sons, Rev. Dean HUNTER and Jerry HUNTER, both of Lima, four sisters, Kathy FUSON, Edith SIMPSON and Katy HINKLE, all of Pineville, and Verda MASON, Middlesboro; five brothers, James HUNTER, LaFollette, Tenn., Elbert HUNTER, Harvey Sewell HUNTER, and Curtis D. HUNTER, all of Lima, and Roger HUNTER, Pineville; seven grandsons; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Services were at 11: a.m. Saturday, March 14 in Fuson Chapel Baptist Church, Little Clear Creek, with the Revs. Terry COX and Ellis Hugh HOSKINS. Burial followed at Fuson Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers were Arnold FUSON, Bob HUNTER, Charles HUNTER, Jimmy HUNTER, Freddy BAKER and Roger CARTER. Arnett Funeral Home, Pineville, was in charge of arrangements. Trans-by: Connie Binkley lnickel@worcnet.gen.oh.us Hattie Hurst, 97 Hutch, KY....Hattie Hurst, 97, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 1998 at Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born January 1, 1901, in Bell County, a daughter of the late Tom Jeff Wright and Laura Denny Wright. She was a member of Piney Grove BaptistChurch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wheeler Hurst in August 1976; and one daughter, Ora Smith. Survivors include three daughters, Irene Crutchfield, Ruby Hurst, Eva Hurst, all of Hutch; one son, Otis Hurst, Wabash, IN; 18 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, 34 great-great-grandchildren. Services were to be 2 p.m. today at Shumate Funeral Home with the Revs. Preston Smith and Ben Sutton presiding. Burial was to be in Hurst Cemetery at Hutch. Pallbearers were to be Frank Crutchfield, Bobby Crutchfield, Terry Hurst and Lynn Hurst. Shumate Funeral Home was in charge.