Middlesboro, KY Obituaries

Nov 7, 2022

Mr. Arless Taylor, born May 1, 1938, entered Eternal Rest on November 7, 2022, at Claiborne County Medical center surrounded by his loving daughters, Debra Barker, Tina Behrick, and Amy Islaub.

Arless grew up in Cubbage Kentucky before meeting the love his life, Nancy. They married in 1956 and raised four children together.  He attended church at...

Nov 7, 2022

Sylvia Sue Lee, age 81 of Pathfork, Kentucky Harlan County, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 7, 2022, at home with her loving husband of 61 years, Lewis Lee by her side. She was born on August 19, 1941, in Baldknob, Arkansas to Dan and Ethel Phipps.  Siblings were Morris Phillips, Orville, J.L. and Myrle Phillips, Marie Nation,...

Nov 4, 2022

Vickie Lynn Jones, age 62, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022 at the Middlesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.  A lifelong resident of Middlesboro, Kentucky, she was born on June 17, 1960 to the late Fred and Frances Jones.  She attended Middlesboro High School where she was a member of the Middlesboro High School band.  She received a Bachelor...

Nov 4, 2022

Larry Thomas Davis, 79, of Harrogate,TN, passed away on November 4th 2022. Larry Tom was born on March 15th, 1943 to Haze and Naoma Davis of Speedwell TN. After graduating from the former Powell Valley High School, he went on to study education and play basketball at The University of UT at Chattanooga. In 1965-66 he worked as assistant...

Nov 2, 2022

Charles David “Crockett” Earle, age 67, went home to be with the Lord on November 2, 2022, at the Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital in Middlesboro, Kentucky.  He was born on June 23, 1955, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, the son of Geraldine Cox Earle and the late Billy Pat Earle.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in...

Oct 30, 2022

Ronald King, age 69, of Harlan, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022. He was born on August 10, 1953 to the late Ulysses R. King and Hettie Lee (King) Bengie. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Lonnie R. King. He is survived by his son, Ronnie King; daughter, Cissy King;...

Oct 29, 2022

Orville Wayne (Pap) Brock, Jr. age 70 of Middlesboro, KY went home to be with the Lord on October 28, 2022 at the Middlesboro ARH.  He was the son of the late Orville and Beulah Brock.  Wayne worked as a superintendent for multiple coal mines in Harlan County.  He was a man of Christian faith and has a close...

Oct 29, 2022

Cathy Ann Hooker Green of Arjay, Kentucky, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 29, 2022. She was born October 7, 1963, the daughter of the late Hubert and Gladys Hooker.

Cathy was a member of the Monarch Church of God Mountain Assembly where she sang and played the guitar. She was very...

Oct 29, 2022

Ferndee Fortner, age 87, of Speedwell, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the James H Quillen VA Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was born July 26, 1935, the son of the late Benjamin E. Fortner and Maucie Cleo Hopper, both of Speedwell, Tennessee.

Ferndee was the past Master of the Powell Valley...

Oct 27, 2022

Melissa Mae Middleton, age 56, of New Tazewell, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at the Claiborne County Hospital in Tazewell, TN. Melissa was born in Middlesboro Kentucky on September 3, 1966, the daughter of Judy Compton Middleton and Billy Middleton.

Melissa was a graduate of Powell Valley High School and the Tennessee School of...

Oct 22, 2022

Hiram (Harm) Greene, age 75, of Middlesboro, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, October 22, 2022. He was born February 12, 1947, to the late Hiram Greene and Mary Greene of Pineville, Kentucky.

Hiram believed in the Baptist faith. He enjoyed fishing and gained pleasure in spending time with his family. He was a...

Oct 17, 2022

Mark Allen Tapp, age 61, of Middlesboro, KY, passed away tragically on Monday, October 17, 2022, at his place of employment. He was born October 13, 1961, in Ft. Wayne, IN, the son of the late Philip and Joan Tapp.

Mark worked as a production floor attendant in the sanitation department for Smithfield for over 13 years....

Oct 12, 2022

Gwendolyn Sue (Adams) Farris, age 85, a long-time resident of Pineville, Kentucky, peacefully passed to her heavenly father on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, surrounded by family and loved ones at her current home in London, Kentucky. She was born in Lynch, Kentucky on March 13, 1937, daughter of the late James E. Adams and Dessie Mae (McGeorge) Adams.

Oct 6, 2022

Rodney Lewis Partin, age 67, of Cumberland, KY, went home to his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at his home in Cumberland, KY.

Rodney believed in the Baptist faith. He was kind and soft spoken, a loving, caring friend to many, both in his local community and in his extended family and friends he...

Oct 6, 2022

Brenda Perkins, age 60, of Pineville, KY, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022, peacefully at her home. Brenda was born May 3, 1962, the daughter of the late Paul Elliott, Sr. and Clarisa “Nottie” Elliott of Pineville, KY.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, Paul Elliott, Jr.

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Oct 5, 2022

Sara Louise Miracle Hopper age 64, of Middlesboro, KY passed away October 5, 2022 in the Middlesboro ARH.  She was born April 26, 1957 in Blacksnake, Ky the daughter of the late Quincy Miracle & Mary Griffey Miracle.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her Son: Quincy William Miracle a.k.a. “Will”, Brothers: Quincy Jr. Miracle,...

Oct 3, 2022

Nancy Louise Hancock passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 97 at 5:11 p.m. the evening of October 3, 2022 at the Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center in Tazewell TN.  She was surrounded by her daughter Janet, Janet’s husband of 51 years Marshall Gilliam, their son Nathan Gilliam and daughter Andrea Gilliam Baulch, and youngest son...

Oct 3, 2022

Lewis Nicholson “Nick” Melton, P.E., age 82, of Middlesboro, Kentucky, died on October 3, 2022 at his home with his beloved wife and children by his side.

Son of the late Corbin H. and Edythe Melton, Nick was born in Barbourville, Kentucky and is a graduate of Barbourville High School and the University of Kentucky College of Engineering....

Sep 23, 2022

Patricia Catherine Goodin Peace, age 82 passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022.  Pat was born to the late Ben H. and Catherine Colgan Goodin October 6, 1939, in Bell County Kentucky.

She was a 1957 graduate of Middlesboro High School and later completed her bachelors in accounting at Lincoln Memorial University where she...