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Middlesboro, KY Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Middlesboro & Bell County, KY
Wilse Howard, Jr.
Aug 22, 2020
Wilse Howard, Jr., age 92, a resident of Pathfork, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at his home in Pathfork. He was born on April 12, 1928 in Pathfork, KY to the late Wilse Howard Sr. and Lusinda Payne Howard. He was of the Holiness Faith and was a member of the First Pentecostal Church.
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Thomas Risner
Aug 20, 2020
Thomas Clay Risner blessed us with his arrival December 27, 1978 and left us with many beautiful memories on August 20, 2020. Clay was the glow in our eyes, the joy in our hearts and the innocence we all strive to have. He has blessed us with so many memories. His light will forever shine in our lives.
...Koactha Partin
Aug 19, 2020
Koactha Otella Partin, age 73, of Middlesboro, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the Middlesboro ARH Hospital in Middlesboro, KY. She was born on June 9, 1947, the daughter of the late William Floyd and Maggie Partin.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Wilcox, Lucille Hatfield and Pearl...
Jill West
Aug 18, 2020
Jill Ellen West, age 59, passed peacefully on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 in her home, The Cumberland Manor Bed and Breakfast, Middlesboro, KY surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Demarest, NJ to Walter and Louise Lehman on April 18th, 1961. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sibling, and cherished friend to all.
Jill...
Larry Gibson
Aug 14, 2020
Larry R. Gibson, 64, passed away August 14, 2020 at his home in Tazewell TN. Larry was born August 15, 1955 in Middlesboro Ky to Dale M. Gibson and Darcus D. Goins Gibson Dean. In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death by his grandparents: Lawrence Goins, Viola Marsee Goins, Jim Henry Gibson, Anna Cox Gibson, and...
Peggy Hensley
Aug 13, 2020
Peggy (Arlena) Hensley, age 64, departed life on Thursday, August 13, 2020, with her family surrounding her. She was born February 3, 1956, the daughter of the late Gillis Hensley and Bobby Jean Partin.
She was a native of Middlesboro, Kentucky. Peggy (Arlena) was a great mentor and friend to her family especially to her granddaughter. She...
Virginia Price Fortner
Aug 12, 2020
Virginia Lee Price Fortner, age 80, of Speedwell, TN, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. She was born May 19, 1940, the daughter of the late Milton Price, Sr. and Leona Poteet Price. She was a loving housewife and farmer who believed in the Baptist faith.
In addition to her parents, she was...
Judy Daniel
Aug 10, 2020
Judy McPeek Daniel, age 74, a lifelong resident of Middlesboro, KY, passed away in Huntsville, AL on August 10, 2020 due to COVID-19 infection.
Judy was born on January 26, 1946 in Virgie, Kentucky, but made Middlesboro her home. She was a beloved member of the community and an active member of her congregation. Along with her...
Vicky Ramsey
Aug 10, 2020
Vicky Partin Ramsey, age 68, of Tazewell, Tennessee was born on March 14, 1952 and passed away August 10, 2020 at home surrounded by her loved ones.
Mrs. Ramsey was a longtime member of Straight Creek Baptist Church in New Tazewell, Tennessee.
Vicky is preceded in death by her loving husband of 38 years, Lon...
Irene Parker
Aug 10, 2020
Irene Jones Parker, age 73, of Speedwell, TN, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at the Lafollette Medical Center, Lafollette, TN.
She was born July 2, 1947 in Middlesboro, KY, the daughter of the late George B. Jones and Reba Noe Jones. She was a member of the Beans Fork Missionary Baptist Church.
In addition to...
William Crawford
Aug 6, 2020
William Luther Crawford, age 78, of Middlesboro, KY, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. He was born on May 12, 1942, the son of the late Homer Reed Crawford and Elsie Lou Gray Crawford. He attended Monarch Church of God Mountain Assembly in Middlesboro, KY.
He is preceded...
Lorene Lawson
Aug 4, 2020
Lorene Lawson, age 88 of Middlesboro, KY went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at her home. She was born on September 9, 1931, the daughter of the late Zeb and Icia Rykard.
She was a devoted woman of God, wife, mother, great-grandmother and was a blessing to know. She was of...
Ellen Hooker
Aug 2, 2020
Ellen Hooker, 93, of Middlesboro, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at her home. She was born September 19, 1926 in Flat Lick, KY, the daughter of the late Woodson and Viola Doan Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Carson Hooker, whom she married on December 8, 1950, she was...
Genia Dunn
Aug 1, 2020
Genia Lee (Fuson) Dunn, Cumberland Gap, TN went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 1, 2020. She was born November 25, 1956 the daughter of the late Eugene Douglas Fuson and Ivalee Baker Fuson. She was preceded in death by a special uncle Dorvin Fuson.
Genia was a faithful member of Hensley Chapel...
Wallace "Bud" Elliott, Sr.
Jul 23, 2020
Wallace “Bud” Clinton Elliott, Sr., age 96, of Pineville, KY, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Mountain View Nursing & Rehab in Pineville, KY. He was born on September 15, 1923, the son of the late Murph Elliott and Myrtle Garrison Elliott. He was a member of the New Ferndale Pentecostal Church in Pineville, KY.
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Elsie Pierce
Jul 22, 2020
Elsie Pierce, age 84, of Speedwell, TN passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 peacefully at her home. She was born on May 30, 1936; the daughter of the late Robert Tolliver and Rennie North Tolliver.
She was of the holiness faith and loved singing and working for the Lord.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Deborah Arnett
Jul 20, 2020
Deborah Ann Arnett, age 64, a resident of Middlesboro, Kentucky was born on October 11, 1955 and went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2020.
She is preceded in death by her father, Elmer Arnett, Brother, Bruce Arnett, Grandparents, Ernest Hamilton (Red) Wilson, Mossie Pursiful Wilson, Nathaniel N.T. Arnett and Effie Campbell Arnett and a...
Estia Duncan
Jul 18, 2020
Estia Mae Duncan 75 of Middlesboro passed away July 18, 2020 peacefully at her home surrounded by her two loving daughters
She was born August 27, 1944 in Middlesboro, Ky, the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Sowders.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years...
David Smith
Jul 15, 2020
David Allen Smith "Dave from Bell Concrete", age 48, a resident of Middlesboro, Kentucky passed away on July 15, 2020.
He was born in Garden City, Michigan on April 6, 1972 to the late James Edward Smith and Ruth Kandra Ferrante who survives.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter Delilah Bieski, uncles Bobby Gene and Cam Allen, aunts Loretta...

Maynard Marcum, Jr.
Jul 14, 2020
Maynard Lee (Manky) Marcum, Jr. age 38, Middlesboro, KY went home to be with his “Heavenly Father” on July 14, 2020. He was born June 2, 1982 in Middlesboro, KY. The son of Maynard L. Marcum, Sr. and Vivian Marcum.
He was proceeded in death by his maternal grandparents: Margaret Ann and Joe Brown, paternal grandparents; Dollie...
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