Rick Cooper
Feb 5, 2018
Obituary Rick Cooper age 59 of St. Charles, VA was born Friday, November 21, 1958 in Pennington Gap, VA and passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home. He had formerly worked in construction as a house framer. He was preceded in death by his parents Andrew Cooper and Shirley Scott, two sisters Brenda Brady, Melissa Ann Cooper and...
Karen Leigh Ely Walker
Feb 4, 2018
Obituary Karen Leigh Ely Walker age 58 of Knoxville, TN was born Wednesday, June 10, 1959 in Pennington Gap, VA and succumbed to cancer on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Turkey creek Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Karen attended Pennington High School and pursued a career as a certified nursing assistant and worked in the Knoxville area. She was of...
Ashley Phillips
Jan 31, 2018
Obituary Ashley Phillips age 31 of Jonesville, VA was born Sunday, February 9, 1986 in Big Stone Gap, VA and passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was of the Baptist Faith and a very loving mother to her daughter. She was preceded in death by her uncle Paul Music and grandmother Mamie Shirks....
Etta Marie Howard
Jan 30, 2018
Obituary Etta Marie Howard age 51 of Church Hill, TN was born in Pennington Gap, VA on Monday, July 18, 1966 and passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She had worked several years as an Admissions Director at Heritage Nurse Home in Big Stone Gap, VA. She was preceded in death by her father...
Ramona Sue Underwood
Jan 29, 2018
Obituary Ramona Sue Underwood age 55 of the Hubbard Springs Community in Jonesville, VA was born in Pennington Gap, VA on Monday, January 21, 1963 and passed away after a long battle with Huntingtons Chorea Disease on Monday, January 29, 2018 at Lee Nursing and Rehab Center. She was preceded in death by her parents Billy and Norma Lawson and...
Nada Noe
Jan 28, 2018
Obituary Nada Noe age 82 of the Ocoonita Community, was born Thursday, June 27, 1935 in Woodway, VA and passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Lee Nursing and Rehab. She had worked in the hospital as an admitting clerk in Cookeville, TN, was a doctors assistant. She was a charter member of the Eastern Sunrise Freewill Baptist Church, taught...
Verna Ellen Jerrell
Jan 25, 2018
Obituary Verna Ellen Langley Jerrell, born Friday, February 27, 1931, departed this life for her heavenly home on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, VA. Verna was a member of Hardys Creek Baptist Church, where she served many years as the Sunday School teacher and Bible School teacher for the Primary class. She enjoyed...
Gwen Shepherd
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary Gwen Shepherd age 62 of Keokee, VA was born in Logan, WV on Monday, May 16, 1955 and passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Big Stone Gap, VA. She had worked as a nurse for 5 years at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was of the Baptist Faith, enjoyed cooking, collecting angels, traveling...
Matthew 'Chico' Kelly Yeary
Jan 19, 2018
Matthew 'Chico' Kelly Yeary, age 34 of Dryden, VA was born on Saturday, April 30th, 1983 in Big Stone Gap, VA and passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018. Matthew was president of his senior class in high school, a pro MMA fighter and was of the Pentecostal faith. Matthew loved his family dearly, his children was number one in...
Doris L. Thacker
Jan 18, 2018
Doris L. Thacker age 81 of Jonesville, VA was born Saturday, July 25, 1936 in Wise County, VA and passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at her home. She was a member of the Olinger Baptist Church, a homemaker, enjoyed cooking, spending time with her family and puppies. She was preceded in death by her husband John Glenn Thacker, granddaughter...
Shirley 'Loretta' Cox
Jan 17, 2018
Shirley 'Loretta' Cox age 67 of Dryden, VA was born Friday, April 20, 1950 in St. Charles, VA and passed away Wednesday, January 17, ,2018 at the Norton Community Hospital in Norton, VA. She was a homemaker, of the Holiness Faith, loved to crochet and most of all loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her...
Rolene 'Bunny' Cain
Jan 16, 2018
Rolene 'Bunny' Cain age 86 of the Right Hand Poor Valley Community was born Tuesday, October 13, 1931 in Tampa, FL and passed peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. She retired from Westmoreland Coal Co. as a statistician and also retired from Moorehead State University as a professor. She was also member of the Church of Jesus...
Michael Clayton Baird
Jan 15, 2018
Obituary Michael Clayton Baird age 38 of Woodway, VA was born Saturday, July 14, 1979 in Big Stone Gap, VA and passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, VA. He was preceded in death by his grandmother Sue Baird, grandparents Mae and Curtis Pleasant, grandfather Fred Jessee and his uncle Donnie Baird....
Roger Dale Pauley
Jan 15, 2018
Roger Dale Pauley age 68 of Jonesville, VA was born Sunday, May 15, 1949 in Rose Hill, VA and passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at his home. Roger had served our country for 10 years with the U.S. Marine Corps and another 10 years with the Army National Guard Honors Team. He was a member the D.A.V., V.F.W. ,...
Helen Bowlin
Jan 15, 2018
Helen Bowlin age 74 of St. Charles, VA was born Tuesday, December 16, 1943 in Hickman, KY and went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Holston Valley Medial Center in Kingsport, TN. Helen was a mother and a longtime Pastors wife and had lived in Lee County for nearly 40 years. She had worked...
Teresa Hale
Jan 14, 2018
Teresa Hale age 46 of Pennington Gap, VA was born Tuesday, September 21, 1971 in Pennington Gap, VA and passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. She had formerly worked as a C.N.A. for Heritage Hall Nursing Home and she was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her...
Alma Leedy
Jan 13, 2018
Alma Kay Benfield-Leedy age 66 of Dryden, VA was born Friday, August 31, 1951 and passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at her home. She had worked for the United States Post Office as a clerk and was of the Christian Faith. Alma loved her grandchildren and spending time with them, she was also an artist and enjoyed painting and...
Ruth Marcum Baumgardner
Jan 13, 2018
Ruth Marcum Baumgardner age 93 of Rose Hill, VA was born Saturday, March 22, 1924 in Divernon, IL and passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Morgan Memorial Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Pete Baumgardner, her son, Ronnie Baumgardner parents Earnest and Vola Marcum,...
Ben Kirk
Jan 9, 2018
Ben Kirk, age 93 of Jonesville, VA was born in the Elys Creek Community of Pennington Gap, VA on Saturday, March 1st, 1924 and passed away on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 at Hancock Manor in Sneedville, TN. He had worked for many years at the coal mines as a truck driver and then worked at the Stone Creek Esso Station...
Donnie Wayne Cox, Sr.
Jan 7, 2018
Donnie Wayne Cox, Sr. age 58 of Pennington Gap, VA was born Saturday, February 14, 1959 in Pennington Gap and passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at his home. He worked as a coal miner for several years then made the change to commercial construction. He lived in the woodway community of Pennington Gap. Survived by his wife Robin Cox...
