OBITUARIES
Hyden, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Hyden and Leslie County, KY areas
Tonya Karen Sams
Dec 3, 2020
Tonya Karen Sams passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020. Karen was born December 21, 1965 in Hazard, KY., the daughter of Patricia Carol Young Hurt & the late, J.B. Whitaker. By occupation she was a nurse. Karen was of the Baptist Faith. Karen enjoyed helping with the Servants Closet, four wheeler riding, nature & spending time with her daughter &...
Wanda Faye Williams
Dec 3, 2020
Mrs. Wanda Faye Williams of Smilax, KY. passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the UK Medical Center, Lexington, KY. She was 79 years old. Wanda was born at Big Creek, Ky. (Perry County) on November 7, 1941, the daughter of the late, Gordon Whitaker & Dora Boggs Whitaker Young. Wanda was a loving homemaker, wife, mother & grandmother. She...
Troy Howard
Nov 29, 2020
Troy Howard passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center. He was 78 years old. Troy was born November 8, 1942 in Leslie Co., KY., the son of the late, Alvin Howard & Laura Mosley Howard. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. Troy was a veteran of the U.S. Army. By occupation he...
Raz Vaughn Hoskins
Nov 29, 2020
Mr. Raz Vaughn Hoskins passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the Hospice of Lake Cumberland, in Somerset, Ky. He was 65 years old. Raz was born March 28, 1955 in Hyden, KY., the son of the late, Theodore Hoskins, Jr. & Oma Jean Bowling Hoskins. Raz had been a resident of Leslie Co. for most of his life. He...
Wendy Kay Baker
Nov 28, 2020
Wendy Kay Baker of Hoskinston, passed away Sat. November 28, 2020. She was 47 years old. Wendy was born November 11, 1973 at Jackson County, KY., the daughter of the late, Roy Welch & Peggy Coots . She had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation Wendy was a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Wendy was preceded in death by...
Eddie Benjamin "Ben" Daniel Hoskins
Nov 28, 2020
Eddie Benjamin "Ben" Daniel Hoskins passed away Sat. November 28, 2020. He was 25 years old. Ben was born June 24, 1995 in Manchester, KY., the son of Misty Sizemore & the late Mitchell Dean Hoskins. Ben had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. He enjoyed fishing, riding four wheelers, working on cars & spending time with his son.
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Joshua Phillipe Lyons
Nov 25, 2020
Josh Lyons, 39, of Hyden, Kentucky passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Josh was born in Hyden on February 10, 1981, the son of Larry and Colleen Lyons. In December 1983 Josh received his lifesaving diagnosis and treatment for a pediatric brain tumor at Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati. The doctors said they could buy Josh...
Mary Lou Smith Nantz
Nov 25, 2020
Mrs. Mary Lou Smith Nantz departed this life on Wedneday, Nov. 25 2020 at the Bridgepointe Assistant Living Center in Nicholasville, KY. She was born at LaJunor, (Harlan County), KY the daughter of the late Grant and Mae West Smith. She was a retired school teacher, having worked for the Leslie County Board of Education. Mary Lou was a charter...
Juanita "Nita" Born
Nov 21, 2020
***Courtesy Obituary*** Juanita “Nita” Born, 66, of Coldwater, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital, surrounded by her daughter, Tonya, son-in-law, Matt, and her siblings. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Friday, December 4, 2020 from 4:00 PM- 7:00 PM at Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation in Union City. The family asks...
Juanita "NIta" Born
Nov 21, 2020
*Courtesy Obit* Juanita “Nita” Born, 66, of Coldwater, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital, surrounded by her daughter, Tonya, son-in-law, Matt, and her siblings.A gathering of family and friends will take place on Friday, December 4, 2020 from 4:00 PM- 7:00 PM at Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation in Union City. The family asks that...
Tammy Lavonne Mendez
Nov 19, 2020
Tammy Lavonne Mendez passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the age of 49. She passed away at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Tammy was born September 20, 1971 at Hyden, KY., the daughter of James Harold Osborne & Irene Lewis. Tammy had been a resident of East Bernstadt for the past 15 years. She was an employee trainer...
Roderick Dale Feltner
Nov 13, 2020
Mr. Roderick Dale "Rod" Feltner born July 16, 1952 departed this life on Nov. 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born at Hyden, KY the son of the late Pearl Feltner and the late Mae Pennington Feltner. He was 68 years old. Rod was a retired coal miner having worked at Whitaker and Shamrock Coal Companies for 30 years...
Albert E. "Shorty" Nichol, Jr.
Nov 7, 2020
Albert E. "Shorty" Nichol, Jr. passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020. He was 65 years old. Albert was born July 4, 1955 in Flint, Michigan, the son of the late, Albert Nichol, Sr. & Mary Cantrella Nichol. Albert had been a resident of Bear Branch for the past 20 years. By occupation he was a self-employed carpenter, railroad worker &...
Byron Thomas Sizemore
Nov 5, 2020
Mr. Byron Thomas Sizemore passed away on Nov. 5, 2020 at the age of 48 years old. He was born January 13, 1972 in Harlan, KY the son of Thomas Sizemore, Jr and the late Margaret Gayle Morgan Sizemore. Byron had worked for the Mountain Enterprise Company. He was affiliated with the Stinnett Church of Christ and had been a...
Michael Harvey Darren Collett
Nov 4, 2020
Michael Harvey Darren Collett, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Richmond, KY. He was 48 years old. Michael was born October 16, 1972 in Hyden, KY., the son of the late, Vernon "Tub" Collett & Martha Hacker Collett. Michael had been a resident of Richmond for the past 2 weeks. He was affliated with the Hyden Church of God...
Zelda Mae Gilbert Lewis
Nov 3, 2020
Zelda Mae Gilbert Lewis, was born November 12, 1949 in Leslie Co., Ky., the daughter of the late, Rufus Gilbert & Martha Day Gilbert. She passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at her residence. Zelda was 70 years old at her passing. She had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation she had worked as a clerk for...
Zelma Bowling
Nov 3, 2020
Mrs. Zelma Bowling, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center. She was 74 years old. Zelma was born April 10, 1946 in Leslie Co., KY., the daughter of the late, Bradley Smith & Margaret Sizemore Hoskins. She had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. She was a loving wife, mother & grandmother. Zelma enjoyed...
Carlos Hill
Oct 31, 2020
Carlos Hill, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, KY. He was 68 years old. Carlos was born, September 29, 1952 at Stinnett, KY., the son of the late, Deason Hill & Polly Joyce Morgan Hill. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation he was a retired truck driver. Carlos...
Nancy Woods
Oct 31, 2020
Mrs. Nancy Woods of Warsaw, KY. formerly of Leslie Co. was born, December 16, 1932. She was born at Dryhill, KY., the daughter of the late, Price Woods & Maggie Estridge Woods. Nancy passed away at her residence Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the age of 87. Nancy had been a resident of Warsaw since 2010. She was a loving,...
Clifford Lewis
Oct 30, 2020
Mr. Clifford Lewis born April 02, 1945 departed this life on Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center, Hazard, Ky. He was 75 years old. He was born at Lewis's Creek, KY., the son of the late John C. Lewis and the late Emily Turner Lewis. Clifford was a retired coal miner (mine foreman) and had...
