OBITUARIES
Hyden, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Hyden and Leslie County, KY areas
Jean Lawson
Nov 19, 2017
Jean Lawson passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at her residence on Bear Branch, KY. at the age of 72. Jean was born on July 6, 1945, in Hyden, KY., the daughter of the late, Hershel Woods & Ollie North Woods. Jean had been a life-long resident of Leslie County. She was a member of the Holiness Church. Jean...
Homer "Pujoe" Couch
Nov 17, 2017
Mr. Homer"Pujoe" Couch departed this life on Nov. 17, 2017 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard, KY. at the age of 78. He was born on Feb. 2, 1939 at Bear Branch, KY, the son of the late Cooney Couch and the late Stella Couch. Pujoe was a retired coal truck driver and had been a...
Lonnie Dale Muncy
Nov 16, 2017
Lonnie Dale Muncy of Mozelle, KY. passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the U.K. Medical Center, Lexington, KY. at the age of 55. Lonnie was born at Mozelle, Ky., August 28, 1962 to the union of of Harvey Muncy & Irma Jean Muncy. Lonnie was a coal miner and life -long resident of Leslie Co. He was affiliated...
Curtis Napier
Nov 11, 2017
Mr. Curtis Napier of Essie, KY. passed away at his residence on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the age of 81. Curtis was born at Roark, KY., on March 24, 1936, the son of the late, Willie Napier & the late, Milley Roark Napier. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation he had retired from the...
Evelyn Marie Brock
Nov 9, 2017
Evelyn Marie Brock of Warbranch, KY., passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at her residence at the age of 66. Evelyn was born on January 6, 1951 in Hyden, KY., the daughter of the late, Caleb Holland & the late, Virgie Napier Holland. Evelyn was a life-long resident of Leslie County. She attended the New Hope Community Church &...
Eva Carol Couch
Nov 6, 2017
Eva Carol Sizemore Couch of Bear Branch, KY., was born on April 1, 1948 in Letcher Co., KY. the daughter of the late, Howard Sizemore & the late, Rose Isma Mullins Sizemore. She passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY. at the age of 69. Eva Carol had been a life-long resident of...
Jean Shepherd Roark
Nov 4, 2017
The obituary of Mrs. Jean Shepherd Roark Mrs. Jean Shepherd Roark, widow of Roy Roark of Warbranch, Ky. departed this life on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the University of Ky Medical Center, Lexington, Ky. Jean was born on April 6, 1948 at Roark, KY the daughter of the late Lewis Shepherd and the late Betty Shepherd. Jean was foremost...
Edwin Lewis
Nov 4, 2017
The obituary of Mr. Edwin Lewis ("Wild Man") Mr. Edwin Lewis " Wild Man", 71 of Wooton, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, Ky., Edwin was born at Confluence, Ky, July 26, 1946 the son of the late Margie Ellen Caldwell & Hershel Lewis, Jr. Edwin was a retired...
Mary Gross Maggard
Oct 28, 2017
Mrs. Mary Gross Maggard departed this life on Saturday-October 28, 2017 at the Greg & Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, KY. She was born December 15, 1929 at Wolfe Creek (Yeaddiss), KY the daughter of the late Rev. John L. Gross and the late Maggie Joseph Gross. Mary was a store operator having worked in the family owned...
Kenny Joe Adams
Oct 19, 2017
Kenny Joe Adams passed away at the Central Baptist Health Hospital, Lexington, KY. on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the age of 44. He was born at Hazard, KY on April 9, 1973 the son of Joe and Anita Adams. By occupation he was a former Coal Miner and had been a life-long resident of Leslie County, KY. Kenny Joe...
Scott Randy Smith
Oct 18, 2017
Scott Randy "Chico" Smith passed away at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, KY. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the age of 60. He was born at Hoskinston, KY. on December 4, 1956 the son of Truman Smith and Janice Hacker Smith. By occupation he was a coal truck driver and had been a life-long resident of Leslie County. ...
Della Napier
Oct 18, 2017
Mrs. Della Collins Napier of Roark, KY. passed away at the Baptist Health in Corbin Ky. on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the age of 87. Della was born at Roark, KY., on September 14, 1930 the daughter of the late, Charlie Collett & Laura Napier Collett. Della was a former cook at Baptist Health Care Corbin, Ky., and the...
Farris Burton
Oct 17, 2017
Farris Burton of Hyden, Ky. passed away at his residence on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the age of 57. Farris was born in Hyden, KY. on December 10, 1959 the son of the late, Doug & Ruth Lewis Burton. He was a life-long resident of Leslie County. By occupation he was a retired employee for the Leslie County Telephone...
Willie Clarence Maggard
Oct 16, 2017
Mr. Willie Clarence Maggard of Wooton, KY., passed away at the Wells Hospice Center, Hazard, KY. on Monday, October 16, 2017 at the age of 92. Clarence was born on September 17, 1925 at Wolfe Creek, Cinda, KY., the son of the late, Bige Maggard & the late, Alice France Maggard. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie County....
Martha Regenia Begley
Oct 10, 2017
Mrs. Martha Regenia Begley, wife of Alexander passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at her residence in Richlands, VA. at the age of 68. Regenia was born in Hyden, KY., on March 22, 1949, the daughter of Christine Caldwell Combs & the late, Albert Rice. Regenia had been a resident of Richlands Virgina for the past 4 1/2 years...
Janice Collett
Oct 3, 2017
Janice L. Collett "Granny" of Asher, KY., passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. at the age of 79. Janice was born at Evarts, KY. on January 1, 1938, the daughter of the late, Joe Lloyd & the late, Charity Lowe Lloyd. Janice had been a resident of Leslie County since 1953....
Carl Collett
Oct 2, 2017
Carl Collett, Jr. of Roark, KY. passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. at the age of 78. Carl was born at Roark, KY. on April 20, 1939, the son of the late, Charlie Collett & the late, Laura Napier Collett. Carl had been a life-long resident of Leslie County. by occupation...
Dorothy Caldwell Gibson
Sep 30, 2017
The obituary of Mrs. Dorothy Caldwell Gibson Mrs. Dorothy Caldwell Gibson, widow of Gillis Gibson, departed this life on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Hyden Health and Rehab Center, Hyden, Ky. She was 84 years old. Dorothy was born on January 11, 1932 at Hyden, KY., the daughter of the late, Jackson "Jack" Caldwell & the late...
Kathy Renee Collett
Sep 28, 2017
Kathy Renee Salyers Collett, of London, Ky. was born on December 21, 1969, in Hyden, KY., the daughter of the late, Raymond Salyers & the late, Leta Woods Salyers. She passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the UK Medical Center, Lexington, KY. at the age of 47. She enjoyed spending time with her family especially grandchildren, sewing &...
William Denzil Lowe
Sep 27, 2017
William Denzil Lowe of Roark KY. passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his residence at the age of 66. Denzil was born at Hyden, KY. on July 19, 1951, the son of the late, George Vernon Lowe & the late, Rachel Harris Lowe. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation Denzil was a truck...
