Palmer Adams Palmer Adams, age 66, of Hindman, passed away June 20, 2010, at his home. He was born in Knott County, on October 15, 1943, to Ed Adams and Lonnie Pigman Adams. He is survived by 2 sons: Todd Adams and Shawn Adams; 2 daughters: Leslie Adams and Amy McGrath; brother: Lyle Adams; sister: Wilma Tolliver; grandchildren: Cameron, Maxwell, Evann and Shauna; special friends: Jim Jones and Philip Johnson. Funeral services were held at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. Burial followed at the Carr Fork Memorial Cemetery at Litt Carr under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Clyde Orville Amburgey Clyde Orville Amburgey, age 90 of Lima, Ohio, formerly of Mousie, passed away July 6, 2010, in Lima. He was the son of the late Alex and Causetta Casebolt Amburgey. He is survived by his wife: Laura; 1 daughter: Karen Amburgey Hackworth; 1 son: Ronald Amburgey; 1 grandson: Travis Hackworth; and 2 great-grandchildren of Lima; 1 brother: Shelley Amburgey of Mousie; and a host of family & friends. Funeral services were held on Friday, July 9, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Chiles-Laman and Sons Funeral Home in Lima, Ohio. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Ruby Anderson Ruby Anderson, age 60 of Kite, passed away July 7, 2010, at the Hazard ARH. He was born June 6, 1950, in Knott County, the son of Raymond & Bethel Thornsberry Anderson. He was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator and the husband of Barbara Murphy Anderson. He is survived by 1 son: Kurtis Anderson of Hi Hat; 1 daughter: Lisa Anderson Combs of Martin; 2 step sons: Jared Hamilton & Dustin Hamilton both of Pikeville; 1 step daughter: Tami Sloan of Wheelwright; 2 brothers: Bud Anderson of Kite & Donald Anderson of Pound, Va; 6 grandchildren: Cheyenne Sloan, Courtney Maynard, Brandon Sloan, Madison Anderson, Mason Anderson & Caiden Hamilton. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 10, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Hindman with Red Morris, Carl Watkins & others officiating. Burial followed at the Anderson-Thornsberry Cemetery at Kite under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Hindman. www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Glenna Faye Huff Collins Glenna Faye Huff Collins, age 71 of Kite, passed away July 5, 2010, at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. She was born November 13, 1938, in Estill, KY., the daughter of the late Carl & Nevada Sparkman Huff. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Body of Christ. She was the wife of James Collins Sr. She is survived by 2 sons: Timothy Wade (Christina) Collins Sr. of Maysville & James Russell (Diane) Collins II of Lawrenceburg; 1 daughter: Tina Lynn ( Bobby) Dye of Ligon; 3 brothers: Glen Huff of Fisty, Kenneth Huff of Leburn, & Arnest "Cleo" Huff of Lancaster, Ohio; 1 sister: Aileen Gayheart of Hindman; 17 grandchildren & 5 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, family & friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; 2 brothers: Carl Huff & Bufford Huff; 2 sisters: Ruby Patrick & Imogene Huff. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 10, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Hindman with Howard Owens officiating. Burial followed at the Joe Hall Cemetery on Dry Creek Road at Topmost under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Hindman. www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 **Deceased Relatives: Parents; Two Brothers: Carl Huff & Bufford Huff; Two Sisters: Ruby Patrick & Imogene Goughenour ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Robert "Brother" Jacobs Jr. Robert "Brother" Jacobs Jr. age 18 of Pippa Passes, passed away July 10, 2010, at the Hazard ARH. He was born May 1, 1982, at Martin, the son of Anna Slone Gibson and the late Robert Jacobs Sr. He is survived by 1 brother: Ricky Jacobs of Pippa Passes; 1 sister: Reba Ann Jacobs of McDowell; girlfriend: Lisa Shipe; and a host of family & friends. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Hollybush Old Regular Baptist Church. Burial followed at the Upper Jimmy Slone Cemetery at Pippa Passes under the direction of the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home of Hindman. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Betty Jones Betty Jones, age 50 of Fisty, passed away July 10, 2010, at the Hazard ARH. She was born July 7, 1960, in Ary, the daughter of the late Aster & Darcus Hughes Holland. She was a homemaker and the wife of Johnny Jacob Jones. She is survived by 2 daughters: Rebecca Jones & Jennifer Jones both of Fisty; 4 brothers: Glen Holland, Adam Holland, Boyd Holland & Irvine L. (Barbara) Holland all of Fisty; 2 sisters: Laura (Larry) Jones & Pauline (John) Lee both of Fisty; 1 sister-in-law: Sue (Richard) Bohrer of Mt. Orab, Ohio; a host of nieces, nephews, family & friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; 1 brother: Jimmy Holland; 1 sister: Linda Holland. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Clear Creek Free Church with Arthur Holland & Johnny Patrick officiating. Burial followed at the Family Cemetery at Clear Creek under the direction of the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home of Hindman. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Josephine S. Osborne Josephine S. Osborne, age 91 of Ary, passed away July 2, 2010, at home. She was born June 14, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Biram Smith and the late Rachel Holliday Smith. She was a member of the Petrey Memorial Baptist church, Order Of The Eastern Star, and former Owner of Joe's Lycinda And Lycinda Drive-in. She was preceded in death by her husband - Joe Osborne, 2 brothers - Bert and Harold Smith, 4 sisters - Sophia Pratt, Martha Higgins, Godlie Chaney and Flora Bowling. She is survived by 1 daughter: Brenda Jo Sizemore & husband Dan of Viper; 1 son: Jim Osborne & Wife Lana of Ary; 5 grandchildren - Joseph Upchurch, Christy Deaton, Jennifer Dishner & husband Russell, Brian Osborne, Christopher Osborne, and Brittany Osborne, 6 Great Grandchildren - Caleb Upchurch, Danison Upchurch, Cailyn Deaton, Rachel Deaton, Lauren Dishner, and Tara Osborne. Funeral services were held on Tuesday July 6, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Engle-Walker Funeral Home with Ronnie "Butch" Pennington officiating. Burial followed at the Smith Cemetery at Ary under the direction of the Engle-Walker Funeral Home of Hazard. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Frankie Joe Roberts Frankie Joe Roberts, age 54 of Hazard, passed away July 10, 2010, at home. He was born August 7, 1955, in Hazard, the son of the late Charles & Malissie Baker Roberts. He was a Carpenter. He is survived by 1 sister: Sally Roberts Thompson; 1 niece: Heather Roberts. He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers: Charles Ralph Roberts & Larry Wayne Roberts. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at 3 p.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Hindman, with Landon Barger officiating. Burial followed at the Combs Family Cemetery on Diamond Rd. at Leburn under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Hindman. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Ella Margaret Plitt Ella Margaret Plitt, 91, of Fort Myers, FL died on June 9, 2010 at Hope Hospice, Fort Myers. She was born on July 26, 1918, in Bronx, NY, a child of Frederick and Margaret (Kuntz) Looft. Before moving to Fort Myers Ella lived in Kentucky and previously lived in Naples, FL for 30 years. She was employed during her life as an assistant vice president of a bank. Ella was the wife of the late Donald T. Plitt. She is survived by her children, Daniel E. (Barbara) and Dale E. (William) Lazzara, her 6 grandchildren, David Plitt, Beth McIntyre, Laura Ball, Christine Lazzara, Donna Lazzara and Jennifer Andrews and her 6 great grandchildren, Tyler McIntyre, Cameron McIntyre, Miranda (Mandy) McIntyre, Becka Plitt, Derek Plitt and Sylvio Andrews. A Memorial Services will be on August 21, 2010, at 10 a.m. on Lighthouse Beach, Sanibel, FL. Friends may sign the guest book for the family at www.horizonfunerals.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Elbert Sumner Elbert Sumner, age 83, of Garrett, Indiana, formerly of Perry County, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Parkview North Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He was born in Hazard on April 12, 1927 to Norman and Carrie Combs Sumner. He is survived by his wife: Beulah Combs Sumner; sons: Michael Sumner, Johnny (Lisa) Sumner and Elbert Sumner Jr.; daughter: Carrie Sumner; grandson: Johnny Sumner Jr.; brothers: Denver Sumner and Coby Sumner; sisters: Letha Butler, Phobie Maggard and Maxine Hutchingson. He was preceded in death by parents; brothers: Eli, John M. and Ova Sumner; sisters: Percy Bowling and Peggy McCray. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Darrell Short officiating. Burial followed at the Sumner Cemetery at Vicco under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Wayde Trent Wayde Trent, age 55 of Bulan, passed away July 4, 2010, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee. He was born May 9, 1955, in Hazard, the son of the late Mack & Alta Standfer Trent. He was the husband of Nadine Combs Trent. He is survived by 5 sons: Joseph Mack Trent, Michael Trent, Wayde Trent Jr., all of Hazard, Johnathon Tent of Buckhorn, & Alfred Trent of Irvine; 2 daughters: Tammy Trent Deaton of Hazard, & Felisha Trent of Irvine; 1 brother: Ernie Trent of Scuddy; 5 sisters: Wanda Messer of Scuddy, Maxine Trent of Big Creek, Angie Messer of Scuddy, Carolyn Jones of Jeff, Shirley Ann Combs, Sandra Kay Melton & Sharon Dunn of Vicco; 10 grandchildren & 1 great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents & 1 brother: Mack Trent Jr. Funeral services were held Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home at Hindman with burial in the Trent Family Cemetery at Scuddy under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Hindman. www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Fred Young Fred Young, age 71, of Fisty, passed away July 4, 2010, at his home. He was born in Knott County on September 5, 1938. He was preceded in death by his mother: Ethel Young. He is survived by his wife: Dora Young; 2 stepsons: Gary (Ruby) Gayheart and Rondal (Terisa) Gayheart; 5 grandchildren; host of great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Doug Bailey, Bordes Slone, John Smith and Jesse Hagans officiating. Burial followed at the Burley Combs Cemetery at Fisty under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. www.hindmanfuneralservices.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Donald Dwayne Gibson Donald Dwayne Gibson age 48 of Albany, Ohio, formerly of Knott County, passed away July 8, 2010, at home. He was born September 5, 1961, in Hindman, the son of Louise Gibson Tackett of Albany, Ohio and the late Donald Ray Gibson. He was a General Laborer. He is survived by 1 son: Joshua Andrew Gibson of Columbus, Ohio; 1 daughter: Jillian Nicole Gibson of Columbus, Ohio; and a brother: Clayron Ray Gibson of Albany, Ohio. Funeral services were held Monday, July 12, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Ball Branch Old Regular Baptist Church in Mousie. Burial followed at the Turner-Campbell Cemetery at Mousie under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Hindman. www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Loydean Bentley Loydean Bentley, age 54 of Teaberry, passed away July 9, 2010, at home. He was born January 20, 1956, in Pikeville. He was a retired coal miner and a self employed mining equipment salesman. He coached a Pee Wee Baseball team for 24 years in the Mud Creek Pee Wee League. He was the son of the late Marrow & Verdie Mae Hamilton Bentley. He was the husband of Jeanette Hollifield Bentley. He is survived by 1 son: Kevin Dean (Whitney) Bentley of Teaberry; 2 brothers: Lawrence Bentley of Ft. Wayne. IN and Clarence (Kathy) Bentley of Teaberry; 4 sisters: Delores Tackett, Augustine Bryant and Mary Lou Howell all of Teaberry and JoAnn (Pete) Mullins of Grethel, and one grandchild: Paityn Marissa Bentley. He was preceded in death by his parents; 1 brother: Marrow Bentley Jr. and 2 grandchildren: Kaydence & Kaydean Bentley. Funeral services were held Monday, July 12, 2010, at 2 pm. at the Samaria Old Regular Baptist Church, Teaberry. Burial followed at the Bentley Family Cemetery, Teaberry under the direction of the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home of Martin. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 15, 2010 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////