Mary Hancock Mary Hancock, age 92, of Mousie, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at the Knott County Nursing Home at Hindman. She was born on January 23, 1918, to Dave Allen and Dora Shepherd Allen. She is survived by brothers: Bill Allen and Delmar Allen; sister: Jane Bentley; grandchildren: Jerry Lee Black, Teresa Lee Huff, Debbie Lee Grant, Janet Lee Rogne and Becky Lee Black; 7 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband: George Hancock; daughter: Reba Black; sisters: Hazel Music and Myrtle Brown. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Clyde "Bud" Wicker Jr. officiating. Burial followed at the Claude Prater Cemetery at Hueysville under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services of Hindman. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Gertrude Stone Owsley Gertrude Stone Owsley, age 86, of Vest, passed away July 5, 2010, at the Hazard ARH. She was born in Knott Co. on August 12, 1923, to the late Elick & Leester Stone. She was the wife of the late Bird Owsley. She is survived by: 3 son; Charles Ed (Ruth) Owsley of Vest, & Sam (Marlene) Owsley of Lima, Oh.; 3 daughters; Susan Thomas, Helen Beardsley & Irene (Earl) Yeary all of Vest; 1 sister; Betsy Stone of West Virginia; 17 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren & 1 great-great-grandchild; a host of nieces, nephews, family & friend. Preceded in death by her parents, husband, 1 son: Claude Owsley & 1 grandchild: Bennie Owsley. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on July 8, 2010, at the Vest United Baptist Church, at Vest, Ky. with Randall Short officiating. Burial followed at the Woodrow Owsley Cemetery at Vest, Ky. under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Hindman, Ky. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// John A. "Pilton" Prewitt John A. "Pilton" Prewitt, age 84, of Carrie, passed away July 18, 2010, at the Hazard Nursing Home. He was born in Knott County on February 2, 1926, to John Prewitt and Ottie Mae Combs Prewitt. He is survived by brothers: Ova (Doris) Combs and Oliver (Sylvia) Combs; sisters: Virginia (Carl) Wells, Rita Jane (James) Combs and Olive Pearl (James) Tolson; sister-in-law: Ann Combs; special friend: Doug Neace; special cousins: Janie, Charlie and Brenda. He was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather and 2 brothers: Robert and Orbin. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Ricky Smith officiating. Burial followed at the Martin Cemetery at Carrie under the direction of Hindman Funeral Services. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Craig Ervin Morris Craig Ervin Morris, age 34 passed away July 17th, 2010, at Zebulon, Ky. Craig was born on June 15, 1976, to his mother Patty Sue Morris. He was the husband of Kari Melana Combs Morris. He was a truck driver for Sky Hawk Trucking, and a member of the Zebulon Church of Christ. Craig was preceded in death by his grandmother, Carrie Morris. Along with his wife and mother, Craig is survived by 1 son, Braydon Craig Morris, 1 daughter, Kierra Dawn Morris, 1 brother, Chad (Bridget) Morris of Hurricane, 3 nieces, Alyssa, Tabitha, Whitney, 4 nephews, Aiden, Tyler, Hunter, and Ethan, and a host of loving family and friends. Visitation will be Monday at 6 p.m. at the Lucas & Son Funeral Home. Special services will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at 1p.m. at the Lucas and Son Funeral Home in Pikeville with Shane Lockard officiating. The burial followed in the Morris Blackburn Cemetery at Raccoon. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Robert Gambill Robert Gambill, age 83, of Wooster, Ohio formerly of Knott Co. passed away on July 8, 2010, at Glendora Health Care Center in Wooster. He was born in Knott Co. on February 19, 1927, to the late Ira & May Combs Gambill. He was the husband of Maggie Young Gambill. Surviving are his wife; children; Jesse James of New Port Richey, Fla., Elaine (Jose) Torres of Coutella, Tx., Emma "Carol" (Don) Ellis of Creston, & Brenda (Paul) Ellis of Kissimmee, Fla.; 9 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brothers, Jesse Gambill of New Port Richey, Fla., Norvelle Gambill of Hazard, Lonnie Gambill of Sevierville, Ky. and Johnnie Gambill of Kodak, Tn.; sisters, Sue Howard of Pomeroy, Oh., Cora Leiwig of Kettering, Oh., Pearlie Smith of Eaton, Oh., Shirley Duncan of Lewisburg, Oh., Edna Presley of Mesquite, Tx., & Josey Mays of Nashville, Tn. Funeral services were held on July 13, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman Oh. with Pastor Thomas Michaels officiating. Burial followed at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman with military honors. Condolences, visit www.gillmanfuneralhome.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Inis Mae Hamilton Inis Mae Hamilton, age 68, of Harold, Ky., passed away July 11, 2010 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on July 31, 1941 at Dana, Ky. to the late Johnnie Jones & Rose Roberts Hall. She was the wife of Johnie Hamilton. She is survived by her husband; 1 brother; James A. Jones of Virgie; 3 sisters: Alma Younce of Robinson Creek, Lexie Little of Caney Creek, & Claudia of N.C.; step brother: Ester Hall of Robinson Creek, step sister: Beatrice Damron of Robinson Creek; brothers & sisters-in-law. Preceded in death by parents & 1 brother: John Hayes Jones. Funeral services were held July 14, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Pilgrims Hope Old Regular Baptist Church Long Fork, Virgie, Ky. with Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial followed at the Sam Hall Cemetery (Bear Fk.) Robinson Creek, under the direction of Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Martin. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 *brother & sisters in-laws: Avorn Hamilton and James Hamilton both of Harold, KY, Dayfine Johnson of Grethel, KY, Alma Keathley of Galveston, KY and Arthie Kathryn Bryant of Virgie, KY /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Mona Sexton Mona Sexton, age 89, of Dayton, Oh., passed away June 13, 2010. She was born on April 19, 1921 in Spider, Ky. to the late Benton & Rachel Stamper. She was the wife of Sherrill Sexton for 68 years. She is survived by her husband; 2 sons; Roger Sexton of Hudson, Florida & Ronald Sexton of New Carlisle. She was preceded in death by; parents; 2 sisters; Easter Moore & Virginia Sutton; 4 brothers: victor, Kermit, Thomas & Benton Jr. Stamper. Funeral services were held on July 17,2010 at 11 a.m. at the Newcomer Funeral Home in Kettering, Ohio with Pastor Rob Wackerman officiating. Burial followed at the David's Cemetery. To send a message to the family please visit www.NewcomerDayton.com. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 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: Allene 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 Goughenour. 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 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Opal Williams Short Opal Williams Short, age 72, of Corunna, Indiana, formerly of Knott Co., Ky., passed away July 16, 2010 at the North Lakes Nursing Home in Angola, Ind. She was born in Knott Co. on February 20, 1938 to the late Dingus Williams and Stella Smith Williams. She was the wife of Denzil Short She is survived by her husband; sons: Ricky & Dan Short; daughters: Darlene Stonebreaker & Debra Close; brothers: Kelly, Shelby & Marcus Williams; sisters: Sarah Combs, Barb Hays, Elouise Hays and Evelyn Risner; 7 grandchildren & a host of great- grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 1 daughter: Terry Lee Short; sisters: Lettie Hall, Jeanette Sparkman, Kathy Reynolds and Ellerie Thacker; brothers: Bobby & Earnie Williams. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Hindman Funeral Services Chapel with Orlo Fisher, Kenneth Ritchie & Ricky Smith officiating. Burial followed at the Short Cemetery at Talcum, Ky. under the direction of the Hindman Funeral Services. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Dickie Scott Dickie Scott, age 76 of Lincoln Park, Michigan, formerly of Garrett, passed away on Tuesday July 6, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was born October 25, 1933, at Garrett, the son of the late Lauchie and Beatrice Williams Scott. He was a retired Railroad Worker and a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by 2 sons: Terry Scott of Wayland and Scott Lazarz of Carrolton, Michigan; a sister: Sally Mae Risner of Holliday, Florida. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Paul Tyree Paul Tyree, age 80, of Hazard, passed away on July 19, 2010 at the Hazard Medical Center in Hazard. He was the son of the late Earnest Tyree and the late Mabel Cundiff Herald. He is survived by his Wife: Arbelis Engle Tyree; 1 daughter Darlene (Gary) Lind. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Maggard's Mountain View chapel with John Smith and Jessie Hagans officiating. Burial followed at the Young Fork Cemetery at Lotts Creek under the direction of Maggard's Mountain View Chapel in Hazard. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 *He is survived by his Wife: Arbelis Engle Tyree; One daughter Darlene (Gary) Linder; His Step Mother: Glady's Tyree; Two Sisters; Joetta (Jim) Palmer & Jackie Wiseman; Four Brothers: Pepper (Dinah) Tyree, Mike (Pearl) Tyree, Glen (Marilyn) Tyree & Roger (Phyllis) Riddle; One Special Pet: Snowball. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Betty Lou Casebolt Betty Lou Casebolt, age 78, of Stanton, passed away on July 15, 2010, at her home. She was the daughter of the late James Frank Dyer and the late Matilda Smith Dyer. She was preceded in death by her first husband: William Johnson, second husband: George Casebolt, 1 daughter: Janet Walker and a host of siblings. She is survived by her 3 sons: Jack, David & James Johnson; 4 daughters: Ann Johnson-Lorenzini, Carolyn Johnson, Kathy Johnson & Linda Benge; three sisters: Faye Deel, Ruth Burns & Marietta Coots; 2 brothers: Higgins Blair and Elmer Lee Blair; 13 grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Maggard's Mtn. View Chapel with James Combs officiating. Burial followed at the Johnson Family Cemetery at Jeff under the direction of Maggard's Mtn. View Chapel of Hazard. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Thursday, July 22, 2010 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////