>From the Barbourville Mountain Advocate Obits Online Version Thursday, January 23, 2003 Obituaries Mrs. Maxine (Lawson) Baker, 86, of Artemus, Ky., the daughter of the late John C. and Hester (Davis) Lawson, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003 at her home. She was a member of the Artemus Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Baker. She is survived by one son, Paul Baker and wife Susie of Davis Bend; one sister, Juanita Mills of Dayton, Ohio; two grandchildren. Services were conducted in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003 with the Rev. John Partin officiating. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Florena (Cecil) Crawford, 70, of Kay Jay, the daughter of the late Grady Cecil and Bessie (Crawford) Cecil, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 at her home. She believed in the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Harle Crawford of Kay Jay; one son, Dennis Crawford and wife Aloggia of Aurora, Ind.; two sisters, Shirley Williams and husband Jim of Beckley, W. Va. and Faye Volpi and husband Joe of Artemus; four brothers, Lowell Cecil and wife Mary of Barbourville, Lonna Cecil and wife Marsha of Trosper, Michael Cecil and wife Kimberly of Holton, Ind. and Doyal Cecil and wife Bonnie of Arkansas; two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services were conducted in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003 with the Rev. Arnold Petrey and the Rev. Denvil Taylor officiating. Burial was in Lunsford Cemetery at Kay Jay. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Edna (Gray) Hobbs, 75, of Flat Lick, the daughter of the late Dewey and Julie (Mills) Gray, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 in Rockcastle County Hospital in Mt. Vernon. She was the widow of Charlie Hobbs. She is survived by her two daughters, Julie Warfield and husband Ronald and Reatha Hobbs, all of Flat Lick; two sons, J.D. Hobbs and wife Hazel and Gennie Hobbs, all of Flat Lick; one son-in-law, Otis Gambrel of Flat Lick; two sisters, Lena Rice of Bimble and Ruah Hubbard and husband Burchell of Trosper; six brothers, Leaman Gray, Delbert Gray, Chris Gray and wife June, Thomas Gray and wife Edith, Charlie Gray and wife Irene and Eugene Gray and wife Virgie, all of Flat Lick; fifteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Services were conducted in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 with the Rev. Vincent Smith and the Rev. Charles Bright officiating. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lee Ray Gray, 57, of Barbourville, Ky., a son of the late Zander and Myrtle (Asher) Gray, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003 in Knox County Hospital. He was a member of Candle Ridge Baptist Church and a disabled coal miner. He is survived by his wife, Loretta (Hubbard) Gray; three sons, the Rev. Tim Gray and wife Carry, Mike Gray and wife Julie and Jason Gray, all of Barbourville; one brother, Gary Gray and wife Linda, also of Barbourville; two sisters, Freda Gayle Bays and husband Charles of Artemus and Erma Goe and husband Ken of San Antonio, Texas; five grandchildren; one uncle, Paul Asher and wife Lois of Cincinnati, Ohio. Services were conducted Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003 in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Moore and the Rev. Don Napier officiating. Burial was in Coles Branch Cemetery at Hammond. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Candle Ridge Baptist Church in memory of Lee Ray Gray. Mr. Lloyd Townsley, 57, of Bimble, Ky., a son of the late Dee and Mary Newman Townsley, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 in Knox County Hospital. He was a member of the Boone Height Holiness Church and a retired coal miner. He is survived by his wife, Doris Townsley, Bimble; one daughter, Carla Townsley, Lexington; one stepdaughter, Melissa Dugger and husband Gary, Gray; two stepsons, Curtis Blevins and Matthew Blevins and wife Holly, Gray; two sisters, Vivian Smith and husband Denver, Barbourville and Barbara Hinkle and husband Ernest, Barbourville; two brothers, Frank Townsley and wife Lorraine, Bimble, and Edward Mills and wife Brenda, Corbin; four step grandchildren. Services were conducted in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003 with the Rev. Charles Eversole and the Rev. Lonnie Lawson officiating. Burial was in Newman Cemetery. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Elizabeth L. (Jackson) Carty, 78, of Charlotte, Tenn, the daughter of the late William Jackson and Helen (Nolan) Jackson, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003 in Dickson County, Tenn. She believed in the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Kenneth Carty. She is survived by two sons, Bill Carty and wife Sharon of Charlotte, Tenn. and Pat Carty and wife Judy of Colorado Springs, Col.; one brother, Lloyd Jackson of Santa Barbara, Calif.; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services were conducted in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 with the Rev. Jimmy Siler officiating. Burial was in Carty Cemetery at Girdler. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gene Gray, 74, of Barbourville, Ky., the son of the late Calloway and Sudie (Smith) Gray, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003 in Barbourville Nursing Home. He believed in the Baptist faith and was a retired coal miner. He is survived by two sisters, Katherine Gray of Bimble and Gladys Craft of Knightstown, Ind.; one brother, Marvin Gray and wife Irene of Barbourville. Services were conducted in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003 with the Rev. Phillip Wynn and the Rev. Duke Hammons officiating. Burial was in Sowders Cemetery at Artemus. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ralph E. Tedders, 75, of Fariston Road, London, formerly of Knox County, a son of the late James Samuel Tedders and Mary Jane (Cobb) Tedders, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2003 at his home. He believed in the Baptist faith and was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife Mae Tedders; two sons, Ron Tedders and wife Phyllis and Larry Tedders and wife Carrie, all of London; one daughter, Brenda Wilds and husband John of Berea; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one sister, Shirley Jones and husband Dean of Indianapolis, Ind.; three brothers, Royce Tedders and wife Vernie of Petersburg, Va., James Tedders Jr. and wife Boots of Wayne, Mich. and Tommy Tedders and wife Glenda of Dothan, Ala. Services were conducted in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday, Jan, 21, 2003 with the Rev. Dennis Chesnut officiating. Burial was in Taylor Cemetery at Black Water. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Franklin Yeager, 63, of Barbourville, the son of the late James "Jim" Yeager and Linda Rice Yeager, passed away in Barbourville Nursing Home Friday, Jan. 17, 2003. He was a member of the Baptist faith and attended Swan Pond Baptist Church. He is survived by his sisters, Beaulah Hubbard and husband Charlie of Detroit, Mich., Faye Hatfield of Louisiana, Evelyn Buttery and husband Cecil of Sharp Gap, Barbourville, Marie Grubb and husband Coy of Boone Height, Betty Woolum and husband J.T. of Brush Creek; his brothers, James Herbert Yeager and wife Mary of Baily Switch, J.B. Yeager of Barbourville and Glen Yeager of Lenoir City, Tenn. Services were conducted in Hopper Funeral Home Chapel Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003 with the Rev. Denvil Taylor and Mr. Yeager's nephew, Jimmy Wayne Mills Jr. officiating. Burial was in Yeager-Powell Cemetery at Bimble. Hopper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Elmer O. Walker, 92, of Cincinnati, Ohio, a son of the late Otis and Myrill Morgan Walker, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2003 in Cincinnati. He was a member of Company 509 & CCC's during World War II. He was a heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his wife Alma Lay Walker of Cincinnati, Ohio; one son, Bruce Walker and wife Barbara of Chillicothe, Ohio; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services were conducted Friday, Jan. 17, 2003 at Jones and Sons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Wofford Cemetery. This is a courtesy announcement of Knox Funeral Home. Ruby Pearl Smith Roberts, 59, of Hyden and formerly of Knox County, the daughter of the late Nelson and Troy Gambrel Smith, passed away Jan. 17, 2003 at Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Hyden Baptist Church and a former cook for Leslie County Board of Education. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Roberts of Hyden; one daughter, Melissa Melton and husband James of Hyden; one brother, Tolman Smith of Ohio; two sisters, Evelyn Dezarn of Manchester and Donna Blackburn of Ohio; one grandchild. Services were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at Hyden Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger D. Wolfe and the Rev. Astor Mullins officiating. Burial was in Memorial Gardens at Manchester. Dwayne Walker Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. This is a courtesy announcement of Hopper Funeral Home. Marva Gay Gibbs, 41, of Corbin, passed away Sunday at Baptist Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of Terry D. Gibbs and the mother of Heather Faulkner and Holly Gibbs, both of Corbin, the daughter of Fred Jr. and Marie Smith of Gray and the granddaughter of Charity Overbay of Barbourville. Services were conducted Wednesday at Hart Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Vernon Morris and the Rev. Brian Hacker officiating. Burial was in Corinth Cemetery. This is a courtesy announcement of Hopper Funeral Home. Mr. Reed Lake, 88, of Goldens Creek, passed away Friday evening in Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. He was the husband of Loena (Mahan) Lake and the father of Denver Lake, and Wilburn Lake. Services were conducted Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 at Locust Grove Baptist Church at Goldens Creek with the Rev. George Peace, the Rev. Jimmy McKiddy and the Rev. Arnold Petrey officiating. Burial was in Wilson Cemetery on Goldens Creek. This is a courtesy announcement from Hampton Funeral Home. John Stephen Goodin, 41, of Ingram and formerly of Knox County, the son of Ishmal and Eula Reed Goodin, passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003 at Middlesboro Appalachian Hospital. He was a member of Centennial Baptist Church and had worked for Chuck's Construction. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Diane Singleton Goodin; children, Stephanie Amanda Goodin and John Harold Goodin; brothers, Paul Wayne (Cindy) Goodin and Phillip (Tammy) Goodin, all of Ingram; mother-in-law Mable Charles. Services were conducted Tuesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the Rev. George Peace and the Rev. Keith Bays officiating. Burial was in the Ben Goodin Cemetery at Ingram. Arrangements were under the direction of Arnett & Steele Funeral Home, Pineville. This is a courtesy announcement from Knox Funeral Home. Mrs. Mary Francis Woolum, 82, of Barbourville, the daughter of the late John and Sarah Ann Walker Brown, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003 at Knox County Hospit. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Carl Woolum. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by seven daughters, Maggie Hensley and husband Dan of Boone Height, Peggy Stewart and husband Beve of Girdler, Jackie Hampton of Barbourville, Rose Collins and husband Clyde of Tennessee, Ina Brown and husband Harold of Boone Height, Charlotte Smith and husband Finley of Stinking Creek and Glenda Sue Woolum of Barbourville; eight sons, Charlie Andrew Woolum of Frankfort, Wayne Woolum of California, Allen Woolum and wife Thelma of Richmond, Teddy Woolum and wife Lovella of Hinkle, Don Woolum and wife Ann of Indiana, Dale Woolum of Louisville, Michael Woolum and wife Teresa of Barbourville and Henry Woolum of Barbourville; fifty-one grandchildren, several great, grandchldren and great, great grandchildren. Services were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003 in Hampton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Liford and the the Rev. Columbus Hensley officiating. Burial was in Barbourville Cemetery. Hampton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.