Hazard Herald Obituaries: Week of November 7, 2007 James Cruzzie Baker James Cruzzie Baker, a resident of Chavies died on Monday, October 29 at the St. Joseph Hospice Care in Lexington. He was 71 years of age at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Ira and Otia Napier Baker. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lealie Allen Baker. Mr. Baker’s surviving children are his daughter, Linda and husband Donald L. Dunn of Bonnyman and his son, Marcus and wife Dixie Bailey of Chavies. His surviving siblings are his sister, Cora Ruth Spencer of Chavies and his brothers, Hiram Baker of Lexington and Ray Baker of Austin, Indiana. Mr. Baker was grandfather to Marshel and husband Kurt Fain, Tammy and husband Rick Morrison and Kevin Dunn, and he was the great-grandfather to Ricky Alan Morrison, Bailee Nicole Morrison, Devin Tyler Dunn, Lydia and Shelby Fain. The family received friends on Thursday evening, November 1, at Maggard’s Mountain View Chapel where the funeral service was conducted on Friday morning with the Rev. A.D. Pete McGee officiating. Interment was at the Riverside Cemetery. The staff of Maggard’s Mountain View Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marla Combs Marla Combs, a native of Hazard, passed away at her residence in Goshen, Kentucky, on Wednesday, October 31. At the time of her death, she was 67 years of age. Mrs. Combs was a Realtor with Rainey, Jones and Shaw in Louisville. A member of the St. Matthews Baptist Church, she was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Kosair Hospital and the Oriental Ladies Club. Mrs. Combs, the wife of Aubrey Combs, was preceded in death by her parents, Marlette and Lorna Thacker Combs and two sisters, Peggy Combs and Patty Spico. Along with her husband, she is survived by daughters Traci Rickert of Canton, Michigan, April Head of Louisville and Kelli Gray of Land O’Lakes, Florida. Her surviving siblings are Joann Lawton of Preston, Maryland, Kay Zoss of Unith, Michigan and Vernon Combs of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also survived by her two grandchildren. Friends were received on Friday evening, November 2 at Pearson’s Funeral Home in Louisville where the funeral service was conducted at noon on Saturday. Graveside services were conducted at the Riverside Cemetery in Hazard on Sunday afternoon. Maggard Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of all local arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arnold Newman Arnold Newman of Happy died at his residence on Thursday, November 1. At the time of his death, he was 59 years of age. He was the son of the late Johnny and Judy Mae Adams Newman. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Anita Mae Newman and by his brother, Abner Clayton Newman. Mr. Newman is survived by his widow, Regina Newman and his son, James Clayton Newman, both of Happy. He also leaves a host of other relatives and friends. The family received friends on Friday evening, November 2 at Maggard Brothers Funeral Home where the funeral service was conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday with J.T. Eversole officiating. Interment was at the Black Ed Combs Cemetery at Happy. All arrangements were under the direction of Maggard Brothers Funeral Home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Tye Baker George Tye Baker, a former resident of Hazard died at his home in Richmond, Kentucky, on Tuesday morning, October 30. The Hazard native, son of the late James B. and Rachel Tye Baker, was 85 years of age at the time of his death. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hazard and had formerly served as lay director of the Hilton Baptist Mission. He formerly owned Hazard Express freight line and the Baker Furniture Company. In 1974, Mr. Baker relocated his family and business to Central Kentucky. At his death, he was owner of the Glyndon Properties in Richmond and Baker Properties in Kentucky and South Carolina. He is survived by his wife, the former Anne Elizabeth Sword, his daughters, Georgeanne Mullins and her husband Bobby of Bristol, Tennessee, and Susan B. Martin and her daughter, Amelia Anne Martin of Richmond. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday afternoon, November 3, at the Combs, Parsons and Collins Funeral Home, 328 West Main Street, Richmond, with the Rev. Curtis H. Warf officiating. Graveside committal services were held on Tuesday afternoon, November 6, at the Riverside Cemetery in Hazard. Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Mr. Baker to Transylvania University, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, Kentucky 40508. Maggard’s Mountain View Chapel was in charge of all local arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Frank Lewis Frank Lewis of Cutshin passed away at the Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden on Friday, November 2. At the time of his death, he was 83 years of age. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Helen Lewis and their children, Karen Musgrove of Florida, Betty Stephens of West Virginia, Bobbie King, Denise Lewis Tucker and Frank Lewis, Jr. all residents of the state of Maryland. His surviving siblings are Vina Faught, Lillie York, Wallace, Verlon, Steve, Glenn, McArthur and Winfred Lewis. He is also survived by his ten grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. The family received friends on Tuesday evening, November 6 at the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Leslie County, where the funeral service will be conducted today, Wednesday, November 7 at 1:00 PM with Don Kilburn officiating. The burial will be at the Lusk Family Cemetery. Brashear-Callahan Funeral Home of Viper is in charge of all arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alice Faye Collins Alice Faye Johnson Collins, a former resident of Buckhorn went to be with her Lord on October 30 at the Trident Hospital in Summerville, South Carolina. At the time of her death, Mrs. Collins was 66 years of age. The daughter of Lester Johnson, who was killed in a mining accident at McRoberts, Mrs. Collins and her siblings grew up at the Buckhorn Children’s Home. Along with her husband of 51 years, Harvey Short Collins, she is survived by their children, Patricia and husband Brad Cope, Kathleen Collins and Michael Harvey and wife Tatjana Collins as well as her seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Her surviving siblings are Judy Lane, Gail Geiger and Eva Johnson, and she leaves a special friend, Wayne Douglas. A memorial service will be conducted at the Buckhorn Presbyterian Church at noon on Sunday, November 25. Interment will follow at the Government Cemetery at Buckhorn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Denver “Smokey” Jones Long time sports enthusiast Denver “Smokey” Jones passed away on Saturday, November 3. The son of the late Shelby and Gladys Lawson Jones of Daisy, Jones was a former sports announcer for WSGS in Hazard, Sports Editor of the Hazard Herald, security officer for the Perry County School System and longtime sports referee in this area. He was also a member of the Referee Hall of Fame. He is survived by his three sisters, Velma Helton of Rogersville, Tennessee, Linda Johnson and Jean Asbury, both residents of Bulls Gap, Tennessee. Locally, he is survived by two cousins, Bonita Logan and Zanna Griffie, both of Cornettsville. Graveside services were conducted on Tuesday morning, November 6 at the Hamblen Memory Gardens in Morristown, Tennessee. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com