OBITUARIES
Hyden, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Hyden and Leslie County, KY areas
Ruby Lee Sandlin Woods
Oct 31, 2026
Ruby Lee Sandlin Woods, born December 29, 1933 in Leslie County, Kentucky. Ruby is the daughter of the late, Charlie Sandlin and Ella Baker Sandlin. Ruby passed away at the Hyden Health & Rehab Center in Hyden, Kentucky on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Ruby was 92 years old. Ruby was a loving and devoted homemaker. She was a life-long resident...
Patsy Ann Dodson Holland
Oct 30, 2026
Patsy Ann Dodson Holland was born May 13, 1940 in Hyden, Kentucky. She is the daughter of the late, Clay Dodson and Opha Sizemore Dodson. Patsy passed away Friday, October 30, 2026 at her residence on Bear Branch, Ky. She was 86 years old. Patsy had been a life-long resident of Leslie County. She was a loving and devoted homemaker....
Nola Carol Lewis
Oct 29, 2026
Nola Carol Lewis was born April 13, 1949 in Hyden, Ky., the daughter of the late, George Lewis and Goldie Wells Lewis. Carol passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center in Hazard at the age of 77. Carol was a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation she had worked as a Beautician and for...
Audrey Mae Howard Caudill
Oct 28, 2026
Audrey Mae Howard Caudill passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at the Well's Hospice Center in Hazard, Kentucky. She was 91 years old. Audrey was born August 29, 1935 in Leslie County Kentucky.
She is the daughter of the late, Bert and Jetty Baker Howard.
Audrey is the oldest of nine children. Instilling at a young age a life of responsibility...
Joe Joseph Adams
Oct 28, 2026
Joe Joseph Adams passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at the Well's Hospice Center in Hazard Kentucky. He was 80 years old. Joe was born in Leslie County Kentucky the son of the late, Gordon Adams and Eunice Joseph Adams, Joe was a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation he was a coal miner for 26 years. Joe...
Melissa Ann Bowling Mosley
Oct 27, 2026
Melissa Ann Bowling Mosley was born April 13, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio. She is the daughter of the late Franklin Ambrose and Lettie Lou Sizemore Ambrose. She passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center in Hazard, KY. She was 58 years old. Melissa had been a life-long resident of Hyden. By occupation she had...
Eugene Feltner
Oct 27, 2026
Mr. Eugene Feltner, born May 19, 1943 in Hyden, Kentucky. Eugene is the son of the late, Barlow Feltner and Ethel Mae Causey Feltner. He passed away at the St. Joseph Hospital of London in London Kentucky on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Eugene was 83 years old. Eugene had been a life-long resident of Hyden with the exception of living...
Eddie Wayne Sizemore
Oct 24, 2026
Eddie Wayne Sizemore, 78, passed away on October 24, 2026, at the East Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard, Kentucky.
Born on April 2, 1948, Eddie was a man whose life was centered on family and the enduring bonds he shared with those closest to him. He will be remembered with love by all who knew him and by the family who...
Juneth Janutolo
Oct 21, 2026
Juneth Janutolo was born August 20, 1939 at Jack's Creek in Leslie County Kentucky. She was born to the late Manford Fee and Martha Collett Fee. Juneth passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at the Laurel Creek Health & Rehab located at Manchester, Kentucky. She was 87 years old. Juneth had been a life-long resident of Leslie County. She...
Sherry A. Jones
Oct 18, 2026
Sherry A. Jones was born December 19, 1967 at Hyden, Kentucky. She is the daughter of the late, Okey Joseph and Cinda Lewis Joseph. Sherry passed away Sunday, October 18, 2026 at the UK Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky. She was 58 years old. Sherry was a Respiratory Therapist having worked for the Mary Breckinridge Hospital for 32 years. She enjoyed...
Wanda Faye Maggard
Oct 12, 2026
Wanda Faye Maggard, passed away on October 12, 2026, in Yeaddiss, Kentucky. She was born on December 23, 1940 to the late Adam and Cody Howard Baker, in Leslie County. She was a devoted member of the Solid Rock Bible Church and her life was marked by devotion to others, quiet strength, and deep love for family.
Mrs. Maggard spent her...
Marvin Baker
Oct 9, 2026
Marvin Baker passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Advent Health Hospital in Manchester, Kentucky. He was born on September 11, 1951, in Busy, Kentucky, to the late Beecher Baker and Mildred Campbell Baker. The youngest of nine children, Marvin grew up alongside his four brothers, Mark, Jerry, Don and Lowell and four sisters: Evelyn, Barbara, Phyllis and...
Bessie Short Caldwell
Oct 8, 2026
COURTESY OBITUARY
Bessie Short Caldwell, 95 of Helton, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 8, 2026. She was born in Red Bird on February 23, 1931, a daughter of the late Charlie and Cordelia Caldwell Short. Bessie was a believer in the Holiness Faith and a member of Dry Fork Holiness Church. She had been a homemaker.
In addition...
Joyce Hoskins Mosley
Oct 7, 2026
Joyce Hoskins Mosley, of Asher, Kentucky, was born on December 15, 1937, in Asher and passed away at her residence on October 7, 2026. She will be remembered as a loving, friendly, and outgoing woman whose life was centered on her family, her work, and the many friendships she cherished.
Throughout her life, Joyce was known for her strong work ethic...
Della Gray Napier
Oct 4, 2026
Della Gray Napier was born June 30, 1957 in Clay County, Kentucky. She is the daughter of the late, Matthew Gray and the late, Edith Davidson Gray. Della passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at the Well's Hospice Center in Hazard, Kentucky. She was 69 years old. Della had been a lifelong resident of Leslie County. Della was a...
Sam 'Meal Sack' Morgan
Oct 4, 2026
Sam “Meal Sack” Morgan, of Hyden, Kentucky, passed away on October 4, 2026, at Hazard ARH Medical Center. He was born on November 18, 1935, in Hyden, Kentucky.
Mr. Morgan will be remembered with love by his family and all who knew him. He shared his life with his wife, Kathy Morgan, having been united in marriage on September 25, 1965.
He...
Maggie Wooton Campbell
Oct 2, 2026
Maggie Wooton Campbell, of Hyden, Kentucky passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026 at the Well's Hospice Center, Hazard, Ky. She was 86 years old. Maggie was born March 12, 1940 in Hyden Kentucky the daughter of the late, John F. Wooton and Martha Jane Campbell Wooton. She was a homemaker. Maggie was a member of the Camp Creek Church...
Jean Rezek
Sep 30, 2026
Jean Rezek, 96, a longtime and beloved resident of Hyden, Kentucky, passed away on September 30, 2026, at the home of her granddaughter, Kelly Eberth, in Midlothian, Virginia, where she had spent the last six years surrounded by the family she loved so dearly.
Jean was born October 10, 1929, in Hyden, Kentucky, and spent nearly all of her life in...
Ricky Lynn Sizemore
Sep 17, 2026
*Courtesy Obituary*
Ricky Lynn Sizemore, 69, of Elk Creek, Kentucky, passed away on September 17, 2026. He was born on September 7, 1957, in Hyden, Kentucky.He was a hardworking man who spent over 30 years working as an underground coal miner, taking pride in providing for his family and doing a job that demanded strength, determination, and dedication. His work was...
Johnnena Lovetta Napier
Sep 11, 2026
Ms. Johnnena Lovetta Napier, 49 years of age, passed away Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 at the St. Joseph Hospital in London, KY. She was born April 8, 1977 in Hyden, Ky the daughter of Mary Rose Napier of London, Ky and Chester Caldwell of Warbranch, KY. Johnnena leaves surviving the following relatives: her loving parents, Mary Rose Napier and Chester Caldwell,...
