OBITUARIES
Hyden, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Hyden and Leslie County, KY areas
Orville Ray Sizemore
May 2, 2021
Orville Ray Sizemore passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the Mary Breckinridge-ARH Hospital. He was 44 years old. Orville was born March 5, 1977 at Manchester, KY. the son of the late Orville Sizemore & Evelyn Smallwood Sizemore. Orville had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation he had worked as a fork lift operator. Orville enjoyed...
Druella Woods
Apr 30, 2021
Druella Woods born May 4, 1962 departed this life on Friday, April 30, 2021 at the Greg & Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center, Hazard, Ky. She was 58 years old. She was born in Hyden, KY., the daughter of Mae Hensley Woods and the late Delbert Woods. Druella had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation Druella had...
Donald W. Baker
Apr 29, 2021
Donald W. Baker 77 passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the Well's Hospice Center. He was born on Aug. 29, 1943 at Cumberland, KY the son of the late Rev. Jim Baker and the late Offie Smith Baker. Donald had been a life-long resident of Leslie County and was affiliated with the Church of God in Christ Jesus. He...
Charles "Gabby" Griffie
Apr 27, 2021
Mr. Charles "Gabby" Griffie was born June 13, 1949. He passed away Tuesday, April 27,2021 at the Well's Hospice Center. He was 71 years old. Charles was born June 13, 1949 in Perry County, KY., the son of the late, Jack Griffie & Rosa Bolen Griffie. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation he had worked...
Celia Stidham
Apr 25, 2021
Celia Stidham passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at the Well's Hospice Center. She was 99 years old. Celia was born October 21, 1921 at Wooton, KY., the daughter of the late, John Miniard & Peralee Davidson Miniard. She had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co., with the exception of living at Viper, Ky. for the past 7 years....
Lois Irene Sizemore
Apr 25, 2021
Mrs. Lois Irene Sizemore passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at the Owingsville Manor in Owingsville, KY. She was 91 years old. Lois was born April 2, 1930 in Cumro, Nebraska, the daughter of the late, John Mason & Flora Lash Mason. She had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. with the exception of the last two months she...
Joan Sizemore
Apr 24, 2021
Joan Sizemore
March 12, 1954 - April 24, 2021
Joan came into this world on March 12, 1954 rocking an extra chromosome andforever changing the Dobber family. The third child of Robert Lee and Eileen GabbardSizemore, she was the epitome of love and joy. She was a real life baby doll andplaymate to her siblings: Linda, Bobby, Cathy, Jeanie, Goldie...
Matthew Baker
Apr 24, 2021
Matthew Baker passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, KY. He was 30 years old. Matthew was born October 3, 1990 at Lexington, KY., the son of Emery Ray Baker & Arlene Joseph Baker. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. Matthew enjoyed riding four-wheelers, working on motors & spending time with...
Terry Lynn Smith
Apr 23, 2021
On Thursday, April 23, 2021, Terry Lynn Smith, a doting father of three adoring children, entered his eternal life at the age of 54.
Terry was born on April 27, 1966 in Redbird, KY to Betty Jean Morgan and Lonzo Morgan. As a graduate of Leslie County High School’s class of 1984, he went on to receive his Bachelor’s...
Phronia Howard Begley
Apr 20, 2021
Mrs. Phronia Howard Begley, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Mary Breckinridge-ARH Hospital. She was 77 years old. Phronia was born December 26, 1943 in Hyden, KY., the daughter of the late, Alonzo Howard, Sr. & Ophra Young Howard. Phronia had been a resident of Leslie Co. in her younger years, later on in her adult life she...
Alfred Gibson
Apr 20, 2021
Alfred Gibson passed away at the UK Medical Center, Lexington, KY. Tuesday, April 20, 2021. He was 73 years old. Alfred was born January 2, 1948 at Bear Branch, KY., the son of the late, Lannie Gibson, Sr. & Lunie Couch Gibson. He had been a life-long resident of Leslie & Clay Co. with the exception of living in Ohio...
Marlena Marie North
Apr 19, 2021
Marlena Marie North passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, KY. She was 75 years old. Marlena was born June 2, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the late, Hank Jacobi & Florence Chapek Jacobi. Marlena had been a resident of Leslie Co. for the past 38 years. By occupation she had worked...
Carley Jane Thomas
Apr 18, 2021
Carley Jane Thomas passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the UK Medical Center, Lexington, KY. She was 28 years old. Carley was born May 5, 1992 in Noblesville, Indiana, the daughter of Carl Stacy & Sheila Thomas. She had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. Carley was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed four wheeling, drawing, cooking, fishing...
Debra Kay Burns
Apr 17, 2021
The obituary of Mrs. Debra Burns
Mrs. Debra Burns, of Oneida, Ky., born April 8, 1957 departed this life on Saturday, April 17, 2021. She was 64 years old. Debra was born at Oneida, KY., the daughter of Drucilla Gay Webb and the late Elmer Webb. She was a cook for the Clay County Board of Education...
Emanuel Howard
Apr 16, 2021
Mr. Emanuel Howard of Stinnett, Ky., born January 17, 1967 departed this life on Friday, April 16, 2021 at the Select Medical Hospital, Fort Thomas, Ky. He was 54 years old. Emanuel was born at Hyden, Ky., the son of Ralph Howard & Betty Morgan. Emanuel served honorably in the United States Marine Corps. He was a security guard for...
June Walters Shepherd
Apr 10, 2021
***COURTESY OBITUARY*** Our hearts are broken, as our sweet Mother June Shepherd suddenly passed away on Saturday April 10th after a long battle with Parkinson’s. She was a retiree from Schneider Electric. One of 10 children, beloved wife of Lenvel Shepherd, mother to Connie (Dennis) Sizemore, Dedra Miller, Robert (Melanie) Melton, Susan (Roelof Streekstra) Melton, Richard Melton, Bridgett (Rick) Bowling,...
Delorse Diane Thomas
Apr 4, 2021
The obituary of Mrs. Delorse Diane Thomas
Mrs. Delorse Diane Thomas of Wooton, Ky., born March 24, 1967 departed this life on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Ky. Diane was 54 years old. She was born at Hyden, KY., the daughter of the late, Felix France & Sarah Day France. She had...
James Ray Lawson
Apr 3, 2021
James Ray Lawson, born May 9, 1972 in Florida the son of the late, Charlie Lawson & Sadie Gay Lawson. He passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Lexington, KY. He was 48 years old. James had been a resident of Leslie Co. for 30 years. By occupation he was a coal miner. He was of the Holiness Faith. James...
Jean Young Gross
Apr 1, 2021
*Courtesy Obit*
Mrs. Jean Young Gross, age 70 departed this life on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Kentucky. She was born on Friday, December 8, 1950 in Leslie County, Kentucky. She was a retired hair dresser and a member of the Pentecostal Faith.
She leaves to mourn her passing her...
Billy Richard Morgan
Mar 30, 2021
Mr. Billy Richard Morgan, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the Well's Hospice Center in Hazard, KY. He was 67 years old. Billy was born October 3, 1953 in Hyden, KY., the son of the late, Dave Morgan & Carolyn Roark Morgan. Billy had been a life-long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation he had worked as a heavy...
