OBITUARIES
Hyden, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Hyden and Leslie County, KY areas
Betty Helen Couch
Sep 8, 2023
Mrs. Betty Helen Woods Couch was born, November 18, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio. Betty Helen was the daughter of the late, McKinley Woods & the late, Maltie Bowling Woods. Betty Helen passed away Friday, September 8, 2023 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Betty Helen was 77 years old. Betty Helen had been a life long resident of Hyden, Kentucky with the...
Tina Marie Nantz Hornsby
Aug 26, 2023
Tina Marie Nantz Hornsby passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, KY. She was 60 years old. Tina was born October 15, 1962 in Covington, Kentucky the daughter of the late, Lowell S. Nantz & the late, Cecelia Nantz. Tina had been a life long resident of Leslie County. Tina was a loving homemaker....
Lexi Maudie Eversole
Aug 25, 2023
Lexi Maudie Eversole was born May 5, 1927 in Hyden, Kentucky, the daughter of the late, Lottie Rice. Lexi passed away Friday, August 25, 2023 at the Soin Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. She was 96 years old. Lexie had spent the last 70 years in Dayton. She was born and raised in Leslie County. Lexie was a homemaker. She...
Rochelle Lynn Couch Jones
Aug 20, 2023
Rochelle Lynn Couch Jones was born December 6, 1973 in Lexington, KY the daughter of the late, Roe Couch & the late, Jenny Dillingham. Rochelle passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, KY. She was 49 years old. Rochelle had been a life long resident of Leslie County. She enjoyed working with the...
Clayton Napier
Aug 16, 2023
Clayton Napier, born October 26, 1955 in Hyden, Kentucky the son of the late Raleigh Napier & Edna Napier. Clayton passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, Kentucky. Clayton was 67 years old. Clayton had been a life long resident of Leslie County. By occupation Clayton was a log & coal truck driver. Clayton...
Grace Fenior
Aug 9, 2023
COURTESY OBITUARY
Grace Fenior, age 79, of Knoxville, passed away August 9, 2023, at her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Grace attended Knoxville Christian Center. She was retired from Shannondale Retirement Home where she shared her talents in the kitchen as a cook. She a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
Grace was preceded in death...
Armilda Smith
Aug 9, 2023
Mrs. Armilda Smith was born, April 12, 1952 in Hyden, Kentucky the daughter of the late, Johnny Hoskins and Mossie Collett Hoskins. Armilda passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at her residence. Armilda was 71 years old. Armilda was a life long resident of Leslie & Clay County. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Upper Bowens...
Don "Duck" Shepherd
Aug 4, 2023
Don Shepherd, a beloved member of the Leslie County community, has passed away at the age of 74. Don was born on April 27, 1949, in Roark, KY. He was the son of the late Betty Griffith and Lewis Shepherd. Don spent his entire life in Leslie County, except for a three-year period when he lived in Illinois.Don had a...
Roland Wyckliffe Record
Aug 2, 2023
Mr. Roland Wyckliffe Record born August 11, 1965 in Hyden, Kentucky the son of the late Julius W. "J.W." Record and the late Wanda Mosley Record. Wyckliffe passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at the Mary Breckinridge-ARH Hospital, Hyden, KY. He was 57 years old. Wyckliffe was a life long resident of Leslie County. By occupation Wyckliffe was a coal...
Lucille Maude Brock Holland
Aug 1, 2023
Lucille Maude Brock Holland passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center, Hazard, KY. She was 66 years old. She was born May 19, 1957 at Beverly, Kentucky the daughter of the late, Cammie Brock & the late Lottie Lefevers Brock. Lucille had been a life long resident of Leslie County. She was a member of...
Janet Lee Collett
Jul 29, 2023
Janet Lee Collett passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023 at her residence in Clay Co., Kentucky. She was 69 years old. Janet was born August 16, 1953 in Hamilton, Ohio. She was the daughter of Pauline Carmack Collett and the late Lee Collett. She had been a resident of Clay County for the past 33 years coming from Ohio. By...
Ruby Keen
Jul 28, 2023
Mrs. Ruby Keen passed away Friday, July 28, 2023 at her residence in Falmouth, Kentucky. She was 72 years old. Ruby was born January 14, 1951 in Harlan County, Kentucky the daughter of the late, Hubert Luther Slaven & Dorothy Baute Slaven. Ruby had been a resident of Falmouth for the past 30 years. By occupation she was retired from...
Earnest C. Coots
Jul 27, 2023
Earnest C. Coots, a beloved member of the community, passed away on July 27, 2023 at the Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Kentucky at the age of 59. He was born on January 6th, 1964, in Hazard, KY. Earnest's contributions to the field of strip mining and logging are unparalleled. His exemplary work record showcased his dedication and passion...
Barbara Rose Colwell
Jul 26, 2023
COURTESY OBITUARY
Barbara Rose Colwell born November 29, 1941 departed this life on Wednesday July 26, 2023 at the Hazard A.R.H. being 81-years old. Barbara was born in Leslie County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Beecher Baker and the late Mildred Campbell Baker. Other than her parents, Barbara was also preceded in death by Three Brothers and Two...
Norma Jean Pace Rowles
Jul 14, 2023
*Courtesy Obituary*
Jean Rowles, age 82 of Springboro, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at Enclave of Springboro. She was born May 10, 1941 in Leslie County, KY to Riley and Faye (Hoskins) Pace. Jean is a survivor of Ovarian, Colon, and Skin Cancer. She loved her family, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jean is survived by her daughters, Kim...
John Arvil Perry II
Jul 13, 2023
Mr. John Arvil Perry II was born March 25, 1946 in Williamsburg Kentucky. John was the son of the late, John Arvil Perry Sr. and the late, Jewel Ball Perry. John passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023 at the Well's Hospice Center in Hazard, Kentucky. He was 77 years old. John had been a resident of Leslie County since 1967....
Jessie Anne Holland
Jul 9, 2023
Mrs. Jessie Anne Holland passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at the Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden, KY. Jessie was 88 years old. Jessie was born April 1, 1935 in Hyden, Kentucky the daughter of the late, Gillie Osborne and the late, Pearlie Jones Osborne. Jessie was a loving homemaker. She was a member of the Hal's Fork Pentecostal...
Betty Lou Woods Scott
Jul 9, 2023
Mrs. Betty Lou Woods Scott, age 82 passed away Sunday July 9, 2023. Betty was born August 20, 1942 in Hyden, Kentucky the daughter of the late, Virgil Woods & the late, Flora Begley Woods. Betty had been a resident of East Bernstadt, Kentucky for the past 35 years. By occupation Betty had worked in Dry cleaning services. She enjoyed...
Johnny Muncy
Jul 9, 2023
Mr. Johnny Muncy, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2023 at his residence. He was 61 years old. Johnny was born April 15, 1962 in Hyden, Kentucky the son of the late, Bev Muncy and the late, Golda Lumpkins Muncy. Johnny had been a life long resident of Leslie Co. By occupation Johnny was a sawmill employee. Johnny enjoyed gardening, watching...
Bernadine Witt
Jul 6, 2023
Mrs. Bernadine Hoskins Witt, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023 at the Mary Breckinridge-ARH Hospital in Hyden, Kentucky. She was 84 years old. Bernadine was born, January 3, 1939 at Stinnett, Kentucky the daughter of the late, Boone Hoskins & the late, Betty Brock Hoskins. Bernadine was a life long resident of Leslie County. Bernadine was a loving & devoted...
