Gary Wayne Embrey Gary Wayne Embrey, 66, died Wednesday, May 8 at the Hazard ARH medical center.
He was born in Oklahoma on November 2, 1946, to the late Oral Moody and Alma Embrey and was also preceded in death by brothers Wilburn, Everett, and Bill, along with one sister, Anna May.
He is survived by his wife, K. Sue Embrey of Bulan; daughter Stacy Wilson and husband Robert of Ary; sister Neva Fritz of Missouri; grandchildren Kaegan and Heather Welch Embr...
Ricky Sumner Ricky Sumner, 44, of Hazard, died Friday, May 3.
He was the son of the late George Sumner and the late Geraldine Sumner, and was also preceded in death by his grandfather, Willie Spencer.
He is survived by his grandmother, Ruby Spencer of Hazard; daughter Brittanie Morgan Sumner of Indiana; son Ricky Devon Sumner of Indiana; brother Scott Sumner and wife Linda of Hazard; niece Nikki Sumner; nephew Jacob Sumner; and a host of family and fr...
Nelson Fugate Nelson Fugate, 93, died Wednesday, May 1 at his residence in Austin, In.
He was born on Jan. 12, 1920 in Yerkes, the son of the late Green Fugate and Catherine Fugate. He was the founder, pastor, and member of the Scottsburg Church of God in Scottsburg, In. He was a retired millwright for the old American Can Company in Austin, and also a former coal miner.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Cassie Fugate, whom he married on Sept. 6, 1...
Zaden Maddox Alexander Fox Zaden Maddox Alexander Fox, age 3 of Viper, passed away Friday, May 3 at the University of Kentucky medical center.
He was the son of Tracy Couch and Andrea Fox, and is also survived by his sister, Jaycee Fox; grandparents Elizabeth Clark, Ruth Ann Sumner, and Jerry Sumner; great-grandparents Cora Watts, Serena Watts, Baron Watts, Jimmy Engle, and Melissa Engle; uncle Travis Fox; and a host of family and friends.
Arrangements are being ha...
Betty June Sumner Betty June Sumner, 63, of Vicco, died Wednesday, May 1 at the Hazard ARH medical center.
She was a retired cook for the Perry County School District, and the daughter of the late Will Sumner and the late Ruby Craft Sumner. She was also preceded in death by Dwight Amburgey; sisters Ailene Sumner, Lucille Farler, and Linda Sumner; and brothers Will Sumner, Jr. and Charles Sumner.
She is survived by sisters Gladys Costello and husband Tony o...
Mildred Maggard Mildred Maggard, 85, of Hazard, died Wednesday, May 1 at the hospice care center in Hazard.
She was the daughter of the late Dan Pelfrey and the late Polly Ritchie Pelfrey, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Ray Maggard; son Danny Darrell Maggard; sisters Nadiene Combs and Betty Jean Stacy; and brothers Otis and Bill Pelfrey.
She is survived by daughters Doris Jean Bishop and husband Cordis of Hazard, Janice Hurt and hu...
Henry Johnson Henry Hacker Johnson, 47, of Busy, died Sunday, April 28 at the UK medical center in Lexington.
He was the son of the late Ray G. Johnson and the late Mary Hall Johnson, and was also preceded in death by brothers Ellis Johnson and Matt Johnson.
He is survived by his daughter, Jewelene Johnson of Perry County; son Henry Johnson, Jr. and wife Karen of Lost Creek; sisters Opal Herald and husband Roy of Jackson, and Fannie Mullins and husband...
David Caudill David Caudill, 73, of Viper, died Saturday, April 27 at the hospice care center in Hazard.
He is survived by brothers John Caudill of Viper and Elmer Caudill of North Carolina; sister Francis McCoy of Hazard; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Arrangements are being handled by Brashear-Callahan Funeral Home of Viper. The visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at the Right Fork Church of God in Vip...
Ben Dru Baird Ben Dru Baird, 54, of Hazard, ended his battle with cancer on Saturday, April 27 at the hospice care center in Hazard. He was a postal worker and a musician.
He was the son of Minta Faye Baird and the late William Baird, and was also preceded in death by his father-in-law, Estill Pollard; mother-in-law Stella Pollard; maternal grandparents Ben Middleton and Arizona Coldiron Middleton; paternal grandmother Sue Jones Baird; sister-in-law Robe...
Helen Bailey Helen Louise Bailey, 78, of Slemp, died Wednesday, April 24.
She is survived by sons James Bailey of Barbourville, Jackie Bailey of Slemp, Thomas Wayne Bailey of Indiana, and Jonathan Bailey of Slemp; daughters Jennifer Sumner of Viper and Connie Burkhart of Harlan; brothers Frank Napier and Rufus Napier, Jr.; sister Betty Barnett of Lexington; along with 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Brash...
Peggy Hardy Peggy J. Hardy, 78, formerly of Hazard, died Monday, April 15 at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, Fl.
Born in Knott County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. A.B. Pigman and Edith Pigman.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Robert, of Palm City, Fl.; son Bart Hardy and wife Michell of Hazard; daughters Elizabeth Hardy Cummins of Batavia, Il., and Mary Hardy Noble and husband Dr. Bernard Noble of Jupiter, Fl.; sisters Sarah R...
Norma Campbell Norma Jean Campbell, 71, died Wednesday, April 24 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington.
She was born August 22, 1941, in Hazard, the daughter of the late Sam Collins and the late Dorothy Fugate Hamblin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Campbell; son Bobby Wayne Campbell; brothers Henry, Gene, and James Collins; and sisters Rose Leddy and Wilma Lee Stidham.
She was a life-long resident of Perry County and was a me...
Rhonda Gail Spencer Rhonda Gail Spencer, 60, of Conrad Estates in Irvine, passed away Sunday, April 21, at her daughter’s home following a long illness.
She was born May 22, 1952, in Hazard, and was the daughter of the late Joe and Sarah Jane Stollings Baker. She was a homemaker and a member of the Outreach Holiness Church, and had lived in Estill County most of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen “Red” Spencer, and brother Elbert Baker...
Eleanor Hurt Eleanor Berta Hurt, 93, died Tuesday, April 23 at her residence on Lotts Creek.
She was the daughter of the late John Combs and the late Melissie Grigsby Combs, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Glomon Hurt, along with three brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Janet Napier and husband Burnice of Lotts Creek; sons Paul Hurt and wife Bonnie, Cecil Hurt and wife Kathy, and Gene Hurt and wife ...
Danny Newberry Danny Newberry, 71, died Saturday, April 20 at the Hazard Health & Rehabilitation Center.
He was born on April 22, 1941, to the late Raymond and Sylvia Newberry, and was also preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Lawson Newberry.
He is survived by brothers Tommy Newberry and wife Glenda of Hampton, Va., and Franklin Newberry and wife Joan of East Bernstadt, Ky.; sisters Nancy Marcum of Smyrna, Tn., Florence Wilder of Louisville, and R...
