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Former Whitley County Jailer dies at age of 74

By: Mark White

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A man twice appointed as Whitley County jailer and who helped the Whitley County Detention Center re-open in 2005 after a state mandated closure, was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon.

Kenneth Esley Mobley, 74, of Corbin, died March 26 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin.

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