Obituaries

Daisy May Tipton, 92, of Corbin, passed away on Thursday August 9, 2018 at the Heritage. She was born in Black Mountain, a daughter of the late Temus Warfield and Florence Goodin Warfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Tipton; son, Harry Paul Tipton; brothers, Robert, Herbert, and Austin Warfield; and sisters, Jewell Warfield and Juiwanna Root. Daisy is survived by her son, Danny Tipton and wife Carolyn; daughter, Sharon Steele and husband McKinley; brother, Edward Warfield; sister, Barbara Lou Dorton and husband Kenneth; grandchildren, Melissa Lawhorn, Danielle Greco, Timothy Tipton, Mike Steele, Kendra Hoffman, and Paul Brandon Steele; 15 great grandchildren, and four...

Emby Archie McKeehan, 94, of Bee Creek Road, Corbin departed this life on Thursday, August 7, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 21, 1923 in Whitley County, to the late Seberry McKeehan and Nellie (Ellison) McKeehan. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carmon Bennett and grandson, Jonathan McKeehan. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Madge McKeehan of Corbin; three daughters, Carolyn Sutton and husband Donnie, Charlotte Barnett and husband Keith and Jennifer King and husband Clark, all of Corbin; three sons, Jonathan McKeehan and wife Jeneva, Robert...

Billy Edwin Logan, 63, of Corbin, departed this life on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at his home. Born September 30, 1954, in Pineville, Billy was the son of the late Kyle Logan and Ruth (McKeehan) Logan. Billy was a former employee of Flavor Rich and of the Baptist Faith. Besides his parents, Billy is preceded in death by three brothers: Ernie Logan, Larry Logan and Ronnie Logan; one sttep-son: Dale Poore and nephew Jeff Logan. Billy is survived by two sisters: Dee Bays and husband Wilburt of Woodbine, and Sue Fox and husband Gary of Corbin; nieces and nephews: Byron Logan, Dustin Logan, Cynthia Grigsby, Jason Rice, Heather Logan and Holly Logan; and...

John L. Whitman, 67, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday August 7, 2018 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin. He was born February 1, 1951 in Brooksville, FL to the late James L. and Florence Louise Wilson Whitman. He is survived by his companion Arlene Adkins of Williamsburg; three children; Shawn Whitman (Stephanie) of Steinhatchee, FL, Melissa Coleman (John) of Trinity, FL, Justin Whitman (Trista Baker) of Clearwater, FL, 14 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, a step daughter; Ashley Bisschop (Gerald Michael) of Corbin; a step son; Andrew Adkins (Charray) of Hamilton, OH; two brothers; Rick Whitman (Betty) of Weeki Wachee, FL, Gary Whitman of Homosassa Springs, FL, several nieces, nephews and a...

Walter Osborne, Jr., 73, of Whittier, NC, formerly of Corbin, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 4, 2018, in Asheville, NC. Born February 26, 1945, he was the son of the late Walter and Marie Osborne. He was a U.S. Army veteran. In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nora; and three brothers: Fred, Glen, and Gary Osborne. He leaves behind a daughter, Ida Hicks of London and three grandchildren; and a son, Richard Osborne of Burnside, and one grandson; as well as several step children; and seven siblings: Roscoe, Bob, James, Linda, Kathy, Jeanne, and Darrell; as well as other loving family and many friends....

Virginia D. Gregory, 82, of Williamsburg, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at UK Medical Center in Lexington. Born in Grand Rapids, MI, Virginia was the daughter of the late C.C. Wood and Helen Eaton Wood. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Gregory, daughter Mary Clowers, and brother Bill Wood. Virginia is survived by three daughters: Linda Rakes, Helen Marcus, and Judith Meadors; and by several grandchildren. As requested, Virginia will be cremated, and there will be a private burial of her cremains at the Hart Cemetery. There will be no visitation or funeral service. Messages may be written to the family at www.vankirkgrisellfuneralhome.com. Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home was in charge of...

Jerry Robert Evans, of Virginia Beach, VA formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was born September 25, 1942 to the late Arnold and Martha Evans. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers; Wayne, Harold and Glenn Evans. He was a member of the Operating Engineers and worked on many projects. As a United States Marine, he was deployed to Vietnam and later served as a marksmanship instructor at Quantico. He is survived by two daughters: Amber and Amy, his wonderful grandchildren, sister; Cleta Ruth Broyles (Bill), several nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his...

Kenneth Ray Strickland Sr., 77, of Donahue Road, Williamsburg departed this life on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his home. He was born on October 29, 1940 in Harlan County, to the late Herschel Leon Strickland Sr. and Vena (Sutton) Strickland. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Freddy; a sister, Lesa and his nephew, Joe Hamilton. Kenneth loved to bowl, go fishing and hunting and visit the Smokey Mountains. He is survived by his loving wife, Sally Strickland of Williamsburg; two children, Paula Strickland of Williamsburg and Kenneth Ray Strickland Jr. of Vista, CA; four step-children, Stephanie Strickland of Woodbine, Larry Strickland II (Vanessa) of...

Roger Andrew Canady, 57, of Lafollette, TN passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Diversicare of Oak Ridge. He was born January 28, 1961 in Jellico, TN. He graduated TSD (Tennessee School for the Deaf) in 1980 and was a longtime employee of Creekmore & Son Supermarket (Jellico) and Helenwood Foods (Scott County Tennessee). Roger is preceded in death by his mother Wanda Anderson; grandmother, Merline Whitaker Canady. He is survived by a brother, David Anderson and wife Tonya; niece, Rebecca Ann Anderson; nephew, Logan Paul Anderson; aunt, Betty Loudin; and a host of friends & family to mourn his passing. A graveside service will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, August 8,...

Thomas Charles Herron, 45, of West Highway 92, Williamsburg departed this life on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 30, 1972 in Garden City, MI. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles and Mary Disney Sears. He is survived by his mother, Emily Sears Herron of Williamsburg; sister, Cindy Young Centers (Patrick) of Williamsburg; brother, Jerry Herron (Sandy) of Williamsburg; two nephews, Noah Miracle and Brent Martin of Williamsburg; three nieces, Tiffany Herron and Rachel Martin of Williamsburg and Shasta Centers Walters (Gary) of Barbourville; two great-nephews, Colt Hash and Dalton Waters; uncle, Sam Sears (Joyce) of Williamsburg; and a host of other...