Obituaries

George Junior Lawson,  70, of Keavy, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday June 1,  at O'Neil - Lawson Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Delmon Sizemore, officiating. Interment will be in the Locust Grove Cemetery, with Tom Lawson, Anthony Reeves, Travis Karr, Wayne Lawson, Robbie Jones, and Ronnie Moore serving as pallbearers. O'Neil-Lawson Funeral Home of Corbin, KY will be in charge of arrangements.  

Teddy Ray Siler, 56 of Des Moines, Iowa and formerly of Williamsburg,  passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. The family will receive friends: 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (noon) Saturday,  June 4. The Memorial Service will be held at 12 p.m. (noon) Saturday, June 4, at the Clearfork Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Clearfork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Military Honors will be presented by The American Legion Post 154 (Elk Valley), TN. Harp Funeral Home of Jellico in charge of arrangements.

Sherry Kay Housley, age 53 of LaFollette passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the First Baptist Church Jacksboro with Rev. Bill Arbo, Rev. Billy Smith and Rev. Randall Davenport Officiating Interment was at 11 a.m. Wednesday Powell Valley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Jacksboro to Property Fund or Children's Department P.O. Box 220 Jacksboro, TN, 37757 This announcement is a courtesy of the Ellison Funeral Home of Williamsburg, KY.  

Virginia Swain White,  71, of Williamsburg, passed away Sunday May 29, 2016 at her home. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday June 2,  at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with Father Jesu Raj officiating. Following the service she will be laid to rest in the Richardson Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Wednesday June 1,  at the Ellison Funeral Home Chapel. A Rosary service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be made to the family at www.ellisonfh.com Ellison Funeral Home of Williamsburg is in charge of the arrangements.

Michael C. Brown, 48, of Corbin, passed away on Saturday May 28, 2016 at his home. Funeral service for Michael Brown will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday June 1,  at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lynn Camp Cemetery in Corbin. Visitation will be from 12 noon until 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home where messages may be written to the family at vankirkgrisellfuneralhome.com

Clara Mae Peace Robbins,  82, passed away Saturday, at Beech Tree Manor in Jellico, TN. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Pine Hill Cemetery. Hart Funeral Home (www.hartfhcorbin.com) is in charge of services

Mattie Monhollen,  90, of Maple Creek Rd. Williamsburg, passed away Wednesday May 25, 2016 at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico, TN. Funeral services were held Saturday May 28,  at the Ellison Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Chandler officiating. Following the service she was laid to rest in the Hamblin Cemetery. Condolences may be made to the family at www.ellisonfh.com Ellison Funeral Home of Williamsburg is in charge of the arrangements.

Mary Margaret Downing, 89, of Corbin went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Funeral services was held Saturday, May 28, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Allen Bonnell officiating. Burial  followed in Pine Hill Cemetery. Hart Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Vickie Renee McCowan, 54, of Corbin passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at her residence. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at Hart Cemetery. Hart Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Pearl Gladys Alsip Moberly, of North Carolina, formerly of Corbin, passed away in Corbin Saturday, May 28, 2016. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 31, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Joe Eaton officiating. Burial followed in Worley Cemetery. Hart Funeral Home (www.hartfhcorbin.com) is in charge of all arrangements.