Obituaries

Russell Allen Close,  72, of Brush Arbor Road, Williamsburg,  passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour on Wednesday, April 6,  at the Croley Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6,  at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doyle Lester officiating. He will be laid to rest following Military Graveside Honors at the Mill Springs National Cemetery in Nancy, Kentucky. Condolences may be made to the family at www.croleyfuneralhome.com Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg, is in charge of the arrangements.

Robin Joyce Sweet,  49, of Williamsburg,  departed this life on April 3, 2016 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6,  at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 7,  at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Doyle Lester officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Croley Addition of Highland Park Cemetery. Condolences may be made to the family at www.croleyfuneralhome.com Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg, is in charge of the arrangements.

Gary Douglas Price, 63, of Corbin passed away Saturday, April 2 at Baptist Health in Corbin. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow in the McFarland Cemetery in West Corbin. Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Sharon Kay (Sellers) Creekmore, 58 of Jellico TN went to be with the Lord on March 25, 2016 in Ooltewah TN. A memorial service will be held at Llewellyn Funeral Home in Jellico TN on Tuesday March 29,  5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation at www.komenchattanooga.org. Llewellyn Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.    

Robert "Bob" Lee Rasch,  87, of London, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 in London, KY. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 28, at Hopewell Cemetery in Montgomery, OH., with Pastor Brad Cunningham officiating, with family and friends serving as pallbearers. O'Neil-Lawson Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.

Nancy Helen Patry,  62, of Hamblin Hollow Road, Williamsburg,  passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Monday, March 28, at the Croley Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 29,  at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Rickett officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Randle Family Cemetery at Mulberry. Condolences may be made to the family at www.croleyfuneralhome.com Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy Mae Carroll,  93, of Jellico, TN, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 27, at the  Crouches Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Stanley officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m., Sunday, March 28,  at the Huddleston Cemetery. Cox & Son Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Shirley Campbell Estes, 76, of Williamsburg, passed away on March 12 in her sleep. The celebration of life service will be held for the family at 12351 Shore Acres Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32225 on Easter Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Community Hospice Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Building 100, Jacksonville, FL  32257, in memory of Shirley Estes, for online donations, web address is: https://support.communityhospice.com/donate. This announcement is a courtesy of Croley Funeral Home in Williamsburg, KY.

Robert Terry Gibson,  53, of Gibson Lane, Williamsburg,  passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard, KY. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Friday, March 25, at Croley Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26,  at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kyle Knight and Rev. Brian West officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Canada Town Cemetery. Condolences may be made to the family at www.croleyfuneralhome.com Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg, is in charge of the arrangements.  

Crystal Gabbard Hester,  34, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at UK Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, in the Hart Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Andrew Darden officiating. She will be laid to rest in a mausoleum in Carter Cemetery, located at Woodbine. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family of Crystal Gabbard Hester will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Hart Funeral Home, located at 1011 Master St., Corbin, KY. Messages of condolences may be left for the family at www.hartfhcorbin.com.