Weddings - Anniversaries

Mahan - Paul recently united in marriage On Sunday, May 15, 2016, Samantha Mahan and Patrick Paul were united in marriage in an outside ceremony, surrounded by their friends and family. Samantha’s grandfather, Noah Mahan walked her down the aisle and gave her hand in marriage. Samantha, who is a Whitley County High School graduate, is the daughter of Norma Mahan Bodine of Corbin and Noah Mahan of Williamsburg. She currently works at Sonny’s BBQ in Corbin. Patrick, who is also a Whitley County High School graduate, is the son of Danny Allen and Lola Paul of Rockholds, and currently works at TCO in Corbin. Samantha is the granddaughter of Noah and Wanda Mahan...

Lay - Saunders announce marriage Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lay, of the Mossy Gap Community, Williamsburg, and Mrs. Betty Jones, of Pineville, wish to announce the recent marriage of their children, Bethany Laurel Hope Lay and Albert Dewayne Saunders. Hope and Albert were united in marriage on Saturday, the twenty-first day of May, Two Thousand and Sixteen at the Calvary Baptist Church, located on Hwy 92 East in Pineville, KY. A reception for friends and family followed the union. Hope is the granddaughter of Irene Cox Lawson and the late E.C. Lawson, of the Mossy Gap Community, Williamsburg, and Charlie and Edna Teasley Lay of Jellico, TN. After a short honeymoon, the couple will...

Two lives, two hearts joined together in friendship were recently united forever in love. Terry - Senters exchange marriage vows Bonnie D. Terry, of Corbin, and Ronnie Senters, of Williamsburg, exchanged marriage vows in a celebration of love, surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, May 21st at the Highland Park Baptist Church in Williamsburg. A reception followed in the Williamsburg Convention Center. The couple will reside in Corbin.

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Joe and Debra Frost of Corbin, KY  are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Vanessa Ann, to Elijah Thomas Gibson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Jo Gibson of Vincent, OH. The bride is a Corbin native and attended Lynn Camp High School. After high school Vanessa attended the University of the Cumberlands where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. She then received her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV for her Internal Medicine Residency where she met Elijah. The bride is currently...

Fugate - Renfro exchange vows Jessica Lee Fugate and Aaron Ferrell Renfro were united in marriage on January 23, 2016 at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY amongst immediate family and close friends. The bride is the daughter of Mike Fugate and Jane Mattingly of Lexington. She is the granddaughter of Raymond Fugate and the late Monella Fugate of Battletown, KY and the late Thomas and Grace Mattingly of Saint Mary, KY. Jessica is a graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington and holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degree in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University. Jessica is employed by the University of Kentucky as a Family...

Sallee Elizabeth Mills and John Zachary Burchette were united in marriage on December 31, 2015 in Danville, KY. The bride is the daughter of Larry and Kimberly Mills of Barbourville. She is the granddaughter of the late Leslie Mills and Buleah Mills of Turkey Creek and Leon and Cledia Smith of Corbin. Sallee Beth attended Knox Central High School and graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. She received her Masters Degree in School Counseling from the University of the Cumberlands and is a teacher in the Knox County School System. The groom is the son of Clyde and Carcille Burchette of Corbin. He is the...

Roses celebrate 60th Anniversary   Earl and Shirley (Moses) Rose of Williamsburg celebrated 60 years of marriage on February 23. 2016. They celebrated with a weekend in Gatlinburg with their daughter and son-in-law, grandson and other close family. After marriage they moved to Cleveland, OH, where they lived for 25 years. They then moved back home to the Wolf Creek Community where they continue to enjoy life. The couple have one daughter and son-in-law Tammy and Allen Douglas, and two grandchildren, Kelly Douglas and Cooper Douglas, all of Williamsburg.

Tye - Fritz to wed Kennith and Connie Tye, of the Poplar Creek area of Williamsburg, would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kendra Michelle Tye to Jacob Craig Fritz, son of Donna Fritz, also of Williamsburg, on February 13, 2016 at 1 o’clock in the afternoon at Carpenter Baptist Church. All family and friends are invited to attend.

Ray and Marjorie (Jones) Pfoff were married in 1946 in Whitley County. They lived most of their life together in Rockholds, KY, where they owned Pfoff’s Grocery and Pfoff’s Hardware. They attended church at Rockholds Methodist Church and Piney Grove Methodist. The Pfoffs celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary with their family and their church family at Eggleston Methodist Church in Independence, KY. Ray and Marjorie have two daughters, Rhonda Pfoff Stafford (Bill) and Donna Paul (Garry). Four grandchildren, Maribeth Stafford, Adam Reynolds (April), Angie Hall (Todd) and Sherry Paul.

TJ and Brenda Grubb recently celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary on December 24, 2015. The couple were married on December 24, 1965 in Knox County, KY. They have two daughters, Priscilla Grubb Partin, Corbin and Shana Grubb Moore, Carroll, OH; and four grandchildren, Jayla Partin Lexington KY, Jenna Partin Nashville, TN, Samantha Moore and Joshua Moore, Carroll, OH. Their children and grandchildren are hosting a 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration in honor of their 50 years together. The celebration will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Faith Tabernacle Church, Old 25E Barbourville. Everyone is invited to share this special occasion with them. The family requests no gifts...