Stella Faye Harris Lenoir, 84, a long-time resident of the Corbin area, was born on May 21, 1932, in the community of Black Joe in Harlan, KY.
Stella departed this world on Saturday, January 7, 2017, to be with our Heavenly Father.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, William B. Lenoir; daughter, Deborah Benfield; granddaughter, Kristina Jill Partin; father, Dewey Harris; mother, Vella Spurlock; and siblings: Matt Harris, Lavern Nelson, and Leila Champlin.
She was a long-time member of Calvary Baptist Church in Corbin, a member of the Women’s Mission Union (W.M.U.), and gift shop manager and a loyal employee of Cracker Barrel Country Store in Corbin for 20 years.
Stella is survived by her children: Jacqueline Day (Eddie), Keavy, Rita Partin, Corbin, Rick Lenoir (Teresa), Corbin, and Cindy Moore House (Tal), Lancaster; a cherished nephew Jon Harris (Lynn); and a host of other special nieces and nephews; eight grandchildren: Eddie Day, Jr. (Stephanie), Caledonia, MI, Amy Isham Hurst (Bill), Lancaster, Renee Benfield Gatewood, Corbin, Emily Bowen (Bryan), Richmond, Richard William Lenoir (Rachael), Tacoma, WA, Christopher Drew Moore, Richmond, Allison Ann Lenoir, Corbin, Kyndall Faith House, Lancaster; ten great grandchildren: Lauren Mackenzie Isham, Lancaster, Chandler and Colby Lenoir, Corbin, Will, Grace, and Sophie Bowen, Richmond, and Hudson, Brooks, Campbell, and Slade Day, Caledonia, MI.
The funeral service was held Tuesday, January 10 at the Hart Funeral Home in Corbin.
Stella will be laid to rest Wednesday, January 11, in Woodlawn Cemetery in Franklin, NC.
Hart Funeral Home of Corbin is in charge of the arrangements, where messages of condolence may be left at www.hartfhcorbin.com.
