Obituaries - The Mountain Eagle (2024)

Cynthia Whitehead, 82, of Redstar, died June 16 at Letcher Manor Nursing Home in Whitesburg. A daughter of the late Charlie Mullins and Emaline Fugate, she was the widow of Bascum Whitehead. Surviving are three daughters, Teresa Blair and husband Mitchell, Kaye Back and Anita Whitehead and Willie Cornett; a brother, Donald Townsley of Winchester, Tenn.; a grandson, Brandon Blair; […]

Randy Smallwood, 59, of Fleming Branch, died away June 13 at his residence. A son of the late Nolan and Mae Ganger Smallwood, he was the widower of Melissa Jean Collier Smallwood. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, William Smallwood and Jammie Smallwood, and a sister, Linda M. Knight. Surviving are a son; Josh Smallwood and wife […]

Dorothy Jean Roark, 80, of Elizabethtown, Ind., died June 24 at Our Hospice of South- Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus, Ind. Born in Benham, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Mealie Cornett Jones. Mrs. Roark was a 1964 graduate of Kingdom Come High School. She was a homemaker and worked on the farm. She had previously […]

Effie Lee Maxie, 94, died June 22 at the Greg & Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. Born at Pine Top, she was a daughter of the late John and Lucy Gibson Niece. She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends, and was a member of the Little Colley Baptist Church. Surviving are three sons, Walter Holland and wife […]

Jill Ellen Day, 68, a daughter of the late Robert and Genevie Stivers, was born in Cambridge, Ohio. She was the widow of Rickey Day. Surviving are two daughters, Stephanie Meade of Kingscreek and Tracy Seals and husband Jimmy of Jeremiah; a daughter-in-law, Richelle Meade of London; a stepdaughter, Brooke Whitaker and husband Chris of Sandlick; a stepson, Wade Day […]

Funeral services for Sweila Faye Coots, 79, were held at Everidge Funeral Home on June 24. Burial was in the Ratliff Cemetery at Kingscreek. Born in Whitesburg, she was the daughter of the late Nora Day Raleigh and Welsey Raleigh, and the widow of Jerry Wayne Coots. She died June 21 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in […]

Lou Ann Galloway, 67, of Linefork, died June 19 at Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. She was the daughter of Essie Galloway. Surviving are her companion, Daniel Ingram of Linefork; two sons, Michael Ingram and Christopher Ingram, both of Linefork; a grandchild, Zaden Johnson; brothers-in-law, David Ingram and wife Denise and Randy Ingram; and good friends, Bonnie Ingram, Jenny Brown, […]

Vickie Lynn Baker, 56, died June 9 after a short illness. She passed away at University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Akemon of Linefork, a sister Margie Gibson of Linefork, and a nephew Jonathan Gilbert of Kingscreek. She is survived by her two daughters, Amanda Lynn Wright-Brown (Trevor McPeek) of Greeneville, Tenn. […]

Donna Kay Root Boggs, 81, of Jenkins, died June 14 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. A daughter of the late Donald Root and Thelma McDaniel Root, she was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, a former teacher, and an active member of the Jenkins United Methodist Church. Mrs. Boggs service on many boards and committees, including Mountain Heritage […]

Jacob Dwayne Bates, two months old, of Neon, died June 12 at his residence. A son of Lester Bates and Debra Heiston, he is also survived by his grandfather, Gilbert Alan Bates, and step-grandmother, Tammy Bates; his grandmother, Jennifer Bates; three uncles, Gilbert Bates, Darrell Heiston and Adam Heiston; and four aunts, Edna Eldridge, Ashley Bates, Rachel Heiston and Adrian […]