I made another U turn and started back toward Harlan at a much slower pace and was directed to take the Loyall turn off. I remember commodity butter. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary | Death | Basil Collins Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Basil Collins is no more and has reportedly passed away. I remember when you had to take a gravel road from Pineville to Loyall when they were building the new 119. He was retired from the Harlan Co. Board of Education with 35 years of service in the maintenance department. Everyone I knew (including my family) ate government cheesethe best cheese ever. Also as a child there was a Ski Lodge and slopes on Black Mountain. The general store, a thriving Coal community. "Harlan County, U.S.A," opening today at the Outer Circle 2, suffers from some makeshift structural devices and occasional lapses of judgment, but it's an ardent, absorbing work of . I do think this is good stuff. When I was young, the Government Cheese truck looked like a scene from an African relief mission. So, I guess Im just arguing it is in the wrong state I was in her class the day JFK was shot in Dallas. I lived in Rio Vista until I was 12. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. There arent any hotels to speak of, really. I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. today Middlesboro, KY Transportation Jobs Offered 888-909-2737. He used to go visit with Norman during the strike. An obituary will follow. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! One hell of a nice fellow. My Pappaw Creech was a coal miner, as were most of his brothers. Mrs Abraham was my Home Ec teacher @Hall High. John, this is really good stuff! There are gun thugs in Harlan County, U.S.A., in particular a mean, squinty-eyed, jackal named Basil Collins, his pistol sticking out of his Dickies like a goofy cap gun. About 1,000 people lived there when I was a kid. An obituary is a published or unpublished death announcement. We meet in Williamsburg, but I love going back to the Creek. The economy continues to contract and isnt likely to get much better. I graduated in 71 from JACHS. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and just being outdoors. There she met my father and I was born in 1952. What happened to Basil Collins in the end? How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. Many never leave it. Girl fights were always the best. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. Its nice to read good thoughts of Harlan County. It will always be home., Thanks. I wonder why they went to Harlan to get married. I am an Outlander (orlando), looking to be a Stalwart. We still have relatives in the area. In the 1970s, a strip-mining company asserted its ownership over the mineral rights for property he. I lived in Harlan and Loyall. 4. Did you live here? I owned a genteel little social club called THE CLIFFHANGER up on pine mountain, and had some of the finest folks i ever knew as customers, although mostly they considered the Garys crowd a little on the gentler side. Raised with his brother Dale and cousins. I have more memories of the younger Brittons that are closer to my age. I will never be ashamed of where I grew up. I have always been proud of being from Cawood in Harlan County. So so sad to see that head of the Holler non existent now, all overgrown. I got away. Bianchi Funeral Homes, Inc. Evarts ~ Harlan ~ Loyall ~ Tri City. My parents (James Depew & Thelma Randolph) grew up in Harlan in the late 20s-30s My Grandfather was Bill Randolph, one time police chief, Constable and apparently gun thug for the man. I couldnt quit reading it. Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Clear your history Oh, and we moaned and complained about not having anything to do. You have to sound like us. There are good people and bad people. Just discovered your blog. Surviving is her husband: Lee Banks; 1 son: Timothy Lee Banks of Whitesburg; 2 daughters: Beverly (Tim) Lawson of Roxanna . Hell, it was the best cheese everthe only thing the Federal Government ever perfected! Our Location. I will say Harlan is a great place to be from, I would not want to raise my kids there because of all the struggles I went through, and all the people I knew while growing up there. They arent isolated enough. Daughter of a preacher. He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. FR. Im on the state Corrections Commission, so Ive seen her name. My grandad lived and mined Stone Ky, in Pike County. We used to sprinkle sugar over the cheese, before grilling them! I am now in Knoxville tn, happy as a proud old grandpa can be, and thankful the good Lord saw fit to bring me through times i cant tell about. . "I bought him out after seven. They have cousins or in-laws or remote ancestors who hailed from the mountains. I dont get back as often as Id like but always thoroughly enjoy coming back to visit. Hey, I actually remember the Cliff Hanger (by reputation only), but it was not for my younger crowd. It was a movie experience like no other. I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, Doc Gray? Funeral Home Phone Number Website; Barnes Funeral Chapel: 419-822-5995: www.barnesfuneralchapel.com: Grisier Funeral Home And Cremation Center: 419-822-31 Kathy Ann Duncan, age 62 of Cumberland, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 9th, 2023, at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital. A bazillion of cousins to play with..mountains to explore..farm animals to learn about, a total difference than city life on a quiet street just across from Fort McPherson Army Base. Rip Torn as Thanks. Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. Some are like me. I have a 95 year old aunt who still lives there. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. They are either Harlan by birth or moved there at a young age. There is a bleak side to Harlan, as anywhere else. My mother taught Home Ec at Evarts for 28 years. Happy to be an Outlander! Being a descendant of such a controversial character of those times I may be asking for a social beating on here. Thanks. Bertha was proceeded in death by her mother Eveda Williams and her father George Adams She is survived by her husband Danny D Little, her children Christopher Shawn Little, Rosalie Peral Brown, Chadwick Darrel Little, and Aaron Daniel Little. I havent lived in Harlan in 30 year, but if someone asks where Im from, Harlan is the immediate response. I still get over through there for work sometimes. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. Since Ive been gone, Harlanlike all of Eastern Kentuckyhas been devastated by prescription drug abuse. Oh, you might go to Garys Lounge and Roller Rink sometimes. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. February 24, 2023. SO neat to see my family talked about on here! Me, my brother and sister went to church every Sundaywe werent allowed to even go to the toilet until after church. Awesome story. A native of Fulton, he was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. They say that when they see I use Scotch Tape, staples or safety pins to fix a hem in a pair of pants. . Did you know Jimmy C. Morgan? Phone: (828) 649-9163. 3. Loved reading your blog and reminiscingI was raised in Harlan County both parents having been from there. Obituaries. | Coal Troll's Blog, My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com. 1944 - 2023 ONEONTA - Ronald G. Peters, 78, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, at his home. The only tv stations the antenna could pick up were out of knoxville I have always considered Harlan my second home. Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. The ones who love it love the depiction of rough and ready union brothers and sisters ready to wage war with the coal company thugs. I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. Imagine trying to explain where Cutshin is located!! I am a faithful Kentucky Basketball fan and follow them year in and year out, through good and bad GO BIG BLUE.. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. My uncle Clarence still lives in Ky. My mother and her Sister Yuvonne live in TN. We used to be territorial based on our schools. Ronald Peters. Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. . Im sorry but I dont think so. Delivered babies at ARH back in 87 while doing my Family Practice residency at UK. , well leave the porch light on. BTW I live on Watts Creek and have most of my life..off and on. If so, let me know so I can fill any dates, places, names and information you may furnish to me. Salinas - Longtime Salinas resident Basil Eugene Mills passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at the age of 91. Obituary Deloris Ann Collins, 76 of Coldiron, KY passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning of December 18, 2019. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. now but have family still in Harlan Co. Our teeth arent all that bad, although mine arent great. So please you out landing, loathing spectator, Keep your thoughts on the area you live in now, and the goings on there, we dont need or want you perspective of the people that actually live, work and die here. I am doing a genealogy study on the Leonards, McKendricks and Boteler families who lived at one time in Harlan County and some that still do. Your ignorant, evidently you dont much about Catlettsburg in the early 1900s . 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. I knew your father-in-law, and mother-in-law. Im pretty sure I remember Lance. It will always be home to me. And a little c.r.a.z.y. I dont remember Chappells slogan, but I do remember: Thats what I saidBunny Bread! I also remember the 1st grade field trip to Chappells, Bunny Bread and Harlan Ice. Now 75, Chester has endured his share of losses. Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. Thanks for the kind words. Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) Kentucky. Many people watch the FX series Justified. Just curious, if you struggled with the inclusion of Whitley county..what was your rationale for the inclusion of mccreary county? Kevin, Sarah (parents) and Grace (daughter age 12) Hendrix of Corbin Kentucky were shot and killed by Jason Hendrix, their son and Grace's brother. When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. We are related to at least one coal miner. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. The first of the month is a big time in Harlan. When attempting to explain to someone where I grew up it was easiest to say somewhere between Harlan and Hazard. I actually grew up on Beech Fork in Leslie County. Harlan County. Local obituaries for Harlan County, Kentucky 531 Results Friday, February 24, 2023 Add Photos 1 Memory Debbie Elaine Absher Debbie Elaine Absher, 72, of Bean Station, TN, passed away. Weve been in the Lexington area since then, but we still say back home when we are talking about Neon and Jenkins. . It was originally the Bays Motel. I instructed her to be on the lookout for a Harlan countian. North America. She talks about taking care of her father through his health issues while also participating in the Brookside strike. Holmes mill was actually named after my family. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. Loved the blog Ive told many people about the govment cheese. My great aunt Alafair lived there till she died and her beauty shop was still there, run by one of daughters the last time I was there. The experiences never leave me about growing up poor and the shame and humiliation that I felt as a child. We went to the movies most weekends and to every football and basketball game. Sherry Jones Hall. We werent eligible for cheese, either, but my Dad would get it anyway! My Dad was born in Evarts andexpect for military service and collegenever lived anywhere else. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun thug, Basil Collins. He was a clerk there. One of the women told her story about him telling her about the gun he had on the seat next to him, under a rag and that if she brought that stick down on his car, he would use it. Oh the cheese made the best grilled cheese, My wife from Ohio and my 2 children even loved it. I lived in Cumberland for 2 years from ~ 1974-1976. Obituaries may be a good source of information about a person and may also include information about family members. Loved this! Very funny (and true). Jan had so many stories about the hospital. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! John,I also remember those 1st grade field trips. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Barbara Kopple Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Barbara Kopple . For many years now, Harlan has had a multi-screen cinema. LOL! If you dont, I cant fault you for that, either. We live in McCreary Co now, so still SEKY. There are people who will pretend to be from Harlan or any place else in Eastern Kentucky. I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Obituaries of Harlan Funeral Home. My great grandpa ran a mill there. We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HARLAN,CO. I appreciate your comments but must, of course, defend myself. We are our own world. I went back through my Ancestry.com files and I found 2: Clarence Leonard, born 24 May 1914, Walker County, AL and died 27 July 1985 at Corbin, KY, it shows he had no wife or children, and his father was John D. Leonard and his mother was Jeanette McKendrick Leonard. Lots of memories from Harlan. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. A man that loved Do you remember the Chappells Dairy slogan? You are so right, except I dont know anyone named Lonzo. A friend of mine once drank a beer from a girls cowboy boot at the Lounge. .I didnt think to ask them while they were alive. Again, they are excluded because of lack of isolation. Even though they have visited my homeland many times, they remain baffled by it. Garys was a fun place. That I can remember but I cant find my car in the parking lot? I suggest you search my blog for my many other posts about life in Harlan County. Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. I believe they graduated for there on 83. We were not eligible for the government cheese, but my aunt was, & she would always bring us some, every month. West Family Funeral Services is the primary provider of funeral and cremation services that create a healing experience for families and their loved ones. Madison Funeral Services. 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