Theres no future. 7. I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there. I have no other information on these two at this time. My mom (Joyce Abraham) was a home ec teacher at JACHS at the time of government commodities, and she had students who always offered to sell her their cheese for $5.00 a block. As usual John you nailed it!! Born on. HA! FR. Overall, we like the stereotypical portrayal of Harlan. Maybe they never left. Theyre usually the folks who dream of turning all of Eastern Kentucky into a massive tourist destination by having all the people who live there pack up and move. Get directions I would sometimes go out and spend a month or two with my grandparents and spend some nights with other family members in Harlan and Bell counties. but was always glad to talk to her by phone. I plan to continue reading your blog. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, United States Immediate Family: Husband of Neta Belle Collins Father of Robert Basil Collins and Private Collins. So, watch your step. Why turn here, I ask? Why? Moved to Lynch in the summer of 1969. They had two fabulous sons who have college education with degrees in medical field and other fields. I respect ALL coal miners. I have resided in Knoxville, TN for 26 years but Eastern Kentucky will always be home because that is where my extended family and my husbands extended family continue to reside. John, enjoyed your comments. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . Harlan is tough. loved this. Some escape, but most dont. Women took over the picket lines. It is a tragedy what Black Jewell Coal company has done to honest, hard working coal They might even live in Harlan, but it doesnt suit them. Youve made me think about Harlan all day today and its been a good day. The motel next to Holy Trinity was a Holiday Inn Express at one time, but now its a Comfort Inn. Holmes mill was actually named after my family. People were practically hanging on it. I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. Raised with his brother Dale and cousins. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. Give me about 30 minutes, and its like I never left. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. I got away. Never making any differences in us. My parents didnt ever say much about their lives or or about my Grandfathers as both of them met violent deaths back then. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. It will always be home to me. We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. Im definitely a Harlan County boy. Graduated Wallins about 1956. I left Ky in 1990 but go back very very often. Grew up in Loyall. I remember when you had to take a gravel road from Pineville to Loyall when they were building the new 119. I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. Irene Whitehead Clark. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. Many never leave it. =). My Mother, Reba Campbell, was born in Liggett. 6. Great description. Born in 29 Mar 1929 and died in 30 May 2012 , Tennessee Basil Collins Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Harlan County, Kentucky Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places 1.7 History Timeline No worries. My brother and I thought we had died and gone to Heaven. Bertha Rose Adams Little, 65 of Cowan, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. Okay, now Im homesick! Theyre still there. Im fortunate that my job regularly takes me to Eastern Kentucky. Madison Funeral Services. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. Im from graysknob, pine branch was were I lived till I was 17 then we moved to Putney. I had friend in Sunshine growing up. John. I LOVE where i am from and am harlan county proud even when i dont have much to be proud of.lol. And Misty, April and I grew up together. Moo-ron. Thanks for the comments. Id hate to have to kill you. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. John, this is really good stuff! I live in Lee Co,Ky. He used to go visit with Norman during the strike. We had a wonderful daughter and divorced when she was nine. Harlan County is not on the way to anywhere. ha! Elliott County is an exception becausewellyou just have to visit there to see. February 24, 2023. I was born in Pike Co. in 1960 and in my 53 yrs. John,I also remember those 1st grade field trips. My cousin posted the link on Facebook and I have not been able to move till finishing the read. My name is Julie Crowder-Ward. Rachel Elaine Smith, 46 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. Phyllis Lorene Gardenhire 82, of Salina passed away, Friday, February 17, 2023. So translation you perhaps do not have no prospect of progress which would mean you do have prospect of progress.. you are right few have paid you such complements. Fantastic post, though. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. By the way, Cumberland had the Novo Theater and the drive-in theater as well. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Oswego County Hospice, P.O. We live in McCreary Co now, so still SEKY. You went up 119 to the Loyall turnoff, and youre absolutely right: Any Harlan Countian who turns the corner at Pineville changes languages! I loved growing up there and go back frequently. They just inflict harm. Advertisement. Ishas Smiths 2nd cousin. They had four children..and not once did he ever treat me nor my older brother like step-chilldren. So, I guess Im just arguing it is in the wrong state What Mountains besides the one on the border with Virginia, Black Mt.(?)? 7. Kildav . U may or may not remember it and I also did alot of the fencing around the many many acres he and ur moms own. We drive Chryslers, BMWs, Honda Van, Subaru sports car, Chevy pick-up, Harleys, Hondas, Yamaha V-stars-4-wheelers. It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. Different, but nice. It is not, as you might think, simply the eastern half of the great Commonwealth of Kentucky. I think they graduated in the same class at Cawood. Spent a lot of time at the top of the hill up Watts Creek. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. This has been the driver to be obsessive about work and a career. I volunteer as a cashier at a nonprofits ReStore. Spent many an evening in Tiny Joes!!!!!!! Harlan, KY Mt Pleasant Funeral Home Inc Add Photos 1 Memory Ruby Margaret Smith Ruby Margaret "Lucy" Widner Smith, 70, of Essie passed away Monday, February, 20, 2023, at her residence. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. Thanks for reminding me of a great memory of my mother! Of course you have to wash it all down with whole milk from Chappells Dairy! Were from coal mining stock. It was gray and you had to add the coloring to it. Some are like me. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. I JUST RAN ACROSS YOUR CONVERSATION AND THOUGHT I WOULD COMMENT ON HARLAN KY. Have lived in SC for the past 25 yrs but everyone who knows me knows where I come from. If you need to go someplace that can be accessed through Harlan County, I guarantee that theres an easier, quicker way to get there. I have a 94 year old aunt who still lives there. Your Great Grandfather John D. and my Grandfather Brack H. were brothers and my Grandmother Geanie and your Great Grandmother Jeanette were sisters. 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. We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. My parents who were also my papaw and mamaw owned Tiny Jos market in Baxter. I am a badass.. That I can remember but I cant find my car in the parking lot? If you were Basils neighbor, then you lived in Rio Vista, right? Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. Your ignorant, evidently you dont much about Catlettsburg in the early 1900s . Greenup is east of Harlan, Ashland is east of Whitesburg, and if Catlettsburg gets any more east it`s going to be West Virginia, are you seriously arguing with the lat/ and longitude? Rest assured that no one in my family considers me a disgrace or embarrassment, but your concern is noted. It has always been home for me. My kids do that, too. . I remember an encounter with the business end of a 38 special at the Smith lake boat ramp late one night. Daughter of a preacher. The Fuzzy Duck, the Corner and the VFW. Graduated from jach in 78. My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. It was an old theater whose best days had long past. I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. Thats probably why he is disabled now at a a young age. Required fields are marked *. Bianchi Funeral Homes, Inc. Evarts ~ Harlan ~ Loyall ~ Tri City. At Kopple, among others. I also have those wonderful memories, of making grilled cheese sandwiches in the evening, after supper when we as children, never seem to be really full. I have a 95 year old aunt who still lives there. My husband and I are the black sheep as I am an attorney and my husband is an accountant. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Sherry Jones Hall. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. Entertained by the tendency to call you a mooron and ignorant while not fully grasping the importance of grammar and spelling. 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. Government checks. They tease me that my accent changes when I cross the county line going back home :-). Weve been in the Lexington area since then, but we still say back home when we are talking about Neon and Jenkins. The other side was the Lounge, a long, narrow open room with a dance floor. There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. Very proud of my heritage. . I would have loved to have had that McDonalds there when I was kid. The economy continues to contract and isnt likely to get much better. Been back very few times. Whats up with that? Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. Would I be a pretender? We used to be territorial based on our schools. Besides the accident of birth, we have certain commonalities: Harlan Countians can be found everywhere. As you know we lived near Evarts. We lived in Yancey when I was born, moved to Brookside, then moved to Evarts (Woods Mine Area) before moving to Walker County, AL. Thanks. 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. Im proud of where Im from and yes my Daddy was a coal miner for a time. They go to other parts of the state or country and live as ex-Harlan Countians. Harlan was born and raised in Council Bluffs, IA. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. I was just in Harlan County this weekend. I go back once or twice a year to visit relatives. I do find a lot of people think Harlan is Hazzard from the TV show, so they ask me if Harlan is in Hazzard county and if I knew Luke and Bo Duke???? Heres my personal map of the area: This seemingly random boundary results in some folks calling it Southeastern Kentucky which, geographically speaking, is more accurate. I called some place the other day, got an automated machine.your name, address, (Im sorryI didnt get that could you repeat that again. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. NOTE TO SELF: Dont move to Ages,Ky,Home of Brookside Mine, during a strike. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. When we went to high school, we identified as being from Loyallor Hall or Wallins. My younger brother and I were born and raised in Dayton. I have lived here all my life and even tho at times i feel like due to work i may have to leave, i doubt i ever could. Miner Curtis Cress, 34, says towns. The government cheese, however, is real. There are good people and bad people. We liked him! She was 30 (now 76) years old. It reeked of Pine Sol. I was born in Pineville, Ky but grew up in Pathfork. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL, DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER A LITTLE BLIND MAN THAT USE TO SELL NEWS PAPERS IN THE LOBBY OF THE HARLAN HOSPITAL? Everywhere I go here in Ohio I run into people from Harlan or people who have relatives from there and some still living there. My husband is a retired coal miner. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. USA. Everything is right on! Our Story; Our Locations; Our Calendar; Contact Us; Directions; Send Flowers; Call: Evarts 606-837-2119 Harlan 606-573-3030 Loyall 606-573-2132 Tri City 606-848-5455; Thanks for the trip down memory lane. She talks about growing up in the Brookside mining camp. I still get over through there for work sometimes. Thanks. Im actually kind of offended by your antics and false information. Second, my parents lived in Harlan County their entire lives, as have aunts, uncles, cousins and many of my closest friends. 22 years old. It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary, He also served in the 4th Supply Company, in Stockton, California. I have to admit that I enjoy the irony of a sentence like Your ignorant., Its like the guy who commented that Im a fuckin mooron.. Unless you lived in the town of Harlan, you dont go to the city schoolsHarlan High Elementary and Harlan High School. I knew some fine people from Smith. I worked with them both at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital in the late 60s, early 70s. In that regard, Harlan is Small Town, USA. Even though they know whats best for Harlan, we dont really like them. now but have family still in Harlan Co. The vast majority of Harlan Countians are proud to be from Harlan. 1 Index Record. Yes I remember you, vaguely, it has been a long time. Its still pretty much the same. I was raised over the mountain at Little Laurel. I know it well. I KNOW A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AT CAWOOD AND SMITH, KY. My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. I love your blog, it is a great read. The rest of us (that includes me) hate the image of Harlan Countians as violent, uneducated hooligans. Whitley County has an interstate so are they still Eastern Kentucky? They dont like being from Harlan. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. Great article!! More than 450 new Canadian obituaries add each day. On future blog give Watts Creek a mention. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. I am Wayne Middletons daughter. My Mom taught at Evarts from 1951 to 1980. Region. I miss Government Cheese. I still call Harlan home, and as our family decreases, we return to our home to rest in Resthaven until we are all reunited in the hereafter. Myself, Im from Loyall which is three miles from the town of Harlan. No wonder I was overwhelmed. The road to lexington did get better tho. I grew up in Wilhoit and went to Loyall High for the first part of my freshman year, then moved to Indiana, but I still go back to Harlan often, my sister still lives there. They didnt know what to do with me! Funny thing is, thats what my kids do, even though they live in a small city with a million things to do. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is it?? Im class of 83. I suspect its mostly because they didnt care much for Hustler, at least not publicly. I lived in Harlan for many years just ended up there one day and loved it and stayed I was not born or raised there just lived Place is wonderfull Im 25 so I would love to go back I call it home I feel home there I moved bout a year ago to Indiana. I pass by there to go to my mothers home, it is amazing to see in Harlan Co. I havent lived in Harlan in 30 year, but if someone asks where Im from, Harlan is the immediate response. 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. She graduated from Cumberland High School. I just tried a case in Illinois. People gathered at the railroad tracks to watch it. Wouldnt trade it for anything. By Steven Gaydos. Thats when people get their checks. I moved to the Tampa Bay area as a teenager and it was a bit of a culture shock. I own a piece of railroad track on the Rhea Straight. 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. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. HARLAN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME. 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. He's lived in Harlan County ever since. It will now be in Bell County Circuit Court starting Thursday after a change of venue. Awesome story. He was 45 (88) years old when He died. It was a thriving community in the 60s-70s. Id love to learn more about the people, especially on the other side of the strike. We werent eligible for cheese, either, but my Dad would get it anyway! So you see, all of this rambling I have just done is to state the obvious because you have made us sound like we are backwoods, unlearned, in-bred no accounts. My Mom then joined the WAC. Nolan, age seventy-one, is a retired miner. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. Its nice to read good thoughts of Harlan County. I REMEMBER govt. Do you think either one of these fits into your family. Thanks for the kind words. The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. Bloody Harlan is just badass. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. Sally Simonton. My Dad used to talk about when they distributed commodity margarine. Trivia: He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Basil was born January 18, 1930, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the third of five. Well, I have rambled enough. We were not eligible for the government cheese, but my aunt was, & she would always bring us some, every month. I am so grateful to the educators in Harlan who worked so diligently to open our minds, expand our thinking and develop our talents especially in music. One guy said we were like Indians who left the reservation. 18 hrs ago; On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, our lovely daughter Emilia died at the age of 28. . Miss the trains. Still have a few family members there and many friends. Debbie Elaine Absher February 23, 2023 (72 years old) View obituary. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. Dad was born and raised there. You werent one of us. The first of the month is a big time in Harlan. Are we still allowed to be in Appalachia? My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. Iowa Gravestones is a genealogy project with over one million gravestone photos from across 99 Iowa Counties. 66, originally of Loudoun County, VA passed away January . Doris, do I know you? Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. Glad that youre happy in whatever metro area you moved to. Growing up, I didnt feel particularly tough. Today, theres not much there for anyone, unfortunately. of life I have lived in Chicago, IL., Ypsilanti, MI., Charleston, W. Va., so I know all to well about the differences of living in Eastern KY & a big city. Glad I did not move here and my kids there, My children have been able to say they are from Eastern Ky as both were born down there. It definitely has an Eastern Kentucky feel to it, but its out. I was able to buy it when we lived in the Corbin area for $20 a box. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. He died in a house fire a few years ago. I still have a lot of family living in Harlan, Evarts, going all the way to Holmes Mill (Alias. Well written and interesting. Pingback: Im Baaaackmaybe | Coal Troll's Blog, Loyall kid hereloved finding this. Hey, I actually remember the Cliff Hanger (by reputation only), but it was not for my younger crowd. Nancy Baker as Editor. Even though they have visited my homeland many times, they remain baffled by it. BANTAM, BRYAN Funeral services for Bryan Bantam were conducted from the Presbyterian Church in Orleans, NE on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 2 p.m. with Pastors William Bills and Dixon Powers officiating. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary, Exchange office contact details: Contact Point: Mrs . Funeral Home Phone Number Website; Barnes Funeral Chapel: 419-822-5995: www.barnesfuneralchapel.com: Grisier Funeral Home And Cremation Center: 419-822-31 Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. 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