Local Obituaries – Friday, July 24, 2026

Linda Kaye Bartley

Linda Kaye Bartley, age 78 of Ashcamp, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at the Pikeville Medical Center. 

She is survived by 1 daughter: Sherry Rose of Ashcamp; 4 brothers: Tommy Elswick of Payne Gap, Danny Elswick of Tennessee, Eddie Elswick of Payne Gap and Freddie Craft of Payne Gap; 1 grandchild: Sierra Rose and 2 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be after 6:00pm this evening, Friday, and all day Saturday at the Millstone Missionary Baptist Church.

Funeral services for Linda Kaye Bartley will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, July 26, 2026 at the Millstone Missionary Baptist Church with Bill Craft officiating. 

Burial will follow in the Bartley Family Cemetery at Ashcamp.  

The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements. 


Brian Royce Hogg

Brian Royce Hogg, age 54, of Whitesburg, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at the Whitesburg ARH.

He is survived by his parents: Billy and Trallis Hogg of Jenkins; 3 sons: Caleb Hogg of Alexandria, LA, Brison Hogg of Whitesburg and Regan Hogg of Jenkins and 2 grandchildren.

Visitation will be after 7:00pm this evening, Friday, July 24, 2026 at the Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Kingsport, TN. 

Funeral services for Brian Royce Hogg will held at 10:00am Saturday July 25, 2026 at the Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine with Jeremy Carver, Mark Johnson and Allen McMillen officiating. 

Burial will follow in the Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine.  

The Everidge Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements. 


Richard Randall Bowling

Richard Randall Bowling, age, 75 of Partridge, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2026 at the Harlan ARH.

He is survived by his wife: Brenda Bowling; bonus daughters Tracy Rutherford and Tonia Henry, 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; one sister: Joanne Dinsmore; nephews: Scott Dinsmore and Nathan Dinsmore; sisters-in-law: Wonda Lawson and Melissa Byrne; brothers-in-law Junior Halcomb and Larry Halcomb; niece Tammy Orick and an Aunt: Evalee Bowling. 

A celebration of life for Richard Randall Bowling will be held from 1:00-3:00pm on Saturday July 25, 2026, at the chapel of the Tri-City Funeral Home at Benham with funeral services beginning at 3:00pm Saturday with Glenn Cornett and Rod Raleigh officiating. 

The Tri City Funeral Home of Benham is in charge of the arrangements.  


Dennis Allen Adams

Dennis Allen Adams, age 51, of Viper, passed Monday, July 20, 2026, at the UK Medical Center in Lexington.

He is survived by his mother: Edith Hall Adams

one daughter: Shalyn Adams; two sisters: Bridget Cornett & Doris Rice; two nieces: Nicole Caldwell & Whitney Dixon; five nephews: Justin Rice, Brent Cornett, Robert Cornett, Kyle Cornett & Caleb Cornett. 

Visitation will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday July 25, 2026 at Maggard’s Mountain View Chapel in Hazard. 

Funeral services for Dennis Allen Adams will follow at 1:00pm on Saturday July 25, 2026 at Maggard’s Mountain View Chapel in Hazard with Virgil Hurt officiating. 

Burial will follow in the Hall Cemetery at Viper. 

The Maggard Funeral Home of Hazard is in charge of the arrangements. 


Debra Kay McIntosh

Debra Kay McIntosh, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at the Norton Community Hospital in Norton, Virginia.

She is survived by her mother: Georgia Morris Miller; her husband: Kenneth McIntosh of Pound, VA; one daughter: Kendra Lynn Adams of Eolia; one granddaughter: Kenley Grace Adams of Eolia; her mother: Georgia Miller of Bulan; siblings: Don Miller of Dwarf, Kenny Miller of Bulan, Verna Woolum of Bonnyman and Marsha Miller of Nicholasville; sisters-in-law: Cheryl Miller of Hazard and Sara Miller of Hazard; brother-in-law: James Hansford McIntosh; sister-in-law: Karen Colwell and special friends: Joanna Adams, Scotty & Lisa Boggs, Harold Hughes, Linda Bailey, Connie, and Mona Campbell.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at the Engle-Bowling Funeral Home in Hazard from 6:00 – 9:00pm.

Funeral Services for Debra Kay McIntosh will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 2:00pm at the Engle-Bowling Funeral Home in Hazard with Teddy Bailey & Jimmy Mitchell officiating.

Burial will follow in the Meadow Branch Cemetery located at Krypton. 

The Engle-Bowling Funeral Home of Hazard in charge of arrangements.