Tommy Wayne Combs
Tommy Wayne Combs, age 78, of Letcher, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Hazard ARH.
He is survived by his wife: Nettie Mosley Combs; 1 son: Tommy Wayne “Mattie” Combs Jr. of Somerset; 1 daughter: Angela Adams of Letcher; 1 sister: Gaythlee Terrell of New York; 4 grandchildren: Dalton Wayne Combs, William Jacob Collins, Andrew Layne Collins, Landon Grace and 5 great grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Tommy Wayne Combs will be held at 1:00pm this afternoon, Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the Jeremiah Missionary Baptist Church with Caleb Combs officiating.
Burial will follow in the Combs Family Cemetery at Letcher.
The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements.
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Anthony Wayne Cornett, Sr.
Anthony Wayne Cornett, Sr., age 63, of Linefork passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025, at his residence.
He is survived by 1 son: Anthony Wayne Cornett, Jr., of Henderson, KY; a brother: Charlie Cornett of Loyall; a sister,: Tammy Wilson of Cumberland and a granddaughter on the way.
Visitation will be after 5:00pm this evening, Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the Linefork House of Prayer.
Funeral services for Anthony Wayne Cornett, Sr. will be held at 1:00pm Friday at the Linefork House of Prayer with Patrick Shepherd officiating.
Burial will follow in the Cornett Family Cemetery at Linefork.
The Tri-City Funeral Home of Benham is in charge of the arrangements.
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Bruce Akers
Bruce Akers, age 78 of Dorton, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He is survived by two children: Cathy Sue Clay of Ewing, KY and Walter Thomas Akers of Covington, KY; two brothers and two sisters. Clearance Akers of Dorton, Paul Akers of Dorton, Betty Lou Hall of Dorton,and Wanda Bailey of Barboursville, WV; sister-in-law Sue Akers of Busy and brother-in-law: Dr Bill Collins of Whitesburg; four grandchildren: Lauren Nicole Jenkins, Bethany Paige Rudd, Michael Alexander Akers, and Hayden Joshua Akers and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Bruce Akers will be held at 10:00am this morning, Thursday, August 14, 2025 at the Dorton Old Regular Baptist Church with Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating.
Burial will follow in the Osborne Cemetery at Dorton.
The Hall & Jones Funeral Home of Virgie is in charge of the arrangements.
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Shirley Rosan Johnson Anderson
Shirley Rosan Johnson Anderson, age 75, passed away on Sunday August 10, 2025.
She is survived by three sons: Martin, Cullen, and Roger Anderson; four sisters: Fannie, Mary, Cricket and Angie; three brothers: Marion, Porky and Bobby; six grandchildren: Jessica, James, Aaron, Annabeth, Alicia, and Katie along with six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Shirley Rosan Johnson Anderson will be held at 1:00pm Saturday, August 16, 2025 at the New Freedom Worship Center in Jenkins. Burial will follow in the Johnson Cemetery at McRoberts.
The Hall & Jones Funeral Home at Virgie is in charge of the arrangements.