Carmel Hampton
Carmel Hampton, age 94, of Dry Fork, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard.
He is survived by 2 sons: Nicholas Hampton of Whitesburg and Rodney Hampton of Abingdon, Virginia; 3 daughters: Teresa Hampton of Whitesburg, Anita Bell of Sidney, Ohio and Lisa Hampton of Whitesburg; 1 brother: Orville Hampton of Georgia; 1 sister: Susie Perry of Whitesburg; 9 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Carmel Hampton will be held at 1:00pm this afternoon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel with Ken Miles officiating.
Burial will follow in the Banks Peaceful Hills Cemetery at Ice.
The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Johnny O’Neal Shepherd
Johnny O’Neal Shepherd, age 58, of Gordon, passed away Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Whitesburg ARH.
He is survived by his wife: Marsha Fields Shepherd; 3 brothers: Jeff Shepherd, James Shepherd and Danny Fields all of Linefork; 1 sister: Paula Brown of Tennessee; special daughter: Jessie Newman; special grandchildren: Elijah Newman, John Daniel Newman, and Jackson Newman; special aunt and uncle: Vivian and Jim Shepherd; 2 special nephews: Andrew and Cody; best friend: Glenn Cornett; special friend: Jackie “Crack” Holbrook and close friend: Junior Henderson.
Funeral Services for Johnny O’Neal Shepherd will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Linefork House of Prayer with Patrick Shepherd, Glenn Cornett, and others officiating.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-10:00pm on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Linefork House of Prayer.
Burial will follow in the Hurricane Gap Cemetery at Gordon.
The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Kathy Richardson Wright
Kathy Richardson Wright, age 77, of Kingsport TN formerly of Haymond, passed away on Friday May 8, 2026.
She is survived her husband: Ronald Wright; 2 children: Wendy Yoder and Stacy Wright; 12 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 2 sisters: Patti Figger and Nancy Jones along with several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00pm Friday at the Neon First Church of God.
Funeral services for Kathy Richardson Wright will be held at 1:00pm Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the Neon First Church of God with Dave Hammond officiating.
Burial will follow in the Riley Bentley Cemetery at Deane.
The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Charles Edward Ledbetter
Charles Edward Ledbetter, 86, of Jacksonville, Arkansas passed away Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Letcher Manor Nursing Home in Whitesburg.
He is survived by his son: Paul Ledbetter Cole of Partridge; three sisters: Joyce Holloway of Little Rock, AR, Sue Webb of Milford, CT and Marjorie Poole of Collierville, TN.
Funeral service for Charles Edward Ledbetter will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday at the Rockvine Baptist Church at Partridge with Jason Caudill officiating.
Burial will follow at the Maggard Cemetery in Partridge.
The Tri City Funeral Home of Benham is in charge of the arrangements.