On future blog give Watts Creek a mention. This one in particular may be of interesthttps://thetrivialtroll.com/2013/07/13/hometown-loyall-ty/ Irene Whitehead Clark. You went up 119 to the Loyall turnoff, and youre absolutely right: Any Harlan Countian who turns the corner at Pineville changes languages! Still have a few family members there and many friends. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. We only periodically had a movie theater, the fabulous Margie Grand in Harlan. Dad was born and raised there. My dad grew up in Evarts. Katherine Lynn Caldwell February 24, 2023 (51 years old) View obituary. Pingback: ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! now let me add to your story, Harlan has taken a step ferder, and now has a Huge new Comfort Inn Hotel.Yep, John this is LONZO, and we now have more southern hospitality hure..Come see us sometime. He told The Sun on Sunday: "His real name was Basil and his nickname was always Val. February 23, 2023. Georgetown Telegraph Obituaries 1811-1813 (enter "obituary" in keywords) Harlan Daily Enterprise Obituaries - (11/17/2005-Current) at Genealogy Bank ($) Henson & Rich Funeral Home Obituaries in Harlan KY. Kentucky Death Index 1911-1992 at familysearch.org. Thanks for the comments. John, this is really good stuff! You nailed it. Her husband had been killed during the war. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! Harlan is not what it used to be and I would never want to live there again, but your blog awakened the beautiful memory of what it was. Ha, Ha. There is a bleak side to Harlan, as anywhere else. We were always suspicious of outsiders, especially those offering help. We could tell if you were from Ohio or Michigan or some other exotic place. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. .I didnt think to ask them while they were alive. Who are we? Maybe 700 or so now. THIS is just funny. I can relate to alot of it. Now, dont confuse Harlan County with the town of Harlan, our county seat. You are so right, except I dont know anyone named Lonzo. ITS GOOD TO HEAR FROM OTHER HARLAN CO PEOPLE. Im one of those that left for work but I have a brother who still lives there and I occasionally visit. Iowa Gravestones is a genealogy project with over one million gravestone photos from across 99 Iowa Counties. John,I also remember those 1st grade field trips. 1750 Hwy 213. Elliott County is an exception becausewellyou just have to visit there to see. Coal Mining. Just kiddingabout the hate part. Really enjoyed the read. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. I am also thankful for the brief time that I knew my grandmother on Turner Hill who taught me how to grow strawberries, to make jelly, string shuck beans, quilt, crochet. Born and raised as you said in Lynch You pretty much hit the nail on the head.. great write-up. If I knew them personally I would surly let them know about it too. She stayed there for a few months but felt things just werent the same so she moved back to Newport News where she had made some good friends. I still tell people I am from Harlan because it brings instant recognition. Theres nothing to do. I got away. Good to hear from you. It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. Region. . My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. Like anywhere else, you have to hope to you dont cross paths with the bad ones at the wrong time. I am a born and raised harlan countian. View All Funeral Homes in. Brought back alot of memories. . I was born in Atlanta and moved here when my step-daddy (forevermore referred to as daddy) and my momma met when he was proudly serving this country.He a handsome young man from the mountainsshe a beautiful divorced young woman with two small children. 7. 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. One guy said we were like Indians who left the reservation. I love your wifes Loll great story! Been back very few times. My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. Do you remember the Chappells Dairy slogan? I didnt know, but thats before my time. Most of my old mean crowd are dead. 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. I am a brand new grandma and I am Mamaw to that beautiful baby. Obituaries; Photos; Podcasts; Scene; The motel next to Holy Trinity was a Holiday Inn Express at one time, but now its a Comfort Inn. Phyllis Lorene Gardenhire 82, of Salina passed away, Friday, February 17, 2023. 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. We can be called ignorant, inbred, genetically inferior, toothless, shoelessyou name it. I even remember who it was, but lets let bygones be bygones. 22 years old. I couldnt quit reading it. I left first to attend Cumberland College, then only a two year school, and later was forced to leave and gravitate north for employment. Raised with his brother Dale and cousins. I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. Did you know Jimmy C. Morgan? There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. 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. Any of that sound familiar, Pingback: SoWhere Are You From? Many never leave it. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, United States Immediate Family: Husband of Neta Belle Collins Father of Robert Basil Collins and Private Collins. Read my post about growing up in Loyall sometime. Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! Used to go to Cumblin every Fride and satdy nite. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. My brother actually had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. She married a coal miner who also was educated and chose that life. Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. I visit very often, as my father still lives there. One day I kidding with a guy about something he was buying and at some point he says that hes from Mingo, West Virginia. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. loved her. You hit home with many of your comments being born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, Sandy Hook, Elliott County to be exact. Good stuff, John. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. The road to lexington did get better tho. Like much of Eastern Kentucky, the population has declined for decades. Rachel Elaine Smith, 46 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. Now, people in Carter County pretty much sound like us, but they have that Interstate. View most recent obituaries published on the Web by funeral homes for province of Nova Scotia. They just hang around and complain. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. By Steven Gaydos. My husband is a retired coal miner. Oh, you might go to Garys Lounge and Roller Rink sometimes. I still have a lot of family living in Harlan, Evarts, going all the way to Holmes Mill (Alias. He tell the difference between bills by touch. "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 . The rest of us (that includes me) hate the image of Harlan Countians as violent, uneducated hooligans. There she met my father and I was born in 1952. I know that area well. I live in the city now, and raised my daughters here. If you were Basils neighbor, then you lived in Rio Vista, right? There are people who will pretend to be from Harlan or any place else in Eastern Kentucky. The experiences never leave me about growing up poor and the shame and humiliation that I felt as a child. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. They had two fabulous sons who have college education with degrees in medical field and other fields. 18 hrs ago; On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, our lovely daughter Emilia died at the age of 28. . . Thank you so much for this, it came at a time when I needed to count my blessings, and being born in Liggett, and raised in Pansy, I truly was blessed. How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? Enjoyed reading your blog. Our Location. I am still Harlan County thru and thru. Caroline Andrieu for Variety. Town is flooded with people. He was the hardest worker I have ever known. I absolutely LOVE this! SO neat to see my family talked about on here! When we went to high school, we identified as being from Loyallor Hall or Wallins. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. More than 450 new Canadian obituaries add each day. We are related to at least one coal miner. A convenient store replaced the gas station and stores. I used to sleep on the bread racks. There are a few folks who left and dont care to ever hear of Harlan again, but thats true of all small towns. Just discovered your blog. She is survived by her sons, Nicholas George Ingemi Matthews and Eugene Christopher Hanc. Take care! It is true that you can take the boy out of the mountains but never the mountain out of the boy. Itd be hard to sneeze and not hit a Creech with the spray. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. heres the link: I USE TO WORK IN THE COAL MINE AT THREE POINT, CRANKS AND HARLAN. Pingback: My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. My life is very much divided into two partsbefore and after Harlan. Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. Were from coal mining stock. Sally Simonton. Ishas Smiths 2nd cousin. Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Della Mae Hall Price. Jenny, I worked in Harlan Co. in the 90s on the railroad and worked with a Saylor but cant remember his first name. We had a wonderful daughter and divorced when she was nine. Trivia: He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Basil Lee Gillis Harry Blake Eric Lonas Dorvan Richmond Ed Charles Darcy Suffocation Briles Lantrip Swiney Sparks Wilhoit Griffin Doolin Lingar Templin Canady Bullock Veach Lidster Custis Winchester Kerr T.C. I was up at Holmes Mill just a few months ago. Most of them have never even been to Ky let alone Harlan. Didnt know him well, but I remember him. Its still pretty much the same. Sherry Jones Hall. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. And Misty, April and I grew up together. I do not claim to be from there so I am not in any of your groups. This excludes Boyd, Greenup, Lewis, etc. I plan to continue reading your blog. There has always been tension between those who work and those who dont or wont. God do I ever remember the Government Cheese and all the other free food provided by the gov. cheese. They often do not contain the death . You might even become a best-selling author or reality TV producer. View Recent Obituaries for Bianchi Funeral Homes Evarts~Harlan~Loyall~Tri City. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. I knew Lisa vaguely. Im happy living here. Now, sadly, its a way of life in the mountains. Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee ha! If not, you should. 6. If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. I didnt want to leave. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. We rarely hung out with anyone from Evarts or Cumberlandin those days, they had their own high schools. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! We were poor and I will say very poor. Coal mining runs in cycles. Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. My mother taught Home Ec at Evarts for 28 years. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. HARLAN COLLINS OBITUARY. Harlan Countians did not like that. It rated right up there with his song about Jim and Tammy Baker, pretty good actually. Glad that youre happy in whatever metro area you moved to. One of the only times I used my dads reputation, telling the guy to go ahead but it was going to be his last night on Earth, because if I didnt kill him, my dad would. They lived near Dionne along the river there. I thought Harlan was great as a kid but my wife told me if I ever wanted a divorce all I had to do was move here to Harlan. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. Everything is right on! miners in this county AND other states. Nobody has ever even looked at me sideways up there; theyve always treated me well. She retired in 1982. 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? My Grandfather/Grandmother was Floyd/Janie Clark. And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. I live in Texas but will always be a Harlan Co Ky girl. My grandfather worked in the Sunshine mines in the 20s and 30s. We wore machine guns with semiautomatic carbines. Give me about 30 minutes, and its like I never left. I live in Lee Co,Ky. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. I was mostly raised In Floyd Co. KY & did live in Grundy , Va. at one time. I am VERY new to the blogging world. There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. They are my parents. Kildav . Some escape, but most dont. When we heard a car coming we knew we were having company.we usually hid to see who it was. He told me if I stayed there I would either be an alcoholic, like him to survive, or I would end up dead. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. Ill say Im from Harlan, but dont get confused. I still get over through there for work sometimes. I knew your father-in-law, and mother-in-law. And so do I. I know all those places. I definitely would NOT have fit in. Maybe its the camo/orange. Jenny Lynn (Saylor) Moore I was born and raised in Wallins ,lived there until I was 28 moved to Florida w/ My husband David Moore from Graysknob, we both graduated from James A. Cawood, My heart is still in the mountains, you can take the girl out of the country but you cant take the country out of the girl, we long to come back some someday Lord willing, I am a Harlan girl to the bone. I remember commodity butter. Thats when people get their checks. Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. 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 loved growing up there and go back frequently. 1944 - 2023 ONEONTA - Ronald G. Peters, 78, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, at his home. Thanks for the kind words. I was raised on Rhea straight, where the old airport was. I have a 94 year old aunt who still lives there. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. Were isolated. I have all the respect in the world for the good people in Harlan county its rough with mines getting shut down and people loosing what they know best and thats coal Im sorry it rough that is a reason I moved but keep strong everyone in Harlan has a big heart and I promise they are some the best people u ever meet in ur life. Btw, the Mount Victory part of this county feels very Eastern KY. Just found the blog and enjoyed it. 1939 - 1945 World War II - Ages: 29 - 24 years. . It was a thriving community in the 60s-70s. Join us . When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. Loved reading your blog and reminiscingI was raised in Harlan County both parents having been from there. Its boring. 7. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit but my parents were from Harlan County, my dad born in Holmes Mill growing up in Highsplint, my mother born and raised in Black Mountain eventually leaving and lived in Corbin. 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. TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. Ironically, my daughter found a boyfriend from Loyal(the ones in Georgetown are apparently not her type) so she visits him a lot. Our teeth arent all that bad, although mine arent great. 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. art halcomb. If you dont, I cant fault you for that, either. Im sorry but I dont think so. You shouldve had to breath half a can of hairspray in the morning after he got out of the bathroom. She was one of my favorite. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. We got spanked when we needed itdidnt hurt us one bit but sure made us better kids growing up and better adults today. It will always be home., Thanks. I knew the Clarks well. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. My uncle Clarence still lives in Ky. My mother and her Sister Yuvonne live in TN. Pat your name seems familiar. I was raised in Wallins Creek and Cumberland by my Mamaw as a child. That I can remember but I cant find my car in the parking lot? For instance, threats didnt faze me. Its a kind of mountain street cred. My ancestors settled Smith, hence its name, and Im proud of it being off the grid. I not THAT old! People were practically hanging on it. You brought back a lot of memories. Whitley County is troublesome. I had friend in Sunshine growing up. Ive really enjoyed reading this article. Guide to Harlan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. I have to say, I know of nobody named Lonzo. I try to go back a couple times a year, for nostalgia as much as bagging those elusive, scarce birds. John I am a faithful Kentucky Basketball fan and follow them year in and year out, through good and bad GO BIG BLUE.. My mom grew up in Cutshin, my dad was from Martins Fork, they met at The Court Cafe. A particular obituary may be a simple two-line death notice or an elaborate biography of the deceased. I too are from Harlan I left in Jan. 1975. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service 7626 Highway 213 Mars Hill, NC 28754 Phone: (828) 680-0287 Fax: (828) 680-9965 Email: So much that even some locals have a hard time understanding me. Were about the same age. Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. My mother moved to Harlan County from Pike County at around age 12 and never left except to attend college. Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. He was born April 13, 1930, in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wis., to James and Helen (Larson) Drake. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. 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. If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! Loved this! I didnt like a lot of your article, some of it is accurate. My Uncle Ralph Leonard was Pastor at the Baxter Methodist Church before it was moved. I am a Harlan Countian, born in Harlan at the old hospital as they call it. Maybe they just didnt have much else to do. Barbara Kopple as Producer. He was retired from the Harlan Co. Board of Education with 35 years of service in the maintenance department. Gillis Heather Elaine. I just cant get enough of the haters. Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. Hi aurea, Ive helped ur grand paw make many many gallons of moonshine just over the hill from ur mom n dads house. Theirs will be more like trips to Kings Island, etc. So my family got to enjoy it even tho they never lived in Harlan. Proud to be from Harlan County.. man now im so homesick!! I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. Even though they know whats best for Harlan, we dont really like them. I am simultaneously entertained and offended. Obituaries of Harlan Funeral Home. Welcome to Harlan County! 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. I have always been proud of being from Cawood in Harlan County. My Dad was born in Evarts andexpect for military service and collegenever lived anywhere else. We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. I never got a straight story from my parents and possibly they didnt know why or what happened. At Kopple, among others. I also have no desire to change this wonderful region.am I forgiven? Born and raised in Harlan, graduated from HHS in 1974, and UK in 78.went to work in Washington DC.talk about culture shock! Enjoyed the article. . I live in Nashville now, it seems like everyone here know someone from Harlan. SOMEONE MENTIONED SMITH. I know that area, well, too. The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. Then, they can come back and pay admission to see where they used to live. You talked funny. They were both sweet, kind, honest, decent people. There is no Holiday Inn Express in Harlan. You dont see that every day. | Coal Troll's Blog, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed much. Miner Curtis Cress, 34, says towns. Whitley County has an interstate so are they still Eastern Kentucky? ! Whatd I say? U and I are related. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. Okay, now Im homesick! Im very impressed by your writing. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. I know you as a Harlan Countain and also as a fine person. Again, they are excluded because of lack of isolation. But my Harlan upbringing gave me my core values. No Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, etc. Im fortunate that my job regularly takes me to Eastern Kentucky. Christy, I believe we may know each other. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/. Theyre still there. Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. Oh, and we moaned and complained about not having anything to do. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. Hey, I actually remember the Cliff Hanger (by reputation only), but it was not for my younger crowd. I LOVE where i am from and am harlan county proud even when i dont have much to be proud of.lol. Arthur died when his house burned a few yrs ago. Nominally a documentary about the 1973 strike by Kentucky mineworkers, the 1976 Oscar-winning Harlan County U.S.A. observes the evolution of a movement, made urgent . We knew who it was, because he told my mom about the encounter, but he was quietly scary, like a lot of the men from his era. Our reputation precedes us. Thanks for the kind comments. Other than the commentary there are some other good features, such as a 20 minute long documentary about the documentary, called The Making of Harlan County, USA. he passed away in 2013. his wife, jan, passed back in february of this year. Thanks. I got cussed up and down over it! Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com. This, so they say, makes them mountain people. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! Rich Montjoy, I am replying to your post because you didnt say anything bad about Harlan, (Harlan County), Ky. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. I lived through that strike, my dad was in charge of security for Eastover, so I guess that made him the head gun thug to many. 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. I went to college and had personal and professional opportunities that pulled me away. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. Harlan is quiet, unless you grew up near the railroad tracks like I did. I go back to Ky at least once a year. I went from a county of about 35,000 people spread over 1,000 square miles to a campus of 20,000 + crammed into a few blocks. . I happened across this blog through a friend. I miss Government Cheese. Thanks. Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! That is perhaps because I hail from off the grid (Smith). She was born on August 13, 1960, in Benham, Kentucky. You say that you came here now and then, but if you did you would know that we have many amenities and hotels such as a holiday inn express and a comfort inn. Grew up in Loyall. She agreed. [citation needed] She only worked sporadically after that, in guest roles on Fantasy Island (1984), Murder She Wrote (1985), Hardcastle and McCormick (1985), and Blacke's Magic (1986). A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. Rest assured that no one in my family considers me a disgrace or embarrassment, but your concern is noted. I worked as a car hop from Denny rays rite out of high school. My first trial was in Elliott County. Doris, do I know you? Finally I tried talking like a city slicker but I was too Eastern Kentucky that way. Thats righttheyll pretend. Both my grandsons have degrees in med profession PT and Massage Therapy. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. Ive got a few more Harlan County memories. Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. Ann was born to the late Shady and Alkie Saylor Fugate of Molus, KY on February 22, 1943. Well, I have rambled enough. 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