Pingback: My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. 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. On this criterion, Robertson County would qualify, but again, its just too far north. I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. I volunteer as a cashier at a nonprofits ReStore. In the summer a friends Dad (The Blantons) would take us up the river in his pickup and wed spend the day floating back in rafts in the summer or wed spend all day at the city pool. E Hudson. I would have loved to have had that McDonalds there when I was kid. And so do I. I know all those places. They had two fabulous sons who have college education with degrees in medical field and other fields. I dont need tattoos, i have scars. We visited my grandparents every summer. We were just there in July , I love going back to visit. To add to my previous comment above, my other Grandfather was Elijah Depew (nicknamed Lidge? What is Eastern Kentucky? John,I also remember those 1st grade field trips. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. I left Ky in 1990 but go back very very often. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. 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. cheese. Pic from Harlan County USA of a Coal Camp. Barbara Kopple as Producer. It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. USA. Fun read. I went for a while to Holy Trinity School, Harlan Elementary for one year, then to Hall before Cawood. Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. There she met my father and I was born in 1952. Harlan's mother was a music teacher. I was about 11-12 and I remember we played outside constantly. It has always been home for me. Basil was born January 18, 1930, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the third of five. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. Howdy, I am a faithful Kentucky Basketball fan and follow them year in and year out, through good and bad GO BIG BLUE.. Love your response, I live in central ky for a lot of years now, but when I can go home I stay at the Comfort Inn Hotel, it is a Blessing to us out of towners, I think this page is right on, and I dont like the way most people think of Harlan, we are just like anyone else, even if we have a little accent, awesome page, and I lived in Loyall a few years also, my mother died there, thanks for letting people know that its not all justified, although I have never watched a full episode, they are awful. He is easygoing for a security guard and handsome in a salt-of-the-earth way. Thanks for the great story. Now 75, Chester has endured his share of losses. Police said in February 2013, Shell murdered Ronnie King, a former Evarts mayor, and set his house on fire . list of former red arrows pilots; alfred dunner sweatshirts; santa cruz midtown fridays; is jaws appropriate for a 10 year old; cmmg mk47 mutant Swanson is preceded in death by his Parents, Franklin and Opal Swanson; a Brother, Franklin Swanson Jr.; His companion for 20 years, Minnie Sue Earls; and Nephews . I still get over through there for work sometimes. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. Btw, the Mount Victory part of this county feels very Eastern KY. Just found the blog and enjoyed it. In fact, I got up this morning with the intent or renewing my research. Government checks. 1 Index Record. He lived there with his wife my Aunt Hazel and their children Laura Jean, Stanley and Mickey. I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. One side was a roller rink. Loyallhad a school, a railroad yard, one stop light, a movie theater (at one time), the Corner Store (a genuinesoda shop), a gas station, a barber and a couple of stores. 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 was born and raised in Floyd County,I always heard my family came out of Harlan or Harlan County over a hundred years ago.I dont know if there are any STAPLETON family in Harlan anymore,I am proud to be from the HILLS OF KENTUCKY !! They have cousins or in-laws or remote ancestors who hailed from the mountains. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Still have a few family members there and many friends. I will never be ashamed of where I grew up. Guy Enos Bobby T. Jessie W. Finis Marvin W. Burley . My dad grew up in Evarts. my husband was raised knowing your dad and all your family I love your blog. His name was Arthur Johnson, he was from Cumberland, but lived at They just inflict harm. If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! Didnt know him well, but I remember him. Obituaries usually give the name of the deceased and the death or burial date. Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service 7626 Highway 213 Mars Hill, NC 28754 Phone: (828) 680-0287 Fax: (828) 680-9965 Email: We knowthat houses have winders and chimleys. Yes I remember you, vaguely, it has been a long time. They say that when they see I use Scotch Tape, staples or safety pins to fix a hem in a pair of pants. We are made to known about his death on September 16, 2020. Most of them have never even been to Ky let alone Harlan. I have no other information on these two at this time. It will always be home to me. . Great article!! Janice and I were both switchboard operators and admissions clerk. My Grandfather/Grandmother was Floyd/Janie Clark. You werent one of us. Honestly, it took me years to adapt. Garys was a fun place. And we DID bathe just like people from up north. You brought back a lot of memories. Russell Swanson, 58 of Cawood, passed away on February 7, 2023 at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital. There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. My younger brother and I were born and raised in Dayton. So, watch your step. My Mom moved to Cumberland from Pike County when she was 10. I have lived in Evarts since age 7 this is my home (sals Branch) I had your mom in home Ec. I wanted more for my kids and wife. I just found this wonderful Blog! I was born and raised in Leslie County. The general store, a thriving Coal community. It tends to work to my advantage. Jan had so many stories about the hospital. Probably like 4th or 5th cousins. There are doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, coaches, laborers, deadbeats and criminals. Wouldnt trade it for anything. We know at least one person whose mother was really their grandmother, and sister was their mother. Plaster would fall from the ceiling and you could throw popcorn on the stage in front of the screen and watch the rats scurry out to eat. basil collins harlan county obituary Phone: (828) 649-9163. They may be from such places as Shields, Jones Creek, Smith, Cranks, Punkin Center or Happy Top, although I can name you folks from all those places who have done quite well for themselves. I would make mom break me off a chunk. The school closed. Very funny (and true). Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! I lived in Harlan and Loyall. We moved here from a comfortable city life to having no electricity (a new three bedroom house with one bath and hardwood floors. BTW I live on Watts Creek and have most of my life..off and on. Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. In that regard, Harlan is Small Town, USA. Of course, it doesnt. There are differences: we`re north east, you`re south east. Born and raised as you said in Lynch You pretty much hit the nail on the head.. great write-up. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Barbara Kopple Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Barbara Kopple . My grandfather worked in the Sunshine mines in the 20s and 30s. However, I always tell my two teenagers that some of the smartest people they will ever meet come from the mountains of Kentucky and may have never finished high school! HARLAN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME. I am VERY new to the blogging world. I was up at Holmes Mill just a few months ago. I graduated in 1964. I found a place to turn around and get back down the road and get my act together. Thanks for the reads I have read most of your blogs. Theyre still there. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. I still have family in Cawood and Baxter but I dont get up there much.. Jennifer, I moved to the Tampa Bay area when I was four and a half. I worked as a car hop from Denny rays rite out of high school. We also suffer from stereotyping. SO neat to see my family talked about on here! Moved to Indiana at about 15 or 16 years of age. John 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. EVERYTHING . I was born and raised in Liggett. Your article is awesome! In Barbara Kopple 's 40-year career as one of America's . While my friends and fellow graduates were leaving here, I was happy to stay in a place I loved. LOUDOUN COUNTY OBITUARIES Emilia Ann Dawe. Being a descendant of such a controversial character of those times I may be asking for a social beating on here. . Great description. ha! I knew some fine people from Smith. . I lived across Pine Mtn. Harlan County was fighting for the right to have a union. I feel like they are missing something that we experienced, but so is life. Thanks for your comments. Harlan County USAdivides us into two groups: Those that love it and those that hate it. As usual John you nailed it!! Imagine trying to explain where Cutshin is located!! He died in 1978, I dont remember the year Basil died, but early 1980s is right. Well written and interesting. So if you have a iota of respect for you mom and dad, grandma and grandpa you will correct this mess and actually write something that isnt from fifty years ago. (She died in 1995, and I am so glad to have such good and often funny memories of her.) People were practically hanging on it. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. You shouldve had to breath half a can of hairspray in the morning after he got out of the bathroom. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. My brother actually had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. I love your article! My kids do that, too. I know you as a Harlan Countain and also as a fine person. I have been told that he worked harder than 3 men. It was a movie experience like no other. We have exchanged information over the years. I dont think I have an accent but get me out of Pike County and they all say I do. View All Funeral Homes in. She was stationed in Newport News, Virginia when the war ended. If we had a problem like that today in my slice of Suburbia, there would be a full-blown panic. We just live somewhere else. Barbara Kopple as Director. Im sure youd know if you were related. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. Thanks again for the good read. He was born April 13, 1930, in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wis., to James and Helen (Larson) Drake. Loved the blog Ive told many people about the govment cheese. Crew. Even though I had been lots of places, leaving Harlan took me out of my comfort zone. Ralph was born August 16, 1964 in Harlan to the late Ralph and Delores Moore Osborne. I even remember who it was, but lets let bygones be bygones. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. My best friend (not from Harlan) went to Saudi Arabia as a traveling nurse. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. They deal with a drug problem that I cant imagine. View Recent Obituaries for Bianchi Funeral Homes Evarts~Harlan~Loyall~Tri City. I am from Wynntown, went to Evarts High School and live in Richmond Ky. Went to JACHS then moved to Indiana an I havent went home in a long time. Okay, now Im homesick! Tons of great memories and good friends. I have many good friends I have met through the Hall High Gamecock web site. That is perhaps because I hail from off the grid (Smith). Daughter of a preacher. I KNOW A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AT CAWOOD AND SMITH, KY. We mispronounce light, fight, white and night. Also, I find the surest way to know someone is from SEKY is after telling them where Im from they follow up with, do you know so-and-so? I love that. One of the great things about Harlan is that changes very little. myname isronnie saylor i lived in fairview hollow i was 11 years old,went to haran grade school i remenber my gym treacher they call him doc , he would paddle you for saying the word shit ,does anyone remenber that .i will never forget the family that live accross from us the kids name was buck and peggy thomas,peggy was my frist she was beauitful to,the boys lived next to me , i remender one of thems name phiplip,i still got a scarefrom where he hit me with a rock.we used to take car hoods cut them off and float down rivier on them.my dad work out of town in ohio,my mommy would slip around with a taxi driver,she drink alot ,we move to wallins after that , thats where i never went to school,started working in coal mines at 16 years old dad sign so i could work under ground.we lived in wallins for a little while then move to molus ky thats where my dad was risedthey were about all kin florks back then they all live in camp houses granmam and jack brock lived next to each other they were family to, i remenber my brother got lock in a rc cola mach out on granmam poach. They are my parents. She always bought some, even though she was never sure if doing so was legal. But today, thanks to my daughter and another pool company, there are more privately owned pools at homes, per average, than in Fayette County (Lexington). We had our own post office, City Hall and fire station. I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. Basil Collins was Uncle Basil to us. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. ! Whatd I say? I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. About 1,000 people lived there when I was a kid. The good ones liked my Dad if not, oh well. We once had a train full of nerve gas pass through Loyall. I just said, hey, he was my neighbor. Why? No one from Harlan . Harlan County U.S.A. My dad was certainly a bad ass, growing up in a time and place that required that to survive. February 24 . Managed by: Carlton William . Enjoyed the article. Good to hear from you. Required fields are marked *. Have you checked out Welcome To Watts Creek site? March 9, 1997. Users who like (A Previously Patreon Episode): Harlan County USA; Users who reposted (A Previously Patreon Episode): Harlan County USA This is where Norma lives, was the reply. Pretty accurate for McCreary Co, as well. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. I-64 runs through Montgomery, Bath, Rowan and Carter Counties. HA! Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. I still tell people I am from Harlan because it brings instant recognition. I must admit, however, that we have had few issues adjusting to Tennessee except for the color orange. To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. | Coal Troll's Blog, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed much. They dont like being from Harlan. I was born and raised in Harlan County and we moved to Alabama in 1952 when I was 12 years old. Well, I have rambled enough. Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) Thanks for reminding me of a great memory of my mother! The wrong side of the tracks to the town school crowd of the 1960s. Hi Julie, Yes I know your mother. So my family got to enjoy it even tho they never lived in Harlan. Abe was in my class @Black Star when it was an elem. My brother and I thought we had died and gone to Heaven. Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. Funeral Home Phone Number Website; Barnes Funeral Chapel: 419-822-5995: www.barnesfuneralchapel.com: Grisier Funeral Home And Cremation Center: 419-822-31 Local obituaries for Harlan County, Kentucky 531 Results Friday, February 24, 2023 Add Photos 1 Memory Debbie Elaine Absher Debbie Elaine Absher, 72, of Bean Station, TN, passed away. Thats pretty cool. Although its closer to Hazard than Harlan, I would reply, Bean Patch Holler on Irishman Creek! They loved it! I lived there 6 years and worked in the mines . Sherry Jones Hall. Stalwarts, outlanders, pretenders, loathers you left one group out. . If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. Really enjoyed the article. All thats left is the yard and that light. John Their isnt anyone who acts the way you have described them in this concoction, Nor is the area the way you have presented it. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. They find it hard to believe we had no fast food restaurants. Brought back some memories. Once you push too far north, you get out of the mountains, and we have to exclude you. Im pretty sure I remember Lance. If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. He had a taxi service called Do me right He was found on the side of the mountain with many bullets in him and his taxi. We didnt have that problem when I lived there. I get the isolation, and the coal mining( although Boyd , Greenup, and a lot of the others have had some minor strip mining now and then.) Its nice to remember, though. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. Howard and Lucille Leonard are my grandparents. It definitely has an Eastern Kentucky feel to it, but its out. With our many years of experience in caring for . Good old Mikes drive in, where one of Harlan Countys finest young men threatened me with a belt when I stepped in to defend a younger friend. I remember your father well, especially his hair! Black lung finally got the best of him but legally these days black lung doesnt exist. 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. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Della Mae Hall Price. Miner Curtis Cress, 34, says towns. Yes. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. We update obituary links daily as a public service, without charge to families or funeral homes. My mom is from Cote (Evarts) I cant wait to read this to her! | Coal Troll's Blog, https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/, ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! You talked funny. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. born & raised Pathfork Ky~, Thanks. Box 102, Oswego, New York 13126. . today Middlesboro, KY Transportation Jobs Offered 888-909-2737. I graduated Harlan HS, UK, then moved to NYC, culture shock! I too are from Harlan I left in Jan. 1975. Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. This, so they say, makes them mountain people. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. My mother taught Home Ec at Evarts for 28 years. A spokesman for the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital said Mr. Bruner, who was shot with a . I didnt know, but thats before my time. Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. You can see it in Google Street Views here: https://goo.gl/maps/QoyKa, Hey my cousin owned the fuzzy duck my papa had a poker house there and boot legged beer iwas raised in the first house coming down black mountain love it go back all the time, Right before you get to lynch golf course coming down black mtn there was a house to the right my great great grand pa had a saw mill there and built the house where my great grand pa lived then my mama got it love it there if I ever hit the lottery ill be back to live and put alot of people to work I love the mtns go there every christmas and summers thanks for the memories cool blog sorry for the grammer lol periods commas all the same to me it. Bledsoe, so we limped, if you know what I mean Born in Leslie Co. and graduated James A Cawood in 81. I am a badass.. Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. My parents (James Depew & Thelma Randolph) grew up in Harlan in the late 20s-30s My Grandfather was Bill Randolph, one time police chief, Constable and apparently gun thug for the man. The Short area), my last name being Short Now, far in the past, at least until I visit. Although I left Harlan County in 1968, and grew up in Florida, I am still proud to say, I am from Harlan County! Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. Christy, I believe we may know each other. Art worked in one of the maintenance departments (cant remember which one). i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. His hair was infamous! You do remember he is my step-daddy?? The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. Add to home screen. I wouldnt trade my life for anyone else. I appreciate your comments but must, of course, defend myself. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. Oh, well. Id hate to have to kill you. I have enjoyed these old memories!!! Cats and Harlan Countians have 9 lives. It used to be called Klondike many years ago. I lived in Cumberland for 2 years from ~ 1974-1976. I just tried a case in Illinois. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. HARLAN PRICE OBITUARY. We outlanders like our Harlan roots. 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. Who are we? Mrs Abraham was my Home Ec teacher @Hall High. Im happy living here. Itd be hard to sneeze and not hit a Creech with the spray. Oh, i think these shows are a joke, they couldnt do the truth,,, thank you, Lane. Memorials. I knew Lisa vaguely. loved her. One guy said we were like Indians who left the reservation. Oh the cheese made the best grilled cheese, My wife from Ohio and my 2 children even loved it. Arthur died when his house burned a few yrs ago. She used it for many recipes, everything from casseroles to sauces. Still have family there. And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. Guide to Harlan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. Much later in life we got married and we were on vacation going south to visit her sister who lived back home. She retired in 1982. The people certainly are of Eastern Kentucky stripe, but they do lack isolation. We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? producer Cinematography by Film Editing by Production Management Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Anne Lewis . I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. The distance a miner had to walk and how time was looked at was in 15-minute increments. Always. I definitely would NOT have fit in. In response to your statement about pretenders, I personally feel Im still a Harlan resident at heart even though I dont live there and dont visit very often. Among this crowd are those that my father called off the grid. He said we had a sub-culture of people so far off the creek that they werent plugged in to the modern world. 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. Were still Harlan Countians. He said that I was making the county look bad. They dont want to sound like Harlan or look like Harlan. Most of my old mean crowd are dead. 10.basil collins harlan county obituary - Energy Connection Author: www.energyconnectioninc.com Post date: 11 yesterday Rating: 4 (1656 reviews) Highest rating: 4 Low rated: 1 Summary: Harlan County, Kentucky: Scabs and gun thugs led by Basil Collins confront strikers on the pick line at Highsplint mine. Hell, it was the best cheese everthe only thing the Federal Government ever perfected! His name was Wiley Holmes. Im actually kind of offended by your antics and false information. Your email address will not be published. Unless you lived in the town of Harlan, you dont go to the city schoolsHarlan High Elementary and Harlan High School. I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. | Coal Troll's Blog, My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. It was the latest violent incident in Harlan County, long a scene of labor unrest. I once met a police officer who worked in the State Police in Harlan, he visibly tensed when I said I was from Harlan, went ashen when I said I was from Smith, and excused himself when I said I was a Middleton. Thats pretty much the consensus of people I know. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. 18 hrs ago; On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, our lovely daughter Emilia died at the age of 28. . One can argue that its always been over-populated what with the chronic high unemployment and high poverty rate. 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. Look at my blog post Adventures in Hitchhiking, and youll see a story about JImmy picking me up hitchhiking one night. I can relate to alot of it. Not a native but my ears always perk up when I hear Harlan. 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