You might even become a best-selling author or reality TV producer. It definitely has an Eastern Kentucky feel to it, but its out. Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. Are we still allowed to be in Appalachia? I visit very often, as my father still lives there. In fairness, many went to both joints. I think they graduated in the same class at Cawood. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. You do remember he is my step-daddy?? We cant include any counties on the Ohio River. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. Everything is right on! They just hang around and complain. I was born and raised in Liggett. I knew the Clarks well. Yes, we have folks living in povertytoo many (as though there is an acceptable level of suffering) but most folks live just fine. Today, theres not much there for anyone, unfortunately. 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. Marshall, NC 28753 . Mikes Drive In was in Loyall. Mountains. . https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/, http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/, SoWhere Are You From? I will say Harlan is a great place to be from, I would not want to raise my kids there because of all the struggles I went through, and all the people I knew while growing up there. I live in the city now, and raised my daughters here. Managed by: Carlton William . When we went to high school, we identified as being from Loyallor Hall or Wallins. Im sure youd know if you were related. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. It is not, as you might think, simply the eastern half of the great Commonwealth of Kentucky. Thanks. We update obituary links daily as a public service, without charge to families or funeral homes. I live in Nashville now, it seems like everyone here know someone from Harlan. LOUDOUN COUNTY OBITUARIES Emilia Ann Dawe. Ben Joe Harris disarmed the guy so that it would be a fair fight. 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. Oh, and that knife fight deal down there: I saw a big one at Hall once, in the yard in front of the school crazy watching the teachers try to break that one up. My Grandfather/Grandmother was Floyd/Janie Clark. I have many relatives there, but Ive been gone since I graduated from high school in 1979, when my family moved to Corbin. Moo-ron. Maybe they never left. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. By the way, Cumberland had the Novo Theater and the drive-in theater as well. I have many good friends I have met through the Hall High Gamecock web site. The first of the month is a big time in Harlan. February 24, 2023. Everyone I knew (including my family) ate government cheesethe best cheese ever. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. 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). After all no one I know would go north of the Ky border to see. He used to go visit with Norman during the strike. 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. He was the hardest worker I have ever known. I respect ALL coal miners. Were still Harlan Countians. Irene Whitehead Clark. Girl fights were always the best. The people of Harlan are among the nicest people I have ever met and I have traveled all over the country. My brother and I thought we had died and gone to Heaven. I still call Harlan home, and as our family decreases, we return to our home to rest in Resthaven until we are all reunited in the hereafter. It was gray and you had to add the coloring to it. My Pappaw Creech was a coal miner, as were most of his brothers. 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. Loyallalso had a theaterthe Roadenuntil I was about 6 years old. Trust me on this one. My uncle Clarence still lives in Ky. My mother and her Sister Yuvonne live in TN. Mr. Blanton explained the reasoning behind coal camps. 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. Very funny (and true). Still have a few family members there and many friends. This was the day that I learned that when we turned the corner at Pineville, my wife changed languages and I needed an translator.. Holmes mill was actually named after my family. I knew Lisa vaguely. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! It is my hometown by choice.I love it, I retired from Ky Dept of Trans (engineering). I would make mom break me off a chunk. 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. HARLAN COLLINS OBITUARY. They say that when they see I use Scotch Tape, staples or safety pins to fix a hem in a pair of pants. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is it?? About 1,000 people lived there when I was a kid. FR. The children of Harlan are blessed to have such a nice school. My Dad used to talk about when they distributed commodity margarine. Its nice to remember, though. The distance a miner had to walk and how time was looked at was in 15-minute increments. It was described as a place where people only smiled when they heard that someone had died. Foster Funeral . 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. It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. 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.) My dad taught there from 66 96. I spent at least a week during the summer vacation every year growing up visiting the Harlan area and family enjoying every visit which included rail road tracks and slate dumps on one side of house and the Cumberland River on the other side all residing in a big holler off HWY 38. I was raised on Rhea straight, where the old airport was. Thats when people get their checks. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. I am an outlander. Would I be a pretender? My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. Of course, it doesnt. I go back to Ky at least once a year. We have corresponded back and forth for several years about our Leonard connections. Basil was born January 18, 1930, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the third of five. 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. If you dont, I cant fault you for that, either. Its boring. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. Really enjoyed the read. My children are fascinated and perhaps slightly horrified that I grew up in Harlan. . Clarences family was pretty small. TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. There are doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, coaches, laborers, deadbeats and criminals. My grandparents, Elve and Flaura Campbell, moved to Sunshine and eventually to Loyall. Thanks. . I loved all your rationale for your boundary lines. My friends still tell me you can take the girl out of Eastern Kentucky, but you cant take the Eastern Kentucky out of the girl. An obituary will follow. That is certainly true, but I must say that those unfortunates (if thats what they are) are the in minority.. Hi aurea, Ive helped ur grand paw make many many gallons of moonshine just over the hill from ur mom n dads house. Grew up in Loyall. Thanks for the kind words. Moved to Lynch in the summer of 1969. Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Harlan County, Kentucky Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places 1.7 History Timeline Art worked in one of the maintenance departments (cant remember which one). We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? You have to sound like us. That brings back fond memories. preston and i have lived here in lexington since 1999. bu i consider loyall and that little house my adopted home. Its a nice place. heres the link: Today he wore jeans and a navy hooded sweatshirt, with his neatly trimmed silver-white hair tucked under a Tractor Supply Company cap. Thanks for the kind comments. When I was young, the Government Cheese truck looked like a scene from an African relief mission. They arent isolated enough. They might have gone to college or joined the military. Doris, do I know you? The culture you describe in Harlan is very similar to Leadville-only the accents are different-except for my dadhe never lost his. My momma cooked on a coal fired cookstove. I live in Lexington, but always tell people Im from Southeastern Kentucky, Knox Co (not to be confused with just Eastern KY or Knott Co. Brought back some memories. Well.. I would have loved to have had that McDonalds there when I was kid. Im pretty sure I remember Lance. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. My great grandpa ran a mill there. Ive been gone for 20+ years now. 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. There has always been tension between those who work and those who dont or wont. Wouldnt trade my youth spent in Harlan County for any other in the world. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. There are differences: we`re north east, you`re south east. Even though I havent lived there in many years, I still visit. We currently have a lot of re-fencing to do, interested :). February 24 . The road to lexington did get better tho. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. She used it for many recipes, everything from casseroles to sauces. But my Harlan upbringing gave me my core values. If we meet anyone else from Eastern Kentucky, we can get instant acceptance with a simple I grew up in Harlan. Translation: Despite appearances, I will kill you if necessary. He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. Nolan, age seventy-one, is a retired miner. Were from coal mining stock. Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. I REMEMBER govt. I live here because I truly love this beautiful part of Kentucky and America. I know exactly where you were driving. I was just in Harlan County this weekend. They are my parents. I love being from there. I cant read some of these posts because of the negative way they talk about MY hometown. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. Oh, and we moaned and complained about not having anything to do. Harlan. The old structure is still up there on Pine Mountain. Always. I really hacked off one guy about the government cheese. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. Take care! I guess youd call it a region or sub-region of Central Appalachia. It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com. She was a great homemaker and was full of wit, wisdom and love. I left to go to school at EKU, meet my wife there, she is from Ohio. Yes I remember you, vaguely, it has been a long time. Crow Drums 70 (CHS). People gathered at the railroad tracks to watch it. Ring any bells? Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. John, enjoyed your comments. 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. I ate government cheese as often as we got it. He told The Sun on Sunday: "His real name was Basil and his nickname was always Val. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Were about the same age. It was the latest violent incident in Harlan County, long a scene of labor unrest. They dont like being from Harlan. Our Story; Our Locations; Our Calendar; Contact Us; Directions; Send Flowers; Call: Evarts 606-837-2119 Harlan 606-573-3030 Loyall 606-573-2132 Tri City 606-848-5455; Bertha Rose Adams Little, 65 of Cowan, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. now but have family still in Harlan Co. Your email address will not be published. Fun read. If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. That hurts everyone. For you truly arent a Harlanian, to show such disrespect. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, United States Immediate Family: Husband of Neta Belle Collins Father of Robert Basil Collins and Private Collins. Others leave to find better opportunities. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. But you also are basically running down the place you were born. After hours we would head to the American Legion behind the Post Office. The ones who love it love the depiction of rough and ready union brothers and sisters ready to wage war with the coal company thugs. I never got a straight story from my parents and possibly they didnt know why or what happened. View Recent Obituaries for Bianchi Funeral Homes Evarts~Harlan~Loyall~Tri City. . I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there. 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 . Sudie Crusenberry talks about her father's work as a miner and his suffering from black lung. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. Ronald Peters. I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. She was one of my favorite. Howdy, But my roots are still strong an a country girl. She laughed. I know it well. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. In the 1970s, a strip-mining company asserted its ownership over the mineral rights for property he. Thanks! My parents who were also my papaw and mamaw owned Tiny Jos market in Baxter. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. One can argue that its always been over-populated what with the chronic high unemployment and high poverty rate. While my friends and fellow graduates were leaving here, I was happy to stay in a place I loved. My kids do that, too. I went to college and had personal and professional opportunities that pulled me away. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. Thanks for reminding me of a great memory of my mother! I do not intend to change it now and I am NOT ashamed of it. Really enjoyed the article. Offended by the possiblility that outsiders will use them to measure the intelligence of my people. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. We knew Jimmy Meeks very well. Jan had so many stories about the hospital. Genealogy profile for Basil M. Collins Genealogy for Basil M. Collins (1908 - 1979) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. 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