Local Obituaries-Saturday September 21, 2024

District Judge Kevin R. Mullins

Letcher County District Judge Kevin R. Mullins, age 54, passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

He is survived by his mother: Patsy Holbrook Mullins of Norton, VA; his wife: Kimberly; two daughters; Mya and Ava, one sister: Kimberley Bledsoe; two nephews: Channing West, Evan West.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM at the Jenkins High School Gymnasium. 

Visitation will be at the Jenkins High School Gymnasium from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM.

The Hall & Jones Funeral Home Jenkins Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. 

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Benny Wayne (Ben) Bentley

Benny Wayne (Ben) Bentley, age 58, of Pistol City, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2024 at his residence. 

He is survived by his wife: Rebecca Bentley; 2 sons: Melvin and Joshua; 6 daughters: Jessica, Barbara, Kayla, Brandy, Katrina and Brittany; 2 brothers: George and Danny; 3 sisters: Linda, Roxie and Jackie; special friends: Daniel Cornett, Ellen Sexton, Coy McClain, Roger Bentley and Beth Bentley; 22 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will he from 6:00-9:00pm Monday, September 23, 2024 at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel. 

Funeral services for Benny Wayne (Ben) Bentley will be held at 7:00pm

Monday at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Lowe officiating.

The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements. 

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Terry Mitchell “Flujie” Caudill

Terry Mitchell “Flujie” Caudill, age 63, of Jeremiah, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at the Pikeville Medical Center. 

He is survived by his wife: Etna Eldridge Caudill; 2 sons: Robert Back and Westley Caudill all of Jeremiah; 2 brothers: Todd Caudill of Emmalena and Jeff Caudill of Jeremiah; 4 sisters: Connie Adams of Jeremiah, Carrie Lynn Caudill of Jeremiah, Legina Adams of Isom and Thelmarie Adams of Jeremiah; 3 grandchildren.  

Funeral services for Terry Mitchell “Flujie” Caudill will be held at 11:00am Monday, September 23, 2024 at the Blackey Pentecostal Church with Bruce Eldridge officiating. 

Visitation will be after 6:00pm Sunday at the Blackey Pentecostal Church. 

Burial will follow in the Caudill Family Cemetery at Jeremiah.

The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements. 

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Glenda Rose Younce Helton

Glenda Rose Younce Helton, age 73, of  Cowan, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at her residence. 

She is survived by 2 daughters: Whitney Helton and Stacey Helton both of Whitesburg; 1 grandchild: Alyssa Helton of Whitesburg. 

Funeral services for Glenda Rose Younce Helton will be held at 12:00 Noon today, Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel with Frank Holbrook officiating. 

Burial will follow in the Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine.

The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements. 

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Jack E. Hammock

Jack E. Hammock, age 90, of Whitesburg, passed away on Sunday September 15, 2024 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City,Tennessee.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Hammock of Whitesburg; a stepdaughter: Adrian Fields Conn of Rutledge, Tennessee; Two daughters Debbie Hammock Frazier of Bridgeport, West Virginia and Mitzi Hammock Kincer of Whitesburg; 9 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00pm this afternoon, Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Whitesburg First Baptist Church.

A celebration of life service for Jack E. Hammock will follow at 3:00pm this follow, Saturday, at the Whitesburg First Baptist Church.

The Letcher Funeral Home of Whitesburg is in charge of the arrangements. 

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Esther Canaday

Esther Canaday, age 90, of Jenkins passed away Thursday September 5, 2024, at her residence. 

She is survived by one daughter; Tamara Canaday, one brother, Ronald Fehrman, one grandson; Joel Matthew Canaday and three great grandsons. 

There will be a memorial service for Esther Canaday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Jenkins this afternoon, Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 4:00PM.

The Hall & Jones Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.