Obituaries in Middlesboro, KY

Bobby Jones, age 76, of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Claiborne County Medical Center. Bobby was born July, 31, 1949 in Lima, Ohio to the late Bob Jones and Betty Mullins. In addition to his parents bobby is proceeded in death by three siblings.Bobby is Survived...

Larry JC Prater, age 77, Middlesboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Middlesboro ARH. JC was born July 25, 1948 in Middlesboro, Kentucky to the late Virgil Prater and Carrie Orick Prater. JC was a member of Garmendia Baptist Church, loved hunting, fishing and was retired from Co...

James (Pepper) M. Medley was born Nov. 30, 1943 to the late James M. and Winnifred Medley passed away at home in Ft Myers, FL on September 29, 2025 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He never lost his fight, his smile nor his love of life. Pepper loved his Church, and especially his Life Group,...

Barbara Gail Idol, age 75, Bowling Green, Kentucky passed away, Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at her home. She was born September 3, 1949 in Middlesboro, Kentucky to the late Gillus and Opal Goins Fuson. Barbara was an artist at heart; she found joy in arts and crafts and expressing her creative soul thr...

Michael Thomas Branscome, age 58, Middlesboro, KY passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was born on February 18, 1967 in Middlesboro, KY, the son of the late William and Beverly Branscome. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his gran...

Michael “Mick” Hoskins, always known as Mick, died peacefully surrounded by his family in the home he loved, in Tazewell TN, on December 26, 2025. The last words he uttered were “I LOVE YOU.” Mick married to surviving wife, Vicki Hoskins (72), have been married 54 years and has left behind three dau...

Roger Dean Sowders, age 43, of Pineville, Kentucky passed away Thursday, November 4, 2025 at Middlesboro ARH. Roger was born July 10, 1982 in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Roger is preceded in death by his wife, Kristen Elizabeth Bush-Sowders; parents, Dewey Morgan Sowders and Shirley Jean Collins Sowders...

Thomas Wilburn Ferguson, age 76, of Middlesboro, Kentucky passed away Monday, October 27, 2025 at Middlesboro ARH. Thomas was born February 3, 1949 in Middlesboro, Kentucky to the late Wilburn Ferguson and Dorothy Mays. In addition to his parents, Thomas was preceded in death by one brother, Rodney ...

Kenneth Roy Lawson entered his eternal home on January 13, 2026. Kenneth was husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle. He loved his family and friends.Kenneth was born on November 2, 1940. He was saved as a young man and he served as a deacon of Gap Creek Baptist Church ...

Pauline Carol "Polly" Sparks born July 14, 1946, daughter of Reverend Brad and Lillie Sparks, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 1, 2025. Polly was preceded in death by her parents: Reverand Brad Sparks and mother, Lillie McCarty Sparks and infant brother, Walter Sparks. Also preceding her in ...

Alice Marie Campbell, age 67, Speedwell, Tennessee passed away Friday, November 14, 2025at Middleboro ARH. Alice was born May 9, 1958 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Paul Chapman and Nora Wishon Chapman. Alice loved traveling, working with her flowers and gardens, watching and feeding the birds...

Dessie Medley went on to receive her heavenly reward on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Dessie was woman of faith and a member of the Middlesboro Church of God Mountain Assembly. Dessie’s faith and her family were the most important things in her life. Her love for others, her cooking, her love for the beach...