Carol Coffey, age 51 departed this life on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her home. She was born on Tuesday, August 13, 1968 in Oneida, Kentucky to Willie and Opal Cress McQueen.
Mary Marie Collett Napier of Essie, Kentucky was born February 05, 1930 in Essie, Kentucky to the union of the late John L. and Phronia Morgan Collett. Mary had been a life-long resident of Leslie County. She was united in marriage to Howard Napier on July 11, 1949 in Harlan, Kentucky. Mary was a member of the Essie Christian Missionary Alliance, Essie, Kentucky. However, in her early years, being the daughter of a Baptist preacher (John L. Collett), her home church was the old Bowen’s Creek Baptist Church at Essie, Kentucky.
Eula Irene House was born on March 15, 1935 in Laurel County Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late Hubert Burdine and Nina Rogers Burdine. She was united in marriage to James Earl House who preceded her in death.
Mr. Eddie Slusher, age 61, of Roark, KY, passed away December 31, 2019 at the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Kentucky. He was born June 25, 1958 in Beverly, Kentucky, the son of the late Silas Slusher, and Margie Goins Slusher who survives. Eddie worked as a coal miner before becoming disabled. He was an avid outdoorsman. He was married to Trilla Slusher on April 03, 2019.
Mr. Willis Davidson, age 76 departed this life on Thursday, January 2, 2020 in Manchester, Kentucky. He was born on Tuesday, January 12, 1943 in Oneida, Kentucky to Hugh and Cleo Smith Davidson. He was an auto mechanic, owned Davidson’s Bait Shop and a veteran of the Unites States Army.
Pollie Smith, age 75, departed this life on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her home. She was born on Wednesday, September 6, 1944 in Manchester, Kentucky.
Mr. Ray Swafford, age 94 of the Greenbriar Community in Clay County, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on Thursday, July 2, 1925 in Manchester, Kentucky to the union of Gilbert and Maudie Duff Swafford. He was a lifetime resident of Clay County, a businessman, owning and operating Swafford Auto Parts for many years, a member of the Greenbriar Presbyterian Church as well as being a Veteran of the United States Navy where he served in World War II from 1942~1945 where he was a boatswain mate 3rd Class, a minesweeper as well as serving in the Pacific Campaign, the North Africa Campaign and the North Atlantic Campaign.
