People gathered at the railroad tracks to watch it. One of the greatest victories won by the efforts of the wives is the arrest of Basil Collins, the de facto leader of the "scabs", workers who are hired by the company to provide labor in the event of the strike. A bazillion of cousins to play with..mountains to explore..farm animals to learn about, a total difference than city life on a quiet street just across from Fort McPherson Army Base. Crow Drums 70 (CHS). My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. Thats righttheyll pretend. Who are the Harlan Countians? They didnt know what to do with me! The women have help, of course. One can argue that its always been over-populated what with the chronic high unemployment and high poverty rate. It is not, as you might think, simply the eastern half of the great Commonwealth of Kentucky. February 24, 2023. My Mother married her high school sweethart Robert Kitts right before he left for the army as WWII started. associate director I owned a genteel little social club called THE CLIFFHANGER up on pine mountain, and had some of the finest folks i ever knew as customers, although mostly they considered the Garys crowd a little on the gentler side. I grew up in Sunshine too. I worked as a car hop from Denny rays rite out of high school. Brings back so many memories. Even though I had been lots of places, leaving Harlan took me out of my comfort zone. View most recent obituaries published on the Web by funeral homes for province of Nova Scotia. I have a 95 year old aunt who still lives there. That is where my husband grew up. You have to sound like us. Barbara Kopple as Director. I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. I went for a while to Holy Trinity School, Harlan Elementary for one year, then to Hall before Cawood. Spent many an evening in Tiny Joes!!!!!!! We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. That bastion of journalism, Hustler Magazine, once listed Harlan (the town) as one the three meanest towns in America. It was quiet then. Finally I tried talking like a city slicker but I was too Eastern Kentucky that way. Harlan County was fighting for the right to have a union. Oh, and we moaned and complained about not having anything to do. We only periodically had a movie theater, the fabulous Margie Grand in Harlan. I know that area, well, too. These are small town people just like in every small town. I have been gone from Harlan now for 40 years, One thing I will say is you are accurate in your writings of Harlan. I left a long time ago and went back to live there once for a few years. My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. Browse Obituaries and Death Records in Middlesboro, Kentucky. I wanted more for my kids and wife. I-64 runs through Montgomery, Bath, Rowan and Carter Counties. Hey, I actually remember the Cliff Hanger (by reputation only), but it was not for my younger crowd. I just said, hey, he was my neighbor. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. Clarences family was pretty small. Born and raised as you said in Lynch You pretty much hit the nail on the head.. great write-up. There arent any hotels to speak of, really. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. They lived near Dionne along the river there. Her husband had been killed during the war. Our Location. From the Harlan County Journal. He had a lot of money. I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. Thanks again for the good read. I guess this was one of many reasons my dad thought California was a good choice for me. I dont remember Chappells slogan, but I do remember: Thats what I saidBunny Bread! I also remember the 1st grade field trip to Chappells, Bunny Bread and Harlan Ice. My mother taught Home Ec at Evarts for 28 years. They often do not contain the death . It used to be called Klondike many years ago. Harlan graduated from Readstown High School in 1949. My Mom was a nurse at the hospital there (where I was born in 66). I found the search function and found the story. If I knew them personally I would surly let them know about it too. Although I left Harlan County in 1968, and grew up in Florida, I am still proud to say, I am from Harlan County! You brought back a lot of memories. Irene Whitehead Clark. And so do I. I know all those places. Thanks for the reads I have read most of your blogs. Trivia: He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. My grandfolks, originally from Johnson Ct. lived up at the end of a holler. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. The people certainly are of Eastern Kentucky stripe, but they do lack isolation. They go to other parts of the state or country and live as ex-Harlan Countians. He's lived in Harlan County ever since. I suspect its mostly because they didnt care much for Hustler, at least not publicly. I must say it is a great read. So, I guess Im just arguing it is in the wrong state We were not eligible for the government cheese, but my aunt was, & she would always bring us some, every month. I moved to the Tampa Bay area as a teenager and it was a bit of a culture shock. Anyway, thanks again. Myself, Im from Loyall which is three miles from the town of Harlan. No one should have to make a livin working between 2 rocks. Happy to be an Outlander! My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. 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! When I went to college, I befriended other Eastern Kentuckians. Whats up with that? 6. Bell county baby.We got the mountains here too. born and raised in harlan ky live in northern. 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. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. I remember an encounter with the business end of a 38 special at the Smith lake boat ramp late one night. basil collins harlan county obituaryvelo nicotine pouches side effects. THIS is just funny. He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. I live in Lee Co,Ky. I remember your father well, especially his hair! Havent lived there since the late 70s, but Harlan is always home. Good stuff, John. Ray Wynn February 26, 2023 (87 years old) View obituary. I can relate to alot of it. John. My cousin posted the link on Facebook and I have not been able to move till finishing the read. Thanks for the kind comments. U take car cuz. I didnt want to leave. Still have a few family members there and many friends. I was in the 7th grade at Evarts when we moved. Im fortunate that my job regularly takes me to Eastern Kentucky. My best friend (not from Harlan) went to Saudi Arabia as a traveling nurse. Its still pretty much the same. Surviving is her husband: Lee Banks; 1 son: Timothy Lee Banks of Whitesburg; 2 daughters: Beverly (Tim) Lawson of Roxanna . I am Wayne Middletons daughter. Howard and Lucille Leonard are my grandparents. She stayed there for a few months but felt things just werent the same so she moved back to Newport News where she had made some good friends. Harlan is no more defined by any subculture than Chicago should be defined by its sad history of public housing or New York by the worst of its slums. So, I speak of how it was 30 years ago. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/. Yes I remember you, vaguely, it has been a long time. We know at least one person whose mother was really their grandmother, and sister was their mother. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. U and I are related. I know that area well. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. If he is still living can you ask him about any Leonard relatives he know about or put him in touch with me. I knew Lisa vaguely. Our client was suing the City of Sandy Hook. 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. Nobody has ever even looked at me sideways up there; theyve always treated me well. I lived in Cumberland for 2 years from ~ 1974-1976. I havent lived in Harlan in 30 year, but if someone asks where Im from, Harlan is the immediate response. Finished my last year in high school from there. My Mother, Reba Campbell, was born in Liggett. Itd be hard to sneeze and not hit a Creech with the spray. I happened across this blog through a friend. Ha, Ha. HARLAN COLLINS OBITUARY. I guess teenagers everywhere just hang out. I knew a bunch of Napiers (Napper). Fun read. Coal mining runs in cycles. We didnt all drink Mountain Dew as babies. You werent one of us. One side was a roller rink. =). If you read it carefully, youll note that I said I havent lived there in 30+ years. I feel blessed to have grown up in Harlan, at a time when people actually cared about each other, and would not trade it for anything!! I can connect with outlanders here in Georgetown by telling them, I was there the day that McDonalds opened..great times! Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! Basil Lee Gillis Harry Blake Eric Lonas Dorvan Richmond Ed Charles Darcy Suffocation Briles Lantrip Swiney Sparks Wilhoit Griffin Doolin Lingar Templin Canady Bullock Veach Lidster Custis Winchester Kerr T.C. 10 Grandchildren and . Hell, it was the best cheese everthe only thing the Federal Government ever perfected! We lived in Yancey when I was born, moved to Brookside, then moved to Evarts (Woods Mine Area) before moving to Walker County, AL. They might have gone to college or joined the military. My first trial was in Elliott County. Have you checked out Welcome To Watts Creek site? I respect ALL coal miners. They were pretty quick to tell you that they were from Harlan. I know it well. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL, DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER A LITTLE BLIND MAN THAT USE TO SELL NEWS PAPERS IN THE LOBBY OF THE HARLAN HOSPITAL? I saw a little of all of it. The field is backdropped by some beautiful mountains, right at Tunnel Hill. You mustve been a good student, John. How do we know they dont live in a ghetto. My reply was that he didnt scare me, I am from Harlan, Kentucky! Ironically, my daughter found a boyfriend from Loyal(the ones in Georgetown are apparently not her type) so she visits him a lot. I had him for a health class. One of the women told her story about him telling her about the gun he had on the seat next to him, under a rag and that if she brought that stick down on his car, he would use it. Finally I hang on long enough to get a real person. There are doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, coaches, laborers, deadbeats and criminals. An outlander is someone who used to live in Harlan. I knew the Clarks well. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. When I started reading this blog I thought well this is alright, but as I continued I came to realize that you dont know what the hell your talking about. We have exchanged information over the years. Elliott County. People may had been living on Government cheese when you grew up and the first may had been like a amusement park, but all that has changed. If you do so, you wont be called a bigot or a phobe of any type. It will always be home., Thanks. My grandfather was from Island Creek, and my grandmother was from Harold. 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.) I dont believe Ive ever been called a mooron before. Theyre usually the folks who dream of turning all of Eastern Kentucky into a massive tourist destination by having all the people who live there pack up and move. Marshall, NC 28753 . My Pappaw Creech was a coal miner, as were most of his brothers. Did you know Jimmy C. Morgan? Youd be surprised how many of us moved here from other places (quite a few from other countries), were welcomed as friends, made our homes here and raised our families here. Willa Jean Ferrier, Crystal Conaster, and Chris Boswell were shot and killed by John Roscoe Garland in McCreary Country, supposedly over jealousy. I am now in Knoxville tn, happy as a proud old grandpa can be, and thankful the good Lord saw fit to bring me through times i cant tell about. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. Harlan County. We have live all over Eastern Ky, moved south to the Carolinas, then back to eastern Ky for a couple years. I guess you can tell by my rant that I CANNOT stand anyone putting this beautiful part of Gods earth down. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. I, too, am from Harlan an outlander like yourself, and I was left laughing and shaking my head at all the things only people like us would know to be true I would love to include a link to this in my own blog, but I dont yet know how to do it, lol. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. Obituaries of Harlan Funeral Home. I married a Lady, born and raised in Harlan. I appreciate your comments but must, of course, defend myself. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. loved her. She always bought some, even though she was never sure if doing so was legal. It was a thriving community in the 60s-70s. Pingback: ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! Really enjoyed the read. 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. Miner Curtis Cress, 34, says towns. 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. Unless you lived in the town of Harlan, you dont go to the city schoolsHarlan High Elementary and Harlan High School. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. Oh, i think these shows are a joke, they couldnt do the truth,,, thank you, Lane. But you also are basically running down the place you were born. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. Sherry Jones Hall. After all no one I know would go north of the Ky border to see. No one from Harlan . I remember when you had to take a gravel road from Pineville to Loyall when they were building the new 119. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . Most of my old mean crowd are dead. I couldnt quit reading it. I feel like they are missing something that we experienced, but so is life. I have to say, I know of nobody named Lonzo. We update obituary links daily as a public service, without charge to families or funeral homes. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in the middle. Our football coach , Ed Miracle, was shot in the foot playing golf three weeks later . The Short area), my last name being Short You nailed it. I was even sent back to Atlanta to attend Agnus Scott College, and didnt stay because I actually missed my family AND Harlan County. So much that even some locals have a hard time understanding me. Thanks for the kind words. Of course, it doesnt. Garys was a fun place. There are good people and bad people. And they didnt. Ring any bells? . Black lung finally got the best of him but legally these days black lung doesnt exist. I know you as a Harlan Countain and also as a fine person. And they were well respected. I definitely would NOT have fit in. Good to hear from you. Box 102, Oswego, New York 13126. Loved the blog Ive told many people about the govment cheese. I didnt know, but thats before my time. Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. You shouldve had to breath half a can of hairspray in the morning after he got out of the bathroom. The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. ha! Being a descendant of such a controversial character of those times I may be asking for a social beating on here. Read my post about growing up in Loyall sometime. I loved it AFTER the mob left that came to my door the day I moved in, demanding to know Who are you and what are you doing here? It's hard to take Basil seriously until he's shooting. Greenup is east of Harlan, Ashland is east of Whitesburg, and if Catlettsburg gets any more east it`s going to be West Virginia, are you seriously arguing with the lat/ and longitude? U may or may not remember it and I also did alot of the fencing around the many many acres he and ur moms own. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. Before Justified, many people got their image of Harlan from the award-winning documentary Harlan County USAwhich followed the Eastover coal mine strike at Brookside, Kentucky. For many years now, Harlan has had a multi-screen cinema. The government cheese, however, is real. Were from coal mining stock. But I have lived in Harlan Co. since 1986 & now I couldnt imagine living any where else. He is easygoing for a security guard and handsome in a salt-of-the-earth way. 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. I remember commodity butter. The people of Harlan are among the nicest people I have ever met and I have traveled all over the country. ENJOYED YOUR ARTICLE, WOULDNT TRADE THE PLACE I GREW UP FOR ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD . Doris, do I know you? Love the article. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. Do you remember the Chappells Dairy slogan? Never mind. Madison Funeral Services. Rarely is an Eastern Kentucky county a destination. We mourn with the family of Basil Collins for this great loss. I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. He was the hardest worker I have ever known. You are so right, except I dont know anyone named Lonzo. They just inflict harm. My grandfather worked in the Sunshine mines in the 20s and 30s. The county is big, about 50 miles across, but sparsely populated. My husband is a retired coal miner. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HARLAN,CO. Im not from Kentucky saw this blog post through a friends facebook but Ive really enjoyed reading it and the comments! I grew up in Eastern Kentuckyborn and raised as we say. 1750 Hwy 213. TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. Different, but nice. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! Sweet. Spent a lot of time at the top of the hill up Watts Creek. He died in 1978, I dont remember the year Basil died, but early 1980s is right. Jeanette McKendrick Leonard was my Me-maw and the best lady you to have ever been born! Stumbled across your post. Its called age, my friend. You probably know others of my family, like my sister Lisa, that worked at the Enterprise for years and now works for Corrections and lives in Georgetown; or my cousins that went to James A.Cawood, Ruth Ann and Gary Cox. Girl fights were always the best. its more home to me than anywhere ever will be. 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. E Hudson. 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. I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. Janice and I were both switchboard operators and admissions clerk. By the way, Cumberland had the Novo Theater and the drive-in theater as well. And we DID bathe just like people from up north. And to the ones that moved away (say to the north) or wherever, it shows very little respect and class to put down the place you came from. Even though I havent lived there in many years, I still visit. She used it for many recipes, everything from casseroles to sauces. Harlan is quiet, unless you grew up near the railroad tracks like I did. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. People were practically hanging on it. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! My mom always bought margarine but our housekeeper would get the butter and we thought it was strong. Nowadays, I would love to have some! There is no Holiday Inn Express in Harlan. Not at all. Absolutely loved this!! Very isolated. Oh the cheese made the best grilled cheese, My wife from Ohio and my 2 children even loved it. Keep writing as I do enjoy it. My little brother had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. Thank you so much for this, it came at a time when I needed to count my blessings, and being born in Liggett, and raised in Pansy, I truly was blessed. LOL! Just kiddingabout the hate part. Love love love Harlan County Kentucky and the people. | Coal Troll's Blog, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed much. Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. A spokesman for the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital said Mr. Bruner, who was shot with a . Crew. South Farmington, NS. Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. Being 60yrs old now, I am very proud of my ancestors and family heritage. On this criterion, Robertson County would qualify, but again, its just too far north. jack brock ha d 21 dogs and 21 kids, he got kill by a drunk man he was taking home that was about like the earth quake in los ang years ago it was bad , for those who know my grandpa honey bill saylor and my dad and my friend big al ,arnold lee saylor he was a damn good man i miss alot cause he is in all my boys alot i see him every day yours trunly ronnie gene saylor of molus ky aka molus hollow. I went back through my Ancestry.com files and I found 2: Clarence Leonard, born 24 May 1914, Walker County, AL and died 27 July 1985 at Corbin, KY, it shows he had no wife or children, and his father was John D. Leonard and his mother was Jeanette McKendrick Leonard. I knew some fine people from Smith. And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. I found a place to turn around and get back down the road and get my act together. Good memories there. 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. Small town life can be hard or easy. Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. If we didnt know them, well they were at the wrong house. My mom (Joyce Abraham) was a home ec teacher at JACHS at the time of government commodities, and she had students who always offered to sell her their cheese for $5.00 a block. Most of them have never even been to Ky let alone Harlan. You dont see that every day. I live in Nashville now, it seems like everyone here know someone from Harlan. They have cousins or in-laws or remote ancestors who hailed from the mountains. By Steven Gaydos. The school closed. Ann was born to the late Shady and Alkie Saylor Fugate of Molus, KY on February 22, 1943. They dont like being from Harlan. You do remember he is my step-daddy?? I was raised over the mountain at Little Laurel. Kildav . Obituaries usually give the name of the deceased and the death or burial date. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. Like inner cities, there are generations locked into a poverty cycle. Grew up in Sunny Acres, now across from the mall. My grandfather was the engineer that laid out most of the old County roads, was one of the 10 founders of the Harlan Country Club, and my dad owned the Tway Tipple for yearsyes, coal will always run in my veins! I am simultaneously entertained and offended. USA. FR. If I go back to Harlan for even a day, even my family cant understand me when I get back. 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. Thanks. The good ones liked my Dad if not, oh well. But my roots are still strong an a country girl. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. Very proud of my heritage. Thats pretty cool. Two of my best friends were Steve Farley and Jamie Helton. A man that loved We laugh at them but let them have their fun. 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. Harlan County USAdivides us into two groups: Those that love it and those that hate it. We have mountains all around us. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. I had to laugh at your reference to government cheese. It really was good stuff! 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