I know it well. Dont say we are not eastern Kentuckians because we dont speak your slang, or live the life that people from harlin county do. 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; Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! Welfare checks. Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! HA! My great granny and grandpa lived in Harlan when they first married but moved to Leslie county. Offended by the possiblility that outsiders will use them to measure the intelligence of my people. Guy Enos Bobby T. Jessie W. Finis Marvin W. Burley . I live in Lee Co,Ky. If you need to go someplace that can be accessed through Harlan County, I guarantee that theres an easier, quicker way to get there. Loyallhad a school, a railroad yard, one stop light, a movie theater (at one time), the Corner Store (a genuinesoda shop), a gas station, a barber and a couple of stores. Loved reading your blog and reminiscingI was raised in Harlan County both parents having been from there. https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/. Although I left Harlan County in 1968, and grew up in Florida, I am still proud to say, I am from Harlan County! I was rather disappointed to read all about my competition Garys Lounge. My Mom moved to Cumberland from Pike County when she was 10. Arthur died when his house burned a few yrs ago. I havent lived in Harlan in 30 year, but if someone asks where Im from, Harlan is the immediate response. My momma cooked on a coal fired cookstove. . Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. His name was Wiley Holmes. | Coal Troll's Blog. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. Entertained by the tendency to call you a mooron and ignorant while not fully grasping the importance of grammar and spelling. Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. We visited my grandparents every summer. Jane E. Bailey Graves, 72 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Just so ya know Boyd County is further east than Harlin!!!! Even though they know whats best for Harlan, we dont really like them. So you see, all of this rambling I have just done is to state the obvious because you have made us sound like we are backwoods, unlearned, in-bred no accounts. Obituaries of Harlan Funeral Home. The original Mount Aire Motel was on Pine Mountain, and it burned down in the 70s. now but have family still in Harlan Co. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. John,I also remember those 1st grade field trips. An obituary is a published or unpublished death announcement. 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. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. [citation needed] She only worked sporadically after that, in guest roles on Fantasy Island (1984), Murder She Wrote (1985), Hardcastle and McCormick (1985), and Blacke's Magic (1986). Holmes mill was actually named after my family. Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Oswego County Hospice, P.O. The people certainly are of Eastern Kentucky stripe, but they do lack isolation. February 24, 2023. I left here when i was 15 came back in my late 20s. Used to go to Cumblin every Fride and satdy nite. Its too dull. I volunteer as a cashier at a nonprofits ReStore. Keep writing as I do enjoy it. Barbara Kopple as Producer. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. They had four children..and not once did he ever treat me nor my older brother like step-chilldren. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. But my roots are still strong an a country girl. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. Harlan Countians did not like that. Finally I hang on long enough to get a real person. Everywhere I go here in Ohio I run into people from Harlan or people who have relatives from there and some still living there. He was a clerk there. I have many good friends I have met through the Hall High Gamecock web site. Like inner cities, there are generations locked into a poverty cycle. I was raised in Wallins Creek and Cumberland by my Mamaw as a child. 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.) Thanks for reminding me of a great memory of my mother! I was born, raised and still live in Pike County. Finally I tried talking like a city slicker but I was too Eastern Kentucky that way. In fact, when I was down there on business a couple of years ago, I saw a couple hanging out in front of rock store. Nolan, age seventy-one, is a retired miner. . I have never been to a Harlan County Bears football game, but I have been told that the team enters the field to Brad Paisleys You will never leave Harlan alive song. You are so right, except I dont know anyone named Lonzo. I have lived here all my life and even tho at times i feel like due to work i may have to leave, i doubt i ever could. Parents moved to Dayton, OH in 63. I guess Ive waited too many years to ask, but it would be nice if someone knew of him or my other Grandfather Bill Randolph. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. Thats probably why he is disabled now at a a young age. They dont like being from Harlan. Thanks for the great story. I would sometimes go out and spend a month or two with my grandparents and spend some nights with other family members in Harlan and Bell counties. | Coal Troll's Blog, https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/, ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! We cant include any counties on the Ohio River. To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. I wouldnt trade my life for anyone else. its more home to me than anywhere ever will be. Mostly, we just hung out. NOTE TO SELF: Dont move to Ages,Ky,Home of Brookside Mine, during a strike. Managed by: Carlton William . Brought back some memories. Maybe its the camo/orange. he passed away in 2013. his wife, jan, passed back in february of this year. Trust me on this one. My uncle Clarence still lives in Ky. My mother and her Sister Yuvonne live in TN. , well leave the porch light on. Much later in life we got married and we were on vacation going south to visit her sister who lived back home. Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. My parents didnt ever say much about their lives or or about my Grandfathers as both of them met violent deaths back then. Thanks. ENJOYED YOUR ARTICLE, WOULDNT TRADE THE PLACE I GREW UP FOR ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD . Im happy living here. It has always been home for me. It will now be in Bell County Circuit Court starting Thursday after a change of venue. After all no one I know would go north of the Ky border to see. Miner Curtis Cress, 34, says towns. I moved to the Tampa Bay area as a teenager and it was a bit of a culture shock. I was just in Harlan County this weekend. I appreciate your comments but must, of course, defend myself. A rural county of 27,000, Harlan County's average household income is about $29,000. Ray Wynn February 26, 2023 (87 years old) View obituary. Willa Jean Ferrier, Crystal Conaster, and Chris Boswell were shot and killed by John Roscoe Garland in McCreary Country, supposedly over jealousy. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. 1939 - 1945 World War II - Ages: 29 - 24 years. I got cussed up and down over it! I have always been proud of being from Cawood in Harlan County. Absolutely loved this!! Regardless, they came back. It was an old theater whose best days had long past. Fun read. Love the article. I didnt know, but thats before my time. God do I ever remember the Government Cheese and all the other free food provided by the gov. my growing up years were behind the old telephone company next to Robinette Chevrolet which was across from the old Macks Supper Market and down the street from Hackneys. Obituary Deloris Ann Collins, 76 of Coldiron, KY passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning of December 18, 2019. Stalwarts, outlanders, pretenders, loathers you left one group out. 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. FR. Helped me so much when I worked there. What did he end up doing after the strikes? .I didnt think to ask them while they were alive. The school closed. 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. Mr. Blanton explained the reasoning behind coal camps. Add to home screen. 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? My parents who were also my papaw and mamaw owned Tiny Jos market in Baxter. There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. There is no Holiday Inn Express in Harlan. I am origionally from Atlanta. Enjoyed the article. The women have help, of course. She taught Home Ec, but also taught other classes. . Crow Drums 70 (CHS). The other motel in Browning Acres is Mount Aire Motel. I instructed her to be on the lookout for a Harlan countian. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. If I knew them personally I would surly let them know about it too. John. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. My mom was from Lynch and my dad from Without. Were also the last of a breedand this applies to all of Appalachia. (She died in 1995, and I am so glad to have such good and often funny memories of her.) How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? Have lived in SC for the past 25 yrs but everyone who knows me knows where I come from. My dads cousin J.R. Williams owned a shoe shop (cobble shop) in Cumberland. I can relate to alot of it. Happy to be an Outlander! my husband was raised knowing your dad and all your family I love your blog. Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. 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. Good old Mikes drive in, where one of Harlan Countys finest young men threatened me with a belt when I stepped in to defend a younger friend. Good to hear from you. . Theirs will be more like trips to Kings Island, etc. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. Unless you lived in the town of Harlan, you dont go to the city schoolsHarlan High Elementary and Harlan High School. Fine set of words here! Married Diana Jones on They were married Nov. 5, 1973. . It was quiet then. Most of us pass through this phase at some point. I suspect its mostly because they didnt care much for Hustler, at least not publicly. What happened to Basil Collins in the end? I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. Just discovered your blog. As usual John you nailed it!! 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 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. They pity Harlan. Born in 29 Mar 1929 and died in 30 May 2012 , Tennessee Basil Collins Enjoyed reading your blog. I grew up in Sunshine too. Lots of memories from Harlan. I-64 runs through Montgomery, Bath, Rowan and Carter Counties. If its easy, theres nothing better. Take care! Okay, now Im homesick! Harlan County USAdivides us into two groups: Those that love it and those that hate it. People were practically hanging on it. I know you as a Harlan Countain and also as a fine person. Cats and Harlan Countians have 9 lives. We knew Jimmy Meeks very well. I am so grateful to the educators in Harlan who worked so diligently to open our minds, expand our thinking and develop our talents especially in music. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/, http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/, SoWhere Are You From? I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. Graduated from jach in 78. Im sorry but I dont think so. harlan community school district job openings; scottish reeling dresses; chanel miller boyfriend lucas; marilynn bradley horton; foreign education consultants in sri lanka. Also as a child there was a Ski Lodge and slopes on Black Mountain. I go back to Ky at least once a year. 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. Rip Torn as Thanks. Never mind. They might as well have been in different states. Your ignorant, evidently you dont much about Catlettsburg in the early 1900s . LO No one should have to make a livin working between 2 rocks. Theres nothing to do. Your dad was a really good teacher. I once met a police officer who worked in the State Police in Harlan, he visibly tensed when I said I was from Harlan, went ashen when I said I was from Smith, and excused himself when I said I was a Middleton. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. The good ones liked my Dad if not, oh well. West Family Funeral Services is the primary provider of funeral and cremation services that create a healing experience for families and their loved ones. Im one of those that left for work but I have a brother who still lives there and I occasionally visit. I was mostly raised In Floyd Co. KY & did live in Grundy , Va. at one time. Plaster would fall from the ceiling and you could throw popcorn on the stage in front of the screen and watch the rats scurry out to eat. Thanks for letting me rant. None of my schools still exist. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! If you dont believe me, I just might have to kill you. It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. I just said, hey, he was my neighbor. If not, you should. I live in Lexington now as well have since 1990. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/. Among this crowd are those that my father called off the grid. He said we had a sub-culture of people so far off the creek that they werent plugged in to the modern world. We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? I was born in Pineville, Ky but grew up in Pathfork. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. So my family got to enjoy it even tho they never lived in Harlan. Stumbled across your post. 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. I believe they graduated for there on 83. Oh the cheese made the best grilled cheese, My wife from Ohio and my 2 children even loved it. Its still pretty much the same. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. The wrong side of the tracks to the town school crowd of the 1960s. A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star. I have a heavy heavy accent. I even remember who it was, but lets let bygones be bygones. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. We have corresponded back and forth for several years about our Leonard connections. He died in 1978, I dont remember the year Basil died, but early 1980s is right. My dad was certainly a bad ass, growing up in a time and place that required that to survive. I remember your father well, especially his hair! EVERYTHING . list of former red arrows pilots; alfred dunner sweatshirts; santa cruz midtown fridays; is jaws appropriate for a 10 year old; cmmg mk47 mutant I went to Business College, married my daddys cousin (you had to know that was coming didnt you). I couldnt quit reading it. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. 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