Lots of good folks from across the mountain.. Guy Enos Bobby T. Jessie W. Finis Marvin W. Burley . He died in a house fire a few years ago. You have to have mountains, not hills. Its quiet now. The school closed. Who We Are. On future blog give Watts Creek a mention. We often visited Harlan as most of our relatives were there. We have exchanged information over the years. We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. I was in her class the day JFK was shot in Dallas. They just inflict harm. Ive got a few more Harlan County memories. I found a place to turn around and get back down the road and get my act together. LO It will now be in Bell County Circuit Court starting Thursday after a change of venue. That is perhaps because I hail from off the grid (Smith). By the way, Cumberland had the Novo Theater and the drive-in theater as well. I thought Harlan was great as a kid but my wife told me if I ever wanted a divorce all I had to do was move here to Harlan. 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. Like to have all the money I spent in those places back! Moved to Indiana at about 15 or 16 years of age. Harlan County. I live in the city now, and raised my daughters here. That is certainly true, but I must say that those unfortunates (if thats what they are) are the in minority.. Wouldnt trade my youth spent in Harlan County for any other in the world. I aint convinced about mccounty Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. Of course you have to wash it all down with whole milk from Chappells Dairy! She was born on August 13, 1960, in Benham, Kentucky. Everywhere I go here in Ohio I run into people from Harlan or people who have relatives from there and some still living there. , well leave the porch light on. I graduated in 71 from JACHS. 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. Today he wore jeans and a navy hooded sweatshirt, with his neatly trimmed silver-white hair tucked under a Tractor Supply Company cap. Its nice to remember, though. Theres no future. I left Ky in 1990 but go back very very often. It is true that you can take the boy out of the mountains but never the mountain out of the boy. I also have no desire to change this wonderful region.am I forgiven? Robert Basil (Bob) Sydney, NS. I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. Nolan, age seventy-one, is a retired miner. I was in Wallins Creeks all day Saturday visiting my niece and stayed at my Mothers in Rhea. Theres nothing to do. We had our own post office, City Hall and fire station. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. He had a lot of money. Paddling. Barbara Kopple as Director. Elliott County. . I have many good friends I have met through the Hall High Gamecock web site. I have a heavy heavy accent. I saw a little of all of it. Im definitely a Harlan County boy. Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. It has always been home for me. Isolation. 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. My dad spent much of childhood there in the 30s. He was my English teacherand a good one at that. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. We update obituary links daily as a public service, without charge to families or funeral homes. And the tell me they can always tell when Im talking to a relative on the phone for the same reason. My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. 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! I have all the respect in the world for the good people in Harlan county its rough with mines getting shut down and people loosing what they know best and thats coal Im sorry it rough that is a reason I moved but keep strong everyone in Harlan has a big heart and I promise they are some the best people u ever meet in ur life. First time reading it. Surviving is her husband: Lee Banks; 1 son: Timothy Lee Banks of Whitesburg; 2 daughters: Beverly (Tim) Lawson of Roxanna . The previous mentioned Clarence E. Leonard is my Uncle. Swanson is preceded in death by his Parents, Franklin and Opal Swanson; a Brother, Franklin Swanson Jr.; His companion for 20 years, Minnie Sue Earls; and Nephews . Mostly, we just hung out. I have to say, I know of nobody named Lonzo. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. The obvious beingwe are just like you and every one else. In talking about monthly checks, I can remember visiting my family in Louellen, a coal mining camp in those days, and going down to the the company store and watching people get their cheese in blocks and their commodity meat which was actually spam. | Coal Troll's Blog. Some are like me. Coal Mining. I have many relatives there, but Ive been gone since I graduated from high school in 1979, when my family moved to Corbin. Sally Simonton. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries Search; Sponsored by Ancestry. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. You can see it in Google Street Views here: https://goo.gl/maps/QoyKa, Hey my cousin owned the fuzzy duck my papa had a poker house there and boot legged beer iwas raised in the first house coming down black mountain love it go back all the time, Right before you get to lynch golf course coming down black mtn there was a house to the right my great great grand pa had a saw mill there and built the house where my great grand pa lived then my mama got it love it there if I ever hit the lottery ill be back to live and put alot of people to work I love the mtns go there every christmas and summers thanks for the memories cool blog sorry for the grammer lol periods commas all the same to me it. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. My great granny and grandpa lived in Harlan when they first married but moved to Leslie county. Debbie Elaine Absher February 23, 2023 (72 years old) View obituary. "I bought him out after seven. Like anywhere else, you have to hope to you dont cross paths with the bad ones at the wrong time. It was a thriving community in the 60s-70s. We wore machine guns with semiautomatic carbines. 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 dont know exactly when died, but it was sometime in the 1980s. born and raised in harlan ky live in northern. FR. Both my Grandfathers worked in the mines their younger years and I still have a 1st cousin working the mines. My momma cooked on a coal fired cookstove. Construction on the house beat the power company by a few years. I loved reading your blog and all, or at least most of the comments! Now, dont confuse Harlan County with the town of Harlan, our county seat. Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. Girl fights were always the best. I was born in Pineville, Ky but grew up in Pathfork. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. 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. My first trial was in Elliott County. The women have help, of course. It was gray and you had to add the coloring to it. We were just there in July , I love going back to visit. My little brother had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. Loved your blog and thought it to be an accurate description. ha! miners in this county AND other states. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. None of my schools still exist. My children are fascinated and perhaps slightly horrified that I grew up in Harlan. You mustve been a good student, John. Ronald Peters. Didnt know him well, but I remember him. Just so ya know Boyd County is further east than Harlin!!!! Right now, its in a big down turn. ENJOYED YOUR ARTICLE, WOULDNT TRADE THE PLACE I GREW UP FOR ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD . Abe was in my class @Black Star when it was an elem. Anyway, I just had to leave a note. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. Miner Curtis Cress, 34, says towns. She graduated from Cumberland High School. I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. They point to the many fine folks in the county who were (and still are) horrified by the goings on at Eastover. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. Basil Collins was Uncle Basil to us. She would forever remain his Georgia Peach. We lived in Yancey when I was born, moved to Brookside, then moved to Evarts (Woods Mine Area) before moving to Walker County, AL. There are gun thugs in Harlan County, U.S.A., in particular a mean, squinty-eyed, jackal named Basil Collins, his pistol sticking out of his Dickies like a goofy cap gun. In the 1970s, a strip-mining company asserted its ownership over the mineral rights for property he. Thats when people get their checks. This one in particular may be of interesthttps://thetrivialtroll.com/2013/07/13/hometown-loyall-ty/ I found the search function and found the story. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. Not a native but my ears always perk up when I hear Harlan. I knew Lisa vaguely. November 20, 1931 - January 8, 2023 Harlan Price passed away peacefully at the age of 91 years with his wife Harriet at his side. Jeanette McKendrick Leonard was my Me-maw and the best lady you to have ever been born! I try to go back a couple times a year, for nostalgia as much as bagging those elusive, scarce birds. They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. 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. Harlan was born and raised in Council Bluffs, IA. Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. but was always glad to talk to her by phone. Janice Banks Premium. I live in Lexington now as well have since 1990. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/, http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/, SoWhere Are You From? Im happy living here. Of course, it doesnt. Harlan is mean. We have mountains all around us. These folks are Harlan Countians, but they dont like it. Harlan is tough. I was raised on Rhea straight, where the old airport was. 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. Today, theres not much there for anyone, unfortunately. I knew some fine people from Smith. I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she . Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. No one from Harlan . Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. The Short area), my last name being Short Your ignorant, evidently you dont much about Catlettsburg in the early 1900s . Were still Harlan Countians. JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. And Misty, April and I grew up together. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. My friends still tell me you can take the girl out of Eastern Kentucky, but you cant take the Eastern Kentucky out of the girl. If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! When we went to high school, we identified as being from Loyallor Hall or Wallins. art halcomb. My Mother married her high school sweethart Robert Kitts right before he left for the army as WWII started. If its easy, theres nothing better. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I live in Texas but will always be a Harlan Co Ky girl. Just found your blog while attempting to refresh my memory about the name of the theater, the Margie Grand, in Harlan. My mother moved to Harlan County from Pike County at around age 12 and never left except to attend college. Oh yeah, one last thingI am a coal miners daughter..and damned proud of it. We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. I grew up in Eastern Kentuckyborn and raised as we say. . 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. He was born April 13, 1930, in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wis., to James and Helen (Larson) Drake. I love your blog, it is a great read. I was born in Harlan County, Louellen specifically, but moved away when I was little due to my dad being in the Navy. Ha, Ha. Still have family there. Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. Enjoyed reading your blog. There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. 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