She was born March 29, 1940, in Oakley, Kansas, She was preceded in death by her parents; Laurence and Leona . If not, you should. Your article is awesome! Once you push too far north, you get out of the mountains, and we have to exclude you. I have many good friends I have met through the Hall High Gamecock web site. My grandad lived and mined Stone Ky, in Pike County. Imagine trying to explain where Cutshin is located!! Stalwarts, outlanders, pretenders, loathers you left one group out. It tends to work to my advantage. I grew up here, went to school here and am still here by choice. My dads cousin J.R. Williams owned a shoe shop (cobble shop) in Cumberland. I made the mistake of posting a picture of Basil on a Harlan County Facebook page. I was born in Pike County but grew up in Flatwoods in Greenup County. 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. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. We only periodically had a movie theater, the fabulous Margie Grand in Harlan. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. 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. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. November 20, 1931 - January 8, 2023 Harlan Price passed away peacefully at the age of 91 years with his wife Harriet at his side. Were still Harlan Countians. The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in the middle. Im pretty sure Lanes Cliffhanger was in the old Mount Aire building. I was in Harlan last October, visiting my aunt that still lives there and yes, my sister and I had a lovely stay at the Comfort Inn! Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee You mustve been a good student, John. Hell, it was the best cheese everthe only thing the Federal Government ever perfected! It definitely has an Eastern Kentucky feel to it, but its out. Clarences family was pretty small. Harlan County. 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. I would have loved to have had that McDonalds there when I was kid. 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. We have live all over Eastern Ky, moved south to the Carolinas, then back to eastern Ky for a couple years. I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. Even though life was very hard at times, it was filled with family and friends and its been fun thinking about them this morning. Loved your blog and thought it to be an accurate description. They may be from such places as Shields, Jones Creek, Smith, Cranks, Punkin Center or Happy Top, although I can name you folks from all those places who have done quite well for themselves. Its quiet now. Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. In reference to going swimming in the river and the city pool, we did that too. Thanks! I was born, raised and still live in Pike County. But you also are basically running down the place you were born. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. Used to go to Cumblin every Fride and satdy nite. It will always be home., Thanks. I love your wifes Loll great story! My name is Julie Crowder-Ward. I aint convinced about mccounty SO neat to see my family talked about on here! Rip Torn as Thanks. Well.. Murdered while on a picket line in Harlan County KY, After his death an agreement was signed between the miners and the union! Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. We mine coal and have for over 100 years. This excludes Boyd, Greenup, Lewis, etc. LO We have exchanged information over the years. . Most of them have never even been to Ky let alone Harlan. Welfare checks. A native of Fulton, he was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. Ha, Ha. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she . Im from Loyall. He tell the difference between bills by touch. If I knew them personally I would surly let them know about it too. I was born in Harlan and I remember living there, but I didnt have the experience that my parents had (who were both born in Harlan County) since I didnt grow up there. 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. You brought back a lot of memories. My Mom and grandparents are gone now but I have always continued to visit with relatives in Harlan every summer. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. Their leader is Basil Collins, a gun-toting villain who would be a cliche out of Evil Redneck central casting if he hadn't been real. One guy said we were like Indians who left the reservation. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. He lived there with his wife my Aunt Hazel and their children Laura Jean, Stanley and Mickey. If you were Basils neighbor, then you lived in Rio Vista, right? The children of Harlan are blessed to have such a nice school. 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. He's lived in Harlan County ever since. I go there to visit, and it has improved somewhat, but I like my central Ky home in LaRue county much better. We werent eligible for cheese, either, but my Dad would get it anyway! This was the day that I learned that when we turned the corner at Pineville, my wife changed languages and I needed an translator.. I was up at Holmes Mill just a few months ago. I go back once or twice a year to visit relatives. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. Mikes Drive In was in Loyall. Do you think either one of these fits into your family. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. I have enjoyed these old memories!!! Funny thing is, thats what my kids do, even though they live in a small city with a million things to do. I pass by there to go to my mothers home, it is amazing to see in Harlan Co. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! I have neglected my research of the Leonards and McKendrick for some time because of my health problems. There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. Thanks for the comments. Even though I havent lived there in many years, I still visit. Harlan is tough. But I have lived in Harlan Co. since 1986 & now I couldnt imagine living any where else. We lived the last house in the head of the holler with my poppy and granny our only neighbors. The good ones liked my Dad if not, oh well. Dad was born and raised there. My great granny and grandpa lived in Harlan when they first married but moved to Leslie county. Right now, its in a big down turn. loved her. 6. Everyone I knew (including my family) ate government cheesethe best cheese ever. We went to the movies most weekends and to every football and basketball game. I guess this was one of many reasons my dad thought California was a good choice for me. Im pretty sure I remember Lance. I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. I got away. Justified portrays Harlan as a lawless frontier of wanton violence. ENJOYED YOUR ARTICLE, WOULDNT TRADE THE PLACE I GREW UP FOR ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD . I respect ALL coal miners. Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. March 9, 1997. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. I remember Alafair. My Aunt Pauline is 95 now and still lives there. I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. I go back to Ky at least once a year. I am a Harlan Countian, born in Harlan at the old hospital as they call it. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is 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. We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? Guide to Harlan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. 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. Some are like me. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. Harlan Countians did not like that. My grandfolks, originally from Johnson Ct. lived up at the end of a holler. now but have family still in Harlan Co. Thanks. They dont want to sound like Harlan or look like Harlan. Overall, we like the stereotypical portrayal of Harlan. . My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. I live in the city now, and raised my daughters here. I married a Lady, born and raised in Harlan. Maybe they just didnt have much else to do. We knew Jimmy Meeks very well. Trivia: He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. I know exactly where you were driving. Just kiddingabout the hate part. I graduated in 1964. John I cant believe you didnt even mention the no nothin about. What do you suppose that would translate into? Thanks for the article. We also suffer from stereotyping. One of the only times I used my dads reputation, telling the guy to go ahead but it was going to be his last night on Earth, because if I didnt kill him, my dad would. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. I am simultaneously entertained and offended. I went to Cumberland College, Austin Peay Univ for my first masters, Trevecca University for my doctorate, second masters, and administrative certification. My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. View most recent obituaries published on the Web by funeral homes for province of Nova Scotia. These are the folks who stayed in Harlan. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. That bastion of journalism, Hustler Magazine, once listed Harlan (the town) as one the three meanest towns in America. Advertisement. Ralph Osborne, Jr 58 of Bledsoe, KY passed away Tuesday evening of February 14, 2023 at his home. We update obituary links daily as a public service, without charge to families or funeral homes. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. They dont like being from Harlan. now let me add to your story, Harlan has taken a step ferder, and now has a Huge new Comfort Inn Hotel.Yep, John this is LONZO, and we now have more southern hospitality hure..Come see us sometime. They didnt know what to do with me! I graduated in 71 from JACHS. My best friend (not from Harlan) went to Saudi Arabia as a traveling nurse. Good to hear from you. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. But today, thanks to my daughter and another pool company, there are more privately owned pools at homes, per average, than in Fayette County (Lexington). Im sure they knew each other. Its still pretty much the same. 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. I loved growing up there and go back frequently. He was 45 (88) years old when He died. 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. Bell county baby.We got the mountains here too. I remember your father well, especially his hair! 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.) We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. Small town life can be hard or easy. Ive never known anyone who didnt wear shoesand I knew some pretty rough characters. 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