They tease me that my accent changes when I cross the county line going back home :-). And so do I. I know all those places. Just kiddingabout the hate part. LOL! Not a native but my ears always perk up when I hear Harlan. Ray Wynn February 26, 2023 (87 years old) View obituary. It has always been home for me. Harlan Countians like Justified. Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. They had four children..and not once did he ever treat me nor my older brother like step-chilldren. 7. But I have lived in Harlan Co. since 1986 & now I couldnt imagine living any where else. Phone: (828) 649-9163. Bledsoe, so we limped, if you know what I mean Born in Leslie Co. and graduated James A Cawood in 81. I was told if I was ever alone at night that they would kill me, so I promised the head gun thug, Basil Collins, he wouldn't catch me alone at night. They arent isolated enough. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. I went to college and had personal and professional opportunities that pulled me away. By the way, Cumberland had the Novo Theater and the drive-in theater as well. Im pretty sure I remember Lance. We mine coal and have for over 100 years. At Kopple, among others. I am a Harlan Countian, born in Harlan at the old hospital as they call it. And we DID bathe just like people from up north. We meet in Williamsburg, but I love going back to the Creek. He was retired from the Harlan Co. Board of Education with 35 years of service in the maintenance department. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. It was described as a place where people only smiled when they heard that someone had died. 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. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. We are our own world. Not at all. 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 know that area well. We lived the last house in the head of the holler with my poppy and granny our only neighbors. We didnt have that problem when I lived there. Region. No wonder I was overwhelmed. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. Were still Harlan Countians. Its nice to remember, though. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. I am a faithful Kentucky Basketball fan and follow them year in and year out, through good and bad GO BIG BLUE.. . It was a Best Western when it was first built. Harlanthats what we call itisnt a destination, either. It tends to work to my advantage. Disability checks. Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. I have a 95 year old aunt who still lives there. Remember all the men that used to hang out around the courthouse, sitting on the little wall? It was the latest violent incident in Harlan County, long a scene of labor unrest. 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. Anyway, I just had to leave a note. Why turn here, I ask? now but have family still in Harlan Co. I live in Nashville now, it seems like everyone here know someone from Harlan. I was born and raised in Floyd County,I always heard my family came out of Harlan or Harlan County over a hundred years ago.I dont know if there are any STAPLETON family in Harlan anymore,I am proud to be from the HILLS OF KENTUCKY !! My mom was from Lynch and my dad from Without. Nothing will get a hard-working coal miner or school teacher fired up like a discussion about those drawing a check. Thats how it was when I was a kid, and it hasnt changed. I have enjoyed these old memories!!! Never making any differences in us. Congrats on a good job describing a little bit of what most folks cant imagine happened. It was gray and you had to add the coloring to it. Thanks for the reads I have read most of your blogs. You have to have mountains, not hills. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. That is where my husband grew up. Who are the Harlan Countians? Ive been gone for 20+ years now. 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 dont need tattoos, i have scars. We once had a train full of nerve gas pass through Loyall. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. Isolation. As usual John you nailed it!! Bertha was proceeded in death by her mother Eveda Williams and her father George Adams She is survived by her husband Danny D Little, her children Christopher Shawn Little, Rosalie Peral Brown, Chadwick Darrel Little, and Aaron Daniel Little. https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/. Then, they can come back and pay admission to see where they used to live. Yes. His name was Arthur Johnson, he was from Cumberland, but lived at associate director Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) the Ackley Hotel in Harlan until he retired and moved back to Cumberland. We also had to carry our water from a water-pump in buckets, so the new bathroom was a good conversation subject with its only use was the bathtub that we would heat water to bathe in. How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? Life in the mountains is easy or hardvery little in between. Harlan's mother was a music teacher. 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. I am also thankful for the brief time that I knew my grandmother on Turner Hill who taught me how to grow strawberries, to make jelly, string shuck beans, quilt, crochet. My mom is from Cote (Evarts) I cant wait to read this to her! I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. Read my post about growing up in Loyall sometime. 1944 - 2023 ONEONTA - Ronald G. Peters, 78, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, at his home. Salinas - Longtime Salinas resident Basil Eugene Mills passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at the age of 91. Youve made me think about Harlan all day today and its been a good day. preston and i have lived here in lexington since 1999. bu i consider loyall and that little house my adopted home. I knew some fine people from Smith. I am a born and raised harlan countian. We werent eligible for cheese, either, but my Dad would get it anyway! We have mountains all around us. Pic from Harlan County USA of a Coal Camp. Ill say Im from Harlan, but dont get confused. Most of my old mean crowd are dead. I live in the city now, and raised my daughters here. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? A few notes: The qualifications for Eastern Kentucky status include: I hail from Harlan County, the Eastern Kentuckiest of all counties. Nothing like the beauty of a snow covered mountain, springtime with sprinkles of dogwoods and redbud blossoms or the beautiful fall foliage! So, I speak of how it was 30 years ago. My brother and I thought we had died and gone to Heaven. 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 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 Dad was a coal miner, was on oxygen from 2007 until 2010. 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. I also have no desire to change this wonderful region.am I forgiven? Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. Coal mining runs in cycles. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. Maybe 700 or so now. That brings back fond memories. Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. Thanks for the kind words. So please you out landing, loathing spectator, Keep your thoughts on the area you live in now, and the goings on there, we dont need or want you perspective of the people that actually live, work and die here. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. She talks about taking care of her father through his health issues while also participating in the Brookside strike. Maybe they never left. Were hemmed in. After all no one I know would go north of the Ky border to see. Whats up with that? BTW until barrack obama declared war on our coal mines,a fact, there were more millionaires in Harlan, Pike,Perry Counties, per capita than in our largest cities. My Mom taught at Evarts from 1951 to 1980. A spokesman for the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital said Mr. Bruner, who was shot with a . Did you live here? | Coal Troll's Blog, My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. We were not eligible for the government cheese, but my aunt was, & she would always bring us some, every month. This one in particular may be of interesthttps://thetrivialtroll.com/2013/07/13/hometown-loyall-ty/ Married Diana Jones on They were married Nov. 5, 1973. . Construction on the house beat the power company by a few years. The experiences never leave me about growing up poor and the shame and humiliation that I felt as a child. We rarely hung out with anyone from Evarts or Cumberlandin those days, they had their own high schools. Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. They might as well have been in different states. It is a tragedy what Black Jewell Coal company has done to honest, hard working coal No as in stop, do not, negative, etc and nothin slang for nothing not anything; no single thing; having no prospect of progress; of no value; not at all. A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star. I knew a bunch of Napiers (Napper). My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. Just discovered your blog. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. Tons of great memories and good friends. Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. It definitely has an Eastern Kentucky feel to it, but its out. The only tv stations the antenna could pick up were out of knoxville I am still Harlan County thru and thru. Obituary Deloris Ann Collins, 76 of Coldiron, KY passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning of December 18, 2019. We have corresponded back and forth for several years about our Leonard connections. Marshall, NC 28753 . Madison Funeral Services. I am Wayne Middletons daughter. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. I do not intend to change it now and I am NOT ashamed of it. HA! Thanks for the kind comments. Thanks! Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. I have been gone for 40 years I still have my Harlan Co accent and the kids have lost their Eastern Ky accent. Oh yeah, one last thingI am a coal miners daughter..and damned proud of it. My brother actually had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. This, so they say, makes them mountain people. You might even become a best-selling author or reality TV producer. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. ENJOYED YOUR ARTICLE, WOULDNT TRADE THE PLACE I GREW UP FOR ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD . 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. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . I JUST RAN ACROSS YOUR CONVERSATION AND THOUGHT I WOULD COMMENT ON HARLAN KY. For many years now, Harlan has had a multi-screen cinema. And they were well respected. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. Stumbled across your post. Wouldnt trade my youth spent in Harlan County for any other in the world. My husband is a retired coal miner. Love your response, I live in central ky for a lot of years now, but when I can go home I stay at the Comfort Inn Hotel, it is a Blessing to us out of towners, I think this page is right on, and I dont like the way most people think of Harlan, we are just like anyone else, even if we have a little accent, awesome page, and I lived in Loyall a few years also, my mother died there, thanks for letting people know that its not all justified, although I have never watched a full episode, they are awful. I am sure he is talking about when he grew up and how times were then I am from Harlan live here now .I loved the article and havent read anything disrespectful . I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there. She was 30 (now 76) years old. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is it?? Since Ive been gone, Harlanlike all of Eastern Kentuckyhas been devastated by prescription drug abuse. Death Notice. I loved all your rationale for your boundary lines. Harlan is mean. After hours we would head to the American Legion behind the Post Office. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. The county is big, about 50 miles across, but sparsely populated. Daughter has owned her own business in Harlan for thirty years. Mrs Abraham was my Home Ec teacher @Hall High. In Atlanta, some of the New Yorkers that worked with me at the ad agency used to continually ask me where I was from just to hear me say it. Thanks for the great story. NEAR CLOSPLINT KY AND I AM PROUD TO BE FROM HARLAN CO THAT IS HOME ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN CORBIN KY NOW. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. I think they graduated in the same class at Cawood. You brought back a lot of memories. I do think this is good stuff. Click a name to view the obituary. No one should have to make a livin working between 2 rocks. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. We visited my grandparents every summer. If I knew them personally I would surly let them know about it too. John I cant believe you didnt even mention the no nothin about. What do you suppose that would translate into? I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. Very isolated. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Oswego County Hospice, P.O. First, much of what I wrote is tongue in cheek. 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! Jane E. Bailey Graves, 72 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. Thanks for your comments. We mourn with the family of Basil Collins for this great loss. Memorials. We know at least one person who has been shot with a gun by someone else or by themselves accidentally. For instance, threats didnt faze me. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she . They deal with a drug problem that I cant imagine. Good stuff, John. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. Mountains. Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. I was born and raised in Sunshine. No matter where Ive traveled in this great country, I never fail to meet someone that is either from Harlan, or knows someone that lives there!! Thats when people get their checks. I was born in Pike Co. in 1960 and in my 53 yrs. We can be called ignorant, inbred, genetically inferior, toothless, shoelessyou name it. 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; Maybe they just didnt have much else to do. No Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, etc. Thats pretty much the consensus of people I know. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. 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? My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. 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. Pingback: ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. Thank you. The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. Your article is awesome! By the way, I think grilled cheese sandwiches made from government cheese were the best! We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. We laugh at them but let them have their fun. My grandad lived and mined Stone Ky, in Pike County. She would forever remain his Georgia Peach. Its a kind of mountain street cred. An obituary is a published or unpublished death announcement. I guess teenagers everywhere just hang out. Finally I hang on long enough to get a real person. I guess you can tell by my rant that I CANNOT stand anyone putting this beautiful part of Gods earth down. West Family Funeral Services is the primary provider of funeral and cremation services that create a healing experience for families and their loved ones. Any of that sound familiar, Pingback: SoWhere Are You From? Do you remember the Chappells Dairy slogan? Love love love Harlan County Kentucky and the people. Now, dont confuse Harlan County with the town of Harlan, our county seat. He was born April 13, 1930, in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wis., to James and Helen (Larson) Drake. Even though I had been lots of places, leaving Harlan took me out of my comfort zone. When I was young, the Government Cheese truck looked like a scene from an African relief mission. Its too dull. I wanted more for my kids and wife. 10 Grandchildren and . 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. Glad that youre happy in whatever metro area you moved to. My Mother, Reba Campbell, was born in Liggett. Im sure youd know if you were related. 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.) An outlander is someone who used to live in Harlan. I loved living in Ages,Ky for the 2 years I was there!! Rachel Elaine Smith, 46 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. We lived in Yancey when I was born, moved to Brookside, then moved to Evarts (Woods Mine Area) before moving to Walker County, AL. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. My ancestors settled Smith, hence its name, and Im proud of it being off the grid. They go to other parts of the state or country and live as ex-Harlan Countians. Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee He is easygoing for a security guard and handsome in a salt-of-the-earth way. I graduated in 71 from JACHS. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. A man that loved If someone tells you that he or she is from Harlan, they could mean any town from Pathforkto Holmes Mill to Cumberland to Cranks. 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. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. I left a long time ago and went back to live there once for a few years. We were just there in July , I love going back to visit. We were poor and I will say very poor. I am an outlander. They lived near Dionne along the river there. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. Im from Loyall. There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. Still consider Harlan County as home. Doris, do I know you? I graduated from Cumberland High School in 1975. Maybe its the camo/orange. Loved reading your blog and reminiscingI was raised in Harlan County both parents having been from there. The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in the middle. ha! They might have gone to college or joined the military. The good ones liked my Dad if not, oh well. Ruby did you know a family named Clark? They just hang around and complain. I left Ky in 1990 but go back very very often. (She died in 1995, and I am so glad to have such good and often funny memories of her.) It was originally the Bays Motel. . Born in 29 Mar 1929 and died in 30 May 2012 , Tennessee Basil Collins We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. She talks about growing up in the Brookside mining camp. In fairness, many went to both joints. I told him apparently his computer didt speak Hillbilly.I am proud of my head of the holler rasin. 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