That is perhaps because I hail from off the grid (Smith). North America. We are our own world. I am an Outlander (orlando), looking to be a Stalwart. We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. The Fuzzy Duck, the Corner and the VFW. TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. I first saw the light of day in Oneida, tn because that was the closest hospital & the road l.P. looPwas better Girl fights were always the best. I do find a lot of people think Harlan is Hazzard from the TV show, so they ask me if Harlan is in Hazzard county and if I knew Luke and Bo Duke???? They know whats best for Harlan, though, and wont hesitate to tell you. People were practically hanging on it. I am VERY new to the blogging world. I dont get back as often as Id like but always thoroughly enjoy coming back to visit. He points a gun directly at the camera in one scene. There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. It rated right up there with his song about Jim and Tammy Baker, pretty good actually. Married Diana Jones on They were married Nov. 5, 1973. . They were both sweet, kind, honest, decent people. Nolan, age seventy-one, is a retired miner. Well.. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. I miss Government Cheese. Food stamps, too. 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. The general store, a thriving Coal community. I lived there 6 years and worked in the mines . 6. I dont need tattoos, i have scars. Like to have all the money I spent in those places back! On this criterion, Robertson County would qualify, but again, its just too far north. Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. So, watch your step. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. I was born in Pike Co. in 1960 and in my 53 yrs. Ray Wynn February 26, 2023 (87 years old) View obituary. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. Did you live here? Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. My mother moved to Harlan County from Pike County at around age 12 and never left except to attend college. Still have a few family members there and many friends. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. Phone: (828) 649-9163. February 23, 2023. If someone tells you that he or she is from Harlan, they could mean any town from Pathforkto Holmes Mill to Cumberland to Cranks. 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. 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. I told him apparently his computer didt speak Hillbilly.I am proud of my head of the holler rasin. Whitley County has an interstate so are they still Eastern Kentucky? It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. Still have family there. Daughter of a preacher. We got spanked when we needed itdidnt hurt us one bit but sure made us better kids growing up and better adults today. This is where Norma lives, was the reply. SOMEONE MENTIONED SMITH. HARLAN COLLINS OBITUARY. I was mostly raised In Floyd Co. KY & did live in Grundy , Va. at one time. If we had a problem like that today in my slice of Suburbia, there would be a full-blown panic. cheese. View All Funeral Homes in. We were always suspicious of outsiders, especially those offering help. We could tell if you were from Ohio or Michigan or some other exotic place. Loved Justified. Pingback: Im Baaaackmaybe | Coal Troll's Blog, Loyall kid hereloved finding this. I lived in Rio Vista until I was 12. 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. Many never leave it. Obituary Deloris Ann Collins, 76 of Coldiron, KY passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning of December 18, 2019. We live in McCreary Co now, so still SEKY. What is Eastern Kentucky? I feel the same way, even though my sons say they cant believe I grew up there! If so, let me know so I can fill any dates, places, names and information you may furnish to me. This was the day that I learned that when we turned the corner at Pineville, my wife changed languages and I needed an translator.. We have corresponded back and forth for several years about our Leonard connections. They point to the many fine folks in the county who were (and still are) horrified by the goings on at Eastover. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. I would have loved to have had that McDonalds there when I was kid. I have always been proud of being from Cawood in Harlan County. Imagine trying to explain where Cutshin is located!! It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. Pingback: My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. The wrong side of the tracks to the town school crowd of the 1960s. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. I ate government cheese as often as we got it. I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. 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. If its easy, theres nothing better. Oh, i think these shows are a joke, they couldnt do the truth,,, thank you, Lane. We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. It was a movie experience like no other. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. I have neglected my research of the Leonards and McKendrick for some time because of my health problems. Have you checked out Welcome To Watts Creek site? 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. Our reputation precedes us. 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. Were from coal mining stock. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. Whitley County is troublesome. Welcome to Harlan County! I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. I was raised over the mountain at Little Laurel. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. I do not claim to be from there so I am not in any of your groups. 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 . . 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. Jeanette McKendrick Leonard was my Me-maw and the best lady you to have ever been born! Thats pretty much the consensus of people I know. I will say Harlan is a great place to be from, I would not want to raise my kids there because of all the struggles I went through, and all the people I knew while growing up there. Absolutely loved this!! Born on. A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star. If its hard, its hopeless. Katherine Lynn Caldwell February 24, 2023 (51 years old) View obituary. [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). Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Oh, and we moaned and complained about not having anything to do. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. Stumbled across your post. 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. How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? And we DID bathe just like people from up north. EVERYTHING . i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Clear your history 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. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. I LOVE where i am from and am harlan county proud even when i dont have much to be proud of.lol. We used to be territorial based on our schools. 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