Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. he passed away in 2013. his wife, jan, passed back in february of this year. FR. I am a born and raised harlan countian. John. I got cussed up and down over it! . Kildav . Bianchi Funeral Homes, Inc. Evarts ~ Harlan ~ Loyall ~ Tri City. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. Katherine Lynn Caldwell February 24, 2023 (51 years old) View obituary. 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. Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) We are our own world. My husband and I are the black sheep as I am an attorney and my husband is an accountant. I know you as a Harlan Countain and also as a fine person. Box 102, Oswego, New York 13126. Obituaries usually give the name of the deceased and the death or burial date. I am an outlander from Bell County and so enjoyed reading this! Just kiddingabout the hate part. I live here because I truly love this beautiful part of Kentucky and America. I am origionally from Atlanta. He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. Even though they know whats best for Harlan, we dont really like them. Graduated from jach in 78. art halcomb. Very proud of my heritage. my husband was raised knowing your dad and all your family I love your blog. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! He said that I was making the county look bad. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. Fun read. I lived across Pine Mtn. Harlan is total badass. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary at the 49th Academy Awards . And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. Doc Gray? Genealogy profile for Basil M. Collins Genealogy for Basil M. Collins (1908 - 1979) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. We are made to known about his death on September 16, 2020. Im pretty sure I remember Lance. I remember Alafair. Thanks for the great story. There are a few folks who left and dont care to ever hear of Harlan again, but thats true of all small towns. Remember all the men that used to hang out around the courthouse, sitting on the little wall? Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. Im from Tennessee (save your boos for later, lol) and grew up in a very small, rural town with a lot of off the grid inhabitants. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? One of the great things about Harlan is that changes very little. I have been gone for 40 years I still have my Harlan Co accent and the kids have lost their Eastern Ky accent. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. I have always been proud of being from Cawood in Harlan County. Im from graysknob, pine branch was were I lived till I was 17 then we moved to Putney. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. The vast majority of Harlan Countians are proud to be from Harlan. First time reading it. Maybe its the camo/orange. Both my Grandfathers worked in the mines their younger years and I still have a 1st cousin working the mines. heres the link: Greenup is east of Harlan, Ashland is east of Whitesburg, and if Catlettsburg gets any more east it`s going to be West Virginia, are you seriously arguing with the lat/ and longitude? Construction on the house beat the power company by a few years. Pingback: Im Baaaackmaybe | Coal Troll's Blog, Loyall kid hereloved finding this. John I cant believe you didnt even mention the no nothin about. What do you suppose that would translate into? Different, but nice. Hi aurea, Ive helped ur grand paw make many many gallons of moonshine just over the hill from ur mom n dads house. The wrong side of the tracks to the town school crowd of the 1960s. I didnt mean to turn my comment into a mini blog, but you inspired the flood of memories! So if you have a iota of respect for you mom and dad, grandma and grandpa you will correct this mess and actually write something that isnt from fifty years ago. I have to say, I know of nobody named Lonzo. I am also a faithful Alabama Football Fan ROLL TIDE. 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. Again, they are excluded because of lack of isolation. Rarely is an Eastern Kentucky county a destination. Now 75, Chester has endured his share of losses. Whitley County is troublesome. There arent any hotels to speak of, really. It was a thriving community in the 60s-70s. Paddling. Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! Hell, it was the best cheese everthe only thing the Federal Government ever perfected! The original Mount Aire Motel was on Pine Mountain, and it burned down in the 70s. So much that even some locals have a hard time understanding me. He was retired from the Harlan Co. Board of Education with 35 years of service in the maintenance department. . Congrats on a good job describing a little bit of what most folks cant imagine happened. Thanks. I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. I loved reading your blog and all, or at least most of the comments! Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. Girl fights were always the best. I appreciate all commentspositive and negative. Your mother was my teacher at Hall High for four years. its more home to me than anywhere ever will be. My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. . of life I have lived in Chicago, IL., Ypsilanti, MI., Charleston, W. Va., so I know all to well about the differences of living in Eastern KY & a big city. 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. Check out some of my other posts. You might even become a best-selling author or reality TV producer. 22 years old. We lived the last house in the head of the holler with my poppy and granny our only neighbors. Police said in February 2013, Shell murdered Ronnie King, a former Evarts mayor, and set his house on fire . I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. Collins starts flinging the N-word at a black miner at one point, apparently to make himself come off as that much more evil. Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. Thanks for the kind words. No Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, etc. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. The culture you describe in Harlan is very similar to Leadville-only the accents are different-except for my dadhe never lost his. I had him for a health class. Yes, we have folks living in povertytoo many (as though there is an acceptable level of suffering) but most folks live just fine. . His name was Wiley Holmes. You are so right, except I dont know anyone named Lonzo. Would I be a pretender? Just discovered your blog. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. It was quiet then. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . You mustve been a good student, John. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. He was my English teacherand a good one at that. Now, people in Carter County pretty much sound like us, but they have that Interstate. Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. If you were Basils neighbor, then you lived in Rio Vista, right? Enjoyed reading your blog. I have a heavy heavy accent. Im proud of where Im from and yes my Daddy was a coal miner for a time. Allegedly once Collins was released at wars end he cut off the head of his prison guard with the guards own sword. I left here when i was 15 came back in my late 20s. 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). Dont say we are not eastern Kentuckians because we dont speak your slang, or live the life that people from harlin county do. Didnt know him well, but I remember him. My mom was from Lynch and my dad from Without. Nobody has ever even looked at me sideways up there; theyve always treated me well. Most of them have never even been to Ky let alone Harlan. Ring any bells? 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. Oh, you might go to Garys Lounge and Roller Rink sometimes. Join us . I left a long time ago and went back to live there once for a few years. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. A rural county of 27,000, Harlan County's average household income is about $29,000. South Farmington, NS. Married Diana Jones on They were married Nov. 5, 1973. . If someone tells you that he or she is from Harlan, they could mean any town from Pathforkto Holmes Mill to Cumberland to Cranks. He was 45 (88) years old when He died. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. Absolutely loved this!! I aint convinced about mccounty Born on. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. The previous mentioned Clarence E. Leonard is my Uncle. IM RETIRED AND LIVE IN TN NOW BUT I GO BACK TO HARLAN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. HARLAN PRICE OBITUARY. Barbara Kopple as Producer. This is the first time I stumbled across you blog. . Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. My Mom taught at Evarts from 1951 to 1980. West Family Funeral Services is the primary provider of funeral and cremation services that create a healing experience for families and their loved ones. 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